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\description - indenting lines, "alternative=top"

Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o.

9 Apr 2012 9 Apr '12

2:50 p.m.

Hello, another case of description (following http://www.mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg62775.html), now with "alternative=top" - I'm trying to get: XXXXXX blablabla bla bla blablabla blabla. | | |-| A constant of indenting - to be specified by the user. | | |<------------>| Text width. But my trials give just: ---- XXXXX bla bla blablabl bla bla. = "alternative=hanging" - unwanted Or: XXXXX bla bla blabla bl bla bla. = Lines after head are not indented; unwanted. ---- Does \description support any options to get the required shape? Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka [mailto:LPr@pontex.cz] Pontex s. r. o. [mailto:pontex@pontex.cz] [http://www.pontex.cz] Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 244 062 238 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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Wolfgang Schuster

9 Apr 9 Apr

10:31 p.m.

Am 09.04.2012 um 14:50 schrieb Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o.:

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Hello,

another case of description (following http://www.mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg62775.html), now with "alternative=top" - I'm trying to get:

XXXXXX

blablabla bla bla blablabla blabla.

| | |-| A constant of indenting - to be specified by the user.

| | |<------------>| Text width.

But my trials give just:

---- XXXXX bla bla blablabl bla bla.

= "alternative=hanging" - unwanted

Or:

XXXXX

bla bla blabla bl bla bla.

= Lines after head are not indented; unwanted. ----

Does \description support any options to get the required shape?

You can indent the text with the margin parameter, the indenting of the head can be corrected with the \offset command. \define[1]\TestHeadCommand {\offset[x=-1em]{#1}} \definedescription [test] [alternative=top, margin=1em, %headcommand={\offset[x=-1em]}, headcommand=\TestHeadCommand] \starttext \input knuth \starttest{Knuth} \input knuth \stoptest \input knuth \stoptext Wolfgang

Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o.

10 Apr 10 Apr

9:13 a.m.

Hello Wolfgang, thanks for the solution. Two more questions: - How to specify indenting to be equal to the normal paragraph indenting? Here's my trial: ---- \setupindenting[yes,first,medium] \define[1]\TestHeadCommand{\offset[x=-\parindent]{#1}} % This doesn't work \starttext \definedescription [test] [alternative=top, margin=\parindent, headcommand=\TestHeadCommand, ] \input knuth \starttest{Knuth} \input knuth \stoptest \input knuth \stoptext ---- - Is it possible to reduce (or specify) the distance between the label and the next text? XXXXXXX _____ ^ ____V - this distance to be specified. blablabla blabla blabla blabla bl a bla. Best regards, Lukas On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:31:11 +0200, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

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You can indent the text with the margin parameter, the indenting of the head can be corrected with the \offset command.

\define[1]\TestHeadCommand {\offset[x=-1em]{#1}}

\definedescription [test] [alternative=top, margin=1em, %headcommand={\offset[x=-1em]}, headcommand=\TestHeadCommand]

\starttext

\input knuth

\starttest{Knuth} \input knuth \stoptest

\input knuth

\stoptext

Wolfgang

-- Ing. Lukáš Procházka [mailto:LPr@pontex.cz] Pontex s. r. o. [mailto:pontex@pontex.cz] [http://www.pontex.cz] Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 244 062 238 Fax: +420 244 461 038

Aditya Mahajan

11:27 a.m.

On Tue, 10 Apr 2012, Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. wrote:

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- Is it possible to reduce (or specify) the distance between the label and the next text?

XXXXXXX _____ ^ ____V - this distance to be specified. blablabla blabla blabla blabla bl a bla.

\setupdescription [inbetween={\blank[5cm]}] Aditya

Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o.

3:36 p.m.

... Thank you, Aditya, that's it! Lukas On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:27:05 +0200, Aditya Mahajan wrote:

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On Tue, 10 Apr 2012, Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. wrote:

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XXXXXXX _____ ^ ____V - this distance to be specified. blablabla blabla blabla blabla bl a bla.

\setupdescription [inbetween={\blank[5cm]}]

Aditya

-- Ing. Lukáš Procházka [mailto:LPr@pontex.cz] Pontex s. r. o. [mailto:pontex@pontex.cz] [http://www.pontex.cz] Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 244 062 238 Fax: +420 244 461 038

Wolfgang Schuster

11:49 a.m.

