June 2011 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Two graphics on the same page
by yoraxe 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

Hi. I'm searching for a command that scales two ore more consecutive graphics in that way, that they all fit into one page (without pagebreak). I didn't found anything in the wiki, but I have to admit, that I didn't even know after which keywords I could have searched. Thanks, Yoraxe

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How to typeset current year using \date command?
by Verhaag, G.C.H.M. 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

Hi, I was wondering whether it is possible to automatically typeset ONLY the current year using the \date command? From the reference manual I don't think it is possible! Maybe another trick is available! Thanks! Regards, Gerard Verhaag

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Error with \{start,stop}structureblockenvironment
by Martin 'golodhrim' Scholz 12 Jun '11

12 Jun '11

Hi list, after an upgrade to latest beta today ConTeXt mkiv is failing with ! Undefined control sequence system > tex > error on line 165 in file file.tex: Undefined control sequence ... l.165 \startstructureblockenvironment [frontpart] The corresponding lines from the file.tex are: \definestructureconversionset[frontpart:pagenumber][][romannumerals] \definestructureconversionset[bodypart:pagenumber] [][numbers] \setuplist[chapter][pageconversionset=pagenumber] \startstructureblockenvironment[frontpart] \setupuserpagenumber[numberconversion=romannumerals] \setuppagenumber[number=1] \stopstructureblockenvironment \startstructureblockenvironment[bodypart] \setuppagenumber[number=1] \stopstructureblockenvironment \setupbackgrounds[header][text][frame=off,bottomframe=on] \setuppagenumbering[state=start,conversion=romannumerals] \startfrontmatter \completecontent \stopfrontmatter \startbodymatter \setuppagenumbering[state=start,conversion=] \product prd_file \stopbodymatter I would appreciate any kind of help to get this solved, as the wiki explained that for making use of the romannumbers in the frontpart and normals in the mainpart... Thanks for your help :) -- Martin 'golodhrim' Scholz Auf dem Sattler 4 34516 Ederbringhausen Germany Phone: +49 6454 799623 mobile: +49 176 63301749 Fax: +49 6454 7990138 e-Mail: scholz.m82(a)googlemail.com You ain't learning nothing when you're talking.

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Digits-Module in tabulate does not work
by yoraxe 12 Jun '11

12 Jun '11

Hi, I'm using the digit-module and enjoy, that I get a nice output using the following: \starttext \digits{30e-3} \stoptext instead of \starttext $30 \cdot 10^{-3}$ or $30 ⋅ 10^{-3}$ \stoptext But now I'm wondering why this module does not work in the tabulate-environment with: \starttabulate[|l|l] \HL \NC first \NC second \AR \HL \NC \digits{30e-3}\NC \digits{30e+3} \AR \HL \stoptabulate In the pdf-file now appears only 30e-3. Thanks, Yoraxe

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verbatim text in MkIV and \installprettytype...
by Julian Becker 12 Jun '11

12 Jun '11

Recently, I tried to typeset some verbatim MATLAB source codes in MkIV, but I can't seem to be able to grasp the concept of pretty printers. All the sample codes I found on the net/wiki/mailing list don't compile, complaining that "\installprettytype" is an unknown command...?! Is there any module I have to load first or something I missed in the wiki? Or can anyone provide me with a minimalistic example? Best regards, Julian

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Re: [NTG-context] Problem installing minimals on PowerMac G4
by Robert Blackstone 11 Jun '11

11 Jun '11

On Sun, 5 Jun 2011 03:23:54 Mojca Miklavec wrote > > How exactly do you run MKIV? > I always use TeXShop with an engine-file (in ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines), made executable, in this case mkiv-04-06.engine, which reads: #!/bin/bash source /Users/robert/context-minimals-04-06/tex/setuptex context "$1" It works on my other machines. Incidentally, I found that mkiv does not work on this machine with the october minimals either, so maybe it never worked on this PowerMac (Tiger). I failed to notice it because I always used mkii and I only started using mkiv recently. I cannot check it either, since I trashed earlier minimals. Kind regards, Robert Blackstone

