Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Alan Stone
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Hi,
Is there a command which returns the number of lines for a given portion of
text ?
\starttext
\setbox\scratchbox\vbox{\input knuth\par}
\getnoflines\htdp\scratchbox
Your text has \noflines\ lines.
\stoptext
Wolfgang
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Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Wolfgang Schuster
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On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Alan Stone
software.list.1e...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Is there a command which returns the number of lines for a given portion
of
text ?
\starttext
\setbox\scratchbox\vbox{\input knuth\par}
\getnoflines\htdp\scratchbox
\getnoflines{\htdp\scratchbox} % this works
Your text has \noflines\ lines.
or: Your text has \noflines lines.
\stoptext
\scratchingmyhair... ;O)
! Missing number, treated as zero.
to be read again
l
l.7 Your text has \noflines\ l
ines.
Alan
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Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?
On 22 janv. 09, at 15:39, Alan Stone wrote:
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com
wrote:
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Alan Stone
software.list.1e...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Is there a command which returns the number of lines for a given
portion of
text ?
\starttext
\setbox\scratchbox\vbox{\input knuth\par}
\getnoflines\htdp\scratchbox
\getnoflines{\htdp\scratchbox} % this works
Your text has \noflines\ lines.
or: Your text has \noflines lines.
Try: Your text has {\the\noflines} lines.
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Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?
Try: Your text has {\the\noflines} lines.
Your text has \the\noflines\ lines. % works also
Thanks.
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Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Alan Stone
software.list.1e...@gmail.comwrote:
Try: Your text has {\the\noflines} lines.
Your text has \the\noflines\ lines. % works also
Thanks.
How do you substract/add a number from/to \noflines ?
I tried
\thinrules[n=\advance\the\noflines by -2]
\thinrules[n=\advance\noflines by -2]
\thinrules[n={\advance\the\noflines by -2}]
\thinrules[n={\advance\noflines by -2}]
neither works.
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Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?
Am 22.01.2009 um 17:20 schrieb Alan Stone:
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Alan Stone software.list.1e...@gmail.com
wrote:
Try: Your text has {\the\noflines} lines.
Your text has \the\noflines\ lines. % works also
Thanks.
How do you substract/add a number from/to \noflines ?
I tried
\thinrules[n=\advance\the\noflines by -2]
\thinrules[n=\advance\noflines by -2]
\thinrules[n={\advance\the\noflines by -2}]
\thinrules[n={\advance\noflines by -2}]
\thinrules[n=\number\numexpr\noflines-2\relax]
Wolfgang
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Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?
How do you make the attached example work (see comments at the beginning of
the file) ?
{Thus, I came to the conclusion that the designer of a new system mus\ETC.
! Paragraph ended before \makelines was complete.
to be read again
\par
l.22
?
Alan
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Otared Kavian ota...@gmail.com wrote:
On 22 janv. 09, at 15:39, Alan Stone wrote:
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Wolfgang Schuster
schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Alan Stone
software.list.1e...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Is there a command which returns the number of lines for a given portion
of
text ?
\starttext
\setbox\scratchbox\vbox{\input knuth\par}
\getnoflines\htdp\scratchbox
\getnoflines{\htdp\scratchbox} % this works
Your text has \noflines\ lines.
or: Your text has \noflines lines.
Try: Your text has {\the\noflines} lines.
Best regards: OK
makelines.tex
Description: TeX document
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Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?
Am 22.01.2009 um 19:35 schrieb Alan Stone:
How do you make the attached example work (see comments at the
beginning of the file) ?
\long\def\makelines#1{%
...}
Wolfgang
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Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?
Thanks a lot Wolfgang the Wise Wizard of TeX. :O)
Alan
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Wolfgang Schuster
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Am 22.01.2009 um 19:35 schrieb Alan Stone:
How do you make the attached example work (see comments at the beginning
of the file) ?
\long\def\makelines#1{%
...}
Wolfgang
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Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Wolfgang Schuster
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Am 22.01.2009 um 17:20 schrieb Alan Stone:
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Alan Stone
software.list.1e...@gmail.com wrote:
Try: Your text has {\the\noflines} lines.
Your text has \the\noflines\ lines. % works also
Thanks.
How do you substract/add a number from/to \noflines ?
I tried
\thinrules[n=\advance\the\noflines by -2]
\thinrules[n=\advance\noflines by -2]
\thinrules[n={\advance\the\noflines by -2}]
\thinrules[n={\advance\noflines by -2}]
\thinrules[n=\number\numexpr\noflines-2\relax]
And how do you make a division of \number\numexpr\noflines-2, for ex. by 2 ?
Wolfgang
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Re: [NTG-context] number of lines ?
Am 22.01.2009 um 22:23 schrieb Alan Stone: And how do you make a division of \number\numexpr\noflines-2, for ex. by 2 ? \numexpr\noflines/2\relax 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 ___
