Am 19.01.2012 um 00:03 schrieb Kip Warner:

> On Wed, 2012-01-18 at 23:58 +0100, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
>> When you define a new command with \definedescription, e.g. 
>> \definedescription[definition] you get the commands
>> 
>>    \definition
>> 
>> and
>> 
>>   \startdefinition
>> 
>> Both are only shortcuts for \dodescription[definition] and 
>> \dostartdescription[definition], as you can see the internal command tells 
>> context that it’s dealing with a description and “definition” is only the 
>> name of the instance.
>> 
>> Wolfgang
> 
> I guess my confusion is why do you need to call \definedescription when
> you just want a \definition to typeset? Shouldn't the command already be
> available?

When there would be a predefined description command I would prefer \description
and \startdescription but not \definition but it’s hard to say which command 
should
be available by default everyone has a different opinion.

Wolfgang
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