Re: \setuppapersize and \startMPpage

["Johan Sandblom" <jsandblom@gmail.com>]

2006/5/11, Aditya Mahajan <adityam@umich.edu>:
> On Wed, 10 May 2006, Johan Sandblom wrote:
>
> > Thank you, this almost works, but the title graphic (of thesis size)
> > is not centered on the A4 paper, but in the lower right corner. How
> > can I make it go to the right place?
> >
> > \definepapersize[thesis][width=169mm, height=239mm]
> > \setuppapersize[thesis][A4]
> > \starttext
> > \startMPgraphic
> > % Some metafun
> > \stopMPgraphic
> > \loadcurrentMPgraphic{possibly something should go here?}
> > \placeMPgraphic
> > % Some text
> > \stoptext
>
>
> Untested, but how about
>
> \loadcurrentMPgraphic %{width=\textwidth}
> %Try with and without textwidth
> \placefigure
>   [here]
>   {none}
>   {\placeMPgraphic}
>

Yes, I tried that; with no arguments to \loadcurrentMPgraphic the
thesis page is placed on the bottom of the A4 and not quite in the
middle (?). with width=\textwidth or \makeupwidth the result is the
same.

>
> Aditya
>
> PS: In future, also copy to the list, others may have better idea on
> how to do this.
>

Yes, I had intended to, and thought I did, but apparently I am more
trigger happy than I allow for ...

Thank you for your help, Johan


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> > Regards, Johan
> >
> > 2006/5/9, Aditya Mahajan <adityam@umich.edu>:
> >> On Tue, 9 May 2006, Johan Sandblom wrote:
> >>
> >> > Dear expertise,
> >> >
> >> > I have the following:
> >> >
> >> > \definepapersize[thesis][width=169mm, height=239mm]
> >> > \setuppapersize[thesis][A4]
> >> > \setuplayout
> >> > [location=middle, marking=on]
> >> > \setuppagenumbering
> >> > [alternative=doublesided, location=marginedge, state=stop]
> >> >
> >> > \starttext
> >> >
> >> > % Title page
> >> > \startMPpage
> >> > % Some metafun
> >> > \stopMPpage
> >> >
> >> > % Some text
> >> > \stoptext
> >> >
> >> > The resulting pdf has a smaller first page (thesis size) while the
> >> > rest are A4 with the thesis pages place centrally. I would like to see
> >> > the title page placed on an A4 sheet as well. What am I doing wrong?
> >>
> >> MPpage creates a page with dimensions equal to the bounding box of the
> >> graphic. If you want to center a MP figure on your title page, use
> >> \startMPgraphic
> >>
> >> Aditya
> >>
> >> --
> >> Aditya Mahajan, EECS Systems, University of Michigan
> >> http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~adityam || Ph: 7342624008
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Johan Sandblom  N8, MRC, Karolinska sjh
> > t +46851776108  17176 Stockholm
> > m +46735521477  Sweden
> > "What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the
> > will to find out, which is the exact opposite"
> > - Bertrand Russell
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Aditya Mahajan, EECS Systems, University of Michigan
> http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~adityam || Ph: 7342624008
>


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Johan Sandblom  N8, MRC, Karolinska sjh
t +46851776108  17176 Stockholm
m +46735521477  Sweden
"What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the
will to find out, which is the exact opposite"
- Bertrand Russell