Re: Can modes be used for content control?

["Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد via ntg-context" <ntg-context@ntg.nl>]

Hi Hraban,

Many thanks; see below:

On Wed, 17 Nov 2021 04:32:56 -0700, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context  
<ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote:

>> Am 17.11.2021 um 04:06 schrieb ⁨Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد via  
>> ntg-context⁩ <⁨ntg-context@ntg.nl⁩>:
>>

> You know about \startnotmode and that you can use lists of modes?
> \startmode[short,long]
> Something that appears everywhere.
> \stopmode
> \startmode[long] % or \startnotmode[short]
> Something that’s only in the long version.
> \stopmode

Many thanks; will study this.

>> Unfortunately - as pointed out on the wiki - modes cannot be nested.
:
> Why would you need that?
:
> Can you give an example for a use case?
:
> That looks to me like flawed logic – why should content for the  
> unabridged version appear within the abridged version?

TeX comments will illustrate:

==============
This text goes into the abridged version.

% This text will appear in the unabridged version.

And this text goes into the abridged version.

% And this text goes into the unabridged version.

And this additional text goes into the abridged version.

% And this additional text goes into the unabridged version.
==============

An abridged run will ignore the commented text, and an unabridged run will  
include it.

Consider variant texts:

=======
Here is some text that
    contains % mode=variantone
    includes % mode=varianttwo
    is comprised of % mode=variantthree
some variants.

Here is some more text that
    features % mode=variantone
    exhibits % mode=varianttwo
    illustrates % mode=variantthree
some variants.
=======

This example is to be processed to produce exactly three distinct results.  
So, e.g., "contains" and "features" belong to variantone. Etc. So like XML.

> It might be a bit annoying, but you could end the previous mode before  
> starting the next.

Assuming that I'm not misunderstanding you: For a book-length project,  
that would be beyond annoying.

> And, as mentioned above, you can use \startmode with lists.

Will try it. Thank you again!

Best wishes
Idris
-- 
Idris Samawi Hamid, Professor
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80512
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