December 2004 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

(Con)TeX(t), Unicode and accented characters
by Mojca Miklavec 21 Dec '04

21 Dec '04

Here's a short version of my question: How do I enable unicode encoded characters (just normal accented latin characters) to be typeset in (any font) in ConTeXt, like the \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} in LaTeX? And here the long one: ************************************************************************ I don't really understand how accented characters are typeset in (Con)TeX(t). One of the main reasons for switching to LaTeX (maybe 8 years ago) someone mentioned was: "You don't have to worry about accented characters. You can make any accented character and it will work all over the world." (We actually did have lots of problems with MS Word and web browsers at that time.) And it was true. But when I switched to ConTeXt I came against that problem again. In LaTeX I used \v{c}\v{s}\v{z} at first, later \usepackage{csz} ... "c"s"z (which works pretty much the same as "a"o"u in German) and finally (when someone told me about that possibility) \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} ... čšž As I didn't know how to use any other the font, I always used CMR, the default, so I didn't have problems with exotic fonts either. ************************************************************************ But here we come to ConTeXt. For the German "Umlaut", \"{a}\"{o}\"{u} (äöü), this was satisfactory: \useencoding[windows-1250] \mainlanguage[de] For \v{c}\v{s}\v{z} (čšž) this wasn't the case, so a proposed solution from another ConTeXt user was: % output=pdf -translate-file=cp1250cs \setupbodyfont [csr,ams,rm] What I don't really understand: why did the Chech TUG have to design *their own font*, csr, (or made changes to cmr) if accented characters worked perfectly already in plain TeX? The second problem: This works under Windows when typesetting in code page 1250. How can I use accented characters if text is typeset in Unicode (or latin2) in Linux? The third problem: How do I typeset '\v{c}' in some other font? I do understand that it may not function in just any font since someone has to tell the computer how the accented characters are built, but as long as \v{c} works, there's no reason for \useencoding[utf8] and then continuing with unicode encoded characters not to produce the desired result. Thank you, Mojca

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Bibtex & SVG
by Michał Morawski 21 Dec '04

21 Dec '04

Does Context support bibtex together with harvard style citations? and Is it possible to include graphics (or even animations) in SVG format into the pdf documents ? Thank You in advance Michal Morawski

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Re:floats pb in a list
by olivier Turlier 20 Dec '04

20 Dec '04

> If you don't need automatic placing but in-place figures, don't use > \place... > > > Grüßlis vom Hraban! > --- > http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ > http://contextgarden.net Thanks for your (logical)answer, it's working now when following your advice. -- Olivier TURLIER

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new beta
by Hans Hagen 20 Dec '04

20 Dec '04

Hi, I uploaded a new beta with a couple of fixed discussed last weeks as well as a better mp to pdf handling of pen based graphics (thanks to Daniel L.) Hans ps. http://www.pragma-ade.com/2004.pdf ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Error during processing extremely simple file
by Michał Morawski 20 Dec '04

20 Dec '04

Hi, I have properly generated the format: texexec --make --language=pl --bodyfont=plr en Then I have crated the following file: % interface=en output=pdftex translate=cp1250pl %\mainlanguage[pl] \starttext ABCD \stoptext Unfortunately I receive the following message: TeXExec 4.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : tctx output : pdftex interface : en translation : cp1250pl current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.3) %&-line parsing enabled. (c:/TexLive/texmf/web2c/cp1250pl.tcx) output format initialized to DVI entering extended mode (./tctx.tex ConTeXt ver: 2004.12.06 fmt: 2004.12.20 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (c:/TexLive/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex! color : palette rollover is available system (E-TEX) : [line 1083] system (E-TEX) : [line 1138] ) system : cont-old loaded (c:/TexLive/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (c:/TexLive/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys.rme loaded (c:/TexLive/texmf/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme fonts : [berry] [ec] [] (c:/TexLive/texmf/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (c:/TexLive/texmf/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (c:/TexLive/texmf/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (c:/TexLive/texmf/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (c:/TexLive/texmf/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (c:/TexLive/texmf/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (c:/TexLive/texmf/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns en->default:default->1->2:2 uk->default:default->2->2 :2 de->texnansi:texnansi->3->2:2 de->ec:ec->4->2:2 fr->texnansi:texnansi->5->2: 2 fr->ec:ec->6->2:2 es->default:default->7->2:2 it->texnansi:texnansi->8->2:2 i t->ec:ec->9->2:2 nl->texnansi:texnansi->10->2:2 nl->ec:ec->11->2:2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded system : tctx.top loaded (./tctx.top specials : loading definition file tpd (c:/TexLive/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex specials : loading definition file fdf (c:/TexLive/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex <unprotect 3> <unprotect 4> system (E-TEX) : [line 2255] \ifcsname <protect 4> <protect 3>) specials : fdf loaded <unprotect 3> <protect 3>) specials : fdf,tpd loaded ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> \c!gebied ={C:/WINDOWS/system32/config/systemprofile/} \xprocesscommaitem #1,#2->\if ,#1 ,\@EA \xprocesscommaitem \else \if ]#1\@EAE... \xdogetparameters #1]->\xprocesscommaitem #1,] ,\@relax@ \dosetupsystem [#1]->\getparameters [\??sv ][#1] \setuprandomize [\@@svrandom... l.4 ...C:/WINDOWS/system32/config/systemprofile/}] Does anybody know where is the problem? Sincerely Michal Morawski

