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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The {{cmd|textwidth}} command contains a value that represents the width of the current line on the page. The value is contextual in that if the current line is within a columnar environment, then {{cmd|textwidth}} returns the value of the current column width. | + | The {{cmd|textwidth}} command contains a value that represents the width of the current line on the page. The value is contextual in that if the current line is within a columnar environment, then {{cmd|textwidth}} returns the value of the current column width. (If this does not work out for you, try {{cmd|hsize}} instead.) |
== Example == | == Example == | ||
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The following example scales a long line of text to prevent it from breaking over multiple lines. | The following example scales a long line of text to prevent it from breaking over multiple lines. | ||
| − | <context | + | <context source=yes> |
\starttext | \starttext | ||
| + | \blackrule[height=1pt,width=\makeupwidth,] | ||
\startcolumns[rule=on,] | \startcolumns[rule=on,] | ||
\scale[maxwidth=\textwidth]{ | \scale[maxwidth=\textwidth]{ | ||
This line uses the scaled command to fit within a column's width. | This line uses the scaled command to fit within a column's width. | ||
} | } | ||
| + | \column | ||
| + | This line avoids the scaled command and will be split using line breaks. | ||
\stopcolumns | \stopcolumns | ||
| + | \blackrule[height=1pt,width=\makeupwidth,] | ||
\stoptext | \stoptext | ||
</context> | </context> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:57, 31 August 2014
Description
The \textwidth command contains a value that represents the width of the current line on the page. The value is contextual in that if the current line is within a columnar environment, then \textwidth returns the value of the current column width. (If this does not work out for you, try \hsize instead.)
Example
The following example scales a long line of text to prevent it from breaking over multiple lines.
\starttext \blackrule[height=1pt,width=\makeupwidth,] \startcolumns[rule=on,] \scale[maxwidth=\textwidth]{ This line uses the scaled command to fit within a column's width. } \column This line avoids the scaled command and will be split using line breaks. \stopcolumns \blackrule[height=1pt,width=\makeupwidth,] \stoptext
