October 2013 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

graphictext bug?
by Thangalin 12 Oct '13

12 Oct '13

Hi, >From the October 8, 2010 context mkiv MetaFun manual (section 8.6), the following example does not produce any output beyond the caption: \startuseMPgraphic{quotation} picture one ; one := image( graphictext \MPstring{inputtext} scaled 1.5 withdrawcolor .625blue withfillcolor .625white withpen pencircle scaled 1pt; ); picture two ; two := image( graphictext \MPstring{author} scaled 2 withdrawcolor .625red withfillcolor .625white withpen pencircle scaled 2pt ; ) ; currentpicture := one ; addto currentpicture also two shifted lrcorner one shifted - 1.125 lrcorner two shifted (0, - 1.250 * ypart urcorner two) ; setbounds currentpicture to boundingbox currentpicture enlarged 3pt ; \stopuseMPgraphic \starttext \setMPtext{inputtext} {\vbox{\hsize 8.5cm \input zapf }} \setMPtext{author}{\hbox{\sl Hermann Zapf}} \placefigure{A text does not need to be an outline in order to be typeset in an outline font.} {\useMPgraphic{quotation}} \stoptext Expected Results Outlined text, as presented in section 8.6. Actual Results Mostly blank page. (Note, I changed "text" to "inputtext" to make sure I wasn't using a keyword. The manual uses "text".) Environment $ context --version mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 0.60 mtx-context | mtx-context | main context file: /home/username/bin/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/context.mkiv mtx-context | current version: 2013.10.10 17:47 64-bit Linux Kindest regards.

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[***SPAM***] itemization
by hwitloc＠gmail.com 12 Oct '13

12 Oct '13

I want to mave minimal inter-column spacing in the following construct, or be able to specify a maximum width for the full populated reactangular area. For example the results of the below source have inter-column spacing of about 5 cm. Regards ----------------- minimum example (How to specify an overall width or the inter-column spacing. \starttext \startitemize[none,columns,three,packed,joinedup,8*serried,][width=0mm] \item A \item B \item C \item D \item E \item F \item G \item H \item I \stopitemize \stoptext ------------------

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Code Called Twice?
by Thangalin 12 Oct '13

12 Oct '13

Hi, I noticed something unexpected with the following code: \enabletrackers[metapost.showlog] \startuseMPgraphic{heading:ThemeTitleStyle} show "HEADING:THEMETITLESTYLE"; show \MPstring{heading:title}; draw textext( \MPstring{heading:title} ) rotated 5 withcolor blue; \stopuseMPgraphic \defineframed[ThemeTitleStyle][ background=\useMPgraphic{ThemeTitleStyle}, ] \def\processword#1{% \setMPtext{heading:title}{#1}% \useMPgraphic{heading:ThemeTitleStyle} } \define[1]\ThemeChapterTitle{\applytosplitstringword\processword{#1}} \setuphead[chapter][deeptextcommand={\ThemeChapterTitle}] \starttext \startchapter[title=Why Is heading:ThemeTitleStyle Called Twice?] \input knuth \stopchapter \stoptext It appears as though heading:ThemeTitleStyle is being called twice: metapost > info: >> "HEADING:THEMETITLESTYLE" >> "Why" metapost > info: >> "HEADING:THEMETITLESTYLE" >> "Why" I am trying to produce a random number that is not equal to the previous random number. However, if the code is called twice, then I'd have to add code to ignore one of the calls. Any ideas why the code seems to be called twice and what can be done to ensure that it is only called once? Thank you!

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\def\MyChapterCommand#1#2 error...
by Ciro A. Soto 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

I am not able to use #1#2 arguments... Don't know what is going on. thank you for your help ciro --------------------------------- *Case 1) * \setuphead[chapter][command=\MyChapterCommand] \def\MyChapterCommand{} \starttext \chapter{first chapter} \stoptext *output:* no error message, pdf file produced. Everything as expected. *Case 2)* \setuphead[chapter][command=\MyChapterCommand] \def\MyChapterCommand#1#2{{#1} : {#2}} \starttext \chapter{first chapter} \stoptext *output:* . . . fonts > 'fallback modern rm 12pt' is loaded structure > sectioning > chapter @ level 2 : 0.1 -> first chapter ! Argument of \MyChapterCommand has an extra }. system > tex > error on line 6 in file /home/ciro/Desktop/TGM_SpanishTranslation/test2.tex: Argument of ... 1 \setuphead[chapter][command=\MyChapterCommand] 2 %\def\MyChapterCommand{} 3 \def\MyChapterCommand#1#2{{#1} : {#2} 4 } 5 \starttext 6 >> \chapter{first chapter} 7 \stoptext 8

