* How to run Typesetting in MetaPost example (MetaFun)?
@ 2011-01-18 13:48 Verhaag, G.C.H.M.
2011-01-19 13:35 ` Verhaag, G.C.H.M.
2011-01-19 17:42 ` Aditya Mahajan
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Verhaag, G.C.H.M. @ 2011-01-18 13:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Hi,
I wanted to try (using ConTeXt minimals MkIV) the example on page 228 of
the MetaFun manual, dealing with typesetting in MetaPost.
The code is given as:
\resetMPdrawing
\startMPdrawing
picture pic[] ;
numeric wid[], len[], pos[], n ;
wid[0] := len[0] := pos[0] := n := 0 ;
\stopMPdrawing
\def\whatever#1%
{\appendtoks#1\to\MPtoks
\setbox\MPbox=\hbox{\bfd\the\MPtoks}%
\startMPdrawing
n := n + 1 ; len[n] := \the\wd\MPbox ;
\stopMPdrawing
\startMPdrawing[-]
pic[n] := textext("\bfd\setstrut\strut#1") ;
pic[n] := pic[n] shifted - llcorner pic[n] ;
\stopMPdrawing}
\handletokens MetaPost is Fun!\with\whatever
But is won't run. The following message is generated:
\@@toks ->\MPtoks
\dodoappendtoks ->\dodoglobal \@@toks
\@EAEAEA {\@EA \the \@EA \@@toks
\the ...
\whatever #1->\appendtoks #1\to \MPtoks
\setbox \MPbox =\hbox {\bfd \the
\MP...
\dodohandletokenstwo *#1->\dododohandletokens {#1}
\dohandletokens
<argument> M
etaPost is Fun!
\handletokens ...ndletokens {#2}\dohandletokens #1
\end
l.96 \handletokens MetaPost is Fun!\with\whatever
Anybody any idea?
Regards,
Gerard Verhaag
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^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread* Re: How to run Typesetting in MetaPost example (MetaFun)? 2011-01-18 13:48 How to run Typesetting in MetaPost example (MetaFun)? Verhaag, G.C.H.M. @ 2011-01-19 13:35 ` Verhaag, G.C.H.M. 2011-01-19 17:12 ` Peter Rolf 2011-01-19 17:42 ` Aditya Mahajan 1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Verhaag, G.C.H.M. @ 2011-01-19 13:35 UTC (permalink / raw) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote: > Hi, > > I wanted to try (using ConTeXt minimals MkIV) the example on page 228 > of the MetaFun manual, dealing with typesetting in MetaPost. > > The code is given as: > > \resetMPdrawing > \startMPdrawing > picture pic[] ; > numeric wid[], len[], pos[], n ; > wid[0] := len[0] := pos[0] := n := 0 ; > \stopMPdrawing > > \def\whatever#1% > {\appendtoks#1\to\MPtoks > \setbox\MPbox=\hbox{\bfd\the\MPtoks}% > \startMPdrawing > n := n + 1 ; len[n] := \the\wd\MPbox ; > \stopMPdrawing > \startMPdrawing[-] > pic[n] := textext("\bfd\setstrut\strut#1") ; > pic[n] := pic[n] shifted - llcorner pic[n] ; > \stopMPdrawing} > > \handletokens MetaPost is Fun!\with\whatever > > But is won't run. The following message is generated: > > \@@toks ->\MPtoks > > \dodoappendtoks ->\dodoglobal \@@toks > \@EAEAEA {\@EA \the \@EA \@@toks > \the ... > \whatever #1->\appendtoks #1\to \MPtoks > \setbox \MPbox =\hbox {\bfd > \the \MP... > \dodohandletokenstwo *#1->\dododohandletokens {#1} > \dohandletokens > <argument> M > etaPost is Fun! > \handletokens ...ndletokens {#2}\dohandletokens #1 > \end > l.96 \handletokens MetaPost is Fun!\with\whatever > > Anybody any idea? > > Regards, > Gerard Verhaag > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry > to the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > > Hi, I'm in need of help to get the example as described in the MetaFun manual running, because I want to use text around a path! So, I started reading the chapter about 'Typesetting in METAPOST' and wanted to try the examples as given in that chapter, but without succes! The problem seem to be the MPtoks macro. According to the text in this chapter this low level macro (and MPbox and appendtoks) are already defined, but are they really? The version of context minimals I use at the moment is: MTXrun | current version: 2011.01.18 19:34 Any suggestions are very much welcomed! Thanks in advance! Regards, Gerard ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: How to run Typesetting in MetaPost example (MetaFun)? 