March 2008 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

bug in modes
by Hans van der Meer 30 Mar '08

30 Mar '08

The following works mirabile dictu: \enablemode[b,c] \startallmodes[b,c] \type{\startallmodes[b,c]} done \stopallmodes \startnotallmodes[c] \type{\startallmodes[b,c]} not done \stopallmodes % <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< But the following gives an error: \enablemode[b,c] \startallmodes[b,c] \type{\startallmodes[b,c]} done \stopallmodes \startnotallmodes[c] \type{\startallmodes[b,c]} not done \stopnotallmodes % <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Runaway argument? \type {\startallmodes [b,c]} not done \stopnotallmodes \blank \par \stoptext ! File ended while scanning use of \dostopallmodes. <inserted text> \par <*> testmodes.tex \emergencyend I guess the pairing of \startnotallmodes with \stopnotallmodes is at fault. In core-var.tex 234-235 I see: \long\def\dostartnotallmodes[#1]% {\docheckforallmodes\dostopallmodes\donothing{#1}} should be: \long\def\dostartnotallmodes[#1]% {\docheckforallmodes\dostopnotallmodes\donothing{#1}} I checked this patch: ConTeXt ver: 2008.03.24 23:24 MKII fmt: 2008.3.29 int: english/english Hans van der Meer

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Wiki
by Jean Magnan de Bornier 30 Mar '08

30 Mar '08

Hi all, Is the contextgarden down? I only get a blank page today. My firefox has been upgraded yesterday but works as usual for other sites. -- Jean

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setuparranging issue
by Andrea Valle 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

Hi to all, I have an A5 paper size to be printed on an A4. Substantially, I'd like to have 2 pages on a paper sheet. Now, I can use \setuparranging[2*2]. Works fine if I want to print, cut and bind. 4 1 2 3 But I'd like also to have another option, simply a sequence of pages (for screen reading, printing and binding without cutting) This: 1 2 3 4 Sorry, I guess it's really easy, but cannot figure out... Thanks Best -a- -------------------------------------------------- Andrea Valle -------------------------------------------------- CIRMA - DAMS Università degli Studi di Torino --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ --> http://www.myspace.com/andreavalle --> andrea.valle(a)unito.it -------------------------------------------------- " Think of it as seasoning . noise [salt] is boring . F(blah) [food without salt] can be boring . F(noise, blah) can be really tasty " (Ken Perlin on noise)

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Minor error in code, core-tab.tex
by David 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

Hi I was reading core-tab.tex on http://source.contextgarden.net/core-tab.tex (trying to learn a little...) Sorry I have no line numbers, but about two-thirds of the way down that file, by chance I think I found an error: \bgroup \catcode`\|=\@@other \gdef\@@otherbar {|} \catcode`\"=\@@other \gdef\@@otherquite {"} \catcode`\|=\@@active \gdef\@@useotherbar {\let|\@@otherbar} \catcode`\"=\@@active \gdef\@@useotherquote{\let"\@@otherquote} \egroup The second \catcode line contains \gdef\@@otherquite, which I'm almost positive should be \gdef\@@otherquote . I hope this helps. David

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chapter heads not in bold
by Andrea Valle 27 Mar '08

27 Mar '08

Hi to all, Sorry if it's stupid. In a large environment file I have this: \definetypeface[tSCIRMA][rm][Xserif][Palatino] \definetypeface[tSCIRMA][tt][Xmono][LM Typewriter Regular] \definetypeface[tSCIRMA][ss][Xsans][Lucida Grande] \setupbodyfont[tSCIRMA, 11pt] \setuphead[chapter] [before={\startframedtext[width=local, foregroundcolor=cirmaBlue, background=color, backgroundcolor=bgGrey, framecolor=cirmaOrange,offset=.25cm, rulethickness=0.05cm ]},after={\stopframedtext\blank[.25\textheight]\rm}, style=\ss\tfd ] Chapter heads results in bold, but I don't want it. What should I set? Many thanks -a- -------------------------------------------------- Andrea Valle -------------------------------------------------- CIRMA - DAMS Università degli Studi di Torino --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ --> http://www.myspace.com/andreavalle --> andrea.valle(a)unito.it -------------------------------------------------- " Think of it as seasoning . noise [salt] is boring . F(blah) [food without salt] can be boring . F(noise, blah) can be really tasty " (Ken Perlin on noise)

