is it possible to add lengths?

is it possible to add lengths?

[Paul Tremblay]

Is it possible to add lengths in ConTexT?

backspace= 55m + 1in

Thanks

Paul

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Re: is it possible to add lengths?

[Stuart Jansen]

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On Sat, 2005-07-09 at 01:53 -0400, Paul Tremblay wrote:
> Is it possible to add lengths in ConTexT?
> 
> backspace= 55m + 1in

I don't know enough about ConTeXt to declare this The Right Way(tm), but
here's one way that Works For Me(tm):

\starttext
\newdimen\mydimen
\mydimen=1in
\hbox{\framed[height=\mydimen,width=1in]{before}
 \advance\mydimen by 55mm
 \framed[height=\mydimen,width=1in]{after}}
\stoptext

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Re: is it possible to add lengths?

[Mikael Persson]

On 7/9/05, Paul Tremblay <phthenry@iglou.com> wrote:
> Is it possible to add lengths in ConTexT?
> 
> backspace= 55m + 1in
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Paul
> 
> 

Hello Paul,

I think
backspace=\dimexpr(55mm+1in)
should work.

Best regards, Micke P

Re: is it possible to add lengths?

[Hans Hagen]

Mikael Persson wrote:
> On 7/9/05, Paul Tremblay <phthenry@iglou.com> wrote:
> 
>>Is it possible to add lengths in ConTexT?
>>
>>backspace= 55m + 1in
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Paul
>>
>>
> 
> 
> Hello Paul,
> 
> I think
> backspace=\dimexpr(55mm+1in)
> should work.

better: \dimexpr 55mm+1in\relax


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Re: is it possible to add lengths?

[Vit Zyka]

Mikael Persson wrote:
> On 7/9/05, Paul Tremblay <phthenry@iglou.com> wrote:
> 
>>Is it possible to add lengths in ConTexT?
>>
>>backspace= 55m + 1in
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Paul
>>
>>
> 
> 
> Hello Paul,
> 
> I think
> backspace=\dimexpr(55mm+1in)
> should work.

This sometimes works but correct syntax is

backspace=\dimexpr 55mm+1in \relax

vit

> 
> Best regards, Micke P
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Re: is it possible to add lengths?

[Paul Tremblay]

On Sat, Jul 09, 2005 at 10:52:47AM +0200, Vit Zyka wrote:
> 
> Mikael Persson wrote:
> >On 7/9/05, Paul Tremblay <phthenry@iglou.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Is it possible to add lengths in ConTexT?
> >>
> >>backspace= 55m + 1in
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>
> >>Paul
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >Hello Paul,
> >
> >I think
> >backspace=\dimexpr(55mm+1in)
> >should work.
> 
> This sometimes works but correct syntax is
> 
> backspace=\dimexpr 55mm+1in \relax
> 
> vit
> 

Thanks. This works very nicely.

Paul

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