Re: [NTG-context] Question and Answer Blocks -- Feed back in one or two column mode.

2006-07-11 Thread Taco Hoekwater

Hi David,

David Arnold wrote:
 All,
 
 If we have about 45 question blocks and accompanying answer blocks,  
 how can we typset some of the answer blocks in two column mode, other  
 of the answer blocks in one column mode, and the rest back in two  
 column mode. We don't mind manually editing a file to accomplish this.

I would not know how to do that (nicely, or at all). Using buffers
may be easier.

Taco

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Re: [NTG-context] Question and Answer Blocks -- Feed back in one or two column mode.

2006-07-11 Thread David Arnold
Well, Here is the reason. We have question blocks, longanswer blocks,  
and shortanswer blocks. We are typesetiing all in 2-column mode.  
However, every now and then, one of the longanswer blocks is too  
difficult to typeset in two column mode and we'd like to switch over  
to 1-column mode. So, if we to texmfstart texexec --mode=long  
filename, with source somewhat like the following, some of our long  
answers, say exercises 25-30, really need to be set in one-column  
mode. We are looking for ideas.

% Exercise #1
\beginquestion
\startquestion
\stopquestion
\endquestion

\beginlonganswer
\startanswer
\stopanswer
\endlonganswer

\beginshortanswer
\startanswer
\stopanswer
\endshortanswer

...

% Exercise #40
\beginquestion
\startquestion
\stopquestion
\endquestion

\beginlonganswer
\startanswer
\stopanswer
\endlonganswer

\beginshortanswer
\startanswer
\stopanswer
\endshortanswer

\placeanswers\kern0pt


On Jul 11, 2006, at 7:07 AM, Taco Hoekwater wrote:


 Hi David,

 David Arnold wrote:
 All,

 If we have about 45 question blocks and accompanying answer blocks,
 how can we typset some of the answer blocks in two column mode, other
 of the answer blocks in one column mode, and the rest back in two
 column mode. We don't mind manually editing a file to accomplish  
 this.

 I would not know how to do that (nicely, or at all). Using buffers
 may be easier.

 Taco

 PS I mostly reply because this is the last 'open' email message in my
 inbox (i weeded about 300 messages after eurotex), so you all know  
 that
 if I have not replied to you yet, I will not at all, and you may have
 to re-send something if you want my attention.

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