2020-12-18 18:31:00

26 files changed, 362 insertions, 171 deletions

diff --git a/context/data/scite/context/lexers/data/scite-context-data-metapost.lua b/context/data/scite/context/lexers/data/scite-context-data-metapost.lua
index 1c67ad1cf..1bb01b347 100644
--- a/context/data/scite/context/lexers/data/scite-context-data-metapost.lua
+++ b/context/data/scite/context/lexers/data/scite-context-data-metapost.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 return {
- ["commands"]={ "on", "off", "interpath", "upto", "downto", "beginfig", "endfig", "beginglyph", "endglyph", "beginfont", "endfont", "rotatedaround", "reflectedabout", "arrowhead", "currentpen", "currentpicture", "cuttings", "defaultfont", "extra_beginfig", "extra_endfig", "down", "evenly", "fullcircle", "halfcircle", "identity", "in", "left", "pensquare", "penrazor", "penspec", "origin", "quartercircle", "right", "unitsquare", "up", "withdots", "abs", "bbox", "ceiling", "center", "cutafter", "cutbefore", "dir", "directionpoint", "div", "dotprod", "intersectionpoint", "inverse", "mod", "round", "unitvector", "whatever", "cutdraw", "draw", "drawarrow", "drawdblarrow", "fill", "filldraw", "drawdot", "loggingall", "interact", "tracingall", "tracingnone", "pickup", "undraw", "unfill", "unfilldraw", "buildcycle", "dashpattern", "decr", "dotlabel", "dotlabels", "drawoptions", "incr", "label", "labels", "max", "min", "thelabel", "z", "beginchar", "blacker", "capsule_end", "change_width", "define_blacker_pixels", "define_corrected_pixels", "define_good_x_pixels", "define_good_y_pixels", "define_horizontal_corrected_pixels", "define_pixels", "define_whole_blacker_pixels", "define_whole_pixels", "define_whole_vertical_blacker_pixels", "define_whole_vertical_pixels", "endchar", "extra_beginchar", "extra_endchar", "extra_setup", "font_coding_scheme", "clearxy", "clearit", "clearpen", "shipit", "font_extra_space", "exitunless", "relax", "hide", "gobble", "gobbled", "stop", "blankpicture", "counterclockwise", "tensepath", "takepower", "direction", "softjoin", "makelabel", "rotatedabout", "flex", "superellipse", "image", "nullpen", "savepen", "clearpen", "penpos", "penlabels", "range", "thru", "z", "laboff", "bye", "red", "green", "blue", "cyan", "magenta", "yellow", "black", "white", "background", "mm", "pt", "dd", "bp", "cm", "pc", "cc", "in", "triplet", "quadruplet", "totransform", "bymatrix", "primitive", "permanent", "immutable", "mutable", "frozen" },
+ ["commands"]={ "on", "off", "interpath", "upto", "downto", "beginfig", "endfig", "beginglyph", "endglyph", "beginfont", "endfont", "rotatedaround", "reflectedabout", "arrowhead", "currentpen", "currentpicture", "cuttings", "defaultfont", "extra_beginfig", "extra_endfig", "down", "evenly", "fullcircle", "halfcircle", "identity", "in", "left", "pensquare", "penrazor", "penspec", "origin", "quartercircle", "right", "unitsquare", "up", "withdots", "abs", "bbox", "ceiling", "center", "cutafter", "cutbefore", "dir", "directionpoint", "div", "dotprod", "intersectionpoint", "inverse", "mod", "round", "unitvector", "whatever", "cutdraw", "draw", "drawarrow", "drawdblarrow", "fill", "filldraw", "drawdot", "loggingall", "interact", "tracingall", "tracingnone", "pickup", "undraw", "unfill", "unfilldraw", "buildcycle", "dashpattern", "decr", "dotlabel", "dotlabels", "drawoptions", "incr", "label", "labels", "max", "min", "thelabel", "z", "beginchar", "blacker", "capsule_end", "change_width", "define_blacker_pixels", "define_corrected_pixels", "define_good_x_pixels", "define_good_y_pixels", "define_horizontal_corrected_pixels", "define_pixels", "define_whole_blacker_pixels", "define_whole_pixels", "define_whole_vertical_blacker_pixels", "define_whole_vertical_pixels", "endchar", "extra_beginchar", "extra_endchar", "extra_setup", "font_coding_scheme", "clearxy", "clearit", "clearpen", "shipit", "font_extra_space", "exitunless", "relax", "hide", "gobble", "gobbled", "stop", "blankpicture", "counterclockwise", "tensepath", "takepower", "direction", "softjoin", "makelabel", "rotatedabout", "flex", "superellipse", "image", "nullpen", "savepen", "clearpen", "penpos", "penlabels", "range", "thru", "z", "laboff", "bye", "red", "green", "blue", "cyan", "magenta", "yellow", "black", "white", "background", "mm", "pt", "dd", "bp", "cm", "pc", "cc", "in", "triplet", "quadruplet", "totransform", "bymatrix", "primitive", "permanent", "immutable", "mutable", "frozen", "showproperty", "showhashentry" },
  ["disabled"]={ "verbatimtex", "troffmode" },
  ["internals"]={ "mitered", "rounded", "beveled", "butt", "squared", "eps", "epsilon", "infinity", "bboxmargin", "ahlength", "ahangle", "labeloffset", "dotlabeldiam", "defaultpen", "defaultscale", "join_radius", "charscale", "inicatcoderegime", "texcatcoderegime", "luacatcoderegime", "notcatcoderegime", "vrbcatcoderegime", "prtcatcoderegime", "ctxcatcoderegime", "txtcatcoderegime", "catcoderegime", "ditto", "EOF", "pen_lft", "pen_rt", "pen_top", "pen_bot" },
  ["metafont"]={ "autorounding", "beginchar", "blacker", "boundarychar", "capsule_def", "capsule_end", "change_width", "chardp", "chardx", "chardy", "charexists", "charext", "charht", "charic", "charlist", "charwd", "cull", "cullit", "currenttransform", "currentwindow", "define_blacker_pixels", "define_corrected_pixels", "define_good_x_pixels", "define_good_y_pixels", "define_horizontal_corrected_pixels", "define_pixels", "define_whole_blacker_pixels", "define_whole_pixels", "define_whole_vertical_blacker_pixels", "define_whole_vertical_pixels", "designsize", "display", "displaying", "endchar", "extensible", "extra_beginchar", "extra_endchar", "extra_setup", "fillin", "font_coding_scheme", "font_extra_space", "font_identifier", "font_normal_shrink", "font_normal_space", "font_normal_stretch", "font_quad", "font_size", "font_slant", "font_x_height", "fontdimen", "fontmaking", "gfcorners", "granularity", "grayfont", "headerbyte", "hppp", "hround", "imagerules", "italcorr", "kern", "labelfont", "ligtable", "lowres_fix", "makebox", "makegrid", "maketicks", "mode_def", "mode_setup", "nodisplays", "notransforms", "numspecial", "o_correction", "openit", "openwindow", "pixels_per_inch", "proofing", "proofoffset", "proofrule", "proofrulethickness", "rulepen", "screenchars", "screenrule", "screenstrokes", "screen_cols", "screen_rows", "showit", "slantfont", "smode", "smoothing", "titlefont", "totalweight", "tracingedges", "tracingpens", "turningcheck", "unitpixel", "vppp", "vround", "xoffset", "yoffset" },
diff --git a/context/data/scite/context/scite-context-data-metapost.properties b/context/data/scite/context/scite-context-data-metapost.properties
index 16c84b0a8..9c89060ce 100644
--- a/context/data/scite/context/scite-context-data-metapost.properties
+++ b/context/data/scite/context/scite-context-data-metapost.properties
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ cyan magenta yellow black white \
 background mm pt dd bp \
 cm pc cc in triplet \
 quadruplet totransform bymatrix primitive permanent \
-immutable mutable frozen 
+immutable mutable frozen showproperty showhashentry 
 
