September 2003 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Re: [NTG-context] [NTG-context]
by ^Nitram^ 17 Sep '03

17 Sep '03

Hi, > layers, see details.pdf Thanks, but I tried examples from there and only \hskip\layoutcolumnoffset{2}{\red Text positioned in column 2!} works fine... Other examples does nothing - there is no errors on \setlayer but I didn't see any effect - no text is visible ;( PS. Sorry for empty subject of first post. -- Best regards Martin

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Re: [NTG-context] problems with embedded spaces in file paths (Win32)
by Hans Hagen 17 Sep '03

17 Sep '03

At 13:08 15/09/2003 -0300, you wrote: >I don't normally use Win32, but I want to convert our 4AllTeX addicts to >TeX Live 2003. In testing release candidates, I encountered a few >problems with context and texexec. The most recent tests were with the >Sept. 5 release candidate (using the "install" CD). > >1. on Win32, kpsewhich often fails to find texexec.ini. I created a >texexec.ini in texmf-var/context/config and verified that it is listed in >the ls-R. My conjecture is that this failure occurs if and only if the >final component of the nme of the current working directory contains an >embedded space, e.g., "C:\My Documents". Texexec takes a very long time >to run (searching the texmf trees on an unloved and unwanted PIII 300mhz), >so I haven't done a lot of testing/debugging. I haven't encountered any >other kpathsea failures. I can work around this by tweaking texexec.pl, >but it would be comforting to have an explanation. > >2. ConTeXt texexec uses $ENV{"HOME"} to set a value in filename.tmp, >e.g., on unix: > >$ cat try.tex >\starttext >\input story >\stoptext >$ texexec try >$ cat try.tmp >% try.top >\unprotect >\setupsystem[\c!gebied={/user/gwhite/}] %---- set from $ENV{"HOME"} >\setupsystem[\c!n=1] >\setupsystem[inputfile=try.tex] >\protect > >If, e.g. HOME="/x y", the formatted document gets an extra page containing >"y//cont-err". > >On Win32, it seems common to have spaces in "%HOME%". In particular, for >WinXP, a value appears to be constructed by the texexec.ini binary >(created using irun) if %HOME% is not set. I can work around this by >asking users to explicitly set HOME to something safe. can you check what happens when you add "" around the path? If i'm right, (i'll upload new binaries when some patch is done) the win binaries now accept \input "some path" (not sure if \input "some path"/somefile also works; can you test that?) 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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Newbie wants to make long tables
by Thomas Schrader 16 Sep '03

16 Sep '03

Hi everybody, I'm wondering how to break up long tables over several pages, automatically placing continuing headers and footers. Thanks much for any help Thomas -- mailto laborator at web de

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Does Bill McClain's TOC work?
by Steffen Wolfrum 16 Sep '03

16 Sep '03

Working on my first TOC I was looking at Bill McClain's "ConTeXt and pdfTeX Beginners Help Page", and its example on TOCs with different entries. I copied and pasted his example, but what should be like this: > Contents > > Introduction to the Annotated Edition * 5 > > Preface * 12 > > 1 * The Windows of Absolute Night * 15 is in fact: > Contents > > Introduction to the Annotated Edition * 5 > > Preface * 12 > > 3 * The Windows of Absolute Night * 15 <- "3" ! (the unnumbered headings *are* numbered) So I tried something different: \definehead[LevelOneEmpty][chapter] \setuphead[LevelOneEmpty][number=no] \definehead[LevelOne[chapter] \setuphead[LevelOne][number=yes] \definehead[LevelTwo][section] \definehead[LevelThree][subsection] \starttext \definecombinedlist [content] [LevelOneEmpty,LevelOne,LevelTwo, LevelThree] \setupcombinedlist [content][alternative=b,aligntitle=no,width=2.5em] \completecontent[way=bytext] \LevelOneEmpty{Introduction} ... \LevelOne{First real Chapter} But the result is the same: > Contents > > Introduction... > > 2 First real Chapter A last try with the following changed: \definehead[LevelOneEmpty][title] was even worse: "Introduction" doesn't appear at all in the TOC. So what is the right way? I'd be happy for any hint. Steffen

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parsetrees
by Matthew Huggett 16 Sep '03

16 Sep '03

//Ed Cashin wrote: >> I'm making some notes on English grammar for some students and I want >> to analyze a few sentences using parse trees. Is there a way to do >> trees in ConTeXt? I guess I'd need to use Metapost. Any pointers >> would be appreciated. >Please let us know if you find anything. I was in a linguistics class >and would have tackled this myself if there had been more time. >I don't think it would be too bad in MetaPost. I haven't quite gotten >the hang of ConTeXt's MetaPost integration to the degree where I'd >know how to make use of both their features in a practical way. I found the following manual but haven't had a chance to try anything out. www.cis.upenn.edu/~dchiang/software/trees-manual.pdf Matt

