[NTG-context] Buffers vs. \def

[Hans Hagen]

On 18-4-2012 11:48, Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. wrote:
> Hello,
>
> a question - I'm just curious:
>
> What is advantage (or maybe intension) of using buffers over \def?

better test with

\startlines
test
test
\stoplines

also, bufferes can be flushed verbatim, as tex, as ... while macros are 
sort of frozen.

Hans

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