I tried this code with both \setupinmargin[left][...] and \setupinmargin[][...]. The first one worked, the second obviously not. I take it therefore that the [left]-argument is mandatory. In the manual I have, the \setupinmargin[][] description has its first argument printed slanted. I checked the manual's introduction and expressis verbis it is mentioned there that "Optional arguments are displayed as slanted text." So I would not easily have inferred the necessity to specify a value in both the arguments. Even to the point of having \setupinmargin[{left,right}][...] needed to set both margin notes to the same value. So, thanks of pointing this out. Hans van der Meer On 23 mrt 2010, at 20:56, luigi scarso wrote:

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 7:34 PM, Hans van der Meer

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wrote: I tested margin notes and may have found a discrepancy with the (albeit old) manual. \setupcolors[state=start] \setupinmargin[][align=right,foregroundcolor=red] \starttext ABC\inright{\framed[width=10mm,height=5mm,foregroundcolor=red]{R1}} \inleft{L1} \stoptext This shows un uncolored "L1". But according to the manual there is a parameter choice as in \setupframed. This means for example colored contents with foregroundcolor. The code above leaves "L1" black, but does honor the color inside the framed. I also fail to see a difference between the align options right, middle, left. Something wrong? Or something not understood? ConTeXt ver: 2010.03.20 22:59 MKIV fmt: 2010.3.23 int: english/ english Hans van der Meer

\showframe \setuppapersize[A4][A3] \setuplayout[location=middle] \setupinmargin[left][align=left,foregroundcolor=red] \setupinmargin[right][align=right,foregroundcolor=blue] \starttext ABC\inright{\framed[width=10mm,height=5mm,foregroundcolor=red]{R1 }} %% override blue, but not for frame \inleft{\tfx A small note in this margin. But we need to setup something before \ldots } \stoptext

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Am 23.03.10 22:36, schrieb Hans van der Meer:

I tried this code with both \setupinmargin[left][...] and \setupinmargin[][...]. The first one worked, the second obviously not. I take it therefore that the [left]-argument is mandatory. When the first argument is optional you can write

\setupinmargin[style=xxx,color=yy] where the values are applied to all margin commands if not specified otherwise for a certain (e.g. \inleft) comand. With the two argument version \setupinmargin[left][style=xx,color=yy] you can set special settings for the leftmargin texts, the global settings are now replaced. The manual mentions you can use all commands from \framed but this is only true when you use the two argument version of the \setupinmargin command. Wolfgang

Hans van der Meer wrote:

Must I really understand from your reply that \setupinmargin[x=y] is not equivalent to \setupinmargin[][x=y]? That is: an absent optional argument is not really optionally absent?

Your [] is not an absent optional argument at all, it is a given optional argument (that is empty). Best wishes, Taco

Am 24.03.10 16:57, schrieb Hans van der Meer:

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Must I really understand from your reply that \setupinmargin[x=y] is not equivalent to \setupinmargin[][x=y]? That is: an absent optional argument is not really optionally absent? Your [] is not an absent optional argument at all, it is a given optional argument (that is empty). Point taken. But should that has the effect: "ignore what follows in the second argument?" It’s a effect how the \setupinmargin command is implemented.

What you tried to do is similar to the effect of the second \processcommalist command. \starttext \processcommalist[foo,bar]\quotation \processcommalist[]\quotation \processcommalist[abc,xyz]\quotation \stoptext You expect to get “foo”“bar” “” “abc”“xyz” as output but what you really get is “foo”“bar” “abc”“xyz” The empty argument is ignored and nothing happens. Wolfgang

On Wed, Mar 24 2010, Hans van der Meer wrote:

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Must I really understand from your reply that \setupinmargin[x=y] is not equivalent to \setupinmargin[][x=y]? That is: an absent optional argument is not really optionally absent?

Your [] is not an absent optional argument at all, it is a given optional argument (that is empty).

Point taken. But should that has the effect: "ignore what follows in the second argument?"

You can consider this logic: \setupinmargin[left][...] % apply ... to left \setupinmargin[right][...] % apply ... to right \setupinmargin[][...] % apply ... to nothing Cheers, Peter -- Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/