Re: Can modes be used for content control?

[Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>]

> Am 17.11.2021 um 04:06 schrieb ⁨Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد via ntg-context⁩ <⁨ntg-context@ntg.nl⁩>:
> 
> Unfortunately - as pointed out on the wiki - modes cannot be nested.

Why would you need that?

You know about \startnotmode and that you can use lists of modes?

\startmode[short,long]
Something that appears everywhere.
\stopmode

\startmode[long] % or \startnotmode[short]
Something that’s only in the long version.
\stopmode

There are also language modes (\startmode[*en]) that might be handy with translations.

> Furthermore, each mode is unique and there is apparently no inheritance/continuance.

Can you give an example for a use case?

> What is needed is something like this
> 
> \startmode[abridged]
> \input knuth
> 
> \startmode[unabridged]
> \startblockquote
> \input ward
> \stopblockquote
> \stopmode
> 
> \input zapf
> \stopmode

That looks to me like flawed logic – why should content for the unabridged version appear within the abridged version?

It might be a bit annoying, but you could end the previous mode before starting the next.
And, as mentioned above, you can use \startmode with lists.

HTH

Hraban
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