 keywordclass.metapost.disabled=\
 verbatimtex troffmode 
diff --git a/context/data/textadept/context/data/scite-context-data-metapost.lua b/context/data/textadept/context/data/scite-context-data-metapost.lua
index 1c67ad1cf..1bb01b347 100644
--- a/context/data/textadept/context/data/scite-context-data-metapost.lua
+++ b/context/data/textadept/context/data/scite-context-data-metapost.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 return {
- ["commands"]={ "on", "off", "interpath", "upto", "downto", "beginfig", "endfig", "beginglyph", "endglyph", "beginfont", "endfont", "rotatedaround", "reflectedabout", "arrowhead", "currentpen", "currentpicture", "cuttings", "defaultfont", "extra_beginfig", "extra_endfig", "down", "evenly", "fullcircle", "halfcircle", "identity", "in", "left", "pensquare", "penrazor", "penspec", "origin", "quartercircle", "right", "unitsquare", "up", "withdots", "abs", "bbox", "ceiling", "center", "cutafter", "cutbefore", "dir", "directionpoint", "div", "dotprod", "intersectionpoint", "inverse", "mod", "round", "unitvector", "whatever", "cutdraw", "draw", "drawarrow", "drawdblarrow", "fill", "filldraw", "drawdot", "loggingall", "interact", "tracingall", "tracingnone", "pickup", "undraw", "unfill", "unfilldraw", "buildcycle", "dashpattern", "decr", "dotlabel", "dotlabels", "drawoptions", "incr", "label", "labels", "max", "min", "thelabel", "z", "beginchar", "blacker", "capsule_end", "change_width", "define_blacker_pixels", "define_corrected_pixels", "define_good_x_pixels", "define_good_y_pixels", "define_horizontal_corrected_pixels", "define_pixels", "define_whole_blacker_pixels", "define_whole_pixels", "define_whole_vertical_blacker_pixels", "define_whole_vertical_pixels", "endchar", "extra_beginchar", "extra_endchar", "extra_setup", "font_coding_scheme", "clearxy", "clearit", "clearpen", "shipit", "font_extra_space", "exitunless", "relax", "hide", "gobble", "gobbled", "stop", "blankpicture", "counterclockwise", "tensepath", "takepower", "direction", "softjoin", "makelabel", "rotatedabout", "flex", "superellipse", "image", "nullpen", "savepen", "clearpen", "penpos", "penlabels", "range", "thru", "z", "laboff", "bye", "red", "green", "blue", "cyan", "magenta", "yellow", "black", "white", "background", "mm", "pt", "dd", "bp", "cm", "pc", "cc", "in", "triplet", "quadruplet", "totransform", "bymatrix", "primitive", "permanent", "immutable", "mutable", "frozen" },
+ ["commands"]={ "on", "off", "interpath", "upto", "downto", "beginfig", "endfig", "beginglyph", "endglyph", "beginfont", "endfont", "rotatedaround", "reflectedabout", "arrowhead", "currentpen", "currentpicture", "cuttings", "defaultfont", "extra_beginfig", "extra_endfig", "down", "evenly", "fullcircle", "halfcircle", "identity", "in", "left", "pensquare", "penrazor", "penspec", "origin", "quartercircle", "right", "unitsquare", "up", "withdots", "abs", "bbox", "ceiling", "center", "cutafter", "cutbefore", "dir", "directionpoint", "div", "dotprod", "intersectionpoint", "inverse", "mod", "round", "unitvector", "whatever", "cutdraw", "draw", "drawarrow", "drawdblarrow", "fill", "filldraw", "drawdot", "loggingall", "interact", "tracingall", "tracingnone", "pickup", "undraw", "unfill", "unfilldraw", "buildcycle", "dashpattern", "decr", "dotlabel", "dotlabels", "drawoptions", "incr", "label", "labels", "max", "min", "thelabel", "z", "beginchar", "blacker", "capsule_end", "change_width", "define_blacker_pixels", "define_corrected_pixels", "define_good_x_pixels", "define_good_y_pixels", "define_horizontal_corrected_pixels", "define_pixels", "define_whole_blacker_pixels", "define_whole_pixels", "define_whole_vertical_blacker_pixels", "define_whole_vertical_pixels", "endchar", "extra_beginchar", "extra_endchar", "extra_setup", "font_coding_scheme", "clearxy", "clearit", "clearpen", "shipit", "font_extra_space", "exitunless", "relax", "hide", "gobble", "gobbled", "stop", "blankpicture", "counterclockwise", "tensepath", "takepower", "direction", "softjoin", "makelabel", "rotatedabout", "flex", "superellipse", "image", "nullpen", "savepen", "clearpen", "penpos", "penlabels", "range", "thru", "z", "laboff", "bye", "red", "green", "blue", "cyan", "magenta", "yellow", "black", "white", "background", "mm", "pt", "dd", "bp", "cm", "pc", "cc", "in", "triplet", "quadruplet", "totransform", "bymatrix", "primitive", "permanent", "immutable", "mutable", "frozen", "showproperty", "showhashentry" },
  ["disabled"]={ "verbatimtex", "troffmode" },
  ["internals"]={ "mitered", "rounded", "beveled", "butt", "squared", "eps", "epsilon", "infinity", "bboxmargin", "ahlength", "ahangle", "labeloffset", "dotlabeldiam", "defaultpen", "defaultscale", "join_radius", "charscale", "inicatcoderegime", "texcatcoderegime", "luacatcoderegime", "notcatcoderegime", "vrbcatcoderegime", "prtcatcoderegime", "ctxcatcoderegime", "txtcatcoderegime", "catcoderegime", "ditto", "EOF", "pen_lft", "pen_rt", "pen_top", "pen_bot" },
  ["metafont"]={ "autorounding", "beginchar", "blacker", "boundarychar", "capsule_def", "capsule_end", "change_width", "chardp", "chardx", "chardy", "charexists", "charext", "charht", "charic", "charlist", "charwd", "cull", "cullit", "currenttransform", "currentwindow", "define_blacker_pixels", "define_corrected_pixels", "define_good_x_pixels", "define_good_y_pixels", "define_horizontal_corrected_pixels", "define_pixels", "define_whole_blacker_pixels", "define_whole_pixels", "define_whole_vertical_blacker_pixels", "define_whole_vertical_pixels", "designsize", "display", "displaying", "endchar", "extensible", "extra_beginchar", "extra_endchar", "extra_setup", "fillin", "font_coding_scheme", "font_extra_space", "font_identifier", "font_normal_shrink", "font_normal_space", "font_normal_stretch", "font_quad", "font_size", "font_slant", "font_x_height", "fontdimen", "fontmaking", "gfcorners", "granularity", "grayfont", "headerbyte", "hppp", "hround", "imagerules", "italcorr", "kern", "labelfont", "ligtable", "lowres_fix", "makebox", "makegrid", "maketicks", "mode_def", "mode_setup", "nodisplays", "notransforms", "numspecial", "o_correction", "openit", "openwindow", "pixels_per_inch", "proofing", "proofoffset", "proofrule", "proofrulethickness", "rulepen", "screenchars", "screenrule", "screenstrokes", "screen_cols", "screen_rows", "showit", "slantfont", "smode", "smoothing", "titlefont", "totalweight", "tracingedges", "tracingpens", "turningcheck", "unitpixel", "vppp", "vround", "xoffset", "yoffset" },
diff --git a/context/data/vscode/extensions/context/syntaxes/context-syntax-mps.json b/context/data/vscode/extensions/context/syntaxes/context-syntax-mps.json
index 8aef95cfe..a7a64a831 100644
--- a/context/data/vscode/extensions/context/syntaxes/context-syntax-mps.json
+++ b/context/data/vscode/extensions/context/syntaxes/context-syntax-mps.json
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
    "name" : "context.number.number.mps"
   },
   "plain" : {
-   "match" : "(z|z|yellow|withdots|white|whatever|upto|up|unitvector|unitsquare|unfilldraw|unfill|undraw|triplet|tracingnone|tracingall|totransform|thru|thelabel|tensepath|takepower|superellipse|stop|softjoin|shipit|savepen|round|rotatedaround|rotatedabout|right|relax|reflectedabout|red|range|quartercircle|quadruplet|pt|primitive|pickup|permanent|pensquare|penspec|penrazor|penpos|penlabels|pc|origin|on|off|nullpen|mutable|mod|mm|min|max|makelabel|magenta|loggingall|left|laboff|labels|label|inverse|intersectionpoint|interpath|interact|incr|in|in|immutable|image|identity|hide|halfcircle|green|gobbled|gobble|fullcircle|frozen|font_extra_space|font_coding_scheme|flex|filldraw|fill|extra_setup|extra_endfig|extra_endchar|extra_beginfig|extra_beginchar|exitunless|evenly|endglyph|endfont|endfig|endchar|drawoptions|drawdot|drawdblarrow|drawarrow|draw|downto|down|dotprod|dotlabels|dotlabel|div|directionpoint|direction|dir|define_whole_vertical_pixels|define_whole_vertical_blacker_pixels|define_whole_pixels|define_whole_blacker_pixels|define_pixels|define_horizontal_corrected_pixels|define_good_y_pixels|define_good_x_pixels|define_corrected_pixels|define_blacker_pixels|defaultfont|decr|dd|dashpattern|cyan|cuttings|cutdraw|cutbefore|cutafter|currentpicture|currentpen|counterclockwise|cm|clearxy|clearpen|clearpen|clearit|change_width|center|ceiling|cc|capsule_end|bymatrix|bye|buildcycle|bp|blue|blankpicture|blacker|black|beginglyph|beginfont|beginfig|beginchar|bbox|background|arrowhead|abs)(?=[^a-zA-Z\u005C_@!?-ÿ])",
+   "match" : "(z|z|yellow|withdots|white|whatever|upto|up|unitvector|unitsquare|unfilldraw|unfill|undraw|triplet|tracingnone|tracingall|totransform|thru|thelabel|tensepath|takepower|superellipse|stop|softjoin|showproperty|showhashentry|shipit|savepen|round|rotatedaround|rotatedabout|right|relax|reflectedabout|red|range|quartercircle|quadruplet|pt|primitive|pickup|permanent|pensquare|penspec|penrazor|penpos|penlabels|pc|origin|on|off|nullpen|mutable|mod|mm|min|max|makelabel|magenta|loggingall|left|laboff|labels|label|inverse|intersectionpoint|interpath|interact|incr|in|in|immutable|image|identity|hide|halfcircle|green|gobbled|gobble|fullcircle|frozen|font_extra_space|font_coding_scheme|flex|filldraw|fill|extra_setup|extra_endfig|extra_endchar|extra_beginfig|extra_beginchar|exitunless|evenly|endglyph|endfont|endfig|endchar|drawoptions|drawdot|drawdblarrow|drawarrow|draw|downto|down|dotprod|dotlabels|dotlabel|div|directionpoint|direction|dir|define_whole_vertical_pixels|define_whole_vertical_blacker_pixels|define_whole_pixels|define_whole_blacker_pixels|define_pixels|define_horizontal_corrected_pixels|define_good_y_pixels|define_good_x_pixels|define_corrected_pixels|define_blacker_pixels|defaultfont|decr|dd|dashpattern|cyan|cuttings|cutdraw|cutbefore|cutafter|currentpicture|currentpen|counterclockwise|cm|clearxy|clearpen|clearpen|clearit|change_width|center|ceiling|cc|capsule_end|bymatrix|bye|buildcycle|bp|blue|blankpicture|blacker|black|beginglyph|beginfont|beginfig|beginchar|bbox|background|arrowhead|abs)(?=[^a-zA-Z\u005C_@!?-ÿ])",
    "name" : "context.plain.plain.mps"
   },
   "primitive" : {
diff --git a/doc/context/documents/general/manuals/luametatex.pdf b/doc/context/documents/general/manuals/luametatex.pdf
index da76d02f2..df4ae65d8 100644
--- a/doc/context/documents/general/manuals/luametatex.pdf
+++ b/doc/context/documents/general/manuals/luametatex.pdf
diff --git a/metapost/context/base/mpxl/mp-base.mpxl b/metapost/context/base/mpxl/mp-base.mpxl
index df7280186..2c88ee53a 100644
--- a/metapost/context/base/mpxl/mp-base.mpxl
+++ b/metapost/context/base/mpxl/mp-base.mpxl
@@ -715,7 +715,9 @@ def drawdot expr p =
     fi
 enddef ;
 
