April 2010 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Re: [NTG-context] footnote marks fail
by Michael Saunders 13 Apr '10

13 Apr '10

Sebastien Mengin: > Sorry, a bit off topic, but: is \setupfootnotes[] a synonym for > \setupnote[footnote][] ? Besides \setupfootnotes[] and \setupnote[footnote][] there are: \setupenumerations[footnote][] and \setupfootnotedefinition[] and maybe more. I have no idea how they are related or even how to find out the difference.

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Internet archive integration into bibliography
by Matija Šuklje 13 Apr '10

13 Apr '10

Hullo, lately I got an great idea(TM) concerning citing internet sources. \\ Initial problem: the internet is ever changing, what says on a page today, might not be there tomorrow and in ten years' time the page might not exist at all. \\ Solution so far: just smack the date (and time) next to the link. I've seen that often and my faculty expects this from me as well. \\ Problem with the solution so far: it doesn't solve anything really. \\ Solution(TM): along with the URL and date, add the Internet Archive's link from that time next to it as well. The ‘Solution(TM)’ is a bit tedious though, so it'd be great if ConTeXt could automate this process a bit. What I'm thinking is, if ConTeXt could take the URL and date stored in the bibliography (.bbl) and combine it together to form a URL of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine to point to that particular page at that particular time. In the document's bibliography then it could be rendered something like this: Wikipedia: ConTeXt; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConTeXt; as seen on the day: 12th of April 2010 at 13:45 With "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConTeXt" being a hyperlink to just that and "12th of April 2010" being a hyperlink to http://web.archive.org/web/20100412134500/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConTeXt Note: using any date and time works OK with the archive.org, since if the date doesn't exist in its database, it falls back to the last archived site before the date requested. What do you think? Would this make sense? If so, should we enable it by default? Cheers, Matija -- gsm: +386 41 849 552 www: http://matija.suklje.name xmpp: matija.suklje(a)gabbler.org

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Custom verb-c inside my working directory
by Nicola 13 Apr '10

13 Apr '10

Hi, in MKII the following code produces the wrong result ('* x;') \usemodule[verb-c] \starttext \startC int* x; \stopC \stoptext I know that I should use \definetyping[C][option=C] instead of \usemodule. The fact is, what I am actually loading is a customized verb-c file that I've put inside my working directory (and I have also renamed). How to reconcile the use of \definetyping with a local file? Nicola

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Undefined control sequence in ConTeXt ver: 2010.04.10 13:44 MKIV
by Bernhard Rosensteiner 13 Apr '10

13 Apr '10

Hello, i just updated my minimals and now i get an undefined control sequence error with my previous working file attached is the log file. Please help! best regards Bernhard

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Re: [NTG-context] simplebib
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 13 Apr '10

13 Apr '10

> > Sorry, I meant the first only. > > > > There are two commands \bibitem and \bibsource which are not clear > to me. > > > When i decode the code (ugly formatting) correct this works: > > \starttext > > bla \in{book}[knuth:1] bla > > bla \bibref[knuth:2]{} bla > > bla \bibref[knuth:3]{} bla > > \startbibliography > > \bibitem[knuth:1]{} Donald E. Knuth, The \TeX book > > \bibitem[knuth:2]{Knuth} Donald E. Knuth, The \METAFONT-book > > \bibsource[key=knuth:3,title=The Art of Computer Programming,...] > > \stopbibliography > > \stoptext > > Wolfgang That means that these two commands are alternatives. Do you know who is the author of this. There is a version number 0.04 and the comment (still in development). I have made some corrections and don't want to do this in the wiki without contacting the author. There should also be a example of usage, maybe yours? Wolfgang

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footnote marks fail
by Michael Saunders 13 Apr '10

13 Apr '10

Footnotes are normally marked with superior figures both in the text and before the footnote itself. Context's defaults prevent this, and I can't figure out how to change the defaults. 1. The defaults So that no imagination is necessary, here is a minimal example: \starttext text\footnote{footnote} \stoptext I have to guess what Context is doing. It looks like it's taking the regular numbers from the font, shrinking them somehow and elevating them. It does this in unequal amounts for the marks in text and the marks before footnotes. In both cases, the number is so light it's barely readable. In the case of the mark before the footnote, it's raised much too high. Normal, professional fonts have superior figures in them that are used for footnote marks. It _should_ be possible to use them, that is. All I want to do is turn off the default scaling and raising behavior of Context footnote marks so I can do this, and finally get normal looking footnotes. No doubt, people will object that they don't have my font in the room with them, and it is therefore impossible to think about the problem. So, I repeat myself: all I want to do is turn off the default scaling and raising. 2. My first stab at correcting this. WARNING: I have a font with the opentype features 'sups' and 'numr'. You might not have this font, but it is still possible to think about the problem: the problem is not my font, but Context's defaults. \definefontfeature[su][default][sups=yes]%superior \definefontfeature[nu][default][numr=yes]%numerator \newcommand{\fnstyle}{\switchtobodyfont[12pt]\addff{su}} \setupnote[footnote][numbercommand=\fnstyle,textcommand=\fnstyle\tfa] (Note: my body font is 12pt.) This is as close as I could get to correcting the problem. When I do this, the marks in text look a little too low, too short and much too bold. It looks like Context is still scaling and elevating on its own. The marks before the footnotes are much too large and far, far too high. Context seems to be trying to squeeze them between the lines. This also seems to force extra space between the separate footnotes, even though I have grid on. If I try using numerators instead of superiors (they look the same but are lower), the marks in text look too bold and far too low. The marks before the footnotes are at the right height, but too big. DISCLAIMER: it is not necessary to own my font in order to think about this problem. The issue is the default scaling and raising that Context applies to footnote marks. I want to turn it off.

