[Tex/LaTex] Extensible triple-bracket delimiter with a new symbol

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\DeclarePairedDelimiter allows one to define extensible delimiters (for example using the \big option). An example is provided below with double brackets. I need a similar delimiter with triple brackets. As I was unable to find one, I built it from the double bracket symbol found in stmaryd. Unfortunately, I cannot use it with \DeclarePairedDelimiter šŸ™ So, my question is: How to define a macro for an extensible triple-bracket delimiter?

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{mathtools,stmaryrd}

\DeclarePairedDelimiter{\dbr}{\llbracket}{\rrbracket}

\newcommand{\tbr}[1]{\llbracket\mkern-5mu\llbracket #1 \rrbracket\mkern-5mu\rrbracket}


\begin{document}

Double brackets:
\[
  \dbr{x} \quad \dbr[\big]{T^T}
\]

Triple brackets:
\[
  \tbr{x} \quad \tbr{T^T}
\]

\end{document}

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Best Answer

Encouraged by David Carlisle, IĀ eventually resolved to post this answer. IĀ had begun to write a comprehensive one that explained how the solution works, but IĀ soon realized that itĀ would have largely exceeded the 30000 character limitā€”indeed, only the code amounts to a total of more than 26000 bytes! Maybe Iā€™ll post the explanations as a separate answer, for now please refer to:

Solution based on virtual fonts; it provides you with two new extensible symbols named \lBbrack and \rBbrack, that you can use in exactly the same way (with \bigl &Ā Co., \left, \right, \genfrac, \DeclarePairedDelimiter,Ā ā€¦) as any other delimiter. So, for instance, along the lines of

\DeclarePairedDelimiter{\Bra}{[}{]}

you could similarly say

\DeclarePairedDelimiter{\WonderBra}{\lBbrack}{\rBbrack}

Instructions for testing the solution:

  1. Create a new, empty directory and move to it.
  2. Save the following code into tripledelimiters10.vpl:
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  3. Type the following at the shell prompt:

    vptovf tripledelimiters10.vpl
    

    This will generate two files called tripledelimiters10.tfm and tripledelimiters10.vf, always in the same directory.

  4. Save the following code into tridelim.sty:
    \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}\relax % LaTeX2e is required!
    \ProvidesPackage{tridelim}
                    [2018/03/25 v0.01 (development)]

    \DeclareFontFamily{U}{tridelim}{\hyphenchar\font \m@ne} \DeclareFontShape{U}{tridelim}{m}{n}{<->tripledelimiters10}{}

    \DeclareSymbolFont{triplesymbols}{U}{tridelim}{m}{n} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\lPparen}{\mathopen} {triplesymbols}{"50}{triplesymbols}{"50} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\rPparen}{\mathclose} {triplesymbols}{"51}{triplesymbols}{"51} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\lBbrack}{\mathopen} {triplesymbols}{"52}{triplesymbols}{"52} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\rBbrack}{\mathclose} {triplesymbols}{"53}{triplesymbols}{"53} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\lFfloor}{\mathopen} {triplesymbols}{"54}{triplesymbols}{"54} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\rFfloor}{\mathclose} {triplesymbols}{"55}{triplesymbols}{"55} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\lCceil}{\mathopen} {triplesymbols}{"56}{triplesymbols}{"56} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\rCceil}{\mathclose} {triplesymbols}{"57}{triplesymbols}{"57} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\lBbrace}{\mathopen} {triplesymbols}{"58}{triplesymbols}{"58} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\rBbrace}{\mathclose} {triplesymbols}{"59}{triplesymbols}{"59} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\lAangle}{\mathopen} {triplesymbols}{"5A}{triplesymbols}{"5A} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\rAangle}{\mathclose} {triplesymbols}{"5B}{triplesymbols}{"5B} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\Vvert}{\mathord} {triplesymbols}{"5C}{triplesymbols}{"5C} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\lVvert}{\mathopen} {triplesymbols}{"5C}{triplesymbols}{"5C} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\rVvert}{\mathclose} {triplesymbols}{"5C}{triplesymbols}{"5C} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\Aarrowvert}{\mathord} {triplesymbols}{"3C}{triplesymbols}{"3C} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\Bbracevert}{\mathord} {triplesymbols}{"3E}{triplesymbols}{"3E} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\lGgroup}{\mathopen} {triplesymbols}{"3A}{triplesymbols}{"3A} \DeclareMathDelimiter{\rGgroup}{\mathclose} {triplesymbols}{"3B}{triplesymbols}{"3B}

  5. Save the following code into test.tex:
    % My standard header for TeX.SX answers:
    \documentclass[a4paper]{article} % To avoid confusion, let us explicitly 
                                     % declare the paper format.

    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Not always necessary, but recommended. \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % Not always necessary, but recommended. % End of standard header. What follows pertains to the problem at hand.

