[NTG-context] LuaMetaTeX: \hbox dir vs. direction

[Hans Hagen]

On 12/17/2020 11:48 AM, Henri Menke wrote:
> Dear Hans,
> 
> In LuaMetaTeX the directional syntax for boxes
> 
>      \hbox dir TLT {...}
> 
> is no longer supported.  Currently this is necessary for PGF because certain
> things like shading have to always be typeset in TLT.  Is there a simple
> workaround?

Just use

   \naturalhbox

in mkiv and lmtx.
  Hans


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