* \blank space at the top of a page
@ 2020-06-18 15:35 James Withers
2020-06-18 15:44 ` Wolfgang Schuster
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From: James Withers @ 2020-06-18 15:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users
Hello list
I have been trying to find a solution to how to insert blank lines
before a chapter heading at the start of a page. In the following
example the \blank[4*big] is ignored. The solution I've found is to
add an empty box using \mbox{} before the \blank command.
Is this the right way to do it or is there a more elegant way that I
am missing?
Many thanks
James
\setuphead[chapter][before={\blank[4*big]}]
\starttext
\startchapter[title={No space above this chapter}]
chapter text etc
\stopchapter
\setuphead[chapter][before={\mbox{}\blank[4*big]}]
\startchapter[title={Chapter with the right spacing}]
chapter text etc
\stopchapter
\stoptext
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2020-06-18 15:35 \blank space at the top of a page James Withers
@ 2020-06-18 15:44 ` Wolfgang Schuster
2020-06-18 18:11 ` James Withers
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From: Wolfgang Schuster @ 2020-06-18 15:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users, James Withers
James Withers schrieb am 18.06.2020 um 17:35:
> Hello list
>
> I have been trying to find a solution to how to insert blank lines
> before a chapter heading at the start of a page. In the following
> example the \blank[4*big] is ignored. The solution I've found is to
> add an empty box using \mbox{} before the \blank command.
I'm curious where the use of \mbox is documented.
> Is this the right way to do it or is there a more elegant way that I
> am missing?
>
> Many thanks
>
> James
>
>
> \setuphead[chapter][before={\blank[4*big]}]
You have to add the "force" keyword to \blank because TeX ignores by
default vertical space at the begin of a page.
\setuphead[chapter][before={\blank[force,4*big]}]
Wolfgang
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2020-06-18 15:44 ` Wolfgang Schuster
@ 2020-06-18 18:11 ` James Withers
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From: James Withers @ 2020-06-18 18:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Wolfgang Schuster; +Cc: mailing list for ConTeXt users
Many thanks Wolfgang
I tried using force but that caused a problem with aligning to the
grid, not included in my original example, but included below.
I think I have seen \mbox used in this way in Latex, so was trying to
find a quick solution.
James
\setuplayout[grid=yes]
\showgrid
\setuphead[chapter][before={\blank[4*big]}]
\starttext
\startchapter[title={No space above this chapter}]
chapter text etc
\stopchapter
\setuphead[chapter][before={\blank[4*big,force]}]
\startchapter[title={Chapter with spacing but out of line with grid}]
chapter text etc
\stopchapter
\setuphead[chapter][before={\blank[4*line,force]}]
\startchapter[title={Chapter with spacing but out of line with grid}]
chapter text etc
\stopchapter
\stoptext
On Thu, 18 Jun 2020 at 16:44, Wolfgang Schuster
<wolfgang.schuster.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> James Withers schrieb am 18.06.2020 um 17:35:
> > Hello list
> >
> > I have been trying to find a solution to how to insert blank lines
> > before a chapter heading at the start of a page. In the following
> > example the \blank[4*big] is ignored. The solution I've found is to
> > add an empty box using \mbox{} before the \blank command.
>
> I'm curious where the use of \mbox is documented.
>
> > Is this the right way to do it or is there a more elegant way that I
> > am missing?
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > James
> >
> >
> > \setuphead[chapter][before={\blank[4*big]}]
>
> You have to add the "force" keyword to \blank because TeX ignores by
> default vertical space at the begin of a page.
>
> \setuphead[chapter][before={\blank[force,4*big]}]
>
> Wolfgang
>
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