Dear ConTeXt folks, Am Samstag, den 28.08.2010, 16:02 +0200 schrieb Paul Menzel:
I have four questions regarding `\date`. I looked at the page in the Wiki [1], in the ConTeXt user manual on page 159 [2][3] and tried some things, but could not figure it out.
I am using Debian Sid/unstable and I am a total beginner regarding ConTeXt.
0. I guess the first question is, if `\date` is supposed to be used inside a text anyway or just when for example setting the title page.
1. No space is inserted after using `\date[…]`.
text \date[d=29,m=8,y=2099] text
result: text 29. August 2099text
Is that intentional? A slash after the command fixes it.
text \date[d=29,m=8,y=2099]\ text
this question was answered by Wolfgang and he gave a solution.
2. I do not want that one digit months have the zero displayed. But using `m` acts as using `month`.
\date[d=29,m=8,y=2099][d,.\,,m]
result: 29. August
3. Spacing between numbers. Using LaTeX there were some suggestions to typeset a date using small spaces like `29.\,8.\,2010`. I guess this depends on the fonts used and personal taste? If there is a rule, maybe that could be added to the typesetting chapter in the user manual.
Could you answer or give your opinions an 0., 2. and 3. please? That would be great. Thanks, Paul