Re: Two rotates on the same line

[Peter Rolf <indiego@gmx.net>]

Am 17.08.2011 13:30, schrieb Cecil Westerhof:
> 2011/8/17 Peter Rolf <indiego@gmx.net <mailto:indiego@gmx.net>>
> 
>     Am 17.08.2011 12:51, schrieb Peter Rolf:
>     > Am 17.08.2011 12:40, schrieb Cecil Westerhof:
>     >> I am still expanding my knowledge of ConTeXt. At the moment I am
>     playing
>     >> with \rotate. When using:
>     >>     \rotate[rotation=42]{Tekst kan ook worden geroteerd.}
>     >>     \rotate[rotation=-42]{In elke richting die je maar wilt.}
>     >>
>     >> This is displayed as:
>     >>     /
>     >>     \
>     >>
>     >> I would like it displayed as:
>     >>     /\
>     >>
>     >> How can I do that?
>     >>
>     >
>     > 0° lies on the right (W), rotation is counter clockwise. The rest
>     is up
>                           ^^^^
>                           East :-D
> 
>     > to you :-)
> 
> 
> You lost me. :-{
>

Tried it and now I see the problem. Sorry for confusing you. :-)

> When playing with it, I found that it seems like every rotation wants
> its own vertical space.
> 
> But this is only the case when the rotation is the first thing to be
> printed on the line. So I changed it to:
>     \
>     \rotate[rotation=42]{Tekst kan ook worden geroteerd.}
>     \rotate[rotation=-42]{In elke richting die je maar wilt.}
> 
> and because it is nicer to have it centered:
>     \midaligned{
>       \
>       \rotate[rotation=42]{Tekst kan ook worden geroteerd.}
>       \rotate[rotation=-42]{In elke richting die je maar wilt.}
>     }
>

\starttext
\showboxes

\midaligned{
  \rotate[location=,rotation=42]{A really loooooonng text..}
  \rotate[location=,rotation=-42]{Short.}
}

\newbox\MYboxA
\newbox\MYboxB
\newdimen\MYdimA

\setbox\MYboxA\hbox{A really loooooong text..}
\setbox\MYboxB\hbox{Short.}

\ifdim\wd\MYboxA>\wd\MYboxB
  \MYdimA\wd\MYboxA
\else
  \MYdimA\wd\MYboxB
\fi

\midaligned{
  \rotate[rotation=42]{\hbox to \MYdimA{\box\MYboxA}}
  \rotate[rotation=-42]{\hbox to \MYdimA{\box\MYboxB}}
}

\stoptext


HTH,  Peter


> 
> -- 
> Cecil Westerhof
> 
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