Re: [NTG-context] columns yet again

2020-09-20 Thread Hans Hagen
On 9/20/2020 2:48 PM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: Thank you, Hans, I had no idea this existed. It looks very fascinating. But as far as I could see in the source, there is no possibility of setting things up (font, size, start, etc.)? setuplinennumbering should do that but i suppose we can make

Re: [NTG-context] columns yet again

2020-09-20 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
On 9/17/20 3:23 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: \setuplayout[width=16cm] \starttext \enabledirectives[tabulate.linenumbers] \showframe \starttabulate[|p(7cm)|A{verytolerant}i2p(\dimexpr9cm-2em\relax)|]     \NC     \startlinenumbering     \dorecurse{10}{\input ward \par}     \stoplin

Re: [NTG-context] columns yet again

2020-09-17 Thread Hans Hagen
On 9/13/2020 10:54 AM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: Hi all, I hope everybody made it back home safely after the meeting. It was great listening in, even if I couldn't be there in person, unfortunately! Today's question is an old one, but I'm confused. What I need: two columns, of unequal width,

[NTG-context] columns yet again

2020-09-13 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
Hi all, I hope everybody made it back home safely after the meeting. It was great listening in, even if I couldn't be there in person, unfortunately! Today's question is an old one, but I'm confused. What I need: two columns, of unequal width, the left column has line numbering; two column l

[NTG-context] Columns: rule=on not working?

2020-05-22 Thread context
Hello, the following code doesn't produce vertical rule between columns: \starttext \startsimplecolumns[n=2,rule=on] \input knuth \stopsimplecolumns \blank \startcolumns[rule=on] \input knuth \column \input knuth \stopcolumns \stoptext My fault? Bug? Best

Re: [NTG-context] Columns: rule=on not working?

2020-05-22 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
cont...@vivaldi.net schrieb am 22.05.2020 um 14:54: Hello, the following code doesn't produce vertical rule between columns: \starttext   \startsimplecolumns[n=2,rule=on]     \input knuth   \stopsimplecolumns   \blank   \startcolumns[rule=on]     \input knuth     \column     \inp

Re: [NTG-context] columns and footnotes

2019-10-21 Thread Hans Hagen
Hi, just a remark: \startlinecorrection \stoplinecorrection is meant for stuff like \startlinecorrection \framed{} \stoplinecorrection \startlinecorrection \externalfigure[...] \stoplinecorrection \startlinecorrection \startMPcode ... \stopMPcode \stoplinecorrection in the main text flo

Re: [NTG-context] columns and footnotes

2019-10-21 Thread Hans Hagen
On 10/20/2019 3:51 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: Hi again, I’m testing columns again, and before I publish an article on the subject, I’d like to check with you. Find attached my testing environment, env_test.tex, and columns.tex, a "product", as well as the result of compiling with —mode=old

Re: [NTG-context] columns and footnotes

2019-10-20 Thread luigi scarso
On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 8:24 AM Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: > Hi again, > I’m testing columns again, and before I publish an article on the subject, > I’d like to check with you. > Best, Hraban > Hi Hraban, the attachment are >100K, I have made an exception but please try to stay under 100K nex

Re: [NTG-context] Columns with non-equal width; nested columns

2019-09-25 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
> Am 2019-09-25 um 13:48 schrieb Procházka Lukáš Ing. : > > BTW, following "columnsets.pdf", \column has many options, unfortunately not > so clear for me; so: > > \column-> go to next column? > \column[] -> = \column? > \column[yes] -> = \column? > \column[page] -> go to first

Re: [NTG-context] Columns with non-equal width; nested columns

2019-09-25 Thread Procházka Lukáš Ing .
Hello Hraban, On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:07:50 +0200, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: If your ConTeXt installation is quite recent, you have texmf-context/doc/context/documents/general/manuals/pagecolumns.pdf This is quite new and I don’t know how usable. useful, thanks. (Hint for everyone: the "m

Re: [NTG-context] Columns with non-equal width; nested columns

2019-09-25 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
Am 2019-09-25 um 11:39 schrieb Procházka Lukáš Ing. : > > - Altough I found some wiki material about column sets (e.g. > https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/setupcolumnsetstart or columns.pdf), I > found nothing about "page columns" - can you give me a link? Sorry, the wiki is very outdated

