January 2011 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

background over two page
by Emanuele Sacco 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Hi all, I'm using context MkII. My code is \setupcolors[state=start] \setupbackground [bottomframe=on, rulethickness=1pt, rightframe=on, leftframe=on] \starttext Good: \startbackground \input knuth \stopbackground Not good: \startbackground \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \stopbackground \stoptext The second backgrounded text is on two pages. Is there a way to not show the bottomframe at the end of the first page? thanks ES -- Al mondo ci sono 10 tipi di persone: quelli che conoscono il sistema binario e quelli che non lo conoscono.

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Fifth ConTeXt meeting, September 2011, France
by Arthur Reutenauer 05 Jul '11

05 Jul '11

Hello everyone, This must be the second thread I initiate this year on the list, but unlike my previous post (http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2010/048296.html) this is actually serious. I hereby announce the next ConTeXt meeting, that will take place on the island of Porquerolles off the coast of the French Riviera, from Monday, September 19th, 2011, to Saturday, September 24th. The conference venue has been pre-booked for these dates, so this is firm. Of course, there is yet nothing like a set program at this moment, so we're expecting your proposals (there will be a formal call for papers later). Watch this page: http://meeting.contextgarden.net/2011/ Registration is not yet open, but will be in a few weeks. The fee is notably higher than it was for the previous ConTeXt meetings (see http://meeting.contextgarden.net/2011/fee.shtml) I'm sorry about that, but that is the best I can do in this place, short of feeding on black roots and camping in the woods or on the beach (which is forbidden anyway on the island, it's a protected area apart for the village). But food will instead be excellent, obviously, and wine is included in the price of the meals (that was actually one of the first things I was told by the people at the conference venue). See you in Porquerolles! Arthur

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Feature request: setuppapersize
by Aditya Mahajan 22 May '11

22 May '11

Hans, Since we have some leverage with backward compatibility in MkIV, can we make \setuppapersize (slightly) more intuitive. Normally, one would expect \setuppapersize[A5] to be equivalent to \setuppapersize[A5][A5] but currently it is equivalent to \setuppapersize[A5][A4] This is a bit confusing, and means that we always have to specify the printpaper size; even if it is equal to paper size. Can we modify the definition of \dodefinepapersize to change this behavior? \def\dodefinepapersize[#1][#2][#3]% {\ifsecondargument \doifsomething{#1} % to be sure {\doifassignmentelse{#2} {\getparameters [\??pp#1] % geen \c!scale, scheelt hash ruimte [\c!width=\@@ppwidth,\c!height=\@@ppheight,\c!offset=\@@ppoffset,#2]% %AM: Added these two lines \setvalue{\??pp:1:#1}{#1}% \setvalue{\??pp:2:#1}{#1}}% {\setvalue{\??pp:1:#1}{#2}% \setvalue{\??pp:2:#1}{#3}}}% (*) see below \else \getparameters[\??pp][#1]% \setuppapersize % hm. this will freeze ! \fi} Perhaps, in line (*), we should also check if #3 is something, otherwise set ??p:2:#1 to #2: \doifsomethingelse{#3} {\setvalue\??pp:2:#1}{#3}} {\setvalue\??pp:2:#1}{#2}} What do you think? Aditya

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intertext error in mkiv
by Vladimir Lomov 05 May '11

05 May '11

Hi. The example with start/stopintertext from 'mathalign.pdf' (My Way, Using \startalign and friends, Aditya Mahajan) gives error with current context (beta): <example file="ex2.tex"> %%% Seems that there is a problem with \start/stopintertext . This command is described in mathalign.pdf %%% (MyWay). \starttext Here the start/stopintertext should give text between formulas \startformula \startalign \NC \exp^{\imath t}=\cos t+\imath\sin t\NR \startintertext This is famous Euler formula, below one is known as Moivre formula \stopintertext \NC (\cos x + \imath\sin x)^{m} = \cos mx+\imath\sin mx \NR \stopalign \stopformula That's it. \stoptext </example> <error_message> ! Misplaced \noalign. \startintertext #1\stopintertext ->\noalign {\dointertext {#1}} l.12 \stopintertext ? </error_message> $ context --version MTXrun | main context file: /usr/local/opt/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/context.tex MTXrun | current version: 2010.11.20 12:51 Is this a bug or I do something wrong? --- WBR, Vladimir Lomov. -- What you don't know won't help you much either. -- D. Bennett

