2011/3/8 Wolfgang Schuster

Am 08.03.2011 um 15:36 schrieb Cecil Westerhof:

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I am making my first e-book. And am now seriously using ConTeXt. But I have a lot to learn.

In my ebook I want to use citations. In two different way. For starters I want to let every chapter start with a citation. At the moment I think that this does not need to be fancy. Just a little bigger font and a different

color and white-space after it. But if there is a better way, I do not mind to hear it.

\starttext

\chapter{Knuth}

\epigraph{Nikos Kazantzakis}{I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.}

\input knuth

\stoptext

with \epigraph defined as

\define[2]\epigraph {\blank

\startframedtext[right][frame=off,align=flushright,offset=none,width=fit]% #2\par{\it – #1}% \stopframedtext \blank}

I made it: \define[2]\epigraph{ \blank \startframedtext[right][frame=off,align=flushright,offset=none,width=fit]% \startcolor[darkgreen]#2\stopcolor \blank{\it – #1}% \stopframedtext \blank} For one reason or another \par gave: Paragraph ended before \complexdefine was complete. I also put a color on the citation itself. I am not satisfied with the color. But I have enough time to decide on the real color. One thing I am thinking about: making the citation centered and leave the person right justified. Or is that a bad idea? -- Cecil Westerhof

Am 08.03.2011 um 18:02 schrieb Cecil Westerhof:

2011/3/8 Cecil Westerhof One thing I am thinking about: making the citation centered and leave the person right justified. Or is that a bad idea?

I made it: \define[2]\epigraph{ \blank \startframedtext[middle][frame=off,offset=none,width=fit]% \startalignment[middle] \startcolor[darkgreen]#2\stopcolor \stopalignment \startalignment[flushright] {\it #1}% \stopalignment \stopframedtext \blank }

I think it does not look bad. But I have to let it grow on me.

\define[2]\epigraph {\blank \startframedtext[middle][frame=off,offset=none,width=fit,align=middle]% \color[darkgreen]{#2}\endgraf \rightaligned{\it #1}% \stopframedtext \blank} Wolfgang

2011/3/8 Wolfgang Schuster

\define[2]\epigraph {\blank \startframedtext[middle][frame=off,offset=none,width=fit,align=middle]% \color[darkgreen]{#2}\endgraf \rightaligned{\it #1}% \stopframedtext \blank}

I want to do something like: \epigraph{Elbert Hubbard}{ Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage, but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal.} Because I want to have the but on the second line, with the rest of the text. But this gives: Runaway argument? { Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even\ETC. ! Paragraph ended before \epigraph was complete. <to be read again> \par I managed to get what I want with: \epigraph{Elbert Hubbard}{ Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage, \blank[disable] but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal. } But I was wondering if there is a better solution? -- Cecil Westerhof

2011/3/8 Wolfgang Schuster

\define[2]\epigraph

{\blank

...

\startframedtext[middle][frame=off,offset=none,width=fit,align=middle]% \color[darkgreen]{#2}\endgraf \rightaligned{\it #1}% \stopframedtext \blank}

I want to do something like: \epigraph{Elbert Hubbard}{ Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage,

but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal.}

Because I want to have the but on the second line, with the rest of the text. But this gives: Runaway argument?

With the definition of \define in MkII the argument of the command can’t contain a paragraph, a workaround is to define the \epigraph macro with

\long\def\epigraph#1#2{...}

or to use MkIV.

My workaround works, but I should upgrade to MkIV, then I would have more clear code. I have looked at the upgrade to MkIV, but it seemed much work. I'll try to make time for it in the weekend. -- Cecil Westerhof