April 2013 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Steps in presentation
by pol stra 02 Jan '15

02 Jan '15

Hello, I tried to use some steps in a presentation. In the following conversation http://www.mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg53524.html, Wolfgang says that we can use the pre-60 module. So I tried this snippet: \usemodule[pre-stepwise] \starttext \StartSteps \startitemize \item one \FlushStep \item two \FlushStep \item three \FlushStep \stopitemize \StopSteps \stoptext But it does not compile: ConTeXt ver: 2012.09.11 20:36 MKIV fmt: 2012.9.12 int: english/english system > cont-new.mkiv loaded (/opt/context-minimals/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 (pre60.tex resolvers > modules > loaded: 'pre-stepwise' (/opt/context-minimals/texmf-context/tex/context/base/s-pre-60.mkiv fonts > beware: no fonts are loaded yet, using 'lm mono' in box (/opt/context-minimals/texmf-context/tex/context/base/java-imp-stp.mkiv) interactions > javascripts > loaded: library 'stp' metapost > loaded: library 'nav' (/opt/context-minimals/texmf-context/tex/context/base/meta-imp-nav.mkiv)){/opt/context-minimals/texmf-fonts/fonts/map/pdftex/context/mkiv-base.map} fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) fonts > typescripts > unknown: library 'loc' {/opt/context-minimals/texmf-fonts/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map}{/opt/context-minimals/texmf-fonts/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-rm.map} fonts > virtual math > unable to resolve name mapsfromchar fonts > fallback modern rm 12pt is loaded !LuaTeX error: There should have been a lua <node> here, not an object with type string! ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced! Is there something broken in recent release of conteXt? By the way It seems there is no Rawsteps module anymore but it still is in the wiki. Is there is something like a bugtracker for conteXt, in order to signal when a feature is not working or outdated and signal when it is back (or definitly depreciate)? (it would be a complementary tool for the mailing list)

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Setting structureuservariable
by Felix Ingram 21 Oct '13

21 Oct '13

Hello all, I've discovered the magic of structureuservariabl and have therefore converted all my headings to use the start/stop syntax. It's raised a few quick questions though: 1. Is \startchapter \stopchapter etc the "proper way" to do things from now on? Or is it really just up to the user? 2. Is there a way to provide a default value for a structureuservariable? I'd like to set a reference number based on a global counter if the user doesn't supply their own. 3. In a similar vein - is it possible to define a reference for a section if the user doesn't provide one. E.g. if they provide \startchapter[title=My Example Chapter] instead of: \startchapter[chap:examplechapter][title=My Example Chapter] can I set the reference for them? (I will have some sections that could be usefully auto-referenced). Many thanks in advance, Felix

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How to enable tabular numerals with simplefonts and otf?
by Peter Münster 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

Hi, How can I enable tabular numerals please? Test file, that does not work: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[LinLibertineIO][size=10pt, tnum=yes] \starttext \addff{tnum} \setff{tnum} 565656565656X\par 000000000000X \stoptext --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- TIA for any help! -- Peter

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Find all words set into the margin
by "H. Özoguz" 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

I use \definefontfeature[default][default][expansion=quality,protrusion=quality] \setupalign[hz,hanging] \usetypescript[times] \setupbodyfont[times,11pt] \setuptolerance[verystrict] Is there a command or a macro to find all occurences in a file (or projekt), where some word is printed into the margin? (Maybe because of bad hyphenation or something else.) - Would be perfect for manual check-up and corrections! Thanks. Huseyin

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letter module: File ended while scanning use of \buff_gobble
by Peter Münster 03 Sep '13

03 Sep '13

Hi, How could I embed \startletter/\stopletter in a macro please? This does not work: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- \usemodule[letter] \def\myStartLetter{\startletter} \def\myStopLetter{\stopletter} \myStartLetter \input tufte \myStopLetter --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- TIA for any hints, -- Peter

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2013.03.21 broken nightly?
by Kip Warner 14 Jul '13

14 Jul '13

Hey list, The last few nightlies, including the most recent one I have installed, 2013.03.21, keeps bailing when attempting to typeset one of my documents with the same error: ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> \????sf :\v!style :\v!serif \setvalue #1->\expandafter \def \csname #1 \endcsname l.256 \setvalue{\????sf:\v!style :\v!serif } {rm} E ? You want to edit file /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/third/simplefonts/t-simplefonts.mkvi at line 256 mkiv lua stats > used config file: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua ! LuaTeX error <local type = type...>:21: attempt to concatenate a table value. <argument> \????sf :\v!style :\v!serif \setvalue #1->\expandafter \def \csname #1 \endcsname l.256 \setvalue{\????sf:\v!style :\v!serif } {rm} The line it is referring to contains the following: \setvalue{\????sf:\v!style :\v!serif }{rm} I hope that is helpful. PS Please cc me, as my subscription is not currently active. -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com

