[NTG-context] MPenvironment

Hi, I would like to get the Metapost Abcd to be bigger then the TeX Abcd (for all Metapost graphics). I thought that the command is \startMPenvironment .. \stopMPenvironment !?!? \startMPenvironment \switchtobodyfont[16pt] \stopMPenvironment

Re: [NTG-context] MPenvironment

On 4-10-2010 12:41, Patrick Gundlach wrote: Hi, I would like to get the Metapost Abcd to be bigger then the TeX Abcd (for all Metapost graphics). I thought that the command is \startMPenvironment .. \stopMPenvironment !?!? \startMPenvironment

Re: [NTG-context] MPenvironment \def gives Parameters must be numbered consecutively

never try to do tricky stuff like definitions inside MPenvironement, because it is parsed and changed slightly. I'm learning that lesson too. Another one: don't use btex..etex instead use \sometxt. So I now try to use the MPenvironment only for font and size switching (e.g. if I want the

Re: [NTG-context] MPenvironment \def gives Parameters must be numbered consecutively

works ok ; maybe i should add that command to the core but anyhow you can wikify it Using btex..etex is becoming complex with all the interactions, so instead I wikified an example of converting from btex..etex to \sometxt -- preaching what I am trying to practice. Instead I'll use the

Re: [NTG-context] MPenvironment \def gives Parameters must be numbered consecutively

Sanjoy Mahajan wrote: This test file (beta 2006.09.28): 1.tex \starttext \startMPenvironment \def\2#1#2{\vbox{\halign{\hfil##\hfil\cr #1\cr #2\cr}}} \stopMPenvironment \startreusableMPgraphic{fig} label(btex sun etex, origin);

Re: [NTG-context] MPenvironment ignored for btex..etex (or should I use sometxt)?

Sanjoy Mahajan wrote: Oh, wait, if metapost is fine with the file but ConTeXt isn't, then the error above must be from ConTeXt parsing the metapost code and seeing the \2, then complaining. So am I supposed to use the global option to \startMPenvironment? If it's needed in this case, I think

Re: [NTG-context] MPenvironment \def gives Parameters must be numbered consecutively

On 9/29/06, Sanjoy Mahajan wrote: This test file (beta 2006.09.28): 1.tex \starttext \startMPenvironment \def\2#1#2{\vbox{\halign{\hfil##\hfil\cr #1\cr #2\cr}}} \stopMPenvironment A lesson that I learned while trying to implement a few functions

[NTG-context] MPenvironment ignored for btex..etex (or should I use sometxt)?

I'm not sure what's going on here, but this file fails (2006.09.28 beta): [well I have a better idea now after writing out the whole email, see the end...] === 3.tex = \starttext \startMPenvironment \def\2{hello} \stopMPenvironment \startreusableMPgraphic{fig}

[NTG-context] MPenvironment \def gives Parameters must be numbered consecutively

This test file (beta 2006.09.28): 1.tex \starttext \startMPenvironment \def\2#1#2{\vbox{\halign{\hfil##\hfil\cr #1\cr #2\cr}}} \stopMPenvironment \startreusableMPgraphic{fig} label(btex sun etex, origin); \stopreusableMPgraphic \reuseMPgraphic{fig}