March 2006 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

\defineparagraphs, \setupparagraphs newbie question
by frantisek holop 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

hi there, i am trying to step a 2 column paragraph \defineparagraphs [poem][n=2] \setupparagraphs [poem][1][width=.4\textwidth] \startpoem poemtitle \poem \startlines ... ... \stoplines \stoppoem the second column is always in \startlines .. \stoplines it is not clear to me after reading the manual what are before, after, inner, or that if these could be used for something like this. -f -- smile, its the second best thing you can do with your lips.

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New math collection ?
by WN 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Hi, I defined some extra math symbols based on the help of David Munger. David posted a question 2 years ago, asking the group how to define extra math symbols. He found a solution himself (see below) and what I am trying to do is to put this into a math collection like math-eul.tex but I am not successfull. I used his solution to define a module math-extra.tex based on math-eul.tex but I am getting errors like ! \textfont 14 is undefined (character). \stopdisplaymath ->\stopinnermath $$ \ifgridsnapping \egroup \afterdisplayspa... \dostopformula ...eter \c!alternative \v!formula } \resetlastlinewidth \nonoi... l.18 \stopformula I don't know what I am doing wrong, hope someone can help me Attached my test files. Kind regards W. Neimeijer David's solution %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \definebodyfont [28pt,24pt,18pt, 17.3pt,14.4pt,12pt,11pt,10pt,9pt,8pt,7pt,6pt,5pt,4pt] [mm] [ ex=txex sa 1, mc=txexa sa 1, mrbf=cmbx10 sa 1, exbf=cmex10 sa 1, mibf=cmmib10 sa 1, sybf=cmbsy10 sa 1, mabf=msam10 sa 1] \setupbodyfont [12pt] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % txfonts %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \definemathsymbol [oiint] [op] [mc] ["08] [mc] ["09] \definemathsymbol [oiiint] [op] [mc] ["29] [mc] ["2a] \definemathsymbol [ointctrclockwise] [op] [mc] ["0A] [mc] ["0B] \definemathsymbol [ointclockwise] [op] [mc] ["0C] [mc] ["0D] \definemathsymbol [varointctrclockwise] [op] [mc] ["2B] [mc] ["2C] \definemathsymbol [varointclockwise] [op] [mc] ["2D] [mc] ["2E] \definemathsymbol [iint] [op] [mc] ["21] [mc] ["22] \definemathsymbol [iiint] [op] [mc] ["23] [mc] ["24] \definemathsymbol [iiiint] [op] [mc] ["25] [mc] ["26] \definemathsymbol [idotsint] [op] [mc] ["27] [mc] ["28] \definemathsymbol [oiintctrclockwise] [op] [mc] ["40] [mc] ["41] \definemathsymbol [oiintclockwise] [op] [mc] ["48] [mc] ["49] \definemathsymbol [varoiintctrclockwise][op] [mc] ["4A] [mc] ["4B] \definemathsymbol [varoiintclockwise] [op] [mc] ["42] [mc] ["43] \definemathsymbol [oiiintctrclockwise] [op] [mc] ["44] [mc] ["45] \definemathsymbol [oiiintclockwise] [op] [mc] ["4C] [mc] ["4D] \definemathsymbol [varoiiintctrclockwise][op] [mc] ["4E] [mc] ["4F] \definemathsymbol [varoiiintclockwise] [op] [mc] ["46] [mc] ["47] \starttext The integral equation \startformula \frac{d}{dt} \iiint_{\Omega} f \,dV = \iiint_{\Omega} Q \,dV - \oiint_{\partial\Omega} \vec J \cdot \vec{da} \stopformula can be written under the differential form \startformula \frac{\partial f}{\partial t} = Q - \vec\nabla\cdot\vec J. \stopformula \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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Disappearing TOC.
by John R. Culleton 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

I have a TOC for a newsletter created in the usual way. But if I set it up for printing on my local printer then the TOC disappears. This works: \setupoutput[pdftex] \setuppapersize[letter][letter] But this kills the TOC: \setupoutput[pdftex] \definepapersize[tabloid][width=11in,height=17in] \setuppapersize[letter][tabloid] \setuparranging[2UP,rotated,doublesided] If it matters here is the TOC code: \startcolumns[n=2] \placecontent[level=section, alternative=c] \stopcolumns -- John Culleton Books with answers to marketing and publishing questions: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf Book coaches, consultants and packagers: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/packagers.pdf

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mswincontext.zip installation
by Jose Ignacio Marín Alberdi 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

Hi all, I am experiencing some trouble using mswincontext.zip. I have properly installed perl and ruby as the wiki says. (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Windows_Installation#Stand-alone_ConTeXt_dist ribution) But when it comes to use cdemo.bat I got: >texmfstart newtexexec.rb --autopdf --pdf demo-tex.tex TeXExec | processing document 'demo-tex.tex' TeXExec | provide ctx file TeXExec | tex processing method: context TeXExec | TeX run 1 TeXExec | tex engine: pdfetex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en TeXExec | progname: context This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.3-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.5) \write18 enabled. I can't find the format file `cont-en.fmt'! TeXExec | runtime: 2.594 >Exit code: 0 I thought this was a "click and go" package installation. I guess I have to do some format creation and all that, but I have nothing TeXy installed (just the mswincontext.zip). What do I need? Thanks in advance, jima

