June 2006 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

a few questions on Arabtex
by R. Ermers 05 Jun '06

05 Jun '06

Dear friends, I have been trying again to get Arabtex running. I got the most recent version of apatch.sty etc. There are some problems. Question 1. context gets stuck When using Arabtex with Context (which I prefer now), the run stops on a command in apatch, \hc, referring to hepatch. Arabtex works normally with Latex, though. I already asked Prof. Lagally, but he wrote me that he believes the bug is probably related to Context. Question 2. question mark The Arabic question mark does not work: \<zayd?> results in an error, I am not sure, but I believe the question mark is remapped to something else (perhaps something unicode-ish) which Arabtex cannot handle. Does anybody have a clue? Regards, Robert Ermers %%%%%%% Question 1 (17.09.2001))) (D:\tex\localtexmf\tex\arabtex\./apatch.sty ! Undefined control sequence. l.190 \hc % default Hebrew font ? (ArabTeX) version 3.11d (23.10.2003): second phase of patching) (D:\tex\localtexmf\tex\arabtex\./hepatch.sty 3.10- patches for Hebrew (17.09.2001))) (D:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\./type-exa.tex) (D:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\./type-syn.tex) %%%%%%%Question 2 (D:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\./type-akb.tex) systems : begin file test at line 11 ! Argument of \unp@ck@token has an extra }. <inserted text> \par <to be read again> } \putwordb@x ...ent \fi \setbox \wordb@x \hbox {#1} \put@word \a@@putword ...b@x {\xpa \arab@item \a@@word \@@ } \fi \a@spacetrue \xpa \a@s... \test@space ...space \nxp \next@token \a@@putword \xpa \kill@space \else \xp... <to be read again> ... l.14 \<frr.g ^gywbk?> ? Runaway argument? \sc@? \relax \else \ifx \sc@? -\set@skl \sk@B \else \ifx \sc@? |\set@skl \ETC. ! Paragraph ended before \unp@ck@token was complete. \setupoutput[pdftex] \usemodule[m][arabtex] %\usemodule[m][hebtex] \usetypescript[postscript] \switchtotypeface[postscript] \setarab \vocalize \newtanwin \accentshigh \ligsfalse \novocalize \starttext \<hwlndI> \<frr.g ^gywbk> %\<frr.g ^gywbk?> %Use this to test the question mark \startarabic qfA nbk_A mn _dkr_A .hbIbI wmnzl %hwlndI? %unmark this to test the question mark hwlndI" \stoparabic \stoptext

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texmfstart fails silently on incorrect input
by Aditya Mahajan 05 Jun '06

05 Jun '06

Hi, when I try texmfstart whatever nothing happens. Shouldn't a warning or an error be given to say that texmfstart could not find 'whatever'. This will make it easier to detect typos while trying out commands by hand. I do get such a message when using texmfstart --verbose whatever, but I think that such a behaviour should be default. Hans, is it reasonable to define a method report_error(str) in class KpseRemote def report_error(str) $stderr.puts(str) end end and modify line 2110 of texmfstart.rb to def run(fullname) if ! fullname || fullname.empty? then %%% report("the file '#{$filename}' is not found") report_error("the file '#{$filename}' is not found") ..... Maybe there are other places also where an error report will be useful. Aditya

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Fwd: Math 120 textbook for Fall 2006
by David Arnold 05 Jun '06

05 Jun '06

All, I just received this from our disabled students' center. What is needed is a simple way to convert a Context document into a format that can be "read" by these MathML players. Are we anywhere close to such a conversion? Begin forwarded message: > From: "Love, Ken" <Ken-Love(a)Redwoods.edu> > Date: June 1, 2006 10:14:37 AM PDT > To: "Arnold, David" <David-Arnold(a)Redwoods.edu> > Subject: Math 120 textbook for Fall 2006 > > Hi Dave: > > A student with a reading disability has requested an alternate > version of the Math 120 textbook for Fall 2006. Jean Lawry told me > that the Math faculty is creating the book, to give to students on > a CD. I think that is just great! My task is to put that into a > format that the student can listen to. Assuming that your CD > doesn’t have all the info in audio files, one strategy is that I > can scan the print version (Jean said there will be one), and > extract the text. The problem—as with all Math books to this point— > is that the scanning software doesn’t do math. Tracey ordered the > site license for MathType, so I could re-create the math line by > line. Much easier for me would be if the equations are already in a > format that can be converted to be read by MathPlayer, such as > MathML. One option is a flavor of .tex that Scientific Notebook can > handle, that can be exported as .XHTML. Please give me a heads-up > on how you’re making the book, so I can plan ahead. > > > Thanks, > > Ken Love > > High Tech Center > > X4557 > > >

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Footnotes on wrong page
by jeffdod＠netzero.net 05 Jun '06

05 Jun '06

I wrote about this a few days ago, but did not get a response, perhaps because I included sample code. So...this time I am including the main part of my code so you can perhaps see what I am doing wrong. My problem is that many of my footnotes show up on the wrong page. Sometimes the text that references the footnote is at the bottom of a page, and the footnote number shows up with a small graphic arrow next to it. In these cases, the actual footnote text will show up on the next page. Also in this case, the footnote number with the footnote text will usually be labeled "1", even though the next footnote after it (the one that really belongs on that page) is numbered "1" also. Sometimes footnote numbers appear in the text even though there is no footnote on any page that has that number. Any help is appreciated. 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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Re: [NTG-context] Using doublesided and even blank page shows header
by jeffdod＠netzero.net 04 Jun '06

