Command/usesymbols

\usesymbols

Syntax

\usesymbols[...]
[...]	name

Description

The following four symbol files invocations are predefined

• \usesymbols[jmn] % source:symb-jmn.tex
• \usesymbols[mvs] % source:symb-mvs.tex
• \usesymbols[nav] % source:symb-nav.tex
• \usesymbols[was] % source:symb-was.tex

See \showsymbolset for a list of available symbolsets in these files.

Example

\setuppapersize[A5]
\usesymbols[nav]

\section{navigation 2}
\showsymbolset[navigation 2]

The default \type{nextpage} symbol: \symbol[nextpage]

The \type{nextpage} symbol in \type{navigation 2}: \symbol[navigation 2][nextpage]

(Setting \type{navigation 2} as the default set \setupsymbolset[navigation 2])

The new default \type{nextpage} symbol: \symbol[navigation 2][nextpage]

See also

• \showsymbolset to inspect a symbol set, and for a list of all symbol sets in the abovementioned symbol files
• \symbol to use a symbol from a symbol set.

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