I am trying to find out how to format a so-called epigraph, a motto at the start of an article or section. I have made this construct:
\tabskip=0pt plus 1fill \halign to\hsize{#\hfil\tabskip=0pt\cr ``The sky is blue''\cr ``The sky is very blue''\cr \noalign{\vskip 6pt} \hfill {Simon Pepping}\cr }
It is very plain TeX. Is there a higher level Context construct that would be appropriate here?
Regards, Simon
Thursday, November 28, 2002 Bruce D'Arcus wrote:
BDA> On Thursday, November 28, 2002, at 02:47 PM, Simon Pepping wrote:
Is there a higher level Context construct that would be appropriate here?
BDA> And shouldn't we have an epigraph environment Hans? ;-)
You can use the xdesc module I developed to define a very flexible epigraph environment (i.e. one which also allows you to have a "list of epigraphs" etc).
Thursday, November 28, 2002 Bruce D'Arcus wrote:
BDA> On Thursday, November 28, 2002, at 02:47 PM, Simon Pepping wrote:
Is there a higher level Context construct that would be appropriate here?
BDA> And shouldn't we have an epigraph environment Hans? ;-)
You can use the xdesc module I developed to define a very flexible epigraph environment (i.e. one which also allows you to have a "list of epigraphs" etc).
On Friday, November 29, 2002, at 06:30 AM, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
Thursday, November 28, 2002 Bruce D'Arcus wrote: BDA> On Thursday, November 28, 2002, at 02:47 PM, Simon Pepping wrote:
Is there a higher level Context construct that would be appropriate here?
BDA> And shouldn't we have an epigraph environment Hans? ;-)
You can use the xdesc module I developed to define a very flexible epigraph environment (i.e. one which also allows you to have a "list of epigraphs" etc).
"You" in this context is me, as an individual? The issue I have here (and it may well not be an issue, since I'm not sure I grasp every detail) is the one I mentioned last week:
If we are going to be able to have elegant and flexible typesetting of DocBook files, shouldn't DocBook structures like epigraph be in the core? Simon shouldn't have to generate lower-level code for these sort of things (the meta info stuff as well) with his project, because it then becomes more difficult for the user to customize output (and for him to maintain the code?).
Or am I missing something?
Bruce
Friday, November 29, 2002 Bruce D'Arcus wrote:
You can use the xdesc module I developed to define a very flexible epigraph environment (i.e. one which also allows you to have a "list of epigraphs" etc).
BDA> "You" in this context is me, as an individual?
Yes.
BDA> The issue I have here BDA> (and it may well not be an issue, since I'm not sure I grasp every BDA> detail) is the one I mentioned last week:
BDA> If we are going to be able to have elegant and flexible typesetting of BDA> DocBook files, shouldn't DocBook structures like epigraph be in the BDA> core? Simon shouldn't have to generate lower-level code for these sort BDA> of things (the meta info stuff as well) with his project, because it BDA> then becomes more difficult for the user to customize output (and for BDA> him to maintain the code?).
BDA> Or am I missing something?
You're not. IMO the whole xdesc module should get into the core --it can work as a base for bibliographies, too, for example.
On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 08:11:17AM -0500, Bruce D'Arcus wrote:
On Friday, November 29, 2002, at 06:30 AM, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
You can use the xdesc module I developed to define a very flexible epigraph environment (i.e. one which also allows you to have a "list of epigraphs" etc).
Where do I find it?
If we are going to be able to have elegant and flexible typesetting of DocBook files, shouldn't DocBook structures like epigraph be in the core? Simon shouldn't have to generate lower-level code for these sort of things (the meta info stuff as well) with his project, because it then becomes more difficult for the user to customize output (and for him to maintain the code?).
If in DocbookInContext I map to a Context construct, then the user can use the configuration options of that construct. If I use a low-level construct, then the user can only use the configuration options that I program in (or any other contributor). I would like to avoid that.
Regards, Simon
Friday, November 29, 2002 Simon Pepping wrote:
On Friday, November 29, 2002, at 06:30 AM, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
You can use the xdesc module I developed to define a very flexible epigraph environment (i.e. one which also allows you to have a "list of epigraphs" etc).
SP> Where do I find it?
I think I posted it on-group some time ago ... but anyway, here it is again (it's not that big ...)
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