[NTG-context] Re: for loop not working in metapost

[Mikael Sundqvist <mickep@gmail.com>]

Hi,

try "dashed evenly" instead of just "dashed".

/Mikael (did not test...)

On Fri, Aug 30, 2024 at 1:24 PM Shiv Shankar Dayal
<shivshankar.dayal@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have plotted a log function and I want to draw an xy axis grid.
> Below is the code
>
> \starttext
> \startMPcode
> draw function(1,"x", "log(x)", .1, 10, .01) scaled 1cm;
> for i = 0 upto 10:
>    draw (i*cm, -5cm) -- (i*cm, 5cm) dashed;
> endfor;
> for i = -5 upto 5:
>    draw (0, i*cm) -- (10cm, i*cm) dashed;
> endfor;
> \stopMPcode
> \stoptext
>
> My first for loop draws lines but the second gives me an error. Please help.
> --
> Respect,
> Shiv Shankar Dayal
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