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Re: [NTG-context] Building a guitar chord using MP
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 12 Apr '10

12 Apr '10

Hurray! I've got first draft version of guitar chord building macro. (With the help of this excellent manual http://www.tug.org/docs/metapost/mpman.pdf ) % -- working version --- \startuseMPgraphic{chordgrid}{e,B,G,D,A,E} def fretmark(expr a,b) = % a = string number % b = fret number pickup pencircle scaled 3pt; drawdot(b*7-3, a*4.5-4.5); enddef; drawoptions(withpen pencircle scaled 0.4pt withcolor black) ; draw hlingrid(0, 5, 1, 0.8cm, 1cm) ; draw vlingrid(0, 4, 1, 1cm, 0.8cm) ; fretmark(1,\MPvar{e}); fretmark(2,\MPvar{B}); fretmark(3,\MPvar{G}); fretmark(4,\MPvar{D}); fretmark(5,\MPvar{A}); fretmark(6,\MPvar{E}); \stopuseMPgraphic \define[6]\Ch {\dontleavehmode \useMPgraphic{chordgrid}{e={#1},B={#2},G={#3},D={#4},A={#5},E={#6}}% \hskip2mm} \starttext \Ch{1}{3}{1}{2}{1}{4} \stoptext However, my current trouble is chord caption (like Am). Except wrong placement of the label, adding seventh non-numerical argument to the macro throws an error. % -- does not work --- \startuseMPgraphic{chordgrid}{e,B,G,D,A,E,Cptn} def fretmark(expr a,b) = % a = string number % b = fret number pickup pencircle scaled 3pt; drawdot(b*7-3, a*4.5-4.5); enddef; drawoptions(withpen pencircle scaled 0.4pt withcolor black) ; draw hlingrid(0, 5, 1, 0.8cm, 1cm) ; draw vlingrid(0, 4, 1, 1cm, 0.8cm) ; fretmark(1,\MPvar{e}); fretmark(2,\MPvar{B}); fretmark(3,\MPvar{G}); fretmark(4,\MPvar{D}); fretmark(5,\MPvar{A}); fretmark(6,\MPvar{E}); label.top(\MPvar{Cptn}, (2,0)); \stopuseMPgraphic \define[7]\Ch {\dontleavehmode \useMPgraphic{chordgrid}{e={#1},B={#2},G={#3},D={#4},A={#5},E={#6},Cptn={#7}}% \hskip2mm} \starttext \Ch{1}{3}{1}{2}{1}{4}{Am} \stoptext ! Missing number, treated as zero. <to be read again> A \theMPvariable ->A m <argument> ...\hbox {\scratchdimen \theMPvariable sp}\ifdim \wd \scratchbox ... \secondoftwoarguments #1#2->#2 \prepareMPvariable ...epareMPvariable {\@@meta #1} \fi \next1 #1,->\prepareMPvariable {#1} \doprocesscommaitem ... l.29 \Ch{1}{3}{1}{2}{1}{4}{Am} ? Regards, Vyatcheslav

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Undefined control sequence in ConTeXt ver: 2010.04.10 13:44 MKIV
by Bernhard Rosensteiner 12 Apr '10

12 Apr '10

Hello, i just updated my minimals and now i get an undefined control sequence error with my previous working file attached is the log file. Please help! best regards Bernhard

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Typographical Engineering in Context
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد 12 Apr '10

12 Apr '10

[Disclaimer: NOT a joke!] Dear gang, cabal, and knights of the context table, FYI: I am presently working on a book: Typographical Ontology and Engineering: Structured and Automated Authoring in Context It is a book on ConTeXt, but NOT a ConTeXtBook, ConTeXt Companion, or other clone. Rather, it aims to introduce Context as a general tool for typographical and typesetting engineering. Some of the philosophy of book design and layout will be discussed, and it will contain a strong reference to commands etc. NB: MKIV ONLY! The basic outline is I. Ontology and Theory II. Typographical Engineering in Context [including special topics, advanced techniques of luatex, opentype etc] III. A Typographical Engineer's Reference [organization of options and commands, glossary] IV. Appendix: Authoring in Notepad++ [or some other tool] V. Indices So no knowledge or familiarity with TeX is assumed at all. We will cover some advanced topics as well, including introductions to luatex scripting etc I was not planning to announce this for some time yet, but given the buzz around the topic on ConTeXt documentation Hans thought it would be a good moment to introduce this project and to get your feedback. So please use this thread to make suggestions: What would you all like to see covered in the planned book project: Typographical Ontology and Engineering: Structured and Automated Authoring in Context I look forward to your feedback and suggestions! 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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Re: [NTG-context] simplebib
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 12 Apr '10

12 Apr '10

> > on the garden there is am module called 'simplebib' > > which has commands \bibitem and \bibsource > > > > Are these two commands meant alternativly? > > > Both are unrelated to each other, they are two different ways to > create a bibiliography without the bib module and a bib file. > > Wolfgang Sorry, I meant the first only. There are two commands \bibitem and \bibsource which are not clear to me. Wolfgang

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