Re: [NTG-context] Columns with non-equal width; nested columns

2019-09-25 Thread Procházka Lukáš Ing .
Hello, thanks for reaction - so I'm starting with column sets (@Wolfgang: text from column 2a may flow into 2b). My code so far: \definecolumnset[example][n=3,balancing=no] \definecolumnsetspan[wide][n=2,background=contrast] \setupexternalfigures[location=default] \setuphead[subsubsubsu

Re: [NTG-context] Columns with non-equal width; nested columns

2019-09-24 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Henning Hraban Ramm schrieb am 24.09.2019 um 18:47: Am 2019-09-24 um 15:44 schrieb Procházka Lukáš Ing. : I need to get columns like this: | | 1b | | 1a || +-+| | 2a | 2b || | | || I tried the following: \starttext \startc

Re: [NTG-context] Columns with non-equal width; nested columns

2019-09-24 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
> Am 2019-09-24 um 15:44 schrieb Procházka Lukáš Ing. : > > I need to get columns like this: > > > | | 1b | > | 1a || > +-+| > | 2a | 2b || > | | || > > I tried the following: > > > \starttext > \startcolumns[n=2] % How to t

[NTG-context] Columns with non-equal width; nested columns

2019-09-24 Thread Procházka Lukáš Ing .
Hello, I need to get columns like this: | | 1b | | 1a || +-+| | 2a | 2b || | | || I tried the following: \starttext \startcolumns[n=2] % How to tell that ratio between columns should be 2:1? \input knuth % Be 1a \s

Re: [NTG-context] columns unexpected (odd) results

2018-08-02 Thread Hans Hagen
On 8/1/2018 12:37 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote: On 08/01/2018 11:48 AM, Henri Menke wrote: Cannot reproduce with TL2018 or latest beta. Hi Henri, I’m afraid that Floris is right. With latest beta and a simple improvement to your file, I get wrong output: \starttext \startlines

Re: [NTG-context] columns unexpected (odd) results

2018-08-02 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Floris van Manen schrieb am 01.08.18 um 22:16: Not sure as how to tell why it is misusing the line environment. But the suggested \par solution does not work. I took only a brief look at Henris example where I saw only the wrong alignment before \stopcolumns. What you can do to fix the vertica

Re: [NTG-context] columns unexpected (odd) results

2018-08-02 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Pablo Rodriguez schrieb am 02.08.18 um 09:42: On 08/01/2018 10:16 PM, Floris van Manen wrote: Not sure as how to tell why it is misusing the line environment. But the suggested \par solution does not work. .F On 1 Aug 2018, at 21:28, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Ending each line in a proper (e

Re: [NTG-context] columns unexpected (odd) results

2018-08-02 Thread Pablo Rodriguez
On 08/01/2018 10:16 PM, Floris van Manen wrote: > Not sure as how to tell why it is misusing the line environment. > But the suggested \par solution does not work. > > .F > >> On 1 Aug 2018, at 21:28, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: >> >> Ending each line in a proper (e.g. by adding \par to finish the p

Re: [NTG-context] columns unexpected (odd) results

2018-08-01 Thread Floris van Manen
Not sure as how to tell why it is misusing the line environment. But the suggested \par solution does not work. .F > On 1 Aug 2018, at 21:28, Wolfgang Schuster > wrote: > > Ending each line in a proper (e.g. by adding \par to finish the paragraph) > without the misuse the lines environment fi

Re: [NTG-context] columns unexpected (odd) results

2018-08-01 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Ending each line in a proper (e.g. by adding \par to finish the paragraph) without the misuse the lines environment fixes the problem as well. \starttext Testing 1971-04-26 \startcolumns[n=3] \dorecurse{200}{+ 17271 \rightarrow\ 2018-08-08\par} \stopcolumns \stoptext Wolfgang Taco Hoekwate

Re: [NTG-context] columns unexpected (odd) results

2018-08-01 Thread Floris van Manen
that works indeed. thank you .F > On 1 Aug 2018, at 13:04, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > > Hi, > > Same problem I had. > > As a workaround, > > \setuplayout[grid=yes] > > helps. > >> On 1 Aug 2018, at 12:37, Pablo Rodriguez wrote: >> >> On 08/01/2018 11:48 AM, Henri Menke wrote: >>> Cannot re

Re: [NTG-context] columns unexpected (odd) results

2018-08-01 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hi, Same problem I had. As a workaround, \setuplayout[grid=yes] helps. > On 1 Aug 2018, at 12:37, Pablo Rodriguez wrote: > > On 08/01/2018 11:48 AM, Henri Menke wrote: >> Cannot reproduce with TL2018 or latest beta. > > Hi Henri, > > I’m afraid that Floris is right. With latest beta and a

