December 2008 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Unicode and BibTeX
by Khaled Hosny 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

I'm trying to typeset an Arabic book with Arabic bibliography, I'm using bib module, but bibtex doesn't support unicode. Any workaround or another alternative? Regards, -- Khaled Hosny Arabic localizer and member of Arabeyes.org team

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Looks like a bug in \typefile[option=LANG]
by Andrey Riabushenko 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

I have defined a new float environment for source file listings. \definefloat [listing] [listings] \definetyping[listing][numbering=file] \placelisting[lst:set]{Example of set tree} { \typefile[listing][option=C]{set.cpp} } It works just as expected. Then I have tried to change standard color palet with my own palet. \definepalet[corp-pretty][prettyone=corp-color-darkblue, prettytwo=corp-color-blue, prettythree=corp-color-lightblue, prettytwoone=corp-color-grey, prettyfour=corp-color-green, prettyfourone=corp-color-green, prettyfourtwo=corp-color-green, prettyfourthree=corp-color-green, prettyfourfour=corp-color-orange, prettysixone=corp-color-orange, prettysixtwo=corp-color-orange prettyeight=corp-color-orange, prettynine=corp-color-orange] \definefloat [listing] [listings] \definetyping[listing][numbering=file, palet=corp-pretty] \placelisting[lst:set]{Example of set tree} { \typefile[listing][option=C]{set.cpp} } The colors did not appear, in the texexec output I got lots of errors like color : TEXcorp-pretty:prettythree is not defined color : TEXcorp-pretty:prettythree is not defined color : TEXcorp-pretty:prettyone is not defined color : TEXcorp-pretty:prettytwo is not defined color : TEXcorp-pretty:prettythree is not defined color : TEXcorp-pretty:prettyfour is not defined NOTICE \typefile LOOKS FOR PALET "TEXcorp-pretty" and not "corp-pretty" as I have defined. There is some bug or "feature" that makes an implicit assumption of the palet prefix name - TEX. I have managed to make it work by definition a palet with name TEXcorp-pretty and still passing as palet option of \definetyping the name corp-pretty, but it is a ugly hack.

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kurier font?
by Yue Wang 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

Hi, \usetypescript[iwona][ec] \setupbodyfont[iwona,ss,12pt] works fine. however, if i change iwona to kurier, it will give me lmodern. why? Yue Wang

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create and grade multiple choice exams with MUCH an ConTeXT
by batela 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

Dear Sirs, For create and grade my MCQ (multiple choice quiz) I use the MUCH command that in had found at http://fourier.math.uoc.gr/~mk/much/. this is a very useful command for create and grade quizzes. Actually my main propose is use MUCH with context (or luatext). I prepare my exams in this way: Each question = one file Question example: """"" Today is: . 31 December --- the true question is the first . 25 December . 13 Mars . """"""""""""""""" In the test-description I include my specifications. And them I do: much create test-description A mc-outfile.tex is created. Now I do: pdflatex exam.tex for making the pdf file with all exams. If you can help I would use ConTeXT to prepare the pdf file. The migration should be very easy. I think there is necessary to define in context several commands like: \newcommand{\mcglobalheader} \newcommand{\mcpaperheader} \newcommand{\mcpaperfooter} \newcommand{\mcquestionheader}{\noindent{\bf Question \mcquestionnumber}: } \newcommand{\mcquestionfooter}{} In the file questions (mc-output.tex). """""""" mc-output.tex """""""""""" \mcglobalheader \def\mcserialnumber{500} \mcpaperheader \def\mcquestionnumber{1} \mcquestionheader How many circular orderings of the numbers $0,1,\ldots,10$ are there? (Two circular orderings which differ only by a rotation are not considered different.) \\ {$A$}: $10!$ \ \ {$B$}: $3^{11}$ \ \ {$C$}: $11!$ \ \ {$D$}: $9!$ \ \ \mcquestionfooter \mcpaperfooter %%%%% another exam \def\mcserialnumber{501} \mcpaperheader \def\mcquestionnumber{1} \mcquestionheader In how many ways can we select, from a set of 20 people, a committee of 3 different persons with a chair, secretary and member? \\ {$A$}: $20\cdot19\cdot18$ \ \ {$B$}: $\frac{20!}{3!}$ \ \ {$C$}: $20^3$ \ \ {$D$}: $3^{20}$ \ \ \mcquestionfooter \mcpaperfooter %%%%%%%%%%% Thanks a lot for your support. Happy New Year to all Jorge

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Newcomer bibliography question
by Andrey Riabushenko 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