-permanent drawoptions, currentpen, currentpicture, filldraw, drawdot ; % redefined later: fill, draw
+permanent drawoptions, currentpen, filldraw, drawdot ; % redefined later: fill, draw
+
+% permanent currentpicture; % not yet
 
 % Kind of obsolete:
 
diff --git a/metapost/context/base/mpxl/mp-luas.mpxl b/metapost/context/base/mpxl/mp-luas.mpxl
index 14da16289..d652140c4 100644
--- a/metapost/context/base/mpxl/mp-luas.mpxl
+++ b/metapost/context/base/mpxl/mp-luas.mpxl
@@ -282,3 +282,14 @@ newscriptindex mfid_definecolor ; mfid_definecolor := scriptindex "definecolor"
 def definecolor = runscript mfid_definecolor ; enddef ; % the semicolon prevents lookahead
 
 permanent definecolor ;
+
+% showproperty  fullcircle ;
+% showhashentry "fullcircle" ;
+
+newscriptindex mfid_showproperty  ; mfid_showproperty  := scriptindex("showproperty") ;
+newscriptindex mfid_showhashentry ; mfid_showhashentry := scriptindex("showhashentry") ;
+
+def showproperty  = runscript mfid_showproperty  enddef ;
+def showhashentry = runscript mfid_showhashentry enddef ;
+
+permanent showproperty, showhashentry ;
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkii/cont-new.mkii b/tex/context/base/mkii/cont-new.mkii
index 01555af45..146a3ad9c 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkii/cont-new.mkii
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkii/cont-new.mkii
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 %C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for
 %C details.
 
-\newcontextversion{2020.12.15 10:10}
+\newcontextversion{2020.12.18 18:28}
 
 %D This file is loaded at runtime, thereby providing an
 %D excellent place for hacks, patches, extensions and new
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkii/context.mkii b/tex/context/base/mkii/context.mkii
index 8b46e9081..b036f7229 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkii/context.mkii
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkii/context.mkii
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 %D your styles an modules.
 