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(no subject)
by Xan 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

> On 2013–10–10 Xan wrote: > > > ! Undefined control sequence. > > > > system > tex > error on line 28 in file /home/xan/fems/proves-context/prova.tex: Undefined control sequence ... > > > > 18 \starttikzpicture > > 19 [decoration={ > > 20 markings, > > 21 mark= > > 22 between positions 0 and 1 step 0.5 > > 23 with { > > 24 \draw (0,-2pt) -- (0,2pt); > > 25 } > > 26 } > > 27 ] > > 28 >> \coordinate (F) at (0,0); > > I can reproduce it now. Funnily it works on my regular installation > (same version). When I run it on a clean minimal installation I get > the same error. No clue what's going on and I don't have much time > to check at the moment. > > Marco Perhaps anyone could see us with this minimal example. Does anyone? Thanks in advance, Xan

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fighting fonts
by Ciro A. Soto 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Hi everyone, I am trying to reproduce a novel I wrote with context years ago. This time is spanish. I use context only for books, not daily, so now I can't figure out how to use fonts. I have been going around and around for days avoiding to look for help here for such a simple thing, but I surrendered. My last attempt was using the simplefonts module. Here is what I get (linux-64 ubuntu): *> texexec --pdf novel.tex* This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.5-1.40.14 (TeX Live 2013) \write18 enabled. entering extended mode (./novel.tex ConTeXt ver: 2013.06.07 17:34 MKII fmt: 2013.10.8 int: english/english system : cont-new.mkii loaded (/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkii systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkii ) system : cont-sys.rme loaded (/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme (/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-siz.mkii) (/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-one.mkii)) system : novel.top loaded (./novel.top) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns nl->texnansi:texnansi->1->2:2 nl->ec:ec->2->2:2 us-> ec:ec->3->2:3 de->texnansi:texnansi->4->3:3 de->ec:ec->5->3:3 da->ec:ec->6->2:2 sv->ec:ec->7->2:2 af->ec:ec->8->2:2 gb->ec:ec->9->2:2 fr->texnansi:texnansi->1 0->2:2 fr->ec:ec->11->2:2 es->ec:ec->12->2:2 ca->ec:ec->13->2:2 it->texnansi:te xnansi->14->2:2 it->ec:ec->15->2:2 la->ec:ec->16->2:2 pt->texnansi:texnansi->17 ->2:2 pt->ec:ec->18->2:2 ro->ec:ec->19->2:2 pl->pl0:pl0->20->2:2 pl->ec:ec->21- >2:2 pl->qx:qx->22->2:2 cs->il2:il2->23->2:2 cs->ec:ec->24->2:2 sk->il2:il2->25 ->2:2 sk->ec:ec->26->2:2 hr->ec:ec->27->2:2 sl->ec:ec->28->2:2 tr->ec:ec->29->2 :2 tk->ec:ec->30->1:2 lt->l7x:l7x->31->2:2 agr->agr:agr->33->2:2 fi->ec:ec->34- >2:2 hu->ec:ec->35->2:2 ru->t2a:t2a->37->2:2 uk->t2a:t2a->38->3:3 loaded specials : dvips loaded systems : system commands are enabled language : language en is active specials : loading definition file tpd (/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.mkii specials : loading definition file fdf (/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.mkii)) (./final_macros.tex color : mpcmyk color space is supported color : mpspot color space is supported color : system rgb is global activated color : unknown system cmyk system : module simplefonts (mkii) loaded (/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/third/simplefonts/t-simplefon ts.mkii loading : ConTeXt User Module / Simplefonts ) *! Font \*simplefonts:112ptrmtfrm*:="TeX Gyre Termes" at 12.0pt not loadable: Me* *tric (TFM) file not found.* <to be read again> \relax \definefontglobal ...dcsname \lastfontname \relax \expandafter \let \expanda... \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...me \fontclass #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \iftryingfont \... ... My instructions in the novel.tex file are: \usemodule[simplefonts][size=14pt] \setmainfont[TeX Gyre Termes] and when I list all fonts with >* mtxrun --script fonts --list -all | grep -i termes* texgyretermes texgyretermesbold texgyretermes-bold.otf texgyretermesbold texgyretermesbold texgyretermes-bold.otf texgyretermesbolditalic texgyretermesbolditalic texgyretermes-bolditalic.otf texgyretermesitalic texgyretermesitalic texgyretermes-italic.otf texgyretermesmath texgyretermesmathregular texgyretermes-math.otf texgyretermesmathnormal texgyretermesmathregular texgyretermes-math.otf texgyretermesmathregular texgyretermesmathregular texgyretermes-math.otf texgyretermesnormal texgyretermesitalic texgyretermes-italic.otf texgyretermesregular texgyretermesregular texgyretermes-regular.otf any help is welcome. thank you ciro Books you should read: [image: Lead, Follow & Suceed] <http://www.kavyata.com/lfs.html> [image: The Guitar Maker] <http://www.kavyata.com/tgm.html> [image: La Vida, El Amor, La Mujer] <http://www.kavyata.com/vam.html> My social profile: [image: Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=752641627> [image: Twitter] <http://www.twitter.com/CASotoAguirre>

