latex2e writer: new custom macros

update relevant documentation (including spelling and whitespace fixes)
update tests

git-svn-id: http://svn.code.sf.net/p/docutils/code/trunk@5931 929543f6-e4f2-0310-98a6-ba3bd3dd1d04

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/docutils/test/functional/expected/latex_docinfo.tex b/docutils/test/functional/expected/latex_docinfo.tex
index a34fae295..d53fda09c 100644
--- a/docutils/test/functional/expected/latex_docinfo.tex
+++ b/docutils/test/functional/expected/latex_docinfo.tex
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@
 %\usepackage[OT1]{fontenc}
 \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
 \usepackage{ifthen}
-\newlength{\locallinewidth}
 \usepackage{tabularx}
 \usepackage{typearea}
+% provide a length variable and set it
+\newcommand*{\DUprovidelength}[2]{
+  \ifthenelse{\isundefined{#1}}{\newlength{#1}\setlength{#1}{#2}}{}
+}
 
 %%% User specified packages and stylesheets
 
 %%% Fallback definitions for Docutils-specific commands
 % width of docinfo table:
-\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\DUdocinfowidth}}{
-  \newlength{\DUdocinfowidth}
-  \setlength{\DUdocinfowidth}{0.9\textwidth}
-}{}
+\DUprovidelength{\DUdocinfowidth}{0.9\textwidth}
 % hyperref (PDF hyperlinks):
 \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\hypersetup}}{
   \usepackage[colorlinks=true,linkcolor=blue,urlcolor=blue]{hyperref}
@@ -48,6 +48,4 @@ South Barwell}
 \end{tabularx}
 \end{center}
 
-\setlength{\locallinewidth}{\linewidth}
-
 \end{document}