Zhichu Chen wrote:

Oh, by the way, if I put \fpos at the beginning of a paragraph, it adds an extra blank line. I have to force it to the horizontal mode like: \leavevmode\fpos{A-1} . . . \tpos{A-1}

\dontleavehmode \fpos ...

So is it safe to change the definition of \fpos to add \leavevmode at the beginning of the macro?

no, that could happen in the macro that uses \fpos, not in \fpos itself Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

Hi, On Jan 7, 2008 11:52 PM, Aditya Mahajan wrote:

Something like this: http://www.fauskes.net/media/pgftikzexamples/PDF/todo-notes.pdf

It will be nice to have a ConTeXt module that can do this.

I've made a test file which is somewhat like what it shows, but I still have many problems so it's far from perfect.

Aditya

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Zhichu Chen wrote:

Hi,

On Jan 7, 2008 11:52 PM, Aditya Mahajan wrote:

...

Something like this: http://www.fauskes.net/media/pgftikzexamples/PDF/todo-notes.pdf

It will be nice to have a ConTeXt module that can do this.

I've made a test file which is somewhat like what it shows, but I still have many problems so it's far from perfect.

stacking is already present \setupcolors [state=start] \definecolor [marginback] [darkcyan] \startMPpositiongraphic{mypos:underline} initialize_box(\MPpos{\MPvar{self}}) ; path p ; p := (llxy--lrxy) shifted (0,dxy) ; pickup pencircle scaled 1pt ; draw p withcolor .75red ; anchor_box(\MPanchor{\MPvar{self}}) ; \stopMPpositiongraphic \startMPpositiongraphic{mypos:ulcorner} initialize_box(\MPpos{\MPvar{self}}) ; path p ; p := llxy--ulxy--urxy ; pickup pencircle scaled 1pt ; draw p withcolor .75red ; anchor_box(\MPanchor{\MPvar{self}}) ; \stopMPpositiongraphic \startMPpositiongraphic{mypos:torightmargin} path pa, pb, pab ; numeric na, nb ; pair bxya, lxyb ; initialize_box(\MPpos{\MPvar{from}}) ; na := nxy ; pa := (llxy--lrxy) shifted (0,dxy) ; bxya := (center pa) - (0 , \the\baselineskip/4) ; initialize_box(\MPpos{\MPvar{to}}) ; nb := nxy ; lxyb := .5[llxy , ulxy] - (\the\rightmargindistance/2 , 0) ; pb := llxy--ulxy ; if na=nb : pab := center pa -- bxya -- (xpart lxyb , ypart bxya) -- lxyb -- center pb; pickup pencircle scaled 1pt ; draw pab withcolor transparent(1,.5,.625yellow) ; anchor_box(\MPanchor{\MPvar{from}}) ; fi ; \stopMPpositiongraphic \defineoverlay [margingraphics] [\positionoverlay{margingraphics}] \setupbackgrounds [page] [background=margingraphics] \starttext \setupinmargin[stack=yes] \defineframedtext [marginframe] [background=color, % backgroundcolor=marginback, offset=.25ex, frame=off, width=\the\rightmarginwidth, foregroundstyle=\bfx] \def\marginstuff#1#2% {\doglobal\increment\currentmarginstuff \startpositionoverlay{margingraphics}% % can be drawn in one graphic which is more efficient \setMPpositiongraphic{mstuff:t\currentmarginstuff}{mypos:underline}% \setMPpositiongraphic{mstuff:m\currentmarginstuff}{mypos:ulcorner}% \expanded{\setMPpositiongraphic{mstuff:t\currentmarginstuff}{mypos:torightmargin}{to=mstuff:m\currentmarginstuff}}% \stoppositionoverlay \hpos{mstuff:t\currentmarginstuff}{#1}\inright{\hpos{mstuff:m\currentmarginstuff}{\marginframe{#2}}}} First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. This overlay can be attached to some overlay layer, like, in our case, the page. We define four small circles. These are drawn as soon as the page overlay is typeset. Because they are located in the background, they don't cover the text, while the lines do. The previous paragraph was typeset by saying: First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. This overlay can be attached to some overlay layer, like, in our case, the page. We define four small circles. These are drawn as soon as the page overlay is typeset. Because they are located in the background, they don't cover the text, while the lines do. The previous paragraph was typeset by saying: First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. This overlay can be attached to some overlay layer, like, in our case, the page. We define four small circles. These are drawn as soon as the page overlay is typeset. Because they are located in the background, they don't cover the text, while the lines do. The previous paragraph was typeset by saying: First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. This overlay can be attached to some overlay layer, like, in our case, the page. We define four small circles. These are drawn as soon as the page overlay is typeset. Because they are located in the background, they don't cover the text, while the lines do. The previous paragraph was typeset by saying: \stoptext ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

On Jan 8, 2008 6:04 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:

Zhichu Chen wrote:

...

