Why I needed \parbox and why does \framed not work here?

Why I needed \parbox and why does \framed not work here?

[Gerben Wierda]

I am trying to convert to ConTeXt and I have a text with a lot of truth 
tables using a \ttable and \xttable command I defined. I ported these 
to ConTeXt but I can't get the \parbox -> \framed to work.

% Example document with truth tables starts here

\usemodule[bib] % defines \newcommand
\newcommand{\operand}[1]{{\sc #1}}
\newcommand{\ttvalue}[1]{{\sc #1}}
\newcommand{\xttable}[7]{\starttable[|c|c|c|]\HL %
#1 \NC #2 \NC #1 \operand{#3} #2 \SR\HL
\ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#4} \FR %
\ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#5} \MR %
\ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#6} \MR %
\ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#7} \LR\HL %
\stoptable}
\newcommand{\ttable}[5]{\xttable{a}{b}{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}}
\starttext
Looks fine:\blank
\midaligned{%
\xttable{Statement X}{Statement Y}{$\Rightarrow$}%
{unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
}

This doesn't work:\blank
\midaligned{%
\xttable{Some sort of longer statement}{Another sort of longer 
statement}%
{$\Rightarrow$}%
{unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
}

This doesn't work either:\blank
\midaligned{%
\xttable{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Some sort of longer
statement\par}}{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Another sort of longer
statement\par}}{$\Rightarrow$}%
{unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
}
\stoptext

Re: Why I needed \parbox and why does \framed not work here?

[Willi Egger]

Hi Gerben

The problem is, that \starttable[|c|c|c|] is for oneliners only.
Replace the statement with
	\newcommand{\xttable}[7]{\starttable[|p|p|p|]\HL %


Kind regards
Willi
Gerben Wierda wrote:
> I am trying to convert to ConTeXt and I have a text with a lot of truth 
> tables using a \ttable and \xttable command I defined. I ported these to 
> ConTeXt but I can't get the \parbox -> \framed to work.
> 
> % Example document with truth tables starts here
> 
> \usemodule[bib] % defines \newcommand
> \newcommand{\operand}[1]{{\sc #1}}
> \newcommand{\ttvalue}[1]{{\sc #1}}
> \newcommand{\xttable}[7]{\starttable[|c|c|c|]\HL %
> #1 \NC #2 \NC #1 \operand{#3} #2 \SR\HL
> \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#4} \FR %
> \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#5} \MR %
> \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#6} \MR %
> \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#7} \LR\HL %
> \stoptable}
> \newcommand{\ttable}[5]{\xttable{a}{b}{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}}
> \starttext
> Looks fine:\blank
> \midaligned{%
> \xttable{Statement X}{Statement Y}{$\Rightarrow$}%
> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
> }
> 
> This doesn't work:\blank
> \midaligned{%
> \xttable{Some sort of longer statement}{Another sort of longer statement}%
> {$\Rightarrow$}%
> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
> }
> 
> This doesn't work either:\blank
> \midaligned{%
> \xttable{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Some sort of longer
> statement\par}}{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Another sort of longer
> statement\par}}{$\Rightarrow$}%
> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
> }
> \stoptext
> 
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Re: Why I needed \parbox and why does \framed not work here?

[Gerben Wierda]

Fine, but how do I influence the width of those p columns? With the old 
way I would put a TeX box as a single line item in a LaTeX tabular 
which had c columns. This worked very well, because I could use 
\parbox{2cm} in my use of the self-defined command. In other words, I 
could influence the width of the output for every table separately.

What happens now is that in one table I get two narrow columns and a 
space and a wider column, but in others one longer statement is not 
wrapped at all and two other columns with longer statements are made 
very narrow. Chaos.

So, I still rather have a solution with c columns and a LaTeX \parbox 
like solution (but then one which works).

