ntg-context - mailing list for ConTeXt users
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
* meta post query (MK2) re underlining
@ 2010-07-16 15:00 Bowen Alan C.
  2010-07-16 20:29 ` Hans Hagen
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Bowen Alan C. @ 2010-07-16 15:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mailing list for ConTeXt users


[-- Attachment #1.1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1940 bytes --]

I have been using

\definetextbackground[underline]    [location=text,alternative=1,background=,frame=off]

for underlining in my documents and 

\startuseMPgraphic{mpos:par:columnset}
   \iftracepositions show_multi_pars \else draw_multi_pars \fi ;
   path p ; p := boundingbox currentpicture ;
  currentpicture := currentpicture shifted (0,-StrutDepth/2) ;
   setbounds currentpicture to p ;
\stopuseMPgraphic

to control the depth of the underlining.

Unfortunately, this underlining is still sometimes too far beneath the word underlined. I had thought the problem is the -StrutDepth/2. But even if I change it to an absolute value, the underlines to not appear at the same distance even when the word.

Try this test file:

\definetextbackground[underline]    [location=text,alternative=1,background=,frame=off]

\startuseMPgraphic{mpos:par:columnset} 
   \iftracepositions show_multi_pars \else draw_multi_pars \fi ;
   path p ; p := boundingbox currentpicture ;
  currentpicture := currentpicture shifted (0,-.50) ;
   setbounds currentpicture to p ;
\stopuseMPgraphic

\starttext

Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu. 
Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu. 
Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu. 
Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.

\stoptext

What I need is underlining that occurs at a fixed/constant distance below the words underlined (allowing for descenders, of course, when they are present).

Any suggestions?

Alan

[-- Attachment #1.2: Type: text/html, Size: 3827 bytes --]

[-- Attachment #2: Type: text/plain, Size: 486 bytes --]

___________________________________________________________________________________
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] 3+ messages in thread

* Re: meta post query (MK2) re underlining
  2010-07-16 15:00 meta post query (MK2) re underlining Bowen Alan C.
@ 2010-07-16 20:29 ` Hans Hagen
  2010-07-17 10:20   ` Bowen Alan C.
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Hans Hagen @ 2010-07-16 20:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mailing list for ConTeXt users; +Cc: Bowen Alan C.

On 16-7-2010 5:00, Bowen Alan C. wrote:
> I have been using
>
> \definetextbackground[underline]    [location=text,alternative=1,background=,frame=off]
>
> for underlining in my documents and
>
> \startuseMPgraphic{mpos:par:columnset}
>     \iftracepositions show_multi_pars \else draw_multi_pars \fi ;
>     path p ; p := boundingbox currentpicture ;
>    currentpicture := currentpicture shifted (0,-StrutDepth/2) ;
>     setbounds currentpicture to p ;
> \stopuseMPgraphic
>
> to control the depth of the underlining.
>
> Unfortunately, this underlining is still sometimes too far beneath the word underlined. I had thought the problem is the -StrutDepth/2. But even if I change it to an absolute value, the underlines to not appear at the same distance even when the word.
>
> Try this test file:
>
> \definetextbackground[underline]    [location=text,alternative=1,background=,frame=off]
>
> \startuseMPgraphic{mpos:par:columnset}
>     \iftracepositions show_multi_pars \else draw_multi_pars \fi ;
>     path p ; p := boundingbox currentpicture ;
>    currentpicture := currentpicture shifted (0,-.50) ;
>     setbounds currentpicture to p ;
> \stopuseMPgraphic
>
> \starttext
>
> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
>
> \stoptext
>
> What I need is underlining that occurs at a fixed/constant distance below the words underlined (allowing for descenders, of course, when they are present).
>
> Any suggestions?


just use \underbar(s)




-----------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE
               Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands
     tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com
                                              | www.pragma-pod.nl
-----------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________________________________________
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] 3+ messages in thread

* Re: meta post query (MK2) re underlining
  2010-07-16 20:29 ` Hans Hagen
@ 2010-07-17 10:20   ` Bowen Alan C.
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Bowen Alan C. @ 2010-07-17 10:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mailing list for ConTeXt users

Many thanks, Hans. That looks much better now.

Alan

On Jul 16, 2010, at 4:29 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:

> On 16-7-2010 5:00, Bowen Alan C. wrote:
>> I have been using
>> 
>> \definetextbackground[underline]    [location=text,alternative=1,background=,frame=off]
>> 
>> for underlining in my documents and
>> 
>> \startuseMPgraphic{mpos:par:columnset}
>>    \iftracepositions show_multi_pars \else draw_multi_pars \fi ;
>>    path p ; p := boundingbox currentpicture ;
>>   currentpicture := currentpicture shifted (0,-StrutDepth/2) ;
>>    setbounds currentpicture to p ;
>> \stopuseMPgraphic
>> 
>> to control the depth of the underlining.
>> 
>> Unfortunately, this underlining is still sometimes too far beneath the word underlined. I had thought the problem is the -StrutDepth/2. But even if I change it to an absolute value, the underlines to not appear at the same distance even when the word.
>> 
>> Try this test file:
>> 
>> \definetextbackground[underline]    [location=text,alternative=1,background=,frame=off]
>> 
>> \startuseMPgraphic{mpos:par:columnset}
>>    \iftracepositions show_multi_pars \else draw_multi_pars \fi ;
>>    path p ; p := boundingbox currentpicture ;
>>   currentpicture := currentpicture shifted (0,-.50) ;
>>    setbounds currentpicture to p ;
>> \stopuseMPgraphic
>> 
>> \starttext
>> 
>> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
>> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
>> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
>> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
>> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
>> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
>> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
>> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
>> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
>> Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu.
>> 
>> \stoptext
>> 
>> What I need is underlining that occurs at a fixed/constant distance below the words underlined (allowing for descenders, of course, when they are present).
>> 
>> Any suggestions?
> 
> 
> just use \underbar(s)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>                                          Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE
>              Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands
>    tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com
>                                             | www.pragma-pod.nl
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> 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
> ___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________
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] 3+ messages in thread

end of thread, other threads:[~2010-07-17 10:20 UTC | newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages (download: mbox.gz / follow: Atom feed)
-- links below jump to the message on this page --
2010-07-16 15:00 meta post query (MK2) re underlining Bowen Alan C.
2010-07-16 20:29 ` Hans Hagen
2010-07-17 10:20   ` Bowen Alan C.

This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox;
as well as URLs for NNTP newsgroup(s).