\newboolean{showcomments}
\setboolean{showcomments}{true}
\ifthenelse{\boolean{showcomments}}
  {\newcommand{\bnote}[2]{
	\fbox{\bfseries\sffamily\scriptsize#1}
    {\sf\small$\blacktriangleright$\textit{#2}$\blacktriangleleft$}
    % \marginpar{\fbox{\bfseries\sffamily#1}}
   }
   \newcommand{\cvsversion}{\emph{\scriptsize$-$Id: macros.tex,v 1.1.1.1 2007/02/28 13:43:36 bergel Exp $-$}}
  }
  {\newcommand{\bnote}[2]{}
   \newcommand{\cvsversion}{}
  } 

\definecolor{light-red}{rgb}{1, 0.2, 0.2}
\newcommand{\todo}[1]{{\colorbox{light-red}{TODO:}}\textbf{\textit{[{#1}]}}}

\newcommand{\here}{\bnote{***}{CONTINUE HERE}}
\newcommand{\nb}[1]{\bnote{NB}{#1}}

\newcommand{\fix}[1]{\bnote{FIX}{#1}}
%%%% add your own macros 

\newcommand{\ab}[1]{\bnote{Alex}{#1}}
\newcommand{\sd}[1]{\bnote{Stef}{#1}}
\newcommand{\jk}[1]{\bnote{JK}{#1}}
\newcommand{\jv}[1]{\bnote{JV}{#1}}

\graphicspath{{figures/}}
%%% 


\newcommand{\figref}[1]{Figure~\ref{fig:#1}}
\newcommand{\figlabel}[1]{\label{fig:#1}}
\newcommand{\tabref}[1]{Table~\ref{tab:#1}}
\newcommand{\layout}[1]{#1}
\newcommand{\commented}[1]{}
\newcommand{\secref}[1]{Section \ref{sec:#1}}
\newcommand{\seclabel}[1]{\label{sec:#1}}

%\newcommand{\ct}[1]{\textsf{#1}}
\newcommand{\stCode}[1]{\textsf{#1}}
\newcommand{\stMethod}[1]{\textsf{#1}}
\newcommand{\sep}{\texttt{>>}\xspace}
\newcommand{\stAssoc}{\texttt{->}\xspace}

\newcommand{\stBar}{$\mid$}
\newcommand{\stSelector}{$\gg$}
\newcommand{\ret}{\^{}}
\newcommand{\msup}{$>$}
%\newcommand{\ret}{$\uparrow$\xspace}

\newcommand{\myparagraph}[1]{\noindent\textbf{#1.}}
\newcommand{\eg}{\emph{e.g.,}\xspace}
\newcommand{\ie}{\emph{i.e.,}\xspace}
\newcommand{\ct}[1]{{\textsf{#1}}\xspace}


\newenvironment{code}
    {\begin{alltt}\sffamily}
    {\end{alltt}\normalsize}

\newcommand{\defaultScale}{0.55}
\newcommand{\pic}[3]{
   \begin{figure}[h]
   \begin{center}
   \includegraphics[scale=\defaultScale]{#1}
   \caption{#2}
   \label{#3}
   \end{center}
   \end{figure}
}

\newcommand{\twocolumnpic}[3]{
   \begin{figure*}[!ht]
   \begin{center}
   \includegraphics[scale=\defaultScale]{#1}
   \caption{#2}
   \label{#3}
   \end{center}
   \end{figure*}}

\newcommand{\infe}{$<$}
\newcommand{\supe}{$\rightarrow$\xspace}
\newcommand{\di}{$\gg$\xspace}
\newcommand{\adhoc}{\textit{ad-hoc}\xspace}

\usepackage{url}            
\makeatletter
\def\url@leostyle{%
  \@ifundefined{selectfont}{\def\UrlFont{\sf}}{\def\UrlFont{\small\sffamily}}}
\makeatother
% Now actually use the newly defined style.
\urlstyle{leo}