February 2009 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

substitutions
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 29 Mar '09

29 Mar '09

Dear gang, Sometimes I use the following for simple substitutions: \defineactivecharacter ' {\otfchar{quoteright}} But is there a more general mechanism to do things \definesubstitution{<string1>}{<string2>} eg \definesubstitution{--}{–} Of course ConTeXt already provides this particular substitution but I'm interested in such a mechanism for more general purposes. 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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lists in mkiv
by Johan Sandblom 12 Mar '09

12 Mar '09

For a small manual-type document I am trying to include a phone directory. I would like it to be sorted. The following produces no output other than "test". Shouldn't it? Johan Sandblom \starttext test \definesorting[telefon][telefoner] \setupsorting[telefon][criterium=all] \telefon{Milad El Segaie, 0746231022} \telefon{Carina C, 33050} \placelistoftelefoner \definesynonyms[Phone][Phones][\PhoneName][\PhoneNumber] \setupsynonyms[Phone][criterium=all] \Phone{Milad El Segaie}{0746231022} \Phone{Carina C}{33050} \placelistofPhones \stoptext -- Johan Sandblom, MD PhD m +46735521477 Sweden "What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite" - Bertrand Russell

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luatex tikz problem
by Mohamed Bana 09 Mar '09

09 Mar '09

hi, why does this fail with luatex? also, try \enableregime[utf-8] i got another error message when that's enabled. $ luatex --version This is LuaTeX, Version snapshot-0.31.3-2008123108, build unknown $ context --version MtxRun | main context file: /home/mbana/context-minimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/context.tex MtxRun | current version: 2009.01.18 14:39 texexec --lua test.tex ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \edef \tikz@finish ...\the \pgflinewidth }\fi \fi \edef \tikz@temp {\noexpand \pgf... <argument> ...linewidth {\begingroup \tikz@finish }\global \pgflinewidth =\p... \pgfutil@secondoftwo #1#2->#2 <argument> ...l \pgflinewidth =\pgfutil@tempdima } \pgfutil@ifundefined {pgf@... \pgfutil@secondoftwo #1#2->#2 ... l.52 ...ft:$s_0$] {$p,q$}; ? %\enableregime[utf-8] \usemodule[tikz] \usemodule[pgfplots] %\usetikzlibrary[fit] % ConTEXt \usetikzlibrary[arrows,automata,fit] \starttext \starttikzpicture[->,>=stealth',shorten >=1pt,auto,node distance=4cm, semithick] \tikzstyle{every state}=[fill=grey,draw=none,text=white] \node[state] (s0) [label=left:$s_0$] {$p,q$}; \node[state] (s1) [below right of=s0,label=right:$s_1$] {$q$}; \node[state] (s2) [below of=s0,label=right:$s_2$] {$q$}; \node[state] (s3) [below left of=s0,label=left:$s_3$] {$p$}; \path (s0) edge [loop above] (s0) edge (s1) edge (s3) (s1) edge [bend right] (s3) (s2) edge [loop below] (s2) edge (s0) edge [right] (s1) (s3) edge [right] (s1) edge [right] (s2); \stoptikzpicture \stoptext

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new beta
by Hans Hagen 08 Mar '09

08 Mar '09

Hi, There is a new beta: a few additions to math as well as a prelude to new cjk support, now to be triggered explicitly (since the methods differ too much we cannot share them) \setscript[hangul] \setscript[hanzi] % arthur, is this the right name? 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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MKIV: problem with synonyms
by Peter Münster 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

Hello, \completelistof... does not work with MKIV (ConTeXt 2009.01.18 and LuaTeX snapshot-0.31.3-2008123108): \definesynonyms[Acro][acronymes] \Acro{HTML}{HyperText Markup Language} \Acro{PDF}{Portable Document Format} \starttext \HTML\ and \PDF \completelistofacronymes \stoptext Cheers, Peter -- Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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PhD Thesis in ConTeXt
by Piotr 03 Mar '09

03 Mar '09

Hello, I have spent some time with google in order to find an answer to the following questions. Unfortunatly, I was not satisfied with the answers, which I now hope to find here. It is my plan not to use the MS Office suite for the production of my PhD thesis (in chemistry). I have used Miktex some years ago during my studies for some project reports, and I remember beeing quite satisfied with the results. My Master thesis, on the other hand, I wrote in word.. and although I remember not having too many difficulties, there were some nasty obstacles to be overcome. Obstacles which I simply do not want to risk having repeated a second time on a much bigger scale. I this mailing list I read several reports of people who either had written their thesis in Latex or ConTeXt. There was a mention of Latex beeing designed for mathematic purposes, while ConTeXt was said to be better suited for the intergration of graphics or larger/more complex layout changes. 1) Finding the right context For now I had quite some difficulties to find that proper Latex distribution - a problem that actually led me to the existence of ConTeXt. I am wondering which latex distribution I should choose in order to work with ConTeXt? I am running Windows Vista (64-bit). Or is there a ConTeXt stand alone package that will absolutely satisfy my me in my needs? In principle, all I need is 2) The right editor What is the preferred editor for ConTeXt? for such a project? Is there any loss in functionality when using Texniccenter with ConTeXt than with MikTex instead? 3) I have seen some thesis templates/examples in this mailinglist. Can anyone point me to additional sources regarding the creation of a PhD Thesis with ConTeXt? What is the advantage over Latex, what are the disadvantages? Is there a win-win distribution somewhere on the table? 4) Has anyone used a typesetting suite like ContTeXt with CVS? 5) Is the ConTeXt reference system compatible with Endnote? Is there any point to have latex installed, when context can do the trick? Or lets ask the devils advocate the other way around: What is the point of installing context, when latex could do the trick? Apart that I have to re-learn latex anyway.. what is better with Context? Regards, Piotr Jakubowicz

