On 11/26/2021 12:22 PM, Jairo A. del Rio via ntg-context wrote:

Hi, list. I want to know how I should handle alphabetically sorted data in ConTeXt. So far, I'm abusing registers in order to get simple glossaries, but I prefer to manage data with tools such as JabRef rather than manually typing entries inside a document. I attach an example of what I achieved:

\unprotect \mainlanguage[\s!es] \enableexperiments[fonts.compact] \setupbodyfont[computer-modern-unicode] \setuphead[chapter]   [\c!alternative=\v!middle] \defineregister[Russian] \setupregister[Russian]   [\c!expansion=\v!yes,    \c!balance=\v!no,    \c!n=2,    \c!command=\Words,    \c!pagenumber=\v!no,    \c!language=\s!ru] \def\Ruso[#1]%   {\begingroup    \getdummyparameters[word=,category=,meaning=,#1]%    \Russian[\dummyparameter{word}]%    {\bold{\dummyparameter{word}}    \italic{\dummyparameter{category}}    \dummyparameter{meaning}}%    \endgroup} \protect \Ruso     [word=исчисление,      category=n. neutr.,      meaning=cálculo] \Ruso     [word=вероятность,      category=n. fem.,      meaning=probabilidad] \Ruso     [word=обозначать,      category=v.,      meaning=denotar] \Ruso     [word=область,      category=n. fem,      meaning={región, área}] \Ruso     [word=событие,      category=n. neutr.,      meaning=evento] \Ruso     [word=определение,      category=n. neutr.,      meaning=definición] \Ruso     [word=знание,      category=n. neutr,,      meaning=conocimiento] \Ruso     [word=бесконечно,      category=adv.,      meaning=infinitamente] \Ruso     [word=сборник,      category=n. masc.,      meaning={colección, compilación, compendio}] \Ruso     [word=неравенство,      category=n. neutr.,      meaning=desigualdad] \starttext \starttitle[title=Ruso-español] \placeRussian \stoptitle \stoptitle \stoptext

Reading the manuals, I find that the publication mechanism for bibliography kinda fits my needs (using ConTeXt to sort and type data generated via external software) but, unlike registers, it doesn't seem to include options for alphabetical headers. Is it fine to keep using registers in this case? Is there a better mechanism for this task in ConTeXt? Thank you in advance. you can also use:

\setregisterentry [Russian] [keys={\dummyparameter{word}}, entries={\bold{\dummyparameter{word}} \italic{\dummyparameter{category}} \dummyparameter{meaning}}]% no need for c! v! s! unless you make a multi-userinterface style anyway, makes me wonder if we should have a horizontal register variant \setupregister [Russian][2] [textstyle=bold] \setupregister [Russian][3] [textstyle=italic] so that we keep stuff on one line ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------