2011-01-19 13:35 ` Verhaag, G.C.H.M. @ 2011-01-19 17:12 ` Peter Rolf 0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Peter Rolf @ 2011-01-19 17:12 UTC (permalink / raw) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Am 19.01.2011 14:35, schrieb Verhaag, G.C.H.M.: > Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I wanted to try (using ConTeXt minimals MkIV) the example on page 228 >> of the MetaFun manual, dealing with typesetting in MetaPost. >> >> The code is given as: >> >> \resetMPdrawing >> \startMPdrawing >> picture pic[] ; >> numeric wid[], len[], pos[], n ; >> wid[0] := len[0] := pos[0] := n := 0 ; >> \stopMPdrawing >> >> \def\whatever#1% >> {\appendtoks#1\to\MPtoks >> \setbox\MPbox=\hbox{\bfd\the\MPtoks}% >> \startMPdrawing >> n := n + 1 ; len[n] := \the\wd\MPbox ; >> \stopMPdrawing >> \startMPdrawing[-] >> pic[n] := textext("\bfd\setstrut\strut#1") ; >> pic[n] := pic[n] shifted - llcorner pic[n] ; >> \stopMPdrawing} >> >> \handletokens MetaPost is Fun!\with\whatever >> >> But is won't run. The following message is generated: >> >> \@@toks ->\MPtoks >> >> \dodoappendtoks ->\dodoglobal \@@toks >> \@EAEAEA {\@EA \the \@EA \@@toks >> \the ... >> \whatever #1->\appendtoks #1\to \MPtoks >> \setbox \MPbox =\hbox {\bfd >> \the \MP... >> \dodohandletokenstwo *#1->\dododohandletokens {#1} >> \dohandletokens >> <argument> M >> etaPost is Fun! >> \handletokens ...ndletokens {#2}\dohandletokens #1 >> \end >> l.96 \handletokens MetaPost is Fun!\with\whatever >> >> Anybody any idea? >> >> Regards, >> Gerard Verhaag >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry >> to the Wiki! >> >> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / >> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net >> archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ >> wiki : http://contextgarden.net >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> >> > Hi, > > I'm in need of help to get the example as described in the MetaFun > manual running, because I want to use text around a path! > > So, I started reading the chapter about 'Typesetting in METAPOST' and > wanted to try the examples as given in that chapter, but without succes! > > The problem seem to be the MPtoks macro. According to the text in this > chapter this low level macro (and MPbox and appendtoks) are already > defined, but are they really? > > The version of context minimals I use at the moment is: > > MTXrun | current version: 2011.01.18 19:34 > > Any suggestions are very much welcomed! Thanks in advance! > Hi Gerard, how about an alternative way to deal with this? 1. draw the text with Inkscape (put text on a path); I think there is even a tutorial for this. 2. select the graphic and save it as *.eps 3. use pstoedit to convert it into *.mp pstoedit -v -ssp -f "mpost:" foo.eps foo.mp 4. edit/scale the metapost graphic as you like Best wishes, Peter ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: How to run Typesetting in MetaPost example (MetaFun)? 