January 2006 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

strange stretching with \blank[...]
by Peter Münster 15 Jan '06

15 Jan '06

Hello, please consider the following example file: \setupalign[line] \starttext \input knuth \blank[big] \input knuth \blank[2*big] % 2*big is much smaller than simple big ! \input knuth \placetable{bla}{\vbox to 18cm{bla}} \stoptext But \blank[big,big] is working right. It seems, that we should replace all "2*big" by "big,big" in core-sec.tex Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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mode dependend character handling
by Henning Hraban Ramm 15 Jan '06

15 Jan '06

(This mail was rejected as spam in my first try, and the reject message was catched by my spam filter...) A happy new year! I'd like to typeset a text in both German and Swiss German orthography, i.e. I'd like to expand "s (or the like) to ß in German and ss in Swiss German mode, or even better, automagically change ß to ss in Swiss mode. This is what I have: \startmode[swiss] \def\S#1{ss\relax} \stopmode \startnotmode[swiss] \def\S#1{\sz\relax} \stopnotmode That forces me to use \S{} in the middle of words, very ugly. I know this is possible in a more sophisticated way! Please? (My favorite solution would be to make ß expand to ss in Swiss mode.) Grüßlis vom Hraban! --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://contextgarden.net http://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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linenumbering
by Thomas A. Schmitz 15 Jan '06

15 Jan '06

All, I have a document with several sections and would like to have lines numbered consecutively across all sections. However, when the \startlinenumbering ... stoplinenumbering spans a \section command, it doesn't work any longer; lines are not numbered. Is there a solution or a workaround? Thanks, and best Thomas

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Reg. fonts and math
by Kumar Appaiah 15 Jan '06

15 Jan '06

I have been using ConTeXt for a short time now, after I switched from LaTeX. I find it quite great, but I have two queries regarding it. I am using teTeX in Debian (unstable). 1. Are the Lucida Bright fonts used in the documentation part of the complete teTeX documentation or are they fonts which need to be obtained separately? I have read a thread about this on the archive of this list, and tried all possible combinations suggested there in vain. 2. The tutorial tells us to refer to other sources (The TeX Book) for more on Math typesetting. Is there any online resource which would explain TeX (as opposed to LaTeX) math? Thanks. Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah, 462, Jamuna Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600 036

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MPgraphic question
by Hans van der Meer 15 Jan '06

15 Jan '06

I find it difficult to see the difference -- and therefore when to use the one or the other -- between useMPgraphic and uniqueMPgraphic. Is there someone who will enlighten me? Because I hate not knowing what I am doing. yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer

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texexec and missing file
by David Arnold 15 Jan '06

15 Jan '06

All, If the file doesn't exist, here is what happens: figures $ texexec --pdf --use=fig-make --mode=letter figlibSection3.xml TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 fixing engine variable : pdfetex total run time : 1 seconds figures $ Would it not be better if texexec reported "$filename not found" or some such thing?

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Keep framed on the baseline
by David Arnold 14 Jan '06

14 Jan '06

All, I have: \placeformula[-] \startformula \eqalign{ &\text{Divisors of 12}: \framed{1},\ \framed{2},\ \framed{3},\ 4,\ \framed{6},\ 12\cr &\text{Divisors of 18}: \framed{1},\ \framed{2},\ \framed{3},\ \framed{6},\ 9,\ 18} \stopformula But I'd like to keep the numbers on the same baseline and let the frame dip below the baseline.

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Canceling common primes with strikeout
by David Arnold 14 Jan '06

14 Jan '06

All, Anyone have a nice technique to "strike out" the common primes using the color red? \placeformula[-] \startformula \frac{12}{18}=\frac{2\cdot2\cdot3}{2\cdot3\cdot3}=\frac23 \stopformula

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Re: [NTG-context] some small questions
by Peter Münster 14 Jan '06

14 Jan '06

On Sat, 7 Jan 2006, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > Just a question: how is the symbol that you get if you compile > \starttext > \texteuro > \stoptext > on live.contextgarden.net? Hello Mojca, the symbol is "sans". Here a better example, to show what I want: \usemodule[symb-eur] \def\SomeEuros{\blank[small] normal \texteuro, {\sl slanted \texteuro}, {\bf bold \texteuro}, {\bs bold slanted \texteuro} {\tt tt \texteuro}, {\bf\tt bold tt \texteuro}} \starttext \ss here some sans euros: \SomeEuros \blank[big] \rm and here I want the same (sans, but they are serif): \SomeEuros \stoptext Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Factor Trees
by David Arnold 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

Hi, Looking for an idea to set some simple factor trees. I.e., suppose that I want to prime factor 36 = 2x2x3x3. Can I get this using Metapost in a form of a binary tree with 36 at the top and the prime factors at the bottom as leaves? Any ideas? Thanks.

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