Hi Hans,
On Sun, 2026-02-08 at 13:34 +0100, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote:
> On 2/8/2026 7:34 AM, Max Chernoff via ntg-context wrote:
> > I'm using the latest version (2026.01.08 23:30), and I get the same
> > results with MkIV and LMTX. Demonstration:
>
> > %% Define the text background
> > \definecolor[transparent][s=1, t=0, a=1]
>
> > \definetextbackground[bg][...]
>
> You know that you're behaving badly here, right? Overloading not only a
> rather core command but also a language.
Yeah, I probably should have picked a better name. My real document uses
a name that doesn't conflict, but I switched to a shorter name for the
MWE. I see now that the log complains about overloaded macros, so I'll
make sure to use a non-overloaded name next time.
On Sun, 2026-02-08 at 15:36 +0100, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote:
> On 2/8/2026 3:00 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:
> > Am 08.02.26 um 13:24 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context:
> > > > Is there a different mechanism that I can use to avoid this?
> > >
> > > There always is ... if only to keep Hraban in keeping up and updating
> > > mode,
> >
> > You’re sabotaging the deadline of my book! (I can do that on my own, you
> > know… One week left and still >250 pages to go, <whine>)
> >
> > But since you attached only a .tuc file, I can’t update anything. ;-P
>
> ok, no mercy ... tex attached
That works great, thanks! The only problem is that if the background
offset is too large, then it covers up the text in the previous line:
\definebar
[mybar]
[color=darkred,
continue=yes,
mp=mybar:round,
order=reverse]
\startuseMPgraphic{mybar:round}
numeric offset; offset = 0.33 LineHeight;
fill unitsquare
xyscaled (RuleWidth + 2 offset, LineHeight + 2 offset)
shifted (-offset, -offset - StrutDepth + RuleDepth)
cornered 3ExHeight
withcolor RuleColor
;
\stopuseMPgraphic
\starttext
\samplefile{tufte}
\mybar{\samplefile{tufte}\removeunwantedspaces}
\samplefile{tufte}
\mybar{some text that goes over the line bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
bla bla bla bla}
\samplefile{tufte}
\stoptext
Is there an (easy) way to fix this? If not, it's fairly easy to work
around by just using a smaller offset value.
Thanks,
-- Max
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