May 2013 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

next beta
by Hans Hagen 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

Hi The next beta will have this (I needed it for a manual): \starttext \starttabulate[||CL{darkred}|CM{darkgreen}CT{white}|CR{darkblue}||] \NC first \NC left \NC middle \NC right \NC last \NC \NR \NC first \NC \color[white]{left} \NC middle \NC \color[white]{right} \NC last \NC \NR \NC first \NC left \NC middle \NC right \NC last \NC \NR \stoptabulate \stoptext i.e. we already had CL CM and CR, so CT is new .. should be wikified. 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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Steps in presentation
by pol stra 03 Jan '15

03 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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Commutative diagrams in tikz-cd: for wiki
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

Dear gang, With a couple of modifications I got tikz-cd (a package to make commutative diagrams for categories and toposes etc. by Florêncio Neves) working in mkiv: http://texdoc.net/texmf-dist/doc/latex/tikz-cd/tikz-cd-doc.pdf It depends on the tikz module, already supported in mkiv. The tikz-cd module is attached, and here is a sample file: =============== \usemodule[tikz] \usetikzlibrary{commute} \starttext \starttikzcd %[ampersand replacement=\&] A \arrow{rd} \arrow[yshift=0.5ex]{r}{\phi} \& B \\ \& C \stoptikzcd \starttikzcd %[ampersand replacement=\&] A \arrow[yshift=1.5ex]{r} \arrow[yshift=0.0ex]{r} \& B \arrow[xshift=0.7ex]{d} \arrow[xshift=-0.7ex]{d} \\ \& C \stoptikzcd \stoptext =============== A couple of things: 1 I had to comment out line 396 of pgfsys-pdftex.def in the tikz module, or else I'd get an undefined control sequence. It's not needed anyway since that's pdftex. 2 In tikzlibrarycommute.code.tex, line 395 I had to add the option ampersand replacement=\& to avoid a TeX error. So you'll have to use '\&' instead of '&' for matrix arrays. 3 Some LaTeX-specific stuff is commented, and support is added for \starttikzcd \stoptikzcd so we get a ConTeXt environment. I'm hoping someone can volunteer to place this on the wiki, perhaps even set it up on the modules page, with an indication of its proper place in the texmf-modules tree etc. Any other improvements will also be appreciated. Enjoy! Best wishes Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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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 20 Oct '13

20 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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Chapter-Names and Section-Names in Header don't work as expected
by Thomas Friedrich 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

Hello, I would like to put the \chapter and \section names, including their respected numbers, in the header of my document, in small script and separated from the main text by a horizontal line, the width of \textwidth. On uneven pages the chapter-names, on even pages the section names. Reading the manual (4.16 Headers and Footers), I thought this should work: \setuppagenumbering[start=start,alternative=doublesided,location=] \setupheader[][style=small,after=\hrule] \setupheadertexts[section][pagenumber][pagenumber][chapter] Problems: 1) the mark "chapter" does not work. The section title appears but not the chapter title. 2) The chapter-number and the section-number don't appear in the header. 3) \hrule draws a line from the very left to the very right of the page. My Questions: i) What is the "mark-mechanism" that is mentioned in the manual (couldn't find any information about that). ii) Why does chapter not work? iii) \hrule is probably not the best command here? I found the following somewhere in the web: \setupheadertexts[{\tfx\fetchmark[section][first]}][][][{\tfx\fetchmark[chapter][current]}] which gives me indeed the chapter-name. Why "current" instead of "first"? What do I have to add to get the numbers? Thank you for your help! Thomas PS. I am using mkii, I belive, (texexec ...)

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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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