Re: [metafont] context/metafun problem

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

At 03:25 PM 9/29/00 +0200, Denis B. Roegel wrote:
>`Hans Hagen' wrote
>>   
>>   At 02:11 PM 9/29/00 +0200, Denis B. Roegel wrote:
>>   
>>   >The file compiles with cont-en, and the mpgraph file compiles
>>   >with mpost, but I get a lot of "special" errors when I try
>>   >to produce the PostScript file. Does this example work with
>>   >a PostScript output?
>>   
>>   It does here, but that is because I have the dvi postprocessing script
-) 
>>   
>>   If you really are in despair and cannot use pdftex
>
>I can use it, but I was just wondering. So, I added \pdfoutput=1
>at the start of the file, and here is what I get:

Never switch the output that way, either say: 

texexec --pdf 

or add 

% output=pdftex 

or add 

\setupoutput[pdftex]

since context (like any tex package) needs to set up its drivers (special
drivers) to match the postprocessor, here being pdftex. IN general: never
use any low level \pdf... !  

Hans  
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