At 20:54 09.09.2001 +0200, Frans Goddijn wrote:
>Every once in a while a randomly created logo wrap comes out exceptionally
>nice. Is there a way that I could reproduce that later on? In the log file
>of the present one which looks like a funny poke at a heraldic design I
>read:
>
>Randomizer initialized to 1458579309.
>
>Can I feed that same number back in some way to get the same result again if
>I ever want to? Of course it's typical for me to be really happy with a
>truly random result and then wishing I could control that ;=}}
As far as I know, this value is only used for the random number generator
in TeX. Have a look in your xxx-mpgraph.log after the run with the nice
result, there you will find a line
{randomseed:=...}
assigning some value initializing mp's randomizer. Note this value, e.g.
292, and then say
randomseed:=292
in your graphics, and the results will always be identically random :-)
Eckhart
