[NTG-context] the closing bracket (structuring syntax)

[Steffen Wolfrum]

Thank you.

\footnote
\index
\chapter	\section ...
\it	\bf	\sc	\mr	\cap
\language[...]

That would be quite a good start.

Steffen




Am 10.08.2006 um 22:44 schrieb Hans Hagen:

> Steffen Wolfrum wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> in XML and alike there is a concept of dedicated start/stop in
>> formatting:
>>
>> <begin heading> ... <end heading >
>> <begin footnote> ... <end footnote >
>> <begin italic> ... <end italic>
>>
>> But in ConTeXt/TeX we have always the same closing syntax "}". That
>> makes reading the code not easier.
>>
>> Is there a workaround to define the closing more precisely (like the
>> examples above),
>> so that finding a "}" in a ConTeXt source lets me distinguish what
>> it's about?
>>
>> But in such a way that the file still can be processed as a regular
>> ConTeXt file?
>>
> its' no problem to define most commands as start/stop, however keep in
> mind that some start/stop constructs (like tables) pick up pieces in
> order to store them
>
> so, if some commands need start/stop variants ... just make me a list
> and we'll see what we can do about it
>
> Hans
>
>
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