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Bibliography -- complete inline citations in footnotes
by Piotr Lesnicki 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Hi, I'm new to ConTeXt and I'm greatly appreciating the rejuvenation it brings me in typesetting after several years using LaTeX. I'm confronted to a few little problems though, the main one being that I'd need to have references both in the footnotes and at the end of a document. Under LaTeX I found that the "inlibib" package is doing exactly that, inserting some "ibid" and "op.cit." when required for repeting references. After reading the bibmod-doc, I thought I would temporarly solve the problem by simply using \setuppublications[refcommand=data] which I thought would put the reference in the same format as in the bibliography, but it doesn't compile. Does any one have a solution? Piotr

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[OT] List of Open Source Software
by luigi scarso 22 Mar '11

22 Mar '11

There are more than seven hundreds of titles http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3918051_13/Ultimate… -- luigi

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including pdf
by Andrea Valle 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Hi list! I have to create the proceedings of a conference. I'm collecting A4 pdfs (from word/latex templates), and I have to stick them together, adding cover, toc etc Now, I've used copypages. The fact is that the included pdfs do not bleed over all the page, their inclusion seems to depend on some dimension I'm not able to control via setuplayout. So, I tested startpagefigure. Works fine but I can include (well, I'm able to) a single page. More, it seems that numbers of page disappear (while I need them) Any hints? Thanks a lot -a-

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\stretched in chapter titles in MKII
by Tom 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

I am trying to stretch two lines of text to the same width for use as a chapter head. I have two major problems: 1. The second line of text is appended to the end of the first line instead of being placed below it. 2. I get errors when using #1 and #2 as values, i.e {Chapter #1} and {#2}. Because of these errors I have hardcoded the values in the example that follows: \def\MyChapterCommand#1#2% #1 is number, #2 is text {\hbox to \hsize {\ss\stretched{Chapter 1}} \par \hbox to \hsize {\ss\bf\stretched{Test Chapter Title}}} \setuphead[chapter] [command=\MyChapterCommand] \starttext \chapter{Test Chapter Title} \input knuth \stoptext Tom Benjey 717-258-9733 voice 717-243-0074 fax Twitter: @TomBenjey

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subfootnote
by Steffen Wolfrum 15 Feb '11

15 Feb '11

Hi, how do I change the numbering of subfootnote from eg. "2.1" to "2a"? See minimal example, please: \setupenumerations[subfootnote][conversion=a] % ? \setupsubfootnotes[conversion=a] % ? \starttext test \footnote{xxxx} \subfootnote{xxxx} text test \startfootnote note \stopfootnote test \startsubfootnote subnote \stopsubfootnote text \stoptext Thanks, Steffen

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delimitedtext, spacebefore and grid
by Oliver Heins 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Hello, I want to have both a halfline space before and after blockquotations. Normally, this works fine; after the quotation the main text snaps back to the grid (see page 3 of the example file). \setupdelimitedtext [blockquote] [spacebefore=halfline] However, this fails when the blockquote is the first element on the page, either because a new blockquote starts on the top of the page (cf. p. 1) or because a blockquote continues from the last page (cf. p. 2). Is it possible to tell ConTeXt to insert a halfline of space on the top of the page in these cases? TIA, olli \setuppapersize[a5][A4] \setuplayout[location=middle,marking=on,grid=yes] \setupbodyfont[14pt] \setupdelimitedtext [blockquote] [spacebefore=halfline] \showgrid \starttext \startblockquote \input tufte \stopblockquote \dorecurse{2}{\input tufte} \startblockquote \input tufte \stopblockquote \dorecurse{3}{\input tufte} \startblockquote \input tufte \stopblockquote \input tufte \stoptext -- Oliver Heins heins(a)sopos.org http://www.sopos.org/olli GPG: F27A BA8C 1CFB B905 65A8 2544 0F07 B675 9A00 D827 1024D/9A00D827 2004-09-24 -- gpg --recv-keys 0x9A00D827 Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html

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