%%% perfectcut.sty 
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%%% Author: Guillaume Munch-Maccagnoni
%%% http://guillaume.munch.name/
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\ProvidesPackage{perfectcut}[06/23/2017 Perfect Cut v2.3]
%%% Option processing
\newif\ifcut@mathstyle@
\cut@mathstyle@false
\newif\ifcut@realVert@
\cut@realVert@false
\newif\ifcut@fixxits@
\cut@fixxits@false
\DeclareOption{nomathstyle}{\cut@mathstyle@false}%backwards compat
\DeclareOption{mathstyle}{\cut@mathstyle@true}
\DeclareOption{realVert}{\cut@realVert@true}
\DeclareOption{fixxits}{\cut@fixxits@true}
\ProcessOptions*
%%% End option processing
\RequirePackage{graphicx}
\RequirePackage{calc}
\newmuskip\cutangleskip
\newmuskip\cutbarskip
\newmuskip\cutinterbarskip
\newmuskip\cutangleouterskip
\newmuskip\cutcasebarskip
\newif\ifcutdebug
%%% Exported commands
%%See end of file for a more detailed description of the commands
\newcommand{\perfectcut}[2]{\cut@{#1}{#2}}%% displays <#1||#2>
\newcommand{\perfectbra}[1]{\cut@bra{#1}}%% displays <#1|
\newcommand{\perfectket}[1]{\cut@ket{#1}}%%  displays |#2>
\let\cutprimitive\perfectcut%backward compat
\let\cutbraprimitive\perfectbra%backward compat
\let\cutketprimitive\perfectket%backward compat
\newcommand{\perfectcase}[2]{\cut@case{#1}{#2}}%% displays [#1|#2]
\newcommand{\perfectbrackets}[1]{\cut@brackets{#1}}%% displays [#1]
\newcommand{\perfectparens}[1]{\cut@parens{#1}}%% displays (#1)
\newcommand{\perfectunary}[4]{\cut@customUnary{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}}%% displays
  %% #2#3#4 where #2 and #4 are delimiters. The size of the delimiters is
  %% computed according to #1 which must be one of IncreaseHeight,
  %% CurrentHeight, or CurrentHeightPlusOne.
\newcommand{\perfectbinary}[6]{\cut@customBinary{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6}}%%
  %% displays #2#3#4#5#6 where #2, #4 and #6 are delimiters. The size of the
  %% delimiters is computed according to #1 which must be one of IncreaseHeight,
  %% CurrentHeight, or CurrentHeightPlusOne.
%% The following variables can be redefined in your preamble
\cutbarskip=5.0mu plus 8.0mu minus 2.0mu
\cutangleskip=0.0mu plus 8mu minus 1.0mu
\cutangleouterskip=0.0mu plus 8mu minus 0.0mu
\cutinterbarskip=1.4mu plus 0mu minus 0mu
\cutcasebarskip=3.0mu plus 5.0mu minus 1.5mu
\cutdebugfalse%% print the size after each \rangle?
%%% Various reimplementations of \left, \right and \middle.
%% \nthleft{4}\langle ==> fourth size of \langle; begins at 0
\newcommand{\nthleft}[2]{\cut@nthldelim{#1}{#2}}
\newcommand{\nthright}[2]{\cut@nthrdelim{#1}{#2}}
\newcommand{\nthmiddle}[2]{\cut@nthmdelim{#1}{#2}}
%% \matchleft{\big\langle}| ===> | of the same size as \big\langle obtained
%% by resizing the closest glyph
\newcommand{\matchleft}[2]{\cut@matchingldelim{#1}{#2}}
\newcommand{\matchright}[2]{\cut@matchingrdelim{#1}{#2}}
\newcommand{\matchmiddle}[2]{\cut@matchingmdelim{#1}{#2}}
%% \lenleft{3mm}\langle ===> \langle of size at least 3mm
%% (in math mode it is preferable to use math units such as 10mu,...
%% however only regular units are implemented now.)
\newcommand{\lenleft}[2]{\cut@lengthldelim{#1}#2}
\newcommand{\lenright}[2]{\cut@lengthrdelim{#1}#2}
\newcommand{\lenmiddle}[2]{\cut@lengthmdelim{#1}#2}
%% \reallenleft{3mm}\langle ===> \langle of size 3mm by resizing the
%% closest glyph
\newcommand{\reallenleft}[2]{\cut@reallengthldelim{#1}{#2}}
\newcommand{\reallenright}[2]{\cut@reallengthrdelim{#1}{#2}}
\newcommand{\reallenmiddle}[2]{\cut@reallengthmdelim{#1}{#2}}


