August 2013 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Locating pdf files in the texmf directory structure
by Michael Ash 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

I asked: >> (4) Where can I put personal files that I would like context to use regularly. which Marco kindly answered: > In the directory TEXMFHOME points to or texmf-local. This works for my personal file env_letter.tex which is called with \environment env_letter.tex. This file env_letter.tex calls the letter module, sets some correspondenceparameters, etc. But env_letter.tex calls two pdf files with \externalfigure (see below). These two pdf files are also in the directory pointed to by TEXMFHOME but they show up in the finished document as gray "state: unknown" boxes Does this involve "tracking" as discussed in http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/externalfigure ? Thank you very much for guidance. best, Michael % Define logo for the first page header \defineletterelement[layer][head][example]{% \framed[background=logohead,frame=off,align=left]{% \externalfigure[UMA_Seal_200_Maroon.pdf][height=3.1cm]} } \setupletter[ signature={\externalfigure[signature-blue.pdf]} ]

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[***SPAM***] Simple Context Application to Cards
by d.henman 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

This is a trivial appliation for Context, but a useful one. I plan on designed some business cards, but am new to Context. My idea to to have a logo image in the upper left hand corner, with the company name to the right of it. This would be two block elements at the top of the card. In the middle will be the name, and below that the address, tel, etc. -- Regarding the two blocks at the top of the card: Something like the below: logo here Company name here .--------------------------------------. | | | ooooo XYZ Printing Company | | ooooo | This top area is the subject of this mail. | ooooo Card Design & Services | ............................................. | | | | | First_Name Last_Name | All this below the ... line is done. | | | contact information | | | '--------------------------------------' I take this as two blocks aligned horizontally on the 91mm x 55mm card stock. >From my reading the Context options for doing this are: The margins are so small that using \inmarge{\externalfigure[company-logo][width=\marginwidth] } can not work. Which option should I pursue? a.) \startcombination ... \externalfigure + text block \stopcombination a.) \placefigurehere[... force] \startcombination ... \externalfigure + text block \stopcombination c.) \startfiguretext ... \stopfiguretext d.) some other Context mechanism. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks

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Broken nightly? (2013.08.03)
by Kip Warner 04 Aug '13

04 Aug '13

Hey list, I've observed what I suspect is a broken nightly (2013.08.03) while attempting to typeset my book. ... (Leading_Characters/Arda_Baştürk.tex structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.6.1 -> Arda Baştürk ! LuaTeX error /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/back-pdf.lua:44: attempt to call global 'f_rotation' (a nil value) stack traceback: /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/back-pdf.lua:44: in function 'pdfstartrotation' [string "\directlua "]:1: in main chunk. \ctxcommand #1^^@-\directlua {commands.#1} \grph_rotate_apply ...tation \p_rotation_rotation \wd \nextbox \zeropoint \h... \grph_rotate_finish_yes ...e_a \grph_rotate_apply \else \grph_rotate_calcula... \grph_rotate_finish_indeed ...h_rotate_finish_yes \fi \egroup \syst_boxes_with_next_box ...rotate_finish_indeed \egroup <argument> ...[red]{\bft Todo: Character's image goes here.}} } \tabl_ntb_prev_level ... l.103 \eTABLE E ? You want to edit file Leading_Characters/Arda_Baştürk.tex at line 103 ... The latter referenced file is available here: <https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~avaneya/avaneya/trunk/view/head:/Documentatio…> Respectfully, PS Please copy me if you need further information, as I am not currently a subscriber. -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com

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Placefigure inner/outer
by Tim Steenvoorden 04 Aug '13

04 Aug '13

Hi all! This worked in MkII but doesn't in MkIV. Did something changed? Cheers, Tim \starttext \input knuth \placefigure[left]{}{\externalfigure[figurename]} \input knuth \placefigure[inner]{}{\externalfigure[figurename]} \input knuth \stoptext

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How to update context modules; thank you, write-up, and a couple of questions
by Michael Ash 04 Aug '13

