April 2005 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

RE: [NTG-context] How to cook Garamond
by Idris Samawi Hamid 05 Apr '05

05 Apr '05

>===== Original Message From Peter Münster <pmrb(a)free.fr> ===== >> I've had the same problem-) you need a separate map file for dvips (and >> dvipdfm). Ah, the TeX "font mess"... > >Do you know, how the content of this file should look like? >Cheers, Peter Try this: Add the line p +myfont.map to your local dvips.ps file, in /fonts/dvips/config syntax: =========myfont.map=========== plb10 PLB10 <plb10.pfb =========================== place in your local /fonts/dvips/config for dvipdfmx: add f myfont.map to your local /fonts/dvipdfm/config config file. dvipdfmx has a slightly different syntax, it includes encoding info: =========myfont.map.dvipdfmx=========== plb10 texnansi <plb10.pfb =========================== place in your local /fonts/dvipdfm/config This generally works for me. CAUTION: on Linux I've had problems because of precise spelling (capitals versus lower case). so your map file entries must match the case for your tfm files, etc. Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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howto \getbuffer inside of \startTEX ... \stopTEX
by VnPenguin 04 Apr '05

04 Apr '05

Hi all, I have a following code: ---------------------------------------------------------- \startbuffer \bTABLE \bTR \bTH title1 \eTH \bTH title2 \eTH \eTR \bTR \bTD data1 \eTD \bTD data2 \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \stopbuffer \startTEX \getbuffer \stopTEX \getbuffer ---------------------------------------------------------- But I got exactly the line "\getbuffer" in \startTEX ... \stopTEX instead of its content. How to get buffer in this case please. Thank you, Q.

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Switching fonts (or font size) in columnsets
by Gilles Pérez-Lambert 04 Apr '05

04 Apr '05

Hello, With the example attached at the end of the mail (and that can be try on http://live.contextgarden.net) the page on which the font change occurs (be it the size or a new font) is moved up and the page is shorter... Is there a way to say that some text (here the items) are not to be aligned on the grid because they are smaller (or bigger)? Thanks! Gilles. % Example: \showgrid \setuplayout[grid=yes] \setupitemize[before={\switchtobodyfont[small]}] \definecolumnset[ex][n=2] \starttext \startcolumnset[ex] \dorecurse{4}{\input knuth\relax\placefigure{}{}} \startitemize[n,packed,intro] \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \item Un \stopitemize \stopcolumnset \stoptext

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RE: [NTG-context] How to cook Garamond
by Idris Samawi Hamid 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

>===== Original Message From h h extern <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >as soon as > >- dvipdfmx supports map file specials >- pdftex is updated around the world > >i will change a few defaults in context; currently what works well for new >versions of pdftex may fail in older ones; Is this related to why aleph complains that etex is too old? I know it's probably hopeless till Giuseppe comes back, but I'll ask anyway: Is there any way to compile a new aleph with the new eTeX and jonathan kew's bugfix for the extra mem_bot before Giuseppe returns? All the best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Brand new install on XP.
by Dirar BOUGATEF 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

Hi all, Following Hans instructions from a previous mail, am trying to setup context on a new machine without installing any distribution. I would like to use the minimal context tree. Here is the instructions from a previous post: an option is (assuming that you have rsync running): c: cd \ mkdir mytex rsync -r -v www.pragma-pod.com::mswin mytex cd mytex setuptex texexec --make --alone --all and voila you have a running system (like i have) (updating is then also rather efficient) c:\mytex\setuptex c:\mytex can then be used any time. rsync www.pragma-pod.com:: I have done all of this but when i type texexec nothing happeneds. Anything missing out there ? Thanks for your help.

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RE: [NTG-context] chancery font
by Idris Samawi Hamid 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

