August 2006 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

\placelist doesn't work in \startappendices
by Stuart Jansen 18 Aug '06

18 Aug '06

When \placelist[section][criterium=local] is used inside of \startappendices, no list is included. I don't see any error messages. I scoured the docs but found neither indication that this is the desired behavior nor any idea how to change this behavior. Any ideas? \starttext \startbodymatter \chapter{Foo} \placelist[section][criterium=local,alternative=c] \section{Bar} \input knuth \stopbodymatter \startappendices \chapter{Corge} \placelist[section][criterium=current,alternative=c] \section{Grault} \input zapf \stopappendices \stoptext -- Stuart Jansen <sjansen(a)gurulabs.com> Guru Labs, L.C.

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Re: [NTG-context] table questions
by wwl＠musensturm.de 18 Aug '06

18 Aug '06

Hallo! Has anybody same effects? Or is this me alone? Should this work, or is tableenvironment still experimental and those effects normal? Wolfgang > I have studied the table examples at contextgarden and have some > questions. > ---------------------- > \|10 as a relacement for \VL gives me thicker vert. lines in that > position only. How can I define a thicker vert. Line for the whole > column? My attempts in \starttable[..\|10..] doesn't work. > ---------------------- > Why is there so little space between the two rows of the table > below? > > \starttable[|l|p(.7\textwidth)|] > \HL > \NC bla1 \VL Eins \type{zwei} drei. Eins zwei drei. Eins zwei drei > \type{vier} > oder \type{sechs}l. Das ist der Leerraum zwischen den Spalten > \type{n}. \FR > \NC bla2 \VL Eins, zwei \type{drei} \LR > \HL > \stoptable > ---------------------- > The two tables in the example below are differing and show, that > \SetTableToWidth{0pt} doesn't reset the situation. > > What is the defaultvalue/resetvalue for \SetTableToWidth{}? > > \starttable[|l|l|] > \VL 11 \VL 12 \VL\FR > \VL 21 \VL 22 \VL\LR > \stoptable > > \SetTableToWidth{\textwidth} > % some other table stuff > \SetTableToWidth{0pt} > > \starttable[|l|l|] > \VL 11 \VL 12 \VL\FR > \VL 21 \VL 22 \VL\LR > \stoptable > ---------------------- > Look at the example below: > > Without any \SetTableToWidth{} this table has neither hor. Lines nor > green color. The gray is there. Why? > > Variant 1: > This is an combination of two wiki-examples. The first column of the > table is about \textwidth (a little bit smaller). Why? > Between the gray and the second hor. Line there is a small white > area. Same between green and fourth hor. Line. Hmm! > > Variant 2: > Hor. Line and green area are .2\textwidth as expected. But gray area > is about .6\textwidth and so is the column as a whole. Why that? > > Variant 3: > All ok now. Even the spacing between coloured areas and lines is > ok. > > \setupcolors[state=start] > \starttext > > %\SetTableToWidth{.2\textwidth} % Variant 2 > \SetTableToWidth{\textwidth} % Variant 1 > \starttable[|lp(.45\textwidth)|lp(.45\textwidth)|] > \HL > \BL[1]\SR > %\VL Command \VL Meaning \VL\SR % Variant 3 > \NC Command \NC Meaning \SR > \HL > \NC \tex{NC} \NC next column \FR > \NC \tex{NR} \NC next row \LR > \HL > \CL[green]\SR > \NC \tex{AR} \NC automatic row \SR > \HL > \stoptable > \stoptext > ----------------------

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verb-c.tex
by wwl＠musensturm.de 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

Hallo! I have a little problem with the module 'verb-c'. Backslashes in verbatim text seem to disturb colors. ---------------------------------------------------- \usemodule[verb-c] \setupcolors[state=start] \setuptyping[C][color=blue,palet=colorpretty, numbering=line] \starttext Davor \startC #include <stdio.h> int main() { printf("Hallo\n"); } \stopC Danach \stoptext ---------------------------------------------------- Problem: 'Danach' is blue! Last line number has the same color as the quotet String "Hallo ConTeXt\n". Delete the newline char and all is ok! How can this be fixed? Wolfgang

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\startfiguretext question
by Tobias Burnus 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

Hello, I'd like to use \startfiguretext together with \startcolumnset. If I outcomment \startcolumnset, it works ok, otherwise the figure is no longer left aligned and there is a big gap between the figure and the text. Any idea? Tobias \setupcolors[state=start] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=color,backgroundcolor=gray] \definecolumnset[poster][n=2] \setupcolumnset[poster][each][background=color,backgroundcolor=white] \showframe \starttext \startcolumnset[poster] \startfiguretext[left][]{none} {\externalfigure[foo][width=2.5cm]}{str} \stopfiguretext \stopcolumnset \stoptext

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feature request: external figures with XeTeX
by Mojca Miklavec 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

