Grid typesetting and inline math
Hello, I'm struggling with the grid. I've stepped from LaTeX to luaLaTeX for a simpler font selection, and from luaLaTeX to ConTeXt for getting a usable grid (because I was told that it supports typesetting on a grid). Now that I got font selection working as desired in ConTeXt, the grid is driving me crazy. I'm trying to use the grid as described in details.pdf, and I want halfline spacing around formulas in text, because a full line is definitely too much. This is what I'm compiling: \setupbodyfont[10pt,serif] % should be lm? \setuplayout[grid=yes] \setuptextformulas[step=halfline] \starttext \showgrid Testing inline math: \gform{x_2 = \frac{a}{b}}. The following line should be seperated from this one by half a line, but it isn't. Testing inline math: \gform[-]{x_2 = \frac{a}{b}}. The following line should be seperated from this one by half a line, but it isn't. \stoptext Both paragraphs look identical, the second line is too far away from the first one. What's wrong with my code? Also, how can I manually depart from the grid, e.g. for block quotes? Regards, Christoph
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:59:34AM +0200, Christoph Redecker wrote:
Hello,
I'm struggling with the grid. I've stepped from LaTeX to luaLaTeX for a simpler font selection, and from luaLaTeX to ConTeXt for getting a usable grid (because I was told that it supports typesetting on a grid). Now that I got font selection working as desired in ConTeXt, the grid is driving me crazy.
I'm trying to use the grid as described in details.pdf, and I want halfline spacing around formulas in text, because a full line is definitely too much. This is what I'm compiling:
\setupbodyfont[10pt,serif] % should be lm? \setuplayout[grid=yes] \setuptextformulas[step=halfline] \starttext \showgrid Testing inline math: \gform{x_2 = \frac{a}{b}}. The following line should be seperated from this one by half a line, but it isn't.
Testing inline math: \gform[-]{x_2 = \frac{a}{b}}. The following line should be seperated from this one by half a line, but it isn't. \stoptext
Both paragraphs look identical, the second line is too far away from the first one. What's wrong with my code?
Not sure, but try grid=on. Regards, Khaled -- Khaled Hosny Egyptian Arab
Thanks for the suggestion! With grid=on, I get a different result, but it's not better. Code: Testing inline math: \gform{x_2 = \sqrt{\frac{a}{b_2}}}. The following line should be seperated from this one with half a line, but it isn't. In this case, there is no space and the root sign reaches deeply into the following line. Regards, Christoph Am 20.04.2011 11:56, schrieb Khaled Hosny:
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:59:34AM +0200, Christoph Redecker wrote:
Hello,
I'm struggling with the grid. I've stepped from LaTeX to luaLaTeX for a simpler font selection, and from luaLaTeX to ConTeXt for getting a usable grid (because I was told that it supports typesetting on a grid). Now that I got font selection working as desired in ConTeXt, the grid is driving me crazy.
I'm trying to use the grid as described in details.pdf, and I want halfline spacing around formulas in text, because a full line is definitely too much. This is what I'm compiling:
\setupbodyfont[10pt,serif] % should be lm? \setuplayout[grid=yes] \setuptextformulas[step=halfline] \starttext \showgrid Testing inline math: \gform{x_2 = \frac{a}{b}}. The following line should be seperated from this one by half a line, but it isn't.
Testing inline math: \gform[-]{x_2 = \frac{a}{b}}. The following line should be seperated from this one by half a line, but it isn't. \stoptext
Both paragraphs look identical, the second line is too far away from the first one. What's wrong with my code?
Not sure, but try grid=on.
Regards, Khaled
Are there any other suggestions? I did read the manual chapter about grids and details.pdf and don't know what I'm doing wrong. In fact, I don't even understand the examples in the manual chapter. When reading the example code, I can't figure out how it leads to the shown behavior, and why the shown effect is desired. The \startlinecorrection ... \stoplinecorrection description in the wiki is also no help. What does it do and how does it differ from a globally enabled grid? Regards, Christoph Am 20.04.2011 12:31, schrieb Christoph Redecker:
Thanks for the suggestion!
With grid=on, I get a different result, but it's not better. Code:
Testing inline math: \gform{x_2 = \sqrt{\frac{a}{b_2}}}. The following line should be seperated from this one with half a line, but it isn't. In this case, there is no space and the root sign reaches deeply into the following line.
Regards,
Christoph
Am 20.04.2011 11:56, schrieb Khaled Hosny:
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:59:34AM +0200, Christoph Redecker wrote:
Hello,
I'm struggling with the grid. I've stepped from LaTeX to luaLaTeX for a simpler font selection, and from luaLaTeX to ConTeXt for getting a usable grid (because I was told that it supports typesetting on a grid). Now that I got font selection working as desired in ConTeXt, the grid is driving me crazy.
I'm trying to use the grid as described in details.pdf, and I want halfline spacing around formulas in text, because a full line is definitely too much. This is what I'm compiling:
\setupbodyfont[10pt,serif] % should be lm? \setuplayout[grid=yes] \setuptextformulas[step=halfline] \starttext \showgrid Testing inline math: \gform{x_2 = \frac{a}{b}}. The following line should be seperated from this one by half a line, but it isn't.
Testing inline math: \gform[-]{x_2 = \frac{a}{b}}. The following line should be seperated from this one by half a line, but it isn't. \stoptext
Both paragraphs look identical, the second line is too far away from the first one. What's wrong with my code?
Not sure, but try grid=on.
Regards, Khaled
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After some trial and error, I'm using \setuplayout[grid=yes] \startlinecorrection Paragraph with inline math \gform{math stuff} % without the optional [-] and some more text that belongs to this parapgraph \stoplinecorrection and \blank[-1*line] where necessary. It is not really a convenient solution, but it works and I've got the impression that I can do what I want. Again: Does anyone have a better solution or advice regarding grid usage? Regards, Christoph Am 19.04.2011 11:59, schrieb Christoph Redecker:
Hello,
I'm struggling with the grid. I've stepped from LaTeX to luaLaTeX for a simpler font selection, and from luaLaTeX to ConTeXt for getting a usable grid (because I was told that it supports typesetting on a grid). Now that I got font selection working as desired in ConTeXt, the grid is driving me crazy.
I'm trying to use the grid as described in details.pdf, and I want halfline spacing around formulas in text, because a full line is definitely too much. This is what I'm compiling:
\setupbodyfont[10pt,serif] % should be lm? \setuplayout[grid=yes] \setuptextformulas[step=halfline] \starttext \showgrid Testing inline math: \gform{x_2 = \frac{a}{b}}. The following line should be seperated from this one by half a line, but it isn't.
Testing inline math: \gform[-]{x_2 = \frac{a}{b}}. The following line should be seperated from this one by half a line, but it isn't. \stoptext
Both paragraphs look identical, the second line is too far away from the first one. What's wrong with my code?
Also, how can I manually depart from the grid, e.g. for block quotes?
Regards,
Christoph ___________________________________________________________________________________
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