From: Stefan Nedeljkovic via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
To: Max Chernoff <mseven@telus.net>
Cc: Stefan Nedeljkovic <tsar.srb@gmail.com>,
mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: Compiling a large metapost document
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2022 04:00:59 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAGraPNfH+F-TytvPZkSY76MURjOKNNSqg8=nz=6CbryOOioPrQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1f166f27-61d9-e211-0239-b3f9591985de@telus.net>
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Thank you very much Max! It works indeed! One more question. How would I
import the eps file back into MPpage, so I could do trickery with text.
)
On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 1:46 AM Max Chernoff <mseven@telus.net> wrote:
> > I have a large .tex file with metapost embedded in it and want to compile
> > it, but it fails. Do you know of a way to compile it?
>
> Just use plain MetaPost:
>
> diff --git a/belgrade_gm.tex b/belgrade_gm.mp
> index 3281754..d536b64 100644
> --- a/belgrade_gm.tex
> +++ b/belgrade_gm.mp
> @@ -1 +1 @@
> -\startMPpage
> +beginfig(1)
> @@ -125187 +125187 @@ drawdot (264.352, 116.362) withpen pencircle
> scaled 1.35 withcolor (0.929, 0.110
> -\stopMPpage
> \ No newline at end of file
> +endfig; end;
>
> Then compile with:
>
> mpost belgrade_gm
> ps2pdf belgrade_gm.1
>
> -- Max
>
>
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Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-06-01 14:48 Stefan Nedeljkovic via ntg-context
2022-06-01 16:43 ` Stefan Nedeljkovic via ntg-context
2022-06-01 17:24 ` Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context
2022-06-01 17:35 ` Stefan Nedeljkovic via ntg-context
2022-06-01 18:34 ` Thomas A. Schmitz via ntg-context
2022-06-01 20:15 ` Stefan Nedeljkovic via ntg-context
2022-06-01 20:16 ` Stefan Nedeljkovic via ntg-context
2022-06-01 20:25 ` Thomas A. Schmitz via ntg-context
2022-06-01 21:30 ` Stefan Nedeljkovic via ntg-context
2022-06-01 22:26 ` Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context
2022-06-02 7:18 ` Thomas A. Schmitz via ntg-context
2022-06-02 8:51 ` Stefan Nedeljkovic via ntg-context
2022-06-02 10:15 ` Hans Hagen via ntg-context
2022-06-02 10:36 ` Stefan Nedeljkovic via ntg-context
2022-06-01 23:45 ` Max Chernoff via ntg-context
2022-06-02 2:00 ` Stefan Nedeljkovic via ntg-context [this message]
2022-06-02 2:22 ` Max Chernoff via ntg-context
2022-06-02 2:41 ` Stefan Nedeljkovic via ntg-context
2022-06-02 3:21 ` Stefan Nedeljkovic via ntg-context
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