February 2014 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

structure Mk II vs IV
by Andrea Valle 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

Dear list, I'm rewriting a handbook I wrote with ConTeXt. While testing typography, I'm recompiling the sources now with Mark IV. My sources still compile fine with ConTeXt, buyt I'm getting this error with Mark IV. ! You can’t use ‘\end’ in internal vertical mode Can anyone shed some light? Thanks a lot -a- -------------------------------------------------- Andrea Valle -------------------------------------------------- CIRMA - StudiUm Università degli Studi di Torino --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ --> http://www.fonurgia.unito.it/andrea/ --> http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanderaalle/sets/ --> http://vimeo.com/vanderaalle --> andrea.valle(a)unito.it -------------------------------------------------- "This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous." (Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski)

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Feature Request: ToC page number alternative
by Thangalin 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

Hi, The predefined alternative list setups (e.g., a, b, c...) provide various ways to format the ToC with the page number to the right of the list entry title. An alternative with the page number to the left of the list entry title would be useful. For example: \setupinteraction[state=start,] \setupcombinedlist[content][interaction=all,] \unprotect \define[3]\SectionToCEntry{% \hbox \strc_lists_get_reference_attribute\v!all{% \par \leftaligned\bgroup \hbox to 2em{#3}% \hskip 1em \vtop{\hsize\dimexpr\textwidth-3em\relax#2} \egroup \par% } } \protect \setuplist[section][ alternative=command, command=\SectionToCEntry, ] \starttext \placecontent \dorecurse{4}{ \chapter[title={Chapter}] \page \section[title={Section A}] \dorecurse{5}{\input knuth} \section[title={Section B}] \dorecurse{5}{\input ward} } \stoptext

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Update overwrites configuration
by Thangalin 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

Hi, 1. Edit .../tex/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua 2. Set TEXMFCACHE = "/var/cache/context/texmf-cache" 3. Run first-setup.sh to update ConTeXt. Expected Results TEXMFCACHE remains "/var/cache/context/texmf-cache" Actual Results TEXMFCACHE reverts to "$SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf-cache" If the values have been changed, then: (a) updates should not overwrite the new values; (b) an option to prevent overwriting new values on upgrade should be available; (c) user should be prompted to overwrite changed configuration values; (d) user should be prompted to accept overwriting each new value; or (e) a backup of the configuration file should be made, followed by a message that the changes have been overwritten and previous values archived.

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[Index] Indenting long primaries after secondaries
by Jan Tosovsky 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

Dear All, when a long primary is preceded with the secondary or tertiary index entry, the second line is not indented as usual, see the following example: \setupregister[balance=no] \starttext \index{primary+secondary+tertiary} \index[primary long]{\dorecurse{5}{primary long }} \index[primary longer]{\dorecurse{5}{primary longer }} % but this is Ok \input{tufte} \completeindex \stoptext How can I avoid this? Thanks, Jan

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Additional typeface styles/alternatives with Selectfont
by Joshua Krämer 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

Dear List, I think Selectfont is great -- thank you, Wolfgang, for your work. However, I miss the features to define and use additional typeface styles and alternatives. Not everything fits in the predefined scheme of rm, ss, tt, hw, cg and mm, so it would be nice to have the possibility to define additional typeface styles. (I'm thinking for example about blackletter here.) It would also be nice if one could access arbitrary typeface alternatives, however the typeface creator has named them (e.g. something like semicondensed-ultrabold). At the moment, I think, it is only possible to map a few alternatives to the predefined switches. Kind regards, Joshua

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Appendix Page Numbering
by Troy Henderson 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

I use \definestructureconversionset [frontpart:pagenumber][][romannumerals] to make sure the numbering of my pages in frontmatter use Roman numerals. Not only are the pages numbered with Roman numerals, but the PDF index links and PDF page numbers use this as well. I would like to do something similar for the backmatter, but I would like both the page numbers and the PDF index links and PDF page numbers look like A1, A2, ... (for appendix). How can this be done? Thanks, Troy Henderson

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Re: [NTG-context] OT: Reflections on usability ConTeXt for typesetting of mathematics
by Xan 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

> Hello ConTeXist. > > 0. Do you think that this is only a problem for beginners of ConText or > it is a general problem of ConTeXt? > 1. How many of ConTeXt users use this tool for typesetting of > non-elementary mathematics? > 2. Are you satisfied with the results, which produces ConTeXt (thinking > in the field of mathematics rate)? In general, yes. But there are some issues with TiKZ [http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2013/076384.html] and in some ocasions with columns (not balanced). Perhaps we could have a bug triage system for that? > 3. What things do you need to have in ConTeXt study that one could bet > mathematics at a reasonable level? One reason for ConTeXt is the ability of deal with XML and produce several outputs. Separation of content and presentation is also good. > 4. Is ConTeXt able to substitute LaTeX to typesetting of math (e.g. in > the future)? I join one person (I don't remember who) who says there could be more examples for learning people. I think an ideal think could be to have an equivalent "The not so short introduction to LaTeX". > 5. Can you think of any more questions that should be here? > The community is good. All posted questions have posted answers. And Hans is the boss ;-)

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Too much space between the text and the beginning of the paragraph with the command \defineenumeration
by Fabrice Couvreur 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

Because I'm really starting with ConteXt, and if I compile with location = left or not, the result is the same (with minimal ConteXt). For cons, I understand better the role of the option alternative = left, right or top.

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Wiki - Main Page
by Thangalin 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

Hi, The link to "Documentation of the source code" on the front page of the ConTeXt Garden Wiki is broken: https://foundry.supelec.fr/gf/project/modules/

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Too much space between the text and the beginning of the paragraph with the command \defineenumeration
by Fabrice Couvreur 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

Sorry, but my question is unclear. In fact, I created a new environment with the package amsthm in LuaLaTeX like this : \newtheoremstyle{exa} {\topsep}{\topsep} {} {0pt} {\strut\bfseries} {} {\newline} {\rule[0pt]{1mm}{1mm} \thmname{#1}\thmnumber{ \textup {#2}}\thmnote{ \textnormal{(#3)}}} \theoremstyle{exa} \newtheorem{ex}{Exercice} I try to do the same with ConteXt. correctiondm7_seconde.pdf<https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-mkD83s36jbYTJhVFpUdGw3SjQ/edit?usp=drive_…> @Wolfgang The paragraph should find the following line, and not on the same line of text. @Peter I do not see what changes adding "inbetween = ". Thank you.

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