On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Wolfgang Schuster <
schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Alan Stone
> <software.list.1e...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there a command which returns the number of lines for a given portion
> of
> > text ?
>
> \starttext
>
> \setbox\scratchbox\vbox{\input knuth\par}
>
> \getnoflines\htdp\scratchbox
\getnoflines{\htdp\scratchbox} % this works
> Your text has \noflines\ lines.
or: Your text has \noflines lines.
> \stoptext
>
\scratchingmyhair... ;O)
! Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again>
l
l.7 Your text has \noflines\ l
ines.
Alan
--
Best,
Alan
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