August 2008 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

SciTE in ConTeXt setup
by Alan Stone 23 Aug '08

23 Aug '08

Hi, I've switched from Linux (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition) running from within Windows XP + VirtualBox to a stand-alone Ubuntu installation. Installed - ConTeXt minimals in /opt/context - SciTE through the Synaptic Package Manager, and followed the "SciTE in ConTeXt" manual instructions : * Re. §2: Installing SciTE Copied - /opt/context/tex/texmf-context/context/data/*.properties files and - /opt/context/tex/texmf-context/scripts/context/lua/scite-ctx.lua to /usr/share/scite Then - included the line 'import context.properties' at the end of /home/(username)/.SciTEUser.properties * Re: §3: The TeX lexer Put context.properties in the same path as SciTEUser.properties - and to add import context.properties ( instead of import context - see pg 4 ): done already in the previous step FYI, doing so, context.properties is then in /usr/share/scite *and* /home/(username) !? Launching SciTE from a terminal window... Setting "/opt/context/tex" as TEXROOT. (username)@home:/opt/context/tex$ scite launches SciTE however syntax highlighting doesn't work Setting "/opt/context/tex" as TEXROOT. alan@home:/opt/context/tex$ export declare -x COLORTERM="gnome-terminal" declare -x CTXMINIMAL="yes" declare -x DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-GagB6b6HXV,guid=66e95a0ba305ba645af20dad48aeff98" declare -x DESKTOP_SESSION="default" declare -x DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID="" declare -x DISPLAY=":0.0" declare -x GDMSESSION="default" declare -x GDM_LANG="en_US.UTF-8" declare -x GDM_XSERVER_LOCATION="local" declare -x GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID="Default" declare -x GNOME_KEYRING_PID="6056" declare -x GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET="/tmp/keyring-uBnsHP/socket" declare -x GPG_AGENT_INFO="/tmp/seahorse-OHgHbT/S.gpg-agent:6110:1" declare -x GTK_RC_FILES="/etc/gtk/gtkrc:/home/alan/.gtkrc-1.2-gnome2" declare -x HISTCONTROL="ignoreboth" declare -x HOME="/home/alan" declare -x HOMETEXMF="/nonexist" declare -x LANG="en_US.UTF-8" declare -x LESSCLOSE="/usr/bin/lesspipe %s %s" declare -x LESSOPEN="| /usr/bin/lesspipe %s" declare -x LOGNAME="alan" declare -x LS_COLORS="no=00:fi=00:di=01;34:ln=01;36:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:su=37;41:sg=30;43:tw=30;42:ow=34;42:st=37;44:ex=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.svgz=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*.taz=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.lzma=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.dz=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.bz=01;31:*.tbz2=01;31:*.tz=01;31:*.deb=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.jar=01;31:*.rar=01;31:*.ace=01;31:*.zoo=01;31:*.cpio=01;31:*.7z=01;31:*.rz=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.jpeg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.pbm=01;35:*.pgm=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