% Some new commands
\newcommand{\akantu}{{\texttt{\textbf{Akantu}}}\xspace}

\newcommand{\examplesdir}{\texttt{examples}}

\newcommand{\mybox}[2][fill=cppbg]{%
  \tikz[baseline=-0.5ex] \node at (0,0) [#1,inner sep=2pt]{#2};}

\newcommand{\code}[1]{\mybox{\texttt{#1}}}
\newcommand{\shellcode}[1]{\mybox[fill=shellbg]{\texttt{#1}}}
\newcommand{\note}[2][]{\textbf{Note#1: }\textit{#2}}
\newcommand{\todo}[1]{~({\small\color{red}\textbf{TODO: }\textbf{#1}})}

\renewcommand{\vec}[1]{\ensuremath{\boldsymbol{#1}}}
\newcommand{\mat}[1]{\ensuremath{\boldsymbol{#1}}}
\newcommand{\st}[1]{{\mathrm{#1}}}

\newcommand{\eg}{\emph{e.g.},\xspace}
\newcommand{\ie}{\emph{i.e.},\xspace}

\newcommand{\realnum}{\mathbb{R}} %
\newcommand{\intnum}{\mathbb{Z}}  % Requires:
\newcommand{\natnum}{\mathbb{N}}  %    \usepackage{pxfonts}
\newcommand{\compnum}{\mathbb{C}} %
\newcommand{\ratnum}{\mathbb{Q}}  %

\newcommand{\half}{\ensuremath{\tfrac{1}{2}}\xspace}
\newcommand{\quart}{\ensuremath{\tfrac{1}{4}}\xspace}
\newcommand{\third}{\ensuremath{\tfrac{1}{3}}\xspace}
\newcommand{\twothird}{\ensuremath{\tfrac{2}{3}}\xspace}
\newcommand{\sixth}{\ensuremath{\tfrac{1}{6}}\xspace}
\newcommand{\eighth}{\ensuremath{\tfrac{1}{8}}\xspace}
\newcommand{\invsqrtthree}{\ensuremath{\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}}\xspace}