On 8/10/06, Hans Hagen wrote: > Mojca Miklavec wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I would like to \defineconversion and the use that set of symbols > > inside a metapost graphic. But I need to know the number of symbols, > > so that I can define enough "metapost images with symbols" in advance. > > I realise that there might be a problem since conversion can sometimes > > take an arbitrary number (using a command defined elsewhere), but if I > > could have a reasonable guess for conversions defined explicitely, > > that would already help a lot. (As a workaround and/or if there is no > > easy method to figure that out I can still hardcode "25" and wait > > until someone complains that that is not enough to satisfy his/her > > needs.)
> \unprotect > > \def\doifelseconversionnumber#1#2% > {\doifdefinedelse{\??cv#1#2}} > > \protect > > \defineconversion[abc][$\star$,$\bullet$,$\ast$] > \defineconversion[def][m,o,j,c,a] > > \doloop > {\doifelseconversionnumber{abc}{\recurselevel} > {[abc \recurselevel\space defined]} > {\exitloop}} > > \doloop > {\doifelseconversionnumber{def}{\recurselevel} > {[def \recurselevel\space defined]} > {\exitloop}} Perfect. That's exactly what I needed. I only have to keep my fingers crossed now (I haven't tested the executable for a while) ... Mojca _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context