    \usepackage{mathtools} \usepackage{tridelim}

    \DeclarePairedDelimiter{\tripleparen}{\lPparen}{\rPparen} \DeclarePairedDelimiter{\triplebrack}{\lBbrack}{\rBbrack} \DeclarePairedDelimiter{\triplefloor}{\lFfloor}{\rFfloor} \DeclarePairedDelimiter{\tripleceil} {\lCceil} {\rCceil} \DeclarePairedDelimiter{\triplebrace}{\lBbrace}{\rBbrace} \DeclarePairedDelimiter{\tripleangle}{\lAangle}{\rAangle} \DeclarePairedDelimiter{\triplevert} {\lVvert} {\rVvert} \DeclarePairedDelimiter{\triplegroup}{\lGgroup}{\rGgroup} \DeclarePairedDelimiter{\triplearrowvert}{\Aarrowvert}{\Aarrowvert} \DeclarePairedDelimiter{\triplebracevert}{\Bbracevert}{\Bbracevert}

    \DeclarePairedDelimiterX\triplebracket[3]{\lAangle}{\rAangle} {#1\,\delimsize\Vvert\,\mathopen{}#2\,\delimsize\Vvert\,\mathopen{}#3}

    \newcommand*{\testfraction}{\frac{a}{b}} \newcommand*{\testbigfraction}{% \frac{\,\frac{d^{n}}{dt^{n}}\,}{n!}% } \newcommand*{\testmatrix}{% \begin{matrix}% 1&0&0&0\\% 0&1&0&0\\% 0&0&1&0\\% 0&0&0&1% \end{matrix}% }

    \begin{document}

    We begin with a simple formula: \( P\lPparen x\rPparen \). Is it OK in sub-\slash superscripts too? Letā€™s check: \( Z^{P\lPparen x\rPparen} \), and \( 2^{Z_{P\lPparen x\rPparen}} \). It works, but is suboptimal: indeed, compare it closely with \( Z^{P(x)} \) and \( 2^{Z_{P(x)}} \).

    Here are the normal sizes, in display: \begin{align*} & x \tripleparen{y} z & & x \triplebrack{y} z & & x \triplefloor{y} z & & x \tripleceil {y} z & & x \triplebrace{y} z \\ & x \tripleangle{y} z & & x \triplevert {y} z & & y \triplearrowvert*{x} z & % needs "\left" and "\right" & y \triplebracevert*{x} z % needs "\left" and "\right" \end{align*}

    Here are the \verb|\big| sizes, in display: \begin{align*} & x \tripleparen[\big]{y} z & & x \triplebrack[\big]{y} z & & x \triplefloor[\big]{y} z & & x \tripleceil [\big]{y} z & & x \triplebrace[\big]{y} z \\ & x \tripleangle[\big]{y} z & & x \triplevert [\big]{y} z & & x \triplearrowvert[\big]{y} z & & x \triplebracevert[\big]{y} z \end{align*}

    Here are the \verb|\Big| sizes, in display: \begin{align*} & x \tripleparen[\Big]{\testfraction} z & & x \triplebrack[\Big]{\testfraction} z & & x \triplefloor[\Big]{\testfraction} z & & x \tripleceil [\Big]{\testfraction} z & & x \triplebrace[\Big]{\testfraction} z \\ & x \tripleangle[\Big]{\testfraction} z & & x \triplegroup[\Big]{\testfraction} z & % not available at smaller sizes & x \triplevert [\Big]{\testfraction} z & & x \triplearrowvert[\Big]{\testfraction} z & & x \triplebracevert[\Big]{\testfraction} z \end{align*}

    Here are the \verb|\bigg| sizes, in display: \begin{align*} & x \tripleparen[\bigg]{\testfraction} z & & x \triplebrack[\bigg]{\testfraction} z & & x \triplefloor[\bigg]{\testfraction} z & & x \tripleceil [\bigg]{\testfraction} z & & x \triplebrace[\bigg]{\testfraction} z \\ & x \tripleangle[\bigg]{\testfraction} z & & x \triplegroup[\bigg]{\testfraction} z & & x \triplevert [\bigg]{\testfraction} z & & x \triplearrowvert[\bigg]{\testfraction} z & & x \triplebracevert[\bigg]{\testfraction} z \end{align*}

    Here are the \verb|\Bigg| sizes, in display: \begin{align*} & x \tripleparen[\Bigg]{\testbigfraction} z & & x \triplebrack[\Bigg]{\testbigfraction} z & & x \triplefloor[\Bigg]{\testbigfraction} z & & x \tripleceil [\Bigg]{\testbigfraction} z \\ & x \triplebrace[\Bigg]{\testbigfraction} z & & x \tripleangle[\Bigg]{\testbigfraction} z & & x \triplegroup[\Bigg]{\testbigfraction} z \\ & x \triplevert [\Bigg]{\testbigfraction} z & & x \triplearrowvert[\Bigg]{\testbigfraction} z & & x \triplebracevert[\Bigg]{\testbigfraction} z \end{align*}

    And finally, the glorious auto-sizing delimiters, always in display: \begin{align*} & x \tripleparen*{\testmatrix} z & & x \triplebrack*{\testmatrix} z & & x \triplefloor*{\testmatrix} z \\ & x \tripleceil* {\testmatrix} z & & x \triplebrace*{\testmatrix} z & & x \triplegroup*{\testmatrix} z \\ & x \triplevert* {\testmatrix} z & & x \triplearrowvert*{\testmatrix} z & & x \triplebracevert*{\testmatrix} z \end{align*}

    For the following example, cf.~p.~26 of the manual of the \textsf{mathtools} package: \( \triplebracket[\big]{B}{\sum_{k} f_k}{C} \).

    \end{document}

  6. Compiling test.tex should produce the following output: Output of the test
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