Hi Hans,
Is there a compelling reason for this? I find this behaviour a
little bit odd and potentially confusing. (the same is true for
texexec.rme).
Greetings, Taco
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Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Re: Palatino? -> bitmap fonts???
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:07:09 +0100
From: Hans Hagen
Is there somebody else out there using Gerben's TeXstuff? (I know there is at least one :-)) I can only guess. Or get a fresh cont-sys.tex (www.pragma-ade.com/system/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/user/cont-sys.tex) and play with that one.
when no cont-sys.tex is found (or when you delete it) context will use cont-sys.rme instead Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl ----------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Patrick Gundlach wrote:
Hello Taco,
I find this behaviour a little bit odd and potentially confusing. (the same is true for texexec.rme).
I don't hesitate to agree with you.
in the future the texexec ini file may go away; concerning the cont-sys one ... it is needed in order to get tex live running without users installing files; keep in mind that it should run from cdrom Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
Hi,
in the future the texexec ini file may go away; concerning the cont-sys one ... it is needed in order to get tex live running without users installing files; keep in mind that it should run from cdrom
So why not name it cont-sys.tex as all (most) the other input files are called? Well the question is more a rethorical one; I know that the users then don't have to rely on kpathsearch reading the user's cont-sys.tex before the supplied cont-sys.tex. But it would be consistent imo. Patrick -- And again a notice: it is still St. Patrick's Day :-)
Patrick Gundlach wrote:
Hi,
in the future the texexec ini file may go away; concerning the cont-sys one ... it is needed in order to get tex live running without users installing files; keep in mind that it should run from cdrom
So why not name it cont-sys.tex as all (most) the other input files are called?
cont-sys.rme -> cont-dfl.tex % DeFauLts
Well the question is more a rethorical one; I know that the users then don't have to rely on kpathsearch reading the user's cont-sys.tex before the supplied cont-sys.tex. But it would be consistent imo.
Patrick
Taco Hoekwater wrote:
Ehm .. that was intended as a question. Is this a reasonable way out?
Taco Hoekwater wrote:
cont-sys.rme -> cont-dfl.tex % DeFauLts
the defaults are already set; cont-sys.tex only sets a few additional things, most noticably map file stuff; if all users are willing to drop the big map files in favour of auto map loading we already loose some of the problems i must think it over since changes like this influence a lot of old stuff Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
Patrick Gundlach wrote:
Hi,
in the future the texexec ini file may go away; concerning the cont-sys one ... it is needed in order to get tex live running without users installing files; keep in mind that it should run from cdrom
So why not name it cont-sys.tex as all (most) the other input files are called?
Well the question is more a rethorical one; I know that the users then don't have to rely on kpathsearch reading the user's cont-sys.tex before the supplied cont-sys.tex. But it would be consistent imo.
the problem is that /base gets read before /user and any update would overwrite the one (potentially adapted) in /base; i don't want user sto keep editing their cont-sys.tex file Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
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