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Vertically Aligning inmargin Text to Figure
by Malte Stien 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

Hi, I need to associate a bit of text with a figure in a book. The text is not---and cannot be---the figure caption (it's providing some explanation with respect to some labels in the figure). I have tried the following based on some other post on the mailing list: \definepapersize[eightsquare][width=8in, height=8in] \setuppapersize[eightsquare] \setuplayout[ location=doublesided, marking=on, backspace=43mm, leftmargin=18mm, leftmargindistance=4mm, rightmargin=35mm, rightmargindistance=4mm, rightedgewidth=6mm, topspace=12mm, header=15mm, footer=15mm, height=179mm, width=115mm ] \starttext \startplacefigure[location=force, title={First dummy caption}] \inmargin{First margin dummy} \externalfigure[dummy][width=115mm] \stopplacefigure \stoptext However, that results in the text being down the bottom of the figure. I need the text to be vertically aligned with the top of the figure. I have attached the resulting PDF for illustration purposes (is that okay on this mailing list? It's very small). Any hints would be much appreciated. Thank you, Malte. -- “The Electric Monk was a labour-saving device, like a dishwasher or a video recorder... Electric Monks believed things for you, thus saving you what was becoming an increasingly onerous task, that of believing all the things the world expected you to believe.” ― Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

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\setupalign[flushleft] doesn't like ~
by Marcin Borkowski 25 May '13

25 May '13

With \setupalign[flushleft], nonbreakable spaces get larger than they should. I'm afraid it's a bug. Best, An MWE: \setupalign[flushleft] \starttext Lorem ipsum dolor sit~amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec euismod mattis pellentesque. Duis ut ullamcorper sem. Sed varius neque quis lacus hendrerit dapibus. Ut non elit eu nibh dignissim feugiat. Quisque elementum lacinia pretium. Aliquam vel tellus in~ipsum lacinia sagittis. Morbi vitae justo ante, sit~amet vulputate sem. Vivamus faucibus ante vel dolor aliquet placerat. Ut pulvinar tellus sit~amet augue congue dapibus. Donec justo odio, dignissim id rhoncus eget, tristique at justo. Morbi quis libero id nisl malesuada aliquam non non libero. Proin tristique ultricies ipsum, vel facilisis odio luctus quis. Nullam tellus leo, posuere in~eleifend quis, lobortis eu sem. In~hac habitasse platea dictumst. Suspendisse non quam a~ante mollis dignissim. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. \stoptext -- Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Adam Mickiewicz University

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use plain LuaTeX in ConTeXt standalone
by Tim Li 06 May '13

06 May '13

Hi, many context users are also luatex user, and the context standalone also contains luatex binary (windows). I input the 'luatex' in the cmd, but it can't work. The message is as follows: d:\>luatex luatex This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.77.0-2013041621 (rev 4633) \write18 enabled. **\relax I can't find the format file `luatex.fmt'!kpathsea: Running mktexfmt luatex.fmtThe command name is D:\context\tex\texmf-mswin\bin\mktexfmt Since there is not mktexfmt in the context standalone, is that mean I can't use plain luatex in the context standalone?

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latest beta and ancient greek module
by Alan Bowen 01 May '13

01 May '13

The latest beta (ConTeXt ver: 2013.04.30 00:31 MKIV beta) seems to have a problem with the ancient greek module: resolvers > modules > 'ancientgreek' is loaded (/Users/alancbowen/texmf/tex/context/third/greek/t-ancientgreek.mkiv loading > module ancientgreek (/Users/alancbowen/texmf/tex/context/third/greek/type-agr.tex ! Undefined control sequence. system > tex > error on line 5 in file /Users/alancbowen/texmf/tex/context/third/greek/type-agr.tex: Undefined control sequence ... 1 % 2 % Typescript for Greek fonts 3 % 4 5 >> \beginOLDTEX 6 \loadmapfile[tasgreek.map] 7 8 \starttypescript [serif] [Alkaios] [name] 9 \usetypescript[serif][fallback] 10 \definefontsynonym [Serif] [Alkaios] [encoding=agr] 11 \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [Alkaiosit] [encoding=agr] 12 \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [Alkaiosbo] [encoding=agr] 13 \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [Alkaiosboit] [encoding=agr] 14 \stoptypescript 15 l.5 \beginOLDTEX Alan

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