Re: [NTG-context] columns unexpected (odd) results

2018-08-01 Thread Pablo Rodriguez
On 08/01/2018 11:48 AM, Henri Menke wrote: > Cannot reproduce with TL2018 or latest beta. Hi Henri, I’m afraid that Floris is right. With latest beta and a simple improvement to your file, I get wrong output: \starttext \startlines Testing 1971-04-26 \startcolumns[n=3]

Re: [NTG-context] columns unexpected (odd) results

2018-08-01 Thread Henri Menke
Cannot reproduce with TL2018 or latest beta. MWE below: \starttext \startlines Testing 1971-04-26 \startcolumns[n=3] \dorecurse{200}{+ 17271 \rightarrow\ 2018-08-08 } \stopcolumns \stoplines \stoptext On 01/08/18 21:34, Floris van Manen wrote: Has anyone a solution / hint as how to g

[NTG-context] columns unexpected (odd) results

2018-08-01 Thread Floris van Manen
Has anyone a solution / hint as how to get the linespacing correct when using columns ? The first page works as expected, but all the following pages have an unexpected mis-alignment in the first column The document itself is plain vanilla: \starttext \startlines Testing 1971-04-26 \star

Re: [NTG-context] Columns with different width.

2017-02-28 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
Am 2017-02-26 um 16:10 schrieb Jose Luis Arellano : > Thanks for the answer Henning. Can you please write an example? > > 2017-02-24 9:47 GMT-03:00 Henning Hraban Ramm : > Am 2017-02-24 um 10:05 schrieb Jose Luis Arellano : > > > Dear list, > > Is there any way to write a document in columns wit

Re: [NTG-context] Columns with different width.

2017-02-26 Thread Alan Braslau
You should refer to the manual that Hraban gave as a link. Alan On Sun, 26 Feb 2017 12:10:52 -0300 Jose Luis Arellano wrote: > Thanks for the answer Henning. Can you please write an example? > > 2017-02-24 9:47 GMT-03:00 Henning Hraban Ramm : > > > Am 2017-02-24 um 10:05 schrieb Jose Luis Ar

Re: [NTG-context] Columns with different width.

2017-02-26 Thread Pablo Rodriguez
On 02/26/2017 04:10 PM, Jose Luis Arellano wrote: > Thanks for the answer Henning. Can you please write an example? Hi José Luis, there is a sample on page 32 (from the document [or 34, from the PDF viewer]): http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/columns.pdf#page=34. Sorry, but my current PD

Re: [NTG-context] Columns with different width.

2017-02-26 Thread Jose Luis Arellano
Thanks for the answer Henning. Can you please write an example? 2017-02-24 9:47 GMT-03:00 Henning Hraban Ramm : > Am 2017-02-24 um 10:05 schrieb Jose Luis Arellano >: > > > Dear list, > > Is there any way to write a document in columns with different width? > > You can use column sets, see http:

Re: [NTG-context] Columns with different width.

2017-02-24 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
Am 2017-02-24 um 10:05 schrieb Jose Luis Arellano : > Dear list, > Is there any way to write a document in columns with different width? You can use column sets, see http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/columns.pdf Greetlings, Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net http://wiki.contextgarden.net GP

[NTG-context] Columns with different width.

2017-02-24 Thread Jose Luis Arellano
Dear list, Is there any way to write a document in columns with different width? Thanks in advance. jl ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@n

Re: [NTG-context] Columns and itemize not showing up as expected

2015-03-21 Thread Mikael P. Sundqvist
On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Norbert Melzer wrote: > This one works. Thank you! > > Is there a way to have other column count than 2? \startitemize[columns,three] seems to give three columns. /Mikael ___ If you

Re: [NTG-context] Columns and itemize not showing up as expected

2015-03-21 Thread Norbert Melzer
2015-03-21 14:33 GMT+01:00 Mikael P. Sundqvist : > >\startitemize[columns] > \item a > \item b > \item c > \item d > \item e > \item f > \stopitemize > \stoptext > This one works. Thank you! Is there a way to have other column count than 2? ___

Re: [NTG-context] Columns and itemize not showing up as expected

2015-03-21 Thread Mikael P. Sundqvist
On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 1:38 PM, Norbert Melzer wrote: > \startcolumns[n=2] > \startitemize > \item a > \item b > \item c > \item d > \item e > \item f > \stopitemize > \stopcolumns Try \starttext \startcolumns[n=2] \startitemize \item

