[NTG-context] Spacing after defined word: beginner's question
This must be a beginner's question, but I can't find the answer to it
in the manuals...
Take this ConTeXt source:
--
\def\Acme{%
{\ss\sc ACME}}
Welcome from \Acme. \Acme make fine products.
--
When this is made into a PDF, it looks like this:
--
Welcome from ACME. ACMEmake fine products.
--
- because I didn't have a space in the definition, I don't get a
space in the second sentence, but the period didn't interfere with
the execution of the first occurrence. But if I put a space in the
definition after the 'E', I get this:
--
Welcome from ACME . ACME make fine products.
--
- and there's a space after the first 'E', which I don't want, even
though there is now a space after the second...
What am I doing wrong?
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Re: [NTG-context] Spacing after defined word: beginner's question
On Mon, 25 Dec 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This must be a beginner's question, but I can't find the answer to it
in the manuals...
:) Read below.
Take this ConTeXt source:
--
\def\Acme{%
{\ss\sc ACME}}
Welcome from \Acme. \Acme make fine products.
When this is made into a PDF, it looks like this:
--
Welcome from ACME. ACMEmake fine products.
[snip]
What am I doing wrong?
You are not doing anything wrong. This is how TeX operates. A macro
with no argument gobbles the spaces after it. One way to ensure that
you get a space is to tell TeX that you are done with the macro, for
example
Welcome from \Acme. \Acme{} makes fine products.
or
Welcome from \Acme. \Acme\ makes fine products.
After a while you get used to adding a \ where you want. There is an
automated way, but it is (and will remain) undocumented. You can
append \autoinsertnextspace at the end of your macro. So, something
like
\def\Acme{{\ss\sc ACME}\autoinsertnextspace}
The reason that this is undocumented is because it makes it harder for
other parsers to parse TeX.
BTW, ConTeXt has a sorting and abbreviation mechanism for the kind
of thing that you are doing. With \definesorting or \abbreviation, you
can also get a list of logos or list of abbreviations free of cost :).
Look up the manual for details. And as a futher incentive, you can use
\setupsorting[logo][next=\autoinsertnextspace]
to get the behaviour you want.
Aditya
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Re: [NTG-context] Spacing after defined word: beginner's question
On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 16:45:15 +
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This must be a beginner's question, but I can't find the answer to it
in the manuals...
Take this ConTeXt source:
--
\def\Acme{%
{\ss\sc ACME}}
Welcome from \Acme. \Acme make fine products.
--
When this is made into a PDF, it looks like this:
--
Welcome from ACME. ACMEmake fine products.
--
- because I didn't have a space in the definition, I don't get a
space in the second sentence, but the period didn't interfere with
the execution of the first occurrence. But if I put a space in the
definition after the 'E', I get this:
--
Welcome from ACME . ACME make fine products.
--
- and there's a space after the first 'E', which I don't want, even
though there is now a space after the second...
What am I doing wrong?
Hi ???,
TeX ignores spaces after commands. This is now problem when your
command is before an period, comma ...,but it will it up the next space
in a sentence.
You can write you sentence in the following ways:
Welcome from \Acme. \Acme\ make fine products.
Welcome from \Acme. \Acme{} make fine products.
Welcome from \Acme. {\Acme} make fine products.
There is also a predefined command to define and setup your own
abbreviations and syonyms. You can find an example at page 55 in the
beginners manual (ma-cb-en.pdf).
Wolfgang
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