I have a multilevel set of itemized lists but I want to reduce the indentation because it takes up too much room. In other words instead of 1. foo a. fubar * bar I want spacing like 1. foo a. fubar * bar So I put this at the head of my document: \setupitemize[packed,serried,atmargin][indentnext=no,align=left] Since I don't know which parameter affects which dimension, I used them all. None of them seem to do what I am looking for. The space between items disappeared but that was the only change. Second question: The definition of \setupitemize seems to use three sets of square brackets but \startitemize seems to only use two. So, at the \startitemize level, which paramaters go in which set of braces? I have scanned looking for earlier posts but none seem to address these two problems. -- John Culleton Able Indexers and Typesetters http://wexfordpress.com
Hello John, [lots of itemize questions] did you take a look http://texshow.contextgarden.net? Just use 'item' as a filter and look at the command descriptions there. (And yes, it could use some updating) Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki: http://contextgarden.net
On Wednesday 09 March 2005 07:42, Patrick Gundlach wrote:
Hello John,
[lots of itemize questions]
did you take a look http://texshow.contextgarden.net?
Just use 'item' as a filter and look at the command descriptions there.
(And yes, it could use some updating)
Patrick
Thanks for both replies. I solved my immediate problem by trying various combinations until I found one that worked. Here it is: \setupitemize[packed,serried] As for the link you referred me to it didn't work for me. Typo perhaps? -- John Culleton Able Indexers and Typesetters http://wexfordpress.com
Hello John, [...]
As for the link you referred me to it didn't work for me. Typo perhaps?
Well, no. I just tried it, and it worked fine. There was a server error today, so maybe you experienced that? Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki: http://contextgarden.net
Second question: The definition of \setupitemize seems to use three sets of square brackets but \startitemize seems to only use two. So, at the \startitemize level, which paramaters go in which set of braces?
If I might chime in: it would be nice to see some sort of extended explanation with examples for the format used in ConTeXt's documentation. Because I often look at it and it does not immediately hit me what is meant. Now I am stupid, I know, but still, some sort of explanation should be nice (the manual I read more or less used the syntax without thoroughly explaining them with examples, or at least that is what I got when reading it. Might have been me.). G
First: I agree that when you begin using Context, the documentation isn't as helpful as one could hope (John, of course, is not a beginner). But seeing that Hans is so busy developing Context, it's easy to see why there isn't more time to write documentation about it. And I think Patrick's wiki is making great progress and beginning to be filled with lots of interesting things. In this case, however, I find the handbook quite clear. \setupitemize takes three brackets, the first one is defined as "number each." This defines the level of the itemization you want to set up, 1 being the outer or topmost level etc. Every \startitemize is located at a precise level (i.e. nested within other itemizations or not), so there's no use for this first pair of brackets. HTH Thomas On Mar 9, 2005, at 1:21 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:
Second question: The definition of \setupitemize seems to use three sets of square brackets but \startitemize seems to only use two. So, at the \startitemize level, which paramaters go in which set of braces?
If I might chime in: it would be nice to see some sort of extended explanation with examples for the format used in ConTeXt's documentation. Because I often look at it and it does not immediately hit me what is meant. Now I am stupid, I know, but still, some sort of explanation should be nice (the manual I read more or less used the syntax without thoroughly explaining them with examples, or at least that is what I got when reading it. Might have been me.).
G
Hello Gerben,
If I might chime in: it would be nice to see some sort of extended explanation with examples for the format used in ConTeXt's documentation.
You are completely right. Thats why I started with it on http://texshow.contextgarden.net/help-en.html. Maybe this already helps? Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki: http://contextgarden.net
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