{\setupMPvariables[HLine][#1]%
\useMPgraphic{HLine}}
+\startuseMPgraphic{HDLine}
+path a, b;
+% Create a rectangle of the full size
+a := origin -- (\MPvar{width}, 0mm);
+% Randomize it a bit
+b := a randomized (\overlaywidth / 100) ;
+% And draw it
+drawoptions (withpen pencircle scaled .75mm withcolor black dashed evenly) ;
+draw b;
+\stopuseMPgraphic
+
+% Draw a line with the given options. Accepts only the 'width' option. Be
+% careful that these are metapost options, so use \the\textwidth instead of
+% textwidth, and a metapost expression for arithmethic (e.g. 0.5 *
+% \the\textwidth instead of 0.5\textwidth).
+\def\HDLine[#1]%
+ {\setupMPvariables[HDLine][#1]%
+ \useMPgraphic{HDLine}}
+
\startuseMPgraphic{box}
path a, b;
% Create a rectangle of the full size
-- The default * sits very high above the baseline, \ast (u+2217) looks
-- better.
['*'] = {repr = '\\ast'},
- ['~'] = {repr = '\\sim'},
+ ['~'] = {repr = '\\HDLine[width=.20 * \\the\\textwidth]'},
['|'] = {repr = '\\char' .. utf.byte('|')},
}