February 2015 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

A note on Arabic names in bibliographies and indices
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

Dear Syndicate, The current bibliography handler uses the following for authors: \type{\author[junior]{firstnames}[inits]{von}{surname}} Now in Arabic we have something similar to the 'von' field: the definite article 'al-', 'ibn', etc. Just as with 'von' we want to ignore them in the alphabetical sorting. [On the other hand, ConTeXt cannot currently sort its own bbl files alphabetically]. See the linked picture for a real-life example (the top-right of the page contains both Dutch and Arabic examples): https://www.dropbox.com/s/rnimlactrlqz6ak/arabic-dutch-bib.jpg?dl=0 Now the {von} field works for these Arabic prefixes, but there is an issue: There can be no space between 'al-' and what follows (e.g. 'al-Haq'). But the {von} field by default adds a space (von Corbin). So what to do? One solution is to use \setuppublicationlist[vonsep=] (see also attached): ========== \starttext \setuppublications[alternative=apa] \setuppublicationlist[vonsep=] \startpublication[k=corbin81, t=book, a=Corbin, y=1981, s=Corbin81] \author[]{Henry}[H.]{von }{Corbin} \title{The Concept of Comparative Philosophy} \pubname{Golgonooza Press} \city{Ipswich, United Kingdom} \pubyear{1981} \stoppublication \startpublication[k=haq, t=book, a=Haq, y=1994, s=Haq94] \author[]{Syed Nomanul}[S.]{al-}{Haq} \title{Names, Natures, and Things} \pubname{Kluwer} \city{Dordrecht} \pubyear{1994} \stoppublication \startpublication[k=ragep93, t=book, a={Ragep}, y=1993, s=FJRg93] \author[]{F.~J.}[F.~J.]{ibn al-}{Ragep} \title{Memoir on Astronomy} \pubname{Springer Verlag} \city{New York} \pubyear{1993} \stoppublication \placepublications [criterium=all] % inherits from \setuppublications % \completepublications[criterium=cite] % only works with criterium=all \stoptext ========== \setuppublicationlist[vonsep=] kills the space after the prefix, but that means that for every 'von', 'van', 'abu', and the like we have to add the space manually in the {von} field (as in the above example). If we don't want to use \setuppublicationlist[vonsep=] then we have to define a command for 'al-' that gobbles the space: % \define \GobbleSpace{\ignorespaces} % \define \Al{al-\GobbleSpace} If one is using lots of Arabic names and few, e.g., Dutch names, then using the [vonsep=] approach seems better. But in the upcoming bib module we may want a better solution so that bbl files can be more consistent and portable. Any thoughts are appreciated, and Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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2UP Arranging
by John Kitzmiller 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

Using 2UP the rightmargin on odd (recto) pages becomes the leftmargin on even (verso) pages. Is there an option for 2UP doublesided to be printed and folded where the rightmargin is always on the righthand side of each ‘page’ from the reader’s viewpoint? Or another layout scheme to get the same result? This mwe shows 2UP default: \definepapersize[booklet][width=140mm,height=216mm] \setuppapersize[booklet][letter,landscape] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setuparranging[2UP,doublesided] \setuplayout[ width=92mm, leftedge=0mm, leftmargin=0mm, backspace=15mm, rightmargindistance=3mm, rightmargin=25mm, ] \showframe \starttext \dorecurse{4}{\input ward \page} \stoptext And this gives an image of the desired layout: \definepapersize[booklet][width=140mm,height=216mm] \setuppapersize[booklet][letter,landscape] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setuparranging[2UP,doublesided] \setuplayout[ width=92mm, leftedge=0mm, leftmargin=0mm, backspace=15mm, rightmargindistance=3mm, rightmargin=25mm, ] \definelayout[evenside][ width=92mm, leftmargindistance=3mm, leftmargin=25mm, backspace=43mm, rigthedge=0mm, rightmargin=0mm, ] \showframe \starttext \input ward \page \setuplayout[evenside] \input ward \page \setuplayout[reset] \input ward \page \setuplayout[evenside] \input ward \stoptext I would like to avoid the manual switching if possible. Thanks! John

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How to place text to the right of a brace
by Fabrice Couvreur 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

