Using multiple { and }

Question

It seems that using multiple {{{ and }}} causes some problem to the latex document. Assume this line

\usepackage{color,soul}
\begin{document}
   something \hl{I am referring to \cite{publi}} is good.
\end{document}

But I get this error

<inserted text> 
            \par 
l.180 ...something \hl{I am referring to \cite{publi}}

How can I fix that?

There is a distinction between some commands --- some are fragile, some are robust. I believe this problem might be arising from the same veins as putting verbatim content into a footnote. — Sean Allred, Dec 16 '13 at 08:18

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

3

Wrap the \cite inside an \mbox, as suggested in the soul documentation under Protecting (p 4):

\hl{I am referring to \mbox{\cite{publi}}}

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

Community

answered Dec 16 '13 at 19:17

Werner

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