Am 10.04.2012 um 09:13 schrieb Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o.:

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Hello Wolfgang,

thanks for the solution.

Two more questions:

- How to specify indenting to be equal to the normal paragraph indenting?

Here's my trial:

---- \setupindenting[yes,first,medium]

\define[1]\TestHeadCommand{\offset[x=-\parindent]{#1}} % This doesn't work

\starttext \definedescription [test] [alternative=top, margin=\parindent, headcommand=\TestHeadCommand, ]

\input knuth

\starttest{Knuth} \input knuth \stoptest

\input knuth \stoptext ----

When you want a certain value in various places I would use \definemeasure to set it and \measure to access it. \definemeasure[parindent][1em] \define[1]\TestHeadCommand {\offset[x=-\measure{parindent}]{#1}} \definedescription [test] [alternative=top, margin=\measure{parindent}, headcommand=\TestHeadCommand] \setupindenting[yes,\measure{parindent}] \starttext \input knuth \starttest{Knuth} \input knuth \stoptest \input knuth \stoptext Wolfgang

Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o.

3:42 p.m.

On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:49:56 +0200, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

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When you want a certain value in various places I would use \definemeasure to set it and \measure to access it.

\definemeasure[parindent][1em]

\define[1]\TestHeadCommand {\offset[x=-\measure{parindent}]{#1}}

\definedescription [test] [alternative=top, margin=\measure{parindent}, headcommand=\TestHeadCommand]

\setupindenting[yes,\measure{parindent}]

\starttext

\input knuth

\starttest{Knuth} \input knuth \stoptest

\input knuth

\stoptext

Wolfgang

Great, I didn't know about the \measure way. Still - when I don't want to specify the indenting value directly, as I am satisfied with the value which is set by \setupindenting[medium] - is there a way how to get the indenting value in this case? I mean - what value of indenting is set by \setupindenting[small], \setupindenting[medium], \setupindenting[big]? Are these values accessible anyhow? Via Lua? Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka [mailto:LPr@pontex.cz] Pontex s. r. o. [mailto:pontex@pontex.cz] [http://www.pontex.cz] Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 244 062 238 Fax: +420 244 461 038

Wolfgang Schuster

5:42 p.m.

Am 10.04.2012 um 15:42 schrieb Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o.:

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On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:49:56 +0200, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

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When you want a certain value in various places I would use \definemeasure to set it and \measure to access it.

\definemeasure[parindent][1em]

\define[1]\TestHeadCommand {\offset[x=-\measure{parindent}]{#1}}

\definedescription [test] [alternative=top, margin=\measure{parindent}, headcommand=\TestHeadCommand]

\setupindenting[yes,\measure{parindent}]

\starttext

\input knuth

\starttest{Knuth} \input knuth \stoptest

\input knuth

\stoptext

Wolfgang

Great, I didn't know about the \measure way.

Still - when I don't want to specify the indenting value directly, as I am satisfied with the value which is set by \setupindenting[medium] - is there a way how to get the indenting value in this case?

I mean - what value of indenting is set by \setupindenting[small], \setupindenting[medium], \setupindenting[big]?

small = 1em medium = 1.5em big = 2em

...

Are these values accessible anyhow? Via Lua?

They are stored in \parindent but descriptions have the setting “indenting=never” which set parindent to 0pt. \setupindenting uses internal register to store the value before to assigns it to parindent but it’s not meant to be used by a user. Wolfgang

Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o.

11 Apr 11 Apr

8:11 a.m.

... OK, thanks for explanation. Best regards, Lukas On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:42:46 +0200, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

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small = 1em medium = 1.5em big = 2em

...
Are these values accessible anyhow? Via Lua?

They are stored in \parindent but descriptions have the setting “indenting=never” which set parindent to 0pt. \setupindenting uses internal register to store the value before to assigns it to parindent but it’s not meant to be used by a user.

Wolfgang

-- Ing. Lukáš Procházka [mailto:LPr@pontex.cz] Pontex s. r. o. [mailto:pontex@pontex.cz] [http://www.pontex.cz] Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 244 062 238 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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