I met across a serious problem using the widebar math command defined by Hendrik Vogt as an answer to question 16337. It worked fine until I used \(wide)hat in its argument. Here is a M(non)WE:
\documentclass[12pt, a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}%
\makeatletter
\newcommand*\if@single[3]{%
\setbox0\hbox{${\mathaccent"0362{#1}}^H$}%
\setbox2\hbox{${\mathaccent"0362{\kern0pt#1}}^H$}%
\ifdim\ht0=\ht2 #3\else #2\fi
}
%The bar will be moved to the right by a half of \macc@kerna, which is computed by amsmath:
\newcommand*\rel@kern[1]{\kern#1\dimexpr\macc@kerna}
%If there's a superscript following the bar, then no negative kern may follow the bar;
%an additional {} makes sure that the superscript is high enough in this case:
\newcommand*\widebar[1]{\@ifnextchar^{{\wide@bar{#1}{0}}}{\wide@bar{#1}{1}}}
%Use a separate algorithm for single symbols:
\newcommand*\wide@bar[2]{\if@single{#1}{\wide@bar@{#1}{#2}{1}}{\wide@bar@{#1}{#2}{2}}}
\newcommand*\wide@bar@[3]{%
\begingroup
\def\mathaccent##1##2{%
%If there's more than a single symbol, use the first character instead (see below):
\if#32 \let\macc@nucleus\first@char \fi
%Determine the italic correction:
\setbox\z@\hbox{$\macc@style{\macc@nucleus}_{}$}%
\setbox\tw@\hbox{$\macc@style{\macc@nucleus}{}_{}$}%
\dimen@\wd\tw@
\advance\dimen@-\wd\z@
%Now \dimen@ is the italic correction of the symbol.
\divide\dimen@ 3
\@tempdima\wd\tw@
\advance\@tempdima-\scriptspace
%Now \@tempdima is the width of the symbol.
\divide\@tempdima 10
\advance\dimen@-\@tempdima
%Now \dimen@ = (italic correction / 3) - (Breite / 10)
\ifdim\dimen@>\z@ \dimen@0pt\fi
%The bar will be shortened in the case \dimen@<0 !
\rel@kern{0.6}\kern-\dimen@
\if#31
\overline{\rel@kern{-0.6}\kern\dimen@\macc@nucleus\rel@kern{0.4}\kern\dimen@}%
\advance\dimen@0.4\dimexpr\macc@kerna
%Place the combined final kern (-\dimen@) if it is >0 or if a superscript follows:
\let\final@kern#2%
\ifdim\dimen@<\z@ \let\final@kern1\fi
\if\final@kern1 \kern-\dimen@\fi
\else
\overline{\rel@kern{-0.6}\kern\dimen@#1}%
\fi
}%
\macc@depth\@ne
\let\math@bgroup\@empty \let\math@egroup\macc@set@skewchar
\mathsurround\z@ \frozen@everymath{\mathgroup\macc@group\relax}%
\macc@set@skewchar\relax
\let\mathaccentV\macc@nested@a
%The following initialises \macc@kerna and calls \mathaccent:
\if#31
\macc@nested@a\relax111{#1}%
\else
%If the argument consists of more than one symbol, and if the first token is
%a letter, use that letter for the computations:
\def\gobble@till@marker##1\endmarker{}%
\futurelet\first@char\gobble@till@marker#1\endmarker
\ifcat\noexpand\first@char A\else
\def\first@char{}%
\fi
\macc@nested@a\relax111{\first@char}%
\fi
\endgroup
}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
$ \widebar{f \circ \widehat{x}} $
\end{document}
The .log file delivers this:
! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [grouping levels=255].
<to be read again>
\macc@style
l.195 ...i(f)^*} = \widebar{f \circ \widehat{x}} =
\widebar f \circ \widehat...
If you really absolutely need more capacity, …
Without the \widehat command, it's perfect:
Can anyone help?
\widebarredefines\mathaccent, which\widehatrelies upon. Also, nesting accents is a dark corner inamsmath, see http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/30327/why-do-arguments-to-nested-tilde-or-breve-commands-reappear-when-amsmath-is-us – egreg Apr 16 '14 at 20:53\overlineas a replacement isn't just as fine, even adding some math kerning… – Bernard Apr 16 '14 at 21:03\compositeaccents) works, but the bar is not correctly computed as in\widebar{f\circ x}. – egreg Apr 16 '14 at 21:04varwidebarfor that kind of special case, using the \widebar command frommathabx(it supports\widehatin its argument, but may have other problems). – Bernard Apr 16 '14 at 21:18