How to find the source code/documentation for a specific command
Hello ConTeXt list, I am a new user of ConTeXt and I am trying to write my very first document with this program. However, it is often difficult to find explanation about commands and their options. Most of the documentation and examples seems outdated or incomplete... I know that you are currently writing a new version of the manuals and that it is a time consuming task so before I plague you with questions I may have, I would like to know how to find the source code of a command (which may include embedded documentation). For example how can I find the source file for the \setupinteraction command? (I am using ConTeXt on Windows.). If I can find more information by myself I will not have to take too much of your time. Regards, Thomas Corbière
On 4/16/2013 6:07 PM, contact@thomas-corbiere.name wrote:
Hello ConTeXt list,
I am a new user of ConTeXt and I am trying to write my very first document with this program. However, it is often difficult to find explanation about commands and their options. Most of the documentation and examples seems outdated or incomplete... I know that you are currently writing a new version of the manuals and that it is a time consuming task so before I plague you with questions I may have, I would like to know how to find the source code of a command (which may include embedded documentation).
For example how can I find the source file for the \setupinteraction command? (I am using ConTeXt on Windows.). If I can find more information by myself I will not have to take too much of your time.
interaction is mostly dealt with in scrn-* files and strc-ref don't get too confused by dates of manuals, many commands are still the same (maybe extended) like for instance interaction related commands anyhow, there is a zip with test files on the webbsite that has lots of (test) examples, somewhat organized that you can run as test 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------
Hi Hans, I searched for the files you reffered to and found them in the path “context\tex\texmf-context\tex\context”. Can I assume most (all?) commands are defined here? From what you said, do you mean that the code for a single command may be split into multiple files? I found the test files. What a great collection of examples! This sure will help. Regards, Thomas Corbière De : Hans Hagen Envoyé : mardi 16 avril 2013 18:25 À : mailing list for ConTeXt users Cc : contact@thomas-corbiere.name On 4/16/2013 6:07 PM, contact@thomas-corbiere.name wrote:
Hello ConTeXt list,
I am a new user of ConTeXt and I am trying to write my very first document with this program. However, it is often difficult to find explanation about commands and their options. Most of the documentation and examples seems outdated or incomplete... I know that you are currently writing a new version of the manuals and that it is a time consuming task so before I plague you with questions I may have, I would like to know how to find the source code of a command (which may include embedded documentation).
For example how can I find the source file for the \setupinteraction command? (I am using ConTeXt on Windows.). If I can find more information by myself I will not have to take too much of your time.
interaction is mostly dealt with in scrn-* files and strc-ref don't get too confused by dates of manuals, many commands are still the same (maybe extended) like for instance interaction related commands anyhow, there is a zip with test files on the webbsite that has lots of (test) examples, somewhat organized that you can run as test 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------
On 4/16/2013 10:34 PM, contact@thomas-corbiere.name wrote:
Hi Hans, I searched for the files you reffered to and found them in the path “context\tex\texmf-context\tex\context”. Can I assume most (all?) commands are defined here?
indeed, all the core commands are defined in: tex/context/base
From what you said, do you mean that the code for a single command may be split into multiple files?
normally it's done in one file, unless we're dealing with a combination of functionality
I found the test files. What a great collection of examples! This sure will help.
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 -----------------------------------------------------------------
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