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announcement: new texlive rpm
by Peter Münster 09 Feb '07

09 Feb '07

Hello, there is a new texlive rpm on http://pmrb.free.fr/texlive/ Goals and features of this package: - easy installation ( rpmbuild --rebuild --force http://pmrb.free.fr/texlive/texlive.spm ) - easy maintenance of ConTeXt-texmf tree ( updateConTeXt.sh ) - texmf-local tree that won't be touched by rpm (for personal files) - support for URW Garamond - support for Adobe eurofont - support for ruby versions of ConTeXt scripts - latest TeX-live - latest ConTeXt - latest pdfTeX - latest MetaPost See also http://wiki.contextgarden.net/TeX-live Tested on SuSE-10.1. Feedback is welcome! Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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bad interaction between listofabbreviations and interlinespace
by Johan Sandblom 08 Feb '07

08 Feb '07

Consider the example below. It results in a list of synonyms that are vertically misaligned with their meanings. What can I do? Regards, Johan This is Debian, pdftex compiled from source, but otherwise standard texlive from testing. Last lines of texexec --check: TeXExec | runtime: 0.397205 TeXExec | end of analysis TeXExec | TeXExec | TeXExec | version 6.2.0 - 1997-2006 - PRAGMA ADE/POD TeXExec | TeXUtil | version 9.1.0 - 1997-2005 - PRAGMA ADE/POD TeXExec | CtxTools | version 1.3.3 - 2004/2006 - PRAGMA ADE/POD TeXExec | TeXExec | testing interface en TeXExec | pdfTeX Version 3.141592-1.40.1 (Web2C 7.5.6) TeXExec | ConTeXt ver: 2007.01.23 13:32 MKII fmt: 2007.1.30 int: english/english TeXExec | TeXExec | testing interface en TeXExec | pdfTeX Version 3.141592-1.40.1 (Web2C 7.5.6) TeXExec | ConTeXt ver: 2007.01.23 13:32 MKII fmt: 2007.1.30 int: english/english % Example file \definesynonyms[abbreviation][abbreviations][\infull] \setupsynonyms[abbreviations][criterium=all] \setupinterlinespace[auto, big] \starttext \completelistofabbreviations \abbreviation{EEG} {Electroencephalogram} \abbreviation{ERP} {Event-Related Potentials} \EEG, \ERP \stoptext -- Johan Sandblom N8, MRC, Karolinska sjh t +46851776108 17176 Stockholm m +46735521477 Sweden "What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite" - Bertrand Russell

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many warnings after updating
by Jeong Dalyoung 06 Feb '07

06 Feb '07

Dear all, After updating ConTeXt via i-installer, I create the formats using texmfstart texexec --make en" texmfstart texexec --make --xtx en I tested several files which were compiled well under the previous version. But, I got so many warnings during the compiling. What do I have to do to resolve the problems? I am using TeXlive(not teTeX) under OS X 10.4. My installation is not changed except the ConTeXt. Thanks for reading. Regards, Dalyoung 1) when compiling the presentation file using \usemodule[pre-22]. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like a dvips format fotmap file. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: ec-lmb10 LMRoman10-Demi "enclmec ReEncodeFont" <lm-ec.enc <lmb10.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="lm-ec.map", line=7. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like a dvips format fotmap file. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: lmbsy5 LMMathSymbols5- BoldItalic "enclmmathsy ReEncodeFont" <lm-mathsy.enc <lmbsy5.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="lm-math.map", line=7. [MP to PDF] (./FunMath2007-mpgraph.3991) [MP to PDF] (./FunMath2007-mpgraph.3990) ** WARNING ** Annotation out of page boundary. ** WARNING ** Current page's MediaBox: [0 0 597.758 448.319] ** WARNING ** Annotation: [1.09453e-05 -1.09453e-05 597.758 448.319] ** WARNING ** Maybe incorrect paper size specified. [3.1] - repeated so many times and finally ** WARNING ** Glyph "(null)" missing in font "LMMathSymbols10-Italic". ** WARNING ** Glyph "(null)" missing in font "LMMathSymbols10-Italic". - itemization and formulas are not written correctly. 2. General text files ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like a dvips format fotmap file. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: ec-lmb10 LMRoman10-Demi "enclmec ReEncodeFont" <lm-ec.enc <lmb10.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="lm-ec.map", line=7. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like a dvips format fotmap file. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: lmbsy5 LMMathSymbols5- BoldItalic "enclmmathsy ReEncodeFont" <lm-mathsy.enc <lmbsy5.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="lm-math.map", line=7. ** NOTICE: This document contains a `Preview & Print only' licensed font ** ** WARNING ** Transformation matrix not invertible. ** WARNING ** --- M = [0 0 0 0 -1.13299 -404.88] ][2] ** WARNING ** Glyph "(null)" missing in font "LMMathItalic12-Italic". ** WARNING ** Glyph "(null)" missing in font "LMMathItalic12-Italic". ** WARNING ** Glyph "(null)" missing in font "LMMathSymbols10-Italic". - math symbol is not appeared in the formula.

