At 09:18 PM 4/9/2002 +0200, Johannes H�sing wrote:
>On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 12:51:41PM -0400, flip phillips wrote:
>[...]
> >
> > layout : calc bgrounds
> > Randomizer initialized... [MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.8000
> > !Arithmetic overflow.
> >
>
>The problem seems to be in Metapost not accepting high integers.
>Context with embedded Metapost code generates distinct mp files
>whose file names all start with mpgraph.
strange, because my version accepts this; is this a linux problem?
anyway, in cont-sys.tex you can say:
\maxnofMPgraphics = 4000
if this problem is persistent, i can default to 4000 (and set it to 8000 here)
The count up-down has a reason: graphics generated during typesetting the
pagebody don't influence the text flow; by using a different range (count
down) a change mid document of a graphic that is part of the background
(say, that you add one), will now have no
influence on the page breaks (due to a possible change in order, and
thereby swapping of graphics); this can save many runs as well as
oscillating [i hope you understand the problem, it's hard to explain]
imagine (--automp):
page one : text graphic + background graphic
page two : text graphic + background graphic
first run: no graphics
second run: text graphic 1, page grows, graphic 2 moved to page 3
third run: extra background graphic, old background graphic takes place of
text graphic
etc etc; pretty tricky but it works quite well now (you cannot imagine on
what weird things i spent my time)
>For some reason the new version of context starts with a high
>integer as suffix and counts down.
>
>Another thing I get in the second run of pdftex:
>
>! Use of \@@liTopicinteractie doesn't match its definition.
>\doifvalue ...f \!!stringa {\csname #1\endcsname }
> \edef \!!stringb
> {#2}\ifx ...
>
>\dosomelijstelement ...1\c!interactie }{\v!tekst }
> {\setlistparameter
> {#1}\c...
>
>\dodolijstelement ...ment {#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6}
> \global \utilitydonetrue
>l.12 ...linischer Studien}{2::0:2:0:0:0:0:0::6}{7}
>
>What is happening here?
I don't know, can you make a minimal example showing the problem? Maybe
solved already. (time to post a new beta)
hans
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