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On Thursday, September 19, 2019 6:01 AM, Tim via users
<users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
On Thu, 2019-09-19 at 03:01 +0000, None via users wrote:
> We can see
> %%Creator: MetaPost
> %%CreationDate: 2019.09.07:0852
> But can we see it the document itself when viewed by gv? Or by
> okular/evince?
Try opening it those program, and see what it shows you in their file
properties.
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Dear Sir,
I know I can get the creation date that way, but what I want is to display the day and
time inline in the graphic by metaposting the document and it auto updates. I am
randomizing the content; ie. changing the equations, but I am using web browser only. I
found in Alan Kennington's metapost drawings for a differential geometry book and as I
am learning metapost by copying/pasting code, I wanted to see if I can get the date as he
gets it. From his page:
http://www.topology.org/tex/conc/mp/
We can get the source
http://www.topology.org/tex/conc/mp/ps/x/1568982300.71.40.58.214/mp1.tar.bz2
And there is a makefile to create the metapost cookbook for the pictures in the main book.
He has several macros, one that I use but in TeX/LaTeX is
% Calculate the number of hours and number of minutes (24 hour format):
\newcount\inthour
\newcount\inthoursixty
\newcount\intminute
\inthour=\time
\divide\inthour60
\intminute=\time
\inthoursixty=\inthour
\multiply\inthoursixty60
\advance\intminute-\inthoursixty
% Text representations of hours and minutes (24 hour format):
\def\zmonth{\ifnum\month<10\relax0\fi\number\month}
\def\zday{\ifnum\day<10\relax0\fi\number\day}
\def\zhour{\ifnum\inthour<10\relax0\fi\number\inthour}
\def\zminute{\ifnum\intminute<10\relax0\fi\number\intminute}
Typesetting date/time (local) of this document:
{\tt \number\year-\zmonth-\zday\space\zhour:\zminute}.
I modified last line to
{\tt \number\year.\zmonth.\zday:\zhour:\zminute} or
\texttt{\number\year.\zmonth.\zday:\zhour:\zminute} depending on (TeX/LaTeX)ing the
document. I would like to use a macro like this but in a metapost document. I am using
Troy Henderson's Metapost Previewer
http://www.tlhiv.org/mppreview/
Since I am not allowed to install software on machines at work :( I am using web browser
to display problems for students.
The error is as follows:
<quote>
! Extra tokens will be flushed.
divide
l.15 \divide
\inthour60
</quote>
I would like to include the day and time inline for displaying directly on web browser. I
know in advance that I can use the viewers to get the date and time, but I would probably
have to use livecd/livedvd/liveusb to bypass the restrictions :(
Is it possible to get the running time using a macro/set of commands like the mpdemo.pdf
book?
Best Regards,
Antonio