User:Solis/From LaTeX to ConTeXt

Example Document

If you're in a hurry, here's a document you can use as a quick reference:

• \setuphead[title][align=middle]
  
  \setupbodyfont[ebgaramond, 12pt]
  \setupwhitespace[big]
  
  \starttext %----------------------------------------
  
  \title{From \LaTeX{} to \ConTeXt{}}
  
  \section{Introduction}
  
  \LaTeX and \ConTeXt{} are \bold{overall} \italic{pretty} \color[darkgreen]{similar}.\footnote{Except when they're not!}
  
  \placefigure{This is my figure}{
      \externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=0.2\textwidth]
      }
  
  \section{Math mode}
  
  Inline math-mode can be done the same way: $e^{i \pi} + 1 = 0$. But for display math, we use a different command:
  \startformula
      f(a) = \frac{1}{2 \pi i} \oint_\gamma \frac{f(z)}{z - a} \dd{z}
  \stopformula
  
  \startitemize[packed]
    \item A
    \item B
    \item C
  \stopitemize
  
  \startitemize[a, packed]
    \item One
    \item Two
    \item Three
  \stopitemize
  
  \stoptext
  

• 

Basics

• There's no need to specify a document class.
• There's very little need for external "packages" in ConTeXt. You may load one with \usemodule, if you wish to.
• Instead of \begin{document} and \end{document}, use \starttext and \stoptext text.
• More generally, instead of \begin{environment} and \end{environment}, use \startenvironment and \stopenvironment
• In a \command[...]{...}, the different brackets don't denote optional and mandatory arguments, but rather: code inside {...} is what actually gets typeset, and in [...] are the rest: options and configurations.
• To configure some aspect of your document, you can likely use \setupaspect (e.g., \setuppapersize, \setupformula). Browse this wiki for more information.

Math mode

• You can use $...$ for inline math, but also \m[...]{...} for more options.
• You must use \startformula for display math.
• To number an equation, put it inside \placeformula{...}

Defining new macros

• To create your own version of a ConTeXt macro, use the \define prefix: \defineitemgroup, \definealignment, \defineformula.
• To define a command from scratch, use the \define command, or regular TeX macros: \def, \edef, \let

TODO

• References, links, hyperref
• Address amsmath environments
• TOC, bibliography
• Images
• Tables
• Fonts
• Text formatting
• Document layout: paper, margin, whitespace, headers and footers