 \edef\contextformat {\jobname}
-\edef\contextversion{2020.12.15 10:10}
+\edef\contextversion{2020.12.18 18:28}
 
 %D For those who want to use this:
 
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv b/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv
index beded1600..2e7c722bf 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 % \normalend % uncomment this to get the real base runtime
 
-\newcontextversion{2020.12.15 10:10}
+\newcontextversion{2020.12.18 18:28}
 
 %D This file is loaded at runtime, thereby providing an excellent place for hacks,
 %D patches, extensions and new features. There can be local overloads in cont-loc
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv b/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv
index 4aaaf492d..59cc03096 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 %D {YYYY.MM.DD HH:MM} format.
 
 \edef\contextformat {\jobname}
-\edef\contextversion{2020.12.15 10:10}
+\edef\contextversion{2020.12.18 18:28}
 
 %D Kind of special:
 
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkiv/mult-mps.lua b/tex/context/base/mkiv/mult-mps.lua
index d994a3f65..a2a74b3b3 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkiv/mult-mps.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkiv/mult-mps.lua
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ return {
         "triplet", "quadruplet", "totransform", "bymatrix",
         --
         "primitive", "permanent", "immutable", "mutable", "frozen",
+        --
+        "showproperty", "showhashentry",
     },
     internals = { -- we need to remove duplicates above
         --
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkiv/status-files.pdf b/tex/context/base/mkiv/status-files.pdf
index e4baa5bde..b58ba82d8 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkiv/status-files.pdf
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkiv/status-files.pdf
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkiv/status-lua.pdf b/tex/context/base/mkiv/status-lua.pdf
index 03b142f98..069320e47 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkiv/status-lua.pdf
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkiv/status-lua.pdf
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl b/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl
index c3af4c00f..e93c21f01 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 % \normalend % uncomment this to get the real base runtime
 
-\newcontextversion{2020.12.15 10:10}
+\newcontextversion{2020.12.18 18:28}
 
 %D This file is loaded at runtime, thereby providing an excellent place for hacks,
 %D patches, extensions and new features. There can be local overloads in cont-loc
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkxl/context.mkxl b/tex/context/base/mkxl/context.mkxl
index 39a9490a9..9f7bc755f 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkxl/context.mkxl
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkxl/context.mkxl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 %D {YYYY.MM.DD HH:MM} format.
 
 \immutable\edef\contextformat {\jobname}
-\immutable\edef\contextversion{2020.12.15 10:10}
+\immutable\edef\contextversion{2020.12.18 18:28}
 
 %overloadmode 1 % check frozen / warning
 %overloadmode 2 % check frozen / error
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkxl/font-ctx.lmt b/tex/context/base/mkxl/font-ctx.lmt
index 3d269d8cb..13785f8dd 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkxl/font-ctx.lmt
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkxl/font-ctx.lmt
@@ -1092,6 +1092,15 @@ do  -- else too many locals
 
     local setmacro    = tokens.setters.macro
 
+    local reported    = setmetatableindex(function(t,k)
+        local v = setmetatableindex(function(t,k)
+            t[k] = true
+            return false
+        end)
+        t[k] = v
+        return v
+    end)
+
     implement {
         name      = "definefont_one",
         arguments = "string",
@@ -1399,7 +1408,10 @@ tfmdata.original = specification.specification
                 texsetcount("scaledfontsize",size)
                 lastfontid = tfmdata
             else
-                report_defining("unable to define %a as %a",name,nice_cs(cs))
+                local nice = nice_cs(cs)
+                if not reported[name][nice] then
+                    report_defining("unable to define %a as %a",name,nice)
+                end
                 lastfontid = -1
                 texsetcount("scaledfontsize",0)
              -- ctx_letvaluerelax(cs) -- otherwise the current definition takes the previous one
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkxl/font-def.lmt b/tex/context/base/mkxl/font-def.lmt
index 4b6616cd9..01513f1e6 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkxl/font-def.lmt
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkxl/font-def.lmt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ local tostring, next = tostring, next
 local lpegmatch = lpeg.match
 local suffixonly, removesuffix, basename = file.suffix, file.removesuffix, file.basename
 local formatters = string.formatters
-local sortedhash, sortedkeys = table.sortedhash, table.sortedkeys
+local sortedhash, sortedkeys, setmetatableindex = table.sortedhash, table.sortedkeys, table.setmetatableindex
 
 local allocate = utilities.storage.allocate
 
@@ -355,18 +355,24 @@ local function checkfeatures(tfmdata)
     end
 end
 
+local reported = setmetatableindex(function(t,k)
+    t[k] = true
+    return false
+end)
+
 function definers.loadfont(specification)
     local hash = constructors.hashinstance(specification)
     -- todo: also hash by instance / factors
     local tfmdata = loadedfonts[hash] -- hashes by size !
+    local name    = specification.name
     if not tfmdata then
         -- normally context will not end up here often (if so there is an issue somewhere)
         local forced = specification.forced or ""
         if forced ~= "" then
             local reader = readers[lower(forced)] -- normally forced is already lowered
             tfmdata = reader and reader(specification)
-            if not tfmdata then
-                report_defining("forced type %a of %a not found",forced,specification.name)
+            if not tfmdata and not reported[name] then
+                report_defining("forced type %a of %a not found",forced,name)
             end
         else
             local sequence = readers.sequence -- can be overloaded so only a shortcut here
@@ -392,8 +398,8 @@ function definers.loadfont(specification)
             checkfeatures(tfmdata)
         end
     end
-    if not tfmdata then
-        report_defining("font with asked name %a is not found using lookup %a",specification.name,specification.lookup)
+    if not tfmdata and not reported[name] then
+        report_defining("font with asked name %a is not found using lookup %a",name,specification.lookup)
     end
     return tfmdata
 end
@@ -462,8 +468,9 @@ function definers.read(specification,size,id) -- id can be optional, name can al
         specification = variants[method](specification)
     end
     specification = definers.resolve(specification)
-    local hash = constructors.hashinstance(specification)
+    local hash    = constructors.hashinstance(specification)
     local tfmdata = definers.registered(hash) -- id
+    local name    = specification.name
     if tfmdata then
         if trace_defining then
             report_defining("already hashed: %s",hash)
@@ -487,7 +494,9 @@ function definers.read(specification,size,id) -- id can be optional, name can al
         end
     end
     if not tfmdata then -- or id?
-        report_defining( "unknown font %a, loading aborted",specification.name)
+        if not reported[name] then
+            report_defining( "unknown font %a, loading aborted",name)
+        end
     elseif trace_defining and type(tfmdata) == "table" then
         local properties = tfmdata.properties or { }
         local parameters = tfmdata.parameters or { }
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkxl/meta-tex.mkxl b/tex/context/base/mkxl/meta-tex.mkxl
index fc8456c73..a2377c321 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkxl/meta-tex.mkxl
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkxl/meta-tex.mkxl
@@ -199,11 +199,17 @@
 \permanent\protected\def\svgcolored#1#2#3#4% r g b text
   {\colored[r=#1,g=#2,b=#3]{#4}}
 
+% \permanent\protected\def\svgplaced#1#2#3#4% dx dy width text
+%   {\doifelsenothing{#3}%
+%      {\hpack}%
+%      {\hpack to #3}%
+%      {\raise#2\onebasepoint\hbox{\kern#1\onebasepoint\relax#4}}}
+
 \permanent\protected\def\svgplaced#1#2#3#4% dx dy width text
   {\doifelsenothing{#3}%
      {\hpack}%
      {\hpack to #3}%
-     {\raise#2\onebasepoint\hbox{\kern#1\onebasepoint\relax#4}}}
+     {\offsetbox[\c!y=#2]\hbox{\kern#1\relax#4}}}
 
