commands manual (setup-en.pdf) organized by topic
Hello list, i always use the "Commands" manual a lot to retrieve information about the parameters and options of ConTeXt commands. The manual is built from the .xml files in the tex/texmf-context/tex/context/interface directory. Since those files are organized by topic, is it possible to generate a manual with the same contents of setup-en.pdf, but sorted by topic, and then alphabetically? I've seen there's a module for the manual creation (tex/texmf-context/tex/context/modules/mkiv/x-setups-basics.mkiv), but i can't see options for a different sorting of commands. TIA, Massimiliano PS: (something about the question originating this request) I know only a little portion of the available ConTeXt commands, and sometimes i realize that there are commands i was not aware of, that fit better than my solutions, which were built with the few commands i knew (i.e. think of the many variants of delimited text).
mf schrieb am 05.12.18 um 18:04:
Hello list, i always use the "Commands" manual a lot to retrieve information about the parameters and options of ConTeXt commands.
The manual is built from the .xml files in the
tex/texmf-context/tex/context/interface
directory.
Since those files are organized by topic, is it possible to generate a manual with the same contents of setup-en.pdf, but sorted by topic, and then alphabetically?
I've seen there's a module for the manual creation (tex/texmf-context/tex/context/modules/mkiv/x-setups-basics.mkiv), but i can't see options for a different sorting of commands.
You can get a list of the files with context --extra=setups --list and create a document with a limited number of commands from certain categories with context --extra=setups delimitedtext,narrow Wolfgang
Am 05.12.18 um 19:01 schrieb Wolfgang Schuster:
You can get a list of the files with
context --extra=setups --list
and create a document with a limited number of commands from certain categories with
context --extra=setups delimitedtext,narrow
Cool! Neat factsheet to print out, if you give a workshop about ConTeXt. I am looking for a small text explaining the naming system of the commands, because I only partly understand the interdependence of eg. singular and plural commands. What is the difference of singular and plural commands like \setupfloat and \setupfloats. Does the singular always inherit from the plural? And why? I have a limited understanding of the \defineX \setupX and \X line, but would love to hear more. And lately I often see here that setups are named like "foo:bar". What is the meaning of the double colon? So what I would often need is a How-to-read-the-setup-en-pdf. A Happy St Nicholas' Day juh
On 12/6/2018 7:30 AM, Jan U. Hasecke wrote:
Am 05.12.18 um 19:01 schrieb Wolfgang Schuster:
You can get a list of the files with
context --extra=setups --list
and create a document with a limited number of commands from certain categories with
context --extra=setups delimitedtext,narrow
Cool! Neat factsheet to print out, if you give a workshop about ConTeXt.
I am looking for a small text explaining the naming system of the commands, because I only partly understand the interdependence of eg. singular and plural commands.
mostly historic (we don't want to drop compatibility)
What is the difference of singular and plural commands like \setupfloat and \setupfloats. Does the singular always inherit from the plural? And why?
in most cases they're synonyms
I have a limited understanding of the \defineX \setupX and \X line, but would love to hear more.
just try one command, say \defineframed \setupframed ... the concepts are the same (only a few commands for practical reasons behave different)
And lately I often see here that setups are named like "foo:bar". What is the meaning of the double colon?
variants (same command, different options) or instances
So what I would often need is a How-to-read-the-setup-en-pdf.
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