Re: Problems with uniqueMPgraphic

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Here is another approach

% small extension to underbar, accepts [settings]

\unprotected \def\underbarparameter#1{\getvalue{\??on#1}}

\unexpanded\def\dounderbar#1%
   {\let\betweenisolatedwords#1%
    \dosingleempty\redounderbar}

\unexpanded\def\redounderbar[#1]#2%
   {\iffirstargument\setupunderbar[#1]\fi
    \processisolatedwords{#2}\dodounderbar
    \egroup}

% roughly the same

\startuniqueMPgraphic{underline}{color,width,height,depth}
    numeric w,h; w := \MPvar{width} ; h := \MPvar{height} ; d := \MPvar{depth} ;
    path p; p := (0, -h)..(w/2,0 + (h/3 randomized h/3))..(w, -h);
    p := p shifted (0,-d) ;
    draw p withpen pencircle scaled 1 withcolor \MPvar{color} ;
    setbounds currentpicture to unitsquare xyscaled 
(OverlayWidth,OverlayHeight); \stopuniqueMPgraphic

hook into underbar:

\unprotect

\def\underbarmethodx#1#2#3% mp
   {\hbox to #1{\uniqueMPgraphic
 
{underline}{width=#1,height=#2,depth=\underbarparameter\c!bottomoffset,color=\underbarparameter\c!color}}}

\protect

% usage:

\setupunderbar[alternative=x,bottomoffset=1ex,color=red]

\startitemize
\item test: \underbars[color=blue]{how are you?}
\item test: \underbars{how are you?}
\item test: \underbars{how are you?}
\stopitemize

\stoptext

in your case, in order to make the graphic unique, you need to pass the second 
arg in order to make them unique (uniqueness is determined by dimensions and a 
few more things; another option would be to use the backgroundcolor of inframed 
which is accessible by \OverlayColor and also determines uniqueness

\startuniqueMPgraphic{underline}{color}

alternative

\startuniqueMPgraphic{underline}
    numeric w,h; w := OverlayWidth; h := ExHeight/6;
    path p; p := (0, -h)..(w/2,0 + (h/3 randomized h/3))..(w, -h);
    draw p withpen pencircle scaled 1 withcolor OverlayColor ;
    setbounds currentpicture to unitsquare xyscaled 
(OverlayWidth,OverlayHeight); \stopuniqueMPgraphic

\defineoverlay[underline][\uniqueMPgraphic{underline}]

\def\aidul{\dosingleempty\doaidul}
\def\doaidul[#1]{\inframed[background=underline,frame=off,#1]}

\setupcolors[state=start]

\startitemize
\item test: \aidul[backgroundcolor=red]{how} \aidul[color=green]{are} 
\aidul[color=blue]{you?}
\item test:\aidul[backgroundcolor=blue]{how} \aidul[color=green]{how} 
\aidul[color=red]{how}
\stopitemize


Hans

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