Splitting a float that isn't a table

Splitting a float that isn't a table

[Duncan Hothersall]

I define a floating block called Exhibit

\definefloat[Exhibit][table]

which just contains paragraphs of text. I'd like to be able to split it
using the \splitfloat mechanism but that only seems to work if the
content of the float is a table, not paragraphs.

----
\definefloat[Exhibit][table]
\starttext
\input tufte\par
\splitfloat[lines=auto]{\placeExhibit{Knuth}}
{\dorecurse{4}{\input knuth \par}}
\input tufte\page[yes]
\stoptext
----

This outputs "there is nothing to split" in the resultant PDF.

Is there any way to achieve the equivalent of

----
\definefloat[Exhibit][table]
\starttext
\input tufte\par
\splitfloat[lines=auto]{\placeExhibit{Knuth}}
{\bTABLE[frame=off]\dorecurse{4}{\bTR\bTD\input knuth \eTD\eTR}
\eTABLE}
\input tufte\page[yes]
\stoptext
----

without having to make every paragraph a table cell?

Thanks in advance.

Duncan

Re: Splitting a float that isn't a table

[Hans Hagen]

Duncan Hothersall wrote:
> I define a floating block called Exhibit
>
> \definefloat[Exhibit][table]
>
> which just contains paragraphs of text. I'd like to be able to split it
> using the \splitfloat mechanism but that only seems to work if the
> content of the float is a table, not paragraphs.
>
> ----
> \definefloat[Exhibit][table]
> \starttext
> \input tufte\par
> \splitfloat[lines=auto]{\placeExhibit{Knuth}}
> {\dorecurse{4}{\input knuth \par}}
> \input tufte\page[yes]
> \stoptext
> ----
>
> This outputs "there is nothing to split" in the resultant PDF.
>
> Is there any way to achieve the equivalent of
>
> ----
> \definefloat[Exhibit][table]
> \starttext
> \input tufte\par
> \splitfloat[lines=auto]{\placeExhibit{Knuth}}
> {\bTABLE[frame=off]\dorecurse{4}{\bTR\bTD\input knuth \eTD\eTR}
> \eTABLE}
> \input tufte\page[yes]
> \stoptext
> ----
>
> without having to make every paragraph a table cell?
>
>   
for simple texts:

\def\startsometext
  {\beginshapebox}

\def\stopsometext
  {\endshapebox
   \reshapebox{\ruledhbox{\strut\box\shapebox}}
   \setbox\tsplitcontent\vbox{\flushshapebox}
   \handletsplit}

\starttext

\input tufte

\splitfloat
  [lines=auto]
  {\placefigure{}}
  {\startsometext
   \dorecurse{4}{\input knuth \par}
   \stopsometext}

\input tufte

\showframe

\splitfloat
  [lines=auto]
  {\placefigure{}}
  {\starttabulate[|p|]
   \NC \dorecurse{4}{\input knuth }\NC\NR
   \stoptabulate}

\starttabulate[|p|]
\NC \input knuth \NC\NR
\stoptabulate

\stoptext

wikifyable (hm, could even be a nice article ...) 

Hans 


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