October 2007 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

set headings in the margins
by Aric Bills 10 Oct '07

10 Oct '07

Thanks Wolfgang--your solution does just what I needed. I'll study it. Best regards, Aric (Apologies if I've sent my reply improperly)

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Problem with chemistry in display mode
by Shen Chen 09 Oct '07

09 Oct '07

Hi all, The following example with the chemical module complains that "! Argument of \mtharrowfill has an extra }.". ----------- \usemodule[chemic] \starttext $$ \chemical{2H_2,PLUS,O_2,GIVES,2H_2O} $$ \stoptext ----------- The result pdf looks fine, though. The annoying problem only occurs when there's an arrow "GIVES", and only in display mode. I am using ConTeXt 2007.08.24, and the complete warning message is ----------- ! Argument of \mtharrowfill has an extra }. <inserted text> \par <to be read again> } \chemicaloutermolecule ...chemicalstyle {\strut #1 }$}\doresetsubscripts }\ma... \dochemicalouterarrow ...>\!!zeropoint \box 4\fi } \egroup \p!compareprocessactionD ...ommalistelement {#3}#2 \expandafter \quitcommalis... \next2 #1,->\p!dodoprocessaction {#1} \doprocesscommaitem ... ----------- Thanks a lot, shenchen

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set headings in the margins
by Aric Bills 09 Oct '07

09 Oct '07

Hello all, I'm a total newbie Context user trying to do something that is apparently way beyond me. I'm trying to set up a conceptual three-column design grid. The idea was to use the two columns on the right for body text, the column on the left for margin paragraphs, and the full three-column spread for headings. The easiest way I could find to set such a thing up was this: \setuplayout[backspace=3.083in, leftmargin=2.083in, leftmargindistance=.25in, width=4.417in, rightmargin=1in] where "leftmargin" represents the leftmost column and "width" represents the other two columns (plus gutter). So far so good. To get my heading to stretch across all three conceptual columns, I thought I'd use something along the lines of: \start \startlocal \setuplayout[...] \stoplocal \section{This heading was supposed to start at the left edge of the left margin and wrap at the right edge of the text area} \stop where [...] would eliminate the left margin and margindistance and re-allocate that space to the text width. However, I haven't yet found any [...] that does the trick. Whether my approach is basically right or totally wrong, I'd love to get guidance on the best way to typeset a heading across both the margin and the text area. I'm aware that it's trivial to make section numbers appear in the margin; this is not the solution I'm looking for, though. Thanks for your help, Aric

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Re: [NTG-context] LuaTeX on Mac OS X
by Dalyoung Jeong 07 Oct '07

07 Oct '07

Dear Thomas, I didn't recognize that there was an answer for the problem already. It is a good news. I am almost close. Thank you again. Best regards, Dalyoung

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nesting \startitemize
by frantisek holop 07 Oct '07

07 Oct '07

hi there, context, just as latex can nest \startitemize, the context manual says max level 4. by default context uses the symbols for these 4 levels o level 1: bullet -- level 2: dash * level 3: asterisk > level 4: triangle it is very easy to change these per the manual. but how can i make \startitemize use ordered lists by default? this is sometimes more useful for scientific works... e.g. latex by default does: 1. arabic numerals (a) letters i. roman numerals o bullet (ok, the 4th one isn't very logical in latex either...) and another question, how can make \startitemize[a] do "(a)" instead of "a." ? -f -- first came reality. then there was wolfenstein 3d...

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Re: [NTG-context] LuaTeX on Mac OS X
by Jeong Dalyoung 06 Oct '07

06 Oct '07

Dear Thomas, Hans, and all I am sorry to give another noise to you. I did install luatex once more and I'd like to report the results. I removed TeX completely and reinstalled gwTeX again. After that I followed the instructions given by Thomas. I made ".luatex" for the variables which contains the following lines: export TEXMFCACHE="/tmp" export TEXMFCNF="/usr/local/gwTeX" export TEXMF="{/Users/dalyoung/Library/texmf,/usr/local/gwTeX/ texmf.local,/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.pkgs,/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.gwtex,/ usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive,/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf}" export LUAINPUTS="{/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.pkgs/tex/context/base,/usr/ local/gwTeX/texmf.pkgs/scripts/context/lua}" After running "source .luatex", "luatools --generate" worked well. I tried to run "luatools --ini --verbose --compile cont-en", but there are several error occurred. 1. ... loading : Context Language Macros / Initialization (/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.pkgs/tex/context/base/lang-ini.mkiv ! LuaTeX error ...local/gwTeX/texmf.pkgs/tex/context/base/lang- ini.lua:9: attempt to index global 'lang' (a nil value). \ctxluabytecode ...ode " .. "#1" .. str) end end } \registerctxluafile ...{\the \luabytecodecounter } \fi \fi l.16 \registerctxluafile{lang-ini}{1.001} ? [snip] 2. many of the following for all the languages. Copyright 1990-2007 / PRAGMA ADE / J. Hagen - A.F. Otten system (LUATEX) : [line 628] ) system : cont-usr loaded (/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.pkgs/tex/context/config/cont-usr.tex loading : User Settings ) ! LuaTeX error [string "luas[0]"]:1: attempt to call field 'register' (a nil value). \mkdoloadpatterns ... #2.\f!hyphensextension }") } \next1 #1,->\preloadallpatterns {#1} \doprocesscommaitem <argument> \relax nl, fr,de,it,pt,hr,pl,cz,sk,sl,vn,ru,en,uk,us,agr,da,sv,af,... \doprocesscommalist ...aitem \gobbleoneargument #1 ,]\relax \global \advance ... \preloadallpatterns ...uages ]\preloadallpatterns \global \let \preloadallpa... \loaduserspecifications ...se \preloadallpatterns \fi l.22 \loaduserspecifications ? ... 3. ! LuaTeX error [string "luas[0]"]:1: attempt to call field 'register' (a nil value). \mkdoloadpatterns ... #2.\f!hyphensextension }") } l.26 \installlanguage [\s!en] [\c!state=\v!start] ! LuaTeX error [string "luas[0]"]:1: attempt to call field 'register' (a nil value). \mkdoloadpatterns ... #2.\f!hyphensextension }") } l.27 \installlanguage [\s!uk] [\c!state=\v!start] ... According to those lines, I assume that it is related with the languages. But I really do not know both causes and cures. Thank you so much for all the helps you gave. Best regards, Dalyoung