G

On Mar 13, 2005, at 11:57, Willi Egger wrote:

> Hi Gerben
>
> The problem is, that \starttable[|c|c|c|] is for oneliners only.
> Replace the statement with
> 	\newcommand{\xttable}[7]{\starttable[|p|p|p|]\HL %
>
>
> Kind regards
> Willi
> Gerben Wierda wrote:
>> I am trying to convert to ConTeXt and I have a text with a lot of 
>> truth tables using a \ttable and \xttable command I defined. I ported 
>> these to ConTeXt but I can't get the \parbox -> \framed to work.
>> % Example document with truth tables starts here
>> \usemodule[bib] % defines \newcommand
>> \newcommand{\operand}[1]{{\sc #1}}
>> \newcommand{\ttvalue}[1]{{\sc #1}}
>> \newcommand{\xttable}[7]{\starttable[|c|c|c|]\HL %
>> #1 \NC #2 \NC #1 \operand{#3} #2 \SR\HL
>> \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#4} \FR %
>> \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#5} \MR %
>> \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#6} \MR %
>> \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#7} \LR\HL %
>> \stoptable}
>> \newcommand{\ttable}[5]{\xttable{a}{b}{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}}
>> \starttext
>> Looks fine:\blank
>> \midaligned{%
>> \xttable{Statement X}{Statement Y}{$\Rightarrow$}%
>> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
>> }
>> This doesn't work:\blank
>> \midaligned{%
>> \xttable{Some sort of longer statement}{Another sort of longer 
>> statement}%
>> {$\Rightarrow$}%
>> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
>> }
>> This doesn't work either:\blank
>> \midaligned{%
>> \xttable{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Some sort of longer
>> statement\par}}{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Another sort of longer
>> statement\par}}{$\Rightarrow$}%
>> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
>> }
>> \stoptext
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Re: Why I needed \parbox and why does \framed not work here?

[Gerben Wierda]

Here is the example again, now with p columns. Never mind the 
non-working third example (ConTeXt wraps three elements in the third 
column now but not inside the \framed), but it seems that ConTeXt does 
not wrap the first column at all. As a result, the other two are very 
small.

G

PS. The ConTeXT manual does not have \starttable documentation, not 
does the wiki (how does 'p' work etc).

% Try with 'p' columns

\usemodule[bib] % defines \newcommand
\newcommand{\operand}[1]{{\sc #1}}
\newcommand{\ttvalue}[1]{{\sc #1}}
\newcommand{\xttable}[7]{\starttable[|p|p|p|]\HL %
#1 \NC #2 \NC #1 \operand{#3} #2 \SR\HL
\ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#4} \FR %
\ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#5} \MR %
\ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#6} \MR %
\ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#7} \LR\HL %
\stoptable}
\newcommand{\ttable}[5]{\xttable{a}{b}{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}}
\starttext
Looks fine:\blank
\midaligned{%
\xttable{Statement X}{Statement Y}{$\Rightarrow$}%
{unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
}

This doesn't work:\blank
\midaligned{%
\xttable{Some sort of longer statement}{Another sort of longer 
statement}%
{$\Rightarrow$}%
{unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
}

This doesn't work either:\blank
\midaligned{%
\xttable{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Some sort\par of longer
statement\par}}{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Another sort\par of longer
statement\par}}{$\Rightarrow$}%
{unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
}
\stoptext

Re: Why I needed \parbox and why does \framed not work here?

[Willi Egger]

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Hi Gerben,

There is no worry about the mentioned chaos. You might be lucky, that 
your definition is giving a result at all.

If you consult the manual or read the article in the MAPS22 on 
tabulating, you will see, that you missed a correct setup of the tabulation.

I attach my version and it works.

