beta 2011.02.14 18:50

47 files changed, 1201 insertions, 576 deletions

diff --git a/metapost/context/base/mp-form.mp b/metapost/context/base/mp-form.mp
index 1a80d618c..60ea4cac2 100644
--- a/metapost/context/base/mp-form.mp
+++ b/metapost/context/base/mp-form.mp
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 
 boolean mant_font ; mant_font := true ; % signals graph not to load form
 
+if known mplib :
+    boolean fmt_loaded ; fmt_loaded := true ;
+    expandafter endinput
+fi ;
+
 if   known fmt_loaded : expandafter endinput fi ;
    boolean fmt_loaded ; fmt_loaded := true ;
 
diff --git a/metapost/context/base/mp-grph.mp b/metapost/context/base/mp-grph.mp
index 243b45318..3cd9f2cfb 100644
--- a/metapost/context/base/mp-grph.mp
+++ b/metapost/context/base/mp-grph.mp
@@ -59,21 +59,25 @@ string  graphictextfile    ; graphictextfile    := "dummy.mpo" ;
 def data_mpo_file = job_name & "-mpgraph.mpo" enddef ;
 def data_mpy_file = job_name & "-mpgraph.mpy" enddef ;
 
-def savegraphictext (expr str) =
-  if (graphictextstring<>"") :
-    write graphictextstring to data_mpo_file ;
-    graphictextstring := "" ;
-  fi ;
-  write str to data_mpo_file ;
-  let erasegraphictextfile = relax ;
-enddef ;
+if unknown mplib :
 
-def erasegraphictextfile =
-  write EOF to data_mpo_file ;
-  let erasegraphictextfile = relax ;
-enddef ;
+    def savegraphictext (expr str) =
+      if (graphictextstring<>"") :
+        write graphictextstring to data_mpo_file ;
+        graphictextstring := "" ;
+      fi ;
+      write str to data_mpo_file ;
+      let erasegraphictextfile = relax ;
+    enddef ;
 
-extra_beginfig := extra_beginfig & " erasegraphictextfile ;" ;
+    def erasegraphictextfile =
+      write EOF to data_mpo_file ;
+      let erasegraphictextfile = relax ;
+    enddef ;
+
+    extra_beginfig := extra_beginfig & " erasegraphictextfile ;" ;
+
+fi ;
 
 def begingraphictextfig (expr n) =
   foundpicture := n ; scratchpicture := nullpicture ;
@@ -138,7 +142,9 @@ def dographictext (expr t) =
     graphictextformat := "" ;
   fi ;
   currentgraphictext := currentgraphictext + 1 ;
-  savegraphictext ("\startTEXpage[scale=10000]" & t & "\stopTEXpage") ;
+  if unknown mplib :
+    savegraphictext ("\startTEXpage[scale=10000]" & t & "\stopTEXpage") ;
+  fi ;
   dofinishgraphictext
 enddef ;
 
diff --git a/metapost/context/base/mp-mlib.mp b/metapost/context/base/mp-mlib.mp
index f6229f2ff..7b3491539 100644
--- a/metapost/context/base/mp-mlib.mp
+++ b/metapost/context/base/mp-mlib.mp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %D   [       file=mp-mlib.mp,
 %D        version=2008.03.21,
 %D          title=\CONTEXT\ \METAPOST\ graphics,
-%D       subtitle=specials,
+%D       subtitle=plugins,
 %D         author=Hans Hagen,
 %D           date=\currentdate,
 %D      copyright={PRAGMA / Hans Hagen \& Ton Otten}]
@@ -16,6 +16,52 @@ if known   context_mlib : endinput ; fi ;
 
 boolean context_mlib ; context_mlib := true ;
 
+%D Color and transparency
+
+newinternal normaltransparent     ; normaltransparent     :=  1 ;
+newinternal multiplytransparent   ; multiplytransparent   :=  2 ;
+newinternal screentransparent     ; screentransparent     :=  3 ;
+newinternal overlaytransparent    ; overlaytransparent    :=  4 ;
+newinternal softlighttransparent  ; softlighttransparent  :=  5 ;
+newinternal hardlighttransparent  ; hardlighttransparent  :=  6 ;
+newinternal colordodgetransparent ; colordodgetransparent :=  7 ;
+newinternal colorburntransparent  ; colorburntransparent  :=  8 ;
+newinternal darkentransparent     ; darkentransparent     :=  9 ;
+newinternal lightentransparent    ; lightentransparent    := 10 ;
+newinternal differencetransparent ; differencetransparent := 11 ;
+newinternal exclusiontransparent  ; exclusiontransparent  := 12 ;
+
+def spotcolor(expr n, v) =
+    1
+    withprescript "sp_name="  & n
+    withprescript "sp_value=" & v
+enddef ;
+
+def multitonecolor(expr name, fractions, components, value) =
+    1
+    withprescript "sp_name="       & name
+    withprescript "sp_fractions="  & decimal fractions
+    withprescript "sp_components=" & components
+    withprescript "sp_value="      & value
+enddef ;
+
+def transparent(expr alternative, transparency)(text c) =
+     c
+     withprescript "tr_alternative="  & decimal alternative
+     withprescript "tr_transparency=" & decimal transparency
+enddef ;
+
+def withtransparency(expr alternative, transparency) =
+     withprescript "tr_alternative="  & decimal alternative
+     withprescript "tr_transparency=" & decimal transparency
+enddef ;
+
+def cmyk(expr c, m, y, k) =
+    (c,m,y,k)
+enddef ;
+
+% Texts
+
 numeric _tt_w_[], _tt_h_[], _tt_d_[] ;
 numeric _tt_n_ ; _tt_n_ := 0 ;
 picture _tt_p_ ; _tt_p_ := nullpicture ;
@@ -26,20 +72,32 @@ def resettextexts =
     _tt_p_ := nullpicture ;
 enddef ;
 
-extra_endfig   := ";addto currentpicture also _tt_p_; " & extra_endfig; % was draw _tt_p_
+def flushtextexts =
+    addto currentpicture also _tt_p_
+enddef ;
+
+extra_endfig   := "flushtextexts;" & extra_endfig;
 extra_beginfig := extra_beginfig & "resettextexts;";
 
+% We collect and flush them all, as we can also have temporary textexts
+% that gets never really flushed but are used for calculations. So, we
+% flush twice: once in location in order to pick up e.g. color properties,
+% and once at the end because we need to flush missing ones.
+
 vardef rawtextext(expr str) =
     if str = "" :
         nullpicture
     elseif _trial_run_ :
+        _tt_n_ := _tt_n_ + 1 ;
+        addto _tt_p_ doublepath unitsquare
+            withprescript "tx_number=" & decimal _tt_n_
+            withprescript "tx_stage=extra"
+            withpostscript str ;
         image (
-            _tt_n_ := _tt_n_ + 1 ;
-            _tt_p_ := image (
-                addto currentpicture also _tt_p_ ;
-                addto currentpicture doublepath unitsquare withprescript "tf" withpostscript decimal _tt_n_ & ":" & str ;
-            ) ;
-            addto currentpicture doublepath unitsquare withpen pencircle scaled 0 ;
+            addto currentpicture doublepath unitsquare
+                withprescript "tx_number=" & decimal _tt_n_
+                withprescript "tx_stage=trial"
+                withpostscript str
         )
     else :
         image (
@@ -47,13 +105,14 @@ vardef rawtextext(expr str) =
             addto currentpicture doublepath unitsquare
                 xscaled _tt_w_[_tt_n_]
                 yscaled (_tt_h_[_tt_n_] + _tt_d_[_tt_n_])
-                withprescript "ts"
-                withpostscript decimal _tt_n_ & ":" & str ;
+                withprescript "tx_number=" & decimal _tt_n_
+                withprescript "tx_stage=final"
+                ; % withpostscript str ;
         ) shifted (0,-_tt_d_[_tt_n_])
     fi
 enddef ;
 
-% not ok yet
+% More text
 
 pair laboff.d, laboff.dlft, laboff.drt ; % new positional suffixes
 pair laboff.origin, laboff.raw         ; % graph mess
@@ -175,6 +234,34 @@ primarydef str infont name = % very naughty !
     fi
 enddef ;
 
+% Shades
+
+newinternal shadefactor  ; shadefactor  := 1 ;
+pair        shadeoffset  ; shadeoffset  := origin ;
+boolean     trace_shades ; trace_shades := false ;
+
+def set_linear_vector (suffix a,b)(expr p,n) =
+    if     (n=1) : a := llcorner p ; b := urcorner p ;
+    elseif (n=2) : a := lrcorner p ; b := ulcorner p ;
+    elseif (n=3) : a := urcorner p ; b := llcorner p ;
+    elseif (n=4) : a := ulcorner p ; b := lrcorner p ;
+    elseif (n=5) : a := .5[ulcorner p,llcorner p] ; b := .5[urcorner p,lrcorner p] ;
+    elseif (n=6) : a := .5[llcorner p,lrcorner p] ; b := .5[ulcorner p,urcorner p] ;
+    elseif (n=7) : a := .5[lrcorner p,urcorner p] ; b := .5[llcorner p,ulcorner p] ;
+    elseif (n=8) : a := .5[urcorner p,ulcorner p] ; b := .5[lrcorner p,llcorner p] ;
+    else         : a := .5[ulcorner p,llcorner p] ; b := .5[urcorner p,lrcorner p] ;
+    fi ;
+enddef ;
+
+def set_circular_vector (suffix ab, r)(expr p,n) =
+    if     (n=1) : ab := llcorner p ;
+    elseif (n=2) : ab := lrcorner p ;
+    elseif (n=3) : ab := urcorner p ;
+    elseif (n=4) : ab := ulcorner p ;
+    else         : ab := center   p ; r := .5r ;
+    fi ;
+enddef ;
+
 def circular_shade (expr p, n, ca, cb) =
     begingroup ;
         save ab, r ; pair ab ; numeric r ;
@@ -186,6 +273,7 @@ def circular_shade (expr p, n, ca, cb) =
         fi ;
     endgroup ;
 enddef ;
+
 def linear_shade (expr p, n, ca, cb) =
     begingroup ;
         save a, b, sh ; pair a, b ;
@@ -196,46 +284,80 @@ def linear_shade (expr p, n, ca, cb) =
         fi ;
     endgroup ;
 enddef ;
+
 def withcircularshade (expr a, b, ra, rb, ca, cb) =
-    withprescript
-        "cs"
-    withpostscript
-        "0 1 " & decimal shadefactor & " " &
-        colordecimals ca & " " & ddecimal (a shifted shadeoffset) & " " & decimal ra & " " &
-        colordecimals cb & " " & ddecimal (b shifted shadeoffset) & " " & decimal rb
+    withprescript "sh_type=circular"
+    withprescript "sh_domain=0 1"
+    withprescript "sh_factor="   & decimal shadefactor
+    withprescript "sh_color_a="  & colordecimals ca
+    withprescript "sh_color_b="  & colordecimals cb
+    withprescript "sh_center_a=" & ddecimal (a shifted shadeoffset)
+    withprescript "sh_center_b=" & ddecimal (b shifted shadeoffset)
+    withprescript "sh_radius_a=" & decimal ra
+    withprescript "sh_radius_b=" & decimal rb
 enddef ;
+
 def withlinearshade (expr a, b, ca, cb) =
-    withprescript
-        "ls"
-    withpostscript
-        "0 1 " & decimal shadefactor & " " &
-        colordecimals ca  & " " & ddecimal (a shifted shadeoffset) & " " &
-        colordecimals cb  & " " & ddecimal (b shifted shadeoffset)
+    withprescript "sh_type=linear"
+    withprescript "sh_domain=0 1"
+    withprescript "sh_factor="   & decimal shadefactor
+    withprescript "sh_color_a="  & colordecimals ca
+    withprescript "sh_color_b="  & colordecimals cb
+    withprescript "sh_center_a=" & ddecimal (a shifted shadeoffset)
+    withprescript "sh_center_b=" & ddecimal (b shifted shadeoffset)
 enddef ;
-string _defined_cs_pre_[], _defined_cs_post_[] ; numeric _defined_cs_ ; _defined_cs_:= 0 ;
+
+string _defined_cs_pre_[] ; numeric _defined_cs_ ; _defined_cs_:= 0 ;
+string prescript_separator ; prescript_separator := char(13) ;
+
 vardef define_circular_shade (expr a, b, ra, rb, ca, cb) =
     _defined_cs_ := _defined_cs_ + 1 ;
-    _defined_cs_pre_ [_defined_cs_] := "cs" ;
-    _defined_cs_post_[_defined_cs_] := "0 1 " & decimal shadefactor & " " &
-        colordecimals ca & " " & ddecimal (a shifted shadeoffset) & " " & decimal ra & " " &
-        colordecimals cb & " " & ddecimal (b shifted shadeoffset) & " " & decimal rb ;
+    _defined_cs_pre_ [_defined_cs_] := "sh_type=circular"
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_domain=0 1"
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_factor="   & decimal shadefactor
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_color_a="  & colordecimals ca
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_color_b="  & colordecimals cb
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_center_a=" & ddecimal (a shifted shadeoffset)
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_center_b=" & ddecimal (b shifted shadeoffset)
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_radius_a=" & decimal ra
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_radius_b=" & decimal rb
+    ;
     _defined_cs_
 enddef ;
+
 vardef define_linear_shade (expr a, b, ca, cb) =
     _defined_cs_ := _defined_cs_ + 1 ;
-    _defined_cs_pre_ [_defined_cs_] := "ls" ;
-    _defined_cs_post_[_defined_cs_] := "0 1 " & decimal shadefactor & " " &
-        colordecimals ca & " " & ddecimal (a shifted shadeoffset) & " " &
-        colordecimals cb & " " & ddecimal (b shifted shadeoffset) ;
+    _defined_cs_pre_ [_defined_cs_] := "sh_type=linear"
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_domain=0 1"
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_factor=" & decimal shadefactor
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_color_a=" & colordecimals ca
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_color_b=" & colordecimals cb
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_center_a=" & ddecimal (a shifted shadeoffset)
+      & prescript_separator & "sh_center_b=" & ddecimal (b shifted shadeoffset)
+    ;
     _defined_cs_
 enddef ;
+
 primarydef p withshade sc =
-    p withprescript _defined_cs_pre_[sc] withpostscript _defined_cs_post_[sc]
-enddef ;
-def shadecolor(expr sc) = % obsolete
-    1 withprescript _defined_cs_pre_[sc] withpostscript _defined_cs_post_[sc]
+    p
+        withprescript _defined_cs_pre_[sc]
 enddef ;
 
