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+%D \module
+%D   [       file=mtx-context-ideas,
+%D        version=2009.03.21,
+%D          title=\CONTEXT\ Extra Trickry,
+%D       subtitle=Placeholder File,
+%D         author=Hans Hagen,
+%D           date=\currentdate,
+%D      copyright=\PRAGMA]
+%C
+%C This module is part of the \CONTEXT\ macro||package and is
+%C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for
+%C details.
+
+% The hard coded goodies in texexec are now external. We also use this
+% opportunity to explore mixed tex/lua user interfacing so you will see
+% some old and new tricks here that might disappear or become extended.
+%
+% if users want to add their own ... go ahead but use a different
+% namespace:
+%
+% mtx-context-third-somename.tex
+% mtx-context-user-somename.tex
+
+% \startluacode
+%     -- some day we might move the whole ui to lua
+%     context = context or { }
+%     function interfaces.tosetups(setups)
+%         if not setups then
+%             return ""
+%         elseif type(setups) == "table" then
+%             local t = { }
+%             for k,v in next, setups do
+%                 t[k] = "{" .. v .. "}"
+%             end
+%             return table.concat(t,",")
+%         else
+%             return setups
+%         end
+%     end
+%     function context.setuplayout(category,setups)
+%         setups = setups or category
+%         tex.sprint(string.format("\\setuplayout[%s]",interfaces.tosetups(setups))
+%     end
+%     local topspace = document.arguments["topspace"] or 0
+%     if dimen(topspace) > dimen(0) then
+%         context.setuplayout { topspace = dimen(topspace) }
+%     end
+%     local backspace = document.arguments["backspace"] or 0
+%     if dimen(topspace) > dimen(0) then
+%         context.setuplayout { backspace = dimen(backspace) }
+%     end
+% \stopluacode