May 2007 - dev-context - NTG Mailing Lists

updated Ubuntu edgy texlive+context backports
by Sanjoy Mahajan 31 May '07

31 May '07

I just updated the Ubuntu edgy backports of the texlive packages (for i386) and have been running them on my feisty laptop for half a day. The 'context' package provides version 2007.04.17 12:51. They are recompilations of the latest Ubuntu gutsy (7.10) packages, which are Norbert's latest Debian packages with a couple additions. Let me know if you have problems. To use the packages, add these lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list : deb http://web.mit.edu/download/sanjoy/texlive-backports/ edgy/ deb-src http://web.mit.edu/download/sanjoy/texlive-backports/ edgy/ Then apt-get update apt-get install cm-super texlive-fonts-recommended \ context context-nonfree context-doc-nonfree ('cm-super comes from the universe repositories) Sorry, no dapper (6.06) backports yet! A few tricky package-version obstacles remain. -Sanjoy

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Fwd: \startsection ...\stopsection alias for \section?
by Wolfgang Schuster 30 May '07

30 May '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wolfgang Schuster <schuster.wolfgang(a)googlemail.com> Date: 30.05.2007 14:22 Subject: Re: [dev-context] \startsection ...\stopsection alias for \section? To: Patrick Gundlach <patrick(a)gundla.ch> 2007/5/30, Patrick Gundlach <patrick(a)gundla.ch>: > > [...] > > > Another interesting way is to use start-stop sections is as specified > > by rfc2629 [1]: \startsection is nestable, so that you can have > > > > \startsection {first section} > > > > \startsection {first subsection} > > > > \stopsection > > > > \startsection {second subsection} > > > > \stopsection > > > > \stopsection > > > > which makes it easy to move things around, promote demote section > > levels, etc. > > That would be really, really nice! > > Patrick Hi, \startchapter \startsection ... \stopsection \stopchapter can be implemented by adding a few lines in the \definhead macros and should be the default method. Nested sections should be implemented in a module and shipped with the main files. Look in the attachment for a example, I wrote a few weeks ago. What we need is a specification what is needed (reporting for opening and closing sections in the log file) and support by Hans to include the macros. We should also collect other macros, that need a start/stop pair and provide patches how they can be integrated (can be done in the wiki). Wolfgang

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\startsection ...\stopsection alias for \section?
by Patrick Gundlach 30 May '07

30 May '07

Hi, would it make sense to have, in addtion to e.g. \section a start..stop pair? such as \startsection{my section name} \stopsection with something like \let\startsection\section \let\stopsection\relax This way the text would be slightly more structured. Patrick (or is it in the core already?) -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net

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Some math improvements
by Aditya Mahajan 25 May '07

25 May '07

Hi Hans and Taco, I am attaching the math enhancements that I have been promising for about for some days^H^H^H^Hweeks now. Here are the changes. 1. Improved \llap, \rlap, \clap that work in both math and text mode (Taco's code) 2. A \cramped macro to go into cramped mode (based on Knuth's code) 3. \crampedllap \crampedrlap, \crampedclap for the equivalents to \llap etc which typesets its contents in cramped mode (well, I kinda figured that out on my own :) 4. An improved substack macro, with improved spacing. (Based on amsmath's substack macro). Taco, does it make sense to surround substack with a group, which will save some typing \sum_startsubstack whatever \stopsubstack or are there any side effects? In the code, I do not have the extra group. 5. Definitions for iint, iiint, iiiint (for those who can't count i's like me, you can use \repeatintegral{1}, \repeatintegral{2}, etc. Maybe, we should have the more readable \doubleintegral, \tripeintegral, \quadintegral also). This is based on amsmath code, and tries to use correct spacing for \iint\limits_{....}. BTW, does anyone wish that the limits with \int were configurable rather than defaulting to \nolimits? amsmath provides this feature, but I have personally never seen it being used. It is not too difficult to implement. 6. A definition for splitfrac, which is useful for multi-line fractions. Based on Michael Downes' code. .... I also had something for \intertext, but realized that \intertext does not honor indentations. I will look into that first, before posting the code. Now, I need to do collect everthing for theorems. Hopefully, core-des has not changed since I started working on it... Aditya

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yet another font installer
by Patrick Gundlach 25 May '07

25 May '07

Hi, I have just uploaded yet another font installer, similar to texfont, but only for opentype fonts and a bit limited. I never felt like reading the texfont manual, so I created my own frontend for the lcdf type tools. It works very well for me, so you might be interested. I have started a wiki page describing 'otfinst.rb' (I just see that I should use another name for it): <http://wiki.contextgarden.net/otfinst>. Enjoy! Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net

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New location of Debian TeX packages for Etch
by Norbert Preining 17 May '07

17 May '07

Hi all! Just to note, the location of all the TeX files (usable for Etch) has changed: texlive and tex-common deb http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ tl2007/ deb-src http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ tl2007/ lmodern deb http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ lmodern/ deb-src http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ lmodern/ context deb http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ context/ deb-src http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ context/ Please tell me in case you experience problems. The web page on the tug.org server www.tug.org/texlive/debian.html has already been updated. Best wishes Norbert ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Norbert Preining <preining(a)logic.at> Università di Siena Debian Developer <preining(a)debian.org> Debian TeX Group gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- `...and the Universe,' continued the waiter, determined not to be deflected on his home stretch, `will explode later for your pleasure.' Ford's head swivelled slowly towards him. He spoke with feeling. What sort of drinks do you serve in this place?' The waiter laughed a polite little waiter's laugh. I think sir has perhaps misunderstood me.' `Oh, I hope not,' breathed Ford. --- Ford in paradise. --- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

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silly wiki question
by Taco Hoekwater 10 May '07

10 May '07

What's up with the count in braces? What does it mean? ConTeXt on Excursion, translations (diff; hist) . . (+2) etc. Taco

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XeTeX and \externalfigure problem
by Mojca Miklavec 08 May '07

08 May '07

Hello Hans, what has happend to \externalfigure[a] in XeTeX? With \externalfigure[a] I now get ! Unable to load picture or PDF file './a.png}'. Thanks, Mojca

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mailarchive 2007?
by Patrick Gundlach 04 May '07

04 May '07

Hello everybody, anyone out there has a correct/full archive of the ntg-context mailinglist 2007 upto now? The one on <http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/> has all '@' replaced by ' at ' which makes it hard to use for the mailinglist archive at contextgarden.net. While moving the archive to the new server, I have found out that because of a stupid misconfiguration the server didn't save the mails to the disk. Patrick

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