April 2013 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

garden distribuition
by Hans Hagen 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Hi, *don't* update from the garden ... the configuration seems broken 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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texmf -> texmf-dist in TeX Live
by Mojca Miklavec 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Hi, TeX Live has switched from texmf to texmf-dist. Please let me know if there will be any problems associated with that (like missing files in distribution). Mojca

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White Space after \startalign
by Devendra Ghate 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Dear all, I have noticed a new problem in the \startalign environment recently. \startalign adds whitespace after the formula. If I remove the *\NR* from the last equation then the white space disappears. But I need to keep it for numbering the last equation. In any case, I thought that the last *\NR* is required in the *math align* environment. I remember getting errors for not including the last \NR when I was just starting out with ConTeXt. May be something has changed or my memory is not quite what I thought it was. Please let me know if I am making a silly mistake. Thank you for your time in advance. *MWE* \starttext¬ Some text before the equation.¬ \placeformula¬ \startformula \startalign¬ \NC a \NC= b\NR¬ \NC c \NC= d\NR[eq:trivial]¬ \stopalign \stopformula¬ Some text after the equation.¬ \stoptext¬ Regards, Devendra Ghate

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Running heads, American style.
by john Culleton 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

Since I spent the better part of two days puzzling over this simple task I thought I would share. The American style for running heads for non-fiction books is to have the current chapter on the left (verso) page and the current section on the right (recto) page. The text for each is near the spine and the page number near the outside edge. The layout must be set doublesided in context. Two commands are pertinent: \setupheader[leftstyle=bold,rightstyle=bold] \setupheadertexts[text][section][pagenumber][pagenumber][chapter] On the actual page spread the chapter title wll be on the laft of the spread and the section title on the right. But the \setupheadertexts command has them reversed. The recto gets described first and then the verso. The manual describes them otherwise. left then right, but it is really right, then left. Also the location parameter (first bracket pair) is mandatory for this kind of header setup. And just putting [] won't work. You have to specify a location. Now old hands will have memorized all these peculiarities long ago. I write this for beginners at the context game, like me. -- 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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Math typesetting problems
by Janne Junnila 06 Apr '13

06 Apr '13

Hi all, I've run into a couple of problems with math typesetting. (I'm using the latest ConTeXt standalone beta.) The following doesn't print [x,x] at all: \startformula [x,x]_t = x \stopformula It can be fixed by using \left[x,x\right]_t, but I find the behaviour weird. Another problem I have is related to the positioning of minus signs in front of fractions. I would expect the minus sign to align with the horizontal line of the fraction, as it does on LaTeX. Below is an example formula to illustrate my point. The result seems to be independent of the font in use. \startformula -\frac{e^{\frac{4}{5}}}{4} \stopformula Janne

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Using \stretched in macro fails
by Rogers, Michael K 06 Apr '13

06 Apr '13

Hi, Below \stretched works by itself, but causes a fatal error when in the macro (\Name). I get the same result with all variants. Perhaps there's a better way? MWE: %%%%%%%% \def\Name{\stretched[width=]} %\def\Name#1{\stretched[width=]{#1}} %\define[1]\Name{\stretched[width=]{#1}} \starttext \stretched[width=]{Hi there!} St. \Name{Banach} \stoptext %%%%%%%% Here's part of the log: ConTeXt ver: 2013.04.05 22:00 MKIV beta fmt: 2013.4.6 int: english/english … ! This can't happen (add_disc_widths). system > tex > error on line 10 in file foo18453.tex: This can't happen ( ... 1 \def\Name{\stretched[width=]} 2 \def\Name#1{\stretched[width=]{#1}} 3 %\define[1]\Name{\stretched[width=]{#1}} 4 5 \starttext 6 7 \stretched[width=]{Hi there!} 8 9 St. \Name{Banach} 10 >> 11 \stoptext 12 13 l.10 ! ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced! mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1 ________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments).

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\setcharacterspacing[frenchpunctuation] not working
by Peter Münster 05 Apr '13

05 Apr '13

Hi, With the latest beta, \setcharacterspacing[frenchpunctuation] is no more working. Example: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- \setcharacterspacing[frenchpunctuation] \starttext bla: bla \stoptext --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- How could I get back the desired spacing please? TIA for any help, -- Peter

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Resetting enumeration numbers
by Willi Egger 05 Apr '13

05 Apr '13

Hi all, I have a document, wherein reside chapters and sections. I have an enumeration defined which is used in the sections. What I would like to achieve is, to reset the numbering at the beginning of each section. How is this done? Kind regards Willi

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math: ± and ∓ are shifted
by Xenia 05 Apr '13

05 Apr '13

Hi context list, I noticed that the ∓ sign is a little higher than the ± sign, so that the + signs are at the same height. But this looks strange and should be changed. $ context --version mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 0.60 mtx-context | current version: 2013.03.24 15:11 Thanks, Xenia

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TeX Live 2013 --- until when can we work on the man pages?
by Sietse Brouwer 05 Apr '13

05 Apr '13

Hello all, I didn't get around to working on the man pages these past 2 weeks. Now, I just saw this timing plan on the TeX Live website: http://www.tug.org/texlive/ March 27: sources committed, builds begin. April 8: tlnet (and TL'12) frozen, tlpretest starts, CTAN updates continue there. May 20: complete freeze for final build, no more updates, final doc tweaks, always more testing. Does this mean any improvements to the man pages should be in on April 8; or that you want them May 20; or has the deadline already passed and are any improvements due next year? Mojca, perhaps you know this? Cheers, Sietse

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