KR
Willi

Gerben Wierda wrote:
> Here is the example again, now with p columns. Never mind the 
> non-working third example (ConTeXt wraps three elements in the third 
> column now but not inside the \framed), but it seems that ConTeXt does 
> not wrap the first column at all. As a result, the other two are very 
> small.
> 
> G
> 
> PS. The ConTeXT manual does not have \starttable documentation, not does 
> the wiki (how does 'p' work etc).
> 
> % Try with 'p' columns
> 
> \usemodule[bib] % defines \newcommand
> \newcommand{\operand}[1]{{\sc #1}}
> \newcommand{\ttvalue}[1]{{\sc #1}}
> \newcommand{\xttable}[7]{\starttable[|p|p|p|]\HL %
> #1 \NC #2 \NC #1 \operand{#3} #2 \SR\HL
> \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#4} \FR %
> \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#5} \MR %
> \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#6} \MR %
> \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#7} \LR\HL %
> \stoptable}
> \newcommand{\ttable}[5]{\xttable{a}{b}{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}}
> \starttext
> Looks fine:\blank
> \midaligned{%
> \xttable{Statement X}{Statement Y}{$\Rightarrow$}%
> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
> }
> 
> This doesn't work:\blank
> \midaligned{%
> \xttable{Some sort of longer statement}{Another sort of longer statement}%
> {$\Rightarrow$}%
> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
> }
> 
> This doesn't work either:\blank
> \midaligned{%
> \xttable{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Some sort\par of longer
> statement\par}}{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Another sort\par of longer
> statement\par}}{$\Rightarrow$}%
> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
> }
> \stoptext
> 
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% Truthtables Gerben Wierda
% C0ntext file
% filename: truthtable-Wierda.tex
% Gerben Wierda
% W. Egger
% 13-03-2005

\setupoutput[pdftex]
\setupbodyfont[ss,12pt]

\usemodule[bib] % defines \newcommand
\newcommand{\operand}[1]{{\sc #1}}
\newcommand{\ttvalue}[1]{{\sc #1}}
\newcommand{\xttable}[7]{\starttable[|p(2cm)|p(5cm)|p(3cm)|]
\HL %
\NC #1 \NC #2 \NC #1 \operand{#3} #2 \NC\NR
\HL
\NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#4} \NC\NR %
\NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#5} \NC\NR %
\NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#6} \NC \NR %
\NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#7} \NC\NR\HL %
\stoptable}
\newcommand{\ttable}[5]{\xttable{a}{b}{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}}
\starttext
Looks fine:\blank
\midaligned{%
\xttable{Statement X}{Statement Y}{$\Rightarrow$}%
{unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
}


 This doesn't work:\blank
\midaligned{%
\xttable{Some sort of longer statement}{Another sort of longer statement}%
{$\Rightarrow$}%
{unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
}

% This doesn't work either:\blank
% \midaligned{%
% \xttable{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Some sort of longer
% statement\par}}{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Another sort of longer
% statement\par}}{$\Rightarrow$}%
% {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
% }
\stoptext

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Re: Why I needed \parbox and why does \framed not work here?

[Willi Egger]

Indeed, there is no \starttable info in the manuals. You might have a 
look into the sources:core-tab.tex.  But what I can see, is, that you do 
not use vertical lines. If all tables are such, then I would suggest to 
use \starttabulate instead.

KR
Willi

Gerben Wierda wrote:
> Here is the example again, now with p columns. Never mind the 
> non-working third example (ConTeXt wraps three elements in the third 
> column now but not inside the \framed), but it seems that ConTeXt does 
> not wrap the first column at all. As a result, the other two are very 
> small.
> 
> G
> 
> PS. The ConTeXT manual does not have \starttable documentation, not does 
> the wiki (how does 'p' work etc).
> 
> % Try with 'p' columns
> 
> \usemodule[bib] % defines \newcommand
> \newcommand{\operand}[1]{{\sc #1}}
> \newcommand{\ttvalue}[1]{{\sc #1}}
> \newcommand{\xttable}[7]{\starttable[|p|p|p|]\HL %
> #1 \NC #2 \NC #1 \operand{#3} #2 \SR\HL
> \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#4} \FR %
> \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#5} \MR %
> \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#6} \MR %
> \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#7} \LR\HL %
> \stoptable}
> \newcommand{\ttable}[5]{\xttable{a}{b}{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}}
> \starttext
> Looks fine:\blank
> \midaligned{%
> \xttable{Statement X}{Statement Y}{$\Rightarrow$}%
> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
> }
> 
> This doesn't work:\blank
> \midaligned{%
> \xttable{Some sort of longer statement}{Another sort of longer statement}%
> {$\Rightarrow$}%
> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
> }
> 
> This doesn't work either:\blank
> \midaligned{%
> \xttable{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Some sort\par of longer
> statement\par}}{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Another sort\par of longer
> statement\par}}{$\Rightarrow$}%
> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
> }
> \stoptext
> 
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Re: Why I needed \parbox and why does \framed not work here?

