[metapost] accessing letters in picture (for...within loop)

[Taco Hoekwater]

Stephan Hennig wrote:
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>>anyhow, text processing in mp is a hack and if you want more control,
>>metapost >= 1.1 (tex-mp integration) will be the answer (the library
>>embeded in luatex, not the stand alone mp; it's a waste of 
>>development energy to extend metapost independently of tex)
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> Is there any rough time frame for MetaPost 1.1?  I've read about

Next summer-ish.

Taco