 \newdimen\grph_svg_scratchwidth % maybe \startsvgpos etc
 
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-fio.lmt b/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-fio.lmt
index 895178b04..92efcdf48 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-fio.lmt
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-fio.lmt
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['mlib-fio'] = {
 local type = type
 local find = string.find
 local concat = table.concat
+local suffix, addsuffix = file.suffix, file.addsuffix
+
+local findfile     = resolvers.findfile
+local new_instance = mplib.new
 
 local trace_terminal = false  trackers.register("metapost.terminal", function(v) trace_terminal = v end)
 
@@ -49,7 +53,6 @@ end
 local finders = { }
 mplib.finders = finders -- also used in meta-lua.lua
 
-local new_instance = mplib.new
 
 local function validftype(ftype)
     if ftype == "mp" then
@@ -59,8 +62,32 @@ local function validftype(ftype)
     end
 end
 
+-- We can have a list!
+
+local suffixlist = { "mpxl", "mpiv", "mp" } -- no "mf"
+
+local function findmpfile(name,ftype)
+    local validtyp = validftype(ftype)
+    local fullname = findfile(name,validtyp)
+    if fullname and fulllname ~= "" then
+        return fullname
+    elseif suffix(name) == "" then
+        for i=1,#suffixlist do
+            fullname = findfile(addsuffix(name,suffixlist[i]),validtyp)
+            if fullname and fulllname ~= "" then
+                return fullname
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return nil
+end
+
 finders.file = function(specification,name,mode,ftype)
-    return resolvers.findfile(name,validftype(ftype))
+    return findmpfile(name,ftype)
+end
+
+local function finder(name,mode,kind)
+    return findmpfile(name,kind)
 end
 
 local findtexfile = resolvers.findtexfile
@@ -175,10 +202,6 @@ local function fileopener()
 
 end
 
-local function finder(name,mode,kind)
-    return findtexfile(name,kind)
-end
-
 local overloadmode = "warning"
 
 directives.register("metapost.overloadmode",function(v)
@@ -198,10 +221,13 @@ local propertycodes = {
 
 mplib.propertycodes = propertycodes
 
+local report = logs.reporter("metafun", "log")
+
 local function overload(property,name)
     if overloadmode then
+        local iserror =
         -- turn of warning after format is loaded
-        report_metapost("overloading %s %a",propertycodes[property] or "unknown", name)
+        report("overloading %s %a",propertycodes[property] or "unknown", name)
         -- no overload permitted
         if overloadmode == "error" then
             luatex.abort()
@@ -213,15 +239,41 @@ local function overload(property,name)
     end
 end
 
+local showcontext = mplib.showcontext
+
+local function handleerror(instance, message, helpinfo, interaction)
+    report()
+    report("error: %s", message)
+    report()
+    showcontext(instance)
+    report()
+    report(helpinfo)
+    report()
+    if interaction == 5 then
+        -- todo
+--         luatex.abort()
+    end
+end
+
+local function handlewarning(instance, message)
+    report()
+    report("warning: %s", message)
+    report()
+end
+
 function mplib.new(specification)
+    local instance
     local openfile = fileopener()
     specification.find_file     = finder
     specification.run_logger    = logger
     specification.run_overload  = overload
+    specification.run_error     = function(...) handleerror  (instance,...) end
+    specification.run_warning   = function(...) handlewarning(instance,...) end
     specification.open_file     = openfile
     specification.interaction   = "silent"
+    specification.job_name      = tex.jobname -- mandate in order to get something back
     specification.halt_on_error = true
-    local instance = new_instance(specification)
+    instance = new_instance(specification)
     return instance, openfile("terminal")
 end
 
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-lmp.lmt b/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-lmp.lmt
index ff9682e87..19288b32b 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-lmp.lmt
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-lmp.lmt
@@ -10,45 +10,51 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['mlib-lmp'] = {
 
 local type = type
 
-local aux       = mp.aux
-local mpnumeric = aux.numeric
-local mppair    = aux.pair
+local aux            = mp.aux
+local mpnumeric      = aux.numeric
+local mppair         = aux.pair
+
+local registerscript = metapost.registerscript
+
+local scan           = mp.scan
+local get            = mp.get
+local scannumber     = scan.number
+local scanstring     = scan.string
+local scanpath       = scan.path
+local scanproperty   = scan.property
+local gethashentry   = get.hashentry
 
 local p = nil
 local n = 0
 
-local function mf_path_reset()
+registerscript("pathreset", function()
     p = nil
     n = 0
-end
+end)
 
-local scan       = mp.scan
-local scannumber = scan.number
-local scanpath   = scan.path
-
-local function mf_path_length()
+registerscript("pathlengthof", function()
     p = scanpath()
     n = p and #p or 1
     mpnumeric(n)
-end
+end)
 
-local function mf_path_point()
+registerscript("pathpointof", function()
     local i = scannumber()
     if i > 0 and i <= n then
         local pi = p[i]
         mppair(pi[1],pi[2])
     end
-end
+end)
 
-local function mf_path_left()
+registerscript("pathleftof", function()
     local i = scannumber()
     if i > 0 and i <= n then
         local pi = p[i]
         mppair(pi[5],pi[6])
     end
-end
+end)
 
-local function mf_path_right()
+registerscript("pathrightof", function()
     local i = scannumber()
     if i > 0 and i <= n then
         local pn
@@ -59,12 +65,26 @@ local function mf_path_right()
         end
         mppair(pn[3],pn[4])
     end
-end
+end)
 
-local registerscript = metapost.registerscript
+local report   = logs.reporter("metapost", "log")
+local codes    = metapost.codes
+local types    = metapost.types
+local procodes = mplib.propertycodes
 
-registerscript("pathreset",    mf_path_reset)
-registerscript("pathlengthof", mf_path_length)
-registerscript("pathpointof",  mf_path_point)
-registerscript("pathleftof",   mf_path_left)
-registerscript("pathrightof",  mf_path_right)
+registerscript("showproperty", function()
+    local k, s, p, d = scanproperty()
+    if k then
+        report("name %a, property %a, command %a, detail %a",s,procodes[p] or "-",codes[k] or "-",types[d] or "-")
+    end
+end)
+
+registerscript("showhashentry", function()
+    local s = scanstring()
+    if s then
+        local k, p, d = gethashentry(s)
+        if k then
+            report("name %a, property %a, command %a, detail %a",s,procodes[p] or "-",codes[k] or "-",types[d] or "-")
+        end
+    end
+end)
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-lua.lmt b/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-lua.lmt
index c4a1965a2..cb2718f9b 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-lua.lmt
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-lua.lmt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ metapost.types = types
 
 local scan   = mp.scan
 local skip   = mp.skip
+local get    = mp.get
 local inject = mp.inject
 
 local currentmpx = nil
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ local scan_next       = mplib.scan_next
 local scan_expression = mplib.scan_expression
 local scan_token      = mplib.scan_token
 local scan_symbol     = mplib.scan_symbol
+local scan_property   = mplib.scan_property
 local scan_numeric    = mplib.scan_numeric
 local scan_integer    = mplib.scan_integer
 local scan_boolean    = mplib.scan_boolean
@@ -42,10 +44,13 @@ local scan_pen        = mplib.scan_pen
 
 local skip_token      = mplib.skip_token
 
+local get_hashentry   = mplib.gethashentry
+
 scan.next       = function(k)   return scan_next      (currentmpx,k)   end
 scan.expression = function(k)   return scan_expression(currentmpx,k)   end
 scan.token      = function(k)   return scan_token     (currentmpx,k)   end
 scan.symbol     = function(k,e) return scan_symbol    (currentmpx,k,e) end
+scan.property   = function(k)   return scan_property  (currentmpx,k)   end
 scan.numeric    = function()    return scan_numeric   (currentmpx)     end
 scan.integer    = function()    return scan_integer   (currentmpx)     end
 scan.boolean    = function()    return scan_boolean   (currentmpx)     end
@@ -59,6 +64,8 @@ scan.pen        = function(t)   return scan_pen       (currentmpx,t)   end
 
 skip.token      = function(t)   return skip_token     (currentmpx,t)   end
 
+get.hashentry   = function(n)   return get_hashentry  (currentmpx,n)   end
+
 local solvepath = mplib.solvepath
 local getstatus = mplib.getstatus
 
