Dimensions

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ConTeXt allows different methods to initialize variables and to calculate with dimension units.

\definemeasure

\setupexternalfigures[location={local,global,default}]

\definemeasure[ColumnC][30mm]
\definemeasure[ColumnD][40mm]
\definemeasure[ColumnCD][\the\dimexpr(\measure{ColumnC}+\measure{ColumnD})\relax]

C \measure{ColumnC}

D \measure{ColumnD}

CD \measure{ColumnCD}

\externalfigure[cow][width=\measure{ColumnCD}]

\defineexpandable

\setupexternalfigures[location={local,global,default}]

\defineexpandable\ColumnA    {30mm}
\defineexpandable\ColumnB    {40mm}
\defineexpandable\ColumnAB    {\the\dimexpr(\ColumnA + \ColumnB)\relax}

A  \ColumnA

B  \ColumnB

AB: \ColumnAB

\externalfigure[cow][width=\ColumnAB]


The behavior of \define has changed. At first the default was expanded, now it is unexpanded. If "unexpanded" is wished some extracommands are neccesary:

\defineexpandable\...
same as the lowlevel-TeX-Macro \def\...
\define\...
same as the low-level-textmacro \unexpanded\def\... 

\newdimen

\setupexternalfigures[location={local,global,default}]

\defineexpandable\ColumnA    {30mm}
\defineexpandable\ColumnB    {40mm}
\newdimen\ColumnAB \ColumnAB=\dimexpr(\ColumnA + \ColumnB)

A  \ColumnA

B  \ColumnB

ColumnAB: \the\ColumnAB

\externalfigure[cow][width=\the\ColumnAB]

\externalfigure ist also working without "\the".

\ctxlua

\setupexternalfigures[location={local,global,default}]

\defineexpandable\ColumnA    {30mm}
\defineexpandable\ColumnB    {40mm}

\defineexpandable\ColumnABii   {\ctxlua{context([==[\ColumnA + \ColumnB]==])}}

ColumnABii: \the\dimexpr \ColumnABii\relax

\externalfigure[cow][width=\dimexpr(\ColumnABii)\relax]

Important to understand

This points have to be explained.

\the

\the: what is it? 

Expanding

expanding of variables: What does this mean?

\relax

With \relax the termination of a calculation is garantied. If there is one too much ... no problem, then it is ignored.

"add a \relax after code definitions to prevent the scanner from reading too much"

\the\dimexpr... will look ahead till there's something nonexpandable, and contrary to what one expects

\dimexpr(...)


will not stop at the ) so, although with measures it normally goes okay, personally I always use \relax as terminator; the \relax will be eaten up so there is no interference but it guarantees to stop scanning.

\definemeasure[ColumnC][30mm] \definemeasure[ColumnD][40mm] \definemeasure[ColumnCDi][\the\dimexpr(\measure{ColumnC}+\measure{ColumnD})\relax]

Further examples

\footnote{\input tufte \relax} \par \definepapersize[bigsheet][width=\dimexpr\paperwidth+6mm\relax,height=\dimexpr\paperheight+6mm\relax] \setupTABLE[c][3][width={\dimexpr(\textwidth-2cm)* 2 / 3\relax}] \definemeasure[topspace] [\dimexpr(210mm-31mm*5)/2\relax]