July 2004 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

startappendices creates an extra empty page
by Rob van Swol 10 Jul '04

10 Jul '04

Hi, When is use \startappendices \stopappendices to create appendices, I get an extra empty page. Is there a way to solve this? If I put another chapter after the \stopappendices statement, then there is no empty page. See the following test: \setupoutput[pdftex] \starttext \chapter[]{Chapter} This a chapter \section[]{Section} This a section \startappendices \chapter[]{Appendix} This the appendix \stopappendices % \chapter[]{extra} % This extra \stoptext Any suggestions? Regards, Rob -- _____________________________________________________________ Rob W. van Swol National Aerospace Laboratory NLR Tel. +31 527 248252 P.O. Box 153 Fax +31 527 248210 8300 AD Emmeloord E-Mail vanswol(a)nlr.nl The Netherlands http://www.neonet.nl/

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Virtual font tip
by Matt Gushee 08 Jul '04

08 Jul '04

Hello, all-- After purchasing the FontSite 500 CD, I wanted to make good use of some of the nice text fonts it contains--in particular I wanted to create TeX virtual fonts that would add ff, ffi, and ffl ligatures and replace the ugly ( ;-) ) lining numerals with old-style figures. After considerable effort I figured out how to edit the VPL files for the desired effect. I also wrote a Python script to automate the process, though it may well not work for anyone else. Anyway, since I have found very little documentation on virtual fonts, I thought others might benefit from my experience, so I wrote up the procedure and posted in the (new) TeX Tips section of my Web site. So, if anyone is interested in this subject, have a look at http://havenrock.com/textips/bookfonts.html Please let me know if you find any errors or points that need to be clarified. -- Matt Gushee When a nation follows the Way, Englewood, Colorado, USA Horses bear manure through mgushee(a)havenrock.com its fields; http://www.havenrock.com/ When a nation ignores the Way, Horses bear soldiers through its streets. --Lao Tzu (Peter Merel, trans.)

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How to define Small Caps when installing a new font (repost)
by Fabio Fogliuzzi 08 Jul '04

08 Jul '04

Excuse me if this message will be posted twice. In the first post I inadvertently used my work e-mail address which is not registered in this forum. A question about fonts. I have successfully installed (for the first time) a font using the texfont utility and creating both small caps and slanted variants of the font. I wrote the following typescript saved in a file named 'Typeface.tex': \starttypescript [map] [texnansi] \loadmapfile [texnansi-bertholdag-grotesk-akzidenz] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [sans] [grotesk] [name] \definefontsynonym[Sans] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended] \definefontsynonym[SansItalic] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Italic] \definefontsynonym[SansSlanted] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Slanted] \definefontsynonym[SansBold] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Bold] \definefontsynonym[SansBoldItalic] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-BoldItalic] \definefontsynonym[SansBoldSlanted][AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended- BoldSlanted] \definefontsynonym[SansCaps] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Caps] \definefontsynonym[SansItalicCaps] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Italic-Caps] \definefontsynonym[SansBoldCaps] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Bold-Caps] \definefontsynonym[SansBoldItalicCaps] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-BoldItalic-Caps] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [sans] [grotesk] [texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended] [texnansi-gflex] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Italic] [texnansi-gflex] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Bold] [texnansi-gfmex] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-BoldItalic] [texnansi-gfmex-slanted-167] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Slanted] [texnansi-gflex-slanted-167] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-BoldSlanted] [texnansi-gfmex-slanted-167] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Caps] [texnansi-gflex-capitalized-800] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Italic-Caps] [texnansi-gflex-capitalized-800-slanted-167] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Bold-Caps] [texnansi-gfmex-capitalized-800] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-BoldItalic-Caps] [texnansi-gfmex-capitalized-800-slanted-167] [encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [akzidenzgrotesk] \definetypeface [AkzidenzGrotesk] [ss] [sans] [mixgroteskcmr] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript and in the file to typeset I wrote: \usetypescriptfile[Typeface] \usetypescript[AkzidenzGrotesk] \setupbodyfont[AkzidenzGrotesk,ss] All seems to work as expected, except for the use of the SansItalicCaps, SansBoldCaps and SansBoldItalicCaps variants. What is the correct way to define a font so that {\bf \sc Some Text} get typeset in the SansBoldCaps variant of the font? A similar question exists for {\it \sc Some Text}, {\bi \sc Some Text} etc. I have read chapter 5.3 of the Context manual and the 'Fonts in Context' without finding a hint. Every hint (for a beginner) will be appreciated. F. Fogliuzzi