%%% Preliminary commands

%% setting up mathstyle
\ifcut@mathstyle@
  \RequirePackage{mathstyle}
  \def\cut@currentcutstyle{\currentmathstyle}
  \def\cut@setcurrentcutstyle{}
\else
  \RequirePackage{scalerel}
  \def\cut@setcurrentcutstyle#1{{\ThisStyle{\let\ThisStyle\relax#1}}}
  \def\cut@currentcutstyle{\SavedStyle}
\fi

%% sets the behaviour of delimiters to always grow while evaluating #1
\newcommand{\cut@setshortfall}[1]{%
  \skip0=\delimitershortfall%
  \global\delimitershortfall=-0.1pt%that's the trick to get perfect growth
  \count0=\delimiterfactor%
  \global\delimiterfactor=901\relax%
  \hbox{$\m@th\cut@currentcutstyle#1$}%
  \global\delimitershortfall=\skip0%
  \global\delimiterfactor=\count0%
}

%% scale #2 to size #1 (length)
\newcommand{\cut@resizetoheight}[2]{%
  \resizebox{!}{#1}{\hbox{$\m@th\cut@currentcutstyle#2$}}%
}

\newsavebox\cut@boxi
\newsavebox\cut@boxj
%% scale #2 to the size of #1. Assumes that #1 goes above and below the base line.
\newcommand{\cut@resizetoheightof}[2]{%
  \sbox{\cut@boxi}{$\m@th\cut@currentcutstyle#1$}%
  \sbox{\cut@boxj}{$\m@th\cut@currentcutstyle#2$}%
  \raisebox{-\dp\cut@boxi}{%
    \resizebox{\width}{\ht\cut@boxi+\dp\cut@boxi}{%
      \raisebox{\dp\cut@boxj}{\usebox{\cut@boxj}}%
    }%
  }%
}

%% gives the delimiter #1 which is immediately bigger than #2
%% notice that \delimitershortfall is not modified so LaTeX can decide to give
%% a smaller one.
\newcommand{\cut@nextrdelim}[2]{\left.\hspace{-\nulldelimiterspace}\vphantom{#2}\right#1}
\newcommand{\cut@nextldelim}[2]{\left#1\vphantom{#2}\hspace{-\nulldelimiterspace}\right.}
\newcommand{\cut@nextmdelim}[2]{\left.\hspace{-\nulldelimiterspace}\middle#1\vphantom{#2}\hspace{-\nulldelimiterspace}\right.}

%% like the previous one but resized to exactly match argument #1
%% used in order to have vertical bars of the perfect size
\newcommand{\cut@matchingldelim}[2]{\mathopen{\cut@resizetoheightof{#1}{\cut@nextldelim{#2}{#1}}}}
\newcommand{\cut@matchingrdelim}[2]{\mathclose{\cut@resizetoheightof{#1}{\cut@nextrdelim{#2}{#1}}}}
\newcommand{\cut@matchingmdelim}[2]{\mathord{\cut@resizetoheightof{#1}{\cut@nextmdelim{#2}{#1}}}}

%% gives the delimiter #2 which is immediately longer than #1 (length)
\newcommand{\cut@lengthldelim}[2]{\mathopen{\cut@setcurrentcutstyle{\cut@setshortfall{\cut@nextldelim#2{\rule[-0.101pt]{0pt}{#1}}}}}}
\newcommand{\cut@lengthrdelim}[2]{\mathclose{\cut@setcurrentcutstyle{\cut@setshortfall{\cut@nextrdelim#2{\rule[-0.101pt]{0pt}{#1}}}}}}
\newcommand{\cut@lengthmdelim}[2]{\mathord{\cut@setcurrentcutstyle{\cut@setshortfall{\cut@nextmdelim#2{\rule[-0.101pt]{0pt}{#1}}}}}}

%% like the previous one but resized to exactly match #1 (length)
\newcommand{\cut@reallengthldelim}[2]{\mathopen{\cut@setcurrentcutstyle{\cut@resizetoheight{#1}{\cut@nextldelim#2{\rule[-0.101pt]{0pt}{#1}}}}}}
\newcommand{\cut@reallengthrdelim}[2]{\mathclose{\cut@setcurrentcutstyle{\cut@resizetoheight{#1}{\cut@nextrdelim#2{\rule[-0.101pt]{0pt}{#1}}}}}}
\newcommand{\cut@reallengthmdelim}[2]{\mathord{\cut@setcurrentcutstyle{\cut@resizetoheight{#1}{\cut@nextmdelim#2{\rule[-0.101pt]{0pt}{#1}}}}}}

