January 2009 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

alpha
by Hans Hagen 07 Jan '09

07 Jan '09

Hi, I uploaded a new alpha. - partial rwewrite of the open type feature processor code which is also somewhat faster now (the most recent luatex bin is slower due to redundant ff code, so eventually we might geven ain a bit more speed) - i will finish it when i run into fonts that i can use for testing - i need to discuss some issues with idris with respect to arabic - we might need to add some more detailed control (dus to interpretation options of the otf stanmdard cq. specific fonts) - i might make this an intermediate current (i still haven't finished the new structure code) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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I need bold math italic and symbols
by Zhaopeng Xing 07 Jan '09

07 Jan '09

Hi, Can anyone show me how to write math contents in bold and italic fonts? {\bf } can only produce upright letters. In LaTeX, we can make use of the command \pmb for this purpose. Is there any shortcut like this in Context? Thanks. -- Zhaopeng XING Tinbergen Institute

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Looking for ConTeXt commands for ...
by Mohamed Bana 07 Jan '09

07 Jan '09

I'am trying to convert a doc to ConTeXt, and I'm also trying to make it as close to the original as possible. How do the command below translate to ConTeXt? 1. \geometry{a4paper, textwidth=5.5in, textheight=8.5in, marginparsep=7pt, marginparwidth=.6in} 2. \scriptsize => \tfxx? 3. \LARGE and \Large 4. \Huge and \HUGE thanks

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ctx files
by Alan STONE 06 Jan '09

06 Jan '09

Hi, How do you call ctx files from within a main ctx file ? Thanks, Alan -- * texexec --lua foo * ConTeXt minimals ver: 2008.10.08 23:34 MKIV fmt: 2008.10.13 int: english/english * Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron

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line spacing in frame with centered text
by Alan STONE 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

Hi, How do you get a uniform line spacing in the following frames where it's not the case ? \setuplayout[header=0pt,footer=0pt] \def\myFrameSetupA{\setupframed[width=\textwidth,frame=on,top=\vss,bottom=\vss,align=middle]} \def\myFrameSetupB{\setupframed[width=\textwidth,frame=on,location=middle,align=middle,offset=15pt]} \def\myFrameTextA{Text\\In A\\Frame} \def\myFrameTextB{Text\blank[medium]In A\blank[medium]Frame} \def\myFrameA{\framed[height=50mm]{\bf\myFrameTextA}} \def\myFrameB{\framed[height=50mm]{\bf\myFrameTextB}} \def\myFrameC{\framed[height=50mm]{\switchtobodyfont[35pt]\bf\myFrameTextA}} \def\myFrameD{\framed[height=50mm]{\switchtobodyfont[35pt]\bf\myFrameTextB}} \def\myFrameOne{\myFrameSetupA\myFrameA} % OK \def\myFrameTwo{\myFrameSetupA\myFrameB} % OK \def\myFrameThree{\myFrameSetupA\myFrameC} % line spacing is not uniform \def\myFrameFour{\myFrameSetupA\myFrameD} % line spacing is not uniform \def\myFrameFive{\myFrameSetupB\myFrameA} % OK \def\myFrameSix{\myFrameSetupB\myFrameB} % OK \def\myFrameSeven{\myFrameSetupB\myFrameC} % line spacing is not uniform \def\myFrameEight{\myFrameSetupB\myFrameD} % line spacing is not uniform \starttext \myFrameOne \blank \myFrameTwo \blank \myFrameThree \blank \myFrameFour \page \myFrameFive \blank \myFrameSix \blank \myFrameSeven \blank \myFrameEight \stoptext -- Best, Alan

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scratchdimen mess (alpha)
by Peter Rolf 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

Hi all, can someone test the attached example with the (latest) alpha version of ConTeXt? Using mkiv I get no additional space in case of the \scratchdimen example. I tried it with two new installations (minimals) from the scratch and also used several luatex versions, but the error remains. Strange... Best wishes, Peter MtxRun | current version: 2009.01.04 22:10 This is LuaTeX, Version snapshot-0.30.3-2008112822, build 1587 OS is Windows XP SP3 \starttext \def\Space#1#2% {\framed[width=#1,height=#2,frame=on,framecolor=green,rulethickness=.25pt,offset=overlay]{}} \scratchdimen\dimexpr3cm\relax \newdimen\MYscratchdimA \MYscratchdimA\dimexpr3cm\relax A dummy placeholder to skip \Space\scratchdimen{1ex} some space. A dummy placeholder to skip \Space\MYscratchdimA{1ex} some space. \stoptext

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Re: [NTG-context] specific document layout with ConTeXt
by richard.stephens＠converteam.com 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

Aditya wrote: > > If others are interested, I can also release it on ConTeXt garden and > provide some documentation. > > Aditya > Please, please, please can you (or someone) post on the wiki? I was looking for a two-column layout for and IFAC conference which is very similar to IEEE and I ended-up writing my own. I'm not a ConTeXt programmer so it was all done in the document itself rather than setting environments etc, so the source code looked awful. You example, and Wolfgang's, look much much nicer and I cannot wait to try one of them out. Thanks, Richard Converteam UK Ltd. Registration Number: 5571739 and Converteam Ltd. Registration Number: 2416188 Registered in England and Wales. Registered office: Boughton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1BU. CONFIDENTIALITY : This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not a named recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to another person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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pdf-Forms
by Holzminister 04 Jan '09

04 Jan '09

Hi! I wanted to test pdf-forms with the latest minimals from contextgarden and ran into some interesting errors. The following code compiles, but I cannot change the fieldvalue: >> \starttext Field \fillinfield[test]{Fieldtext} \stoptext >> When I add \setupinteraction[state=start], the compilation breaks with an error: >> ! Undefined control sequence. var :j:fields_1 -> visible_field = new Array() ; var visible_fields = 0... \docommand ...code {\getvalue {\r!java \r!java #1} }\ifoneJSpreamble \@EA \se... \next2 #1,->\docommand {#1} \doprocesscommaitem <argument> \relax fields_1, Do_Check_Answer \doprocesscommalist ...aitem \gobbleoneargument #1 ,]\relax \global \advance ... \presetJSpreamble ...[\allJSpreambles ]\docommand \ifoneJSpreamble \gdef \al... ... l.6 \stoptext >> Neither pdfcontext nor luatex wanted to compile. Can anyone help? Best regards, Eyke

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Translate module and active chars
by Wolfgang Schuster 04 Jan '09

04 Jan '09

Hi Hans, you're experimental translate module for MkIV is very nice and makes it for german users very easy to avoid ligatures in certain words. What I don't like is to that I have to escape the bar in the replacement text, can't you take care of this in the \translateinput macro itself and save the text without expansion. \usemodule[translate] \translateinput[Auflage][Auf\string|*\string|lage] \starttext Auflage \enableinputtranslation Auflage \stoptext Thanks and regards, Wolfgang

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footnote and linenumbering
by Thomas Engel 04 Jan '09

04 Jan '09

Hello, I have problems with footnote in an area with \startlinenumbering -- \stoplinenumbering. No footnote will be generated. Is this an error? Or it is not possible to use footnote within linenumbering? I'm working with Context 2008.05.21 Thanks Thomas

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