March 2005 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Problem with the bib module (yeah, so what else is new)
by Nikolai Weibull 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

OK, another one of those "hey, the bib module has an issue"-kind of mails. The problem is that \bibdoif and its relatives don't work. They always evaluate to true. I have tried to figure out why this is so, but I'm just not good enough at reading TeX macros (yet). The main problem is that I want to do something like this for my \setuppublicationlist: \doglobal\newif\ifBIBLoutputbeforesurname \global\BIBLoutputbeforesurnamefalse \def\BIBLwholename#1#2#3#4#5% {\bibdoif{#1}{#1\unskip\bibalternative\c!firstnamesep\BIBLoutputbeforesurnametrue}% \bibdoif{#4}{#4\unskip\bibalternative\c!firstnamesep\BIBLoutputbeforesurnametrue}% \bibdoif{#2}{#2\unskip\bibalternative\c!vonsep\BIBLoutputbeforesurnametrue}% \ifBIBLoutputbeforesurname \else \unskip% \BIBLoutputbeforesurnamefalse% \fi #3\bibalternative\c!surnamesep% \bibdoif{#5}{#5\unskip}} The problem is that one can't have \author[]{}[]{}{Organization} without extra spaces appearing before the Organization. Another issue is that extra spaces occur between the first and last name in the \normalauthor style, nikolai -- ::: name: Nikolai Weibull :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka ::: ::: born: Chicago, IL USA :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden ::: ::: page: minimalistic.org :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 ::: main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

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My ConTeXt cannot use Type1 fonts...
by 李树钧 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

Hi all, I am a Chinese beginner of ConTeXt. Recently I installed the latest stable version of ConTeXt under MiKTeX (b20050215). To use Chinese characters in ConTeXt, I installed some Chinese Type1 fonts and related map/enc files. However, I found "texexec --pdf foo.tex" cannot read Type1 Chinese fonts. In this case, ConTeXt uses pk fonts (generated from ttf fonts), and finally I got pdf files with very low quality. As a comparison, "texexec foo.tex" + dvipdfm (or dvips+ps2pdf) works well to produce good pdf files. As we know, now pdftex.cfg cannot be used to load font map files. So I added the map file of Chinese Type1 fonts into miktex\config\updmap.cfg and run initexmf --mkmaps to insert the fonts to psfonts.map. This works well for pdftex, but doesn't work for ConTeXt. I don't know why and cannot go further. Can any one offer some help to solve this problem? Thanks in advance. best regards, Shujun Li http://www.hooklee.com/tex.html _________________________________________________________________ 免费下载 MSN Explorer: http://explorer.msn.com/lccn/

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Beginnner's question: fumbling with font finding failures.
by Paul R Martin 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

Dear ConTeXters, I'm a newcomer to ConTeXt and to this congenial and obviously active list: please bear with me and read my story. I'll be much more succinct in future. Last week, I installed TeTex and ConTeXt [Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther"]. I'm working my way through the "Excursion" and "This Way/ My Way" documents. They are great documents, ConTeXt is a great package, and I've had some timely tips from Hans Hagen (Hail thee, Hans!). I've made some good progress. I have learned the difference between a _Hasselter juffer_ and a _Hasselter bitter_, but I'm still not sure what one does with a _foekepot_. I suspect that it's a percussion instrument, but that's beside the point. I have a history of user-level LaTeX formatting in my distant past. I've mostly been stuck in the dark, ragged, dreary, world of MS Office for the past decade, so you can understand my joy to see beautiful, colourful .pdf pages rolling up my screen, as a result of typing straightforward, comprehensible formatting commands in a plain text ascii file. As my fellow Australians would say: ** You little ripper! ** Now, I've managed to side-step some menacing signs of absent fonts as I progressed. My goals are straightforward (technical documentation and scientific writing), so I've been happy to accept the font fallback/replacement routines. Further, my glimpses into the pages and pages of information about font handling make me think that it's a kind of bad neighbourhood for a person like me to enter, just as it was when TeX and I were young. But now I've struck the following blockade in my quest to produce a 'My Way' document, which I did by simply 1) cutting and pasting the source code from the page 3 of My Way #0 [mag-0000.pdf] 2) changing the author name, and 3) saving the resultant text as [mwy-000-Test.tex], then 4) running the perl "texexec" script on it. OK, don't snicker, it may not be such a silly thing to try. I'm sure there are other people who might try this kind of approach. Here is the gist of the result -- ellipses mark my deletions. ------------------------------START--------------------------- [nvri-hayden:~/Documents/ConTEXt/MyWay] paulm% texexec --color --pdf mwy-000-Test TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 ... system : macros of module mag-01 loaded ... (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type- akb.tex)kpathsea: Running mktextfm uplr8t mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input uplr8t This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.3) kpathsea: Running mktexmf uplr8t ! I can't find file `uplr8t'. <*> ...:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input uplr8t Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. <*> ...:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input uplr8t Transcript written on mfput.log. grep: uplr8t.log: No such file or directory mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input uplr8t' failed to make uplr8t.tfm. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. ... ! Font \*palatino12ptrmtf*:=uplr8t at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file no t found. ... ---------------------------------------------FINISH------------------- [etc etc, I think that 'nonstopmode' might have been why this loop continued for the next 120 seconds. BTW I typed 'Q' in response to the input file name request above]. Now, it's obvious from the ContextGarden that I've probably missed some step in font configuration. But when I start to look in the numerous sources of advice, I strike the usual frustration. There are lots of statements (lots and lots of 'em!) about checking and un-commenting and configuring, but I can find no list of *prioritised* things for beginners to try, in the order which they should be tried, in order to solve what looks to be a simple and typical problem. Without such a set of instructions, I'm loath to change anything in my configuration, for fear that the cure might be worse than the disease. I'd love to try to understand the source of the error, and how to handle fonts professionally, and lots of other things as well. But I'm a busy scientist with many other commitments. As long as ConText is working I'm happy, but I can't devote much time to delving into errors. So I may not be a typical participant in this list. But if you help me, you will help to make ConTeXt more accessible to others like me, and this will be good for the cause, _nes pas?_ I'd be happy to write a my way document or contribute a Wiki page on this topic to encapsulate any good advice for myself and other neophytes. Yours, P. Paul R Martin National Vision Research Institute of Australia Tel: +613 9349 7481 prmartin(a)unimelb.edu.au