[NTG-context] Columns and itemize not showing up as expected

2015-03-21 Thread Norbert Melzer
The MWE at the end of this mail typesets something like this: * a * e * b * f * c * d But I'd expect something like this: * a * d * b * e * c * f How can I get expected output? ```tex \starttext \startcolumns[n=2] \startitemize \item a \item b \

Re: [NTG-context] Columns and clubpenalty problem

2014-03-07 Thread Thomas Floeren
On 04.02.2014, at 14:52, Thomas Floeren wrote: > Hi, > > with the recent Betas, and the Current, I have a problem with columns and > clubpenalty. In the following minimal the long item (item 1) will introduce > a column break (instead of a simple line break): > > \def \defaultclubpenalty{\pl

Re: [NTG-context] Columns and clubpenalty problem

2014-02-28 Thread Thomas Floeren
> Hi all, > > I've the same problem, w/o solution. > An alternative is a double line brake, but it's not a durable solution… > > Pierre Bovet > > Le 4 févr. 2014 à 14:52, Thomas Floeren a écrit : > Sorry for bumping, but the bug is still there in the current Beta (2014.02.14 17:07). Or, is

Re: [NTG-context] Columns and clubpenalty problem

2014-02-17 Thread Pierre Bovet
Hi all, I've the same problem, w/o solution. An alternative is a double line brake, but it's not a durable solution… Pierre Bovet Le 4 févr. 2014 à 14:52, Thomas Floeren a écrit : > Hi, > > with the recent Betas, and the Current, I have a problem with columns and > clubpenalty. In the follow

[NTG-context] Columns and clubpenalty problem

2014-02-04 Thread Thomas Floeren
Hi, with the recent Betas, and the Current, I have a problem with columns and clubpenalty. In the following minimal the long item (item 1) will introduce a column break (instead of a simple line break): \def \defaultclubpenalty{\plustenthousand} \starttext \startitemize [columns] \item This is

Re: [NTG-context] columns

2013-10-03 Thread luigi scarso
On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 6:55 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 10/3/2013 12:35 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > >> >> Am 03.10.2013 um 12:26 schrieb H. van der Meer : >> >> If I remember well, framedtext sets a localhsize for the width of its >>> content. I guess that is why boxedcolumns stays within the

Re: [NTG-context] columns

2013-10-03 Thread Hans Hagen
On 10/3/2013 12:35 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Am 03.10.2013 um 12:26 schrieb H. van der Meer : If I remember well, framedtext sets a localhsize for the width of its content. I guess that is why boxedcolumns stays within the width specified. But is there a specific reason why mixedcolumns i

Re: [NTG-context] columns

2013-10-03 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 03.10.2013 um 12:26 schrieb H. van der Meer : > If I remember well, framedtext sets a localhsize for the width of its > content. I guess that is why boxedcolumns stays within the width specified. > But is there a specific reason why mixedcolumns in general does not? The global settings for

Re: [NTG-context] columns

2013-10-03 Thread H. van der Meer
If I remember well, framedtext sets a localhsize for the width of its content. I guess that is why boxedcolumns stays within the width specified. But is there a specific reason why mixedcolumns in general does not? Hans van der Meer On 3 okt. 2013, at 12:07, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > > A

Re: [NTG-context] columns

2013-10-03 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 03.10.2013 um 12:02 schrieb "H. van der Meer" : > Thanks, > > But I think mixedcolumns has to solve a problem width the width of the > frametext. Whereas boxedcolumns honors the width of the enclosing framedtext, > mixedcolumns does not. See the example. Boxedcolumns are a instance of mix

Re: [NTG-context] columns

2013-10-03 Thread H. van der Meer
Thanks, But I think mixedcolumns has to solve a problem width the width of the frametext. Whereas boxedcolumns honors the width of the enclosing framedtext, mixedcolumns does not. See the example. % NOT OK WIDTH NOT RESPECTED \startframedtext[width=.8\makeupwidth,align=verytolerant] \startmixe

Re: [NTG-context] columns

2013-10-03 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 03.10.2013 um 10:21 schrieb H. van der Meer : > I have some difficulties with columns inside a framedtext. The example below > shows that columns does not work inside framedtext, whereas simplecolumns > does. However, the latter does not show rules between the columns. Can I have > both? >

