How to read syntax descriptions

How to read syntax descriptions

[Salman Khilji]

In the beginner's manual, we have for \startitemize the following:

\startitemize[..,..,..][..,..=..,..] ... \stopitemize

I was wondering how do you read this in english?  Based on the examples, am I 
correct to say the following?

1)  The \startitemize is optionally followed by a comma separated list of 
parameters enclosed in brackets.

2) Then a set of key-value pairs enclosed in brackets follows.  Again this is 
optional.

If this is correct, then what about \setupitemize?.  It says

\setupitemize[.1.][..,.2.,..][..,..=..,..]

So again let me guess

.1. stands for a number
The third set could be key-value pairs

What about the set in the middle?

Can we have an explanation for these please.

Salman

Re: How to read syntax descriptions

[Patrick Gundlach]

Hello Salman,   (second attempt for this mail...)

> \startitemize[..,..,..][..,..=..,..] ... \stopitemize


> 1)  The \startitemize is optionally followed by a comma separated list of 
> parameters enclosed in brackets.

right.

> 2) Then a set of key-value pairs enclosed in brackets follows. Again
> this is optional.

correct.

> If this is correct, then what about \setupitemize?.  It says
>
> \setupitemize[.1.][..,.2.,..][..,..=..,..]


> So again let me guess
> .1. stands for a number

no, not really. "1" stands for "look at description 1, so it can be a
number or the keyword "each"

> The third set could be key-value pairs

right

> What about the set in the middle?

Same as the first one in startitemize. 

It says ".2." : look at number two which is the "standard, n*broad,
n*serried ..."

Look at the first link I have in my signature and look for
\setupitemgroup and \startitemgroup. (See also the comment in
\setupitemgroup. The description is slightly different from the on in
the beginners manual)

Patrick
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Re: How to read syntax descriptions

[Nikolai Weibull]

* Patrick Gundlach <patrick@gundla.ch> [Jul 15, 2004 15:20]:
> Look at the first link I have in my signature [cut]

Just a quick comment on the great wiki you have set up...your css is eh,
sorta borked...

:hover and :active actually act on every object in the DOM the way you
have written it.  That means that it will act on body which is kind of
bad for me as Mozilla does the right thing here and renders everything
in blue.  A suggested fix would be to alter it to

a[href]:hover {...}
a[href]:active {...}

which will alsa save you from anchored elements that are actually
targets, not links...
	nikolai

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Re: How to read syntax descriptions

[Patrick Gundlach]

Nikolai Weibull <context-list@pcppopper.org> writes:

> Just a quick comment on the great wiki you have set up...your css is eh,
> sorta borked...

Well, your reply-address is eh, sorta borked. (Whatever this means.)

I tried to contact you off-list, but your address failed. 

(<context-list@pcppopper.org>:
Sorry, I wasn't able to establish an SMTP connection. (#4.4.1)
I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long.)

But thanks for the critique anyway.

Patrick
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Re: How to read syntax descriptions

[Nikolai Weibull]

* Patrick Gundlach <patrick@gundla.ch> [Jul 22, 2004 21:30]:
> I tried to contact you off-list, but your address failed.
>
> (<context-list@pcppopper.org>:
> Sorry, I wasn't able to establish an SMTP connection. (#4.4.1)
> I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long.)

Weird...my mail server is shit it seems...

> But thanks for the critique anyway.

Sure, I hope you didn't take it the wrong way, I come off a bit wrong
sometimes...borked just means broken.
	nikolai

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main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}