Re: Improving the Documentation of Context

[Matthew Huggett <mhuggett@zam.att.ne.jp>]

Matthias Vogel wrote:

> I think it would be nice to have the manuals improved in the
> following not very costly way (??? indicates my ignorance):
>
> \setuplayout[..,..=..,..]
> width             dimension fit middle .....    width, ??? and 
> orientation of main text
> height            dimension fit middle .....    height of main text
> backspace         dimension
> topspace          dimension
> margin            dimension
> nx                number.....................   ???
> ny                number.....................   ???
> dx                dimension..................   ???
> dy                dimension..................   ???
> lines             number.....................   number of lines on the 
> page
>                                                 [I don't know the 
> relation to height]
> grid              yes no.....................   invoking setting to grit
>
> Since the manual doesn't even mention all those options, even a very
> short hint is much better than just trying around to get an idea what's
> the idea of an option.

I usually find the "etexshow" mode for Emacs helpful.   It gives you 
easy access to the details of ConTeXt commands.