* Problem with \stoptabulate
@ 2023-03-20 23:34 Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context
2023-03-21 5:23 ` jbf via ntg-context
2023-03-21 8:35 ` Hans Hagen via ntg-context
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From: Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context @ 2023-03-20 23:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
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I have a technical manual style document that requires a lot of examples to be included.
They can easily be typeset with a table so I thought I would save myself some typing by defining macros for the various bits of a tabulate table. Thus I have:
\def\startMyExample{\starttabulate[|r|c|l|p|]}
\def\stopMyExample{\stoptabulate}
\def\MyExampleItem#1#2#3{\NC #1 \NC \rightarrow \NC #2 \NC #3 \NC\NR}
\starttext
Here are some examples...
\startMyExample
\MyExampleItem{before}{after}{change before into after}
\MyExampleItem{straw}{gold}{Rumpelstiltskin}
\stopMyExample
%\stoptabulate
\stoptext
The problem is that \stopMyExample doesn't work - the \stoptabulate isn't recognised and I get an end of file reached error. If use a straight \stoptabulate then it works as expected. That's fine but it would be nice, from an aesthetic point of view, to have start & stop 'paired' commands in the source.
Presumably some sort of deep ConTeXt fu is going on - can anyone explain it please?
Regards,
—
Bruce Horrocks
Hampshire, UK
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^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread* Re: Problem with \stoptabulate
2023-03-20 23:34 Problem with \stoptabulate Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context
@ 2023-03-21 5:23 ` jbf via ntg-context
2023-03-21 11:06 ` Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context
2023-03-21 8:35 ` Hans Hagen via ntg-context
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From: jbf via ntg-context @ 2023-03-21 5:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context; +Cc: jbf
Not sure if this helps, Bruce, but there is \definestartstop
Julian
On 21/3/23 10:34, Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context wrote:
> I have a technical manual style document that requires a lot of examples to be included.
>
> They can easily be typeset with a table so I thought I would save myself some typing by defining macros for the various bits of a tabulate table. Thus I have:
>
> \def\startMyExample{\starttabulate[|r|c|l|p|]}
> \def\stopMyExample{\stoptabulate}
> \def\MyExampleItem#1#2#3{\NC #1 \NC \rightarrow \NC #2 \NC #3 \NC\NR}
>
> \starttext
> Here are some examples...
>
> \startMyExample
> \MyExampleItem{before}{after}{change before into after}
> \MyExampleItem{straw}{gold}{Rumpelstiltskin}
> \stopMyExample
> %\stoptabulate
>
> \stoptext
>
> The problem is that \stopMyExample doesn't work - the \stoptabulate isn't recognised and I get an end of file reached error. If use a straight \stoptabulate then it works as expected. That's fine but it would be nice, from an aesthetic point of view, to have start & stop 'paired' commands in the source.
>
> Presumably some sort of deep ConTeXt fu is going on - can anyone explain it please?
>
> Regards,
> —
> Bruce Horrocks
> Hampshire, UK
>
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^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread* Re: Problem with \stoptabulate
2023-03-21 5:23 ` jbf via ntg-context
@ 2023-03-21 11:06 ` Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context
2023-03-21 11:32 ` Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context
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From: Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context @ 2023-03-21 11:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Thanks Julian - I tried a startstop environment originally but it didn't work.
The answer turns out to be trivial - just needed to use \long\def for \stoptabulate so the following appears to work:
\def\startMyExample{\starttabulate[|r|c|l|p|]}
\long\def\stopMyExample{\stoptabulate} %% long def required here
\def\MyExampleItem#1#2#3{\NC #1 \NC \rightarrow \NC #2 \NC #3 \NC\NR}
\starttext
Here are some examples...
\startMyExample
\MyExampleItem{before}{after}{change before into after}
\MyExampleItem{straw}{gold}{Rumpelstiltskin}
\stoptabulate
\stoptext
> On 21 Mar 2023, at 05:23, jbf via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote:
>
> Not sure if this helps, Bruce, but there is \definestartstop
>
> Julian
>
> On 21/3/23 10:34, Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context wrote:
>> I have a technical manual style document that requires a lot of examples to be included.
>>
>> They can easily be typeset with a table so I thought I would save myself some typing by defining macros for the various bits of a tabulate table. Thus I have:
>>
>> \def\startMyExample{\starttabulate[|r|c|l|p|]}
>> \def\stopMyExample{\stoptabulate}
>> \def\MyExampleItem#1#2#3{\NC #1 \NC \rightarrow \NC #2 \NC #3 \NC\NR}
>>
>> \starttext
>> Here are some examples...
>>
>> \startMyExample
>> \MyExampleItem{before}{after}{change before into after}
>> \MyExampleItem{straw}{gold}{Rumpelstiltskin}
>> \stopMyExample
>> %\stoptabulate
>>
>> \stoptext
>>
>> The problem is that \stopMyExample doesn't work - the \stoptabulate isn't recognised and I get an end of file reached error. If use a straight \stoptabulate then it works as expected. That's fine but it would be nice, from an aesthetic point of view, to have start & stop 'paired' commands in the source.
