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From: daved@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (david.dougherty)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Bug in LaTeX (???)
Keywords: paragraph formation
Message-ID: <879@cbnewsl.ATT.COM>
Date: 21 Jun 89 17:51:17 GMT
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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Consider the following LaTeX input file:

	\documentstyle{article}
	
	% Some examples taken from the "LaTeX Book."
	%
	\newcommand{\good}[3]{{#1}$({#2}:{#3})$}
	\newcommand{\stillgood}[3]{{#1}$(#2:#3)$}
	\newcommand{\notgood}[3]{#1$(#2:#3)$}
	
	\begin{document}
	\section{A Test of Some Math-Mode Stuff \ldots}
	Typing the following:
	
	\begin{verbatim}
	\newcommand{\good}[3]{{#1}$({#2}:{#3})$}
	\newcommand{\stillgood}[3]{{#1}$(#2:#3)$}
	\newcommand{\notgood}[3]{#1$(#2:#3)$}
	
	We note that \good{\em gnus\/}{x}{54} is fine,
	\stillgood{\em gnus\/}{x}{54},
	we see is fine, but \notgood{\em gnus\/}{x}{54}
	messes up any text that
	follows it.
	\end{verbatim}
	
	\noindent produces the following:
	
	
-->	\noindent We note that \good{\em gnus\/}{x}{54} is fine,
	\stillgood{\em gnus\/}{x}{54},
	we see is fine, but \notgood{\em gnus\/}{x}{54} messes up any text that
	follows it.
	\end{document}

My question is:  Why doesn't LaTeX generate a new paragraph where the arrow is?

Output:
	.
	.
	.
	produces the following:
	We note...
	.
	.
	.

I though a blank line begins a new paragraph.  Is this a bug, or am I doing
something wrong?  Thanks for the help.

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David W. Dougherty
AT&T Bell Laboratories
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