Indenting all lines in a paragraph, first line excluded
Hello, I'm busy writing a paper using ConTeXt that includes a bibliography. I'm designing the layout of this bibliography and I need a special paragraph style. I want the first line of the paragraph to appear normally, and the second and all consecutive lines to be indented. So basically you can also say that I want an 'inverted' paragraph; instead of an indented first line, I want all the other lines to be indented instead. Is there a simple way to achieve this? I've read the manual looking for clues but so far I haven't been successful. Any hints on where to look? My best, Tim
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:49:44 +0100
"Tim 't Hart"
I want the first line of the paragraph to appear normally, and the second and all consecutive lines to be indented. So basically you can also say that I want an 'inverted' paragraph; instead of an indented first line, I want all the other lines to be indented instead.
I don't know if there is a more Context-way of doing it, but I've used this: \hangafter=1 \hangindent=1em in each paragraph that needs it. -Bill -- Sattre Press Curiosities of the Sky http://sattre-press.com/ by Garrett Serviss info@sattre-press.com http://csky.sattre-press.com/
Hello all, Bill McClain wrote:
I don't know if there is a more Context-way of doing it, but I've used this:
\hangafter=1 \hangindent=1em
in each paragraph that needs it.
Thank you Bill! I've tried it and it's exactly what I need. I can't believe it was this easy. And there is a lesson for me to be learned here: I shouldn't depend on all the higher-level ConTeXt commands that much! Thanks, Tim
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And there is a lesson for me to be learned here: I shouldn't depend on all the higher-level ConTeXt commands that much!
Well, it is not always a bad idea to look for a high level command first. If you use low level ones you should know what you're doing. In case you want the second and following lines indented by the width of the first word (or more) of the first line, you can use: \starthanging {Lorem} ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Donec hendrerit tempor tellus. Donec pretium posuere tellus. Proin quam nisl, tincidunt et, mattis eget, convallis nec, purus. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Nulla posuere. Donec vitae dolor. Nullam tristique diam non turpis. Cras placerat accumsan nulla. Nullam rutrum. Nam vestibulum accumsan nisl. \stophanging Patrick -- You are your own rainbow!
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