February 2015 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Different versions of Lua and error in the same versions of ConTeXt (Fedora vs Win7)
by Jaroslav Hajtmar 24 Feb '15

24 Feb '15

Hi ConTeXist... How can I find out what version of Lua uses ConTeXt TeXlive 2014 respectively what version of Lua uses Standalone ConTeXt? The point is that Pablo Rodriguez use Fedora 20, which comes with Lua-5.2.2. Pablo tested last version of my module ScanCSV and his current version of standalone ConTeXt gained mistake, while I compiled (with the same current version of Standalone under Win7) the same source code without error .... Error message from log file is: t-scancsv-2015-02-19.lua:81: assertion failed! stack traceback: [C]: in function 'assert' t-scancsv-2015-02-19.lua:81: in function 'ParseCSVLine' t-scancsv-2015-02-19.lua:123: in function 'parsecsvdata' t-scancsv-2015-02-19.lua:180: in function 'opencsvfile' [\directlua]:1: in main chunk Thanx Jaroslav Hajtmar

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Can I use mkii and mkiv side by side?
by Gerben Wierda 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

I have a finished mkii project and I’d like to be able to export it to a format that can be a start for other distributions (such as epub or the like). For this, I get the impression I need mkiv. Now, before I go on trying to move my project to mkiv I have a question. Can I run mkii and mkiv side by side? That is, if I configure my TeX setup for mkiv (I am using MacTeX 2014), can I still fall back to the old setup when I fail? Second, is there some step-by-step instruction to move a project from mkii to mkiv? G

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\seeindex bug?
by Alan Bowen 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

The following: \starttext Fate\index{Fate} and Destiny\seeindex{Destiny}{Fate} \blank[3*big] \placeindex \stoptext produces an entry for “Destiny” that reads: *d* Destiny Fate *see Fate* If one comments out “Fate\index{Fate}”, the entry reads as it should: *d* Destiny *see Fate* Is there a way to cross-reference an indexed term X that has only * see X* and not X *see X*? Alan

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Float placement problem (layers)
by Mari Voipio 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

Dear all, I have a book cover that is created with layers. It has worked fine this far and I could swear that I haven't changed anything, but the file (attached) now hangs on placement of a graphic. What I do not understand is why the first graphic works and the second, almost identical, stops the whole process with "You can't use `\prevdepth' in restricted horizontal mode" and furthermore \nointerlineskip ->\prevdepth -\thousandpoint \doplacefloatbox ...pacebefore ] \nointerlineskip \flushnotes \nointerlinesk... \page_one_place_float_here_indeed ...lacefloatbox \page_floats_report_total ... <argument> ..._floats_room \page_one_place_float_here_indeed \else \page_floats_save \s... \thirdofthreearguments #1#2#3->#3 \strc_floats_get_box ... :\floatmethod \endcsname \fi Just in case I updated my ConTeXt today, so I'm running version 2015.02.03, not that it helped. For a long time I was running a version from September and in that the float worked, but I think it stopped working when I updated to newest current some time in January, I just haven't needed this particular file since then. What went wrong and how can I fix it? Mari

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Different versions of Lua and error in the same versions of ConTeXt (Fedora vs Win7)
by Akira Kakuto 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

> The point is that Pablo Rodriguez use Fedora 20, which comes with Lua-5.2.2. I think TeX Live 2014 uses Lua-5.2.3 on all platforms. I don't know differences between 5.2.2 and 5.2.3. Current windows version of standalone ConTeXt also uses 5.2.3. Best, Akira

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two questions on file handling
by Pablo Rodriguez 21 Feb '15

21 Feb '15

Dear list, I have two questions on how to improve the way I use ConTeXt to handle files. Is there a way that I can specify the document from the command line in the line below? \insertpages[mydocument.pdf][width=0pt] Is there any way that context compiles using the a pipe? (Sorry if this is wrong, but this is totally new to me.) I would like to compile something like (well, using pandoc): cat a.tex | contextjit --purgeall Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Context, index, Syriac.
by John Culleton 21 Feb '15

21 Feb '15

Does Context (any flavor) create indexes for Syriac, a right to left language? Inquiry is from the indexing list. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5" coming soon at http://www.booklocker.com/!

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Distance between the header and the title in ConTeXt's enumerations
by Joas Yannick 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

> You can set the distance between them with the „titledistance” key. Many thanks, it works. Wondrous.

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head stopper and hang
by Pablo Rodriguez 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Dear list, I have the following sample: \setuplabeltext[subsection=Activity~] \setuphead[subsection][sectionsegments=subsection] \setuplist[subsection][width=fit, stopper={: }] \setuplabeltext[section=Area~] \setuphead[section][hang=broad, stopper={· }] \starttext \completecontent \dorecurse{5}{\section{Important issue \recurselevel} \dorecurse{5}{\subsection{Important warning \recurselevel}}} \stoptext I don’t know why stopper works in \setuplist, but it doesn’t in \setuphead. What am I missing here? Doesn’t hang in \setuphead do the same as width in \setuplist? Or which would be the option that achieves the same in \setuphead? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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removing layers in empty pages
by Pablo Rodriguez 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Dear list, I come with a different approach to the issue I had yesterday. I have a sample: \setuppapersize[A6] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided, location=] \setupexternalfigures[location=default] \starttext \dorecurse{5}{ \definelayer[spider][state=start] \setlayer[spider]{\externalfigure[spider][scale=1500]} \definelayer[cow][x=.8\paperwidth, y=.85\paperheight, state=continue] \setlayer[cow]{\externalfigure[cow][scale=600]} \setupbackgrounds[page][background={spider, cow}] \blank[force,10em]\dorecurse{8}{\input zapf\par}\page[right]} \stoptext I have an issue that I cannot solve: How can I remove layers from empty pages? I know there is a "state=stop", but I don’t know how to link this to empty pages. Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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