February 2011 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

empty [-] footnote marker needed
by Steffen Wolfrum 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Hi, even though you can't compare apples with oranges ... here is another MkIV question: Running the code below I expected an empty footnote marker (as in MkII, see attached). Instead I got the sectioning structure "1.1" How can this be switched off? Thanks, Steffen ------- \starttext \chapter{a} \section{b} test\footnote[-]{only this} text \stoptext

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beta
by Hans Hagen 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Hi, I uploaded a beta. Tho most important change is that mkii and mkiv are now completely separated, only a couple of modules and styles are shared. Another change is that language related information is now organized differently. Labels and such are in lang-txt.lua and easier to maintain. For those writing pretty printers: pluggable code is now under xxxx-imp-* i.e. the imp subnamespace. I have considered -base, -user etc but that would lead to too much testing. Users can put their extensions (when part of third party modules) under for instance buff-imp-t-<somename> which is unique enough. Anyway, by using an additional -imp- we have less change of clashing with core modules. Some more will probably follow. Hopefully all files are in the zip. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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TTF fonts and MKIV
by John Culleton 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Is there a short, simple guide somewhere that shows how to use TTF and OTF fonts in Context? I downloaded the new Fonts chapter but it goes deep into the weeds on typescripts etc. I am looking for a method that allows me to do in Context what I can already do in most other DTP programs: simply designate for use a font or font family that exists in /usr/share/fonts without typescripts, complex and confusing aliasing schemes or tfm files. -- John Culleton Create Book Covers with Scribus: http://www.booklocker.com/p/books/4055.html Typesetting and indexing http://wexfordpress.com book sales http://wexfordpress.net Free barcode: http://www.tux.org/~milgram/bookland/

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prevent gobbling of spaces when omitting optional argument
by Florian Wobbe 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Hi, please consider the following minimal example: \def\before{\dodoubleempty\dobefore}% \def\dobefore[#1][#2]{before} \starttext \before[] after (should be: \before[]\ after without explicit \type{\ })\par \before[]after\par \before[][] after\par % this works \before[][]after\par \stoptext How can I prevent gobbling the following space, when the second optional argument is not given (i.e. first line). The macro itself should not insert space if the command is followed by any other character (2nd and 4th line). Thanks, Florian

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showing and hiding layers
by Skip Collins 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

I am trying to create a layer to contain letterhead graphics. I would like the letterhead to appear by default when a pdf is opened and printed. But I would also like to be able to hide the letterhead layer in Acrobat when printing on pre-printed paper. My simplistic, always-displayed letterhead looks like: %%% start code %%% \definelayer[letterhead] [x=0in,y=0in,width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight,state=start] \setlayer[letterhead] [hoffset=1in,voffset=0.5in] {LetterHeadMark} \setupbackgrounds[page][background={letterhead}] \starttext Hello, World! \stoptext %%% stop code %%% But there is no obvious way to turn this off when printing. Contextgarden suggests using \defineproperty to create a pdf layer. I can show and hide this layer in acrobat, but it always opens up hidden. I am also not sure how to place the letterhead exactly on the page using this method. Any suggestions?

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problem with \date in beta 2011.01.31 16:59
by Florian Wobbe 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Hi, \date still used to work in beta 2011.01.26 11:02 now I get only "v!". What is wrong? \starttext \date, \date[][year,--,mm,--,dd] \stoptext Thanks, Florian

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