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-run.lmt b/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-run.lmt
index 2af504feb..8ab998bb8 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-run.lmt
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-run.lmt
@@ -90,11 +90,23 @@ local function prepareddata(data)
     end
 end
 
+-- local function executempx(mpx,data)
+--     local terminal = mpxterminals[mpx]
+--     if terminal then
+--         terminal.writer(data)
+--         data = ""
+--     elseif type(data) == "table" then
+--         data = prepareddata(data,collapse)
+--     end
+--     metapost.nofruns = metapost.nofruns + 1
+--     return mpx:execute(data)
+-- end
+
 local function executempx(mpx,data)
     local terminal = mpxterminals[mpx]
     if terminal then
         terminal.writer(data)
-        data = ""
+        data = nil
     elseif type(data) == "table" then
         data = prepareddata(data,collapse)
     end
@@ -184,15 +196,16 @@ function metapost.load(name,method)
     end
     method = method and methods[method] or "scaled"
     local mpx, terminal = new_instance {
-        ini_version  = true,
-        math_mode    = method,
-        run_script   = metapost.runscript,
-        script_error = metapost.scripterror,
-        make_text    = metapost.maketext,
-        extensions   = 1,
-     -- random_seed  = seed,
-        utf8_mode    = true,
-        text_mode    = true,
+-- noninteractive = true;
+-- ini_version    = true,
+        math_mode      = method,
+        run_script     = metapost.runscript,
+        script_error   = metapost.scripterror,
+        make_text      = metapost.maketext,
+        extensions     = 1,
+     -- random_seed    = seed,
+        utf8_mode      = true,
+        text_mode      = true,
     }
     report_metapost("initializing number mode %a",method)
     local result
@@ -219,7 +232,7 @@ function metapost.checkformat(mpsinput,method)
  -- if foundfile == "" then
  --     foundfile  = find_file(file.replacesuffix(mpsinput,"mpvi")) or ""
  -- end
-    if CONTEXTLMTXMODE > 0 and foundfile == "" then
+    if foundfile == "" then
         foundfile  = find_file(file.replacesuffix(mpsinput,"mpxl")) or ""
     end
     if foundfile == "" then
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-scn.lmt b/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-scn.lmt
index 64e5d9763..4c022ea5b 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-scn.lmt
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-scn.lmt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ local scannext            = scanners.next
 local scanexpression      = scanners.expression
 local scantoken           = scanners.token
 local scansymbol          = scanners.symbol
+local scanproperty        = scanners.property
 local scannumeric         = scanners.numeric
 local scannumber          = scanners.number
 local scaninteger         = scanners.integer
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-svg.lmt b/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-svg.lmt
index 4c4122476..dca2b6d19 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-svg.lmt
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkxl/mlib-svg.lmt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ local P, S, R, C, Ct, Cs, Cc, Cp, Cg, Cf, Carg = lpeg.P, lpeg.S, lpeg.R, lpeg.C,
 local lpegmatch, lpegpatterns = lpeg.match, lpeg.patterns
 local sqrt, abs = math.sqrt, math.abs
 local concat, setmetatableindex, sortedhash = table.concat, table.setmetatableindex, table.sortedhash
-local gmatch, gsub, find, match, rep = string.gmatch, string.gsub, string.find, string.match, string.rep
+local gmatch, gsub, find, match = string.gmatch, string.gsub, string.find, string.match
 local formatters, fullstrip = string.formatters, string.fullstrip
 local utfsplit, utfbyte = utf.split, utf.byte
 
@@ -124,14 +124,7 @@ local trace_text   = false  trackers.register("metapost.svg.text",   function(v)
 local trace_path   = false  trackers.register("metapost.svg.path",   function(v) trace_path   = v end)
 local trace_result = false  trackers.register("metapost.svg.result", function(v) trace_result = v end)
 local trace_colors = false  trackers.register("metapost.svg.colors", function(v) trace_colors = v end)
-
-local pathtracer = {
-    ["stroke"]         = "darkred",
-    ["stroke-opacity"] = ".5",
-    ["stroke-width"]   = ".5",
-    ["fill"]           = "darkgray",
-    ["fill-opacity"]   = ".75",
-}
+local trace_fonts  = false  trackers.register("metapost.svg.fonts",  function(v) trace_fonts  = v end)
 
 -- This is just an experiment. Todo: reset hash etc. Also implement
 -- an option handler.
@@ -301,7 +294,7 @@ local p_digit    = lpegpatterns.digit
 local p_hexdigit = lpegpatterns.hexdigit
 local p_space    = lpegpatterns.whitespace
 
-local factors  = {
+local factors = {
     ["pt"] =  1.25,
     ["mm"] =  3.543307,
     ["cm"] = 35.43307,
@@ -312,76 +305,88 @@ local factors  = {
     ["ex"] =  8 * 1.25,
 }
 
+metapost.svgfactors = factors
+
 local percentage_r = 1/100
 local percentage_x = percentage_r
 local percentage_y = percentage_r
 
