I don't usually define macros like that (isn't that more of a
\definestartstop kind of deal?).

On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Aditya Mahajan <adityam@umich.edu> wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Sep 2010, John Haltiwanger wrote:
>
>  Apologies, as a very significant aspect of this process was omitted in the
>> previous email!
>>
>> Don't forget to do:
>>
>> \setuplines[space=on]
>>
>> first!
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 9:45 AM, John Haltiwanger <
>> john.haltiwanger@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  I thought I'd give the mailing list a small change of pace---instead of
>>> asking how to do it, I will show you :)
>>>
>>> The short answer is:
>>>
>>> \starttext
>>> My Concrete Poem
>>>
>>> \startlines
>>> All       the white        space
>>>    will               print           !
>>> \stoplines
>>> \stoptext
>>>
>>>
>>> However, \startlines..\stoplines is not available when defining a macro.
>>>
>>
> What do you mean by that these macros are not available?
>
> Doesn't the following work? (untested, but I will be really surprised if it
> doesn't work)
>
> \def\startpoety
>  {\startlines
>   % All the remaining setup
>  }
>
> \def\stoppoety
>  {%whatever setup you want
>  \stoplines}
>
>
> Aditya
>
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