too much space because of margin notes

too much space because of margin notes

[Mojca Miklavec]

Hello,

I would like to write a note in the margin next to some framed
formula, but I guess that the formula starts a new paragraph and
there's too much space left on the top of the frame. How can I fix
that?

\starttext

\startframedtext

\inmargin{some text in margin}
\placeformula
\startformula
a+b=c
\stopformula
How can I get rid of that space?

\stopframedtext

\stoptext

Thank you very much,
    Mojca

Re: too much space because of margin notes

[Aditya Mahajan]

On Tue, 11 Jul 2006, Mojca Miklavec wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I would like to write a note in the margin next to some framed
> formula, but I guess that the formula starts a new paragraph and
> there's too much space left on the top of the frame. How can I fix
> that?
>
> \starttext
>
> \startframedtext
>
> \inmargin{some text in margin}
> \placeformula
> \startformula
> a+b=c
> \stopformula
> How can I get rid of that space?
>
> \stopframedtext
>
> \stoptext

See if margintext suits you better.

\margintext{some text in margin}
\placeformula.....

This moves the text into the next paragraph.

Aditya

Re: too much space because of margin notes

[Hans Hagen]

Mojca Miklavec wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to write a note in the margin next to some framed
> formula, but I guess that the formula starts a new paragraph and
> there's too much space left on the top of the frame. How can I fix
> that?
>
> \starttext
>
> \startframedtext
>
> \inmargin{some text in margin}
> \placeformula
> \startformula
> a+b=c
> \stopformula
> How can I get rid of that space?
>
> \stopframedtext
>
> \stoptext
>   
when using framed texts you run into problems with flushing, struts and the nature of boxes (vbox,vtop)

in such cases one can do several things 

\starttext

\showframe

\def\MyDisplayCorrection {\vskip-\lineheight}

\margintext{some text in margin}

\starttextbackground
    \MyDisplayCorrection
    \placeformula  \startformula  a+b=c \stopformula
\stoptextbackground

\stoptext

use a Correction macro that can be nilled (since some day we may have more control over math spacing and can fix the problem) 

Here is a nice alternative: 

\starttext

\margintext {some text in margin}

\setupframedtexts[background={YourTrick,MyTrick}]

\definelayer[MyTrick]

\startsetups MyTrick
  \setlayer[MyTrick]{\placemargintexts}
\stopsetups

\defineoverlay[YourTrick][\setups{MyTrick}]

\startframedtext

\placeformula
\startformula
a+b=c
\stopformula
\stopframedtext

\stoptext

I'm sure that yuou can explain this on the wiki 

(There is this Best Of Ruby Quiz book, maybe we should make a Best Of Context Quiz one ... ) 

Hans 



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Re: Context Quiz?

[Aditya Mahajan]

On Tue, 11 Jul 2006, Hans Hagen wrote:
>
> (There is this Best Of Ruby Quiz book, maybe we should make a Best Of Context Quiz one ... )

Maybe we should first start a Context Quiz?


Aditya

Re: Context Quiz?

[Hans Hagen]

Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Jul 2006, Hans Hagen wrote:
>   
>> (There is this Best Of Ruby Quiz book, maybe we should make a Best Of Context Quiz one ... )
>>     
>
> Maybe we should first start a Context Quiz?
>
>   
sounds ok to me; we can use the wiki for that and or something similar (maybe patrick can install something like http://rubymanual.org on the wiki server) 

we also need some volunteers to manage/moderate it 

if we have a good export function, generating a book is no problem 

Hans 

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Re: Context Quiz?

[Patrick Gundlach]

Hello Hans,

>> Maybe we should first start a Context Quiz?
>>
>>   
> sounds ok to me; we can use the wiki for that and or something
> similar (maybe patrick can install something like
> http://rubymanual.org on the wiki server) 


Hmm, this looks like 'texshow' to me!?!?

Patrick
-- 
ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net

Re: Context Quiz?

[Hans Hagen]

Patrick Gundlach wrote:
> Hello Hans,
>
>   
>>> Maybe we should first start a Context Quiz?
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> sounds ok to me; we can use the wiki for that and or something
>> similar (maybe patrick can install something like
>> http://rubymanual.org on the wiki server) 
>>     
>
>
> Hmm, this looks like 'texshow' to me!?!?
>   
well, texshow is organized aroun dthe commnds; the quiz is more like "i wanna do this" and then different people cooking up different solutions all combined in a nice story 

Hans 

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