[NTG-context] columns

2013-10-03 Thread H. van der Meer
I have some difficulties with columns inside a framedtext. The example below shows that columns does not work inside framedtext, whereas simplecolumns does. However, the latter does not show rules between the columns. Can I have both? Is columns definitely not working here or is it temporarily u

Re: [NTG-context] columns vs. paragraphs, and a question about fillinrule

2013-09-15 Thread Pavneet Arora
Sorry, I should have been more clear about the intended output. In the most common case, I simply wanted side by side output: witnesses in the left column, and testator in the right column. Rarely, is it expected to traverse a page. The paragraph method does this; \paragraph goes to the top

Re: [NTG-context] columns vs. paragraphs, and a question about fillinrule

2013-09-14 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Thu, 12 Sep 2013, Pavneet Arora wrote: As part of this legal document set that I have been working to put together, I needed side-by-side text. Looking at the wiki, I noticed that there are at least 3 methods: columns, paragraphs, columnsets. I only attempted two, but they seem to have qui

[NTG-context] columns vs. paragraphs, and a question about fillinrule

2013-09-12 Thread Pavneet Arora
As part of this legal document set that I have been working to put together, I needed side-by-side text. Looking at the wiki, I noticed that there are at least 3 methods: columns, paragraphs, columnsets. I only attempted two, but they seem to have quite different results. I understood that c

Re: [NTG-context] columns in latest beta

2012-07-19 Thread Hans Hagen
On 19-7-2012 16:51, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: What does this "bad register code" mean? I don't even know where to begin to look for an error - there is one \start - \stopcolumns environment earlier in my document, which does appear to work normally. Any pointers? a box / dimen mixup .. fixing i

Re: [NTG-context] columns in latest beta

2012-07-19 Thread Hans Hagen
On 19-7-2012 17:12, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: On 07/19/2012 05:03 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: I can’t give a answer without more information but you can try to use the new columns mechanism with “\definemixedcolumns[columns]” at the begin of your document. Yes, this one works OK, thanks Wolfga

Re: [NTG-context] columns in latest beta

2012-07-19 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
On 07/19/2012 05:03 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: I can’t give a answer without more information but you can try to use the new columns mechanism with “\definemixedcolumns[columns]” at the begin of your document. Yes, this one works OK, thanks Wolfgang! I'll see if I can find a minimal exampl

Re: [NTG-context] columns in latest beta

2012-07-19 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 19.07.2012 um 16:51 schrieb Thomas A. Schmitz: > I was writing a reply to Dalyoung, but Wolfgang beat me to it. So I'm going > to ask a question myself: > > I'm a bit desperate about columns. I want nothing fancy, just a simple > two-columns layout for a few pages. Unfortunately, the two be

[NTG-context] columns in latest beta

2012-07-19 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
I was writing a reply to Dalyoung, but Wolfgang beat me to it. So I'm going to ask a question myself: I'm a bit desperate about columns. I want nothing fancy, just a simple two-columns layout for a few pages. Unfortunately, the two betas I have on my computer both have trouble. 2012-06-30 comp

[NTG-context] columns behaviour

2011-07-08 Thread Hans van der Meer
Is it normal that after \setupcolumns[balance=no] the dividing line is not fully drawn in the case where the column at the left is shorter than the one to the right. And furthermore that balance=no inserts a pagebreak, whereas balance=yes does not? Below a minimal example. Hans van der Meer \s

Re: [NTG-context] Columns and figures in MKIV

2011-07-01 Thread Jason Earl
On Thu, Jun 30 2011, Willi Egger wrote: > Columnsets provide you the possibility to place column spanning pictures: Thank you for the advice. I was hoping to avoid having to learn about columnsets, but I suppose learning is good. Any hints on getting columnsets and footnotes to play nicely? H

Re: [NTG-context] Columns and figures in MKIV

2011-06-30 Thread Willi Egger
Columnsets provide you the possibility to place column spanning pictures: Willi \definecolumnset[Doublecoltext][n=2,balance=no] \setupcolumnset[Doublecoltext][2][distance=5mm] \starttext \startcolumnset[Doublecoltext] \chapter[chap:testing]{Testing} \input knuth %\startpostponing \placefigure

[NTG-context] Columns and figures in MKIV

2011-06-29 Thread Jason Earl
I am trying to upgrade an existing document from using texexec and pdftex to context and luatex. Unfortunately, the document relies pretty heavily on columns (using \startcolumns[n=2,tolerant=verytolerant]) and the idea that figures that are too wide to place in a column float to the top of the n

Re: [NTG-context] columns and whitespace

2010-03-08 Thread Hans Hagen
On 4-3-2010 23:56, James Fisher wrote: There was a thread about columns and whitespace ~ 2 weeks ago, but I wasn't a subscriber then. I've just come across it independently myself. I'm not sure what conclusion was come to. From a few tests, I'd characterize the problem code in \startcolumns as

Re: [NTG-context] columns and whitespace

2010-03-04 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 04.03.10 23:56, schrieb James Fisher: There was a thread about columns and whitespace ~ 2 weeks ago, but I wasn't a subscriber then. I've just come across it independently myself. I'm not sure what conclusion was come to. From a few tests, I'd characterize the problem code in \startcolumn

[NTG-context] columns and whitespace

2010-03-04 Thread James Fisher
There was a thread about columns and whitespace ~ 2 weeks ago, but I wasn't a subscriber then. I've just come across it independently myself. I'm not sure what conclusion was come to. From a few tests, I'd characterize the problem code in \startcolumns as: "if whitespace has been set to more tha

Re: [NTG-context] columns and whitespace

2010-02-16 Thread Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini
Hallo Wolfgang, > > Neither \setupwhitespace[halfline]nor > \setupcolumns[blank=halfline]is > > working. Grid is off by default, isn't it? > > > Set the whitespace after \startcolumns. This works, but shouldn't be the whitespace a global setting? I found an other ?solution? When BOTH \s

Re: [NTG-context] columns and whitespace

2010-02-15 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 15.02.10 13:56, schrieb Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini: Neither \setupwhitespace[halfline]nor \setupcolumns[blank=halfline]is working. Grid is off by default, isn't it? Set the whitespace after \startcolumns. Wolfgang __

Re: [NTG-context] columns and whitespace

2010-02-15 Thread Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini
> > is it possible to get a half line space after paragraphs in > columns? > > The default is no space. And > > > > \setupwhitespace[small] > > > > produces a whole line of space. > > halfline should work unless the grid is forced (although in mkiv > different rules apply than in mkii) > > Hans

Re: [NTG-context] columns and whitespace

2010-02-14 Thread Hans Hagen
On 14-2-2010 20:49, Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini wrote: Hallo, is it possible to get a half line space after paragraphs in columns? The default is no space. And \setupwhitespace[small] produces a whole line of space. halfline should work unless the grid is forced (although in mkiv different ru

[NTG-context] columns and whitespace

2010-02-14 Thread Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini
Hallo, is it possible to get a half line space after paragraphs in columns? The default is no space. And \setupwhitespace[small] produces a whole line of space. Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to others

[NTG-context] columns and footnotes

2010-02-14 Thread Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini
Hallo, I use: ConTeXt ver: 2009.11.24 10:13 MKII fmt: 2009.11.24 int: english/english and I have many problems with columns and footnotes. Is there a possibility to set footnotes in two columns too? I tried \setupfootnotes[location=columns] but I can not see any difference to \setupfoo

Re: [NTG-context] Columns within a layer

2010-01-02 Thread Oliver Buerschaper
> But the frame from setlayerframed has not the measures of the text, > to get the correct size you need textbackground. Ah, I see! The reason I asked is I didn't see any frame with your code... I presume I need to hook some MP overlay into textbackground? > \definelayer[test][width=\paperwidth

Re: [NTG-context] Columns within a layer

2010-01-02 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 02.01.2010 um 11:18 schrieb Oliver Buerschaper: >> You need textbackground to draw the frame around the text > > That's the funny thing ... apparently I don't! See the code in my previous > mail. There I seem to get the frame from the \setlayerframed command alone. But the frame from setlay

Re: [NTG-context] Columns within a layer

2010-01-02 Thread Oliver Buerschaper
> You need textbackground to draw the frame around the text That's the funny thing ... apparently I don't! See the code in my previous mail. There I seem to get the frame from the \setlayerframed command alone. > You can still write the text in a buffer and use the buffer in the > streamlayer.

Re: [NTG-context] Columns within a layer

2010-01-01 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 01.01.2010 um 15:07 schrieb Oliver Buerschaper: > Observations: > > 1. One can even do without the textbackground material for some reason. You need textbackground to draw the frame around the text > 2. \placestreamlayer apparently can only be used once (try uncommenting the > last lines).