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How to define Small Caps when installing a new font
by Fabio Fogliuzzi 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

A question about fonts. I have successfully installed (for the first time) a font using the texfont utility and creating both small caps and slanted variants of the font. I wrote the following typescript saved in a file named 'Typeface.tex': \starttypescript [map] [texnansi] \loadmapfile [texnansi-bertholdag-grotesk-akzidenz] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [sans] [grotesk] [name] \definefontsynonym[Sans] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended] \definefontsynonym[SansItalic] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Italic] \definefontsynonym[SansSlanted] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Slanted] \definefontsynonym[SansBold] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Bold] \definefontsynonym[SansBoldItalic] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-BoldItalic] \definefontsynonym[SansBoldSlanted][AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended- BoldSlanted] \definefontsynonym[SansCaps] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Caps] \definefontsynonym[SansItalicCaps] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Italic-Caps] \definefontsynonym[SansBoldCaps] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Bold-Caps] \definefontsynonym[SansBoldItalicCaps] [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-BoldItalic-Caps] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [sans] [grotesk] [texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended] [texnansi-gflex] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Italic] [texnansi-gflex] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Bold] [texnansi-gfmex] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-BoldItalic] [texnansi-gfmex-slanted-167] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Slanted] [texnansi-gflex-slanted-167] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-BoldSlanted] [texnansi-gfmex-slanted-167] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Caps] [texnansi-gflex-capitalized-800] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Italic-Caps] [texnansi-gflex-capitalized-800-slanted-167] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-Bold-Caps] [texnansi-gfmex-capitalized-800] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [AkzidenzGrotesk-Extended-BoldItalic-Caps] [texnansi-gfmex-capitalized-800-slanted-167] [encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [akzidenzgrotesk] \definetypeface [AkzidenzGrotesk] [ss] [sans] [mixgroteskcmr] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript and in the file to typeset I wrote: \usetypescriptfile[Typeface] \usetypescript[AkzidenzGrotesk] \setupbodyfont[AkzidenzGrotesk,ss] All seems to work as expected, except for the use of the SansItalicCaps, SansBoldCaps and SansBoldItalicCaps variants. What is the correct way to define a font so that {\bf \sc Some Text} get typeset in the SansBoldCaps variant of the font? A similar question exists for {\it \sc Some Text}, {\bi \sc Some Text} etc. I have read chapter 5.3 of the Context manual and the 'Fonts in Context' without finding a hint. Every hint (for a beginner) will be appreciated. F. Fogliuzzi

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Stopping text from flowing around sidefloats
by Fabio Fogliuzzi 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

I'm a newbie in Context (and TeX) typesetting, but I'm seriously thinking of switching from my current wokflow, FrameMaker based, to a new one based on this system, impressive for its quality and flexibility. The main work at my office is the producing of technical manuals (250-500 pages) for megayachts, covering the entire workflow (layout, technical writing, illustrations etc.). My first attempt in the use of ConText was the finding of a way to mimic the basic layout currently used in Framemaker and the mode in which illustrations are currently placed in the manuals. The basic layout in Framemaker is composed of a main text flow in which a column is reserved for placing side notes (warning notes, danger notes etc.) and a second column is reserved for the main text. |------------------|----------------------------------------------| | | | | Side Notes | Main Text | | | | | | | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Normally the figures are placed in the main text area. In this case (depending from the width of the illustration) flows or doesn't the main text flow around the illustration. The larger figures however occupy all the width of the text flow ('Side Notes'+'Main Text') and the main text get interrupted by the illustration. I replicated the basic layout (the original layout is double sided but i don't care of this at this moment) with the following commands: \setuppapersize[A4][A4] \setuplayout [backspace=7.3cm,width=11.7cm,topspace=1.5cm,leftmargin=4cm, rightmargin=0cm,leftmargindistance=0.8cm,height=27.2cm,header=2cm,footer =2cm,location=singlesided,marking=on] The last command set the left margin, and should replicate the 'Side Notes' column of the original layout. With this setup there is no problem in placing figures smaller than the main text area. For placing the larger figures I followed an example taken from page 29 of the manual 'IT'S IN THE DETAILS' writing the following commands: \definefloat [largefigure][figure] \setupfloat [largefigure] [leftmargindistance=-\leftmargintotal,default={left,none,noident}] \useexternalfigure [provafigura] [Largefigure.pdf][width=16.5cm] .......... \placelargefigure [left] {ProvaFigura} {\externalfigure[provafigura]} The last command work as expected for figure placement but cause the text of the paragraph immediately following the \placefigure command to flow around the placed figure in a tiny column (around 1cm in width) at the right of the page and outside the main text flow. |------------------|----------------------------------------------|-a- | | |-b- | <---------------Large Figure ---------------------------->|-c- <----paragraph flowing outside the main text flow. | | |-d- |------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-e- What is wrong? There is a way to prevent the text from flowing around sidefloats or a workaround to place large figures in the desired way? Thank you in advance and Best Regards F.Fogliuzzi.

