From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/29021 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thomas Moore Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Newbie questions Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:02:15 -0700 Message-ID: <1383BF1F-51C8-4AA4-931D-0C9373BF4D4B@pomona.edu> References: <449EBA5F.8090301@wxs.nl> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v750) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1151593449 28637 80.91.229.2 (29 Jun 2006 15:04:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:04:09 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Thu Jun 29 17:04:05 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Fvy3Z-0004Va-T0 for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:03:50 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 822471287C; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:03:48 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 26570-01; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:03:48 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31A2C128C8; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:02:00 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63AB7128C8 for ; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:01:58 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 26296-02-2 for ; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:01:56 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from iron1.pomona.edu (iron1.pomona.edu [134.173.71.136]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with SMTP id 5AF6B1287C for ; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:01:56 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from exchange1.campus.pomona.edu (HELO mail.pomona.edu) ([134.173.71.128]) by iron1.pomona.edu with ESMTP; 29 Jun 2006 08:01:54 -0700 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.06,192,1149490800"; d="scan'208"; a="2352858:sNHT19208378" Original-Received: from frontend2.campus.pomona.edu ([134.173.71.139]) by mail.pomona.edu with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:01:45 -0700 Original-Received: from [192.168.1.47] ([71.104.113.161]) by frontend2.campus.pomona.edu with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:01:45 -0700 In-Reply-To: <449EBA5F.8090301@wxs.nl> Original-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.750) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Jun 2006 15:01:45.0748 (UTC) FILETIME=[F0647540:01C69B8C] X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.7 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:29021 Archived-At: Dear Hans: > it's a stepwise process > > - first set up a basic page style (next time in a big bookshop i'll > take a look at the series) and set up a font; that way you get an > idea how well things will fit > > - then develop the structure + associated style mapping while > writing (or converting) > > ask yourself: > > - do i need to render this differently > - do i get the feeling that i enter too much code > > if so, then add structure > > This is how context itself evolved (after all, it was written in an > educational context where structure, reuse etc is important). Just > don't try to make up the style at the beginning, polishing it every > now and then is a nice distraction. > > Also, using metapost for the graphics is fun in itself (and may > save you lots of time). Thanks for the very thoughtful advice! Best wishes, Tom