+% vardef predefined_linear_shade (expr p, n, ca, cb) =
+%     save a, b, sh ; pair a, b ;
+%     set_linear_vector(a,b)(p,n) ;
+%     define_linear_shade (a,b,ca,cb)
+% enddef ;
+%
+% vardef predefined_circular_shade (expr p, n, ca, cb) =
+%     save ab, r ; pair ab ; numeric r ;
+%     r := (xpart lrcorner p - xpart llcorner p) ++ (ypart urcorner p - ypart lrcorner p) ;
+%     set_circular_vector(ab,r)(p,n) ;
+%     define_circular_shade(ab,ab,0,r,ca,cb)
+% enddef ;
+
+% Graphic text (we will move code here)
+
 def graphictext primary t =
     if _trial_run_ :
         let dographictextindeed = nographictext ;
@@ -244,32 +366,66 @@ def graphictext primary t =
     fi
     dographictextindeed(t)
 enddef ;
+
 def dographictext (expr t) =
+    % withprescript "gt_stage=final"
     begingroup ;
     save figurepicture ; picture figurepicture ;
     figurepicture := currentpicture ; currentpicture := nullpicture ;
     currentgraphictext := currentgraphictext + 1 ;
     dofinishgraphictext
 enddef ;
+
 def nographictext (expr t) text rest =
-    draw unitsquare withprescript "gt" withpostscript t ;
-enddef ;
-def savegraphictext (expr str) =
-enddef ;
-def erasegraphictextfile =
+    draw unitsquare withprescript "gt_stage=trial" withpostscript t ;
 enddef ;
 
+% def savegraphictext (expr str) =
+% enddef ;
+
+% def erasegraphictextfile =
+% enddef ;
+
+% Figures
+
+% def externalfigure primary filename =
+%     doexternalfigure (filename)
+% enddef ;
+%
+% def doexternalfigure (expr filename) text transformation =
+%     if true : % a bit incompatible esp scaled 1cm now scaled the natural size
+%         draw rawtextext("\externalfigure[" & filename & "]") transformation ;
+%     else :
+%         draw unitsquare transformation withprescript "fg_name=" & filename ;
+%     fi ;
+% enddef ;
+
 def externalfigure primary filename =
-    doexternalfigure (filename)
+    if true :
+        draw rawtextext("\externalfigure[" & filename & "]")
+    else :
+        image (
+            addto currentpicture doublepath unitsquare
+                withprescript "fg_name=" & filename ;
+        )
+    fi
 enddef ;
-def doexternalfigure (expr filename) text transformation =
-    draw unitsquare transformation withprescript "fg" withpostscript filename ;
+
+def figure primary filename =
+    rawtextext("\externalfigure[" & filename & "]")
 enddef ;
 
+% Positions
+
 def register (expr label, width, height, offset) =
-    draw unitsquare xscaled width yscaled height shifted offset withprescript "ps" withpostscript label ;
+    image (
+        addto currentpicture doublepath unitsquare xscaled width yscaled height shifted offset
+            withprescript "ps_label=" & label ;
+    ) ; % no transformations
 enddef ;
 
+% Housekeeping
+
 extra_beginfig := extra_beginfig & "currentgraphictext := 0 ; " ;
 extra_endfig   := extra_endfig   & "finishsavingdata ; " ;
 extra_endfig   := extra_endfig   & "resettextexts ; " ;
@@ -277,6 +433,19 @@ extra_endfig   := extra_endfig   & "resettextexts ; " ;
 boolean cmykcolors ; cmykcolors := true ;
 boolean spotcolors ; spotcolors := true ;
 
+% Bonus
+
 vardef verbatim(expr str) =
     ditto & "\detokenize{" & str & "}" & ditto
 enddef ;
+
+% New
+
+def bitmapimage(expr xresolution, yresolution, data) =
+    image (
+        addto currentpicture doublepath unitsquare
+            withprescript  "bm_xresolution=" & decimal xresolution
+            withprescript  "bm_yresolution=" & decimal yresolution
+            withpostscript data ;
+    )
+enddef ;
diff --git a/metapost/context/base/mp-spec.mp b/metapost/context/base/mp-spec.mp
index 9125b4b8b..123e75faa 100644
--- a/metapost/context/base/mp-spec.mp
+++ b/metapost/context/base/mp-spec.mp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 %D for instance shading. More information can be found in
 %D type {supp-mpe.tex}.
 
+if   known mplib        : endinput         ; fi ;
 if unknown context_tool :    input mp-tool ; fi ;
 if   known context_spec : endinput         ; fi ;
 
@@ -366,18 +367,16 @@ def circular_shade (expr p, n, ca, cb) =
 enddef ;
 
 vardef predefined_linear_shade (expr p, n, ca, cb) =
-  save a, b, sh ; pair a, b ;
-  set_linear_vector(a,b)(p,n) ;
-  set_shade_vector(a,b)(p,n) ;
-  define_linear_shade (a,b,ca,cb)
+    save a, b, sh ; pair a, b ;
+    set_linear_vector(a,b)(p,n) ;
+    define_linear_shade (a,b,ca,cb)
 enddef ;
 
 vardef predefined_circular_shade (expr p, n, ca, cb) =
-  save ab, r ; pair ab ; numeric r ;
-  r := (xpart lrcorner p - xpart llcorner p) ++
-       (ypart urcorner p - ypart lrcorner p) ;
-  set_circular_vector(ab,r)(p,n) ;
-  define_circular_shade(ab,ab,0,r,ca,cb)
+    save ab, r ; pair ab ; numeric r ;
+    r := (xpart lrcorner p - xpart llcorner p) ++ (ypart urcorner p - ypart lrcorner p) ;
+    set_circular_vector(ab,r)(p,n) ;
+    define_circular_shade(ab,ab,0,r,ca,cb)
 enddef ;
 
 %D Since a \type {fill p withshade s} syntax looks better
@@ -638,8 +637,7 @@ vardef transparent(expr n, t, c) =
       flush_special(3, 7, s) ;
     fi ;
     scantokens(ss) := _special_counter_ ;
-    _local_specials_ := _local_specials_ &
-      "scantokens(" & ditto & ss & ditto & ") := -1 ;" ;
+    _local_specials_ := _local_specials_ & "scantokens(" & ditto & ss & ditto & ") := -1 ;" ;
   fi ;
   % go ahead
   if is_spot :
@@ -661,6 +659,18 @@ vardef is_transparent(text t) =
   endgroup
 enddef ;
 
+% boolean _b_ ; better namespacing
+% color   _c_ ;
+% vardef _transparent_(expr nn, tt, cc) = _b_ := true ; cc enddef ;
+% vardef is_transparent(text t) =
+%   begingroup ;
+%     save transparent ;
+%     transparent := _transparent_ ;
+%     _b_ := false ;
+%     _c_ := t ; _b_
+%   endgroup
+% enddef ;
+
 %D This function returns the not transparent color.
 
 vardef not_transparent(text t) =
diff --git a/tex/context/base/back-ini.lua b/tex/context/base/back-ini.lua
index dc510acc6..bc690f946 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/back-ini.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/back-ini.lua
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ backends.nodeinjections = {
     insertmovie  = nothing,
     insertsound  = nothing,
 
+    injectbitmap = nothing,
+
 }
 
 backends.codeinjections = {
diff --git a/tex/context/base/char-ini.lua b/tex/context/base/char-ini.lua
index 103250d2b..8e94d5917 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/char-ini.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/char-ini.lua
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ local private = {
     description = "PRIVATE SLOT",
 }
 
+local extenders = { }
+
 setmetatablekey(data, "__index", function(t,k)
     if type(k) == "string" then
         k = lpegmatch(pattern,k) or utfbyte(k)
@@ -125,6 +127,10 @@ setmetatablekey(data, "__index", function(t,k)
             local first, last = rr.first, rr.last
             if k >= first and k <= last then
                 local v = t[first]
+                local extender = extenders[v.description]
+                if extender then
+                    v = extender(k,v)
+                end
                 t[k] = v
                 return v
             end
@@ -133,6 +139,45 @@ setmetatablekey(data, "__index", function(t,k)
     return private -- handy for when we loop over characters in fonts and check for a property
 end )
 
+local metatables = { }
+
+extenders["<Hangul Syllable>"] = function(k,v)
+    local shcode = -- for the moment we misuse the shcode .. in fact we should have the components
+       k  < 0xAC00 and k      -- original
+    or k  > 0xD7AF and k      -- original
+    or k >= 0xD558 and 0x314E -- 하 => ㅎ
+    or k >= 0xD30C and 0x314D -- 파 => ㅍ
+    or k >= 0xD0C0 and 0x314C -- 타 => ㅌ
+    or k >= 0xCE74 and 0x314B -- 카 => ㅋ
+    or k >= 0xCC28 and 0x314A -- 차 => ㅊ
+    or k >= 0xC790 and 0x3148 -- 자 => ㅈ
+    or k >= 0xC544 and 0x3147 -- 아 => ㅇ
+    or k >= 0xC0AC and 0x3145 -- 사 => ㅅ
+    or k >= 0xBC14 and 0x3142 -- 바 => ㅂ
+    or k >= 0xB9C8 and 0x3141 -- 마 => ㅁ
+    or k >= 0xB77C and 0x3139 -- 라 => ㄹ
+    or k >= 0xB2E4 and 0x3137 -- 다 => ㄷ
+    or k >= 0xB098 and 0x3134 -- 나 => ㄴ
+    or k >= 0xAC00 and 0x3131 -- 가 => ㄱ -- was 0xAC20
+    or k                      -- can't happen
+    local t = {
+     -- category    = "lo",
+     -- cjkwd       = "w",
+     -- description = "<Hangul Syllable>",
+     -- direction   = "l",
+     -- linebreak   = "h2",
+        shcode      = shcode,
+        unicodeslot = k,
+    }
+    local m = metatables[v]
+    if not m then
+        m = { __index = v }
+        metatables[v] = m
+    end
+    setmetatable(t,m)
+    return t
+end
+
 --~ setmetatable(data,{ __index = function(t,k) return "" end }) -- quite old, obsolete
 
 characters.blocks = allocate {
diff --git a/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkii b/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkii
index c0a3c31a9..098a998de 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkii
+++ b/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkii
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 %C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for
 %C details.
 
-\newcontextversion{2011.02.11 18:18}
+\newcontextversion{2011.02.14 18:50}
 
 %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/cont-new.mkiv b/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv
index e6fa95485..66d087466 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 %C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for
 %C details.
 
-\newcontextversion{2011.02.11 18:18}
+\newcontextversion{2011.02.14 18:50}
 
 %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/context.mkii b/tex/context/base/context.mkii
index 15327a382..6ce2a0c58 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/context.mkii
+++ b/tex/context/base/context.mkii
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 %D your styles an modules.
 
 \edef\contextformat {\jobname}
-\edef\contextversion{2011.02.11 18:18}
+\edef\contextversion{2011.02.14 18:50}
 
 %D For those who want to use this:
 
diff --git a/tex/context/base/context.mkiv b/tex/context/base/context.mkiv
index a6c526ad2..1f3c32c13 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/context.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/context.mkiv
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 %D your styles an modules.
 
