On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Jelle Huisman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jelle Huisman wrote:
>> Maybe I miss something, but it looks there is no rule=on command for use
>> in columnsets? I just want a vertical line between the columns in my
>> columnset, how do I get that?
>
> Answering myself: I have found this solution, using an MP background:
> http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20080305.203901.d1d3eccf.en.html
>
> %sample%
> \definecolumnset[example][n=3,distance=5mm]
>
> \startuseMPgraphic{columnrule}
> path p ; p := unitsquare xyscaled (OverlayWidth+5mm,OverlayHeight) ;
> draw lrcorner p -- urcorner p ;
> setbounds currentpicture to p ;
> \stopuseMPgraphic
\startuseMPgraphic{columnrule}
path p ; p := unitsquare xyscaled (OverlayWidth+5mm,OverlayHeight) ;
draw (xpart(urcorner p),ypart(urcorner
p)-\the\dimexpr\noflines\lineheight\relax) -- urcorner p ;
setbounds currentpicture to p ;
\stopuseMPgraphic
> \defineoverlay[columnrule][\useMPgraphic{columnrule}]
>
> \setupcolumnset[example][1,2][background=columnrule]
>
> \setupcolumnsetlines[example][2][1][-26]
> \setupcolumnsetlines[example][2][2][-26]
> \setupcolumnsetlines[example][2][3][-26]
>
> \starttext
>
> \startcolumnset[example]
> \dorecurse{10}{\input knuth}
> \stopcolumnset
>
> \stoptext
> %/sample%
>
> The only problem is that the height of the columnrule is fixed, which
> doesn't look right with balanced columns :-( Would it be possible to
> force this MPgraphic{columnrule} to use the actual height of the
> balanced columns, instead of going all the way down to the bottom of the
> page regardless of the actual column height? Or should I give up on this
> question? (I'm on MkII/XeTeX for this project, so no lua based solution
> possible.)
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Jelle
Wolfgang
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