Thanks, Wolfgang!
\symbol[square] doesn't work for me, because the inside of the box has
to be white also when on gray background, i.e. I need a box filled
with white. I decided to do what I should've done in the first place
and brushed up enough of my MetaPost that I could create a box with
black outline and white fill (OK, I pinched most of it from the
MetaFun manual...). This seems to work:
\startuseMPgraphic{box3mm_filled}
pickup pencircle scaled .02cm ;
path p ; p := unitsquare scaled 3mm ;
fill p withcolor white ;
draw p withcolor black ;
\stopuseMPgraphic
\definesymbol[box3mm][{\useMPgraphic{box3mm_filled}}]
\starttext
\dontleavehmode\symbol[box3mm] 1
\stoptext
Thank you for your speedy replies!
Mari
On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 2:08 PM, Wolfgang Schuster
Mari Voipio 19. Mai 2016 um 12:45 On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Wolfgang Schuster
This kind of works. The box and the number are now on the same line, but one of them - the number, I think - is offset and that looks funny. Is there a trick that'd fix that?
1. Lower your graphic because it has margins around the lines which positions it too high.
\definesymbol[box3mm][{\offset[y=.25ex]{\externalfigure[box3mm]}}]
\starttext
\dontleavehmode\symbol[box3mm] 1
\stoptext
2. Use a box symbol which sits lower on the baseline.
\starttext
\dontleavehmode\symbol[square] 1
\stoptext
3. Use metapost to create your own box.
\startuseMPgraphic{box3mm} draw unitsquare scaled 3mm ; \stopuseMPgraphic
\definesymbol[box3mm][{\useMPgraphic{box3mm}}]
\starttext
\dontleavehmode\symbol[box3mm] 1
\stoptext
Wolfgang
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