04 Jun '06

Thank you! I believe I understand, so I will try this out. 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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Using doublesided and even blank page shows header
by jeffdod＠netzero.net 04 Jun '06

04 Jun '06

I have the following in my environment setup: \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided,location=] I am properly getting the doublesided page setup. Also, chapters begin only on odd pages, which is exactly what I want. However, when a chapter ends on an odd page, the next (even) page that I would like to be completely blank instead contains both the header and footer. I found one other thread in this forum that told how to make this extra even page totally blank. However, I am not an advanced ConTeXt user yet, and I did not understand how to implement the solution. Is there a simple explanation of how to eliminate the header and footer on this even page? 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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teTeX rpm
by Peter Münster 03 Jun '06

03 Jun '06

Hello, I've written an rpm-spec file for teTeX. Please feel free to test it and to send me comments and/or patches! -> http://pmrb.free.fr/tmp/tetex-3.0-1.nosrc.rpm For those, who are interested, I could provide in a few days binary packages (about 117 MB) built on SuSE-Linux (9.0, 10.0 or 10.1). Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Treat last element in a commalist differently
by Aditya Mahajan 02 Jun '06

02 Jun '06

Hi, I am trying to write a macro so that \SEQ X[1,2,3] expands to $X_1, X_2, X_3$ \SEQ X[1-N] expands to $X_1, \dots, X_N$ and \SEQ X expands to ${\bf X}$. So far I have \def\SEQ#1% {\dodoubleempty\doSEQ[#1]} \def\doSEQ[#1][#2]% {\ifsecondargument \mathematics{\processcommalist[#2]{\dodoSEQ{#1}}} \else \mathematics{\bold{#1}}\fi} \def\dodoSEQ#1#2% {#1_{#2},} \starttext \SEQ X[1,2,3] is part of \SEQ X. \stoptext There is an extra comma at the end. That is, \SEQ X[1,2,3] expands to $X_1,X_2,X_3,$ ^^^ How can I treat the last element of a commalist differently? Thanks, Aditya

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Font problems (Palatino)
by Johan Blixt-Dackhammar 02 Jun '06

02 Jun '06

When trying to typeset for example a document using the mag-01 module I get an error that from what I understand is font related. I'm using MacOS 10.4.6 (on intel), and I do have the Palatino font. Why do I get the error and how can the problem be resolved? ERROR MESSAGE############################## TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : magazinetest output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/web2c/natural.tcx) entering extended mode (./magazinetest.tex ConTeXt ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2006.5.13 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex! color : palette rollover is available system (E-TEX) : [line 878] system (E-TEX) : [line 933] ) system : cont-old loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys.rme loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns en->default:default->1->2:2 uk->default:default->2-> 2:2 de->texnansi:texnansi->3->2:2 de->ec:ec->4->2:2 fr->texnansi:texnansi->5->2 :2 fr->ec:ec->6->2:2 es->default:default->7->2:2 it->texnansi:texnansi->8->2:2 it->ec:ec->9->2:2 nl->texnansi:texnansi->10->2:2 nl->ec:ec->11->2:2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded system : magazinetest.top loaded (./magazinetest.top specials : loading definition file tpd (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex specials : loading definition file fdf (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex <unprotect 3> <unprotect 4> system (E-TEX) : [line 2280] \ifcsname <protect 4> <protect 3>) specials : fdf loaded <unprotect 3> <protect 3>) specials : fdf,tpd loaded ) system : macros of module mag-01 loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/s-mag-01.tex specials : loading definition file tpd (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex specials : loading definition file fdf (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex <unprotect 3> system (E-TEX) : [line 2280] \ifcsname <protect 3>) specials : fdf loaded ) specials : fdf,tpd loaded color : system rgb is global activated (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)kpathsea: Running mktextfm uplr8t mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input uplr8t This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.5) kpathsea: Running mktexmf uplr8t ! I can't find file `uplr8t'. <*> ...:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input uplr8t Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. <*> ...:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input uplr8t Transcript written on mfput.log. grep: uplr8t.log: No such file or directory mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input uplr8t' failed to make uplr8t.tfm. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. ! Font \*palatino12ptrmtf*:=uplr8t at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file no t 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.178 [palatino,10pt] ? 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Question about get commalist size
by Aditya Mahajan 02 Jun '06

02 Jun '06

Hi, I tried an example from syst-gen.tex \def\dosomething#1{(#1=\commalistsize) } \getcommalistsize [\hbox{$a,b,c,d,e,f$}] \dosomething 1 \getcommalistsize [{a,b,c,d,e,f}] \dosomething 1 \getcommalistsize [{a,b,c},d,e,f] \dosomething 4 \getcommalistsize [a,b,{c,d,e},f] \dosomething 4 \getcommalistsize [a{b,c},d,e,f] \dosomething 4 \getcommalistsize [{a,b}c,d,e,f] \dosomething 4 \getcommalistsize [] \dosomething 0 \getcommalistsize [{[}] \dosomething 1 And it gives me (1=1) (1=6) (4=4) (4=4) (4=4) (4=4) (0=0) (1=1) Notice that \getcommalistsize[{a,b,c,d,e,f}] gives 6. Is this expected behaviour or a bug? Aditya

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