August 2012 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

correspondence: Wrong version string in module?
by Paul Menzel 26 Aug '12

26 Aug '12

Dear Wolfgang, looking at the version string of the a module `letter-imp-knuth.mkiv` I think the version string is incorrect. correspondence $ more files/letter-imp-knuth.mkiv %D \module %D [ file=letter-imp-knuth, %D version=2012.12.26, %D title=\CONTEXT\ User Module, %D subtitle=Knuth letter style, %D author=Wolfgang Schuster, %D date=\currentdate, %D copyright=Wolfgang Schuster, %D license=GNU General Public License] […] I guess the date is used and this is from the future. Thanks, Paul

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t-correspondence: Module resume not available?
by Paul Menzel 25 Aug '12

25 Aug '12

Dear ConTeXt folks, using \usemodule[resume] I always get the following error. ConTeXt ver: 2012.08.16 22:20 MKIV fmt: 2012.8.23 int: english/english system > cont-new.mkiv loaded (/srv/filme/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv ) fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language en is active (lebenslauf.tex resolvers > modules > not found: 'resume' Could somebody please comment on the current state of the resume module? Thanks, Paul

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setuptex on Debian
by Peter Rolf 24 Aug '12

24 Aug '12

Hi, just testing a module on a fresh Linux (Debian 6.0.5-i386) with the latest standalone. No messages when calling 'setuptex', but the PATH to the binaries is not set correctly here. I manually added the binary path to '.bashrc' and it worked. # add ConTeXt binaries to PATH PATH=~/context/tex/texmf-linux/bin:$PATH Peter

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Bug in page-sel.mkvi
by Sietse Brouwer 24 Aug '12

24 Aug '12

Hi Hans, There's a typo in page-sel.mkvi that makes \copypages not work. Cheers, Sietse \def\page_selectors_copy[#filename][#settings][#figuresettings]% {\bgroup \getfiguredimensions[#filename]% \global\c_page_selectors_n\noffigurepages\relax \setupcurrentwithpages[\c!marking=\v!off,\c!offset=\zeropoint,#settings]% \scratchoffset\directwithpagesparameter\c!offset\relax \dorecurse\c_page_selectors_n {\vbox to \textheight {\hsize\textwidth \centeredbox {\doifelse{\directwithpagesparameter\c!marking}\v!on\cuthbox\hbox % only place where cuthbox is used {\ifdim\scratchoffset>\zeropoint\relax \advance\vsize -2\scratchoffset \advance\hsize -2\scratchoffset \externalfigure[#filename][\c!page=\recurselevel,#figuresettings,\c!scale=,\c!factor=\v!max,\c!offset=\v!overlay]% \else - \externalfigurefilename][\c!page=\recurselevel,#figuresettings,\c!offset=\v!overlay]% + \externalfigure[#filename][\c!page=\recurselevel,#figuresettings,\c!offset=\v!overlay]% \fi}}} \page} \egroup}

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t-letter: Undefined control sequence `\useletterextension[addrentry]`
by Paul Menzel 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

Dear ConTeXt folks, using ConTeXt Standalone from today $ context --version mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 0.60 mtx-context | mtx-context | main context file: /srv/filme/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/context.mkiv mtx-context | current version: 2012.08.16 22:20 trying to process `letter-15.tex` from Wolfgang’s example archive `letter-examples.zip` [1] I get the following error. $ context letter-15.tex […] resolvers > modules > loaded: 'letter' (../opt/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/third/letter/base/s-cor-01.mkvi resolvers > modules > loaded: 'cor-00' (../opt/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/third/letter/base/s-cor-00.mkvi<+ /opt/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/third/letter/base/s-cor-00.lua>) (/opt/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/third/letter/style/letter-imp-default.mkiv) (/opt/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/third/letter/style/letter-imp-dinb.mkiv (/opt/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/third/letter/style/letter-imp-default.mkiv))) ! Undefined control sequence. system > tex > error on line 3 in file letter-15.tex: Undefined control sequence ... 1 \usemodule[letter] 2 3 >> \useletterextension[addrentry] 4 \useaddressfile[hobbits] 5 6 \starttext 7 8 \startletter 9 [subject={Grund des Anschreibens}, 10 opening={Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,}, 11 closing={Mit freundlichen Gr\uumlaut\ssharp en}] 12 [TOM] 13 \dorecurse{3}{\input knuth\par} l.3 \useletterextension [addrentry] ? ! Emergency stop. […] Removing these lines makes the process complete but of course without the address entry. Thanks, Paul PS: Additionally, I did not find the manual I thought existed at least a year ago. [1] https://sites.google.com/site/wolfgangschuster/letter-examples.zip

