Re: [NTG-context] Pull quotes

2011-04-28 Thread mathew
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 15:08, Pontus Lurcock p...@talvi.net wrote:
 Why not just put it in a float?

OK, after some fiddling around, a combination of a framed text in a
float seems to work.

Definitions:

\definefloat[pullquote][pullquotes] % Define a new type of float
\setupcaption[pullquote][location=none] % Set it to have no captions
\defineframedtext[pullquote][frame=off] % Define a new type of framed
text with no visible frame

Usage:

\placepullquote[right]{}{
\startpullquote[width=4cm]
\tfc “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
\stoppullquote}

The {} in the \placepullquote is the text for the caption, which in
this case is set up to be invisible. Obviously you could use the
caption feature to cite the source of quotations.

Added to the wiki.


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Re: [NTG-context] Pull quotes

2011-04-28 Thread Wolfgang Schuster

Am 28.04.2011 um 18:27 schrieb mathew:

 On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 15:08, Pontus Lurcock p...@talvi.net wrote:
 Why not just put it in a float?
 
 OK, after some fiddling around, a combination of a framed text in a
 float seems to work.
 
 Definitions:
 
 \definefloat[pullquote][pullquotes] % Define a new type of float
 \setupcaption[pullquote][location=none] % Set it to have no captions
 \defineframedtext[pullquote][frame=off] % Define a new type of framed
 text with no visible frame
 
 Usage:
 
 \placepullquote[right]{}{
 \startpullquote[width=4cm]
 \tfc “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
 \stoppullquote}
 
 The {} in the \placepullquote is the text for the caption, which in
 this case is set up to be invisible. Obviously you could use the
 caption feature to cite the source of quotations.

As do now know what you want here is a solution from me (MkIV only):

\usemodule[annotation]

\define[2]\PullquoteCommand
  {\placefigure[\annotationparameter{location},none]{}%
 {\framedtext
[frame=off,
 width=\annotationparameter{width},
 style=\annotationparameter{style}]
%   {“#2”}}}
{\setupinterlinespace“#2”\par}}}

\defineannotation
  [pullquote]
  [alternative=command,
   command=\PullquoteCommand,
  location=right,
 width=fit,
 style=\tfc]

\starttext

\startpullquote[width=4cm]
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
\stoppullquote

\input knuth

\blank

\startpullquote[width=4cm,location=left]
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
\stoppullquote

\input knuth

\stoptext

Wolfgang

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Re: [NTG-context] Pull quotes

2011-04-28 Thread Cecil Westerhof
2011/4/28 Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com:
 As do now know what you want here is a solution from me (MkIV only):

 \usemodule[annotation]

 \define[2]\PullquoteCommand
  {\placefigure[\annotationparameter{location},none]{}%
     {\framedtext
        [frame=off,
         width=\annotationparameter{width},
         style=\annotationparameter{style}]
 %       {“#2”}}}
        {\setupinterlinespace“#2”\par}}}

 \defineannotation
  [pullquote]
  [alternative=command,
       command=\PullquoteCommand,
      location=right,
         width=fit,
         style=\tfc]

 \starttext

 \startpullquote[width=4cm]
 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
 \stoppullquote

 \input knuth

 \blank

 \startpullquote[width=4cm,location=left]
 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
 \stoppullquote

 \input knuth

 \stoptext

Looks great, but you can not use center. Would that be possible. When
using center, the quote is centered, but the text comes after the
quote. It would be nice if the text would flow around both sides of
the quote,

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Re: [NTG-context] Pull quotes

2011-04-28 Thread Marco
On 2011-04-28 Cecil Westerhof cldwester...@gmail.com wrote:

 Looks great, but you can not use center.

Sure you can.

 When using center, the quote is centered, but the text
 comes after the quote.

A feasible solution. It is eye-catching and easy to read.

 It would be nice if the text would flow around both
 sides of the quote,

Do you really think so? How would it look like? A three
column layout: text left, pull quote, text right and the
text continues in full-width?

This would mark up the text surrounding the pull quote as
somehow different than the one preceding and following the
pull quote and thus confuse the reader.


Marco


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Re: [NTG-context] Pull quotes

2011-04-28 Thread Wolfgang Schuster

Am 28.04.2011 um 21:53 schrieb Marco:

 On 2011-04-28 Cecil Westerhof cldwester...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Looks great, but you can not use center.
 
 Sure you can.

As the argument of the location key is just passed to \placefigure
you can use any valid placefloat keyword.

 When using center, the quote is centered, but the text
 comes after the quote.
 
 A feasible solution. It is eye-catching and easy to read.

And there are many ways to make it fancy: 
http://layersmagazine.com/indesign-paragraph-rules.html


 It would be nice if the text would flow around both
 sides of the quote,
 
 Do you really think so? How would it look like? A three
 column layout: text left, pull quote, text right and the
 text continues in full-width?

http://www.elijournals.com/images/articleFigures/0302/msw0321a.gif

 This would mark up the text surrounding the pull quote as
 somehow different than the one preceding and following the
 pull quote and thus confuse the reader.

I don’t think so because it’s common in magazines but TeX
isn’t the best tool for this.

• 
http://www.wyssdesign.com/Wyss_Design_Images/Bookprojects/Wyss_Design_Success_Spread1.jpg
• http://www.twopeaspublishing.com/assets/sample_pullquote.jpg
• http://homeforprofits.com/wp-content/uploads/wikipedia-pullquote.png
• 
http://forums.adobe.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-2897250-31035/Picture+32.png

Wolfgang

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Re: [NTG-context] Pull quotes

2011-04-28 Thread Marco
On 2011-04-28 Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com wrote:

  When using center, the quote is centered, but the text
  comes after the quote.
  
