December 2008 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

How to use Minion Pro
by Fengnan Gao 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

Hi all, I'm learning how to use ConTeXt recently, and I find difficulty using Minion Pro, which can be fully accessed using XeTeX. Here is how I use Minion Pro, and as far as I can see, there is no problem with the setup. \starttypescript[all][myfont][name] \definefontsynonym[Minion][MinionPro-Regular] \definefontsynonym[MinionBold][MinionPro-Bold] \definefontsynonym[MinionItalic][MinionPro-It] \definefontsynonym[MinionBoldItalic][MinionPro-BoldIt] \definefontsynonym[Myriad][MyriadPro-Regular] \definefontsynonym[MyriadBold][MyriadPro-Bold] \definefontsynonym[MyriadItalic][MyriadPro-It] \definefontsynonym[MyriadBoldItalic][MyriadPro-BoldIt] \stoptypescript \definefontfeature[minion][language=dflt, script=latn, mode=node, frac=yes, onum=yes, kern=yes, liga=yes, dlig=yes, protrusion=quality, expansion=quality] \definefontfeature[minionsmcp][language=dflt, script=latn, mode=node, frac=yes, onum=yes, kern=yes, liga=yes, dlig=yes, smcp=yes, protrusion=quality, expansion=quality] \definefontfeature[myriad][language=dflt, script=latn, mode=node, frac=yes, onum=yes, kern=yes, liga=yes, zero=yes, protrusion=quality, expansion=quality] \starttypescript[serif][myfont][name] \definefontsynonym[Serif][Minion][features=minion] \definefontsynonym[SerifBold][MinionBold][features=minion] \definefontsynonym[SerifItalic][MinionItalic][features=minion] \definefontsynonym[SerifBoldItalic][MinionBoldItalic][features=minion] \definefontsynonym[SerifSlanted][MinionItalic][features=minion] \definefontsynonym[SerifBoldSlanted][MinionBoldItalic][features=minion] \definefontsynonym[SerifCaps][MinionBold][features=minionsmcp] \stoptypescript \starttypescript[sans][myfont][name] \definefontsynonym[Sans][Myriad][features=myriad] \definefontsynonym[SansBold][MyriadBold][features=myriad] \definefontsynonym[SansItalic][MyriadItalic][features=myriad] \definefontsynonym[SansBoldItalic][MyriadBoldItalic][features=myriad] \definefontsynonym[SansSlanted][MyriadItalic][features=myriad] \definefontsynonym[SansBoldSlanted][MyriadBoldItalic][features=myriad] \definefontsynonym[SansCaps][Myriad][features=myriad] \stoptypescript \definetypeface [myfont] [rm] [serif] [myfont] [default] \definetypeface [myfont] [ss] [sans] [myfont] [default] \usetypescript[myfont] And I found there problems with the font. 1). Even though I tried to access the otf features (as you can see in my code), but I cannot access that (but I have successfully accessed the Minion Pro font) 2). I cannot use ``--'' to produce an *endash*. 3). I cannot use *``* to produce an leftquote and *''* an right quote. Can someone help me? Thanks. --------------------------- Cheers Fengnan Gao

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Centering an image in framed.
by Bart C. Wise 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

I am using framed and externalfigure commands. I want to put a rule around the image; however, the image has space around all sides. It appears that the top, right, and left sides has the same gap. However, the bottom side has a huge (by comparison) gap. So I can't use a negative offset to fix the problem. How do I center the image & place a border? \framed[location=middle,height=fit,width=fit,rulethickness=1.0pt]{% \externalfigure[image-01.png][maxwidth=3cm,maxheight=4cm] } Thanks, Bart