 \edef\contextformat {\jobname}
-\edef\contextversion{2011.02.11 18:18}
+\edef\contextversion{2011.02.14 18:50}
 
 %D For those who want to use this:
 
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@
 \loadmarkfile{font-col}
 \loadmarkfile{font-gds}
 
+\loadmarkfile{typo-cln}
 \loadmarkfile{typo-spa}
 \loadmarkfile{typo-krn}
 \loadmarkfile{typo-dir}
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@
 \loadmarkfile{grph-trf}
 \loadmarkfile{grph-inc}
 \loadmarkfile{grph-fig}
+\loadmarkfile{grph-raw}
 
 \loadmarkfile{pack-box}
 \loadmarkfile{pack-bar}
diff --git a/tex/context/base/core-con.lua b/tex/context/base/core-con.lua
index 5b8417d00..e2f0b164e 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/core-con.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/core-con.lua
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ local function leapyear(year)
 end
 
 local function nofdays(year,month)
-    return days[sleapyear(year)][month]
+    return days[isleapyear(year)][month]
 end
 
 local function year  () return date("%Y") end
@@ -700,34 +700,3 @@ end
 -- function converters.Alphabetic(n,code)
 --     do_alphabetic(n,counters[code] or counters['**'],uppercased)
 -- end
-
--- For the moment here:
-
-languages.firstcharacters = { }
-local firstcharacters     = languages.firstcharacters
-
--- korean:
-
-function firstcharacters.korean(chr)
-    local consonant
-    if     chr  < 0xAC00 then consonant = chr    -- original
-    elseif chr  > 0xD7AF then consonant = chr    -- original
-    elseif chr >= 0xD558 then consonant = 0x314E -- 하 => ㅎ
-    elseif chr >= 0xD30C then consonant = 0x314D -- 파 => ㅍ
-    elseif chr >= 0xD0C0 then consonant = 0x314C -- 타 => ㅌ
-    elseif chr >= 0xCE74 then consonant = 0x314B -- 카 => ㅋ
-    elseif chr >= 0xCC28 then consonant = 0x314A -- 차 => ㅊ
-    elseif chr >= 0xC790 then consonant = 0x3148 -- 자 => ㅈ
-    elseif chr >= 0xC544 then consonant = 0x3147 -- 아 => ㅇ
-    elseif chr >= 0xC0AC then consonant = 0x3145 -- 사 => ㅅ
-    elseif chr >= 0xBC14 then consonant = 0x3142 -- 바 => ㅂ
-    elseif chr >= 0xB9C8 then consonant = 0x3141 -- 마 => ㅁ
-    elseif chr >= 0xB77C then consonant = 0x3139 -- 라 => ㄹ
-    elseif chr >= 0xB2E4 then consonant = 0x3137 -- 다 => ㄷ
-    elseif chr >= 0xB098 then consonant = 0x3134 -- 나 => ㄴ
-    elseif chr >= 0xAC00 then consonant = 0x3131 -- 가 => ㄱ -- was 0xAC20
-    else                      consonant = chr    -- can't happen
-    end
- -- print(format("korean: 0x%04X 0x%04X",chr,consonant))
-    return consonant
-end
diff --git a/tex/context/base/font-mis.lua b/tex/context/base/font-mis.lua
index 216af0155..954135be1 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/font-mis.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/font-mis.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ local lower, strip = string.lower, string.strip
 
 fonts.otf = fonts.otf or { }
 
-fonts.otf.version = fonts.otf.version or 2.707
+fonts.otf.version = fonts.otf.version or 2.710
 fonts.otf.cache   = containers.define("fonts", "otf", fonts.otf.version, true)
 
 function fonts.otf.loadcached(filename,format,sub)
diff --git a/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua b/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua
index 68d3c730c..0cffc5348 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ local readers        = fonts.tfm.readers
 
 otf.glists           = { "gsub", "gpos" }
 
-otf.version          = 2.707 -- beware: also sync font-mis.lua
+otf.version          = 2.710 -- beware: also sync font-mis.lua
 otf.cache            = containers.define("fonts", "otf", otf.version, true)
 
 local loadmethod     = "table" -- table, mixed, sparse
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ function otf.load(filename,format,sub,featurefile)
                 end
                 data.size = size
                 data.time = time
+                data.format = format
                 if featurefiles then
                     data.featuredata = featurefiles
                 end
@@ -1705,7 +1706,7 @@ local function copytotfm(data,cache_id) -- we can save a copy when we reorder th
                 spaceunits, spacer = metadata.charwidth, "charwidth"
             end
         end
-        spaceunits = tonumber(spaceunits) or tfm.units/2 -- 500 -- brrr
+        spaceunits = tonumber(spaceunits) or 500 -- brrr
         -- we need a runtime lookup because of running from cdrom or zip, brrr (shouldn't we use the basename then?)
         local filename = fonts.tfm.checkedfilename(luatex)
         local fontname = metadata.fontname
@@ -1748,6 +1749,10 @@ local function copytotfm(data,cache_id) -- we can save a copy when we reorder th
             end
         end
         --
+        local fileformat = data.format or fonts.fontformat(filename,"opentype")
+        if units > 1000  then
+            fileformat = "truetype"
+        end
         return {
             characters         = characters,
             parameters         = parameters,
@@ -1769,7 +1774,7 @@ local function copytotfm(data,cache_id) -- we can save a copy when we reorder th
             psname             = fontname or fullname,
             name               = filename or fullname,
             units              = units,
-            format             = fonts.fontformat(filename,"opentype"),
+            format             = fileformat,
             cidinfo            = cidinfo,
             ascender           = abs(metadata.ascent  or 0),
             descender          = abs(metadata.descent or 0),
diff --git a/tex/context/base/font-tfm.lua b/tex/context/base/font-tfm.lua
index 7fa308c25..5e841b24c 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/font-tfm.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/font-tfm.lua
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@ function tfm.scale(tfmtable, scaledpoints, relativeid)
  -- tfm.prepare_base_kerns(tfmtable) -- optimalization
     local t = { } -- the new table
     local scaledpoints, delta, units = tfm.calculatescale(tfmtable, scaledpoints, relativeid)
+    -- is just a trigger for the backend
     t.units_per_em = units or 1000
+    --
     local hdelta, vdelta = delta, delta
     -- unicoded unique descriptions shared cidinfo characters changed parameters indices
     for k,v in next, tfmtable do
diff --git a/tex/context/base/grph-raw.lua b/tex/context/base/grph-raw.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..361f6944d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tex/context/base/grph-raw.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['grph-raw'] = {
+    version   = 1.001,
+    comment   = "companion to grph-raw.mkiv",
+    author    = "Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL",
+    copyright = "PRAGMA ADE / ConTeXt Development Team",
+    license   = "see context related readme files"
+}
+
+-- This module is for Mojca, who wanted something like this for
+-- her gnuplot project. It's somewhat premliminary code but it
+-- works ok for that purpose.
+
+local report_bitmap = logs.reporter("graphics","bitmaps")
+
+local texsp = tex.sp
+
+function figures.bitmapimage(t)
+    local data        = t.data
+    local xresolution = tonumber(t.xresolution)
+    local yresolution = tonumber(t.yresolution)
+    if data and xresolution and yresolution then
+        local width, height = t.width or "", t.height or ""
+        local n = backends.nodeinjections.injectbitmap {
+            xresolution = xresolution,
+            yresolution = yresolution,
+            width       = width  ~= "" and texsp(width)  or nil,
+            height      = height ~= "" and texsp(height) or nil,
+            data        = data,
+            colorspace  = t.colorspace,
+        }
+        if n then
+            context.hbox(n)
+        else
+            report_bitmap("format no supported by backend")
+        end
+    else
+        report_bitmap("invalid specification")
+    end
+end
diff --git a/tex/context/base/grph-raw.mkiv b/tex/context/base/grph-raw.mkiv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..426262b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tex/context/base/grph-raw.mkiv
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+%D \module
+%D   [       file=grph-raw,
+%D        version=2006.08.26, % overhaul of 1997.03.31
+%D          title=\CONTEXT\ Graphic Macros,
+%D       subtitle=Raw Bitmaps,
+%D         author=Hans Hagen,
+%D           date=\currentdate,
+%D      copyright={PRAGMA / Hans Hagen \& Ton Otten}]
+%C
+%C This module is part of the \CONTEXT\ macro||package and is
+%C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for
+%C details.
+
+\writestatus{loading}{ConTeXt Graphic Macros / Raw Bitmaps}
+
+%D \startluacode
+%D     function document.TestBitmap(nx,ny)
+%D         local random = math.random
+%D         local maxbit = 2^24
+%D         for i=1,nx do
+%D             for i=1,ny do
+%D                 context("%06x",random(0,maxbit))
+%D             end
+%D         end
+%D     end
+%D \stopluacode
+%D
+%D \def\TestBitmap#1#2{\ctxlua{document.TestBitmap(#1,#2)}}
+%D
+%D \blank
+%D
+%D \startMPcode
+%D     draw textext("\bitmapimage[x=100,y=100]{\TestBitmap{100}{100}}") xsized 10cm ;
+%D \stopMPcode
+%D
+%D \blank
+%D
+%D \startMPcode
+%D     draw textext("\bitmapimage[x=200,y=50]{\TestBitmap{50}{200}}") xsized 10cm ;
+%D \stopMPcode
+
+\registerctxluafile{grph-raw}{1.001}
+
+\unprotect
+
+\unexpanded\def\bitmapimage[#1]#2%
+  {\hbox\bgroup
+     \getparameters[@@im][\c!color=rgb,\c!width=,\c!height=,\c!x=,\c!y=,#1]%
+     \ctxlua{figures.bitmapimage {
+        data        = \!!bs#2\!!es,
+        xresolution = "\@@imx",
+        yresolution = "\@@imy",
+        colorspace  = "\@@imcolor",
+        width       = "\@@imwidth",
+        height      = "\@@imheight"
+     }}%
+   \egroup}
+
+\unexpanded\def\startbitmapimage[#1]#2\stopbitmapimage
+  {\bitmapimage[#1]{#2}}
+
+\let\stopbitmapimage\relax
+
+\protect \endinput
diff --git a/tex/context/base/lpdf-grp.lua b/tex/context/base/lpdf-grp.lua
index 36362ce69..692517c1f 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/lpdf-grp.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/lpdf-grp.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ local format = string.format
 
 local backends, lpdf = backends, lpdf
 
+local nodeinjections = backends.pdf.nodeinjections
+
 local colors         = attributes.colors
+local basepoints     = number.dimenfactors["bp"]
+local inches         = number.dimenfactors["in"]
 
 local nodeinjections = backends.pdf.nodeinjections
 local codeinjections = backends.pdf.codeinjections
@@ -70,3 +74,68 @@ function lpdf.colorspec(model,ca,default)
         return default
     end
 end
+
+-- inline bitmaps but xform'd
+--
+-- we could derive the colorspace if we strip the data
+-- and divide by x*y
+
+local template = "q BI %s ID %s > EI Q"
+local factor   = 72/300
+
+function nodeinjections.injectbitmap(t)
+    -- encoding is ascii hex, no checking here
+    local xresolution, yresolution = t.xresolution or 0, t.yresolution or 0
+    if xresolution == 0 or yresolution == 0 then
+        return -- fatal error
+    end
+    local colorspace = t.colorspace
+    if colorspace ~= "rgb" and colorspace ~= "cmyk" and colorspace ~= "gray" then
+        -- not that efficient but ok
+        local d = string.gsub(t.data,"[^0-9a-f]","")
+        local b = math.round(#d / (xresolution * yresolution))
+        if b == 2 then
+            colorspace = "gray"
+        elseif b == 6 then
+            colorspace = "rgb"
+        elseif b == 8 then
+            colorspace = "cmyk"
+        end
+    end
+    if colorspace == "gray" then
+        colorspace = pdfconstant("DeviceGray")
+    elseif colorspace == "rgb" then
+        colorspace = pdfconstant("DeviceRGB")
+    elseif colorspace == "cmyk" then
+        colorspace = pdfconstant("DeviceCMYK")
+    else
+        return -- fatal error
+    end
+    local d = pdfdictionary {
+        W   = xresolution,
+        H   = yresolution,
+        CS  = colorspace,
+        BPC = 8,
+        F   = pdfconstant("AHx"),
+    }
+    -- for some reasons it only works well if we take a 1bp boundingbox
+    local urx, ury = 1/basepoints, 1/basepoints
+ -- urx = (xresolution/300)/basepoints
+ -- ury = (yresolution/300)/basepoints
+    local width, height = t.width or 0, t.height or 0
+    if width == 0 and height == 0 then
+        width  = factor * xresolution / basepoints
+        height = factor * yresolution / basepoints
+    elseif width == 0 then
+        width  = height * xresolution / yresolution
+    elseif height == 0 then
+        height = width  * yresolution / xresolution
+    end
+    local image = img.new {
+        stream = format(template,d(),t.data),
+        width  = width,
+        height = height,
+        bbox   = { 0, 0, urx, ury },
+    }
+    return img.node(image)
+end
diff --git a/tex/context/base/m-graph.mkiv b/tex/context/base/m-graph.mkiv
index 837bdf888..9b28b6fd9 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/m-graph.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/m-graph.mkiv
@@ -37,8 +37,44 @@
 
 \unexpanded\long\def\MPgraphformat#1#2{\ctxlua{metapost.format_n("#1","#2")}}
 
+% We could also delegate parsing using lower level plugins.
+
 \startMPinclusions
-    input graph.mp ;
+%     input string ;
+%     input marith ;
+%     input graph.mp ;
+
+%     vardef roundd(expr x, d) =
+%         if abs d > 4 :
+%             if d > 0 :
+%                 x
+%             else :
+%                 0
+%             fi
+%         elseif d > 0 :
+%             save i ; i = floor x ;
+%             i + round(Ten_to[d]*(x-i))/Ten_to[d]
+%         else :
+%             round(x/Ten_to[-d])*Ten_to[-d]
+%         fi
+%     enddef ;
+
+%     Ten_to0 =     1 ;
+%     Ten_to1 =    10 ;
+%     Ten_to2 =   100 ;
+%     Ten_to3 =  1000 ;
+%     Ten_to4 = 10000 ;
+%
+%     def sFe_base =
+%     enddef ;
+%
+%     picture Fe_plus ; Fe_plus := btex + etex ;
+
+%     vardef format    (expr f,x) = dofmt_.Feform_(f,x) enddef ;
+%     vardef Mformat   (expr f,x) = dofmt_.Meform (f,x) enddef ;
+%     vardef formatstr (expr f,x) = dofmt_.Feform_(f,x) enddef ;
+%     vardef Mformatstr(expr f,x) = dofmt_.Meform(f,x) enddef ;
+
     vardef escaped_format(expr s) =
         "" for n=1 upto length(s) : &
             if ASCII substring (n,n+1) of s = 37 :
@@ -48,6 +84,7 @@
             fi
         endfor
     enddef ;
+
     vardef dofmt_@\#(expr f, x) =
         textext("\MPgraphformat{"&escaped_format(f)&"}{"&(if string x : x else: decimal x fi)&"}")
     enddef ;
@@ -58,6 +95,7 @@
     % vardef Mformat(expr f, x) =
     %    format(f,x)
     % enddef;
+
 \stopMPinclusions
 
 \doifnotmode {demo} {\endinput}
@@ -68,63 +106,63 @@
 
 \starttext
 
-\startMPpage
-draw begingraph(3in,2in);
-    gdraw "agepop91.d";
-endgraph;
-\stopMPpage
-
-\startMPpage
-draw begingraph(3in,2in);
-    gdraw "agepop91.d" plot btex$\bullet$etex;
-endgraph;
-\stopMPpage
-
-\startMPpage
-draw begingraph(3in,2in);
-    glabel.lft(btex \vbox{\hbox{Population} \hbox{in millions}} etex, OUT);
-    glabel.bot(btex Age in years etex, OUT);
-    gdraw "agepopm.d";
-endgraph;
-\stopMPpage
-
-\startMPpage
-draw begingraph(3in,2in);
-    glabel.lft(btex \vbox{\hbox{Population} \hbox{in millions}} etex, OUT);
-    glabel.bot(btex Age in years etex, OUT);
-    setrange(origin, whatever,whatever);
-    gdraw "agepopm.d";
-endgraph;
-\stopMPpage
-
-\startMPpage
-draw begingraph(2.3in,2in);
-    setcoords(log,log);
-    glabel.lft(btex Seconds etex,OUT);
-    glabel.bot(btex Matrix size etex,
-    OUT);
-    gdraw "matmul.d" dashed evenly;
-    glabel.ulft(btex Standard etex,8);
-    gdraw "matmul.d";
-    glabel.lrt(btex Strassen etex,7);
-endgraph;
-\stopMPpage
-
-\startMPpage
-draw begingraph(6.5cm,4.5cm);
-    setrange(80,0, 90,whatever);
-    glabel.bot(btex Year etex, OUT);
-    glabel.lft(btex \vbox{\hbox{Emissions in} \hbox{thousands of}
-    \hbox{metric tons} \hbox{(heavy line)}}etex, OUT);
-    gdraw "lead.d" withpen pencircle scaled 1.5pt;
-    autogrid(,otick.lft);
-    setcoords(linear,linear);
-    setrange(80,0, 90,whatever);
-    glabel.rt(btex \vbox{\hbox{Micrograms} \hbox{per cubic}
-    \hbox{meter of air} \hbox{(thin line)}}etex, OUT);
-    gdraw "lead.d";
-    autogrid(otick.bot,otick.rt);
-endgraph;
-\stopMPpage
+% \startMPpage
+% draw begingraph(3in,2in);
+%     gdraw "t:/metapost/grphdata/agepop91.d";
+% endgraph;
+% \stopMPpage
+
+% \startMPpage
+% draw begingraph(3in,2in);
+%     gdraw "agepop91.d" plot btex $\bullet$ etex;
+% endgraph;
+% \stopMPpage
+
+% \startMPpage
+% draw begingraph(3in,2in);
+%     glabel.lft(btex \vbox{\hbox{Population} \hbox{in millions}} etex, OUT);
+%     glabel.bot(btex Age in years etex, OUT);
+%     gdraw "agepopm.d";
+% endgraph;
+% \stopMPpage
+
+% \startMPpage
+% draw begingraph(3in,2in);
+%     glabel.lft(btex \vbox{\hbox{Population} \hbox{in millions}} etex, OUT);
+%     glabel.bot(btex Age in years etex, OUT);
+%     setrange(origin, whatever,whatever);
+%     gdraw "agepopm.d";
+% endgraph;
+% \stopMPpage
+
+% \startMPpage
+% draw begingraph(2.3in,2in);
+%     setcoords(log,log);
+%     glabel.lft(btex Seconds etex,OUT);
+%     glabel.bot(btex Matrix size etex,
+%     OUT);
+%     gdraw "matmul.d" dashed evenly;
+%     glabel.ulft(btex Standard etex,8);
+%     gdraw "matmul.d";
+%     glabel.lrt(btex Strassen etex,7);
+% endgraph;
+% \stopMPpage
+
+% \startMPpage
+% draw begingraph(6.5cm,4.5cm);
+%     setrange(80,0, 90,whatever);
+%     glabel.bot(btex Year etex, OUT);
+%     glabel.lft(btex \vbox{\hbox{Emissions in} \hbox{thousands of}
+%     \hbox{metric tons} \hbox{(heavy line)}}etex, OUT);
+%     gdraw "lead.d" withpen pencircle scaled 1.5pt;
+%     autogrid(,otick.lft);
+%     setcoords(linear,linear);
+%     setrange(80,0, 90,whatever);
+%     glabel.rt(btex \vbox{\hbox{Micrograms} \hbox{per cubic}
+%     \hbox{meter of air} \hbox{(thin line)}}etex, OUT);
+%     gdraw "lead.d";
+%     autogrid(otick.bot,otick.rt);
+% endgraph;
+% \stopMPpage
 
 \stoptext
diff --git a/tex/context/base/meta-tex.lua b/tex/context/base/meta-tex.lua
index 3cd70024b..872e8154c 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/meta-tex.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/meta-tex.lua
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['meta-tex'] = {
 
 local P, Cs, lpegmatch = lpeg.P, lpeg.Cs, lpeg.match
 
-local pattern = Cs((P([[\"]]) + P([["]])/"\\quotedbl " + P(1))^0)
+local pattern = Cs((P([[\"]]) + P([["]])/"\\quotedbl{}" + P(1))^0)
 
 function metapost.escaped(str)
     context(lpegmatch(pattern,str))
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mlib-pdf.lua b/tex/context/base/mlib-pdf.lua
index b7f2863ad..8000d5a28 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mlib-pdf.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/mlib-pdf.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['mlib-pdf'] = {
 
 local format, concat, gsub = string.format, table.concat, string.gsub
 local abs, sqrt, round = math.abs, math.sqrt, math.round
+local setmetatable = setmetatable
+local Cf, C, Cg, Ct, P, S, lpegmatch = lpeg.Cf, lpeg.C, lpeg.Cg, lpeg.Ct, lpeg.P, lpeg.S, lpeg.match
 
 local allocate = utilities.storage.allocate
 
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@ local metapost     = metapost
 metapost.multipass = false
 metapost.n         = 0
 metapost.optimize  = true -- false
-metapost.specials  = allocate()
 
 --~ Because in MKiV we always have two passes, we save the objects. When an extra
 --~ mp run is done (due to for instance texts identifier in the parse pass), we
@@ -240,18 +241,28 @@ end
 
 metapost.flushnormalpath = flushnormalpath
 
--- we have two extension handlers, one for pre and postscripts, and one for colors
+-- The flusher is pdf based, if another backend is used, we need to overload the
+-- flusher; this is beta code, the organization will change (already upgraded in
+-- sync with mplib)
+--
+-- We can avoid the before table but I like symmetry. There is of course a small
+-- performance penalty, but so is passing extra arguments (result, flusher, after)
+-- and returning stuff.
 
--- the flusher is pdf based, if another backend is used, we need to overload the
--- flusher; this is beta code, the organization will change
+local function ignore() end
 
-function metapost.flush(result,flusher,askedfig) -- pdf flusher, table en dan concat is sneller, 1 literal
+function metapost.flush(result,flusher,askedfig)
     if result then
         local figures = result.fig
         if figures then
             flusher = flusher or metapost.flushers.pdf
-            local colorconverter = metapost.colorconverter() -- function !
-            local colorhandler   = metapost.colorhandler
+            local resetplugins = metapost.resetplugins or ignore
+            local processplugins = metapost.processplugins or ignore
+            local pluginactions = metapost.pluginactions or ignore
+            local startfigure = flusher.startfigure
+            local stopfigure = flusher.stopfigure
+            local flushfigure = flusher.flushfigure
+            local textfigure = flusher.textfigure
             for f=1, #figures do
                 local figure = figures[f]
                 local objects = getobjects(result,figure,f)
@@ -267,19 +278,18 @@ function metapost.flush(result,flusher,askedfig) -- pdf flusher, table en dan co
                     metapost.ury = ury
                     if urx < llx then
                         -- invalid
-                        flusher.startfigure(fignum,0,0,0,0,"invalid",figure)
-                        flusher.stopfigure()
+                        startfigure(fignum,0,0,0,0,"invalid",figure)
+                        stopfigure()
                     else
-                        flusher.startfigure(fignum,llx,lly,urx,ury,"begin",figure)
+                        startfigure(fignum,llx,lly,urx,ury,"begin",figure)
                         t[#t+1] = "q"
                         if objects then
+                            resetplugins() -- we should move the colorinitializer here
                             t[#t+1] = metapost.colorinitializer()
-                            -- once we have multiple prescripts we can do more tricky things like
-                            -- text and special colors at the same time
                             for o=1,#objects do
                                 local object = objects[o]
                                 local objecttype = object.type
-                                if objecttype == "start_bounds" or objecttype == "stop_bounds" then
+                                if objecttype == "start_bounds" or objecttype == "stop_bounds" or objecttype == "special" then
                                     -- skip
                                 elseif objecttype == "start_clip" then
                                     t[#t+1] = "q"
@@ -288,76 +298,44 @@ function metapost.flush(result,flusher,askedfig) -- pdf flusher, table en dan co
                                 elseif objecttype == "stop_clip" then
                                     t[#t+1] = "Q"
                                     miterlimit, linecap, linejoin, dashed = -1, -1, -1, false
-                                elseif objecttype == "special" then
-                                    metapost.specials.register(object.prescript)
                                 elseif objecttype == "text" then
                                     t[#t+1] = "q"
                                     local ot = object.transform -- 3,4,5,6,1,2
                                     t[#t+1] = format("%f %f %f %f %f %f cm",ot[3],ot[4],ot[5],ot[6],ot[1],ot[2]) -- TH: format("%f %f m %f %f %f %f 0 0 cm",unpack(ot))
-                                    flusher.flushfigure(t) -- flush accumulated literals
+                                    flushfigure(t) -- flush accumulated literals
                                     t = { }
-                                    flusher.textfigure(object.font,object.dsize,object.text,object.width,object.height,object.depth)
+                                    textfigure(object.font,object.dsize,object.text,object.width,object.height,object.depth)
                                     t[#t+1] = "Q"
                                 else
-                                    -- alternatively we can pass on the stack, could be a helper
-                                    -- can be optimized with locals
-                                    local currentobject = { -- not needed when no extensions
-                                        type = object.type,
-                                        miterlimit = object.miterlimit,
-                                        linejoin = object.linejoin,
-                                        linecap = object.linecap,
-                                        color = object.color,
-                                        dash = object.dash,
-                                        path = object.path,
-                                        htap = object.htap,
-                                        pen = object.pen,
-                                        prescript = object.prescript,
-                                        postscript = object.postscript,
-                                    }
-                                    --
-                                    local before, inbetween, after, grouped = nil, nil, nil, false
-                                    --
-                                    local cs, cr = currentobject.color, nil
-                                    -- todo document why ...
-                                    if cs and colorhandler and #cs > 0 and round(cs[1]*10000) == 123 then -- test in function
-                                        currentobject, cr = colorhandler(cs,currentobject,t,colorconverter)
-                                        objecttype = currentobject.type
-                                    end
-                                    --
-                                    local prescript = currentobject.prescript
-                                    if prescript and prescript ~= "" then
-                                        -- move test to function
-                                        local special = metapost.specials[prescript]
-                                        if special then
-                                            currentobject, before, inbetween, after, grouped = special(currentobject.postscript,currentobject,t,flusher)
-                                            objecttype = currentobject.type
-                                        end
-                                    end
-                                    --
-                                    cs = currentobject.color
-                                    if cs and #cs > 0 then
-                                        t[#t+1], cr = colorconverter(cs)
-                                    end
-                                    --
+                                    -- we use an indirect table as we want to overload
+                                    -- entries but this is not possible in userdata
+                                    local original = object
+                                    local object = { }
+                                    setmetatable(object, {
+                                        __index = original
+                                    })
+                                    -- first we analyze
+                                    local before, after = processplugins(object)
+                                    local objecttype = object.type -- can have changed
                                     if before then
-                                        currentobject, t = before()
+                                        t = pluginactions(before,t,flushfigure)
                                     end
-                                    local ml = currentobject.miterlimit
+                                    local ml = object.miterlimit
                                     if ml and ml ~= miterlimit then
                                         miterlimit = ml
                                         t[#t+1] = format("%f M",ml)
                                     end
-                                    local lj = currentobject.linejoin
+                                    local lj = object.linejoin
                                     if lj and lj ~= linejoin then
                                         linejoin = lj
                                         t[#t+1] = format("%i j",lj)
                                     end
-                                    local lc = currentobject.linecap
+                                    local lc = object.linecap
                                     if lc and lc ~= linecap then
                                         linecap = lc
                                         t[#t+1] = format("%i J",lc)
                                     end
-                                    local dl = currentobject.dash
+                                    local dl = object.dash
                                     if dl then
                                         local d = format("[%s] %i d",concat(dl.dashes or {}," "),dl.offset)
                                         if d ~= dashed then
@@ -368,14 +346,13 @@ function metapost.flush(result,flusher,askedfig) -- pdf flusher, table en dan co
                                        t[#t+1] = "[] 0 d"
                                        dashed = false
                                     end
-                                    if inbetween then currentobject, t = inbetween() end
-                                    local path = currentobject.path
+                                    local path = object.path -- newpath
                                     local transformed, penwidth = false, 1
                                     local open = path and path[1].left_type and path[#path].right_type -- at this moment only "end_point"
-                                    local pen = currentobject.pen
+                                    local pen = object.pen
                                     if pen then
                                        if pen.type == 'elliptical' then
-                                            transformed, penwidth = pen_characteristics(object) -- boolean, value
+                                            transformed, penwidth = pen_characteristics(original) -- boolean, value
                                             t[#t+1] = format("%f w",penwidth) -- todo: only if changed
                                             if objecttype == 'fill' then
                                                 objecttype = 'both'
@@ -404,7 +381,7 @@ function metapost.flush(result,flusher,askedfig) -- pdf flusher, table en dan co
                                     if transformed then
                                         t[#t+1] = "Q"
                                     end
-                                    local path = currentobject.htap
+                                    local path = object.htap
                                     if path then
                                         if transformed then
                                             t[#t+1] = "q"
@@ -425,22 +402,19 @@ function metapost.flush(result,flusher,askedfig) -- pdf flusher, table en dan co
                                             t[#t+1] = "Q"
                                         end
                                     end
-                                    if cr then
-                                        t[#t+1] = cr
-                                    end
                                     if after then
-                                        currentobject, t = after()
+                                        t = pluginactions(after,t,flushfigure)
                                     end
-                                    if grouped then
+                                    if object.grouped then
                                         -- can be qQ'd so changes can end up in groups
                                         miterlimit, linecap, linejoin, dashed = -1, -1, -1, false
                                     end
                                 end
-                           end
+                            end
                         end
                         t[#t+1] = "Q"
-                        flusher.flushfigure(t)
-                        flusher.stopfigure("end")
+                        flushfigure(t)
+                        stopfigure("end")
                     end
                     if askedfig then
                         break
@@ -455,6 +429,7 @@ function metapost.parse(result,askedfig)
     if result then
         local figures = result.fig
         if figures then
+            local analyzeplugins = metapost.analyzeplugins
             for f=1, #figures do
                 local figure = figures[f]
                 local fignum = figure:charcode() or 0
@@ -467,17 +442,14 @@ function metapost.parse(result,askedfig)
                     metapost.ury = ury
                     local objects = getobjects(result,figure,f)
                     if objects then
+                     -- for o=1,#objects do
+                     -- local object = objects[o]
+                     -- local prescript = object.prescript
+                     -- if prescript then
+                     --     analyzeplugins(object)
+                     -- end
                         for o=1,#objects do
-                            local object = objects[o]
-                            if object.type == "outline" then
-                                local prescript = object.prescript
-                                if prescript then
-                                    local special = metapost.specials[prescript]
-                                    if special then
-                                        special(object.postscript,object)
-                                    end
-                                end
-                           end
+                            analyzeplugins(objects[o])
                         end
                     end
                     break
@@ -539,21 +511,3 @@ function metapost.totable(result)
         return nil
     end
 end
-
--- will be overloaded later
-
-function metapost.colorconverter()
-    return function(cr)
-        local n = #cr
-        if n == 4 then
-            local c, m, y, k = cr[1], cr[2], cr[3], cr[4]
-            return format("%.3f %.3f %.3f %.3f k %.3f %.3f %.3f %.3f K",c,m,y,k,c,m,y,k), "0 g 0 G"
-        elseif n == 3 then
-            local r, g, b = cr[1], cr[2], cr[3]
-            return format("%.3f %.3f %.3f rg %.3f %.3f %.3f RG",r,g,b,r,g,b), "0 g 0 G"
-        else
-            local s = cr[1]
-            return format("%.3f g %.3f G",s,s), "0 g 0 G"
-        end
-    end
-end
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mlib-pps.lua b/tex/context/base/mlib-pps.lua
index 947c19af4..a8cdf7275 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mlib-pps.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/mlib-pps.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['mlib-pps'] = { -- prescript, postscripts and specials
+if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['mlib-pps'] = {
     version   = 1.001,
     comment   = "companion to mlib-ctx.mkiv",
     author    = "Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL",
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['mlib-pps'] = { -- prescript, pos
     license   = "see context related readme files",
 }
 
