November 2005 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

update
by Hans Hagen 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Hi, I'm uploading an update. Apart from a few fixes/new-things, the main change in the minimals is that the <platform>tex.zip files now only contain binaries, and justtex.zip the rest. So, in case you use a windows/linux minimal: you need to download two files now. In the case of macosx, gerbens auto-updater takes care of it, I replaced the iwona/kurier/etc map/enc files with the ones that are now shipped. In the meantime i found out that there is also a change in the ams font tfm structure, so if you copy over old trees, make that you remove old instances of those fonts. I hope that i didn't mess up things too much. The normal cont-*.zip files are updates too, and the map files now refer to the new iwona cum suis scheme uploading now, may take a while Hans

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\sc and dvips
by Peter Münster 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Hello, with the recent version (2005.11.30), I get a strange font in dvips output, when using \sc. dvips messages don't show any error: This is dvips(k) 5.95a Copyright 2005 Radical Eye Software (www.radicaleye.com) ' TeX output 2005.11.30:2115' -> test.ps <tex.pro><ec-lm.enc><texps.pro>. <lmcsc10.pfb><lmr12.pfb>[1] Here my test-file: \starttext \sc \input tufte \stoptext The PostScript file is here: http://pmrb.free.fr/tmp/test.ps Could anybody help please? Greetings, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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items question
by Taco Hoekwater 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Hi, I'm working on the responses to the mini survey, and quite ofthen there is an itemization with a title of sorts. It makes sense to give such structures a bit different layout from a normal itemization. My question: does anyone know of an easy way to do this: bla di bla di do re mi As you can see: 1. this is a gnat 2. that is a gnu instead of this: bla di bla di do re mi As you can see: 1. this is a gnat 2. that is a gnu ? TIA, Taco

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Palatino
by David Arnold 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

All, Can someone give me a short test file to see if palatino will work on my system (GWTeX and Tiger). David

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texteuro
by Hans van der Meer 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

I clearly have some misunderstanding about the typesetting of the euro sign. In an attempt to implement the MathTimes font and expert fontset, I came across a problem with typesetting the euro. I could not redefine the \texteuro. In \showcharacters it stays empty. Doing \definecharacter texteuro to_some_value in a typescript does not work (giving: Runaway argument?) The euro does appear when I define it explicitely (as coming from the marvosym font): \def\euro{\symbol[europe][EUR]} But then \texteuro is still unaffected and therefore doing "\enableregime[mac] € (euro)" does not work. Any pointer how to solve this? yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer

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Iwona again (solved?)
by David Arnold 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Hans, How does this look? %output=pdf \setupwhitespace[medium] \setupindenting[medium,yes] \starttypescript[map][iwona,iwona-light,iwona-medium,iwona-heavy] [ec,texnansi] \loadmapfile[iwona-\typescriptthree.map] \loadmapfile[iwona-rm.map] \loadmapfile[iwona-mi.map] \loadmapfile[iwona-sy.map] \loadmapfile[iwona-ex.map] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [sans] [iwona,iwona-light,iwona-medium] [texnansi,ec,qx,t5] \definefontsynonym[Iwona-Light] [\typescriptthree-iwonal] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym[Iwona-Regular] [\typescriptthree-iwonar] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym[Iwona-Medium] [\typescriptthree-iwonam] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym[Iwona-Bold] [\typescriptthree-iwonab] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym[Iwona-Heavy] [\typescriptthree-iwonah] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym[Iwona-LightItalic] [\typescriptthree-iwonali] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym[Iwona-RegularItalic] [\typescriptthree-iwonari] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym[Iwona-MediumItalic] [\typescriptthree-iwonami] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym[Iwona-BoldItalic] [\typescriptthree-iwonabi] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym[Iwona-HeavyItalic] [\typescriptthree-iwonahi] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [math] [iwona] [default] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-Regular] [rm-iwonar] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-RegularItalic] [mi-iwonari] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Symbols-Regular] [sy-iwonarz] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Extension-Regular] [ex-iwonar] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [math] [iwona-light] [default] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-Light] [rm-iwonal] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-LightItalic] [mi-iwonali] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Symbols-Light] [sy-iwonalz] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Extension-Light] [ex-iwonal] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [math] [iwona-medium] [default] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-Medium] [rm-iwonam] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-MediumItalic] [mi-iwonami] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Symbols-Medium] [sy-iwonamz] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Extension-Medium] [ex-iwonam] \stoptypescript \usetypescript[map][iwona][texnansi] \definetypeface[david][rm][sans][iwona][default][encoding=texnansi] \definetypeface[david][mm][math][iwona][default] \setupbodyfont[david,ss,10pt] \starttext In attempting to {\bf explain} this {\em typesetting ritual}, I found myself going {\sl round in circles}. Not necessariy a {\sc bad} thing. \input knuth \placeformula[-] \startformula f(x)={1 \over {3-1}}\int_1^3 (x^2-2x-3)\, dx \stopformula \input knuth \placeformula[-] \startformula f(x)=\cases{% 1/3,& if $0\le x\le 1$;\cr 2/3,& if $3\le x\le 4$;\cr 0,& elsewhere.} \stopformula \stoptext David Arnold College of the Redwoods Mathematics Department Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 476-4222 http://online.redwoods.edu/instruct/darnold/