%I don't get anything about this bug which affects the
%alignment with respect to the math axis
\ifcut@fixxits@
  \def\bugfix{}
\else
  \def\bugfix{\cdot}
\fi
%% iterates #2 over itself #1 number of times
\newcommand{\cut@iter}[2]{%
  \ifcase#1%
    #2{\bugfix} % 0 = smallest. This dot is here to prevent a
                 % bug regarding vertical positioning.
  \else%
    \count0=#1%
    \advance\count0 -1\relax%
    \expandafter#2{\expandafter\cut@iter{\the\count0}#2}%
 \fi%
}

%% \cut@nthdelim{n}{delim}{f} iterates f{delim} n time over itself after
%% resetting delimiter shortfall
\newcommand{\cut@nthdelim}[3]{
  \def\cut@tempnextdelim{#3{#2}}%
  \cut@setshortfall{\cut@iter{#1}\cut@tempnextdelim}%
}
%% \cut@nthxdelim gives the #1-th size of the delimiter #2
\newcommand{\cut@nthldelim}[2]{\mathopen{\cut@setcurrentcutstyle{\cut@nthdelim{#1}{#2}{\cut@nextldelim}}}}
\newcommand{\cut@nthrdelim}[2]{\mathclose{\cut@setcurrentcutstyle{\cut@nthdelim{#1}{#2}{\cut@nextrdelim}}}}
\newcommand{\cut@nthmdelim}[2]{\mathord{\cut@setcurrentcutstyle{\cut@nthdelim{#1}{#2}{\cut@nextmdelim}}}}


%%%% now the main algorithm

\newcounter{cut@depth}

% lengths with names of the form \cut@height{depth}
\newcommand{\cut@localheight}{cut@height\thecut@depth}
\newcommand{\cut@newlocalheightcounter}{%
  \@ifundefined{c@\cut@localheight}{\newcounter{\cut@localheight}}{}
}

% boxes with names of the form \cut@savebox{num}@{depth}
\newcommand{\cut@localsavebox}[1]{cut@savebox#1@\thecut@depth}
\newcommand{\cut@newlocalsavebox}[1]{%
  \@ifundefined{\cut@localsavebox{#1}}{%
    \expandafter\newsavebox\csname\cut@localsavebox{#1}\endcsname%
  }{}%
}

\newcounter{cut@finalheight}

\newsavebox\cut@boxleft
\newsavebox\cut@boxright

%%% Definition of Cut primitives

%% Main loop. #1 determines how the height is incremented. #2 and #3 are saved
%% in cut@boxleft and cut@boxright. Computed height is stored in cut@finalheight
\newcommand{\cut@computeBinary@main}[3]{%
  \setcounter{cut@finalheight}{0}%
  {%
    \addtocounter{cut@depth}{1}%
    %defining variables
    \cut@newlocalheightcounter%
    \cut@newlocalsavebox{0}%
    \cut@newlocalsavebox{1}%
    %computing recursively
    \setcounter{\cut@localheight}{-1}%
    \expandafter\sbox\csname\cut@localsavebox{0}\endcsname%
      {$\m@th\cut@currentcutstyle#2$}%
    \expandafter\sbox\csname\cut@localsavebox{1}\endcsname%
      {$\m@th\cut@currentcutstyle#3$}%
    \addtocounter{\cut@localheight}{#1}%
    %exporting values outside the local scope
    \setcounter{cut@finalheight}{\value{\cut@localheight}}%
    \global\sbox\cut@boxleft%
      {\expandafter\usebox\csname\cut@localsavebox{0}\endcsname}%
    \global\sbox\cut@boxright%
      {\expandafter\usebox\csname\cut@localsavebox{1}\endcsname}%
    \addtocounter{cut@depth}{-1}%
  }%
}

%% Displays #1#2#3#4#5. Arguments #2 and #4 can contain other cut primitives.
%% Calls to cut primitives inside #2 and #4 will have a smaller height.
%% Arguments #1, #3 and #5 can access the current height in two different
%% forms via \cut@n and \count0.
\newcommand{\cut@computeBinary@IncreaseHeight}[5]{\cut@setcurrentcutstyle{%
  \cut@computeBinary@main{1}{#2}{#4}%
  \@ifundefined{c@\cut@localheight}{}{% if #2 and #4 did not contain any cut primitive
    \ifnum\value{cut@finalheight}>\value{\cut@localheight}%
     \setcounter{\cut@localheight}{\value{cut@finalheight}}%
    \fi%
  }%end @ifundefined
  \count0=\value{cut@finalheight}%
  \edef\cut@n{\expandafter\the\count0}%
  #1%
  \usebox{\cut@boxleft}%
  #3%
  \usebox{\cut@boxright}%
  #5%
}}

