December 2007 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

booklet set up
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

Hello, I'm creating a textbook as a booklet (two A5 per A4), and have difficulties. 1) If I use imposition command \setuparranging, then Luatex doesn't process references. I know, there are workarounds, but I prefer to create A5 pages and then impose them using nice Acrobat plugin. However, I don't know how to make Luatex to process left and right pages differently (for future imposing). If I set "left margin", then it is really left through the document, but I need it to be on the right every second page, and vice versa. How to achieve it? (I tried 'mirrored' option in \setuppapersize, and got funny result) ;) 2) I was always scared by explanation of \showlayout on texshow: "Horizontal: (if singleside then outside is at right and inside is at left) =========== width => width of text area middle: automatic calculation consider A) params fit: automatic calculation consider A)+B) params dimension: cutspace should be 0 and is calculated according to backspace A) params: (\paperwidth=\backspace+\makeupwidth+\cutspace) backspace => width of inner margin cutspace => width of outer margin (if 0 then = backspace!) "... and so on. It looks like a program, not manual, and I never understood it, despite it explains very important concept, missed on Wiki -- 'fit' and 'middle' options. Can someone throw a light on these? Best regards, Vyatcheslav

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forbidden filenames in context?
by Roger Mason 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

Hello, I have two identical files, one named main.ctx.tex and the other tmp.ctx.tmp. The latter was made by copying the former. Both files contain just this: \starttext \stoptext %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: context %%% TeX-master: t %%% End: tmp.ctx.tex compiles fine, but main.ctx.tex fails with this error: system : main.ctx.top loaded (./main.ctx.top) (./main.ctx.tuo) (./main.ctx.tuo) (./main.ctx.tuo) (./main.ctx.tuo) (./main.ctx.tuo) (./main.ctx.tuo) (./main.ctx.tuo) (./main.ctx.tuo) (./main.ctx.tuo) (./main.ctx.tuo) (./main.ctx.tuo) (./main.ctx.tuo ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \let \noshowargumenterror ->\let \expectedarguments \noexpectedarguments \dotripleempty #1->\noshowargumenterror \doifnextcharelse [{\dotripletestemp... <argument> ...oss \fileprefix fig:\externalfigure [dummy \ifundefined #1->\unless \ifcsname #1 \endcsname \mainreference ...ined {\r!cross \fileprefix #1#2} \ifcase \autocrossfilerefe... l.11 ...re [dummy}{2::0:0:0:0:0:0:0::2}{2}{{1}{]}} ? x No pages of output. Are some filenames forbidden in Context? Puzzled, Roger

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Re: [NTG-context] backward compatibility [URGENT]
by Hans Hagen 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

Steffen Wolfrum wrote: > > Am 07.12.2007 um 10:06 schrieb Hans Hagen: > >> can you check the fonts being used? maybe older docs use ec and newer >> texnansi and kerning as well as ligs may differ > > > checking with acrobat the fonts actually used in the two pdfs gives both > the same result, no change: > > NimbusRomNo9L-Medi (embedded Subset) > Type: Type 1 > Encoding: Custom > NimbusRomNo9L-Regu (embedded Subset) > Type: Type 1 > Encoding: Custom > NimbusRomNo9L-ReguItal (embedded Subset) > Type: Type 1 > Encoding: Custom > rtxmi (embedded Subset) > Type: Type 1 > Encoding: Built-in > > > > nevertheless the two logs also have differences regarding fonts: > > with version 2007.08.09: > > fonts : using map file: lm-texnansi > {/usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-texnansi.map} > fonts : using map file: original-base > {/usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-base. > > map} > > > now: > > fonts : using map file: original-base > {/usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-base. > > map} > > > > Any idea? switch to ec encoding and see what happens ... in the past there were no texnansi cmr files (only pseudo ec == aer) 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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hyphen with \useURL
by Peter Münster 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

Hello, With luatex-0.20.0 and ConTeXt-2007.12.6 a hyphen is introduced in the following URL: % engine=luatex \setupinteraction[state=start] \starttext \useURL[ref][http://gaston/]\from[ref] \stoptext Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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backward compatibility [URGENT]
by Steffen Wolfrum 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

Hi, re-typesetting a book (that was last set with ConTeXt ver: 2007.08.09) I had to see that several pages now have a different line- break (and so the page-break and the TOC and the index register are changed) ... quite a mess. I guess is not so easy to find out what changes in the ConTeXt source result in these changes now. So to continue work it will be probably better to downgrade again my ConTeXt. Is there an easy way to do this, like using sudo ctxtools -- updatecontext and use the respective files from the museum? Thanks, Steffen

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Unicode characters by number
by Maurício 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

Hi, Is it possible to enter an Unicode character in a Context file using the character Unicode number? How can I do that? Thanks, Maurício

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Hair space and non-breaking hyphen
by Maurício 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

Hi, I've seen two interesting Unicode characters that I would like to use: Hair space: U+200A (it's supposed to be a space that's small, used around emdashes sometimes). Non-breaking hyphen: U+2011 (an hyphen where the word is not supposed to be broken by hyphenation). I would like to know if I can use them in Context. Is Context going to respect non-breaking hyphens in hyphenation algorithms? Is hair space going to be what it is supposed to, no matter which font I use? Thanks, Maurício

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Verses
by Maurício 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

Hi, Do you guys have tips on how to typeset verses? There's an item for that on the wiki: wiki.contextgarden.net/Visuals but nobody filled it yet. If we collect a nice bunch of tips I can put them in the wiki. Thanks for your help, Maurício

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Re: [NTG-context] Verses
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

Hello, I have used these settings (it prevents verses from splitting, and makes an indent for chorus): \setupinterlinespace[line=1.5em] %(optional, but looks better) \definestartstop [verse] [before=\vbox\bgroup\startlines, after=\stoplines\egroup] \definestartstop [chorus] [before=\startnarrower\startlines, after=\stoplines\stopnarrower] but later (don't remember why) I used the following: \definestartstop [verse] [before=\blank\startlinecorrection\ruledvbox\bgroup\startlines, after=\stoplines\egroup\stoplinecorrection\blank] \definestartstop [chorus] [before=\blank\startnarrower\startlines, after=\stoplines\stopnarrower\blank] \setuplines[before=\nowhitespace,after=\nowhitespace] Usage example: \startverse I see ya blowin' me a kiss It doesn't take a scientist To understand what's going on baby If you see something in my eye Let's not over analyze Don't go too deep with it baby \stopverse \startverse So let it be what it'll be Don't make a fuss and get crazy over you and me Here's what I'll do I'll play loose Run like we have a day with destiny \stopverse I also vote for publishing verse setup (maybe not this exactly) at Wiki. I think that good setup should protect from breaking verses, emphasize choruses (if any), and don't introduce excessive vertical spacing. -- Best regards, Vyatcheslav

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bugged mkiv
by Hans Hagen 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

hi, there is a bug in the feature processer of the latest current mkiv (I added a verbose resolved but forgot something) so ... update ... (only if you're using mkiv) mkiv now also no longerloads the unic-* files (no need for that) i bet that some more bugs will show up -) 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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