Re: lot of newbie questions

[toto@tots-ns.net]

Quoting Jörg Hagmann <joerg.hagmann@unibas.ch>:

> On Dec 2, 2005, at 8:30 AM, toto@tots-ns.net wrote:
>
>> -> I'm trying to put a metapost graphic in the margin like te
>> example in the manual reference (page 47) using the following
>> command:
>> \definestartstop[important][command={\inmarge{\useMPgraphic{bang}
>> [width=\marginwidth]}}]
>> But (of course :) it does not work at all and put some blank pages.
>> Any idea?
>
> I also tried, following the manual, "\inmarge" and then learned that
> it is Dutch and doesn't work with the (mewer) version I had. Use
> "\inmargin" instead.

ok. With \inmargin it works fine. But my optional parameter
[width=\marginwidth] is not allowed here. How could I tell to scale my
graphic without saying it directly when creating the metapost graphic?

Thanks a lot
-AJ