From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/69819 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Peter Davis Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Flowfram-like behavior? 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Specifically, >> I >> mean the ability to define a set of "frames" or boxes, possibly several on >> a >> page or across a series of pages, and have the text automatically flow >> from >> one box to another in a prescribed order? >> >> I'm interested in doing InDesign-like layouts, which might have multiple >> "stories", each of which can flow across multiple frames on multiple >> pages. >> Using flowfram with LaTeX comes pretty close (though only one story can >> flow >> from frame to frame), but there are conflicts with the longtable package >> and >> potentially others. I figured since one of the goals of ConTeXt (as I >> understand it) was to avoid inter-package conflicts, perhaps this would >> offer a better solution. >> > > I'm on and off working on streams which sort of do what you want, but it's > not yet good enough as it's mostly geared at parallel text. > > Sounds interesting. I'm looking forward to hearing more about it. Sounds like I should stick with flowfram for now though. Thanks! -pd -- ---- The Tech Curmudgeon http://www.techcurmudgeon.com --0016e6d96d6ffc97a204a7689b14 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Hans Ha= gen <pragma@wxs.nl> wrote:
On 6-7-2011 3:31, Peter Davis wrote:
Is there a way to get behavior like flowfram using ConTeXt? =A0Specifically= , I
mean the ability to define a set of "frames" or boxes, possibly s= everal on a
page or across a series of pages, and have the text automatically flow from=
one box to another in a prescribed order?

I'm interested in doing InDesign-like layouts, which might have multipl= e
"stories", each of which can flow across multiple frames on multi= ple pages.
Using flowfram with LaTeX comes pretty close (though only one story can flo= w
from frame to frame), but there are conflicts with the longtable package an= d
potentially others. =A0I figured since one of the goals of ConTeXt (as I understand it) was to avoid inter-package conflicts, perhaps this would
offer a better solution.

I'm on and off working on streams which sort of do what you want, but i= t's not yet good enough as it's mostly geared at parallel text.



Sounds interesting.= =A0 I'm looking forward to hearing more about it.=A0 Sounds like I shou= ld stick with flowfram for now though.

Thanks!

-pd

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