March 2005 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

automatic width in \setupTABLE
by Peter Münster 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

Hello, is there a possibility, to get automatic column widths with natural tables, and specifying only the total table width as with SetTableToWidth{...} ? Greetings, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Bad page breaks!
by G.C.H.M. Verhaag 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

Dear ConTeXt-users, I'm trying to typeset a small book using ConTeXt (TeXLive 2004), and use the following setup: \setupbodyfont[rm,12pt] \definepapersize[BOOK][width=140mm,height=210mm] \setuppapersize[BOOK][A4] \setuplayout[ [topspace=24mm, header=8mm, headerdistance=10mm, backspace=19.5mm, leftmargin=15.5mm, rightmargin=23mm, footerdistance=5mm, footer=4mm, height=fit, width=fit, marking=on, location=middle] Page breaks are usually calculated automatically by TeX, but I notice that in my case they turn out to be very bad. A lot of pages are involved, so I wonder how this can be improved? Sometimes even 3 lines could be added without any difficulty to a page by TeX before inserting a page break! I've tried to use \adaptlayout but it doesn't seem to work, no effect! Has it perhaps something to do with the setup I use? Regards, Geert -- Geert C.H.M. Verhaag St. Jorisstraat 29 5954 AN Beesel NETHERLANDS Tel.: (+31)-774742493, E-mail: verhaaggchm(a)ision.nl

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Current text width?
by Duncan Hothersall 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

Hello all. The following code (tested at contextgarden) illustrates my current problem: -- \definetextbackground[TestBackground] [leftoffset=1em,rightoffset=1em,topoffset=8pt, bottomoffset=8pt,frame=on,location=paragraph] \starttext \starttextbackground[TestBackground] Some text first, which behaves perfectly, and then a table: \vbox{\bTABLE \setupTABLE[column][1][width=0.3\textwidth] \setupTABLE[column][2][width=0.7\textwidth] \bTR\bTD I was hoping\eTD \bTD that this table would make itself narrower according to the background offsets, like the text does. But it doesn't.\eTD\eTR \eTABLE} \stoptextbackground \stoptext -- The key is in the spec for column widths. I would like all the widths to be specified proportionally, but I need the right hook. I have tried \textwidth and \makeupwidth but neither seem to recognise the offsets introduced by the background. What I'd really like is a generalised solution, so that all tables just work no matter where they occur. So - is there a parameter which represents the current width of the layout area, taking into account itemisations, textbackgrounds and anything else? Thanks. [And thanks Hans for the earlier reference to details.pdf, which I am still trying to understand in order to allow my tables to extend into the margin. I'm working on it!] Duncan dh(a)capdm.com

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Problem with Natural Tables
by luigi.scarso 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

I find problems with this piece of code ( texexec -v: TeXExec 5.2.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004) \starttext \bTABLE \bTR \bTD one \eTD \bTD two \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD three fout five six seven eight nine \eTD \bTD ten \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \stoptext The log say ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> \@@tblprefix \c!each \v!each \getvalue #1->\csname #1 \endcsname \setupTBLcell ...e {\@@tblprefix \c!each \v!each } \getvalue {\@@tblprefix \c... \handleTBLcell ...ox \hbox {\setupTBLcell {#1}{#2} \localframed [\@@tbl \@@tb... <inserted text> ...bl \begintblrow \makeTBL {1}{1} \nexttblcol \makeTBL {1}{2... \endTBL ...x {\trialtypesettingtrue \the \tbltoks }\ifautoTBLspread \checktb... ... l.5 \eTABLE

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csr fonts in last ConTeXt
by Michal Kvasnička 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

Good evening. A couple of days ago I have reinstalled my computer and installed the newest ConTeXt as well (TeXExec 5.2.4, ConTeXt ver: 2005.01.31). I found that it could work under SuSE Linux 9.2 -- teTeX distribution. But I also found that there is a change with csr fonts -- it is (at least in the Czech interface) substituted with cmr fonts. What's the reason? How could I change it againt to csr? (cmr fonts don't have accented letters.) Many thanks for your help. Your sincerely Michal Kvasnicka

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creating horizontal space
by Paul Tremblay 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

I am trying to create horizontal space in a footer and am having not luck. Here is what I have tried; \definetext[chapStart8Footer][footer][\vbox{ {\hspace{2em} skip} space Interestingly, the \hfill command works here, but \hspace doesn't. Paul -- ************************ *Paul Tremblay * *phthenry(a)iglou.com * ************************

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Problem with DocbookInContext
by profile 06 Mar '05

