How can I randomize a text itemization in ConTeXt?

Question

I've defined my item groups as:

\defineitemgroup[institm]
 \setupitemgroup[institm][1][text][symbol=2, indentnext=no, ]

And

\startinstitm
{\bf Contributors }     
\item Foo Pty Ltd {\sc nsw}
\item Bar Pty Ltd {\sc vic}
\stopinstitm

This produces a very lovely "block" of text. However, the "random" command does not seem to be working in version: 2012.05.30 11:26 Is it worth the effort of moving away from TeXlive to get the random command working?

Answer 1

To randomize itemize you need to enclose each item in a \startitem ... \stopitem. For example (I made a few stylistic changes in your code):

\defineitemgroup[institm]

\setupinstitm[1][text, random]
\setupinstitm[1][symbol=2, indentnext=no]

\starttext

\bold{Contributions}
\startinstitm
  \startitem Foo Pvt Ltd {\sc nsw} \stopitem
  \startitem Bar Pvt Ltd {\sc vic} \stopitem
  \startitem Baz Pvt Ltd {\sc abc} \stopitem
\stopinstitm

\stoptext