February 2007 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Re: [NTG-context] Newbie questions: integrating ruby/perl scripts into a document
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 16 Feb '07

16 Feb '07

> \executesystemcommand{some_external_program ...} When I try something like \starttext Hello \executesystemcommand{1.rb} \stoptext I get systems : system commands are disabled (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (E:\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\sort-def.tex) (E:\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\sort-lan.tex) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) systems : begin file cd-mus at line 1 system(1.rb)...disabled. -- Best regards, Vyatcheslav mailto:yatskovsky@gmail.com

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Not able to use Bibtex module
by Zulkifli Hidayat 16 Feb '07

16 Feb '07

Hi, I'm trying to use bib module. So far, I still can't make it work. I can't have the pdf shows the list of reference. I have made a small test file to try the bib module (it is shown below this mail). For the test, I use only the default options. I also attach the output of the Context process. My Context version is 12.01.2007 on MS Windows XP SP2. So what I did are: 1. Make the .bbl file -> tes.bbl 2. Make the main file -> tes.tex 3. Include the tes.bbl in tes.tex as it is written below Any comment is appreciated. Regards, Zulkifli ==== file tes.tex ==== usemodule[bib] \setuppublications [criterium=all] \setupbibtex [database=tes] %\usepublications % [tes] \starttext \chapter{Tes} \section{Tes} \cite[katfti] \cite[arif01] \completepublications \stoptext ==== file tes.bbl === \setuppublicationlist[% criterium=all, totalnumber = 2] \startpublication[ k = katfti, % key a = fti, % author y = 2005, % year n = 1, % number s = KatFTI, % short t = catalogue] % type \author{Fakultas Teknologi}[FT.]{}{Industri} \author{Bidang Studi}[BS.]{}{Pengaturan} \title{Katalog Matakuliah FTI} \pubyear{2005} \city{Surabaya} \country{Indonesia} \isbn{0-13-127765-0} \edition{2th} \pubname{ITSPress} \stoppublication \startpublication[ k = arif01, % key a = arif, % author y = 2001, % year n = 2, % number s = MA2001, % short t = manual] % type \author{Abdul Hamid}[AH.]{}{Arif} \author{Mahmud}[M.]{}{Syamsuri} \title{Membebaskan Diri dari Belenggu} \pubyear{2001} \city{Jakarta} \country{Indonesia} \isbn{0-13-597097-0} \pubname{Rukyah Press} \stoppublication

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Re: [NTG-context] Newbie questions: integrating ruby/perl scripts into a document
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 16 Feb '07

16 Feb '07

Thanks, \executesystemcommand{myscript.rb} seems to work. But what is the best way to insert a result (say, formatted text) into the 'caller' document body? The only idea I have is to use \input later in the document, but I'm not sure that it would work. Best regards, Vyatcheslav

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Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 32, Issue 46
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 16 Feb '07

16 Feb '07

@to mail-list editor: sorry, can my last reply about Write18 be excluded from the list? I made wrong and now did it correctly. Thanks

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register fine tuning
by Steffen Wolfrum 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Hi, I am not sure how a ConTeXt index register is generated and what role the tui and tuo files play. But could it be possible to manually "fine tune" the generated register? Something like from ... Keywords -- secret 35 -- popular 25, 26, 27, 88, 89 ... to ... Keywords see also Commands -- secret 35 -- popular 25-27, 88-89 ... just by typing the changes in one of those helper files? Steffen

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Re: [NTG-context] Suppressing printing of chapter head.
by JOHN CULLETON 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

I am having difficulty sending email to the list. The correct file name is http://wexfordpress.com/tex/headtest.pdf Sorry about that. John C. _________________________________________________________________ Need personalized email and website? Look no further. It's easy with Doteasy $0 Web Hosting! Learn more at www.doteasy.com

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Re: [NTG-context] Suppressing printing of chapter head.
by JOHN CULLETON 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

