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3

In TeX I can define, say

def1#1 is #2.#1 & is & #2.\

and

def2#1 has #2.#1 & has & #2.\

with an easy usage:
1 Jim Jones is a fictional character.
and
2 Tim Smith has two brothers.

This gives three columns of a tabular: Jim Jones, is, a fictional character. Similarly in the second case.

Can I write a definition depending on, in this case, is/has so I can write

3 Jim Jones is a fictional character.
and
3 Tim Smith has two brothers.

obtaing the previous results?

Solutions using Lua or expl3 are OK, but I hope that a pure TeX one is also possible.

macros plain-tex

share|improve this question

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Przemysław Scherwentke

asked 1 hour ago

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  At the TeX level for any def you can have only one parameter text (the #1 is #2. and #1 has #2. in your 1 and 2 respectively).
  
  – ShreevatsaR
  55 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ShreevatsaR That's why I am asking how to extend this possibility.
  
  – Przemysław Scherwentke
  35 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

In TeX I can define, say

def1#1 is #2.#1 & is & #2.\

and

def2#1 has #2.#1 & has & #2.\

with an easy usage:
1 Jim Jones is a fictional character.
and
2 Tim Smith has two brothers.

This gives three columns of a tabular: Jim Jones, is, a fictional character. Similarly in the second case.

Can I write a definition depending on, in this case, is/has so I can write

3 Jim Jones is a fictional character.
and
3 Tim Smith has two brothers.

obtaing the previous results?

Solutions using Lua or expl3 are OK, but I hope that a pure TeX one is also possible.

macros plain-tex

share|improve this question

edited 1 hour ago

Przemysław Scherwentke

asked 1 hour ago

Przemysław ScherwentkePrzemysław Scherwentke

29.9k54795

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  At the TeX level for any def you can have only one parameter text (the #1 is #2. and #1 has #2. in your 1 and 2 respectively).
  
  – ShreevatsaR
  55 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ShreevatsaR That's why I am asking how to extend this possibility.
  
  – Przemysław Scherwentke
  35 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

In TeX I can define, say

def1#1 is #2.#1 & is & #2.\

and

def2#1 has #2.#1 & has & #2.\

with an easy usage:
1 Jim Jones is a fictional character.
and
2 Tim Smith has two brothers.

This gives three columns of a tabular: Jim Jones, is, a fictional character. Similarly in the second case.

Can I write a definition depending on, in this case, is/has so I can write

3 Jim Jones is a fictional character.
and
3 Tim Smith has two brothers.

obtaing the previous results?

Solutions using Lua or expl3 are OK, but I hope that a pure TeX one is also possible.

macros plain-tex

share|improve this question

edited 1 hour ago

Przemysław Scherwentke

asked 1 hour ago

Przemysław ScherwentkePrzemysław Scherwentke

29.9k54795

share|improve this question

edited 1 hour ago

Przemysław Scherwentke

asked 1 hour ago

Przemysław ScherwentkePrzemysław Scherwentke

29.9k54795

share|improve this question

edited 1 hour ago

Przemysław Scherwentke

asked 1 hour ago

Przemysław ScherwentkePrzemysław Scherwentke

29.9k54795

asked 1 hour ago

Przemysław ScherwentkePrzemysław Scherwentke

29.9k54795

asked 1 hour ago

Przemysław ScherwentkePrzemysław Scherwentke

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A listofitems approach. Also, listofitems is available in Plain TeX.

documentclassarticle
usepackagelistofitems
defvariant#1.%
 setsepchar%
 greadlist*varinput#1
 varinput[1] & varinputsep[1] & varinput[2].

begindocument
begintabular
variant Jim Jones is a fictional character.\
variant Tim Smith has two brothers.
endtabular
enddocument

Similarly done in plain TeX

input listofitems
defvariant#1.%
 setsepchar%
 greadlist*varinput#1
 varinput[1] & varinputsep[1] & varinput[2].

variant Jim Jones is a fictional character.

variant Tim Smith has two brothers.

bye

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Steven B. SegletesSteven B. Segletes

160k9204413

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  Certainly +1. However, I will wait for alternative solutions. And I must reserve 3 days for reading your package. :-)
  
  – Przemysław Scherwentke
  1 hour ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @PrzemysławScherwentke Thanks. The package idea was mine, but the coding is all Christian's who made it come to life.
  
  – Steven B. Segletes
  56 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @marmot I am not sure what you mean by "teach" in this context. However, look also at my tabstackengine package, which uses listofitems for parsing. It can digest matrices and remember all the cell content for future use.
  
  – Steven B. Segletes
  41 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @marmot For example, documentclassarticle usepackage[T1]fontenc usepackagelistofitems setsepchar\/& begindocument readlist*myarrayx11&y12&z13\x21&y22&z_23\x31&y32&z33 Row 2, Col 3 = $myarray[2,3]$; tokens detokenizeexpandafterexpandafterexpandaftermyarray[2,3] enddocument
  
  – Steven B. Segletes
  30 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @PrzemysławScherwentke listofitems was developed in response to my ill-fated ctan.org/pkg/getargs getargs package. It was a great idea, but just didn't do what needed to be done. Christian T. took that idea and turned it into listofitems.
  
