November 2007 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Re: [NTG-context] ec-lmr12 not loadable: Metric (TFM) file
by Dalyoung Jeong 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

Dear Mojca, Thank you for the reply. As you did, I send my problem to the list. I think that I am a problem maker. I wonder why the output of XeTeX+ConTeXt was changed after the upgrade to Leopard. I didn't change anything in TeX system. I just upgraded the OSX. But nicely working XeTeX+ConTeXt had a problem with the korean commercial fonts.(no korean letters were appeared.) I installed TeXlive using i-installer(gwTeX) with Mac OSX Leopard, Latest stable ConTeXt, XeTeX 0.996 I made a short test file and a typescript file for the test. I have tested in several ways. 1. In XeTeX, everything is OK. Korean letters and greek capitals are appeared well. I thinkt that it used xdv2pdf. This is XeTeXk, Version 3.141592-2.2-0.996 (Web2C 7.5.6) file:line:error style messages enabled. entering extended mode (./test-font.tex [1] ) (see the transcript file for additional information) Mon Nov 5 16:56:15 graph.ssu.ac.kr xdv2pdf[21489] <Error>: WARNING: Type1 font data returned by OFAStreamPSDownload isn't in the correct format required by the Adobe Type 1Font Format specification. ... Output written on test-font.pdf (1 page). Transcript written on test-font.log. after adding \starttext and \stoptext 2. In XeTeX+ConTeXt, no ouput because of the korean commercial font. [1 ** NOTICE: This document contains a `Preview & Print only' licensed font ** ] ** ERROR ** CFF: Invalid character. Output file removed. Output written on test-font.pdf (1 page). Transcript written on test-font.log. 3.In XeTeX+ConTeXt without the definition of the korean commercial font: No error messeges, defined korean font and greek capitals are appeared well. But korean letters(except the manually defined korean font) are appeared as blanks. English letters are OK. 4. I used typescript file "type-xkor2.tex" No error message. English letters are OK. But korean letters(except the manually defined korean font) and the greek capitals are appeared as blanks. I think that Leopard has a problem with xdvipdfmx. It is just my guess. I attached test file and a typescript file. I used some commercial fonts but they are freely distributed as demo at the following site: "www.softmagaic.co.kr " After connecting it, you can see "otf sm font" in the third rectangle at the right side of the frame. You can download 5 fonts. I used three of them in the typescript file and one of them in the test file. Thank you again. Best regards, Dalyoung

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two questions
by Dalyoung Jeong 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

Hi all, Recently, I had a problem using XeTeX+ConTeXt after the upgrade to Leopard. You may read my mails to the list already. Let me describe it in short. XeTeX and XeLaTeX worked well. But in the output via XeTeX+ConTeXt, all korean letters are shown as blank or as the series of squares([s6] mode)when I set mainfont using some of the commercial fonts. All the files were worked OK before the upgrade. I'd like to you two things. 1. Is it possible to use xdv2pdf to produce pdf file using the command "texmfstart texexec"? 2. How to update xetex and xdvipdfmx? I downloaded latest file of them from "minimal.context.wiki". I replaced the xetex and xdvipdfmx in the folder /usr/texbin/ with the latest files, but it made another lm font error. I am using Mac with OSX Leopard, TeXlive 2007(gwTeX). Since I have very little knowledge about TeX, I always ask you for help. Thank you for the listening. Best regards, Dalyoung

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xml misc
by Andrea Valle 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

Hi to all, I' ve started playing with xml --> context. I've read the docs but even if I am able to do some very basic operation I'm in troubles doing my first real experiment. I've already generated a book from the collection of html help files of the SuperCollider language using a cumbersome python script. But I was guessing that probably using xml mapping would make my life easier. An example file to be processed is here: http://supercollider.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/supercollider/trunk/ build/Help/Style%20Guide/Documentation%20Style%20Guide.html?view=log The html is w3c compliant and being automatically generated seems to be consistent. I'm able to do easily stuff like this, which is a promising start: \startenvironment scEnv \enableregime[utf] \defineXMLenvironment [body] \starttext \stoptext %\defineXMLenvironment [style] \starthiding \stophiding \defineXMLcommand [p] \par \defineXMLgrouped [b] \bf \stopenvironment But: 1. how do I simply skip undesired tags? The \start-\stophiding trick (which in any case does not work: why?) was a hack in order to not typeset the stile tags 2. how can i map class attributes in order to specify for each of them e.g fontname, points, color, indenting? Thanks as usual Best -a- -------------------------------------------------- Andrea Valle -------------------------------------------------- CIRMA - DAMS Università degli Studi di Torino --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ --> andrea.valle(a)unito.it -------------------------------------------------- I did this interview where I just mentioned that I read Foucault. Who doesn't in university, right? I was in this strip club giving this guy a lap dance and all he wanted to do was to discuss Foucault with me. Well, I can stand naked and do my little dance, or I can discuss Foucault, but not at the same time; too much information. (Annabel Chong) -------------------------------------------------- Andrea Valle -------------------------------------------------- CIRMA - DAMS Università degli Studi di Torino --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ --> andrea.valle(a)unito.it -------------------------------------------------- I did this interview where I just mentioned that I read Foucault. Who doesn't in university, right? I was in this strip club giving this guy a lap dance and all he wanted to do was to discuss Foucault with me. Well, I can stand naked and do my little dance, or I can discuss Foucault, but not at the same time; too much information. (Annabel Chong)

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Fatal format file error; I'm stymied
by Ernesto Schirmacher 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

