July 2010 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Windows GUI Installer problems
by Pradeep Silva 18 Jul '10

18 Jul '10

Hello list, I needed to install ConTeXt minimals on my Windows XP machine. The GUI installer progresses, downloads a few files via the command terminal and rsync but then I get a couple of dialog boxes with Make failed and Update failed. I used the command line installer instead and it installed successfully. Pradeep

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\sc missing in Antykwa Torunska
by Mojca Miklavec 18 Jul '10

18 Jul '10

Dear list, I didn't yet figure out why, but small caps font for Antykwa Torunska doesn't work in MKIV: \usetypescript[antykwa-torunska] \setupbodyfont[antykwa] \starttext abc \sc def \stoptext The bug is also present in TL 2010. It works fine with MKII. Mojca

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meta post query (MK2) re underlining
by Bowen Alan C. 17 Jul '10

17 Jul '10

I have been using \definetextbackground[underline] [location=text,alternative=1,background=,frame=off] for underlining in my documents and \startuseMPgraphic{mpos:par:columnset} \iftracepositions show_multi_pars \else draw_multi_pars \fi ; path p ; p := boundingbox currentpicture ; currentpicture := currentpicture shifted (0,-StrutDepth/2) ; setbounds currentpicture to p ; \stopuseMPgraphic to control the depth of the underlining. Unfortunately, this underlining is still sometimes too far beneath the word underlined. I had thought the problem is the -StrutDepth/2. But even if I change it to an absolute value, the underlines to not appear at the same distance even when the word. Try this test file: \definetextbackground[underline] [location=text,alternative=1,background=,frame=off] \startuseMPgraphic{mpos:par:columnset} \iftracepositions show_multi_pars \else draw_multi_pars \fi ; path p ; p := boundingbox currentpicture ; currentpicture := currentpicture shifted (0,-.50) ; setbounds currentpicture to p ; \stopuseMPgraphic \starttext Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu. Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu. Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu. Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu. Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu. Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu. Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu. Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu. Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu. Donec \startunderline{gravida}\stopunderline{} posuere arcu. \stoptext What I need is underlining that occurs at a fixed/constant distance below the words underlined (allowing for descenders, of course, when they are present). Any suggestions? Alan

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Using stylistic sets in math
by Khaled Hosny 17 Jul '10

17 Jul '10

In XITS I have stylistic sets (ss01-07) for accessing additional alphabets not bresent in Unicode, or variants of exising ones. For example, ss01 maps the script alphabets to an alternate calligraphic one, so I did: \starttext \setupbodyfont[xits] \ctxlua{fonts.otf.features.register_base_substitution('ss01')} \definefontfeature[ss01][mode=base,script=math,ss01=yes] $\addff{ss01}\cal ABCDEFG$ \stoptext (I was not expecting \addff to work in math, but anyway). This works, however, but I don't want to set the feature globally: \starttext \ctxlua{fonts.otf.features.register_base_substitution('ss01')} \definefontfeature[math-text][mode=base,script=math,ss01=yes] \setupbodyfont[xits] $\cal ABCDEF$ \stoptext Regards, Khaled -- Khaled Hosny Arabic localiser and member of Arabeyes.org team Free font developer

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imbalanced columns
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

Dear fellow gangsters, MkIV: \starttext \starttables[|c|c|c|c|c|] \HL \VL Sevens \VL \Use{2}[c]{Al-Yaʿqūbī} (d.~283{\sc ah})\VL \Use{2}[c]{Al-Munādī} (d.~334{\sc ah}) \VL\AR \HL \VL \VL ʿAlī \VL Zayd \VL ʿAlī \VL Zayd \VL\AR \HL \stoptables \stoptext In row 2, the space between columns 2-3, and 3-4 are not even. Is this a bug? If not, how do I balance them? Best wishes Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Shīʿī Studies Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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new beta
by Hans Hagen 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

Hi, I uploaded a beta to the website (so the garden will follow in an hour). Apart from a few fixes and experimental features, the most important change is in the language department. The following should work \starttext \setupbodyfont[xits,12pt] \setuplanguage[ru][patterns={ru,us}] \setuplanguage[en][patterns={us,ru}] \setuplanguage[de][patterns={de,ru}] \start \language[ru] \dorecurse{50}{Multilingual }\dorecurse{50}{русский текст } \par \stop \start \language[en] \dorecurse{50}{Multilingual }\dorecurse{50}{русский текст } \par \stop \start \language[de] \dorecurse{50}{Multilingual }\dorecurse{50}{русский текст } \par \stop \stoptext you can add more patterns to an existing set so \setuplanguage[en][patterns=ru] will use us+ru patterns. You can say {reset,ru} if needed. Also available is: \startexceptions[en] xxx-yyy-zzz \stopexceptions \hyphenatedword{xxxyyyzzz} ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [NTG-context] Custom metaobj object in context
by Stefan Müller 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

On 15.07.2010 07:21, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > Can you post a complete metapost file that gives some output.I tried the > following mp file: > input metaobj; Now that's a good start... It didn't occur to me, that I need to "input metaobj" as in your example. Thank you very much for that hint. My examples now work in ConTeXt with \startMPinclusions input metaobj; \stopMPinclusions I assume posting the complete example is needless now. Possibly, it might have been a good idea to drop a note on this in the metaobj manual, as it is not working without that input line. Stefan

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Wrong Pi and Gamma with XITS
by Khaled Hosny 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

I get double struck instead of regular ones. \setupbodyfont[xits] \starttext $\mathit{Γ\quadΠ}$ \stoptext -- Khaled Hosny Arabic localiser and member of Arabeyes.org team Free font developer

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require("module.so") on cygwin
by Peter Münster 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

Hello, How can I load a lua-lib in cygwin? Example: file test.tex: \startluacode package.cpath = "?.so" require("testmod") \stopluacode \starttext bla \stoptext file testmod.c: #include "lua.h" #include "lauxlib.h" static int l_test(lua_State *L) { int n = luaL_checknumber(L, 1) * 100; lua_pushnumber(L, n); return 1; } static const struct luaL_Reg mylib[] = {{"test100", l_test}, {NULL, NULL}}; int luaopen_testmod(lua_State *L) { luaL_register(L, "testmod", mylib); return 1; } file testmod.so generated under cygwin with: gcc -shared -o testmod.so testmod.c /usr/lib/liblua.dll.a The problem: "context test" hanges after "language en is active". TIA for any help! Cheers, Peter -- Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Wrong upright Greek instead of Italic
by Khaled Hosny 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

This gives me upright Greek, but I was expecting italic: \setupbodyfont[xits] \starttext $\mathit{ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ}$ $\mathbi{ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ}$ \stoptext -- Khaled Hosny Arabic localiser and member of Arabeyes.org team Free font developer

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