2011-01-18 13:48 How to run Typesetting in MetaPost example (MetaFun)? Verhaag, G.C.H.M. 2011-01-19 13:35 ` Verhaag, G.C.H.M. @ 2011-01-19 17:42 ` Aditya Mahajan 2011-01-20 9:59 ` Verhaag, G.C.H.M. 1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Aditya Mahajan @ 2011-01-19 17:42 UTC (permalink / raw) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users On Tue, 18 Jan 2011, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote: > Hi, > > I wanted to try (using ConTeXt minimals MkIV) the example on page 228 of the > MetaFun manual, dealing with typesetting in MetaPost. I haven't look at the metapost manual ... but > The code is given as: > > \resetMPdrawing > \startMPdrawing > picture pic[] ; > numeric wid[], len[], pos[], n ; > wid[0] := len[0] := pos[0] := n := 0 ; > \stopMPdrawing > > \def\whatever#1% > {\appendtoks#1\to\MPtoks > \setbox\MPbox=\hbox{\bfd\the\MPtoks}% > \startMPdrawing > n := n + 1 ; len[n] := \the\wd\MPbox ; > \stopMPdrawing > \startMPdrawing[-] > pic[n] := textext("\bfd\setstrut\strut#1") ; > pic[n] := pic[n] shifted - llcorner pic[n] ; > \stopMPdrawing} > > \handletokens MetaPost is Fun!\with\whatever > > But is won't run. The following message is generated: The actual error message said ! Undefined control sequence. \@@toks ->\MPtoks So add \newtoks\MPtoks After which you get ! Undefined control sequence. \whatever ...endtoks #1\to \MPtoks \setbox \MPbox so add \newbox\MPbox After that the file compiles but you get an empty image. There are two things missing in the code. First you don't tell actually draw the metapost drawing. for that, add \MPdrawingdonetrue \getMPdrawing \resetMPdrawing Still an empty page. Again the pic[n] is calculated but never drawn. So add draw p[n] shifted (n*1cm,0) ; (or perhaps along a more sophisticated path), and now you have a working example: \newtoks\MPtoks \newbox\MPbox \resetMPdrawing \startMPdrawing picture p[] ; numeric wid[], len[], pos[], n ; wid[0] := len[0] := pos[0] := n := 0 ; \stopMPdrawing \def\whatever#1% {\appendtoks#1\to\MPtoks \setbox\MPbox=\hbox{\bfd\the\MPtoks}% \startMPdrawing n := n + 1 ; len[n] := \the\wd\MPbox ; p[n] := textext("\bfd\setstrut\strut#1") ; p[n] := p[n] shifted - llcorner p[n] ; draw p[n] shifted (n*1cm,0) ; \stopMPdrawing} \starttext \handletokens MetaPost is Fun!\with\whatever \MPdrawingdonetrue \getMPdrawing \resetMPdrawing \stoptext You could also have just used the macros from meta-txt: \useMPlibrary[txt] \startMPdefinitions newpath RotPath ; RotPath = fullcircle scaled 3cm ; \stopMPdefinitions \starttext \followtokens{Metapost is fun \quad} \stoptext @Hans: Perhaps we can have a more ConTeXtist interface to this macro: \definetextonepath [whatever] [color=..., style=..., mp=..., % path specification ] \whatever{Metapost is fun} Aditya ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: How to run Typesetting in MetaPost example (MetaFun)? 2011-01-19 17:42 ` Aditya Mahajan @ 2011-01-20 9:59 ` Verhaag, G.C.H.M. 2011-01-20 10:33 ` luigi scarso 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Verhaag, G.C.H.M. @ 2011-01-20 9:59 UTC (permalink / raw) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Aditya Mahajan wrote: > On Tue, 18 Jan 2011, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I wanted to try (using ConTeXt minimals MkIV) the example on page 228 >> of the MetaFun manual, dealing with typesetting in MetaPost. > > > I haven't look at the metapost manual ... but > >> The code is given as: >> >> \resetMPdrawing >> \startMPdrawing >> picture pic[] ; >> numeric wid[], len[], pos[], n ; >> wid[0] := len[0] := pos[0] := n := 0 ; >> \stopMPdrawing >> >> \def\whatever#1% >> {\appendtoks#1\to\MPtoks >> \setbox\MPbox=\hbox{\bfd\the\MPtoks}% >> \startMPdrawing >> n := n + 1 ; len[n] := \the\wd\MPbox ; >> \stopMPdrawing >> \startMPdrawing[-] >> pic[n] := textext("\bfd\setstrut\strut#1") ; >> pic[n] := pic[n] shifted - llcorner pic[n] ; >> \stopMPdrawing} >> >> \handletokens MetaPost is Fun!