December 2010 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Layout for the first page
by Sam Qasbah 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

>>* Sorry Vianney, I don't understand how it works your code. Please can you *>>* type *>>* some lines more? Something with *> > Even simpler than before, using your example: > > \setuplayout[% default layout for all the pages > backspace=1cm, > width=middle] > > \definelayout[1][% set this layout on the first page > backspace=6cm] > > \definelayout[2][reset] % reset to the default layout starting from > the second page > > \starttext > \showframe > \dorecurse{20}{\input dawkins \par \input knuth \par} > \stoptext > > Vianney It works like a charm! Many thanks. Sam Qasbah

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Layout for the first page
by Sam Qasbah 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

Hello to all of you. I'm working on a document that must have a layout for the first page and a different layout for all the other pages. On this mailing list Hans Hagen said that the technique to set up a layout for the first page of a document is \setuplayout[1][key=value, ... ] I tried that code in this way: \definelayout[1][% layout for the first page backspace=6cm, cutspace=6cm, width=middle] \definelayout[% global layout for all the other other pages backspace=1cm, cutspace=1cm, width=middle] \setuplayout \starttext \showframe \dorecurse{20}{\input dawkins \par \input knuth \par} \stoptext this code doesn't work. Where am I in fault? Sam Qasbah

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beta: overprint (mkiv)
by Peter Rolf 29 Dec '10

29 Dec '10

Hi Hans, I stumbled upon a typo in the latest beta (22.12.2010). Small test case is \starttext\startoverprint OVP\stopoverprint\stoptext [attr-col.lua] 511: commands.enablecolorintent*s* = colorintents.enable Peter

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Arrows in symbol font
by Achim Jander 29 Dec '10

29 Dec '10

Hi all, I tried to insert an right arrow in my text via \definefontsynonym[Symbol][symbol.ttf] \definesymbol[test_ae][\getglyph{Symbol}{\char"AE}] \starttext Test ae: \symbol[test_ae]\par \stoptext where AE was the codepoint Windows Char Table gave me. But in the pdf there was a Diamond-Sign, which should reside at codepoint A8. So I tested a litte more and finally found the arrow at \definesymbol[rarr][\getglyph{Symbol}{\char"C6}] On the arrow-side i am happy now, but confused how that happens. I did some analysis of the font, it includes 2 cmaps, one type 0 cmap which declares (converted to xml for analysis): <map code="0xae" name="arrowright"/> and a type 4 cmap which has <map code="0xf0ae" name="arrowright"/> So I would expect one of this codes to be working (in fact, both codepoints work eg in Word). But \char"AE gives the diamond and \char"F0AE gives nothing at all. Can anyone give me some enlightment? Thanks, Achim

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luatex-mplib.lua missing and luatools' output repeated twice
by Li Yanrui (李延瑞) 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

Hi, the luatex-mplib.lua is missing at least in the beta 2010.12.22 for linux x86. luatools' output is repeated twice. for example: $ luatools context.tex /opt/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/context.tex /opt/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/context.tex this problem causes i can not use the commands such as `cd $(dirname $(luatools context.tex))`. -- Best regards, Li Yanrui

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Multilingual interface
by Willi Egger 26 Dec '10

26 Dec '10

Hi, If an unexperienced programmer wants to make use of the multilingual interface... I miss some clues how to implement changes on labeltexts depending on the language. \unprotect \defineinterfaceconstant{weekagenda}{weekagenda} \startinterface de \setinterfaceconstant {weekagenda}{Wochenagenda} \stopinterface \startinterface nl \setinterfaceconstant {weekagenda}{Weekagenda} \stopinterface \def\Week{\selectinterface\c!weekagenda} \protect \mainlanguage[de] \starttext \Week \stoptext Willi

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ConTeXt beta in MikTeX
by barndog1946＠gmail.com 25 Dec '10

25 Dec '10

Mojca, Hans, Wolfgang and all other users: 1. Get minimals, I used context-setup-mswin 2. Follow setup install for windows. 3. Using Winedt: a. go to options, execution modes b. in full executeables...enter full path where you installed minimals c. Now in TeX\MikTeX\Options...Add a search root to minimals d. UPIDATE file name database et voila!!!! you now have Context latest beta running under MikTeX via Winedt!!!!! Thanks to ALL who gave hints and tips on this so forcing me to get it DONE! barney

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\index{…} causes space
by Andreas Harder 25 Dec '10

25 Dec '10

Hi all, is it possible to make \index{…} more robust, so that one could set a space between command an followed word? \startTEXpage[offset=1ex] test test\vl \crlf test \index{test}test\vl \crlf % OK test \index{test} test\vl % not OK \stopTEXpage But more important, even if there isn’t a space, the \index-command spoils the output. \setuplayout[width=middle,backspace=40mm] \starttext \showframe[text][text] \dorecurse{100}{test } \blank \dorecurse{100}{\index{test}test } \stoptext I hope this can be fixed soon … Greeting Andreas

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using font from a specified location
by Mojca Miklavec 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '10

Dear list, I have a bunch of fonts at some location (../myfonts/) relative to TeX files (for example ../myfonts/myfontA.otf). What is the best way to access them in MKIV? The best option might be to specify something equivalent to "export TEXINPUTS=../myfonts", but I don't know what exactly I have to use. (A command like \addtotexinputs or \addtosearchpath[../myfonts].) Alternatively \definefontsynonym[a][file:../myfonts/myfontA.otf] would also be acceptable, though I find it a bit ugly. Thanks a lot, Mojca

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bib problem
by Emanuele Sacco 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '10

Hi all with this code %------ \usemodule[bib] \setupbibtex[database=biblio] \setuppublications[alternative=ams,criterium=cite,numbering=yes] \setuppublicationlist[finalnamesep={ and }] \starttext \startbodymatter \part{First Part} \chapter{First Chapter} Look at this \cite[heinsch] \part{Secon Part} \chapter{Secon Chapter} Look at this \cite[heinsch] \stopbodymatter \startbackmatter \completepublications \stopbackmatter \stoptext %------- where biblio.bib is %------ @book{heinsch, Address = {Mineola}, Author = {H. K. Henisch}, Date-Added = {2010-09-30 14:07:14 +0200}, Date-Modified = {2010-09-30 14:14:49 +0200}, Publisher = {Dover Publications}, Title = {Crystal Growth in Gels}, Year = {1996}} %------ I don't have the number inside the []. Emanuele -- Al mondo ci sono 10 tipi di persone: quelli che conoscono il sistema binario e quelli che non lo conoscono.

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