September 2008 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

\definecolor
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

Hallo, isn't there a three-parameter version of \definecolor ? It doesn't work. \setupcolors[state=start] \definecolor [MyBlue][blue][p=.2] \starttext \color[MyBlue]{Bla} \stoptext Wolfgang

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hyphenation blues
by Steffen Wolfrum 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

Hi, please have a look at the following unfairness: \mainlanguage[en] \enableregime[utf] \showframe \setupcolors[state=start] \def\Textit% {\groupedcommand\em\/} \define[1]\Colorit% {\color[blue]{\groupedcommand\em\/ #1}} \starttext text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text "\Textit{hyphenation}" text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text "\Colorit{hyphenation}" \stoptext Is there a trick to turn on hyphenation again? Steffen

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typesetting ruin
by Hans van der Meer 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

A year ago I had my presentation sheets typeset with ConTeXt. Now, USING MY SAME SOURCES, with ConTeXt ConTeXt ver: 2008.05.21 15:21 MKII fmt: 2008.7.5 the severely clipped picture below results. I did the setup with \usemodule[pre-general] % followed by: \setuppapersize [S6][S6] \setuplayout [backspace=1cm, topspace=1cm, margin=0pt, header=0pt, footer=0pt, bottomdistance=.875cm, bottom=1cm, width=fit, height=fit] \starttext \TitlePage{\vfill\vfill\bf Contents of page} \stoptext \endinput What the .... could have happened here to cause this apparent clipping? It does not seem to be in the MPgraphic's used for background etc, because commenting these out does not change the odd dimensions. Any idea? Hans van der Meer

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Installing Minimals Fails
by Erich R Fickel 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

I am having trouble installing the context minimals. I am using Linux (Xandros 4.5, Debian Etch). During execution of first-setup.sh, I receive the following year: --------- loading : Context Page Macros / Layout Specification ) ! I can't find file `page-log.tex'. <to be read again> \relax l.371 \loadcorefile{page-log.tex} (Press Enter to retry, or Control-D to exit) Please type another input file name: --------- I do hope someone can help. The minimals seem to be my only path to a working Context that is not too old. None of the texlive-2007 packages will install. -Erich Fickel

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"Typesetters for Hire" wiki page
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

>> I feel we can create similar wiki section, Typesetters for Hire, and >> promote it in some way. Don't we? > I don't think any potential customer would find us there. > In web app development you often look for people with framework-XY > skills; in typesetting you only look for a typesetter... Or are your > experiences different? Maybe someone look for for a typesetter with ConTeXt skills :) Seriously, I think the best way to promote ConTeXt is to use it in as many commercial projects as possible. Vyatcheslav

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Strange spacing before \reference
by Olivier Guéry 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

Hello, I played with the cross references today… \starttext Here is a text \reference[foo]{bar} with reference in it. My \quote{goto} syntax point to him. It works great but there's a big gap between « text » and « with », just where y put the « reference » tag. \stoptext Am I using this the wrong way or is this a bug ? Cheers, 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 Alan Stone 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

Hi, Re: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Notepad%2B%2B It mentions "you can also use it under wine". Regarding the ConTeXt support package for Npp, any idea where to copy the Application Data\Notepad++ directory to ? You can copy the Program Files\Notapad++ directory to wine's Program Files and copy the contents of the ConTeXt directory to the ConTeXt tree. However, under wine there's no Application data directory. Also, I'd like to copy my Windows Npp++ - Settings -> Preferences - Settings -> Styler Configurator settings - View -> User Define Dialog settings to Wine's Npp++ installation. Any idea which files are involved for these ? -- Best, Alan > Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron (Desktop) * ConTeXt ver: 2008.09.16 19:49 MKIV fmt: 2008.9.20 int: english/english (ConTeXt minimals installation) * texexec --lua foo

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french rules for punctuation
by Olivier Guéry 23 Sep '08

23 Sep '08

Hello, It seem's that there's some changes on the « frenchpunctuation front » ! Thank's. I modified my test file and ad more precise rules to the wiki : http://wiki.contextgarden.net/frenchpunctuation I test it with luatex 0.29 and context 2008.09.21 * Strange bug : the space After the openning quote («) is twice bigger than the one before the closing one (»). Look at test 3 * Wolfgang change the wiki about the compose word, but using this (with the syntax compose||word) I get an endash (–) and not the normal sign (-). Test 5 * There should't be space between two sign. Test 2 * The space before the footnote sign is too big (it's clearer with othe fonts). Test 4 As usual, if you need more information, just ask ! Cheers, Olivier. -- [Message tapé sur un clavier Bépo : http://www.clavier-dvorak.org ] http://nemolivier.blogspot.com

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\dot problem
by Yue Wang 23 Sep '08

23 Sep '08

Hi, Hans: while using fallback font, I encounter some problem. It seems that \dot ,\hat related command do not produce the right result. Bug or due to a error in font definition? Thanks. Yue Wang

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how to color italics?
by Steffen Wolfrum 23 Sep '08

23 Sep '08

Hi, for making editing easier I'd like my italics (\em) to be in PDF typeset colored. Something like \setupem[color=blue] How can this be done? Steffen

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