\ifx\definestreamlayer\undefined \input page-str \fi %D First we implement a simple left||right synchronization %D mechanism, which we may perfect and extend over time. \unprotect \defineoutputstream [\v!left] \defineoutputstream [\v!right] \definemarknote[\v!left] \definemarknote[\v!right] \startsetups stream:\v!left:bottom \flushmarknotes[\v!left] \stopsetups \startsetups stream:\v!right:bottom \flushmarknotes[\v!right] \stopsetups \startsetups stream:\v!left:reset \erasemarknotes[\v!left] \stopsetups \startsetups stream:\v!right:reset \erasemarknotes[\v!right] \stopsetups \def\LeftNote {\setmarknote [\v!left]} % {#1} \def\RightNote {\setmarknote [\v!right]} % {#1} \def\SwitchToLeft {\enableoutputstream [\v!left]} \def\SwitchToRight {\enableoutputstream [\v!right]} \def\SwitchToNormal {\enableoutputstream [\s!default]} \def\SynchronizeLeftAndRight{\synchronizeoutputstreams[\v!left,\v!right]} \def\FlushLeftAndRight {\flushoutputstreampages [\v!left,\v!right]} \protect % \topskip \strutheight % \splittopskip\strutheight %D Example of usage: %D %D \starttyping %D \nopenalties \setupinterlinespace[top=height] \setupcolors[state=start] %D %D \showgrid \showstruts %D %D \starttext %D %D \title{Whatever} \page %D %D \dorecurse {5} { %D \let\RecurseLevel\recurselevel %D \SwitchToLeft \dorecurse{10}{\dontleavehmode{\tf\RecurseLevel:l \begstrut \input tufte \endstrut \endgraf}} %D \SwitchToRight \dorecurse{10}{\dontleavehmode{\sl\RecurseLevel:r \begstrut \input knuth \endstrut \endgraf}} %D \SwitchToNormal \SynchronizeLeftAndRight %D \SwitchToLeft \dorecurse{10}{\dontleavehmode{\bf\RecurseLevel:l \begstrut \input zapf \endstrut \endgraf}} %D \SwitchToRight \dorecurse{10}{\dontleavehmode{\bs\RecurseLevel:r \begstrut \input davis \endstrut \endgraf}} %D \SwitchToNormal \SynchronizeLeftAndRight %D } %D \stoptext %D \stoptyping %D %D Another example: %D %D \starttyping %D \nopenalties \setupinterlinespace[top=height] \setupcolors[state=start] %D %D \showgrid \showstruts %D %D \starttext %D %D \SwitchToNormal \FlushLeftAndRight \page %D %D \def\StartCouple{\page\SwitchToNormal} %D \def\StopCouple {\SwitchToNormal \SynchronizeLeftAndRight \FlushLeftAndRight} %D %D \def\Original {\SwitchToNormal\SynchronizeLeftAndRight\SwitchToLeft} %D \def\Translation{\SwitchToRight} %D %D \StartCouple %D \dorecurse{10} { %D \Original o: \begstrut \inright{\blackrule}\input tufte \endstrut \LeftNote {tufte} \endgraf %D \Translation t: \begstrut \inleft {\blackrule}\input zapf \endstrut \RightNote{zapf} \endgraf %D \Original o: \begstrut \inright{\blackrule}\input knuth \endstrut \LeftNote {knuth} \endgraf %D \Translation t: \begstrut \inleft {\blackrule}\input davis \endstrut \RightNote{davis} \endgraf %D \Original o: \begstrut \inright{\blackrule}\input douglas \endstrut \LeftNote {douglas} \endgraf %D \Translation t: \begstrut \inleft {\blackrule}\input bryson \endstrut \RightNote{bryson} \endgraf %D } %D \StopCouple %D \stoptext %D \stoptyping %D Next we implement stream layers. \unprotect \startsetups streamlayer:default:settings % set hsize etc \stopsetups \startsetups streamlayer:default:extras % flush goodies, like local floats \stopsetups \startsetups streamlayer:default:place \setlayer [\currentstreamlayer] [\c!preset=\v!left\v!top] {\outputstreambox[\currentstreamlayer]}% \stopsetups \startsetups streamlayer:default:flush \tightlayer[\currentstreamlayer] \stopsetups \def\definestreamlayer {\dodoubleempty\dodefinestreamlayer} \def\dodefinestreamlayer[#1][#2]% {\defineoutputstream[#1]% \defineoutputstream[main]% \definelayer[#1][\c!method=\v!fit,\c!width=\textwidth,#2]} \def\dostreamsetups#1% {\doifsetupselse{streamlayer:\currentstreamlayer:#1} {\directsetup{streamlayer:\currentstreamlayer:#1}} {\directsetup{streamlayer:\s!default:#1}}} \def\startstreamlayer[#1]% {\bgroup \edef\currentstreamlayer{#1}% \enableoutputstream[main]% \synchronizeoutput \enableoutputstream[\currentstreamlayer]% \bgroup \dostreamsetups{settings}} \def\stopstreamlayer {\endgraf \egroup \disableoutputstream % \enableoutputstream[\s!default]% \outputstreambox[main]% \dostreamsetups{place}% \dostreamsetups{extras}% \dostreamsetups{flush}% \egroup} \def\flushstreamlayer {\dosingleempty\doflushstreamlayer} \def\doflushstreamlayer[#1]% {\expanded{\tightlayer[\iffirstargument#1\else\currentstreamlayer\fi]}} \protect %D Usage: %D \starttyping %D \setupinterlinespace[top=height] %D %D \setupcolors[state=start] %D %D \definestreamlayer[block] %D %D \definemeasure[localtextwidth] [\dimexpr.7\textwidth\relax] %D \definemeasure[localfloatwidth][\dimexpr.3\textwidth-2\bodyfontsize\relax] %D %D \startsetups streamlayer:block:settings %D \hsize=\measure{localtextwidth} %D \setupfloat[figure][maxwidth=\measure{localfloatwidth}] %D \stopsetups %D %D \startsetups streamlayer:block:extras %D \setuplocalfloats %D [before=\blank, %D after=\blank, %D inbetween=\blank] %D \setbox\scratchbox\vbox{\hsize\measure{localfloatwidth}\getlocalfloats} %D \ifdim\ht\scratchbox>\thelayerheight\currentstreamlayer\relax %D % more float than text %D \setlayerframed %D [\currentstreamlayer] %D [preset=righttop] %D [frame=off, %D offset=overlay] %D {\box\scratchbox} %D \else %D % more text than float %D \setuplocalfloats %D [before=\vfill, %D after=\removedepth\vfill, %D inbetween=\removedepth\vfill] %D \setlayerframed %D [\currentstreamlayer] %D [preset=righttop] %D [frame=off, %D offset=overlay] %D {\vbox to \thelayerheight\currentstreamlayer {\hsize\measure{localfloatwidth}\getlocalfloats}} %D \fi %D \resetlocalfloats %D \stopsetups %D %D \startsetups streamlayer:block:place %D \setlayerframed %D [\currentstreamlayer] %D [preset=lefttop] %D [frame=off, %D offset=overlay] %D {\outputstreambox[\currentstreamlayer]}% %D \stopsetups %D %D \startsetups streamlayer:block:flush %D \framed %D [offset=overlay, %D frame=off, %D background=color, %D backgroundcolor=red] %D {\tightlayer[\currentstreamlayer]} %D \stopsetups %D %D \setupbodyfont[small] %D %D \starttext %D %D \dorecurse {10} { %D \startstreamlayer[block] %D \title{Sample \recurselevel} %D \input tufte \endgraf %D \placefigure[local]{}{} %D \placefigure[local]{}{} %D \ifodd\recurselevel\relax \placefigure[local]{}{} \fi %D \startitemize[columns] %D \item xxx %D \item xxx %D \item xxx %D \item xxx %D \item xxx %D \stopitemize %D \stopstreamlayer %D } %D %D \dorecurse {10} { %D \startstreamlayer[block] %D \title{Sample \recurselevel} %D \startcolumns %D \input tufte %D \stopcolumns %D \stopstreamlayer %D } %D %D \stoptext %D \stoptyping \endinput \setupinterlinespace[top=height] \setupcolors[state=start] \definestreamlayer[block] \definemeasure[localtextwidth] [\dimexpr.7\textwidth\relax] \definemeasure[localfloatwidth][\dimexpr.3\textwidth-2\bodyfontsize\relax] \startsetups streamlayer:block:settings \hsize=\measure{localtextwidth} \setupfloat[figure][maxwidth=\measure{localfloatwidth}] \stopsetups \startsetups streamlayer:block:extras \setuplocalfloats [before=\whitespace\blank, after=\whitespace\blank, inbetween=\whitespace\blank] \setbox\scratchbox\vbox{\hsize\measure{localfloatwidth}\getlocalfloats} \ifdim\ht\scratchbox>\thelayerheight\currentstreamlayer\relax % more float than text \setlayerframed [\currentstreamlayer] [preset=righttop] [frame=off, offset=overlay] {\box\scratchbox} \else % more text than float \setuplocalfloats [before=\vfill, after=\removedepth\vfill, inbetween=\removedepth\vfill] \setlayerframed [\currentstreamlayer] [preset=righttop] [frame=off, offset=overlay] {\vbox to \thelayerheight\currentstreamlayer {\hsize\measure{localfloatwidth}\getlocalfloats}} \fi \resetlocalfloats \stopsetups \startsetups streamlayer:block:place \setlayerframed [\currentstreamlayer] [preset=lefttop] [frame=off, offset=overlay] {\outputstreambox[\currentstreamlayer]}% \stopsetups \startsetups streamlayer:block:flush \framed [offset=overlay, frame=off, background=color, backgroundcolor=red] {\tightlayer[\currentstreamlayer]} \stopsetups \setupbodyfont[small] \starttext \startstreamlayer[block] \title{Sample \recurselevel} \startcolumns \dorecurse{4}{\input tufte \par} \stopcolumns \stopstreamlayer % \stoptext \dorecurse {10} { \startstreamlayer[block] \title{Sample \recurselevel} \input tufte \endgraf \placefigure[local]{}{} \placefigure[local]{}{} \ifodd\recurselevel\relax \placefigure[local]{}{} \fi \startitemize[columns] \item xxx \item xxx \item xxx \item xxx \item xxx \stopitemize \stopstreamlayer } \dorecurse {10} { \startstreamlayer[block] \title{Sample \recurselevel} \startcolumns \input tufte \stopcolumns \stopstreamlayer } \stoptext