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references
by Hans Hagen 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

Hi, I uploaded a beta. New: - Improved \textxt behaviour (for Mojca's code). - Korean labels and index tagging (with help from Jeong Dalyoung). - Cleaned of referencing (formats). \setupinteraction[state=start] \startbuffer[definitions] \definereferenceformat [PageOne] [left=(,right=),text=sometext] \definereferenceformat [PageTwo] [label=page] \definereferenceformat [PageThree] [label=*] \definereferenceformat [PageFour] [label=both] \setuplabeltext[en][page=page~] \setuplabeltext[en][chapter=chapter~] \setuplabeltext[en][both={chapter~,~retpahc}] \stopbuffer \getbuffer[definitions] \starttext \chapter[one]{One} \typebuffer[definitions] \startbuffer \PageOne[two] \PageTwo[two] \PageThree[two] \PageFour[two] \at{(}{)}[two] \at{!}[two] \at{page}[two] <<\at[two]>> \stopbuffer \typebuffer \startlines \getbuffer \stoplines \chapter[two]{Two} \typebuffer[definitions] \startbuffer \PageOne[one] \PageTwo[one] \PageThree[one] \PageFour[one] \at{(}{)}[one] \at{!}[one] \at{page}[one] <<\at[one]>> \stopbuffer \typebuffer \startlines \getbuffer \stoplines \stoptext -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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problems with bib
by Stefan Müller 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

Hi list, until now I used the bib module for my bibliography in a rather large document in MkIV by calling \usemodule[bib]. Today I updated to version 2011.02.25 22:03 and the document does no longer compile. I removed the above line from my document and it ran again, but the "References" section was empty and I got "[[error 1]]" everywhere I used \cite. So I changed \completepublications to \completepublications[criterium=all]. Now I have the complete list of references (I know, I asked for it) but instead I only want to have those references in the list that I cited in the document. Some questions: (1) Is the bib module obsolete? If so, can someone provide me with a small example how to properly make bibliographies now, preferably from a .bib-file? (2) If this is not already answered by the first question: How do I get the references list to display only the cited entries from my bibliography, "[criterium=?]"? (3) What do I have to do to let context find the sample.bib database? I get "I couldn't open database file sample.bib.bib" or "I couldn't open database file sample.bib" in the output depending on whether I added ".bib" or not. My current setup is this: %\usemodule[bib] \setupbibtex[database={mybibdatabase.bib}] \setuppublications[alternative=ams, refcommand=num] \setupcite[num][lastpubsep={, }] \setupcite[author][left=, right=] ... \completepublications[criterium=all] Any help appreciated, Stefan

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Screen document design
by Ian Lawrence 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

Morning all, Quick question. I want to design a screen document at 1024 by 768 pixels, so ideally work in pixels as units, and not mm / cm. I know pdfs are scalable and about \setuppapersize[S6][S6], but I'd prefer to work in pixels (I have swfs / images to embed, and these come in x by y pixels). Anyone have an easy answer? ...nothing I have found in the selection of downloadable documentation or on the wiki suggests that it is possible... Thanks Ian

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Labels, offsetting the layout...
by Willi Egger 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

Hi all, I should prepare a couple of sticky-labels. The label-sheet however has a top margin of 21 mm as also a bottom margin of 21 mm. At the left and right side there is a margin of 8 mm. The size of the label is 42.3 x 97mm. There are 16 such labels on each sheet. In order to get the prints correct I wanted to move the layout 8 mm to the right and 21 mm down... I had no success to complete this. Could someone enlighten me what I am doing wrong? Willi I have the following setup for testing: \definepapersize[Label][height=42.3mm,width=97mm] \definepapersize[Mypaper][A4] \setuppapersize[Label][Mypaper] \setuppaper [paper=Mypaper, topspace=21mm, backspace=8mm, dx=2mm, dy=0mm, nx=2, ny=6, margin=0pt, width=194mm, height=255mm, location=middle] \setuplayout [page=Label, topspace=4mm, backspace=5mm, margin=0mm, width=87mm, height=34.3mm, header=0mm, footer=0mm] \definelayer[Label][width=\paperwidth, height=\paperheight] \setuparranging[XY] \starttext \dorecurse{12} {\setlayerframed [Label] [preset=leftbottom,y=.9cm,x=0mm] [frame=off, style=\tfx] {NTG-secretary} \startstandardmakeup \placelayer[Label]\page \stopstandardmakeup} \stoptext

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Comma spacing in math mode
by S Barmeier 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

