2005/12/2, Renaud AUBIN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi all, > > Is there someone using GNU Emacs with ConTeXt. After some googlelyzing, I've > learnt : > 1. ConTeXt mode from Berend de Boer is now included in AucTeX > 2. Some people use Emacs with ConTeXt and METAPOST, but with special .el > files that seems not really up-to-date > > I didn't found usefull information to configure properly AucTeX in order to > work well with ConTeXt and METAPOST, even in the auctex mailing list. > It's ok for the menu (apparently managed by site) but I don't have syntax > highlighting except for comment and indenting doesn't work well. > So, my questions are: > 1. Since there is a ConTeXt mode, I suppose there is some advanced features > like syntax highlighting and indentation rules. Am I right ?
Yes, although the highlighting is rather sparse, mainly it seems to color anything after \ in gray, and the indentation rules somewhat finicky, requiring you to adhere to a structure it can parse. > 2. If I'm right, how to configure it ? Some of the things are available as defcustoms but most of it I think requires hacking the functions. > 3. I will use METAPOST in my .tex files, how to manage this within Emacs ? There is a metapost.el that is distributed with GNU Emacs (but not with XEmacs, works there too though). I sometimes just change to that major mode in the middle of the file, and this should be possible to automate using mmm, but I never tried. > 4. You know advanded features I must know ? ;-) There is TeX debugging just as for LaTeX, automatically locating the error in the source and explaining it. I think possibly that the reason for the sparse syntax highlighting is the higher frequency of inline definitions in ConTeXt, making it impossible to keep up with it. I think it should be parsable, but requires emacs-lisp skills way beyond mine. > > I'm sorry but I'm addicted to Emacs and don't want to use Scite even if it > seems ConTeXt-friendly. I'm aware of the fact that this mail is more > Emacs/AucTeX related but since I didn't succeed in finding answers yet I > submit this issue to the ConTeXt community. > > Best regards, > > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context@ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > > > Regards, -- Johan Sandblom N8, MRC, Karolinska sjh t +46851776108 17176 Stockholm m +46735521477 Sweden "What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite" - Bertrand Russell _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
