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strange (?) exporting from pdf
by andrea valle 03 Nov '05

03 Nov '05

Hi to all, I was trying to convert form pdf to rtf in order to share docs with non-conTeXt people. Acrobat 7.0 allows with "save as" to export to many formats. When I convert a pdf created with MSword (or something like: I tried also with some on-line pdfs) I have substantially no problems. But when I convert pdfs created with context or latex I have no blank spaces in the output rtf. Also, accents became autonomous ' (like in source). This seems to be systematic: same behavior with conversion to doc or html, same behavior if I use Trapeze converter instead of Acrobat. E.g.: pdf in --> out (rtf, doc, ...): questo è un test --> questo`euntest I suppose it depends on pedf source generation. Any hints? Thanks a lot -a- Andrea Valle Laboratorio multimediale "G. Quazza" Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione Università degli Studi di Torino andrea.valle(a)unito.it

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"Smart" \in
by Giuseppe Bilotta 02 Nov '05

02 Nov '05

Hello all, I have a document which is split into separate \parts. I would like the \in command (& friends) to automatically add the "part" reference when cross-referencing across parts. Example: """ \part[part:one]{Part one} \chapter[ch:one]{Chapter one} \chapter[ch:two]{Chapter two} As seen in \in chapter[ch:one] \part[part:two]{Part two} \chater[ch:2-1]{Chapter two} As seen in \in chapter[ch:one] """ The first \in would say chapter~1, the second chapter~1, part~1. -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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Request for joing mailing list
by krishan gopal goswami 01 Nov '05

01 Nov '05

Dear Sir, I am impressed with ConTeXt features. I want to join the mailing list to get updated on developments. Kind Regards Krishan Gopal __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com

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Problem with special first page of chapter setup
by Gerben Wierda 01 Nov '05

01 Nov '05

I have this setup in my environment file: ================================================= \setuphead [chapter] [page=, before=\setups{chapter:before}, after=\setups{chapter:after}] \startsetups chapter:before \page[left] \noheaderandfooterlines \startalignment[left,nothyphenated] \startnarrower[4*left] \noindent \em \setups[chapter:quote] \stopnarrower \stopalignment \resetsetups[quote:text] \page[right] \noheaderandfooterlines \blank[force,2*big] \stopsetups \startsetups [chapter:after] \blank[3*big] \stopsetups =============================================== But when I call it =============================================== \starttext \startsetups [chapter:quote] Lee Chong's is to the right of the vacant lot (although why it is called vacant when it is piled high with old boilers, with rusting pipes, with great square timbers, and stacks of five-gallon cans, no one can say).\crlf {\tf John Steinbeck} --- Cannery Row\crlf \crlf Doc explained patiently, ``Both players know exactly the same things. The game is played in the mind.''\crlf ``I don't get it.''\crlf ``Well, look! You can't cheat in mathematics or poetry or music because they're based on truth. Untruth or cheating is just foreign, it has no place. You can't cheat in arithmetic.\crlf {\tf John Steinbeck} --- Sweet Thursday \stopsetups \chapter[h:foo]{Foo} =============================================== I get that every word that is in the input file at th eend of a line is glued (no whitespace) to the word that is on the next line of the input line. How can I solve this? Thanks G

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interline space in setupparagraphs
by Gerben Wierda 01 Nov '05

01 Nov '05

I have: \setupinterlinespace[medium] \defineparagraphs [mypar][n=2,before={\blank[small]},after={\blank[small]}] \setupparagraphs [mypar][1][width=.15\textwidth,style=bold] \setupparagraphs [mypar][2][width=.85\textwidth] But the lines in mypar are closely packed while others have medium inteline spacing. What should I do? G

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a{tokens} and b{tokens} for TABLE
by Peter Münster 01 Nov '05

01 Nov '05

Hello, I have a feature request: something like a{tokens} and b{tokens} (in TaBlE) for \bTD...\eTD. Greetings, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Par break/justification problem
by Giuseppe Bilotta 01 Nov '05

01 Nov '05

I have a paragraph that is formed by two parts: these are normally run together, except when the last line of the first part ends at less than a certain amount max_amount from the right margin. In this case, there should a 'seamless line break', i.e. a line break with the text still fully justified to the right margin. Example: First part of the paragraph: second part is run in and then the text continues. Second example: This is still the first part of the pagrah: second part will now be put on the next line but the last line of the first part should be fully justified. What kind of hskip/penalty/whatever combo should I put between the first and last part for this to happen? -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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3 problems with framed
by Peter Münster 01 Nov '05

01 Nov '05

Hello, I've 3 problems with framed: \starttext \section{Linebreak, when \tex{framed} is the first letter} A\framed{B} % here it's ok \framed{A}B % here is a problem \section{More vertical space with \tex{Numero}} \setupframed[align=flushleft,location=top] \hbox{\framed{% \startlines A \Numero \stoplines }% \framed{% \startlines A N \stoplines }} \section{More vertical space with \tex{startlines}} \framed[align=flushleft, top=\vskip-1.9\lineheight,bottom=\vskip-0.75\lineheight% workaround... ]{% \startlines Ag \stoplines } \stoptext Could anybody help, please? Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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How can I minimize the vertical space taken by a \textrule
by Gerben Wierda 31 Oct '05

31 Oct '05

I have a after={\textrule} in my \setupparagraphs but it takes too much space for my purpose. What can I do about that? Thanks, G

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Insufficient symbol fonts error
by Alan Bowen 31 Oct '05

31 Oct '05

I am getting some puzzling errors when I try to use the Greek fonts in math formulae (to represent Greek numerals as written in mss.) In a short file, both \overbar{\grk{kj}} and $\overline{\hbox{\grk{kj}}}$ work as expected, even when they occur in Greek text. But in a long, complicated file with lots of Greek etc. and the same environment file, I get ! Math formula deleted: Insufficient symbol fonts. \stopmathmode ->$ \dodounderbar ...nderbar {-\dimen 0}{\dimen 2}{#1} \egroup \processisolatedwords ...dwordsfalse #2{\unhbox 0} \else \isolatedwordstrue \... \redounderbar ...sisolatedwords {#2}\dodounderbar \egroup l.1 ...-n'o\-menoc <hmer\-~wn \overbar {\grk {kj}} ka`i pr'wtwn <exhkost~wn ... \rescanwithsetup ...\scantokens {#2\ignorespaces } \egroup l.81 ...wn >embol'imwn <hmer~wn d/ >ep'ages\-jai.} [8.44] \grk {<'ojen o>u de... I am note really sure what this error message means or how to deal with it. Any suggestions will be gratefully received. I am running the latest ConTeXT on the latest teTeX distribution. Best, Alan

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