On Tue, 28 Oct 2003, Joe Corneli wrote: > This doesn't work: > > \def\proof#1{\par > {\footnotesize\indent\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}\hline#1\hline\end{tabular}}} It does work, e. g. \proof{a & b\\}. Maybe you forgot the \\, which has to come before the 2nd \hline, as in any other tabular. Greetings Hartmut