\field

Summary

The command \field is used for interactive fields such as input lines, text boxes, radio buttons, text boxes, check boxes, and maybe more.

Settings

\field[...][...]
[...]	name
[...]	text

Option	Explanation
name	a defined field, from `\definefield`
text	purpose yet to be described.

Description

Typeset an interactive field defined with \definefield and \setupfield.

TODO: Missing documentation here. (See: To-Do List)

Examples

Example 1

From Jean-Pierre Delange on the mailing list:

\setupinteraction[state=start]
\setupfield [TextFieldSetup]
    [frame=on, width=8cm, height=1.2em,
       background=color, backgroundcolor=lightgray]
\definefield [UserName] [line] [TextFieldSetup]

Please enter your name: \blank[small]
\field[UserName]

Notes

By Zsd on 2026-05-21T19:42:25+0000:

\setupinteraction[state=start]

is needed for fields to show up and function.

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