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presentation in ConTeXt
by 정 달영 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

Hi all, It is my first mail to this list. I am using XeTeX and XeTeX + ConTeXt environment for my most files for sometime. It worked fine and the output is really great. I'd like to use it to create a presentation instead of using LaTeX + beamer. I have seen many output samples of the presentation styles like s-pre-#.tex. But I didn't find how to use it in the ConTeXt manual. Recently, I googled and found some files for presentation including Hraban's source, but I didn't succeed. I try to compile it in the pure ConTeXt environment, texexec --pdf project_pdf-info.tex and got some error messages. ..... bodyfont : bodyfont 16pt is defined (can better be done global) bodyfont : bodyfont 16pt is defined (can better be done global) system : macros of module chart loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/m-chart.tex XML : loading flowchart support )) systems : end file env_pdf-info at line 3 systems : begin file prd_grundlagen at line 46 (./prd_grundlagen.tex ! Undefined control sequence. \StartTitlePage ...lign [right] \stelinterliniein \vfil \let \\=\vfil l.4 \StartTitlePage ? x No pages of output. ..... Now I am using OS X 10.3.8 and Gerben's installation. What should I do to remove this error? Is there any place or samples to show "how to create presentation"? I am sorry if it is too well known subject. Regards, Dalyoung

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figures move in newly installed contex/tetex
by GEERT＠telefonica.net 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

Hi, Up to now, I have been using a rather old version of context (2003, the one that comes with FC3 linux for instance). I decided to download the latest version of tetex (3.0) which also comes with pdftex 1.21a and texexec 5.2.4 After realizing the changes in pdftex and struggling for about a day to get my type1 fonts working again (I knew this would happen, it's simply part of the game.....) I saw another problem, and I'm rather clueless on this one : I have a 140 pages document with about 60 pictures in it. The whole document is in landscape and in 3 columns. I did place all the figures with the same command : \plaatsfiguur[forceer][reffiguur1]{}{\externfiguur[figuur1.jpg][breedte=6cm]} In my previous tetex/context version, all figures appeared exactly where I defined them. Since the upgrade, figures appear sometimes spread over two columns, sometimes the text in the column adjacent to the figure starts below the figure (but on the next column) instead of besides the figure..... Is there something new with the figures placing mechanism in this newer context version that I am not aware of ? Geert

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bibmodule requests
by Stefano 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