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[NTG-context]
by ^Nitram^ 15 Sep '03

15 Sep '03

Hi, I would like create some kind of template of first page - I try put a few text blocks in \startstandardmakeup - \stopstandardmakeup area but I spent a few hours but I did nothing. I can only do something like that: \framed[align=middle,width=broad]{some text} \blank[10*big] \framed[align=middle,width=broad]{some text} etc... but I think it is better solutions to put blocks there where I want ;). Could anybody give me any advice? -- Best regards Martin

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Table with metapost framing and colors
by Michal Kvasnicka 15 Sep '03

15 Sep '03

Dear Mr. Hagen. I apologize that I bother you once more, but I really need your help (deadline for my document is quite soon). :-( I have to follow a rather complex document design. According to it tables must be framed with two different lines: The outer frame must be thick and the inner thin. Moreover, a part of the header (the first row) must be black. I didn't know how to do it, so I used Metapost in a company with the overlay mechanism provided with the ConTeXt. It works well, but: 1) When a cell has black background, it turns its frame from black to white. It's awfull. How can I switch this behavior off? 2) The frame of the first and last row doesn't fit precisely to frames of the rest rows. What's wrong? Are those cell of a different sizes? How can I improve it? Many thanks for your kind help. Your sincerely Michal Kvasnicka P.S. I include a minimal (but not a small, I apologize) example.

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Splitting floats
by Giuseppe Bilotta 15 Sep '03

15 Sep '03

Hello, an interesting feature I would like to see in ConTeXt is the ability to split floats. There are at least two ways in which this might be interesting. One of the is that of having "floating" tables that span multiple pages. The other, more general, is that of having (usually textual) floating contents split in different blocks located in different parts of the text. An example of usage of this could be a text block that "flows" from a floating frame to another (IOW a set of linked floating frames containing a single textflow) Are there any chances of having this feature in ConTeXt? -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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fonts and footnotes (again)
by Pawel Jackowski na Onet 15 Sep '03

15 Sep '03

Hi ntg! Some days ago I asked a question which looks to have an obvious answer... Unfortunately the answer isn't obvious for ConTeXt chick:-) I have a problem with font of footnote-numbers. I will try to describe some details because they may be important. I've defined some sans-serif font with my own styles and sizes: \definefontsynonym[tfMyFont][file_name1] \definefontsynonym[bfMyFont][file_name2] % I don't need neither italics nor math \definebodyfont[13pt,12pt,...,9pt][ss] [tfs=tfMyFont sa 0.75, % let's test alternative for tfxx tf=tfMyFont sa 1, .... bfs=bfMyFont sa 0.75, bf=bfMyFont sa 1, ....] \setupbodyfont[13pt,ss] Then I set styles for heads (chapters, sections etc.). The same for headers and footers. These setups work OK. I have a problem with footnotes though. I tried \setupfootnotes[style=\tfs] but it doesn't work (why?). With such settings default ss font -- cmss10 or plss10 (which is not my sweet sansserif) is used for footnote texts and numbers. I also tried \setupfootnotes[bodyfont=10pt]; it works good since ten-point font is defined in \definebodyfont. BUT numbers of footnotes still 'use' DEFAULT sansserif font. So I tried something like \setupfootnotes[...,numbercommand=\MyCommand], where \MyCommand set appropriate fontstyle (\tfs) and raise the number as a ^superscript (quite sophisticated way, isn't it?). This works for numbers of footnotes (below main text) Anyway I have still no idea how to setup correct font and style for footnote numbers appearing in text as a reference for footnote. 1. How to setup font-style and -size for footnotes text and/or footnotes numbers without giving the dimension directly? I mean why I have to setup \setupfootnotes[bodyfont=10pt] and I can't set \setupfootnotes[style=\tfxx]? What is do wrong in it? 2. How to setup font-style and -size for BOTH footnote reference (in text) and footnote numbers? Regards, Pawe/l

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Re: [NTG-context] 2 basic questions on placefigure options
by Steffen Wolfrum 15 Sep '03

15 Sep '03

Hi Hans, did you find something into it? Steffen > > At 14:17 03/09/2003 +0200, you wrote: > > >After reading the different manuals two questions still stay unanswered: > > > > > >1. Is it true that a figure with text flowing around it (placefigure > > >option left/right) has always to start with a beginning of a paragraph, so > > >that it is not possible to place it in the middle of a text when it is > > >mentioned there? > > > > > >2. Isn't it possible to make a kind of combination between the placefigure > > >options top and left (for example), so that a small picture can have text > > >floating around it but it is placed at the top of the page (like big > > >landscape formats would be with the top option)? > > > > > >I hope I just missed something... > > > > > > 1. indeed > > > > 2. should not be too difficult, i'll look into it > > > > Hans > Great, thank you. > Then (2) could be a bit of a practical alternative to the missing of (1). > Steffen

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