Background
Looking to embed images that are grid-aligned. More specifically, I'd like to render linearized absorption and emission spectral lines that do not cause the prose to typeset off-grid. (See also: RGB values of visible spectrum and Fraunhofer lines.)
mtx-context | current version: 2019.06.11 19:20
Problem
In the following screen shot, two SVG files are imported into the document, but their heights (in combination with the top and bottom whitespace) throw the text off the grid:
Currently, the spectra are imported from SVG files. They don't need to be any particular height; preferably they'd be a height that allows ConTeXt to set the text that follows onto the grid. In effect, the three columns of text would have the same baseline.
As an aside, the subheadings (Relevance and Knowledge) also throw the text off of the grid layout.
Code
A minimum working example for both problems (subheadings and vector graphics) is difficult to recreate. Here are relevant parts.
Page & Columns
\definepapersize[BookPaperSize][
width=24in,
height=12in,
]
\setuppapersize[BookPaperSize]
\usemodule[newcolumnsets]
\definecolumnset[BookColumns][n=4,distance=.25in]
\setupcolumnset[BookColumns:1][width=11.75in]
\setupcolumnset[BookColumns:2][width=3.46in]
\setupcolumnset[BookColumns:3][width=3.46in]
\setupcolumnset[BookColumns:4][width=3.46in]
Grid Page Layout
\definemeasure[BookTextLayoutHeight][\dimexpr .5\paperheight - 1in\relax]
% halfline - Allow the chapter title and columnar text to top-align
\definelayout[BookTextLayout][
topspace=.5in,
backspace=.5in,
width=\paperwidth,
height=\measure{BookTextLayoutHeight},
header=\zeropoint,
footer=\zeropoint,
setups=BookPenalties,
grid=halfline,
]
\setuplayout[BookTextLayout]
\startsetups[BookPenalties]
\setdefaultpenalties
\setpenalties\widowpenalties{1}{10000}
\setpenalties\clubpenalties {1}{10000}
\stopsetups
External Figures
\setupcaptions[location=none]
\setupexternalfigures[
order={jpg,png,svg,pdf},
location={local,default,global},
]
\def\inlinespectralexternalfigure[#1]{%
\blank[small]
\externalfigure[#1][width=\textwidth]
}
Fonts
\starttypescript [serif] [impactbody]
\definefontsynonym [Serif] [name:aleoregular] [features=default]
\stoptypescript
\starttypescript [sans] [impactheader]
\definefontsynonym [SansCaps] [name:gaugenormal][features={default,smallcaps}]
\definefontsynonym [SansCapsBold][name:gaugebold][features={default,smallcaps}]
\stoptypescript
\definetypeface[impact] [rm] [serif] [impactbody] [default]
\definetypeface[impact] [ss] [sans] [impactheader] [default]
\usetypescript[impact]
\setupbodyfont[impact]
\def\FontSizeChapter{5}
\def\FontSizeSection{2.5}
\def\FontSizeSubsection{1.25}
\definefont[FontChapter][SansCapsBold sa \FontSizeChapter]
\definefont[FontSection][SansCaps sa \FontSizeSection]
\definefont[FontSubsection][SansCapsBold sa \FontSizeSubsection]
Headings & Initial Character
\setuphead[subsubsection][
style=\FontSubsection,
number=no,
before={\blank},
after={\blank[small]},
margin=\zeropoint,
beforecommand={\startlinecorrection},
aftercommand={\stoplinecorrection},
]
\setupinitial[
state=start,
color=BookBaseColour,
distance=.25em,
font=SansCapsBold sa 4.25,
n=3,
]
Illustrations
The vector graphics include:
Question
How would you set up the fonts and external figures to always grid-align?
Ideas
A few ideas that didn't work.
Line Correction
Using the linecorrection commands had no effect:
\def\inlinespectralexternalfigure[#1]{%
\startlinecorrection
\externalfigure[#1][width=\textwidth]
\stoplinecorrection
}
Image Padding
Padding the SVG with whitespace was time-consuming, error-prone, and did not provide sufficiently fine-grained control to perfect the grid alignment.
Blank Commands
Inserting \blank with different amounts (small, depth) provide a bit more control, but still would not align perfectly.
