Re: [***SPAM***] Widows: penalty without efffect (ConTeXt iv)

[d_jan <d_jan@ymail.com>]

Hi Stephan,
Thanks for your help. Seemingly I missed that in my search on the list.

\starttext
\clubpenalty=10000
\widowpenalty=10000
\brokenpenalty=10000
[...]

seems to do the job.

Reards,
  Jan

On 09.08.2012 14:25, Stefan Müller wrote:
> Hi,
>
> did you see [1]? You have to do something like
>
> \starttext
> \clubpenalty=10000
> \widowpenalty=10000
>
> My text that should not contain any widow or orphan lines.
> \stoptext
>
> If that does not work for you, please provide a minimal example.
>
> HTH,
> Stefan
>
>
> [1] 
> http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20111211.162442.4f689e7b.en.html
>
> On 09.08.2012 11:36, d_jan wrote:
>> Dear List,
>>
>> I ran into trouble with the widow/orphan-control in context.
>> I searched the mailinglist, and saw that there were some other threads
>> on the topic bevore, but as far as I am concerned what was suggested
>> there did not work for me when I tried it.
>>
>> I run context iv using the version which comes with TexLive 2011.
>>
>> First trail was to include \widowpenalty=9000 and \clubpenalty=9000 at
>> the start of the document, before \starttext (cause I do my setups, and
>> definitions there)
>> As this did not work I tried to put them after \starttext. As well I
>> lowered \brokenpenalty. But both approaches, which were suggested in
>> previous Posts on the ntg-context list failed to show an effect in my 
>> case.
>>
>> Is there anything I could do to prevent the widow lines?
>>
>> PS.: As I may be doing any noobish errors, here an overview of the
>> documents structure and the placement of the penalty-commands
>> _________________________________
>>
>> \widowpenalty=9000
>> \clubpenalty=9000
>>
>> \definepapersize[janssize][width=190mm, height=245mm]
>>
>> \setuppapersize[janssize][A4] %we can use something like [A5][A4], which
>> is a a5 Page sized Document printed on a A4 sheet
>>
>>
>> \setuplayout[grid=yes, marking=on, location=middle, backspace=30mm,
>> width=110mm]%former: location=doublesided
>>
>>
>> \starttext
>>
>> \startstandardmakeup
>> \stopstandardmakeup
>>
>> \startfrontmatter
>> %TOC...
>> \stopfrontmatter
>>
>> \startbodymatter %the main stuff goes here
>> % Loads of text
>> \stopbodymatter
>>
>> \startappendices %appendices go here
>> \stopappendices
>>
>> \stoptext

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