%%% Useful abbreviations for slides in English / German
%%% Both for 'seminar' and 'beamer' ....

\newcommand{\headingCmd}[2]{%
  \begin{center} \large\bf #1{#2}%
  \end{center}
  \vspace{1ex minus 1ex}}
% use this one here:
\newcommand{\heading}[1]{\headingCmd{\shadowbox}{#1}}
\newcommand{\headM}[1]{\headingCmd{\fbox}{#1}}
\newcommand{\headline}[1]{\headingCmd{\ }{#1}}

\newcommand{\Em}{\hspace*{1em}}
\newcommand{\Emm}{\hspace*{2em}}

%-- Small title :
\newcommand{\BF}[1]{\textbf{#1:}\Em\ignorespaces}
%%-- should define this as \emph for text  (and FIX the FONT-LOCKING!)
\newcommand{\U}[1]{\underline{#1}}%% 'emphasize' für Folien
\newcommand{\Ul}[1]{\underline{#1}}%% = underline für Skript UND Folien

%% Idee von Werner Stahel : Für Linien umbrüche etc

\newcommand{\ALSO}{\ \ensuremath{\Longrightarrow}\ }%       ===>
\newcommand{\Also}{\ \ensuremath{\longrightarrow}\ }%       --->
\newcommand{\EQ}{\ \ \ensuremath{\Longleftrightarrow}\ \ }% <==>
\newcommand{\Vs}{\ \ \ensuremath{\longleftrightarrow}\ \ }% <-->
\newcommand{\nlQ}{\\ \Emm}%-- New line and Indent
\newcommand{\nlQeng}{\\[-1ex] \Emm}%-- \Nlin ``eng''

\newcommand{\nlALSO}{\nlQ \ALSO}
\newcommand{\nlAlso}{\nlQ \Also}

\newcommand{\qqquad}{\qquad\qquad}
\newcommand{\qqqquad}{\qqquad\qqquad}

\newcommand{\MidLine}{\par\noindent\centerline{\rule{.6\textwidth}{0.3mm}}\par}

%%-------> THESE SHOULD go to  /u/sfs/tex/tex/latex/texab.sty : !!!!! ----
\newenvironment{Nitemize}{\begin{itemize}%
 \itemsep=-.7ex plus .1ex minus .1ex\topsep=-1.6ex plus .1ex minus .1ex}%
{\end{itemize}} % I can change  \itemsep , but this fails for  topsep ...
\newenvironment{Ndescription}{\begin{description}%
 \itemsep=-.7ex plus .1ex minus .1ex\topsep=-1.6ex plus .1ex minus .1ex}%
{\end{description}} % I can change  \itemsep , but this fails for  topsep ...
\newenvironment{Nenumerate}{\begin{enumerate}%
 \itemsep=-.7ex plus .1ex minus .1ex\topsep=-1.6ex plus .1ex minus .1ex}%
{\end{enumerate}} % I can change  \itemsep , but this fails for  topsep ...
