Custom itemize Symbols

Custom itemize Symbols

[Malte Stien]

Hi all,

Is there a way to define your own itemize symbols? I would like a solid square, as in symbol 8 (referring to Table 10.1 in the Context Manual, but solid/filled whereas 8 is hollow.

I tried to declare my own bullet point, as in:

 \def\squarebullet{\vrule height .9ex width .8ex depth -.1ex } % square bullet

and then tried to use it in the \startitemize command, but it appears that command does not take commands as its first argument:

 \startitemize[\squarebullet, packed]
 \item foo
 \item baz
 ...
 \stopitemize

So here goes that idea. Other idea was to use \sym{\squarebullet}. That actually works, however, the problem is that it needs to be specified for the individual bullet point. I need something that can be specified in \setupitemize, such that my writers get that symbol automatically without having any control over it.

Any ideas?

Regards,
Malte

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Re: Custom itemize Symbols

[Thomas A. Schmitz]

On 03/21/2012 10:19 AM, Malte Stien wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Is there a way to define your own itemize symbols? I would like a solid square, as in symbol 8 (referring to Table 10.1 in the Context Manual, but solid/filled whereas 8 is hollow.
>
> I tried to declare my own bullet point, as in:
>
>   \def\squarebullet{\vrule height .9ex width .8ex depth -.1ex } % square bullet
>
> and then tried to use it in the \startitemize command, but it appears that command does not take commands as its first argument:
>
>   \startitemize[\squarebullet, packed]
>   \item foo
>   \item baz
>   ...
>   \stopitemize
>
> So here goes that idea. Other idea was to use \sym{\squarebullet}. That actually works, however, the problem is that it needs to be specified for the individual bullet point. I need something that can be specified in \setupitemize, such that my writers get that symbol automatically without having any control over it.
>
> Any ideas?

have you tried

\definesymbol [1] [\squarebullet] ? Or, if you want it only for a few items

\sym{\squarebullet}

HTH

Thomas
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Re: Custom itemize Symbols

[Wolfgang Schuster]

Am 21.03.2012 um 10:19 schrieb Malte Stien:

> Hi all,
> 
> Is there a way to define your own itemize symbols? I would like a solid square, as in symbol 8 (referring to Table 10.1 in the Context Manual, but solid/filled whereas 8 is hollow.
> 
> I tried to declare my own bullet point, as in:
> 
> \def\squarebullet{\vrule height .9ex width .8ex depth -.1ex } % square bullet
> 
> and then tried to use it in the \startitemize command, but it appears that command does not take commands as its first argument:
> 
> \startitemize[\squarebullet, packed]
> \item foo
> \item baz
> ...
> \stopitemize
> 
> So here goes that idea. Other idea was to use \sym{\squarebullet}. That actually works, however, the problem is that it needs to be specified for the individual bullet point. I need something that can be specified in \setupitemize, such that my writers get that symbol automatically without having any control over it.
> 
> Any ideas?

\definesymbol[blacksquare][\textmath\blacksquare]

\setupitemize[1][blacksquare]

\starttext

\startitemize
\item One
\item Two
\item Three
\stopitemize

\stoptext

Wolfgang
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Re: Custom itemize Symbols

[Wolfgang Schuster]

Am 21.03.2012 um 13:11 schrieb Wolfgang Schuster:

> 
> Am 21.03.2012 um 10:19 schrieb Malte Stien:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Is there a way to define your own itemize symbols? I would like a solid square, as in symbol 8 (referring to Table 10.1 in the Context Manual, but solid/filled whereas 8 is hollow.
>> 
>> I tried to declare my own bullet point, as in:
>> 
>> \def\squarebullet{\vrule height .9ex width .8ex depth -.1ex } % square bullet
>> 
>> and then tried to use it in the \startitemize command, but it appears that command does not take commands as its first argument:
>> 
>> \startitemize[\squarebullet, packed]
>> \item foo
>> \item baz
>> ...
>> \stopitemize
>> 
>> So here goes that idea. Other idea was to use \sym{\squarebullet}. That actually works, however, the problem is that it needs to be specified for the individual bullet point. I need something that can be specified in \setupitemize, such that my writers get that symbol automatically without having any control over it.
>> 
>> Any ideas?
> 
> \definesymbol[blacksquare][\textmath\blacksquare]

And for MkIV one can replace this with \setupsymbolset[text] because the “text” symbol set defines a “blacksquare” symbol.

Wolfgang
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