Is startcombination ... stopcombination broken?

Is startcombination ... stopcombination broken?

[Thomas A.Schmitz]

I'm trying to bring two pictures next to each other by using 
\startcombination, but I always get this error (on my box + on 
contextgarden):

! Missing { inserted.
<to be read again>
                    \egroup
l.5 \stopcombination

?
! Emergency stop.
<to be read again>
                    \egroup
l.5 \stopcombination

Minimal example:

\starttext
\startcombination[2]
\framed{here}
\framed{there}
\stopcombination
\stoptext

I have tried with all kinds of braces in all possible places, to no 
avail. Or am I missing anything terribly obvious?

Best

Thomas

Re: Is startcombination ... stopcombination broken?

[Patrick Gundlach]

Hello Thomas,

there is a working example of startcombination in
<http://texshow.contextgarden.net/cmd=placefloat>.

Patrick

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Re: Re: Is startcombination ... stopcombination broken?

[Matthias Weber]

\starttext
\startcombination[2]
\framed{here}{}
\framed{there}{}
\stopcombination
\stoptext

Matthias


On Apr 6, 2005, at 7:43 AM, Patrick Gundlach wrote:

> Hello Thomas,
>
> there is a working example of startcombination in
> <http://texshow.contextgarden.net/cmd=placefloat>.
>
> Patrick
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Re: Is startcombination ... stopcombination broken?

[Mari Voipio]

Thomas A.Schmitz wrote:

> Minimal example:
> 
> \starttext
> \startcombination[2]
> \framed{here}
> \framed{there}
> \stopcombination
> \stoptext
> 
> I have tried with all kinds of braces in all possible places, to no 
> avail. Or am I missing anything terribly obvious?

It is not terribly obvious, but your \framed commands are missing a 
second argument, see the big manual, p. 227, where it gives the model:

\startcombination[n*m]
	{text1}{subcaption 1}
	{text2}{subcaption 2}
	....... .............
\stopcombination

and says: "The second argument can be empty: {xxxx}{}." That kind of 
implies that the braces in the second argument are necessary and 
apparently that's what texexec is complaining about...



This works for me:
% ------------------
\starttext

\startcombination[2]
   \framed{here}{}
   \framed{there}{}
\stopcombination

\stoptext
% ------------------

So just add the two pairs of braces after your \framed and things should 
work out!


Mari
(who's had her share of 'why in the #¤% doesn't my combination work')

Re: Is startcombination ... stopcombination broken?

[Thomas A.Schmitz]

Mari,

thanks so much, that was it! Yes, the 'why in the #¤%' was on my mind, 
too! I'm using ConTeXt for my presentations this term, so I have to 
place externalfigures all the time. Phew, thanks!

Best

Thomas

On Apr 6, 2005, at 2:53 PM, Mari Voipio wrote:

> Thomas A.Schmitz wrote:
>
>> Minimal example:
>> \starttext
>> \startcombination[2]
>> \framed{here}
>> \framed{there}
>> \stopcombination
>> \stoptext
>> I have tried with all kinds of braces in all possible places, to no 
>> avail. Or am I missing anything terribly obvious?
>
> It is not terribly obvious, but your \framed commands are missing a 
> second argument, see the big manual, p. 227, where it gives the model:
>
> \startcombination[n*m]
> 	{text1}{subcaption 1}
> 	{text2}{subcaption 2}
> 	....... .............
> \stopcombination
>
> and says: "The second argument can be empty: {xxxx}{}." That kind of 
> implies that the braces in the second argument are necessary and 
> apparently that's what texexec is complaining about...
>
>
>
> This works for me:
> % ------------------
> \starttext
>
> \startcombination[2]
>   \framed{here}{}
>   \framed{there}{}
> \stopcombination
>
> \stoptext
> % ------------------
>
> So just add the two pairs of braces after your \framed and things 
> should work out!
>
>
> Mari
> (who's had her share of doesn't my combination work')
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