How to prepare a template for list of names in ConTeXt

How to prepare a template for list of names in ConTeXt

[Marcin Borkowski]

Hi all,

I have an ambitious plan to start (again) to use ConTeXt (MkIV, of
course;)), so that I can learn it a bit; also, I'd like to play around
with metapost/metafun (after a long break - I'm a metapost to tikz
convert;)).

I want to prepare a template for a list of names, looking like this (in
ascii art;)):

      List of names
Class ________ Date ____

A-F  M-R
____ ____
____ ____

G-L  S-Z
____ ____
____ ____

(Of course, there will be more horizontal lines).

In other words, I'd like to have two columns (and a title spanning
them) and a lot of places to put down a name.  I'd like each horizontal
line to have a little "hook" and one of the ends, i.e., a quarter of
a circle.  I'd like to have full control over the positioning
(margins, width of the intercolumn space, height of each place for a
name etc.).  I'd like the labels like A-F to be also "underlined" by
similar "hooked lines".

How do you think I should do it?  More specifically:
1. How can I do something like "metapost macro" putting a "left or
right hooked horizontal line, of given length/width/color, at a
specific place"?

2. How can I instruct ConTeXt to put things where I want them?  In
plain TeX or LaTeX, I'd use a bunch of boxes, vskips etc; what is the
"ConTeXt way"?

Thanks in advance!

-- 
Marcin Borkowski
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