module and environment

module and environment

[Peter Münster]

Hello,
what is the difference between a module and an environment?
What are the guidelines to decide where to put some code?
TIA for any hints, Peter

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Re: module and environment

[Taco Hoekwater]

Peter Münster wrote:
> Hello,
> what is the difference between a module and an environment?

In my opinion, environments are closely tied in with specific
products/publications. Modules are where you would put code
that is usable in a much wider range of documents, perhaps even
by people you have not met before. :-)

Greetings. Taco

Re: module and environment

[Willi Egger]

Hi Wolfgang,

I would say, that a module makes part of the ConTeXt package e.g. 
m-chart.tex or m-units.tex. There are also third-party modules which 
start then with t- e.g. t-lettri.tex.
An environment is a file containing layout-instructions belonging to a 
certain project or a personal environment which is loaded at starting up.

Willi

Peter Münster wrote:
> Hello,
> what is the difference between a module and an environment?
> What are the guidelines to decide where to put some code?
> TIA for any hints, Peter
> 

Re: module and environment

[Willi Egger]

Sorry Peter, I did not intend to give you a new name ;-)

Willi

Peter Münster wrote:
> Hello,
> what is the difference between a module and an environment?
> What are the guidelines to decide where to put some code?
> TIA for any hints, Peter
> 

Re: module and environment

[Peter Münster]

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005, Taco Hoekwater wrote:

> Peter Münster wrote:
> > Hello,
> > what is the difference between a module and an environment?
> 
> In my opinion, environments are closely tied in with specific
> products/publications. Modules are where you would put code
> that is usable in a much wider range of documents, perhaps even
> by people you have not met before. :-)

Alright. So, if I understand it right, there is no technical difference.
Thanks, Peter

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