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undefined \underbar
by Peter Rolf 20 Dec '04

20 Dec '04

Hello Hans, the definition of \underbar is commented out in the current beta. Greetings, Peter

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How to get default Dutch language Context in TeXShop on Macos X
by Robert Kroon 19 Dec '04

19 Dec '04

Hi, Recently I've installed Gerben Wierda's teTeX distributon incl. ConTeXt on my iMac (Macos X, 10.3.6). Now I'm trying to learn ConTeXt. I'm marking up my documents in TeXShop, version 1.34. I can typeset small ConTeXt documents and generate PDF-files as long as the type setting commands are in English. However, I would like to use Dutch type setting commands like: \starttekst Dit is een test \stoptekst When I typeset this file from within TexShop I get following output and errors <Begin screen message> TeXExec 5.2.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 executable : pdfetex format : cont-nl inputfile : Context-les1 output : pdftex interface : nl current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt cont-nl.fmt fmtutil: no info for format `cont-nl'. Sorry, I can't find the format `cont-nl.fmt'; will try `context.fmt'. kpathsea: Running mktexfmt context.fmt fmtutil: no info for format `context'. I can't find the format file `context.fmt'! return code : 256 run time : 6 seconds total run time : 6 seconds <End screen message> First my interface was en (english). As can been seen in the listing my interface language is now nl . I changed this under my root account with the command texexec --make nl en My Texexec --verbose output under my user account is: <Begin terminal output> TeXExec 5.2.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 current path : /Users/robert locating ini file : kpsewhiching texexec.ini on scripts locating ini file : kpsewhiching texexec.ini elsewhere locating ini file : found by kpsewhich reading : /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/context/config/texexec.ini setting : 'TeXShell' to 'tetex' for 'all' setting : 'UseEnginePath' to 'false' for 'all' setting : 'UsedInterfaces' to 'nl en metafun mptopdf' for 'all' setting : 'UserInterface' to 'nl' for 'all' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'tex' for 'all' setting : 'MpExecutable' to 'mpost' for 'all' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'all' setting : 'DviToMpExecutable' to 'dvitomp' for 'all' setting : 'DviSpecialScript' to 'dvispec' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormat' to 'metafun' for 'all' setting : 'TeXFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'TeXHashExecutable' to 'mktexlsr' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'pdfetex' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXPassString' to '-progname=context' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXBatchFlag' to '-int=batchmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXNonStopFlag' to '-int=nonstopmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpPassString' to '-progname=mpost' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpBatchFlag' to '-int=batchmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpNonStopFlag' to '-int=nonstopmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXVirginFlag' to '-ini -translate-file=natural.tcx' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpVirginFlag' to '-ini -translate-file=natural.tcx' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXPassString' to '-progname=context -translate-file=natural.tcx' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpPassString' to '-progname=mpost -translate-file=natural.tcx' for 'tetex' used setting : TeXShell = tetex used setting : SetupPath = used setting : UserInterface = nl used setting : UsedInterfaces = nl en metafun mptopdf used setting : TeXFontsPath = . used setting : MpExecutable = mpost used setting : MpToTeXExecutable = mpto used setting : DviToMpExecutable = dvitomp used setting : TeXProgramPath = used setting : TeXFormatPath = used setting : ConTeXtPath = used setting : TeXScriptsPath = used setting : TeXHashExecutable = mktexlsr used setting : TeXExecutable = pdfetex used setting : TeXVirginFlag = -ini -translate-file=natural.tcx used setting : TeXBatchFlag = -int=batchmode used setting : TeXNonStopFlag = -int=nonstopmode used setting : MpBatchFlag = -int=batchmode used setting : MpNonStopFlag = -int=nonstopmode used setting : TeXPassString = -progname=context -translate-file=natural.tcx used setting : TeXFormatFlag = & used setting : MpFormatFlag = & used setting : MpVirginFlag = -ini -translate-file=natural.tcx used setting : MpPassString = -progname=mpost -translate-file=natural.tcx used setting : MpFormat = metafun used setting : MpFormatPath = used setting : UseEnginePath = 0 used setting : FmtLanguage = used setting : FmtBodyFont = used setting : FmtResponse = used setting : TcXPath = used setting : SetFile = applications will use : /usr/local/teTeX/texmf.cnf generating format : not using fmtutil --help overview of all options and their values --help all all about all options --help short just the main options --help mode ... pdf all about a few options --help '*.pdf' all about options containing 'pdf' <end terminal output> I believe that I'm doing things terrible wrong and I'm not that much used to use the terminal (as root, administrator or user) in Macos X. Any tips how I can get my Dutch typesetting command from within TeXShop? Many thanks in advance. Robert -- Robert Kroon E-mail: robert(a)kroontevelde.demon.nl **** RISC OS computers - designed to serve ****

