May 2013 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Loading Charis SIL
by Willi Egger 07 May '13

07 May '13

Hi all, I was busy to make a typescript file and load Charis SIL. I have no clue why I get the following error: fonts > defining > forced type 'otf' of 'CharisSIL-R' not found Although it is stated in the typescript, that CharisSIL is a ttf font I get the error on otf-font???? Kind regards Willi Typescriptfile: \starttypescript [serif][charissil][name] \definefontsynonym [CharisSIL-Regular] [file:CharisSIL-R.ttf] [features=default] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [serif][charissil][name] \setups[font:fallback:serif] \definefontsynonym [Serif] [CharisSIL-Regular] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [CharisSIL] \definetypeface[\typescriptone][rm][serif][charissil] [default] \stoptypescript Testfile: \usetypescriptfile[type-charis-SIL] \usetypescript[CharisSIL] \setupbodyfont[CharisSIL,rm,12pt] \startbuffer[A] \input knuth \blank[2*line] \stopbuffer \starttext \starttitle[title=Charis SIL test] \getbuffer[A] \stoptext

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inclusion of tex code in xml context
by Meer, H. van der 07 May '13

07 May '13

I have some difficulties understanding the intake of ConTeXt-code in an XML processing environment. The setup is as follows. \startbuffer[buffername] \startuseMPgraphic{graphicname}{} .. \stopuseMPgraphic \stopbuffer Processing inside xmlsetup: \startxmlsetups xmlcommon:mpgraphic Here I want to read the buffer and then call it up with \useMPgraphic{graphicname}{} \stopxmlsetups This works if I pack the graphic definition in the buffer inside a <tex></tex> node and call \xmlprocessbuffer{tex}{\xmlatt{#1}{buffer}}{} where <tex> is a ConTeXt processing setup. This actuallty works, but has the drawback of putting the ConTeXt code inside <tex></tex> thereby makeing it difficult to reuse the definition of the graphic in a non XML-context. I thus want to get rid of the <tex></tex> enclosure. I tried things like \xmlloadbuffer{tex}{\xmlatt{#1}{buffer}} \xmlsetup{tex}{xmlcommon:tex} <== the tex processing xmlsetups But this does not work. Because the graphic in this case is not found by \useMPgraphic. Clearly I am misunderstanding some of the intricacies of the xmlloading macros and probably the solution is quite simple. But I cannot find the right way to do it. Any help would be appreciated. Hans van der Meer

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Re: [NTG-context] Arabic typesetting, one more
by "H. Özoguz" 07 May '13

07 May '13

mistyping in last one, corrected: If this behavior of context setting the kassra (slash) too low is not easily understandable or fixable, do anyone knows a font, where this not happens with the symbol "allah" and kassra in context? I thought in this mailer were some arabic typers... ? Huseyin

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Bracets in tables
by MANUEL GONZALEZ SUAREZ 07 May '13

07 May '13

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Re: [NTG-context] Arabic typesetting, one more
by "H. Özoguz" 07 May '13

07 May '13

If this behavior of context setting the kassra (slash) too low, do anyone knows a font, where this not happens with the symbol "allah" and kassra in context? I thought in this mailer were some arabic typers... ? Huseyin

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parameters to \startxmlsetups
by Meer, H. van der 07 May '13

07 May '13

\startxmlsetups takes one (implicit) parameter #1, the current node. The setup can be called with \setup{node}{command}. My question: Can there be another parameter transferred to the \startxmlsetups from the \setup call? What I would like to do is having a variant \startxmlsetups and corresponding \setup with three parameters {#1}{#2}{#3}. Then argument #3 will allow me to transfer extraneous information to the \startxmlsetups. So one can avoid transferring information through (global) defines, which makes code less general and not very transparant. Hans van der Meer

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Re: [NTG-context] Can't use \type{\} in a footnote
by "H. Özoguz" 07 May '13

07 May '13

You could use this: \starttext aa\footnote{I can get a backslash\textbackslash in footnote!} \stoptext Huseyin

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Re: [NTG-context] Layer for all pages and for specific pages
by "H. Özoguz" 07 May '13

07 May '13

> You can avoid this when you put everything in a single table. You should also avoid > to use brackets as delimiters for text, use normal braced arguments why can be > grouped without problems. > > \startsetups[arde] > \setupTABLE[c][1][rightframe=on] > \stopsetups > > \def\startarde > {\bTABLE[frame=off,width=.5\textwidth,setups=arde,split=yes]} > > \def\stoparde > {\eTABLE} > > \define[2]\arde > {\bTR > \bTD#1\eTD > \bTD#2\eTD > \eTR} > > \setuptolerance[tolerant,stretch] > > \starttext > \startarde > \arde{\input knuth }{\input knuth } > \arde{\input knuth }{\input knuth } > \stoparde > \stoptext > > Wolfgang That does not work in my case, where in the right column a r2l-text (arabic) is set. See this example: \startsetups[arde] \setupTABLE[c][1][rightframe=on] \stopsetups \def\startarde {\bTABLE[frame=off,width=.5\textwidth,setups=arde,split=yes]} \def\stoparde {\eTABLE} \define[2]\arde {\bTR \bTD#1\eTD \bTD#2\eTD \eTR} \setuptolerance[tolerant,stretch] \starttext \arde{\input knuth }{\setupalign[r2l] Eigentlich steht hier etwas Arabisches.} \stoptext The two texts are just written one after another, no table, no columns. Huseyin

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fontsize drawing in metapost
by Meer, H. van der 07 May '13

07 May '13

What is the simplest way to change the size of fonts in labels drawn in MetaPost? \switchtobodyfont[size] can be done in \startMPenvironment and inside each label. But is it possible to have: set-font-to-size1 draw labels set-font-to-size2 draw more labels Hans van der Meer

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xml attribute trickery possible?
by Meer, H. van der 07 May '13

07 May '13

In the xml setup one may call a command on the current node like: \startxmlsetups xam:define:get \xmlcommand{#1}{}{xmlcommon:whatever} \stopxmlsetups The current node will have attributes and these can be used in the execution of the command xmlcommon:whatever. The question is the following: I would like to change/addto the attributes on the current node, for example to supply missing defaults. Is this possible and if yes, how to? Hans van der Meer

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