Re: [NTG-context] MP newbie question

19 May 2009


      On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Alan Stone
wrote:
...
Hi,
How do you make this work ?
--- mpframed.tex ---
%\def\myFrameAlternative{line}
%\def\myFrameAlternative{dashes}
\def\myFrameAlternative{dots}
The MetaPost User Manual brought the answer...

 %\def\myFrameAlternative{"line"}
%\def\myFrameAlternative{"dashes"}
\def\myFrameAlternative{"dots"}
...
\startuniqueMPgraphic{name}
path p ;
p := unitsquare xscaled \overlaywidth yscaled \overlayheight ;
 show (\myFrameAlternative) ;
if \myFrameAlternative = dashes :
if \myFrameAlternative = "dashes" :

Alan
...
% if (\myFrameAlternative) = dashes :
draw p dashed evenly scaled 2 ;
% elseif (\myFrameAlternative) = dots :
elseif \myFrameAlternative = dots :
draw p dashed withdots scaled 2 ;
else :
draw p ;
fi ;
 \stopuniqueMPgraphic
\defineoverlay[myGraphic][\uniqueMPgraphic{name}]
\starttext
\framed[%
offset=5mm,
background=myGraphic,
frame=off]
{mp framed}
\stoptext
---
context.cmd mpframed
--
Alan