May 2008 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Greek module
by cidadaum＠sapo.pt 03 May '08

03 May '08

I managed to install the greek module. Here is where it is placed: adsm@adsm:/etc/texmf/tex/context/third> ls t-ancientgreek adsm@adsm:/etc/texmf/tex/context/third> cd t-ancientgreek/ adsm@adsm:/etc/texmf/tex/context/third/t-ancientgreek> ls fonts t-ancientgreek.mkiv t-oldgreek.tex type-agr.mkiv t-ancientgreek.mkii t-ancientgreek.tex type-agr.mkii type-agr.tex adsm@adsm:/etc/texmf/tex/context/third/t-ancientgreek> adsm@adsm:~> kpsewhere t-ancientgreek.tex /etc/texmf/tex/context/third/t-ancientgreek/t-ancientgreek.tex The point now is that I need to build the fonts (or build the metric =20 files of the fonts). So need to use texfont, am I right? One mandatory =20 argument is the vendor's name. Which name should I type for GFSDidot, =20 GFSPorson, Ibycus, Gentium? Another issue: Xetex says repeatedly (as you can see on the attached file) ! Undefined control sequence. l.5 \beginOLDTEX I ask if there is no compatibility between Xetex and greekmodule can I =20 use Context with unicode (utf8) input (the manual which I suppose is =20 quite outdated says Context expects pure ASCII input)? Thanks for your help. Armando Martins

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strange effect of "columns"?
by Yvon Henel 03 May '08

03 May '08

hello all I'm using a layout which enables placement on a grid. I have on a page first a figuretext then a columns environment. When I look at the pdf I see clearly (the grid is on) that there are still 13 void lines between the end of the columns and the end of the text area but I can't put anything there and it works as if there were a \page[yes] (which is NOT there, definitely). Just in case, here is the beginning of the log file <from the log> This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) (format=cont-en 2007.5.8) 3 MAY 2008 19:30 entering extended mode %&-line parsing enabled. (/TeX/2007/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx) **atc06.tex emergencyend (./atc06.tex ConTeXt ver: 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII fmt: 2007.5.8 int: english/english </from the log> Could anybody give some piece of advice? -- Yvon Henel

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Minimum file length.
by John Culleton 03 May '08

03 May '08

I am writing an e-book where pdf file length is an issue. For the minimal "Hello world" file I get the following lengths: tex+dvips+ps2pdf 2820 pdftex 5630 texexec 22,173 The only thing I added to the last test was the \starttext and \stoptext tags. The dvips etc. test defaulted to pdf 1.2, the other two to pdf 1.4. I don't doubt that with more text the counts would be more similar. Still the fourfold increase between the second test and the third is a stunner. The e-book must be limited to 2 megs per the publisher. Just fyi -- John Culleton Resources for every author and publisher: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf http://wexfordpress.com/tex/packagers.pdf http://www.creativemindspress.com/newbiefaq.htm http://www.gropenassoc.com/TopLevelPages/reference%20desk.htm

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Referencing Itemized Items?
by Michael.Urban＠jpl.nasa.gov 03 May '08

03 May '08

Is there some way to set up a reference tag so that I can refer to a particular item in a list, e.g., something vaguely like: You must do the following steps: \startitemize[n] \item Buy the ingredients \item Cook the food \item [??????] Put out the fire \stopitemize Note that Step \in[?????] is optional for experienced chefs. It looks like there are mechanisms to support this in the tex code, but I don't know how to use them.

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Re: [NTG-context] Itemize numbering
by richard.stephens＠converteam.com 02 May '08

02 May '08

Aditya, Many thanks, that works beautifully. Thanks again. Richard On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, richard.stephens(a)converteam.com wrote: > Hello All, > > I just tried the following on Context Live: > > \starttext > \startitemize[n] > \item one > \item two > \startitemize > \item a > \item b > \stopitemize > \item three > \stopitemize > \stoptext > > and the first itemize starts at 0. Remove the inner itemize and it starts > at 1. > > Is this a feature or a bug? How do I get around it? Here is a modified core-itm.tex that corrects this bug. Aditya

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\front/backmatter etc. and page number
by Tobias Burnus 02 May '08

