On Sat, Jul 24, 2004 at 10:39:52AM +0200, Peter Münster wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Jul 2004, Matt Gushee wrote:
>
> > COMMAND: \setupheadertexts [] [section] [title] []
> >
> > RESULT: +--------------------+--------------------+
> > | <title> | <section> |
> > | | |
> >
> > If you say there's a logical explanation for this, then I believe you.
>
> Hello Matt,
> isn't it logical, if you consider
> \setupheadertexts [odd-left] [odd-right] [even-left] [even-right] ?
Please explain why I should consider it that way. Most books in every
language I know of[*] are laid out with the even page on the left and
the odd page on the right. Furthermore, the ConTeXt manual says:
Those who want more variations in headers and footers can use four
instead of two arguments ....
\setupfootertexts [even left] [even right] [odd left] [odd right]
So the order of arguments contradicts both the documentation and what I
think of as common sense.
NOTES:
* There are exceptions, of course. Other than English, languages I am
familiar with are mainly Chinese and Japanese. Traditional books in
those languages are laid out in the opposite direction to European
books, but almost all contemporary books in China, and I think most in
Japan, follow the Western practice. Besides, we're all gwailos here,
aren't we?
--
Matt Gushee When a nation follows the Way,
Englewood, Colorado, USA Horses bear manure through
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http://www.havenrock.com/ When a nation ignores the Way,
Horses bear soldiers through
its streets.
--Lao Tzu (Peter Merel, trans.)
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