May 2007 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

ConTeXt in Russian?
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 04 May '07

04 May '07

Hello, Is it possible to have Russian version of ConTeXt? Some people who I know could already start using the ConTeXt (instead of Word) for typesetting a scientific journal, but they are deterred by not knowing English.

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unsetting textstyle for one synonym
by Peter Münster 04 May '07

04 May '07

Hello, how could I cancel the textstyle=cap for just one synonym? Here an example to show what I want: \definesynonyms[Test][Tests][\Full] \setupsynonyms[Test][textstyle=cap] \Test{BLA}{This is B.L.A.} %\Test[CONTEXT]{{\nocap{\ConTeXt}}}{This is \ConTeXt}% does not work %\Test[CONTEXT]{{\tf\ConTeXt}}{This is \ConTeXt}% does not work \starttext \BLA\ and \CONTEXT. \stoptext Greetings, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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mactex
by Andrea Valle 04 May '07

04 May '07

Hi, I was taking a look at the wiki. Personally I was not satisfied by the infos on context for macosx. Having a mactel everything worked in a breeeze with mactex http://www.tug.org/mactex/ So I was starting to put it on the top of the page http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Mac_Installation as the actual simplest way to have ConTeXt, just before GW (which is, helas, unmantained). Database being locked, I thought it was more fruitful to ask the macosx users opinion on the subject Am I missing something? 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)

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Latin Modern vs Ancient Greek module
by Alan Bowen 03 May '07

03 May '07

The problem is that I no longer seem to be able to produce footnotes when the bodyfont is Latin Modern and I am using the Thomas Schmitz’ ancientgreek module. The following works but only when the two lines installing the ancientgreek module are commented out. \usetypescript[lmodern][\defaultencoding] \starttypescript[serif][default][size] \definebodyfont[9.5pt,10.5pt][rm][default] \definebodyfont[9.5pt,10.5pt][mm][default] \stoptypescript \setupbodyfont[lmodern,rm,10.5pt] %\usemodule[ancientgreek][font=GreekOxoniensis,scale=1.15,% % altfont=GreekDioxipe,altscale=1.15] \setupfootnotes[split=verystrict] \setupfootnotes[conversion=numbers, way=bytext,location=page,rule=on,bodyfont=9.5pt,style=normal] \setupfootnotes[interaction=yes] \setupnotedefinition[footnote][indenting={big,yes}] \setupfootnotes[indenting=yes] \starttext Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Morbi commodo, ipsum sed pharetra gravida, orci magna rhoncus neque, id pulvinar odio lorem non turpis. Aliquam erat volutpat.% % \footnote{Vivamus luctus elit sit amet mi.} % \stoptext If these lines are not commented out, the error message is ! Font \nullfont has only 7 fontdimen parameters. <to be read again> \advance \dohighlow ...#2\textfont 2\else #3ex\fi \advance \scratchdimen #4ex \kern .... \dogotofixed ...c!color {#1\presetgoto }}}\else #1 \fi } \doifreferencefoundelse ...ce \ifreferencefound #2 \else #3\fi \egroup \dores... \gotobox ...2]} {\hbox {\unknownreference {#2}#1}} \referenceinfo {<} {#2}\egr... <argument> ...[\s!fnt :f:\internalfootreference ]} \fi \doifelse {\noteparame... ... l.29 \footnote{ Vivamus luctus elit sit amet mi.} I am running ConTeXt ver: 2007.04.17 12:51 MKII fmt: 2007.4.24 int: english/english. This is a new problem: it started wuite recently. And there is no problem if I use some font other than Latin Modern. Any suggestions will be gratefully received.

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CtxTools update problem solved
by Keith McKay 03 May '07

03 May '07

Thanks Peter, Zhichu and Syste I tried Peter's suggestion of renamining the gunzip file to unzip but got the output below. It didn't extract the cont-tmf.zip due to an invalid option but did continue on. So I tried Zhichu and Syste's suggestion and that worked great. Thank you all for your helpful suggestions. Best Wishes Keith McKay Hamilton, Scotland, UK. >texmfstart ctxtools --update CtxTools | updating F:/isoimage/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-local CtxTools | fetching cont-tmf.zip CtxTools | extracting cont-tmf.zip unzip: invalid option -- o unzip 1.2.4 (18 Aug 93) usage: unzip [-acdfhlLnNtvV19] [-S suffix] [file ...] -a --ascii ascii text; convert end-of-lines using local conventions -c --stdout write on standard output, keep original files unchanged -d --decompress decompress -f --force force overwrite of output file and compress links -h --help give this help -l --list list compressed file contents -L --license display software license -n --no-name do not save or restore the original name and time stamp -N --name save or restore the original name and time stamp -q --quiet suppress all warnings -S .suf --suffix .suf use suffix .suf on compressed files -t --test test compressed file integrity -v --verbose verbose mode -V --version display version number -1 --fast compress faster -9 --best compress better file... files to (de)compress. If none given, use standard input. CtxTools | remaking formats TeXExec | using search method 'kpsefast' TeXExec | updating file database TeXExec | using tex engine pdftex TeXExec | using tex format path F:/isoimage/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-mswin/web2c/pdftex TeXExec | generating tex format cont-en This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592-1.40.0-beta-20060213 (Web2c 7.5.5) (INITEX) \write18 enabled. <Very big snip of output> No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/785 - Release Date: 02/05/2007 14:16

