Re: mptopdf.tex: \topskip

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

At 22:30 11/06/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>If one converts a file x.mp into pdf, e. g. a small file x.mp
>
>beginfig(1) labeloffset:=0; label.urt("Hello", origin); endfig; end
>
>by the command mptopdf, the lower part of the word "Hello" in the
>resulting x-1.pdf file is missing, it's below the Bounding Box!
>
>Reason for this is, that in mptopdf.tex, macro \processMPfile, the
>\topskip is not set to zero. I included a \topskip=0pt before the line
>with \setbox0=..., and the resulting x-1.pdf now has the word "Hello"
>within its bounding box, which I believe should be the correct behavior.
>And also Acroread now shows the complete word.


ok, added

Hans

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