Oliver Buerschaper wrote: >> Sorry I missed this thread earlier. The default rule thickness in >> is the eight font parameter of the fonts in math family 3. A bare >> context file with the standard 12pt fonts gives the value 0.47998pt. >> You can get the value via : >> >> \edef\defautlrulethickness{\the\fontdimen8\textfont3} >> >> Afaik, in all math setups three fonts in math family 3 are the same >> actual font so just the one value will do. But the actual value >> will definately vary a bit depending on the font setup. For example, >> palatino 12pt has 0.708pt. > > > OK. However, this doesn't seem to scale properly within the same font > … try the following: > > --- > \edef\defaultrulethickness{\the\fontdimen8\textfont3}
That is because of the \edef. Changing to a plain \def should help: \def\defaultrulethickness{\the\fontdimen8\textfont3\relax} (the \relax is now needed because there could be a digit following). Best wishes, Taco ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________