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TeXFont Problem
by Fergal Grimes 19 Dec '04

19 Dec '04

Hi, I'm a TeX/ConTeXt beginner and I'm having trouble installing a new font. I just purchased Sabon from Adobe and I'm following the installation instructions at http://home.salamander.com/~wmcclain/context-help.html. The problem is that when I run TeXFont it just copies the AFM and PFB files into the directory tree at C:\Program Files\TeXLive\texmf-local\fonts. (I'm using TeXLive distribution for Win32.) However, for some reason it does not generate the TFM and VF files. I searched the archives of this list and notice that this problem was raised by chabah5 at hotmail.com on Thu Aug 12 13:21:56 2004, but got no answer. Can anyone help me? I've got TeXFont version 2.2.1. and I run the folowing command from the directory where the downloaded font files reside: texfont --vendor=adobe --collection=sabon --makepath --install The output I get is appended below. I'd appreciate any help you can give (since I've invested $160 in Adobe Sabon!!!) Thanks, Fergal -------------------------------------------------------- C:\Temp>texfont --vendor=adobe --collection=sabon --makepath --install Kpathsea released! TeXFont 2.2.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2004 file = c:/Program c:/Program.gz: No such file or directory file = c:/Program c:/Program.gz: No such file or directory mktexlsr: c:/Program is not a directory. Skipping... mktexlsr: c:/Temp/Files/TeXLive/texmf-local is not a directory. Skipping... mktexlsr: your `ls-R' database files have been modified while kpathsea Dll was loaded by other programs. It is recommended that you terminate all of them. in order to reinitialize the shared databases. mktexlsr: Done. encoding vector : texnansi vendor name : adobe source path : . font collection : sabon texmf font root : c:/program files/texlive/texmf-local pdftex map file : texnansi-adobe-sabon.map source path : . processing files : all on afm path locating afm files : using pattern * copying files : afm copying : SAB_____.AFM copying : SABI____.AFM copying : SABIO___.AFM copying : SABOF___.AFM copying : SAI_____.AFM copying : SAIOF___.AFM copying : SAR_____.AFM copying : SARSC___.AFM copying files : pfb copying : SAB_____.PFB copying : SABI____.PFB copying : SABIO___.PFB copying : SABOF___.PFB copying : SAI_____.PFB copying : SAIOF___.PFB copying : SAR_____.PFB copying : SARSC___.PFB extending map file : c:/Program Files/TeXLive/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/c ontext/texnansi-adobe-sabon.map font identifier : Sabon-Bold -> text -> tfm + vf generating raw tfm/vpl : texnansi-raw-SAB (from SAB) ! need at most two non-option arguments generating new vf : texnansi-SAB (from texnansi-raw-SAB) vptovf.exe: texnansi-raw-SAB.vpl: No such file or directory font identifier : Sabon-BoldItalic -> text -> tfm + vf generating raw tfm/vpl : texnansi-raw-SABI (from SABI) ! need at most two non-option arguments generating new vf : texnansi-SABI (from texnansi-raw-SABI) vptovf.exe: texnansi-raw-SABI.vpl: No such file or directory font identifier : Sabon-BoldItalicOsF -> text -> tfm + vf generating raw tfm/vpl : texnansi-raw-SABIO (from SABIO) ! need at most two non-option arguments generating new vf : texnansi-SABIO (from texnansi-raw-SABIO) vptovf.exe: texnansi-raw-SABIO.vpl: No such file or directory font identifier : Sabon-BoldOsF -> text -> tfm + vf