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From: krab@iesd.auc.dk (Kresten Krab Thorup)
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Subject: Re: multi-line vbox
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Date: 28 May 91 22:59:42 GMT
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In-reply-to: jefft@athena.mit.edu's message of 20 May 91 02:40:11 GMT

Try:

\hbox to SIZE{\vbox{ test tes test test test }}

where size can be any TeX length.

BTW this problem is also implemented in LaTeX's \parbox command.

/Kresten