December 2011 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Header bottomframe on first page of document
by Peter Park Nelson 22 Dec '11

22 Dec '11

Hello, If I have a bottom frame under my page headers, is it possible to have NO bottom frame under the header on ONLY the first page of a document? I am using: \setupbackgrounds[header][text][bottomframe=on] to put a border line underneath all my page headers. I want to have a header on the first page of my document but no line under it (the first page header will be unique). I want to keep the vertical space for the header, so \setupheader[text][state=high] is not what I need. The reason for this is to have the option of placing a "banner" over the document title using the header. Some documents will need this, and some will not. So, if the extra banner is needed, I will put it in the first page header, and if not I will leave that header blank. The unique header will be set using: \definetext[firsthead][header][First Page Header Banner Text] % or leave it blank... \setuphead[title][header=firsthead,...] Thanks, PPN -- Peter Park Nelson peter.park.nelson(a)gmail.com

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Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 90, Issue 67
by Philip Brown 22 Dec '11

22 Dec '11

Thank you, Luigi. I see that Context runs from the command line. The problem is that it does not run from emacs context-mode. How can I fix this? On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Philip Brown <brownp(a)tamug.edu> wrote: > I downloaded texlive on Windows from the the July 2011 Tex Collection dvd. > > > > Latex works fine, but I get the following error message when I try to run > Context: > > > > ConTeXt: problems after [0] pages > > > > Is there some sort of postcompilation I need to do to get Context running? > > > > Regards, > > > > Philip Brown Save this line \starttext\input knuth\stoptext into test.tex and then check mkiv with $> context test.tex and mkii with $> mtxrun texexec test.tex -- luigi

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Re: [NTG-context] context instal
by Patrick Gundlach 22 Dec '11

22 Dec '11

Hello Marek, > Hi Mr. Gundlach > .Just want to say Im very dissapointed that no installing package of ConText exist. I mean like you install things in Win – two cliks and Done! > I was studying ConText whole afternoon and i liked it – But – im very very sick of this kind of installing. It just makes people like me to hate the whole thing about trying something else then MS Word. I was eager to learn this ConText ant than BIIIIIIG! Frustration cause i could not run it. All those versions of packages - i wanted to shoot myself. > > Yea, i know you dont get paid for this, BUT - come on Mr. Gundla. Is it that hard to make one ABSOLUTE DUMMY PACKAGE (you geeks can call it how you want i know you like to use word dummies for people who are lesser geeks than you :) ) two cliks and lalala! Hello Word! You save afternoon to many other people :D Just think about it, ok? Well, ConTeXt _is_ hard to install. First you have to sacrifice one of your family members. Afterwards, you need to hum the magic chant in order to open your spirit. After you have done that, please draw a circle around your computer and put candles on it, making the shape of a pentagram. Now, and this is important, go six times clockwise around that circle, six times counter clockwise and then six times clockwise again. After that, turn on your computer and start your webbrowser and go to http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Simple_Windows_Installation and downlaod the installer. Sincerely your Mr. Gundla

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Problem with \insertpages
by Mari Voipio 22 Dec '11

22 Dec '11

Hello! After I got my layers (i.e. covers) organize, I ran into some postprocessing problems. This used to work, I've last used it just a month ago. \setuppapersize[A5][A4] %individual page A5 size, print size A4 \setuparranging[2UP,rotated] %makes a single booklet when folded (duplex printing!) \setupoutput[pdf] \setuplayout [backspace=0pt, topspace=0pt, width=middle, height=middle, location=middle, header=0pt, footer=0pt] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \starttext \insertpages [pr-33-gp.pdf][width=0pt] \stoptext [see also http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Including_pages_from_PDF_document] It no longer works, I just get a pdf with blank pages, even though the input pdf is fine. If I remember to tell my SciTe to "Process and Arrange", it definitely tries to arrange the pages, but something just goes wrong (the whole log is attached). First it goes "<pr-33-gp.pdf> pages > flushing realpage 51, userpage 51 <pr-33-gp.pdf> pages > flushing realpage 52, userpage 52 <pr-33-gp.pdf> pages > flushing realpage 53, userpage 53 <pr-33-gp.pdf> pages > flushing realpage 54, userpage 54 )" Then it does "system > 48.48 arranged at 48 system > 49.49 arranged at 49 system > 50.50 arranged at 50 system > 51.51 arranged at 51 system > 52.52 arranged at 52 system > 53.53 arranged at 53 system > 54.54 arranged at 54 system > 55.55 arranged at 55 system > 56.56 arranged at 56" And then: just blank pdf, 28 A4 portrait pages of nothing. It's quite possible it's my code that sucks and it shouldn't have worked in the first place, but I'd love to find out how to fix it. :-) It is not critical per se as I can do some stuff in Acrobat, but in the long run I'd better get this to work. Thanks, Mari

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Fontsize problems in table
by Wolfgang Schuster 22 Dec '11

22 Dec '11

Hi Hans, the following example complains about a missing font identifier. \starttext \starttable[|l|] \stoptable \stoptext fonts > virtual math > unable to resolve name mapsfromchar fonts > fallback modern rm 12pt is loaded ! Missing font identifier. system > tex > error on line 3 in file /Users/wolf/TeX/test.tex: Missing font identifier ... 1 \starttext 2 \starttable[|l|] 3 >> \stoptable 4 \stoptext <to be read again> \*modern6ptmmmr33* \dopresetmathfamilyindeed ...ontsize 3*\endcsname \scriptfont #1\csname *\fo... \dosetmathfamily ...\dopresetmathfamilyindeed #1#2 \else \dosetmathfamilyinde... \bidirectionalmathstrategynop ...ily \mrfam \c!mr \textfont \mrfamrl \textfo... <inserted text> ... \bidirectionalmathstrategynop \fi \applycompleteboldmath... \synchronizemath ...athfonts \the \mathstrategies \fi ... l.3 \stoptable Wolfgang

