On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 09:44:52 -0500 (EST) Aditya Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2007, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > > > 2007/12/7, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Hi. > >> > >> I'm working on a document processor that has multiple backends > >> for different output formats (XHTML, nroff, plain text, ConTeXt). > >> > >> The processor uses s-expression syntax with commands such as: > >> > >> (para "this is a paragraph") > >> > >> The various backends then convert this statement in their own > >> way (using <p></p> tags in XHTML, for example). > >> > >> There is one command that allows rendering of external files > >> based on whatever backend is selected: > >> > >> (render "file") > >> > >> The XHTML backend includes "file", escaping all 'illegal' characters > >> such as <, >, & etc. The ConTeXt backend reads the file and also > >> escapes characters, placing their TeX equivalent in the output - > >> $\}$, $\backslash$ etc. Both backends place the contents of "file" > >> directly in the output, they don't, for example, use the <object> > >> tags in XHTML, or any ConTeXt file inclusion directives. This is > >> desirable for many reasons that are out of scope for this post... > >> > >> The problem I am having is that one may do this: > >> > >> (para-verbatim (render "file")) > >> > >> The para-verbatim tag is meant to preserve whitespace in the output. > >> > >> For example, this becomes: > >> > >> <pre>contents of file</pre> > >> > >> in the XHTML output. Unfortunately, I've hit a wall when it comes > >> to the ConTeXt equivalent: The ConTeXt backend reads > >> in "file" and prints it to the output, escaping all reserved TeX > >> characters, as mentioned earlier, but unfortunately there doesn't > >> seem to be the equivalent of: > >> > >> \preservewhitespace > >> contents of file > >> \stoppreservingwhitespace > >> > >> "\starttyping" is too heavy handed in that it also escapes characters > >> rather than just preserving whitespace (they've already been escaped > >> by my document processor, as mentioned earlier). What I need is a > >> directive that says "preserve whitespace" but does not escape reserved > >> TeX characters. > >> > >> Does any such thing exist in ConTeXt? Unfortunately, I'm inexperienced > >> with TeX so I don't know how feasible this is. > > \setuplines[space=yes] > > followed by > > > \startlines > > verbatin text > > \stoplines > > Note that everything between start-stop lines is normal tex code. you mean start/stoplines need style and color keys. > Aditya Wolfgang ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
