December 2011 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

issue with logo and aalt
by Pablo Rodríguez 04 Dec '11

04 Dec '11

Hi there, the following minimal sample shows one problem I have when using all small caps (all lowercase and small caps) in titles. \setuppapersize[A4,landscape] \setuppagenumbering[location=] \usemodule[simplefonts][size=200pt] \setmainfont[TeX Gyre Pagella] \definefontfeature[allcaps][default][aalt=yes] \starttext \TeX \addfs{allcaps} \TeX \stoptext The logo in small caps has the letter E than in the all caps. My question is how should I redefine the TeX logo so that the all small caps version, i.e. that both logos have the letter E at the same height? (Otherwise, the all small caps logo seems weird.) Thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Title page for diploma thesis
by Paul Menzel 04 Dec '11

04 Dec '11

Dear ConTeXt folks, I am trying to format the title page for a diploma thesis. Looking at the Wiki most of the title or cover pages just have the title centered and maybe a subtitle right below [1]. \starttext \definemakeup[titlepage][align=middle] \starttitlepagemakeup {\definedfont[Serif at 20pt]University} \blank[big] {\definedfont[Serif at 20pt]\sc Institute} \vfill {\definedfont[Serif at 20pt]Diploma thesis} \blank[big] {\definedfont[Serif at 30pt] \setstrut \strut Interesting topic} \vfill by John Doe \stoptitlepagemakeup \stoptext 1. Is using `\blank` the recommended way to format the page? Or is using boxes and placing them manually “better”? 2. Looking at the output it is not centered exactly and a little bit to the left. Why is this the default? Does anyone know? Looking at the manual [2] in chapter page design (p. 29, screen version) this seems to be the backspace value. Is there an easy way to center it according to the whole paper width? Additionally I would have guessed it to be more on the right when glueing or trussing up(?) (German binden) the pages. Thanks and I am sorry for the sleight off-topic second question, Paul [1] http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Simple_Cover_Page [2] http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-eni.pdf

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[OT] Documentation
by Aditya Mahajan 03 Dec '11

03 Dec '11

http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/821

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Re: [NTG-context] Fractions and binomial inlined in text ($n \choose \frac{n}2$): Parentheses not scaled
by dalyoung 03 Dec '11

03 Dec '11

Dear Paul, > using the following minimal example > > \starttext > Using \type{\choose} in text $n \choose \frac{n}2$. > Please try $\displaystyle{n \choose \frac{n}2}$. It is working for me. I hope it is what you are looking for. best regards, Dalyoung

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Word-wrap/hyphenation with very large font size not working consistently
by Pavneet Arora 03 Dec '11

03 Dec '11

I am trying to typeset some signs for a construction site. I enclose a (somewhat contrived) for consideration. What I am having difficulty with is to get word wrap and interline spacing to work consistently. I am using \framed, but if there is a better way please let me know. The trouble I am having is getting lines to break consistently. Sometimes they do, but as in this case the second word `through' continues beyond the frame width. You may also try to substitute the text ``Enter this way today'', another contrived example to see the effect. The symbol font that I am using is Symbol-Signs from: http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Symbol-Signs but I shouldn't think that is pertinent to the problem. Any guidance on what is the issue here? Or if there is a better way to go about doing this type of signage. I am also interested in learning how to do vertical centering of blocks of text, i.e., in a formal letter or in this case of setting text for signs. I have read and tried to understand Wolfgang's response to Jaroslav's earlier enquiry: http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20100702.112805.07aa71e2.en.html but I really don't understand it and how to make it work for my applications. Is there a simple template---say for a block of text---that someone might be able to offer for the ConTeXt challenged? advTHANKSance -- ----- - Pavneet Arora

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Define `\luatexversion` similar to `\contextversion`
by Paul Menzel 03 Dec '11

03 Dec '11

Dear ConTeXt folks, thanks to Robin’s example documents I found out about the following last two commands \Context\ \contextmark\ \contextversion allowing to put the used components and versions into the document. Then I found `\luaversion` to display the version of Lua. But I could not find `\luatexversion`. Is there something similar? Can this command be defined? Thanks, Paul

