2007/9/7, Oliver Buerschaper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > mpost seminar.mp > > This is MetaPost, Version 0.993 (Web2C 7.5.6) > > (seminar.mp (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/metapost/base/TEX.mp) > > (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/metapost/base/boxes.mp) > >>> boundingbox.currentpicture.enlarged1cm > > ! Improper `clip'. > > <to be read again> > > ; > > l.26 ...o boundingbox currentpicture enlarged 1cm; > > > > ? > > Oh, seems like I forgot that you wanted to run MetaPost externally. > The command "enlarged" isn't contained in standard MetaPost but only > in the extension MetaFun (i.e. MetaPost plus quite a number of > predefined MetaPost macros) that comes with ConTeXt. Therefore the > error is thrown ... > > Why not try this (in ConTeXt): > > --- > > \starttext > > \startuseMPgraphic{yourPicture} > % put your MetaPost code here (without beginfig(); and endfig;) > setbounds currentpicture to boundingbox currentpicture enlarged 1cm; > \stopuseMPgraphic > > \useMPgraphic{yourPicture} > > \stoptext
He can set the offset in ConTeXt and not in MetaPost, e.g. \offset[leftoffset=...]{\externalfigure[fugurename]} The \offset command is described in the details manual, he can also look at the definition in core-box. Wolfgang ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________