March 2006 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Problem with encoding, XML and writetolist...
by Martin Kolařík 05 Apr '06

05 Apr '06

Hi all, I have problem with chars encoding now; I have updated ConTeXt sometimes in January; before the time I was using old (year) version. In this prehistorical version the problem was not present. What is the stuff? The following code generates content with titles without spaces -- accented characters are replaced with \char XXX variant, so during reading TUI line TeX gobbles a space after XXX as a part of <number> syntax rule. Can I do something? With encoding? With XML? Thank you very much, have a nice day, Martin Code: \defineXMLenvironment [chapter] {\defineXMLsave[title]} {\expanded {\chapter\XMLflush{title}}} \starttext \startbuffer <chapter> <title>Ahojá hojč kuna</title> </chapter> \stopbuffer \processXMLbuffer \completecontent[criterium=all] \stoptext

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Miktex, Metapost and \loadfontfilesoncetrue
by WN 04 Apr '06

04 Apr '06

Hi, I am using Miktex (latest updated version) and the latest Context on WindowsXP (write18 enabled). This is what happens : 1) First run of texexec gives me ! Undefined control sequence l 1 \global \loadfontfileoncetrue 2) Second texexec run compiles fine, and the Metapost code is processed and included in the resulting PDF document 3) Third run of texexec same error as in 1) Looking at i.e *mptrace.tmp* file it says mpgraph:=1; randomseed:=1559; _special_div_ := 1000; if unknown context_tool: input mp-tool; fi; if unknown context_spec: input mp-spec; fi; if unknown context_grph: input mp-grph; fi; graphictextformat:="context"; *graphictextdirective "\global \loadfontfileoncetrue ";* string contextversion; contextversion:="2006.03.25 13:21"; if not known _data_prefix_: string _data_prefix_,_data_suffix_; fi; ..... Does someone know the solution to this problem ? Thanks Wim

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definesortkey
by Johan Sandblom 04 Apr '06

04 Apr '06

I have a document in Swedish with an index. Merely setting mainlanguage[sv] does not give correct sort order. I remember doing something like \startlanguagespecifics[sv] \definesortkey[å][z][a][å] \definesortkey[ä][z][b][ä] \definesortkey[ö][z][c][ö] \stoplanguagespecifics but this no longer has any effect and gives TeXUtil | unknown entry k in line k {sv}{ec}{å}{z}{a}{å} TeXUtil | unknown entry k in line k {sv}{ec}{ä}{z}{b}{ö} TeXUtil | unknown entry k in line k {sv}{ec}{ö}{z}{c}{ö} from newtexexec (this is on a current windows standalone context) What is the correct code? Regards, Johan -- 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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XML and title page rule
by Johannes Graumann 03 Apr '06

03 Apr '06

Hello, I'm trying to make the following work: 1) XML: <titlepage authors="Autor Autor" title="Something &emdash; or Something else" subtitle="Much Fun" publisher="Somebody" /> 2) ConTeXt translation rule: \defineXMLargument[titlepage]{% \startstandardmakeup \vfil \bfd \setupinterlinespace Whatever \par \bfb \setupinterlinespace You Want \par \vfil \vfil \stopstandardmakeup } I was intending to feed the variables in through '\XMLvar', but can't get the start working (see 2).). I would be grateful if someone could nudge me into the right direction ... Is it even possible to have XML nodes in the variables evaluated ("")? If the above isn't feasible: how would I write an import rule for something like: <titlepage> <authors>Autor Autor</authors> <title>Something &emdash; or Something else</title> <subtitle>Much Fun</subtitle> <publisher>Somebody</publisher> </titlepage> Thanks for any hints - need sleep now ... Joh -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Johannes Graumann, Dipl. Biol. | | | | Graduate Student Tel.: ++1 (626) 395 6602 | | Deshaies Lab Fax.: ++1 (626) 395 5739 | | Department of Biology | | CALTECH, M/C 156-29 | | 1200 E. California Blvd. | | Pasadena, CA 91125 | | USA | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Two figures side-by-side ?
by Renaud AUBIN 02 Apr '06

02 Apr '06

Hi all, What's the best (i.e. the CLEANEST ?) solution to put two figures side-by-side ? (use of placefigure & startcombination ?) Cheers, Renaud

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References formatting (m-bib related problems)
by Renaud AUBIN 01 Apr '06