\with\whatever >> >> But is won't run. The following message is generated: > > > The actual error message said > > ! Undefined control sequence. > \@@toks ->\MPtoks > > So add > > \newtoks\MPtoks > > After which you get > > ! Undefined control sequence. > \whatever ...endtoks #1\to \MPtoks \setbox \MPbox > > so add > > \newbox\MPbox > > After that the file compiles but you get an empty image. There are two > things missing in the code. First you don't tell actually draw the > metapost drawing. for that, add > > \MPdrawingdonetrue \getMPdrawing \resetMPdrawing > > > Still an empty page. Again the pic[n] is calculated but never drawn. > So add > > draw p[n] shifted (n*1cm,0) ; > > (or perhaps along a more sophisticated path), > > and now you have a working example: > > \newtoks\MPtoks > \newbox\MPbox > > \resetMPdrawing > \startMPdrawing > picture p[] ; > numeric wid[], len[], pos[], n ; > wid[0] := len[0] := pos[0] := n := 0 ; > \stopMPdrawing > > \def\whatever#1% > {\appendtoks#1\to\MPtoks > \setbox\MPbox=\hbox{\bfd\the\MPtoks}% > \startMPdrawing > n := n + 1 ; len[n] := \the\wd\MPbox ; > p[n] := textext("\bfd\setstrut\strut#1") ; > p[n] := p[n] shifted - llcorner p[n] ; > draw p[n] shifted (n*1cm,0) ; > \stopMPdrawing} > > \starttext > \handletokens MetaPost is Fun!\with\whatever > > \MPdrawingdonetrue \getMPdrawing \resetMPdrawing > > \stoptext > > You could also have just used the macros from meta-txt: > > \useMPlibrary[txt] > > \startMPdefinitions > newpath RotPath ; > RotPath = fullcircle scaled 3cm ; > \stopMPdefinitions > > \starttext > \followtokens{Metapost is fun \quad} > \stoptext > > @Hans: Perhaps we can have a more ConTeXtist interface to this macro: > > \definetextonepath > [whatever] > [color=..., > style=..., > mp=..., % path specification > ] > > \whatever{Metapost is fun} > > Aditya Hi, Okay, that makes things more clear, but couldn't find this in the manual! Maybe it is very obvious to someone more familiar with METAPOST. Well, I also tried the nice macro example on page 232 of the MetaFun manual by Hans, and got of course the same problems. But after I added the \newtoks\MPtoks \newbox\MPbox definitions to the file, it worked! Also the Inkscape alternative is very useful, thanks for helping me out! Regards, Gerard ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: How to run Typesetting in MetaPost example (MetaFun)? 2011-01-20 9:59 ` Verhaag, G.C.H.M. @ 2011-01-20 10:33 ` luigi scarso 0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: luigi scarso @ 2011-01-20 10:33 UTC (permalink / raw) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users You can also use mkii as command line drawing tool: #> mtxrun texexec test.tex \starttext \startTEXpage \resetMPdrawing \startMPdrawing picture pic[] ; numeric wid[], len[], pos[], n ; wid[0] := len[0] := pos[0] := n := 0 ; \stopMPdrawing \def\whatever#1% {\appendtoks#1\to\MPtoks \setbox\MPbox=\hbox{\bfd\the\MPtoks}% \startMPdrawing n := n + 1 ; len[n] := \the\wd\MPbox ; \stopMPdrawing \startMPdrawing[-] pic[n] := textext("\bfd\setstrut\strut#1") ; pic[n] := pic[n] shifted - llcorner pic[n] ; \stopMPdrawing} \handletokens MetaPost is Fun!\with\whatever \startMPdrawing pair len ; len := origin ; for i=1 upto n : draw pic[i] shifted len ; draw boundingbox pic[i] shifted len withpen pencircle scaled .25pt withcolor red ; len := len+(xpart lrcorner pic[i]-xpart llcorner pic[i],0) ; endfor ; \stopMPdrawing \MPdrawingdonetrue\getMPdrawing \stopTEXpage \stoptext -- luigi ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
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