Am 2019-04-03 um 13:30 schrieb Hans Hagen <j.ha...@xs4all.nl>: > On 4/3/2019 10:56 AM, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: >> Am 2019-04-02 um 18:53 schrieb Hans Hagen <j.ha...@xs4all.nl>: >>> On 4/2/2019 11:54 AM, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: >>>> Ahoi, >>>> with \setupregister[compress=yes], index entries 1,2,3,4 become 1–4. >>>> That’s great. >>>> But (at least in German publications) it’s usual that 1,2 becomes 1f. and >>>> 1,2,3 becomes 1ff. >>>> Is it possible to configure it that way? >>> it should not be too hard to program but, it being german problem: >>> >>> - you have to come up with an example >>> - wolfgang has to come up with a proper keyword (compress=?) >>> >> Thank you – it’s not only a German habit, even if we pronounce it >> “folgende”, “f.” stems from Latin “folio”, and “ff.” is a duplicated >> abbreviation, as was usual in mediaeval Latin. >> So, this is at least used in English, German, Norwegian and Swedish, as far >> as I could find. In French they seem to use “sq.” and “sqq.” (sequens). >> https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/ff. >> https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ff. >> https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/sq. >> I suggest the following setup options: >> compress = no —> don’t collapse (as now) >> compress = yes —> always use – (as now) >> compresssymbols={\,f.,\,ff.} (or how can you setup a list?) >> compress = symbols —> use first symbol for one other page, second for more >> pages >> if there’s only one symbol, more than one sequential page should use – >> (like “yes”) >> Is this feasible? > > i'll add > > \setuplabeltext % predefined > [en] > [following:singular=f., > following:plural=ff.] > > \setupregister[index][compress=text]
Great! Thank you! I’ll document it. Greetlings, Hraban --- https://www.fiee.net http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.dreiviertelhaus.de GPG Key ID 1C9B22FD ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
