Il giorno Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:32:01 +0100
luigi scarso <luigi.scarso@gmail.com> ha scritto:

> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Wolfgang Schuster
> <schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Am 21.12.2011 um 18:19 schrieb Fulvio:
> >
> >> Hi, this is my first message in this ml ;)
> >>
> >> Well, I've a stupid constraint in a work: I must limit the number
> >> of lines in a page. I have to have 32-35 lines on each page.
> >>
> >> Now, the task isn't too complex in principle, I can work on
> >> interline sizes and glues, but this way is a little bit tricky.
> >> I wonder if there is a better (and elegant) way to manage the
> >> problem.
> >
> > You can the number of lines on a page with the \setuplayout command.
> >
> > \setuplayout[lines=20]
> > \starttext
> > \dorecurse{100}{Line \recurselevel\par}
> > \stoptext
> >
> > Wolfang
> Of course there is a static  idea of "line" that depends on the
> current font and a dynamic idea of row that depends on the current
> document: here is an exaggerated example
> 
> \setuplayout[lines=20]
> \newdimen\T \T=1.5mm
> \starttext
> \dorecurse{40}{\ruledvbox{Line \recurselevel}\par}
> \dorecurse{100}{\ruledvbox{Line \recurselevel\vrule width1pt height
> \recurselevel\T depth \recurselevel\T}\par}
> \stoptext
> 

Very good hints, thank you! I'll investigate on them in the next few
days! :)

Fulvio