September 2005 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

bugs?
by Idris Samawi Hamid 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Dear gang, A couple of apparent bugs, apparently related: [ConTeXt ver: 2005.08.15 fmt: 2005.8.20 int: english mes: english] ================================================== % output=pdf interface=en \starttext Test.\footnote{Test} Test.\footnote{Test} \stoptext ================================================== The footnote numeral `1' is indented further than the footnote numeral `2'. Similarly: ================================================== % output=pdf interface=en \useURL [Pragma1] [http://www.pragma-ade.com/download-1.htm] [] [{\sc Pragma}] \useURL [Pragma2] [http://www.pragma-ade.com/download-1.htm] [] [{\sc Pragma}] \starttext \Context\ can be downloaded from \from[Pragma1]. \Context\ can be downloaded from \from[Pragma2]. \stoptext ================================================== The first `Pragma' is indented further than the second. Please advise. Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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`\Context' bug
by Idris Samawi Hamid 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Dear gang, Another apparent bug: [ConTeXt ver: 2005.08.15 fmt: 2005.8.20 int: english mes: english] ================================================== % output=pdf interface=en \starttext \Context\ \stoptext ================================================== The first letter of the logo is roman; the rest of the logo is typewriter. Why? Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] footnote numbering
by Idris Samawi Hamid 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

>can someone tell me, how to set the counter of footnotes (e.g., one back, >or to zero)? Play with this: ============================================== % output=pdf interface=en \starttext Test.\footnote{Test} Test.\footnote{Test} \resetnumber[footnote] Test.\footnote{Test} Test.\footnote{Test} \incrementnumber[footnote] Test.\footnote{Test} Test.\footnote{Test} \decrementnumber[footnote] \decrementnumber[footnote] \decrementnumber[footnote] Test.\footnote{Test} Test.\footnote{Test} \stoptext ============================================== Hans, can one add an option like \decrementnumber[2][footnote] to subract 2 instead of declaring the command three times? Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] hyperlink references
by Idris Samawi Hamid 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Hi Albrecht, >is it possible to insert hyperlink references in ConTeXt, in analogy to >the \href command in LaTeX? You may play with this: ================================================ % output=pdf interface=en \useURL [Pragma] [http://www.pragma-ade.com/download-1.htm] [] [{\sc Pragma}] \useURL [Pragma2] [http://www.pragma-ade.com/download-1.htm] [] [{\tt http://www.pragma-ade.com/download-1.htm}] \setupcolors[state=start] \setupinteraction[state=start,color=darkgreen] \starttext \Context\ can be downloaded from \from[Pragma]. \Context\ can be downloaded from \from[Pragma2]. \stoptext ================================================ Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] hyperlink references
by Idris Samawi Hamid 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

>===== Original Message From Albrecht Kauffmann <alkauffm(a)rz.uni-potsdam.de> ===== >Hi all, > >is it possible to insert hyperlink references in ConTeXt, in analogy to >the \href command in LaTeX? > > >With many thanks in advance >Albrecht > > >_______________________________________________ >ntg-context mailing list >ntg-context(a)ntg.nl >http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: TeX --> LaTeX
by Maurice Diamantini 25 Sep '05

25 Sep '05

In article <43315a5f$0$19280$626a14ce(a)news.free.fr>, Seb <s-loulou(a)laposte.net> wrote: > Bonjour ! > > je suis habitué à TeX, mais j'aimerais passer à LaTeX car certaines > macros comme minipage me plaisent particuleirement ainsi que les liens > hyperref, prosper ... Si tu es habité à TeX, et que tu cherche quelque chose de plus évolué (mais avec compatibilité ascendante), qui conserve la philosophie TeX au niveau des commande (commandes fréquentes courtes, pas d'abus d'accolades,...), et qui soit à la fois plus puissant tout en restant cohérent et sans devenir une usine à gaz de packages incompatibles entre eux, je te conseille de regarder ConTeXt. C'est un format "concurrent" à LaTeX. ConTeXt qui représente à mon sens l'arlésienne "LaTeX3"... Sauf que ConTeXt est plutot équivalent à "LaTeX" + "LaTeX compagnon" + "LaTeX graphique compagnon" (prosper + ...) Pour donner une idée, les environnements latex s'expriment par \begin{toto) \end{toto} en context ça donne : \starttoto \stoptoto sauf toutes les commandes hérite d'un comportement par défaut qui peut être modifier par des option du type [key1=val1,..] (à la pstricks) L'environnement toto ci-dessus dispose donc automatiquement d'une commande : \setuptoto[key1=val1,...] Voilà, tout n'est pas rose cependant, et le bouquin de référence n'est pas encore commercialisé. Pour en savoir plus : http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ Il y a aussi une mailing list très actives (et ractive) Bonne lecture, -- Maurice, P.S. regarge aussi la doc de Metafun une extension de Metapost pour faire les dessins qui est directement intégrée à ConTeXt) > Maintenant, je trouve que c'est nettement moins souple que le TeX : par > exemple , > > --> comment changer l'entete et le pied de page ? > > --> comment changer le style d'un environnement par exemple si je veux > que section ne soit plus en gras mais souligné ou en petites capitales ... > > > merci de vos precisions, > > Seb.

