[NTG-context] Re: A Semetic Aporia

18 Nov 2002

      On Monday 18 November 2002 01:59, Hans Hagen wrote:
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\chapter{Well, let's see}
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WOW!!!  So far this works perfectly! Please accept my deepest gratitude for 
such a short turnaround!
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but i assume you want a more sophisticated mechanism; should this be a key
in \setuphead?
It would be nice to say something _global_ like

\setupheads[alternative=semetic]  or 
\setupheads[alternative=RL] 

I suppose for some _really_ funky multilingual scenarios the _local_ mecahnism

\setuphead[alternative=RL] 

might come in handy as well.

Thnx again!

Best wishes
Idris
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Dr. Idris S Hamid
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523