  A feasible solution. It is eye-catching and easy to read.
 
 And there are many ways to make it fancy:
 http://layersmagazine.com/indesign-paragraph-rules.html

I never doubted that pull quotes can't be fancy ;)

  It would be nice if the text would flow around both
  sides of the quote,
  
  Do you really think so? How would it look like? A three
  column layout: text left, pull quote, text right and the
  text continues in full-width?
 
 http://www.elijournals.com/images/articleFigures/0302/msw0321a.gif

I intentionally didn't suggest a layout like this. 1st it
has a horrible spacing and 2nd it's very hard to read.

  This would mark up the text surrounding the pull quote as
  somehow different than the one preceding and following the
  pull quote and thus confuse the reader.
 
 I don’t think so because it’s common in magazines but TeX
 isn’t the best tool for this.

Mostly in magazines the layout comes first and the
readability second, that's why magazines can't be a
measure for a readable layout. Best example is variable
inter-character spacing.

 
 • 
 http://www.wyssdesign.com/Wyss_Design_Images/Bookprojects/Wyss_Design_Success_Spread1.jpg
 • http://www.twopeaspublishing.com/assets/sample_pullquote.jpg

These both pull quotes are not centred.

 • http://homeforprofits.com/wp-content/uploads/wikipedia-pullquote.png
 • 
 http://forums.adobe.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-2897250-31035/Picture+32.png

This looks fine, it's common this way. But it only works
in a two-column layout. I assumed we're talking about one
column layouts.


Marco


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Re: [NTG-context] Pull quotes

2011-04-28 Thread mathew
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 12:16, Wolfgang Schuster
schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com wrote:
 As do now know what you want here is a solution from me (MkIV only):

Could you comment on the advantages of your solution, given its
greater complexity?


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Re: [NTG-context] Pull quotes

2011-04-28 Thread Wolfgang Schuster

Am 28.04.2011 um 22:56 schrieb Marco:

 http://www.elijournals.com/images/articleFigures/0302/msw0321a.gif
 
 I intentionally didn't suggest a layout like this. 1st it
 has a horrible spacing and 2nd it's very hard to read.

+1

 This would mark up the text surrounding the pull quote as
 somehow different than the one preceding and following the
 pull quote and thus confuse the reader.
 
 I don’t think so because it’s common in magazines but TeX
 isn’t the best tool for this.
 
 Mostly in magazines the layout comes first and the
 readability second, that's why magazines can't be a
 measure for a readable layout. Best example is variable
 inter-character spacing.
 
 • 
 http://www.wyssdesign.com/Wyss_Design_Images/Bookprojects/Wyss_Design_Success_Spread1.jpg
 • http://www.twopeaspublishing.com/assets/sample_pullquote.jpg
 
 These both pull quotes are not centred.

No but the look better and disturb you (or at least me) while reading.

 • http://homeforprofits.com/wp-content/uploads/wikipedia-pullquote.png
 • 
 http://forums.adobe.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-2897250-31035/Picture+32.png
 
 This looks fine, it's common this way. But it only works
 in a two-column layout. I assumed we're talking about one
 column layouts.

Yes, for more columns use always the full width, even spanned
columns are possible but i won’t use shaped text.

Wolfgang

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Re: [NTG-context] Pull quotes

2011-04-28 Thread Wolfgang Schuster

Am 28.04.2011 um 23:15 schrieb mathew:

 On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 12:16, Wolfgang Schuster
 schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com wrote:
 As do now know what you want here is a solution from me (MkIV only):
 
 Could you comment on the advantages of your solution, given its
 greater complexity?

It gives you more flexibility but my first goal was to get rid of
the \placepullquote command in the text. Another reason why i used
\defineannotation is that it creates i environment where you can
pass the argument to another command.

I could have written a shorter setup but i wanted the possibility
to change the position of the quote (e.g. “location=left”) and you
can also change the width and style of the text.

Wolfgang

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Re: [NTG-context] Pull quotes

2011-04-27 Thread Hans Hagen

On 27-4-2011 7:49, mathew wrote:

Has anyone implemented pull quotes using ConTeXt? What would be the
best approach to take?


I have no clue what pull quotes are.

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Re: [NTG-context] Pull quotes

2011-04-27 Thread Wolfgang Schuster

Am 27.04.2011 um 20:33 schrieb Hans Hagen:

 On 27-4-2011 7:49, mathew wrote:
 Has anyone implemented pull quotes using ConTeXt? What would be the
 best approach to take?
 
 I have no clue what pull quotes are.

http://tinyurl.com/44875mo

Wolfgang

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Re: [NTG-context] Pull quotes

2011-04-27 Thread Cecil Westerhof
2011/4/27 Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com:
 Has anyone implemented pull quotes using ConTeXt? What would be the
 best approach to take?

 I have no clue what pull quotes are.

 http://tinyurl.com/44875mo

That is something what I would like to do also. I had asked about it,
but because I did not know the correct term, I did not get an answer.
Hopefully it is possible.

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Re: [NTG-context] Pull quotes

2011-04-27 Thread Pontus Lurcock
On Wed 27 Apr 2011, mathew wrote:

 Has anyone implemented pull quotes using ConTeXt? What would be the
 best approach to take?

Why not just put it in a float?

Pont
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