Re: [NTG-context] using 1 layout on several documents

Thank you Peter! Just wondering... Looking at the files s-mg-01.tex and mag-0000.tex from the context distribution, there is a different approach. Here I find \usemodule. What are the differences? And, when use with? Or is it just a metter of taste? Boris.

From: Peter Rolf Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Subject: Re: [NTG-context] using 1 layout on several documents Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:46:45 +0200

Hi Boris,

Boris Pedrofiets wrote:

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Hi,

I made a layout that I want to use for several documents. What is the best way to handle this, without placing a copy of the layout description in every file?

Simply use an environment (file).

Something like...

[content of file 'env-mylayout.tex'] -------- \startenvironment env-mylayout

....your layout settings....

\stopenvironment --------

Then put the file somewhere in the tex-path (??/texmf/texmf-local/tex/context/user/ is a good place) and call texhash/mktexlsr(!), so that context can find it;

Now you can use your layout settings by just typing

\environment env-mylayout

at the beginning of your document (before \starttext).

If the environment is not already defined, then context tries to load a file with the same name as the environment name (environment foo --> foo.tex). I just use the prefix 'env-' to seperate the env. files from the rest in this folder (typescripts, modules, ...).

Hope that helps,

Peter

...

Thanks for helping!

Boris

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