Happy New Year, I am trying to create style skeleton for my reports in ConTeXt. Aw test case I decided to add my bibliography from previous articles written in LaTeX. I have tried this bibliography with plain bibtex, natbib, biblatex with no problems. With ConTeXt bib module I get bunch of errors. I am using latest ConTeXt minimals on FreeBSD. I am adding the bibliography like this: \usemodule[bib] \setuppublications[alternative=apa, refcommand=authoryears, numbering=yes, criterium=all] \setupbibtex[database=report, sort=author] \completepublications[criterium=all] I can't figure out on my own what is wrong with my bibliography (attached). title : - References ! Missing } inserted. <inserted text> } <to be read again> \endgroup <argument> ...typesetapublication {garch}\strut }} \egroup \ifdim \wd 4=\zero... \secondoftwoarguments #1#2->#2 \dosomelistelement ...hss \dostoplistattributes }} \endgraf \nointerlineskip ... \dodolistelement ...ement {#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6} \global \utilitydonetrue ... l.86 \completepublications[criterium=all] ? ! Missing } inserted. <inserted text> } <to be read again> \endgroup <argument> ...pesetapublication {calvet2}\strut }} \egroup \ifdim \wd 4=\zero... \secondoftwoarguments #1#2->#2 \dosomelistelement ...hss \dostoplistattributes }} \endgraf \nointerlineskip ... \dodolistelement ...ement {#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6} \global \utilitydonetrue ... l.86 \completepublications[criterium=all] ? ! Missing } inserted. <inserted text> } <to be read again> \endgroup <argument> ...pesetapublication {calvet3}\strut }} \egroup \ifdim \wd 4=\zero... \secondoftwoarguments #1#2->#2 \dosomelistelement ...hss \dostoplistattributes }} \endgraf \nointerlineskip ... \dodolistelement ...ement {#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6} \global \utilitydonetrue ... l.86 \completepublications[criterium=all] ? ! Missing } inserted. <inserted text> } <to be read again> \endgroup <argument> ...otypesetapublication {arch}\strut }} \egroup \ifdim \wd 4=\zero... \secondoftwoarguments #1#2->#2 \dosomelistelement ...hss \dostoplistattributes }} \endgraf \nointerlineskip ... \dodolistelement ...ement {#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6} \global \utilitydonetrue ... l.86 \completepublications[criterium=all] ? ! Missing } inserted. <inserted text> } <to be read again> \endgroup <argument> ...setapublication {mad-optim}\strut }} \egroup \ifdim \wd 4=\zero... \secondoftwoarguments #1#2->#2 \dosomelistelement ...hss \dostoplistattributes }} \endgraf \nointerlineskip ... \dodolistelement ...ement {#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6} \global \utilitydonetrue ... l.86 \completepublications[criterium=all] ? ! Missing } inserted. <inserted text> } <to be read again> \endgroup <argument> ...esetapublication {accuracy}\strut }} \egroup \ifdim \wd 4=\zero... \secondoftwoarguments #1#2->#2 \dosomelistelement ...hss \dostoplistattributes }} \endgraf \nointerlineskip ... \dodolistelement ...ement {#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6} \global \utilitydonetrue ... l.86 \completepublications[criterium=all] ? P.S. By the way. Is it possible to supply multiple sorting criteria? Possible like this, \setupbibtex[database=report, sort={author,year,title}] ^^^^^^^^^^^^

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Re: [NTG-context] specific document layout with ConTeXt
by Brecht Machiels 29 Dec '08

29 Dec '08

Hello, A big thanks to both Aditya and Wolfgang for their example styles/documents. This will help me (and perhaps also others) get familiar with ConTeXt much faster than any manual could. Aditya, could you also post a document that uses the IEEE module? It is not clear to me how I should specify the title, for example. Wolfgang's module looks very clean and is even somewhat similar to the way Lout's report class can be configured by means of the parameters. This, I like alot and is basically what I was looking for in ConTeXt. Unfortunately there is no small caps included in URW Times. I have tried installing the Gyre fonts, but that was not very successful. What is the easiest way to end up with a SC Times font? Or should I just fake it using a construct simular to what is described in http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2006/020929.html? This will not allow me to specify it as a style to \setuphead however, I assume? Kind regards, Brecht PS. Sorry for not properly replying to the thread. But I only subscribed just now and Mailman does not support retrieving old messages...

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forcing chapter pagenumber
by Hans van der Meer 29 Dec '08

29 Dec '08

On pages starting a chapter the pagenumbering is suppressed. However I want to tur it on. The sensible choice on \setuphead[chapter] seems page=yes but that doesn't change a thing. I see no other options of this sort. How do I accomplish pagenumbering on chapter pages? (ConTeXt ver: 2008.10.31) Hans van der Meer

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manual metapost
by Hans van der Meer 29 Dec '08

29 Dec '08

MISSING TARGET Makeing in the metapost/manual directory (metapost-1.102) after a distclean reports missing target: make: *** No rule to make target `grdemo.pdf', needed by `pdf'. Stop. This is strange because I have an older manual set with the same Makefile that typesets ok. MISSING [pdftex] Makeing other manual parts like mpboxes.pdf have their figures missing allthough the .mps files are generated. In mpboxes I had to add [pdftex] to \usepackage{graphics} because \usepackage[pdftex]{graphics} was needed. Can this be fixed in all files of the distribution? DISAPPERARED FILE I noticed that with respect to the earlier distribution the followings file has disappeared in the metapost-1.102 distribution: mpintro.tex But adding it didn't change a thing. met vriendelijke groet Hans van der Meer

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specific document layout with ConTeXt
by Brecht Machiels 28 Dec '08

