Re: [bug?] Line_interface::line

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> 
> 
> On Tue, 21 Sep 2004, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:
> 
> > ...
> > > Well, ...
> > > 
> > > (1) There is no \unset command for grob properties (at least not that I 
> > >     know of).  Hence, I guess by "unset dash-fraction" you mean 
> > >     "\override TextSpanner #'dash-fraction = #'()"?  At least, this trick 
> > >     seems to do the job.
> > 
> > 
> > \revert TextSpanner #'dash-fraction
> > 
> 
> Ok, that may work too if I can be sure that nobody else has touched this 
> property before.  

This hasn't been  a problem since 2.1.something.

> In this example, property "style" is set to "line", but I still get a 
> dashed line.  That is, the "style" property does not have any effect.  To 
> get a solid line, I have to unset dash-fraction.
> 
> However, if I set "style" to "zigzag", I *do* get a zigzag line, 
> regardless if I have or have not set dash-fraction.  (But in this case the 
> zigzag line is aligned completely wrong, as I already reported a view days 
> ago; but that is another bug...)
> 
> That is, setting dash-fraction to some value prevents you from typesetting 
> solid lines, while dashed lines and zigzag lines still work.  This does 
> not sound very logical, does it?


Ok, so the real problem is the zig zag line, which isn't even a line
to begin with.

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