This is what I use. Slightly different to your example. Code in my standard layout... #CODE TO DISPLAY CONTINUATIONS (LEADS) #------------------------------------ layout LayoutShowContinuationQmarkOnly #Show question marks only where continuations #are flagged in survey or scrap symbol-show point flag:continuation endlayout LayoutShowContinuationQmarkOnly layout LayoutShowContinuationFullText #Show full text highlighted in pink where continuations # are flagged in survey or scrap code metapost def p_continuation(expr pos,theta,sc,al) = % draw default continuation symbol ie ? p_continuation_UIS(pos,theta,sc,al); % if text attribute is set if known(ATTR__text) and picture(ATTR__text): % set labeling color to light orange push_label_fill_color(1.0, 0.9, 0.8); % draw filled label with text next to symbol ? p_label.urt(ATTR__text,(.5u,-.25u) transformed T,0.0,8); % restore original labeling color pop_label_fill_color; fi; enddef; endcode symbol-show point flag:continuation endlayout LayoutShowContinuationFullText Code in my layout called from export statement. #INVOKE LAYOUTS from INPUT files #------------------------------- #select NEITHER or ONE of the following, NOT both copy LayoutShowContinuationFullText # copy LayoutShowContinuationQmarkOnly Bruce -----Original Message----- From: Therion <therion-bounces@speleo.sk> On Behalf Of Benedikt Hallinger via Therion Sent: Sunday, 23 December 2018 00:12 To: List for Therion users <therion@speleo.sk> Cc: Benedikt Hallinger <beni@hallinger.org> Subject: [Therion] Showing qestion mark texts broken? Hi, i try to add a layout for showing the question mark texts. For this i tried the additions from the websites: a) https://therion.speleo.sk/samples.doc/60.html b) http://marcocorvi.altervista.org/caving/tbe/m_05/m_054.htm but neither seems to work. a) produces no change and b) triggers a compile error :( This is a) implemented in my layout.conf (taken from the web) --------------------------- layout showContinationText.inc code metapost def p_continuation(expr pos,theta,sc,al) = % draw question mark above station: % rotation=0, scaling=1, offset=(0,2) % p_continuation_UIS(pos, 0.0, 1.0, (0, 2) ); % if text attribute is set if known ATTR_text: % set labeling color to red push_label_fill_color(1.0, 0.0, 0.0); % draw filled label with text below station p_label.bot(ATTR__text, pos shifted (0,-0.5u), 0.0, 8); % restore original labeling color pop_label_fill_color; fi; enddef; endcode endlayout -------------------- and my thconfig export command includes this: "-layout showContinationText.inc", which in other cases is enough to activate it. The layout file is also loaded, i checked that. However, no text is shown... What am i doing wrong? With best regards and happy christmas! _______________________________________________ Therion mailing list Therion@speleo.sk https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion