FW: Re: [pstricks] Raw postscript code in pnode

[John Smith]

>From: Herbert Voss <Herbert.Voss at alumni.TU-Berlin.DE>
>To: pstricks at tug.org
>Subject: Re: [pstricks] Raw postscript code in pnode
>Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:39:46 +0100
>
>John Smith wrote:
>
>>Is there a way to include raw postscript in the nodesep argument of pnode?
>
>
>\SpecialCoor
>\pspicture(0,0)(10,10)
>\psgrid[subgriddiv=0,gridcolor=lightgray]
>\pnode(1,1){A}
>\makeatletter
>\def\psk at nodesepA{60 2 mul }% in pt
>\def\psk at nodesepB{60 2 mul }% the space is important
>\makeatother
>\pnode([angle=2]A){B} % this causes an error
>\qdisk(a){4pt}\qdisk(B){4pt}
>\endpspicture
>

While this works, I still don't understand why you can't use raw postscript 
in nodesep but you can in angle. This seems like inconsistent behavior to 
me. Is this a design decision or is it easy to change?

By the way, when is the English version of your book coming out?

Thanks.

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