I have been using the bibmodule for a couple of weeks now, and it works great! ... but, I have run into some situations that are not considered. (1) It would be nice to visually distinguish the cited author using a different font or style in the text. I was able to add \c!authorstyle to \setupcite and make changes to the appropriate areas in the t-bib.tex module. I suppose I could also add a \c!yearstyle as well to allow for old style figures. In my case, I set \c!authorstyle={\em} (2) Another situation arises when dealing with multiple references from the same author in the same year. The years have a lower case letter added, such as 1995a, 1995b, 1995c, etc. For example, let's say I have three entries: article1 ... 1995a article2 ... 1995b article3 ... 1995c These entries are labelled a,b,c when using BibTeX to process the .bib file to the .bbl file. Unfortunately, the .bbl file contains all entries, since the .aux file contains the line \citation{*}. If I cite article2 and article3 in my document, the publication list uses 1995b and 1995c and my citations use the same years, and doesn't start with 'a'. The only way I have found to remedy this situation is to create a .bbl file that only contains the BibTeX entries which I have cited. These cited entries are listed in the .tui file that texexec creates. Unfortunately, the .tui file requires the entire .bbl file in order to list the entries cited ... so I have devised the following process ... step 1) run BibTeX using an .aux file that contains the line \citation{*} step 2) run texexec document --once (this creates .tui with the list of cited entries) step 3) rename the .aux to ._au file step 4) use the ._au and .tui files to create a new .aux which only lists the entries cited instead of \citation{*} ... for example ... \citation{Smith2001} \citation{Jones1995} \citation{Smith1999} ... etc. step 5) run BibTeX again ... this will create a .bbl which only contains the cited entries, ensuring that the years are labelled correctly i.e. 1995a, 1995b, etc. step 6) run texexec document to create the final document Is there any consideration to having .aux file created by texexec based on the entries cited in the document? I ended up creating a batch file to do this so it's not really an issue for me. Is there a better way to do this? (3) Another issue I found is when using the \cite[year][label1,label2,label3,etc.] and I have years such as 1995a, 1995b, 1995c, etc. only one of those years is listed, while if I use \cite[author] or \cite[authoryear] or \cite[authoryears], all the required years are listed. Unfortunately, the grouped years are not in order i.e. 1995b before 1995a, but it looks like this depends on the ordering of the labels. (4) Another issue is with regards to the author names in the publication list. The first author is typically inverted (last name before first name), but all subsequent authors are normal (first name before last name) ... for example ... Smith, A.B, C.D. Jones, E.J. Doe, and J.T. Morgan ... The use of author styles such as \normalauthor \invertedshortauthor, etc. applies to the entire list of authors. Is there any way to specify one style for the first author and a different style for the second and subsequent authors? (5) Is it possible to have additional annotations with a citation? For example, if I want to refer to page 27 from Smith et al., I would have (Smith et al., 1995a, p. 27). Another possibility is to have (e.g. Smith et al., 1995a, p.27). I suppose I could blank out the brackets in \setupcite and do the following ... (e.g. \cite[smith1995], p.27) or create a custom \def such as \def\Cite[#1][#2][#3]{(#1 \cite[#2], #3)} and use it as such ... \Cite[e.g.][smith1995][p. 27] Any information is appreciated. Sincerely, Stefano

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How to check the version ConTEXt that is installed on my system?
by R S Ananda Murthy 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

Hello, Please tell me how to check the version of ConTEXt that is installed on my system. I am running Slackware 10.1. Thanks, Anand

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Multiple image directories
by Gerben Wierda 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

I tried to use two image directories, but that does not work. Can I do something like that? E.g. \setupexternalfigures[directory=../images,directory=../ mp,maxwidth=\textwidth] G

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\= in tables
by Idris Samawi Hamid 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

Just in case this was missed-) On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 09:05:19 -0700, <ishamid(a)lamar.colostate.edu> wrote: Dear cartel, \= does not work in tables (I think that the TABLE macros define \= differently; why on earth would someone do that?!?). Is there a workaround? Idris =========================== % output=pdf interface=en \starttext \setupinterlinespace \setupfloats[location=center] \placetable [here][tab:test]{Test.} \starttable{|c|c|} \HL \VL macron ({\=a}) \VL accents ({\=a}) \VL\FR \HL \VL do not ({\=a}) \VL work ({\=a})\VL\NR \HL \VL in ({\=a}) \VL tables ({\=a}) \VL\LR \HL \stoptable \stoptext =========================== log: =========================== systems : begin file test4 at line 3 ! Misplaced \omit. \!ttLongHrule ->\omit \span \omit \span \!ttShortHrule l.11 \VL macron ({\= a}) \VL accents ({\=i}) \VL\FR =========================== -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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\typebuffer with typing name
by Vit Zyka 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

Hi everybody, please consider: ----------------------------------- \definetyping[TEX] \setuptyping[TEX][option=TEX] \starttext \startbuffer[A] \somemacro[bla][obla=vbla] \stopbuffer \typebuffer[A] \stoptext ----------------------------------- It works perfectly. I would like to type buffer with options for typing, e.g. \typebuffer[A][TEX] but the second param is ignored. It seems to me, the definition of \typebuffer is preprepared for that, but not finnished. Or is there some solution that I omitted? (It is not crutial since I solved it by calling \typefile[TEX][]{\jobname-A.tmp} ) Thanks vit

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