March 2009 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

inclusion of pdf figures
by Thomas A. Schmitz 14 Mar '09

14 Mar '09

Excuse me if this has been reported before, but I couldn't find anything in the archive: has inclusion of pdf figures been broken in mkiv for longer or just in the most recent release? This works in mkii and fails in mkiv: \starttext \externalfigure[~/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/sample/cow] [type=pdf,width=5cm] \stoptext Thomas

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off topic: page numbering question
by WolfgangZ 14 Mar '09

14 Mar '09

Hi, my question is not directly related to context, so please excuse. In my document I have even before the abstract the summary in 2 languages. Then the TOC (table of contents), then list of symbols which is followed by the introduction. But where do I start with page number 1? - at the very beginning? - at the TOC (earlier pages get then numbered I, II, III, ... - at the introduction? A last question, is it common to add the two summaries in the TOC or to start with the "list of symbols"? Or are there no rules at all and I can do it as I like? Best regards Wolfgang

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betas
by Hans Hagen 14 Mar '09

14 Mar '09

hi, as fas as i can testm the current beta installs ok on vista, xp, osx and linux (which is not to say that nothing is broken in the macros themselves) 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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Re: [NTG-context] Simplified input for natural tables
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

> > In the same way as Hans wrote them in his exmple. Cool, but will it be included in context source? Or it is too early? Best, Vyatcheslav

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Re: [NTG-context] Installing custom fonts?
by Pierre Huyghebaert 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

> Am 13.03.2009 um 15:51 schrieb Pierre Huyghebaert: > >> Hello List, >> >> I'm also part of the design group Open Source Publishing (like Femke >> who ask about same entry to multiple registers a month ago). Our >> book is building, and it's now time to add our own custom open >> fonts. Quite new in the TeX field, and having traveled a bit through >> LaTex and Xetex, I couln't figure how to make it work. I guess that >> the TeX way of doing it is to write a map file, but maybe is it >> possible to avoid it, like with the Xetex shortcut? Thanks for these superquick answers! What a lively list! @Wolfgang : You remember me that and it's helpful in many cases. But my font sit in the list... Any other idea? ... DejaVu Sans Mono:style=Bold Oblique Liberation Serif:style=Bold Italic InitiationRitualFont:style=Regular Bitstream Vera Sans:style=Oblique Linux Libertine:style=Bold ... @Mojca : (yes for sure, you're right that I need a backup! Job for the week-end) Oh yes, I've forgot the version... I've install ConTeXt two months ago, not sure how to check the version of it : ctxtools --version CtxTools | version 1.3.3 - 2004/2006 - PRAGMA ADE/POD And XeTeX 3.141592-0.996 (Web2C 7.5.6) kpathsea version 3.5.6 Copyright 2007 SIL International. Kpathsea is copyright 2007 Karl Berry and Olaf Weber. There is NO warranty. Redistribution of this software is covered by the terms of both the XeTeX copyright and the Lesser GNU General Public License. For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYING and the XeTeX source. Primary author of XeTeX: Jonathan Kew. Kpathsea written by Karl Berry, Olaf Weber, and others. Compiled with ICU version 3.4 [with modifications for XeTeX] Compiled with zlib version 1.2.3.3; using 1.2.3.3 Compiled with FreeType2 version 2.3.5; using 2.3.5 Compiled with fontconfig version 2.4.2; using 2.4.2 Compiled with libpng version 1.2.15beta5; using 1.2.15beta5 Compiled with libpoppler version 3.00 As you differenciate the low-level font switching commands and the high-level one (like Xetex), is the low-level the one that needs to write a map file ("tree")? Sorry for that question which may seem *very* basic! Pierre

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problem with two columns on a page
by Jelle Huisman 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Hi, I'm typesetting a dictionary using \startcolumns[n=2,balance=yes] to get balanced columns. I have 26 balanced columns with simple headers in between and a lot of situations with two columns on one page. (see example). As long as the number of lines of the first columns (AA) is fewer than a certain value around 20 the next columns (BB) will be placed on the same page, but if there are more lines from the first columns they push the second columns to the next page. Is there a way to control this behavior, I would like to be able to keep this second columns starting on this page even if there are only 5 lines of text available for it. (using MkII) \starttext \showgrid \startalignment[center] AA \stopalignment\blank \startcolumns[n=2,balance=yes] \dorecurse{40}{a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a } % << this works %\dorecurse{42}{a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a } % << this pushes columns (BB) to the next page \stopcolumns \startalignment[center] BB \stopalignment\blank \startcolumns[n=2,balance=yes] \dorecurse{100}{b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b } \stopcolumns \stoptext Thanks, Jelle

