Re: [NTG-context] The best command for parallel texts

4 Jul 2018

      On Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:30:18 -0600, Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد  
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Hi Martin, Wolfgang,
On Mon, 02 Jul 2018 14:41:31 -0600, Wolfgang Schuster  
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Martin Hasoň mailto:martin.hason@gmail.com
1. Juli 2018 um 12:18
Hi all,
I need to type parallel text on double columns. I've tried paragraphs,
tabulate, table and column environments.The best result of these
options gives the tabulate.Unfortunately, it does not respect
alignment - many \hbox errors in all environments except columns
:(.What should I use and set up?
None of the table environments use the global alignment settings and
you have to set them again to get better results for the content.
Martin, have you tried streams?
http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Columns#Streams
Under the examples you will find an example of a columnar, aligned  
streams setup - by Wolfgang.
Ok, needed a break from work, so for fun and for learning something new:

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\setuppapersize[A4][A4]
\defineparagraphs[TwoLang][n=2]
\setuptabulate[split=yes]
\setupalign[verytolerant,stretch]

\starttext
\showframe

\startoutputstream[one]
    \setupalign[flushleft]
    \framedtext[width=17.4em,align=verytolerant,stretch,frame=on,offset=overlay]
    {\input lorem }
    \hfill
    \par
\stopoutputstream

\startoutputstream[two]
    \setupalign[flushright]
    \hfill
    \framedtext[width=17.4em,align=verytolerant,stretch,frame=on,offset=overlay]
    {\input davis }
    \par
\stopoutputstream

\synchronizestreams[one,two]

\startoverlay
    {\raise2\strutdp\outputstreambox[one]}
    {\raise0\strutdp\outputstreambox[two]}
\stopoverlay
\startTwoLang
\input lorem
\nextTwoLang
\input davis
\stopTwoLang

\starttabulate[|p|p|]
\NC\input lorem
\NC\input davis
\NC\NR
\stoptabulate

\bTABLE[frame=off,align=yes,split=yes]
\bTR
\bTD[roffset=2mm]\input lorem\eTD
\bTD[loffset=2mm]\input davis\eTD
\eTR
\eTABLE

\startcolumns[n=2]
\input lorem
\column
\input davis
\stopcolumns

\stoptext
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The \raise2\strutdp etc. feels like a hack, Wolfgang knows better why it's  
needed, as as how and why the value for one stream affects the other..

Idris
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Idris Samawi Hamid, Professor
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80512

Re: [NTG-context] The best command for parallel texts

Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد