May 2006 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Docs package request
by Idris Samawi Hamid 31 May '06

31 May '06

Dear Hans, Would it be possible to add a complete documentation package zip to this page: http://www.pragma-ade.com/download-1.htm Basically it would just be the /ConTeXt/doc folder and nothing else. This is far easier for absolute beginners than navigating the website and playing with wget and getting the directory structure right etc. Right now I am telling interested parties to download mswincontesxt.zip, extract the docs directory, and fire up showcase.pdf. Having a docs zip package would make it even easier. Best Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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two languages side-by-side
by Thomas Telkamp 31 May '06

31 May '06

I would like to set a text with two languages side-by-side, either on facing pages, or in two columns. There are some LaTeX packages available to do so, but how could this be best done in ConTeXt? Any help would be appreciated. regards, Thomas Telkamp

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missing fonts
by Hans van der Meer 31 May '06

31 May '06

I thought I had a fairly normal tetex tree with the latest lm fonts installed. Can someone guess why I am getting a host of missing font messages in a context run? Something in the wrong place or absent? The log contains: (./front.tex fonts : resetting map file list fonts : using map file: original-base fonts : using map file: ec-public-lm fonts : using map file: ec-base fonts : using map file: original-ams-base fonts : using map file: original-public-lm fonts : using map file: texnansi-yandy fonts : using map file: texnansi-base (./syllabus-s.tuo) (./copyright.tex) [1.1{/usr/local/teTeX/share/ texmf-local/fo nts/map/dvipdfm/context/original-empty.map}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/ texmf-local/ fonts/map/dvipdfm/context/original-base.map Warning: pdfetex (file /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/ dvipdfm/con text/original-base.map): invalid entry for `fmvr8x': font file missing Warning: pdfetex (file /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/ dvipdfm/con text/original-base.map): invalid entry for `xycmat11': font file missing ........ Warning: pdfetex (file /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/ dvipdfm/con text/original-public-lm.map): invalid entry for `cmbsy6': font file missing Warning: pdfetex (file /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/ dvipdfm/con text/original-public-lm.map): invalid entry for `cmbsy8': font file missing .... and many more of these. Hans van der Meer

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Re: [NTG-context] texmfstart?
by Hans van der Meer 31 May '06

31 May '06

On May 23, 2006, at 11:05, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On 5/21/06, Hans van der Meer <hansm(a)science.uva.nl> wrote: >> >> Since installing the last ConTeXt update I am aware of the message >> from >> texexec: >> warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead >> >> Good, I call: >> "texmfstart texexec --version" instead of "texexec --version" >> >> Result: >> -bash: texmfstart: command not found >> >> Is my system suddenly incomplete? >> I am using Mac OS X 10.4.6, the most recent development I would >> think. >> What happened and how can I get to the level of system support >> ConTeXt seems >> to expect of me? > > I don't know how it is on Mac. Under windows I have a binary (cont-win > on pragma download site), under Linux I create a file "texmfstart" > with > ruby /path-to-tex/texmfstart.rb $* > (or something similar) > > see also the new scripts/context/stubs/mac folder (I didn't check, I > only suppose that it's there) if anything there can help you. > > Mojca Putting the ruby script in the right path and giving it executing permissions solved most of the problem. However there is a warning message left: TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 metapost : test-mpgraph format : metafun This is MetaPost, Version 0.901 (Web2C 7.5.3) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/web2c/natural.tcx) total run time : 0 seconds warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead [MP to PDF] (./test-mpgraph.1) (./test.tuo) Since this message results from the internals of "texmfstart texexec" it might be a leftover lonely "texexec" in the scripts. I tried to find it, but could not find my way around the ruby scripts. Hans van der Meer

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Learning
by Johan Blixt-Dackhammar 30 May '06

30 May '06

Hi, I'm trying to learn ConTeXt and has so far read parts of the manuals available on the website (http://www.pragma-ade.com) However, I feel that these manuals only give me a quite limited knowledge. Therefore I wonder if there are any chance that the source code for some advanced documents are available on the internet. Some of the really well designed manuals (eg. "XML in ConTeXt", "Charts in ConTeXt" and "ConTeXt - an excursion") or other documents with a high level of design. On to another subject, I'm having trouble using the chart module. I get no errors while typesetting, but the flowcharts doesn't show up. The only command that showed anything among the ones I tried was \FLOWchart[grid]. Has the commands changed since the chart manual("Charts uncovered") was written? -Johan

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xetex with i-installed tetex stymied
by Ulf Martin 30 May '06

30 May '06

Hi all! When trying out XeTeX following http://wiki.contextgarden.net/XeTeX I got this (I have a full teTeX installation + ConTeXt, etc. with i-installer on a Mac OS X 10.3.9 is from yesterday.): -- Command with output -- UMac:~/Projekte/ConTeXt/ uma$ texexec --xtx main.tex TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 fixing engine variable : xetex executable : xetex format : cont-en inputfile : main output : xetex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is XeTeX, Version 3.141592-2.2-0.99b (Web2C 7.5.3) (WARNING: translate-file "natural.tcx" ignored) ---! /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt was written by pdfetex (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied) return code : 256 run time : 1 seconds total run time : 4 seconds warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead -- Running XeTeX on the input file in TeXShop yields: -- This is XeTeX, Version 3.141592-2.2-0.99b (Web2C 7.5.3) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt xetex.fmt fmtutil: no info for format `xetex'. I can't find the format file `xetex.fmt'! -- The input file was: -- \enableregime[utf] \mainlanguage[en] \starttext \title{The Main Title} Bla, {\bf bla}, blah!\footnote[fn01]{\language[de] Beispielfußnote} And some formula: $$ \int^\infty_0 e^{-x^2} dx.$$ \stoptext -- End -- Hope somebody has any idea on this. Bye and thanks to all for help! -- Ulf Martin

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Re: [NTG-context] t-greek module and Latin Modern
by Alan Bowen 30 May '06

30 May '06

Hans— Here is another error message that appeared in compiling a file that re-installs Latin Modern and uses Thomas’ module for ancient Greek. references : unknown reference [][fnt:t:1] references : unknown reference [][fnt:f:1] ! Font \nullfont has only 7 fontdimen parameters. <to be read again> \advance \dohighlow ...#2\textfont 2\else #3ex\fi \advance \scratchdimen #4ex \kern .... <argument> ...ednote \v!nextpage \v!previouspage } } \doifreferencefoundelse ...ferencefound #2\else #3 \fi \egroup \doresetgotowh... \gotobox ...2]} {\hbox {\unknownreference {#2}#1}} \referentieinfo {<} {#2}\eg... <argument> ...[\s!fnt :f:\internalfootreference ]} \fi \doifelse {\noteparame... ... l.39 \footnote{ \grk{>'alfa ka`i b~hta}.} ? The source file (below) was the same as before. The only change is that I am now using ConTeXt ver: 2006.05.28 13:28 fmt: 2006.5.30 Alan Source file: \enableregime[mac] \usetypescript[serif,sans,mono,mm][hanging][normal] \setupalign[hz,hanging] \setupfootnotes[align={hz,hanging}] \setupencoding[default=ec] \setupbodyfontenvironment[default][em=italic] \starttypescript[serif][default][size] \definebodyfont[10.5pt,9.5pt][rm][default] \definebodyfont[10.5pt,9.5pt][mm][default] \stoptypescript \setupfontsynonym[Serif][handling=normal] \setupbodyfont[modern,10.5pt] \setupfootnotes[conversion=numbers, way=bytext,location=page,rule=on,bodyfont=9.5pt,style=normal] \usemodule[ancientgreek] [font=Alkaios,scale=0.9,altfont=GreekOxoniensis,altscale=0.9] \setupfontsynonym[Alkaios][handling=grkpure] \setupfontsynonym[GreekOxoniensis][handling=grkpure] \def\grk{\localgreek} \def\altgrk{\localaltgreek} \starttext \grk{>'alfa ka`i b~hta}. The cow flew over the Moon.% % \footnote{\grk{>'alfa ka`i b~hta}.} \stoptext

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Unicode and simplifiedcommands in bookmarks
by Daniel Wallin 30 May '06