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Applelaserwriter 360 - Any suggestion for good replacement?
by Giulio Bertellini 27 Mar '08

27 Mar '08

Dear Context List users: in the old days the AppleLaserwriter 360 was an exceptional printer with very good Postscript support for the Basic postscript fonts. I am now at a loss in deciding which Laser printer to purchase in a reasonable price range with postscript support, a reasonable amount of ram and network support. I would welcome hints from List users as to their recommendations and suggestions, also from the TeX and Context point of view. Color support is not the most important factor, while graphics is. Giulio Bertellini

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description fails on \if
by Hans van der Meer 27 Mar '08

27 Mar '08

There is the following problem on code that did work around july 2007, but no longer under the current context version (2008-03-11). Define a description, I did: \definedescription[answerblock][% \c!margin=\v!no,\c!location=\v!left,% \c!headstyle=\@@exmintrostyle,\c!style=\@@exmstyle,% \c!before=,\c!inbetween=,\c!after=,% \c!hang=\@@exmhang,\c!width=\questionblockwidth,% \c!text=\placeanswerstart] Typeset with this description inside the following macro: \def\shortanswer#1\par{% \par % be sure to end paragraph here \answerblock{}% % {} needed here in description call \ifanswers #1\else\dotfill\strut\fi % <<<<<< crashing on this if \par % final \par of description ... \par } The above code crashes with: ! Incomplete \ifx; all text was ignored after ... After some detective work in which Wolfgang Schuster had a large share and has found the most elegant workaround, the addition of a \relax just after the description call prevents the error: \def\shortanswer#1\par{% \par % be sure to end paragraph here \answerblock{}% % {} needed here in description call \relax % <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< \relax prevents crash on if \ifanswers #1\else\dotfill\strut\fi \par % final \par of description ... \par } The way \relax stops the error reminds me of the \relax that one places after a number in order to separate that from the code following. I did compare core-des.tex, both the last version and the archived from 2007-04-17. But I must admit, I did not succeed finding a clue among the differences about what could have happened. The code is a bit too intricate to just jump in and pinpoint the culprit -- at least for me. Allthough Wolfgang's workaround saves the day, I feel this problem deserves solving inside ConTeXt, not outside it. Someday somewhere another person will stumble on the same problem -- a situation that can and should be avoided, in my view. Therefore I explain the problem here as fully as possible hoping someone knowledgeable with descriptions <<we might need to fall back to Taco or Hans>> will find the best remedy. Hans van der Meer

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MKIV/LuaTeX roadmap
by Santy, Michael 26 Mar '08

26 Mar '08

I've been following the MKIV developments on the list, but don't have a good feeling for the overall stability/robustness/completeness of the new code. Can someone who has the high-level insight (Hans, Taco?) please add a page to the wiki that gives the community a general roadmap for new features and an eventual MKIV/LuaTeX stable release? Thanks, Mike

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textbar in mkiv
by Thomas A. Schmitz 26 Mar '08

26 Mar '08

Hi Hans, I just saw that textbar is not defined in char-def.lua (0x007C is defined as "bar," a math character). Is it possible to add this character, or can every unicode character be present only once? Would be nice to have it as a text character. Best Thomas

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(no subject)
by Horacio Suarez 26 Mar '08

26 Mar '08

Hello all, I have a stupid cuestion: I´m making a long 12 pages table. I´m using \setupfootertexts for the pagenumber. I don´t want page numbers in the header at all. header=hight or header=empty in the \title setup is not enough, I still have a page number centered in the header. How can I supress the page number or the header totally in the whole document? Thankyou in advance. -------------------- Horacio Suarez Editorial Antropofagia www.eantropofagia.com.ar _________________________________________________________________ Discover the new Windows Vista http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE

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