June 2014 - 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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Define a new command from the command \periods[n]
by Fabrice Couvreur 19 Jan '15

19 Jan '15

Hi, Is it possible to redefine the command \periods[n] to have a line that goes from the end of the word to the edge of the page without having to play on the number n ? Regards, Fabrice \starttext \startitemize[a][stopper=),style=bold] \item $x\mapsto -x^2+x+1$ : \periods[66] \item $x\mapsto 2x^3+4x-7$ : \periods[65] \item $x\mapsto x^2-3$ : \periods[70] \item $x\mapsto \frac{x^2+x}2$ : \periods[72] \item $x\mapsto (x-2)^2$ : \periods[69] \stopitemize \stoptext

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Steps in presentation
by pol stra 02 Jan '15

02 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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Caption whitespace overflows page
by Rik Kabel 20 Jul '14

20 Jul '14

How can I get rid of the space at the top of the first line of text on page three in the following MWE. The \setupfloats[spaceafter=none] masks the problem rather than addresses the problem directly. Playing with the size of the figures (changing them to 3cm) shows that the caption text is not pushed to the second page, just some whitespace imputed to them. This happens with TL2013 and with the latest (20140325) standalone beta. I may be able to get away with the figure overflowing into the footnote space by avoiding footnotes, but the space on the next page is just ugly. \setuppapersize[A6] \setupexternalfigures[location={local,default}] \setupfloats[spaceafter=none] \starttext \input{knuth} \placefigure[left]{Caption} {\startcombination[1*3] {\externalfigure[cow.pdf][height=2cm]}{cow} {\externalfigure[cow.pdf][height=2cm]}{cow} {\externalfigure[cow.pdf][height=2cm]}{cow} \stopcombination} \input{knuth} \input{knuth} \stoptext -- Rik Kabel

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underbraces get progressively more misaligned (w/ minimal example)
by Sanjoy Mahajan 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

Dear list, As I copyedited my book, I noticed examples where the underbraces in math formulas were not aligned vertically, especially toward the end of the book. Eventually I realized it was not due to my growing copyediting skill, and I have made the following minimal example showing the problem (I am using 2014.05.17 MkIV): \setupformulas[indentnext=auto, spacebefore=none, spaceafter=none] \starttext \dorecurse{3000}{ \placeformula\startformula \underbrace{\hbox{yyyy}}_{\rho} = \underbrace{\hbox{yyyy yyyy yyyy}}_{\rho} \stopformula } \stoptext It'll produce a 162-page file. On the formulas on page 1, the two underbraces in each equation are aligned. But there seems to be some kind of slow leak, because the underbraces become ever more misaligned. By page 162, they are visibly misaligned by maybe 3pt. If I increase the recursion count to 30000, on page 2129 the misalignment is about 30pt. Taking out the \placeformula makes the misalignment go away. I tried to reproduce the problem with plain LuaTeX, using the tex file below, but the underbraces came out aligned. \newcount\foo \foo=3000 \loop $$ \underbrace{\hbox{yyyy}}_{\rho} = \underbrace{\hbox{yyyy yyyy yyyy}}_{\rho} $$ \advance \foo -1 \ifnum \foo>0 \repeat \end Any thoughts on this very strange issue? -Sanjoy

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Hanging punctuation
by Tomas Hala 01 Jul '14

01 Jul '14

Hello, I tried hanging punctuation with Trebuchet font but without any success whereas for Latin Modern or Libertine (without simplefonts) it works OK. Is the \setupalign feature for hanging punctuation available for simplefonts module? Or did I forget some option? Minimal example: % CTX from TeXlive 2013 \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[Trebuchet MS] \setupalign[hz,hyphenated,justified,hanging] \starttext \input knuth \stoptext Thanks Tomáš Hála

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Bibliography: only surname in small caps
by Joshua Krämer 30 Jun '14

30 Jun '14

Dear list, I would like to have in a bibliography only surnames in small capitals, like this: MÜLLER, B. and SCHNEIDER A. (Müller and Schneider appear in small caps, but everything else like "and" is still in the default typeface.) At the moment, I'm using the old bibliography system. I am a bit overwhelmed by the new system, because I would have to setup everything from the beginning, as I have setup my layouts with \setuppublicationlayout. Now my questions are: Is it possible to achieve what I want (SC surnames) with the old and the new system? If I would do it with the old system, am I right that I would have to redefine \normalauthor or define my own authorcommand? How could it be done with the new system? I've tried to understand the file "publ-imp-apa.mkvi", but there's only an "author" value, and I don't understand how to access the name components (first name, last name etc.). Thanks and kind regards, Joshua

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Re: [NTG-context] Bibliography: only surname in small caps
by Robert Blackstone 30 Jun '14

30 Jun '14

On 30 jun. 2014, at 17:33, Joshua Kr?mer <joshua.kraemer(a)gmail.com> wrote > I would like to have in a bibliography only surnames in small > capitals, like this: > > M?LLER, B. and SCHNEIDER A. > > (M?ller and Schneider appear in small caps, but everything else > like "and" is still in the default typeface.) > > At the moment, I'm using the old bibliography system. … > Is it possible to achieve what I want (SC surnames) with the old and the > new system? Hi Joshua, I suspect it can be done in the old system, albeit by some tricks that are maybe unworthy of ConTeXt. I have not tried using small caps because I use a font that does't have them but I think it would be doable. There a in fact two tricks. The first is to put everything in the "booklet" category and enter everything except author names, year of publication and city (or publisher) in the title. The second is to make a .bbl file and edit that, including ordering small caps where you want them, just as in a normal .tex-file. In your project you input the edited .bbl-file, not the .bib-file. This way you can use all the nice mechanisms of ConTeXt for citing, footnotes and bibliography without having to bother with the tweaking of codes. I have done it this way for my wife's PhD thesis and it works perfectly. Best regards, Robert Blackstone

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Re: [NTG-context] win2k and context
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 30 Jun '14

30 Jun '14

> Just curious: is that the latest version that works according to your > tests or did you actually try just this one? The next version available in https://foundry.supelec.fr/frs/?group_id=10 is 0.74.0 and didn't work. I don't know if there are versions between? Wolfgang

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'excursion' and MkIV/LuaTeX
by Gour 29 Jun '14

29 Jun '14

Is 'excursion' manual still mostly relevant for using ConTeXt MkIV & LuaTeX? Any plan to publish some new physical ConTeXt-related book soon? Sincerely, Gour -- Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.

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