% This macro source file is from the four volume series
% "TeX in Practice" by Stephan von Bechtolsheim, published
% 1993 by Springer-Verlag, New York.
% Copyright 1993 Stephan von Bechtolsheim.
% No warranty or liability is assumed.
% This macro may be copied freely if no fees other than
% media cost or shipping charges are charged and as long
% as this copyright and the following source code itself
% is not changed. Please see the series for further information.
%
% Version: 1.0
% Date: May 1, 1993
%
%
% This source code is documented in 27.1.8.4, p. III-415.
% Original source in file "macros7.TEX", starting line 945.
\wlog{L: "widestc.tip" ["macros7.TEX," l. 945, p. III-415]}%
% This file DOES belong to format "texip."
\InputD{maxmindi.tip}
\InputD{doloop.tip}
\catcode`\@ = 11
\newcount\@WidestLoopCounter
\newbox\@WidestLoopBox
\def\FindWidestChar #1#2#3#4{% 
    #1 = 0pt
    \DoLoop{\@WidestLoopCounter}{#3}{1}{#4}{%
        \setbox\@WidestLoopBox = \hbox{% 
            #2%
            \char\@WidestLoopCounter
        }%
        \MaxDimen{#1}{#1}{\wd\@WidestLoopBox}{}%
    }%
}
\catcode`\@ = 12