Am 22.08.2012 um 09:19 schrieb Jaroslav Hajtmar <hajt...@gyza.cz>:
> Hello all,
> Is it possible to create a new dimension ConTeXt register directly in Lua, or
> I have to first create the ConTeXt dimensional register and then to
> subsequently assign it a value?
>
> Here is example:
>
> \starttext
> \newdimen\mydimension
> \directlua{tex.setdimen("mydimension", 123)}
> \stoptext
>
> works fine, but all like:
>
> \starttext
> \directlua{tex.print([[\newdimen\myotherdimension]])}
> \directlua{tex.setdimen("myotherdimension", 123)}
> \directlua{tex.newdimen("myotherdimension")}
>
> etc...
>
> \stoptext
>
> fails.
>
> In addition, I am interested in whether directly in Lua to create a new
> counter as in the previous.
>
> \starttext
> \newcount\mycount
> \directlua{
> tex.setcount("mycount",125)
> }
>
> again works, but anything like:
>
> \starttext
> \directlua{tex.print([[\newcount\myothercount]])}
> \directlua{tex.newcount("myothercount")}
> etc...
>
> \stoptext
>
> again fails...
>
> Is there any source or examples to study anything about it?
AFAIK there is no tex.setdimen but what’s the problem to use Lua tables to save
the values.
\starttext
\ctxlua{mydimension = number.topoints(10000)}
\ctxlua{context(mydimension)}
\blank
\ctxlua{myotherdimension = 123456}
\ctxlua{context(number.tocentimeters(myotherdimension))}
\stoptext
Wolfgang
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