Re: [NTG-context] Probably simple: using a variable for \switchtobodyfont size

Gerben Wierda via ntg-context schrieb am 19.05.2023 um 11:43:

I want to use a variable for a font size so I can set it based on language (as some translated texts have widely different sizes)

This fails:

%=========================== \newdimen\relationsFontSize \relationsFontSize=8pt \starttext \switchtobodyfont[\relationsFontSize] Hello, world! \stoptext %===========================

How can I use a variable to steer \switchtobodyfont size?

You need \the\<register>, i.e. \switchtobodyfont[\the\relationsFontSize] but I would use the measure command, e.g. \definemeasure[relationsFontSize][8pt] \starttext \switchtobodyfont[\measure{relationsFontSize}] Hello, world! \stoptext Wolfgang