[NTG-context] Parallel texts: verse with blanks between stanzas via tabulate

[denis.maier at unibe.ch]

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Hans Hagen <j.hagen at freedom.nl>
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 30. August 2022 14:31
> An: Maier, Denis Christian (UB) <denis.maier at unibe.ch>; mailing list for
> ConTeXt users <ntg-context at ntg.nl>
> Betreff: Re: AW: [NTG-context] Parallel texts: verse with blanks between
> stanzas via tabulate
> 
> On 8/30/2022 1:40 PM, denis.maier at unibe.ch wrote:
> 
> > Thanks for the updated version. So, that means the basic restriction
> > is that blanks will need to be inserted between rows, right? We cannot
> > have to two completely independent formatted poems, right? (For
> > reference, see the attached PNG. This was done with paragraphs, and
> > works as longs as this stays on a single page. One is one long stanza,
> > the other one consists of multiple smaller stanzas.)
> You need to be more prececise in defining what you want .. this example is not
> a parallel obe right? Just two columns.
> 

Sorry for not being precise enough.

I'm not sure I understand. This example shows two poems side by side. Both are totally different in structure. One has a heading, and consists of multiple paragraphs. The other is just one long stanza. Until now, I've used tabulate for these kind of sidebyside texts. Usually there are not poems, just regular paragraphs, but with poems I've realized that blanks seem not be supported in individual table cells.

Denis

\startbuffer[lines1]
\startlines[inbetween={\blank}]
this
is
a
poem
with
one 
longer 
stanza
\stoplines
\stopbuffer

\startbuffer[lines2]
\startlines[inbetween={\blank}]
this
is
a
poem

with
some
stanzas

here is 
another one

and another one
\stoplines
\stopbuffer

\starttext

Just the buffers.

One:

\getbuffer[lines1]

Two:

\getbuffer[lines2]


Via paragraphs

\defineparagraphs[paraverse][n=2 ]
\setupparagraphs[paraverse][1][
   width=.45\textwidth, distance=2em,
   align={verytolerant,stretch}]

\startparaverse
\getbuffer[lines1]
\nextparaverse
\getbuffer[lines2]
\stopparaverse

Via tabulate
\starttabulate[|p|p|]
\NC \getbuffer[lines1]
\NC \getbuffer[lines2]
\NC\NR
\stoptabulate

\stoptext