Re: Large space between mode blocks

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

On 5/18/2017 6:13 PM, Jan Willem Flamma wrote:
> Dear list members,
>
> Another mode related question:
>
> When combining modes, a rather large double space appears between two
> mode blocks (i.e. where the first mode stops and the second mode begins)
> In the MWE below are 3 cases. The large space is not present in the 3rd case
>
> Is this intended behaviour?

sure, you get what you ask for

> Kind regards,
> Jan Willem
>
> ======
>
> \enablemode[X]
> \enablemode[Y]
>
> \starttext
>
> % Case 1 - Double space present
> \startmode[X]
>     \input ward
> \stopmode
> \startmode[Y]

\startmode[Y]%

>     \input ward
> \stopmode
>
> \blank[big]
>
> % Case 2 - Double space present
> \startmode[X]
>     \input ward
>     \doifmode{Y}{

\doifmode{Y}{%

> \input ward
> }
> \stopmode
>
> \blank[big]
>
> % Case 3 - Double space NOT present
> \startmode[X]
>     \input ward
>     \doifmode{Y}{\input ward}
> \stopmode
>
> \stoptext

you can always do:

\removeunwantedspaces\space\input ward

>> On 18 May 2017, at 14:28, Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl
>> <mailto:pragma@wxs.nl>> wrote:
>>
>> On 5/18/2017 1:48 PM, Jan Willem Flamma wrote:
>>> Dear list members
>>>
>>> If using modes to show or hide certain part of the text.
>>>
>>> In the MWE below the part between the startmode[test] .. stopmode
>>> works jus fine. When using the \doifmode construction an error is
>>> produced on the position of the closing curly bracket.
>>> I prefer to use \doifmode constructions because they can be nested.
>>> The question block must play a role here but I don’t know why.
>>>
>>> Am I overlooking something here?
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Jan Willem Flamma
>>> ========
>>>
>>>
>>> \enablemode[test]
>>>
>>> \defineblock[question]
>>> \defineblock[answer]
>>>
>>> \starttext
>>>
>>>    \doifmode{test}{
>>>
>>>        \input knuth
>>>
>>>        \beginquestion
>>>        \startquestion
>>>        Question
>>>        \stopquestion
>>>        \endquestion
>>>        \beginanswer
>>>        \startanswer
>>>        Answer
>>>        \stopanswer
>>>        \endanswer
>>>
>>>    }
>>
>> in order to get rid of the {} the \doifmode match has to grad the
>> argument which doesn't work well with commands that change the nature
>> of the \ on the fly, so it's a no-go
>>
>>>
>>>    \startmode[test]
>>>
>>>        \input knuth
>>>
>>>        \beginquestion
>>>        \startquestion
>>>        Question
>>>        \stopquestion
>>>        \endquestion
>>>        \beginanswer
>>>        \startanswer
>>>        Answer
>>>        \stopanswer
>>>        \endanswer
>>>
>>>    \stopmode
>>>
>>> \stoptext
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