Is fine-grained grid control possible?

Is fine-grained grid control possible?

[Tom Ellis]

I asked a question on tex.stackoverflow, and it was suggested ConTeXt could
help and that I should repost my question here.

    http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/108850/is-fine-grained-grid-control-possible

I want to make a variety of checklists which are essentially based on a grid
layout.  I care about having fine-grained control over the exact placement
of labels and boxes.  I do not care about paragraphs, hypenation, equations,
or anything like that which I know TeX is very good at.

Is ConTeX a good fit for my needs?  How could I do it?

I've already though about Tikz and PGF but I don't think they give me enough
fine-grained control.  If I fail to find a way to solve my problem using TeX
I will probably explore SVG and PostScript.

Here are some examples of the kind of thing I would like to do that I pulled
from an image search for "checklist"

* https://studenttechportfolio.wikispaces.com/file/view/checklist.png/34343465/checklist.png
* http://checklisttemplate911.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/checklist-template12.jpg
* http://img.docstoccdn.com/thumb/orig/72289360.png
* http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=88940&stc=1
* http://theorganisedhousewife.com.au/shop/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/conference-checklist.jpg
* http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-piQobSY-8Mw/Tcihq580IgI/AAAAAAAAAgE/Fd0AQD1e69Y/s1600/Operator_Page_1.jpg
* http://www.dbh.govt.nz/UserFiles/Image/Publications/building/weathertightness/remediation-checklist-2.gif
* http://spxcooling.com/images/M92-1447C-s.jpg

Thanks,

Tom
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Re: Is fine-grained grid control possible?

[Aditya Mahajan]

On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Tom Ellis wrote:

> I asked a question on tex.stackoverflow, and it was suggested ConTeXt could
> help and that I should repost my question here.
>
>    http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/108850/is-fine-grained-grid-control-possible
>
> I want to make a variety of checklists which are essentially based on a grid
> layout.  I care about having fine-grained control over the exact placement
> of labels and boxes.  I do not care about paragraphs, hypenation, equations,
> or anything like that which I know TeX is very good at.
>
> Is ConTeX a good fit for my needs?  How could I do it?
>
> I've already though about Tikz and PGF but I don't think they give me enough
> fine-grained control.  If I fail to find a way to solve my problem using TeX
> I will probably explore SVG and PostScript.
>
> Here are some examples of the kind of thing I would like to do that I pulled
> from an image search for "checklist"
>
> * https://studenttechportfolio.wikispaces.com/file/view/checklist.png/34343465/checklist.png
> * http://checklisttemplate911.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/checklist-template12.jpg
> * http://img.docstoccdn.com/thumb/orig/72289360.png
> * http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=88940&stc=1
> * http://theorganisedhousewife.com.au/shop/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/conference-checklist.jpg
> * http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-piQobSY-8Mw/Tcihq580IgI/AAAAAAAAAgE/Fd0AQD1e69Y/s1600/Operator_Page_1.jpg
> * http://www.dbh.govt.nz/UserFiles/Image/Publications/building/weathertightness/remediation-checklist-2.gif
> * http://spxcooling.com/images/M92-1447C-s.jpg

Most of these are simple tables with itemized lists. I don't think that 
you need grid or any other fine-grained control to get this output. So, 
the short answer is yes, ConTeXt can easily do such checklists.

Aditya
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Re: Is fine-grained grid control possible?

[Tom Ellis]

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 09:58:47AM -0400, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Tom Ellis wrote:
> 
> >I asked a question on tex.stackoverflow, and it was suggested ConTeXt could
> >help and that I should repost my question here.
> >
> >   http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/108850/is-fine-grained-grid-control-possible
> >
> >I want to make a variety of checklists which are essentially based on a grid
> >layout.  I care about having fine-grained control over the exact placement
> >of labels and boxes.  I do not care about paragraphs, hypenation, equations,
> >or anything like that which I know TeX is very good at.
> >
> >Is ConTeX a good fit for my needs?  How could I do it?
> >
> >I've already though about Tikz and PGF but I don't think they give me enough
> >fine-grained control.  If I fail to find a way to solve my problem using TeX
> >I will probably explore SVG and PostScript.
> >
> >Here are some examples of the kind of thing I would like to do that I pulled
> >from an image search for "checklist"
> >
> >* https://studenttechportfolio.wikispaces.com/file/view/checklist.png/34343465/checklist.png
> >* http://checklisttemplate911.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/checklist-template12.jpg
> >* http://img.docstoccdn.com/thumb/orig/72289360.png
> >* http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=88940&stc=1
> >* http://theorganisedhousewife.com.au/shop/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/conference-checklist.jpg
> >* http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-piQobSY-8Mw/Tcihq580IgI/AAAAAAAAAgE/Fd0AQD1e69Y/s1600/Operator_Page_1.jpg
> >* http://www.dbh.govt.nz/UserFiles/Image/Publications/building/weathertightness/remediation-checklist-2.gif
> >* http://spxcooling.com/images/M92-1447C-s.jpg
> 
> Most of these are simple tables with itemized lists. I don't think
> that you need grid or any other fine-grained control to get this
> output. So, the short answer is yes, ConTeXt can easily do such
> checklists.

Agreed, but for the checklists I want to make I would prefer more
fine-grained control.
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Re: Is fine-grained grid control possible?