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New beta
by Thomas A. Schmitz 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Hi all, the new beta has been so quietly accepted that I'm wondering if I'm the only one who can't use it. With every file, I get this error: MtxRun | loading configuration for /Users/tas/context/tex/texmf/web2c from /Users/tas/context/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/ 408a90c432ceda2c1e4a80ad5d0e5350/trees/168418f5ffa37b7a35ee75166c53fe90 ...ex/texmf-context/scripts/context/lua/mtx-metatex.lua:64: invalid option '%%' to 'format' All the others are having success using this beta? Thomas

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Re: [NTG-context] Installing custom fonts?
by Pierre Huyghebaert 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

>Am 13.03.2009 um 17:42 schrieb Pierre Huyghebaert: > >> Thanks for these superquick answers! What a lively list! >> >> @Wolfgang : You remember me that and it's helpful in many cases. >> But my font sit in the list... Any other idea? >> ... >> DejaVu Sans Mono:style=Bold Oblique >> Liberation Serif:style=Bold Italic >> InitiationRitualFont:style=Regular > >You tried \definetypeface[InitiationRitualFont][rm][Xserif] >[InitiationRitualFont]? > >> As you differenciate the low-level font switching commands and the >> high-level one (like Xetex), is the low-level the one that needs to >> write a map file ("tree")? Sorry for that question which may seem >> *very* basic! > >No, she means \font\initiation="InitiationRitualFont". > >Wolfgang Wow, thanks again Wolfgang! It works! So simple, that low-level one for all of us that don't need the family concept at some point (titles, etc.) \font\initiation="InitiationRitualFont" \starttext \initiation Hello World! \stoptext Curious, I just have tried my previous code on the machine of Femke, with a more recent Ubuntu, and it works also! Ok, I'll upgrade my Ubuntu! \definetypeface[InitiationRitualFont][rm][Xserif][InitiationRitualFont] \setupbodyfont[InitiationRitualFont, 12pt] \starttext Hello World! \stoptext So for most of us, the two solutions seem to work. (Apart of the family concept problem, is there advantages/disadvantages to use one solution or another?) Pierre

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Installing custom fonts?
by Pierre Huyghebaert 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Hello List, I'm also part of the design group Open Source Publishing (like Femke who ask about same entry to multiple registers a month ago). Our book is building, and it's now time to add our own custom open fonts. Quite new in the TeX field, and having traveled a bit through LaTex and Xetex, I couln't figure how to make it work. I guess that the TeX way of doing it is to write a map file, but maybe is it possible to avoid it, like with the Xetex shortcut? I'm using texexec or texexec --xtx to compile my files (without problems) on Ubuntu Gutsy. I'm also able to use the font in other software, Inkscape by example. But when I add this code : \definetypeface[InitiationRitualFont][rm][Xserif][Initiated] \setupbodyfont[InitiationRitualFont, 12pt] \starttext Hello List! \stoptext I've this error returned : ! Font \*InitiationRitualFont12ptrmtfrm*:='"mapping=tex-text at 12.0pt"' not lo adable: installed font not found. <to be read again> \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...me \fontclass #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \iftryingfont \... <argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle } \edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle }\if... ... l.2 \setupbodyfont[InitiationRitualFont, 12pt] I've tried with : - different names - different places - with or without the extension in the name - with ttf or otf version of the font - with other fonts But maybe the problem is elsewhere and I clearly not well understand the intrications Context - Xetex - pdftex - TeX - texexec... I've search in the mailinglist archive and in the Wikigarden... Maybe to use something different than texexec? Many thanks. http://www.ospublish.constantvzw.org -----------------------

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Command "show" in Metapost/Metafun
by Curious Learn 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Hi, I am trying to learn Metapost using Context. I tried a few examples for drawing things and they worked well. But the "show" command does not seem to work. For example, the code \startuseMPgraphic{GridDots} u=1cm; pickup pencircle scaled 8pt for i = 0 upto 2: for j = 0 upto 2: draw (i*u,j*u); endfor endfor \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{GridDots} from John Hobby's manual works great. However, the following code gives no output in the PDF file. Am I doing something wrong? \startuseMPgraphic{LinearEq} a+b = 2a - b = 3; show a,b; \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{LinearEq} I am using the following version from Texlive ConTeXt ver: 2008.05.21 15:21 MKII fmt: 2008.10.1 int: english/english Thanks for your help.

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