Hi,

On Jan 7, 2008 11:52 PM, Aditya Mahajan wrote:

...

Something like this: http://www.fauskes.net/media/pgftikzexamples/PDF/todo-notes.pdf

It will be nice to have a ConTeXt module that can do this.

I've made a test file which is somewhat like what it shows, but I still have many problems so it's far from perfect.

stacking is already present

\setupcolors [state=start] \definecolor [marginback] [darkcyan]

\startMPpositiongraphic{mypos:underline} initialize_box(\MPpos{\MPvar{self}}) ; path p ; p := (llxy--lrxy) shifted (0,dxy) ; pickup pencircle scaled 1pt ; draw p withcolor .75red ; anchor_box(\MPanchor{\MPvar{self}}) ; \stopMPpositiongraphic

\startMPpositiongraphic{mypos:ulcorner} initialize_box(\MPpos{\MPvar{self}}) ; path p ; p := llxy--ulxy--urxy ; pickup pencircle scaled 1pt ; draw p withcolor .75red ; anchor_box(\MPanchor{\MPvar{self}}) ; \stopMPpositiongraphic

\startMPpositiongraphic{mypos:torightmargin} path pa, pb, pab ; numeric na, nb ; pair bxya, lxyb ; initialize_box(\MPpos{\MPvar{from}}) ; na := nxy ; pa := (llxy--lrxy) shifted (0,dxy) ; bxya := (center pa) - (0 , \the\baselineskip/4) ; initialize_box(\MPpos{\MPvar{to}}) ; nb := nxy ; lxyb := .5[llxy , ulxy] - (\the\rightmargindistance/2 , 0) ; pb := llxy--ulxy ; if na=nb : pab := center pa -- bxya -- (xpart lxyb , ypart bxya) -- lxyb -- center pb; pickup pencircle scaled 1pt ; draw pab withcolor transparent(1,.5,.625yellow) ; anchor_box(\MPanchor{\MPvar{from}}) ; fi ; \stopMPpositiongraphic

\defineoverlay [margingraphics] [\positionoverlay{margingraphics}]

\setupbackgrounds [page] [background=margingraphics]

\starttext

\setupinmargin[stack=yes]

\defineframedtext [marginframe] [background=color, % backgroundcolor=marginback, offset=.25ex, frame=off, width=\the\rightmarginwidth, foregroundstyle=\bfx]

\def\marginstuff#1#2% {\doglobal\increment\currentmarginstuff \startpositionoverlay{margingraphics}% % can be drawn in one graphic which is more efficient \setMPpositiongraphic{mstuff:t\currentmarginstuff}{mypos:underline}% \setMPpositiongraphic{mstuff:m\currentmarginstuff}{mypos:ulcorner}%

\expanded{\setMPpositiongraphic{mstuff:t\currentmarginstuff}{mypos:torightmargin}{to=mstuff:m\currentmarginstuff}}% \stoppositionoverlay

\hpos{mstuff:t\currentmarginstuff}{#1}\inright{\hpos{mstuff:m\currentmarginstuff}{\marginframe{#2}}}}

First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. This overlay can be attached to some overlay layer, like, in our case, the page. We define four small circles. These are drawn as soon as the page overlay is typeset. Because they are located in the background, they don't cover the text, while the lines do. The previous paragraph was typeset by saying:

First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. This overlay can be attached to some overlay layer, like, in our case, the page. We define four small circles. These are drawn as soon as the page overlay is typeset. Because they are located in the background, they don't cover the text, while the lines do. The previous paragraph was typeset by saying:

First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. This overlay can be attached to some overlay layer, like, in our case, the page. We define four small circles. These are drawn as soon as the page overlay is typeset. Because they are located in the background, they don't cover the text, while the lines do.

The previous paragraph was typeset by saying: First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. First we have defined an \marginstuff {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. This overlay can be attached to some overlay layer, like, in our case, the page. We define four small circles. These are drawn as soon as the page overlay is typeset. Because they are located in the background, they don't cover the text, while the lines do. The previous paragraph was typeset by saying:

\stoptext

Hi Hans, could you wrap this into a macro to define different commands for marginstuff, could be usefull to write margintexts for more users in different colors etc. For example: \definecomment[chen][color=blue,frame=on|off,...] \definecomment[hans][color=red,frame=on|off,...] \starttext The previous paragraph was typeset by saying: First we have defined an \chen {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. First we have defined an \hans {overlay} {Just a test in a margin that could be multiple lines.}. This overlay can be attached to some overlay layer, like, in our case, the page. We define four small circles. These are drawn as soon as the page overlay is typeset. Because they are located in the background, they don't cover the text, while the lines do. \stoptext Wolfgang