* prevent gobbling of spaces when omitting optional argument
@ 2011-01-28 22:24 Florian Wobbe
2011-01-29 8:51 ` Wolfgang Schuster
2011-02-01 12:27 ` Wolfgang Schuster
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From: Florian Wobbe @ 2011-01-28 22:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Hi,
please consider the following minimal example:
\def\before{\dodoubleempty\dobefore}%
\def\dobefore[#1][#2]{before}
\starttext
\before[] after (should be: \before[]\ after without explicit \type{\ })\par
\before[]after\par
\before[][] after\par % this works
\before[][]after\par
\stoptext
How can I prevent gobbling the following space, when the second optional argument is not given (i.e. first line). The macro itself should not insert space if the command is followed by any other character (2nd and 4th line).
Thanks,
Florian
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2011-01-28 22:24 prevent gobbling of spaces when omitting optional argument Florian Wobbe
@ 2011-01-29 8:51 ` Wolfgang Schuster
2011-01-29 14:57 ` Florian Wobbe
2011-01-29 16:21 ` Florian Wobbe
2011-02-01 12:27 ` Wolfgang Schuster
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From: Wolfgang Schuster @ 2011-01-29 8:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Am 28.01.2011 um 23:24 schrieb Florian Wobbe:
> Hi,
>
> please consider the following minimal example:
>
> \def\before{\dodoubleempty\dobefore}%
> \def\dobefore[#1][#2]{before}
>
> \starttext
> \before[] after (should be: \before[]\ after without explicit \type{\ })\par
> \before[]after\par
> \before[][] after\par % this works
> \before[][]after\par
> \stoptext
>
> How can I prevent gobbling the following space, when the second optional argument is not given (i.e. first line). The macro itself should not insert space if the command is followed by any other character (2nd and 4th line).
What do you want to achieve, maybe there is already something available.
% \one, \one[…] and \one[…][…] (no spaces between “[][]” allowed)
\def\one
{\strictdoifnextoptionalelse\doone\noone}
\def\noone{[]}
\def\doone[#1]%
{\strictdoifnextoptionalelse{\dodoone[#1]}{\nodoone[#1]}}
\def\dodoone[#1][#2]%
{[#1:#2]}
\def\nodoone[#1]%
{[#1]}
% \two, \two{…} and \two{…} (no spaces between “{}{}” allowed)
\def\two
{\dodoublegroupempty\dotwo}
\def\dotwo#1#2%
{\ifsecondargument
[#1:#2]%
\else\iffirstargument
[#1]%
\else
[]%
\fi\fi}
\starttext
\startlines
\one text
\one[1] text
\one[1][2] text
\two text
\two{1} text
\two{1}{2} text
\stoplines
\stoptext
Wolfgang
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2011-01-29 8:51 ` Wolfgang Schuster
@ 2011-01-29 14:57 ` Florian Wobbe
2011-01-29 16:21 ` Florian Wobbe
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From: Florian Wobbe @ 2011-01-29 14:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
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>> Hi,
>>
>> please consider the following minimal example:
>>
>> \def\before{\dodoubleempty\dobefore}%
>> \def\dobefore[#1][#2]{before}
>>
>> \starttext
>> \before[] after (should be: \before[]\ after without explicit \type{\ })\par
>> \before[]after\par
>> \before[][] after\par % this works
>> \before[][]after\par
>> \stoptext
>>
>> How can I prevent gobbling the following space, when the second optional argument is not given (i.e. first line). The macro itself should not insert space if the command is followed by any other character (2nd and 4th line).
>
>
> What do you want to achieve, maybe there is already something available.
Wolfgang, thank you very much! Recursion is really an elegant way. I wanted a wrapper around \cite with the same functionality like natbib's \citep[][]{} and \citet[][]{}, which saves a lot of typing. Especially if you start writing a text and at a later point decide to have a citation in parenthesis instead of textual. And of cause, if you switch between both styles in the same text.
Following your example, I came up with this now:
\def\citep[#1]%
{\strictdoifnextoptionalelse{\docitep[#1]}{\nocitep[#1]}}
\def\docitep[#1][#2]%
{\strictdoifnextoptionalelse{\dodocitep[#1][#2]}{\nodocitep[#1][#2]}}
\def\dodocitep[#1][#2][#3]%
{\cite[alternative=authoryears, left={(#1 }, extras={#2}][#3]}
\def\nodocitep[#1][#2]%
{\cite[alternative=authoryears, extras={#1}][#2]}
\def\nocitep[#1]%
{\cite[alternative=authoryears][#1]}
\setuppublications[state=start,refcommand=authoryear]
\setupbibtex[database=sample]
\starttext
\startlines
%\cite[hh2010a] % commenting this out does not work
\stoplines
\citep[, p.\ 1][hh2010a].\par
\citep[, p.\ 1][hh2010a] more text.\par
\citep[see][, p.\ 1][hh2010a].\par
\citep[see][][hh2010a] more text.\par
\startlines
\cite[hh2010a] % this is ok at the end
\stoplines
\stoptext
I noticed there is this error: using the first cite in \startlines...\stoplines does not work.
Florian
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^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread* Re: prevent gobbling of spaces when omitting optional argument
2011-01-29 8:51 ` Wolfgang Schuster
2011-01-29 14:57 ` Florian Wobbe
@ 2011-01-29 16:21 ` Florian Wobbe
2011-01-29 17:09 ` Philipp Gesang
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From: Florian Wobbe @ 2011-01-29 16:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
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> % \one, \one[…] and \one[…][…] (no spaces between “[][]” allowed)
>
> \def\one
> {\strictdoifnextoptionalelse\doone\noone}
>
> \def\noone{[]}
>
> \def\doone[#1]%
> {\strictdoifnextoptionalelse{\dodoone[#1]}{\nodoone[#1]}}
>
> \def\dodoone[#1][#2]%
> {[#1:#2]}
>
> \def\nodoone[#1]%
> {[#1]}
One more problem: Adding
\setupinteraction[state=start]
> \starttext
and\footnote{\one[1]} etc. do not work. Why not?
Florian
> \startlines
> \one text
> \one[1] text
> \one[1][2] text
> \stoplines
> \stoptext
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* Re: prevent gobbling of spaces when omitting optional argument
2011-01-28 22:24 prevent gobbling of spaces when omitting optional argument Florian Wobbe
2011-01-29 8:51 ` Wolfgang Schuster
@ 2011-02-01 12:27 ` Wolfgang Schuster
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From: Wolfgang Schuster @ 2011-02-01 12:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Florian Wobbe; +Cc: mailing list for ConTeXt users
Am 28.01.2011 um 23:24 schrieb Florian Wobbe:
> Hi,
>
> please consider the following minimal example:
>
> \def\before{\dodoubleempty\dobefore}%
> \def\dobefore[#1][#2]{before}
>
> \starttext
> \before[] after (should be: \before[]\ after without explicit \type{\ })\par
> \before[]after\par
> \before[][] after\par % this works
> \before[][]after\par
> \stoptext
>
> How can I prevent gobbling the following space, when the second optional argument is not given (i.e. first line). The macro itself should not insert space if the command is followed by any other character (2nd and 4th line).
With the last beta this does no longer happen and the space after the missing arguments remains.
Wolfgang
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