November 2008 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Problem with itemization (again)
by Marcin Borkowski 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

Hi, sorry to be a bit repetitive, but this still doesn't work as expected (in MkII, but see also below): \starttext \startitemize[intro] \dorecurse{12}{% \item \dorecurse{\recurselevel}{This is some intro. }Intro ends here. \startitemize[intro,columns,two] \dorecurse{4}{% \item \dorecurse{1}{This is a test. }End of the test. }% \stopitemize }% \stopitemize \stoptext (see page 2 and 3). I guess nothing wrt. itemizations changed in the new beta (I tested the above example in the online ConTeXt), so it's no surprise, but I still have no clue as to the reasons and any remedies. I use two-column itemizations *a lot*, so this is a serious problem for me... Any ideas how to prevent the unnecessary page break? PS. I have just noticed that this works correctly with luatex!!! And so do unpacked two-column itemizations!!! That's just great!!! So my question now becomes: does this mean that MkII is just obsolete for me and I should upgrade to MkIV? And two more things: 1. I have noticed that "unpacked" itemization in columns has the whitespace between items equal to one line. Is it possible to make it shorter, say half a line? 2. I've also noticed that the second (last?) column of itemization seems *never* to be longer that the previous ones, which seems to be quite reasonable, but sometimes it would be better for it to be one line longer than two lines shorter. Is there a way of e.g. inserting a manual column-break within multi-column itemizations and/or letting the last column be longer? Sorry people for being such a nuisance, but - as I've said - I use itemizations a lot (mainly for different kinds of problem sets for my students or my wife's pupils;)) and these issues appear quite often. Also, I'd like to teach a bit of ConTeXt to my wife, who would like it to *simply work* (she's great, but no TeX hacker;)). Greets -- Marcin Borkowski (http://mbork.pl) People can be divided into three groups: those who can count and those who can't.

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\ref and \goto
by Wolfgang Schuster 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

Hi, how can I combine \ref and \goto? \setupinteraction[state=start] \starttext \chapter[sec:one]{One} \chapter[sec:two]{Two} see also \goto{One}[sec:one] % hyperlink see also \ref[s][sec:one] % no hyperlink see also \goto{\ref[s][sec:one]}[sec:one] % fails \stoptext Wolfgang

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columns in footnotes broken
by Michael Green 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

The manual describes a way to set footnotes in columns: \setupfootnotes[n=number] (Context: the manual (Nov. 12, 2001), pp. 101-2) That has caused errors for me in the 2008-10-23 or 2008-10-31 releases. mjg TEST DOCUMENT: \setupfootnotes[n=2] \starttext First sentence here.\footnote{Note one.} Second sentence here. \footnote{Note two.} Third sentence here.\footnote{Note three.} \stoptext ERROR MESSAGE ConTeXt ver: 2008.10.31 13:58 MKIV fmt: 2008.11.1 int: english/ english [snip] fonts : using map file: original-public-lm {/Users/michaelgreen/Applications/context/tex/texmf-context/fonts/map/ pdftex/context/original-public-lm.map} ! Missing } inserted. <inserted text> } <to be read again> \unvbox \doplacenoteinserts ...ing \unvcopy \else \unvbox \fi \currentnoteins \fi \s... \next3 ...oprocessnotes {\doplacenoteinserts }{#1} \doprocesscommaitem <argument> \relax footnote, endnote,linenote \doprocesscommalist ...aitem \gobbleoneargument #1 ,]\relax \global \advance ... ... l.7 \stoptext ?

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Lettermodule
by Willi Egger 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

Hello Wolfgang, I just updated to the latest beta of context. Unfortunately I get now an error when using the letter module. I have no clue. ConTeXt ver: 2008.10.31 13:58 MKIV fmt: 2008.11.1 int: english/ english .... ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> \c!extension = \xprocesscommaitem #1,#2->\if ,#1 ,\@EA \xprocesscommaitem \else \if ] #1\@EAE... <argument> ...t-ltr, \c!extension =, \c!interface =default \xdogetparameters #1]->\xprocesscommaitem #1 ,],\@relax@ \dosetupmodule ...rs [\??md :\currentmodule :][#1] \expanded {\getparameters ... <to be read again> \par ... Kind regards Willi

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Context release 2008.10.31
by Taco Hoekwater 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

Hi, Most of you have probably deduced this, but Hans has released a new version of ConTeXT past friday. New features: * There now is a Persian interface (format) * The whole multilingual subsystem is rewritten and is now generated by a script from a single lua database table. ** Note: ** External modules that define or set system constants ** and system variables will need updating. * New versions of the greek, vim and bib modules * More files have been split into mkii+mkiv parts * The old, dvipdfm style font mapfiles have been removed because newer versions of (x)dvipdfmx support the pdftex-style map format * mkiv now has support for 'special' features like knockout vs overprint and spot colors via attributes For pdftex users, there are not that many changes, but users of xetex of luatex are advised to update a.s.a.p. The wiki page is here: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Context_2008.10.31 It is clear already that there are a few issues with the new release (esp. wrt. external modules) but it still makes sense to update *now* so that all these problems can be resolved in the next few days. This release is already included in the ConTeXt Minimals distribution http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Minimals If you use a different distribution, you can download the cont-tmf.zip from Pragma ADE directly: http://www.pragma-ade.com Have fun, Taco

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Last current
by Wolfgang Schuster 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

Hi, the last current release still contains \latetua in core-two.mkiv for \savetwopassdata and the two modules m-subsub and m-educat use the old mutiligual interface. The collection of third party modules cont-ext contains a too old version (with startconstants/variables) of the letter module, I put a newer version on the garden a few days ago. Thanks and regards, Wolfgang

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external figure extension name PDF not supported
by Zhaopeng Xing 01 Nov '08

01 Nov '08

Hi, There is a problem about a figure name. When I use pdf figures, capital "xx.PDF" can not be identified, while only "xx.pdf" is supported. I hope it can be fixed because my odf printer always give extension name "PDF". Thanks. -- Zhaopeng XING Tinbergen Institute

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Color rendering & transparency with metapost
by Renaud Aubin 01 Nov '08

01 Nov '08

Hi, I have some trouble using a gradient background (solid) with a transparent element : \startMPinclusions def test_shade (expr a, b) = pickup pencircle scaled 1mm ; color ca ; ca := \MPcolor{a} ; color cb ; cb := \MPcolor{b} ; color cc ; cc := \MPcolor{c} ; sh := define_linear_shade(origin shifted(0cm,.5*\overlayheight),origin,ca,cb) ; fill fullsquare xscaled \overlaywidth yscaled \overlayheight withshade sh; draw origin withcolor cc; draw origin shifted(0cm,-.25*\overlayheight) withcolor cc; enddef ; \stopMPinclusions \setupcolors[state=start] \definecolor[a][r=.57254902,g=.784313725,b=.917647059] \definecolor[b][white] \definecolor[c][darkred] \starttext \defineoverlay[bgoverlay][\uniqueMPgraphic{bg_top_shade}] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=bgoverlay] \startuniqueMPgraphic{bg_top_shade} test_shade(origin, origin shifted(0cm,1cm)); draw fullcircle scaled 10cm shifted (0cm,0.25*\overlayheight) withcolor transparent(1,0.5,white) withpen pencircle scaled 2cm; %%%%%%%% If you comment out the previous line the color rendering is definitelly different... \stopuniqueMPgraphic \input knuth \stoptext I have searched the ML without success, any idea ? Regards, Renaud

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