Re: cropping with \limitatefirstline

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Peter Rolf wrote:

>Hans, is this a trick to get even more wiki pages?
>\clip is still running wild... :)
>  
>
\unprotect

\def\limitatefirstline#1#2#3%
 {\hbox\bgroup\strut
  \setbox\scratchbox\hbox{#1}%
  \ifdim\wd\scratchbox>#2\relax
    \setbox\scratchbox\hbox{#3}%
    \hsize#2\relax
    \advance\hsize-\wd\scratchbox
    \setbox\scratchbox\vbox{\forgetall\veryraggedright#1}%
    \setbox\scratchbox\vsplit\scratchbox to \lineheight
    \vbox
      {\unvbox\scratchbox
       \global\setbox\plusone\lastbox
       \global\setbox\plusone\hbox{\unhbox\plusone}%
       \hbox to #2
         {\ifx\clip\undefined
            \box\plusone
          \else\ifdim\wd\plusone>\hsize
            \clip[\c!width=\hsize]{\box\plusone}%
          \else
            \box\plusone
          \fi\fi
          \removeunwantedspaces\hss#3}}%
  \else
    #1%
  \fi
  \egroup}

\protect

indeed, 4 wiki pages now -) 

Hans 

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