> Meer, Hans van der > 4. April 2016 um 11:48 > > >> On 04 Apr 2016, at 00:12, Hans Hagen > > wrote: >> >> On 4/3/2016 4:07 PM, Meer, Hans van der wrote: >>> Previously I could do the following >>> >>> \starttext >>> \startMPenvironment[+]\switchtobodyfont[small]\stopMPenvironment >>> \startMPpage >>> % metafont code >>> \stopMPpage >>> \stoptext >>> \endinput >>> >>> This is called by context --run --once etc. producing the figure and >>> in this case modifying the font to a smaller size. Note, the context >>> call occurs on the fly inside a \directlua{{os.execute(..)}. You may >>> find this complicated, but it works for me and I would rather like >>> not having to change may things all over the place. >>> >>> Now I learn from the ConTeXtgarden that startMPenvironment is >>> deprecated and that I should use defineMPinstance and >>> setupMPinstance instead. >>> Thus I tried >>> >>> \defineMPinstance[mp:local][metafun][setups=mp:smallfont,textcolor=red] >>> \startsetups mp:smallfont >>> \switchtobodyfont[small] >>> \stopsetups >>> \startMPpage and also \startMPpage[mp:local] >>> % metafont code >>> \stopMPpage >>> \stoptext >>> \endinput >>> >>> But nothing happens. How do I get the effect earlier obtained with >>> startMPenvironment without having to rely an a deprecated macro? >> >> the bodyfont environment was needed because we had to communicate to >> the external mp run what the intended settings were >> in mkiv the run is internal so the mp text generator adapts to the >> current settings and there is no need to pass anything >> > > Indeed, I can see the effect of mp functioning inside mkiv. But there > is still something I do not understand. > > I get small italic text doing this: > > \startMPenvironment[+] > \switchtobodyfont[small] > \it > \stopMPenvironment > > > But italic only doing: > > %\startMPenvironment[+] > \switchtobodyfont[small] > \it > %\stopMPenvironment > > > How is that possible? Please send complete examples and not only snippets. Wolfgang