+-- pps: prescript, postscripts and specials (although specials are dropped)
+--
 -- current limitation: if we have textext as well as a special color then due to
 -- prescript/postscript overload we can have problems
 --
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ local lpegmatch = lpeg.match
 local texbox = tex.box
 local copy_list, free_list = node.copy_list, node.flush_list
 
-local P, S, V, Cs = lpeg.P, lpeg.S, lpeg.V, lpeg.Cs
+local Cs, Cf, C, Cg, Ct, P, S, V = lpeg.Cs, lpeg.Cf, lpeg.C, lpeg.Cg, lpeg.Ct, lpeg.P, lpeg.S, lpeg.V
 
 local starttiming, stoptiming = statistics.starttiming, statistics.stoptiming
 
@@ -26,34 +28,20 @@ local context = context
 local trace_textexts = false  trackers.register("metapost.textexts", function(v) trace_textexts = v end)
 
 local report_metapost = logs.reporter("metapost")
+local report_textexts = logs.reporter("metapost","textexts")
 
 local colors = attributes.colors
 
-local rgbtocmyk  = colors.rgbtocmyk   or function() return 0,0,0,1 end
-local cmyktorgb  = colors.cmyktorgb   or function() return 0,0,0   end
-local rgbtogray  = colors.rgbtogray   or function() return 0       end
-local cmyktogray = colors.cmyktogray  or function() return 0       end
-
-local mplib, lpdf = mplib, lpdf
+local rgbtocmyk  = colors.rgbtocmyk  or function() return 0,0,0,1 end
+local cmyktorgb  = colors.cmyktorgb  or function() return 0,0,0   end
+local rgbtogray  = colors.rgbtogray  or function() return 0       end
+local cmyktogray = colors.cmyktogray or function() return 0       end
 
-local metapost     = metapost
-local specials     = metapost.specials
-
-specials.data      = specials.data or { }
-local data         = specials.data
+local mplib, metapost, lpdf = mplib, metapost, lpdf
 
 metapost.makempy = metapost.makempy or { nofconverted = 0 }
 local makempy    = metapost.makempy
 
-local colordata = { {}, {}, {}, {}, {} }
-
---~ (r,g,b) => cmyk             : r=123 g=   1 b=hash
---~         => spot             : r=123 g=   2 b=hash
---~         => transparent rgb  : r=123 g=   3 b=hash
---~         => transparent cmyk : r=123 g=   4 b=hash
---~         => transparent spot : r=123 g=   5 b=hash
---~         => rest             : r=123 g=n>10 b=whatever
-
 local nooutercolor        = "0 g 0 G"
 local nooutertransparency = "/Tr0 gs" -- only when set
 local outercolormode      = 0
@@ -105,161 +93,19 @@ function metapost.colorinitializer()
     return outercolor, outertransparency
 end
 
-function specials.register(str) -- only colors
-    local size, content, n, class = match(str,"^%%%%MetaPostSpecial: (%d+) (.*) (%d+) (%d+)$")
-    if class then
-        -- use lpeg splitter
-        local data , d = { }, 0
-        for s in gmatch(content,"[^ ]+") do
-            d = d + 1
-            data[d] = s
-        end
-        class, n = tonumber(class), tonumber(n)
-        if class == 3 or class == 4 or class == 5 then
-            -- hm, weird
-        else
-            n = tonumber(data[1])
-        end
-        if n then
-            local cc = colordata[class]
-            if cc then
-                cc[n] = data
-            else
-                report_metapost("problematic special: %s (no colordata class %s)", str or "?",class)
-            end
-        else
-         -- there is some bug to be solved, so we issue a message
-            report_metapost("problematic special: %s", str or "?")
-        end
-    end
---~     if match(str,"^%%%%MetaPostOption: multipass") then
---~         metapost.multipass = true
---~     end
-end
-
-local function spotcolorconverter(parent, n, d, p)
-    registerspotcolor(parent)
-    return pdfcolor(colors.model,registercolor(nil,'spot',parent,n,d,p))
-end
-
-function metapost.colorhandler(cs, object, result, colorconverter) -- handles specials
-    local cr = outercolor
-    local what = round(cs[2]*10000)
-    local data = colordata[what]
-    if data then
-        data = data[round(cs[3]*10000)]
-    end
-    if not data then
-        --
-    elseif what == 1 then
-        result[#result+1], cr = colorconverter({ data[2], data[3], data[4], data[5] })
-    elseif what == 2 then
-        result[#result+1] = spotcolorconverter(data[2],data[3],data[4],data[5])
-    else
-        if what == 3 then
-            result[#result+1], cr = colorconverter({ data[3], data[4], data[5]})
-        elseif what == 4 then
-            result[#result+1], cr = colorconverter({ data[3], data[4], data[5], data[6]})
-        elseif what == 5 then
-            result[#result+1] = spotcolorconverter(data[3],data[4],data[5],data[6])
-        end
-        object.prescript = "tr"
-        object.postscript = data[1] .. "," .. data[2]
-    end
-    object.color = nil
-    return object, cr
-end
-
-function metapost.colorspec(cs) -- used for shades ... returns table (for checking) or string (spot)
-    local what = round(cs[2]*10000)
-    local data = colordata[what][round(cs[3]*10000)]
-    if not data then
-        return { 0 }
-    elseif what == 1 then
-        return { tonumber(data[2]), tonumber(data[3]), tonumber(data[4]), tonumber(data[5]) }
-    elseif what == 2 then
-        return spotcolorconverter(data[2],data[3],data[4],data[5])
-    elseif what == 3 then
-        return { tonumber(data[3]), tonumber(data[4]), tonumber(data[5]) }
-    elseif what == 4 then
-        return { tonumber(data[3]), tonumber(data[4]), tonumber(data[5]), tonumber(data[6]) }
-    elseif what == 5 then
-        return spotcolorconverter(data[3],data[4],data[5],data[6])
-    end
-end
-
-function specials.tr(specification,object,result)
-    local a, t = match(specification,"^(.+),(.+)$")
-    local before = a and t and function()
-        result[#result+1] = format("/Tr%s gs",registertransparency(nil,a,t,true)) -- maybe nil instead of 'mp'
-        return object, result
-    end
-    local after = before and function()
-        result[#result+1] = outertransparency -- here we could revert to the outer color
-        return object, result
-    end
-    return object, before, nil, after
-end
+--~
 
 local specificationsplitter = lpeg.Ct(lpeg.splitat(" "))
-local colorsplitter         = lpeg.Ct(lpeg.splitat(":"))
-local colorsplitter         = lpeg.Ct(lpeg.splitter(":",tonumber))
-
--- Unfortunately we cannot use cmyk colors natively because there is no
--- generic color allocation primitive ... it's just an rgbcolor color.. This
--- means that we cannot pass colors in either cmyk or rgb form.
---
--- def cmyk(expr c,m,y,k) =
---     1 withprescript "cc" withpostscript ddddecimal (c,m,y,k)
--- enddef ;
---
--- This is also an example of a simple plugin.
-
---~ function specials.cc(specification,object,result)
---~     object.color = lpegmatch(specificationsplitter,specification)
---~     return object, nil, nil, nil
---~ end
---~ function specials.cc(specification,object,result)
---~     local c = lpegmatch(specificationsplitter,specification)
---~     local o = object.color[1]
---~     c[1],c[2],c[3],c[4] = o*c[1],o*c[2],o*c[3],o*c[4]
---~     return object, nil, nil, nil
---~ end
+local colorsplitter         = lpeg.Ct(lpeg.splitter(":",tonumber)) -- no need for :
+local domainsplitter        = lpeg.Ct(lpeg.splitter(" ",tonumber))
+local centersplitter        = domainsplitter
+local coordinatesplitter    = domainsplitter
 
 -- thanks to taco's reading of the postscript manual:
 --
 -- x' = sx * x + ry * y + tx
 -- y' = rx * x + sy * y + ty
 
-function specials.fg(specification,object,result,flusher) -- graphics
-    local op = object.path
-    local first, second, fourth  = op[1], op[2], op[4]
-    local tx, ty = first.x_coord      , first.y_coord
-    local sx, sy = second.x_coord - tx, fourth.y_coord - ty
-    local rx, ry = second.y_coord - ty, fourth.x_coord - tx
-    if sx == 0 then sx = 0.00001 end
-    if sy == 0 then sy = 0.00001 end
-    local before = specification and function()
-        flusher.flushfigure(result)
-        context.MPLIBfigure(sx,rx,ry,sy,tx,ty,specification)
-        object.path = nil
-        return object, { }
-    end
-    return { } , before, nil, nil, true -- replace { } by object for tracing
-end
-
-function specials.ps(specification,object,result) -- positions
-    local op = object.path
-    local first, third  = op[1], op[3]
-    local x, y = first.x_coord, first.y_coord
-    local w, h = third.x_coord - x, third.y_coord - y
-    local label = specification
-    x = x - metapost.llx
-    y = metapost.ury - y
-    context.MPLIBpositionwhd(label,x,y,w,h)
-    return { }, nil, nil, nil, true
-end
-
 local nofshades = 0 -- todo: hash resources, start at 1000 in order not to clash with older
 
 local function normalize(ca,cb)
@@ -285,8 +131,6 @@ end
 
 local function checkandconvert(ca,cb)
     local name = format("MpSh%s",nofshades)
-    if round(ca[1]*10000) == 123 then ca = metapost.colorspec(ca) end
-    if round(cb[1]*10000) == 123 then cb = metapost.colorspec(cb) end
     if type(ca) == "string" then
         return { 0 }, { 1 }, "DeviceGray", name
     else
@@ -332,52 +176,6 @@ local function checkandconvert(ca,cb)
     end
 end
 
