Re: [NTG-context] MetaPost: Confusion with `function()` and `xyscaled`

2011-10-23 Thread Paul Menzel
Am Freitag, den 21.10.2011, 18:08 +0200 schrieb Peter Rolf: Am 21.10.2011 17:26, schrieb Paul Menzel: Am Freitag, den 21.10.2011, 17:02 +0200 schrieb Peter Rolf: I agree, this is confusing on the first sight. But scaling is not meant as 'scaling to' a dimension. In fact is is just a

Re: [NTG-context] MetaPost: Confusion with `function()` and `xyscaled`

2011-10-23 Thread Peter Rolf
Am 23.10.2011 16:12, schrieb Paul Menzel: Am Freitag, den 21.10.2011, 18:08 +0200 schrieb Peter Rolf: Am 21.10.2011 17:26, schrieb Paul Menzel: Am Freitag, den 21.10.2011, 17:02 +0200 schrieb Peter Rolf: I agree, this is confusing on the first sight. But scaling is not meant as 'scaling

Re: [NTG-context] MetaPost: Confusion with `function()` and `xyscaled`

2011-10-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 23-10-2011 17:17, Peter Rolf wrote: If I want to test the bounding box of a graphic, I normally use a small debugging macro (last code line of nearly all of my graphics). It simply draws a small red frame at the bounding box borders. You can use the 'Measuring Tool' in Acrobat (also Reader?)

Re: [NTG-context] MetaPost: Confusion with `function()` and `xyscaled`

2011-10-21 Thread Paul Menzel
Dear Peter, thank you for your answer. Am Freitag, den 21.10.2011, 17:02 +0200 schrieb Peter Rolf: I agree, this is confusing on the first sight. But scaling is not meant as 'scaling to' a dimension. In fact is is just a simple multiplication. The reason why it seems to work this way with

Re: [NTG-context] MetaPost: Confusion with `function()` and `xyscaled`

2011-10-21 Thread Peter Rolf
Am 21.10.2011 17:26, schrieb Paul Menzel: Dear Peter, thank you for your answer. Am Freitag, den 21.10.2011, 17:02 +0200 schrieb Peter Rolf: I agree, this is confusing on the first sight. But scaling is not meant as 'scaling to' a dimension. In fact is is just a simple multiplication.