Re: Preventing double title pages for nested content

[Kate F <kate@elide.org>]

On 21 May 2015 at 22:09, Wolfgang Schuster <schuster.wolfgang@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Am 21.05.2015 um 14:33 schrieb Kate F <kate@elide.org>:
>
> On 21 May 2015 at 09:06, Wolfgang Schuster <schuster.wolfgang@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Am 21.05.2015 um 00:36 schrieb Kate F <kate@elide.org>:
>
> Hi,
>
> There's been a misunderstanding here.
>
> You're showing a structure which is a two-deep hierarchy (Libraries
> containing Manpages). That's not what the structure in my example is,
> and you're showing something which I think is different to what I'm
> asking for. (Or I just can't see how to apply the technique you're
> illustrating)
>
>
> You have to add just another level to my example, nothing more.
>
> The structure for my example is Volumes which contain either Libraries
> *or* Manpages, and a Library contains Manpages. I'll draw out the tree
> from my example again:
> (this is the same as in my first email for this thread, but I'm
> repeating it here for clarity)
>
> \starttext
>   \placecontent[list={Volume,Library,Manpage}]
>
>   \startVolume[title=Section 1: Programs]
>       \dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=progxyz(1)] \input lorem
> \stopManpage}
>   \stopVolume
>
>   \startVolume[title=Section 2: Syscalls]
>       \dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=syscallxyz(1)] \input lorem
> \stopManpage}
>   \stopVolume
>
>   \startVolume[title=Section 3: Libraries]
>       \startLibrary[title=libjpeg]
>           \dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=jpegapi_a(3)] \input
> lorem \stopManpage}
>       \stopLibrary
>       \startLibrary[title=libpng]
>           \dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=pngapi_a(3)] \input
> lorem \stopManpage}
>       \stopLibrary
>       \startLibrary[title=libbmp]
>           \dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=bmpapi_a(3)] \input
> lorem \stopManpage}
>       \stopLibrary
>   \stopVolume
>
>   \startVolume[title=Section 4: Drivers]
>       \dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=drvxyz(1)] \input lorem
> \stopManpage}
>   \stopVolume
>
>   \startVolume[title=Section 7mk: Makefiles]
>       \dorecurse{3}{\startManpage[title=xyz.mk(1)] \input lorem
> \stopManpage}
>   \stopVolume
> \stoptext
>
> Please look at Volume 3; you can see it contains some Libraries
> (libjpeg, libpng, libbmp). The other Volumes do not contain Libraries;
> they just contain Manpages directly. So the ToC is:
>
> Volume 1: "Programs"       <-- I want a title page for this
>   ... manpages for (1)
> Volume 2: "Syscalls"       <-- I want a title page for this
>   ... manpages for (2)
> Volume 3: "Libraries"   <-- no title page for this!! Because this
> Volume contains Libraries
>   Library "libjpeg"       <-- I want a title page for this
>       ... manpages for (3) libjpeg
>   Library "libpng"       <-- I want a title page for this
>       ... manpages for (3) libpng
>  Library "libbmp"       <-- I want a title page for this
>       ... manpages for (3) libbmp
> Volume 4: "Drivers"       <-- I want a title page for this
>   ... manpages for (4)
> Volume 7: "Makefiles"       <-- I want a title page for this
>   ... manpages for (7)
>
> As I said in my original email, this grouping into libraries only
> applies to Volume 3.
>
> The effect I'm trying to achieve is to have a single title page before
> each set of manpages. So I want a title page for "Programs",
> "Syscalls", "libjpeg", "libpng", "libbmp", "Drivers", and "Makefiles".
> But I do not want a title page for Volume 3 itself, "Libraries"
> because that would be immediately followed by the title page for
> libjpeg, and my aim is to avoid having two consecutive title pages. I
> have indicated these with arrows above.
>
> I hope that's clear. Sorry for repeating myself…
>
>
>
> Sorry for resending nearly the same example for another time but it still
> does what you asked for.
>
>
> But it doesn't...
>
> You have a page for Volume 3 (which is made blank due to your
> \ifnum\structurelistsize=0):
>
>
> You’re wrong, the test for \structurelistsize has nothing to do with the
> empty page.
>
> Volume 3: "Libraries"   <-- no title page for this!!
>
>
> Instead, I'm trying to find how to not have this produce a page (or
> some other way to achieve the same effect).
>
> And you have no title pages for these:
>
> Volume contains Libraries
>   Library "libjpeg"       <-- I want a title page for this
>       ... manpages for (3) libjpeg
>   Library "libpng"       <-- I want a title page for this
>       ... manpages for (3) libpng
>  Library "libbmp"       <-- I want a title page for this
>
>
> These weren’t needed for the example

They were the whole point of what I was asking for help with.

-- 
Kate
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