On Fri, 19 May 2006 15:52:56 +0200, Hans Hagen
nico wrote:
Yes, replacing background by a framedtext works fine. In fact I used that (and the 300 pages book compiled fine :-) but I changed to background to allow the code portions to split in several pages (when put in normal text flow). But if you say that background should be avoided in floats i'll use the framed typing definition for floats (that cannot split anyway).
i adapted the backgrounds to recognize floats, i'll sen dyou the file
Ok, thanks, i'll try it.
BTW, is there other known unsafe combinations to avoid?
well, \starttextbackground is the more modern way to go (only one level needed since one can hook in mp code)
I tried this too, but it became a real nightmare. It compiles ok, but is so slow: there were hundred of MP files, and the result was ugly (strange offsets, strange framed lines, strange color...). I deduced that I certainly did something wrong, but had no time to investigate in this area. And the compilation time is certainly the main drawback for me. Regards, BG