October 2004 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

first element in radio field
by Peter Rolf 05 Oct '04

05 Oct '04

Hello all! This is my first attempt with fields, so I am not sure if this is a bug in context or my fault :) Anyway, the first element of my radio field is indented, while the following elements are ok. This is the case in horizontal and vertical arrangment. I added a minimal example... ConTeXt ver: 2004.10.1 fmt: 2004.10.3 int: english mes: german systems : pdfTeX version 111 -> please update systems : eTeX version 201 -> too old (bugs) Greetings, Peter % interface=en output=pdftex \setupcolors[state=start] \setupinteraction[state=start] \starttext \showmakeup \def\Buttonheight{8mm} \def\Buttonwidth{40mm} \def\ButtonUnselected#1{\framed[frame=off,strut=no,offset=overlay,align={right,lohi}, width=\Buttonwidth,height=\Buttonheight] {\xii#1}} \def\ButtonSelected#1{\framed[strut=no,offset=overlay,width=\Buttonwidth,height=\Buttonheight, align={right,lohi},background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgray,frame=on] {\xii#1}} \definesymbol[TbuttonA] [{\ButtonUnselected{Normal}}] \definesymbol[TbuttonB] [{\ButtonSelected{InArea}}] \definesymbol[TbuttonC] [{\ButtonSelected{LMbutton}}] \definesymbol[TbuttonX] [{\ButtonUnselected{NormalX}}] \definesymbol[TbuttonY] [{\ButtonSelected{InAreaX}}] \definesymbol[TbuttonZ] [{\ButtonSelected{LMbuttonX}}] \setupfield[button] [width=40mm, height=8mm, align=right, distance=0mm, fieldoffset=0bp, offset=none, strut=no, depth=0pt, frame=off, leftframe=on, rightframe=on, ] \setupfield[radiofield][vertical] % same for horizontal+\hbox [align=right, distance=0mm, offset=none, strut=no, fieldoffset=0mm, frame=on, empty=yes, option=empty, ] \definefield[Radio1][radio][radiofield][Button1,Button2,Button3][Button1] \definesubfield[Button1] [button] [{TbuttonA,TbuttonB,TbuttonC},{TbuttonX,TbuttonY,TbuttonZ}] \definesubfield[Button2] [button] [{TbuttonA,TbuttonB,TbuttonC},{TbuttonX,TbuttonY,TbuttonZ}] \definesubfield[Button3] [button] [{TbuttonA,TbuttonB,TbuttonC},{TbuttonX,TbuttonY,TbuttonZ}] \noindent \vbox{% \field[Button1] \field[Button2] \field[Button3] } \stoptext

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Re: Re: [NTG-context] strange behavior of MetaFun
by ??? 04 Oct '04

04 Oct '04

thanks a lot Hans, now it works perfect! maybe later you can write a script to make the installation and configuration automatic? ConTeXt is great, but sometimes it's a little boring to make it working properly. Thanks again for your nice ConTeXt! best regards, Minchao ======= 2004-10-04 ???????:======= >Sun Minchao wrote: > >> >> /Hi,/ >> // >> /recently I've installed ConTeXt and after all the complicated >> configurations I could finally write my first chinese text, but as I >> tried MetaFun today, I got very strange error message: I tried to >> compile the trivial sample on the first page of "metafun-p.pdf":/ >> // >> /\starttext >> \startuseMPgraphic{dummy} >> fill fullcircle scaled 5cm withcolor red ; >> \stopuseMPgraphic >> \useMPgraphic{dummy} >> \stoptext/ >> // >> /I invoked "texexec test", after some messages scrolled by it stopped >> and show: / >> // >> !Equation cannot be performed (numeric=boolean) >> local_multi_par_area:=false; >> >> /I traced to that line in the file "test-mpgraph.mp" which has been >> produced by texexec in the first step and I simply deleted it, then I >> ran "mpost test-mpgraph" manually and got "test-mpgraph.1" without any >> problem, but as I viewed it with GSview there was only a quarter of >> disc, which should be a 5cm filled circle. I've also tried with other >> Metapost files but got always the same result: that line will always be >> added to the intermedia file. I think it's not because of a wrong >> configuration of ConTeXt but something "deep inside". / >> /btw. I'm using MikTeX 2.2, ActivePerl 5.8, ConTeXt is the newest >> version while TeXExec somehow old (v3.1), but I don't think the problem >> lies there because exept metapost the other part works well, for the >> configuration of MetaFun I've done following:/ >> // >> /I first edited the corresponding part of >> /texmf/context/config/texexec.ini to be suited to MikTeX, then after >> refreshing MikTeX name database I did a "texexec --make --alone >> metafun", it produced metafun.mem in /localtexmf/miktex/fmt, I moved it >> then to /localtexmf/miktex/mem/ >> // >> /now I absolutely have no idea about it... I would be very thankful if >> someone can tell how to fix around, besides I do want to know what's wrong./ > >it look slike you have a mixed up system: > >make sure that there is > > metapost/context/base -> files > >and not at the same time: > > metapost/context -> files > >the extra level base has been added about a year ago. > >After fixing this, run > > texexec --make --alone metafun > >and make sure that the mem files goes to where it belongs > >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(a)ntg.nl >http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ? ?! ??? msun(a)21cn.com 2004-10-04

