Panic using metapost in context. This used to work. I did a file that previously (\thisisutilityversion {1998.12.20}) had good output but now has "unknown" everywhere for textext calls! \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{one} draw (0,0)--(100,0)--(100,50)--(50,50)--(50,100)--(0,100)--(0,0); label (textext("label"), (10,25)); \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{one} \stoptext But now I see "unknown" as the text typeset instead of "label"! What happened. This is disastrous. yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer
Hans van der Meer wrote:
Panic using metapost in context. This used to work. I did a file that previously (\thisisutilityversion {1998.12.20}) had good output but now has "unknown" everywhere for textext calls!
\starttext \startuseMPgraphic{one} draw (0,0)--(100,0)--(100,50)--(50,50)--(50,100)--(0,100)--(0,0); label (textext("label"), (10,25)); \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{one} \stoptext
But now I see "unknown" as the text typeset instead of "label"! What happened. This is disastrous.
this normally points to an error in mp processing (unknown is the fall back text), not so much to something wrong with context (i hope) it runs ok here; how does it runs at other machines? (this intermediate mp runnig tex is a kind of messy mp feature and errors are hard to trace) Hans
Hans Hagen wrote:
Hans van der Meer wrote:
Panic using metapost in context. This used to work. I did a file that previously (\thisisutilityversion {1998.12.20}) had good output but now has "unknown" everywhere for textext calls!
\starttext \startuseMPgraphic{one} draw (0,0)--(100,0)--(100,50)--(50,50)--(50,100)--(0,100)--(0,0); label (textext("label"), (10,25)); \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{one} \stoptext
But now I see "unknown" as the text typeset instead of "label"! What happened. This is disastrous.
this normally points to an error in mp processing (unknown is the fall back text), not so much to something wrong with context (i hope)
it runs ok here; how does it runs at other machines?
no problem here (using latest version) Peter
(this intermediate mp runnig tex is a kind of messy mp feature and errors are hard to trace)
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Peter Rolf wrote:
Hans Hagen wrote:
Hans van der Meer wrote:
Panic using metapost in context. This used to work. I did a file that previously (\thisisutilityversion {1998.12.20}) had good output but now has "unknown" everywhere for textext calls!
\starttext \startuseMPgraphic{one} draw (0,0)--(100,0)--(100,50)--(50,50)--(50,100)--(0,100)--(0,0); label (textext("label"), (10,25)); \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{one} \stoptext
But now I see "unknown" as the text typeset instead of "label"! What happened. This is disastrous.
this normally points to an error in mp processing (unknown is the fall back text), not so much to something wrong with context (i hope)
it runs ok here; how does it runs at other machines?
no problem here (using latest version)
Runs without problems here as well. The most likely cause of problems in this subsystem nowadays is a "format was written by (pdf)(e)tex" error message from a (pdf)(e)tex executable. Unfortunately, I also find it hard to trace this stuff. It may help to run the example in an isolated directory and zip&mail everything in the directory afterwards. I can at least have a look, but cannot give guarantees. Taco
I have another piece of information on my previous posting. When I take the mpgraph mp-input for metapost produced by the ConTeXt run I see: (1) running "system(mpost -progname=mpost -mem=metafun standalone2- mpgraph)...executed." as the log shows gives the wrong metafont output. I also ran mpost with those parameters standalone on that mp- file and got the same bad result. (2) running texexec --mptex on the file gives the correct result. Would this help locating the problem? My mpost is according to mpout.log "This is MetaPost, Version 0.901 (Web2C 7.5.3) (mem=mpost 2005.11.12)". yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer On Dec 21, 2005, at 18:24, Taco Hoekwater wrote:
Peter Rolf wrote:
Hans Hagen wrote:
Hans van der Meer wrote:
Panic using metapost in context. This used to work. I did a file that previously (\thisisutilityversion {1998.12.20}) had good output but now has "unknown" everywhere for textext calls!
\starttext \startuseMPgraphic{one} draw (0,0)--(100,0)--(100,50)--(50,50)--(50,100)--(0,100)-- (0,0); label (textext("label"), (10,25)); \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{one} \stoptext
But now I see "unknown" as the text typeset instead of "label"! What happened. This is disastrous.
this normally points to an error in mp processing (unknown is the fall back text), not so much to something wrong with context (i hope)
it runs ok here; how does it runs at other machines?
no problem here (using latest version)
Runs without problems here as well. The most likely cause of problems in this subsystem nowadays is a "format was written by (pdf)(e)tex" error message from a (pdf)(e)tex executable. Unfortunately, I also find it hard to trace this stuff. It may help to run the example in an isolated directory and zip&mail everything in the directory afterwards. I can at least have a look, but cannot give guarantees.
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Hi, this code compiles without problems on a Windows-XP machine with: This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.3-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.5) ConTeXt ver: 2005.11.30 fmt: 2005.12.19 int: english mes: english Willi Hans Hagen wrote:
Hans van der Meer wrote:
Panic using metapost in context. This used to work. I did a file that previously (\thisisutilityversion {1998.12.20}) had good output but now has "unknown" everywhere for textext calls!
\starttext \startuseMPgraphic{one} draw (0,0)--(100,0)--(100,50)--(50,50)--(50,100)--(0,100)--(0,0); label (textext("label"), (10,25)); \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{one} \stoptext
But now I see "unknown" as the text typeset instead of "label"! What happened. This is disastrous.
this normally points to an error in mp processing (unknown is the fall back text), not so much to something wrong with context (i hope)
it runs ok here; how does it runs at other machines?
(this intermediate mp runnig tex is a kind of messy mp feature and errors are hard to trace)
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Runs OK here as well. Got a little graphic with the word "label" in it. chapter3 $ texexec --version TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004 tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) context : ver: 2005.12.01 cont-en : ver: 2005.12.01 fmt: 2005.12.2 mes: english cont-nl : ver: 2005.12.01 fmt: 2005.12.2 mes: dutch total run time : 2 seconds On Dec 21, 2005, at 8:13 AM, Hans van der Meer wrote:
Panic using metapost in context. This used to work. I did a file that previously (\thisisutilityversion{1998.12.20}) had good output but now has "unknown" everywhere for textext calls!
\starttext \startuseMPgraphic{one} draw (0,0)--(100,0)--(100,50)--(50,50)--(50,100)--(0,100)--(0,0); label (textext("label"), (10,25)); \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{one} \stoptext
But now I see "unknown" as the text typeset instead of "label"! What happened. This is disastrous.
yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer
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