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From: Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>
To: ntg-context@ntg.nl
Subject: Re: [metapost] troubles with labels
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 19:33:26 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <52C06AF6.7020604@wxs.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP381AC48E27FF66A1C50D0C4B1CF0@phx.gbl>

On 12/29/2013 12:07 PM, Pol Stra wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> with this minimalist content of metapost file:
>
> ```
> beginfig(1);
> dotlabel.ulft("A", origin);
> endfig;
> end.
> ```
>
> And this conteXt file:
>
> ```
> \starttext
> \startMPrun
> 	input mymp.mp;
> \stopMPrun
> \externalfigure[mprun.21][width=5cm]
> \stoptext
> ```
>
> The resulting pdf file contains no figure. But this conteXt file works:
>
> ```
> \starttext
> \startMPcode
> 	dotlabel.ulft("A", origin);
> \stopMPcode
> \stoptext
> ```
> As with any metapostfile which does not contain labels. But as soon as there is
> label, their is no figure.
>
> Two last things:
> if I compile the metapost file with standalone metapost, I can include the
> resulting file as an external figure. But if I put a label "A'", while with
> displaying figure with a viewer it is ok, when included in a conteXt file, I
> only obtain "A" label. Also, if I try to change the font in the metapost file
> (for example defaultfont:="pplr8r";) it does not work in conteXt.

the end. is the problem, remove it and it works; but even then the 
image's boundingbox is wrong

i uploaded a bete that tries to work around both (hopefully without side 
effects)

Hans

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      reply	other threads:[~2013-12-29 18:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-12-29 11:07 Pol Stra
2013-12-29 18:33 ` Hans Hagen [this message]

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