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From: Wolfgang Schuster <schuster.wolfgang@gmail.com>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: Typesetting an interview
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 00:44:36 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5A80D564.7090607@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <44E687F3-8BF8-43B4-9BFC-A8F7C8F2124A@fiee.net>


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\definemeasure[interview][3em]

\define[1]\InterviewHeadCommand
   {\offset[x=-\measure{interview}]{#1}}

\definedescription
   [interview]
   [alternative=top,
    headcommand=\InterviewHeadCommand,
    margin=\measure{interview}]

\showframe[text][text]

\starttext

\startinterview{Weisman}
\input weisman
\stopinterview

\startinterview{Ward}
\input ward
\stopinterview

\stoptext

Wolfgang
> Henning Hraban Ramm <mailto:texml@fiee.net>
> 7. Februar 2018 um 17:16
> Ahoi,
> I’m trying to typeset an interview and thought, a "description" might 
> be the best setup. But I can’t find the right parameters for the 
> layout I want...
> Every contribution should look like:
>
> """
> HHR
> Here’s the text, question or answer.
>
> OTR
> And here’s the next one.
> Might have several lines.
> """
>
> Working example:
>
>
> \definedescription[Interview][
> headstyle=italic,
> style=normal,
> align=flushleft,
> alternative=hanging,
> ]
>
> \def\dostartInterview[#1][#2]%
> {\doifsomethingelse{#2}%
> {\startInterview[reference={#1},title={#2}]}%
> {\startInterview[title={#1}]}%
> }
> \def\startInt{\dodoubleempty\dostartInterview}
> \def\stopInt{\stopInterview}
>
>
> \starttext
>
> \chapter{An Interview}
>
> \startInt[{Hennning Hraban Ramm (HR)}]
> This might be a short question or a long response.
> Name or initials of the person should stand in their own line (without 
> breaking), while the answer should be indented, without additional 
> paragraph indent.
> \stopInt
>
> \startInt[{Hans Hagen (HH)}]
> And I’m sure the author has something to say.
> \input tufte
> \stopInt
>
> \startInt[HR]
> \input knuth
> \stopInt
>
> \startInt[HH]
> \input zapf
> \stopInt
>
> \startInt[thankyou][HR]
> This might also have a reference.
> \stopInt
>
> \stoptext
>
>
>
> Greetlings, Hraban
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      parent reply	other threads:[~2018-02-11 23:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-02-07 16:16 Henning Hraban Ramm
2018-02-11 13:00 ` Henning Hraban Ramm
2018-02-11 23:44 ` Wolfgang Schuster [this message]

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