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How to make a "natural" table float.
by John R. Culleton 05 Feb '07

05 Feb '07

My task requires alternating whate and gray bars for a table. I was happy to jump on the Natural Table facility. Further, I want the table to "float" in the classic TeX fashion. I don't know the exact code for this in Context. This doesn't work: -------------------------------------------------------------------- \setupcaptions[location=high] \placetable[here][tab:comp]{Comparison of Corporate and Government Bond Portfolios} \setupTABLE[r][even][background=screen] \bTABLE ... \eTABLE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I get the message: ! Missing { inserted. etc. -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com

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creating environments
by Wolfgang Schuster 05 Feb '07

05 Feb '07

Hi all, I have a module with a envrionment defined in the following way: \def\startFOO#1\stopFOO{...#1...} I try currently to write a command \defineFOO[MYFOO] that expands to my already created environment. \startMYFOO#1\stopMYFOO -> \startFOO#1\stopFOO I know it is possible to make this in the following way: \def\startMYFOO#1\stopMYFOO{\startFOO#1\stopFOO} but this not what I want. Wolfgang

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problem with pdftex-1.40.1 and Gentium ligatures
by Johan Sandblom 05 Feb '07

05 Feb '07

When I moved from pdftex-1.30.5-2.2 (from texlive-base-bin 2005.dfsg.2-10 on debian) to pdftex-1.40.1 suddenly ligatures in gentium exhibited erratic behavior: they appeared correctly (or, more accurately, the letters appeared, they did not look like a proper ligature) on screen in xpdf and acroread but did not print (there were just empty spaces). On windows, the fi, fl, and ff combinations made blanks, just as on the printer. Reverting to pdftex-1.30.5-2.2 corrected the problem. Gentium is from ttf-gentium 1.02-2 on debian and the typescript I use is below. Perhaps my poor typesetting knowledge has lead me wrong and the lack of true ligatures is the actual problem? Regards, Johan -- Johan Sandblom N8, MRC, Karolinska sjh t +46851776108 17176 Stockholm m +46735521477 Sweden "What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite" - Bertrand Russell

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bib modules compress a lot
by Aditya Mahajan 03 Feb '07

03 Feb '07

Hi Taco, I have the following setup for my bibliographies \usemodule [bib] \setupbibtex [database={IEEEfull,../../collection}] \setuppublications [alternative=num] \setupcite [num] [compress=yes] When I use \cite[ref1, ref2] I get [1-2]. For only two references, shouldn't this be [1,2]? Aditya

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postscript problem
by Peter Rolf 03 Feb '07

03 Feb '07

Hi, I have a problem with the postscript output of a MP graphic. The (attached) ps file contains a single blank line, which breaks the conversion by mptopdf. [..] [MP to PDF] (./test-mpgraph.1 Runaway argument? ! Paragraph ended before \handleMPsequence was complete. <to be read again> \par l.19 ? The file is converted by mptopdf, if I remove that blank line. Here is a minimal example. \setupoutput[pdftex] \setuppagenumber[state=stop] \startreusableMPgraphic{foo} draw unitsquare xyscaled(4cm,4cm) withpen pencircle scaled 1pt shifted(1cm,1cm) ; \stopreusableMPgraphic \starttext \null \useMPgraphic{foo} \stoptext I've tested it on context live, but the versions of pdftex and metapost are too old (but work without errors) for any comparison. Used versions: pdftex 1.40.1, metapost 0.933, context 18.01.2007 Any hints welcome. Peter

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context meeting
by Hans Hagen 02 Feb '07

02 Feb '07

Hi, It's time to start finalizing the programm etc for the upcoming CONTEXT user meeting in Epen NL, *March 24* and *March 25*. http://context.aanhet.net/epen2007/index.htm So far, 20 people have registered and we have room for at most 30 (unless offsite). Any input about talks, topics, tutorials, activities, dev sessions, etc is welcome since we're free to schedule as we like. If you have questions about the how/when/where you can mail taco or me. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Bib module error handling
by Oliver Buerschaper 02 Feb '07

02 Feb '07

Hi Taco, talking about the bib module ... I usually get confused when I cite a reference in the text but accidentally use the wrong citation key or have forgotten to put the record into my bib file at all. Instead of screaming question marks in the pdf output ConTeXt tacidly typesets a reference number and adds an empty entry to the list of references. Is this really desired? After all, it makes tracking down the wrong \cite command a bit of an issue ... admittedly some warnings show up in the log but definitely not on the pdf printout. Would it be possible to adopt the same error handling as for \in and friends? Best, Oliver

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