Re: [NTG-context] the closing bracket (structuring syntax)
On Mon, 14 Aug 2006, Aditya Mahajan wrote: And what would be the opposite? For example \startquote ... \stopquote to something like {\MyQuote ... } AFAIK, there is no easy way to do this. One can use \aftergroup trickery. \def\MyQuote{\symbol[leftquote]\aftergroup\endMyQuote} \def\endMyQuote{\symbol[rightquote]} \starttext {\MyQuote This is a test} \mainlanguage[fr] {\MyQuote This is a test} \stoptext Aditya ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] the closing bracket (structuring syntax)
Am 13.08.2006 um 15:29 schrieb Steffen Wolfrum: And what would be the opposite? For example \startquote ... \stopquote to something like {MyQuote ... } Steffen \def\MyQuote#1{\startquote#1\stopquote} \MyQuote{something to be quoted} ... should work OK, right? Steffen ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] the closing bracket (structuring syntax)
And what would be the opposite? For example \startquote ... \stopquote to something like {\MyQuote ... } AFAIK, there is no easy way to do this. Aditya ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] the closing bracket (structuring syntax)
Am 10.08.2006 um 22:47 schrieb Aditya Mahajan: You can always define your own startstop. \definestartstop[italic][before={\bgroup \it},after={\egroup}] and then do \startitalic This is italic \stopitalic When a command takes an optional agrument, you can do use something like this \def\startfootnote% {\unskip\dosingleempty\dostartfootnote} \def\dostartfootnote[#1]#2\stopfootnote% {\footnote[#1]{#2}} And what would be the opposite? For example \startquote ... \stopquote to something like {MyQuote ... } Steffen ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
[NTG-context] the closing bracket (structuring syntax)
Hi, in XML and alike there is a concept of dedicated start/stop in formatting: begin heading ... end heading begin footnote ... end footnote begin italic ... end italic But in ConTeXt/TeX we have always the same closing syntax }. That makes reading the code not easier. Is there a workaround to define the closing more precisely (like the examples above), so that finding a } in a ConTeXt source lets me distinguish what it's about? But in such a way that the file still can be processed as a regular ConTeXt file? Steffen ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] the closing bracket (structuring syntax)
Steffen Wolfrum wrote: Hi, in XML and alike there is a concept of dedicated start/stop in formatting: begin heading ... end heading begin footnote ... end footnote begin italic ... end italic But in ConTeXt/TeX we have always the same closing syntax }. That makes reading the code not easier. Is there a workaround to define the closing more precisely (like the examples above), so that finding a } in a ConTeXt source lets me distinguish what it's about? But in such a way that the file still can be processed as a regular ConTeXt file? its' no problem to define most commands as start/stop, however keep in mind that some start/stop constructs (like tables) pick up pieces in order to store them so, if some commands need start/stop variants ... just make me a list and we'll see what we can do about it Hans - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] the closing bracket (structuring syntax)
On Thu, 10 Aug 2006, Steffen Wolfrum wrote: Hi, in XML and alike there is a concept of dedicated start/stop in formatting: begin heading ... end heading begin footnote ... end footnote begin italic ... end italic But in ConTeXt/TeX we have always the same closing syntax }. That makes reading the code not easier. You can always define your own startstop. \definestartstop[italic][before={\bgroup \it},after={\egroup}] and then do \startitalic This is italic \stopitalic When a command takes an optional agrument, you can do use something like this \def\startfootnote% {\unskip\dosingleempty\dostartfootnote} \def\dostartfootnote[#1]#2\stopfootnote% {\footnote[#1]{#2}} You can make such definitions of all your frequently used environments (or, if you prefer, write in XML and let ConTeXt handle XML). Is there a workaround to define the closing more precisely (like the examples above), so that finding a } in a ConTeXt source lets me distinguish what it's about? There are \bgroup...\egroup which is same as {...} for all practical purposes. Aditya ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] the closing bracket (structuring syntax)
Thank you. \footnote \index \chapter\section ... \it \bf \sc \mr \cap \language[...] That would be quite a good start. Steffen Am 10.08.2006 um 22:44 schrieb Hans Hagen: Steffen Wolfrum wrote: Hi, in XML and alike there is a concept of dedicated start/stop in formatting: begin heading ... end heading begin footnote ... end footnote begin italic ... end italic But in ConTeXt/TeX we have always the same closing syntax }. That makes reading the code not easier. Is there a workaround to define the closing more precisely (like the examples above), so that finding a } in a ConTeXt source lets me distinguish what it's about? But in such a way that the file still can be processed as a regular ConTeXt file? its' no problem to define most commands as start/stop, however keep in mind that some start/stop constructs (like tables) pick up pieces in order to store them so, if some commands need start/stop variants ... just make me a list and we'll see what we can do about it Hans - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context