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ConTeXt, XML, multiple attributes evaluation
by Johannes Graumann 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Hello again, Another one: I'm trying to expand >\defineXMLenvironment [list]% > {% > \expanded{% > \startitemize% > [% > \XMLifequalelse{list}{packed}{yes}{packed}{unpacked}% > ]% > }% > }% > {\stopitemize} which can deal with things like ><list packed="yes"> > <item> > </item> ></list> To something able to deal with multiple attributes (a "setup" statement for now): ><list packed="yes" setup="n"> > <item> > </item> ></list> I have tryed multiple incarnations of >\defineXMLenvironment [list]% > {% > \expanded{% > \startitemize% > [% > \XMLifequalelse{list}{setup}{n}{n}{},% > \XMLifequalelse{list}{packed}{yes}{packed}{unpacked}% > ]% > }% > }% > {\stopitemize} but this doesn't work ... Can anybody give me any pointers here? Thanks for time and help, Joh -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Johannes Graumann, Dipl. Biol. | | | | Graduate Student Tel.: ++1 (626) 395 6602 | | Deshaies Lab Fax.: ++1 (626) 395 5739 | | Department of Biology | | CALTECH, M/C 156-29 | | 1200 E. California Blvd. | | Pasadena, CA 91125 | | USA | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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'empty string' test in MP
by Peter Rolf 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Hi all, I pass a string to a MP graphic using \setMPtext{LABEL}{TEXT}. The string can also be empty, and then no action (for the text) is taken. How can I test in MP, if the given \MPstring{LABEL} is empty? I have tried everything I can imagine in the last one hour, but no success. Not my day... This is the old, not working version if not(\MPstring{LABEL}="") : % is always true. Peter

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Building and installing pdftex 1.30 on teTeX 3.0
by Nikolai Weibull 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

I've followed the instructions listed at http://wiki.contextgarden.net/TeTeX_3.0_installation, but it won't quite give. The problem is that I use the Gentoo installation setup as a base and have the latest ConTeXt installed in /usr/local/share. Does anyone know what options to pass to pdftex's configure-script to match the setup on a Gentoo system (where stuff is stored in /etc/texmf and /var/lib/texmf)? Thanks. nikolai -- Nikolai Weibull: now available free of charge at http://bitwi.se/! Born in Chicago, IL USA; currently residing in Gothenburg, Sweden. main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

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tetex or texlive on linux
by olivier Turlier 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Hi everybody, I'm going to install context on a linux box (ubuntu 5.10). 1) I wish to hear texnicians (rather than aficionados) words on wich tex distro fit best for mainly context use, on fonts optimisation, for exemple, etc. 2) is informations on contextgarden wiki are still uptodate for tetex install ? TIA -- Olivier TURLIER

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