Centering a defined text frame
I'm trying to have a centered text frame. There are two examples in the code below. 1) This one works. It uses a text frame that is in line in the code. 2) This one does not work! It's using a defined text frame and flushes the text frame to the left. How do I fix this? Thanks, Bart \defineframedtext[CenteredText][width=fit] \starttext % This one works! \startalignment[center] \dontleavehmode \framedtext[width=fit]{ \startlines The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. \stoplines } \stopalignment % This one fails! \startalignment[center] \dontleavehmode \startCenteredText \startlines The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. \stoplines \stopCenteredText \stoptext
In analogy to \framedtext after a define of a framedtext I expect that that you should use \CenteredText{...} And indeed. \defineframedtext[CenteredText][width=fit] % This one fails! \startalignment[center] \dontleavehmode \CenteredText{ \startlines The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. \stoplines} %\stopCenteredText Willi On Jan 24, 2009, at 3:30 PM, Bart C. Wise wrote:
\defineframedtext[CenteredText][width=fit]
\starttext
% This one works! \startalignment[center] \dontleavehmode \framedtext[width=fit]{ \startlines The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. \stoplines } \stopalignment
% This one fails! \startalignment[center] \dontleavehmode \startCenteredText \startlines The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. \stoplines \stopCenteredText
\stoptext
Oh, I feel stupid. I think I need some more sleep. Thanks for the tip. Bart
In analogy to \framedtext after a define of a framedtext I expect that that you should use \CenteredText{...} And indeed.
\defineframedtext[CenteredText][width=fit] % This one fails! \startalignment[center] \dontleavehmode \CenteredText{ \startlines The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. \stoplines} %\stopCenteredText
Willi
On Jan 24, 2009, at 3:30 PM, Bart C. Wise wrote:
\defineframedtext[CenteredText][width=fit]
\starttext
% This one works! \startalignment[center] \dontleavehmode \framedtext[width=fit]{ \startlines The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. \stoplines } \stopalignment
% This one fails! \startalignment[center] \dontleavehmode \startCenteredText \startlines The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. \stoplines \stopCenteredText
\stoptext
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Am 24.01.2009 um 15:30 schrieb Bart C. Wise:
I'm trying to have a centered text frame. There are two examples in the code below. 1) This one works. It uses a text frame that is in line in the code. 2) This one does not work! It's using a defined text frame and flushes the text frame to the left. How do I fix this?
\defineframedtext[CenteredText][width=fit,location=middle] \starttext \startCenteredText \startlines The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. \stoplines \stopCenteredText \stoptext Wolfgang
On Sun January 25 2009 5:11:25 am Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
Am 24.01.2009 um 15:30 schrieb Bart C. Wise:
I'm trying to have a centered text frame. There are two examples in the code below. 1) This one works. It uses a text frame that is in line in the code. 2) This one does not work! It's using a defined text frame and flushes the text frame to the left. How do I fix this?
\defineframedtext[CenteredText][width=fit,location=middle]
\starttext
\startCenteredText \startlines The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. \stoplines \stopCenteredText
Thanks Wolfgang. Is there a way to pass in my own defined parameters to such a function? I would like to be able to do something similar to the following: \startCenteredText[myownparm="This is a test"] \startlines My own parm is: \myownparm \stoplines \stopCenteredText Bart
Hi Bart,
Is there a way to pass in my own defined parameters to such a function?
