Re: [NTG-context] german sharp s in Metapost Labels

9 Jan 2004


      Hi,

The following works ok here (see previous mail for example of MPenvironment)

label(btex Hans Maaß, Berlin etex, center currentpicture);

                                  ^^^
                                  , needed, else wrong mp run!

===== changed code =====

\setupoutput[pdftex]

\setuppagenumbering[state=stop]
\useencoding[win]
\mainlanguage[de]

\starttext

\startMPcode
verbatimtex
   \useencoding[win]
   \mainlanguage[de]
etex;
draw fullcircle scaled 4cm;
label(btex Hans Maaß, Berlin etex, center currentpicture);
\stopMPcode

\startMPcode
verbatimtex
   \usetypescript  [berry][ec]
   \definetypeface [palatino] [rm] [serif] [palatino] [default] [encoding=ec]
   \definetypeface [palatino] [mm] [math]  [palatino] [default] [encoding=ec]
   \setupbodyfont  [palatino, 10pt, rm]
   \useencoding[win]
   \mainlanguage[de]
etex;
draw fullcircle scaled 4cm;
label(btex Hans Maaß, Berlin etex, center currentpicture);
\stopMPcode


\startMPcode
verbatimtex
   \setupencoding [default=ec]
   \usetypescript[berry][ec]
   \definetypeface [postscript] [rm] [serif] [times] [default]
   \definetypeface [postscript] [ss] [sans] [helvetica] [default] [rscale=..9]
   \definetypeface [postscript] [tt] [mono] [courier] [default] [rscale=1.1]
   \setupbodyfont [postscript, 11pt]
   \useencoding[win]
   \mainlanguage[de]
etex;
draw fullcircle scaled 4cm;
label(btex Hans Maaß, Berlin etex, center currentpicture);
\stopMPcode

\stoptext
...
Hi all,
if i use another Font as cmr to typeset labels
in MetaPost the german sharp s is typeset
with wrong width.
The same text direct typeset by tex (pdfetex)
without MetaPost looks right.
Is this a bug in tex or in metapost (i dont believe)
or is it a font problem?
Greetings Lutz
My File:
\setupoutput[pdftex]
\setuppagenumbering[state=stop]
\useencoding[win]
\mainlanguage[de]
\starttext
\startMPgraphic
verbatimtex
\useencoding[win]
\mainlanguage[de]
etex;
draw fullcircle scaled 4cm;
label(btex Hans Maaß, Berlin etex(center currentpicture));
\stopMPgraphic
\loadcurrentMPgraphic
\placeMPgraphic
Hans Maaß, Berlin
\startMPgraphic
verbatimtex
\usetypescript  [berry][ec]
\definetypeface [palatino] [rm] [serif] [palatino] [default] [encoding=ec]
\definetypeface [palatino] [mm] [math]  [palatino] [default] [encoding=ec]
\setupbodyfont  [palatino, 10pt, rm]
\useencoding[win]
\mainlanguage[de]
etex;
draw fullcircle scaled 4cm;
label(btex Hans Maaß, Berlin etex(center currentpicture));
\stopMPgraphic
\loadcurrentMPgraphic
\placeMPgraphic
\usetypescript  [berry][ec]
\definetypeface [palatino] [rm] [serif] [palatino] [default] [encoding=ec]
\definetypeface [palatino] [mm] [math]  [palatino] [default] [encoding=ec]
\setupbodyfont  [palatino, 10pt, rm]
Hans Maaß, Berlin
\startMPgraphic
verbatimtex
\setupencoding [default=ec]
\usetypescript[berry][ec]
\definetypeface [postscript] [rm] [serif] [times] [default]
\definetypeface [postscript] [ss] [sans] [helvetica] [default] [rscale=..9]
\definetypeface [postscript] [tt] [mono] [courier] [default] [rscale=1.1]
\setupbodyfont [postscript, 11pt]
\useencoding[win]
\mainlanguage[de]
etex;
draw fullcircle scaled 4cm;
label(btex Hans Maaß, Berlin etex(center currentpicture));
\stopMPgraphic
\loadcurrentMPgraphic
\placeMPgraphic
\setupencoding [default=ec]
\usetypescript[berry][ec]
\definetypeface [postscript] [rm] [serif] [times] [default]
\definetypeface [postscript] [ss] [sans] [helvetica] [default] [rscale=..9]
\definetypeface [postscript] [tt] [mono] [courier] [default] [rscale=1.1]
\setupbodyfont [postscript, 11pt]
Hans Maaß, Berlin
\stoptext
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