Re: Fonts in Metapost

[Willi Egger <w.egger@boede.nl>]

Hi Wolfgang,

usually I compile the MetaPost fiures into a pdf. I refer to the 
pictures then by \externalfigure[metapost-pdf][page=1] or similar.

Willi

Wolfgang Zillig wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> finaly I solved my problem: I had my metapost graphic in an external 
> file and used it with:
> 
> \startuseMPgraphic{test}
> \input mp.mp ;
> \stopuseMPgraphic
> 
> \useMPgraphic{test}
> 
> or
> 
> \startbuffer[test1]
> \input mp.mp
> \stopbuffer
> 
> \processMPbuffer[test1,graphic]
> 
> in both cases I get the graphic but the font switching does not work. 
> When I copy the content of my graphic file into "\startuseMPgraphic 
> \stopuseMPgraphic" or "\startbuffer \stopbuffer" I works. Is there an 
> explanation for this behaviour? I thought \input would be equal to 
> typing it directly.
> 
> What is the best way to handle multiple graphics when I want to use the 
> font switching mechanismn? Any advice?
> 
> Thanks alot
> Wolfgang
> 
> Willi Egger wrote:
> 
>> Hi Wolfgang,
>>
>> I do hope  that I am not missing something. But I think, that you 
>> should say in the  MPenvironment:
>> \setupbodyfont[Cmbr,12pt]
>>
>> Otherwise the setupbodyfont command does not know which font to setup.
>>
>> Willi
>>
>> Wolfgang Zillig wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have problems with changeing the font in Metapost. I defined my own 
>>> typescripts somewhere and I also have a mapfile for that fonts. In 
>>> normal text it workes fine (even math).
>>>
>>> Now I want to change the font in MP as well (my text is included as 
>>> label("test",(200,200));):
>>>
>>> %normal stups:
>>>     \loadmapfile[cmbright.map] %it seems that the mapfile is loaded 
>>> only once
>>>     \usetypescriptfile[type-cmbr]
>>>     \usetypescript[Cmbr]
>>>      \setupbodyfont[12pt]
>>>
>>> \startMPenvironment
>>>     \loadmapfile[cmbright.map] %it seems that the mapfile is loaded 
>>> only once
>>>     \usetypescriptfile[type-cmbr]
>>>     \usetypescript[Cmbr]
>>>      \setupbodyfont[12pt]
>>> \stopMPenvironment
>>>
>>> But I always get the standard CMR output.
>>>
>>> Did I miss a step somewhere?
>>>
>>> Has anyone an idea what's going wrong?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help!
>>>
>>> Wolfgang
>>>
>>>
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