[Gerben Wierda]

Hi Willi,

Thanks.

If what you changed was the addition of the (2cm) stuff, I did try that 
but it did not change anything at that time.

But now I notice that I need to start my rows with a \NC. I would have 
thought that a \NC would be like a \crlf or a \page and that it would 
have been implied in the \NR command. I find this counterintuitive.

Anyway, Having that (2cm) stuff in the \startabulate makes all tables 
the same in column width. I used to be able to have one command 
\xttable where the result depended on what I had in the main text.

So, yes, I can use p columns, but that means that all of my tables will 
hae to have identical column widths. That is why I wanted to use c 
columns and have that decision in the text. So I would still be 
interested in a way of doing \parbox in ConTeXt.

(For non-LaTeX users \parbox{2cm}{text text text text etc} creates a 
paragraph 2 cm wide and sets the text in it. The height of the box is 
the result of that typesetting.)

G

On Mar 13, 2005, at 16:05, Willi Egger wrote:

> Hi Gerben,
>
> There is no worry about the mentioned chaos. You might be lucky, that 
> your definition is giving a result at all.
>
> If you consult the manual or read the article in the MAPS22 on 
> tabulating, you will see, that you missed a correct setup of the 
> tabulation.
>
> I attach my version and it works.
>
> KR
> Willi
>
> Gerben Wierda wrote:
>> Here is the example again, now with p columns. Never mind the 
>> non-working third example (ConTeXt wraps three elements in the third 
>> column now but not inside the \framed), but it seems that ConTeXt 
>> does not wrap the first column at all. As a result, the other two are 
>> very small.
>> G
>> PS. The ConTeXT manual does not have \starttable documentation, not 
>> does the wiki (how does 'p' work etc).
>> % Try with 'p' columns
>> \usemodule[bib] % defines \newcommand
>> \newcommand{\operand}[1]{{\sc #1}}
>> \newcommand{\ttvalue}[1]{{\sc #1}}
>> \newcommand{\xttable}[7]{\starttable[|p|p|p|]\HL %
>> #1 \NC #2 \NC #1 \operand{#3} #2 \SR\HL
>> \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#4} \FR %
>> \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#5} \MR %
>> \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#6} \MR %
>> \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#7} \LR\HL %
>> \stoptable}
>> \newcommand{\ttable}[5]{\xttable{a}{b}{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}}
>> \starttext
>> Looks fine:\blank
>> \midaligned{%
>> \xttable{Statement X}{Statement Y}{$\Rightarrow$}%
>> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
>> }
>> This doesn't work:\blank
>> \midaligned{%
>> \xttable{Some sort of longer statement}{Another sort of longer 
>> statement}%
>> {$\Rightarrow$}%
>> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
>> }
>> This doesn't work either:\blank
>> \midaligned{%
>> \xttable{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Some sort\par of longer
>> statement\par}}{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Another sort\par of 
>> longer
>> statement\par}}{$\Rightarrow$}%
>> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
>> }
>> \stoptext
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> % Truthtables Gerben Wierda
> % C0ntext file
> % filename: truthtable-Wierda.tex
> % Gerben Wierda
> % W. Egger
> % 13-03-2005
>
> \setupoutput[pdftex]
> \setupbodyfont[ss,12pt]
>
> \usemodule[bib] % defines \newcommand
> \newcommand{\operand}[1]{{\sc #1}}
> \newcommand{\ttvalue}[1]{{\sc #1}}
> \newcommand{\xttable}[7]{\starttable[|p(2cm)|p(5cm)|p(3cm)|]
> \HL %
> \NC #1 \NC #2 \NC #1 \operand{#3} #2 \NC\NR
> \HL
> \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#4} \NC\NR %
> \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#5} \NC\NR %
> \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#6} \NC \NR %
> \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#7} \NC\NR\HL %
> \stoptable}
> \newcommand{\ttable}[5]{\xttable{a}{b}{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}}
> \starttext
> Looks fine:\blank
> \midaligned{%
> \xttable{Statement X}{Statement Y}{$\Rightarrow$}%
> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
> }
>
>
>  This doesn't work:\blank
> \midaligned{%
> \xttable{Some sort of longer statement}{Another sort of longer 
> statement}%
> {$\Rightarrow$}%
> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
> }
>
> % This doesn't work either:\blank
> % \midaligned{%
> % \xttable{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Some sort of longer
> % statement\par}}{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Another sort of longer
> % statement\par}}{$\Rightarrow$}%
> % {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
> % }
> \stoptext
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Re: Why I needed \parbox and why does \framed not work here?

