January 2008 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

many columns and then one column on the same page
by Yvon Henel 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

hello all I've failed to find how I could put first some text in two columns and then other text in one column on the same page. After \stopcolumnsep my text goes on a new page. Any hint would be greatly appreciated Many thanks -- Yvon Henel

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composed chars
by Hans Hagen 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

new in the mkiv beta ... \starttext {\font\oeps=name:lmroman10regular*default at 10pt \oeps test \char7683} {\font\oeps=name:lmroman10regular*default at 30pt \oeps test \char7683} \definefontfeature[superdefault][default][compose=yes] {\font\oeps=name:lmroman10regular*superdefault at 10pt \oeps test \char7683} {\font\oeps=name:lmroman10regular*superdefault at 30pt \oeps test \char7683} \dontleavehmode\dorecurse{100}{\one{}\two{}} \stoptext compose=yes will add missing composed chars as virtual glyphs 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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Zapf Chancery and mkiv
by Aditya Mahajan 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

Hi, There is something wrong with the mappings for zapf chancery in mkiv. Minimal example \usetypescriptfile[type-gyr] \definetypeface [mainface] [rm][serif][pagella][default][encoding=texnansi] \definetypeface [mainface] [cg][calligraphy][chancery][default] [encoding=texnansi] \setupbodyfont [mainface,10pt] \starttext \cg test \stoptext Gives This went wrong: /home/adityam/texmf/tex/context/base/font-tfm.lua:141: attempt to index local 'tfmdata' (a nil value) error >> define font: font with name texgyrechorus-regular is not found. <to be read again> \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...me \fontclass #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \iftryingfont \... l.9 \cg test ? r OK, entering \nonstopmode... ! Font \*mainface10ptcgtfcg*:=texgyrechorus-regular*default at 10pt not loadable: metric data not found or bad. <to be read again> \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...me \fontclass #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \iftryingfont \... l.9 \cg test I get the same error on contextgarden. Only texgyrechorus-italicmedium.otf is availabe from tex-gyre website. But context is looking for texgyrechorus-regular and cannot find it. The same file works with mkii. Aditya

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context stub
by Peter Münster 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Hello, Shouldn't the script scripts/context/lua/context be rather in scripts/context/stubs/unix/ ? And it seems, that "mtxrun --script context file" does not work, the option "--run" is needed. Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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ConTeXt on Ubuntu
by Joel C. Salomon 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Has anyone had success running ConTeXt as packaged with Ubuntu? I can't get texexec --lua to find the ConTeXt format files, nor can I figure out how to generate the format files for luatex. XeTeX is similarly flaky. I'm running Ubuntu Hardy alpha in hopes of getting more up-to-date packages; is this a vain hope? --Joel

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multi-page table numbering
by Santy, Michael 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Hello, By default, ConTeXt numbers the table on each page in a multi-page table with a different number (e.g., 1a, 1b, 1c for a three page table). I don't see this as a problem except for that each page of a multi-page table will be called out in the list of tables. Does anybody know how suppress the printing of each page of a multi-page table in the list of tables? Cheers, Mike

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showframe - showgrid = 2pt ??
by Steffen Wolfrum 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Hans, I know I've asked you this before ... I just can't find the answer anymore ;o( Look at line 43: \newdimen\XVertikal \XVertikal=12pt \setupbodyfont[postscript,10pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=\XVertikal] \setuplayout [width=113mm,height=\the\dimexpr48\XVertikal-2pt\relax, backspace=20mm,topspace=15mm, header=\XVertikal,headerdistance=0.5\XVertikal, footer=3.5\XVertikal,footerdistance=0pt, location=middle,marking=on,grid=yes] \showframe \showgrid \starttext bla \stoptext ... when "height" is made 2pt smaller then it fits: \newdimen\XVertikal \XVertikal=12pt \setupbodyfont[postscript,10pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=\XVertikal] \setuplayout [width=113mm,height=\the\dimexpr48\XVertikal-2pt\relax, backspace=20mm,topspace=15mm, header=\XVertikal,headerdistance=0.5\XVertikal, footer=3.5\XVertikal,footerdistance=0pt, location=middle,marking=on,grid=yes] \showframe \showgrid \starttext bla \stoptext Does this difference has a specific purpose? Would you recommend *not* to use the second? Steffen

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active strings in luatex?
by Idris Samawi Hamid 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Dear Hans and Taco, This may be of general interest to the Europeans (and indirectly relates to the \sh@ft email): I need the following: LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH TILDE;004C 0303 LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH TILDE;006C 0303 The proposal is still under consideration for lithuanian and not yet in unicode. In luatex can I make a definition such that such that the string U004C U0303 (l ̃) is always treated as l with tilde above, taking into account italics and without using \~l (which does not work in, eg, footnote)? Best wishes Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Shi`i Studies Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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typesetting underscore
by Gour 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Hi! Yesterday I played a bit with emacs' muse mode which has option to 'publish' to ConTeXt, but its output was wailing when texeexec-ing due to use of \textunderscore (option in muse). Today I discussed the issue on muse mailing list, got help and the following remark: '...Context gurus don't seem to imagine you can use "_" elsewhere than in math mode btw'. I looked at ConTeXt docs (excursion and manual), as well as wiki on contextgarden, but was not able to find more about what is the status of underscore '_' char in ConTeXt and is the above remark true? My usage of '_' in muse document was for preparing tables of some library functions and, as it is often the case in software, there is usually some prefix for all library functions as eg. gtk_xxxxx for GTK+ toolkit. Sincerely, Gour

