Hi
On Sun, May 5, 2024 at 4:40 PM Joel via ntg-context
\definedescription[latexdesc][headstyle=bold, style=normal, align=flushleft, alternative=hanging, width=broad, margin=1cm]
\starttext
\latexdesc{1540} some event happened \latexdesc{1541} some other event happened \latexdesc{1542} some event happened quite different
\stoptext
I found the above code (the first line) in the ConTeXt Wiki, as a way to create the equivalent of a desc environment from LaTeX. The items inside {} should be bold, then there is a gap before the next text.
I am using this to display a simple timeline.
Though the formatting looks perfect, very strangely when I compile it, it changes all of the dates to say "1540" (or whatever date was used first).
Why is it showing the wrong title on the desc environment?
--Joel
I don't know how you want it to look, exactly, but ending the paragraph helps with the numbering. There is also a start/stop version that suggests a bit more structure. \definedescription [latexdesc] [headstyle=bold, style=normal, align=flushleft, alternative=hanging, width=broad, margin=1cm] \starttext \latexdesc{1540} some event happened \latexdesc{1541} some other event happened \latexdesc{1542} some event happened quite different \startlatexdesc [title={1540}] some event happened \stoplatexdesc \startlatexdesc [title={1541}] some other event happened \stoplatexdesc \startlatexdesc [title={1542}] some event happened quite different \stoplatexdesc \stoptext /Mikael