%D \module
%D   [       file=syst-omg,
%D        version=2000.09.09, 
%D          title=\CONTEXT\ System Macros,
%D       subtitle=A couple of Omega goodies, 
%D         author=Hans Hagen,
%D           date=\currentdate,
%D      copyright={PRAGMA / Hans Hagen \& Ton Otten}]
%C
%C This module is part of the \CONTEXT\ macro||package and is
%C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for 
%C details. 

%D This module will become obsolete as soon as Omega 
%D supports \ETEX\ functionality. 

\ifx\OmegaVersion\undefined \endinput \fi 

% \def\newcount   {\myalloc@0\count   \countdef   \@@maxallocation}
% \def\newdimen   {\myalloc@1\dimen   \dimendef   \@@maxallocation}
% \def\newskip    {\myalloc@2\skip    \skipdef    \@@maxallocation}
% \def\newmuskip  {\myalloc@3\muskip  \muskipdef  \@@maxallocation}
% \def\newbox     {\myalloc@4\box     \mathchardef\@@maxallocation}
% \def\newtoks    {\myalloc@5\toks    \toksdef    \@@maxallocation}
% \def\newread    {\myalloc@6\read    \chardef    \@@minallocation}
% \def\newwrite   {\myalloc@7\write   \chardef    \@@minallocation}
% \def\newmarks   {\myalloc@8\marks   \mathchardef\@@maxallocation}
% \def\newlanguage{\myalloc@9\language\chardef    \@@minallocation}
% 
% \def\newfam#1{\chardef#1=15 } 
% 
% \count18=1 
% 
% \mathchardef\@@minallocation=   16
% \mathchardef\@@medallocation=  256
% \mathchardef\@@maxallocation=32767
% \chardef    \@@insallocation=    8 
% 
% \def\myalloc@#1#2#3#4#5%
%   {\global\advance\count1#1by\@ne
%    \ifnum\count1#1>\@@medallocation \else 
%      \global\advance\insc@unt by -\@@insallocation
%      \ifnum\count1#1<\insc@unt \else
%        \global\count1#1=\@@medallocation % \wait
%      \fi
%      \global\advance\insc@unt by +\@@insallocation
%    \fi
%    \ifnum\count1#1>#4%
%      \global\count1#1=#4%
%      \errmessage{No room for (\string#2) \string#5}%
%    \fi
%    \allocationnumber=\count1#1%
%    \global#3#5=\allocationnumber
%    \wlog{\string#5=\string#2\the\allocationnumber}}

\unprotect 

\def\newcount   {\myalloc@0\count   \countdef   \@@maxallocation}
\def\newdimen   {\myalloc@1\dimen   \dimendef   \@@maxallocation}
\def\newskip    {\myalloc@2\skip    \skipdef    \@@maxallocation}
\def\newmuskip  {\myalloc@3\muskip  \muskipdef  \@@maxallocation}
\def\newbox     {\myalloc@4\box     \mathchardef\@@maxallocation}
\def\newtoks    {\myalloc@5\toks    \toksdef    \@@maxallocation}
\def\newread    {\myalloc@6\read    \chardef    \@@minallocation}
\def\newwrite   {\myalloc@7\write   \chardef    \@@minallocation}
\def\newmarks   {\myalloc@8\marks   \mathchardef\@@maxallocation}
\def\newlanguage{\myalloc@9\language\chardef    \@@minallocation}

\def\newfam#1{\chardef#1=15 } 

\count18=1 

\mathchardef\@@minallocation =    16
\mathchardef\@@medallocation =   256
\mathchardef\@@maxallocation = 32767

\chardef\@@insallocation=8 

\def\myalloc@#1#2#3#4#5%
  {\global\advance\count1#1by\@ne
   \ifnum\count1#1>\@@medallocation \else 
     \global\advance\insc@unt by -\@@insallocation
     \ifnum\count1#1<\insc@unt \else
       \global\count1#1=\@@medallocation % \wait
     \fi
     \global\advance\insc@unt by +\@@insallocation
   \fi
   \ifnum\count1#1>#4%
     \global\count1#1=#4%
     \errmessage{No room for (\string#2) \string#5}%
   \fi
   \allocationnumber=\count1#1%
   \global#3#5=\allocationnumber
   \wlog{\string#5=\string#2\the\allocationnumber}}

%D We need to catch a (rather crappy) automatic OMEGA 
%D mechanism. Unfortunately loading of the SGML vectors 
%D happens automatically without control over the regime 
%D under which it takes place. 

\ifx\SGMLFontEntity\undefined \else

  \let\normalSGMLFontEntity\SGMLFontEntity

  \def\SGMLFontEntity#1#2#3#4#5%
    {\convertargument#3\to\ascii
     \ExpandBothAfter\doifinstringelse{\letterbackslash}{\ascii}
       {\normalSGMLFontEntity{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}}
       {\normalSGMLFontEntity{#1}{#2}{\string#3}{#4}{#5}}}

\fi 

\protect \endinput 
