Command/setuphead

\setuphead

Summary

Former wiki page Command_old/setuphead is under migration to ConTeXtXML extension Command#Pre-existing_pages

Settings

\setuphead[...,...][...=...,...]
[...,...]	section
frontpartlabel	name
bodypartlabel	name
appendixlabel	name
backpartlabel	name
expansion	yes no xml
catcodes	name
sectionresetset	name
sectionseparatorset	name
sectionconversionset	name
conversion	name
sectionstarter	command processor->command
sectionstopper	command processor->command
sectionset	name
sectionsegments	number number:number number:* number:all section section:section section:* section:all current
referenceprefix	+ - text
style	style command
color	color
textstyle	style command
textcolor	color
numberstyle	style command
numbercolor	color
coupling	section
ownnumber	yes no
beforesection	command
aftersection	command
insidesection	command
incrementnumber	yes no list empty
placehead	yes no hidden empty section
number	yes no
page	see \page
marking	page reset
header	start stop high none normal empty nomarking name
text	start stop high none normal empty nomarking name
footer	start stop high none normal empty nomarking name
before	command
after	command
inbetween	command
continue	yes no
aligntitle	yes no float
interlinespace	name
interaction	list reference
internalgrid	name
grid	normal standard yes strict tolerant top bottom both broad fit first last high one low none line strut box min max middle math math:line math:halfline math:-line math:-halfline name
align	see \setupalign
tolerance	see \setuptolerance
strut	yes no
hang	line broad fit none number
margin	dimension
indentnext	yes no auto
alternative	text paragraph normal margin inmargin top middle bottom reverse margintext name
width	dimension
numberwidth	dimension
textwidth	dimension
distance	dimension
textdistance	dimension
commandbefore	command
commandafter	command
command	twoarguments
textcommand	oneargument
deeptextcommand	oneargument
numbercommand	oneargument
deepnumbercommand	oneargument
location	name
criterium	strict positive all
hidenumber	yes no

Option	Explanation
style	See manual "Context: an excursion" section 31.3 Style and size switch in commands, e.g. for large, bold, sans serif section headers use 'style=\tfa\bf\ss'.
number	yes Include number before chapter/section title no Do not include number before chapter/section title
page	- yes: The section header must be on the top of a new page - left: The section header must be on the top of an even page - right: The section header must be on the top of an odd page
header	Set a particular header style, see \setupheader.
continue	yes If the section immediately follows a chapter it will be on the same page even though page=yes. no If the section immediately follows a chapter it will start on a new page.

See also

• \definehead
• \page
• \setupalign
• \setuptolerance
• strc-sec.mkiv

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