2007/9/7, Oliver Buerschaper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > mpost seminar.mp
> > This is MetaPost, Version 0.993 (Web2C 7.5.6)
> > (seminar.mp (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/metapost/base/TEX.mp)
> > (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/metapost/base/boxes.mp)
> >>> boundingbox.currentpicture.enlarged1cm
> > ! Improper `clip'.
> > <to be read again>
> > ;
> > l.26 ...o boundingbox currentpicture enlarged 1cm;
> >
> > ?
>
> Oh, seems like I forgot that you wanted to run MetaPost externally.
> The command "enlarged" isn't contained in standard MetaPost but only
> in the extension MetaFun (i.e. MetaPost plus quite a number of
> predefined MetaPost macros) that comes with ConTeXt. Therefore the
> error is thrown ...
>
> Why not try this (in ConTeXt):
>
> ---
>
> \starttext
>
> \startuseMPgraphic{yourPicture}
> % put your MetaPost code here (without beginfig(); and endfig;)
> setbounds currentpicture to boundingbox currentpicture enlarged 1cm;
> \stopuseMPgraphic
>
> \useMPgraphic{yourPicture}
>
> \stoptext
He can set the offset in ConTeXt and not in MetaPost, e.g.
\offset[leftoffset=...]{\externalfigure[fugurename]}
The \offset command is described in the details manual, he can also
look at the definition in core-box.
Wolfgang
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