Hi Thomas,

Thomas A. Schmitz schrieb:
> This is a very small cosmetic problem, but it bugs me: I'm preparing  
> a background for a presentation, and I want a frame with a  
> transparent color to appear on every slide, so I define an overlay  
> and use metapost. I also want to frame some text elements, so I use a  
> \framed. The problem is that in the \framed, the lines of the frame  
> overlap at the edges, so with a transparent color, the corners are  
> slightly darker. The minimal example below shows the problem. Any  
> solution? Is it possible to have the frame around \framed drawn by  
> metapost?
>
sure (see attachment).

Greetings, Peter

> Thanks!
> 
> Thomas
> 
> 
> %%%%% MINIMAL EXAMPLE %%%%%%
> 
> \setupcolors[state=start]
> 
> \definecolor [MyFrameColor]    [b=.55, t=.5, a=1]
> 
> \starttext
> 
> \startuseMPgraphic{fancyframe}
> draw unitsquare
> xyscaled(8cm,8cm)
> withpen pencircle scaled 4pt
> withcolor \MPcolor{MyFrameColor} ;
> \stopuseMPgraphic
> 
> \useMPgraphic{fancyframe}
> 
> \framed 
> [rulethickness=4pt,framecolor=MyFrameColor,height=8cm,width=8cm]{\strut}
> 
> \stoptext
> 
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