Fwd: Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: text width shadow background

Fwd: Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: text width shadow background

[Keith McKay]

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Reduced size as requested.
Moderator please delete original message which was greater than 100k
Thanks
Keith McKay

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Subject: 	Re: [NTG-context] Re: Fwd: Re: text width shadow background
Date: 	Sat, 8 Jul 2023 14:14:38 +0100
From: 	Keith McKay <mckaymeister@gmail.com>
To: 	mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>, Henning Hraban 
Ramm <texml@fiee.net>



I played about with the number of shadow layers and added a wee bit 
randomness which gave a nice effect. See the code below and the attached 
png.

Best Wishes

Keith

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\startMPcode
steps := 30 ; % number of shadow layers
rulesize := BodyFontSize/steps/3;
for step = 1 upto steps:
draw lmt_outline [
text = "\bf\strut #1",
kind = "fillup",
fillcolor = "tshade",
rulethickness = (step*rulesize),
]randomized 3;
endfor;
draw lmt_outline [
text = "\bf\strut #1",
kind = "fillup",
fillcolor = "white",
rulethickness = 0,
];% yshifted (BodyFontSize*2/3); % TODO
\stopMPcode


On 08/07/2023 12:07, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:
> Am 08.07.23 um 11:39 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context:
>> On 7/8/2023 8:55 AM, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:
>>> Please, can you explain why the result of lmt_outline is shifted to 
>>> the right, if I use it in a macro?
>>
>> no time now but you can do this instead of the lmt_text:
>>
>>      draw lmt_outline [
>>          text = "\bf\strut #1",
>>          kind = "fillup",
>>          fillcolor = "white",
>>          rulethickness = rulesize,
>>      ];
>>
>> (maybe spaces creep in due to loading font files / setups or so)
>
> Thank you!
> Yes, this works, and with rulethickness=0 it even looks like I wanted 
> it to.
>
> Hraban
>
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