Re: [NTG-context] How can I minimize the vertical space taken bya \textrule
Nicolas Grilly wrote: Hello, I agree with the idea that documentation of ConTeXt's commands and parameters is rather incomplete. I'm wondering if it's possible to have a documentation system like Java's Javadoc. We can put comments just before commands definitions and use a little preprocessor written in Perl or Python that parse TeX files in order to build a ConTeXt documentation like the manual titled "ConTeXt commands". btw, many sources have documentation and you can typeset that -) Hans ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] How can I minimize the vertical space taken bya \textrule
Nicolas Grilly wrote:
I agree with the idea that documentation of ConTeXt's commands and
parameters is rather incomplete.
I'm wondering if it's possible to have a documentation system like Java's
Javadoc. We can put comments just before commands definitions and use a
little preprocessor written in Perl or Python that parse TeX files in order
to build a ConTeXt documentation like the manual titled "ConTeXt commands".
I'm looking forward your opinion about this.
one of the problems with a tex like system is that there is quite some
interference, for instance, spacing is related to fonts and height/depth
ations and such. This means that it's rather complex to describe some
mechanisms independently, take:
\framed
{\startlines
whatever
\stoplines}
- framed has its own spacing issues, either or not aligned, auto struts,
offsets, auto width etc; these can be described (and are in several
places) but it takes some playing around to get the picture
- startlines in itself has vertical spacing set up
- however, in this combination this before/after spacing interferes with
auto-struts
or take footnotes: due to limitations in tex, footnotes may not be
burried too deep in boxes, (has to do with thw way inserts are
implemented); so, context has some workarounds which work in most cases,
but not always ... sometimes it's not even easy to predict when
somethign will work out
another example is splitting tables over pages: there are so many
boundary conditions that it would take a manual on it sown
that's not to say that we should not try to describe it ... you can add
for instance comment to the command browser in the wiki
Hans
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RE: [NTG-context] How can I minimize the vertical space taken bya \textrule
Hello, I agree with the idea that documentation of ConTeXt's commands and parameters is rather incomplete. I'm wondering if it's possible to have a documentation system like Java's Javadoc. We can put comments just before commands definitions and use a little preprocessor written in Perl or Python that parse TeX files in order to build a ConTeXt documentation like the manual titled "ConTeXt commands". I'm looking forward your opinion about this. Nicolas -Message d'origine- De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Gerben Wierda Envoyé : vendredi 28 octobre 2005 00:06 À : mailing list for ConTeXt users Objet : Re: [NTG-context] How can I minimize the vertical space taken bya \textrule On Oct 27, 2005, at 21:00, Peter Rolf wrote: >> I already had >> >> \setuptextrules >> [before=,after=,inbetween=] >> >> but that does not work. It seems that inside my paragraph >> environment, the settings made outside it are ignored. I also do not >> have my \setupinterlinespace[medium] there (see other thread). Looks >> like a startstopparagraph problem to me. >> > I've tested it without an environment, so maybe you are right. > Have you tried to add some setups (\setuptexrules,..) to > > \setupparagraphs[...][...][before=??? or command=???] I had tried about everything I could think of. That's the one big problem with ConTeXt, it's most of the tim ea matter of trial and error and a difficult process of trial and error even. Documentation often does only mentions the existence of something without an explanation (arguments to commands are seldomly adequately explained). I have been fighting with layout parameters yesterday for a document I needed to keep within one page. > I'm sure there is a (context-)way (but I have not used this command > 'til today). Someone should fund Hans for writing true documentation. G ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
