January 2007 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

float next to \bf
by Jörg Hagmann 26 Jan '07

26 Jan '07

Dear list members, I noticed the following problem: text doesn't float around an image, when the paragraph starts with {\bf or \em etc} instead of unchanged font. (The text is placed on top of the image). A minimal example: \placefigure[inner]{A figure}{\framed[width=5cm,height=5cm]{Image}} {\bf This will mess up the rest.} \input tufte I don't know whether it's only my version of context, because in "context live@contextgarden" I get: (return code : 25 run time : 0 seconds total run time : 0 seconds warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead but no pdf (I get this with anything, has nothing to do with this particular problem). Thanks in advance, Jörg Prof.Dr.med. Jörg Hagmann-Zanolari Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics DKBW, University of Basel Mattenstrasse 28 CH-4058 Basel Switzerland Phone +41 (0)61 267 3565

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startframedtext changed?
by Hans van der Meer 26 Jan '07

26 Jan '07

Earlier this could be used to put some text centered on the line: \startframedtext[middle][frame=off,background=] \type{ABCDE}\crlf \type{ABCDE} \stopframedtext Now, the "middle" doesn't seem to have any effect, the contents is put to the left side of the printing area. Has there been a change in behaviour of \startframedtext or has a bug crept in? Hans van der Meer

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stopping texexec
by Hans van der Meer 26 Jan '07

26 Jan '07

I have a fairly hefty tex run, with many intervening metapost figures being made. Running "texmfstart texexec main-file" from a unix shell. When an error occurs, e.g. in the metapost processing, one gives an X to quit that part of tex-processing. However the process goes on and on, because of the many successive invocations. Control-C does not help. Is there a way to stop the texexec processing from running? (other than opening another shell, finding the pid of the main process and killing that). Hans van der Meer

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How to create a standard text block
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 26 Jan '07

26 Jan '07

Hello everybody, Could someone tell me what is the best way to create a standard text block that would consist of a line frames around the text and include some lettering? Such a text block is a State standard in Russia and Ukraine and I want to design it good and possibly include in the Wiki, since many people require it. So I feel right to ask you gurus first how to begin. Please note that this block is of two kinds -- bigger one for first page of a document (but sometimes of a section), and smaller one for remaining pages. -- Best regards, Vyatcheslav

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Serried itemized list with long items.
by John R. Culleton 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

I used \setupitemize[serried] for a numbered list. The items were each wider than the text block so they wrapped around to a second line. As a result Context left a blank line between items. I got 1. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx 2. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ...which is not what I wanted :<( John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com

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Can't create more than about 240 footnotes
by Mike Bird 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

I run out of space around the 240th footnote in a document. It appears that ConTeXt may be reloading or redefining a footnote font for each footnote or footnote number. Is this a known problem with a known solution? Thanks, --Mike Bird references : unknown reference [][fnt:t:240] references : unknown reference [][fnt:f:240] references : unknown reference [][fnt:t:241] references : unknown reference [][fnt:f:241] ! Font \*10.4ptrmtfrm*=ptmr8t at 10.4pt not loaded: Not enough room left. <to be read again> \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...ame #1\csname #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi ...

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Math symbols like \reals atomic?
by Oliver Buerschaper 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

Hi all, simple question ... hopefully simple answer ;-) Why can't I use \math{\langle v_i, v_j \rangle_\complexes} but have to enclose the command \complexes in curly brackets? Shouldn't these set symbols be atomic? Oliver, puzzled.

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header styles
by Rolf Marvin Bøe Lindgren 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

I've sort of looked around, I believe, but not found a simple way to change the size of headings. \setuphead[subject][style=\ss\bfb] makes a nice medium sized heading, but what is the canonical way to set up numbered headings, sans serif, boldface, 14pt? -- Rolf Lindgren roffe(a)extern.uio.no

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error message text
by Hans van der Meer 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

After switching from the august2006 version of ConTeXt to 18-1-2007 suddenly an error crept up in a text not giving this before. The error was triggered by: \switchtobodyfont[24pt] and the culprit turned out to be the following statement in one of my own type files: \starttypescript [all] [lucidayy] [size] \definebodyfont [4pt,5pt,6pt,7pt,8pt,9pt,10pt,11pt,12pt,14.4pt,17.3pt] [rm,ss,tt,tts,cg,hw,fx,mm] [default] \stoptypescript There the 24pt had to be added: ...,17.3pt,24pt] My point is the phrasing of the error message: ! Math formula deleted: Insufficient symbol fonts. \dontleavehmode ...point \everymath \emptytoks $ $ }\unhbox \@@dlhbox \fi \fi \dodowithnextbox ->\noindentation \dontleavehmode \hbox to \localhsize {\ifc... l.6 \midaligned{\tfa\bf PRACTICUMBOEK CRYPTOGRAFIE} That is somewhat misleading, if I may permit myself an understatement. In the source of the midaligned there is not a math formula in sight. Now I know enough TeX to see the relevance of the two $'s further in the error message. But my point is that the text seems to point in the direction of missing (math) fonts, whereas it is just a missing fontsize. I have two questions: 1. Is it advisible (if possible at all) to make the message text more specific and directly understandable by newcomers: one may suppose they will not easily find the connection of \switchtobodyfont [something-big] to a missing size in the typescript. 2. I am curious why this error message only now pops up, whereas previously the typesetting proceeded without a hitch. Is this caused by more stringent testing in the ConTeXt code or is it just a default behaviour that is no longer valid? Hans van der Meer

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New minimal distributions released
by Taco Hoekwater 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

Hi, For those of you that use the minimal distributions from Pragma ADE, it may be interesting to know that Hans has uploaded new versions yesterday. The new files are linked from the web pages: http://www.pragma-ade.com/download-1.htm But because of their size, please consider using one of the two mirrors instead. http://mirror.contextgarden.net/download-1.htm http://context.aanhet.net/download-1.htm Happy TeXing, Taco

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