I find it difficult to see the difference -- and therefore when to use the one or the other -- between useMPgraphic and uniqueMPgraphic. Is there someone who will enlighten me? Because I hate not knowing what I am doing. yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer
Hans van der Meer wrote:
I find it difficult to see the difference -- and therefore when to use the one or the other -- between useMPgraphic and uniqueMPgraphic. Is there someone who will enlighten me? Because I hate not knowing what I am doing.
say that you have a background behind framed: compare: \startuseMPgraphic{test} draw OverlayBox withcolor red ; \stopuseMPgraphic{test} \setupcolor[state=start] \defineoverlay[test][\useMPgraphic{test}] \starttext \framed[background=test]{Hans} \framed[background=test]{Hans van} \framed[background=test]{Hans van der} \framed[background=test]{Hans van der Meer} \framed[background=test]{Hans} \stoptext compare: use, reuse and unique and you'll notice the differnece: use: every time (i.e. 5 mp runs) reuse: once, each framed gets the same background (some have wrong dimensions) unique: 4 runs, the last one has the same dimensions and is shared so ... unique is able to determine if it can reuse (based on configurable characteristics) Hans
I am recalling from memory, but try each, but use the graphic about five times in your document. Before compiling, clear your directory of all files except your sample tex file. Then compile. If I remember, when you use the useMPgraphic, you'll get a graphic file each time you use it (five of them), but only one with the uniqueMPgraphic. That's one difference, if I am remembering this properly. On Jan 13, 2006, at 12:52 PM, Hans van der Meer wrote:
I find it difficult to see the difference -- and therefore when to use the one or the other -- between useMPgraphic and uniqueMPgraphic. Is there someone who will enlighten me? Because I hate not knowing what I am doing.
yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer
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David Arnold wrote:
I am recalling from memory, but try each, but use the graphic about five times in your document. Before compiling, clear your directory of all files except your sample tex file. Then compile.
If I remember, when you use the useMPgraphic, you'll get a graphic file each time you use it (five of them), but only one with the uniqueMPgraphic.
unique only generates a new instance when the overlaystamp has changed: \def\overlaystamp {\overlaywidth:\overlayheight:\overlaydepth :\MPcolor\overlaycolor:\MPcolor\overlaylinecolor} Hans
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