I don't know if anyone feels the same, but I'm not happy with the spacing of commas in math mode (pictures attached). For instance, typesetting H^1(X,F), the comma seems to be closer to the F than to the X. Equal spacing on both sides or setting the comma closer to the X are I guess a matter of taste (inserting a \neghairspace after the X achieves the latter). In any case, I would kind of prefer equal spacing. Also, it seems odd that adding a negative space \neghairspace does not change the length of the total formula - I had expected the modified one to be slightly shorter...? On a related issue, the spacing for lists, e.g. (0,0,...,0), is not satisfactory. LaTeX provides a command \dotsc for dots between commas (and other commands like \dotsm, \dotsi, \dotsb). I don't know if all of these are necessary, but \dotsc and its cousins are not defined in ConTeXt and both using \ldots or just ... give unsatisfactory results. (It is also curious that the spacing after the first comma and the spacing after the last comma in (0,0,...,0) is evidently different...) Personally, I think I favour something approximating (0, 0, ..., 0) and I find \ldots is spaced too widely, ... too closely, and in any case, the spacing of the dots doesn't match with the spacing of the commas. Any second opinions? Best wishes, Severin P.S.: I'm also confused about \colon and : - the latter looks better to me in $i: A \to B$. The spacing for projective coordinates [1:0: ... :0] is wide but still acceptable. The index of a subgroup |G:H| is far too widely spaced, but \colon only gives asymmetrical spacing. The semicolon seems to undergo the same spacing as the comma, with the same problems mentioned above. P.P.S.: \hairspace does not seem to have any effect in math mode, while \neghairspace does. Bug or feature?

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Non-stretching or slow-stretching spaces?
by S Barmeier 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

I was wondering if there are any kind of spaces which (partly) fix the spacing between characters. For example, typesetting "Chapter 1", I would like to keep the space from stretching at the same rate as the surrounding spaces (just like ck ligatures in old German texts would be prevented from stretching, or the space in do n't (sic) in early 20th century American texts). I currently use "\ " to prevent a line break "~" to prevent extra space after a period \, \; etc. as fractions(?) of the normal space (i.e. they change at the same rate as the normal space when stretched) Are there any other types of spaces I should be aware of? I would be most grateful for any comments, especially concerning the existence of a slow-stretching (or non-stretching) space... Thank you, Severin

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DejaVu in minimals
by Vedran Miletić 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

Kudos for including DejaVu in minimals. Regards, Vedran Miletić

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Bibliography bug
by Pontus Lurcock 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

Greetings everyone, Since this is my first post here, I would like to start by saying thank you to all the ConTeXt developers and documenters for a great system. I'm using ConTeXt to typeset my doctoral dissertation, with (so far) reasonable success. But I've run into what I think is a minor bug in the default bibliography style. Minimal example: ---8<--- \startpublication[k=test,t=inproceedings,a=Smith,y=2000] \author[]{John}[J.]{}{Smith} \pubyear{2000} \arttitle{A fascinating exposition} \editor[]{Adam}[A.]{}{Jones} \title{Proceedings of Something} \city{London} \pages{123--132} \organization{Institute of Whatever} \stoppublication \starttext \placepublications[criterium=all] \stoptext ---8<--- Using Linux minimals, context Mark IV, v. 2011.02.25 22:03, this gives me: Smith, J. (2000). A fascinating exposition. In Jones, A., editor, Proceedings of Something, pages 123–132. London.: Institute of Whatever I think that "London.: Institute of Whatever" should be "London: Institute of Whatever." with full stop after organization rather than city. I assume the fix is simple, but I swiftly got lost when I tried jumping into the bibliography code, so I hope that someone else can help here. Thanks, Pont

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Letters in the first level head instead of numbers
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

Hello, maybe already questioned in the past, but I cannot find the answer: How to change the numbering style for a particular head (e.g. section) from numbers (1, 2...) to letters (A, B...) - which option and value (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Reference/en/setuphead)? Thank you in advance. Kind regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka [mailto:LPr@pontex.cz] Pontex s. r. o. [mailto:pontex@pontex.cz] [http://www.pontex.cz] Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 244 062 238 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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\externalfigure can't find svg files in the path specified by \setupexternalfigures
by Hongwen Qiu 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

Hi, If I put the Dna-SNP.svg file in the current directory, it works fine: \starttext %\setupexternalfigures[directory=figure] \externalfigure[Dna-SNP.svg] \externalfigure[Dna-SNP.png] \stoptext If I put the Dna-SNP.svg file in the figure subdirectory, then it broke: \starttext %\setupexternalfigures[directory=figure] \externalfigure[Dna-SNP.svg] %\externalfigure[Dna-SNP.png] \stoptext And If I convert the Dna-SNP.svg in the figure subdirectory into Dna-SNP.png, and comment the .svg line, while uncomment the .png line, it works again. So the problem is that \externalfigure can't find svg files in the path specified by \setupexternalfigures. Dna-SNP.svg is attached in case somebody want to test it.

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