January 2003 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

acronyms and xml?
by Bruce D'Arcus 27 Jan '03

27 Jan '03

I want to author documents in XML so I can reuse the content. How should I deal with acronyms, such that if I output to HTML I get all-caps, but if I typeset using ConTeXt (maybe using Simon's DocBook thing) I'd get small caps? Is there an element for this in DocBook, for example? Bruce

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texexec --pages
by Willi Egger 27 Jan '03

27 Jan '03

Hi Hans, Today I decided to do some experiments with pdf. I tried the following command: texexec --pages=1:3,20 myfile.pdf texexec --pdfselect=1:3,20 myfile.pdf Both commands have identical failure: After starting the command, the 'myfile.pdf' is immediately renamed in texexec.pdf. Hereafter one should again type the input filename, which of course is not there anymore. - So texexec renames the input file while it still should load it with the original input-file name. Could you please have a look at this? Thanks and kind regards Willi

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nonstopmode
by Patrick Gundlach 27 Jan '03

27 Jan '03

Hello out there, I am currently writing some editor support for ConTeXt and I would like to get the `nonstop' mode for (pdf)tex working. So I edited the texexec.ini and changed for tetex set TeXBatchFlag to -int=nonstopmode (it was -int=batchmode) just for a test. With this file: \starttext \input tufte \thisdoesnotexist \stopttext and running texexec error.tex I get: ================================================== [...] ! Undefined control sequence. l.5 \thisdoesnotexist ? R OK, entering \nonstopmode... ! Undefined control sequence. l.8 \stopttext ) ! Emergency stop. <*> &cont-en error.tex No pages of output. ================================================== but now with --batch (that I have changed to nonstopmode) I get ================================================== [...] language : patterns 2:2-en-2 4:2-de-2 5:2-fr-2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded system : error.top loaded (./error.top run time : 1 seconds total run time : 1 seconds ================================================== So my question is: how do I get real nonstop mode (as with `R' above but from the beginning) and would you please add this option to texexec? Or is there any way to achieve this without (!) changing the tex file? Patrick

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ConTeXt doesn't accept some environments anymore
by Giuseppe Bilotta 27 Jan '03

27 Jan '03

Hello, I just noticed that the 2003.1.10 version of context doesn't read environments anymore, when they are in the previous directory; I have to put them in the same directory as the processed file, it seems. I tried adding a \usepath[..], but it still doesn't work. Any ideas? -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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Buffers and grouping
by Willi Egger 27 Jan '03

27 Jan '03

Hi all, I thought that \startbuffer and stopbuffer would cause grouping within the buffer. e.g. \startbuffer[mybuffer] \switchtobodyfont[small] a bunch of text \stopbuffer \starttext \section{First} \getbuffer[mybuffer] \section{Second} \getbuffer[mybuffer] \section{Third} \getbuffer[mybuffer] \section{Fourth} \getbuffer[mybuffer] \stoptext Compiling the above example results in a fontsiye decreasing step by step. I am using: ConTeXt ver: 2003.1.10 fmt: 2003.1.18 int: english mes: english How should I reverse to the originally setup fontsize: \setupbodyfont[ss,12pt] \starttext \section{One} text text \section{Two} \switchtobodyfont[small] much more text with need to typset in [small] \switchtobodyfont[normal] <------ This does not result in what I need.. \section{Four} text text Thanks for hints! Willi

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presentation step
by Hans Hagen 26 Jan '03

26 Jan '03

Hi, There were quite some questions about this hackery mechanism. The problem is that it depends on pdf being reliable. I could reimplement it using some recent new trickery, but will look into that later (no time now). So, as a compromise, i made s-pre-50 to play with. I have no idea how well it works with the other styles, but at least it shows some trickery (as well as force GB into source-mode, i.e. reading core-box.tex -) I uploaded a new beta (this one also repairs a few bugs, as well as provides more extensive side float support (i hope things will not fail too much), on which i will upload an updates details.pdf somewhere next week. Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma(a)wxs.nl Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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presentationstep again
by Eckhart Guthöhrlein 25 Jan '03

25 Jan '03

Now that \presentationstep seems usable, I have another problem. I'm using a color gradient in the background: \startuniqueMPgraphic{Gradient} path p; p=unitsquare xscaled \overlaywidth yscaled \overlayheight; linear_shade(p,1, \MPcolor{BackgroundColor},\MPcolor{TextBackgroundColor}); \stopuniqueMPgraphic \defineoverlay[Gradient][\uniqueMPgraphic{Gradient}] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=Gradient,offset=3pt] The problem is, of course, that the presentationshield is coloured uniformly and covers the background. And since - text would have to be above the background but below the shield - the shield would have to be above the text but below the background I have no idea how to do it. Just sticking to plain backgrounds? Ok, that's not really bad. But those in the audience who are not interested in what you say anyway are often easy to impress by a fancy background - at least. Eckhart

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Conditional Text
by Lazycode 25 Jan '03

25 Jan '03

Greetings! Is it possible to have parts of the ConTeXt file processed conditionally? I'm hoping to be able to do something like: (in ConTeXt file) Question: What is the derivative of $e^{sqrt{x}}$\\ \some-command-start Answer: $\frac{d}{dx} e^{sqrt{x}} ... $ \some-command-end So that, in the command line, if I run "texexec --pdf quiz01.tex" then it will NOT include the answer section, but if I run "texexec --pdf quiz01.tex -some-other-command" it WILL also include the answer section. I'm confident this can be done through an if or if-defined construct. However, I could not find such commands/macros in the ConTeXt manuals (both the beginners and the detailed manual). Thanks in advance, --tk

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Justifying paragraphs.
by John Culleton 25 Jan '03

25 Jan '03

I receive many MSWord documents which I then convert to plain text or LaTeX etc. Typically all the characters in a paragraph are crowded onto one line. This makes editing a bore. I can use: gqap to change an individual paragraph to a series of lines of standard length. But I haven't found a global way to do it to all paragraphs. There is/are one or more blank lines between paragraphs. Is there a colon command string that will accomplish this task? -- John Culleton Subscribe now to "Self Publisher's Newsletter!" No hassle! Send email to mailto:selfpub@wexfordpress.com.

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\presentationstep: recent changes?
by Eckhart Guthöhrlein 25 Jan '03

25 Jan '03

A couple of months ago, Hans posted the attached example in response to a desperate request for a working \presentationstep. I remember having tried it, and it worked at that time. With my current context (2003.1.10), this is no longer the case. The whole text area is covered by the presentationshield, and clicking the Whatever-Button has no effect. I guess there have been changes to the \presentationstep mechanism. Since I would (maybe) like to use this for a publication soon, I'm wondering how to get it working with a recent context. Eckhart

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