Matthias Wächter wrote:
> Hans,
>
> Hans Hagen schrieb:
>> Matthias Wächter wrote:
>>> I really wonder why this is not implemented. It's so easy to do in
>>> LaTeX, and we _really_ need it for our review process. I will never
>>> convince my boss to change to ConTeXt without document-wide line numbers
>>> .... :/
>> afaik in latex they tweak the output routine by handling line by line
>> which is ok for proofing article like stuff where messing up the spacing
>> is no problem
>>
>> in context, which has much more integrated in the otr that will not
>> work out ok and i don't like implementing things half broken (apart
>> from not needing it)
>
> I see.
>
>> in mkiv i will deal with line numbering in a different way (i have some
>> experimental code) and there it will be available in a couple of months
>> (i just need time and reason)
>
> Great news! Is there a principle change of operation in mkiv that makes
> such new approach to line numbering possible, or is it just new
> 'motivation' to implement it in lua?
manipulating node lists instead of messing around with boxes
Hans
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