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Bug or feature?
by Andreas Harder 21 Dec '11

21 Dec '11

Hi, with the latest beta there is always a line break after a \blackrule … bug or feature? \starttext % \dontleavehmode% \blackrule[width=3cm] unwanted line break! \stoptext Regards Andreas

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Preserve line height with TABLE
by Andreas Harder 21 Dec '11

21 Dec '11

Hi, is there a way to mimic the tabulate behavior with TABLE (or xtable)? \starttext \def\HtTest#1% {\setbox\scratchbox\vbox{#1}hight=\the\ht\scratchbox\par\vbox{#1}\blank} \HtTest{\strut (Äg) first line\par second line\par (Äg) third line} \setuptabulate[before=,after=,] \HtTest{\starttabulate[|l|] \NC (Äg) first line \NC\NR \NC second line \NC\NR \NC (Äg) third line \NC\NR \stoptabulate} \HtTest{\bTABLE[frame=off,offset=overlay,left=\strut] % ,rulethickness=0pt \bTR\bTD (Äg) first line \eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD second line \eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD (Äg) third line \eTD\eTR \eTABLE} \HtTest{\startembeddedxtable[frame=off,offset=overlay] \startxrow \startxcell (Äg) first line \stopxcell \stopxrow \startxrow \startxcell second line \stopxcell \stopxrow \startxrow \startxcell (Äg) third line \stopxcell \stopxrow \stopembeddedxtable} \stoptext Thanks in advance Andreas

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keep tabulate lines together
by Henning Hraban Ramm 21 Dec '11

21 Dec '11

Since my imposition problem is hopefully solved for this year, let’s tackle the next one: My address book consists of a multipage tabulation, entries look like: \ML \NC\Name{Green, Martin}\NC\Email{greenhorn(a)gmx.de}\NC \Geburt{1979-01-01}\NC\NR \NC\Name{Green-Span, Martina}\NC\Email{greenspan(a)gmx.de}\NC \Geburt{1978-12-01}\NC\NR \NC\Strasse{Grünstraße 4}\NC\Ort{D-00321 Mainz}\NC\NC\NR \NC\Strasse{Heimatstraße 3}\NC\Ort{D-12345 Oberhofen}\NC\Telefon{+49 +1111-3456}\NC\NR \ML \NC\Name{Hagen, Hans}\NC(Pragma ADE)\NC\Email{info(a)pragma-ade.com}\NC\NR \NC\Strasse{Ridderstraat 27}\NC\Ort{NL-8061GH Hasselt}\NC\Telefon{+31 +38-4775369}\NC\NR \ML \NC\Name{Zappa, Frank}\NC\NC\Geburt{1940-12-21}\NC\NR \ML I’d like to allow page breaks only at the horizontal lines to keep whole address blocks together. Is that possible? Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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fun with markings
by Henning Hraban Ramm 21 Dec '11

21 Dec '11

Hello again, it’s that time of year again, when I try to print my calendar and address book for next year, and last year’s ConTeXt code doesn’t work any more... (see my mails on imposition and tabulate lines problems). Anyway; I’d like to get the first and last name on one address book page into its header. While that didn’t work last year at all (at least not in combination with imposition), I get "rather" good results with this code (helpfully donated by someone on this list): """ \setupbodyfont [ss,18pt] \setuplayout[location=middle,marking=on] \setuppaper [nx = 3 ,ny = 1 ,dx =0mm,dy=0mm,topspace=19mm,backspace=10.5mm,page=A7,paper={A4,landscape}] \setuparranging [XY] \definemarking[MyNam] \setupheadertexts[][{\getmarking[MyNam][first]–\getmarking[MyNam] [last]}] \def\Name#1{#1\expanded{\marking[MyNam]{#1}}} \starttext \startlines \Name{A} \Name{B} \Name{C} \Name{D} \Name{E} \Name{F} \Name{G} \Name{H} \Name{I} \Name{J} \Name{K} \Name{L} \Name{M} \Name{N} \Name{O} \Name{P} \Name{Q} \Name{R} \Name{S} \Name{T} \Name{U} \Name{V} \Name{W} \Name{X} \Name{Y} \Name{Z} \Name{\CONTEXT} \stoplines \stoptext """ I.e. I put the first letters of every name into the marking register "MyNam" and fetch its first and last value in the header. Problem is, I get always the second and second-last name, instead the first and last one. E.g. if there’s A-I on the first page, header says B–H. Best Greetlings! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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\starttabulate inside a \placelegend is not working
by Charles 20 Dec '11

20 Dec '11

Hi, I would like to put a table (\starttabulate ... \stoptabulate) inside a \placelegend in order to have local footnotes. The compilation is OK for \starttable but failing with \starttabulate. Some help please? Thanks Charles \starttext \startlocalfootnotes \placetable{A table with footnotes.} \placelegend {\starttable[|l|r|] \HL \VL One\footnote{First} \VL Two\footnote{Second} \VL\FR \VL Three\footnote{Third} \VL Four\footnote{Fourth} \VL\LR \HL \stoptable} {\placelocalfootnotes} \stoplocalfootnotes \startlocalfootnotes \placetable{A table with footnotes.} \placelegend {\starttabulate[|l|c|c|c|] \HL \NC \NC One \NC Two \NC Three \NC\NR \HL \NC Ten \NC \checkmark\footnote{First} \NC \NC \NC \NC\NR \NC Twenty \NC \checkmark \NC \checkmark\footnote{Second} \NC \NC \NC\NR \HL \stoptabulate} {\placelocalfootnotes} \stoplocalfootnotes \stoptext

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