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 ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________