Yes the Missouri set would be even better. > A common convention around Missouri cave mapping is to indicate the > height > change of a floor step by enclosing the value in a square box. This is > not > the same as ceiling height which is enclosed in a circle or oval
The therion book indicates that height can be added to pit or wall:pit p29 "height <value> ▷ height of pit or wall:pit; available in METAPOST as a numeric variable ATTR__height." I guess that would also make sense for a floor-step, however if you try it you get the error -height not valid with type floor-step When you use an altitude on a wall it adds a label but does not seem to with pits maybe the same should happen with steps and pits, currently I have no idea what happens to the height attribute on a pit. Looking at data.mp the l_floorstep does have a ATTR__height and it is set to -1! Yes I'm having similar problems to you defining a box, my skills are generally limited to copying existing definitions and adjusting them slightly. My guess is that it is not a metapost, it is tex as it is a label, in tex you can put a box round text with \fbox{4} but how or if you can use that in therion I do not know. It is a problem that is interesting me, as I think it is something that I might want to use. Andrew On 20/09/18 13:09, Martin Sluka via Therion wrote: > Please contact Martin Budaj. > > Odesláno z iPhonu > > 20. 9. 2018 v 13:32, Bill Gee via Therion <therion@speleo.sk>: > >> Hi Martin - >> >> Now that is an interesting idea! Most of the symbols used in Missouri are >> UIS, so that would serve as the starting point. >> >> Is there any documentation on how to create an entire symbol set? >> >> And my original question is still there ... How can I create a symbol that >> puts a number inside a square box? >> >> -- >> Bill Gee >> >> >> >> On Thursday, September 20, 2018 12:37:42 AM CDT Martin Sluka via Therion >> wrote: >>> The correct way could be to define “Missoury symbol set” as one of defaults >>> for Therion. >>> >>> It should be more simple than user symbol, because it will work with >>> contents menus. >>> >>> Martin S. >>> >>> Odesláno z iPhonu >>> >>> 20. 9. 2018 v 1:05, Bill Gee via Therion <therion@speleo.sk>: >>>> Hi Andrew - >>>> >>>> I have defined several of my own symbols such as a pendant and popcorn >>>> with >>>> hollow circles. I could easily define a custom point that would display a >>>> square box. >>>> >>>> But then how to get the value displayed inside the box? And how to make >>>> the box scale according to the number of digits it contains? And will >>>> Therion do unit conversions like it does for the passage-height object? >>>> That's why I was looking for the existing code. If I can find it, then >>>> it is probably pretty easy to modify. >>>> >>>>> Yes that is probably possible, however, using a defined symbol for >>>>> something else is probably not the right answer. Therion allows you to >>>>> define your own points. >>>>> >>>>>> From the wiki >>>>> >>>>> point u:xxxx where xxxx is the name of a user defined symbol that you >>>>> have >>>>> defined or referenced in a layout. >>>>> >>>>> The actual definition seems to be beyond me at the moment, let me sleep >>>>> on >>>>> it, but hopefully a more skillful person will have the answer. >>>>> >>>>> Andrew >>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, 19 Sep 2018, 22:28 Bill Gee via Therion, <therion@speleo.sk> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Hello everyone - >>>>>> >>>>>> A common convention around Missouri cave mapping is to indicate the >>>>>> height >>>>>> change of a floor step by enclosing the value in a square box. This is >>>>>> not >>>>>> the same as ceiling height which is enclosed in a circle or oval. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have been using the object "point height" for this. It works except >>>>>> there >>>>>> is nothing around the value. It just hangs out in space, so to speak. >>>>>> >>>>>> I used the "-d" option to dump all the MetaPost and TeX code. I find no >>>>>> references in any of the files to objects of type height or >>>>>> passage-height, >>>>>> which implies that these two objects are not generated by MetaPost. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is it possible to redefine the "point height" symbol so it draws a >>>>>> square >>>>>> box >>>>>> around the value? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Bill Gee >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Therion mailing list >>>>>> Therion@speleo.sk >>>>>> https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Therion mailing list >>>> Therion@speleo.sk >>>> https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Therion mailing list >>> Therion@speleo.sk >>> https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Therion mailing list >> Therion@speleo.sk >> https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion > _______________________________________________ > Therion mailing list > Therion@speleo.sk > https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion > _______________________________________________ Therion mailing list Therion@speleo.sk https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion