Idris S Hamid writes: Hi,

Sometimes I make a definition like

\def\TR{\it}

for certain purposes (structural consistency, etc.). How do I modify this to automatically do an italic correction the way \em is set up to do in \ConTeXt?

I'd do it like this: \def\TR{\aftergroup \emphasiscorrection\it} see the examples: \def\TR{\aftergroup \/\it} \startlines {\it this is a roof}right? {\TR this is a roof}right? {\TR this is a roof}, right? \def\TR{\aftergroup \emphasiscorrection\it} {\TR this is a roof}right? {\TR this is a roof}, right? \stoplines But I bet that there is a more clever way. Patrick -- Silent is the goldfish in its bowl

At 10:39 23/09/2003 -0600, you wrote:

Dear syndicate,

Sometimes I make a definition like

\def\TR{\it}

for certain purposes (structural consistency, etc.). How do I modify this to automatically do an italic correction the way \em is set up to do in \ConTeXt?

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By the way, did Hans ever make a "final" ConTeXt logo? I still think that

\def\Context{{\sc C\kern -.0667emo\kern -.0667emn\kern -.0549emt\kern -.1667em\lower .5ex\hbox {e}\kern -.125emx\kern -.0549emt}}

looks better than Con\TeX{}t (and the smaller \TeX better reflects its relative role in the whole package), and I've been using the former up to now. Hope that's not a problem-)

To suit your needs i've added: \def\italicsequence#1#2% {\ifx\fontalternative\c!sl#1\else \ifx\fontalternative\c!it#1\else \ifx\fontalternative\c!bs#1\else \ifx\fontalternative\c!bi#1\else#2\fi\fi\fi\fi} \def\symbolicscaledfont#1#2% {\scaledfont\fontbody \scaledfont#1\scaledfont \font\definedfont\truefontname{\glyphfontfile{#2}} at \currentfontbodyscale\scaledfont \definedfont} \def\symbolicfont {\symbolicscaledfont\plusone} \unexpanded\def\getscaledglyph#1#2#3% {{\symbolicscaledfont{#1}{#2}\doifnumberelse{#3}\char\donothing#3}} \def\Context {\dontleavehmode{C\kern -.0667em\getscaledglyph{.8}\empty{O\kern -.0667emN\kern -.0549emT\italicsequence{\kern-.1em}{\kern-.1667em}\lower.5ex\hbox {E}\italicsequence\empty{\kern-.11em}X\kern-.055emT}}} This one adapts itself to sizes and styles and ... {\Context \Context \sl \Context \bid\Context} (maybe some values will change) Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma@wxs.nl Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------