January 2007 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Unicode Character Problem
by Johannes Graumann 16 Jan '07

16 Jan '07

Hello, I'm having trouble defining a new unicode character: 'versuch.tex' reads: \defineXMLentity [\#9633] {\symbol[8]} 'versuch.xml' reads: □ Trying to compile this like so: texmfstart texexec --environment=versuch.tex versuch.xml Yields the error below. What am I doing wrong (this works for other things like '\defineXMLentity[\#8211]{--}')? Thanks for your insights! Joh kpathsea: Running mktexmf UnicodeRegular25 ! I can't find file `UnicodeRegular25'. <*> ...mag:=1; nonstopmode; input UnicodeRegular25 Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. <*> ...mag:=1; nonstopmode; input UnicodeRegular25 Transcript written on mfput.log. grep: UnicodeRegular25.log: No such file or directory mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input UnicodeRegular25' failed to make UnicodeRegular25.tfm. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. ! Font \unicodefont=UnicodeRegular25 at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. <recently read> \bodyfontsize \unicodeglyph ... \currentfontscale \bodyfontsize \unicodestrut \unicodefont... \uchar ...+\unicodetwo \relax \handleunicodeglyph \endgroup l.1 □

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Columns page-break problem
by Michal Kvasnicka 16 Jan '07

16 Jan '07

Good morning. I've just installed new ConTeXt (ver. 2006.08.08 21:51), and use perl TeXExec (ver. 5.4.3). Now my old macros using the columns environment have stopped working properly. Even when I type (n being a number) \startcolumns \dorcurse{n}{\input tufte} \stopcolumns a the page is broken after the \stopcolumns sometimes even when only 50-80 % of the page is filled ("a" is in the next page). In my previous installations (I haven't upgraded for a long time) it worked perfect. What's wrong? Was something changed? Haven't I installed the ConTeXt properly? What should I do? Your sincerely Michal Kvasnicka

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How should I config the ConTeXt in order to use utf-8 encoding chinese characters?
by Hongyi Zhao 16 Jan '07

16 Jan '07

Dear all Now I can use the GBK encoding chinese characters in my ConTeXt, but if I want to use the utf-8 encoding chinese characters in my tex files, this is, I want the tex source file encoded by UTF-8, how should I config the ConTeXt. BYW, all the chinese fonts needed have been installed correctly by me, including the TTFs and the corresponding Type1 fonts. Thanks --- Hongyi Zhao (赵弘毅) GnuPG DSA: 0xD108493B 老子道德经：第十七章太上，不知有之；其次，亲而誉之；其次，畏之；其次，侮之。信不足焉，有不信焉。悠兮，其贵言。功成事遂，百姓皆谓：“我自然”。

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multiple bibliographies
by Charles Doherty 15 Jan '07

15 Jan '07

Dear Thomas, Aditya, Taco, I am trying to produce a book-list for class using Taco's bib module. I would like to produce a separate list for each lecture / topic: Title of Lecture paragraph giving a synopsis of topic list of books/articles and this repeated for x number of lectures. I discovered a thread in the ConTeXt users mailing list for September last for something like this. Has there been a solution? If it would do what I want I would be grateful for a sample or instructions. I am using the latest bib module. Thanks, Charlie Doherty

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Overfull \hbox query
by Alan Bowen 15 Jan '07

15 Jan '07

I have been processing a number of files using the same environment file. Each time, early in the log file I get the very same message: ... (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/pdfr-ec.tex) Overfull \hbox (13.2pt too wide) detected at line 63 [] system : module ancientgreek loaded (/Users/acbowen/Library/texmf/tex/context/third/greek/t-ancientgreek.tex loading : module ancientgreek ... The problem is that I can see no evidence in the document of an overfull \hbox. Moreover, if I change the font from SIL-Gentium to Latin Modern, the message goes away, though it returns once more if I use GFSDidot say (only the line number differs). Can anyone explain what is happening or suggest how I may proceed to determine what is happening and why? Alan

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Error with --modu for core-mis
by luigi scarso 15 Jan '07

15 Jan '07

If someone compile this $>texmfstart texexec --pdf --modu core-mis then he should be send to me (luigi.scarso at gmail.com) core-mis.tex Thanks in advance luigi

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texexec ruby problem
by Michal Kvasnicka 15 Jan '07

15 Jan '07

Good morning. I've just installed new ConTeXt (ver: 2006.08.08 21:51) under SuSE 10.1 Linux. I tried to make ruby version of texexec working, but I failed. When I try to run it, I get this error message: /usr/share/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb:10:in `require': no such file to load -- base/switch (LoadError) from /usr/share/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb:10 Can you tell me what package should I install? And is there any difference between the perl and the ruby texexecs? Your sincerely Michal Kvasnicka

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Another question about oldstyle numbers
by Helin Gai 15 Jan '07

15 Jan '07

Hi, This is a question I posted before, which hasn't been resolved yet... When I use \setuphead[section][numberstyle=os], the dot in the section number becomes a triangle... One fix is to say [numberstyle=sc], but is an alternative available? Thanks! Sincerely, Helin -- Helin (Colin) Gai Class of 2009, Duke University Box 96332 Durham, NC 27708 Phone: 919-943-6302 helin.gai at gmail.com hg9 at duke.edu

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Dynamic Elements on Layer
by Helin Gai 15 Jan '07

15 Jan '07

Hi, I'm still trying to place my running heads into the margin, 5 cm away from the top. My new attempt is to use layer: \definelayer[colin][width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight,x=0mm,y=0mm] \setlayer[colin][x=5cm,y=3cm]{\framed{\getmarking[chapter][current]}} \setupbackgrounds[page][background=colin] But it doesn't seem to work either. Does anyone know why it is? Many thanks! Sincerely, Helin -- Helin (Colin) Gai Class of 2009, Duke University Box 96332 Durham, NC 27708 Phone: 919-943-6302 helin.gai at gmail.com hg9 at duke.edu

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\to in footer?
by andrea valle 14 Jan '07

14 Jan '07

Hi to all, I wanted to use in footer an arrow so I went with: \setupfootertexts[$\to$ help] It raises an error. I solved with $\rightarrow$, but I was curious about this fact Why does it happen? many thanls -a- Andrea Valle DAMS - Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione Università degli Studi di Torino http://www.semiotiche.it/andrea andrea.valle(a)unito.it

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