[NTG-context] skipping in xml

30 Dec 2011


      The following code does not seem to work i xmlsetups. Its goal is to let part of the input disappear.

\startxmlsetups pqr:initial
  \def\hidestart#1\hidestop{}
  \hidestart abc\hidestop  % << not working
\stopxmlsetups

Why is the argument not eaten until the \hidestop, but only one letter (the a) consumed. See the error message:
Use of \hidestart doesn't match its definition.
\@@su:xam:initial ...1\hidestop {}\fi \hidestart a
                                                  bc\hidestop 

Hans van der Meer