.tiff=01;35:*.png=01;35:*.svg=01;35:*.mng=01;35:*.pcx=01;35:*.mov=01;35:*.mpg=01;35:*.mpeg=01;35:*.m2v=01;35:*.mkv=01;35:*.ogm=01;35:*.mp4=01;35:*.m4v=01;35:*.mp4v=01;35:*.vob=01;35:*.qt=01;35:*.nuv=01;35:*.wmv=01;35:*.asf=01;35:*.rm=01;35:*.rmvb=01;35:*.flc=01;35:*.avi=01;35:*.fli=01;35:*.gl=01;35:*.dl=01;35:*.xcf=01;35:*.xwd=01;35:*.yuv=01;35:*.aac=00;36:*.au=00;36:*.flac=00;36:*.mid=00;36:*.midi=00;36:*.mka=00;36:*.mp3=00;36:*.mpc=00;36:*.ogg=00;36:*.ra=00;36:*.wav=00;36:" declare -x MPMEMS="\$TEXMFOS/web2c{/\$engine,}" declare -x OLDPWD="/opt/context/tex" declare -x PATH="/opt/context/tex/texmf-linux/bin:/opt/context/tex/texmf-linux/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games" declare -x PWD="/opt/context/tex" declare -x RUBYLIB="/opt/context/tex/texmf-context/scripts/context/ruby:/opt/context/tex/texmf-context/scripts/context/ruby:" declare -x SESSION_MANAGER="local/home:/tmp/.ICE-unix/6057" declare -x SHELL="/bin/bash" declare -x SHLVL="2" declare -x SSH_AUTH_SOCK="/tmp/keyring-uBnsHP/ssh" declare -x TERM="xterm" declare -x TEXFORMATS="\$TEXMFOS/web2c{/\$engine,}" declare -x TEXMF="{\$TEXMFPROJECT,\$TEXMFFONTS,\$TEXMFLOCAL,\$TEXMFOS,\$TEXMFCONTEXT,\$TEXMFEXTRA,!!\$TEXMFMAIN}" declare -x TEXMFCACHE="/opt/context/tex/texmf-cache" declare -x TEXMFCNF="\$TEXROOT/texmf{-local,-context,}/web2c" declare -x TEXMFCONTEXT="/opt/context/tex/texmf-context" declare -x TEXMFDBS="{\$TEXMFPROJECT,\$TEXMFFONTS,\$TEXMFLOCAL,\$TEXMFOS,\$TEXMFCONTEXT,\$TEXMFEXTRA,!!\$TEXMFMAIN}" declare -x TEXMFEXTRA="/opt/context/tex/texmf-extra" declare -x TEXMFFONTS="/opt/context/tex/texmf-fonts" declare -x TEXMFLOCAL="/opt/context/tex/texmf-local" declare -x TEXMFMAIN="/opt/context/tex/texmf" declare -x TEXMFOS="/opt/context/tex/texmf-linux" declare -x TEXMFPROJECT="/opt/context/tex/texmf-project" declare -x TEXMFVAR="/texmf-var" declare -x TEXROOT="/opt/context/tex" declare -x USER="alan" declare -x USERNAME="alan" declare -x VARTEXMF="/texmf-var" declare -x WINDOWID="52437808" declare -x WINDOWPATH="7" declare -x XAUTHORITY="/home/alan/.Xauthority" declare -x XDG_DATA_DIRS="/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/usr/share/gdm/" declare -x XDG_SESSION_COOKIE="9ecb3383cfbad7bac2c96be048adcf2a-1219428246.634999-1846302211" alan@home:/opt/context/tex$ texexec --check TeXExec | current distribution: web2c TeXExec | context source date: unknown TeXExec | format path: /opt/context/tex/texmf-linux/web2c /opt/context/tex/texmf-linux/web2c TeXExec | start of analysis TeXExec | end of analysis TeXExec | TeXExec | TeXExec | version 6.2.0 - 1997-2006 - PRAGMA ADE/POD TeXExec | TeXUtil | version 9.1.0 - 1997-2005 - PRAGMA ADE/POD TeXExec | CtxTools | version 1.3.5 - 2004/2008 - PRAGMA ADE alan@home:/opt/context/tex$ ---> TeXExec | context source date: unknown !? Launching >texexec --check from the SciTE output window gives sh: texexec: not found >Exit code: 127 ruby, tidy, xsltproc, gv and rxvt are installed texexec.rb is in /opt/context/tex/texmf-context/scripts/context/ruby What's missing ? Thanks, Alan