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Re: [NTG-context] Virtual font tip
by Matt Gushee 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 08:48:14AM -0500, Bill McClain wrote: > On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 18:07:39 -0600 > Matt Gushee <mgushee(a)havenrock.com> wrote: > > > Please let me know if you find any errors or points that need to be > > clarified. > > Very nice page! I think there is a typo here: > > $ for fam in *; do > > texexec --ve=fontsite --co=$fam --so=$fam --ma --in \ > --virtual --expert > > done > > Should be "texfont" instead of "texexec"? Oops! You're absolutely right. I'll go fix that. -- Matt Gushee When a nation follows the Way, Englewood, Colorado, USA Horses bear manure through mgushee(a)havenrock.com its fields; http://www.havenrock.com/ When a nation ignores the Way, Horses bear soldiers through its streets. --Lao Tzu (Peter Merel, trans.)

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bug in latest ConTeXt?
by Idris Samawi Hamid 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

Hi syndicate, I have found a serious problem in the latest ConTeXt: when using \rotate[]{}, \raise does not seem to work probably. Consider the following example, simplified from a larger macro: =============test-rotate-c.tex================ \def\cupd{\leavevmode\rotate[rotation=180]{c}} % ConTeXt dependent! \def\HAMZAH{\leavevmode\raise.9ex\hbox{\txx\cupd}{}} \def\AYN {\leavevmode\raise.9ex\hbox{\txx c}{}} \def\'{\HAMZAH} \def\`{\AYN} \starttext \`ish\=a\' \stoptext ============================================= In ConTeXt-2003.2.11, both the `c' and the rotated `c' appear at the same height. In the latest ConTeXt the rotated `c' is not as high as the normal `c'. Please advise;-) Best Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Templates or Examples for Magazine Layout
by Gary Hoffman 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

Is anyone aware of any templates or examples where ConTeXt is used to create a magazine layout (ala QuarkXPress or InDesign)? Thanks. Gary Hoffman

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poster, howto for beginner
by Eros Albertazzi 06 Jul '04

06 Jul '04

I would like to start using ConText to create a scientific presentation poster to be printed in A0 or smaller size A single sheet of pubblication in which text and figures with captions, can be framed (i.e. boxed) and putted on the page in row and colum, equally distibuted or not. A loose layout wish can be the attaced one. Any hint on where to find an howto guide, a template or a beginner document to start from? How ConText is suited for this purpose and popular for this goal? Regards. |--------------------------| | title | |--------------------------| | | | |-------| |-------| | | | title | | title | | | | text | | fig | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------| |-------| | | | | |-------| |-------| | | | title | | title | | | | more | | fig | | | | tex | | | | | |-------| |-------| | | | |--------------------------|

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basic graphics
by Idris Samawi Hamid 06 Jul '04

06 Jul '04

Hi crew, In the ConTeXt documentation the basic graphics commands are not documented, like \rotate[]{}, which I discovered combing the /context/base files. Can a list of similar commands be provided? At least those commands which are analogous to LaTeX's graphix.sty? I need an, e.g., \mirror command which inverts its argument along the horizontal or vertical axis. Is this already there? All the best Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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