Modules

< The ConTeXt Way

Modules are extensions to ConTeXt's core functions.

There are not as many modules for ConTeXt as packages for LaTeX, because a lot of LaTeX package features are in ConTeXt's core.

Included modules:

• t-bib: bibliography (maintained by Taco)
• m-arabtex: loading of Lagally's Arabtex
• m-chart: Flow Charts
• m-chemic: PPCHTeX (chemical structure formulae)
• m-cweb: CWEB pretty printing
• m-edtsnc: support for editor synchronization, will replace m-pdfsync
• m-educat: educational additions (for settings school tests or questionaires)
• m-gamma: Omega support
• m-graph: support for Metapost graph module
• m-layout: defines some Layout presets
• m-level: module for catching nesting errors
• m-newmat: support for some AMSmath features, is loaded by amsl, see Math with newmat
• m-pdfsnc: editor/PDF synchronization support (used by iTeXMac and TeXShop)
• m-pictex: needed for PicTeX without eTeX
• m-plus: loads some extra features (side bars?)
• m-pstric: connection macros for PSTtricks (PostScript tricks)
• m-quest: dutch only module for questionaires(?)
• m-steps: Step Charts, see XML step charts
• m-subsub: Defines 5 extra sectioning levels
• m-tex4ht: will become a tex4html interface for ConTeXt
• m-tryout (changing, temporary functions for tryout)
• m-units: units
• m-visual: Visual Debugging (described in This Way no.7 Faking Text and More)

Contributed modules:

For a list of contributed modules see the modules section on contextgarden.net.

• nath (natural math, see Math)
• amsl (AMSmath, see Math)

File names of included modules start with "m-", but third party (contributed) modules should start with "t-".

Modules writing guidelines

TODO

Each module should have an associated specification file (as in /tex/context/interface/cont-en.xml). Probably one day this will become a part of texshow and will also be easy-to-edit.