%% Displays #1#2#3#4#5. Arguments #2 and #4 can contain other cut primitives.
%% Does not increase the current height computed by cut primitives inside #2
%% and #4.
%% Arguments #1, #3 and #5 can access the current height in two different
%% forms via \cut@n and \count0.
\newcommand{\cut@computeBinary@CurrentHeight}[5]{\cut@setcurrentcutstyle{%
  \cut@computeBinary@main{0}{#2}{#4}%
  \ifnum\value{cut@finalheight}<0%
    \setcounter{cut@finalheight}{0}%
  \fi%
  \@ifundefined{c@\cut@localheight}{}{% if #2 and #4 did not contain any cut primitive
    \ifnum\value{cut@finalheight}>\value{\cut@localheight}%
     \setcounter{\cut@localheight}{\value{cut@finalheight}}%
    \fi%
  }%end @ifundefined
  \count0=\value{cut@finalheight}%
  \edef\cut@n{\expandafter\the\count0}%
  #1%
  \usebox{\cut@boxleft}%
  #3%
  \usebox{\cut@boxright}%
  #5%
}}

%% Displays #1#2#3#4#5. Arguments #2 and #4 can contain other cut primitives.
%% Does not increase the current height computed by cut primitives inside #2
%% and #4 but the height to display is increased by 1.
%% Arguments #1, #3 and #5 can access the height height in two different
%% forms via \cut@n and \count0.
\newcommand{\cut@computeBinary@CurrentHeightPlusOne}[5]{\cut@setcurrentcutstyle{%
  \cut@computeBinary@main{0}{#2}{#4}
  \@ifundefined{c@\cut@localheight}{}{% if #2 and #4 did not contain any cut primitive
    \ifnum\value{cut@finalheight}>\value{\cut@localheight}%
     \setcounter{\cut@localheight}{\value{cut@finalheight}}%
    \fi%
  }%end @ifundefined
  \count0=\value{cut@finalheight}%
  \advance\count0 1%
  \edef\cut@n{\expandafter\the\count0}%
  #1%
  \usebox{\cut@boxleft}%
  #3%
  \usebox{\cut@boxright}%
  #5%
}}

%%% Implementation of the particular delimiters

%% special vertical bars
%% \vert adjusted to #1
\newcommand{\cut@matchvert}[1]{%
  \setbox0=\hbox{$\matchmiddle{#1}\vert$}%
  \mkern.6mu%
  \kern -.5\wd0%
  \copy0%
  \kern -.5\wd0%
  \mkern.6mu%
}

%% special double vertical bars
\newcommand{\cut@doublevert}[1]{%
  \cut@matchvert{\nthleft{#1}\langle}
  \mskip\cutinterbarskip%
  \penalty \the\binoppenalty\relax%
  \cut@matchvert{\nthleft{#1}\langle}
}

%% special double vertical bars (alternate)
\newcommand{\cut@Vert}[1]{%
  \setbox0=\hbox{$\matchmiddle{\nthleft{#1}\langle}\Vert$}%
  \mkern.8mu%
  \kern -.3\wd0%
  \copy0%
  \kern -.3\wd0%
  \mkern.8mu%
%\mkern-3.26mu%
%\matchmiddle{\nthleft{#1}\langle}\Vert%
%\mkern-3.26mu%
}

%% setting up realVert
\ifcut@realVert@
  \let\cut@bars\cut@Vert
\else
  \let\cut@bars\cut@doublevert
\fi

%% \perfectcut
%% <#1||#2>, increases height, inserts skips
\newcommand{\cut@}[2]{%
  \cut@computeBinary@IncreaseHeight%
    {\mskip\cutangleouterskip%
     \nthleft{\cut@n}{\langle}%
     \mskip\cutangleskip}%
    {#1}%
    {\mskip\cutbarskip%
     \cut@bars{\cut@n}%
     \mskip\cutbarskip}%
    {#2}%
    {\mskip\cutangleskip%
     \nthright{\cut@n}{\rangle}%
     \mskip\cutangleouterskip}%
}

%% \perfectbra
%% <#1|, increases height, inserts skips
\newcommand{\cut@bra}[1]{%
  \cut@computeBinary@IncreaseHeight%
    {\mskip\cutangleouterskip%
     \nthleft{\cut@n}{\langle}%
     \mskip\cutangleskip}%
    {#1}%
    {\mskip\cutbarskip%
     \cut@matchvert{\nthleft{\cut@n}\langle}%
     \mskip\cutangleouterskip}%
    {}{}%only one argument
}

