Struggles with \useblocks

Struggles with \useblocks

[Willi Egger]

Hi gang!

I do not know why this does not work therefore the following:

I have a document with several chapters.
At the beginning an environment file is loaded.

In the environment file there is a block defined as \defineblock[Impressum]
and the block is immediately hidden with \hideblocks[Impressum]

At the end of the document there is the chapter "Colofoon"

\Chapter{Colofoon}

\useblocks[Impressum]

So far so good. But after compilation with texexec --final  of the document
there is the following statement in the log file.

chapter        : 14 Colofoon
textblocks     : second pass needed

No block "Impressum" is typeset.

By the way I am using: ConTeXt  ver: 2003.8.21  fmt: 2003.8.22  int: english
mes: english

How is this to be explained?

Willi

Re: Struggles with \useblocks

[Patrick Gundlach]

Hello Willi,

> In the environment file there is a block defined as \defineblock[Impressum]
> and the block is immediately hidden with \hideblocks[Impressum]

It looks as if you can only define blocks within
\starttext...\stoptext. Do you load your environment inside or
outside \starttext...\stoptext?


Please provide a minimal but complete example if you still have
problems.

Patrick


BTW: Hans, what is the suggested place to load an environment? I used
to load it outside \starttext...\stoptext

-- 
Silent is the goldfish in its bowl

Re: Re: Struggles with \useblocks

[Willi Egger]

Hi Pattrick,

From: "Patrick Gundlach" <pg@levana.de>
> Hello Willi,
>
> > In the environment file there is a block defined as
\defineblock[Impressum]
> > and the block is immediately hidden with \hideblocks[Impressum]
>
> It looks as if you can only define blocks within
> \starttext...\stoptext. Do you load your environment inside or
> outside \starttext...\stoptext?

Ii do not know precisely. Ii have an environment file where the block
resides.
The environment file is loaded OUTSIDE the \starttext .. \stoptext.

In the meantime I tested this and found out, that the definition of the
block as well as the block itself must be placed within the \starttext ...
\stoptext.


> Please provide a minimal but complete example if you still have
> problems.

Thanks for your tips!

Willi