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Installing Scite
by dwarnold45＠suddenlink.net 22 Aug '08

22 Aug '08

All, I've installed Context Minimals from: http://minimals.contextgarden.net/setup/context-setup-mswin.zip Did a:

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Installing Scite
by dwarnold45＠suddenlink.net 22 Aug '08

22 Aug '08

All, I have Miktex installed. Downloaded and installed: http://minimals.contextgarden.net/setup/context-setup-mswin.zip to c:\context. When I run startupcontext.bat (contains the setuptex.bat command), I can compile at the dos prompt with either context sscon.tex or texmfstart texexec sccon.tex. Download and extracted: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/scintilla/wscite176.zip?download to c:\wscite Dragged over the *.properties files to c:\wscite. On the last line of SciTEGlobal.properties, I added the line "import context". Testfile sscon.tex: \starttext Hello, World!" \stoptext Hitting Ctrl+F7 to compile gives this error: >texmfstart concheck sccon.tex >The system cannot find the file specified. That concheck does not look correct. Hitting F7 to build gives this error: >texmfstart texexec --autopdf --pdf sccon.tex >The system cannot find the file specified. How am I going to get Scite to find this location? D.

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Minimal Windows install
by dwarnold45＠suddenlink.net 22 Aug '08

22 Aug '08

All, I've installed Miktex, the latest version. Then I installed Minimal Context following directions on: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Minimals Namely: Download and unzip context-setup-mswin.zip Run first-setup.bat, go for a coffee. Ran the setuptex.bat as descibed. NOw I have this metapost file: input mp-tool; beginfig(1); numeric u; 10u=4in; drawdblarrow (-5u,0)--(5u,0); drawdblarrow (0,-5u)--(0,5u); label.rt(btex $x$ etex, (5u,0)); label.top(btex $\phi$ etex, (0,5u)); pair A, B, C; A:=(0,0) scaled u; B:=(5,5) scaled u; C:=(5,0) scaled u; drawdblarrow B--A--C; draw anglebetween(B--A,C--A,btex $\theta$ etex); endfig; end. When I compile it: C:\temp>texmfstart texexec --mpgraphic jack.mp I get the strangest result. See: http://online.redwoods.edu/instruct/darnold/jack.pdf Bug? Log file: http://online.redwoods.edu/instruct/darnold/texexec.log

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Re: [NTG-context] Miktex still broken
by Peter Wüsten 22 Aug '08

22 Aug '08

> The context in Miktex is still broken. Has anyone got experience > installing the standalone version of context on windows alongside > Miktex? As I have quite some legacy LaTeX-files I have Miktex 2.7, standalone Context, and a Context minimals installation on my system. They co-exist nicely on my system: Rather than pointing my path environment variable to any of those installations permanently I use batch-files to initialize whatever system I'd like to work with. These are the batch files I use; your paths will vary: - for running Miktex: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ REM setupmiktex.bat @echo off set PATH=C:\Programme\MiKTeX\2.7\miktex\bin;%PATH% "C:\Programme\PSPad editor\PSPad.exe" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - for running the ConTeXt maximals (aka ConTeXt standalone): ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ REM cstart.bat @echo off usr\local\context\cscite.bat usr\local\context ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - for running the minimals: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ REM setupminimals.bat @ECHO OFF E:\programme\contextminimal\context\tex\setuptex.bat E:\programme\contextminimal\context\tex ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ you'll also have to add a line at the bottom of setuptex.bat, under :done call c:\ruby\scite\scite.exe or whatever editor you use. > And one specific question, will the mptopdf command work in this dual > installation? I think so; at least running "mptopdf -v" from a console window invoked from the editor made mptopdf tell me there was no file called '-v' to process ;-) Cheers, Peter

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Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt Package for Notepad++ v. 5.0.3
by abbg770＠city.ac.uk 22 Aug '08

22 Aug '08

Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد <ishamid <at> colostate.edu> writes: > > > On my Vista 64bit box I had trouble running the default "Process > > ConTeXt file (pdf)" command, the document compiles fine but fails on > > opening adobe reader; > > > > TeXExec | runtime: 3.646 > > <<< Process finished. > > acrobat.bat && pdfopen --file "C:\context\test.pdf" > > CreateProcess() failed > > ================ READY ================ > > Hmm, try making .LNK files executable in Control Panel, System, > Advanced, Environment Variables. > > The reason I use acrobat.lnk is because it does not rezize my acrobat > window the way texexec's autopdf option does. I want my Acrobat window to > be positioned in the same place and size whenever I open it. > > Best wishes > Idris > That's strange. Have you tried edit->prefs->documents then enable "restore last view settings when reopening documents"?