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context minimals on OpenSolaris 2008.11
by "Michael Krauß" 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Hello list members and ConTeXt gods, this question is more technical than TeXnical but none the less ConTeXt releated. Today I am investigating if I can replace linux with OpenSolaris, so I am testing every, even exotic, software that I use on my linux box on OpenSolaris. Looking into first-setup.sh there seem to be support for Solaris on Intel hardware called "sunos-intel". But if I try to install ConTeXt it doesn't work: mickraus@gandalf:~/context$ ./first-setup.sh /usr/bin/rsync /usr/bin/ruby receiving file list ... rsync: link_stat "/setup/sunos-intel/bin" (in minimals) failed: No such file or directory (2) done sent 4 bytes received 9 bytes 26.00 bytes/sec total size is 0 speedup is 0.00 rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at main.c(1385) [receiver=2.6.9] ./first-setup.sh: line 68: mtxrun: not found Next I tried to build the binaries myself by checking out the sources from Subversion: svn co http://svn.contextgarden.net/minimals-src/build-binaries And running ./build-binaries.sh afterwards. But this doesn't work either: mickraus@gandalf:~/context/build-binaries$ ./build-binaries.sh [ ... tons of make output removed ... ] ar cru ../kpathsea/.libs/libkpathsea.a tex-file.o absolute.o atou.o cnf.o concat.o concat3.o concatn.o db.o debug.o dir.o elt-dirs.o expand.o extend-fname.o file-p.o find-suffix.o fn.o fontmap.o getopt.o getopt1.o hash.o kdefault.o line.o magstep.o make-suffix.o path-elt.o pathsearch.o proginit.o progname.o readable.o rm-suffix.o str-list.o str-llist.o tex-glyph.o tex-hush.o tex-make.o tilde.o truncate.o uppercasify.o variable.o version.o xbasename.o xcalloc.o xdirname.o xfopen.o xfseek.o xfseeko.o xftell.o xftello.o xgetcwd.o xmalloc.o xopendir.o xputenv.o xrealloc.o xstat.o xstrdup.o error.o filename.o home.o lookcmd.o string.o system.o time.o user.o volume.o ranlib ../kpathsea/.libs/libkpathsea.a creating ../kpathsea/libkpathsea.la (cd ../kpathsea/.libs && rm -f libkpathsea.la && ln -s ../libkpathsea.la libkpathsea.la) ./ctangle ctangle make: ./ctangle: Command not found make: *** [ctangle.c] Error 127 cp: cannot stat `build/texk/web2c/mpdir/mpost': No such file or directory Reverted 'VERSIONS' -e Sorry, there have been some failures: - build of xetex on sunos-intel - build of luatex on sunos-intel - build of metapost on sunos-intel -n No svn commit! Please press enter to continue! There are three executables named ctangle in the minimals directory: mickraus@gandalf:~/context/build-binaries$ find . -name ctangle ./src/current/pdftex/build/texk/web2c/ctangle ./src/current/luatex/build/texk/web2c/ctangle ./src/current/xetex/Work/texk/web2c/ctangle How should I proceed from here? What is the status of Solaris support for context minimals? Kind regards, Michael Krauss -- Psssst! Schon vom neuen GMX MultiMessenger gehört? Der kann`s mit allen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/multimessenger

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Gedit in Ubuntu as a ConteXt editor
by Jan-Erik Hägglöf 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

HI ConTeXt friends! I've been using Gedit on my ubuntu system for quite some time and is very much happy with it. Here are some advantages: * UTF-8 encoding by default (which is in mind for LuaTeX). * highly configurable code snippets. reading xml-files. * Defining your own typesetting commands and associate it with some keycombination. Drawbacks * Syntax highlighting for LaTeX but works for context-specific also * I'm not sure if it is portable to windows * Some learning curve to learn how to create special ConTeXt plugin like this http://live.gnome.org/Gedit/LaTeXPlugin I've recently tested texworks but it seems missing the snippets capabilities. Is it someone out there who has experience in Gedit? Janneman -- TeX Engine : LuaTeX current version: 2008.10.31 17:32 OS : Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex

