thinrules width

thinrules width

[Rik Kabel]

Hello list, and developers in particular,

I note that thinrules (and its setup, setupthinrules, and relatives 
thinrule and hairline) does not have a width setting, and always sets a 
rule (or rules) the full width of the text area (less any text set on 
the same line.

No problem, but I do see (non-authoratative) references in the mailing 
list to such a parameter, and more problematically, I note that the 
default ConTeXt template for Pandoc includes the line:

\setupthinrules[width=15em] % width of horizontal rules

Before reporting an issue to the Pandoc team, I just want to confirm 
that this is, in fact, both the case (as reading the source and my 
testing indicate) and the intent (which I cannot attest).

I would further suggest that Pandoc should be using setupblackrule with 
appropriate height, depth, rulethickness, and width. I suspect that 
Pandoc typography is not sensitive to control of the actual placement 
relative to the baseline, as ConTeXt supports, but a pointer to a clear 
explanation of the interaction of height, depth, and rulethickness would 
be welcome.

-- 
Rik

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