Calculating with \measure

Calculating with \measure

[Marco Patzer]

Hi!

Is it possible to calculate with \measure or do I have to resort to
dimens? Example:

\definemeasure [mymeasure] [4cm]
\newdimen\mydim \mydim4cm

\starttext
  \framed[width=4cm]{Foobar}
  \framed[width=\measure{mymeasure}]{Foobar}
  \framed[width=2\mydim]{Foobar}
  \framed[width=2\measure{mymeasure}]{Foobar}
\stoptext

Marco
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Re: Calculating with \measure

[Wolfgang Schuster]

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> Marco Patzer <mailto:lists@homerow.info>
> 19. März 2017 um 18:06via Postbox 
> <https://www.postbox-inc.com/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=sumlink&utm_campaign=reach>
> Hi!
>
> Is it possible to calculate with \measure or do I have to resort to
> dimens? Example:
>
> \definemeasure [mymeasure] [4cm]
> \newdimen\mydim \mydim4cm
>
> \starttext
> \framed[width=4cm]{Foobar}
> \framed[width=\measure{mymeasure}]{Foobar}
> \framed[width=2\mydim]{Foobar}
> \framed[width=2\measure{mymeasure}]{Foobar}
> \stoptext
You can use \measured or just create more named lengths.

\definemeasure [onemeasure] [4cm]
\definemeasure [twomeasure] [\measure{onemeasure}*2]
%\definemeasure [twomeasure] [2\measured{onemeasure}]

\starttext
   \framed[width=\measure{onemeasure}]{Foobar}
   \framed[width=2\measured{onemeasure}]{Foobar}
   \framed[width=\measure{twomeasure}]{Foobar}
\stoptext

Wolfgang

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Re: Calculating with \measure

[Marco Patzer]

On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:18:48 +0100
Wolfgang Schuster <schuster.wolfgang@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Is it possible to calculate with \measure or do I have to resort to
> > dimens? Example:
> >
> > \definemeasure [mymeasure] [4cm]
> > \newdimen\mydim \mydim4cm
> >
> > \starttext
> > \framed[width=4cm]{Foobar}
> > \framed[width=\measure{mymeasure}]{Foobar}
> > \framed[width=2\mydim]{Foobar}
> > \framed[width=2\measure{mymeasure}]{Foobar}
> > \stoptext  
> You can use \measured

That's what I was looking for.

> or just create more named lengths.
> 
> \definemeasure [onemeasure] [4cm]
> \definemeasure [twomeasure] [\measure{onemeasure}*2]
> %\definemeasure [twomeasure] [2\measured{onemeasure}]

That's exactly what I initially did. After I ended up with

  \measure{Small}
  \measure{TwoSmall}
  \measure{ThreeSmall}
  \measure{FourSmall}
  \measure{Big}
  \measure{TwoBig}
  \measure{ThreeBig}
  \measure{FourBig}

I deleted the whole mess and went with \dimen.

Thanks for the quick response.

Marco
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