August 2006 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

XML-lookahead
by Sjoerd Siebinga 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

Hi all, Is it possible to use something like \doifnextcharelse for xml- environments or is there a clever work-around? I need to know what the next tag is in order to decide if a linebreak needs to be inserted. For example: \defineXMLenvironment [av] {} {} % linebreak unless followed by <liste>-tag \defineXMLenvironment [liste] {} {\crlf} % always a linebreak \startXMLdata <av> text </av> <liste> 15 </liste>  <av> text </av>  \stopXMLdata Regards, Sjoerd

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\definesomething?
by Pepe Barbe 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

Hello, In the ConTeXt manuales there is a reference to \definesomething as a way to create new commands(?)/variables(?). The truth is that I haven't bee able to truly understand if this is a generic example or I can define my own commands with this and how the syntax would be used. I would appreciate if anyone can clarify this to me. Thanks, Pepe

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Layout and textwidth/textmargin
by nico 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hello, I wonder if it is possible to setup a layout with these requirements: - it can be doublesided, that is, when doublesided the left margin (LM) and right margin (RM) are different and mirrored on right/left pages. - the headings (section, etc.) start just after the left margin. - the text body has an extra left text margin (TM) that is not mirrored. Here is an example of the expected output in doublesided mode: Left Page: LM TM RM |<--7--><-- 8--> <-5->| | 1. This is a Title | | | | This is the text body | | that has a bigger left | | margin. | Right Page: RM TM LM |<-5-><-- 8--> <--7-->| | The test continues on | | This page. | | | | 2. Another Title | | | For singlesided documents I can play with a setup like this (the margindistances should be taken into account too): \setuphead[section][margin=-TM] \setuplayout[leftmargin=TM+LM, rightmargin=RM, backspace=TM+LM, width=\paperwidth-(RM+TM+LM)] For doublesided documents I thought about using textwidth or textmargin, but in this case the text margin is applied on left and right (the text is in the middle). Should I play with other setup parameters? What is the best way to achieve this? Thanks for any hint, Regards, BG

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Mixed Case Abbreviations
by Pepe Barbe 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hello, Is it possible to have different cases in an abbreviation? For example mRNA. Thanks, Pepe

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part
by Horacio Suarez 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hello I need a head type, a Part. Centered With some space abobe As big as \chapter or bigger Appear in that part left page headers Should I Define a new head \part based? I canŽt erase the part number in the header. Appears the partnumber-pagenumber. or define a new paragraph? Or modify \part? thankyou very much. _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.com/

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Re: [NTG-context] 2DOWN imposition gives blank pages
by wwl＠musensturm.de 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

> The following produces a first page with p.1 on the right half, but > a blank 2nd page: > > \setuppapersize[A5,landscape][A4,landscape] > \setuparranging[2DOWN,rotated] > \starttext > \input tufte > \stoptext > > That looks okay, except for the blank 2nd page. This makes sense only with duplex printing. So the second blank page is ok. > \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape] > \setuparranging[2UP] > \starttext > \input tufte > \page > \input tufte > \stoptext > > produces a two-page document: > > p.1: | | 1 | (i.e. blank left half, and original p.1 on the right > half) > p.2: | 2 | | (i.e. original p.2 on left half, blank right half) This is ok, too. Print it in duplex (flip over short side) fold it and you will see. > So in case I've confused the directions of 2UP and 2DOWN, I also > tried: > > \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape] > \setuparranging[2DOWN] > \starttext > \input tufte > \page > \input tufte > \stoptext > > It produces: > > p.1: | | | > p.2: | 2 | | This makes no sense. > \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape] > \setuparranging[2UP] > \starttext > \null\page > \input tufte > \page > \input tufte > \stoptext > > produces the following arrangement, which is close to what I > expect: > > p.1: | | 1 | (where the original p.1 is blank except for the page > num) > p.2: | 2 | 3 | Ok, too. Print it. Wolfgang

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Strange math error (bug ??)
by WN 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Hello, The following is quit strange, in the first formula the [{Q}, {R} ] on the left hand side of the \rightarrow is not processed but on the right hand side of the \rightarrow it is processed (?) \starttext The left side with $[Q,R]$ does not show, but the right side with $[Q,R]$ does show, what is happening here ??? \startformula [ {Q} , {R} ] \rightarrow \frac{1}{i \hslash} [ {Q} , {R} ] \stopformula \stoptext Kind regards Wim

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Problem with \placefloatcaption
by Renaud AUBIN 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Hi all, \placefigure [none] {} {\startcombination {\externalfigure[hylos]}{\placefloatcaption[figure]{Hylos}} {\externalfigure[shrimp]}{\placefloatcaption[figure]{Shrimp III}} \stopcombination} returns <./src/images/hylos.jpg> figures : dimensions of ./src/images/hylos.jpg loaded from figurefile i tself (./prd_phd.tuo) ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> \preparednumber \preparefullnumber #1#2#3->\analyzenumber {#1}#2#3 \ifx \numberseparator \emp... \@fl@t@figure ...e {@fl@n@figure}}\preparednumber \doattributes {\??kj figur... \doplacefloatcaption ...placefloatcaptiontext [#1] \placefloatcaptionreferenc... l.107 ...hylos]}{\placefloatcaption[figure]{Hylos} } ? Is there a bug or a misuse of \placefloatcaption ? Renaud

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XeTeX and \placefigure
by Pepe Barbe 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Hello, I've been trying to compile my document using XeTeX and it gives me the following error: ! Emergency stop. <to be read again> b \setPDFmediabox ...#3 #4 #5]#6\done ->\dimen 2=#2b p\dimen 2=-\dimen 2 \dimen... \checkPDFmediabox ...se \setPDFmediabox #2#3\done \fileprocessedtrue \fi \doprocessline ... to \fileline \doprocessPDFline \relax \expandafter \dopro... \dogetPDFmediabox ...chread {#1}\doprocessPDFline \egroup \ifx \PDFxoffset \... \getfiguredimensionsA ...heightb } \executedfalse \ifexecuted \donetrue \ifd... ... l.40 [height=.25\textheight] } It comes from the following code. \placefigure [here] [fig:cell_type_diag] {Typical diagram of the main cell types \cite[Web:2006aa], \cite[Web:2006ab]} \startcombination[2*1] { \externalfigure[chp1_prokaryote_diagram] [height=.25\textheight] }{Prokaryote} { \externalfigure[chp1_eukaryote_diagram] [height=.25\textheight] } {Eukaryote} \stopcombination Any ideas? Thanks, Pepe

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Support for FormCalc ?
by luigi scarso 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Is it possible to embed a FormCalc script (like we do with javascript ) ? (well, I believe that it's like javascript...) Thanks in advance luigi PS Why FormCalc ? Because it's seem that Reader for PocketPC 2.0 support it . (cfr https://www.planetpdf.com/forumarchive/126183.asp)

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