Re: Left justify numbers on left margin edge

[Aditya Mahajan <adityam@umich.edu>]

On Sun, 9 Jul 2006, Mojca Miklavec wrote:

> On 7/7/06, David Arnold wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> Why is it I cannot get my numbers to abut up against the left margin
>> edge? They are always a few points indented.
>>
>> \setuplabeltext[question=]
>>
>> \defineenumeration
>> [question]
>> [text=\labeltext{question}]
>>
>> \setupenumerations
>>         [question]
>>         [location=left,
>>         width=broad,
>>          hang=1,
>>         headcolor=green,
>>         right=.,
>>         way=bysection,
>>         sectionnumber=no]
>>
>> \starttext
>>
>> \startquestion
>> An icon is a representation of an action or the name of a computer
>> program. Icons are frequently used in operating systems on several
>> computer platforms.
>> \stopquestion
>>
>> \stoptext
>
> It seems that you're reading my mind. I guess that it must be
> approximately the same reason as why I can't get
>
> Question Q1
> Question Q2
>
> With
>    \defineenumeration
>       [question]
>       [text=Question Q]
>    \startquestion
>    Why are there so many spaces?
>    \stopquestion
> I get Question Q 1 (but I can't find a way to get Q1 as is possible in
> sections - the space seems to be there by default).
>
> I thought that
>    headcommand=\myquestioncommand
> (command spotted when I took a look at texshow, it's not in the manual) and
>    \def\myquestioncommand#1{Question Q#1}
> would solve that, but I don't see any evidence of \myquestioncommand
> ever being called/executed.
>
> I would be very happy if this issue was solved as well. Perhas a
>    left=,right=
> pair of keywords could solve the problem (left= and right= surrounding
> the number; but then we would also have to surround the label with
> something as well), where the default of left= would be a space.
> \[whatever]commad= could also solve the problem.
>

left=Q works. The label is

<text><space><left><number><stopper><right>, so this works

\defineenumeration
         [question]
         [text=Question,
          left=Q]

\starttext
      \startquestion[abc]
      Why are there so many spaces in \in[abc]?
      \stopquestion
\stoptext