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Margin text and multiple columns
by Marc Rummel 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

Hello, I have a problem with margin texts in combination with multiple columns using mkiv. I want to set a text in the outer margin of a double sided document. This works well using \inouter as seen in the following document: --- \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \starttext \inouter{Text in Margin} \input knuth \page[yes] \inouter{Text in Margin} \input knuth \stoptext --- But fails, when I use it in combination with multiple columns. Then the margin text of the odd pages is set in the second column (probably in the margin of the first column) instead of the margin of the whole page. --- \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \starttext \inouter{Text in Margin} \startcolumns \input knuth \stopcolumns \page[yes] \inouter{Text in Margin} \startcolumns \input knuth \stopcolumns \stoptext --- I hope someone can help me. Best wishes, Marc

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mp
by Hans Hagen 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

Hi, In the next version you can run mp files: % test.mp beginfig(1) ; fill fullcircle scaled 10cm withcolor 0.5red ; fill fullcircle scaled 4cm withcolor 0.5white ; endfig ; beginfig(2) ; fill fullcircle scaled 10cm withcolor 0.5green ; fill fullcircle scaled 5cm withcolor 0.5white ; endfig ; beginfig(3) ; fill fullcircle scaled 10cm withcolor 0.5blue ; fill fullcircle scaled 6cm withcolor 0.5white ; endfig ; as follows: context test.mp and you'll get a pdf file with 3 pages that can be included with \externalfigure[test][page=1] \externalfigure[test][page=2] \externalfigure[test][page=3] or used in different ways. Alteratively you can run % test.tex \starttext \processMPfigurefile{figures-001.mp} \stoptext In which case you can add styling directives in the preamble. 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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Code in contextref-env.tex
by john Culleton 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

In the file contextref-env.tex I find code like the following: \setupsectionblock[\v!frontpart] [\c!page=\v!yes] \setupsectionblock[\v!bodypart] [\c!page=\v!yes] \setupsectionblock[\v!appendix] [\c!page=\v!yes] \setupsectionblock[\v!frontpart] [\c!before=,\c!after=] I have no idea what the sequences like "\v!"and "\c!" etc. mean. Are they references to modes? -- John Culleton Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Police Procedural and Expose: "Death Wore Black" "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Creating TeX dimensions and counters registers directly in Lua
by Jaroslav Hajtmar 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

Hello all, Is it possible to create a new dimension ConTeXt register directly in Lua, or I have to first create the ConTeXt dimensional register and then to subsequently assign it a value? Here is example: \starttext \newdimen\mydimension \directlua{tex.setdimen("mydimension", 123)} \stoptext works fine, but all like: \starttext \directlua{tex.print([[\newdimen\myotherdimension]])} \directlua{tex.setdimen("myotherdimension", 123)} \directlua{tex.newdimen("myotherdimension")} etc... \stoptext fails. In addition, I am interested in whether directly in Lua to create a new counter as in the previous. \starttext \newcount\mycount \directlua{ tex.setcount("mycount",125) } again works, but anything like: \starttext \directlua{tex.print([[\newcount\myothercount]])} \directlua{tex.newcount("myothercount")} etc... \stoptext again fails... Is there any source or examples to study anything about it? Thanx Jaroslav

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Ctx ... Lua
by Procházka Lukáš 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

Hello, sometimes in this mail discussion I'm encountering a Ctx/Lua command which has been unknown for me or I would use other (known) commands to do the job. So - would it be possible to explain - what's the difference/advantage btw \directlua and \ctxlua - what \ctxcommand{} does - what \cldcontext{} does? TIA. Lukas

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