On Mon, 17 Jul 2006, Hans Hagen wrote: > Bruce H. Wagner wrote: >> >> >> Incidentally, the reason I am using the LaTeX syntax is that we are >> translating LaTeX code into Context automatically using a perl script, and >> it's therefore much easier to stick to whatever LaTeX code works. >> Basically, I just want something comparable to the array environment in >> LaTeX, which works very nicely. >> > Aditya is in more or less charge of the specification/tryout part of the math > extensions and taco/myself implement things based on that input, so i suggest > that the two of you come up with specs
Context supports everything that latex array provides, with a slightly different syntax. Some extract from the update on myway on alignment (I am still working on it) % \def\ShowExample % {\hairline % \typebuffer % \hairline % \getbuffer} \CONTEXT\ provides \tex{startmatrix} for generic alignment mechanism. \startbuffer \startformula \startmatrix \NC A \NC B \NC C \NR \NC a \NC b \NC c \NR \NC 1 \NC 2 \NC 3 \NR \stopmatrix \stopformula \stopbuffer \ShowExample It can take a \type<<left=>> and \type<<right=>> option which can be used to typeset matrices \startbuffer \startformula I = \startmatrix[left={\left(\,},right={\,\right)}] \NC 1 \NC 0 \NC 0 \NR \NC 0 \NC 1 \NC 0 \NR \NC 0 \NC 0 \NC 1 \NR \stopmatrix \stopformula \stopbuffer \ShowExample It is possible to \tex{definemathmatrix} to use the construct repeatedly. \startbuffer % Paranthesis \definemathmatrix [pmatrix] [left={\left(\,},right={\,\right)}] % Brackets \definemathmatrix [bmatrix] [left={\left[\,},right={\,\right]}] % Curly braces \definemathmatrix [Bmatrix] [left={\left\{\,},right={\,\right\}}] % vertical bars \definemathmatrix [vmatrix] [left={\left\vert\,},right={\,\right\vert}] % double vertical bars \definemathmatrix [Vmatrix] [left={\left\Vert\,},right={\,\right\Vert}] \startformula I = \startpmatrix \NC 1 \NC 0 \NC 0 \NR \NC 0 \NC 1 \NC 0 \NR \NC 0 \NC 0 \NC 1 \NR \stoppmatrix = \startbmatrix \NC 1 \NC 0 \NC 0 \NR \NC 0 \NC 1 \NC 0 \NR \NC 0 \NC 0 \NC 1 \NR \stopbmatrix = \startBmatrix \NC 1 \NC 0 \NC 0 \NR \NC 0 \NC 1 \NC 0 \NR \NC 0 \NC 0 \NC 1 \NR \stopBmatrix \stopformula \startformula \startvmatrix \NC a \NC b \NR \NC c \NC d \NR \stopvmatrix \quad \startVmatrix \NC a \NC b \NR \NC c \NC d \NR \stopVmatrix \stopformula \stopbuffer \ShowExample It is possible to change the alignment of columns using \type{align=} option. \startbuffer \startformula \text{Let } A = \startpmatrix[align={left,right}] \NC 1 \NC 2 \NR \NC 3 \NC -5 \NR \stoppmatrix \stopformula \stopbuffer \ShowExample _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context