Command/startparagraphs

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Last modified: 2026-04-18

Summary

The environment \startparagraphs ... \stopparagraphs is used for side by side material

Settings

\startparagraphs[...] ... \stopparagraphs
[...] name

Description

Start a block of side-by-side paragraphs. The environment must be previously defined using \defineparagraphs

Examples

Example 1

  • \setuppapersize[A6,landscape]
    \defineparagraphs[EnglishFrisian][n=2]
    
    \starttext
    Opening stanzas of Adriaan Terpstra's Frisian translation of \quote{Jabberwocky}.
    
    \startparagraphs[EnglishFrisian]
        \bf English
    \nextEnglishFrisian
        \bf Frisian
    \stopparagraphs
    
    \startparagraphs[EnglishFrisian]
        \startlines
        'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
        Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
        All mimsy were the borogoves,
        And the mome raths outgrabe.
        \stoplines
    \nextEnglishFrisian
        \startlines
        't Is neazich en sa bjusterbaerlik
        n\'edich wolle hja nei 't h\'uske ta.
        Op syk nei smoek en h\'uslik.
        De earrebarren sykje fan komsa.
        \stoplines
    \stopparagraphs
    
    \startparagraphs[EnglishFrisian]
        \startlines
        Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
        The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
        Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
        The frumious Bandersnatch!
        \stoplines
    \nextEnglishFrisian
        \startlines
        Tink om 'e wauwelwyk myn bern,
        sa wyld fan klau en wreed.
        De tsjoep tsjoep mesk is sa forlen,
        en skopt jimm' foar de reet.
        \stoplines
    \stopparagraphs
    \stoptext
    

    results in

Notes

  • By Zsd on 2026-04-17T19:20:28+0000 :

Inside this environment \\ is redefined to mean "start a new paragraph" rather than "begin a new line". To start a new line either use \crlf or redefine \\ at the beginning of a paragraph where the \crlf behaviour is desired (e.g., \let\\=\crlf). (Thanks to Wolfgang for pointing this out in a mailing list message.)

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