November 2007 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

MathML in Metafun
by Maurício 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

Hi, Is it possible to use MathML inside a Metapost or Metafun label? Thanks, Maurício

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New build problems
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

Hello New context build is not friendly at all: "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc00000022)" windows fatal error is displayed twice. Here is the log: G:\rsync\win\texmf-win>texexec --make --luatex TeXExec | using search method 'kpsewhich' TeXExec | updating file database TeXExec | using tex engine luatex TeXExec | using tex format path ./luatex TeXExec | unable to make format due to lack of permissions TeXExec | using mp engine mpost TeXExec | using mps format path . TeXExec | generating mps format metafun TeXExec | TeXExec | mps engine path: . TeXExec | TeXExec | TeXExec | runtime: 70.969 Sure, I still have to play with env variables (nearly all of them require updating when migrating to new build). Where the LUAINPUT var should point to? And why it is not found in setuptex.bat? Is it needed at all? Best, Vaytcheslav

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Fwd: ec-lmr12 not loadable: Metric (TFM) file
by Mojca Miklavec 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

Hello Dalyoung, I hopw you don't mind if I forward this to the mailing list, but I won't be home for some days, and for some problems you mention here I have no idea what could go wrong. On 11/3/07, Dalyoung Jeong wrote: > Dear Mojca, > > Thank you for your concern. > > Yesterday, I removed TeX and reinstalled gwTeX via i-installer. > Since there are no lm*.map files in the folder gwTeX/texmf.texlive/ > fonts/map/dvipdfm, > I run "ctxtools --dpx --force /usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive" and it > produced the files in the context folder. > After that I made format file using > sudo texmfstart texexec --make --all --pdftex > sudo texmfstart texexec --make --all --xetex > > It create format files in the folder > ~/Library/texmf/web2c/{pdftex, xetex} > > I run a file which was good before the upgrade to Leopard. > Then it runs OK without error but the message > "** NOTICE: This document contains a `Preview & Print only' licensed > font ** " > was shown. No lm error either. That notice is normal/usual for XeTeX. > However, I can see series of small squares instead of text. Only math > equations are shown correctly. In Latin Modern? Which ConTeXt version? Did you only install TeXLive or also ConTeXt updater (with the latest version of ConTeXt)? Small squares could be a consequence of the old Type1 fonts instead of OpenType (in case you have an old version). > I didn't change any setting after upgrade. > > So I checked fonts one by one. Here are results: > > 1. Almost all fonts are working OK in plain xetex. But some comercial > fonts are not. > "CFF:invalid character" and no output. Hmmm ... you need to ask about that on the XeTeX mailing list. Mention which fonts exactly are causing problems and where you got them. > 2. Default fonts in the system(AppleMyungjo, AppleGothic, #PilGi ,...) > are working OK in XeTeX+ ConTeXt. I defined fonts using the command > \font. And greek capital, like "\Pi, \Phi, \Gamma,...) are appeared > correctly. > 3. If I tried to use some commercial fonts, then I got either > "CFF:invalid character" message and no pdf output for some fonts or no > error message but a series of blank squares. > 4. If I use typescript file instead of \font command, the greek > capitals like "\Pi, \Phi, \Gamma,...) are not appeared correctly > while \Alpha, \Beta are appeared well. Can you send exact typescripts you're using? Failure with uppercase greek is usually a typescript problem (I have experienced it very often). > I don't know well about the running process of ConTeXt, but I assume > that xdvipdfmx is not compatible with Leopard. If I know the way to > make pdf file using the path ".tex-> .xdv -> .pdf", I'll test it. But > I don't know how to do it. There is no command option of texexec. See also recent messages on the XeTeX mailing list. And see @@runoptions['xetex'] = ['--8bit','-output-driver="xdvipdfmx -E -d 4 -V 5"'] in scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb But if you change sdvipdfmx to xdv2pdf, you'll have problems with Latin Modern (they're hardcoded in the ConTeXt format and file names don't work with xdv2pdf, so you would need to change definitions in type-oft.tex I guess). > Hence, my current problem is that I can not use some otf fonts which > was good before the upgrade. > Is there a way to cancel "CFF:invalid character" message and series of > blank squares? Why is it appeared after the uipgrade? And is there a > way to dispaly greek capitals correctly? I have no idea. But please post a complete example. You can also try to upgrade to a newer version of XeTeX and xdvipdfmx (backup the old version before doing so) from http://minimals.contextgarden.net/bin/xetex/osx-intel/bin/, although this won't solve your exact problems. Make sure that you're using the latest stable version of ConTeXt (2007.09.28). The problems with \font command need to be reported to the XeTeX mailig list (name the fonts and where you got them from), for the ConTeXt-related problems, attach a miniminal example together with your typescripts. Mojca > Thank for listening. > > Best regards, > Dalyoung > > > > > On 2007. 11. 02, at 오전 5:41, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > > > Can you please send me a complete example (a simple document + log > > files)? > > > > Thanks, > > Mojca > > > > On 11/1/07, Jeong Dalyoung wrote: > >> Dear Mojca, > >> > >> Thank you for the reply. > >> > >> I'd like to tell you what happened in my computer. > >> > >> Two days ago, I upgraded OSX to Leopard and tested the TeX. > >> I tried XeConTeXt for a file which worked fine before the upgrade. > >> It's body font was set to some korean otf fonts. > >> > >> It run smoothly(with some blanks between many lines of log in the > >> terminal. This appeared sometime ago after the new updates of > >> ConTeXt > >> and XeTeX). There is no error at all in the terminal. > >> However, I got many squares in the pdf file instead of Korean > >> characters. Math and English appeared well. > >> The only change is the Leopard upgrade. > >> > >> Hence I reinstalled gwTeX TeXlive and ConTeXt. And I got lm font > >> error. There is lm otf fonts in gwTeX.texlive/fonts/opentype/pub/lm/ > >> > >> There is another message in the terminal:"CFF:invaid character" > >> > >> As you suggest, I downloaded xetex and xdvipdfmx from ConTeXt site > >> but > >> It doesn't cure the problem. > >> > >> I should upgrade to new OSX later. > >> Do you have any idea for this? > >> > >> Thank you. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> > >> Dalyoung > >> > >

