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Here you find the Basics of ConTeXt '''[[#Document_structure|document structure]]''' and '''[[#Text_formatting|text formatting]]''' (because paragraphs, emphasis, verbatims, quotes... also contributes to the structure of your documents).
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Here you find the Basics of ConTeXt '''[[#Document_structure|document structure]]''' and '''[[#Text_formatting|text formatting]]''' (because paragraphs, emphasis, verbatims, quotes, etc also contribute to the structure of your documents).
  
If it can help, there is a [[Dictionary]] of typographical terms. There is also an few reference about the [[History of TeX]] (2007, it would benefit from an update).
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If it helps, there is a [[Dictionary]] of typographical terms. There are also a few references to the [[History of TeX]] (2007); it would benefit from an update.
  
 
= Document structure =
 
= Document structure =
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:* [[Interaction#PDF_Bookmarks|PDF Bookmarks and Headers]]
 
:* [[Interaction#PDF_Bookmarks|PDF Bookmarks and Headers]]
 
:* [[Cross Referencing]]: Inline text referencing.
 
:* [[Cross Referencing]]: Inline text referencing.
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:* [[URL]]: typesetting of URLs references.
 
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; Basic Text Formatting
 
; Basic Text Formatting
 
:* [[Font Switching]], to change font styles (bold, italic, capitalizing, underline, etc.)
 
:* [[Font Switching]], to change font styles (bold, italic, capitalizing, underline, etc.)
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:* [[Right_and_left|Alignment]]
 
:* [[Indentation]]
 
:* [[Indentation]]
 
:* [[Columns]]
 
:* [[Columns]]
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:* [[Framed]]
 
:* [[Framed]]
 
:* [[Verse]]
 
:* [[Verse]]
:* [[Initials]] (dropped caps, dropcaps)
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:* Initials (dropped caps, dropcaps)
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:** placement with {{cmd|placeinitial}}
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:** customization with {{cmd|setupinitial}}
 
:* [[Symbols]]
 
:* [[Symbols]]
:* [[Delimiter]] to forced linebreak
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:* [[Delimiter|Delimiters and breaks]] (delimiting text, specifying line breaks and page breaks)
 
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; Structured Text
 
; Structured Text
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= Further reading =
 
= Further reading =
  
A page is used to centralized [[Sample documents]].  
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; [[Unexpected behavior]]: If ConTeXt appears to behave in a counterintuitive way, chances are that it’s actually your intuitions that lack calibration.
 
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; [[Visual Debugging]]: can facilitate tweaking text formatting
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; [[Sample documents]]: a page is used as a central location for these, but there is also a [[:Category:Sample_documents|dedicated category]] (the two should mostly match).
 
; Advanced Document structure
 
; Advanced Document structure
 
:* [[Hiding Content]]
 
:* [[Hiding Content]]
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:* [[Makeup]], allowing for custom and temporary header & footer sections.
  
 
; Advanced Text formatting
 
; Advanced Text formatting
:* '''[[Visual Debugging]]''' can facilitate tweaking text formatting
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:* [[Hyphenation]]
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:* [[Faking characters]]
 
:* [[Faking characters]]
 
:* [[Compound words]]
 
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{{Getting started navbox}}
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[[Category:Basics]]
 
 
[[Category:ConTeXt]]
 

Latest revision as of 13:47, 18 February 2021

Here you find the Basics of ConTeXt document structure and text formatting (because paragraphs, emphasis, verbatims, quotes, etc also contribute to the structure of your documents).

If it helps, there is a Dictionary of typographical terms. There are also a few references to the History of TeX (2007); it would benefit from an update.

Document structure

Text formatting

Further reading

Unexpected behavior
If ConTeXt appears to behave in a counterintuitive way, chances are that it’s actually your intuitions that lack calibration.
Visual Debugging
can facilitate tweaking text formatting
Sample documents
a page is used as a central location for these, but there is also a dedicated category (the two should mostly match).
Advanced Document structure
Advanced Text formatting



TODO: try to follow the structure of part 1 to help orientation. (See: To-Do List)