[NTG-context] Subject: Leading spaces verbatim

[Hans Hagen]

On 1/28/2023 9:26 PM, Kalouguine Andre via ntg-context wrote:
> On 28.01.2023 17:37, Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context wrote:
> 
>> Using Fedora 37 (and having just installed Okular), I see that
>> annotations are tricky to open in Okular.
>>
>> First you have to select the Annotations tab on the left pane, go to the
>> annotation and then right-click on it to open (the pop-up note).
>>
>> Evince has a more effective approach: double-clicking on the icon opens
>> the note (afaIk, this is similar to Acrobat).
> Right you are, it works with your method, thanks!
> I think the students have Evince so perhaps it's the best solution in 
> the absence
there are some provisions for spaces in text but for verbatim it is a 
bit more tricky

\setuptyping[space=on]

you now see visual spaces show up that can be copied

now, say that we add real spaces, which you can do after and this (in 
cont-new.mkxl):

\unprotect
\setvalue{\??typingspace\v!character}{\chardef\obeyedspace32 }
\protect

and then:

\setuptyping[space=character]

in sumatra pdf:

default   : spaces are copied as spaces (so three become three
on        : visual spaces for every one
character : funny newlines when more than two spaces

Cheats that add some kerning before and after confuse viewers even more.

so: this is all very viewer dependent! (The suggested comment method is 
more reliable.)

Hans


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