Hans Hagen wrote: > Peter Rolf wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I've used \doboundtext so far, to crop my text exactly as I want it. But >> now I've problems with text, that contains a \underbar token. It seems, >> that \handletokens can't handle \underbar. >> >> The other cropping alternative, \limitatetext, perfectly works with >> \underbar, but it's useless for me, as it cropps off only at word >> boundaries. mhh.. >> >> Is there an (more or less) easy way to solve my problem? >> I don't need a full solution; any hints are welcome. >> >> > here is a full solution; it's up to you to add documentation to the wiki
Many thanks! I'll add the text cropping stuff to the wiki as soon as possible. Greetings, Peter > (the macro will be in the next release) > > \def\limitatefirstline#1#2#3% > {\hbox\bgroup\strut > \setbox\scratchbox\hbox{#1}% > \ifdim\wd\scratchbox>#2\relax > \setbox\scratchbox\hbox{#3}% > \hsize#2\relax > \advance\hsize-\wd\scratchbox > \setbox\scratchbox\vbox{\forgetall#1}% > \setbox\scratchbox\vsplit\scratchbox to \lineheight > \vbox{\unvbox\scratchbox}% > #3% > \else > #1% > \fi > \egroup} > > \starttext > > \limitatefirstline{\input tufte\relax}{10cm}{\unknown} > > \stoptext > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE > Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands > tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com > | www.pragma-pod.nl > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context@ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > > _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context