  – Steven B. Segletes
  22 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

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3

A listofitems approach. Also, listofitems is available in Plain TeX.

documentclassarticle
usepackagelistofitems
defvariant#1.%
 setsepchar%
 greadlist*varinput#1
 varinput[1] & varinputsep[1] & varinput[2].

begindocument
begintabular
variant Jim Jones is a fictional character.\
variant Tim Smith has two brothers.
endtabular
enddocument

Similarly done in plain TeX

input listofitems
defvariant#1.%
 setsepchar%
 greadlist*varinput#1
 varinput[1] & varinputsep[1] & varinput[2].

variant Jim Jones is a fictional character.

variant Tim Smith has two brothers.

bye

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Steven B. SegletesSteven B. Segletes

160k9204413

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Certainly +1. However, I will wait for alternative solutions. And I must reserve 3 days for reading your package. :-)
  
  – Przemysław Scherwentke
  1 hour ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @PrzemysławScherwentke Thanks. The package idea was mine, but the coding is all Christian's who made it come to life.
  
  – Steven B. Segletes
  56 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @marmot I am not sure what you mean by "teach" in this context. However, look also at my tabstackengine package, which uses listofitems for parsing. It can digest matrices and remember all the cell content for future use.
  
  – Steven B. Segletes
  41 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @marmot For example, documentclassarticle usepackage[T1]fontenc usepackagelistofitems setsepchar\/& begindocument readlist*myarrayx11&y12&z13\x21&y22&z_23\x31&y32&z33 Row 2, Col 3 = $myarray[2,3]$; tokens detokenizeexpandafterexpandafterexpandaftermyarray[2,3] enddocument
  
  – Steven B. Segletes
  30 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @PrzemysławScherwentke listofitems was developed in response to my ill-fated ctan.org/pkg/getargs getargs package. It was a great idea, but just didn't do what needed to be done. Christian T. took that idea and turned it into listofitems.
  
  – Steven B. Segletes
  22 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 3 more comments

3

A listofitems approach. Also, listofitems is available in Plain TeX.

documentclassarticle
usepackagelistofitems
defvariant#1.%
 setsepchar%
 greadlist*varinput#1
 varinput[1] & varinputsep[1] & varinput[2].

begindocument
begintabular
variant Jim Jones is a fictional character.\
variant Tim Smith has two brothers.
endtabular
enddocument

Similarly done in plain TeX

input listofitems
defvariant#1.%
 setsepchar%
 greadlist*varinput#1
 varinput[1] & varinputsep[1] & varinput[2].

variant Jim Jones is a fictional character.

variant Tim Smith has two brothers.

bye

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Steven B. SegletesSteven B. Segletes

160k9204413

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Certainly +1. However, I will wait for alternative solutions. And I must reserve 3 days for reading your package. :-)
  
  – Przemysław Scherwentke
  1 hour ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @PrzemysławScherwentke Thanks. The package idea was mine, but the coding is all Christian's who made it come to life.
  
  – Steven B. Segletes
  56 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @marmot I am not sure what you mean by "teach" in this context. However, look also at my tabstackengine package, which uses listofitems for parsing. It can digest matrices and remember all the cell content for future use.
  
  – Steven B. Segletes
  41 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @marmot For example, documentclassarticle usepackage[T1]fontenc usepackagelistofitems setsepchar\/& begindocument readlist*myarrayx11&y12&z13\x21&y22&z_23\x31&y32&z33 Row 2, Col 3 = $myarray[2,3]$; tokens detokenizeexpandafterexpandafterexpandaftermyarray[2,3] enddocument
  
  – Steven B. Segletes
  30 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @PrzemysławScherwentke listofitems was developed in response to my ill-fated ctan.org/pkg/getargs getargs package. It was a great idea, but just didn't do what needed to be done. Christian T. took that idea and turned it into listofitems.
  
  – Steven B. Segletes
  22 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 3 more comments

A listofitems approach. Also, listofitems is available in Plain TeX.

documentclassarticle
usepackagelistofitems
defvariant#1.%
 setsepchar%
 greadlist*varinput#1
 varinput[1] & varinputsep[1] & varinput[2].

begindocument
begintabular
variant Jim Jones is a fictional character.\
variant Tim Smith has two brothers.
endtabular
enddocument

Similarly done in plain TeX

input listofitems
defvariant#1.%
 setsepchar%
 greadlist*varinput#1
 varinput[1] & varinputsep[1] & varinput[2].

variant Jim Jones is a fictional character.

variant Tim Smith has two brothers.

bye

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Steven B. SegletesSteven B. Segletes

160k9204413

documentclassarticle
usepackagelistofitems
defvariant#1.%
 setsepchar%
 greadlist*varinput#1
 varinput[1] & varinputsep[1] & varinput[2].

begindocument
begintabular
variant Jim Jones is a fictional character.\
variant Tim Smith has two brothers.
endtabular
enddocument

input listofitems
defvariant#1.%
 setsepchar%
 greadlist*varinput#1
 varinput[1] & varinputsep[1] & varinput[2].

variant Jim Jones is a fictional character.

variant Tim Smith has two brothers.

bye

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Steven B. SegletesSteven B. Segletes

160k9204413

answered 1 hour ago

Steven B. SegletesSteven B. Segletes

160k9204413

answered 1 hour ago

Steven B. SegletesSteven B. Segletes

160k9204413