On Wednesday 14 February 2007 10:14, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > [location=top, > spaceinbetween=0pt, % <-- your friend > style=bold, > width=max] That works as far as the bolding is concerned. Many thanks. But the "Figure 2-1" and the "Comparison of Corporate and Government Bond Portfolios" are still in run-in style like this: Figure 2.1 Comparison of Corporate and Government Bond Portfolios I can maybe talk the customer out of that detail but if I can do it it would be nice. Another solution to bolding was proposed by Mojca but I decided to go with yours. Thanks to both. For those who were curious about the complexity of the heading I will post a pdf to http://wexfordpress.com/tex/headertest.pdf ..and a source file fragment here: ----------------------------------- \noheaderandfooterlines \tf \chapter{Investing for Income} \noheaderandfooterlines \null\vskip -1in \noindent {\baselineskip 15bp \nimbul\kern -3pt {\zb{``It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.''}}{\nimbus ~~---\kern 5bp \zb{Somerset Maugham}} \centerline{\vrule height .25bp width 4.25in} \vskip 3.050in \switchtobodyfont[MySabon,12bp] \rm {\it Chapter 2} \vskip .4in \baselineskip 30bp \leftline{\nimbux{\zc{Investing for Income,}}} \leftline{\nimbux{\zc{Safely and Effectively}}} \parindent .3125in \baselineskip 15bp \indenting[next] \vskip 15pt \rm ---------------------------- This is quite ugly but it works. \nimbux etc. are fonts and \zc etc. are macros using soul.sty. -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com _________________________________________________________________ Need personalized email and website? Look no further. It's easy with Doteasy $0 Web Hosting! Learn more at www.doteasy.com

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Re: [NTG-context] vertical stretch for TABLE ?
by luigi scarso 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

On 2/14/07, Steffen Wolfrum <context(a)st.estfiles.de> wrote: > Hi Luigi, > > > On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:44:20 +0100, luigi scarso wrote: > >> Is there also a kind of \bTABLE[split=yes,option=vstretch] that > >> gives this little stretch over the page's respective rows so that > >> there is also a vertical snap to the text frame? > >> > >> Or is this a too weird request? > >> > >> > > Did you see > > www.logosrl.it/context/modules/2007-01-23/core-modu.pdf > > at core-ntb section ? > > > > No, I didn't know this … enzyclopedia! > But as I am no programmer I am not sure how to you use it (too much that I absolutely not understand). ok > Did you see an answer to my request in there? I usually give my best with a complete working example 'I-have-this--I-want-that'.tex or 'this-doesn't-work-as-expected'.tex or 'i-don't-understand-this'.tex Can you made an example ?

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\writetolist vs \writebetweenlist
by JOHN CULLETON 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

I can use \writebetweenlist to add a line to my TOC. I have to put the page number in manually. Here is the statement: \writebetweenlist[part]{\nimbus\zy{Part 1 Prerequisite for Success}\hfil 22\rm } It would seem more sensible to use \writetolist and let Context determine the page number. But there are two problems: 1. There is an extra set of braces {} for \writetolist, the purpose of which is not stated. 2. A statement similar to the above but with \writetolist[part] and deleting the material from \hfil onward fails on interpetation of the formatting macro \zy. This in turn is a call to the soul.sty package for letterspacing the entry. Here is macro \zy: \sodef\zy{}{.040em}{.25em plus .5em}{2em plus .1em minus .1em} It works OK with \writebetweenlist but fails when part of \writetolist etc. I have two questions: 1. What are the extra braces for in the \writetolist command description? 2. Given two sets of braces, where does the text of the par title go? _________________________________________________________________ Need personalized email and website? Look no further. It's easy with Doteasy $0 Web Hosting! Learn more at www.doteasy.com

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MPtoPDF error
by Willi Egger 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Hi, I wanted to compile a file which used to work without problems. Now I get a fatal error in MPtoPDF. This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592-1.40.1 (Web2C 7.5.6) (format=cont-en 2007.2.8) 8 FEB 2007 22:46 entering extended mode \write18 enabled. (c:/context/tex/texmf-mswin/web2c/natural.tcx) **Doekenbon.tex \emergencyend (./Doekenbon.tex ConTeXt ver: 2007.01.23 13:32 MKII fmt: 2007.2.8 int: english/english ..... \@@layerboxGridBackground=\box158 \@MPG@@MPG@Doekenbon-mpgraph=\write7 \openout7 = `Doekenbon-mpgraph.mp'. \openout6 = `Doekenbon-mpgraph.mpb'. system(mpost -progname=metafun -mem=metafun Doekenbon-mpgraph)...executed. \@sg@\crossreferenceobject=\count214 [MP to PDF] (./Doekenbon-mpgraph.1 Runaway argument? ! Paragraph ended before \handleMPsequence was complete. <to be read again> \par What might be the reason for this message? Willi

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