01 Apr '06

Hi all, At first, I use m-bib-beta-20060208.zip. Up to now, I used: \setupbibtex[database=biblio,sort=author] \setuppublications[alternative=num-fr,sorttype=bbl,numbering=yes] %% In order to format Names with small capitals: \def\mynormalauthor#1#2#3#4#5% {\bibdoif{#1}{#1\bibalternative{firstnamesep}}% \bibdoif{#2}{#2\bibalternative{vonsep}}% \bgroup\sc#3\egroup\bibalternative{surnamesep}\unskip \bibdoif{#5}{#5\unskip}} \setuppublicationlist [artauthor=\mynormalauthor, editor=\mynormalauthor, author=\mynormalauthor] Everything works fine, but now I would use apa-fr and I have some problems. After discussing this topic with Taco on #context, I have tried the following code: % \cite[name00] should return [Name, 2000] \unprotect\def\mybibcommand#1{\expanded{\cite[\@@pbk]}~~} \protect \setupbibtex[database=biblio,sort=author] \setuppublications[alternative=apa,sorttype=bbl,numbercommand=\mybibcommand, numbering=yes,autohang=yes] \setupcite[authoryears][left={[},right={]}] So, just forget to format the authors with normalauthor & small capitals.... It's ok for the cite command but labels of the references listing is wrong (each label are the same and correspond in fact to the last entry ! )... Any idea ??? Add to this the fact that I don't like the formatting of the year -> (1999). Since I like the formatting applied with num-fr, how to reproduce it with apa-fr. (I have tested apa and apa-fr and it gives same results in either) Cheers, Renaud

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wiki / modules
by Hans Hagen 01 Apr '06

01 Apr '06

Hi, How about renaming the font related zips to f-somename.zip (just like modules are organized in t-somename.zip files). Also, the font zips need to be made tds (texmf tree) compliant: bibtex fonts tex metapost doc + the right context subpaths so, no texmf root included there should be no README files in the root, although i can imagine that we permit t-somename.readme the t-greek zip needs to be repackaged (zip inside zip + texmf root) that way i can fetch the files automatically and create a cont-ext.zip file automatically Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Struggling with Old Style numerals!
by G.C.H.M. Verhaag 01 Apr '06

01 Apr '06

Dear ConTeXt users, Currently I'm busy typesetting a book using ConTeXt. I use the Computer Modern (Serif, SansSerif and Italic) free font. I don't know much about the details of typescripts and typefaces, it's fairly complex and not very clear to me. The documents "Fonts in ConTeXt" and "TeXFont Explained" add even more to my confusion concerning fonts, sorry! I'd like to know whether it is possible to change all the 'normal' numerals to old-style ones throughout the entire book. I need serif, sansserif and italic old-style numerals! Frankly speaking, I don't even know whether anything like that is possible with either the Computer or Latin Modern font? Thanks! -- Geert C.H.M. Verhaag St. Jorisstraat 29 5954 AN Beesel NETHERLANDS Tel.: +31-(0)774742493, E-mail: verhaaggchm(a)ision.nl

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Table Documentation
by Jeffrey Drake 31 Mar '06

31 Mar '06

Noticing that the Context Manaul did not have anything on tables, but the 'Context: an excursion' had some, it referred to a 'Table' manual: - The tables below are shown with their sources. You can always read the TABLE manual by M.J. Wichura for more sophisticated examples. - (page 29pdf) I seem to be unable to find this, or any other complete relevant documentation for making tables. Regards, Jeffrey Drake

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Re: [NTG-context] Problems with Standalone distribution
by wwl＠musensturm.de 31 Mar '06

31 Mar '06

> Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:00:41 +0200 > From: Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> > Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Problems with Standalone distribution > To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> > Message-ID: <442D3609.4070009(a)wxs.nl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > wwl(a)musensturm.de wrote: > >>> First Problem (may be the mother of all the others): > >>> > >>> The Batch-Files 'cdemo.bat' and 'cscite.bat' are using for example > >>> "%~s1" for the first placeholder on the commandline. > >>> > >>> My Windowssystem (ME) doesn't understand this. > >>> > >>> Are there other Batch-Files that work on older commandoprozessors > >>> to download? > >>> > >>> > >> hm, not on my machine; you can try: > >> > >> @echo off > >> usr\local\context\cscite.bat > >> > > > > The same problems with cscite.bat. > > As I said, I can change these two batch-files. But I am not shure if > > my problems derive from this. > > > well, test it -) ok! I have modified the batch-files. Next Problems: texexec.ini is not found in 'context\config' I copyed it in 'scripts\context\perl' now it is found. 'texexec --verbose' tries to compile all the files in the aktuel path. but 'texmfstart texexec.pl --verbose' works ok. same with 'texexec --make --all' doesn't work but 'texmfstart texexec.pl --make --all' works! formatfiles will generatet under '.\pdfetex' relativ to the aktual path. Wolfgang

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