26 Sep
2007
26 Sep
'07
4:50 p.m.
(...)
Metapost can only handle very basic strings. Don't use Metapost for writing text.
(...) Indeed. Using \sometxt{...} is strongly recommended. btex ... etex behaves strange and consumes a considerable amount of extra time to compile your document.
Mojca
Interesting. I also wasn't aware that btex ... etex could not handle string variables, as I learned from your documentation (I've just started learning metapost). Thanks, Maurício