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From: Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>
Subject: Re: strutheight and (german) umlauts
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:43:27 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <44F3475F.8010205@wxs.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <44F305B7.60209@gmx.net>

Peter Rolf wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just run into the problem, that \strutheight is lower than the height
> of some german umlauts (���).
>
> % -----
> \setupoutput[pdftex]
> \mainlanguage[german]
>
> \setupcolors[state=start]
>
> \starttext
> \showstruts
>
> \def\FOO#1{\framed[frame=off,background=color,backgroundcolor=green]{#1\strut}}
>
> \hbox{\FOO{AOU}\FOO{���}}
>
> \stoptext
> % -----
>
> Is this intended (and if so, why)?
>
> I need this for several boxes with a mp overlay as background and
> centered text. The height of the boxes is equal, so all text should be
> placed on the same baseline. Currently I box the text and set the height
> manually to \strutheight. But a more "global" solution would be prefered.
> Should I define my own gfx strut or just add one of those umlauts to
> \setfontstrut or ...? Dunno what is the best solution.
>   
(1) increase the lineheight (2.8ex by default) 
(2) change the height/depth ration (.72/.28 by default) 

it all depends on the font 

Hans 

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  reply	other threads:[~2006-08-28 19:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-08-28 15:03 Peter Rolf
2006-08-28 19:43 ` Hans Hagen [this message]
2006-08-28 20:42   ` Peter Rolf
2006-08-28 21:37     ` Hans Hagen

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