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about test file for Chinese
by Dalyoung 25 Sep '05

25 Sep '05

Dear all, I read an instruction of using a Chinese truetype font in the ConTeXt wiki. In the step 9, there is a mention about "test file from Lutz", but there is no attached file. (It is a mail from Xiao Jianfeng on 06/06/2005) Does someone have this test file? I'd like to know how to define typescript in this case. Thank you. Dalyoung

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TeX + Metapost syntax highlighting in Vim
by Mojca Miklavec 24 Sep '05

24 Sep '05

In case someone finds this experimental piece of code for highlighting metapost inside ConTeXt useful, put: " ConTeXt augroup filetypedetect au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.tex setfiletype context augroup END somewhere to your filetype.vim (probably after TeX) and move the attached file to syntax\context.vim. If you have something like \startMPpage draw ... \stopMPpage, it will do the syntax highligting for metapost inside the \start-\stop pair. There are still some "bugs" present (see comments in file), but I don't know how yet to get rid of them. I downloaded SpellChecker and SuperTab (autocomplete) today from the vim website and it works great! (see http://contextgarden.net/Vim and feel free to add any useful stuff there) I was astonished as I saw autocomplete work. There are only a couple of lines with an extraordinary functionality. I think that if someone writes a good script to convert texshow to vim syntax highlighting script, than autocomplete will be able to provide good hints for all the existing commands in ConTeXt and the corresponding parameters. I'll try to see what I can do, but please don't excpect any results too soon. Mojca " Vim syntax file " Language: ConTeXt " Maintainer: Mojca Miklavec <mojca.miklavec(a)guest.arnes.si> " Installation: " To automatilcally load this file when a .tex file is opened, add the " following lines to ~/.vim/filetype.vim: " " augroup filetypedetect " au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.tex setfiletype context " augroup END " " You will have to restart vim for this to take effect. In any case it " is a good idea to read ":he new-filetype" so that you know what is going " on, and why the above lines work. " Adapted from eruby by Michael Brailsford (Thanks for the idea!) " " This is just a testing version. " TODO: " - adapt tex.vim for plain TeX + ConTeXt support only (no LaTeX!!!) " - add MetaFun support on the top of Metapost " - add all the possible \start ... \stop delimiters which switch the " syntax highlighting to MetaFun, XML, JavaScript, ... " if version < 600 syntax clear elseif exists("b:current_syntax") finish endif "Source the tex syntax file runtime! syntax/tex.vim "Set the filetype to tex to load the tex %??? ftplugins set ft=tex unlet b:current_syntax " Put the metafun syntax file in @metafunTop " " TODO: should be changed to metafun once the support is there " javascript should probably be adapted to PDF specification too, but it " changes in every version anyway and doesn't work either " syn include @metafunTop syntax/mp.vim " for some reason I can't make both metapost and javascript working at the same time "syn include @javascriptTop syntax/javascript.vim syn region metafunBlock matchgroup=metafunDelim start=#\\startMPpage# end=#\\stopMPpage# keepend contains=@metafunTop " TODO: \startuseMPgraphic{the name} - "the name" has to be catched and " typeset in ConTeXt, not in metapost!!! " \start..MP.. may not be inside comments!!! syn region metafunBlock matchgroup=metafunDelim start=#\\startMPinclusions# end=#\\stopMPinclusions# keepend contains=@metafunTop syn region metafunBlock matchgroup=metafunDelim start=#\\startMPgraphic# end=#\\stopMPgraphic# keepend contains=@metafunTop syn region metafunBlock matchgroup=metafunDelim start=#\\startuseMPgraphic# end=#\\stopuseMPgraphic# keepend contains=@metafunTop syn region metafunBlock matchgroup=metafunDelim start=#\\startreusableMPgraphic# end=#\\stopreusableMPgraphic# keepend contains=@metafunTop syn region metafunBlock matchgroup=metafunDelim start=#\\startuniqueMPgraphic# end=#\\stopuniqueMPgraphic# keepend contains=@metafunTop syn region metafunBlock matchgroup=metafunDelim start=#\\startMPrun# end=#\\stopMPrun# keepend contains=@metafunTop " comments have to be added, \startJScode{name}, "name" has to be catched and " typeset in ConTeXt, not in javascript syn region javascriptBlock matchgroup=javascriptDelim start=#\\startJScode# end=#\\stopJScode# keepend contains=@javascriptTop syn region javascriptBlock matchgroup=javascriptDelim start=#\\startJSpreamble# end=#\\stopJSpreamble# keepend contains=@javascriptTop hi link metafunDelim texSTatement hi link javascriptDelim texSTatement let b:current_syntax = "context" " vim: set ts=4 sw=4:

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Where to find documents?
by jjgod 24 Sep '05

24 Sep '05

Hello, I'm wondering where to find documents about \starttypescript and \definetypeface. I searched in mtexfonts.pdf, mfonts.pdf, mp-cb-en.pdf, cont-enp.pdf, no explainations, only a few examples, so what are those arguments for? Regards, Jjgod.

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Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt to RTF Conversion
by Duncan Hothersall 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

> - xml in not an input format but (a well structured) interchange > format. XML is a very good master format from which to derive all outputs. For example, I receive wordprocessor files from academics and convert them to XML by a combination of automated processes and hand-tagging. The XML is then stored and maintained as the master version of that document, and when we need to produce a new release in HTML, PDF or eBook, a new style of PDF, a text version optimised for screen-readers, etc. we take a snapshot of the latest XML and run it through batch production processes - including ConTeXt for the typesetting side of things. That might be overkill for small projects (we're currently holding 25 million words in XML), but the principle applies no matter what size of content you have. Duncan

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