> On 14 Jun 2026, at 17:18, Matthias Weber <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
>
> I would like to typeset continued fractions as attempted and failed in the
> second line of the following MWE:
>
> \def\cFrac#1#2{%
> \vcenter{\hbox{\strut$#1$\,\vrule}\hrule\hbox{\strut\vrule\,$#2$}}}
>
> \starttext
> \startformula
> \startalign
> \NC a_0+a_0a_1+a_0 a_1 a_2+a_0 a_1 a_2 a_3 \NC =
> \cfrac{a_0}{1-\cfrac{a_1}{1+a_1-\cfrac{a_2}{1+a_2-\cfrac{a_2}{1+a_2-\cfrac{a_3}{1+a_3-\cdots}}}}}\NR
> %\NC \NC =
> \frac{a_0|}{|1}-\frac{a_1|}{|1+a_1}-\frac{a_2|}{|1+a_2}-\frac{a_3|}{|1+a_3}-\cdots\NR
> \NC \NC =
> \cFrac{a_0}{1}-\cFrac{a_1}{1+a_1}-\cFrac{a_2}{1+a_2}-\cFrac{a_3}{1+a_3}-\cdots\NR
> \stopalign
>
> \stopformula
> \stoptext
>
>
> The macro is from
>
> https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/68190/how-do-i-typeset-continued-fractions-in-pringsheims-concise-notation
>
> where this question is discussed for LaTeX.
>
> Unfortunately, the vertical bars on the top of the fractions do not align
> with the right end of the fraction bar.
>
>
> Any suggestions?
It can be hacked using a mathmatrix and the (under-documented) \GL command. It
puts quite a lot of horizontal space in though because of the need to use empty
\NC columns and I don't know a way to force them to be narrower, so maybe
Florent's solution is better for you?
\def\cFrac#1#2{%
\vcenter{\hbox{\strut$#1$\,\vrule}\hrule\hbox{\strut\vrule\,$#2$}}}
\starttext
\startformula
\startalign
\NC a_0+a_0a_1+a_0 a_1 a_2+a_0 a_1 a_2 a_3 \NC =
\cfrac{a_0}{1-\cfrac{a_1}{1+a_1-\cfrac{a_2}{1+a_2-\cfrac{a_2}{1+a_2-\cfrac{a_3}{1+a_3-\cdots}}}}}\NR
%\NC \NC =
\frac{a_0|}{|1}-\frac{a_1|}{|1+a_1}-\frac{a_2|}{|1+a_2}-\frac{a_3|}{|1+a_3}-\cdots\NR
\NC \NC =
\cFrac{a_0}{1}-\cFrac{a_1}{1+a_1}-\cFrac{a_2}{1+a_2}-\cFrac{a_3}{1+a_3}-\cdots\NR
\stopalign
\stopformula
Alternate:
\starttexdefinition PCN #1 #2
\startmathmatrix
\NC \GL[1][d] \NC #1 \NC \GL[1][d,c]\GL[2][d]\GL[2][t,c] \NC\NR
\NC \GL[3][t]\GL[3][d,c] \NC #2 \NC \NC\NR
\stopmathmatrix
\stoptexdefinition
\startformula
a = \PCN{a_0}{1} - \PCN{a_1}{1+a_1} - \PCN{a_2}{1+a_2} - \PCN{a_3}{1+a_3} -
\cdots
\stopformula
\stoptext
Regards,
—
Bruce Horrocks
Hampshire, UK
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