I use height point only. Placed by side or on symbol of pit line or others level changed symbols.
M. S. Odesláno z iPhonu 21. 9. 2018 v 8:41, Martin Sluka via Therion <[email protected]>: > As I know, these labels are underlayed by map-fg colour. The construction of > such label is a bit complicated. > > Martin Budaj is responsible for this part of Therion. > > Passage height symbol is generated in the same way so maybe contact its > author. > > Martin S. > > Odesláno z iPhonu > > 20. 9. 2018 v 23:16, Andrew Atkinson via Therion <[email protected]>: > >> Yes the Missouri set would be even better. >> >>> 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 >> >> The therion book indicates that height can be added to pit or wall:pit >> p29 >> "height <value> ▷ height of pit or wall:pit; available in METAPOST as a >> numeric variable ATTR__height." >> >> I guess that would also make sense for a floor-step, however if you try >> it you get the error >> -height not valid with type floor-step >> When you use an altitude on a wall it adds a label but does not seem to >> with pits maybe the same should happen with steps and pits, currently I >> have no idea what happens to the height attribute on a pit. Looking at >> data.mp the l_floorstep does have a ATTR__height and it is set to -1! >> >> Yes I'm having similar problems to you defining a box, my skills are >> generally limited to copying existing definitions and adjusting them >> slightly. My guess is that it is not a metapost, it is tex as it is a >> label, in tex you can put a box round text with >> >> \fbox{4} >> >> but how or if you can use that in therion I do not know. >> >> It is a problem that is interesting me, as I think it is something that >> I might want to use. >> >> Andrew >> >> >> >>> On 20/09/18 13:09, Martin Sluka via Therion wrote: >>> 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 >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
