Hi Robert, > So my question: "Why can some identifiers, > for example of figures, be used for internal > references and others not?" remains unanswered.
That would be because there are * names, for creating a named variant of some command * and labels, which are used for cross-references, and I think you are calling them both identifiers. (Not sure I'm using the official terms, or if there are any.) Some examples below, I hope they'll clarify things. I never had any problems confusing labels and names myself, so I'm not sure how to explain what was obvious to me, but perhaps this will help: Names occur when you're defining things; Labels occur when you're placing things. As for why you can't do \definedelimitedtext[AA] \startAA[mylabel] bla \stopAA I guess that was never baked in. Probably because quotations are not really numbered objects, and so not obvious candidates for having their own labels. Cheers, Sietse %%%%%%% Example: label %%%%% \placefigure [here] [fig:myfig] % label: used to refer to the figure {caption}{figure} %%%%%%% Example: command like \startNAME %%%%% \definedelimitedtext [smallquote] % name [style=small] \startsmallquote % our own named environment bla bla bla \stopsmallquote %%%%% Example: names and labels %%%%% \useexternalfigure [littlecow] % define a named picture [cow.pdf] [width=1cm] \placefigure [here] [fig:littlecow] % a label for the figure float {Kleine, kleine koe} {\externalfigure[littlecow]} % invoking a named picture -- Sietse Brouwer -- sbbrou...@gmail.com -- +31 6 13.456.848 Verlengde Wassenaarseweg 4a -- 2342 BG Oegstgeest -- the Netherlands MSN: sie...@gawab.com -- ICQ: 341232104 On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Robert Blackstone <blackstone.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 7 aug. 2012, Pontus Lurcock <p...@talvi.net> > wrote >> >> On Tue 07 Aug 2012, Robert Blackstone wrote: >> >>> Here follows my minimal example. I reasoned that the identifier [topica] >>> might act as a label, or an anchor, or whatever the correct ConTeXt name >>> is, for a reference. >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> \definedelimitedtext[topica] >>> \setupdelimitedtext[topica][left=,right=] %maybe superfluous? I do not need >>> a layout different from the rest of the text. >>> \starttext >>> >>> Some text. >>> >>> \starttopica >>> Some text to explain a certain topic, called topica. >>> \stoptopica >>> >>> Some more text about topica. (See discussion on \at{page}[topica]) >>> >>> \stoptext >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To avoid any misunderstanding: this is no longer a problem since I have >>> been given excellent advice. But it intrigues me. Why can some identifiers, >>> for example of figures, be used for internal references and others not? >> >> In this case, I'd say it's because you're defining a delimited text >> style which can be used in multiple places. Your document could have >> five hundred \starttopica...\stoptopica blocks on different pages. >> A figure identifier, on the other hand, is meant to be unique. >> >> Pont > Hi Pont, > Thanks for your comment. I realized this. There would of course be only one > "\starttopica...\stoptopica block" in my text. If I would like to use > delimited texts in this manner for several different topics, I would simply > give them different names. Each topic its own name, like [topicb], [topicc], > etc. Like you would do if you wanted to use slightly different types of > blockquote in your document. > So my question: "Why can some identifiers, for example of figures, be used > for internal references and others not?" remains unanswered. > Best regards, > Robert > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the > Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________