November 2004 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

texmfstart and scite installation problems
by David Arnold 11 Nov '04

11 Nov '04

All, F:\miktex\scripts\context\ruby>ver Windows 95. [Version 4.00.1111] F:\miktex\scripts\context\ruby>ruby --version ruby 1.8.2 (2004-11-06) [i386-mswin32] F:\miktex\scripts\context\ruby>texmfstart --version Bad command or file name F:\miktex\scripts\context\ruby>texmfstart.rb --version Bad command or file name F:\miktex\scripts\context\ruby>ruby texmfstart.rb --version texmfstart.rb:32:in `initialize': GetProcAddress: GetLongPathName or GetLongPath NameA (RuntimeError) from texmfstart.rb:32:in `new' from texmfstart.rb:32 Any suggestions?

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Re: [NTG-context] Tex or Context Editors.
by Dirar BOUGATEF 10 Nov '04

10 Nov '04

Hi Idriss, I had a look at WinEdt and it is very tex oriented, but i have seen any reference to Context. Do you see some advantages for Context use (I have seen support for tex tables, project (Don't know which kind ..)) ? Thanks. Dirar. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.com/

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Re: [NTG-context] Tex or Context Editors.
by Dirar BOUGATEF 10 Nov '04

10 Nov '04

Thanks all, Unfortunately, for the moment i wouldn't use emacs but i have tried scite. The first problem i can see is that it does not handle multiple files opening, color setup isn't straight forward (Have to deal with hexa values) .. Apart from this, looks fine. It seems like WinEdt is a lot more oriented towards Tex and friends writing (Has even grammatical correction). What about texwork then ? Thanks for your suggestions. Dirar. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.com/

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Re: [NTG-context] \presentationstep
by Otared Kavian 10 Nov '04

10 Nov '04

At 18:38 -0500 2/11/04, David Munger wrote: > >I think the latest Acrobat Reader version for Linux is 5.0.9. I guess >this means I should forget about steps. Thanks anyway. > >David > Hi David, A few months ago I had to use steps in my presentations, but since I could not use thouroughly s-pre-60.tex (and the examples given in s-pre-61.tex) I ended up writing a few macros which work fine with ConTeXt and the presentation modules. These macros are very elementary and crude, but they work... If I succeed to learn how to use layers smartly as does Hans, I will write these macros again. :-) Below are the macros and some examples. Best regards: OK %%%%%%%%%%%% begin test-step-ok.tex %%K test-step-ok.tex %%K Here we use the plain \TeX\ command \phantom{} in order to have %%K some material appear step by step. %%K The structure is quite simple, but since I am not very %%K familiar with ConTeXt, I cannot write elegant code as does %%K Hans Hagen... %%K %%K An advantage is that the code can be used also in %%K plain TeX, in LaTeX and other macro-packages. %%K \newif\ifSteppingSlide \SteppingSlidetrue %%K this is when you want a step by step presentation %\SteppingSlidefalse %%K this is when you want to print the slides % \newcount\StepsCounter \StepsCounter=0 % \newcount\NumberOfSteps \NumberOfSteps=10 % \newcount\BeforeStepNumber \BeforeStepNumber=0 % %%K StepBetween[number1,number2]{material} will make "material" %%K appear between steps "number1" and "number2" \def\StepBetween[#1,#2]#3{% \ifSteppingSlide \ifnum#1>\StepsCounter \phantom{#3} \else \ifnum#2<\StepsCounter \phantom{#3} \else \relax #3 \fi \fi \else {#3} \fi} % %%K Step{number1}{material} will make "material" %%K appear beginning with step "number1" until "NumberOfSteps" \def\Step#1#2{\StepBetween[#1,\NumberOfSteps]{#2}} % %%K OnlyStep{number1}{material} will make "material" %%K appear only on step "number1" \def\OnlyStep#1#2{\StepBetween[#1,#1]{#2}} % %%K StepBefore{number1}{material} will make "material" %%K appear only on all steps before "number1" \def\StepBefore#1#2{ \global\BeforeStepNumber=#1 \StepBetween[0,\BeforeStepNumber]{#2}} % \long\def\SlideWithSteps#1#2{ \ifSteppingSlide \global\StepsCounter=0 \global\NumberOfSteps=#1 \MakeSteps{#2} \else #2 \fi} % \long\def\MakeSteps#1{\loop #1 \ifnum\StepsCounter<\NumberOfSteps \global\advance\StepsCounter by 1\vfill\eject \repeat \vfill\eject} % %%K This is the end of the macros %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % \endinput %%K Here is a sample of how you can use these macros %%K \starttext \startitemize \SlideWithSteps{8}{ \item Consider the following nonlinear equation: $$\Step{8}{{\partial u \over \partial t}} \Step{1}{-\Delta u + |u|^{p-1}u} \Step{2}{=} \Step{3}{f} \Step{4}{+{\rm div}(g)} \Step{5}{+|\nabla u|{\Step{6}{^2}}}$$ \StepBetween[3,5]{\item This line appears only between steps 3 and 5} \Step{8}{\item The equation may be parabolic.} \StepBefore{4}{\item This line appears only before step 4.} \OnlyStep{4}{\item This line appears only at step 4.} \vfill (Here you see step number \the\StepsCounter) } % end of \SlideWithSteps \stopitemize \page \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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OT: i18n peace
by Henning Hraban Ramm 10 Nov '04

