On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 11:18 PM, Marcin Borkowski
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, it's me again...
>
> I managed to finish my first "serious" ConTeXt project (in fact, it was
> a two-page math test for my wife, who teaches maths;)).
>
> But I encountered quite a few problems with itemizations. To sum it up,
> I've prepared a minimal sample file illustrating them. Here it is:
>
> ========= cut here =========
> \def\testitemize#1#2#3{{\bf #1}\par
> \startitemize #2
> \item plplplpl
> \item plplplpl
> \startitemize #3
> \item plplplpl
> \item plplplpl
> \item plplplpl
> \item plplplpl
> \item plplplpl
> \stopitemize
> \item plplplpl
> \stopitemize
> {\bf Blah, blah.}
> \page}
>
> \starttext
>
> \testitemize{Default values. Works fine.}
> {}{}
>
> \testitemize{Different numbering. Results in overfull hboxes---???}
> {}{[a][left=(,right=),stopper=]}
Use [a,broad][...] or [a][width=...,...] for the inner list.
> \testitemize{Outer one packed. Inner one gets also packed---is this
> ok???}
> {[packed]}{}
Yes but you could use [unpacked] for the inner list.
> \testitemize{Inner one packed. Works fine.}
> {}{[packed]}
>
> \testitemize{Both packed. Works fine.}
> {[packed]}{[packed]}
>
> \testitemize{Inner one joinedup. Works as packed---???}
> {}{[joinedup]}
>
> \testitemize{Inner one packed and joinedup. Works as packed---???}
> {}{[packed,joinedup]}
>
> \testitemize{Outer one joinedup. Does this imply packed?}
> {[joinedup]}{}
>
> \testitemize{Inner one twocolumn. Why is this packed, too?}
> {}{[columns]}
>
> \testitemize{Inner one 2-col and joinedup. What about the space
> {\em after} the inner one?}
> {}{[joinedup,columns]}
>
> \testitemize{Outer one twocolumn. packed implied???}
> {[columns]}{}
>
> \testitemize{Outer one 2-col. and joinedup. packed implied (?), apart
> from that fine.}
> {[joinedup,columns]}{}
>
> \stoptext
> ========= cut here =========
>
> Most cases are wrong (or at least strange)---each page with at least one
> question mark is something I can't understand.
>
> Which ones are bugs and which ones are features? What to do to overcome
> these problems?
>
> Also, I've noticed that the [intro] option does not _prohibit_ page
> break---is that ok? The manual (or wiki, I can't remember) says it
> _discourages_ it---but shouldn't it prohibit it completely?
>
> And one more: what is the difference between \page[yes] and
> \page[makeup]? I didn't notice any.
>
> Hope you don't get fed up with me, folks... I promise to put some
> answers on the wiki soon (during the next few days). Maybe I'll even
> post a complete working file as a sample... I hope that all my
> questions (and your answers;)) will lead to a better typesetting tool...
Wolfgang
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