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|                                 drawboxmat                                  |
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Abbreviation:  ã|\dbmã%
 
Parameters:    ã|unit of measureã%
 
    ã|Description:ã%
The \drawboxmat markup  determines the amount of space  between the rule and
the text.  This is the  area that has been shaded in the illustration at the
bottom of the page.   This space is used with the \drawbox and \paragraphbox
markup.  The default is 3 points.
 
    ã|Example:ã%
\drawboxmat{20pt}
Draw a box around \drawbox{a}
 
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|                       .........                                             |
|                       .       .                                             |
|                       .   a   .                                             |
|                       .       .                                             |
|     Draw a box around .........                                             |
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