June 2007 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Vertical spacing
by Jeff Smith 24 Jun '07

24 Jun '07

Hello list! I'd like to be able to add vertical spacing before a chapter title on the first page of a chapter, and also I want to control spacing before and after section titles with something different than the \setupwhitespace value, which I want to keep for default spacing between paragraphs. How does one achieve this? I've tried using \blank with after= and before= parameters in \setuphead, but to no avail! Thanks all for your help, as always. Jeff

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cannot generate cont-en format
by In Hee Park 24 Jun '07

24 Jun '07

Hello, I am new to ConTeXt and really wish to shift to it from LaTeX. I was trying to install ConTeXt archive (cont-tmf.zip) on my SuSe-10.1 linux machine, first unzip it to my texmf directory, then add context.map to the pdftex.cfg file. Finally I got stuck into generating cont-en.fmt format file. ===== suse:/usr/share/texmf# texexec --make en TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 TeX hash binary : mktexlsr comment : hashing may take a while ... mktexlsr: Updating /etc/texmf/ls-R... mktexlsr: Updating /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R... mktexlsr: /usr/share/texmf/ls-R lacks magic string. Skipping... mktexlsr: Updating /var/cache/fonts/ls-R... mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R... mktexlsr: Done. assuming engine : pdfetex This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4) (INITEX) \write18 enabled. (/usr/share/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx) entering extended mode ! I can't find file `cont-en'. <*> *cont-en ===== Could you help me on that issue? Thanks in advance. _____________ In-Hee Park

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Label loops within a XeConTeXt document
by nicola 24 Jun '07

24 Jun '07

Hi, given the following XeConTeXt document (I use ConTeXt ver: 2007.01.12): \definetypeface[MyMainFace][rm][Xserif][Charis SIL][default][encoding=uc] \definetypeface[MyMainFace][mm][math][euler][euler] \setupbodyfont[MyMainFace,10pt] \startuseMPgraphic{foo} for i = 0 upto 10: % Draw a label at position (i*cm,0) endfor; \stopuseMPgraphic \starttext \midaligned{\useMPgraphic{foo}} \stoptext is it possible to replace the comment with an instruction (or a macro), such that I do not get compilation errors and I get consistent font usage? I have tried the following possibilities: a) label("test",(i*cm,0)); % Complains about missing metrics for font b) label(\textext{test},(i*cm,0)); % Ditto c) label(btex test $x$ etex,(i*cm,0)); % Results in wrong font d) label(\sometxt{test},(i*cm,0)); % Ok, right font, but loop is ignored The best option to my knowledge is \sometxt, but I have read that it cannot be used in loops. Before I start unrolling all the loops in my figures 1) is it possible to specify the fonts in an MPenviroment? If so, how? 2) is there some hack, maybe along the lines of the following (not working) example? vardef prepare(expr n) = save s; string s; s = ""; for i = 0 upto n-1: s := s & "label(\sometxt{test},(" & decimal(i) & "*cm,0));"; endfor; s enddef; scantokens(prepare(10)); Nicola

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Macro with suffix
by nicola 24 Jun '07

24 Jun '07

Hi, I have read http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context/3540, but why does the following \appendtoks \let\#\hashletter \to \everyMPgraphic \startuseMPgraphic{foo} vardef foo@\#(expr x) = enddef; \stopuseMPgraphic \startuseMPgraphic{goo} \includeMPgraphic{foo} foo.foo(1); \stopuseMPgraphic \starttext \useMPgraphic{goo} \stoptext gives the error: ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> vardef foo@\# (expr x) = enddef; \handleuseMPgraphic #1#2#3->#3 <argument> \includeMPgraphic {foo} foo.foo(1); \writecheckedMPgraphic ...icfalse \edef \ascii {#1 }\convertcommand \ascii \t... \startMPgraphic ...hic \writecheckedMPgraphic {#1} \stopwritingMPgraphic \handleuseMPgraphic ...MPgraphic #3\stopMPgraphic \ifMPrun \else \loadMPgrap... ... Nicola

