provide \base and \patch

diff --git a/article.tex b/article.tex
index 674e5936f60fc6ae27161506b57b458b7517ccab..b97350feb3e49447324ba7a794cdaf5b5ebe6425 100644 (file)
--- a/article.tex
+++ b/article.tex
@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@
 \newcommand{\merge}[4]{{\mathcal M}(#1,#2,#3,#4)}
 %\newcommand{\merge}[4]{{#2 {{\frac{ #1 }{ #3 } #4}}}}
 
-\newcommand{\patchof}[1]{{\mathcal P} ( #1 ) }
-\newcommand{\baseof}[1]{{\mathcal B} ( #1 ) }
+\newcommand{\patch}{{\mathcal P}}
+\newcommand{\base}{{\mathcal B}}
+
+\newcommand{\patchof}[1]{\patch ( #1 ) }
+\newcommand{\baseof}[1]{\base ( #1 ) }
 
 \newcommand{\eqn}[2]{ #2 \tag*{\mbox{\bf #1}} }
 \newcommand{\corrolary}[1]{ #1 \tag*{\mbox{\it Corrolary.}} }