10 Nov '04

Hi there! For a christmas decoration I need the word "peace" in different languages. I got enough latin-written, but I need some more "exotic". If you can speak/write a non-latin written language, it would be nice if you could send me (off list!) a PDF with the word "peace" in this language. (I need it scalable!) I already got persian, and I know how to write it russian. Thank you in advance! Grüßlis vom Hraban! --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/

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bug with glue and spaces in formulas?
by Otared Kavian 10 Nov '04

10 Nov '04

Hi Hans and all Contexters, While discussing with David Munger about the Steps macros he wrote for presentations in ConTeXt (see the thread \presentationstep), we noticed that there seems to be a problem with "white spaces" or glue around some "binary operators" such as +, - and =. Please see the result of the following sample. Best regards: OK %%%% begin file test-glue.tex \starttext This is to verify how the space, or glue, is controlled in \ConTeXt. First some binary operators ``$\in$'', ``$+$'', ``$-$'' and ``$=$'' without grouping braces: \placeformula[eq:plain] \startformula x\in \Omega \subset {\Bbb R}^N,\quad\quad -\Delta u + u -u^3 = f. \stopformula Next the same with braces \placeformula[eq:braces1] \startformula x{\in} \Omega {\subset} {\Bbb R}^N,\quad\quad {-}\Delta u {+} u {-u^3} {=} f. \stopformula Note how the spaces around the signs $\in$, $+$, $-$ and $=$ have shrinked. The problem seems to appear when these are actually binary operators (that is $+1$ and ${+}1$ give the same result, while $1+2=3$ is different from $1{+}2{=}3$). I haven't tried all such binary operators, but it seems that this happens with all of them: compare $A \cap B$ and $A{\cap}B$, or $A\cup B$ and $A{\cup}B$. \stoptext %%%%% end file test-glue.tex

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Re: MathML <mover> element for accents?
by Duncan Hothersall 10 Nov '04

10 Nov '04

I wrote: >>(PS (Patrick) - I tried to get a minimal file working on >>live.contextgarden but couldn't get any maths formatting to come out. >>Perhaps MathML support is not enabled there?) > > > It should work out of the box. Could you send me a small test file? I > just double checked that the files from the web form get written > correctly to the disc for texexec. > > Patrick Sorry - I forgot \usemodule[mathml]. I have it always included on my home system and had forgotten that it was needed. Apologies for the noise. Duncan

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Re: MathML <mover> element for accents?
by Duncan Hothersall 10 Nov '04

10 Nov '04

Hans wrote: > Normal: \startXMLdata<math><mover > ><mi>a</mi><mo>Â¯</mo></mover></math>\stopXMLdata \par > Accent: \startXMLdata<math><mover > accent="true"><mi>x</mi><mo>Â¯</mo></mover></math>\stopXMLdata \par ... > now, the problem is that this funny char between <mo></mo> has to become a math > accent, so what is the code? (name) someplace we need to handle that kind of things I think the entity is ¯ if that helps? Thanks very much for the answer! Duncan

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MathML <mover> element for accents?
by Duncan Hothersall 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

Hello ConTeXters. I am using the wonderful ability of ConTeXt to directly typeset MathML equations, and have come across a problem with trying to put a line above a character using the <mover> element. Here's what I try: \setuppagenumbering[state=stop] \starttext \startXMLdata <math display="block"> <mover accent="true"> <mi>x</mi> <mo>Â¯</mo> </mover> </math> \stopXMLdata \stoptext The output I get is as if the accent="true" attribute wasn't set - i.e. the line is a long way above the x, not like an accent. Is there another way to place math accents in presentational MathML? My versions: TeXVersion 0.1 / Taco Hoekwater 2004 texexec : TeXExec 4.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 texutil : TeXUtil 8.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004 tex : pdfeTeXk, 3.141592-1.11a-2.1 (Web2C 7.5.2) context : ver: 2004.8.15 cont-en : ver: 2004.8.15 fmt: 2004.8.22 mes: english (PS (Patrick) - I tried to get a minimal file working on live.contextgarden but couldn't get any maths formatting to come out. Perhaps MathML support is not enabled there?) Thanks, Duncan

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\presentationstep
by David Munger 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

Hi, Could someone tell me if I'm doing something bad here, please? File test.tex ------------------------------- \usemodule[pre-original] \starttext \Subject{Test} step 1 \presentationstep step 2 \stoptext ------------------------------- texexec --mode=step --output=pdf test.tex This gives me a white page instead of the text I get without `--mode=step'. Thanks for any help, David

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