-local function resources(object,name,flusher,result)
-    -- There is no real need for flushing in between, so:
-    --
-    -- flusher.flushfigure(result)
-    -- local result = { }
-    --
-    local before = function()
-        result[#result+1] = "q /Pattern cs"
-        return object, result
-    end
-    local after = function()
-        result[#result+1] = format("W n /%s sh Q", name)
-        return object, result
-    end
-    object.color, object.type = nil, nil
-    return object, before, nil, after, true
-end
-
--- todo: we need a way to move/scale
-
-function specials.cs(specification,object,result,flusher) -- spot colors?
-    nofshades = nofshades + 1
-    local t = lpegmatch(specificationsplitter,specification)
-    local ca = lpegmatch(colorsplitter,t[4])
-    local cb = lpegmatch(colorsplitter,t[8])
-    local domain = { tonumber(t[1]), tonumber(t[2]) }
-    local coordinates = { tonumber(t[5]), tonumber(t[6]), tonumber(t[7]), tonumber(t[9]), tonumber(t[10]), tonumber(t[11]) }
-    local ca, cb, colorspace, name = checkandconvert(ca,cb)
-    lpdf.circularshade(name,domain,ca,cb,1,colorspace,coordinates) -- backend specific (will be renamed)
-    return resources(object,name,flusher,result) -- object, before, nil, after, grouped
-end
-
-function specials.ls(specification,object,result,flusher)
-    nofshades = nofshades + 1
-    local t = lpegmatch(specificationsplitter,specification)
-    local ca = lpegmatch(colorsplitter,t[4])
-    local cb = lpegmatch(colorsplitter,t[7])
-    local domain = { tonumber(t[1]), tonumber(t[2]) }
-    local coordinates = { tonumber(t[5]), tonumber(t[6]), tonumber(t[8]), tonumber(t[9]) }
-    local ca, cb, colorspace, name = checkandconvert(ca,cb)
-    lpdf.linearshade(name,domain,ca,cb,1,colorspace,coordinates) -- backend specific (will be renamed)
-    return resources(object,name,flusher,result) -- object, before, nil, after, grouped
-end
-
--- no need for a before here
-
 local current_format, current_graphic, current_initializations
 
 metapost.multipass = false
@@ -393,7 +191,7 @@ local function freeboxes() -- todo: mp direct list ipv box
           -- texbox[scratchbox] = tn
           -- texbox[scratchbox] = nil -- this frees too
             if trace_textexts then
-                report_metapost("freeing textext %s",n)
+                report_textexts("freeing %s",n)
             end
         end
     end
@@ -413,72 +211,11 @@ end
 function metapost.gettext(box,slot)
     texbox[box] = copy_list(textexts[slot])
     if trace_textexts then
-        report_metapost("putting textext %s in box %s",slot,box)
+        report_textexts("putting %s in box %s",slot,box)
     end
  -- textexts[slot] = nil -- no, pictures can be placed several times
 end
 
-function specials.tf(specification,object)
-    local n, str = match(specification,"^(%d+):(.+)$")
-    if n and str then
-        n = tonumber(n)
-        if trace_textexts then
-            report_metapost("setting textext %s (first pass)",n)
-        end
-        context.MPLIBsettext(n,str)
-        metapost.multipass = true
-    end
-    return { }, nil, nil, nil, true
-end
-
-local factor = 65536*(7227/7200)
-
-function metapost.edefsxsy(wd,ht,dp) -- helper for figure
-    local hd = ht + dp
-    context.setvalue("sx",wd ~= 0 and factor/wd or 0)
-    context.setvalue("sy",hd ~= 0 and factor/hd or 0)
-end
-
-local function sxsy(wd,ht,dp) -- helper for text
-    local hd = ht + dp
-    return (wd ~= 0 and factor/wd) or 0, (hd ~= 0 and factor/hd) or 0
-end
-
-function specials.ts(specification,object,result,flusher)
-    local n, str = match(specification,"^(%d+):(.+)$")
-    if n and str then
-        n = tonumber(n)
-        if trace_textexts then
-            report_metapost("processing textext %s (second pass)",n)
-        end
-        local op = object.path
-        local first, second, fourth = op[1], op[2], op[4]
-        local tx, ty = first.x_coord      , first.y_coord
-        local sx, sy = second.x_coord - tx, fourth.y_coord - ty
-        local rx, ry = second.y_coord - ty, fourth.x_coord - tx
-        if sx == 0 then sx = 0.00001 end
-        if sy == 0 then sy = 0.00001 end
-        if not trace_textexts then
-            object.path = nil
-        end
-        local before = function() -- no need for before function (just do it directly)
-            result[#result+1] = format("q %f %f %f %f %f %f cm", sx,rx,ry,sy,tx,ty)
-            flusher.flushfigure(result)
-            local box = textexts[n]
-            if box then
-                context.MPLIBgettextscaled(n,sxsy(box.width,box.height,box.depth))
-            else
-                -- error
-            end
-            result = { "Q" }
-            return object, result
-        end
-        return { }, before, nil, nil, true -- replace { } by object for tracing
-    else
-        return { }, nil, nil, nil, true -- replace { } by object for tracing
-    end
-end
-
 -- rather generic pdf, so use this elsewhere too it no longer pays
 -- off to distinguish between outline and fill (we now have both
 -- too, e.g. in arrows)
@@ -615,8 +352,19 @@ function models.gray(cr)
     return checked_color_pair(format("%.3f g %.3f G",s,s))
 end
 
-function metapost.colorconverter()
-    return models[colors.model] or gray
+setmetatable(models, { __index = function(t,k)
+    local v = models.gray
+    t[k] = v
+    return v
+end })
+
+local function colorconverter(cs)
+    return models[colors.model](cs)
+end
+
+local function spotcolorconverter(parent, n, d, p)
+    registerspotcolor(parent)
+    return pdfcolor(colors.model,registercolor(nil,'spot',parent,n,d,p)), outercolor
 end
 
 local btex      = P("btex")
@@ -679,6 +427,19 @@ end
 
 metapost.checktexts = checktexts
 
+local factor = 65536*(7227/7200)
+
+function metapost.edefsxsy(wd,ht,dp) -- helper for figure
+    local hd = ht + dp
+    context.setvalue("sx",wd ~= 0 and factor/wd or 0)
+    context.setvalue("sy",hd ~= 0 and factor/hd or 0)
+end
+
+local function sxsy(wd,ht,dp) -- helper for text
+    local hd = ht + dp
+    return (wd ~= 0 and factor/wd) or 0, (hd ~= 0 and factor/hd) or 0
+end
+
 local no_trial_run       = "_trial_run_ := false ;"
 local do_trial_run       = "if unknown _trial_run_ : boolean _trial_run_ fi ; _trial_run_ := true ;"
 local text_data_template = "_tt_w_[%i]:=%f;_tt_h_[%i]:=%f;_tt_d_[%i]:=%f;"
@@ -692,7 +453,7 @@ function metapost.texttextsdata()
         if box then
             local wd, ht, dp = box.width/factor, box.height/factor, box.depth/factor
             if trace_textexts then
-                report_metapost("passed textext data %s: (%0.4f,%0.4f,%0.4f)",n,wd,ht,dp)
+                report_textexts("passed data %s: (%0.4f,%0.4f,%0.4f)",n,wd,ht,dp)
             end
             nt = nt + 1
             t[nt] = format(text_data_template,n,wd,n,ht,n,dp)
@@ -709,6 +470,8 @@ metapost.intermediate.needed  = false
 
 metapost.method = 1 -- 1:dumb 2:clever
 
+-- maybe we can latelua the texts some day
+
 function metapost.graphic_base_pass(mpsformat,str,initializations,preamble,askedfig)
     local nofig = (askedfig and "") or false
     local done_1, done_2, forced_1, forced_2
@@ -802,18 +565,320 @@ function makempy.processgraphics(graphics)
     end
 end
 
-local graphics = { }
+-- -- the new plugin handler -- --
+
+local sequencers   = utilities.sequencers
+local appendgroup  = sequencers.appendgroup
+local appendaction = sequencers.appendaction
+
+local resetter  = nil
+local analyzer  = nil
+local processor = nil
+
+local resetteractions  = sequencers.reset { arguments = "" }
+local analyzeractions  = sequencers.reset { arguments = "object,prescript" }
+local processoractions = sequencers.reset { arguments = "object,prescript,before,after" }
+
+appendgroup(resetteractions, "system")
+appendgroup(analyzeractions, "system")
+appendgroup(processoractions,"system")
+
+local scriptsplitter = Cf(Ct("") * (
+    Cg(C((1-S("= "))^1) * S("= ")^1 * C((1-S("\n\r"))^0) * S("\n\r")^0)
+)^0, rawset)
+
+function metapost.pluginactions(what,t,flushfigure) -- to be checked: too many 0 g 0 G
+    for i=1,#what do
+        local wi = what[i]
+        if type(wi) == "function" then
+            -- assume injection
+            flushfigure(t)
+            t = { }
+            wi()
+        else
+            t[#t+1] = wi
+        end
+    end
+    return t
+end
+
+function metapost.resetplugins()
+    resetter()
+end
+
+function metapost.analyzeplugins(object)
+    local prescript = object.prescript   -- specifications
+    if prescript and #prescript > 0 then
+        local prescript = lpegmatch(scriptsplitter,prescript)
+        return analyzer(object,prescript)
+    end
+end
+
+function metapost.processplugins(object) -- maybe environment table
+    local prescript = object.prescript   -- specifications
+    if prescript and #prescript > 0 then
+        local prescript = lpegmatch(scriptsplitter,prescript)
+        local before = { }
+        local after = { }
+        processor(object,prescript,before,after)
+        return #before > 0 and before, #after > 0 and after
+    else
+        local c = object.color
+        if c and #c > 0 then
+            local b, a = colorconverter(c)
+            return { b }, { a }
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+-- helpers
 
-function specials.gt(specification,object) -- number, so that we can reorder
-    graphics[#graphics+1] = format("\\MPLIBgraphictext{%s}",specification)
-    metapost.intermediate.needed = true
-    metapost.multipass = true
-    return { }, nil, nil, nil, true
+local basepoints = number.dimenfactors["bp"]
+
+local cm = function(object)
+    local op = object.path
+    local first, second, fourth = op[1], op[2], op[4]
+    local tx, ty = first.x_coord      , first.y_coord
+    local sx, sy = second.x_coord - tx, fourth.y_coord - ty
+    local rx, ry = second.y_coord - ty, fourth.x_coord - tx
+    if sx == 0 then sx = 0.00001 end
+    if sy == 0 then sy = 0.00001 end
+    return sx,rx,ry,sy,tx,ty
+end
+
+-- text
+
+local tx_done = { }
+
+local function tx_reset()
+    tx_done = { }
+end
+
+local function tx_analyze(object,prescript) -- todo: hash content and reuse them
+    local tx_stage = prescript.tx_stage
+    if tx_stage then
+        local tx_number = tonumber(prescript.tx_number)
+        if not tx_done[tx_number] then
+            tx_done[tx_number] = true
+            if trace_textexts then
+                report_textexts("setting %s %s (first pass)",tx_stage,tx_number)
+            end
+            local s = object.postscript or ""
+            local c = object.color -- only simple ones, no transparency
+            local a = prescript.tr_alternative
+            local t = prescript.tr_transparency
+            if not c then
+                -- no color
+            elseif #c == 1 then
+                if a and t then
+                    s = format("\\colored[s=%f,a=%f,t=%f]%s",c[1],a,t,s)
+                else
+                    s = format("\\colored[s=%f]%s",c[1],s)
+                end
+            elseif #c == 3 then
+                if a and t then
+                    s = format("\\colored[r=%f,g=%f,b=%f,a=%f,t=%f]%s",c[1],c[2],c[3],a,t,s)
+                else
+                    s = format("\\colored[r=%f,g=%f,b=%f]%s",c[1],c[2],c[3],s)
+                end
+            elseif #c == 4 then
+                if a and t then
+                    s = format("\\colored[c=%f,m=%f,y=%f,k=%f,a=%f,t=%f]%s",c[1],c[2],c[3],c[4],a,t,s)
+                else
+                    s = format("\\colored[c=%f,m=%f,y=%f,k=%f]%s",c[1],c[2],c[3],c[4],s)
+                end
+            end
+            context.MPLIBsettext(tx_number,s)
+            metapost.multipass = true
+        end
+    end
 end
 
