August 2003 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

extra page when using alternative=doublesided and bodymatter (fwd)
by Tobias Burnus 12 Aug '03

12 Aug '03

Hello all, (2nd repost) I have the following problem: Using \setuppagenumbering[location={footer,right}] \startbodymatter \chapter{Hi} \stopbodymatter I always get 3 pages, but I want to have two: The recto (first page) with "Hi" and its verso (second page; backside of the first), I don't want to have an extra recto (third page)! Tobias

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some XML stuff (and bugs?)
by Martin Kolařík 12 Aug '03

12 Aug '03

Hi all, I have some problems with XML and ConTeXt, some of them are probably not implemented in ConTeXt yet. 1. XML contains <type><tag></type> I define \defineXMLargument [type] \type ConTeXt outputs <tag> It is interesting that inside \bTD..\eTD it is typeset correctly (<tag>). 2. Is there a way to get some piece of processed XML code into buffer (preserving blanks)? The first-approach solution of course does not work: \defineXMLenvironment [buffer] \startbuffer \stopbuffer never finds \stopbuffer. I suceed if \stopbuffer occured in XML code, but this is not the proper way :-). I also suceed when I defined \defineXMLenvironment [buffer] {\dostartbuffer [bname] [StartBuffer][/bufferdef>]} \relax and in the XML I wrote \</bufferdef>... So, how to implement somehow \defineXMLverbatim [buffer] ... which finds (and stops) reading on </buffer>? 3. if XML entity is placed before \par (e.g. in verbatim XML source, where an empty line occurs) ConTeXt fails with reading entity #2 parameter (Runaway? error). Maybe \long for \def\remapXMLentity should be used? 4. if I use <math><buffer/></math> it does not work -- <math> implementation using \XMLremapdata[mml] does not find any MML tag. Anyhow, I did not suceed with pre expansion of <buffer/> -- probably, if I am able to expand (get content of) <buffer/> (it contains MML tags) it would work. 5. some expansion stuffs, I expect it is a behaviour :-) but it would be pretty if it is possible. I did not suceed with using \getbuffer (aka all \process...buffer) in expanded environment. Simple use of \message{\getbuffer[somebuffer]} fails. If such expansion is possbile probably 4. would be solved too. Have a nice day and thank you, Martin -------- Martin Kolarik Moravske Pristroje, a.s., Masarykova 1148, Zlin 76302 tel. +420 603 498 498, fax +420 577 107 171 web: http://www.mii.cz -------- e-mail: kolarik(a)mii.cz e-mail: kolarik(a)click.cz tel. +420 603 535 593

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pagemark code works no more with arranging 3SIDE
by Henning Hraban Ramm 11 Aug '03

11 Aug '03

Hello esp. Hans! I told you more than once about my address book. ;-) You wrote this nice code for me, that calculates the first and last name on the page: --- \def\RegisterPageMark#1#2% #1=Class #2=Text {\iftrialtypesetting \else \doglobal\increment\MNamCounter% \textreference[#1:t:\MNamCounter]{#2}% \doifreferencefoundelse{#1:t:\MNamCounter} {\doifundefined{#1:f:\currentrealreference}% {\setxvalue{#1:f:\currentrealreference}% {\noexpand\in[#1:t:\MNamCounter]}} \setxvalue{#1:l:\currentrealreference}% {\noexpand\in[#1:t:\MNamCounter]}}% {}% \fi} \def\GetFirstOnPage#1{\getvalue{#1:f:\realfolio}} % #1=Class \def\GetLastOnPage#1{\getvalue{#1:l:\realfolio}} % #1=Class \setupheadertexts [][\GetFirstOnPage{MNam}--\GetLastOnPage{MNam}] \def\Name#1{\bf #1\RegisterPageMark{MNam}{\FirstNCharacters{4}{#1}}} --- It doesn't work with the arranging "3SIDE" or even "XY" with three pages on A4 landscape. The headers show only the dash. I can't tell how arranging is involved in this counter stuff. Is there a simple solution? Grüßlis vom Hraban! -- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/

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How can I use the lmodern fonts with context?
by Helmut Schwertner 11 Aug '03

11 Aug '03

Hello, what is to do if I want to use the Latin Modern Fonts with context? Today I have installed the LM package (0.86 of 04.08.2003) of the Latin Modern family of fonts in the PostScript Type 1 format under Miktex and it works with latex wonderful (and this fonts are wonderful too). Thanks, Helmut

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letter manual
by kopszak＠mnw.art.pl 11 Aug '03

11 Aug '03

Hello, Today I realized the last thing I use LaTeX for is writing letters (mainly because of old stylesheets I once produced). I would like to switch to ConTeXt obviously. Do I remember right that a letter manual was mentioned here some time ago? What happened to it? If it's not available could you mention any ConTeXt comands aimed at writing letters specifically? Piotr

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This is something Hans will love ...
by Giuseppe Bilotta 11 Aug '03

