Figure numbers, Lastpage and Column questions

Figure numbers, Lastpage and Column questions

[Rob van Swol]

hello,

I have posted these questions couple of days ago but so far no replies,
so I try again.

1. I would like to have figure numbers running from 1 to n instead of 
per chapternumber. I have tried to use  \setupcaptions[way=bytext] but 
this not work. Taking an example from a previous discussion I still get 
Figure 1.1 instead of Figure 1

\starttext
\setupcaptions[way=bytext]
   \chapter{test} \placefigure{}{}
\stoptext

2. How do I get the total number of figures or total number of tabels, 
or more general totalnumberoffloat.?

3. How do I get the total number of numbered pages (not \lastpage 
because this one includes the number of unnumbered pages at the start of 
my document, e.q. title page)?

4. Columns: If I put balance=no, the text after stopcolumns is placed on 
a new page, which is not what I want. Also, it seems that the height=3cm 
does not do anything. Basically, I want to fill the first column first 
and continue in the next column after the height or number of lines are 
reached. Is this possible?

Regards,
Rob
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Re: Figure numbers, Lastpage and Column questions

[Hans Hagen]

At 12:12 PM 7/10/2002 +0200, Rob van Swol wrote:
>hello,
>
>I have posted these questions couple of days ago but so far no replies,
>so I try again.
>
>1. I would like to have figure numbers running from 1 to n instead of
>per chapternumber. I have tried to use  \setupcaptions[way=bytext] but
>this not work. Taking an example from a previous discussion I still get
>Figure 1.1 instead of Figure 1
>
>\starttext
>\setupcaptions[way=bytext]
>    \chapter{test} \placefigure{}{}
>\stoptext

this is a bug that was solved in the latest version, what version do you 
run? This sample runs ok here.

>2. How do I get the total number of figures or total number of tabels,
>or more general totalnumberoffloat.?

good question, seems that i need to implement that feature; for the moment 
say:

\prependtoks
   \textreference[totalnoftables]{\ruwenummer[table]}
   \textreference[totalnoffigures]{\ruwenummer[figure]}
\to \everylastshipout

\def\totalnoftables {\textreference[totalnoftables]}
\def\totalnoffigures{\textreference[totalnoffigures]}

and submit a feature request to the context bugzilla server

>3. How do I get the total number of numbered pages (not \lastpage
>because this one includes the number of unnumbered pages at the start of
>my document, e.q. title page)?

\realfolio

(\realpageno is the raw page counter)

>4. Columns: If I put balance=no, the text after stopcolumns is placed on
>a new page, which is not what I want. Also, it seems that the height=3cm
>does not do anything. Basically, I want to fill the first column first
>and continue in the next column after the height or number of lines are
>reached. Is this possible?

not with this mechanism, but columnset can be told to explictly have a 
certain number of lines

(will be documented soon, after i finished a whole range of styles that can 
serve as example)

Hans
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Re: Figure numbers, Lastpage and Column questions

[Rob van Swol]

Hans,

Thank you for your suggestions, but not all of them work ok.

Hans Hagen wrote:
> 
> >
> >1. I would like to have figure numbers running from 1 to n instead of
> >per chapternumber. I have tried to use  \setupcaptions[way=bytext] but
> >this not work. Taking an example from a previous discussion I still get
> >Figure 1.1 instead of Figure 1
> >
> >\starttext
> >\setupcaptions[way=bytext]
> >    \chapter{test} \placefigure{}{}
> >\stoptext
> 
> this is a bug that was solved in the latest version, what version do you
> run? This sample runs ok here.

OK I have upgraded from version 2002.05.20 to 2002.06.25 and now it
works!

> 
> >2. How do I get the total number of figures or total number of tabels,
> >or more general totalnumberoffloat.?
> 
> good question, seems that i need to implement that feature; for the moment
> say:
> 
> \prependtoks
>    \textreference[totalnoftables]{\ruwenummer[table]}
>    \textreference[totalnoffigures]{\ruwenummer[figure]}
> \to \everylastshipout
> 
> \def\totalnoftables {\textreference[totalnoftables]}
> \def\totalnoffigures{\textreference[totalnoffigures]}
> 

The last lines should be:
 \def\totalnoftables {\ref[t][totalnoftables]}
 \def\totalnoffigures{\ref[t][totalnoffigures]}

But this works only correct when using  
  \setupcaptions[way=bytext]
Otherwise the I get the totalnumber of figures of the last chapter!

> >3. How do I get the total number of numbered pages (not \lastpage
> >because this one includes the number of unnumbered pages at the start of
> >my document, e.q. title page)?
> 
> \realfolio
> 

  No. with \realfolio  I get the current real page. What I want is the
total number of numbered pages.

Regards,
Rob

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Rob W. van Swol
National Aerospace Laboratory NLR       Tel. +31 527 248252
P.O. Box 153                            Fax  +31 527 248210
8300 AD Emmeloord                       E-Mail vanswol@nlr.nl
The Netherlands                         http://www.neonet.nl/

Re: Figure numbers, Lastpage and Column questions

[Hans Hagen]

At 10:32 AM 7/12/2002 +0200, Rob van Swol wrote:

> > >3. How do I get the total number of numbered pages (not \lastpage
> > >because this one includes the number of unnumbered pages at the start of
> > >my document, e.q. title page)?
> >
> > \realfolio
> >
>
>   No. with \realfolio  I get the current real page. What I want is the
>total number of numbered pages.

\def\lastpagenumber{1}

\def\savenofpages
   {\advance\realpageno \minusone
    \savecurrentvalue\lastpage{\realfolio}%
    \advance\userpageno \minusone
    \savecurrentvalue\lastpagenumber{\folio}}%

when you add this to cont-new.tex, you can use \lastpagenumber

Hans
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Re: Figure numbers, Lastpage and Column questions

[Rob van Swol]

Hans,

This works fine! Thank you very much.

Regards,
Rob

Hans Hagen wrote:
> 
> At 10:32 AM 7/12/2002 +0200, Rob van Swol wrote:
> 
> > > >3. How do I get the total number of numbered pages (not \lastpage
> > > >because this one includes the number of unnumbered pages at the start of
> > > >my document, e.q. title page)?
> > >
> > > \realfolio
> > >
> >
> >   No. with \realfolio  I get the current real page. What I want is the
> >total number of numbered pages.
> 
> \def\lastpagenumber{1}
> 
> \def\savenofpages
>    {\advance\realpageno \minusone
>     \savecurrentvalue\lastpage{\realfolio}%
>     \advance\userpageno \minusone
>     \savecurrentvalue\lastpagenumber{\folio}}%
> 
> when you add this to cont-new.tex, you can use \lastpagenumber
> 
> Hans

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Rob W. van Swol
National Aerospace Laboratory NLR       Tel. +31 527 248252
P.O. Box 153                            Fax  +31 527 248210
8300 AD Emmeloord                       E-Mail vanswol@nlr.nl
The Netherlands                         http://www.neonet.nl/