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Wierd problem.
by John R. Culleton 23 Jun '07

23 Jun '07

On another list a listmate proposes to print a book in two copies side by side. The page size is 5.5 x 8.5 in. He wants to print two copies on his laser printer. He wants two impressions of page one side by side on letter paper, with two copies of page two on the reverse side etc. for 200 pages. Then he will guillotine the stack making two copies of the book. But wait, it gets worse. He is not resetting the book but has a pdf file as his source. I and others suggested the usual bit of using PSUtils to set four pages per sheet and folding them etc. but he doesn't want to get into folding. He has a guillotine and a binder. He doesn't have a folder. So, given a pdf file of a 5.5 x 8.5 book as a starting point, is there a sensible way to massage the pdf or its PS equvalent in a way to give him what he wants? He is on an Ubuntu system. He asked his question on the Scribus list. -- John Culleton ATTN Publishers/authors: If you don't read you don't succeed. Free short list of publishing/marketing books. http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf

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Figure references problem with \setuparranging
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 22 Jun '07

22 Jun '07

Hello, After I uncomment the code below, my figure references are broken -- \in gives ?? instead of figure numbers. \setuppapersize [A5][A4,landscape] %\setuparranging % [2SIDE] I have found some solutions in the mail archive, but even if I comment, build, and then uncomment back \setuparranging, I still get ??. I also don't understand how to use --pdfarrage option, it seemingly does nothing alone. Is there any proven solution? And can this problem be solved on regular basis? Publishing A5 pages per one A4 is a normal practice in my university. BTW, I use XeTeX. -- Best, Vyatcheslav

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Chinese, cyrillic questions
by Tobias Burnus 21 Jun '07

21 Jun '07

Hello all, I have a document which which is predominately English, but contains (currently) also 8 Chinese characters and 2 Cyrillic words (in the Acknowledgement section). First, regarding Chinese: I use: \enableregime[utf] \useencoding[cyr] \usemodule[chinese] \mainlanguage[uk] \language[uk] I would expect having mainlanguage != chinese would turn all enummerations to arabic numbers. However, I still have -, =, etc. in the table of contents, in enumberation etc. Is there a simple command to turn this off? Secondly, regarding Cyrillic: Currently, I follow loosely wiki.contextgarden.net and use \useencoding[cyr] \definetypeface [russian] [rm] [serif] [computer-modern] [default] [encoding=t2a] \def\RuText#1{{\switchtobodyfont[russian]#1}} On my system (TeXLive 2007 as provided by SUSE) bitmap fonts are used as the seemingly needed cm-super fonts are not included; the system, however, has cmcyr type 1 fonts. As true ignoramus regarding fonts in TeX and the dozens of Cyrillic encodings, I failed to use them instead. Tobias <http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/ignoramus.html>

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Howto have page size to fit with image size
by Jean Magnan de Bornier 21 Jun '07

21 Jun '07

Hi all, I want to produce a unique metapost image which should be alone on its page and its file, and I want to have a page the size of the image, whichever this size is. I tried this: \setupcolors[state=start] \setuplayout[width=fit,height=fit] \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{dummy} fill fullcircle scaled 5cm withcolor red ; \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{dummy} \stoptext But the setuplayout options don't seem to provide what I want. Thank for any hint to have the page size automatically ajust. -- Jean

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Multiline footer
by Renaud Aubin 20 Jun '07

20 Jun '07

Hi folks, I need to define a multiline footer for a document of mine. I have searched the garden without results. Considering \input knuth as a "disclaimer", here is a non working sample to improve: \setupfootertexts[] \setupfootertexts[\setups{text a}] \startsetups[text a] \input knuth \stopsetups TIA Renaud

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New My Way for Math
by Aditya Mahajan 19 Jun '07

19 Jun '07

Hi, I have converted my article comparing latex and context math capabilities into a my way. It is available from http://dl.contextgarden.net/myway/context-latex-math.pdf This article was originally published in Maps, which is a publication for NTG. I will update article when some of the misfeatures of the current math implementation are sorted out. Aditya

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