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== Description ==  
 
== Description ==  
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Wrapper around the TeX primitive [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/TeX/number <code>\number</code>], with some trickery to make sure that an explicit {{cmd|space}} will not get gobbled. Useful when programming page numbers and the like.
  
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== Example ==
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\tex{number}: \number 8\space\greeting \crlf
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\tex{numbers}: \numbers 8\space\greeting
  
== Example ==
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== See also ==
 
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Revision as of 10:39, 24 April 2012

\numbers

Syntax

\numbers{...}
{...} text

Description

Wrapper around the TeX primitive \number, with some trickery to make sure that an explicit \space will not get gobbled. Useful when programming page numbers and the like.

Example

\def\greeting{Hello}

\tex{number}: \number 8\space\greeting \crlf
\tex{numbers}: \numbers 8\space\greeting

gives

Help from ConTeXt-Mailinglist/Forum

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