Label alignment in descriptions

Label alignment in descriptions

[Tim Wraight]

Hello,

I can't get the 'align' parameter to have any effect on label text in  
definitions. Here is a simple test case:


\setuplayout[backspace=40mm]
\definedescription
   [test]
   [location=inleft,
    width=25mm,
    align=left,
    margin=standard]
\starttext
	\test{Hello} World! \par
	\test{Misaligned} Labels
\stoptext


Changing the value of 'align' to 'middle' or 'right' does nothing. I'm  
using ConTeXt  ver: 2009.04.28 08:46 MKIV  fmt: 2009.5.9  int: english/ 
english, and LuaTeX, Version beta-0.40.0-2009042219 luatex.web >= v2344

Any help much appreciated, and congratulations to all those who have  
helped make ConTeXt such an excellent tool.

Tim Wraight

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Re: Label alignment in descriptions

[Oliver Buerschaper]

I'm already having problems with the following minimal test:

---
\definedescription[test]


\starttext
	\test{Hello} world!
\stoptext
---

TeX complains that the file ended while it was scanning \dodowithpar.  
For TeX this is probably not surprising, and a new line before  
\stoptext solves the problem.

Is it possible to make ConTeXt insensitive to new lines in the above  
situation (and similar ones)?

Oliver



> Hello,
>
> I can't get the 'align' parameter to have any effect on label text  
> in definitions. Here is a simple test case:
>
>
> \setuplayout[backspace=40mm]
> \definedescription
>  [test]
>  [location=inleft,
>   width=25mm,
>   align=left,
>   margin=standard]
> \starttext
> 	\test{Hello} World! \par
> 	\test{Misaligned} Labels
> \stoptext
>
>
> Changing the value of 'align' to 'middle' or 'right' does nothing.  
> I'm using ConTeXt  ver: 2009.04.28 08:46 MKIV  fmt: 2009.5.9  int:  
> english/english, and LuaTeX, Version beta-0.40.0-2009042219  
> luatex.web >= v2344
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Re: Label alignment in descriptions

[Oliver Buerschaper]

> Hello,
>
> I can't get the 'align' parameter to have any effect on label text  
> in definitions. Here is a simple test case:
>
>
> \setuplayout[backspace=40mm]
> \definedescription
>  [test]
>  [location=inleft,
>   width=25mm,
>   align=left,
>   margin=standard]
> \starttext
> 	\test{Hello} World! \par
> 	\test{Misaligned} Labels
> \stoptext
>
>
> Changing the value of 'align' to 'middle' or 'right' does nothing.  
> I'm using ConTeXt  ver: 2009.04.28 08:46 MKIV  fmt: 2009.5.9  int:  
> english/english, and LuaTeX, Version beta-0.40.0-2009042219  
> luatex.web >= v2344

Confirmed on 2009.05.14 16:44 if a new line is inserted just before  
\stoptext:

---
\setuplayout[backspace=40mm]
\definedescription
  [test]
  [location=inleft,
   width=25mm,
   align=left,
   margin=standard]
\starttext
	\test{Hello} World! \par
	\test{Misaligned} Labels

\stoptext
---

Best,
Oliver
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Re: Label alignment in descriptions

[Hans Hagen]

Oliver Buerschaper wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I can't get the 'align' parameter to have any effect on label text in 
>> definitions. Here is a simple test case:
>>
>>
>> \setuplayout[backspace=40mm]
>> \definedescription
>>  [test]
>>  [location=inleft,
>>   width=25mm,
>>   align=left,
>>   margin=standard]
>> \starttext
>>     \test{Hello} World! \par
>>     \test{Misaligned} Labels
>> \stoptext
>>
>>
>> Changing the value of 'align' to 'middle' or 'right' does nothing. I'm 
>> using ConTeXt  ver: 2009.04.28 08:46 MKIV  fmt: 2009.5.9  int: 
>> english/english, and LuaTeX, Version beta-0.40.0-2009042219 luatex.web 
>> >= v2344
> 
> Confirmed on 2009.05.14 16:44 if a new line is inserted just before 
> \stoptext:
> 
> ---
> \setuplayout[backspace=40mm]
> \definedescription
>  [test]
>  [location=inleft,
>   width=25mm,
>   align=left,
>   margin=standard]
> \starttext
>     \test{Hello} World! \par
>     \test{Misaligned} Labels
> 
> \stoptext

descriptions (and a few more commands) expect a \par (or empty line)

best use

\starttest{Hello} World! \stoptest
\starttest{Misaligned} Labels \stoptest


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Re: Label alignment in descriptions

