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On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:18:48 +0100
Wolfgang Schuster
Is it possible to calculate with \measure or do I have to resort to dimens? Example:
\definemeasure [mymeasure] [4cm] \newdimen\mydim \mydim4cm
\starttext \framed[width=4cm]{Foobar} \framed[width=\measure{mymeasure}]{Foobar} \framed[width=2\mydim]{Foobar} \framed[width=2\measure{mymeasure}]{Foobar} \stoptext You can use \measured
That's what I was looking for.
or just create more named lengths.
\definemeasure [onemeasure] [4cm] \definemeasure [twomeasure] [\measure{onemeasure}*2] %\definemeasure [twomeasure] [2\measured{onemeasure}]
That's exactly what I initially did. After I ended up with \measure{Small} \measure{TwoSmall} \measure{ThreeSmall} \measure{FourSmall} \measure{Big} \measure{TwoBig} \measure{ThreeBig} \measure{FourBig} I deleted the whole mess and went with \dimen. Thanks for the quick response. Marco