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PLacing framed text.
by John Culleton 18 Mar '15

18 Mar '15

I know how to place an intermezzo, e.g. \starttext \setupframed[framecorner=round, frameradius=1em, background=screen, backgroundscreen=0.70, backgroundcorner=round, backgroundradius=1em, corner=round, radius=1em] \definefloat[intermezzo]{ } \placeintermezzo[right]{} \startframedtext[width=3.2in] \centerline{\ss\tfb Life Before Specialty} \centerline{\ss\tfb Food Marketing} \tfx What food entrepeneurs did before starting a specialty food firm (in order of prevalence): ---{\bf\it Food Entrepeneur Magazine} \stopframedtext \stoptext But I don't want the word intermezzo at the bottom of the frame. In other words I want to place the framed text but not call it an intermezzo. Any suggestions? -- 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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[MetaFun] Decorating running text
by Norbert Melzer 18 Mar '15

18 Mar '15

Hi there! I have some text (a single word) which I want to decorate using MP. In this special case, I want to put a little crown above the "g" in the word "Shogun". Also the crown and text should get scaled accordingly to the surrounding text. ```tex \define\Shogun{\startMPcode draw textext("Shogun") \stopMPcode} \starttext The word \Shogun\ shall be decorated with the crown shown in fig~\in[fig:crown]: \placefigure[here][fig:crown]{The crown that shall decorate the \quote{g} in \quotation{Shogun}}{ \startMPcode fill (-20,-17.5)--(20,-17.5)--(30,12.5)--(10,-2.5)--(0,17.5)--(-10,-2.5)--(-30,12.5)--cycle withcolor yellow ; \stopMPcode } \stoptext ``` I wanted to try to draw the text using MPs draw, but then the baselines doesn't match as you can see in the example. Also I don't know how I could ensure that the text and the crown would crow accordingly to the surrounding text.

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Now that I have something working on mkiv, I'd like to try ePUB
by Gerben Wierda 18 Mar '15

18 Mar '15

Now that I have my book project basically running on mkiv (the layout probably has a few problems left, the main one currently being extra whitespace after a chapter heading compared to mkii), I’d like to try producing ePUB from it. ConTeXtgarden says I have to add a backend and points me to the info on the standard project structure (which I use), but there I don’t find anything about a backend. The extended example says that starting january 2015, things have changed with ePUB, which probably also applies to me as I only recently started with a fresh download of a current ConTeXt mkiv. So, can someone tell me what I need to do to get a basic ePUB output? And what command do I run to update my separate ConTeXt tree? And which one to find out what version I’m running? G

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File name to print to include %
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 18 Mar '15

18 Mar '15

Hello, I'd like to get: "%Home%" with \hyphenatedfilename to the Ctx output. But, these two methods don't work: \hyphenatedfilename{\%Home\%} -- gives "\%Home\%" and \hyphenatedfilename{%Home%} -- (obviously) produces error. So what to write into \hyphenatedfilename to get "%Home%"? Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka | mailto:LPr@pontex.cz Pontex s. r. o. | mailto:pontex@pontex.cz | http://www.pontex.cz Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 241 096 751 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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MetaPost, specifiy max width of a text?
by Norbert Melzer 18 Mar '15

18 Mar '15

Hi there! Is there a way to specify the with of a text so that the text gets wrapped? Something simalar to the following TikZ-Example (wrapped in ConTeXt): ```tex \usemodule[tikz] \starttext \starttikzpicture \draw (0, 0) node[text width=2.5cm,align=center] {Start new Game}; \stoptikzpicture \startMPcode draw "Start new Game" infont defaultfont scaled defaultscale; \stopMPcode \stoptext ``` TIA Norbert

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indentnext=auto
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

Dear gang, For export we have to tag paragraphs. After block quotes, itemizations, etc, the context determines whether the first line of the next paragraph should be indented, so we use the indentnext=auto mechanism. But with \start|stopparagraph it doesn't seem to work: See attached. ==================== \setupindenting[big,yes] % Do not indent the first line of a block quote \setupdelimitedtext[blockquote][before={\blank[medium] \setupindenting[no]},after={\blank[medium]}] % Do not indent the first line after a block quote \setupdelimitedtext[blockquote][indentnext=auto] \starttext \startparagraph \input ward \stopparagraph \startblockquote \input ward \stopblockquote \startparagraph \input ward \stopparagraph \startblockquote \input ward \stopblockquote \startparagraph \input ward \stopparagraph \stoptext ==================== From what I understand, if [indentnext=auto] is activated then a blank line after the environment should activate indenting; no blank line after the environment should impede indenting. In this example, we get no indentation either way. Am I missing something, or is it a bug? By the way, something like \setupdelimitedtext[blockquote][indentnext=yes] \startparagraph[indenting=no] \input ward \stopparagraph would be a nice feature. Any chance? Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Multiline header
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

