Re: Articles & Spread titles

[Ed L Cashin <ecashin@coe.uga.edu>]

Dan Seracu <dans@sintezis.rdsor.ro> writes:

> Hello!
> 
> I have three questions regarding book design in ConTeXt:
> 1. How can I typeset articles (from PDF viewpoint). I know there is a
> special command in pdftex, but is there any in ConTeXt?

What do you mean?  I don't know of any pdftex primitive for articles.
If you mean plain tex, I still don't know of any plain tex command for
articles.  Hmm.

> 2. Is it possible for a title to spread accross the margins?

Sure.  As DJ Delorie once said, "Of course it's possible!  It's a
computer!"  I don't, however, know the best way to do this in
context. 

> 3. Can I use PSTricks in a ConTeXt document?

I avoid PSTricks because it doesn't work with pdftex, since it relies
on "\special"s and post-processing by dvips.  I find MetaPost easier
to use, and more powerful too, and it works seemlessly with pdftex.

Context has great support for MetaPost.

For more info, find the stuff on www.tug.org or go directly to:

    http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/hobby/MetaPost.html

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