From: Bruce Horrocks <ntg@scorecrow.com>
To: ntg-context mailing list <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: [NTG-context] Re: using an end of line as parameter
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:10:18 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <744177EC-F639-400E-BFB4-07731DE86B9F@scorecrow.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <170843395043.3180173.12511363966774513204@cgl.ntg.nl>
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> On 20 Feb 2024, at 12:59, madiazm.eoicc@gmail.com wrote:
>
> no, I just want to split at the end of each sentence to get the four arguments: now I pass this four lines to my macro \tareaAbc (with the dirty trick of ñ)
>
> In den Büchereien gibt es auch …ñ
> … Kuchen.ñ
> … Theater.ñ
> … Workshops.ñ
>
> and I wish your context.foo(lines[i]) iteration would become a single context.tareaAbc(the four arguments somehow separated so that I can manage each line with the corresponding context formatting)
>
> As you see my definition is: \def\tareaAbc #1ñ#2ñ#3ñ#4ñ{...context formating for each #)}; Its the clue to pass each sentence as an independent argument that I don't get to work.
> thanks again
>
A variation on Hans original suggestion is to use a buffer instead of a separate text file, combined with Lua.
\startluacode
userdata = userdata or {}
function userdata.formatTestQuestions()
local the_buffer = buffers.getlines("TestQuestions")
local tracker = 0
local the_question = {}
local letters = {"-", "a", "b", "c"}
-- Go through the buffer of questions one line at a time
for i = 1,#the_buffer do
-- Skip blank lines but 'collect' non-blank lines until we have four
-- (which is assumed to be a whole question)
if string.strip(the_buffer[i]) == "" then
tracker = 0
the_question = {}
else
tracker = tracker + 1
the_question[tracker] = the_buffer[i]
end
-- If tracker has got to 4 then we've read four lines
if tracker == 4 then
context.startlines()
context("{\\bf Beispiel:} %s", the_question[1])
context(true)
for answer = 2,4 do
context("\\qquad %s) %s", letters[answer], the_question[answer])
context(true)
end
context.stoplines()
-- Reset for the next question (in case no blank line)
tracker = 0
the_question = {}
end
end
end
\stopluacode
\def\startTestQuestions
{\dostartbuffer[TestQuestions][startTestQuestions][stopTestQuestions]}
\def\stopTestQuestions
{\ctxlua{userdata.formatTestQuestions()}}
\starttext
Here are some questions:
\startTestQuestions
In den Büchereien gibt es auch …
… Kuchen.
… Theater.
… Workshops.
In den Büchereien gibt es auch …
… Kuchen.
… Theater.
… Workshops.
In den Büchereien gibt es auch …
… Kuchen.
… Theater.
… Workshops.
\stopTestQuestions
How do you think you did on that test? Here's another one.
\startTestQuestions
In den Büchereien gibt es auch …
… Kuchen.
… Theater.
… Workshops.
\stopTestQuestions
\stoptext
—
Bruce Horrocks
Hampshire, UK
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\startluacode
userdata = userdata or {}
function userdata.formatTestQuestions()
local the_buffer = buffers.getlines("TestQuestions")
local tracker = 0
local the_question = {}
local letters = {"-", "a", "b", "c"}
-- Go through the buffer of questions one line at a time
for i = 1,#the_buffer do
-- Skip blank lines but 'collect' non-blank lines until we have four
-- (which is assumed to be a whole question)
if string.strip(the_buffer[i]) == "" then
tracker = 0
the_question = {}
else
tracker = tracker + 1
the_question[tracker] = the_buffer[i]
end
-- If tracker has got to 4 then we've read four lines
if tracker == 4 then
context.startlines()
context("{\\bf Beispiel:} %s", the_question[1])
context(true)
for answer = 2,4 do
context("\\qquad %s) %s", letters[answer], the_question[answer])
context(true)
end
context.stoplines()
-- Reset for the next question (in case no blank line)
tracker = 0
the_question = {}
end
end
end
\stopluacode
\def\startTestQuestions
{\dostartbuffer[TestQuestions][startTestQuestions][stopTestQuestions]}
\def\stopTestQuestions
{\ctxlua{userdata.formatTestQuestions()}}
\starttext
Here are some questions:
\startTestQuestions
In den Büchereien gibt es auch …
… Kuchen.
… Theater.
… Workshops.
In den Büchereien gibt es auch …
… Kuchen.
… Theater.
… Workshops.
In den Büchereien gibt es auch …
… Kuchen.
… Theater.
… Workshops.
\stopTestQuestions
How do you think you did on that test? Here's another one.
\startTestQuestions
In den Büchereien gibt es auch …
… Kuchen.
… Theater.
… Workshops.
\stopTestQuestions
\stoptext
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-02-20 19:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-02-19 12:49 [NTG-context] " Miguel Diaz
2024-02-19 22:36 ` [NTG-context] " Hans Hagen
2024-02-20 11:26 ` madiazm.eoicc
2024-02-20 12:13 ` Hans Hagen
2024-02-20 12:59 ` madiazm.eoicc
2024-02-20 19:10 ` Bruce Horrocks [this message]
2024-02-21 8:17 ` madiazm.eoicc
2024-02-21 14:27 ` Bruce Horrocks
2024-02-22 10:17 ` madiazm.eoicc
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