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* For various short quotations, see {{cmd|input}}.
* For words and paragraphs where the letters are formed by black boxes, see [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/magazines/mag-0007.pdf This Way: Faking Text and More]. The commands are defined in {{srcmodulesrc|m-visual.mkiv}}.
* For meaningless text, see [[m-ipsum]].
== \input ==
The {{cmd|input| ''basename''}} command lets you input text from a {{code|.tex}} file. You don't have to provide your own dummy text: ConTeXt ships with a number of lovely quotations. You can find them described on the {{cmd|input}} page.
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<texcode>
% mode=mkiv
\setuppapersize[A7]
\starttext
\input khatt-en
\stoptext
</texcode>
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<context mode=mkiv>
% mode=mkiv
\setuppapersize[A7]
\starttext
\input khatt-en
\stoptext
</context>
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== Fake text ==
The module {{modulesrc|m-visual.mkiv}} contains code to produce word-sized black rectangles in random lengths and numbers.
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<texcode>
% mode=mkiv
\setuppapersize[A7]
\usemodule[visual]
\setupsystem[random=10]
\setupwhitespace[big]
\setuphead[section][style=tfd]
\starttext
\section{ \fakewords{3}{4} }
\fakewords{30}{40} % min, max
\fakenwords{6}{2} % words, random seed
\startformula
\fakeformula
\stopformula
\stoptext
</texcode>
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<context mode=mkiv>
% mode=mkiv
\setuppapersize[A7]
\usemodule[visual]
\setupsystem[random=10
\setupwhitespace[big]
\setuphead[section][style=tfd]
\starttext
\section{ \fakewords{3}{4} }
\fakewords{30}{40} % min, max
\fakenwords{6}{2} % words, random seed
\startformula
\fakeformula
\stopformula
\stoptext
</context>
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== Lorem ipsum ==
The {{modulesrc|m-ipsum.mkiv}} module lets you define your own lorem ipsum commands. Such a command samples a number of lines, words, or paragraphs from an input file you specify, and typesets them. Thanks to the {{code|1=before=, after=, left=}}, and {{code|1=right=}} keys, you can decorate the sampled lines or words with code, allowing you to fake itemizations, headers, and all sorts of things.
<texcode>
\starttext
\ipsum[
alternative=paragraph,
n=3,
before=\blank,
after=\blank,
language=la
]
\ipsum[
alternative=lines,
before=\startitemize,
after=\stopitemize,
left=\startitem,
right=\stopitem,
language=la]
\page
\defineipsum
[ward]
[file=ward,
before=\blank,
after=\blank]
\defineipsum
[ward:itemize]
[ward]
[alternative=lines,
before={\startitemize[packed]},
after=\stopitemize,
left=\startitem,
right=\stopitem]
\ipsum[ward:itemize]
\stoptext
</texcode>
== Letters to rectangles ==
The typography chapter of the reference manual contains a piece of code that converts letters into black rectangles of the same width, height, and depth.
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<texcode>
% Converting every letter into a rectangle.
\def\somecharacter#1%
{\setbox0=\hbox{#1}%
\blackrule[width=\wd0,
height=\ht0,
depth=\dp0]}
\def\silhouette#1%
{\noindent \processtokens\somecharacter%
\somecharacter\relax\space
{#1}}
\starttext
The height and depth of lines differs.
\silhouette{The height and depth of lines
differs.}
\stoptext
</texcode>
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<context source=no>
% Converting every letter into a rectangle.
\def\somecharacter#1%
{\setbox0=\hbox{#1}%
\blackrule[width=\wd0,
height=\ht0,
depth=\dp0]}
\def\silhouette#1%
{\noindent \processtokens\somecharacter%
\somecharacter\relax\space
{#1}}
\starttext
The height and depth of lines differs.
\silhouette{The height and depth of lines
differs.}
\stoptext
</context>
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