Please contact Martin Budaj. Odesláno z iPhonu
20. 9. 2018 v 13:32, Bill Gee via Therion <[email protected]>: > Hi Martin - > > Now that is an interesting idea! Most of the symbols used in Missouri are > UIS, so that would serve as the starting point. > > Is there any documentation on how to create an entire symbol set? > > And my original question is still there ... How can I create a symbol that > puts a number inside a square box? > > -- > Bill Gee > > > > On Thursday, September 20, 2018 12:37:42 AM CDT Martin Sluka via Therion > wrote: >> The correct way could be to define “Missoury symbol set” as one of defaults >> for Therion. >> >> It should be more simple than user symbol, because it will work with >> contents menus. >> >> Martin S. >> >> Odesláno z iPhonu >> >> 20. 9. 2018 v 1:05, Bill Gee via Therion <[email protected]>: >>> Hi Andrew - >>> >>> I have defined several of my own symbols such as a pendant and popcorn >>> with >>> hollow circles. I could easily define a custom point that would display a >>> square box. >>> >>> But then how to get the value displayed inside the box? And how to make >>> the box scale according to the number of digits it contains? And will >>> Therion do unit conversions like it does for the passage-height object? >>> That's why I was looking for the existing code. If I can find it, then >>> it is probably pretty easy to modify. >>> >>>> Yes that is probably possible, however, using a defined symbol for >>>> something else is probably not the right answer. Therion allows you to >>>> define your own points. >>>> >>>>> From the wiki >>>> >>>> point u:xxxx where xxxx is the name of a user defined symbol that you >>>> have >>>> defined or referenced in a layout. >>>> >>>> The actual definition seems to be beyond me at the moment, let me sleep >>>> on >>>> it, but hopefully a more skillful person will have the answer. >>>> >>>> Andrew >>>> >>>>> On Wed, 19 Sep 2018, 22:28 Bill Gee via Therion, <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> Hello everyone - >>>>> >>>>> A common convention around Missouri cave mapping is to indicate the >>>>> height >>>>> change of a floor step by enclosing the value in a square box. This is >>>>> not >>>>> the same as ceiling height which is enclosed in a circle or oval. >>>>> >>>>> I have been using the object "point height" for this. It works except >>>>> there >>>>> is nothing around the value. It just hangs out in space, so to speak. >>>>> >>>>> I used the "-d" option to dump all the MetaPost and TeX code. I find no >>>>> references in any of the files to objects of type height or >>>>> passage-height, >>>>> which implies that these two objects are not generated by MetaPost. >>>>> >>>>> Is it possible to redefine the "point height" symbol so it draws a >>>>> square >>>>> box >>>>> around the value? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> -- >>>>> Bill Gee >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Therion mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Therion mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Therion mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Therion mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion _______________________________________________ Therion mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion
