Re: [NTG-context] Change the dots of the macro \periods[n]

Am 06.03.2015 um 20:02 schrieb Hans Hagen :

On 3/6/2015 6:42 PM, Fabrice Couvreur wrote:

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Hi, Is it possible to change the shape of the dots of macro \periods[n] to be like the dots of macro \definefiller[dots][left=\dontleavehmode, right=\hskip\ZeroPoint\par] ?

% in cont-new.mkiv :

\unprotect

\def\periodsymbol {.}

\unexpanded\def\enco_periods[#1]% {\dontleavehmode \hbox\bgroup \enco_periods_indeed[#1,\periodsymbol,]}

\unexpanded\def\enco_periods_indeed[#1,#2,#3]% {\setbox\scratchbox\hbox to \periodswidth{\hss#2\hss}% \dorecurse{\iffirstargument#1\else\periodsdefault\fi}{\copy\scratchbox}% \egroup}

\protect

test:

\starttext \startlines x\periods x x\periods[10]x x\periods[10,{,}]x x\periods[10,{!}]x \stoplines \stoptext

Why the weird syntax, something like \periods[n=10,symbol=!] would fit better. Wolfgang