28 Dec '08

Hello, I have some experience using LaTeX as I have used it to typeset two master theses. Having started a PhD a year ago, the need to write some publications arises. However, while IEEE conferences/journals used to offer LaTeX templates in the past (as far as I know), it seems that recently LaTeX support is being dropped and only MS Word templates are offered. Take for example the RFIC 2009 conference: http://www.rfic2009.org/rfic2009/authorguide.html Considering my more-or-less good experiences with LaTeX in the past, I still prefer to write a publication using LaTeX, and not Word. This would require me to copy the MS Word template in LaTeX. However, I do remember that fine-tuning things to look just the way I want in LaTeX can result in quite the headache. That's why I started looking for alternatives. Initially discarding TeX and all it's descendents because they are 'not very modern', I ended up with Lout (http://lout.wiki.sourceforge.net/) This looked quite promising, as I managed to closely approximate the Word template by means of adjusting the options to the "report" document class Lout offers (not considering images and tabled for the moment): http://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~bmachiel/rfic/rfic2009f By extending the reportf class definition, I also managed to add an "index terms" section: http://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~bmachiel/rfic/rfic2009f This was all surprisingly painless. The document lout source and pdf are at: http://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~bmachiel/rfic/template.lout http://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~bmachiel/rfic/template_lout.pdf However, trying to learn more about Lout -- for example to change subsection numbering -- it seems that the programming language that Lout offers confuses me almost as much as TeX macros do. Perhaps my mind is accustomed too much to nice object-oriented languages like Python and I simply cannot be bothered by this complex stuff anymore. (a Python-based typesetting system; now that would be heaven... maybe) Some other things bother me about Lout: * Much smaller userbase than (La)TeX. Will I find the help I need? * No means of "inheriting" the report class and changing it. I have to physically copy the class definition and change the code. I recall it is possible to do some kind of redefinition in TeX, right? In looking for an alternative to this alternative, I found that the TeX community is very much alive. Even though TeX's 'not very modern'-ness, these new developments might offer something interesting. I remembered that ConTeXt, unlike LaTeX, allows much finer control over the layout of a document. Hence, it would probably be the next candidate for this little typesetting adventure of mine. Today, I finally got my hands dirty and tried to recreate the RFIC2009 template using ConTeXt. Unfortunately, due to a lack of a good document class to start with, it is proving to be much more difficult to create something that resembles the Word template. As I have also read on this mailing list, the documentation, while there is plently to be found, is a bit messy. Appareantly the documentation is not up to date with ConTeXt? Perhaps it would be good to remove outdated documentation and clearly present only one reference manual (the most up to date) to the new user. I did find some samples on the wiki, but the first two that I tried to compile apparently required some extra packages. Also, while I always thought it was a good idea to seperate content and layout, some of the examples on the wiki seem to suggest to mix them. Or is this the philosophy behind ConTeXt? May I suggest some work is put into creating some basic (plain) document templates (well-commented) which can be used by ConTeXt newbies, but can also be used as starting points for creating new templates? On to the template then. http://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~bmachiel/rfic/rfic2009.tex This is a first attempt at creating an environment to describe the layout of the template. As you can see, I have not yet gotten far. I copied the title code from the contextgarden wiki. The TeX code makes me shiver however. I will have to catch up on that. http://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~bmachiel/rfic/template.tex This is the template itself. I basically want this file to contain as little layout stuff as possible. I would like to define the title, author, abstract and index terms before \starttext. If possible, the environment should place those parts automatically without having to specify \placetitle after \starttext. I was hoping that the friendly people on this mailing list might help me get started in creating this template. Let's start with the following: * title, author, abstract and index terms as explained above * the fact that there are 2 columns should be specified in the environment * define title, author, abstract and index terms fonts clearly, similar as in the Lout rfic2009 file and use this information to format the title stuff. Looking at the countless documents that show off ConTeXt, it is obvious that it is very much possible of creating custom layouts. However, I wonder, how much TeX hacking is required? Kind regards, Brecht

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Re: [NTG-context] Does ConTeXt really support russian language?
by Andrey Riabushenko 26 Dec '08

26 Dec '08

So far I have tried using pdfetex: Sample 1: \enableregime[utf] \usemodule[lang-cyr] \mainlanguage[ru] \usetypescript[postscript][t2a] \setupbodyfont[postscript, 12pt] This one doesn't work on any of three systems described earlier. Latin transliteration instead of Cyrillic letters. Sample 2: \enableregime[utf] \mainlanguage[ru] \usetypescript[antykwa-torunska][t2a] \setupbodyfont[antykwa, 12pt] Works on ConTeXt Minimals, but does not work on TeX Live 2008 and teTeX 3.0. Latin transliteration instead of Cyrillic letters. Sample 3: \enableregime[utf] \mainlanguage[ru] \definetypeface [russian] [rm] [serif] [computer-modern] [default] [encoding=t2a] \setupbodyfont [russian] This one doesn't work on any of three systems described earlier. Latin transliteration instead of Cyrillic letters. In there a solution that will work on every of three distributions?

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