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Symbols are named graphical or typographic elements. They can be divided into symbol sets, which gives some namespace independence, as well. You can load the symbol definitions from a <tt>symb-bla</tt> file with: | Symbols are named graphical or typographic elements. They can be divided into symbol sets, which gives some namespace independence, as well. You can load the symbol definitions from a <tt>symb-bla</tt> file with: | ||
− | + | <texcode> | |
+ | \usesymbols[bla] | ||
+ | </texcode> | ||
Given a symbol <tt>Snowman</tt> defined in a symbolset <tt>Weather Symbols</tt>, you could typeset the symbol with: | Given a symbol <tt>Snowman</tt> defined in a symbolset <tt>Weather Symbols</tt>, you could typeset the symbol with: | ||
− | + | <texcode> | |
− | + | \setupsymbolset [Weather Symbols] | |
+ | \symbol [Snowman] | ||
+ | </texcode> | ||
Or, alternatively, you don't need to load the entire symbolset: | Or, alternatively, you don't need to load the entire symbolset: | ||
− | + | <texcode> | |
+ | \symbol[Weather Symbols][Snowman] | ||
+ | </texcode> | ||
Revision as of 23:19, 11 August 2005
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Symbols are named graphical or typographic elements. They can be divided into symbol sets, which gives some namespace independence, as well. You can load the symbol definitions from a symb-bla file with:
\usesymbols[bla]
Given a symbol Snowman defined in a symbolset Weather Symbols, you could typeset the symbol with:
\setupsymbolset [Weather Symbols] \symbol [Snowman]
Or, alternatively, you don't need to load the entire symbolset:
\symbol[Weather Symbols][Snowman]
You can override the existing symbols used at different levels in itemized lists by redefining the existing symbol numbers, with code like the following:
\usesymbols[mvs] \definesymbol[1][{\symbol[martinvogel 2][PointingHand]}] \definesymbol[2][{\symbol[martinvogel 2][CheckedBox]}] \startitemize[packed] \item item \item item \startitemize[packed] \item item \item item \stopitemize \item item \stopitemize