From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/61705 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Aditya Mahajan Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:47:48 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: References: <775114DB-28DF-4A65-BBDD-722BA80CC5D7@gmail.com> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1284590864 2501 80.91.229.12 (15 Sep 2010 22:47:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:47:44 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Thu Sep 16 00:47:42 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ow0lS-0003Bz-66 for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:47:42 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9E55CA6D1; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:47:41 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id IdYArlQapOFi; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:47:37 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC227CA67C; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:47:37 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82743CA67C for ; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:47:36 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id MNBA50gIAckX for ; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:47:34 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from filter3-ams.mf.surf.net (filter3-ams.mf.surf.net [192.87.102.71]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5932DCA642 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:47:34 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from tombraider.mr.itd.umich.edu (smtp.mail.umich.edu [141.211.12.86]) by filter3-ams.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5+lenny1) with ESMTP id o8FMlWZv002307 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:47:33 +0200 Original-Received: FROM web047100.wireless.mcgill.ca (web047100.Wireless.McGill.CA [142.157.47.100]) By tombraider.mr.itd.umich.edu ID 4C914D03.56C0A.23383 ; Authuser adityam; 15 Sep 2010 18:47:31 EDT In-Reply-To: <775114DB-28DF-4A65-BBDD-722BA80CC5D7@gmail.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.01 (LNX 1266 2009-07-14) X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=141.211.12.86; country=US; region=MI; city=Ann Arbor; postalcode=48109; latitude=42.2923; longitude=-83.7145; metrocode=505; areacode=734; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=42.2923,-83.7145&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 0cD7aLw3D - b645e26b531a - 20100916 X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 192.87.102.71 X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:61705 Archived-At: On Thu, 16 Sep 2010, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > > Am 16.09.2010 um 00:38 schrieb Aditya Mahajan: > >>>> However, \startlines..\stoplines is not available when defining a macro. >> >> What do you mean by that these macros are not available? >> >> Doesn't the following work? (untested, but I will be really surprised if it doesn't work) >> >> \def\startpoety >> {\startlines >> % All the remaining setup >> } >> >> \def\stoppoety >> {%whatever setup you want >> \stoplines} > > He use > > \def\poetry > {\startlines > line 1 > line 2 > ... > \stoplines} > > and this doesn't work. Oh. In that case, I will do \startbuffer[poerty] line 1 line \stopbuffer \def\poetry {\startlines \getbuffer[poetry] \stoplines} or even \def\getpoerty#1[#2]% {\startlines \getbuffer[#2] \stoplines} That should work (again untested). Aditya ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________