Re: How to make \def accept block or buffer as part of (long) command argument

[Benjamin Buchmuller via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>]

Thanks, Hans, for the answer, but I'm not sure if I get the point.

While this is possible in ConTeXt:

\startsection[title={My Title}]

\beginMyBlock
bla bla
\endMyBlock

\stopsection

The following won't work (end of file error):

\startMyCommand[optional={Maybe}]

\beginMyBlock
bla bla
\endMyBlock

\stopMyCommand

I had hoped for a simple command/modifier like \pleaseacceptblocks\def\startMyCommand[#1]#2\stopMyCommand  to have #2 work in a similar way. 

But maybe, as Wolfgang stated here (https://www.mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg73956.html), buffers and blocks can't be used in commands. (To add: Even when passed as arguments during compilation?)

Many Thanks again!


Benjamin

> On Jan 2, 2022, at 12:19, Hans Hagen <j.hagen@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> 
> On 1/2/2022 11:47 AM, Benjamin Buchmuller via ntg-context wrote:
>> Hi list,
>> I'm playing around with blocks and buffers again, realizing that I cannot use them inbetween a \start...\stop that I defined myself. Apparently, they work between \startsection...\stopsection and the like, so I was wondering how I should define or expand #2 in the MWE below to make TeX happily accept these useful features?
> buffers are stored as-is so no catcode magic stored, contrary to macros
> 
> you can use \setbuffer but that doesn't solve the argument passing
> 
> however, you can nest buffers so you can make other \start\stop commands buffers too and then do some at the start and (look for \defiebuffer) but it quickly becomes messy i think
> 
> Hans
> 
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