Hi, Wolfgang wrote, there was some time already, a nice macro to draw a brace. In the code below, how to have the arrow and the text to the right of the brace ? Best regards, Fabrice \startuseMPgraphic{accolade} z1 = (-233,0) ; z2 = (-220,22) ; z3 = (-155,211) ; z4 = (-200,690) ; z5 = (-142,1033) ; z6 = (-97,1106) ; z7 = (-71,1125) ; z8 = (-61,1104) ; z9 = (-80,1077) ; z10 = (-108,1002) ; z11 = (-129,666) ; z12 = (-117,207) ; z13 = (-197,19) ; z14 = (-208,0) ; z15 = (-197,-19) ; z16 = (-117,-207) ; z17 = (-129,-666) ; z18 = (-108,-1026) ; z19 = (-80,-1077) ; z20 = (-61,-1104) ; z21 = (-71,-1125) ; z22 = (-97,-1106) ; z23 = (-143,-1031) ; z24 = (-199,-673) ; z25 = (-155,-211) ; z26 = (-220,-22) ; fill z1 for i=2 upto 14: .. z[i] endfor & z14 for j=15 upto 26: .. z[j] endfor .. z1 & cycle withcolor red ; \stopuseMPgraphic \defineoverlay[leftbrace] [\leftaligned {\scale[height=\overlayheight]{\useMPgraphic{accolade}}}] \defineoverlay[rightbrace][\rightaligned{\mirror{\scale[height=\overlayheight]{\useMPgraphic{accolade}}}}] \starttext \framedtext[frame=off,loffset=1em,roffset=1em,background={rightbrace}]{ La longueur est \unit{4 centimeter} ; on donne à $L$ la valeur $4$. La largeur est \unit{3 centimeter} ; on donne à $l$ la valeur $3$. } \dontleavehmode\startMPcode drawarrow (0,0)--(2cm,0) withpen pencircle scaled 1pt withcolor red ; \stopMPcode\hskip 1cm \color[red]{Initialisation} \stoptext

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section with \sethupead[section][alternative=text]; other type of section misbehaves..
by Rob Heusdens 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

When using \setuphead[section][alternative=text] I noticed two things: 1. There is an extra space (horizontally) directly after the section heading. I can't get a grip on how to get rid of it. 2. A different type of section (define with \definehead[summary][section] seems to alter it's behaviour due to a \setuphead[section][..]. Shouldn't the summary behaviour be independend of what one sets for section? Here is a MWE that shows the problem: example 1: \defineblank[sprong][.5cm] \definehead[summary][section] \setuphead[section][number=no,style=bold,before={\blank[sprong]},after=,alternative=text,indentnext=no] \setuphead[summary][number=no,style=bold,before=,after={\blank[sprong]},beforesection={\noindentation\page\starttextbackground[SummaryBackground]},aftersection={\stoptextbackground\page}] \setupwhitespace[none] \setupindenting[yes, small, next] \definetextbackground [SummaryBackground] [frame=off,frameoffset=0pt, background=color, backgroundcolor=gray, backgroundoffset=2ex] \starttext \section{First sentence. Second sentence.}\input zapf \summary{Summary}\input zapf \stoptext example 2: \defineblank[sprong][.5cm] \definehead[summary][section] \setuphead[section][number=no,style=bold,before={\blank[sprong]},after=,alternative=text,indentnext=no] \setuphead[summary][number=no,style=bold,before=,alternative=paragraph,after={\blank[sprong]},beforesection={\noindentation\page\starttextbackground[SummaryBackground]},aftersection={\stoptextbackground\page}] \setupwhitespace[none] \setupindenting[yes, small, next] \definetextbackground [SummaryBackground] [frame=off,frameoffset=0pt, background=color, backgroundcolor=gray, backgroundoffset=2ex] \starttext \section{First sentence. Second sentence.}\input zapf \summary{Summary}\input zapf \stoptext Adding [alternative=paragraph] for summary solves this problem, and is at least a workaround, but that should not be necessary. My main problem though is how to get rid of that extra horizontal space after the normal section heading. The next sentence should align just like the section is a normal sentence itself (only typeset as bold). Is there a solution for that? Many thanks. Greeting, Rob -- attached (example 1 = test5a.pdf; example 2 = test5b.pdf)

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Font switching on title page
by Jörg Weger 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

I have started to design a title page for a paper. First comes an information block at bodyfont size \tf (all in sans serif), followed by the title of the paper in \bfd, then the author (=me) in \bfa. The information block that follows then should be in bodyfont size again, but it isn’t, it is too tall. What am I missing about font switching? Is it maybe because it is a makeup page? %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Here is a MWE %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \definemakeup[titlepage][pagestate=stop,doublesided=no] \starttext \starttitlepagemakeup[top=,] \tf \ss information \crlf about \crlf university \crlf and \crlf course \par \blank[4*line] \bfd \ss Paper \par \blank \bfa \ss by me \blank[4*line] \tf \ss my \crlf information, \crlf adress \crlf etc. \stoptitlepagemakeup \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% end of MWE %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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Bug? Interaction between criterium=cite and sectioning
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