generating raw tfm/vpl : texnansi-raw-SABOF (from SABOF) ! need at most two non-option arguments generating new vf : texnansi-SABOF (from texnansi-raw-SABOF) vptovf.exe: texnansi-raw-SABOF.vpl: No such file or directory font identifier : Sabon-Italic -> text -> tfm + vf generating raw tfm/vpl : texnansi-raw-SAI (from SAI) ! need at most two non-option arguments generating new vf : texnansi-SAI (from texnansi-raw-SAI) vptovf.exe: texnansi-raw-SAI.vpl: No such file or directory font identifier : Sabon-ItalicOsF -> text -> tfm + vf generating raw tfm/vpl : texnansi-raw-SAIOF (from SAIOF) ! need at most two non-option arguments generating new vf : texnansi-SAIOF (from texnansi-raw-SAIOF) vptovf.exe: texnansi-raw-SAIOF.vpl: No such file or directory font identifier : Sabon-Roman -> text -> tfm + vf generating raw tfm/vpl : texnansi-raw-SAR (from SAR) ! need at most two non-option arguments generating new vf : texnansi-SAR (from texnansi-raw-SAR) vptovf.exe: texnansi-raw-SAR.vpl: No such file or directory font identifier : Sabon-RomanSC -> text -> tfm + vf generating raw tfm/vpl : texnansi-raw-SARSC (from SARSC) ! need at most two non-option arguments generating new vf : texnansi-SARSC (from texnansi-raw-SARSC) vptovf.exe: texnansi-raw-SARSC.vpl: No such file or directory updating map file : texnansi-adobe-sabon.map generating : ls-r databases mktexlsr: c:/Program is not a directory. Skipping... mktexlsr: c:/Temp/Files/TeXLive/texmf-local is not a directory. Skipping... mktexlsr: your `ls-R' database files have been modified while kpathsea Dll was loaded by other programs. It is recommended that you terminate all of them. in order to reinitialize the shared databases. mktexlsr: Done. C:\Temp> ------------------------------------------------------

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s-faq-01 question
by VnPenguin 19 Dec '04

19 Dec '04

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:25:37 +0100, Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > VnPenguin wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm looking for FAQ style (print & screen). > > Thank you for your suggestion. > > taske a look at: s-faq-*.tex in the base directory > Just tried with vietnamese : ---------------- begin code ----------------------- \enableregime[utf] \setupencoding[default=t5] \loadmapfile[urwvn] \usetypescript[all][computer-modern][t5] \setupbodyfont[reset] \usetypescript[berry][t5] \usetypescript[postscript][t5] \setupbodyfont[postscript] \usemodule[faq-01] \starttext Some UTF-8 text here \stoptext ---------------- end of code ------------------------- But I have error: ) ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> \HyphenationOfFAQ \complexlanguage [#1]->\edef \askedlanguage {#1 }\ifx \askedlanguage \empty \... l.24 [\HyphenationOfFAQ] ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to fix it please. Anyone could give me some lines of FAQ example please. Thank you in advance, Quy NGUYEN-DAI -- http://vnoss.org/forum/

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French quotes ..
by Dirar BOUGATEF 18 Dec '04

18 Dec '04

Hi, Just wandering how to configure Context to display french quotes instead of english ones. French quotes look like this : << my text >>, where english ones look like this: "my text". Of course, am using the \mainlanguage[fr] option in my document. Many thanks.

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