Document Classes ⇒ problems with the \author and \and macros

[tyomero]

Hi, I'm writting a report and I just notice that when I use
the \and macro inside the \author macro like in

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\author{author one\inst{1} \and author two\inst{2} \and author three\inst{3}}

I get the error

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./main.tex:58:Missing \endcsname inserted. \begin

The error doesn't appear whe I use the same macro with just one author like in:

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\author{author one}

But I need to include the other two authors.

If someone can helpme, I'll be thankfull.


PD: I don't know if this has something to do with the problem, but I'm using the llncs template as document class.

[localghost]

Make sure that you created a list of institutes like described in Section 5 of the documentation of that class.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten¹

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi tyomero,

write and instead of \and. \and can be used with \institute but not with \author.

Stefan

[tyomero]

Hi tyomero,

write and instead of \and. \and can be used with \institute but not with \author.

Stefan

I have used the \and macro within \author before but with different
document classes (article, report, book).

I already tested the same document changing the document's class and
reports no error. I could use another document class, but the congress wich
I'm to send the article does specify that I must use de llncs template.

For the moment I've used a temporary solution but again, if someone know how to solve this error, please post it.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi tyomero,

I have used the \and macro within \author before but with different
document classes (article, report, book).

That's the point, with different document classes. Have a look at the llncs documentation, between line 321 and 355, this issue is documented.
An example of the documentation:

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\author{Ivar Ekeland\inst{1} and Roger Temam\inst{2}}

Further it's said: Unlike usual \LaTeX{} the \verb|\and| command is used with the
\verb|\institute| and not with the \verb|\author| command.

Stefan

[tyomero]

Thanks a lot. I think I didn't really read the documentation that well... Sorry.