RE: About XMLifequalelse

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

At 11:25 AM 4/8/2002 +0200, Martin Kolarik wrote:

>4. relationships between TeX primitives and ConTeXt
>
>Being software developer is difficult for me to combine different layers of
>system without full understanding what happens (or can happen). Such thins
>(now) in ConTeXt are (I can explore ConTeXt sources, but the quick look into
>did not help me...)
>
>-- relationship between \setuptolerance[horizontal] and \emergencystretch

core-spa.tex is the fiel to look into (search for \process)

>-- relationship between \setupinterlinespacing and \lineskip,
>\lineskiplimit -- I noticed some piece of text is typeset corectly for
>\setupinterlinespacing[line=1.3em] but badly (baselines are not equidistant)
>for [line=1.2em] and I cannot influence this (it was strange, the same lines
>of text typeset later were correct)

you should not make the height too small, otherwise tex starts inserting 
lineskips

>Q: the relationships
>
>5. grid + default caption (chapter, section, title, sibject), itemize and
>description
>
>I want to have lines of text placed on the grid. If I use ConTeXt as is
>(with minimal own definitions and setups) the default line/paragraph spacing
>does not respects grid (I do not think I is bad...). For itemize (and for
>descriptions I hope too) I influence this using e.g. "style=joinedup", for
>captions probably using \startlinecorrections too.

no, \setuplayout[grid=on]

>Q: Is not there some built way to achieve proper grid positioning in
>ConTeXt? I would prefer ConTeXt way if exists to mine (proprietal).

grid snapping is available; i'm currently extending the snapper (precise 
control in for instance section headers, but this is still unofficial); it 
will be available in the next beta version; i'm also working on a manual 
that explains these things (and a few more); some 15 pages finished.

>6. hanging + and more common question
>
>My favourite :-) -- it is not functional now, but I must look where I have
>error...
>
>Q: isn't there some documentation to ConTeXt inside? E.g. how the font
>mechanism is working, how and when each of setup command takes effect,
>logical layering of function of commands, etc.? I am sure, it is NOT
>necessary for normal, mainstream ConTeXt users, but it would be very
>interesting for me :-) (and maybe some others too...)

texexec --modu --pdf font-ini
texexec --modu --pdf type-ini

>7. XML + UTF8
>
>Q: can ConTeXt handle UTF8 coded XMLs? I know it is rather complicated for
>TeX to realize it...

the machinery is there (Was needed for chinese) but i still have to add the 
definition files

>8. tilde
>
>If I use ~ in XML, it is not (of course) handled in the TeX way. I tried to
>change \defineXMLentity [tex-tilde] to the \lettertilde or simple ~, but TeX

you can define the XML entity to things like {\space\nobreak} and alike

Hans
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