>===== Original Message From ciro(a)kavyata.com, mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> ===== >My problem goes beyond fonts. What I think I need is a simple explanation >of the TeX-like package system. For instance: > >I see tetex,pdftex,contex, latex,web2c,...and so on, but I don't understand >their interrelation/dependency. teTeX, fpTeX, gwTeX, and MiKTeX are os-dependent distrbutions. LaTeX and ConTeXt are os-independent macropackages. Web2C is the Pascal-to-C translator that allows compilation of TeX on Unix, Windows, etc. /web2c is the directory that contains configuration files and os-dependent format files. But I don't know why it's called "/web2c" >Why the livetex tree is like it is? What is needed for a context user? ConTeXt has become so detailed and powerful, and changes so fast, that the os-dependent distrbutions can't keep up. I predict that one day ConTeXt will be completely independent of TeXLive. Some of the problems many of us have been facing ultimately boil down to the growing, but not yet complete, independence of ConTeXt from TeXLive. Personally, I think this a good thing, because ConTeXt is really a stand-alone system in the final analysis. mswincontext.zip is _almost_ there; maybe Hans could use volunteers to build and maintain independent Mac and Unix packages a la mswincontext.zip. Then we could contribute to a test/torture suite to make sure that everything runs identically on all os's. Each of us may have pet issues that concern us (I have my aleph work for example, there are fonts, xml, etc). >What are the steps to upgrade context with a cont-tmf.zip and a texlive2004? >Would it be possible to create an shell script that automize all this? I would get the tetex package from pragma, install it in its own tree, define your path so that your ConTeXt bin is searched BEFORE TeXLive's, and have your shell script initialize your tree (maybe there are instructions in the teTeX package). I modified my setuptex.bat so that my ConTeXt tree would search my TeXLive tree as well; I suppose you could do the same with setuptex.csh. > >Where are fonts registered/stored/mapped/encoded? There is a document somewhere on the TeX Directory Structure (tds), I think. Look in /texmf/doc/tds > >Most books on TeX,latex, etc, only explain how to use them, but not >the 'system administration' part, which must of us have to learn as well. There is an old book, Making TeX Work, that aimed to do just this. But it's 11 years old and woefully out of date. > >BTW, I used Idris instructions (without step4 because my texfont works) >and I have installed three different fonts so far. Actually, I >converted TTF fonts >to pfb/afm, then used the Idris steps, and I am happy. How did you convert ttf>pfb? I did this once using FontLab and I lost all my macron accents:-( But texfont and pdfetex work with ttf files so there is no need to convert:-) Now I hace to learn how >to build typescript files, and learn where to put them, What I did was just get one complete working typescript and model my other typescripts on that one. If type-ugm is working for you, just study that one. Five steps: % raw fonts %Names %Synonyms %maps %typefaces Note that you can mix and match fonts to create your own complete typefaces. I am enclosing a typescript I did for Times New Roman and Arial (type-tnr.tex) that I posted a few weeks ago. About placing type-* files: You can put them anywhere in your TeX path; I put mine, along with some other private configuration files, in /texmf-local/tex/generic/private, but you can put them anywhere you like under your TeX path. >and the mapping/encoding >business. I think you don't have to worry about this too much, except that texfont defaults to texnansi, while the fonts that come with TeXLive are mostly ec. So you should avoid use of \char as much as possible in your macros, and stick to character control sequences like \circumflex. Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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How to cook Garamond
by Idris Samawi Hamid 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

Dear syndicate, [Garamond is a nice font. Now that there is a free version, this would be a nice default font to add to the next ConTeXt distribution. In the meantime:] How to cook Garamond (my apologies to the experts for the verbosity): 1. Download ftp://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/urw/garamond.zip (actually, you only need the pfb and afm files, unless your texfont does not work); 2. place ONLY the afm and pfb files in an empty temporary directory; 3. from /temp>, run texfont --ma --in --ve=urw --co=garamond --show you may verify the installation of your font by examining texnansi-urw-garamond.pdf. 4. If texfont does not work, you will have to do more work-> the zip package contains tfms etc, and here is a map file you will need: =============texnansi-urw-garamond.map============== % You need to add the following line to pdftex.cfg: % % map +texnansi-urw-garamond.map % % Alternatively in your TeX source you can say: % % \pdf {+texnansi-urw-garamond.map} % % In ConTeXt you can best use: % % \loadmapfile[texnansi-urw-garamond.map] texnansi-raw-ugmm8a GaramondNo8-Med 4 < ugmm8a.pfb texnansi.enc texnansi-raw-ugmmi8a GaramondNo8-MedIta 4 < ugmmi8a.pfb texnansi.enc texnansi-raw-ugmr8a GaramondNo8-Reg 4 < ugmr8a.pfb texnansi.enc texnansi-raw-ugmri8a GaramondNo8-Ita 4 < ugmri8a.pfb texnansi.enc ========================================================= If texfont works, ignore step 4; 5. Now write to file the following typescript: ==========================type-ugm.tex====================== % raw fonts \starttypescript[serif] [garamond] [texnansi] \definefontsynonym[Garamond] [ugmr8a] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym[GaramondItalic] [ugmri8a] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym[GaramondBold] [ugmm8a] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym[GaramondBoldItalic][ugmmi8a] [encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript %Names \starttypescript [serif] [garamond] [name] \setups[font:fallback:serif] \definefontsynonym[Serif] [Garamond] \definefontsynonym[SerifBold] [Garamond-Bold] \definefontsynonym[SerifItalic] [Garamond-Italic] \definefontsynonym[SerifBoldItalic][Garamond-BoldItalic] \stoptypescript %Synonyms \starttypescript [serif] [garamond] [texnansi] \definefontsynonym [Garamond] [\typescriptthree-ugmr8a] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Garamond-Bold] [\typescriptthree-ugmri8a] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Garamond-Italic] [\typescriptthree-ugmm8a] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Garamond-BoldItalic] [\typescriptthree-ugmmi8a] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \stoptypescript % maps \starttypescript [map] [garamond] [texnansi] \loadmapfile[texnansi-urw-garamond.map] \stoptypescript% % typefaces \starttypescript [URWGaramond] \definebodyfontenvironment [urwgaramond] [default] [interlinespace=2.8ex] \definetypeface [urwgaramond] [rm] [serif] [garamond] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \definetypeface [urwgaramond] [ss] [sans] [helvetica] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \definetypeface [urwgaramond] [mm] [math] [palatino] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \definetypeface [urwgaramond] [tt] [mono] [modern] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript =========================== If there are better/more aesthetic choices for sans and math, let me know-) 6. Test it out: =========================== % output=pdf interface=en \starttext \usetypescriptfile[type-ugm] \usetypescript[URWGaramond] %\setupbodyfont[urwgaramond,12pt] \definetypeface [garamond][rm][serif][garamond][default][encoding=texnansi] \switchtotypeface[garamond] \input knuth \stoptext =========================== You try \setupbodyfont instead of \definetypeface. Have fun with Garamond! Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] chancery font
by Idris Samawi Hamid 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