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widow/orphan control in columns?
by Lars Huttar 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Hello, We have a document with a 2-column layout where we have section headers that keep ending up at the bottom of columns. E.g. \startsectionheading{2. Foo bar baz}\stopsectionheading where \startsectionheading is defined by: \definestartstop [sectionheading] [before={ \startalignment[middle]}, after={\stopalignment \bigskip}, style={\switchtobodyfont[...,...]}] In order to make sure this section heading gets followed by a line or two of actual text, I saw on web pages [1] and [2] that you can use \testpage[n] to check whether there is room for n more lines, and if not, to produce a page break. I checked the manual [3] and command reference [4] but couldn't find information about \testpage. Is there a corresponding command to conditionally produce a column break? Thanks, Lars [1] http://getfo.org/context_xml/page4.html [2] http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Layout [3] http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-eni.pdf [4] http://texshow.contextgarden.net/

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UTF-8 Problems with the minimals
by Florian M. Baudach 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Hi, after reinstalling the minimals (my HD crashed), I have got the following problem: texexec doesn't recognize UTF-8 any more :-(. I didn't change my tex-files and enabled UTF-8 with: \enableregime[utf-8] Surprisingly "context file.tex" works. I have no idea what is wrong with my MKII. Any suggestions? Thx. Greetings FloMo

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vertical alignment in footer
by Zoho Vignochi 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Hello: I am a recent convert from LaTeX to conTeXt. kudos to all the developers! I have read through the wiki and as many tutorials/manuals as I can find. My problem is that I have a footer which includes a logo. I would like all the elements in the footer to be vertically centred, where as now they are aligned along the bottom. Here is my code: \startsetups footer \hfill \pagenumber \hfill \llap{\externalfigure[logo]} \stopsetups Thanks, Zoho

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acroread shows error msg 'Could not find the XObject named 'Fm1'
by joshua lee 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Hi All, Attached file is the sample test file which can not be viewed by acroread, any advice? Thanks a lot. -- Best Regards, Joshua

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Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt + BibTeX problem
by Taco Hoekwater 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Mohamed Bana wrote: > Hi Taco, > > 1. How do I get coloured citations? E.g., \cite[jacky:critial] should > produce a coloured link. \setupinteraction[state=start] \setupcolors[state=start] \setupcite[compress=no] > 2. If is possible to get the list of pages an item was cited at? Sorry, no. The backreferences are in saved in the tuo file, but I never got around to writing the integration code for it. In case someone is interested in writing that, it needs a loop like this one: \unprotect \def\getpagelist#1% {\let\pagelist \empty \def\currentbibitem{#1}% \doloop {\doifdefinedelse{\r!cross cite-\jobname-\recurselevel} {\doifreferencefoundelse {cite-\jobname-\recurselevel} {\ifx\currenttextreference\currentbibitem\relax \doglobal\addtocommalist {cite-\jobname-\recurselevel}\pagelist \fi } {}} {\exitloop}}% % \pagelist is now the list of backreferences for #1 \message{\pagelist}% } \protect Best wishes, Taco

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minimals: cannot find cmsy10.pfb
by Sanjoy Mahajan 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

While testing Norbert's latest Debian packages, I ran across the following font problem with the recent ConTeXt minimals. The following test file: ========= cut here ============= \usetypescript[palatino][ec] \definetypeface [palatino] [mm] [math] [euler] [euler] [rscale=1.03] \setupbodyfont[palatino,11pt] \starttext $\equiv$ \stoptext ========= cut here ============= fails with: !pdfTeX error: pdftex (file cmsy10.pfb): cannot open Type 1 font file for readi ng ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced! Among the many map files that are read in, only original-public-lm.map mentions cmsy10.pfb, and it contains this mapping: cmsy10 CMSY10 <cmsy10.pfb Since cmsy10.pfb isn't in the minimals, I tried to fake it by symlinking to the texlive fonts and running mktexlsr, but that didn't work. The ls-R database contained cmsy10.pfb, but kpsewhich cmsy10.pfb wouldn't find it. Another workaround that I tried was to add this line \pdfmapfile{+pdftex.map} to the start of the test file. But that trick only produced errors about duplicated fontmap entries. I'm using Debian GNU/Linux i386, context minimals 2008.11.10 w/ MKII. I tested it with the 2008.10.31 minimals but found the same problem. I can also test it with other versions. Is there a list of available dates to feed the --context=YYYY.MM.DD switch? -Sanjoy

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