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Problem with XML entities in titles [2]
by Richard Gabriel 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

Hello Hans, some time ago I've reported this problem with character entities. I've just upgraded to ConTeXt 2007-09-28, and the problem still persists! Could you please look into it? A simple test file is attached. Many thanks, Richard _____ From: Richard Gabriel [mailto:rgabriel@kerio.com] To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Cc: Hans Hagen [mailto:pragma@wxs.nl] Sent: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:35:52 +0200 Subject: [NTG-context] Problem with XML entities in titles Hello Hans, I'd like to report a problem (bug) with XML entities in chapter or section titles. I've just upgraded to the recent ConTeXt version (2007.08.09) and started to get errors while processing the .tuo file. Please test the attached minimal example. During the second TeX run, I get the following error: --- cut --- (./test.tuo ! Misplaced alignment tab character &. <argument> This is a testing chapter \listtextcommand #1->\begstrut #1 \endstrut \doattributes ...sname #1#2\@EA \endcsname \fi {#4}\dostopattributes <argument> ...ry {This is a testing chapter}} \egroup \ifdim \wd 4=\zero... \secondoftwoarguments #1#2->#2 \dosomelistelement ...hss \dostoplistattributes }} \endgraf \nointerlineskip ... ... l.29 ...p;testing chapter}{2--0-1-0-0-0-0-0--2}{2} --- cut --- (find the complete log in attachment) Till today, I have been using ConTeXt version 2007.04.17 and it had worked fine! Thanks, Richard

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definewhitespace
by frantisek holop 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

hi there, i am in 2 column mode and i can't seem to make setupwhitespace work. i would like to put some really small whitespace between paragpraphs. so for it's 1 or 0. either a fixed amont of space, or none. the docs say: \setupwhitespace[...] ... none small medium big line fixed fix dimension but the source defines these in cont-spa.tex: \definewhitespacemethod [\v!fix] {} \definewhitespacemethod [\v!fixed] {\witruimteflexibelfalse} \definewhitespacemethod [\v!flexible] {\witruimteflexibeltrue} \definewhitespacemethod [\v!line] {\ctxparskip \baselineskip} \definewhitespacemethod [\v!halfline] {\ctxparskip.5\baselineskip} \definewhitespacemethod [\v!none] {\ctxparskip \zeropoint} \definewhitespacemethod [\v!big] {\ctxparskip \bigskipamount} \definewhitespacemethod [\v!medium] {\ctxparskip \medskipamount} \definewhitespacemethod [\v!small] {\ctxparskip \smallskipamount} is flexible for the dimension mode? what do fix and fixed mean? (halfline is undocumented?) does `dimension' mean i can simply give it a tex dimension? e.g. \setupwhitespace[4pt] ? thanks for helping out a tired texer :D -f -- forecast for tonight: dark all night.

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most recent context and luatex for linux
by Lutz Haseloff 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

Hi all, if i try to "texexec --lua --make --all" i get following error message: -------------------------- (/usr/share/context/texmf-local/tex/context/base/lang-ini.mkiv ! LuaTeX error ...re/context/texmf-local/tex/context/base/lang-ini.lua:9: attempt to index global 'lang' (a nil value). \ctxluabytecode ...ode " .. "#1" .. str) end end } \registerctxluafile ...{\the \luabytecodecounter } \fi \fi l.16 \registerctxluafile{lang-ini}{1.001} ? -------------------------- line 9 in lang-ini.lua is: -------------------------- if lang.use_new then lang.use_new(true) end -------------------------- I use luatex 11.2 beta (self compiled). The error occurs in normal context and in the beta. Greetings Lutz

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starttabulate vs starttable
by frantisek holop 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

hi there, please consider the following minimal examples: \starttext \starttable[|l|l|l|] \NC MidE \VL early ModE \VL ModE \NC \SR \HL \NC ge:s \VL gi:s \VL geese \NC \FR \NC na:m \VL ne:minimal \VL name \NC \MR \NC mi:s \VL mays \VL mice \NC \LR \stoptable \starttabulate[|l|l|l|] \NC MidE \NC early ModE \NC ModE \NC \NR \HL \NC ge:s \NC gi:s \NC geese \NC \NR \NC na:m \NC ne:minimal \NC name \NC \NR \NC mi:s \NC mays \NC mice \NC \NR \stoptabulate \stoptext the tabulate example is basicly the same without the vertical lines, which it seems like it can't do, i get an ! Undefined control sequence. but \HL seems to work (and \VL not). tabulate is very lightly documented so i am not sure which table command works there and which not. i'd like to use tabulate instead of table because of the spacing. i dont need to stretch the content like table does. this is a small inline "table" between 2 paragpraphs, tabulate seems more elegant to me here. Han, it would be nice if tabulate could handle VL, that would make tabulate even more useful. pretty please :D -f -- what we do not understand we do not possess. -- goethe

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