On 05/26/2014 06:55 PM, luigi scarso wrote: > On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote: > > Dear list, > > I have the following sample: > > \definetype[TeXcode][option=TEX] > \def\arg#1{\TeXcode{{#1}}} > \starttext > \arg{\em\de Textsatzsystem} > > \TeXcode{{\em\de Textsatzsystem}} > \stoptext > > I don’t know what is wrong defined in \arg that inserts an extra space > after \em? > > You can see how TeX works with \tracingmacros > \definetype[TeXcode][option=TEX] > \def\arg#1{\edef\temp{#1}\TeXcode{{#1}}} > \starttext > \tracingmacros1 > \arg{\em\de Textsatzsystem} > \tracingnone > \tracingmacros1 > \TeXcode{{\em\de Textsatzsystem}} > \tracingnone > \stoptext
Many thanks for your reply, Luigi. Sorry, but I have just downloaded and read your message. Well, this seems to be something beyond my understanding (this is all Greek to me). The only conclusion I can draw is that I have to use the second option. Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________