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<texcode>% Commands to translate LaTeX environment calls % into the appropriate ConTeXt macros. % % The \end of a \begin,\end pair is problematic, % since \stoptext % depends on TeX's \end. We fix % that as follows, with a slightly edited copyusing the % of \stoptext from core-job.texeverystoptext hook. (Note that some versions of ConTeXt \let\therealdocumentend% have already redefined \end, but this should all work out. \def\stoptekstunprotect {\dogloballet\decrement@@end=\textlevelend\relaxappendtoks \ifnumlet\textlevel>end=\zerocount \else@@end \theto \everystoptext \expandafter\therealdocumentend \fi} \let\stoptext \stoptekstprotect % % With that out of the way, the actual trans- % lation macros are straightforward. \def\begin#1{%
<texcode>\def\startequation{% \placeformula \startformula} \def\stopequation{% \stopformula} % \expandafter\def\csname startequation*\endcsname{% \placeformula[-] \startformula} \expandafter\def\csname stopequation*\endcsname{% \stopformula}</texcode> The <tt>array</tt> environment is a notably more complicated construction. Luckily, it's already been duplicated in Giuseppe Bilotta's [[Math with amsl|amsl]] module, so we don't have to rewrite it. (The spacing is somewhat tighter than LaTeX's <tt>array</tt>, though.) Using that simply requires the following line at the head of the ConTeXt document: <texcode>\usemodule[amsl]</texcode>
The <tt>array</tt> environment Once the package is a notably more complicated construction. Luckilyloaded, ityou's already been duplicated in Giuseppe Bilotta's ll be able to use <tt>t-amsl\startarray .tex.. \stoparray</tt> package, so we don't have to rewrite it. (The spacing is somewhat tighter than LaTeX's in pretty much the same way as <tt>\begin{array} ... \end{array}</tt>, thoughwas used in LaTeX.) Using that simply requires the following line at the head of the ConTeXt document:
\usemoduleThe [[Math with amsl|amsl]] module also defines equivalents for AMSmath's <tt>align</tt> and <tt>gather</tt> macros (which provide an improved version of the <tt>eqnarray</tt> functionality, and you should translate your LaTeX eqnarrays to use them anyway!), but unfortunately they are examples of the rare ConTeXt macros that do not work with our <tt>\begin{} ... \end{}</tt> translation, at least in the version current as of 2004/08/02. The following versions do work, however:
The <tttexcode>t-amsl.tex</tt> package also defines equivalents for AMSmath's <tt>align</tt> and <tt>gather</tt> macros (which provide an improved version of the <tt>eqnarray</tt> functionality, and you should translate your LaTeX eqnarrays \def\startalign{\startformula \let\\\cr \null\vcenter\bgroup \openup\jot {\mathsurround=0pt}% \everycr={}\tabskip=4pt plus1fil% \halign to use them anyway!), but unfortunately they are examples of the rare ConTeXt macros that do not work with our <tt>\begindisplaywidth\bgroup \strut\hfil$\displaystyle{##}$% \tabskip=0pt &$\displaystyle{{}##}$\hfil% \tabskip=4pt plus1fil &&\hfil$\displaystyle{##}$% \tabskip=0pt &$\displaystyle{{} ... ##}$\endhfil% \tabskip=4pt plus1fil \crcr}\def\stopalign{\crcr\crcr\egroup\egroup\stopformula}</tt> translation, at least in the version current as of 2004/08/02. The following versions do work, however:
\def\startalign{\startformula \let\\\cr \null\vcenter\bgroup \openup\jot {\mathsurround=0pt}% \everycr={}\tabskip=4pt plus1fil% \halign to \displaywidth\bgroup \strut\hfil$\displaystyle{##}$% \tabskip=0pt &$\displaystyle{{}##}$\hfil% \tabskip=4pt plus1fil &&\hfil$\displaystyle{##}$% \tabskip=0pt &$\displaystyle{{}##}$\hfil% \tabskip=4pt plus1fil \crcr} \def\stopalign{\crcr\crcr\egroup\egroup\stopformula} % \def\startgather{\startformula \let\\\cr \null\,\vcenter\bgroup \openup\jot {\mathsurround=0pt}% \ialign\bgroup \strut\hfil$\displaystyle{##}$\hfil \crcr} \def\stopgather{\crcr\crcr\egroup\egroup\,% \stopformula}</texcode>
<texcode>\def\startsplit{% \let\\\cr \null\,\vcenter\bgroup \openup\jot {\mathsurround=0pt}% \ialign\bgroup \strut\hfil$\displaystyle{##}$% &$\displaystyle{{}##}$\hfil \crcr} \def\stopsplit{\crcr\egroup\egroup\,}</texcode> == Other LaTeX Commands == There are a number of commands such as {{cmd|frac}} that are provided in LaTeX but not in the ConTeXt core. Many of these are provided by the [[Math with newmat|newmat]] module; those are documented there.
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< [[Main Page]], | [[Math]]| [[Math with newmat]] | [[Math with amsl]] >
One of the barriers to using ConTeXt is that the equation syntax is quite different from LaTeX equation syntax. As a result, one cannot copy equations from LaTeX documents (whether existing documents, or articles for journals that request LaTeX submissions) into ConTeXt documents, or vice versa. Without some solution to this, producing a set of ConTeXt slides to go with a LaTeX article would require completely rewriting all of the equations.
Thus, the intent of this page is to document some methods for importing LaTeX equations into ConTeXt documents. Eventually, they will end up in a third-party ConTeXt package (<i>or such is my intent --Brooks Moses</i>), but for now they are simply given here in full.
== LaTeX Environments ==
To start with, there is the problem that ConTeXt uses <tt>\startenv ... \stopenv</tt> pairs to define environments, whereas LaTeX uses <tt>\begin{env} ... \end{env}</tt> pairs. The relative merits of these can be argued, but the fact remains that if one is importing LaTeX documents into ConTeXt, it is simpler to leave the environments in the LaTeX form. The following small set of definitions does an automatic translation.
\csname start#1\endcsname}
\def\end#1{%
\csname stop#1\endcsname}
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Thus, a command such as <tt>\begin{array}</tt> in a LaTeX equation will simply call <tt>\{{cmd|startarray</tt>}}, and we can define all of the remaining compatibility macros as <tt>\start ... \stop</tt> pairs without needing to translate the equations manually to match. However, this does not work with all ConTeXt environments; a few of them require the literal string <tt>\stopenvironment</tt> at the end of the environment.
With that framework in mind, we can start duplicating some of the basic LaTeX equation environments. To start with, the <tt>equation</tt> environment itself, along with the <tt>equation*</tt> environment from AMSmath.
These do have the problem of these environments not introducing equation numbers (which they should do for proper compatibility); that should hopefully be addressed in future versions.
We can also define a duplicate of AMSmath's <tt>split</tt> environment similarly, as
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I should also add: there's a set of code for bold math (text and symbols) in [http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2004/005314.html this message to the ConTeXt mailing list]and [http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2004/005315.html its followup here]. This matter is also discussed, perhaps more thoroughly, in [[magazine:0005|ConTeXt Magazine issue #5]]. [[Category:From LaTeX]][[Category:Math]]