02 May '08

Hello, I use frontmatter with roman and bodymatter with arabic numerals. The problem is that the last (nonempty verso) page of the frontmatter already gets the header and the page number of the bodymatter. Any idea? Tobias \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided, location={footer,right}] \setupsectionblock[frontpart][page=] \setupsectionblock[bodypart][page=] \setupsectionblock[backpart][page=] \setupsectionblock[appendixpart][page=] \startfrontmatter \setuppagenumbering[conversion=romannumerals] \setuppagenumber[number=1,state=start] \chapter{something} ... % <--- Last page gets already page number "1" and the headings ("Chapter:") of the bodymatter. \stopfrontmatter \startbodymatter \setupheadertexts [][{\start\setupselector[header][n=1]\getmarking[sectionnumber]~\getmarking[section]\stop}] [{\start\setupselector[header][n=1]Chapter \getmarking[chapternumber]: \getmarking[chapter]\stop}][] \setuppagenumbering[conversion=numbers] \setuppagenumber[number=1,state=start] % Bad workaround: number=0 \setuphead[chapter][number=yes] \chapter{something else}

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Itemize numbering
by richard.stephens＠converteam.com 02 May '08

02 May '08

Hello All, I just tried the following on Context Live: \starttext \startitemize[n] \item one \item two \startitemize \item a \item b \stopitemize \item three \stopitemize \stoptext and the first itemize starts at 0. Remove the inner itemize and it starts at 1. Is this a feature or a bug? How do I get around it? Thanks, Richard

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man pages (for TeX Live)
by Mojca Miklavec 02 May '08

02 May '08

Hello Sanjoy and all the other enthusiasts, Would anyone be ready to prepare man pages for "context", "mtxrun" and "luatools" for TeX Live (at least for context)? Maybe for luatex as well. Current files are in svn repository http://svn.contextgarden.net/minimals-src/man/ (well, they should be transferred to TeX Live SVN at the end) Thanks to any volunteers, Mojca

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typo or bug report in type-buy.tex
by Renaud AUBIN 02 May '08

02 May '08

Hi folks, From line 199 to 206 : \starttypescript [lucida,lucidabfm] [texnansi,ec,8r,uc] \definetypeface [lucida] [rm] [serif] [lucida] [default] [encoding=\typescripttwo] \definetypeface [lucida] [ss] [sans] [lucida] [default] [encoding=\typescripttwo] \definetypeface [lucida] [tt] [mono] [lucida] [default] [encoding=\typescripttwo] \definetypeface [lucida] [hw] [handwriting] [lucida] [default] [encoding=\typescripttwo] \definetypeface [lucida] [cg] [calligraphy] [lucida] [default] [encoding=\typescripttwo] \loadmapfile [\typescriptthree-bh-lucida.map] \stoptypescript I assume it should be : \starttypescript [lucida,lucidabfm] [texnansi,ec,8r,uc] \definetypeface [lucida] [rm] [serif] [lucida] [default] [encoding=\typescripttwo] \definetypeface [lucida] [ss] [sans] [lucida] [default] [encoding=\typescripttwo] \definetypeface [lucida] [tt] [mono] [lucida] [default] [encoding=\typescripttwo] \definetypeface [lucida] [hw] [handwriting] [lucida] [default] [encoding=\typescripttwo] \definetypeface [lucida] [cg] [calligraphy] [lucida] [default] [encoding=\typescripttwo] \loadmapfile [\typescripttwo-bh-lucida.map] \stoptypescript Cheers, Renaud

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typescript and memory usage
by Antoine Junod 02 May '08

02 May '08

Hello list, Thanks to Hans, Hraban, Wolfgang and Aditya, I've successfully played with typescripts and Garamond PP as provided by Adobe with luatex. But I still have a little question :) By reducing my typescript to the strict minimum, as below, I'm still using 232 Mo (sic) of ram. My document test only contains nothing but a \switchtobodyfont but it takes 8.7 seconds to compile on a 4000 bogomips machine (athlon 2400+). For the C lover I am, that seems, errh, HUUUUUGE. Is it normal? Note that if I remove the [features=default] argument, mem is divided by 2, and time by 3. Also note that if I use more faces, it can go to 2Go of ram and 2 minutes of computing. Thanks for your reply, -AJ %% typescript \starttypescript[serif][garamondpp] \definefontsynonym [GaramondPP-Roman][file:GaramondPremrPro] \stoptypescript \starttypescript[serif][garamondpp][name] \definefontsynonym [Serif][GaramondPP-Roman] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [GaramondPP] \definetypeface [GaramondPP][rm][serif][garamondpp][default] \stoptypescript %% minimal doc \usetypescriptfile[type-garamondpp] \usetypescript[GaramondPP] \starttext \setupbodyfont[GaramondPP] \stoptext

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