On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Alan Stone <software.list.1es9s@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,

How do you make this work ?

--- mpframed.tex ---

%\def\myFrameAlternative{line}
%\def\myFrameAlternative{dashes}
\def\myFrameAlternative{dots}
 
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%\def\myFrameAlternative{"line"}
%\def\myFrameAlternative{"dashes"}
\def\myFrameAlternative{"dots"}
 
\startuniqueMPgraphic{name}

path p ;

p := unitsquare xscaled \overlaywidth yscaled \overlayheight ;
show (\myFrameAlternative) ;

if \myFrameAlternative = dashes :
 
if \myFrameAlternative = "dashes" :
 
Alan
 
% if (\myFrameAlternative) = dashes :
draw p dashed evenly scaled 2 ;
% elseif (\myFrameAlternative) = dots :
elseif \myFrameAlternative = dots :
draw p dashed withdots scaled 2 ;
else :
draw p ;
fi ;
\stopuniqueMPgraphic

\defineoverlay[myGraphic][\uniqueMPgraphic{name}]

\starttext

\framed[%
offset=5mm,
background=myGraphic,
frame=off]
{mp framed}

\stoptext

---

context.cmd mpframed

--
Alan