Dear gang, When sectioning is combined with the bibliography handler, \placepublications [criterium=cite] stops working. For example (also attached): ========= \starttext \setuppublications[alternative=apa] \startpublication[k=corbin81, t=book, a=Corbin, y=1981, s=Corbin81] \author[]{Henry}[H.]{}{Corbin} \title{The Concept of Comparative Philosophy} \pubname{Golgonooza Press} \city{Ipswich, United Kingdom} \pubyear{1981} \stoppublication \startsection[title=Introduction] \cite[corbin81] \stopsection \startsection[title=References] \placepublications [criterium=cite] \stopsection % \section{Introduction} % \cite[corbin81] % \section{References} % \placepublications [criterium=cite] \stoptext ========= If lines 18 and 20 are commented (effectively putting all content into a single section), then it will work: ========= \startsection[title=Introduction] \cite[corbin81] % \stopsection % \startsection[title=References] \placepublications [criterium=cite] \stopsection ========= The old unstructured sectioning commands behave the same way (commented at the end of the file). Note that \placepublications [criterium=all] works across sections, which will of course output the entire database (which we do not want). Is there a setting that I'm missing? Tried things like \setuphead[section][continue=yes] to no avail. Assuming this is a bug: Can this be fixed? Urgently if possible? Thanks and Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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comments in bbl files broken
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

Dear Knights, Comments used to work in bbl files but no longer: ========== \starttext \setuppublications[alternative=apa] \startpublication[k=corbin81, t=book, a=Corbin, y=1981, s=Corbin81] \author[]{Henry}[H.]{}{Corbin} % \author[]{Henry}[H.]{von }{Corbin} \title{The Concept of Comparative Philosophy} \pubname{Golgonooza Press} \city{Ipswich, United Kingdom} \pubyear{1981} \stoppublication \placepublications [criterium=all] % inherits from \setuppublications % \completepublications[criterium=cite] % only works with criterium=all \stoptext ========== See the attached pdf; we get in the pdf output: %Corbin, H. and von Corbin, H. (1981). with an explicit '%'. Can this be fixed? Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Citing a PhD dissertation
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

Dear gang, ConTeXt currently follows archaic BibTeX conventions in labeling doctoral dissertations for bibliography. So we have the tag 'phdthesis' as in \startpublication[k=hamid98, t=phdthesis, a=Hamid, y=1998, s=ISH98] \author[]{Idris Samawi}[I.]{}{Hamid} \title{The Metaphysics and Cosmology of \TeX} \pubname{\TeX\ State University} \pubyear{1998} \stoppublication The tag gets mapped to 'PhD thesis' in the output. But current English style is to use 'thesis' for Masters degrees and 'dissertation' for doctoral degrees [See the Merriam-Webster Style Manual or even google 'phd thesis or dissertation' for lots of confirmation of this]. As development of a new mkiv module continues, I would suggest changing this to the standard usage. In the meantime: How can I change the label in the current bibliography system? I tried the following (also attached): ======== \starttext \setuppublications[alternative=apa] \setupbtxlabeltext [en] [apa:phdthesis={Doctoral dissertation}] \startsetups btx:apa:phdthesis \setvariables[btx:temp][label=Doctoral Dissertation] \btxsetup{btx:apa:common:thesis} \stopsetups \startpublication[k=hamid98, t=phdthesis, a=Hamid, y=1998, s=ISH98] \author[]{Idris Samawi}[I.]{}{Hamid} \title{The Metaphysics and Cosmology of \TeX} \pubname{\TeX\ State University} \pubyear{1998} \stoppublication \placepublications [criterium=all] % inherits from \setuppublications % \completepublications[criterium=cite] % only works with criterium=all \stoptext ======== But the output is still 'PhD thesis'. How do I get the changes in the btx labeltext passed on to ConTeXt so I can get the correct output? Thanks and Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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short field no longer accepts control sequences
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

Dear Cabal, Things like the following used to work, now give an error: ======== \starttext \setuppublications[alternative=apa] \startpublication[k=corbin81, t=book, a=Corbin, y=1981, s=\hbox{}Corbin81] \author[]{Henry}[H.]{}{Corbin} \title{The Concept of Comparative Philosophy} \pubname{Golgonooza Press} \city{Ipswich, United Kingdom} \pubyear{1981} \stoppublication \placepublications [criterium=all] % inherits from \setuppublications % \completepublications[criterium=cite] % only works with criterium=all \stoptext : [\directlua]:1: invalid escape sequence near '\h' 1 \starttext 2 \setuppublications[alternative=apa] 3 4 \startpublication[k=corbin81, 5 t=book, 6 a=Corbin, 7 y=1981, 8 >> s=\hbox{}Corbin81] 9 \author[]{Henry}[H.]{}{Corbin} 10 \title{The Concept of Comparative Philosophy} 11 \pubname{Golgonooza Press} 12 \city{Ipswich, United Kingdom} 13 \pubyear{1981} 14 \stoppublication 15 16 \placepublications [criterium=all] % inherits from \setuppublications 17 % \completepublications[criterium=cite] % only works with criterium=all 18 \stoptext ======== This is not mission-critical in my case, I can live without it at least for now, but it did used to work. May be worth investigating, and Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: [NTG-context] Code that run in Metapost but not in starMPcode enviroment
by Akira Kakuto 01 Feb '15

01 Feb '15

> Interestingly it seems to work in mkii, probably because > mkii calls external metafun: Sorry, I didn't notice explanation by Hans. Best, Akira

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