separating layout from content: section blocks?

separating layout from content: section blocks?

[Andrew D. Crouse]

To whom it may concern,

I have a large document with several distinct pieces.  Each piece has  
different layout requirements.  I can setup the layout before each  
piece, but I would prefer to separate the layout from content.   
Currently what is the best way to do this?

I have tried defining section blocks and then specifying the layout  
for the section blocks between \startsectionblockenvironment 
[mySectionBlock] and \stopsectionblockenvironment commands.  I have  
also tried the project, product, component, environment structure  
from the manuals.  I have not had success with either method.

I would be very interested to know the approach taken by more  
experienced users.

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,

Andrew Crouse

Re: separating layout from content: section blocks?

[Willi Egger]

Hi Andrew,

Humble, what I do is using the project structure and load layout files 
at the moment I need the new layout-features. - Indeed I separate the 
layout, the setups from the content.
Loading such files can best be done with \environment respectivefile.

Kind regards
Willi

Andrew D. Crouse wrote:

>To whom it may concern,
>
>I have a large document with several distinct pieces.  Each piece has  
>different layout requirements.  I can setup the layout before each  
>piece, but I would prefer to separate the layout from content.   
>Currently what is the best way to do this?
>
>I have tried defining section blocks and then specifying the layout  
>for the section blocks between \startsectionblockenvironment 
>[mySectionBlock] and \stopsectionblockenvironment commands.  I have  
>also tried the project, product, component, environment structure  
>from the manuals.  I have not had success with either method.
>
>I would be very interested to know the approach taken by more  
>experienced users.
>
>Thank you for your help.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Andrew Crouse
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>

Re: separating layout from content: section blocks?

[Mojca Miklavec]

On 5/1/06, Andrew D. Crouse wrote:
> To whom it may concern,
>
> I have a large document with several distinct pieces.  Each piece has
> different layout requirements.  I can setup the layout before each
> piece, but I would prefer to separate the layout from content.
> Currently what is the best way to do this?

I guess that you can use

    \startsetups[somename]
     ... whatever setups you need ...
    \stopsetups

and then recall them by

    \setups[somename]

I first saw the example of usage here, but didn't try them out by myself yet:

http://source.contextgarden.net/tex/context/base/s-mag-01.tex
http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/magazines/mag-0000.pdf


Mojca