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< [[The ConTeXt Way]]
ConTeXt knows no document classes (as LaTeX does). You can define your layout yourself. If you use the same layout for several projects, save it as ''environment'' file.
How to split up a large project, say a book, in several handy parts? -- Use ConTeXt's project management facilities.
* a '''project''' contains one ore more '''products'''
* a '''product''' contains several '''component''' s
* an '''environment''' defines the common layout (etc.) of a project
The environment could also contain different versions ([[Modes]]) of the layout, e.g. print and screen (like Pragma's manuals) or final and correction etc.
Example 1: Magazine
* project: magazine
* product: one volume of the magazine
* component: an single article
Example 2: Book
* project: book
* product: part of the book
* component: chapter
If you tex (compile) one single component (e.g. a chapter of a book) or product (e.g. one volume of a magazine), the settings of the project's environment are used.
[[User:Hraban|Hraban]] uses the following naming conventions
* project_foo
* prd_foo
* c_foo
* env_foo
'''Project'''
<pre>
\startproject project_mymag
\environment env_mymag % only mentioned here!
\product prd_year2004-01
\product prd_year2004-02
\product prd_year2004-03
\product prd_year2004-04
\completetableofcontents
\stopproject
</pre>
'''Environment'''
<pre>
\startenvironment env_mymag
\setuplayout[...]
% all setups...
\stopenvironment
</pre>
'''Product'''
<pre>
\startproduct prd_year2004-01
\project project_mymag
\component c_editorial
\component c_article01
\component c_article_by_me
% ...
\stopproduct
</pre>
'''Component'''
<pre>
\startcomponent c_editorial
\product prd_year2004-01 % but you can use it in other products anyway
\project project_mymag
\title{Editorial}
Dear reader...
\stopcomponent
</pre>
ConTeXt knows no document classes (as LaTeX does). You can define your layout yourself. If you use the same layout for several projects, save it as ''environment'' file.
How to split up a large project, say a book, in several handy parts? -- Use ConTeXt's project management facilities.
* a '''project''' contains one ore more '''products'''
* a '''product''' contains several '''component''' s
* an '''environment''' defines the common layout (etc.) of a project
The environment could also contain different versions ([[Modes]]) of the layout, e.g. print and screen (like Pragma's manuals) or final and correction etc.
Example 1: Magazine
* project: magazine
* product: one volume of the magazine
* component: an single article
Example 2: Book
* project: book
* product: part of the book
* component: chapter
If you tex (compile) one single component (e.g. a chapter of a book) or product (e.g. one volume of a magazine), the settings of the project's environment are used.
[[User:Hraban|Hraban]] uses the following naming conventions
* project_foo
* prd_foo
* c_foo
* env_foo
'''Project'''
<pre>
\startproject project_mymag
\environment env_mymag % only mentioned here!
\product prd_year2004-01
\product prd_year2004-02
\product prd_year2004-03
\product prd_year2004-04
\completetableofcontents
\stopproject
</pre>
'''Environment'''
<pre>
\startenvironment env_mymag
\setuplayout[...]
% all setups...
\stopenvironment
</pre>
'''Product'''
<pre>
\startproduct prd_year2004-01
\project project_mymag
\component c_editorial
\component c_article01
\component c_article_by_me
% ...
\stopproduct
</pre>
'''Component'''
<pre>
\startcomponent c_editorial
\product prd_year2004-01 % but you can use it in other products anyway
\project project_mymag
\title{Editorial}
Dear reader...
\stopcomponent
</pre>
