August 2008 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Enabling character mirroring without enabling "implicit bidi"
by Khaled Hosny 16 Aug '08

16 Aug '08

Currently, \enablecharactermirroring[1] also enables "implicit bidi", but, unfortunately, current ConTeXt bidi implementation isn't very useful. I know this is work in progress, but I like to be able to have simple character mirroring i.e. \textdir TRT will mirror all brackets as it currently make any text RTL. With the current situation, I'm almost unable to typeset any real Arabic document. Regards, Khaled -- Khaled Hosny Arabic localizer and member of Arabeyes.org team

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updating to new release
by Alan Bowen 16 Aug '08

16 Aug '08

I updated to the latest ConTeXt but now get the following error message when I process my files (using TeXShop as the front end, and TeXLive 2007): ConTeXt ver: 2008.08.04 10:10 MKII fmt: 2008.8.9 int: english/english language : language en is active system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex FatalError : Your format does not match the base files! FormatVersion : 2008.08.04 10:10 MKII FilesVersion : 2008.08.09 18:12 The updating process included sudo texhash sudo texexec --make --all so I am puzzled about why the problem occurs. Note: texmfstart ctxtools --contextversion returns CtxTools | context version: 2008.08.09 18:12 (/usr/local/texlive/2007/ texmf-dist/tex/context/base/context.tex) CtxTools | context version: 2008.08.09 18:12 (/usr/local/texlive/2007/ texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex) Reinstalling ConTeXt ver: 2008.08.04 obviates the problem. Alan

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Partly OT: some luatex questions
by Ulrike Fischer 15 Aug '08

15 Aug '08

I'm currently trying if I can use luatex on my miktex installation and together with LaTeX. I have downloaded the executable (Version snapshot-0.29.0-2008071816) from the context-minimals and made a simple texmf.cnf and build some formats (the formats don't contain something luatex specific, they simply load latex.ltx). Things works quite fine, my (pdf)lualatex is running and is finding all the ressources (fonts, styles etc) from my miktex-trees. But I have some problems I don't know how to solve. 1. In the following document there is no space between the a and the y: \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \noindent a\\y \bigskip a\par y \end{document} It looks as if the lines have only the depth from their content. 2. I found here some code to use truetype and opentype fonts: http://luatex.bluwiki.com/go/Use_a_TrueType_font But while testing the code I run in two two problems: a) I tested it with a latin modern font and arial and with both fonts all lines of a text are printed one above the other. It looks as if none of the lines have a height and a depth. b) I also tried MnSymbol5.otf and there I get an error "invalid character". (I tried to get an "A"). With xetex the font works fine. I would be quite grateful if someone could tell me how to solve this problems. -- Ulrike Fischer

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Re: [NTG-context] Table heading repeating on a new page
by abbg770＠city.ac.uk 15 Aug '08

15 Aug '08

Wolfgang Schuster <schuster.wolfgang <at> googlemail.com> writes: > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:29 PM, <abbg770 <at> city.ac.uk> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Is it possible to do this? As in the "Chance this" and "To this" > > headings are repeated on the top of each page > > > > Beware the images are big; > > > > -http://imagebin.org/24166 > > -If the above doesn't work; http://imagebin.ca/view/LWZdNWP5.html > > http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Tables_Overview > > Wolfgang > Thanks For anyone interested; just run the example from http://wiki.contextgarden.net/TABLE#Multipage_TABLEs. -- Thanks Mohamed Bana

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Caption on the right side of a figure
by Flavien Lambert 15 Aug '08

15 Aug '08

Dear all, I try - as indicated in the title - to put the caption of a figure on its right side. I used (among other attempts) \setupcaptions[location=high] and \setupfloat[figure][location=left] but the figure is still on the right side. Can you give me the good options for inverting captions and figures ? Thanks in advance. -- Flavien. ---------------------------- "Quantum objects are completely crazy but, at least, they are all crazy in the same way." R.P. Feynman.

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Re: [NTG-context] \setupbibtex[sort=author]
by Michael Green 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Taco Hoekwater wrote: >> Michael Green wrote: >> >> That is exactly right: I did have two \setupbibtex commands. Thanks! >> > > it is good to know that my glass orb is still working :-) It WAS a little spooky. mjg

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stay on grid in double column
by Jelle Huisman 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Hi, I have text with a small intro section in a double column environment. The main text is set on a grid and the intro text is slightly off-grid with a \vskip -2pt before and a \vskip 2pt after the intro. As this sample shows this works fine, until the intro text is broken over two columns. In that case the last part of the intro starts on grid (in the second column) and the main text is moved off-grid and does not longer register with the main text in the first column :( [see example code]. Is there is way to detect and prevent this (automatically)? Can ConTeXt remember that it is setting some text \vskip-ped, while it is breaking the current paragraph over columns? (Basically I want to keep all the B's on the grid and all the A's \vskipped.) Thanks, Jelle % sample code \definecolumnset[doublecolumn][n=2] \setupcolumnset[doublecolumn][2][distance=5mm] \setupbodyfont[12pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=11pt] \setuplayout[grid=yes] \showgrid \starttext \startcolumnset[doublecolumn] \ss \subject{Header} \dorecurse{2}{\vskip -2pt This text is vskipped. A \dorecurse{40}{ aa aa} \vskip 2pt % intro text This text should stay on the grid. B \dorecurse{270}{ bb bb}} % main text should stay on grid \stopcolumnset \stoptext

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letter module
by Roger Mason 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Hello, I just downloaded the letter module and installed it by unzipping the t-letter.zip file into /usr/local/context_minimal/. When I try a test letter: \usemodule[letter] \starttext \startletter It is raining again. \stopletter \stoptext context fails with: systems : system commands are enabled system : module letter not found (/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/sort-lan.tex loading : Context Sorting Macros (languages) (/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/sort-lan.mkii)) (/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/pdfr-def.tex) systems : begin file ltrtest at line 3 ! Undefined control sequence. l.4 \startletter ? The log file tells me "ConTeXt ver: 2007.08.08 14:35 MKII fmt: 2008.5.6 int: english/english" This is on a Gentoo Linux system. Thanks for any help, Roger

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texmfstart texexec
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Dear gang, I am upgrading my system to the latest mswincontext distro. After some hiccups, context.cmd finds its target script, so I can generate the mkiv format But for texmfstart.exe texexec I keep getting ruby: no such file to load -- ubygems (LoadError) texmfstart --locate texexec.rb gives me /texmf-context/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb Any ideas on what's wrong? Best wishes Idris PS I like the new directory structure -- texmf-cache, texmf-context etc. -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Shi`i Studies Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: [NTG-context] \setupbibtex[sort=author]
by Michael Green 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Taco Hoekwater wrote: > Michael Green wrote: > > I would like to have a list of references sorted alphabetically by > > author surnames. > > > > My environment file has \setupbibtex[sort=author] and > > \setuppublications[sorttype=bbl] > > You probably have two \setupbibtex commands then, and that is > currently not allowed. > > The \setupbibtex command with the database= line wins, and if that > one doesn't have a sort=, the default cont-no.bst will be used. > > Best wishes, > Taco That is exactly right: I did have two \setupbibtex commands. Thanks! mjg

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