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== [[Help:Reference|Syntax]] (autogenerated) ==
<syntax>startreusableMPgraphic</syntax>
== [[Help:Reference|Syntax]] ==
== Description ==
Define code for a MetaPost graphic. The graphic is compiled once, and can be reused multiple times with can be placed in the document with {{cmd|reuseMPgraphic}}.
== Example ==
\def\mycolor{.625blue}
blue: \reuseMPgraphic{name}
</context>
The command is generally not very suitable for defining an [[Overlays|overlays]] that must vary in width:
<context source=yes>
\startreusableMPgraphic{beta}
fill unitsquare
xyscaled (\overlaywidth, \overlayheight)
% `uniformdeviate 1` produces a random number between 0 and 1
withcolor (uniformdeviate 1, uniformdeviate 1, uniformdeviate 1);
\stopreusableMPgraphic
\defineoverlay
[beta]
[\reuseMPgraphic{beta}]
\dontleavehmode
\framed[background=beta]{narrow} ...
\framed[background=beta]{mini} ...
\framed[background=beta]{rather wide}
</context>