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MathML in Context
by Maurício 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

Hi, I've been trying to learn how to insert MathML in Context file. I found many examples of how MathML code should look like, formula or presentational, but no example on how to actually insert it in Context. I tried \math{ mathml stuff} and it didn't work. Can you guys point me to an example? Thanks, Maurício

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Fatal format file error; I'm stymied THANKS for HELP
by Ernesto Schirmacher 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

Thank you to Luigi, Taco, Hans, and Aditya for all your help and suggestions. As it turned out Taco's suggestion of an old format was right on and Aditya's reassurance that the Ubuntu repositories were not at fault I found some old format files in my home directory that TexExec was seeing before finding the correct ones in the texmf tree. Now it seems I'm ready to start my journey into the world of ConTeXt. Thanks again, Ernesto

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+1 ConTeXt noobie/user
by Matija Šuklje 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

OK, so far I've been reluctant, but from what I saw so far, I think you can call me a new ConTeXt user or more accurately a noobie. I think I figured out how to tweak Kile into being usable (not perfect yet though) as a ConTeXt editor ...kudos to the devs who put so many options to tweak into Kile and to Michael Krauss for the Kate highlighting to make this possible. Now all I have to do is wait for TeX Live to become stable on amd64 in Gentoo's portage tree and I'll finish the switch. :) I still have a lot of questions and as of yet didn't manage to write a document in ConTeXt, but I'll try not to bug the list too often and plan to search the wiki et al. before I feel I am able to question anything really. best regards and thanks for ConTeXt, Matija Šuklje -- gsm: +386 41 849 552 e-mail: matija.suklje(a)rutka.net www: http://matija.suklje.name aim: hookofsilver icq: 110183360 jabber/g-talk: matija.suklje(a)gabbler.org msn: matija.suklje(a)rutka.net yahoo: matija_suklje

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Which ConTeXt editor do you use?
by Matija Šuklje 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Hullo, I've just learnt enough LaTeX to start writing when Mojca convinced me to try out ConTeXt. So far, I think I like it, but have a few beginner's problems with it. The first one being, which editor to use? So far I've been using Kile for LaTeX and KBib for BibTeX, but Kile doesn't support (yet) ConTeXt syntax, which is a bit different from the LaTeX one. Could anyone suggest a good ConTeXt-aware editor for Linux? Ideally, I would like to see Kile (and Kate) support ConTeXt, but untill I manage to bug their devs into it, I would still need an editor. regards, Matija Šuklje p.s. this is my first post here, I hope I'm not going against any localy established netiquette p.p.s. Mojca bugged me to join it ;) -- gsm: +386 41 849 552 e-mail: matija.suklje(a)rutka.net www: http://matija.suklje.name aim: hookofsilver icq: 110183360 jabber/g-talk: matija.suklje(a)gabbler.org msn: matija.suklje(a)rutka.net yahoo: matija_suklje

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Kate ConTeXt highlighting
by Matija Šuklje 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Sweet, I didn't exactly find a full editor with an environment, but at least a syntax highliting in Kate (a nice advanced text editor for KDE (so far still Linux-only)). Also a Kate dev (he also pointed me to the file) asked if someone could test this syntax highliting and send a short evaluation to kwrite-devel(a)kde.org for the devs to decide if it sounds good enough to be included in the Kate package itself to be available to all without searching the net. I would/will do it myself, but I'm affraid it will take me too much time to even learn enough ConTeXt to evaluate it properly and will thus miss the next release. If anyone happens to use Kate or KDE it would be great if (s)he could review this. links: http://kde-files.org/content/show.php/ConTeXt+-+Syntax+Highlighting?content… http://www.mvkrauss.de/tex.html cheers, Matija -- gsm: +386 41 849 552 e-mail: matija.suklje(a)rutka.net www: http://matija.suklje.name aim: hookofsilver icq: 110183360 jabber/g-talk: matija.suklje(a)gabbler.org msn: matija.suklje(a)rutka.net yahoo: matija_suklje

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Re: [NTG-context] Multiple pages in \startstandardmakeup..\endstandardmakeup
by Ángel Luis García Fernández 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

> On 11/2/07, ?ngel Luis Garc?a Fern?ndez wrote: > > Hi, > > > > how can I have multiple pages in the standardmakeup section?. I have > > tried > > > > \startstandardmakeup > > \input xxxx > > \page[odd] > > \input xxxxxx > > \stopstandardmakeup > > > > but all the text appears in just one page. I have tried other arguments > > for the \page command (blank, empty...) but nothing works > > Perhaps this? > > \startstandardmakeup > \input xxxx > \stopstandardmakeup > \startstandardmakeup > \input xxxxxx > \stopstandardmakeup > > Mojca Thanks a lot :-) Angel-Luis

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Multiple pages in \startstandardmakeup..\endstandardmakeup
by Ángel Luis García Fernández 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Hi, how can I have multiple pages in the standardmakeup section?. I have tried \startstandardmakeup \input xxxx \page[odd] \input xxxxxx \stopstandardmakeup but all the text appears in just one page. I have tried other arguments for the \page command (blank, empty...) but nothing works Thanks in advance Angel-Luis

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