Using variables in relation to the TOC

Using variables in relation to the TOC

[Willi Egger]

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Hi all,

While developing a manual I encounter the following problem.

Each document of the manual carries a header, where a version number is
placed. In this case the version number is a date.
The manual table of contents requires, that the name of the document
(chapter name) is placed followed by the version number which Ii mentioned
above.

I spent some hours to try to tweak things to get the desired result. -
Unfortunately unsuccesfully. May be that I want to achieve something which
is impossible due to the way TeX is generating the table of contents. - If
you compile hte attached file you get a table of contents which looks in
first instance as it is required. The 'only' problem is, that all documents
get the version number defined in the setuparea (Compare the presentation of
the version number to the versionnumbers as they appear in the header)

Any suggestions?

Thanks Willi

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% header setup

\setupoutput[pdftex]
\setupinteraction[state=start]
\setupbodyfont[ss,10pt]

\setuplayout
   [header=6\bodyfontsize,
    headerdistance=\bodyfontsize,
    topspace=0.75cm]

\setuppagenumbering[location=,way=bychapter]
\setupsubpagenumber[state=start,way=bychapter]

\definehead[Mychapter][chapter]
\definecombinedlist[Mycontent][part,Mychapter]
\setuplist[Mychapter][pagenumber=no,maxwidth=\textwidth,margin=1cm]

\define[1]\SetUpHeaderText{%
   \setupheadertexts[][%
   {\hbox
      {\switchtobodyfont[small]%
      {\bTABLE
         \setupTABLE[x][1][frame=on,width=.5\textwidth]
         \setupTABLE[x][2][frame=on,width=.35\textwidth]
         \bTR
            \bTD Document: \hfill\headnumber[part]~\getmarking[part][last] \eTD
            \bTD Version: \hfill{#1}  \eTD\eTR
       \eTABLE}}}]}


\ifx\Version\undefined\def\Version{\currentdate[day,-,month,-,year]}\fi


\starttext
%\showframe

\completeMycontent

\part{General}

\chapter{Introduction}
\def\Version{03-02-2003}
\SetUpHeaderText{\Version}
\writetolist[Mychapter]{Introduction}{\hfill \Version}

\subject{Idea}
\input tufte

\chapter{Troubleshooting}
\def\Version{12-12-2002}
\SetUpHeaderText{\Version}
\writetolist[Mychapter]{Troubleshooting}{\hfill \Version}

\subject{Introduction}
\input tufte

\part{Organisation}
\chapter{Diagrams}
\SetUpHeaderText{05-02-2003}

\subject{Holding}
\input tufte

\subject{Local site}
\input tufte
\stoptext

Re: Using variables in relation to the TOC

[Patrick Gundlach]

"Willi Egger" <w.egger@boede.nl> writes:

Hello Willi,

> I spent some hours to try to tweak things to get the desired result. -

have you tried 

\expanded{\writetolist[Mychapter]{Troubleshooting}{\hfill \Version}}


Patrick

Re: Re: Using variables in relation to the TOC

[Willi Egger]

Hi Patrick,

Thanks a lot for your perfect answer. - It works as I had it in mind!
Indeed I tried to place \expanded but never put it in front of the whole as
you did. - Gosh when am I going to understand TeX?? - Oh no, its no reason
to stop loving and using it! :-)

> \expanded{\writetolist[Mychapter]{Troubleshooting}{\hfill \Version}}

Willi

Re: Using variables in relation to the TOC

[Hans Hagen]

At 10:49 AM 2/5/2003 +0100, Willi Egger wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>While developing a manual I encounter the following problem.
>
>Each document of the manual carries a header, where a version number is
>placed. In this case the version number is a date.
>The manual table of contents requires, that the name of the document
>(chapter name) is placed followed by the version number which Ii mentioned
>above.
>
>I spent some hours to try to tweak things to get the desired result. -

here is a 10 second solution:

   \setuplist[Mychapter][expansion=yes]  % yes|command|no

% or \expanded{...} ...

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Re: Using variables in relation to the TOC

[Willi Egger]

> here is a 10 second solution:
> 
>    \setuplist[Mychapter][expansion=yes]  % yes|command|no
> 
> % or \expanded{...} ...
> 

Thanks! - I see, the gap is enormous! :-)

Willi