[NTG-context] Re: simplify side by side Poems

[seyal.zavira@gmail.com]

Thanks so much

i also could define poem structure like this:

Using table method: 
\protected\def\PoemStart#1\PoemStop
   {\bTABLE[setups=tablepoem]#1\eTABLE}
\protected\def\Beyt#1
   {\bTR #1 \eTR}
\protected\def\Misra#1
   {\bTD #1 \eTD}
   
\starttext
\PoemStart
\Beyt{\Misra{the first sentence}   \Misra{the second sentence}}
\Beyt{\Misra{the third sentence}   \Misra{the fourth sentence}}
\PoemStop
\stoptext

also it can be done with itemize(easier but less flexible):
\defineitemgroup[Mypoem]
\setupitemgroup[Mypoem][horizontal,two]

\protected\def\PoemStart#1\PoemStop
   {\startitemgroup[Mypoem]#1\stopitemgroup}
\protected\def\Misra#1
   {\startitem#1\stopitem}

\starttext
\PoemStart
\Misra{the first sentence}  \Misra{the second sentence}
\Misra{the third sentence}  \Misra{the fourth sentence}
\PoemStop
\stoptext

there is also another method by using buffers and lua code (part of the answer to my question on the stack site).
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