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CtxTools problem
by Keith McKay 03 May '07

03 May '07

I'm having a bit of a problem when I run texmfstart ctxtools --update The output is given below. >texmfstart ctxtools --update CtxTools | updating F:/isoimage/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-local CtxTools | fetching cont-tmf.zip CtxTools | extracting cont-tmf.zip CtxTools | fatal error, make sure that you have 'unzip' in your path CtxTools | unable to extract cont-tmf.zip >Exit code: 0 I'm using the standalone version on WindowsXP. I use 7-Zip as my zip file tool and have that in my path. I set this through windows control panel>System>Advanced>Environment variables. I'm beginning to wonder if "make sure that you have 'unzip' in your path" means something else? Any tips? Thanks Keith McKay Hamilton, Scotland, UK. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/785 - Release Date: 02/05/2007 14:16

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Traditional Chinese Typesetting (almost complete)
by Zhichu Chen 03 May '07

03 May '07

Hi, everybody Based on the core codes of ConTeXt and all helps from you guys, I've almost finished a module that can typeset traditional Chinese books. I put an example on http://zhichu.chen.googlepages.com/chinesevertical I also made a first five chapters of a famous novel---Stone Legend---which locates at: http://zhichu.chen.googlepages.com/SL.pdf I hope somebody who is interested in Chinese could help me to release my module. -- Best Regards Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------- Zhi-chu Chen | Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility No. 2019 | Jialuo Rd. | Jiading | Shanghai | P.R. China tel: 086 21 5955 3405 | zhichu.chen.googlepages.com | www.sinap.ac.cn ----------------------------------------------------------------

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Which manual for basic drawing?
by James Buchanan 03 May '07

03 May '07

Hello, I'm writing some simple workbooks for kids in grades 1 to 10 to help them with their math. I've worked with TeX and LaTeX for a while, until I was attracted to ConTeXt for is nice colors and things like that. I need to know how to: * Draw simple number lines, color if possible, label the cm dots or vertical lines, label the number line, fill in the numbers (or miss some out), place it where I want it, and perhaps have the label in a different color * Draw plane shapes like squares, rectangles, triangles and so on, just 2-D plane shapes. Outline in some color, inside with another color. Label them. Place them where I a want them. Sometimes I would like to extend the lines to show that all exterior angles add up to 360 degrees, things like that, and add in the arc and shade it in a different color. When doing basic material like: Solve: 6 + 7 + 4 = [box] Have the equals signs and boxes lined up (or not), two sets of simple add these numbers (or whatever) per column. The answer box could be filled with a light color. Is there a manual I should start with to learn how to do these things, and develop my own macros? First I would just like to learn how to do them, then gradually write my own macros. The material in my TeX Book and my Guide to LaTeX series gives instruction in drawing but it quickly progresses beyond my ability into 2-D shapes and so on. I understand basic things like \move{} and lineto{} and \lvec{} but that's where I get confused. I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good ConTeXt series of readings to come to grips to switching from TeX/LaTeX to ConTeXt and then onto drawing basics and fonts and colors. Thank you for your time, James Buchanan

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\title and \subject parameters.
by John R. Culleton 02 May '07

02 May '07

I want the above cited entities to be done in sans serif and bold. The manual shows \setuphead choices such as "textstyle=boldslanted" but not my particular selection. What is the preferred way to designate my choice? -- 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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AMS extensions and Context.
by John R. Culleton 02 May '07

02 May '07

The folks over at Scribus (a Quarkish Open Source page layout program) are considering using some form of TeX for math typesetting. I mentioned plain pdftex and Context as forms of TeX to be considered as well as LaTeX. The question came up: how does Context comport with AMS extensions? What should I say in reply? -- 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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