Thanks for the search algorithm :-) Best -a-
On 20 Oct 2006, at 16:52, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > > > On Fri, 20 Oct 2006, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > >> 2006/10/20, andrea valle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> >>>> By the way, is there a way where the command is listed? >>>> >>> >>> (I mean, the option "ruledthickness" indeed) >>> >>> -a- >>> >>> >>> Andrea Valle >> >> >> Hi Anrea, >> >> the option rulethickness for the framed macro is nowhere listed in >> one if the manuals, it is only mentioned in the wiki als parmater >> for natural Tables >> http://wiki.contextgarden.net/TABLE#Make_a_cell_bold >> and at the page for the animated euro sign >> http://wiki.contextgarden.net/EuroAnim. >> >> It is currently missing in the commanindex setup-en.pdf (and the >> neccesary file cont-en.xml). >> >> The best sources are only the sources if you want to know which >> options are available for every command. > > True indeed. This is what I usually do to find out about an option. > Search > texwebshow for options. If it is there, read the manual for the > description. > > If I do not find any relevant option, but know that ConTeXt ought to > have > an option for what I want (which usually means that it will), look in > the > sources. My strategy for searching the sources involves finding out > which > source file defines the option. (search on sources.contextgarden.net > work > for most cases, I use grep for the cases which are more trickier to > find). > Most (all?) commands come with an accompanying \setup command, which > initiallizes all the options for the command. This way, one knows > atleast > which options a command will accept. In most cases guessing the > functionality of an option is easy, as ConTeXt uses a consistent > interface > for everything. Sometimes, when I have no clue what that option does, I > search where the option is used. Most options are stored using > \getparameters[\??xx] where xx is a two letter abbreviation. Then you > can > search for \@@xxoption to see where it is used. That way, you can > usually > guess what an option does. > > The sources also have some examples that are usually useful in > understanding a few tricks about the command. > > If I still can not figure out, I ask on the mailing list. > > Aditya > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context@ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > > Andrea Valle DAMS - Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione Università degli Studi di Torino http://www.semiotiche.it/andrea [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
