[NTG-context] how to use \dimexpr and fractional values

2013-06-28 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
Hi all, long story short: I want to calculate a width or height from user input, which is in the form 0.x (as in 0.3\textwidth) since I want to use that number differently in different circumstances. Problem is that \dimexpr doesn't like decimal values. Example (uncomment second

Re: [NTG-context] how to use \dimexpr and fractional values

2013-06-28 Thread Peter Münster
On Fri, Jun 28 2013, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: %\externalfigure[mill][height=\dimexpr10cm*\myfactor\relax] \externalfigure[mill][height=\myfactor\dimexpr10cm\relax] -- Peter ___ If your question is of

Re: [NTG-context] how to use \dimexpr and fractional values

2013-06-28 Thread luigi scarso
On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Thomas A. Schmitz thomas.schm...@uni-bonn.de wrote: Hi all, long story short: I want to calculate a width or height from user input, which is in the form 0.x (as in 0.3\textwidth) since I want to use that number differently in different circumstances.

Re: [NTG-context] how to use \dimexpr and fractional values

2013-06-28 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
On 06/28/2013 09:16 AM, Peter Münster wrote: On Fri, Jun 28 2013, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: %\externalfigure[mill][height=\dimexpr10cm*\myfactor\relax] \externalfigure[mill][height=\myfactor\dimexpr10cm\relax] Sigh... Thanks Peter, I should have tried this myself. I think I'm losing it,