Changing page orientation - Landscape/Portrait

Changing page orientation - Landscape/Portrait

[Miguel Queiros]

Hello,

This might be a simple question but I didn't read
anything about it on the wiki or on the mailing list
archives.

I would like to change the orientation of a page in
a document, from landscape to portrait... Is there
any command that will change the orientation of
a single page ?

Thank you,
Miguel Queirós



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Re: Changing page orientation - Landscape/Portrait

[Peter Rolf]

Miguel Queiros wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> This might be a simple question but I didn't read
> anything about it on the wiki or on the mailing list
> archives.
> 
> I would like to change the orientation of a page in
> a document, from landscape to portrait... Is there
> any command that will change the orientation of
> a single page ?
> 

\starttext

PAGE ONE
\page

% start of local layout
\start\startlocal
\setuppapersize [A4, landscape] [A4, landscape]
\stoplocal

PAGE TWO
\page
\stop
% end of local layout

PAGE THREE

\stoptext


You can add this to the wiki, if you like ;)

Greets, Peter


> Thank you,
> Miguel Queirós
> 
> 
> 
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Re: Changing page orientation - Landscape/Portrait

[Miguel Queiros]

> \start\startlocal
> \setuppapersize [A4, landscape] [A4, landscape]
> \stoplocal
> 
> PAGE TWO
> \page
> \stop
> % end of local layout

I'v tested your solution and it worked, but I had problems trying to get
a table inside a buffer using \startbuffer etc... I removed \start and
\startlocal , \stoplocal and \stop and it worked fine.

Whats the purpose of these comands ?

I thought about using \setuppapersize to change page orientation but
I thought that it might exist a command that will change just a single
page...

> You can add this to the wiki, if you like ;)

I willl... as soon as I have the time! 

Thank you,
Miguel Queirós



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Re: Changing page orientation - Landscape/Portrait

[Peter Rolf]

Hi Miguel,

Miguel Queiros wrote:
>> \start\startlocal
>> \setuppapersize [A4, landscape] [A4, landscape]
>> \stoplocal
>>
>> PAGE TWO
>> \page
>> \stop
>> % end of local layout
> 
> I'v tested your solution and it worked, but I had problems trying to get
> a table inside a buffer using \startbuffer etc... I removed \start and
> \startlocal , \stoplocal and \stop and it worked fine.
> 
> Whats the purpose of these comands ?
> 
\start ... \stop mark the boundaries of the local (layout) setup, which
is defined between \startlocal ... \stoplocal. This way you don't need
to redefine your old layout after a local (one page) style change.
ConTeXt returns to the prior layout automatically.

So deleting them is no good idea (results in extra work for you) :)

If you can make a minimal example of your buffer problems...

Greets, Peter

> I thought about using \setuppapersize to change page orientation but
> I thought that it might exist a command that will change just a single
> page...
> 
>> You can add this to the wiki, if you like ;)
> 
> I willl... as soon as I have the time! 
> 
> Thank you,
> Miguel Queirós
> 
> 
> 
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Re: Changing page orientation - Landscape/Portrait

[Miguel Queiros]

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Hello Peter,

> \start ... \stop mark the boundaries of the local (layout) setup, which
> is defined between \startlocal ... \stoplocal. This way you don't need
> to redefine your old layout after a local (one page) style change.
> ConTeXt returns to the prior layout automatically.
> 
> So deleting them is no good idea (results in extra work for you) :)

Yes, I noticed that... :)

> If you can make a minimal example of your buffer problems...

Ok, I'v attached the example. It seems that If I use 
\start \startlocal and \stop and \stoplocal I get some errors...

Thanks for your help!
Miguel Queirós




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\starttext

Página 1.

\startbuffer[teste]
\starttable[|c|c|c|]
\HL[2]
\NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \FR
\NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \MR
\NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \LR
\stoptable
\stopbuffer

\page
Página 2.

% It works if you place a comment \start \startlocal and \stoplocal and \stop
% It wont work without the "%"

% \start
% \startlocal
\placetable{Just an example}{\externalfigure[teste.tmp]}

\setuppapersize[A4,landscape][A4,landscape]
% \stoplocal
% \stop

\page
\setuppapersize[A4][A4]
Página 3.

\page
Página 4.

