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The following document shows increasing horizontal line lengths when
compiled with xelatex but not with latex+dvips. The effect is small but
real. <br>
<br>
(Sorry to depend on a non-CTAN package.)<br>
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The problem can be solved by redefining \pstnodescale which in
xdvipdfmx.cfg is defined as:<br>
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\def\pstverbscale{72.27 72 div dup scale }%<br>
\def\pstnodescale{72 72.27 div dup scale }%<br>
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If I redefine \pstnodescale to be {1 1 div dup scale} things work.<br>
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I suspect this is the same problem as reported here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/194683/2693">https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/194683/2693</a>
where Herbert gave a similar
(local) solution.<br>
<br>
I have two questions: <br>
<br>
Why are the definitions of \pstverbscale and \pstnodescale different in
the way they are? <br>
Is my redefinition correct, and if so should xdvipdfmx be changed?<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Alan<br>
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% compiled with latex+dvips this works fine<br>
% compiled with xelatex the horizontal lines become increasingly longer<br>
\documentclass{article}<br>
\usepackage{OTtablx} % available here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://sanders.phonologist.org/OTtablx/index.html">http://sanders.phonologist.org/OTtablx/index.html</a><br>
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%\def\pstnodescale{1 1 div dup scale } % uncommenting this line makes
the problem disappear<br>
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\begin{document}<br>
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\begin{OTtableau}{3}<br>
\OTtoprow{AAA,BBB,CCC}<br>
\OTcandrow{XXXXXXXXXX}{,,}<br>
\OTcandrow{XXXXXXXXXX}{,,}<br>
\OTcandrow{XXXXXXXXXX}{,,}<br>
\OTcandrow{XXXXXXXXXX}{,,}<br>
\OTcandrow{XXXXXXXXXX}{,,}<br>
\OTcandrow{XXXXXXXXXX}{,,}<br>
\end{OTtableau}<br>
<br>
\end{document}<br>
<br>
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<pre wrap="">Alan Munn <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:amunn@msu.edu">amunn@msu.edu</a>
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