* interstrutline spacing [with tex file!]
@ 2009-10-14 14:07 Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد
2009-10-23 17:46 ` interstrutline spacing redux Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد
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From: Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد @ 2009-10-14 14:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Dear gang,
I am trying to create a grid background based on strut depth, so each line
of text lies right in between the top and bottom of the respective strut.
I borrowed some code from the wiki, and need help to solve the following
[and I'm no metapost guru...]:
1. Line 31, 2nd line of pdf: How can I keep \framed[align={r2l,middle}]
and get the interstrutline to still span the textwidth. In other words,
every strutline should be of textwidth, regardless of alignment
2. Compare pages 2 and 3: page 2 has extra space at the top, perhaps a
skipped line. How can I suppress that so that the first line always starts
at the top of the textblock?
3. On page 3: How can I control the continuation of the strutlines past
the final textline? What if, eg, I wanted to fill the rest of the page
with strutlines?
4. How can I change the width and color of the strutline itself?
5. I use \setuplayout[grid=on], but I'm not sure that guarantees a grid
... \start-\stoplinecorrection seems to give a different result.
[\showgrid seems broken so I can't directly compare]. Any tips to
guarantee a grid?
6. Is there a way to pass the interstrutline background to \framed [so I
don't have to type \start-\stopinterstrutline etc]?
This kind of gridded background is very common in eg, the Arabic-script
tradition, although it has many pedagogical and other uses as well. A
general strutline mechanism might make a good addition to the
distribution, or at least a nice module...
Any help or tips to improve this background will be greatly appreciated!
Best wishes
Idris
--
Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Shi`i Studies
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
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@ 2009-10-23 17:46 ` Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد
2009-10-25 9:09 ` Taco Hoekwater
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From: Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد @ 2009-10-23 17:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Dear gang,
Got no response the last time, trying again. Problem 2 is the most
important at the moment, and any help is appreciated!
Best wishes
Idris
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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:07:01 -0600
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Dear gang,
I am trying to create a grid background based on strut depth, so each line
of text lies right in between the top and bottom of the respective strut.
I borrowed some code from the wiki, and need help to solve the following
[and I'm no metapost guru...]:
1. Line 31, 2nd line of pdf: How can I keep \framed[align={r2l,middle}]
and get the interstrutline to still span the textwidth. In other words,
every strutline should be of textwidth, regardless of alignment
2. Compare pages 2 and 3: page 2 has extra space at the top, perhaps a
skipped line. How can I suppress that so that the first line always starts
at the top of the textblock?
3. On page 3: How can I control the continuation of the strutlines past
the final textline? What if, eg, I wanted to fill the rest of the page
with strutlines?
4. How can I change the width and color of the strutline itself?
5. I use \setuplayout[grid=on], but I'm not sure that guarantees a grid
... \start-\stoplinecorrection seems to give a different result.
[\showgrid seems broken so I can't directly compare]. Any tips to
guarantee a grid?
6. Is there a way to pass the interstrutline background to \framed [so I
don't have to type \start-\stopinterstrutline etc]?
This kind of gridded background is very common in eg, the Arabic-script
tradition, although it has many pedagogical and other uses as well. A
general strutline mechanism might make a good addition to the
distribution, or at least a nice module...
Any help or tips to improve this background will be greatly appreciated!
Best wishes
Idris
--
Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Shi`i Studies
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
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2009-10-23 17:46 ` interstrutline spacing redux Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد
@ 2009-10-25 9:09 ` Taco Hoekwater
2009-10-25 9:11 ` Taco Hoekwater
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From: Taco Hoekwater @ 2009-10-25 9:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد wrote:
> Dear gang,
>
> Got no response the last time, trying again. Problem 2 is the most
> important at the moment, and any help is appreciated!
I have almost no answers, but perhaps my reply will trigger someone
else to respond.
>
> 1. Line 31, 2nd line of pdf: How can I keep \framed[align={r2l,middle}]
> and get the interstrutline to still span the textwidth. In other words,
> every strutline should be of textwidth, regardless of alignment
A nested \framed + \strut will do the trick:
\framed{\startinterstrutline
\framed[align={r2l,middle}]
{\strut This is some interstrutline text}\stopinterstrutline}
> 2. Compare pages 2 and 3: page 2 has extra space at the top, perhaps a
> skipped line. How can I suppress that so that the first line always starts
> at the top of the textblock?
no idea
> 3. On page 3: How can I control the continuation of the strutlines past
> the final textline? What if, eg, I wanted to fill the rest of the page
> with strutlines?
Add a \vfill before hte \stopinterstrutline
> 4. How can I change the width and color of the strutline itself?
again, no idea.
> 5. I use \setuplayout[grid=on], but I'm not sure that guarantees a grid
> ... \start-\stoplinecorrection seems to give a different result.
> [\showgrid seems broken so I can't directly compare]. Any tips to
> guarantee a grid?
\showgrid works for me (ver: 2009.09.28 09:02 MKIV)
And you may want \setuplayout[grid=tolerant], dunno.
> 6. Is there a way to pass the interstrutline background to \framed [so I
> don't have to type \start-\stopinterstrutline etc]?
I don't know, but you could wrap the \framed in a shorthand definition
macro:
\definecomplexorsimpleempty\Myframed
\def\Myframed[#1]#2{\framed[#1]{\startinterstrutline
#2\stopinterstrutline}}
Best wishes,
Taco
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