[Tim Wraight]

On 19 May 2009, at 22:48, Hans Hagen wrote:

> Oliver Buerschaper wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I can't get the 'align' parameter to have any effect on label text  
>>> in definitions. Here is a simple test case:
>>>
>>>
>>> \setuplayout[backspace=40mm]
>>> \definedescription
>>> [test]
>>> [location=inleft,
>>>  width=25mm,
>>>  align=left,
>>>  margin=standard]
>>> \starttext
>>>    \test{Hello} World! \par
>>>    \test{Misaligned} Labels
>>> \stoptext
>>>
>>>
>>> Changing the value of 'align' to 'middle' or 'right' does nothing.  
>>> I'm using ConTeXt  ver: 2009.04.28 08:46 MKIV  fmt: 2009.5.9  int:  
>>> english/english, and LuaTeX, Version beta-0.40.0-2009042219  
>>> luatex.web >= v2344
>> Confirmed on 2009.05.14 16:44 if a new line is inserted just before  
>> \stoptext:
>> ---
>> \setuplayout[backspace=40mm]
>> \definedescription
>> [test]
>> [location=inleft,
>>  width=25mm,
>>  align=left,
>>  margin=standard]
>> \starttext
>>    \test{Hello} World! \par
>>    \test{Misaligned} Labels
>> \stoptext
>
> descriptions (and a few more commands) expect a \par (or empty line)
>
> best use
>
> \starttest{Hello} World! \stoptest
> \starttest{Misaligned} Labels \stoptest
In that case, perhaps there's a simper way to achieve my aim: I'm  
doing dialogue, and want to have the speakers' names right-aligned  
(ie. ragged left) in the margin. Is there a better way to do this than  
descriptions?

for example:

  Jim: Isn't ConteXt fun?
John: Sure. When you know what you're doing.


>
>
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Re: Label alignment in descriptions

[Wolfgang Schuster]

http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20080130.152108.77e74a14.en.html
http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20090305.193628.ebaae6c2.en.html

Wolfgang

Am 19.05.2009 um 21:05 schrieb Tim Wraight:

> Hello,
>
> I can't get the 'align' parameter to have any effect on label text  
> in definitions. Here is a simple test case:
>
>
> \setuplayout[backspace=40mm]
> \definedescription
>  [test]
>  [location=inleft,
>   width=25mm,
>   align=left,
>   margin=standard]
> \starttext
> 	\test{Hello} World! \par
> 	\test{Misaligned} Labels
> \stoptext
>
>
> Changing the value of 'align' to 'middle' or 'right' does nothing.  
> I'm using ConTeXt  ver: 2009.04.28 08:46 MKIV  fmt: 2009.5.9  int:  
> english/english, and LuaTeX, Version beta-0.40.0-2009042219  
> luatex.web >= v2344
>
> Any help much appreciated, and congratulations to all those who have  
> helped make ConTeXt such an excellent tool.
>
> Tim Wraight
>
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an  
> entry to the Wiki!
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Re: Label alignment in descriptions

[Tim Wraight]

On 20 May 2009, at 10:11, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

> http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20080130.152108.77e74a14.en.html
> http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20090305.193628.ebaae6c2.en.html
>
Thanks Wolfgang, that's very helpful. If I understand correctly,  
headeralign has not yet been implemented, but for now we can use text= 
\hfill to give the same result. It certainly seems to work fine for me.

Cheers,
Tim


> Wolfgang
>
> Am 19.05.2009 um 21:05 schrieb Tim Wraight:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I can't get the 'align' parameter to have any effect on label text  
>> in definitions. Here is a simple test case:
>>
>>
>> \setuplayout[backspace=40mm]
>> \definedescription
>> [test]
>> [location=inleft,
>>  width=25mm,
>>  align=left,
>>  margin=standard]
>> \starttext
>> 	\test{Hello} World! \par
>> 	\test{Misaligned} Labels
>> \stoptext
>>
>>
>> Changing the value of 'align' to 'middle' or 'right' does nothing.  
>> I'm using ConTeXt  ver: 2009.04.28 08:46 MKIV  fmt: 2009.5.9  int:  
>> english/english, and LuaTeX, Version beta-0.40.0-2009042219  
>> luatex.web >= v2344
>>
>> Any help much appreciated, and congratulations to all those who  
>> have helped make ConTeXt such an excellent tool.
>>
>> Tim Wraight
>>
>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an  
>> entry to the Wiki!
>>
>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
>> webpage  : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
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>> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>
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