Re: goto(box) and setuplist questions

["Wolfgang Schuster" <schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com>]

On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Alan Stone
<software.list.1es9s@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Wolfgang Schuster
> <schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Depends on the situation, for left aligned numbers it didn't matter
>> because
>> you can't see where the space comes from (1) but for right aligned numbers
>> you need a postive value for distance (2).
>>
>> (1) Left aligned number:
>>
>> \starttext
>> \bTABLE[frame=off]
>> \bTR\bTD[width=1cm] 1 \eTD\bTD header \eTD\eTR
>> \eTABLE
>> \bTABLE[frame=off,distance=5mm]
>> \bTR\bTD[width=5mm] 1 \eTD\bTD header \eTD\eTR
>> \eTABLE
>> \stoptext
>>
>> (2) Right aligned number:
>>
>> \starttext
>> \bTABLE[frame=off]
>> \bTR\bTD[width=1cm,align=flushright] 1 \eTD\bTD header \eTD\eTR
>> \eTABLE
>> \bTABLE[frame=off,distance=5mm]
>> \bTR\bTD[width=5mm,align=flushright] 1 \eTD\bTD header \eTD\eTR
>> \eTABLE
>> \stoptext
>
> I'm impressed...
>
> So you really have an MBA in Klingon!  :O)
>
>> > Hans wrote:
>> >>> - maxwidth ?
>> >>
>> >>just try it on long entries .. it prevents too long lines
>> >>
>> >>this is a very long entry
>> >>this is a very ...
>> >
>> > Ok I see. Now, in \placecontent or \setuplist, which parameter
>> > allows to influence where long lines are cut off in two (or more) ?
>> >
>> > Like...
>> >
>> > (number) This long long
>> > chapter title                       (pagenumber)
>> >
>> > vs.
>> >
>> > (number) This long
>> > long chapter title                (pagenumber)
>> >
>> > Using the brute force tactic I tried setting width and textwith which
>> > didn't
>> > work.
>> > It could be textcommand. If so what does \command#1 mean ( see main
>> > manual pg 150 ) ?
>>
>> The effect for maxwidth (3cm in my example) is this:
>>
>> \starttext
>> \limitatetext {This long long chapter title} {3cm} {\unknown}
>> \stoptext
>>
> I just tried with
>
> style={\switchtobodyfont[small]\setuplinewidth[(x)pt]\setupinterlinespace[line=2.4ex]}
>
> and several values for (x) in
>
> \startinteractionmenu[myMenu]
>  \placecontent[
>     criterium=all,
>     alternative=b,
> %    style={\switchtobodyfont[small]\setupinterlinespace[line=2.4ex]},
>
> style={\switchtobodyfont[small]\setuplinewidth[150pt]\setupinterlinespace[line=2.4ex]},
>     interaction=all,
>     before={\blank[small]\startnarrower[left,right]},
>     after={\stopnarrower\blank[medium]}]
> \stopinteractionmenu
>
> but that generates a compile error. Grrr...

Was the empty line also in your source, if your answer is yes remove it.

Wolfgang
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