On 1/8/2013 11:26 PM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:

\define[3]\FancyEntry {\doifelse{#1}{\MyMark}% {\color[red]{#1 = \MyMark}\blank[medium]} {\color[blue]{#1 = \MyMark}\blank[medium]} }

When you're back in teaching mode I'll tell you how to do it properly, so here's a quick hack: \define[3]\FancyEntry { \ifnum\structurelistrealpagenumber=\realpageno\relax SAME \else OTHER \fi PAGE \blank[medium] \doifelse \rawstructurelistfirst \MyMark {\color[red] {#1 = \MyMark}} {\color[blue]{#1 = \MyMark}} \blank[medium] } In your case you compare an unexpandable macro with a regular one so that will always be false. Last year the list macros became more flexible and more properties are available as either unexpandable or expandable macro Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

Hello PengCZ, This is not exactly what you want, because it took me very long to remember to look at SideToc.pdf. But it is close, and I have tried to put in a lot of comments. Hopefully you can solve it from here? Cheers, and good luck, Sietse % * We use \Topic to set the current topic, and to % record it in the topic list % * \setuptexttexts places the topic list in the left margin % on every page % http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/setuptexttexts % (needs improving) % * \setupbackgrounds sets the backgrond color of the left % margin on every page: this highlights the TOC area % http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/setupbackgrounds % * the entry typesetting command (called \FancyTopic) typesets % entries inside a \framed block as wide as the margin is. % This allows highlighting the background of the current topic, % and also allows linebreaks etc. % http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/framed \setuppapersize[A6,landscape][A6,landscape] \setuplayout [leftmargin=5cm, backspace=6cm, width=6cm, ] % Color for the margin (topic list area) \definecolor[colMyTopics][r=1,g=0.7,b=0.7] % pink % Color for the current topic (in the topic list) % I like white, because it attaches the current topic to the % main area; but perhaps you prefer pale yellow? % \definecolor[colCurrentTopic][r=1,g=1,b=0.7] % pale yellow \definecolor[colCurrentTopic][r=1,g=1,b=1] % white % When \placelist[MyTopics] is called, it calls this \FancyEntry % function to typeset each individual entry. % #1: entry (i.e. topic name) to typeset % \MyMark: section (i.e. topic name) we are currently in (set by % \Topic). \define[3]\FancyEntry { \ifnum\structurelistrealpagenumber=\realpageno\relax SAME \else OTHER \fi PAGE \blank[medium] \doifelse \rawstructurelistfirst \MyMark {\framed[frame=off, align=normal, width=5cm, % same as leftmargin in \setuplayout background=color, backgroundcolor=colCurrentTopic]{% --- current mark's entry \par \color[red]{--- arg (entry): #1}\par \color[red]{--- mark: \MyMark} }} {\framed[frame=off, align=normal]{% --- other entry \par \color[blue]{--- arg (entry): #1}\par \color[blue]{--- mark: \MyMark} }} \blank[medium] } % Show the margin areas, headers, footers, etc. \showframe % Color the margin area. \setupbackgrounds must be called after % \showframe, or \showframe will 'overwrite' \setupbackgrounds. \setupbackgrounds[text][leftmargin][ background=color, backgroundcolor=colMyTopics] \definelist[MyTopics][criterium=all] \def\MyMark{} % \Topic takes one optional argument: #1, the topic name. \def\Topic% {\dosingleargument\doTopic} \def\doTopic[#1]{% % let it be known that we are in section #1 (used by \FancyTopic) \def\MyMark{#1}% % let topic #1 appear in the TOC (well, the MyTopics list) \writetolist[MyTopics]{#1}{}% } \setuplist[MyTopics] [pagenumber=no, alternative=command, command=\FancyEntry] % On every page, place the TOC in the margin, plzkthx \setuptexttexts[margin][\vbox{\placelist[MyTopics]}][] \starttext \Topic[First] First Topic \page \Topic[Second] Second Topic \page \Topic[Third] Third Topic \stoptext