Counter[way=bypage] bug in latest beta?
Hello list, consider this example, involving a number (counter) to be reset at each page: \starttext \definenumber[MyNumber][way=bypage] % MyNumber=0 \incrementnumber[MyNumber] % MyNumber=1 \incrementnumber[MyNumber] % MyNumber=2 mynumber is \rawcountervalue[MyNumber]. % prints 2 \page % MyNumber=0 \incrementnumber[MyNumber] % MyNumber=1 At the new page, mynumber is \rawcountervalue[MyNumber]. \stoptext In ConTeXt 2014.05.21 22:04 (the one I get as Debian package) it works as expected, giving MyNumber=1 at page 2, because MyNumber gets reset at page break. In the latest beta (and also in 2014.04.01) the counter does not reset and it's equal to 3 at the end of page 2. Another question: when you comment out the increment at page 2, the counter does not reset, and you get 2 even in version 2014.05.21. \starttext \definenumber[MyNumber][way=bypage] % MyNumber=0 \incrementnumber[MyNumber] % MyNumber=1 \incrementnumber[MyNumber] % MyNumber=2 mynumber is \rawcountervalue[MyNumber]. % prints 2 \page % MyNumber=0 % \incrementnumber[MyNumber] COMMENTED OUT At the new page, mynumber is \rawcountervalue[MyNumber]. % prints 2 \stoptext Is this a bug or is it the way it should work when you don't increment it?
mf mailto:massifr@fastwebnet.it 29. Juni 2015 14:35 Hello list, consider this example, involving a number (counter) to be reset at each page:
\starttext \definenumber[MyNumber][way=bypage] % MyNumber=0 \incrementnumber[MyNumber] % MyNumber=1 \incrementnumber[MyNumber] % MyNumber=2 mynumber is \rawcountervalue[MyNumber]. % prints 2 \page % MyNumber=0 \incrementnumber[MyNumber] % MyNumber=1 At the new page, mynumber is \rawcountervalue[MyNumber]. \stoptext
In ConTeXt 2014.05.21 22:04 (the one I get as Debian package) it works as expected, giving MyNumber=1 at page 2, because MyNumber gets reset at page break. In the latest beta (and also in 2014.04.01) the counter does not reset and it's equal to 3 at the end of page 2.
Another question: when you comment out the increment at page 2, the counter does not reset, and you get 2 even in version 2014.05.21.
\starttext \definenumber[MyNumber][way=bypage] % MyNumber=0 \incrementnumber[MyNumber] % MyNumber=1 \incrementnumber[MyNumber] % MyNumber=2 mynumber is \rawcountervalue[MyNumber]. % prints 2 \page % MyNumber=0 % \incrementnumber[MyNumber] COMMENTED OUT At the new page, mynumber is \rawcountervalue[MyNumber]. % prints 2 \stoptext
Is this a bug or is it the way it should work when you don't increment it? It’s a bug and hopefully fixed in a new beta but the counter is only reset when you increment the value.
BTW: The names for the counter commands are \...counter, e.g. \definecounter[testcounter][way=bypage] \define\TestCounter {\incrementcounter[testcounter] %\convertedcounter[testcounter] \rawcountervalue [testcounter]} \starttext \dorecurse{3}{\TestCounter\page} \stoptext Wolfgang
BTW: The names for the counter commands are \...counter, e.g.
\definecounter[testcounter][way=bypage]
\define\TestCounter {\incrementcounter[testcounter] %\convertedcounter[testcounter] \rawcountervalue [testcounter]}
\starttext \dorecurse{3}{\TestCounter\page} \stoptext
Wolfgang
Thanks Wolfgang. I used \definenumber, \incrementnumber, etc. because I read this: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Counters Should that page be updated? I can do it, but I'd like to know something more about the two forms: Is \definenumber the mkII way and \definecounter the mkIV one? Or are they simply synomyms, being \definecounter the preferred one?
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