Hello Hans, Would it be possible to add high-level support (\externalfigure) for inclusion of external figures in XeTeX? (I didn't know that it worked - I remember a failed experiment from some time ago, but it might have been my fault.) There are two commands: \XeTeXpdffile <filename> <optional options> for PDF (supporting inclusion of different pages) \XeTeXpicfile <filename> <optional options> for "everything else" So for example this should work: \XeTeXpicfile "abc.png" width 8cm (or xscaled 1000 yscaled 2000 for example) (However I don't know which all the available options are.) Thank you, Mojca

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combination + externalfigure = feature request ?
by Renaud AUBIN 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

Hi all, I often use placefigure like the following example: \useexternalfigure[robhaz-iraq][src/images/robhaz_iraq_06][height=4cm] \useexternalfigure[robhaz-rescue][src/images/robhaz_rescue_06][height=4cm] \placefigure[here][fig:robhaz]{ROBHAZ-DT3}{ \startcombination[2*1] {\externalfigure[robhaz-rescue]}{Rescue 2006} {\externalfigure[robhaz-iraq]}{Version militaire (Irak)} \stopcombination } As you can see, with this construct, one have to adapt the height by hand. It's sometime boring to find a good value... As a result: Considering two png files with w1*h1 and w2*h2, is it possible to constrain the total width of the figure as: 1. scalefactor1*h1 = scalefactor2*h2 2. scalefactor1*w1 + scalefactor2*w2 = .8\textwidth Two equations and two variables (scalefactor1 and scalefactor2) ? Dunno if ConTeXt can solve this kind of calculation straightforwardly... I assume here we're able to get wi and hi and one give an explicit "totalwidth" value... Moreover, one can use it for i externalfigure on a single row... but with [N*M], it's more complicated (we can use a reference row and proceed) and I don't need it for the moment ;) Cheers, Renaud

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Different formatting of section numbers for title and references.
by Aditya Mahajan 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

Hi, I want a setup in which section numbers are Roman (I, II, etc.) and subsection numbers are Character (A, B, etc. without the section number prefixed). This is easy to achieve using \setupsection[section-3][bodypartconversion=Romannumerals] \setupsection[section-4][bodypartconversion=Character, previousnumber=no] However, when I reference these sections, I want \in[section] to give I (which it does happens) and \in[subsection] to give I-A. How can I achieve the correct reference numbering for subsections? Thanks, Aditya

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using \doifnumberelse in a ToC numbercommand=
by Stuart Jansen 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

I asked this question a couple of days ago, but didn't get any takers. I don't want to be a pest, but it's frustrating to be so close yet unable to solve this final problem. Let's see if rephrasing the question helps. I'm trying to use \doifnumberelse in a \setuplist numbercommand= but it isn't working. The simplified example below shows the very specific table of contents layout I'm trying to accomplish. You will note that both the chapter number and the appendix letter are labeled with "Appendix" when in fact I want the chapter to be labeled "Chapter". Does anyone know either (a) how to get \doifnumberelse to work in this situation or (b) if there's a better way I should have done this instead. ----- \def\mychapterlistnumber#1{\vbox{% \doifnumberelse{#1}{Chapter}{Appendix} #1\crlf}} \def\mysectionlistnumber#1{\emspace\emspace} \def\mysectionlisttext#1{% \doifelse{#1}{Lab Tasks}{\hskip-1em\bf#1\hfilll}{#1}} \setuplist[chapter][width=1em,numberstyle=bold,% numbercommand=\mychapterlistnumber,textstyle=bold] \setuplist[section][width=2em,numbercommand=\mysectionlistnumber,% textcommand=\mysectionlisttext] \starttext \bgroup{}Table of Contents\egroup\par \startcolumns[n=2,distance=.3in,balance=no] \bgroup \placelist[chapter,section][criterium=all,alternative=b] \egroup \stopcolumns \page \chapter{Foo} \section{Bar} \input knuth \startappendices \chapter{Corge} \section{Grault} \input zapf \stopappendices \stoptext ----- -- Stuart Jansen <sjansen(a)gurulabs.com> Guru Labs, L.C.

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compiling project files
by Derek Schmidt 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

Hi there, I'm a complete ConTeXt newbie, so please be patient with me. :) I'm putting together a book and I'm trying to use the project structure that Context likes so much. My components come out beautifully--they are chapters in the book. The product file is the actual book. I don't have the code in front of me, but it looks very much like the examples given in the manuals and at ContextGarden. When I texexec it, it runs but only produces and empty table of contents with the word Contents at the top. It won't list the chapters, forget about actually printing their content. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? I'm guessing this might not be enough info for you to help. I'll try to answer any questions as best I can. Thanks and all best, Derek

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Purpose(s) of texmfstart
by John R. Culleton 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

I have read a great deal about the details of texmfstart. I still don't have a handle on what its purpose is. Did anyone write a manual on the program or create a comprehensive wiki entry? BTW I solved my problem with texmfstart and with upgrading Context in general by creating the separate, standalone minimal Context-Linux installation as described in an earlier post, which pointed to a long wiki, which fortunately I could take and use as a script. -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com

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