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updating ConTeXt to latest on openbsd-current Q #3
by frantisek holop 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

hi there, this (for the moment) last question is not really about the upgrade but about context itself. this is the problem because of which i upgraded in the first (but not the only) place. please consider the following minimal example: ------------%<------------------------ \starttext \section{Pogány köszöntő} \startlines Nézd! dércsipte fáink megőszült fején ül most a szél és lengő harangú tornyok között csak megkondúlnak a jámbor imák! Csorgó nyálával békés borjú lépdel még szekerünk után, de már nem kószál szárnyas szavakkal szájunk körül halovány ámen! Megmosakodtunk! tornyok között, fákon pihenő szélben és most megőszült fák közt csókokkal tarkán pogány szemekkel kitavaszodtunk! A testünket nézd! együtt fakad a rüggyel drága hús és napbadobált csókjaink után boldog torokkal így, istentelenül fölsikoltunk! 1930. január 11. \stoplines \stoptext ------------%<------------------------ here's the transcript of context: ------------%<------------------------ amaaq> texexec --pdf file TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 fixing texformat path : .:{!!/home/f/.texmf-config,!!/home/f/.texmf-var,/home/f/texmf,!!/etc/texmf,!!/var/texmf,!!/usr/local/share/texmf,!!/usr/local/share/texmf-local,!!/usr/local/share/texmf-dist}/web2c/{$engine,}{pdfetex,} fixing engine variable : pdfetex executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : hun output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.6-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) (/usr/local/share/texmf-local/web2c/natural.tcx) entering extended mode (./hun.tex ConTeXt ver: 2006.02.15 17:41 fmt: 2006.3.4 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex color : palette rollover is available ) system : cont-old loaded (/usr/local/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/local/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys.rme loaded (/usr/local/share/texmf-local/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme (/usr/local/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded kpathsea: Running mktextfm ec-lmr12 mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12 This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.4) kpathsea: Running mktexmf ec-lmr12 ! I can't find file `ec-lmr12'. <*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12 Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. <*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12 Transcript written on mfput.log. grep: ec-lmr12.log: No such file or directory mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12' failed to make ec-lmr12.tfm. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. ! Font \*12ptrmtf*=ec-lmr12 not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. <to be read again> \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...ame #1\csname #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \ifskipfontchar... <argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle } \edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle }\if... ... l.1 \starttext ? X No pages of output. Transcript written on hun.log. return code : 256 run time : 6 seconds total run time : 6 seconds ------------%<------------------------ some gurus will kill me now, because this is (for me) a simple missfont.log case, but the truth is, that no other macro packages are missing any fonts at all. i must also add, that i did a amaaq> sudo updmap --enable Map lm.map before that, my accented letters were simply ingored out from the output, and if i changed to a well known font (charter) per instructions, i got a missing font again. -f -- and the reset button lets you re-run autoexec.bat

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updating ConTeXt to latest on openbsd-current Q #2
by frantisek holop 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

hi there, my second question, is more like asking for pointers... where can i read more about fmtutil, and how come that context does not use it when (i assume) pdftex does? --\startquote--------------------------------------------------- Cleanup fmtutil Optionally, you can remove ConTeXt support from teTeX's configuration, because ConTeXt does not use fmtutil. Using # fmtutil-sys --edit you can comment out the lines for metafun,cont-en, and mptopdf And you can use # cd /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-var/web2c && rm -f cont-en.* metafun.* mptopdf.* to remove the old (fmtutil-generated) formats. --\stopquote---------------------------------------------------- -f -- the best way out of a difficulty is through it.

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metaobj and colors
by Renaud AUBIN 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

