Quotes
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Basic commands
Don't try to type quotation marks, but use logical markup! Quotation marks and formatting are language dependent.
- single quotes
- \quote{some text}
- double quotes
- \quotation{some text}
- long quote sections
- try \startquote or \startquotation etc.
Nested quotations
The following commands can be used to automatically nest double and single quotes.
\setuppapersize[A5] \setupdelimitedtext [quotation] [1] [left={\symbol[leftquotation]}, right={\symbol[rightquotation]}] \setupdelimitedtext [quotation] [2] [left={\symbol[leftquote]}, right={\symbol[rightquote]}] \setupdelimitedtext [quotation] [3] [left={\symbol[leftquotation]}, right={\symbol[rightquotation]}] \quotation{A long quotation in which one character says, \quotation{Eh? What am I supposed to say? Something like, \quotation {Quotations in this sentance are nested}?}}
Nested quotations in MkIV
\enableregime[utf] \setuplanguage[cz] [leftquotation=„, rightquotation=“, leftquote=‚, rightquote=‘] \mainlanguage[cz] \starttext Following example is not correct. Typography rules for Czech language for quotes \quotation{of text in quotes define \quotation{nested inner} quotes}. And now correct version. Typography rules for Czech language for quotes \quotation{of text in quotes define to \quote{nested inner} quotes}. \setupdelimitedtext[quotation:1][left={\symbol[leftquotation]},right={\symbol[rightquotation]}] \setupdelimitedtext[quotation:2][left={\symbol[leftquote]}, right={\symbol[rightquote]}] Automatic nesting. Typography rules for Czech language for quotes \quotation{of text in quotes define to \quotation{nested inner} quotes}. \setupdelimitedtext[quotation:1][left=»,right=«] \setupdelimitedtext[quotation:2][left=›,right=‹] Another type of quotes now. Typography rules for Czech language for French quotes \quotation{of text in quotes define to \quotation{nested inner} quotes}. \stoptext
Long quotations and extracts
The following may serve as a guide to others in formatting long quotations or extracts:
Long quotations defined with \definestartstop
In body text:
\defineblank[extractdistance][3pt] \definestartstop[extract][ before={\blank[extractdistance] % [extractdistance,force] causes spurious % overfull \hbox warnings \setupnarrower[left=1.5pc,right=1.5pc] \startnarrower[left,right] \noindent}, after={\stopnarrower \blank[extractdistance] \indenting[yes]}]
In footnotes:
\defineblank[footenoteextractdistance][2.7pt] \definestartstop[fnextract][ before={\blank[footenoteextractdistance] \setupnarrower[left=1.5pc,right=1.5pc] \startnarrower[left,right] \noindent}, after={\stopnarrower \blank[footenoteextractdistance] \indenting[yes]}]
Long quotations defined with \definedelimitedtext
In body text:
\defineblank[extractdistance][3pt] \definedelimitedtext[extract][blockquote] \setupdelimitedtext [extract] [spacebefore=extractdistance, leftmargin=1.5pc, before={\setupindenting[next]}]
In footnotes:
\defineblank[footenoteextractdistance][2.7pt] \definedelimitedtext[fnextract][blockquote] \setupdelimitedtext [fnextract] [spacebefore=footenoteextractdistance, leftmargin=1.5pc, before={\setupindenting[next]}]
Example using \setupdelimitedtext
Here is how to get indented quotations set in small type:
%\setupdelimitedtext[blockquote][style={\setupbodyfont[small]}] \setupdelimitedtext[blockquote][style=\slx,before={\setupinterlinespace[line=2.4ex]}] Hello \startblockquote \input knuth %\par \stopblockquote Hello
The \par inside the block quotation keeps TeX's paragraph builder happy. Otherwise the last paragraph in the block quotation gets the wider linespacing of the outside environment rather than the narrower linespacing appropriate to the smaller text; Alternately, one can add before={\setupinterlinespace}
, as shown above.
Using style=small
does not work as well as style={\setupbodyfont[small]}
or style={\setupbodyfont[9pt]}
, because small
shrinks only the font size but not the linespacing. Alternately, by using before={\setupinterlinespace}
, one can then use commands such as style=\tfx
, setting the size relatively rather than absolutely, advantageous for nestling and for inclusion in footnotes, for example.