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Setting colour in \processisolatedwords sometimes fails
by Marco Patzer 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Hi, setting the colour in \processisolatedwords doesn't always work. \defineframed [myframe] [foregroundstyle=italic, foregroundcolor=blue] \def\mycmd{\blue} \starttext %% frame works \myframe{foo bar} %% colour works \processisolatedwords{foo bar}\mycmd %% style is applied, colour is ignored \processisolatedwords{foo bar}\myframe \stoptext Why is the style applied but not the colour? Marco

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[***SPAM***] Page layout mechanics
by hwitloc＠gmail.com 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

I am trying to create a papersize for a business card (Japanese sized). I want a 3 mm border/edge and the rest of the space available for text space. I'm able to get new this for the vertical dimension, but the horizontal text area is about 20 mm shorter than desired or (intented) setyp values. How can I get this to provide a text are width of 85 mm and not the 65 mm I am currently getting, even tough I only spacife 3mm right and left edges? Thanks % Minimal example follows: \definepapersize[business-card][width=91mm,height=55mm] \setuppapersize[business-card][business-card] \setuppagenumbering[location=] \setuplayout[leftedge=0mm, leftedgedistance=0mm, leftmargin=0mm, leftmargindistance=0mm, backspace=3mm, rightedge=0mm,rightedgedistance=0mm,rightmargin=0mm,rightmargindistance=0mm, topspace=3mm, top=0mm, topdistance=0mm, header=0mm, headerdistance=0mm, footerdistance=0mm, footer=0mm,bottomdistance=0mm, bottom=0mm, makeupwidth=85mm ] \starttext \showframe \midaligned{Hello World!} \showlayout \stoptext

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notepad++ and context
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Hallo, I have tried to download the files "Npp ConTeXt.zip" and "Npp ConTeXt-Uni.zip" at http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Notepad%2B%2B but they seem to be corrupted. Wolfgang

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Spelling out chapter numbers for novels.
by john Culleton 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

It is now fashionable in the U.S. (and maybe elsewhere) to use a spelled-out chapter number in novels. Not finding a function to convert from a number register to a text string I created a brute force file that looks like this: ------------------------------ \def\chapstring{\ifcase\currentheadnumber\or One\or Two\or Three\or Four\or Five\or Six\or Seven\or Eight\or Nine\or Ten\or ... Ninety-eight\or Ninety-nine\else One hundred\fi} -------------------------------- This file enables authors to rearrange chapters without worrying about renumbering the chapters since it depends on \currentheadnumber. I wonder if there is a function in Context or elsewhere that does this for me? If not, anyone who wants the complete file can write me for a copy. It might save you ten minutes or so :<) -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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