%% \perfectket
%% |#1>, increases height, inserts skips
\newcommand{\cut@ket}[1]{%
  \cut@computeBinary@IncreaseHeight%
    {\mskip\cutangleouterskip%
     \cut@matchvert{\nthleft{\cut@n}\langle}%
     \mskip\cutbarskip}%
    {#1}%
    {\mskip\cutangleskip%
     \nthright{\cut@n}{\rangle}%
     \mskip\cutangleouterskip}%
    {}{}%only one argument
}

%% \perfectcase
%% [#1|#2], height is current height plus one, inserts skips
\newcommand{\cut@case}[2]{%
  \cut@computeBinary@CurrentHeightPlusOne%
    {\nthleft{\cut@n}[%
     \mskip\cutangleskip}%
    {#1}%
    {\mskip\cutcasebarskip%
     \cut@matchvert{\nthleft{\cut@n}[}%
     \mskip\cutcasebarskip}%
    {#2}%
    {\mskip\cutangleskip%
     \nthright{\cut@n}]}%
}

%% \perfectbrackets
%% [#1], height is current height plus one, inserts skips only inside
\newcommand{\cut@brackets}[1]{%
  \cut@computeBinary@CurrentHeightPlusOne%
    {\nthleft{\cut@n}[%
     \mskip\cutangleskip}%
    {#1}%
    {\mskip\cutangleskip%
     \nthright{\cut@n}]}%
    {}{}%only one argument
}

%% \perfectparens
%% (#1), height is current height, inserts skips only inside
\newcommand{\cut@parens}[1]{%
  \cut@computeBinary@CurrentHeight%
    {\nthleft{\cut@n}(%
     \mskip\cutangleskip}%
    {#1}%
    {\mskip\cutangleskip%
     \nthright{\cut@n})}%
    {}{}%only one argument
}

%% \perfectunary
%% #2#4#3 where #2 and #3 are delimiters. The size of the delimiters is computed
%% according to #1 which must be one of IncreaseHeight, CurrentHeight,
%% or CurrentHeightPlusOne.
\newcommand{\cut@customUnary}[4]{%
  \csname cut@computeBinary@#1\endcsname%
    {\nthleft{\cut@n}#2}%
    {#4}%
    {\nthright{\cut@n}#3}%
    {}{}%
}%

%% \perfectbinary
%% #2#5#3#6#4 where #2, #3 and #4 are delimiters. The size of the delimiters is
%% computed according to #1 which must be one of IncreaseHeight, CurrentHeight,
%% or CurrentHeightPlusOne.
\newcommand{\cut@customBinary}[6]{%
   \csname cut@computeBinary@#1\endcsname%
    {\nthleft{\cut@n}#2}%
    {#5}%
    {\matchmiddle{\nthleft{\cut@n}#2}#3}%{{\nthmiddle{\cut@n}#4}}%
    {#6}%
    {\nthright{\cut@n}#4}%
}%
%% Example: The following displays a set {#1|#2} with delimiters of the
%% appropriate size if there are \perfectcommands inside #1 and #2.
%% \def\Set#1#2{\perfectbinary{IncreaseHeight}\{|\}{#1\mathrel{}}{\mathrel{}#2}}



%%% for testing purposes
\newcommand{\cut@testsize}[2]{
{#1 \[ \mathrm{\f@size\,pt:} \begin{array}{l}
  \scriptscriptstyle{#2}\\
  \scriptstyle{#2}\\
  \textstyle{#2}
  \end{array}\]}
}
\newcommand{\cut@test}[1]{%
\cut@testsize{\Large}{#1}%
\cut@testsize{\large}{#1}%
\cut@testsize{}{#1}%
\cut@testsize{\small}{#1}%
\cut@testsize{\footnotesize}{#1}%
\cut@testsize{\scriptsize}{#1}%
\cut@testsize{\tiny}{#1}%
}
\newcommand{\cut@testangles}{\cut@test{%
  \cut@{\cut@{\cut@{\cut@{\cut@{a}{b}}{c}}{d}}{e}}{f}}%
}%
\newcommand{\cut@testverts}{
 \def\line{\rule[-3ex]{0.5em}{3ex}}%
 \def\v##1{\cut@doublevert{##1}\line}
 \def\V##1{\cut@Vert{##1}\line}
 \cut@test{%
 \line\vert\line\v{0}\v{1}\v{2}\v{3}\v{4}\v{5}
 \line\Vert\line\V{0}\V{1}\V{2}\V{3}\V{4}\V{5}
}}%