From: Peter Rolf <indiego@gmx.net>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: problem with mp clip
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:30:43 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <46A47543.8040004@gmx.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46A3BD57.6020301@wxs.nl>
Hans Hagen schrieb:
> 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
>
Many thanks Hans. Works like a charm (dirty trick, but clean cut).
Peter
>
>> 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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prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-07-23 9:30 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
2007-07-23 9:30 ` Peter Rolf [this message]
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