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% Defining some commands to manipulate counter to avoid ude of 
% \label and \ref commands (and related problem to remeber the 
% used labels 
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\newcounter{usercount}       % define a new counter for internal use
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% Figure commands
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\newcommand{\curfig}{fig.~\thefigure}
\newcommand{\nfig}{%
\setcounter{usercount}{\value{figure}}%
\addtocounter{usercount}{1}%
fig.~\thechapter.\theusercount}
\newcommand{\pfig}{%
\setcounter{usercount}{\value{figure}}%
\addtocounter{usercount}{-1}%
fig.~\thechapter.\theusercount}
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% Tables commands
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\newcommand{\curtab}{tab.~\thetable}
\newcommand{\ntab}{%
\setcounter{usercount}{\value{table}}%
\addtocounter{usercount}{1}%
tab.~\thechapter.\theusercount}
\newcommand{\ptab}{%
\setcounter{usercount}{\value{table}}%
\addtocounter{usercount}{-1}%
tab.~\thechapter.\theusercount}
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% equations commands
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\newcommand{\cureq}{(\theequation)}
\newcommand{\nxeq}{%
\setcounter{usercount}{\value{equation}}%
\addtocounter{usercount}{1}%
(\thechapter.\theusercount)}
\newcommand{\preeq}{%
\setcounter{usercount}{\value{equation}}%
\addtocounter{usercount}{-1}%
(\thechapter.\theusercount)}

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% Macro to put picture (in format PICT) inside a figure
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\newcommand{\pictfig}[3]{
        \begin{minipage}[t][#1][b]{#2}
        \mbox{\special{pict=#3}}
%    \vspace{3cm}
    \end{minipage}
}
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