March 2005 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Re: [NTG-context] Color separation
by Duncan Hothersall 18 Mar '05

18 Mar '05

>> 2. is there a way I can check that it is working properly without >> sending it to the printer each time? > > Acrobat has an overprint preview since v5; AFAIK Reader got it in v7. Yes... but it doesn't show up any problem. (Well, it just displays the same thing with overprint preview as without.) *But* in Acrobat Professional 7, doing a preflight check for CMYK+Spot output, it complains about overprint = off on all the text on tints. So I guess there is a problem in some way? This is why I am confused. Knowing what ConTeXt incantations *should* make it work would be a start, and then I can tell the printer that they have to fix it! :-) Duncan

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footnote placement
by ishamid 18 Mar '05

18 Mar '05

Dear syndicate, 1. When I place footnotes as endnotes, they overflow the page, like an oversize \vbox. 2. E.g. \input tufte does not work from inside \footnote{} Here is a test file. Best Idris ==================test-notes=================== \setupoutput[pdftex] \setupfootnotes[location=text] \starttext \dorecurse{14} {\input tufte\footnote{Here is a footnote.\par Here is a footnote.\par Here is a footnote.} \par \input knuth\footnote{Here is a footnote.\par Here is a footnote.\par Here is a footnote.} \par} %\dorecurse{14} % THIS DOES NOT WORK!!! %{\input tufte\footnote{\input tufte} %\par %\input knuth\footnote{\input knuth} %\par} \section{notes} \placefootnotes[location=text,split=tolerant] % the split option does not help:-( \stoptext =============================================== ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]
by ishamid 18 Mar '05

18 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >ishamid wrote: > >> I'll do whatever it takes... > >the big mswincontext.zip Maybe it's too late, but is it possible to include the bulk of the omega distribution, the parts used by Gamma (basically everything except omega.exe). Looking forward to it Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Suppress numbering of figures
by David Arnold 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

All, I have: \placefigure [here][] {Mary Glenn}{\externalfigure[MaryGlenn3.jpg][width=0.5\makeupwidth]} I'd like the figure to float with the caption, but I don't want the Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. That is, I just want the caption under the figure. How can I modify to accomplish this?

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special macro problem again...
by Peter Münster 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Hello, with the help by Hans, I've got a nice little macro "\MyMacro". Now, I get another problem, when using "\doifmode" in the argument of this macro. This is the error message: ! Incomplete \iffalse And here the example file: \newcount\MyVersion \def\MyMacro#1{% \getgparameters[XXX][#1] \global\advance\MyVersion by 1 \bTR \expanded{\bTD \the\MyVersion \eTD} \expanded{\bTD \XXXDate \eTD}\eTR } \starttext \bTABLE \bTR \bTD Version \eTD \bTD Date \eTD \eTR \MyMacro{Date=1.2.2005} \MyMacro{Date=\doifmode{abc}{3.4.2005}} % this does not work \MyMacro{Date=5.6.2005} \eTABLE This works, but it is not so nice: \doifmodeelse{abc}{% \def\DateOne{1111}% \def\DateTwo{2222}% \def\DateThree{3333}}{% \def\DateOne{4444}% \def\DateTwo{5555}% \def\DateThree{6666}} \bTABLE \bTR \bTD Version \eTD \bTD Date \eTD \eTR \MyMacro{Date=\DateOne} \MyMacro{Date=\DateTwo} \MyMacro{Date=\DateThree} \eTABLE \stoptext Could you help please? Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Is there a bug in switching body fonts?
by Stefan Wachter 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Hi all, I try to use two different postscript font families. The first family uses the Acrobat fonts without embedding and without reencoding whereas the second family uses the Acrobat fonts without embedding but with reencoding. For that means I wrote the typescript file below. When I use the first family only everything works fine. Similarly, if I use the second family only everything also works fine. Yet, if I try to switch the body font in a document I get the following error message: ! Font \nullfont has only 7 fontdimen parameters. <to be read again> \advance \dohighlow ...#2\textfont 2\else #3ex\fi \advance \scratchdimen #4ex \kern .... \dogotofixed ...c!color {#1\presetgoto }}}\else #1 \fi } \doifreferencefoundelse ...ce \ifreferencefound #2 \else #3\fi \egroup \dores... \gotobox ...2]} {\hbox {\unknownreference {#2}#1}} \referentieinfo {<}{#2}\eg... <argument> ...}[\s!fnt :t:\internalfootreference ] \rawreference \s!fnt {\s!f... ... l.27 {\ss Helvetica\par\ShowVariants } Can anyone help me with this problem? Best regards, --Stefan The test document ================= \enableregime[il1] \setupencoding[default=texnansi] \setupoutput[pdftex] \pdfoptionpdfminorversion 4 \usetypescriptfile[smallpdf.tex] \usetypescript[reencode][texnansi][texnansi] \usetypescript[postscript][texnansi] \usetypescript[builtInPostscript][texnansi] \setupbodyfont[postscript,sans,30pt] \mainlanguage[de] \setupheadertexts[] \def\Show{This is a test.\footnote{Fußnote.} 45\char176 \quotedblbase äöüßÄÖÜ\quotedblleft} \def\ShowVariants{\Show\par{\bf\Show}\par{\it\Show}\par{\bi\Show}\par} \starttext\pdfmapfile{+smallpdf.map} {\ss Helvetica\par\ShowVariants} {\rm Times-Roman\par\ShowVariants} {\tt Courier\par\ShowVariants} \switchtobodyfont[builtInPostscript] % causes error an error {\ss Helvetica\par\ShowVariants} % line 27 {\rm Times-Roman\par\ShowVariants} {\tt Courier\par\ShowVariants} \stoptext

