Re: Questions on \definition

[Kip Warner <kip@thevertigo.com>]

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On Tue, 2012-01-17 at 13:38 +0900, Vladimir Lomov wrote:

Hey Vlad.

> (not an expert, just read command reference)
> > (1) What is the difference between \definedescription and
> > \setupdescriptions?
> the first should define new "description", the second change style of
> already defined "description".

Ah, so \setupdescriptions inherits the default values of
\definedescription?

> > (2) What is the difference between \definition and \description?
> This example
> <example>
> \starttext
> 
> \definition{Hi}
> 
> \stoptext
> </example>
> gives error: "Undefined control sequence ...". Where this command is
> defined?

In section 10.2 of the ConTeXt User Manual (p222 of the pdf). Maybe it
is a type:

...
An example of the definition is:
\definedescription[definition][location=top,headstyle=bold]
search
\definition{icon}
...

Or maybe you mean \description which is on the same page.

> > (3) How do I change the colour of the definition header? I tried the
> > following, but it did not work:
> 
> > \setuphead
> >   [definition]
> >   [color=colour_head]
> 
> If I were you I would do that:
> <example>
> \starttext
> 
> \definedescription[definition][headcolor=colour_head]
> 
> \definition{Hi}. This is definition.
> \setupdescriptions[definition][headcolor=colour_head2]
> 
> \definition{Hi2}. This is second definition.
> 
> \stoptext
> </example>

Thank you. That makes sense now. But why does \setuphead[definition]
method not work?

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Kip Warner -- Software Engineer
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