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Re: [NTG-context] Lua script not registered
by John Kitzmiller 03 Dec '11

03 Dec '11

---Mojca wrote: On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 04:56, John Kitzmiller wrote: > > I think I can get this setuptex.bat automated for random context runs but, > > for some reason(s) C:>context somefile.tex will not work globally on my > personal computer (Lenovo x100e) over which I have admin control (maybe I am > not a good admin?) and I have added C:\context\tex\texmf-mswin\bin to my > PATH > > I still get "Lua script not registered" complaint when I try to compile > outside of C:\context directory > > I suppose I could live with keeping all binaries and docs in C:\context, but > that is not so inviting compared to being able to pdfLaTeX a doc over > Dropbox via MikTeX for example. You need to have C:\context\tex\texmf-mswin\bin in front of MikTeX's bin, else the command "context" will use LuaTeX from MikTeX and that one won't find ConTeXt scripts. However, you might stumble into some problems with LaTeX then, but it might be possible to remove pdfTeX (during installation of ConTeXt you can say --engines=luatex) and then it will be unlikely that you will want to use the same binary with ConTeXt and LaTeX (I have no idea how kpathsea would work in such a scenario). Mojca end of quote --- Good thinking Mojca! Moving C:\context up in PATH has done the trick from the command line. Now I will fuss getting editor to work. I compiled a few of my standard docs through MiKTeX pdflatex and mpost docs with no conflict so far. Thank you so much for the suggestion and thanks to luigi and Hans for their help too. Then I will read and play with wonderful ConTeXt manuals and generate a million more questions ;) --johnk

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displaylines in textetxt?
by Meer, H. van der 03 Dec '11

03 Dec '11

Is it impossible to typeset displaylines in textext called inside metapost? The gives an error: \starttext \startMPpage label(textext("$$\displaylines{a=b\cr}$$\strut"),origin); \stopMPpage \stoptext metapost/context/base/metafun.mpiv ! Missing } inserted. -- <inserted text> } <to be read again> \halign \displaylines ...spl@y \tabskip \zeroskip \halign {\hbox to \displaywidth {$… Though for example, \matrix,\cases seems to work. I already have put \unexpanded in front of the definition of \displaylines in math-pln.mkiv Hans van der Meer

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terrible png placement
by Hans van der Meer 03 Dec '11

03 Dec '11

Something terrible must be done to png pictures, either in ConTeXt or in luatex. I have the following minimal sample code and picture. I include the png for those who want to check. % Test png addition. \starttext Place png figure.\par \placefigure{Test figure}{\externalfigure[test.png]} \stoptext Without the png-picture it makes an 8KB pdf. But with the png-picture the pdf swells to 1.8MB. And that for a png-picture of only 48KB. Moreover making a zip of all this stuff brought the size back to 110KB. In the log: ConTeXt ver: 2011.11.04 14:15 MKIV fmt: 2011.11.10 int: english/english mkiv lua stats > graphics processing time - 0.001 seconds including tex, 1 processed images What is done with the png and can it be remedied? This swelling up of small picture to such enormous proportions makes the inclusion of png-picture nearly impossible, at least impractable. Hans van der Meer

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Lua script not registered
by John Kitzmiller 03 Dec '11

03 Dec '11

Replying to the list in this manner--having to retype the subject--is unusual to me, and I hope it does not create problems for the list. Please help me on how to reply within the mail archive to make more efficient. Many thanks to those who have replied on the topic! Thank you, Aditya-- I had run C:\context\tex\setuptex.bat and then tried C:\context>context firstfile.tex which worked (now down to 3+ secs from 11+ at first run--file = \starttext Hello World \stoptext) I think I can get this setuptex.bat automated for random context runs but, for some reason(s) C:>context somefile.tex will not work globally on my personal computer (Lenovo x100e) over which I have admin control (maybe I am not a good admin?) and I have added C:\context\tex\texmf-mswin\bin to my PATH I still get "Lua script not registered" complaint when I try to compile outside of C:\context directory I suppose I could live with keeping all binaries and docs in C:\context, but that is not so inviting compared to being able to pdfLaTeX a doc over Dropbox via MikTeX for example. --John

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