December 2006 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Elevated text blocks
by Gerhard Kugler 29 Dec '06

29 Dec '06

Hi, in the book which I'm translating there are many exercises which should be elevated. The original sets grey bars at the beginning and the end. My solutions tends to light grey background over the whole text block. Partially the exercises exceed a page. If possible they should kept as wholes. What is the suitable logical isolation of these blocks in context? Framedtexts? Textblocks? Gerhard -- Gerhard Kugler Psychotherapeut http://www.psychotherapie-kugler.de

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Fwd: Re: Manual (English) Update soon?
by John R. Culleton 29 Dec '06

29 Dec '06

Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Manual (English) Update soon? Date: Thursday 28 December 2006 20:58 From: "John R. Culleton" <john(a)wexfordpress.com> To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Cc: "Mojca Miklavec" <mojca.miklavec.lists(a)gmail.com> On Thursday 28 December 2006 19:43, Mojca Miklavec wrote: then I finally discovered PSTricks which became > kind-of-obsolete with pdfTeX or XeTeX. The same story with just about > any package for creating slides or changing page layout, headers, > footers (and they all took a lot of time to learn how to use them), > not to mention the changes in base LaTeX (documentstyle -> > documentclass{article} -> Komma script) and the fact that most > packages become unmaintained after they have been written. Jut FYI PSTricks (which runs on Plain TeX as well as LaTeX) can be run as part of Context. It requires loading a module and an extra pass. Like many of the "undocumented" modules there is actually documentation in the module itself. I suspect that if all the documentation in the source code were collected and organized in some way we would have a new Context Manual. > > And so I am wondering if ConTeXt is still too fresh... If I have a simple job I use pdftex. If the layout gets complicated at all, or I need to impose a smaller page on a full size page, or anything else like that I turn to Context. > It's always full of surprizes. But what do you mean with "too fresh"? > If you're worried that your colleagues don't have the latest version > of ConTeXt installed (and thus won't be able to compile your code) > then you're probably right. (But if you want to use the latest packeg > from LaTeX, there's even more chance that they won't have it. In > ConTeXt you know at least that downloading one thing should suffice.) The bad thing about Context is that many errors in parameters etc. are simply not reported when you compile a document. One of the many good things is that the elaborate structure is there but not required. Most plain TeX (the old stuff) documents will run under Context. Make a file with: Hello world \bye and run it through Context. It will work. But with LaTeX you must have a LaTeX specific statement or two or it won't work. > > and if I'll > > have any chance of figuring out what/how to use it without having > > been on this list for the past 4+ years... I store all messages on this list forever in a directory. It is more convenient for me to search that directory than on the wiki. My earliest is dated in April 2002. Font handling is a bear but font handling in any version of TeX more complex than plain is a bear. -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com ------------------------------------------------------- -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com

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Re: [NTG-context] Installing Cyrillic font
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 28 Dec '06

28 Dec '06

Hello all, Thanks to everybody, but I've already written the asked typescript for my installed Cyrillic font (NimbusRomanNo9L). Look at my script, if you interested in. --- \enableregime[cp1251] \loadmapfile [t2a-urw-timescyr.map] \usetypescriptfile[type-buy] \starttypescript [serif] [timescyr] [name] \usetypescript[serif][fallback] \definefontsynonym [Serif] [NimbusNo9L-Roman] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [NimbusNo9L-Bold] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [NimbusNo9L-Italic] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [NimbusNo9L-Bold-Italic] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [serif] [timescyr] [t2a] \definefontsynonym [NimbusNo9L-Roman] [t2a-n021003l] [encoding=t2a] \definefontsynonym [NimbusNo9L-Bold] [t2a-n021004l] [encoding=t2a] \definefontsynonym [NimbusNo9L-Italic] [t2a-n021023l] [encoding=t2a] \definefontsynonym [NimbusNo9L-Bold-Italic] [t2a-n021024l] [encoding=t2a] \stoptypescript \definetypeface [myTimesCyr] [rm] [serif] [timescyr] [default] [encoding=t2a] \setupbodyfont[myTimesCyr] --- Ukrainian works as good as Russian; font variants could be selected as well. I haven't tested the script as a separate file yet. Suggestions are welcome! -- Best regards, Vyatcheslav mailto:yatskovsky@gmail.com

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Re: [NTG-context] Installing Cyrillic font
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 28 Dec '06

