[Tex/LaTex] A working example of mdframed

mdframed

I tried to make the basic examples of mdframed given in the corresponding documentation, but I get an error stating

! You can't use a prefix with `\begingroup'.

The example is

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[framemethod=default]{mdframed}
\usepackage{showexpl}

\global\mdfapptodefinestyle{exampledefault}{%
rightline=true,innerleftmargin=10,innerrightmargin=10,
frametitlerule=true,frametitlerulecolor=green,
frametitlebackgroundcolor=yellow,
frametitlerulewidth=2pt}

\begin{document}
\begin{mdframed}[style=exampledefault,frametitle={Inhomogeneous linear}]
\ExampleText
\end{mdframed}
\end{document}

Where did I do wrong?

Best Answer

You have some mistakes in your code:

  • You are using \mdfapptodefinestyle. But the style exampledefault isn't defined here. So the command fails. To define a style use \mdfdefinestyle.
  • The command \ExampleText is defined in my example files but not in your example. So run:

Here are some comments copied from the example file:

  • Every \global inside the examples is necessary to work with the package showexpl.

  • All examples have the following settings:

    \mdfsetup{skipabove=\topskip,skipbelow=\topskip}
\newrobustcmd\ExampleText{%
    An \textit{inhomogeneous linear} differential equation
    has the form
    \begin{align}
        L[v ] = f,
    \end{align}
    where $L$ is a linear differential operator, $v$ is
    the dependent variable, and $f$ is a given non−zero
    function of the independent variables alone.
}

Here an example

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[framemethod=default]{mdframed}
\usepackage{showexpl}

\mdfdefinestyle{exampledefault}{%
rightline=true,innerleftmargin=10,innerrightmargin=10,
frametitlerule=true,frametitlerulecolor=green,
frametitlebackgroundcolor=yellow,
frametitlerulewidth=2pt}

\begin{document}
\begin{mdframed}[style=exampledefault,frametitle={Inhomogeneous linear}]
Some Text
\end{mdframed}
\end{document}
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