Hi all ! According to previous posts entitled [NTG-context] metafun "boxes", I use metaobj but I have a small problem. After reading the metaobj manual, I would change the color of several "ellipse" shapes... But using b.option_framecolor_:=blue; or newEllipse.a(btex a framed text etex) "framecolor(red)"; do not work... Any idea ? \startuseMPgraphic{grapheliaison1mec} input metaobj; % here because if I put this in MPinclusions, % it corrupts other graphics (i.e. strange results with drawarrow anglebetween) newEllipse.a(btex $S_1$ etex) "fit(false)"; newEllipse.b(btex $S_2$ etex) "fit(false)"; newEllipse.c(btex $S_3$ etex) "fit(false)"; newEllipse.d(btex $S_4$ etex) "fit(false)"; newEllipse.e(btex $S_5$ etex) "fit(false)"; newEllipse.f(btex $S_6$ etex) "fit(false)"; newEllipse.g(btex $S_0$ etex) "fit(false)"; b.option_framecolor_:=blue; newMatrix.mat(3,5)(nb,b,d,nb,nb, a,nb,nb,f,g, nb,c,e,nb,nb) "hsep(1.5cm)", "vsep(1.5cm)"; mcarc.mat(2,1,1,2) "name(ab)"; ObjLabel.mat(btex $L_{12}$ etex) "labpathname(ab)","labdir(ulft)"; mcarc.mat(2,1,3,2) "name(ac)"; ObjLabel.mat(btex $L_{13}$ etex) "labpathname(ac)","labdir(llft)"; mcarc.mat(1,2,1,3) "name(bd)"; ObjLabel.mat(btex $L_{24}$ etex) "labpathname(bd)","labdir(top)"; mcarc.mat(3,2,3,3) "name(ce)"; ObjLabel.mat(btex $L_{35}$ etex) "labpathname(ce)","labdir(bot)"; mcarc.mat(1,3,2,4) "name(df)"; ObjLabel.mat(btex $L_{46}$ etex) "labpathname(df)","labdir(urt)"; mcarc.mat(3,3,2,4) "name(ef)"; ObjLabel.mat(btex $L_{56}$ etex) "labpathname(ef)","labdir(lrt)"; mcarc.mat(2,4,2,5) "name(fg)"; ObjLabel.mat(btex $L_{60}$ etex) "labpathname(fg)","labdir(top)"; mat.c = origin; drawObj(mat); \stopuseMPgraphic Cheers, Renaud

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updating ConTeXt to latest on openbsd-current
by frantisek holop 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

hi there, i am a (somewhat) long time pdflatex user and i am trying to convert to ConTeXt. openbsd comes with teTeX 3.0 pre-packaged, that is with a very old ConTeXt. the package has some openbsd specific stuff, but minimal, and only for keeping cnf files between updates and a couple of paths are different, but that is it. i was (am) having font problems, so i thought an upgrade would not hurt. the lovely guides on contextgarden.net got me started, and with minor changes i have a fresh ConTeXt up and running, but i have some problems still i am afraid. i am very new to ConTeXt and to TeX in general, i was always behind the "safe" curtains of macros (like memoir, etc). as i followed the instructions from here: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/TeTeX_3.0_installation my question are related to this page.... i will break down my question into more mails, so it's not too long, and so that people can answer to mails they know the answer to :) the first one: the first step to upgrade context is: --\startquote--------------------------------------------------- Fix texmf.cnf Now first you have to fix texmf.cnf as supplied with teTeX: # vi /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf You have to add an engine path to the TEXFORMATS line, so that it reads: TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,} --\stopquote---------------------------------------------------- i deliberately skipped this one, and the new context worked without it. what does this precisely do? when i first run the new context, a new line in the output immediately caught my attention: TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 fixing texformat path : .:{!!/home/f/.texmf-config,!!/home/f/.texmf-var,/home/f /texmf,!!/etc/texmf,!!/var/texmf,!!/usr/local/share/texmf,!!/usr/local/share/tex mf-local,!!/usr/local/share/texmf-dist}/web2c/{$engine,}{pdfetex,} so i thought, ok, here's the path issue. so i added "{$engine,}" as intructed, but it turned out that that this new line comes up anyway. could anyone comment on it? the next tip is to --\startquote--------------------------------------------------- While at it, you probably want to set shell_escape = t if it isn't already. --\stopquote---------------------------------------------------- in the default openbsd package this line says: shell_escape = f what is the difference? and what is it for anyway? some external execution of the legends are true? :) -f -- i'm not old. i'm chronologically gifted.

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Example of correspondence
by vittorio 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

I have rread the document on correspondence from ConTeXt site to no avail. What I need is a very small, working, complete example of a textmerge operation with context. Where can I find anything of the kind in the net? Thanks. Vittorio

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randomize a color
by Johan Sandblom 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

The following produces one red square and two black ones, as opposed to one red and two randomly perturbed but also red ones I was hoping for. To my poor understanding this usage seems to comply with that defined in mp-tool.mp. What am I doing wrong. Regards, Johan \setupcolors[state=start] \definecolor[tilered][r=.425, g=0, b=0] \definecolor[smudge][r=.1, g=.1, b=.1] \defineoverlay[page][\useMPgraphic{page}] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=page] \startuseMPgraphic{page} fill unitsquare scaled 2cm withcolor \MPcolor{tilered} ; fill unitsquare scaled 2cm shifted (2cm,0cm) withcolor \MPcolor{tilered} randomized .1 ; fill unitsquare scaled 2cm shifted (4cm,0cm) withcolor \MPcolor{tilered} randomized \MPcolor{smudge} ; \stopuseMPgraphic \starttext test \stoptext -- Johan Sandblom N8, MRC, Karolinska sjh t +46851776108 17176 Stockholm m +46735521477 Sweden "What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite" - Bertrand Russell

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