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different layout in the table of content
by Eric DÉTREZ 22 Aug '08

22 Aug '08

hello I wish to show le numeration differently. if a is the chapter number, b the section number and c the subsubsection chapter number, I write a.bc. L. Cheno showed me how to do this in the head number : ***************************** \def\Numeros#1.#2.#3{{#1}.{#2}{#3}} \def\CNumeros#1#2{\expandafter\Numeros\currentheadnumber\ {#2}} \setuphead[subsection][command=\CNumero] ***************************** Unfortunately this doesn't work in the table of contents. How can we change the look of the numeration in the toc ?

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\setuptolerance and vertical spacing
by Olivier Guéry 22 Aug '08

22 Aug '08

Hello, I'm still trying to play with pdf for my Sony e-reader. So, I need to setup \setuptolerance It work's great for the horizontal tolerance but I can't understand anything about the vertical one :-p It seems that I can't do anything to force page cutting after hyphenate at the end of the last line. I tried fine setting with \widowpenalty, \brokenpenalty, \clubpenalty 'et al' from the « style » documentation at pragma but no effects. In the documentation I read that I can't use \setuptolerance for both vertical and horizontal. Is it still true ? (I tried, of course ! No effects). Best, Olivier. -- [Message tapé sur un clavier Bépo : http://www.clavier-dvorak.org ] http://nemolivier.blogspot.com

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ConTeXt Package for Notepad++ v. 5.0.3
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 22 Aug '08

22 Aug '08

Dear gang, I have uploaded the latest version of the ConTeXt support package for Notepad++. http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Image:Npp_ConTeXt.zip It has been updated to 5.0.3, the latest stable version. The main difference in the package is the new autocompletion file format. See context.xml. I have also included the Explorer plugin and the latest NppExec plugin (2.4) -- the NppExec that comes with 5.0.3 is just slightly out of date (2.4 RC1). Npp now supports calltips. I was thinking of adding them to context.xml but it would be very time-consuming. Basically, when typing a context command you would get a little window giving you some info about that command if you want it. I may make some suggestions to the Npp team to make this feature more useful. Anyway, Npp keeps getting better and better. It recently won the SourceForge's Community Choice Awards for Best Tool or Utility for Developers: http://ostatic.com/169634-blog/sourceforges-community-choice-awards-winners… There are just a few more things Npp could use to make this a near-perfect ConTeXt editor, I'll bug the developers soon... Npp can now use external lexers. Eventually I would like to translate the ConTeXt syntax setup to a lexer so we can add a bit more flexibility. Lexer development is way beyond my skills at the moment but if anyone is interested in contributing to this I'd be happy for the help. F7 will repeat the last script executed by F6. So it behaves differently than F7 in Hans' Scite setup (Build). I use NppExec instead of Run anyway. In the next version, I may deprecate the Run menu commands and attach the shortcuts to the NppExec scripts; I think there is even a way to then may a menu of these NppExec shortcuts. This will allow for easier tweaking and experimenting by users, and also updating when Hans changes things ;-) The startstop module is still included, though Hans has just added support for footnote etc environments so that part of the module can be commented out. For mkiv a new sectioning mechanism is on the way, and mkii users can still use Wolfgang's module. See startstop.tex. The original instructions are here: http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20070813.050137.7a5796f0.en.html Enjoy! Best wishes Idris -- 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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synctex
by Patrick Gundlach 22 Aug '08

22 Aug '08

Hi, I don't know if this has been discussed before: is there a working setup with synctex? All I get a pointer to \stoptext when I click on any position in the PDF file. Any magick to do? Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net

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