\stoptext

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Re: Changing page orientation - Landscape/Portrait

[Peter Rolf]

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Miguel Queiros wrote:
> Hello Peter,
> 
>> \start ... \stop mark the boundaries of the local (layout) setup, which
>> is defined between \startlocal ... \stoplocal. This way you don't need
>> to redefine your old layout after a local (one page) style change.
>> ConTeXt returns to the prior layout automatically.
>>
>> So deleting them is no good idea (results in extra work for you) :)
> 
> Yes, I noticed that... :)
> 
>> If you can make a minimal example of your buffer problems...
> 
> Ok, I'v attached the example. It seems that If I use 
> \start \startlocal and \stop and \stoplocal I get some errors...
>
Hi Miguel. I have attached a working example (sorry for the crippled
output; seems, my emacs is not configured right for utf).

Greets, Peter

> Thanks for your help!
> Miguel Queirós
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> \starttext
> 
> P�gina 1.
> 
> \startbuffer[teste]
> \starttable[|c|c|c|]
> \HL[2]
> \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \FR
> \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \MR
> \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \LR
> \stoptable
> \stopbuffer
> 
> \page
> P�gina 2.
> 
> % It works if you place a comment \start \startlocal and \stoplocal and \stop
> % It wont work without the "%"
> 
> % \start
> % \startlocal
> \placetable{Just an example}{\externalfigure[teste.tmp]}

This is what I call 'creative usage' of a feature :)
Better use \getbuffer for this.

> 
> \setuppapersize[A4,landscape][A4,landscape]
> % \stoplocal
> % \stop
> 
> \page
> \setuppapersize[A4][A4]
> P�gina 3.
> 
> \page
> P�gina 4.
> 
> \stoptext
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
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% Time-stamp: <Dienstag, 11 April 2006 12:14:18; test.tex>
%
\starttext

P�gina 1.

\startbuffer[teste]
\starttable[|c|c|c|]
\HL[2]
\NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \FR
\NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \MR
\NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \LR
\stoptable
\stopbuffer

\page
P�gina 2.

\start
\startlocal % only setup, no content!
  \setuppapersize[A4,landscape][A4,landscape]
\stoplocal

% here comes the content
\placetable{Just an expample}{\getbuffer[teste]}

\page % !! place it after stop and look what happens
\stop

P�gina 3.

\page
P�gina 4.

\stoptext


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Re: Changing page orientation - Landscape/Portrait

[Hans Hagen]

Peter Rolf wrote:
> Miguel Queiros wrote:
>   
>> Hello Peter,
>>
>>     
>>> \start ... \stop mark the boundaries of the local (layout) setup, which
>>> is defined between \startlocal ... \stoplocal. This way you don't need
>>> to redefine your old layout after a local (one page) style change.
>>> ConTeXt returns to the prior layout automatically.
>>>
>>> So deleting them is no good idea (results in extra work for you) :)
>>>       
>> Yes, I noticed that... :)
>>
>>     
>>> If you can make a minimal example of your buffer problems...
>>>       
>> Ok, I'v attached the example. It seems that If I use 
>> \start \startlocal and \stop and \stoplocal I get some errors...
>>
>>     
> Hi Miguel. I have attached a working example (sorry for the crippled
> output; seems, my emacs is not configured right for utf).
>
> Greets, Peter
>
>   
>> Thanks for your help!
>> Miguel Queirós
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> \starttext
>>
>> P�gina 1.
>>
>> \startbuffer[teste]
>> \starttable[|c|c|c|]
>> \HL[2]
>> \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \FR
>> \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \MR
>> \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \LR
>> \stoptable
>> \stopbuffer
>>
>> \page
>> P�gina 2.
>>
>> % It works if you place a comment \start \startlocal and \stoplocal and \stop
>> % It wont work without the "%"
>>
>> % \start
>> % \startlocal
>> \placetable{Just an example}{\externalfigure[teste.tmp]}
>>     
>
> This is what I call 'creative usage' of a feature :)
> Better use \getbuffer for this.
>
>   
>> \setuppapersize[A4,landscape][A4,landscape]
>> % \stoplocal
>> % \stop
>>
>> \page
>> \setuppapersize[A4][A4]
>> P�gina 3.
>>
>> \page
>> P�gina 4.
>>
>> \stoptext
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
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>>     
enough suffereing ... 