+local function tx_process(object,prescript,before,after)
+    local tx_number = prescript.tx_number
+    if tx_number then
+        tx_number = tonumber(tx_number)
+        local tx_stage = prescript.tx_stage
+        if tx_stage == "final" then -- redundant test
+            if trace_textexts then
+                report_textexts("processing %s (second pass)",tx_number)
+            end
+            before[#before+1] = format("q %f %f %f %f %f %f cm",cm(object))
+            before[#before+1] = function()
+                -- flush always happens, we can have a special flush function injected before
+                local box = textexts[tx_number]
+                if box then
+                    context.MPLIBgettextscaled(tx_number,sxsy(box.width,box.height,box.depth))
+                else
+                    report_textexts("unknown %s",tx_number)
+                end
+            end
+            before[#before+1] = "Q"
+            if not trace_textexts then
+                object.path = false -- else: keep it
+            end
+            object.color = false
+            object.grouped = true
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+-- graphics
+
+local graphics = { }
+
 function metapost.intermediate.actions.makempy()
     if #graphics > 0 then
         makempy.processgraphics(graphics)
         graphics = { } -- ?
     end
 end
+
+local function gt_analyze(object,prescript)
+    local gt_stage = prescript.gt_stage
+    if gt_stage == "trial" then
+        graphics[#graphics+1] = format("\\MPLIBgraphictext{%s}",object.postscript or "")
+        metapost.intermediate.needed = true
+        metapost.multipass = true
+    end
+end
+
+-- local function gt_process(object,prescript,before,after)
+--     local gt_stage = prescript.gt_stage
+--     if gt_stage == "final" then
+--     end
+-- end
+
+-- shades
+
+local function sh_process(object,prescript,before,after)
+    local sh_type = prescript.sh_type
+    if sh_type then
+        nofshades = nofshades + 1
+        local domain  = lpegmatch(domainsplitter,prescript.sh_domain)
+        local colora  = lpegmatch(colorsplitter, prescript.sh_color_a)
+        local colorb  = lpegmatch(colorsplitter, prescript.sh_color_b)
+        local centera = lpegmatch(centersplitter,prescript.sh_center_a)
+        local centerb = lpegmatch(centersplitter,prescript.sh_center_b)
+        local ca, cb, colorspace, name = checkandconvert(colora,colorb)
+        if sh_type == "linear" then
+            local coordinates = { centera[1], centera[2], centerb[1], centerb[2] }
+            lpdf.linearshade(name,domain,ca,cb,1,colorspace,coordinates) -- backend specific (will be renamed)
+        elseif sh_type == "circular" then
+            local radiusa = tonumber(prescript.sh_radius_a)
+            local radiusb = tonumber(prescript.sh_radius_b)
+            local coordinates = { centera[1], centera[2], radiusa, centerb[1], centerb[2], radiusb }
+            lpdf.circularshade(name,domain,ca,cb,1,colorspace,coordinates) -- backend specific (will be renamed)
+        else
+            -- fatal error
+        end
+        before[#before+1], after[#after+1] = "q /Pattern cs", format("W n /%s sh Q",name)
+        object.color, object.type, object.grouped = false, false, true -- not nil, otherwise mt
+    end
+end
+
+-- bitmaps
+
+local function bm_process(object,prescript,before,after)
+    local bm_xresolution = prescript.bm_xresolution
+    if bm_xresolution then
+        before[#before+1] = format("q %f %f %f %f %f %f cm",cm(object))
+        before[#before+1] = function()
+            figures.bitmapimage {
+                xresolution = tonumber(bm_xresolution),
+                yresolution = tonumber(prescript.bm_yresolution),
+                width       = 1/basepoints,
+                height      = 1/basepoints,
+                data        = object.postscript
+            }
+        end
+        before[#before+1] = "Q"
+        object.path = false
+        object.color = false
+        object.grouped = true
+    end
+end
+
+-- positions
+
+local function ps_process(object,prescript,before,after)
+    local ps_label = prescript.ps_label
+    if ps_label then
+        local op = object.path
+        local first, third  = op[1], op[3]
+        local x, y = first.x_coord, first.y_coord
+        local w, h = third.x_coord - x, third.y_coord - y
+        x = x - metapost.llx
+        y = metapost.ury - y
+        before[#before+1] = function()
+            context.MPLIBpositionwhd(ps_label,x,y,w,h)
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+-- figures
+
+local function fg_process(object,prescript,before,after)
+    local fg_name = prescript.fg_name
+    if fg_name then
+        -- now uses textext
+        local op = object.path
+        local first, second, fourth  = op[1], op[2], op[4]
+        local tx, ty = first.x_coord      , first.y_coord
+        local sx, sy = second.x_coord - tx, fourth.y_coord - ty
+        local rx, ry = second.y_coord - ty, fourth.x_coord - tx
+        if sx == 0 then sx = 0.00001 end
+        if sy == 0 then sy = 0.00001 end
+        object.path = nil
+        before[#before+1] = function()
+            context.MPLIBfigure(sx,rx,ry,sy,tx,ty,fg_name)
+        end
+        object.grouped = true
+    end
+end
+
+-- color and transparency
+
+local function tr_process(object,prescript,before,after)
+    local cs = object.color
+    if cs and #cs > 0 then
+        -- before can be shortcut to t
+        local tr_alternative = prescript.tr_alternative
+        if tr_alternative then
+            tr_alternative = tonumber(tr_alternative)
+            local tr_transparency = tonumber(prescript.tr_transparency)
+            before[#before+1], after[#after+1] = format("/Tr%s gs",registertransparency(nil,tr_alternative,tr_transparency,true)), "/Tr0 gs" -- outertransparency
+        end
+        local sp_name = prescript.sp_name
+        if sp_name then
+            local sp_fractions  = prescript.sp_fractions  or 1
+            local sp_components = prescript.sp_components or ""
+            local sp_value      = prescript.sp_value      or 1
+            sp_value = tonumber(sp_value) * cs[1]
+            before[#before+1], after[#after+1] = spotcolorconverter(sp_name,sp_fractions,sp_components,sp_value)
+        else
+            before[#before+1], after[#after+1] = colorconverter(cs)
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+-- definitions
+
+appendaction(resetteractions,"system",tx_reset)
+
+appendaction(analyzeractions,"system",tx_analyze)
+appendaction(analyzeractions,"system",gt_analyze)
+
+appendaction(processoractions,"system",sh_process)
+--          (processoractions,"system",gt_process)
+appendaction(processoractions,"system",bm_process)
+appendaction(processoractions,"system",tx_process)
+appendaction(processoractions,"system",ps_process)
+appendaction(processoractions,"system",fg_process)
+appendaction(processoractions,"system",tr_process) -- last, as color can be reset
+
+-- no auto here
+
+resetter  = sequencers.compile(resetteractions )
+analyzer  = sequencers.compile(analyzeractions )
+processor = sequencers.compile(processoractions)
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mult-de.mkii b/tex/context/base/mult-de.mkii
index 0f18b009a..6c95f4aaa 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mult-de.mkii
+++ b/tex/context/base/mult-de.mkii
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretallimit}{authoretallimit}
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretaltext}{authoretaltext}
 \setinterfaceconstant{auto}{auto}
+\setinterfaceconstant{autocase}{autocase}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofile}{autofile}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofocus}{autofocus}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autohang}{autohang}
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mult-def.lua b/tex/context/base/mult-def.lua
index 41da6fcf5..fd1837147 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mult-def.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/mult-def.lua
@@ -6729,6 +6729,10 @@ return {
    ["pe"]="خودکار",
    ["ro"]="auto",
   },
+  ["autocase"]={
+   ["en"]="autocase",
+   ["nl"]="autocase",
+  },
   ["autofile"]={
    ["cs"]="autofile",
    ["de"]="autofile",
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mult-en.mkii b/tex/context/base/mult-en.mkii
index 9263f465c..383e731a1 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mult-en.mkii
+++ b/tex/context/base/mult-en.mkii
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretallimit}{authoretallimit}
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretaltext}{authoretaltext}
 \setinterfaceconstant{auto}{auto}
+\setinterfaceconstant{autocase}{autocase}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofile}{autofile}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofocus}{autofocus}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autohang}{autohang}
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mult-fr.mkii b/tex/context/base/mult-fr.mkii
index 29adf8314..a686e2811 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mult-fr.mkii
+++ b/tex/context/base/mult-fr.mkii
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretallimit}{authoretallimit}
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretaltext}{authoretaltext}
 \setinterfaceconstant{auto}{auto}
+\setinterfaceconstant{autocase}{autocase}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofile}{autofile}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofocus}{autofocus}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autohang}{autohang}
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mult-it.mkii b/tex/context/base/mult-it.mkii
index b1fa81a66..65061f61c 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mult-it.mkii
+++ b/tex/context/base/mult-it.mkii
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretallimit}{authoretallimit}
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretaltext}{authoretaltext}
 \setinterfaceconstant{auto}{auto}
+\setinterfaceconstant{autocase}{autocase}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofile}{autofile}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofocus}{autofocus}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autohang}{autohang}
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mult-nl.mkii b/tex/context/base/mult-nl.mkii
index 772e7bb6d..4676f1951 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mult-nl.mkii
+++ b/tex/context/base/mult-nl.mkii
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretallimit}{authoretallimit}
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretaltext}{authoretaltext}
 \setinterfaceconstant{auto}{auto}
+\setinterfaceconstant{autocase}{autocase}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofile}{autofile}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofocus}{autofocus}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autohang}{autohang}
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mult-pe.mkii b/tex/context/base/mult-pe.mkii
index 61de69d6c..da48701e4 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mult-pe.mkii
+++ b/tex/context/base/mult-pe.mkii
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretallimit}{authoretallimit}
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretaltext}{authoretaltext}
 \setinterfaceconstant{auto}{خودکار}
+\setinterfaceconstant{autocase}{autocase}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofile}{پرونده‌خودکار}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofocus}{تمرکز‌خودکار}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autohang}{آویزان‌خودکار}
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mult-ro.mkii b/tex/context/base/mult-ro.mkii
index 33649b07c..83943d3fa 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mult-ro.mkii
+++ b/tex/context/base/mult-ro.mkii
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretallimit}{authoretallimit}
 \setinterfaceconstant{authoretaltext}{authoretaltext}
 \setinterfaceconstant{auto}{auto}
+\setinterfaceconstant{autocase}{autocase}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofile}{autofile}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autofocus}{autofocus}
 \setinterfaceconstant{autohang}{autohang}
diff --git a/tex/context/base/page-lay.mkiv b/tex/context/base/page-lay.mkiv
index 9efc7ff6d..bdd78e445 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/page-lay.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/page-lay.mkiv
@@ -876,12 +876,24 @@
 \def\mirrorprintbox{\mirrorpagebodybox\printmirror}
 
 \def\scalepagebox#1%
-  {\ifdim\@@lyscale\points=\onepoint \else
-     \setbox#1\vbox{\scale[\c!sx=\@@lyscale,\c!sy=\@@lyscale]{\box#1}}%
-     \paperwidth \@@lyscale\paperwidth
-     \paperheight\@@lyscale\paperheight
+  {\ifdim\@@lyscale\points=\onepoint
+     \ifdim\@@lysx\points=\onepoint
+       \ifdim\@@lysy\points=\onepoint
+       \else
+         \doscalepagebox{#1}\@@lysx\@@lysy
+       \fi
+     \else
+       \doscalepagebox{#1}\@@lysx\@@lysy
+     \fi
+   \else
+     \doscalepagebox{#1}\@@lysscale\@@lyscale
    \fi}
 
+\def\doscalepagebox#1#2#3%
+  {\setbox#1\vbox{\scale[\c!sx=#2,\c!sy=#3]{\box#1}}%
+   \paperwidth #2\paperwidth
+   \paperheight#3\paperheight}
+
 \def\negateprintbox#1%
   {\ifnegateprintbox
      \negatecolorbox{#1}%
@@ -1229,6 +1241,8 @@
                  \c!marking=\v!off,
                 \c!location=, % \v!singlesided, but empty is signal
                    \c!scale=1,
+                      \c!sx=1,
+                      \c!sy=1,
                       \c!nx=1,
                       \c!ny=1,
                       \c!dx=\zeropoint,
diff --git a/tex/context/base/sort-lan.lua b/tex/context/base/sort-lan.lua
index 0c3ece223..452423842 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/sort-lan.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/sort-lan.lua
@@ -860,13 +860,32 @@ definitions["et"] = {
 
 --- Korean
 
-local firstcharacter = languages.firstcharacters.korean
+local shchars = characters.shchars
 
 function firstofsplit(first)
-    first = utfchar(firstcharacter(utfbyte(first)))
+    first = shchars[first] or first
     return first, first -- entry, tag
 end
 
 definitions["kr"] = {
     firstofsplit = firstofsplit,
+    orders = { -- copying utf fails somehow
+        "ㄱ", -- utfchar(0x3131),
+        "ㄴ", -- utfchar(0x3134),
+        "ㄷ", -- utfchar(0x3137),
+        "ㄹ", -- utfchar(0x3139),
+        "ㅁ", -- utfchar(0x3141),
+        "ㅂ", -- utfchar(0x3142),
+        "ㅅ", -- utfchar(0x3145),
+        "ㅇ", -- utfchar(0x3147),
+        "ㅈ", -- utfchar(0x3148),
+        "ㅊ", -- utfchar(0x314a),
+        "ㅋ", -- utfchar(0x314b),
+        "ㅌ", -- utfchar(0x314c),
+        "ㅍ", -- utfchar(0x314d),
+        "ㅎ", -- utfchar(0x314e),
+        "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j",
+        "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t",
+        "u", "v", "w", "x", "y", "z",
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tex/context/base/status-files.pdf b/tex/context/base/status-files.pdf
index cde9a0dac..cedd20dc6 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/status-files.pdf
+++ b/tex/context/base/status-files.pdf
diff --git a/tex/context/base/strc-ref.mkiv b/tex/context/base/strc-ref.mkiv
index 22267ef9b..281cf838b 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/strc-ref.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/strc-ref.mkiv
@@ -1050,12 +1050,12 @@
 
 \def\dodefinereferenceformat[#1][#2]%
   {\iffirstargument
-     \getparameters[\??rf#1][\c!left=,\c!right=,\c!text=,\c!label=,#2]%
+     \getparameters[\??rf#1][\c!left=,\c!right=,\c!text=,\c!label=,\c!autocase=v!no,#2]%
      \setuvalue{#1}{\doexecutereferenceformat{#1}}%
    \fi}
 
 \def\doexecutereferenceformat#1% quite slow due to all assignments but we will speed it up
-  {\dostartgotoreference
+  {\dostartgotoreference       % once it's stable
    \edef\currentreferenceformat{#1}%
    \gdef\leftofreference {\referenceformatparameter\c!left }%
    \gdef\rightofreference{\referenceformatparameter\c!right}%
@@ -1073,6 +1073,8 @@
    \ifx\currentreferenceformatlabel\autoreferencelabeltextflag
       \edef\currentreferenceformatlabel{\autoreferencelabeltext}%
    \fi
+   \doif{\referenceformatparameter\c!autocase}\v!yes
+     {\setcharactercleaning[1]}%
    \ifx\currentreferenceformatlabel\empty
      \defaultleftreferencetoks {\referenceformatparameter\c!text}%
      \defaultrightreferencetoks\emptytoks
diff --git a/tex/context/base/task-ini.lua b/tex/context/base/task-ini.lua
index c7f6d5794..ca7023569 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/task-ini.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/task-ini.lua
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ local tasks = nodes.tasks
 tasks.appendaction("processors",   "normalizers", "fonts.collections.process")                         -- todo
 tasks.appendaction("processors",   "normalizers", "fonts.checkers.missing")                            -- disabled
 