30 May '06

How do I get both unicode characters and simplifiedcommands in PDF bookmarks? The code below produces an error: ! Improper alphabetic constant. <to be read again> \groupedcommand <argument> \ifnum `\groupedcommand =255 32\else `\groupedcommand \fi \utfdiv #1->\the \numexpr \ifcase \numexpr #1 \relax 0\else (#1-\utf@g )/\utf... \PDFunicodechar ...bers \@EA {\number \utfdiv {#1} }\@EA \lchexnumbers \@EA {... \nodoPDFuni ...ar {\ifnum `#1=255 32\else `#1\fi } \doPDFuni \bookmarktext ...nicodechar {246}ݧroupedcommand {\tt }{}{\unicodechar {229... ... l.18 \enableregime[utf] \mainlanguage[sv] \usetypescript[modern][ec] \setupbodyfont[10pt,rm] \setupinteraction[state=start] \appendtoks \let\groupedcommand\thirdofthreearguments \to \simplifiedcommands \unprotected \definealternativestyle [\v!mono] [\tt] [] \input spec-tst.tex \placebookmarks \starttext \chapter{åäö \mono{åäö} \bold{åäö}} \stoptext -- Daniel Wallin

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Index sorting for other languages that English
by Richard Gabriel 30 May '06

30 May '06

Hello Hans, after an upgrade I noticed thar the index sorting works even worse than before (tested on Czech, Chinese and Japanese, but probably related to non-ASCII characters in common). With TeXExec 5.4.3, all words beginning with national (accented) characters were put into a separate ("symbols") group and placed before "A". This was not good but more or less acceptable. With TeXExec 6.2.0, words beginning with accented characters are placed under certain unaccented letter. My colleague found out that these words are sorted according the first unaccented letter. This is unacceptable and unusable. We do a "work-around" so we try to avoid indexing words beginning with accented charaters. But it's impossible in many cases. I'd like to ask you to improve the index sorting. Could I help or contribute in some way? Attached is a testing file, which creates 2 indexes from various Czech words (covering the Czech alphabet). The index should be sorted exactly that way as the terms are written in the file. Thanks, Richard

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Re: [NTG-context] Space between footnote number and text
by jeffdod＠netzero.net 29 May '06

29 May '06

I felt a little bad about asking everyone else to do my work for me, so I did take a stab at solving my footnote line-break issue :). I came up with something that seems to work, but I'm not sure it is the simplest or best way to do it. Basically, I used something from your last post (the \specialcommand) to turn off the default footnote number completely and instead include the footnote number as part of the footnote text: % Create a counter that will act as our footnote labels \newcounter\MyFootnoteLabel % Create a special command to turn off the default footnote number \def\TurnOffDefFootNum#1{} % Set up footnoting in paragraph form (n=0) with no default footnote number \setupfootnotes[n=0,way=bypage,numbercommand=\TurnOffDefFootNum] % Create macro to replace standard footnote macro. This macro will include % the footnote number as part of the footnote text so that we can keep it from % getting split onto a different line from the footnote text \def\fnote#1{\footnote[\MyFootnoteLabel]{\note[\MyFootnoteLabel]~#1}\increment\MyFootnoteLabel} % Test with some output \starttext Now\fnote{Footnote number one} % is\fnote{Footnote number two} % the\fnote{Footnote number three} % time\fnote{Footnote number four} % for\fnote{Footnote number five} % all\fnote{Footnote number six} % good\fnote{Footnote number seven} % men\fnote{Footnote number eight} % to\fnote{Footnote number nine} % come\fnote{Footnote number ten} % to\fnote{Footnote number eleven} % the\fnote{Footnote number twelve} % aid\fnote{Footnote number thirteen} % of\fnote{Footnote number fourteen} % their\fnote{Footnote number fifteen} % country.\fnote{Footnote number sixteen} % \stoptext I put a non-breaking space in this example, but it seems to work with no space there as well. It is hard to get a number to split on purpose anyway, but I found that by successively adding "i" characters to any footnote text, I could eventually cause the next footnote to leave its number on one line and its text on the next. However, after the above, the first word of the footnote text seems to stay with the footnote number regardless, which is what I wanted. I would be interested in knowing though if there is a simpler solution. Also, any idea what might be causing some whole footnotes to appear on, say, page 11, when the text that references the footnote is on page 10? Is this something I just have to fix by tweaking my main text? Jeff Dodson _____________________________________________________________________ Call Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere in the World - FREE! Free Internet calling from NetZero Voice Visit http://www.netzerovoice.com today!

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