midalignment

midalignment

[Idris S Hamid]

Dear folks,

In the following example, \midalign is not placing its argument in the center 
of the line but rather offset to the right a bit. \cbox works but I guess I'm 
not supposed to use that command in running text:-).

Please advise.

Best wishes
Idris
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\setuppapersize[letter]
\setuplayout[width=middle,height=middle,location={middle,singlesided},marking=off]
\setuppagenumbering[location=footer,alternative=singlesided]

\starttext

\startnarrower[3*left,3*right]

 \midaligned{Abstract}
%\cbox{Abstract}
\tfx%
This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my 
abstract
This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my 
abstract
This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my 
abstract
This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my 
abstract
This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my 
abstract
This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my 
abstract
This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my 
abstract
This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my abstract This is my 
abstract
\stopnarrower

\stoptext

-- 
Dr. Idris S Hamid
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80526

Re: midalignment

[Patrick Gundlach]

Idris S Hamid <ishamid@attbi.com> writes:

> Dear folks,
> 
> In the following example, \midalign is not placing its argument in the center 
> of the line but rather offset to the right a bit.

this is because \midalign (and other alignment macros) do not look at
the \leftskip and the \rightskip the \startnarrow sets. If you run
(pdf)etex you can try this code before the \midalign:

\def\doalignline#1#2% \\ == newline 
  {\bgroup
   \def\\{\egroup\par\doalignline{#1}{#2}\bgroup}%
   \dowithnextbox
     {\noindent\hbox to \dimexpr(\hsize - \rightskip - \leftskip)
       {\strut#1\unhbox\nextbox#2}\egroup}
     \hbox}

Hans should fix this. Sorry I don't have the time to put this into
bugzilla.

This should also answer a question from Giuseppe B.:

==================================================
From: Giuseppe Bilotta <bourbaki@bigfoot.com>
Subject: Misalignment in narrower.
To: ntg-context@ntg.nl
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 16:47:14 +0200
Reply-To: Giuseppe Bilotta <bourbaki@bigfoot.com>

Hello,

Please try the following:

\starttext

\input tufte

\startnarrower

\midaligned{some text which should be centered but is not}

\input tufte

\rightaligned{some text which should be right-aligned but is not}

\stopnarrower

\input tufte

\stoptext

Please note that the ...aligned text is shifted too much to the
right in both cases. Prefixing a \noindent is of no use.

==================================================

Patrick

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Re: midalignment

[Hans Hagen]

At 11:39 PM 6/21/2002 +0200, Patrick Gundlach wrote:
>Idris S Hamid <ishamid@attbi.com> writes:
>
> > Dear folks,
> >
> > In the following example, \midalign is not placing its argument in the 
> center
> > of the line but rather offset to the right a bit.
>
>this is because \midalign (and other alignment macros) do not look at
>the \leftskip and the \rightskip the \startnarrow sets. If you run
>(pdf)etex you can try this code before the \midalign:
>
>
>\def\doalignline#1#2% \\ == newline
>   {\bgroup
>    \def\\{\egroup\par\doalignline{#1}{#2}\bgroup}%
>    \dowithnextbox
>      {\noindent\hbox to \dimexpr(\hsize - \rightskip - \leftskip)
>        {\strut#1\unhbox\nextbox#2}\egroup}
>      \hbox}
>
>
>Hans should fix this. Sorry I don't have the time to put this into
>bugzilla.

better is:

\def\doalignline#1#2% \\ == newline
   {\bgroup
    \setlocalhsize % new
    \def\\{\egroup\par\doalignline{#1}{#2}\bgroup}%
    \dowithnextbox
      {\noindent\hbox to \localhsize{\strut#1\unhbox\nextbox#2}\egroup}
      \hbox}

Hans
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Re: midalignment

[Patrick Gundlach]

Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl> writes:

>       {\noindent\hbox to \localhsize{\strut#1\unhbox\nextbox#2}\egroup}

Uh, localhsize. I was looking for that one.

Patrick

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