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beta release
by Hans Hagen 03 Mar '09

03 Mar '09

Hi, As prelude to LuaTeX 0.40 there is now a beta 0.35. I uploaded a context beta that matches this version. The most important move is that we now have a new math subsystem. (Specially for Mojca: iwona seems to work ok). Apart from bringin unicode math this also gives a better performance. (Some info about what is involved can be found in mk.pdf on the website). There might be ommisions so when you run into one, just let us know. 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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basic luatex/minimals problem
by Alan Bowen 02 Mar '09

02 Mar '09

I have been revising my notes for newbie Mac installation of the ConTeXt Minimals and was about to put them online when I discovered that, when I try to process a file using MKIV, it does not find my personal texmf folder (~Library/texmf). There is no problem when I process the same file using MKII. I am accessing MKIV by way of a ConTeXt-luaTeX engine in TeXShop: (#!/bin/bash export PATH=/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-osx-intel/bin:$PATH export TEXMFCACHE=/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-cache context "$1" Any suggestions or pointers will be much appreciated. Alan ************** My test file is: \enableregime[utf-8] \mainlanguage[en] \usetypescript[serif,sans,mono,mm][hanging][normal] \setupalign[hz,hanging] \setupfootnotes[align={hz,hanging}] \setupencoding[default=utf] \usetypescript[fiee][sil-gentium] \setupbodyfont[sil-gentium,10.5pt] \usemodule[ancientgreek] [font=GreekGentiumAlt,altfont=GreekDioxipe,altscale=1.03] \starttext \localgreek{....} \stoptext ************** The console reads: This is luaTeX, Version snapshot-0.31.3 (unitest.tex ConTeXt ver: 2009.01.18 14:39 MKIV fmt: 2009.2.19 int: english/ english system : cont-new loaded (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont- new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont- new.mkiv) (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/ base/cont-mtx.tex)) system : cont-fil loaded (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont- fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys loaded (/Users/alancbowen/Library/texmf/tex/context/cont-sys.tex (/ Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type- tmf.tex) (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/ base/type-siz.tex) (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/ tex/context/base/type-otf.tex)) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded specials : pdftex loaded language : language en is active system : unitest.top loaded (unitest.top) (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/ context/base/type-tmf.tex) (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf- context/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/ tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-otf.tex) (/Applications/ ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-tmf.tex) (/ Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type- siz.tex) (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/ base/type-otf.tex) (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/ tex/context/base/type-pre.tex) system : module ancientgreek not found (unitest.tuo) (unitest.tuo) systems : begin file unitest at line 24 ! Undefined control sequence. l.28 \localgreek {....}

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\intertext{\ccaron} fails
by Mojca Miklavec 02 Mar '09

02 Mar '09

Hello (Hans, Aditya), I know that neither of you is interested in mkii at the moment, but there's a nasty bug that probably has a trivial fix in alignment environments. Unicode characters have some problems inside \intertext{...} \startformula\startalign \intertext{še če je že} \stopalign\stopformula I remember the same problem in \startcases in the past that got fixed. Thanks for considering, Mojca

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Re: [NTG-context] Cyrrilic fonts
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 02 Mar '09

02 Mar '09

> >> Hi all, >> >> I just downloaded and setup latest context beta on my new machine.I made >> a simple script file for my teaching schedule in UTF-8 encoding and >> with %engine=luatex prefix. But.. the default font is LMRoman12, and it >> has no Cyrrilic letters. >> >> I need simple document and I don't care about fonts at all. how can I >> get Cyrillic in most simple way? (Without writing a typescript for Times >> New Roman.. oh, not again) Maybe there are some Cyrillic >> fonts/typescripts already shipped with context? >> > > mkii or mkiv? some tex gyre fonts ship with cyrillic built in so then > you need to choose the riht encoding (mkii) or just use utf-8 (mkiv) > > Hans Sure, mkiv :) I just tried to use gyre fonts, but cannot figure out what typescripts to use. %( The only thing that works for me is \usetypescriptfile[type-otf] \usetypescript[times] \setupbodyfont[times,16pt] which gives me Termes, but i cannot make use of other gyre fonts (schola, etc) using typescrips provided. What commands should I write? Byt the way, did you consider to change 'default' font from LM to some really modern, eg Termes? best, Vyatcheslav

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