Re: EnglishRule and Lua / Simplefonts module

[Otared Kavian <otared@gmail.com>]

Hi Charles and Wolfgang,

I have noticed the same problem, as the one Charles is describing, with the « English rule » or the « swelled rule » and mkiv, and I think that this has nothing to do with fonts. Maybe, it is rather with the way \localhsize is defined in recent versions of mkiv: the « rule » appears in a rather starnge way on different pages.

My minimal example test file:

%%%%%%%%%%%

%% defining swelled rule, or English rule...
\setupMPvariables[SwelledRule][height=2pt,breadth=.667\localhsize]
\startuniqueMPgraphic{SwelledRule}{height,breadth} 
x1 = 0; x2 = x6 = .333x4; x3 = x5 = .667x4; x4 = \MPvar{breadth}; 
y1 = y4 = \MPvar{height}/2; y2 = y3 = \MPvar{height}; y5 = y6 = 0; 
fill z1--z2--z3--z4--z5--z6--cycle; 
\stopuniqueMPgraphic 

\def\SwelledRule{\blank%
\setlocalhsize\midaligned{\reuseMPgraphic{SwelledRule}}\blank} 
%% end swelled rule

\starttext

\dorecurse{20}{\input knuth \par \blank
\SwelledRule
\input knuth \page}
\stoptext

%%%%%%%%%%%


Best regards: OK


On 24 nov. 2009, at 13:57, Charles Doherty wrote:

> Dear Hans and Wolfgang,
> 
> I have started experimenting with the Lua engine through TeXShop. I use \EnglishRule in a Newsletter to separate major items. When I use it in the attached file it works as always when I use the ConteXt engine (TL2009) and in my minimals installation it works fine using MinimalsConTeXt engine and MinimalsXeConTeXt engine. When I switch to using the simplefonts module in MinimalsLua engine the \EnglishRule does not behave properly. Also the text switches to italic. I have attached a small file and if you comment out the lines and switch between the engines you can see what I mean. 
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> Best wishes,
> Charlie
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