Hello, how to create multiline header? This code ignores all attempts to force a new line: ---- \setupheadertexts[{abc\par def\\ ghi\crlf jkl}] \starttext aaa \stoptext ---- Thank you in advance. Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka | mailto:LPr@pontex.cz Pontex s. r. o. | mailto:pontex@pontex.cz | http://www.pontex.cz Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 241 096 751 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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Fwd: BachoTeX 2015 - call for papers and registrations open
by Willi Egger 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

Voor wie denkt naar de BachoTeX te gaan, de uitnodiging voor het insturen van kopij! For those who think about joining BachoTeX, here Jerzy’s invitation for submission of papers. Kindest regards Willi Egger > BachoTeX 2015: Various faces of typography > ========================================== > Since several years we are trying not to forget what TeX/MetaFont and > their variants and combinations are for. Remember why Prof. Knuth set > out to create TeX? We will continue in this spirit also during the > forthcoming BachoTeX conference. Here is Andrzej Tomaszewski's > rationale: > > Texts formed into direct or abstract writings and pictures are > inseparable elements of the visual presentation of thought. During the > millennia of our civilization this method of peoples communication > reached the ability to record precisely scientific, social and artistic > statements. Typography is an art of organizing text and in a broader > context - publications as a whole. Text structures receive different > shapes: from a sequence of simple sentences through futuristic poetry, > statisticians tables, mathematicians formulas linguists dictionaries > and even programmers listings. Sequences of alphanumeric signs require > proper treatment – for once as a material for data processing and > second, as a communique created for human readers consumption. > > This is what we will be talking about during BachoTeX. > > Papers/presentations > ==================== > Of course we look forward to the normal mix of TeX, MetaPost, ConTeXt, > LaTeX, and friends related presentations. Please not not forget fonts! > > Please note the “Call for TeX Pearls” further down. > > The normal channel of offering papers is emailing proposals to the > Program Committee, but before rushing off to the mailer, please > consult the info for authors > (http://www.gust.org.pl/bachotex/2015-en/submissions) > > Workshops and tutorials > ======================= > Especially welcome are proposals for TeX-related tutorials or > introductions. If you have suggestions for tutorials or workshops by > others than yourself or about specific topics, please let us know. > > The following are in initial planning: > * calligraphy > * book binding > > Poster sessions > =============== > Participants will be given the opportunity to present their TeX and > typographic results in the form of posters for which we provide > exhibition space. > > TeX Pearls > ========== > > We continue the tradition of the “Pearls of TeX Programming”. > MetaFont/MetaPost do also fall into that category. Details and > previously collected pearls can be found at > http://www.gust.org.pl/projects/pearls/. > > Deadlines and addresses > ======================= > The deadline for “regular” abstracts and other proposals is > March 28th 2015. The deadline for final papers to appear in the > conference materials is April 11th. > > Contributions should be send by email to the Program Committee: > prog-2015 at gust dot org dot pl. The PC is chaired by Bogusław > Jackowski (b underscore jackowski at gust dot org dot pl). >

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Indentation within footnotes
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 16 Mar '15

16 Mar '15

Dear gang, In the attached example: For a given footnote I would like for the first line of each paragraph after paragraph one to be indented. What do I need to do to get this right? Thanks in advance, and Best wishes Idris ============ \setupindenting[big,yes] \setupheads[indentnext=no] \setupnotation[footnote][command={\setupindenting[big,yes]},indenting=yes,next] \starttext \startsubject[title=Indentation Within a Footnote] \input ward \startfootnote \input ward \input ward \input ward \stopfootnote \input ward \stopsubject \stoptext ============ -- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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tlig in the export
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 16 Mar '15

16 Mar '15

Dear gang, It appears that internal opentype feature tlig is not supported in the export. For current purposes this is not critical; but not sure if this is intentional or a bug, so reporting it here. =============== \setupbackend[export=yes] \starttext \startchapter[title=The tlig feature] \startparagraph In \TeX\ it is still common to use two keyboard dashes to obtain an en-dash. An en dash is used to indicate a number range, e.g., 1785--1906. In \TeX\ it is still common to use three keyboard dashes to obtain an em-dash. An em-dash is used to indicate a prominent parenthesis---in modern usage the en-dash is becoming more popular for this task---as well as between the end of an epigraph and its author. In \Context\ there is a dedicated control sequence for the en-dash. An en-dash is used to indicate a number range, e.g., 1785\endash{}1906. In \Context\ there is a dedicated control sequence to obtain an em-dash. An em-dash is used to indicate a prominent parenthesis\emdash{}in modern usage the en-dash is becoming more popular for this task\emdash{}as well as between the end of an epigraph and its author. \stopparagraph \stopchapter \stoptext =============== Thanks and best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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