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Bug or feature? Strange counter behaviour in macro
by Carsten Fechtmann 12 Jan '08

12 Jan '08

Hello everyone, first off: I am new to ConTeXt (even if not so new to LaTeX) and would like to transfer some of my old macros to ConTeXt... I am well aware, that this means re-programming (most) of them. So be it. Furthermore, I am not sure if this is really the right way (read ConTeXt Way) to do it. It just looked like a good idea at the time ... However, I just hit a snuff with the following: If one places \NewIssue[Some Time] somewhere in the text, it should result in a new (issue / timestamp) to be generated, which can then placed in a list of issues / changes. I also want to be able to make use of the last value Issue to be placed in the header, same goes for the last timestamp Now this is how I went out to do this in ConTeXt (maybe wrongly so?) following the manual and some examples on contextwiki %--------------- code below ----------------------- \definesynonyms[Issue][issues][\IssueText][\IssueDate] \setupsynonyms[Issue][criterium=all] \newcounter\IssueCounter \definenumber[IssueNumber] \def\TempIssueText{% %% This was the (seemingly) only way to get any value beside 0 %% from \getnumber within doAddIssue %% Original place for \incrementnumber[IssueNumber] Issue~\getnumber[IssueNumber]: } \def\NewIssue{\dosingleargument\doNewIssue} \def\doNewIssue[#1]{% \increment\IssueCounter % This one works correctly. %% Alternative place for %\incrementnumber[IssueNumber] %% if placed here instead of in \TempIssueText %% a DIFFERENT, but still wrong result comes out %% that is: Debug shows the right progression, %% but ALL "Issue x" Numbers are set to the last one Debug: \IssueCounter / \getnumber[IssueNumber]% %% but alas I can't seem to make this work with the following lines :-( \doifempty{#1}{\Issue[\IssueCounter]{\TempIssueText}{\currentdate}} \doifnotempty{#1}{\Issue[\IssueCounter]{\TempIssueText}{#1}} %% Note: Using \dofiemptyelse gives the same result, %% I just wanted to make sure here that I am /really/ not calling it twice, %% somehow, by being able to disable each case, separately and definitely. -- \IssueCounter / \getnumber[IssueNumber] \crlf } % -- -- -- -- -- -- \starttext \NewIssue[January 9, 2008] \NewIssue[January 10, 2008] \NewIssue % January 11, 2008 List of issue \# and dates: \placelistofissues \blank \IssueDate{\IssueCounter} % produces correct result in either case \stoptext %--------------- code above ----------------------- Result as printed out by original version ---------------------------------------------- Debug: 1/ 0 – 1/ 0 Debug: 2/ 0 – 2/ 0 Debug: 3/ 0 – 3/ 0 List of issue # and dates: Issue 2: January 9, 2008 Issue 4: January 10, 2008 Issue 6: January 11, 2008 January 11, 2008 ------------------------------ So while \IssueCounter is updated correctly and used with the right values, \getnumber[IssueNumber] always sees / reports the original value However, the value in \placelistofissues are twice what they should be?! This is changed if one places \incrementnumber[IssueNumber] INSIDE of \doAddIssue Here, \getnumber[IssueNumber] does report the right value (same as IssueCounter) However, in that case the result looks like this: Result as printed out by alternative version ---------------------------------------------- Debug: 1/ 1 – 1/ 1 Debug: 2/ 2 – 2/ 2 Debug: 3/ 3 – 3/ 3 List of issue # and dates: Issue 3: January 9, 2008 Issue 3: January 10, 2008 Issue 3: January 11, 2008 January 11, 2008 ------------------------ In short, while now the value of \getnumber[IssueNumber] is correct before and after, its value in \placelistofissues is always the last value, i.e. equal to the total number of issues. And this does NOT even change, when one replaces Issue~\getnumber[IssueNumber]: Issue~\IssueCounter: in \TempIssueText So for some reason, \TempIssueText is called twice ? How? Where? Unfortunately, my ConTeXt.foo is not yet good enough to make it over the TeX.bar here as I haven't found a way to make this work (preferably with \IssueCounter as all this \XXXnumber stuff does not seem to work the way I think it should, anyway...) And yes, ANY help with this is very welcome by now Sincerely Carsten P.S: Context version is 2007.01.12 15:56 / TeXlive / OS X

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