Re: [NTG-context] Columns within a layer

2010-01-01 Thread Oliver Buerschaper
> width: > > \startsetups streamlayer:test:settings > \overloadtextwidth{12cm} > \stopsetups > > frame: > > \definetextbackground[testframe] > > \startstreamlayer[test] > \starttextbackground[testframe] > ... > \stoptextbackground > \stopstreamlayer That's exactly what I need! Based on your e

Re: [NTG-context] Columns within a layer

2009-12-26 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 26.12.2009 um 12:50 schrieb Oliver Buerschaper: >> \usemodule[streams] >> >> \definestreamlayer[test][method=overlay] >> >> \setupbackgrounds[page][background=test] >> >> \starttext >> >> \startstreamlayer[test] >> \startcolumns >> \input knuth >> \stopcolumns >> \stopstreamlayer >> >> \s

Re: [NTG-context] Columns within a layer

2009-12-26 Thread Oliver Buerschaper
> \usemodule[streams] > > \definestreamlayer[test][method=overlay] > > \setupbackgrounds[page][background=test] > > \starttext > > \startstreamlayer[test] > \startcolumns > \input knuth > \stopcolumns > \stopstreamlayer > > \setlayer[test][x=5cm,y=10cm]{\placestreamlayer[test]} > > \stoptext

Re: [NTG-context] Columns within a layer

2009-12-25 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 25.12.2009 um 20:25 schrieb Oliver Buerschaper: > Dear all, > > how can I get columns within a layer? I tried > > --- > \setupbackgrounds >[page] >[background=text] > > \definelayer >[text] >[width=\paperwidth, > height=\paperheight] > > \startbuffer[test] > \startcolum

[NTG-context] Columns within a layer

2009-12-25 Thread Oliver Buerschaper
Dear all, how can I get columns within a layer? I tried --- \setupbackgrounds [page] [background=text] \definelayer [text] [width=\paperwidth, height=\paperheight] \startbuffer[test] \startcolumns[n=2] \input zapf \stopcolumns \stopbuffer \starttext \startstandardmakeu

Re: [NTG-context] columns with unequal width

2009-09-11 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky wrote: Hello, Can I create columns with unequal width with \startcolumns? (Say, first column is 75% and second is 25%) AFAIK, no. To create columns with different widths, you need to use columsets. Aditya _

[NTG-context] columns with unequal width

2009-09-11 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, Can I create columns with unequal width with \startcolumns? (Say, first column is 75% and second is 25%) Regards, Vaytcheslav ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to t

Re: [NTG-context] columns(ets) and itemize[columns]

2009-05-18 Thread Hans Hagen
Alan BRASLAU wrote: Great! This is somewhat what I suspected (columns mechanism is the older one). older but also conceptually different Is there good reason to keep both mechanisms? That is, does the startcolumns mechanism have advantages? Can't one mix one column and multicolumns text on a

Re: [NTG-context] columns(ets) and itemize[columns]

2009-05-18 Thread Alan BRASLAU
On Monday 18 May 2009 08:45:16 Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > Am 17.05.2009 um 23:31 schrieb Alan BRASLAU: > > Two questions, first: > > What is the real difference between columns and columnset? > > I am a bit confused* about their coexistence. Is this purposeful or > > necessary > > (or is it simply

Re: [NTG-context] columns(ets) and itemize[columns]

2009-05-17 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 17.05.2009 um 23:31 schrieb Alan BRASLAU: Hello, I just completed a "big" project making heavy use of columnset, columnsetspan and paragraphs. Very powerful! Two questions, first: What is the real difference between columns and columnset? I am a bit confused* about their coexistence. Is

[NTG-context] columns(ets) and itemize[columns]

2009-05-17 Thread Alan BRASLAU
Hello, I just completed a "big" project making heavy use of columnset, columnsetspan and paragraphs. Very powerful! Two questions, first: What is the real difference between columns and columnset? I am a bit confused* about their coexistence. Is this purposeful or necessary (or is it simply his

[NTG-context] columns in footnotes broken

2008-11-02 Thread Michael Green
The manual describes a way to set footnotes in columns: \setupfootnotes[n=number] (Context: the manual (Nov. 12, 2001), pp. 101-2) That has caused errors for me in the 2008-10-23 or 2008-10-31 releases. mjg TEST DOCUMENT: \setupfootnotes[n=2] \starttext First sentence here.\footnote{Note

Re: [NTG-context] columns and \definemakeup

2008-04-29 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 7:22 PM, Suno Ano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >| On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:40:59 +0200, > >| Wolfgang Schuster > >| who can be reached at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >| (whose comments are cited below with " Wolfgang> "), > >| had this to say in article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >|