--- incredible: we can find .123.456 => 0.123 0.456 ...
-
-local p_command_x  = C(S("Hh"))
-local p_command_y  = C(S("Vv"))
-local p_command_xy = C(S("CcLlMmQqSsTt"))
-local p_command_a  = C(S("Aa"))
-local p_command    = C(S("Zz"))
-
-local p_optseparator = S("\t\n\r ,")^0
-local p_separator    = S("\t\n\r ,")^1
-local p_number       = (S("+-")^0 * (p_digit^0 * P(".") * p_digit^1 + p_digit^1 * P(".") + p_digit^1))
-                     * (P("e") * S("+-")^0 * p_digit^1)^-1
-
-local function convert   (n)   n =   tonumber(n)                                                                           return n     end
-local function convert_r (n,u) n =   tonumber(n) if u == true then return percentage_r * n elseif u then return u * n else return n end end
-local function convert_x (n,u) n =   tonumber(n) if u == true then return percentage_x * n elseif u then return u * n else return n end end
-local function convert_y (n,u) n =   tonumber(n) if u == true then return percentage_y * n elseif u then return u * n else return n end end
-local function convert_vx(n,u) n =   tonumber(n) if u == true then return percentage_x * n elseif u then return u * n else return n end end
-local function convert_vy(n,u) n = - tonumber(n) if u == true then return percentage_y * n elseif u then return u * n else return n end end
-
-local p_unit      = (P("p") * S("txc") + P("e") * S("xm") + S("mc") * P("m") + P("in")) / factors
-local p_percent   = P("%") * Cc(true)
-
-local c_number_n  = C(p_number)
-local c_number_u  = C(p_number) * (p_unit + p_percent)^-1
-
-local p_number_n  = c_number_n / convert
-local p_number_x  = c_number_u / convert_x
-local p_number_vx = c_number_u / convert_vx
-local p_number_y  = c_number_u / convert_y
-local p_number_vy = c_number_u / convert_vy
-local p_number_r  = c_number_u / convert_r
-
-local function asnumber   (s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number,   s) or 0 end
-local function asnumber_r (s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_r, s) or 0 end
-local function asnumber_x (s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_x, s) or 0 end
-local function asnumber_y (s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_y, s) or 0 end
-local function asnumber_vx(s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_vx,s) or 0 end
-local function asnumber_vy(s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_vy,s) or 0 end
-
-local p_number_vx_t = Ct { (p_number_vx + p_separator)^1 }
-local p_number_vy_t = Ct { (p_number_vy + p_separator)^1 }
-
-local zerotable = { 0 }
-
-local function asnumber_vx_t(s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_vx_t,s) or zerotable end
-local function asnumber_vy_t(s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_vy_t,s) or zerotable end
-
-local p_numbersep   = p_number_n + p_separator
-local p_numbers     = p_optseparator * P("(") * p_numbersep^0 * p_optseparator * P(")")
-local p_fournumbers = p_numbersep^4
-local p_path        = Ct ( (
-      p_command_xy * (p_optseparator * p_number_vx *
-                      p_optseparator * p_number_vy )^1
-    + p_command_x  * (p_optseparator * p_number_vx )^1
-    + p_command_y  * (p_optseparator * p_number_vy )^1
-    + p_command_a  * (p_optseparator * p_number_vx *
-                      p_optseparator * p_number_vy *
-                      p_optseparator * p_number_r  *
-                      p_optseparator * p_number_n  * -- flags
-                      p_optseparator * p_number_n  * -- flags
-                      p_optseparator * p_number_vx *
-                      p_optseparator * p_number_vy )^1
-    + p_command
-    + p_separator
-)^1 )
+local asnumber, asnumber_r, asnumber_x, asnumber_y, asnumber_vx, asnumber_vy
+local asnumber_vx_t, asnumber_vy_t
+local p_number, p_separator, p_optseparator, p_numbers, p_fournumbers, p_path
+local p_number_n, p_number_x, p_number_vx, p_number_y, p_number_vy, p_number_r
+
+do
+
+    -- incredible: we can find .123.456 => 0.123 0.456 ...
+
+    local p_command_x  = C(S("Hh"))
+    local p_command_y  = C(S("Vv"))
+    local p_command_xy = C(S("CcLlMmQqSsTt"))
+    local p_command_a  = C(S("Aa"))
+    local p_command    = C(S("Zz"))
+
+    p_optseparator = S("\t\n\r ,")^0
+    p_separator    = S("\t\n\r ,")^1
+    p_number       = (S("+-")^0 * (p_digit^0 * P(".") * p_digit^1 + p_digit^1 * P(".") + p_digit^1))
+                   * (P("e") * S("+-")^0 * p_digit^1)^-1
+
+    local function convert   (n)   n =   tonumber(n)                                                                           return n     end
+    local function convert_r (n,u) n =   tonumber(n) if u == true then return percentage_r * n elseif u then return u * n else return n end end
+    local function convert_x (n,u) n =   tonumber(n) if u == true then return percentage_x * n elseif u then return u * n else return n end end
+    local function convert_y (n,u) n =   tonumber(n) if u == true then return percentage_y * n elseif u then return u * n else return n end end
+    local function convert_vx(n,u) n =   tonumber(n) if u == true then return percentage_x * n elseif u then return u * n else return n end end
+    local function convert_vy(n,u) n = - tonumber(n) if u == true then return percentage_y * n elseif u then return u * n else return n end end
+
+    local p_unit      = (P("p") * S("txc") + P("e") * S("xm") + S("mc") * P("m") + P("in")) / factors
+    local p_percent   = P("%") * Cc(true)
+
+    local c_number_n  = C(p_number)
+    local c_number_u  = C(p_number) * (p_unit + p_percent)^-1
+
+    p_number_n  = c_number_n / convert
+    p_number_x  = c_number_u / convert_x
+    p_number_vx = c_number_u / convert_vx
+    p_number_y  = c_number_u / convert_y
+    p_number_vy = c_number_u / convert_vy
+    p_number_r  = c_number_u / convert_r
+
+    asnumber    = function(s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number,   s) or 0 end
+    asnumber_r  = function(s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_r, s) or 0 end
+    asnumber_x  = function(s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_x, s) or 0 end
+    asnumber_y  = function(s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_y, s) or 0 end
+    asnumber_vx = function(s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_vx,s) or 0 end
+    asnumber_vy = function(s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_vy,s) or 0 end
+
+    local p_number_vx_t = Ct { (p_number_vx + p_separator)^1 }
+    local p_number_vy_t = Ct { (p_number_vy + p_separator)^1 }
+
+    local zerotable = { 0 }
+
+    asnumber_vx_t = function(s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_vx_t,s) or zerotable end
+    asnumber_vy_t = function(s) return s and lpegmatch(p_number_vy_t,s) or zerotable end
+
+    local p_numbersep   = p_number_n + p_separator
+          p_numbers     = p_optseparator * P("(") * p_numbersep^0 * p_optseparator * P(")")
+          p_fournumbers = p_numbersep^4
+          p_path        = Ct ( (
+          p_command_xy * (p_optseparator * p_number_vx *
+                          p_optseparator * p_number_vy )^1
+        + p_command_x  * (p_optseparator * p_number_vx )^1
+        + p_command_y  * (p_optseparator * p_number_vy )^1
+        + p_command_a  * (p_optseparator * p_number_vx *
+                          p_optseparator * p_number_vy *
+                          p_optseparator * p_number_r  *
+                          p_optseparator * p_number_n  * -- flags
+                          p_optseparator * p_number_n  * -- flags
+                          p_optseparator * p_number_vx *
+                          p_optseparator * p_number_vy )^1
+        + p_command
+        + p_separator
+    )^1 )
+
+
+end
 
 -- We can actually use the svg color definitions from the tex end but maybe a user
 -- doesn't want those replace the normal definitions.
@@ -1365,6 +1370,14 @@ do
      -- ["vkern"]              = true,
     }
 
+    local pathtracer = {
+        ["stroke"]         = "darkred",
+        ["stroke-opacity"] = ".5",
+        ["stroke-width"]   = ".5",
+        ["fill"]           = "darkgray",
+        ["fill-opacity"]   = ".75",
+    }
+
     local function handlechains(c)
         if tags[c.tg] then
             local at = c.at
@@ -1769,7 +1782,8 @@ do
         end
     end
 
-    local uselevel = 0
+    local uselevel      = 0
+    local bodyfontscale = 1
 
     function handlers.use(c)
         local at  = c.at
@@ -1826,12 +1840,19 @@ do
     local f_do_fill       = f_do_fill_c
     local f_eo_fill       = f_eo_fill_c
     local f_no_fill       = f_no_fill_c
-    local s_clip_start    = 'draw image ('
-    local f_clip_stop_c   = formatters[') ; clip currentpicture to (%s..cycle) ;']
-    local f_clip_stop_l   = formatters[') ; clip currentpicture to (%s--cycle) ;']
+--     local s_clip_start    = 'draw image ('
+--     local f_clip_stop_c   = formatters[') ; clip currentpicture to (%s..cycle) ;']
+--     local f_clip_stop_l   = formatters[') ; clip currentpicture to (%s--cycle) ;']
+--     local f_clip_stop     = f_clip_stop_c
+--     local f_eoclip_stop_c = formatters[') ; eoclip currentpicture to (%s..cycle) ;']
+--     local f_eoclip_stop_l = formatters[') ; eoclip currentpicture to (%s--cycle) ;']
+--     local f_eoclip_stop   = f_eoclip_stop_c
+    local s_clip_start    = 'save p ; picture p ; p := image ('
+    local f_clip_stop_c   = formatters[') ; clip p to (%s..cycle) ; draw p ;']
+    local f_clip_stop_l   = formatters[') ; clip p to (%s--cycle) ; draw p ;']
     local f_clip_stop     = f_clip_stop_c
-    local f_eoclip_stop_c = formatters[') ; eoclip currentpicture to (%s..cycle) ;']
-    local f_eoclip_stop_l = formatters[') ; eoclip currentpicture to (%s--cycle) ;']
+    local f_eoclip_stop_c = formatters[') ; eoclip p to (%s..cycle) ; draw p ;']
+    local f_eoclip_stop_l = formatters[') ; eoclip p to (%s--cycle) ; draw p ;']
     local f_eoclip_stop   = f_eoclip_stop_c
 