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setup of headers
by Thomas A.Schmitz 04 Oct '04

04 Oct '04

Hi, found an old thread in the list archives, Adam Warner and Hans, but there was no real conclusion. Can this be done in ConTeXt? I want the following setup for my headers: mirror doublesided, on the even pages pagenumber leftaligned, chaptertitle midaligned; odd pages sectiontitle midaligned, pagenumber rightaligned; like so: 9______chapter______ || ______section______10 If I am not completely mistaken, setupheadertexts takes either one argument (identical header fo all pages, midaligned) or two (identical header for all pages, rightaligned/leftaligned) or four (mirroring even/odd headers, rightaligned/leftaligned). I think what we need here would be for \setupheadertexts to accept SIX arguments: \setupheadertexts[even left][even middle][even right][odd left][odd middle][odd right] Or is there another way to do this, and I'm just too stupid to see it? Best Thomas

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strange behavior of MetaFun
by Sun Minchao 04 Oct '04

04 Oct '04

Hi, recently I've installed ConTeXt and after all the complicated configurations I could finally write my first chinese text, but as I tried MetaFun today, I got very strange error message: I tried to compile the trivial sample on the first page of "metafun-p.pdf": \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{dummy} fill fullcircle scaled 5cm withcolor red ; \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{dummy} \stoptext I invoked "texexec test", after some messages scrolled by it stopped and show: !Equation cannot be performed (numeric=boolean) local_multi_par_area:=false; I traced to that line in the file "test-mpgraph.mp" which has been produced by texexec in the first step and I simply deleted it, then I ran "mpost test-mpgraph" manually and got "test-mpgraph.1" without any problem, but as I viewed it with GSview there was only a quarter of disc, which should be a 5cm filled circle. I've also tried with other Metapost files but got always the same result: that line will always be added to the intermedia file. I think it's not because of a wrong configuration of ConTeXt but something "deep inside". btw. I'm using MikTeX 2.2, ActivePerl 5.8, ConTeXt is the newest version while TeXExec somehow old (v3.1), but I don't think the problem lies there because exept metapost the other part works well, for the configuration of MetaFun I've done following: I first edited the corresponding part of /texmf/context/config/texexec.ini to be suited to MikTeX, then after refreshing MikTeX name database I did a "texexec --make --alone metafun", it produced metafun.mem in /localtexmf/miktex/fmt, I moved it then to /localtexmf/miktex/mem now I absolutely have no idea about it... I would be very thankful if someone can tell how to fix around, besides I do want to know what's wrong. Best regards, Minchao

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Context against XSL
by Dirar Bougatef 01 Oct '04

01 Oct '04

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PPCHTeX Bug?
by Henning Hraban Ramm 01 Oct '04

01 Oct '04

On TeX-D-L (german ML) was last week a dicussion about a PPCHTeX bug (at least with LaTeX), it seems that the file ppchtex.tex lost its tail (ca. 3kB). I told the user to ask at the PPCHTeX Mailing list, but he only got a message, that the list was moderated. Could someone care about this, please? I never used PPCHTeX... Grüßlis vom Hraban! --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/

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Fonts in ConTeXt
by Werner Struckmann 01 Oct '04

01 Oct '04

We have installed quite a lot of fonts (mathtimepro, lucidabr, cm-super, ...). Currently we are using these fonts with LaTeX. All fonts are working correctly, i. e. we have the following files for each font afm/tfm/vf/pfb as well as map file for xdvi, dvips, dvipdfm and pdftex, Here is my question: How can we use all these fonts with ConTeXt? Is there an easy way to do so? Yours, Werner -- Dr. Werner Struckmann Technische Universität Braunschweig Institut für Programmierung und Reaktive Systeme Tel.: +49-(0)531-391-3278 E-Mail: struck(a)ips.cs.tu-bs.de

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positioning layers again
by Eckhart Guthöhrlein 01 Oct '04

01 Oct '04

Hi all, I have managed to create my poster, arranging stuff on the page using layers. But I have to admit that I have used hard-coded coordinates for all layers. (I used a metapost grid in the background for measuring and aligning in the draft version.) If anybody is interested, I can make the poster and the source available online after the conference. I don't want to be nerving, but to make things easier in the future, I would like to repeat my question: How to position layers relative to each other, not relative to a common coordinate origin? (So that you don't have to move subsequent layers if some box changes its height etc.) I have experimented a bit with the stuff in the 'positional graphics' chapter of the metafun manual, but didn't make it. So, thanks for hints and suggestions. Regards, -- Eckhart

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