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I'd like to include icons from the package pmboxdraw into a beamer slide.

However, this package defines a square icon \textpos which is re-defined by textpos. I can't use another square because I'm using it to have an increasing gradation like this : ▁ ▄ ▆.

What can I do to avoid this package clash ?

Here is a problematic MWE :

\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{textpos}
\usepackage{pmboxdraw}
\begin{document}
    \begin{frame}
        \pmboxdrawuni{2582}
        \pmboxdrawuni{2585}
        \textblock
    \end{frame}
\end{document}

The thrown error is : Command \textblock already defined. \pmbd@UniDef\textblock{2588}.

3isenHeim
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It's a naming conflict. My suggestion is to do

\documentclass{beamer}

\usepackage{pmboxdraw}
\let\textblockpm\textblock
\let\textblock\relax


\usepackage{textpos}


\begin{document}


\begin{frame}
    \pmboxdrawuni{2582}
    \pmboxdrawuni{2585}
    \textblockpm
\end{frame}




\end{document}

You can also just do \let\textblock\relax and use \pmboxdrawuni{2588} instead of \textblock.

egreg
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