Re: [NTG-context] columns and \definemakeup

2008-04-29 Thread Suno Ano
>| On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:40:59 +0200, >| Wolfgang Schuster >| who can be reached at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >| (whose comments are cited below with " Wolfgang> "), >| had this to say in article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| in newsgroups gmane.comp.tex.context >| concerning the subject of Re: columns a

Re: [NTG-context] columns and \definemakeup

2008-04-29 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Wolfgang Schuster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Suno Ano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Folks! > > > > I am in the curse of setting up the environment plus a project structure > > for a book. My problem is with a few pages like

Re: [NTG-context] columns and \definemakeup

2008-04-29 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Suno Ano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Folks! > > I am in the curse of setting up the environment plus a project structure > for a book. My problem is with a few pages like for example colofon > where I used > > ,[ content from comp_colophon.tex ] > | \startc

[NTG-context] columns and \definemakeup

2008-04-29 Thread Suno Ano
Hi Folks! I am in the curse of setting up the environment plus a project structure for a book. My problem is with a few pages like for example colofon where I used ,[ content from comp_colophon.tex ] | \startcomponent comp_colophon | \product prod_back_matter | \project proj_a_book | | \sta

Re: [NTG-context] Columns and colour background [urgent]

2007-07-25 Thread Saji Njarackalazhikam Hameed
Oliver, adding the option=background may help \setupcolumns[option=background] saji .. * Oliver Buerschaper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-07-24 14:16:34 +0200]: > Dear folks, > > I'm reposting this because I haven't got any answers so far and also > because this is somewhat urgent for me. I nee

Re: [NTG-context] Columns and colour background [urgent]

2007-07-24 Thread Oliver Buerschaper
Thanks, Taco! That workes even better than I thought ... a column gap without color is more a feature to me than anything else ;-) Oliver P.S. Why's the option=background necessary from an interface point of view? Doesn't everything else (especially \framed) do without it happily? > Try

Re: [NTG-context] Columns and colour background [urgent]

2007-07-24 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Oliver Buerschaper wrote: > Dear folks, > > I'm reposting this because I haven't got any answers so far and also > because this is somewhat urgent for me. I need this for a scientific > poster which is due rather soon ... Please share your valuable advice > with me :-) Try adding option=b

[NTG-context] Columns and colour background [urgent]

2007-07-24 Thread Oliver Buerschaper
Dear folks, I'm reposting this because I haven't got any answers so far and also because this is somewhat urgent for me. I need this for a scientific poster which is due rather soon ... Please share your valuable advice with me :-) Oliver Consider this: --- \setupcolors [state=

[NTG-context] Columns and colour background

2007-07-16 Thread Oliver Buerschaper
Dear folks, consider this: --- \setupcolors [state=start] \setupcolumns [background=color, backgroundcolor=red] \starttext \startcolumns[n=2] \dorecurse{4}{\input tufte} \stopcolumns \framed[background=color,backgroundcolor=red]{Test} \stoptext --- Shouldn't the

Re: [NTG-context] columns

2007-07-03 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hi, (repost - anybody got an idea on this question?) > Is it possible that align=yes/no is incorrect? See > > http://source.contextgarden.net/tex/context/base/page-mul.tex?search=%40%40klalign > > (search for @@klalign) \setupcolumns accept align=yes,no,text but the source seem to indicate th

Re: [NTG-context] columns/blank=

2007-07-01 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hello Wolfgang, probably I didn't understand your answer correctly. I was wondering _why_ the ctxparskip has to be > 0pt for setupwhitespace to take effect. Patrick ___ If your question is of interest to others as we

Re: [NTG-context] columns/blank=

2007-07-01 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:01:11 +0200 Patrick Gundlach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > what is the rationale behind > >\setupblank[\@@klblank]% >\ifdim\ctxparskip>\zeropoint\relax > \setupwhitespace[\@@klblank]% >\fi > > in page-mul.tex (columns)? It seems to

Re: [NTG-context] columns

2007-06-29 Thread Aditya Mahajan
Quoting Patrick Gundlach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > [...] > >>> in \setupcolumns, what is ntop= >> >> From the source: the minimum number op balanced top lines >> >> Consider >> \starttext >> \startcolumns[n=2,ntop=15,balance=yes] >> \dorecurse{20}{This is a test line to check for balancing. } >>

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