Re: [NTG-context] Learning ConTeXt

On 8/20/07, Saji Njarackalazhikam Hameed wrote:

[...] And then there is the wiki:

http://wiki.contextgarden.net

Highly recommended.

I think the best way to learn is by trying to make the document you want in ConTeXt and asking questions to the mailing list when you cannot figure out how to do it.

Another strategy is to find a document that can serve as a template for what you need. The wiki provides examples of fragments to do a particular task, and there are lots of examples of complete documents available, including the pdftex manual and various slide presentations.

* Istvan Hollerbach [2007-08-20 12:24:04 +0200]:

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Hi Everybody,

I want to learn ConTeXt, but 'cont-enp.pdf' and 'mp-cb-en.pdf' do not explain many things in detail, for example the parameters of command \setuplayout on the page 24 of cont-enp.pdf. Or am I careless? How shall I start to learn? And how shall I go on learning?

Best regards, Istvan Hollerbach

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