06 Mar '05

Hello, I tried to compile the file README.tex in DocbookInConteXt and obtain the following message : undefined control sequence : stelsectiein Here are the instructions in xtag-docbook.tex my installation of ConteXt does not understand .......................... \unprotect \stelsectiein [\v!sectionlevel-3] [\v!bijlage\c!conversie=\v!Letter, \c!vorigenummer=\v!nee] \stelkopin [\v!paragraaf] [\v!bijlage\c!label=\v!bijlage, \v!hoofdtekst\c!label=\v!paragraaf] % bijlageconversie=\Character \protect ....................... How can I solve the problem ? Thanks François

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Re: [NTG-context] arabtex support - we broke something
by mohd zamri murah 05 Mar '05

05 Mar '05

Using test.tex and your new m-arabtex.tex, it fail. log and my solution below. ========= test.tex ==================================== \input m-arabtex \usetypescript[postscript] \switchtotypeface[postscript] \starttext \setarab \novocalize \section{\<mu.hammad>} %short arabic use \< ..> here is some text in english. here in arabic .\<mu.hammad>. we can mix them. hurray. we get both of them together. we can see this is fun and going nowhere. \startarabic % long arabic kAjyn ayn mmr.hAl sAtw prwtwtA'yp awntwq mnjAnkn dwkwmn jAwy dry dwkwmn rwmy . <hei, I am in english> ay mggwnAkn kwnsyp pgatwrcArA'n brAsAskn kwmpwnwn . ay mggwnAkn kwnsyp pgatwrcArA'n brAsAskn kwmpwnwn. \stoparabic \stoptext ================================================ error log; ! Extra \else. \test@space ...\a@@putword \xpa \kill@space \else \xpa \next@command \fi <to be read again> .... my solution; comment these lines; (near line 402 ). probably the support for hebrew broke things. another possibility is that all these 3 files already loaded by m-arabtex.tex and reload them break things. % \ReadFile{hebtex.sty} % \ReadFile{apatch.sty} % \ReadFile{hepatch.sty} and the file compile OK. I don't knew hebrew, however, I will try to understand the hebrew support. the character "|" and "~" still produce "illegal command" in \startarabic...\stoprabic. will try to trace this one. be happy to write the manual later. zamri On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:42:24 +0100, Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > Hi, > > I cleaned up the files a bit (first step); can you test these? > > \input m-arabtex % new version of \usemodule will accept long names > > can you also take a loot at hebrew? (if you look in the file you can see the old > hebrew font def with the strange fontdimen settings; > > maybe we should replace \vocalize and such by proper key/val settings (options > or so); do you have a list of meaningful ones? > > we also need a manual then -) > > Hans > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > 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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Re: [NTG-context] gsftopk failing after upgrade
by Louis F. Springer 05 Mar '05

05 Mar '05

(resent with correct subject line) On Mar 5, 2005, at 3:51 AM, ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl wrote: > > Louis F. Springer wrote: >> I have a Gerben Wierda TeX and ConTeXt distribution I upgraded >> yesterday >> to the latest versions of everything. I had some additional fonts >> installed. I re-installed the fonts using the following commands: >> >> texfont --ve=sun --co=sunserif --ma --in >> texfont --ve=sun --co=sunsans --ma --in >> >> and updated the pdftex.cfg file adding the following >> >> map +texnansi-sun-sunsans.map >> map +texnansi-sun-sunserif.map > > the cfg file is no longer supported by pdftex, use > > \pdfmapfile{+texnansi-sun-sunsans.map} > > or better: > > \loadmapfile[texnansi-sun-sunsans.map] > > instead, or make typescripts that do the loading when needed I checked my typescript, it did include the appropriate appropriate \loadmapfile commands. I've done a paranoia check, copying the map files to the local directory, no joy. I have also verified from the log file that texexec is loading the typescript. ... (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex) (./sun-font.tex) color : system rgb is global activated ... > >> but am getting the following error on my texexec --pdf execution using >> the fonts > > could you process the file produced by texfont? OK, that works. I can process the texnansi-sun-sunsans.tex and the texnansi-sun-sunserif.tex files. I must have something amuck with my typescript. I'll check it out. (BTW, I checked this before and thought it failed, I must have processed an old version of the file produced by texfont.) I can't see anything obvious in my typescript, maybe I've fouled up on the encoding or something. Thanks, Lou

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wiki and tables
by Paul Tremblay 05 Mar '05

05 Mar '05

I hope this isn't off topic, but can someone give me help creating tables in the wiki? The wiki states that it supporst XHTML tables. I want to create tables in this format, or as close as possible. In XHTML, you control borders and other characteristics by CSS. So how does one do the same in the wiki? <table>  <tr> <td>cell one</td><td>cell two</td> </tr> </table> Paul -- ************************ *Paul Tremblay * *phthenry(a)iglou.com * ************************

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