+tasks.appendaction("processors",   "characters",  "typesetters.cleaners.handler")                      -- disabled
 tasks.appendaction("processors",   "characters",  "typesetters.directions.handler")                    -- disabled
 tasks.appendaction("processors",   "characters",  "typesetters.cases.handler")                         -- disabled
 tasks.appendaction("processors",   "characters",  "typesetters.breakpoints.handler")                   -- disabled
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ tasks.appendaction("vboxbuilders", "normalizers", "builders.vspacing.vboxhandler
 
 tasks.disableaction("processors",  "fonts.checkers.missing")
 tasks.disableaction("processors",  "chars.handle_breakpoints")
+tasks.disableaction("processors",  "typesetters.cleaners.handler")
 tasks.disableaction("processors",  "typesetters.cases.handler")
 tasks.disableaction("processors",  "typesetters.digits.handler")
 tasks.disableaction("processors",  "typesetters.breakpoints.handler")
diff --git a/tex/context/base/typo-cap.mkiv b/tex/context/base/typo-cap.mkiv
index 749f9fcbd..68645d260 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/typo-cap.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/typo-cap.mkiv
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %D   [       file=typo-cap,
 %D        version=2009.03.27, % code moved from core-spa.mkiv
 %D          title=\CONTEXT\ Typesetting Macros,
-%D       subtitle=Mirroring,
+%D       subtitle=Capping,
 %D         author=Hans Hagen,
 %D           date=\currentdate,
 %D      copyright=\PRAGMA]
diff --git a/tex/context/base/typo-cln.lua b/tex/context/base/typo-cln.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09e8744ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tex/context/base/typo-cln.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['typo-cap'] = {
+    version   = 1.001,
+    comment   = "companion to typo-cap.mkiv",
+    author    = "Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL",
+    copyright = "PRAGMA ADE / ConTeXt Development Team",
+    license   = "see context related readme files"
+}
+
+-- This quick and dirty hack took less time than listening to a CD (In
+-- this case Dream Theaters' Octavium. Of course extensions will take
+-- more time.
+
+local utfbyte = utf.byte
+
+local trace_cleaners = false  trackers.register("typesetters.cleaners",         function(v) trace_cleaners = v end)
+local trace_autocase = false  trackers.register("typesetters.cleaners.autocase",function(v) trace_autocase = v end)
+
+local report_cleaners = logs.reporters("nodes","cleaners")
+local report_autocase = logs.reporters("nodes","autocase")
+
+typesetters.cleaners  = typesetters.cleaners or { }
+local cleaners        = typesetters.cleaners
+
+local nodecodes       = nodes.nodecodes
+local tasks           = nodes.tasks
+
+local texattribute    = tex.attribute
+
+local has_attribute   = node.has_attribute
+local traverse_id     = node.traverse_id
+
+local glyph_code      = nodecodes.glyph
+local uccodes         = characters.uccodes
+
+local a_cleaner      = attributes.private("cleaner")
+
+local resetter = { -- this will become an entry in char-def
+    [utfbyte(".")] = true
+}
+
+-- Contrary to the casing code we need to keep track of a state.
+-- We could extend the casing code with a status tracker but on
+-- the other hand we might want to apply casing afterwards. So,
+-- cleaning comes first.
+
+local function process(namespace,attribute,head)
+    local inline, done = false, false
+    for n in traverse_id(glyph_code,head) do
+        local char = n.char
+        if resetter[char] then
+            inline = false
+        elseif not inline then
+            local a = has_attribute(n,attribute)
+            if a == 1 then -- currently only one cleaner so no need to be fancy
+                local upper = uccodes[char]
+                n.char = upper
+                inline = true
+                done = true
+                if trace_autocase then
+                    report_autocase("")
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return head, done
+end
+
+-- see typo-cap for a more advanced settings handler .. now needed now
+
+local enabled = false
+
+function cleaners.set(n)
+    if not enabled then
+        tasks.enableaction("processors","typesetters.cleaners.handler")
+        if trace_cleaners then
+            report_cleaners("enabling cleaners")
+        end
+        enabled = true
+    end
+    texattribute[a_cleaner] = n
+end
+
+cleaners.handler = nodes.installattributehandler {
+    name      = "cleaner",
+    namespace = cleaners,
+    processor = process,
+}
diff --git a/tex/context/base/typo-cln.mkiv b/tex/context/base/typo-cln.mkiv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d247b20d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tex/context/base/typo-cln.mkiv
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+%D \module
+%D   [       file=typo-cln,
+%D        version=2011.02.11,
+%D          title=\CONTEXT\ Typesetting Macros,
+%D       subtitle=Cleaning,
+%D         author=Hans Hagen,
+%D           date=\currentdate,
+%D      copyright=\PRAGMA]
+%C
+%C This module is part of the \CONTEXT\ macro||package and is
+%C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for
+%C details.
+
+\writestatus{loading}{ConTeXt Typesetting Macros / Cleaning}
+
+\unprotect
+
+\registerctxluafile{typo-cln}{1.001}
+
+\definesystemattribute[cleaner][public]
+
+%D Currently there is no interface.
+%D
+%D 1: Autocap first character of a line
+%D 2: Maybe dropped caps.
+
+\unexpanded\def\setcharactercleaning[#1]% This name might change!
+  {\ctxlua{typesetters.cleaners.set(\number#1)}}
+
+\protect \endinput
diff --git a/tex/context/base/util-seq.lua b/tex/context/base/util-seq.lua
index 9f7cb4ca2..f36d1d640 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/util-seq.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/util-seq.lua
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ sequencers.localize = localize
 
 local function compile(t,compiler,n)
     if not t or type(t) == "string" then
-        t.compiled = t
+        -- weird ... t.compiled = t .. so
+        return false
     elseif compiler then
         t.compiled = compiler(t,n)
     else
diff --git a/tex/context/interface/keys-cs.xml b/tex/context/interface/keys-cs.xml
index 01e3a8aa8..8aba0cca6 100644
--- a/tex/context/interface/keys-cs.xml
+++ b/tex/context/interface/keys-cs.xml
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@
 		<cd:constant name='authoretallimit' value='authoretallimit'/>
 		<cd:constant name='authoretaltext' value='authoretaltext'/>
 		<cd:constant name='auto' value='auto'/>
+		<cd:constant name='autocase' value='autocase'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofile' value='autofile'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofocus' value='autoostreni'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autohang' value='autohang'/>
diff --git a/tex/context/interface/keys-de.xml b/tex/context/interface/keys-de.xml
index 369c02150..fefab4d55 100644
--- a/tex/context/interface/keys-de.xml
+++ b/tex/context/interface/keys-de.xml
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@
 		<cd:constant name='authoretallimit' value='authoretallimit'/>
 		<cd:constant name='authoretaltext' value='authoretaltext'/>
 		<cd:constant name='auto' value='auto'/>
+		<cd:constant name='autocase' value='autocase'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofile' value='autofile'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofocus' value='autofocus'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autohang' value='autohang'/>
diff --git a/tex/context/interface/keys-en.xml b/tex/context/interface/keys-en.xml
index 725f5b584..34ed39349 100644
--- a/tex/context/interface/keys-en.xml
+++ b/tex/context/interface/keys-en.xml
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@
 		<cd:constant name='authoretallimit' value='authoretallimit'/>
 		<cd:constant name='authoretaltext' value='authoretaltext'/>
 		<cd:constant name='auto' value='auto'/>
+		<cd:constant name='autocase' value='autocase'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofile' value='autofile'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofocus' value='autofocus'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autohang' value='autohang'/>
diff --git a/tex/context/interface/keys-fr.xml b/tex/context/interface/keys-fr.xml
index fc888363d..f2e5990be 100644
--- a/tex/context/interface/keys-fr.xml
+++ b/tex/context/interface/keys-fr.xml
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@
 		<cd:constant name='authoretallimit' value='authoretallimit'/>
 		<cd:constant name='authoretaltext' value='authoretaltext'/>
 		<cd:constant name='auto' value='auto'/>
+		<cd:constant name='autocase' value='autocase'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofile' value='autofile'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofocus' value='autofocus'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autohang' value='autohang'/>
diff --git a/tex/context/interface/keys-it.xml b/tex/context/interface/keys-it.xml
index 2ceb1d797..313d27e09 100644
--- a/tex/context/interface/keys-it.xml
+++ b/tex/context/interface/keys-it.xml
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@
 		<cd:constant name='authoretallimit' value='authoretallimit'/>
 		<cd:constant name='authoretaltext' value='authoretaltext'/>
 		<cd:constant name='auto' value='auto'/>
+		<cd:constant name='autocase' value='autocase'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofile' value='autofile'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofocus' value='autofocus'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autohang' value='autohang'/>
diff --git a/tex/context/interface/keys-nl.xml b/tex/context/interface/keys-nl.xml
index 8b7bfb4f9..f486a03c0 100644
--- a/tex/context/interface/keys-nl.xml
+++ b/tex/context/interface/keys-nl.xml
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@
 		<cd:constant name='authoretallimit' value='authoretallimit'/>
 		<cd:constant name='authoretaltext' value='authoretaltext'/>
 		<cd:constant name='auto' value='auto'/>
+		<cd:constant name='autocase' value='autocase'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofile' value='autofile'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofocus' value='autofocus'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autohang' value='autohang'/>
diff --git a/tex/context/interface/keys-pe.xml b/tex/context/interface/keys-pe.xml
index 23a7ab4a6..a6b3024f6 100644
--- a/tex/context/interface/keys-pe.xml
+++ b/tex/context/interface/keys-pe.xml
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@
 		<cd:constant name='authoretallimit' value='authoretallimit'/>
 		<cd:constant name='authoretaltext' value='authoretaltext'/>
 		<cd:constant name='auto' value='خودکار'/>
+		<cd:constant name='autocase' value='autocase'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofile' value='پرونده‌خودکار'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofocus' value='تمرکز‌خودکار'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autohang' value='آویزان‌خودکار'/>
diff --git a/tex/context/interface/keys-ro.xml b/tex/context/interface/keys-ro.xml
index 9c983af86..7e08e8a8b 100644
--- a/tex/context/interface/keys-ro.xml
+++ b/tex/context/interface/keys-ro.xml
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@
 		<cd:constant name='authoretallimit' value='authoretallimit'/>
 		<cd:constant name='authoretaltext' value='authoretaltext'/>
 		<cd:constant name='auto' value='auto'/>
+		<cd:constant name='autocase' value='autocase'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofile' value='autofile'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autofocus' value='autofocus'/>
 		<cd:constant name='autohang' value='autohang'/>
diff --git a/tex/generic/context/luatex-fonts-merged.lua b/tex/generic/context/luatex-fonts-merged.lua
index ebd305744..0968ff77e 100644
--- a/tex/generic/context/luatex-fonts-merged.lua
+++ b/tex/generic/context/luatex-fonts-merged.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- merged file : luatex-fonts-merged.lua
 -- parent file : luatex-fonts.lua
--- merge date  : 02/11/11 18:18:29
+-- merge date  : 02/14/11 18:50:16
 
 do -- begin closure to overcome local limits and interference
 
@@ -3713,7 +3713,9 @@ function tfm.scale(tfmtable, scaledpoints, relativeid)
  -- tfm.prepare_base_kerns(tfmtable) -- optimalization
     local t = { } -- the new table
     local scaledpoints, delta, units = tfm.calculatescale(tfmtable, scaledpoints, relativeid)
+    -- is just a trigger for the backend
     t.units_per_em = units or 1000
+    --
     local hdelta, vdelta = delta, delta
     -- unicoded unique descriptions shared cidinfo characters changed parameters indices
     for k,v in next, tfmtable do
@@ -5760,7 +5762,7 @@ local readers        = fonts.tfm.readers
 
 otf.glists           = { "gsub", "gpos" }
 
-otf.version          = 2.707 -- beware: also sync font-mis.lua
+otf.version          = 2.710 -- beware: also sync font-mis.lua
 otf.cache            = containers.define("fonts", "otf", otf.version, true)
 
 local loadmethod     = "table" -- table, mixed, sparse
@@ -6142,6 +6144,7 @@ function otf.load(filename,format,sub,featurefile)
                 end
                 data.size = size
                 data.time = time
+                data.format = format
                 if featurefiles then
                     data.featuredata = featurefiles
                 end
@@ -7404,7 +7407,7 @@ local function copytotfm(data,cache_id) -- we can save a copy when we reorder th
                 spaceunits, spacer = metadata.charwidth, "charwidth"
             end
         end
-        spaceunits = tonumber(spaceunits) or tfm.units/2 -- 500 -- brrr
+        spaceunits = tonumber(spaceunits) or 500 -- brrr
         -- we need a runtime lookup because of running from cdrom or zip, brrr (shouldn't we use the basename then?)
         local filename = fonts.tfm.checkedfilename(luatex)
         local fontname = metadata.fontname
@@ -7447,6 +7450,10 @@ local function copytotfm(data,cache_id) -- we can save a copy when we reorder th
             end
         end
         --
+        local fileformat = data.format or fonts.fontformat(filename,"opentype")
+        if units > 1000  then
+            fileformat = "truetype"
+        end
         return {
             characters         = characters,
             parameters         = parameters,
@@ -7468,7 +7475,7 @@ local function copytotfm(data,cache_id) -- we can save a copy when we reorder th
             psname             = fontname or fullname,
             name               = filename or fullname,
             units              = units,
-            format             = fonts.fontformat(filename,"opentype"),
+            format             = fileformat,
             cidinfo            = cidinfo,
             ascender           = abs(metadata.ascent  or 0),
             descender          = abs(metadata.descent or 0),