March 2012 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

simple graphics, Metafun vs. ConTeXt
by S Barmeier 25 Mar '12

25 Mar '12

I have leaved through the ConTeXt and MetaFun manuals on the search for examples of graphics resembling the attached file which I created in TikZ. I was wanting to switch to something more native to ConTeXt, but haven't quite found a way of realising it in ConTeXt or MetaFun. Maybe someone would be so kind as to point me to the right section in the manual. All I want is to define text boxes (of a fixed size) to fill them with a background colour and (centred, typeset) text. Do I need MetaFun for that, or should some table/framed text environment in ConTeXt be able to do that? Many thanks, Severin

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footnotes bychapter
by Thomas A. Schmitz 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

This works with the November beta, but not the current: \setupfootnotes[way=bychapter, location=page, rule=off] \starttext \startchapter[title=One] Chapter\footnote{Note 1} with two\footnote{Note 2} footnotes. \stopchapter \startchapter[title=Two] Chapter\footnote{Should be Note 1} with two additional\footnote{should be Note 2} footnotes. \stopchapter \stoptext Bug, or has the syntax changed? Thomas

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Referencing a Document within the same Project
by Malte Stien 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

Hi all, I am designing a document suite consisting of two dozen or so documents that are all interrelated. I was wondering whether there is a way that I can define a reference point for an entire document within a project and then refer to that from another document, like \document{global-definitions-document} % This is fictitious syntax ...in one document and then refer to that in another document: For global definitions, please see \about{global-definitions-document}. ...or something along those lines. Regards, Malte.

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getting xml instead of context
by Meer, H. van der 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

In the processing of incoming xml-data this is typeset as is, not as processed text. Thus for example: with \xmlflush{#1} the incoming data: "<text>its_content</text>" is not typeset as: "its_content", but as: <text>its_content</text>. Substitution of \xmlcontext{#1}{.} for \xmlflush{#1} makes everything go away. Allthough my program is a bit too long to present here, a minimal example is the application of \xmlstripped{#1}{.} instead of \xmlflush{#1}; it has the same result. The output below shows how things looks and clarifies the issue; see the second answer of the multiple choice. How to process these data to neatly typeset material? Hans van der Meer

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new lucida font
by Meer, H. van der 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

I just bought the new Lucida font from TUG and installed it in my local texmf under fonts/opentype/bh/lucidaot/ Then I did: mtxrun --generate mtxrun --script font --reload to be sure the new install will be picked up by ConTeXt mkiv. I think I did read somewhere that mkiv will prefer otf above pfb files, if these otfs are present. However, after running \setupbodyfont[lucida,10pt] the log shows the old pfb's used: </Users/hans/TeX/texmf/fonts/type1/yandy/lucida/lbr.pfb> instead of an otf? What could have happended? What am I doing wrong? By the way I do not see the lucida math fonts in the package. Are these missing? Hans van der Meer

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Problem Nesting defineitemgroups
by Malte Stien 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

I have the following two definitions for bullet point lists... % Setup bullet point lists \defineitemgroup[blist][before={\blank[1ex]}] \setupitemgroup[blist][1][packed][symbol=1] \setupitemgroup[blist][2][packed][symbol=2] ... and numbered lists % Setup numbered lists \defineitemgroup[nlist][before={\blank[1ex]}] \setupitemgroup[nlist][1][packed][symbol=n, headstyle=bold] \setupitemgroup[nlist][2][packed][symbol=a, headstyle=bold] They generally seem to work well, but when I try to nest one within the other, like so \startnlist \item Foo \startblist \item Some bullet item 1, \item Some bullet item 2, \item Some bullet item 3. \item Assign an appropriate criticality. \stopblist \item Baz \startnlist ...I get unexpected behaviour as follows: 1. Foo a. Some bullet item 1, b. Some bullet item 2, c. Some bullet item 3. 2. Baz I was expecting this instead 1. Foo + Some bullet item 1, + Some bullet item 2, + Some bullet item 3. 2. Baz ...(where "+" denotes the round bullet point). Is this a defect or am I doing something wrong? Regards, Malte.

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how can I use framewidth in calculations
by Thomas A. Schmitz 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

Hi all, maybe I'm overlooking something obvious, but...: when I have a figure, I can calculate its width dependent on the page width, and it will adapt: \starttext \externalfigure[cow][width=0.6\textwidth] \stoptext But is there a method for similar calculations inside a frame? Here's what I tried, but it doesn't give the expected result (the image is much smaller than expected): \starttext \framed[width=7cm]{\externalfigure[cow][width=\the\dimexpr0.9\framedparameter{width}\relax]} \stoptext Thanks for any pointers! Thomas

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Formatting Indexed Words Within the Text
by Malte Stien 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

Hi all, Is it possible to format indexed words in a particular style within the text more or less automatically. For example, if I write There are some \index[ducks] in the zoo. ...I would like the term "ducks" to appear in small-capitals to indicate the that term can be found in the index. Ideally, I'd like to do that without explicit manual formatting. Is that possible? Thank you, Malte.

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ConTeXt MKIV on-line version?
by Jaroslav Hajtmar 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

Hello all, I tested online version of context (mkii) (http://live.contextgarden.net/) for using by training of my few students. Is anywhere online mkiv version of context? I would use luascripts in context macros. Thanx Jaroslav

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Re: [NTG-context] Formatting Indexed Words Within the Text
by Malte Stien 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Hi, I got a few responses for this. Thank you to all of you. I ended up using the code below. Works a treat. And yes, apologies. The square brackets were a typo; of course they should have been curly. Thank you again. Malte. On 24/03/2012, at 0:01, ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl wrote: > One way is to use your own macro: > > \def\MyIndex#1{\index{#1}{\sc #1}} > \starttext > There are some \MyIndex{ducks} in the zoo. > \stoptext > > By the way, your \index[ducks] didn't work for me the way I thought you wanted; I changed the [] to {} and added the word to the text body. As far as I can tell, \index only adds entries to the index register and not to the text.

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