From: "Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد" <Idris.Hamid@colostate.edu>
To: "mailing list for ConTeXt users" <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: Conversion of \newcounts
Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 20:38:07 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <op.zjaj92kuejo439@desktop-mt1m160> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5B00A7CD.4060706@gmail.com>
On Sat, 19 May 2018 16:40:13 -0600, Wolfgang Schuster
<schuster.wolfgang@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد <mailto:Idris.Hamid@colostate.edu>
>> 20. Mai 2018 um 00:30
>> Dear gang,
>>
>> Related to the last thread ("Numbered, counted snippets in running
>> text"). Let us consider the same macro:
>>
>> =======
>> \newcount \MQT
>> \MQT=1
>> \define[1]\NUM{%
>> \framed[offset=overlay,frame=off,background=color,backgroundcolor=green]
>> {\starttabulate[|c|]
>> \NC \mbox{\the\MQT} \NR
>> \NC #1 \NR
>> \stoptabulate}%
>> \advance\MQT by 1
>> \hbox{}}
>>
>> \startTEXpage
>> \dorecurse{5}{Unnumbered Text \NUM{Numbered Text} }
>> \stopTEXpage
>> =======
>>
>> How can one make a conversion of the numerals output by the \newcount?
>> That is, how so we replace the default U+0030-U+0039 digits (0 1 2
>> 3..) with some defined conversion (e.g., \romannumerals)?
>>
>> Is there a ConTeXt way to setup new counts so that they can
>> automatically use the conversion mechanism?
>
> \definecounter[idris]%[numberconversion=R]
>
> \starttext
>
> \incrementcounter[idris]
> \convertedcounter[idris]
>
> \incrementcounter[idris]
> \convertedcounter[idris][numberconversion=a]
>
> \incrementcounter[idris]
> \convertedcounter[idris]
>
> \setupcounter[idris][numberconversion=r]
>
> \incrementcounter[idris]
> \convertedcounter[idris]
>
> \stoptext
Many thanks, Wolfgang, that is a huge help!
Idris
--
Idris Samawi Hamid, Professor
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80512
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2018-05-19 22:30 Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد
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