     -- could be shared and then beginobject | endobject
@@ -2537,7 +2558,8 @@ do
 
             local f_styled  = formatters["\\svgstyled{%s}{%s}{%s}{%s}"]
             local f_colored = formatters["\\svgcolored{%.3N}{%.3N}{%.3N}{"]
-            local f_placed  = formatters["\\svgplaced{%.3N}{%.3N}{}{"]
+--             local f_placed  = formatters["\\svgplaced{%.3N}{%.3N}{}{"]
+local f_placed  = formatters["\\svgplaced{%s}{%s}{}{"]
             local f_poschar = formatters["\\svgposchar{%.3N}{%.3N}{%s}"]
             local f_char    = formatters["\\svgchar{%s}"]
 
@@ -2606,20 +2628,32 @@ do
                 --
                 ax = ax and asnumber_vx(ax) or x
                 ay = ay and asnumber_vy(ay) or y
-                dx = dx and asnumber_vx(dx) or 0
-                dy = dy and asnumber_vy(dy) or 0
+                --
+local d_x = dx and asnumber_vx(dx) or 0
+local d_y = dy and asnumber_vy(dy) or 0
                 --
                 if v_family then v_family = cssfamily(v_family) end
                 if v_style  then v_style  = cssstyle (v_style)  end
                 if v_weight then v_weight = cssweight(v_weight) end
-                if v_size   then v_size   = csssize  (v_size,factors) end
+                if v_size   then v_size   = csssize  (v_size,factors) or tonumber(v_size) end
+                --
+                if not v_family then v_family = family   end
+                if not v_weight then v_weight = "normal" end
+                if not v_style  then v_style  = "normal" end
+                --
+                if v_family then
+                    v_family = fonts.names.cleanname(v_family)
+                    v_family = checkedfamily(v_family)
+                end
+                --
+                usedfonts[v_family][v_weight][v_style] = true
                 --
                 ax = ax - x
                 ay = ay - y
                 --
                 local elayered = ax ~= 0 or ay ~= 0 or false
-                local eplaced  = dx ~= 0 or dy ~= 0 or false
-
+--                 local eplaced  = dx ~= 0 or dy ~= 0 or false
+local eplaced  = d_x ~= 0 or d_y ~= 0 or false
                 local usedsize, usedscaled
 
                 if elayered then
@@ -2633,30 +2667,30 @@ do
                     usedsize  = v_size or size
                     usedscale = (usedsize / defaultsize) / scale
                 end
-                --
-                -- print("element       ",c.tg)
-                -- print("  layered     ",elayered)
-                -- print("  font   size ",v_size)
-                -- print("  parent size ",size)
-                -- print("  parent scale",scale)
-                -- print("  used size   ",usedsize)
-                -- print("  used scale  ",usedscale)
+usedscale = (10 / bodyfontscale) * usedscale
                 --
                 if eplaced then
+if dx then
+    if not find(dx,"%a") then
+        dx = dx .. "bp"
+    elseif find(dx,"e") then
+        dx = formatters["%s\\dimexpr %s\\relax"](usedscale,dx)
+    end
+else
+    dx = "0pt"
+end
+if dy then
+    if not find(dy,"%a") then
+        dy = dy .. "bp"
+    elseif find(dy,"e") then
+        dy = formatters["%s\\dimexpr %s\\relax"](usedscale,dy)
+    end
+else
+    dy = "0pt"
+end
                     t[#t+1] = f_placed(dx,dy)
                 end
                 --
-                if not v_family then v_family = family   end
-                if not v_weight then v_weight = "normal" end
-                if not v_style  then v_style  = "normal" end
-                --
-                if v_family then
-                    v_family = fonts.names.cleanname(v_family)
-                    v_family = checkedfamily(v_family)
-                end
-                --
-                usedfonts[v_family][v_weight][v_style] = true
-                --
 --                 if usedscale == 1 then
 --                     t[#t+1] = f_normal(          v_family,v_weight,v_style)
 --                 else
@@ -2664,6 +2698,18 @@ do
 --                 end
                 t[#t+1] = "{"
                 --
+                if trace_fonts then
+                    report("element        : %s",c.tg)
+                    report("  font family  : %s",v_family)
+                    report("  font weight  : %s",v_weight)
+                    report("  font style   : %s",v_style)
+                    report("  parent size  : %s",size)
+                    report("  parent scale : %s",scale)
+                    report("  used size    : %s",usedsize)
+                    report("  used scale   : %s",usedscale)
+                    report("  layered      : %l",elayered)
+                end
+                --
                 local ecolored = v_fill and v_fill ~= "" or false
                 if ecolored then
                     -- todo cmyk
@@ -2741,9 +2787,15 @@ do
                     local x  = rawget(at,"x")
                     local y  = rawget(at,"y")
 
+-- local dx       = rawget(at,"dx")
+-- local dy       = rawget(at,"dy")
+
                     local tx = asnumber_vx_t(x)
                     local ty = asnumber_vy_t(y)
 
+-- dx = dx and asnumber_vx(dx) or 0
+-- dy = dy and asnumber_vy(dy) or 0
+
                     x = tx[1] or 0 -- catch bad x/y spec
                     y = ty[1] or 0 -- catch bad x/y spec
 
@@ -2754,6 +2806,8 @@ do
                     local color, opacity, invisible = fillproperties(v_fill,at)
                     local anchor = anchors[at["text-anchor"] or "start"] or "drt"
                     local r = metapost.remappedtext(only)
+-- x = x + dx
+-- y = y + dy
                     if r then
                         if x == 0 and y == 0 then
                             only = f_mapped_simple_svg(r.index)
@@ -2827,7 +2881,7 @@ do
         end
 
         function handlers.svg(c,x,y,w,h,noclip,notransform,normalize)
-            local at      = c.at
+            local at = c.at
 
             local wrapupviewport
             local bhacked
@@ -2838,6 +2892,8 @@ do
 
             local btransform, etransform, transform = handletransform(at)
 
+bodyfontscale = tex.getdimen("bodyfontsize") / 65536
+
             if trace then
                 report("view: %s, xpct %N, ypct %N","before",percentage_x,percentage_y)
             end
diff --git a/tex/generic/context/luatex/luatex-fonts-merged.lua b/tex/generic/context/luatex/luatex-fonts-merged.lua
index 256bf1175..479ac5491 100644
--- a/tex/generic/context/luatex/luatex-fonts-merged.lua
+++ b/tex/generic/context/luatex/luatex-fonts-merged.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- merged file : c:/data/develop/context/sources/luatex-fonts-merged.lua
 -- parent file : c:/data/develop/context/sources/luatex-fonts.lua
--- merge date  : 2020-12-15 10:10
+-- merge date  : 2020-12-18 18:28
 
 do -- begin closure to overcome local limits and interference