using 1 layout on several documents

using 1 layout on several documents

[Boris Pedrofiets]

Hi,

I made a layout that I want to use for several documents. What is the best 
way to handle this, without placing a copy of the layout description in 
every file?

Thanks for helping!

Boris

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Re: using 1 layout on several documents

[Peter Rolf]

Hi Boris,

Boris Pedrofiets wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I made a layout that I want to use for several documents. What is the
> best way to handle this, without placing a copy of the layout
> description in every file?
>
Simply use an environment (file).

Something like...

[content of file 'env-mylayout.tex']
--------
\startenvironment env-mylayout

....your layout settings....

\stopenvironment
--------


Then put the file somewhere in the tex-path
(??/texmf/texmf-local/tex/context/user/ is a good place) and call
texhash/mktexlsr(!), so that context can find it;

Now you can use your layout settings by just typing

\environment env-mylayout

at the beginning of your document (before \starttext).

If the environment is not already defined, then context tries to load a
file with the same name as the environment name (environment foo -->
foo.tex). I just use the prefix 'env-' to seperate the env. files from
the rest in this folder (typescripts, modules, ...).

Hope that helps,

Peter

> Thanks for helping!
> 
> Boris
> 
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Re: using 1 layout on several documents

[Boris Pedrofiets]

Thank you Peter!

Just wondering...
Looking at the files s-mg-01.tex and mag-0000.tex from the context 
distribution, there is a different approach. Here I find \usemodule.

What are the differences? And, when use with? Or is it just a metter of 
taste?

Boris.


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>Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:46:45 +0200
>
>Hi Boris,
>
>Boris Pedrofiets wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I made a layout that I want to use for several documents. What is the
> > best way to handle this, without placing a copy of the layout
> > description in every file?
> >
>Simply use an environment (file).
>
>Something like...
>
>[content of file 'env-mylayout.tex']
>--------
>\startenvironment env-mylayout
>
>....your layout settings....
>
>\stopenvironment
>--------
>
>
>Then put the file somewhere in the tex-path
>(??/texmf/texmf-local/tex/context/user/ is a good place) and call
>texhash/mktexlsr(!), so that context can find it;
>
>Now you can use your layout settings by just typing
>
>\environment env-mylayout
>
>at the beginning of your document (before \starttext).
>
>If the environment is not already defined, then context tries to load a
>file with the same name as the environment name (environment foo -->
>foo.tex). I just use the prefix 'env-' to seperate the env. files from
>the rest in this folder (typescripts, modules, ...).
>
>Hope that helps,
>
>Peter
>
> > Thanks for helping!
> >
> > Boris
> >
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Re: using 1 layout on several documents

[Peter Rolf]

Boris Pedrofiets wrote:
> Thank you Peter!
> 
> Just wondering...
> Looking at the files s-mg-01.tex and mag-0000.tex from the context
> distribution, there is a different approach. Here I find \usemodule.
>
> What are the differences? And, when use with? Or is it just a metter of
> taste?
> 
AFAIK modules are used for adding functionality (whatever) and
environment is used for defining a specific layout (global or local).

In would say that s-mag-01.tex is a borderline case (or a matter of
taste?). And maybe I'm the wrong one to ask :)

> Boris.
> 
> 
Greetings,

Peter

Modules how?

[Boris Pedrofiets]

Looking at the files s-mag-01.tex and mag-0000.tex from the context 
distribution I created a file with layout and defs myself. My question: how 
can I use my-module?

Boris

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Re: Modules how?

[Taco Hoekwater]

Boris Pedrofiets wrote:
> Looking at the files s-mag-01.tex and mag-0000.tex from the context 
> distribution I created a file with layout and defs myself. My question: 
> how can I use my-module?

Rename the file you made, so the name starts with "p-" and
ends with the extension ".tex", like:

   p-boris.tex

Now you can start your documents with

   \usemodule[boris]

Modules normally start with a single letter, followed by a dash.

Context first looks for m-boris (a core system module), then
p-boris (a user private module), then s-boris (a style module),
then x-boris (dunno?), then t-boris (a third-party module),
and finally (if nothing else works), in a new context
distribution it will try boris.tex.

Even if it works, using module names without a prefix is a bad
idea, because it is very likely to create clashes with other
input file names. Use "p-boris.tex" for your own files, and
"t-boris.tex" for files you want to share with other people.

Taco

Re: Modules how?

[Boris Pedrofiets]

Hi,

>From: Taco Hoekwater
>
>   p-boris.tex
>Now you can start your documents with
>   \usemodule[boris]
>

This works when I put the module file in the same directory as my textfile.
When the file is in the same dir as s-mag-01.tex, context can't find it. How 
can I achieve this? And where do I place the picture file (logo) needed in 
my module?

Tanks again!

Boris

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Re: Modules how?

[Christopher Creutzig]

Boris Pedrofiets wrote:

> This works when I put the module file in the same directory as my textfile.
> When the file is in the same dir as s-mag-01.tex, context can't find it. How 

 Please run texhash or mktexlsr, whichever exists on your system.  You
need to do that every time you update your TeX installation.

 Oh, and please don't place your local stuff in that directory.  That's
just asking for trouble, since the directory may be overwritten by
updates and the like.  Better put it into your local texmf tree under
.../tex/context/user/.  On my system, I get the part to write instead of
the ... above by calling
kpsewhich --expand-var='$TEXMFLOCAL'

> can I achieve this? And where do I place the picture file (logo) needed in 
> my module?

 It should go to the same directory, I think.  But I never tried.


regards,
	Christopher

Re: using 1 layout on several documents

[Hans Hagen]

Peter Rolf wrote:

>Boris Pedrofiets wrote:
>  
>
>>Thank you Peter!
>>
>>Just wondering...
>>Looking at the files s-mg-01.tex and mag-0000.tex from the context
>>distribution, there is a different approach. Here I find \usemodule.
>>
>>What are the differences? And, when use with? Or is it just a metter of
>>taste?
>>
>>    
>>
>AFAIK modules are used for adding functionality (whatever) and
>environment is used for defining a specific layout (global or local).
>
>In would say that s-mag-01.tex is a borderline case (or a matter of
>taste?). And maybe I'm the wrong one to ask :)
>  
>
indeed a border case ... the s- prefix is reserver for 'styles' that are 
shipped with the distribution (just to make it easier to distinguish them)

Hans 


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