[Therion] Height numbers in square boxes

[Bill Gee]

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 at 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 at 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
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
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