\defineparagraphs, \setupparagraphs newbie question

\defineparagraphs, \setupparagraphs newbie question

[frantisek holop]

hi there,

i am trying to step a 2 column paragraph

\defineparagraphs
  [poem][n=2]
\setupparagraphs
  [poem][1][width=.4\textwidth]

\startpoem
poemtitle
\poem
\startlines
...
...
\stoplines
\stoppoem



the second column is always in \startlines .. \stoplines

it is not clear to me after reading the manual what are
before, after, inner, or that if these could be used 
for something like this.

-f
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Re: \defineparagraphs, \setupparagraphs newbie question

[Taco Hoekwater]

frantisek holop wrote:
> it is not clear to me after reading the manual what are
> before, after, inner, or that if these could be used 
> for something like this.

To replace the \startlines ... \stoplines you mean? no.
To see what the options do, simply run something like this:

   \defineparagraphs
      [poem][n=2,before=b,after=a,inner=i]

Cheers, Taco

Re: \defineparagraphs, \setupparagraphs newbie question

[frantisek holop]

hmm, on Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 09:46:28AM +0100, Taco Hoekwater said that
> frantisek holop wrote:
> > it is not clear to me after reading the manual what are
> > before, after, inner, or that if these could be used 
> > for something like this.
> 
> To replace the \startlines ... \stoplines you mean? no.

yes, i should have been clearer :)

as the style is always the same and i am lazy, i want to save myself
the typing of \startlines and \stoplines for the second column :)

so there is no way i could set up the 2nd paragraph like that?
maybe a macro or something?


> To see what the options do, simply run something like this:
> 
>    \defineparagraphs
>       [poem][n=2,before=b,after=a,inner=i]

that's a good idea, will play with it :)

-f
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Re: \defineparagraphs, \setupparagraphs newbie question

[Taco Hoekwater]

frantisek holop wrote:
> 
> as the style is always the same and i am lazy, i want to save myself
> the typing of \startlines and \stoplines for the second column :)


Understandable ;-)

Some extra magic is needed (newlines are rather special). The
following bit of code seems to work on a simple case,
but i give no guarantees:

%
\defineparagraphs
   [Poem][n=2]
\setupparagraphs
   [Poem][1][width=.4\textwidth]

\def\startpoem#1\poem
   {\def\poemtitle{#1}\begingroup\obeylines\domypoem}

\def\domypoem#1\stoppoem
   {\endgroup\startPoem\poemtitle\Poem\startlines #1\stoplines\stopPoem}

\starttext

\startpoem
poemtitle
\poem
...
...
\stoppoem

\stoptext
% EOF

Cheers, Taco