Re: First example in xml-mkiv.pdf

[Hans Hagen <j.hagen@xs4all.nl>]

On 6/5/2018 10:03 PM, Keith McKay wrote:
> Dear List,
> 
> In my continuing effort to improve my ConTeXt skills I thought I would 
> have a look at XML and ConTeXt. Note: I have no XML skills but, "in for 
> a penny, in for a pound", as they say over here. I started by looking at 
> the very first example on page 5 of "Dealing with XML in ConTeXt mkiv" 
> and straight away hit a problem.  There is a typo in the first line of 
> the XML file which I corrected:
> 
> <?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes?>
> 
> should be
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
> 
> However when I ran the file using the tex file it only produced a 3 page 
> pdf with a contents page and 2 title pages and no other text.
> 
> Here is the XML file which is the similar to the one on page 5 but with 
> two sections rather than one:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
> 
> <document>
> 
> <section>
> 
> <title>Some title</title>
> 
> <content>
> 
> <p>a paragraph of text</p>
> 
> <p>another paragraph of text</p>
> 
> </content>
> 
> </section>
> 
> <section>
> 
> <title>Another title</title>
> 
> <content>
> 
> <p>a paragraph of text</p>
> 
> <p>another paragraph of text</p>
> 
> </content>
> 
> </section>
> 
> </document>
> 
> The TeX file is cut and pasted from pages 5 and 6 of xml-mkiv.pdf:
> 
> \startxmlsetups xml:demo:base
> 
> \xmlsetsetup{#1}{document|section|p|itemize|item}{xml:demo:*}
> 
> \stopxmlsetups
> 
> \xmlregisterdocumentsetup{demo}{xml:demo:base}
> 
> \startxmlsetups xml:demo:document
> 
> \starttitle[title={Contents}]
> 
> \placelist[chapter]
> 
> \stoptitle
> 
> \xmlflush{#1}
> 
> \stopxmlsetups
> 
> \startxmlsetups xml:demo:section
> 
> \startchapter[title=\xmlfirst{#1}{/title}]
> 
> \xmlfirst{#1}{/content}
> 
> \stopchapter
> 
> \stopxmlsetups
> 
> \startxmlsetups xml:demo:p
> 
> \xmlflush{#1}\endgraf
> 
> \stopxmlsetups
> 
> \xmlprocessfile{demo}{demo.xml}{}
> 
> This seemed such a simple example and I'm a bit perplexed as to why it 
> did not work. Can somebody explain why no paragraphs are showing up? I'm 
> using:
> 
> ConTeXt ver: 2018.04.04 00:51 MKIV beta fmt: 2018.6.2 int: english/english
> 
> LuaTeX, Version 1.07.0 (TeX Live 2018)
> 
> Thanks and Best Wishes
you need to add \starttext ... \stoptext

\startbuffer[demo]
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>

<document>
     <section>
         <title>Some title</title>
         <content>
             <p>a paragraph of text</p>
             <p>another paragraph of text</p>
         </content>
     </section>
     <section>
         <title>Another title</title>
         <content>
             <p>a paragraph of text</p>
             <p>another paragraph of text</p>
         </content>
     </section>
</document>
\stopbuffer

\startxmlsetups xml:demo:base
     \xmlsetsetup{#1}{document|section|p|itemize|item}{xml:demo:*}
\stopxmlsetups

\xmlregisterdocumentsetup{demo}{xml:demo:base}

\startxmlsetups xml:demo:document
     \starttitle[title={Contents}]
         \placelist[chapter]
     \stoptitle
     \xmlflush{#1}
\stopxmlsetups

\startxmlsetups xml:demo:section
     \startchapter[title=\xmlfirst{#1}{/title}]
         \xmlfirst{#1}{/content}
     \stopchapter
\stopxmlsetups

\startxmlsetups xml:demo:p
     \xmlflush{#1}\endgraf
\stopxmlsetups

\starttext
     \xmlprocessbuffer{demo}{demo}{}
\stoptext


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