After many years as a LaTeX user I'm attempting to switch over to ConTeXt. I recently upgraded my operating system to Ubuntu 7.10 (on an AMD64 machine) and got the TeXLive and ConTeXt packages from the Ubuntu repositories. I tried compiling a very simple document: \starttext Hello this is \ConTeXt. \stoptext using the command: texexec simple.tex and got the following output on my terminal: TeXExec | processing document 'simple.tex' TeXExec | no ctx file found TeXExec | tex processing method: context TeXExec | TeX run 1 TeXExec | writing option file simple.top TeXExec | using randomseed 898 TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) %$-line parsing enabled. (/usr/share/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx) ---! cont-en.fmt was written by pdfetex (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied) TeXExec | runtime: 0.177424 Clearly something is not working properly and I suspect the incompatibility between This is pdfTeXk... and ---! cont-en.fmt was written by pdfetex is the source of all trouble here. Could someone please point me in the right direction to resolve this? Thanks in advance, Ernesto

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Screen not wanted
by Hans van der Meer 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

I have prepared a movie in one of the presentation styles and set this ready in the followwing way: \defineoverlay [name] [{\framed[height=\overlayheight, width=\overlaywidth,% background=color, backgroundcolor=yellow]% {\midaligned{title text}}}] \Subject {\renderingmenu[film]\qquad\color[darkgray]{$15^\prime 12$}} \midaligned{% \framed[offset=0pt, strut=no, background={foreground,name}]% {\placerenderingwindow[movie][film]} }% The problem is this: In the upper left corner the word "Screen" is placed and I cannot get rid of it. Searching in the sources did not reveal enough to spot a macro putting it there. The strange thing is that this happens in both the TeXShop previewer and in Apple's Preview application but not in the Adobe version 8.1 reader, GraphicConverter and Safari (I am working on MacOSX 10.4.10). Does someone know its origin? Does it occur on other PC types as well or is it typical for MacOSX? Or is it something in the pdf that shows up under certain circumstances? Hans van der Meer

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Re: [NTG-context] Notepad++ colour settings
by richard.stephens＠converteam.com 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

>> I have downloaded the latest Notepad++ and ConTeXt settings as suggested >> by Professor Hamid and I'm enjoying the experience of using them! >> >> However, I do not really like the colour scheme and tried to alter the >> background colours by editing "Application >> Data/Notepad++/UserDefineLang.xml", shutting down Notepad++ and starting >> up again (via Npp.bat), but no change. I also tried editing the "tex" >> entry in "Application Data/Notepad++/stylers.xml", but no joy. >> I tried going to menu item Settings - Style Configurator, but Context >> isn't in the list of languages. >> >> How can I alter the default colour settings for ConTeXt, please? > > Use the User Define Language dialog (the button to the left of the red-dot > button) > > http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/UserLanguageDefineSystem-HOWTO.php > > Choose ConTeXt and adjust anything you like (including color)! > > Also, in Settings - Style Configurator, configure Global Styles. > There is also a Global Override option. > > So there is a global color scheme and a language-specific one. > > Best wishes > Idris Idris, Thanks for your help. I was able to change the foreground colours from the "User Define" dialogue, but the background colour never changed. Thanks to your pointer, I eventually found the global override for the background colour under "Settings - Styler Configurator - Global Styles - Global Override". Regards, Richard

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Problems with diagrams
by Geoffrey Martin 04 Nov '07

04 Nov '07

Does anyone have any suggestions on processing docs with many commutative diagrams in ConTeXt. Depending on the method (I have used xypic and dcpic) I can do between 6 and 8 diagrams in a doc before ConTeXt crashes reporting pdftex: Assertion failed, and Window reporting and access error. I am running MikTeX under Windows 2000. It looks like memory problems but I would like to be sure. I have not been able to find a system requirements for ConTeXt, Also, in the process of trying to work around this difficulty I have noted that ConTeXt is able to run the diagram making plain tex macros in eplain and taylor. Thanks you any info you can provide] Geoffrey Martin University of Toledo

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How to prevent a page break?
by Maurício 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

Hi, How do I prevent a page break between two paragraphs (actually, between a paragraph and an item list that follows it)? I found '\page[no]' in the documentation, but I don't know if that's the standard way to do that. Thanks, Maurício

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40e NTG bijeenkomst Utrecht
by Willi Egger 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

Beste leden, beste TeX gebruikers, De aankomende NTG-bijeenkomst is op 9-11-2007. De bijeenkomst begint om 10 uur. Zoals eerder medegedeeld heeft de dag geen thema. Het programma bestaat uit een update op het LUATEX-project verzorgd door Hans Hagen en Taco Hoekwater. Verder zal Johann de Moor zijn ervaringen als alfa met Latex uit de doeken doen. Het wordt beslist weer een interessante dag, die je niet mag missen. De bijeenkomst is in het Buys Ballot laboratorium (BBL), onderdeel van het Fysica-complex, op de 4e verdieping. Voor de route zie http://www.cs.uu.nl/docs/reach/ en http://www1.phys.uu.nl/faculteit/fysicacomplex/ Parkeren is het makkelijkst op het Princetonplein. Willi Egger Secretaris NTG

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Notepad++ colour settings
by richard.stephens＠converteam.com 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

I have downloaded the latest Notepad++ and ConTeXt settings as suggested by Professor Hamid and I'm enjoying the experience of using them! However, I do not really like the colour scheme and tried to alter the background colours by editing "Application Data/Notepad++/UserDefineLang.xml", shutting down Notepad++ and starting up again (via Npp.bat), but no change. I also tried editing the "tex" entry in "Application Data/Notepad++/stylers.xml", but no joy. I tried going to menu item Settings - Style Configurator, but Context isn't in the list of languages. How can I alter the default colour settings for ConTeXt, please? Richard Stephens

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