28 Dec '06

Hello all, I've made some progress with your help. (and esp. Mojca's) Following the guidelines from http://home.salamander.com/~wmcclain/context-help.html, I 've defined the Regular font as \enableregime[cp1251] \loadmapfile [t2a-urw-timescyr.map] \definefontsynonym[NimbusRomanNo9L-Regu][t2a-n021003l][encoding=t2a] \definefont[TimesCyr][NimbusRomanNo9L-Regu at 15pt] \starttext \TimesCyr ... and it works OK unless I need Bold or Italic. Now that I define the font in 'proper' way, using typescripts, \enableregime[cp1251] \usetypescriptfile[type-buy] \loadmapfile [t2a-urw-timescyr.map] \starttypescript [serif] [NimbusNo9L] [t2a] \definefontsynonym [NimbusNo9L-Roman] [t2a-n021003l] [encoding=t2a] \definefontsynonym [NimbusNo9L-Bold] [t2a-n021004l] [encoding=t2a] \definefontsynonym [NimbusNo9L-Italic] [t2a-n021023l] [encoding=t2a] \definefontsynonym [NimbusNo9L-Bold-Italic] [t2a-n021024l] [encoding=t2a] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [serif] [timescyr] [name] \usetypescript[serif][fallback] \definefontsynonym [Serif] [NimbusNo9L-Roman] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [NimbusNo9L-Bold] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [NimbusNo9L-Italic] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [NimbusNo9L-Bold-Italic] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [TimesCyr] \definetypeface [TimesCyr] [rm] [serif] [timescyr] [default] [encoding=t2a] \stoptypescript \usetypescript[TimesCyr] \setupbodyfont[TimesCyr] \starttext .... the texexec fails and I cannot figure out why. The log file says me ! Font \*TimesCyr12ptrmtf*:=NimbusNo9L-Roman at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TF M) file not found. <to be read again> \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...me \fontclass #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \iftryingfont \... <argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle } \edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle }\if... ... l.32 \setupbodyfont[TimesCyr] ? -- Best regards, Vyatcheslav

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List of special characters?
by cormullion＠mac.com 28 Dec '06

28 Dec '06

Is there a list of special characters anywhere (eg \percent, \upperleftsingle6quote, etc) ? I'm trying to insert a "|", at the moment, but I can't find a list...

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shading with stitching functions
by Mojca Miklavec 27 Dec '06

27 Dec '06

Hello, I'm still trying to get shading in MetaPost as the one in the attached eps file, but I don't manage to decipher the way how other shandings are done. There's a .tex file attached with a failed (hardcoded) example tries ... but I don't know where to explore further. I would appreciate any hints, Mojca

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' undefined inside \startformula .. \stopformula
by Sanjoy Mahajan 27 Dec '06

27 Dec '06

I just noticed this test file failing: \starttext $f'(x)$ \startformula f^\prime(x)\quad f'(x) \stopformula \stoptext It gives: ! Undefined control sequence. l.4 f^\prime(x)\quad f' (x) As you can see from lack of complaint about $f'(x)$, the ' still works in inline math mode. So somehow the ' active charcode setting didn't make it into display-math mode? I couldn't get any tests to produce a PDF file on the live context, so I didn't test it there. But I'm using: ConTeXt ver: 2006.12.20 23:52 MK II fmt: 2006.12.25 -Sanjoy `A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the last extremes of injustice and oppression.' (Gibbon)

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spurious space in figurebase graphics
by Peter Rolf 27 Dec '06

27 Dec '06

Hi all, even with the today's version I get a spurious space in front of every figurebase graphic. Can someone please confirm this. I have made a small test file (7zip,38k), but it's still too big for the list. So if you are interested, please mail me off list and I send you the file. Or you can change the attached tex code from the example, so that it fits your figurebase. Thanks in advance. BTW: Is there a way to upload some file to ConTeXt Live, so that things like this can be tested on 'neutral ground'? Greetings, Peter \usemodule[fig-base] \usefigurebase[windows-xp-icons] \setupexternalfigures[directory=..] \starttext \ss Graphics from a figure database have some spurious space. \blank[big] from a database: \framed[offset=overlay]{\externalfigure[computer][width=10mm,height=10mm]} \framed[offset=overlay]{\externalfigure[computer]} from a single picture file: \framed[offset=overlay]{\externalfigure[computer_24bpp-48x48.png][width=10mm,height=10mm]} \framed[offset=overlay]{\externalfigure[computer_24bpp-48x48.png]} \stoptext

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\ifshellescape
by Mojca Miklavec 27 Dec '06

27 Dec '06

Hello, is there any command to test for write18/shell escape available in ConTeXt? In one of the LaTeX packages I saw: \newif\ifShellEscape ... \ifShellEscape \def\tmpfile{/tmp/w18-test-\the\year\the\month\the\day\the\time} \ifmiktex \immediate\write18{rem >"\tmpfile"} \else \immediate\write18{touch \tmpfile} \fi \ifmiktex \IfFileExists{\tmpfile.}{\ShellEscapetrue}{\ShellEscapefalse} \else \IfFileExists{\tmpfile}{\ShellEscapetrue}{\ShellEscapefalse} \fi \fi Thanks a lot, Mojca

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pb inserting multipage documents
by olivier Turlier 27 Dec '06

27 Dec '06

Hi everybody, I'm experiencing pb with the latest stable version : insertion of multipage external document leads to the rendering of only the first page, with this command : \getfiguredimensions[doc-guidecstb-sol-tecnic-rt2000-gobck.pdf] \dorecurse{\noffigurepages}{\externalfigure[doc-guidecstb-sol-tecnic-rt2000-gobck.pdf] [width=\textwidth,height=\textheight][page=\recurselevel]} If you are interested, you can test source and see differences at this url : http://tebcado.free.fr/context-quest/01/ TIA for the answers. -- olivier Turlier

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