Re: Section setup

[Martin Scholz <martin@scholz-net.org>]

Am Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:06:01 +0200 schrieb Mojca Miklavec:

> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 19:05, Martin Scholz wrote:
>> Hi List,
>>
>> I'm trying to setup a new document in Context, and a newbee, so I now
>> want to setup the section head as following
>>
>> § Secnum - Sectitle
>>
>> Where the § Secnum part is set up in the margin and the Sectitle over
>> the Text is there any solution how to get it done?
> 
> Not to be taken too seriously: you need to ask a more complex
> (challenging) questions to get a better chance for an answer :) :) :)
> 
> It's best to study chapter 8 of cont-eni.pdf from pragma-ade.com to get
> the idea of how to handle section modifications.
> 
> Here's one possible solution:
> 
> \def\mynumbercommand#1{§ #1 --}
> \setuphead
> 	[section]
> 	[numbercommand=\mynumbercommand,
> 	 alternative=inmargin]
> 
> You may get a bit too big distance, but you can do one of the following
> tricks: a) shorten the distance between margin and text b) instead of
> just "--" you can use something like
>     \hbox to 0.2mm{--\hss}
> to fake negative spacing or add explicit negative kerning.
> 
> Mojca
> 
Hi Mojca,

I'm a type of learner by reading the sourcecode, so it is easier for me 
if I see examples in the code then reading manuals... thanks for you 
help, will try your example later that day...

Thanks and greetings

Martin

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