[NTG-context] number of lines ?

2009-01-22 Thread Alan Stone
Hi, Is there a command which returns the number of lines for a given portion of text ? -- Best, Alan ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist :

Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?

2009-01-22 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
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 Your text has \noflines\ lines.

Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?

2009-01-22 Thread Alan Stone
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

Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?

2009-01-22 Thread Otared Kavian
On 22 janv. 09, at 15:39, Alan Stone wrote: 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

Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?

2009-01-22 Thread Alan Stone
Try: Your text has {\the\noflines} lines. Your text has \the\noflines\ lines. % works also Thanks. -- Best, Alan * TeX engine = LuaTeX * ConTeXt minimals ver: 2009.01.18 14:39 MKIV fmt: 2009.1.22 int: english/english * Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron, Windows XP SP3 Home

Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?

2009-01-22 Thread Alan Stone
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Alan Stone software.list.1e...@gmail.comwrote: Try: Your text has {\the\noflines} lines. Your text has \the\noflines\ lines. % works also Thanks. How do you substract/add a number from/to \noflines ? I tried \thinrules[n=\advance\the\noflines by -2]

Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?

2009-01-22 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 22.01.2009 um 17:20 schrieb Alan Stone: On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Alan Stone software.list.1e...@gmail.com wrote: Try: Your text has {\the\noflines} lines. Your text has \the\noflines\ lines. % works also Thanks. How do you substract/add a number from/to \noflines ? I tried

Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?

2009-01-22 Thread Alan Stone
How do you make the attached example work (see comments at the beginning of the file) ? {Thus, I came to the conclusion that the designer of a new system mus\ETC. ! Paragraph ended before \makelines was complete. to be read again \par l.22 ? Alan On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:46

Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?

2009-01-22 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 22.01.2009 um 19:35 schrieb Alan Stone: How do you make the attached example work (see comments at the beginning of the file) ? \long\def\makelines#1{% ...} Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to

Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?

2009-01-22 Thread Alan Stone
Thanks a lot Wolfgang the Wise Wizard of TeX. :O) Alan On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com wrote: Am 22.01.2009 um 19:35 schrieb Alan Stone: How do you make the attached example work (see comments at the beginning of the file) ?

Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?

2009-01-22 Thread Alan Stone
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com wrote: Am 22.01.2009 um 17:20 schrieb Alan Stone: On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Alan Stone software.list.1e...@gmail.com wrote: Try: Your text has {\the\noflines} lines. Your text has \the\noflines\

Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?

2009-01-22 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 22.01.2009 um 22:23 schrieb Alan Stone: And how do you make a division of \number\numexpr\noflines-2, for ex. by 2 ? \numexpr\noflines/2\relax Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to others as well,