>>
>> Presumably some sort of deep ConTeXt fu is going on - can anyone explain it please?
>>
>> Regards,
>> —
>> Bruce Horrocks
>> Hampshire, UK
—
Bruce Horrocks
Hampshire, UK
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^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread* Re: Problem with \stoptabulate
2023-03-21 11:06 ` Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context
@ 2023-03-21 11:32 ` Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context
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From: Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context @ 2023-03-21 11:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Sorry everyone, ignore me, it doesn't work.
(Got my test files mixed up - aargh!)
> On 21 Mar 2023, at 11:06, Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks Julian - I tried a startstop environment originally but it didn't work.
>
> The answer turns out to be trivial - just needed to use \long\def for \stoptabulate so the following appears to work:
>
> \def\startMyExample{\starttabulate[|r|c|l|p|]}
> \long\def\stopMyExample{\stoptabulate} %% long def required here
> \def\MyExampleItem#1#2#3{\NC #1 \NC \rightarrow \NC #2 \NC #3 \NC\NR}
>
> \starttext
> Here are some examples...
>
> \startMyExample
> \MyExampleItem{before}{after}{change before into after}
> \MyExampleItem{straw}{gold}{Rumpelstiltskin}
> \stoptabulate
>
> \stoptext
>
>
>> On 21 Mar 2023, at 05:23, jbf via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote:
>>
>> Not sure if this helps, Bruce, but there is \definestartstop
>>
>> Julian
>>
>> On 21/3/23 10:34, Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context wrote:
>>> I have a technical manual style document that requires a lot of examples to be included.
>>>
>>> They can easily be typeset with a table so I thought I would save myself some typing by defining macros for the various bits of a tabulate table. Thus I have:
>>>
>>> \def\startMyExample{\starttabulate[|r|c|l|p|]}
>>> \def\stopMyExample{\stoptabulate}
>>> \def\MyExampleItem#1#2#3{\NC #1 \NC \rightarrow \NC #2 \NC #3 \NC\NR}
>>>
>>> \starttext
>>> Here are some examples...
>>>
>>> \startMyExample
>>> \MyExampleItem{before}{after}{change before into after}
>>> \MyExampleItem{straw}{gold}{Rumpelstiltskin}
>>> \stopMyExample
>>> %\stoptabulate
>>>
>>> \stoptext
>>>
>>> The problem is that \stopMyExample doesn't work - the \stoptabulate isn't recognised and I get an end of file reached error. If use a straight \stoptabulate then it works as expected. That's fine but it would be nice, from an aesthetic point of view, to have start & stop 'paired' commands in the source.
>>>
>>> Presumably some sort of deep ConTeXt fu is going on - can anyone explain it please?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> —
>>> Bruce Horrocks
>>> Hampshire, UK
>
> —
> Bruce Horrocks
> Hampshire, UK
>
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* Re: Problem with \stoptabulate
2023-03-20 23:34 Problem with \stoptabulate Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context
2023-03-21 5:23 ` jbf via ntg-context
@ 2023-03-21 8:35 ` Hans Hagen via ntg-context
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From: Hans Hagen via ntg-context @ 2023-03-21 8:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context; +Cc: Hans Hagen
On 3/21/2023 12:34 AM, Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context wrote:
> I have a technical manual style document that requires a lot of examples to be included.
>
> They can easily be typeset with a table so I thought I would save myself some typing by defining macros for the various bits of a tabulate table. Thus I have:
>
> \def\startMyExample{\starttabulate[|r|c|l|p|]}
> \def\stopMyExample{\stoptabulate}
> \def\MyExampleItem#1#2#3{\NC #1 \NC \rightarrow \NC #2 \NC #3 \NC\NR}
>
> \starttext
> Here are some examples...
>
> \startMyExample
> \MyExampleItem{before}{after}{change before into after}
> \MyExampleItem{straw}{gold}{Rumpelstiltskin}
> \stopMyExample
> %\stoptabulate
>
> \stoptext
>
> The problem is that \stopMyExample doesn't work - the \stoptabulate isn't recognised and I get an end of file reached error. If use a straight \stoptabulate then it works as expected. That's fine but it would be nice, from an aesthetic point of view, to have start & stop 'paired' commands in the source.
>
> Presumably some sort of deep ConTeXt fu is going on - can anyone explain it please?
\definetabulate[MyExample][|r|c|l|p|]
\def\MyExampleItem#1#2#3{\NC #1 \NC \rightarrow \NC #2 \NC #3 \NC\NR}
\startMyExample
\MyExampleItem{before}{after}{change before into after}
\MyExampleItem{straw}{gold}{Rumpelstiltskin}
\stopMyExample
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