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two small questions about the mkiv roadmap
by Thomas A. Schmitz 02 May '08

02 May '08

Hi all, esp. Hans and Taco, just two simple questions about some minor imperfections in mkiv/ luatex. I'm not impatient, just wondering if these are things that you're working on right now or if they will have to wait: 1. processing xml files with a DTD. This is something we discussed a couple of weeks ago: when I process a valid xml file which begins with a DTD, the output I get in mkiv is "invalid xml file"; the same file processes fine when I remove the DTD. Back then (on 08-03-17), Taco wrote: "It is a bug in luatex, but not an easy one to fix." So I'm wondering if there's any progress on this one, or if it has to wait. 2. error reports in luatex. This is something that comes up time and again on the mailing list and which I experienced myself yesterday. I had inadvertently deleted my luatex-cache and tried to run mkiv on a file. The report I got was "attempt to call field 'error' (a nil value)". Now I'm aware that TeX error reporting could be cryptic at times, but at least it was a kind of cryptic to which we had gotten used. With luatex, I'm constantly baffled - in a 100 years, I wouldn't have guessed that this error message meant "I can't find the cache and the format." So I was wondering if this is something that you're working on: making error messages more informative/comprehensible for users. Again, I'm not impatient, just curious. All best Thomas

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Line break and \in{....}[] command; bookmarks
by Tobias Burnus 01 May '08

01 May '08

Hi all, I use \definereferenceformat[insection][text=Section] however, sometimes the item is that long that ........ Section 5.5 .......... looks much nicer than a "5.5" sticking out of the margin. Is there a possibility to allow a line break between the text and the number? Secondly, I want to use acroread's bookmarks. But I have two problems: a) I failed to create a bookmark for the title page. What is the best way to do so? Currently, I use: \startmakeup[standard][doublesided=no,page=right] ... \stopmakeup b) Somehow the bookmark list goes wrong. I have: \placebookmarks[chapterEP,chapter,section,subsection] where chapterEP is a specially designed version of \chapter but should be on the same level. First, everything goes nice, but then a chapterEP becomes a descendant of another chapterEP. I have no idea how I can reduce the problem to a small example or how to fix it. Any idea? ... chapterEP section subsection subsection section subsection subsection chapterEP section section chapterEP section chapterEP <--- Wrong! section section chapterEP (still wrong level) section section chapterEP <-- Another wrong level) chapterEP (still wrong level) chapterEP (still wrong level, but one less) chapterEP (still wrong level) chapterEP <-- OK again chapterEP Tobias

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Trouble with Index
by cidadaum＠sapo.pt 01 May '08

01 May '08

So far I have not succeded to make an index in a book I am typesetting. I write something like: \starttext \defineregister[index][indices] \index[Tantrum]Tantrums can be normal for \index[tantrum][tantrum+toddlers]toddlers. Young children have them for many reasons like being tired, feeling out of control, over-stimulated, or wanting something they can't have. General hints: Toddlers and preschoolers cannot regulate themselves because they don't yet know their own limits. \completeindex \stoptext And the message I get is: "index not found/processed". In the pdf appears a page with Index but no entries.

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Greek module still in use?
by cidadaum＠sapo.pt 01 May '08

01 May '08

Is the greek module still in use? I have been trying to use it wiht xetex but texexec says "can't find module ancient greek". I have have some quotations in Ancient Greek. the font I am using is palatino.

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