Re: [NTG-context] feature request

2019-07-03 Thread Henri Menke
The existing definition of \pmatrix in math-pln.mkiv is the original Plain TeX definition, because in the very early days ConTeXt used to be compatible with Plain. This tradition has prevailed until today. You will find other remnants of Plain TeX in ConTeXt, e.g. \eqalign, but it is better not

Re: [NTG-context] feature request

2019-07-03 Thread Atsuhito Kohda
Hi Henri, Thanks for your suggestions, they are very instructive. However, my request is not a smart way of displaying matrices but to know why \bmatrix and \vmatrix are not provided in core part of ConTeXt although \pmatrix is provided already in math-pln.mkiv About matrices, I first found

Re: [NTG-context] feature request

2019-07-03 Thread Henri Menke
On 3/07/19 6:00 PM, Atsuhito Kohda wrote: > I've used LaTeX quite a long time but recently I begin to use ConTeXt too. > So I'm very sorry if the following is well-known issue. > > I find an example of \pmatrix in p.21 of "ConTeXt Mark IV an excursion" > (ma-cb-en.pdf). And I notice it is

Re: [NTG-context] feature request

2019-07-03 Thread Henri Menke
On 3/07/19 6:00 PM, Atsuhito Kohda wrote: > I've used LaTeX quite a long time but recently I begin to use ConTeXt too. > So I'm very sorry if the following is well-known issue. > > I find an example of \pmatrix in p.21 of "ConTeXt Mark IV an excursion" > (ma-cb-en.pdf). And I notice it is

[NTG-context] feature request

2019-07-03 Thread Atsuhito Kohda
I've used LaTeX quite a long time but recently I begin to use ConTeXt too. So I'm very sorry if the following is well-known issue. I find an example of \pmatrix in p.21 of "ConTeXt Mark IV an excursion" (ma-cb-en.pdf). And I notice it is defined in