I would like to be able to do something similar to the following:
\startCenteredText[myownparm="This is a test"] \startlines My own parm is: \myownparm \stoplines \stopCenteredText
Not with framedtext but you define your environment with a optional argument. ConTeXt has the command \definestartstop but it did not help in your case, something like LaTeXs \newenvironment, I wrote a simple version below. \unprotect \def\????ev{@@@@ev} \def\environmentparameter#1% {\csname\????ev\currentenvironment#1\endcsname} \def\defineenvironment {\dodoubleempty\dodefineenvironment} \def\dodefineenvironment[#1][#2]% {\getparameters [\????ev#1] [\c!before=, \c!after=, #2]% \setvalue{\e!start#1}{\dodoubleempty\dostartenvironment[#1]}% \setvalue{\e!stop #1}{\dostopenvironment}} \def\setupenvironment {\dodoubleargument\dosetupenvironment} \def\dosetupenvironment[#1][#2]% {\getparameters[\????ev#1][#2]} \def\dostartenvironment[#1][#2]% {\bgroup \edef\currentenvironment{#1}% \ifsecondargument \setupenvironment[\currentenvironment][#2]% \fi \environmentparameter\c!before} \def\dostopenvironment {\environmentparameter\c!after \egroup} \protect \defineframedtext [CenteredTextFrame] [width=fit, location=middle] \defineenvironment [CenteredText] [before=\startCenteredTextFrame\startlines, after=\stoplines\stopCenteredTextFrame] \starttext \startCenteredText[text={This is a test}] My own parm is: \environmentparameter{text} \stopCenteredText \stoptext Wolfgang
On Mon January 26 2009 8:14:11 am Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
Hi Bart,
Is there a way to pass in my own defined parameters to such a function?
I would like to be able to do something similar to the following:
\startCenteredText[myownparm="This is a test"] \startlines My own parm is: \myownparm \stoplines \stopCenteredText
Not with framedtext but you define your environment with a optional argument.
ConTeXt has the command \definestartstop but it did not help in your case, something like LaTeXs \newenvironment, I wrote a simple version below.
\unprotect
\def\????ev{@@@@ev}
\def\environmentparameter#1% {\csname\????ev\currentenvironment#1\endcsname}
\def\defineenvironment {\dodoubleempty\dodefineenvironment}
\def\dodefineenvironment[#1][#2]% {\getparameters [\????ev#1] [\c!before=, \c!after=, #2]% \setvalue{\e!start#1}{\dodoubleempty\dostartenvironment[#1]}% \setvalue{\e!stop #1}{\dostopenvironment}}
\def\setupenvironment {\dodoubleargument\dosetupenvironment}
\def\dosetupenvironment[#1][#2]% {\getparameters[\????ev#1][#2]}
\def\dostartenvironment[#1][#2]% {\bgroup \edef\currentenvironment{#1}% \ifsecondargument \setupenvironment[\currentenvironment][#2]% \fi \environmentparameter\c!before}
\def\dostopenvironment {\environmentparameter\c!after \egroup}
\protect
\defineframedtext [CenteredTextFrame] [width=fit, location=middle]
\defineenvironment [CenteredText] [before=\startCenteredTextFrame\startlines, after=\stoplines\stopCenteredTextFrame]
\starttext
\startCenteredText[text={This is a test}] My own parm is: \environmentparameter{text} \stopCenteredText
\stoptext
Thanks Wolfgang for the insight. Bart
Am 26.01.2009 um 17:51 schrieb Bart C. Wise:
Thanks Wolfgang for the insight.
Here is one that did exactly you wrote, nothing else. \defineframedtext[CenteredTextFrame][width=fit,location=middle] \def\startCenteredText {\dosingleempty\dostartCenteredText} \def\dostartCenteredText[#1]% {\bgroup \iffirstargument \def\docommand##1{\getparameters[][##1]}% \processcommalist[#1]\docommand \fi \startCenteredTextFrame} \def\stopCenteredText {\stopCenteredTextFrame \egroup} \starttext \startCenteredText[myownparm="This is a test"] \startlines My own parm is: \myownparm \stoplines \stopCenteredText \stoptext Wolfgang
On Mon January 26 2009 10:57:23 am Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
Am 26.01.2009 um 17:51 schrieb Bart C. Wise:
Thanks Wolfgang for the insight.
Here is one that did exactly you wrote, nothing else.
\defineframedtext[CenteredTextFrame][width=fit,location=middle]
\def\startCenteredText {\dosingleempty\dostartCenteredText}
\def\dostartCenteredText[#1]% {\bgroup \iffirstargument \def\docommand##1{\getparameters[][##1]}% \processcommalist[#1]\docommand \fi \startCenteredTextFrame}
\def\stopCenteredText {\stopCenteredTextFrame \egroup}
\starttext
\startCenteredText[myownparm="This is a test"] \startlines My own parm is: \myownparm \stoplines \stopCenteredText
\stoptext
Yes, a much simpler solution, but I appreciate having both. Thanks, Bart
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