11 Aug '03

Hey Hans, this was just announced on comp.text.tex: > Name of contribution: PerlTeX > Name and email: Scott Pakin <...> > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/perltex > Summary description: Define LaTeX macros in terms of Perl code > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > PerlTeX is a combination Perl script (perltex) and > LaTeX2e style file (perlmacros) that, together, give > the user the ability to define LaTeX macros in terms of > Perl code. Once defined, a Perl macro becomes > indistinguishable from any other LaTeX macro. PerlTeX > thereby combines LaTeX's typesetting power with Perl's > programmability. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- So ... when are we going to have the same feature in ConTeXt? After all, we already need a wrapper script (texexec) to run it, right? -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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MetaPost backgrounds
by Mikael Persson 11 Aug '03

11 Aug '03

Hi everybody! I had some problems with backgrounds in a table. I wanted just a horizontal line, but in different heights. The problem is that the line will always be in the middle of the cell if I don't add more graphics. See the example file below. Regards, Micke P \setupoutput[pdftex] \enableregime[utf] \setupbodyfont[7pt] % This works, but is not nice. \startuniqueMPgraphic{splittop} draw (0,0)--(OverlayWidth,OverlayHeight) withcolor white;%should not be necessary draw (0,0.725*OverlayHeight)--(OverlayWidth,0.725*OverlayHeight); \stopuniqueMPgraphic \defineoverlay[splittop][\uniqueMPgraphic{splittop}] \startuniqueMPgraphic{splitmid} draw (0,0)--(OverlayWidth,OverlayHeight) withcolor white;%should not be necessary draw (0,0.5*OverlayHeight)--(OverlayWidth,0.5*OverlayHeight); \stopuniqueMPgraphic \defineoverlay[splitmid][\uniqueMPgraphic{splitmid}] % This does not work, but I think it should \startuniqueMPgraphic{topsplit} draw (0,0.725*OverlayHeight)--(OverlayWidth,0.725*OverlayHeight); \stopuniqueMPgraphic \defineoverlay[topsplit][\uniqueMPgraphic{topsplit}] \startuniqueMPgraphic{midsplit} draw (0,0.5*OverlayHeight)--(OverlayWidth,0.5*OverlayHeight); \stopuniqueMPgraphic \defineoverlay[midsplit][\uniqueMPgraphic{midsplit}] \starttext % A working table \setupTABLE[width=2cm,height=2cm] \bTABLE[align={middle,lohi}] \bTR\bTD[background=splittop] Some text\par And some more text that will apear below the other text\eTD\bTD[background=splitmid] Some text above\par Some text below \eTD\eTR \eTABLE % A non-working table \setupTABLE[width=2cm,height=2cm] \bTABLE[align={middle,lohi}] \bTR\bTD[background=topsplit] Some text\par And some more text that will apear below the other text\eTD\bTD[background=midsplit] Some text above\par Some text below \eTD\eTR \eTABLE \stoptext

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No reference when 2UP-arranging pages
by Laurent Chéno 11 Aug '03

11 Aug '03

(* please excuse my poor english *) When I typeset this file : % ------- OK \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \starttext This is a test. My \in{figure}{}[fig:test] stands \at{page}{}[fig:test]. \placefigure[page][fig:test]{A nice fig}{\framed{This is a figure.}} \stoptext \end %-------- I get the right result: "My figure 1 stands page 2." But when I typeset this one : % -------- WRONG \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape] \setuparranging[2UP] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \starttext This is a test. My \in{figure}{}[fig:test] stands \at{page}{}[fig:test]. \placefigure[page][fig:test]{A nice fig}{\framed{This is a figure.}} \stoptext \end %----------- I get : "My figure ?? stands page ??." even after many compilation with texexec (or with texexec --final) Who can help me ? Thanks in advance, best regards, Laurent Chéno PS : I'm using TeXExec 3.1, pdfeTeX 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5) ConTeXt ver: 2003.1.31 fmt: 2003.7.23 -- Laurent Chéno, Paris - France <mailto:laurent.cheno@free.fr> fax : 01 53 01 28 36 http://pauillac.inria.fr/~cheno/

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Re: [NTG-context] \setuplayout[makeup]...\setuplayout[reset]
by Hans Hagen 11 Aug '03

11 Aug '03

At 10:54 09/08/2003 -0700, you wrote: >All, > >In s-mag-01.tex, inbetween \startsetups[titlepage]...\stopsetups, you find >a pair > >\setuplayout[makeup]...\setuplayout[reset] one can define multiple layouts and switch between them; reset reverts to the standard layout settings (global one) >Also, in the same area, there is a > >\flushlayer[makeup] > >command whose purpose I do not understand. Could someone explain the >purpose of these commands? it flushes any content collected in that layer 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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Re: [NTG-context] typescripttwo
by Hans Hagen 11 Aug '03

11 Aug '03

At 18:24 08/08/2003 -0700, you wrote: >All, > >In this line: > >\definetypeface [palatino] [rm] [serif] [palatino] [default] >[encoding=\typescripttwo] > >What does \typescripttwo do? if you say \usetypescript[palatino][texnansi] then \typescripttwo == texnansi 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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