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([82.113.121.153]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d4sm7691068fga.14.2009.05.11.15.11.08 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 11 May 2009 15:11:09 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20090511.111458.106822172.furue@hawaii.edu> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=209.85.220.176; country=US; region=CA; city=Mountain View; postalcode=94043; latitude=37.4192; longitude=-122.0574; metrocode=807; areacode=650; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.4192,-122.0574&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 223448402 - 6efc3e0d710a - 20090512 X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 194.171.167.219 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:50284 Archived-At: \def\fourdots {\ldotp\ldotp\ldotp\ldotp} Wolfgang Am 11.05.2009 um 23:14 schrieb Ryo Furue: > Wolfgang, > > | \unexpanded\def\fourdots{{\def\periodswidth{.3em}\periods[4]}} > | > | \starttext > | Hello\fourdots\ World\fourdots > | > | Hello\fourdots\ World. > | \stoptext > > Thanks for the macro! It's almost perfect. . . . I thought I was > imagining things, but the distance between the last letter of the word > and the first dot actually seems to be dependent on the parameter > "\periodswidth{.3em}". See the attached example. > > I changed it to "\periodswidth{.4em}" and then the distance is > larger with \fourdots than with \ldots . The distance \ldots > produces is the same as a raw period produces. If possible, > I'd like the distance to be always the same as the one > a raw period produces. > > By the way, I'm wondering where one should store personal macro files. > With LaTeX (texlive-latex), ~/texmf/tex/latex/ seems to be the default > place. Is ~/texmf/tex/context/ a recommended place? > > Ryo > ------------- > % > % Use a large font to make the difference clearer. > % > \unexpanded\def\fourdots{{\def\periodswidth{.4em}\periods[4]}} > \starttext > Hello. World. > > Hello\ldots. World. > > Hello\fourdots\ World. > > Hello. World. > \stoptext > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > 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 > ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________