Re: typesetting verse?

["Derek Schmidt" <derekschmidt@gmail.com>]

Ah, this has been very helpful indeed. Thanks all.

On 8/23/06, John R. Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 August 2006 23:39, Derek Schmidt wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Another simple question--have at it!
> >
> > I'd like to typeset some poetry. It should be indented, obey lines,
> > and the lines should be close together, not like separate paragraphs.
> > So far I've got
> >
> > \definestartstop[verse][commands=\obeylines]
> >
> >
> > What next?
> >
> > All best,
> > Derek
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> In a book being set in plain pdftex I used the following;
>
> \newcount\numberoflines
> \newcount\stanza
> \stanza=5
>
>
> \def\bpoem{%
> \\
> \begingroup
> \everypar={\kern .18\hsize\advance\numberoflines1
> \ifodd\numberoflines
>         \ifnum\numberoflines=\the\stanza
>                 \vskip-\baselineskip\medskip\numberoflines=0\relax\fi%
>         \else%
>         \quad\fi}%
> \obeylines}
>
> \def\epoem{\everypar={}\par\endgroup\bigskip}
> ----------------------------------------------------
> For each poem the quantity \stanza would be set first. Stanza is
> the number of lines in each stanza plus one. A four lines per
> stanza poem gets the value of 5.
>
> Then the poem would be enclosed in \bpoem \epoem statements.
>
> Most pdftex statements will execute in Context. But if not, then
> the above can be used as pseudocode to guide the process.
>
>
> The poems themselves would look like e.g:
>
> \bpoem
> `` The things of Christ the Spirit takes,
> And to our heart reveals,
> Our bodies He His temple makes,
> And our redemption seals.
>
> Almighty Spirit! Visit thus,
> Our hearts, and guide our ways,
> Pour down thy quickening grace on us,
> And tune our lips to praise.''
> \epoem
>
> Most pdftex statements will execute in Context. But if not, then
> the above can be used as pseudocode to guide the process.
>
>
>
> --
> John Culleton
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