Thank you Wolfgang, what you suggest is simpler and better. 
Peter

> On 13 Feb 2026, at 10:17 AM, Wolfgang Schuster 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Am 12.02.2026 um 21:46 schrieb peter.hopcroft--- via ntg-context:
>> Dear group,
>> I met a nine-year-old who claimed she could write Context. I asked her to 
>> try, but her code had errors. I’m a Context beginner, finding it daunting to 
>> learn. Can someone please look at her Context below and advise me if I 
>> should ask her for help with learning Context?
> 
> \defineparagraphs creates an environment for multi columns text which has to 
> fit on a single page but the example uses the command created with it in a 
> wrong way.
> 
> An easier way to have a column for annotations etc. is to use the margin area 
> and change the page layout to get the desired dimensions.
> 
> \setuplayout
>  [backspace=55mm,
>   leftmargin=30mm,
>   leftmargindistance=5mm,
>   topspace=20mm,
>   width=middle,
>   height=middle]
> 
> \definemargindata
>  [Anmerkung]
>  [inleft]
> 
> \showframe[text][leftmargin,text]
> 
> \starttext
> 
> \Anmerkung{Anmerkung!}
> 
> Main text!
> 
> \stoptext
> 
> Wolfgang
> 
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the 
> Wiki!
> 
> maillist : [email protected] / 
> https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl
> webpage  : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror)
> archive  : https://github.com/contextgarden/context
> wiki     : https://wiki.contextgarden.net
> ___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________
If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the 
Wiki!

maillist : [email protected] / 
https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl
webpage  : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror)
archive  : https://github.com/contextgarden/context
wiki     : https://wiki.contextgarden.net
___________________________________________________________________________________

Reply via email to