[Tom Ellis]

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 09:58:47AM -0400, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Tom Ellis wrote:
> 
> >I asked a question on tex.stackoverflow, and it was suggested ConTeXt could
> >help and that I should repost my question here.
> >
> >   http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/108850/is-fine-grained-grid-control-possible
> >
> >I want to make a variety of checklists which are essentially based on a grid
> >layout.  I care about having fine-grained control over the exact placement
> >of labels and boxes.  I do not care about paragraphs, hypenation, equations,
> >or anything like that which I know TeX is very good at.
> >
> >Is ConTeX a good fit for my needs?  How could I do it?
> >
> >I've already though about Tikz and PGF but I don't think they give me enough
> >fine-grained control.  If I fail to find a way to solve my problem using TeX
> >I will probably explore SVG and PostScript.
> >
> >Here are some examples of the kind of thing I would like to do that I pulled
> >from an image search for "checklist"
> >
> >* https://studenttechportfolio.wikispaces.com/file/view/checklist.png/34343465/checklist.png
> >* http://checklisttemplate911.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/checklist-template12.jpg
> >* http://img.docstoccdn.com/thumb/orig/72289360.png
> >* http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=88940&stc=1
> >* http://theorganisedhousewife.com.au/shop/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/conference-checklist.jpg
> >* http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-piQobSY-8Mw/Tcihq580IgI/AAAAAAAAAgE/Fd0AQD1e69Y/s1600/Operator_Page_1.jpg
> >* http://www.dbh.govt.nz/UserFiles/Image/Publications/building/weathertightness/remediation-checklist-2.gif
> >* http://spxcooling.com/images/M92-1447C-s.jpg
> 
> Most of these are simple tables with itemized lists. I don't think
> that you need grid or any other fine-grained control to get this
> output. So, the short answer is yes, ConTeXt can easily do such
> checklists.

Agreed, but for the checklists I want to make I would prefer more
fine-grained control.
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Re: Is fine-grained grid control possible?

[Aditya Mahajan]

On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Tom Ellis wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 09:58:47AM -0400, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
>> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Tom Ellis wrote:
>>
>>> Is ConTeX a good fit for my needs?  How could I do it?
>>>
>>> Here are some examples of the kind of thing I would like to do that I pulled
>>> from an image search for "checklist"
>>
>> Most of these are simple tables with itemized lists. I don't think
>> that you need grid or any other fine-grained control to get this
>> output. So, the short answer is yes, ConTeXt can easily do such
>> checklists.
>
> Agreed, but for the checklists I want to make I would prefer more
> fine-grained control.

Then please give an example of the type of checklists that you want to 
make rather than picking random samples from google. Otherwise, it is 
impossible to answer whether what you have in mind is feasible in ConTeXt 
or not.

Aditya
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Re: Is fine-grained grid control possible?

[Tom Ellis]

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 02:13:44PM -0400, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Tom Ellis wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 09:58:47AM -0400, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> >>On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Tom Ellis wrote:
> >>
> >>>Is ConTeX a good fit for my needs?  How could I do it?
> >>>
> >>>Here are some examples of the kind of thing I would like to do that I pulled
> >>>from an image search for "checklist"
> >>
> >>Most of these are simple tables with itemized lists. I don't think
> >>that you need grid or any other fine-grained control to get this
> >>output. So, the short answer is yes, ConTeXt can easily do such
> >>checklists.
> >
> >Agreed, but for the checklists I want to make I would prefer more
> >fine-grained control.
> 
> Then please give an example of the type of checklists that you want
> to make rather than picking random samples from google. Otherwise,
> it is impossible to answer whether what you have in mind is feasible
> in ConTeXt or not.

I care about having fine-grained control over the exact placement of labels
and boxes.  That is, can I place boxes and text labels at exact coordinates
on a page, either in absolute terms or relative to each other?  That's all
I'm after.

Tom

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Re: Is fine-grained grid control possible?

[Tom Ellis]

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 02:13:44PM -0400, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Tom Ellis wrote:
> >On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 09:58:47AM -0400, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> >>On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Tom Ellis wrote:
> >>
> >>>Is ConTeX a good fit for my needs?  How could I do it?
> >>>
> >>>Here are some examples of the kind of thing I would like to do that I pulled
> >>>from an image search for "checklist"
> >>
> >>Most of these are simple tables with itemized lists. I don't think
> >>that you need grid or any other fine-grained control to get this
> >>output. So, the short answer is yes, ConTeXt can easily do such
> >>checklists.
> >
> >Agreed, but for the checklists I want to make I would prefer more
> >fine-grained control.
> 
> Then please give an example of the type of checklists that you want
> to make rather than picking random samples from google. Otherwise,
> it is impossible to answer whether what you have in mind is feasible
> in ConTeXt or not.

I care about having fine-grained control over the exact placement of labels
and boxes.  That is, can I place boxes and text labels at exact coordinates
on a page, either in absolute terms or relative to each other?  That's all
I'm after.

Tom
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Re: Is fine-grained grid control possible?

[Aditya Mahajan]

On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Tom Ellis wrote:

> I care about having fine-grained control over the exact placement of labels
> and boxes.  That is, can I place boxes and text labels at exact coordinates
> on a page, either in absolute terms or relative to each other?  That's all
> I'm after.

http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Layers

This allows you to place any content at any location on a page, inside a 
frame, on an image, etc.

Aditya
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Re: Is fine-grained grid control possible?

[Tom Ellis]

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 04:35:52PM -0400, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Tom Ellis wrote:
> >I care about having fine-grained control over the exact placement of labels
> >and boxes.  That is, can I place boxes and text labels at exact coordinates
> >on a page, either in absolute terms or relative to each other?  That's all
> >I'm after.
> 
> http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Layers
> 
> This allows you to place any content at any location on a page,
> inside a frame, on an image, etc.

Very nice, thank you Aditya.
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