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Typescript for Times New Toman and Arial
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Dear consortium, Below is a working typescript for times new roman and arial (I'm told that on mac the equivalent of arial is helvetica, so this may be os-specific;-<) This combination is required by Springer-Verlag in many of their books. I have to typeset an article for a Springer volume (their editor could not handle my transliteration accents) that will fit in seamlessly with the editors' preparation of the rest of the volume. When I am done, I will gladly contribute the resulting style so that others who need to prepare something for Springer will have something to go on. Maybe this could even be developed into a full m-spring.tex module. Anyway, here is the times new roman/arial typescript. Please make suggestions/improvements. Also, I'm not sure which math collection works best with tnr/arial. Best Idris PS. Yes, I did finally get tnr/arial working, though I've hosed my entire TeX/ConTeXt system in the process: in other words, victorious but wounded;-) =================type-tnr================ %Names \starttypescript [serif] [timesnewroman] [name] \setups[font:fallback:serif] \definefontsynonym[Serif] [TimesNewRoman] \definefontsynonym[SerifBold] [TimesNewRoman-Bold] \definefontsynonym[SerifItalic] [TimesNewRoman-Italic] \definefontsynonym[SerifBoldItalic][TimesNewRoman-BoldItalic] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [sans] [arial] [name] \setups[font:fallback:sans] \definefontsynonym[Sans] [Arial] \definefontsynonym[SansBold] [Arial-Bold] \definefontsynonym[SansItalic] [Arial-Italic] \definefontsynonym[SansBoldItalic][Arial-BoldItalic] \stoptypescript %Synonyms \starttypescript [serif] [timesnewroman] [texnansi] \definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman] [\typescriptthree-Times] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-Bold] [\typescriptthree-Timesbd] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-Italic] [\typescriptthree-Timesi] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-BoldItalic] [\typescriptthree-Timesbi] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [sans] [arial] [texnansi] \definefontsynonym [Arial] [\typescriptthree-Arial] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Arial-Bold] [\typescriptthree-Arialbd] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Arial-Italic] [\typescriptthree-Ariali] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Arial-BoldItalic] [\typescriptthree-Arialbi] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \stoptypescript % maps \starttypescript [map] [timesnewroman] [texnansi] \loadmapfile[texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.map] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [map] [arial] [texnansi] \loadmapfile[texnansi-microsoft-arial.map] \stoptypescript % typefaces \starttypescript [TimesNR] \definebodyfontenvironment [timesnr] [default] [interlinespace=2.8ex] \definetypeface [timesnr] [rm] [serif] [timesnewroman] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \definetypeface [timesnr] [ss] [sans] [arial] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \definetypeface [timesnr] [mm] [math] [palatino] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \definetypeface [timesnr] [tt] [mono] [modern] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript ========================================= Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: [NTG-context] Color separation
by Duncan Hothersall 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

> whow, a demanding color user -) > > ... > > overprint=yes > > ... Aaaah. Thanks you so very much Hans. Of course, as ever, the answer is a single setting which solves all my problems. Off to add this gold to the wiki... Duncan

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Color separation
by Duncan Hothersall 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Sorry for all the messages; I am exploring things I don't really understand. I hope someone can enlighten me! With the following colour set-up: \setupcolors[rgb=no,cmyk=yes,spot=yes,state=start] \definecolor[PantoneTwoNineFour][c=1,m=.56,y=0,k=.18] \definecolor[IFSbluetabletint][PantoneTwoNineFour][p=.15] and then using this tint as a textbackground and also as a backgroundcolor in frames, I am getting complaints from my printers that black overprinted on the tint is 'knocking out' the tint and leaving white on the separated plate. I have read and re-read the useful msplit.pdf which suggests that the implicit criterium=all will negate this effect, but perhaps I have misunderstood? Two questions: 1. how can I stop black overprinting from knocking out the tint, and 2. is there a way I can check that it is working properly without sending it to the printer each time? Thanks as ever for any help. Do I need to post example output? Duncan

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RE: Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Hi, Hans >===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >i'll upload a new minimal (beware, tex live 2005 binaries), as well as the big >windows zip (will take a few hours) 1. Remember that I need both aleph and pdfetex formats; can you do that? 2. After you upload, please:-) tell me exactly what I need to get things working. I only have high-speed access at my office (rather far from here) and will head there as soon as you have uploaded things. I only downloaded the minimal mswintex.zip; should I get the big one? Should I upgrade to the latest fpTeX/TeXLive as well? If so, let me know which depository you use so that I don't get the wrong one (yes, I'm paranoid->) I'll do whatever it takes... And as always, Thnx!!! Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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