[Patrick Gundlach]

Hello Gerben,

> Here is the example again, now with p columns. Never mind the
> non-working third example (ConTeXt wraps three elements in the third
> column now but not inside the \framed), 

Did you read my answer to your question about \parbox? You need to
make \framed go into vertical mode by saying something like
align=lohi.

Patrick
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Re: Why I needed \parbox and why does \framed not work here?

[Willi Egger]

hi Gerben,

Gerben Wierda wrote:
> Hi Willi,
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> If what you changed was the addition of the (2cm) stuff, I did try that 
> but it did not change anything at that time.
> 
> But now I notice that I need to start my rows with a \NC. I would have 
> thought that a \NC would be like a \crlf or a \page and that it would 
> have been implied in the \NR command. I find this counterintuitive.
>
No, the \NC means new column and in order to organize this I believe it 
is natural to start with \NC and end with \NC\NR to indicate a new row 
to be started.

> Anyway, Having that (2cm) stuff in the \startabulate makes all tables 
> the same in column width. I used to be able to have one command \xttable 
> where the result depended on what I had in the main text.
What about extend your definition with another parameter?

\newcommand{\xttable}[8]{\starttable[|p(#8)|p(#8)|p(#8)|] ...

KR

Willi

> So, yes, I can use p columns, but that means that all of my tables will 
> hae to have identical column widths. That is why I wanted to use c 
> columns and have that decision in the text. So I would still be 
> interested in a way of doing \parbox in ConTeXt.
> 
> (For non-LaTeX users \parbox{2cm}{text text text text etc} creates a 
> paragraph 2 cm wide and sets the text in it. The height of the box is 
> the result of that typesetting.)
> 
> G
> 
> On Mar 13, 2005, at 16:05, Willi Egger wrote:
> 
>> Hi Gerben,
>>
>> There is no worry about the mentioned chaos. You might be lucky, that 
>> your definition is giving a result at all.
>>
>> If you consult the manual or read the article in the MAPS22 on 
>> tabulating, you will see, that you missed a correct setup of the 
>> tabulation.
>>
>> I attach my version and it works.
>>
>> KR
>> Willi
>>
>> Gerben Wierda wrote:
>>
>>> Here is the example again, now with p columns. Never mind the 
>>> non-working third example (ConTeXt wraps three elements in the third 
>>> column now but not inside the \framed), but it seems that ConTeXt 
>>> does not wrap the first column at all. As a result, the other two are 
>>> very small.
>>> G
>>> PS. The ConTeXT manual does not have \starttable documentation, not 
>>> does the wiki (how does 'p' work etc).
>>> % Try with 'p' columns
>>> \usemodule[bib] % defines \newcommand
>>> \newcommand{\operand}[1]{{\sc #1}}
>>> \newcommand{\ttvalue}[1]{{\sc #1}}
>>> \newcommand{\xttable}[7]{\starttable[|p|p|p|]\HL %
>>> #1 \NC #2 \NC #1 \operand{#3} #2 \SR\HL
>>> \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#4} \FR %
>>> \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#5} \MR %
>>> \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#6} \MR %
>>> \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#7} \LR\HL %
>>> \stoptable}
>>> \newcommand{\ttable}[5]{\xttable{a}{b}{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}}
>>> \starttext
>>> Looks fine:\blank
>>> \midaligned{%
>>> \xttable{Statement X}{Statement Y}{$\Rightarrow$}%
>>> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
>>> }
>>> This doesn't work:\blank
>>> \midaligned{%