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[metafun] MPenvironment / font switching
by Philipp Gesang 10 Jun '11

10 Jun '11

Hi all, I’m struggling with the font used in metapost. The only way to actually change it appears to be enclosing the mp graphic in two statements of \setupbodyfont[…] -- which I need to avoid. In the following example, the background text should be typeset (drawn) as lm sans, whereas the main font should be left untouched (serif). ································································· \startMPenvironment %[global] \switchtobodyfont[sans] %\setupbodyfont[sans] \stopMPenvironment %\start\setupbodyfont[sans] \startuseMPgraphic{bg} verbatimtex \setupbodyfont[sans] etex ; draw btex I wanna get rid of those serifs! etex xysized (21cm, 5cm) withcolor blue ; \stopuseMPgraphic \definelayer[bg][x=0,y=0,width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight] \setlayer[bg]{% %\setupbodyfont[sans] \useMPgraphic{bg} } \setupbackgrounds[paper][background=bg] \setupbackgrounds[state=repeat] %\stop \starttext \dorecurse{42}{I’d really like to keep my serifs! } \stoptext ································································· Wrapping the mp code inside a group is fatal. \[start|stop]MPenvironment doesn’t seem to have an effect at all unless called with the “global” flag -- in which case it will change the main body font as well. Also, inside mp’s “[verbatim|b]tex ... etex” font switches refuse to work. I’m really puzzled here, any hints? Thanks in advance Philipp

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\activatespacehandler
by Aditya Mahajan 10 Jun '11

10 Jun '11

Hi, \activatespacehandler{on} does not work in MkIV. I guess that this is because \controlspace does not give the right glyph in MkIV, possibly because, in opentype fonts, \char 32 is the same as regular space. Any idea how to fix this? Is there a unicode character for visible space. A discussion on the xetex mailing list suggests http://www.tug.org/pipermail/xetex/2006-February/003095.html 0x2423, but that looks very different from \tt\char 32. Aditya

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Re: [NTG-context] can't set simplified chinese font (Taco Hoekwater)
by m00nlight 10 Jun '11

10 Jun '11

Yes, I make sure that the Adobe Song Std.otf is in /usr/share/fonts/adobe and OSFONTDIR is director to /usr/share/fonts/adboe

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XeLaTeX or ConTeXt?
by Peter Davis 10 Jun '11

10 Jun '11

I'm still wrestling with this issue of doing InDesign-like documents. Does ConTeXt provide a way to simulate multiple "stories" or flows of text? For example, suppose I have a newspaper with two articles on page 1. One of them continues on page 2, and the other on page 3. Is there a way to do that? Alternatively, I could consider plain TeX or LuaTeX, but I know very little about either of those. I'm prepared to learn, but I'd like to get some hints about what seems like the likliest path to produce this kind of document. Thank you! -pd ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Peter Davis <pfd(a)pfdstudio.com> Date: Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 5:36 PM Subject: XeLaTeX or ConTeXt? To: texhax <texhax(a)tug.org> I'm looking for a way to produce InDesign-like documents with TeX. By "InDesign-like," I mean, apart from excellent typography, the abillity to have 'stories' automatically overflow from one container to another, either on the same page or on additional pages, to embed graphics into the text, to copyfit, to wrap text around irregular shapes, etc. I've been working with XeLaTeX, using the Textpos package, which is very useful. However, I think I need to switch to (or add?) the Flowfram package to get automatic overflow handling. I think that will let me get the effect of multiple stories by concatenating the stories together into one document environment, and using explicit frame breaks to start a new 'story.' However, I'm wondering if I should be considering ConTeXt at this point. I keep seeing that it's supposed to provide more sophisticated typographic control than LaTeX, but I don't know what. Is there a way to get this multiple story, automatic overflow effect with ConTeXt? Layers seem a little like text frames, but I don't see anything about overflow. What about copyfitting? Wrapping around irregular shapes? I've looked at the ConTeXt docs, but it seems mostly to be a different way to get the same effects as LaTeX, rather than a way to get a whole new range of effects. Thanks, -pd -- ---- The Tech Curmudgeon http://www.techcurmudgeon.com

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