% for cont-new.tex: 

\unprotect

\def\definepapersize
  {\dotripleempty\dodefinepapersize}

\def\dodefinepapersize[#1][#2][#3]%
  {\ifsecondargument
     \doifsomething{#1} % to be sure
       {\doifassignmentelse{#2}
          {\getparameters
             [\??pp#1] % geen \c!scale, scheelt hash ruimte
             [\c!width=\@@ppwidth,\c!height=\@@ppheight,\c!offset=\@@ppoffset,#2]}
          {\setvalue{\??pp:1:#1}{#2}%
           \setvalue{\??pp:2:#1}{#3}}}%
   \else
     \getparameters[\??pp][#1]%
     \setuppapersize
   \fi}

\def\dosetuppapersize[#1][#2]%
  {\doifassignmentelse{#1}
     {\setuppaper[#1]}
     {\doifelsenothing{#2}
        {\expanded{\dodosetuppapersize
           [\executeifdefined{\??pp:1:#1}{#1}]%
           [\executeifdefined{\??pp:2:#1}{}]}}
        {\doifassignmentelse{#2}
           {\getparameters[\??pp\executeifdefined{\??pp:1:#1}{#1}][#2]}
           {\expanded{\dodosetuppapersize
              [\executeifdefined{\??pp:1:#1}{#1}]%
              [\executeifdefined{\??pp:1:#2}{#2}]}}}}}

\let\reinstatepapersize\relax

\def\adaptpapersize
  {\global\let\reinstatepapersize\restorepapersize
   \setuppapersize}

\appendtoks
  \reinstatepapersize
  \global\let\reinstatepapersize\relax
\to \everyaftershipout

\protect 

\definepapersize[main] [A4] [A4]
\definepapersize[extra][A4,landscape] [A4,landscape]

\starttext
    \setuppapersize[main]
    Page 1. \page
    Page 2. \page
    \setuppapersize[extra]
    Page 2 \page
    \setuppapersize[main]
    Page 3. \page
    Page 4. \page
    \adaptpapersize[extra]
    Page 5. \page
    Page 6. \page
\stoptext


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Re: Changing page orientation - Landscape/Portrait

[Miguel Queiros]

> > \placetable{Just an example}{\externalfigure[teste.tmp]}
> 
> This is what I call 'creative usage' of a feature :)
> Better use \getbuffer for this.

I was using \externalfigure because I saw that on the manual,
and because I wanted to scale down the table to the width of the
page. :)

Can I do that with a buffer/table withou using \externalfigure ?

I looked at the wiki and I should think about using 
only natural tables as they seem to be much better... but
I'v had problems trying to get some multipage tables
to work... 

Thanks,
Miguel Queirós


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Re: Changing page orientation - Landscape/Portrait

[Hans Hagen]

Miguel Queiros wrote:
>>> \placetable{Just an example}{\externalfigure[teste.tmp]}
>>>       
>> This is what I call 'creative usage' of a feature :)
>> Better use \getbuffer for this.
>>     
>
> I was using \externalfigure because I saw that on the manual,
> and because I wanted to scale down the table to the width of the
> page. :)
>
> Can I do that with a buffer/table withou using \externalfigure ?
>
> I looked at the wiki and I should think about using 
> only natural tables as they seem to be much better... but
>   
depends on the kind of table, in many situations tabulate is better (more text oriented); 

in most xml flows there is just the html approach to tables, and catching all in one kin dof table is impossible, if only because of typographical demands (unless one is willing to configure each detail) 

Hans 

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Re: Changing page orientation - Landscape/Portrait

[Peter Rolf]

Miguel Queiros wrote:
>>> \placetable{Just an example}{\externalfigure[teste.tmp]}
>> This is what I call 'creative usage' of a feature :)
>> Better use \getbuffer for this.
> 
> I was using \externalfigure because I saw that on the manual,
> and because I wanted to scale down the table to the width of the
> page. :)
>
Sorry, my lack of knowledge :)

> Can I do that with a buffer/table withou using \externalfigure ?
> 
\placetable{Just an expample}{\scale[sx=2,sy=2]{\getbuffer[teste]}}

but this is not so handy (only factors, no fixed dimensions). So your
method is the best and easiest way to scale a table. This really makes
me smile.

Greets, Peter

> I looked at the wiki and I should think about using 
> only natural tables as they seem to be much better... but
> I'v had problems trying to get some multipage tables
> to work... 
> 
> Thanks,
> Miguel Queirós
> 
> 
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