November 2011 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Letter module: new beta
by Wolfgang Schuster 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Hi all, I have a new version of the letter module on my bitbucket site [1], you can download [2] and test it but it requires mkiv and is not completely downward compatible with the current version. Here is a short example to test it: \usemodule[cor-01] % will change %\setupletteroptions % [bodyfont=calluna] \setupletter [fromname={John Simmons}, fromaddress={Parkstreet 12\\8257 Green Bay}] \setupletter [toname={Steve Wilson}, toaddress={Nightstreet 4a\\9183 Cotton Village}] \setuplettertext [copy=cc: , enclosure=encl: ] \setupletter [copy=Copy, enclosure=Enclosure, postscript=Postscript] \startletter [opening={Dear Mr Wilson,}, subject={Brand new templates for Word}, closing={Best regards}, signature={John Simmons}] \dorecurse{4}{\input knuth\par} \stopletter [1] https://bitbucket.org/wolfs/correspondence/src [2] https://bitbucket.org/wolfs/correspondence/downloads Wolfgang

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images and linenumbering
by Martin Fechner 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Hi all, I posted this bug some time ago, but it still seems there. The combination between linenumbering and images isn't working. I use mkiv with the latest beta. Look at this short example: ------ \setuplayout[width=120mm] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setuplinenumbering[location=outer,method=page] \starttext \placefigure[left,4*hang,none]{} {\externalfigure[cow][width=0.2\textwidth]} \startlinenumbering \input tufte \stoplinenumbering \placefigure[right,2*hang,none]{} {\externalfigure[cow][width=0.2\textwidth]} \startlinenumbering[continue] \input tufte \stoplinenumbering \stoptext ------ Is there any workaround to this? Best regards, Martin

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space between number and units in \unit
by Robin.Kirkham＠csiro.au 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Dear Context folks, Could I request a parameter in \setupunits to control the space between the number and the units that is placed by \unit{}. In phys-dim.mkiv it looks like there is an intention to do so (parameter "space") but it's commented out. I actually would like about half the space that I currently get, but others may want none, or more. Thanks, Robin \starttext \unit{35 kilogram cubic meter} \setupunits[unit][space=big] \unit{35 kilogram cubic meter} \setupunits[unit][space=small] \unit{35 kilogram cubic meter} \stoptext

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footnotes in footnotes broken
by Martin Fechner 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Hi all, it seems that the footnotes in footnotes feature in mkiv is broken. The short example from contextgarden doesn't work with the last beta: ------ \starttext This\footnote{Or that\footnote{Or possibly even the other.}, if you prefer.} is a sentence with a footnote. \stoptext ------ Best regards, Martin

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Re: [NTG-context] scaling the mp figure in ConTeXt (Hans Hagen)
by Jeong Dalyoung 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Dear Hans and Mojca, Thank you for your solution. It works well. Best regards, Dalyoung

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defineframed has no effect
by Christian 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

This gives only a framed Hello, no red, frame still on. Did something change for setting up own frames? \defineframed[GreyBg][backgroung=color,backgroundcolor=red,frame=off] \starttext \GreyBg[frame=on]{Hallo} \stoptext Info: ConTeXt ver: 2011.11.09 20:58 MKIV

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url: Add macros to the ConTeXt core
by Paul Menzel 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Dear ConTeXt folks, looking into typesetting URLs I find typesetting URLs quite cumbersome. Maybe I have not used that feature that often so I am not seeing the advantage to first define a URL somewhere and give it a name \useURL[aurl] [http://xkcd.com/149/] [] [I prefer hot dogs.] and then later use it. \url[aurl] The proposed macros(?) in the section »Tipps and Tricks« [2] \def\href#1#2{\useURL[#2][{#2}][][{#1}]\goto{\url[#2]}[url(#1)]} \def\ahref#1{\color[linkcolor]{\ttx \href{#1}{<#1>}}} \def\fullahref#1{\color[linkcolor]{\ttx \href{#1}{http://#1}}} \def\mailto#1{\useURL[#1][mailto:#1][][#1]\from[{#1}]} \def\MailTo#1#2{\useURL[#1][mailto:#1][][#2]\from[{#1}]} seem quite useful. Could they be added to the ConTeXt core(?)? Thanks, Paul [1] http://wiki.contextgarden.net/url [2] http://wiki.contextgarden.net/url#Tipps_and_Tricks

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lemmas for headers
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Dear gang, Consider the following global setup: \setupheadertexts% [][section][chapter][] Sometimes a given section heading may be too long to comfortably fit in the header. Is there any mechanism or good workaround that will allow me to define, for a given header, a lemma such that it replaces <section> with <sectionlemma>. Of course I can interrupt the main flow with \setupheadertexts% [][sectionlemma][chapter][] manually, but what usually happens is that at least one header gets lost completely, generally the page immediately preceding the onset of the given section. Any help or tips greatly appreciated and Best wishes Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Shiʿi Studies Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Metafun manual section titles
by Romain Diss 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Hello, I'm trying to make some section titles which look like the ones of the metafun manual: title and number underlined, with number in margin. I thougth it would not be too hard but I can't do it. Actually, I'm using a frame with an overlay with a \startuniqueMPgraphic to underline the title but I can't make a frame for both the section number which is in the margin and the text which is not. I tried to make the underlining of the title text extend in the margin but it's not easy because the frame background seems to be centered automatically on the frame. Maybe I should adjust some offsets but how can I know the size of the section number... Anybody can help me on that problem ? -- Romain Diss <romain.diss(a)yahoo.fr>

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margin notes at page breaks
by Stefan Müller 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Hi list! In my document I have some margin notes that appear right before a page break and so end up in the bottom margin, see the following example. \starttext \dorecurse{4}{\input knuth} \blank[2*line] \inmargin{This note ends up in the bottom margin} %\margintext{This note ends up in the bottom margin} \input tufte \stoptext Is it possible to automatically move the margin note in those cases to the next page? I had a look at the manual where the issue is addressed. As I understood it "\margintext{...}" should be able to handle this, but it did not change anything in my example. In the garden I found "\setupinmargin[stack=yes]" but this didn't help either. This seems not to hard, but I can't find a way to fix it... Thanks in advance for any hints! Stefan

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