>===== Original Message From ciro(a)kavyata.com ===== >Idris, >thank you very much for your explanations... they are very helpful. I'm happy 2 b of help, although I'm basically just packaging things that Hans, Adam, and others have said over the last month >BTW, how do you use a ttf font directly in context? There was a thread on TimesNewRoman that I started a few weeks ago that has the details. Check out the archives on pragma. Basically, its exactly the same as the Garamond procedure except that you do not use any afm files; just the ttf files. Also, Hans has provided a way to just access the windows font directory; me, I used a temp dir like before. Look at that thread... Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] chancery font
by Idris Samawi Hamid 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

Hi guys, Ok, I certainly did _not_ intend to start a flame war, was just dreaming out loud:-)) >===== Original Message From Paul Tremblay <phthenry(a)iglou.com> ===== <snip> >I think you can achieve the same thing with a well-written shell script, >which can be interactive and can test all sorts of variables. Wouldn't a >shell script do the job you want? I mean, imagine the best, most fancy >gui you can, one that does everything you want with fonts. Now just >imagine the same program in an ugly shell that would do the same thing, >with the same interaction, and wouldn't that do the trick? Something one could run from e.g. a WinEDT or SciTe gui shell would be fine (for now->) >===== Original Message From "Thomas A.Schmitz" <thomas.schmitz(a)uni-bonn.de> ===== >First: fonts are a complex business, and when you >venture outside of the normal Western character range, things start to >get really messy (I speak from experience I have even more difficult issues with Arabic;-) >To be honest: in my >personal opinion (and this is a very personal opinion), die-hard GUI >users who just loathe the command line should not be using TeX. Hmm, seems we've heard the same comment about Linux in the pre-KDE days:-) Seriously, there is room in the TeX world for a creative gui approach, and ConTeXt would be a much better candidate than LaTeX for that to work. Yes, this is just a dream for now... In the future, maybe many years from now, someone may design a well-thought-out gui interface for the ConTeXt of the future. I for one would buy it... >In a way, >the current state puts a gentle, but firm sign on font handling saying >"This might be a bit difficult. Be warned!" Firm, perhaps, but I don't know about "gentle":-)) But Paul's idea of an interactive shell script is practical and I'll shut up for awhile... Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] chancery font
by Idris Samawi Hamid 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

>===== Original Message From r.ermers(a)hccnet.nl, mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> ===== >Thanks Thomas for the manual. I have already printed it, and cannot wait >to give it a try. Which manual?? >In the mean time I welcome any other concrete tips for installing a new >font, step by step that is. Someone on this list did this a couple of years ago or more; does anyone remember the link to that? If you recall the earlier postings: my idea >would be to start with a new font consisting of only one pfb file. Try the Garamond experiment, then analyze type-ugm in light of the fonts manual. <snip> >In the end my ideal would be a context which typesets Arabic, Russian >and Turkish, plus transcription according to a code I developed myself. For transcription, you can use aleph. By the end of this year or sooner there should be a new advanced Arabic-script package. Hopefully, one day aleph will be integrated into pdfetex (long term) or at least the aleph-dvipdfmx combo will have all of ConTeXt's capabilities (short term). Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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