From: Sylvain Hubert <champignoom@gmail.com>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: "page i/n" in footer
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 14:51:02 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CACNy3NBjozCbtppKF_T6PhesKjt-HNg+dEJLCk=9S3MX3M6TwQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <357b8ccf-608b-0aa5-8be5-c89d9dd3d8d7@gmx.es>
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On Sun, 8 Nov 2020 at 13:44, Pablo Rodriguez <oinos@gmx.es> wrote:
> On 11/8/20 11:48 AM, Sylvain Hubert wrote:
> > Indeed, \setupfooterexts is much clearer for page numbering. Thanks for
> > the help!.
> >
> > Btw, do you know whether there is any difference between \lastpagenumber
> > and \lastuserpagenumber mentioned both by Wolfgang and by the excursion
> > book <http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/ma-cb-en.pdf>?
>
> Besides Wolfgang’s reply (way far more authoritative than mine), my
> approach is basic.
>
> grep the and read the source:
>
> $ grep -irl lastpagenumber ~/lmtx
> ~/lmtx/mlib-int.lua
> ~/lmtx/mlib-int.lmt
> ~/lmtx/meta-pag.mkiv
> ~/lmtx/mult-def.lua
> ~/lmtx/strc-pag.mkxl
> ~/lmtx/strc-pag.mkiv
>
> ~/lmtx is only a symlink for
> ~/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/.
>
> I created that symlink, because grepping for commands or options is a
> way to learn by reading the code.
>
> Not that I understand the whole, but I see which options are available
> and I can check some samples included.
>
> strc-pag.mkxl is your friend here. There are three page series. You
> could even create more page series (not normally needed).
>
Thank you very much for the pointers. It does save me from drowning in the
code base as I have been for multiple occasions.
Sylvain
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Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-11-08 1:58 Sylvain Hubert
2020-11-08 9:19 ` Wolfgang Schuster
2020-11-08 10:42 ` Sylvain Hubert
2020-11-08 9:30 ` Pablo Rodriguez
2020-11-08 10:48 ` Sylvain Hubert
2020-11-08 11:07 ` Wolfgang Schuster
2020-11-08 11:19 ` Sylvain Hubert
2020-11-08 11:32 ` Wolfgang Schuster
2020-11-08 12:43 ` Pablo Rodriguez
2020-11-08 13:51 ` Sylvain Hubert [this message]
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