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7ZMb3j In [http://source.contextgarden.net/tex/context/base/core-mis.mkii core-mis.mkii] ([http://source.contextgarden.net/tex/context/base/core-mis.mkiv core-mis.mkiv] for MkIV) there are some handy command for graphical text manipulation defined. == \scale == You can insert symbols at a reduced size in the text flow. This example creates a filled square scaled to .5 ex height <texcode>\definefontsynonym[Dingbats][uzdr]\definesymbol[filledSq][\getglyph{Dingbats}{\char110}]\def\FilledSquare% {\dontleavehmode\scale[height=0.5ex]{\symbol[filledSq]}}</texcode> In TeX terms, \scale creates a \hbox. If TeX is in vertical mode (as it is when \startlines is in effect, because every lineis a paragraph by itself in the mode), then a simple \hbox is not a good enough hint to make it switch to horizontal (paragraph) mode.  Hans then posted a simpler way.<texcode>\getscaledglyph{.5}{Serif}{a href}</texcode> {{todo|An explanation and example of the <cmd>\scale</cmd> command.}} == \mirror ="http:= <texcode>There is a \mirror{\sl mirorred} word in this sentence.</texcode> <context>There is a \mirror{\sl mirorred} word in this sentence.</context> <code>\mirror</code> makes a <code>\hbox</gmipfkeiexfacode> and mirrors the contents.comIf you want to have a longer paragraph mirrored, you have to make a <code>\vbox</"code> manually. <texcode>gmipfkeiexfa\mirror{\vbox{Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, `and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice `without pictures or conversation?'}}</texcode>  <context>\mirror{\vbox{Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, `and what is the use of abook,' thought Alice `without pictures or conversation?'}}</context>,  == \rotate == You can rotate something by an arbitrary angle by saying something like <texcode>\rotate[urlrotation=http:42]{the ultimate answer}</texcode>.<context>\rotate[rotation=42]{the ultimate answer}</lfjthrodjmklcontext>.com The rotation angle and the location (which determines around which point the content is rotated) are optional and can also be set by<texcode>\setuprotate[rotation=42,location=normal] % normal is the default\rotate{the ultimate answer}</texcode> An example by Hans Hagen showing the influence of <code>location=</code> argument at different angles: <texcode>\dostepwiserecurse{0}{359}{45} {\startlinecorrection[blank] \hbox {\expanded{\setuprotate[rotation=\recurselevel]}% \traceboxplacementtrue \hbox to .2\hsize{\hss\ruledhbox{\rotate[location=depth] {\ruledhbox{\bfb (depth)}}}}% \hbox to .2\hsize{\hss\ruledhbox{\rotate[location=fit] {\ruledhbox{\bfb (fit)}}}}% \hbox to .2\hsize{\hss\ruledhbox{\rotate[location=broad] {\ruledhbox{\bfb (broad)}}}}% \hbox to .2\hsize{\hss\ruledhbox{\rotate[location=normal]lfjthrodjmkl{\ruledhbox{\bfb (normal)}}}}% \hbox to .2\hsize{\hss\ruledhbox{\rotate[location=high] {\ruledhbox{\bfb (high)}}}}} \stoplinecorrection}</urltexcode> <context>\setuplayout[location=middle,scale=.5]\dostepwiserecurse{0}{359}{45} {\startlinecorrection[blank] \hbox {\expanded{\setuprotate[rotation=\recurselevel]}% \traceboxplacementtrue \hbox to .2\hsize{\hss\ruledhbox{\rotate[location=depth] {\ruledhbox{\bfb (depth)}}}}% \hbox to .2\hsize{\hss\ruledhbox{\rotate[location=fit] {\ruledhbox{\bfb (fit)}}}}% \hbox to .2\hsize{\hss\ruledhbox{\rotate[location=broad] {\ruledhbox{\bfb (broad)}}}}% \hbox to .2\hsize{\hss\ruledhbox{\rotate[location=normal]{\ruledhbox{\bfb (normal)}}}}% \hbox to .2\hsize{\hss\ruledhbox{\rotate[location=high] {\ruledhbox{\bfb (high)}}}}} \stoplinecorrection}</context> You can rotate a long paragraph as well. {{todo|Some more comments, and an example.}} Depending on the usage you will sometimes probably want to include the content of what you wish to rotate into a box. Compare the following two examples: <texcode>\setuplayout[width=3cm]\setuprotate[linkrotation=http:180,location=broad] a\rotate{e}i\para\rotate{\hbox{e}}i</texcode> <context>\setuplayout[width=3cm]\setuprotate[rotation=180,location=broad] a\rotate{e}i\para\rotate{\hbox{e}}i</stzyvhpmzaeacontext> == \clip ==(This is not just about text manipulation...com) <context source="yes">\clip[nx=3,ny=3,x=1,y=1]{\externalfigure[cow]}</context>  <context source="yes">\setupcolors[state=start]\definedfont[SansBold at 20mm]\baselineskip 0pt % switch off the space between the stripes\lineskip 0pt\def\MyLogo{\vbox{\hbox{\CONTEXT}\null}} % null is necessary for the whole bounding box\clip[ny=3,y=1]{\color[yellow]\MyLogo}\clip[ny=3,y=2]stzyvhpmzaea{\color[/linkorange]\MyLogo}\clip[ny=3, http:y=3]{\color[red]\MyLogo}</context> see also <cmd>setupclipping</wekypunzqwzk.comcmd> and <cmd>clip</cmd>