Some time back (maybe three years ago) Hans showed me a way to create a sidebar, with optional background and hanging out half way into the margin. Now I would like to encapsulate the commands into a simple \start \stop sequence. But I don't know how to do it. Hans started off with some definitions: \setupfloat [intermezzo] [leftmargindistance=-\outercombitotal, rightmargindistance=-\outercombitotal, default={outer,high}] \setupcaption[intermezzo][location=none] \defineframedtext [myohmy] [width=6cm,bodyfont=small, frame=off, backgroundcorner=round, backgroundradius=16pt,background=screen,backgroundscreen=.7] Then he called these two definitions with a sequence like: (some text) \placeintermezzo{}{\startmyohmy\input dawkins \relax\stopmyohmy} (some text) What I would like to do is boil down the last mentioned command sequence into \startsidebar (some text) \stopsidebar But I am stumped by the task. If there were a \startintermezzo and \stopintermezzo pairing then the task would be simpler. John Culleton
On Monday 05 December 2005 11:28 am, John R. Culleton wrote:
Some time back (maybe three years ago) Hans showed me a way to create a sidebar, with optional background and hanging out half way into the margin. Now I would like to encapsulate the commands into a simple \start \stop sequence. But I don't know how to do it.
Hans started off with some definitions:
\setupfloat [intermezzo] [leftmargindistance=-\outercombitotal, rightmargindistance=-\outercombitotal, default={outer,high}] \setupcaption[intermezzo][location=none]
\defineframedtext [myohmy] [width=6cm,bodyfont=small, frame=off, backgroundcorner=round, backgroundradius=16pt,background=screen,backgroundscreen=.7]
Then he called these two definitions with a sequence like: (some text) \placeintermezzo{}{\startmyohmy\input dawkins \relax\stopmyohmy} (some text)
What I would like to do is boil down the last mentioned command sequence into
\startsidebar (some text) \stopsidebar
But I am stumped by the task. If there were a \startintermezzo and \stopintermezzo pairing then the task would be simpler.
John Culleton
After writing the above I went back to my roots and came up with this: \long\def\sidebar#1{\placeintermezzo{}{\startmyohmy #1 \relax\stopmyohmy}} ...which seems to work. Can anyone find a hole in this method? Thanks, John C.
Hi, John R. Culleton wrote:
\long\def\sidebar#1{\placeintermezzo{}{\startmyohmy #1 \relax\stopmyohmy}}
...which seems to work. Can anyone find a hole in this method?
Should be fine. If you like \start ... stop pairs, you can also do it like this if you prefer: \long\def\startJCsidebar#1\stopJCsidebar% {\placeintermezzo{}{\startmyohmy #1 \relax\stopmyohmy}} There already is a sidebar mechanism, so \startsidebar is 'taken'. Cheers, Taco
Hi, since wich version is this command in the distro? At least in my case with ConTeXt ver: 2005.11.16 fmt: 2005.11.17 there is not. Willi Taco Hoekwater wrote:
Hi,
John R. Culleton wrote:
\long\def\sidebar#1{\placeintermezzo{}{\startmyohmy #1 \relax\stopmyohmy}}
...which seems to work. Can anyone find a hole in this method?
Should be fine. If you like \start ... stop pairs, you can also do it like this if you prefer:
\long\def\startJCsidebar#1\stopJCsidebar% {\placeintermezzo{}{\startmyohmy #1 \relax\stopmyohmy}}
There already is a sidebar mechanism, so \startsidebar is 'taken'.
Cheers, Taco _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Willi Egger wrote:
Hi,
since wich version is this command in the distro? At least in my case with ConTeXt ver: 2005.11.16 fmt: 2005.11.17 there is not.
It is defined in plus-rul.tex, activated by \usemodule[plus] I don't know whether it is documented or not, i found it by grep-ping the context source files. (that is a routine action for me: it helps prevent redefinitions) Cheers, Taco
Aha! Thanks Taco! Willi Taco Hoekwater wrote:
Willi Egger wrote:
Hi,
since wich version is this command in the distro? At least in my case with ConTeXt ver: 2005.11.16 fmt: 2005.11.17 there is not.
It is defined in plus-rul.tex, activated by
\usemodule[plus]
I don't know whether it is documented or not, i found it by grep-ping the context source files. (that is a routine action for me: it helps prevent redefinitions)
Cheers, Taco
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