From: Peter Rolf <indiego@gmx.net>
Subject: Re: strutheight and (german) umlauts
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:42:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <44F3552C.8090802@gmx.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <44F3475F.8010205@wxs.nl>
Hans Hagen wrote:
> 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
>
I know not much about this stuff, so thanks for the helpful answer.
Peter
> Hans
>
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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
2006-08-28 20:42 ` Peter Rolf [this message]
2006-08-28 21:37 ` Hans Hagen
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