% Set all dimensions of a given box register to zero
\def\smashbox#1{\ht#1=0pt \dp#1=0pt \wd#1=0pt}
-\def\smashedhbox#1{{\setbox0=\hbox{#1}\smashbox0\box0}}
-\def\smashedvbox#1{{\setbox0=\vbox{#1}\smashbox0\box0}}
+\long\def\smashedhbox#1{{\setbox0=\hbox{#1}\smashbox0\box0}}
+\long\def\smashedvbox#1{{\setbox0=\vbox{#1}\smashbox0\box0}}
% Variants of \llap and \rlap working equally on both sides and/or vertically
\def\hlap#1{\hbox to 0pt{\hss #1\hss}}