04 Aug '13

> I asked how to update context modules. Thank you very much to Marco for guidance, and I would like to write up how I used his advice to update a module without first-setup.sh. (I use a ubuntu/PPA installation of context and hence don't use first-setup.sh, which would make updating easy). 1. I downloaded the current version of the module (letter; http://modules.contextgarden.net/dl/t-letter-2013.07.31.zip in this case) from http://modules.contextgarden.net/ 2. I already have a personal /home/me/texmf directory (or would have created it). I put the zipped module update in this directory and unzipped it preserving the subdirectory structure. 3. I set the environment variable TEXMFHOME to my personal texmf directory ("export TEXMFHOME=/home/me/texmf") 4. I ran "mtxrun --script update --modules=letter" to tell context where to look for the new version of the letter module. I could now tell from the output that the updated version of the letter module was installed, and I also confirmed from the log file: resolvers > modules > 'letter' is loaded interface > macros > processed mkvi file '/home/me/texmf/tex/context/third/letter/base/s-cor-01.mkvi', delta 36 interface > macros > processed mkvi file '/home/me/texmf/tex/context/third/letter/base/s-cor-01.mkvi', delta 0 (before the update, the lines above read /usr/share/texmf... instead of /home/me/texmf...) I hope that this write-up is helpful to others. Please feel free to comment or amend if I've misunderstood. I have several questions: (1) Is it possible to tell which version of a module is installed, i.e., that I am using the 2013.07.31 version of letter? (The version of context appears in the log file but not the version of the module.) (2) After I update of the entire context installation, how will I tell context to again use the /usr/share/texmf version instead of the personal version? (3) Could I have done this installation into /usr/share/texmf and used "sudo mtxrun..." to make the updated module work on a multi-user system? (4) Where can I put personal files that I would like context to use regularly. For example I have three personal files: "env_letter.tex" which I include with "\environment env_letter"; a pdf file with my logo; and a pdf file with a scan of my signature. Is there a standard directory to hold such files, and how do I let context know where to find them, for example, with mtxrun? (It seems like a waste to copy them to a new location every time I want to write a letter). Thank you very much. Yours, Michael

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Setup font size by dimension variable
by Dmitriy Tokarev 04 Aug '13

04 Aug '13

Hi all, I want to set the font size by using the dimension variable, but it doesn't work. What am I doing wrong? \definemeasure[AAA][20pt] \newdimen\BBB \BBB=20pt \starttext TEXT % don't work \switchtobodyfont[\measure{AAA}] AAA % don't work \switchtobodyfont[\the\BBB] BBB % ok \switchtobodyfont[20pt] TEXT 20pt \stoptext -- Dmitriy

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[***SPAM***] Solved simply
by hwitloc＠gmail.com 04 Aug '13

04 Aug '13

I found the two commands needed to get rid of the numbering and captions. Thanks

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[***SPAM***] simple business card
by hwitloc＠gmail.com 04 Aug '13

04 Aug '13

I used the \startfiguretext macro to place a logo in the top left and company name to the right of it. This works well. The only problem is a "Figure 1" and "non" show up on the result. The "none" was from the example in the book. But, space is at a premium on a small card and I don't want any taken up by blank lines where an annotation might be like "none". How can I keep the below the image text and their text space from being used?

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Updating modules with a ppa:reviczky/context-daily installation
by Michael Ash 03 Aug '13

03 Aug '13

I have a question about how to update context modules. In earlier correspondence Question: I am still having a problem with...[the letter module] Answer: This is now fixed... I use a context installation managed by ubuntu/apt-get from the Personal Package Archive *ppa:reviczky/context-daily* ( https://launchpad.net/~reviczky/+archive/context-daily) The current version is: ConTeXt ver: 2013.07.24 14:11 MKIV beta fmt: 2013.7.31 int: english/english How is it possible to (1) tell which version of a module is installed? (2) update a module to the latest version? Because I use the PPA version, I have not used first-setup.sh. I have only a limited understanding of where the context supporting material is maintained. Thank you very much for your guidance. Best, Michael PS Thank you very much for the guidance on the correspondence documentation and the reference line alternatives in the letter module > BTW are the values for the "alternative" key ("example", "e", "c", etc.) documented somewhere? You can look at the predefined arguments in the old manual which is available online: https://bitbucket.org/wolfs/correspondence/downloads.

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bug in \externalfigure
by Jannik Voges 03 Aug '13

03 Aug '13

Hello everyone, I found a bug in the current ConTeXt Beta with externalfigure. The following minimal example will show you what happens \starttext \externalfigure[cow] \externalfigure[cow][width=10cm] \page \externalfigure[test] \page This text will appear. This text will not appear. \externalfigure[test][width=10cm] This text will not appear. \stoptext The first two \externalfigure-commands (with cow) will give a grey placeholder with 'state:unknown' in it. The third \externalfigure-command (\externalfigure[test]) will work, and the last one won't. In this example, you will get an empty third page and the text after the \externalfigure-command doesn't appear in the pdf. 'test' can be a pdf-file or jpeg-file (I only tested whose types of files). Thanks Jannik

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