>>> \xttable{Some sort of longer statement}{Another sort of longer 
>>> statement}%
>>> {$\Rightarrow$}%
>>> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
>>> }
>>> This doesn't work either:\blank
>>> \midaligned{%
>>> \xttable{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Some sort\par of longer
>>> statement\par}}{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Another sort\par of longer
>>> statement\par}}{$\Rightarrow$}%
>>> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
>>> }
>>> \stoptext
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>> % Truthtables Gerben Wierda
>> % C0ntext file
>> % filename: truthtable-Wierda.tex
>> % Gerben Wierda
>> % W. Egger
>> % 13-03-2005
>>
>> \setupoutput[pdftex]
>> \setupbodyfont[ss,12pt]
>>
>> \usemodule[bib] % defines \newcommand
>> \newcommand{\operand}[1]{{\sc #1}}
>> \newcommand{\ttvalue}[1]{{\sc #1}}
>> \newcommand{\xttable}[7]{\starttable[|p(2cm)|p(5cm)|p(3cm)|]
>> \HL %
>> \NC #1 \NC #2 \NC #1 \operand{#3} #2 \NC\NR
>> \HL
>> \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#4} \NC\NR %
>> \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#5} \NC\NR %
>> \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{false} \NC \ttvalue{#6} \NC \NR %
>> \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{true} \NC \ttvalue{#7} \NC\NR\HL %
>> \stoptable}
>> \newcommand{\ttable}[5]{\xttable{a}{b}{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}}
>> \starttext
>> Looks fine:\blank
>> \midaligned{%
>> \xttable{Statement X}{Statement Y}{$\Rightarrow$}%
>> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
>> }
>>
>>
>>  This doesn't work:\blank
>> \midaligned{%
>> \xttable{Some sort of longer statement}{Another sort of longer 
>> statement}%
>> {$\Rightarrow$}%
>> {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
>> }
>>
>> % This doesn't work either:\blank
>> % \midaligned{%
>> % \xttable{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Some sort of longer
>> % statement\par}}{\framed[width=2cm,frame=off]{Another sort of longer
>> % statement\par}}{$\Rightarrow$}%
>> % {unknown}{unknown}{invalid (false)}{valid (true)}
>> % }
>> \stoptext
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Re: Why I needed \parbox and why does \framed not work here?

[mickle]

Gerben Wierda <Gerben.Wierda@rna.nl> writes:

> Here is the example again, now with p columns. Never mind the
> non-working third example (ConTeXt wraps three elements in the third
> column now but not inside the \framed), but it seems that ConTeXt does
> not wrap the first column at all. As a result, the other two are very
> small.
> 
> G
> 
> PS. The ConTeXT manual does not have \starttable documentation, not
> does the wiki (how does 'p' work etc).

Have you read the documents .../general/uptodate/up-004 and up-008? I
found them very helpful in learning how to control tables and
tabulations.
-- 

Re: Why I needed \parbox and why does \framed not work here?

[Taco Hoekwater]

Hi Gerben and all,

A slow reaction from me. As the author of the bib module, I urge
everybody *not* to use the module for its side effect of defining
some LaTeX commands, because LaTeX support will almost certainly
be dropped in the near future.

Greetings, Taco

Gerben Wierda wrote:
> I am trying to convert to ConTeXt and I have a text with a lot of truth 
> tables using a \ttable and \xttable command I defined. I ported these to 
> ConTeXt but I can't get the \parbox -> \framed to work.
> 
> % Example document with truth tables starts here
> 
> \usemodule[bib] % defines \newcommand
> \newcommand{\operand}[1]{{\sc #1}}