From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/115398 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Aditya Mahajan via ntg-context Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: MetaPost cutdraw Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2022 01:10:01 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: References: <65347535-63b6-3a97-e5fb-74bdf43b6864@fiee.net> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="8323329-1997512211-1657084201=:406788" Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="26155"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Alpine 2.23 (LNX 453 2020-06-18) Cc: Aditya Mahajan To: Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Wed Jul 06 07:10:34 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from zapf.boekplan.nl ([5.39.185.232] helo=zapf.ntg.nl) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1o8xJ4-0006bE-03 for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 06 Jul 2022 07:10:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCBCE28A1BD; Wed, 6 Jul 2022 07:10:07 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at zapf.boekplan.nl Original-Received: from zapf.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zapf.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id lVoleVEAmHjU; Wed, 6 Jul 2022 07:10:05 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from zapf.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id CACDA28A1A4; Wed, 6 Jul 2022 07:10:05 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id A115C28A1A3 for ; Wed, 6 Jul 2022 07:10:04 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at zapf.boekplan.nl Original-Received: from zapf.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zapf.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id vQq9A7Qj8Qtl for ; Wed, 6 Jul 2022 07:10:03 +0200 (CEST) Received-SPF: Softfail (mailfrom) identity=mailfrom; client-ip=132.206.73.2; helo=orford.cim.mcgill.ca; envelope-from=adityam@umich.edu; receiver= Original-Received: from orford.cim.mcgill.ca (smtp.cim.mcgill.ca [132.206.73.2]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E902028A034 for ; Wed, 6 Jul 2022 07:10:02 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from adi-thinkpad (unknown [142.169.78.25]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: adityam) by orford.cim.mcgill.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 908A9100009 for ; Wed, 6 Jul 2022 01:10:01 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <65347535-63b6-3a97-e5fb-74bdf43b6864@fiee.net> X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Original-Sender: "ntg-context" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.comp.tex.context:115398 Archived-At: This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --8323329-1997512211-1657084201=:406788 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Wed, 6 Jul 2022, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context wrote: > Hi, I=E2=80=99m trying to understand MetaPost better. >=20 > I=E2=80=99d like to draw a fat line that=E2=80=99s cut at its end points. You mean like linecap =3D butt? \startMPpage[offset=3D5mm] path p; p :=3D origin -- (7cm,0); interim linecap :=3D butt; draw p withpen pencircle scaled 5mm; p :=3D p shifted (0,2cm); interim linecap :=3D rounded; draw p withpen pencircle scaled 5mm; p :=3D p shifted (0,2cm); interim linecap :=3D squared; draw p withpen pencircle scaled 5mm; \stopMPpage > I learned, =E2=80=9Ccutdraw=E2=80=9D should do the trick, but I get a par= allelogram=20 > instead of a rectangle. 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