Thanks, Hans! Appending to \everymathematics is a powerful trick, which I will not overuse.
-Gavin > On Jan 12, 2022, at 12:14 PM, Hans Hagen <j.ha...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > > On 1/12/2022 7:34 PM, Gavin via ntg-context wrote: >> Hi List, >> I am converting problem sets from LaTeX to ConTeXt and ran into a puzzling >> problem. I define \sub to produce subscript text in math mode. (See >> definition below.) This worked for my ConTeXt book, but fails in the problem >> sets because in ConTeXt \sub is a special item command, and I use itemize to >> number problems. >> Obviously, I can rename my \sub command, but it is already used in hundreds >> of problems and solutions that I am converting. Is there a way to get my >> \sub to work in an itemize? I only need it in math mode. I will never use >> \sub for its ConTeXt itemizing purpose. > > \appendtoks > \define[1]\sub{_{\text{\rm\tf#1}}}% > \to \everymathematics > > or nicer: > > \define[1]\MyMathSub{_{\text{\rm\tf#1}}} > > \appendtoks > \let\sub\MyMathSub > \to \everymathematics > > >> Thanks! >> Gavin >> \define[1]\sub{_{\text{\rm\tf#1}}} >> \starttext >> $E\sub{final}$ is the final energy, but not in an itemize: >> \startitemize >> \item $E_{\text{\rm final}}$ is the final energy. >> \item $E\sub{final}$ is a mess. >> \stopitemize >> \stoptext >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE > Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands > tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl > ----------------------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________