Thanks David I think the first one is a very good idea. But I failed to give the \underbar a color different to the one of the text. Can you help me please? Thanks Christian 2013/6/27 David Rogers

Christian Prim writes:

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I wonder if I can typeset a cloze text using context. The gaps (__________) must have a given length (say in cm or the length of a given word, given sentence) and must break at the end of a line.

\hl[4] is nice but won't do the trick since it won't break. \fillinline and others fill the hole line, but I only want to fill a given size.

Are there some ideas how to deal with it?

Example:

The name of the _____________ is _____ ________. And now it's time to go to bed. Some more text.....

I haven't tested these ideas...

One possibility: type the answer in white, but give it a coloured \underbar. (You might need to type longer answers, or in a larger font size, to leave enough room for hand writing.)

Another: use a \fillinline - you can define the length.

-- David

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Hello Wolfgang. Here is example of other using of your TextGap. There is a problem in some lines? Why linewidth is change? Thanx Jaroslav Hajtmar \def\TextGap[#1]% {\scratchdimen#1\relax \divide\scratchdimen\plusten \dorecurse\plusten {\vrule width \scratchdimen height \linewidth\relax \ifnum\recurselevel<10 \hskip\zeropoint\relax \fi}} \def\textgap#1{\setbox0=\hbox{#1}% \TextGap[\the\wd0]% } \starttext a \TextGap[4cm] b \TextGap[4cm] c \TextGap[4cm] d \TextGap[4cm] e My words: \textgap{My words}. Why is line very thick here? Here is an sentence: \textgap{Here is an sentence} -- linewidth is OK here. Here is an sentence: \textgap{Here is an sentence}. And why is problem here again? \stoptext Dne 27.6.2013 20:23, Wolfgang Schuster napsal(a):

\def\TextGap[#1]% {\scratchdimen#1\relax \divide\scratchdimen\plusten \dorecurse\plusten {\vrule width \scratchdimen height \linewidth\relax \ifnum\recurselevel<10 \hskip\zeropoint\relax \fi}}

\starttext a \TextGap[4cm] b \TextGap[4cm] c \TextGap[4cm] d \TextGap[4cm] e \stoptext

Hello Wolfgang thanks for both \TextGap and \WordGap. That is exactly what I needed! Christian 2013/6/27 Wolfgang Schuster

Am 27.06.2013 um 20:53 schrieb Jaroslav Hajtmar :

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Hello Wolfgang. Here is example of other using of your TextGap. There is a problem in some lines? Why linewidth is change?

Add “width 0pt” to the \vrule arguments. See also my definition of \WordGap.

\def\TextGap[#1]% {\scratchdimen#1\relax \divide\scratchdimen\plusten \dorecurse\plusten {\vrule width \scratchdimen height \linewidth depth \zeropoint\relax \ifnum\recurselevel<10 \hskip\zeropoint\relax \fi}}

\def\WordGap {\dowithnextbox{\TextGap[\nextboxwd]}\hbox}

\starttext

a \TextGap[4cm] b \TextGap[4cm] c \TextGap[4cm] d \TextGap[4cm] e

My words: \WordGap{My words}. Why is line very thick here?

Here is an sentence: \WordGap{Here is an sentence} -- linewidth is OK here.

Here is an sentence: \WordGap{Here is an sentence}. And why is problem here again?

\stoptext

Wolfgang

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Am 28.06.2013 um 09:36 schrieb Jaroslav Hajtmar :

Hello Wolfgang. I thank you as well. These macros I will also definitely come in handy. Sometimes I'm doing tests for my students. I solved it yet a little awkward, now it is OK.

The code is usable but far from perfect because I make the rule of many small parts which length depends on the requested width. Wolfgang