[NTG-context] Preventing double title pages for nested content
Kate F
kate at elide.org
Wed May 20 00:34:41 CEST 2015
Hello!
I'm collating some UNIX-like manpages into a PDF.
I'm structuring the content like so:
\setupcolors[state=start]
\definehead[Volume] [part] % red colour: man(1) section
\definehead[Library][part] % blue colour: library within section 3
\definehead[Manpage][chapter]
\setuphead[Volume,Library,Manpage][page=yes,number=no,placehead=yes]
\setuphead[Volume][color=red]
\setuphead[Library][color=blue]
\starttext
\placecontent[list={Volume,Library,Manpage}]
\startVolume[title=Section 1: Programs]
\dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=progxyz(1)] \input lorem \stopManpage}
\stopVolume
\startVolume[title=Section 2: Syscalls]
\dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=syscallxyz(1)] \input lorem
\stopManpage}
\stopVolume
\startVolume[title=Section 3: Libraries]
\startLibrary[title=libjpeg]
\dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=jpegapi_a(3)] \input
lorem \stopManpage}
\stopLibrary
\startLibrary[title=libpng]
\dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=pngapi_a(3)] \input
lorem \stopManpage}
\stopLibrary
\startLibrary[title=libbmp]
\dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=bmpapi_a(3)] \input
lorem \stopManpage}
\stopLibrary
\stopVolume
\startVolume[title=Section 4: Drivers]
\dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=drvxyz(1)] \input lorem \stopManpage}
\stopVolume
\startVolume[title=Section 7mk: Makefiles]
\dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=xyz.mk(1)] \input lorem \stopManpage}
\stopVolume
\stoptext
There I have grouped Volume 3 manpages into libraries. This grouping only
applies to Volume 3.
I'd like a single "title" page for each Volume (which I show in red),
except for section 3, where I'd like a title page for each Library
(which I show in blue). So the pagination should look like:
toc S1 ... S2 ... libjpeg ... libpng ... libbmp ... S4 ...
Where S* there is a red title page, S3 is absent, and lib* are blue title pages.
I'm trying to work out how best to do this.
Would you recommend I hide Volume 3's title page?
I think that must be the simplest way, but I don't know how to do it
using a setup.
My data is coming from XML, and I'd like to avoid having a special
\startVolume for Volume 3, if I can. Although perhaps that could help.
Are there any other ways which might be more sensible?
I wondered about using \setuphead[something][continue=yes] to fold the
first blue title pages onto the red title pages, but even if I can do that,
I think it would make things more difficult for getting the text right on
those pages.
Sorry for the long question!
Thank you,
--
Kate
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