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From: Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: problem with mp clip
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:25:59 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46A3BD57.6020301@wxs.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46A37650.6040803@gmx.net>

Peter Rolf wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> it seems, that clipping with a MetaPost path is broken (at least on my
> machine). I couldn't test it on Contextgarden, as the standard example
> pictures are not installed (or the !!path is not searched).
> 
> Anyhow, if someone can test this please.
>


has to do with the changed mp output ... in supp-mps.tex change this ...

\bgroup
\catcode`\%=\@@active
\catcode`\/=\@@comment
\gdef\dograbMPclippath/
   {\setbox\scratchbox=\hbox\bgroup/
    \catcode`\%=\@@active
    \obeylines\let\obeyedline\space
    \def\do##1q n##2p W##3\od/
      {\xdef\MPclippath{##2}\endinput}/
    \def%##1%%EOF/
      {\do##1q np W\od\endinput}/
    \readfile{\MPgraphicfile.\the\currentMPgraphic}{}{}/
    \ifx\MPclippath\empty
      \def\do##1newpath##2closepath##3\od/
        {\xdef\MPclippath{##2}\endinput}/
      \def%##1%%EOF/
        {\do##1newpathclosepath\od\endinput}/
      \readfile{\MPgraphicfile.\the\currentMPgraphic}{}{}/
    \fi
    \deallocateMPslot\currentMPgraphic / new
    \egroup}
\egroup

keep in mind that it's still a dirty trick


> I work with the latest minimal distribution (XP), ConTeXt beta from
> 03.07.2007, pdftex 1.40.4 and mpost 1.0.
> 
> Thanks in advance, Peter
> 
> 
> @Patrick:
>   Is there a way to add the test pictures (cont-img.zip) to 'live context'?
> 
> 
> 
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-07-22 20:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-07-22 15:22 Peter Rolf
2007-07-22 20:19 ` Patrick Gundlach
2007-07-23  9:29   ` Peter Rolf
2007-07-22 20:25 ` Hans Hagen [this message]
2007-07-23  9:30   ` Peter Rolf

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