Re: In-line syntax highlighting for type

[Aditya Mahajan <adityam@umich.edu>]

On Wed, 25 Oct 2006, Hans Hagen wrote:

> Aditya Mahajan wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> How can I define a command that is the inline version of \startTEX ...
>> \stopTEX. (I need to show inline commands in color). There had been a
>> discussion on this in the past, and Taco had suggested a solution
>>
>> http://archive.contextgarden.net/thread/20050907.093522.baf795f5.en.html
>>
>> which is also posted on the wiki.
>>
>>
>> http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Verbatim_text#In-line_text
>>
>> However, due to the recent changes in verbatim code, that solution no
>> longer works. Can anyone suggest how to fix it?
>>
> \setupcolors[state=start]
>
> \setuptype[option=TEX]
>
> \definetype[typeTEX][option=tex]
>
> \starttext
>
> \type+\type{\type is a wonderful macro}+, isn't it?
>
> \typeTEX+\typeTEX{\typeTEX is a wonderful macro}+, isn't it?
>
> \stoptext

Thanks, that looks easy :-)

However, there seems to be a bug, sometimes the color spills across 
the type boundary.

\setupcolors[state=start]

\setuptype[option=TEX]

\definetype[typeTEX][option=tex]

\starttext
The options \type+before=\startsolutionbackground+ and
\type+after=\stopsolutionbackground+ take care of putting a frame, 
which can

{\black
The options \typeTEX+before=\startsolutionbackground+ and
\typeTEX+after=\stopsolutionbackground+ take care of putting a frame, 
which can
}

\stoptext

Aditya