> OK, I will use external files next time. In this quick-and-dirty
> approach I just added string.format since it was easier than
> restructuring everything.
>
> I thought that \startluacode should be behaving the same way as
> verbatim environments where commands inside verbatim have no
> influence, but apparently I was wrong.
>
I also think so.
Can be strange, but inside a \startluacode\stopluacode I have no problems to
think at -- as comment
while I have problems to think to % as comment

And put lua code in a separate  file not always  is a good solution


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luigi