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Look at the following MWE:

\documentclass{scrbook}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{beamerarticle}
\usepackage[framemethod=TikZ]{mdframed}
\surroundwithmdframed{definition}
\begin{document}
  \begin{definition}
    \alert{test}
    \begin{description}
      \item[A:] TestA
      \item[B:] TestB
    \end{description}
  \end{definition}
\end{document}

It produces:

Any ideas for fixing it?

Have you considered another kind of box, e.g. a tcolorbox? – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Dec 19 '23 at 13:19 — samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz, Dec 19 '23 at 13:19

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 19 '23 at 13:41

With tcolorbox it works:

\documentclass{scrbook}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{beamerarticle}
\usepackage[most]{tcolorbox}
\BeforeBeginEnvironment{definition}{\begin{tcolorbox}[boxrule=1pt]}
\AfterEndEnvironment{definition}{\end{tcolorbox}}
\begin{document}
  \begin{definition}
    \alert{test}
    \begin{description}
      \item[A:] TestA
      \item[B:] TestB
    \end{description}
  \end{definition}
\end{document}

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 19 '23 at 15:13

4

The mdframed package is basically abandoned, because in the meantime tcolorbox has appeared, which is much more powerful.

\documentclass{scrbook}
\usepackage{beamerarticle}
\usepackage[many]{tcolorbox}
\tcolorboxenvironment{definition}{
  boxrule=0.5pt,
  sharp corners,
  colback=white,
}
\begin{document}
  \begin{definition}
    \alert{test}
    \begin{description}
      \item[A:] TestA
      \item[B:] TestB
    \end{description}
  \end{definition}
\end{document}

I wouldn't use beamerarticle, but it's personal opinion.

answered Dec 19 '23 at 15:13

egreg

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Why not use beamerarticle? Does it has some big disadvantages? – Stephen Dec 19 '23 at 15:54
1

@Stephen I firmly believe that a paper is a very different thing than a presentation. – egreg Dec 19 '23 at 16:46
1

I think so too, but who says it will be used in a paper? To have a simple combination of lecture slides and lecture notes, I think this is an adequate solution. Or would you disagree here? – Arne Dec 20 '23 at 08:27
Just for cross reference a recent discussion on tcolorbox vs. mdframed: https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/135871/what-are-the-relative-strong-and-weak-points-between-tcolorbox-and-mdframed – Arne Dec 20 '23 at 09:04

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