Re: [NTG-context] counting characters when dealing with XML

22 Jan 2015

      On 01/21/2015 12:36 AM, Hans Hagen wrote:
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On 1/20/2015 8:50 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote:
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Dear list,
I have a question when dealing with XML.
Is there any way to write a conditional based on the number of
characters in a given field?
[...]
let tex do the work .. counting is not accurate for this anyway
Many thanks for your reply, Hans.

I don’t need total accuracy with this.

Many thanks for your help again,

Pablo
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\starttexdefinition AutoFontSize #1
     \begingroup
         \setbox\scratchbox\hbox{#1}
         \normalexpanded {
             \definedfont[Regular*default at
                 \ifdim\wd\scratchbox>30em 10pt\else
                 \ifdim\wd\scratchbox>25em 12pt\else
                 \ifdim\wd\scratchbox>20em 14pt\else
                 \ifdim\wd\scratchbox>15em 16pt\fi\fi\fi\fi
             ]
         }
         #1
     \endgroup
\stoptexdefinition
\starttext
     \dostepwiserecurse{30}{80}{2}{\AutoFontSize{\dorecurse{#1}{x}}\par}
\stoptext
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