July 2015 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

new beta
by Hans Hagen 12 Jul '15

12 Jul '15

Hi, I uploaded a new beta. As a prelude to some updates / improvements in the font handling an experimental new otf fontloader/handler is present. This one is not used by default but will likely replace the current one (only when it has been tested enough). At that time also some other pending changes will happen (no functional differences, only improvements). There are a few advantages to the new approach: - Indentifying fonts goes a bit faster (some 20 times) but that is already in the core. - The mem footprint of initial loading a font is smaller. - Initial loading can a bit slower depending on the kind of font (no big deal as we cache files) and if really needed can be sped up a bit. - The cached instance is smaller. - Loading the cached font is faster (not that it was slow but still). - Some bits and pieces have been optimized (there is room for more but I might decide not to do that). - Extra substitution features like tlig and trep are now runtime and not cached. - Processing in node mode can be somewhat faster for complex fonts. - The generic font code will stay as it is for at least a while after the new code has become stable and the current method will stay around too. Of course there will be bugs although the test suite runs without crashing. I will use the new code on my machine but you can test it with: \usemodule[newotf] before \starttext (or in cont-loc.mkiv). 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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newotf, problem with .ttc fonts
by Rik Kabel 11 Jul '15

11 Jul '15

It appears that the newotf mechanism does not handle .ttc fonts. The following MWE uses fonts found on Windows 8.1: \usemodule [newotf] %% the following fonts, all .ttc, fail in the same way: % C:/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-oup.lua:651: bad argument #1 to '(for generator)' (table expected, got nil) %\definefont [testfont] [MSMincho sa 1] %\definefont [testfont] [MingLiU sa 1] %\definefont [testfont] [Gulim sa 1] %\definefont [testfont] [Batang sa 1] %\definefont [testfont] [msyh sa 1] % Microsoft YaHei %\definefont [testfont] [msjh sa 1] % Microsoft JhengHei %\definefont [testfont] [SimSun sa 1] %% the following, none .ttc, work: %\definefont [testfont] [arialuni sa 1] % Arial Unicode MS %\definefont [testfont] [yugothic sa 1] % Yu Gothic %\definefont [testfont] [yumin sa 1] % Yu Mincho %\definefont [testfont] [kaiu sa 1] % DFKai-SB Regular %\definefont [testfont] [simfang sa 1] % FangSong Regular %\definefont [testfont] [simhei sa 1] % SimHei Regular \definefont [testfont] [simkai sa 1] % KaTi Regular \starttext Confucius’ {\em Analects} ({\testfont 論語} {\em LunYu}). \stoptext Without the new module, this works with all of the test fonts. -- Rik

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OT features and newotf
by Pablo Rodriguez 11 Jul '15

11 Jul '15

Dear list, I’m afraid that features don’t work with newotf: \usemodule[newotf] \definefontfeature[noliga][liga=no] \starttext \startTEXpage[offset=1em] fiflff \addfeature[noliga]fiflff \stopTEXpage \stoptext Is this a bug or am I missing something? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Tabulate: lines bellow header
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 11 Jul '15

11 Jul '15

Hello, Let's have the following code: ---- \starttext \setuptabulate[header=repeat,split=yes] \starttabulatehead \HL \NC H \NC H \NC\NR \LL % \LL[8] causes error \stoptabulatehead \starttabulate[|l|l|] \dorecurse{50}{ \NC A \NC A \NC\NR \HL[8] } \stoptabulate \stoptext ---- It produces: 1) horizontal line bellow header, which is somewhat shifted down, closer to the first body row, but only on the 1st page; 2) horizontal line bellow header on page look differently from that on page 1 - its thickness if about a half of that between body rows, - and also its position is different from that on page 1. 3) Is there a way to affect thickness of the rule bellow header? \LL[8] causes error. I guess this is quite normal - to have a table header separated by a thicker rule, to have: ------------ table header ============ body row 1 ------------ body row 2 ------------ So: Ad 1: Is it possible to place the rule bellow the header to a "better" position? E.g. using a "more proper" command than \LL? Ad 2: Is it a Ctx feature or -- ? Ad 3: Any idea how to achieve this? 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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Using lua to define a macro with one optional parameter in brackets
by Jaroslav Hajtmar 10 Jul '15

10 Jul '15

Hello ConTeXist. Within the one very complex problem I need to solve the following case. I want using lua code to define a macro with one optional parameter in brackets. I tried it using commands context.setgvalue, or find something on the wiki (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/System_Macros/Definitions_and_Assignments) but each time I broke a tooth on it. Can you, please, someone advise how something can be it done? Suffice some reference to solve a similar problem. Thanks Jaroslav Hajtmar Here is my minimal example: \starttext \def\lastname{\dosingleempty\dolastname} \def\dolastname[#1]{\iffirstargument #1\else nothing\fi} \lastname \lastname[Smith] % Not working % \ctxlua{ % context([[\def\firstname{\dosingleempty\dofirstname}]]) % context([[\def\dofirstname[#1]{\iffirstargument #1\else {nothing}\fi}]]) % } % % \firstname % % \firstname['Peter'] \stoptext

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(announcement) from pandoc to ConTeXt
by Pablo Rodriguez 10 Jul '15

10 Jul '15

Dear list, this is a bit weird, because the vast majority of the list members are way forward in the path of ConTeXt knowledge than myself. But just in case you were interested, I created an environment to typeset XHTML generated by pandoc with ConTeXt MkIV. Here you have the websites: http://www.from-pandoc-to-context.tk https://github.com/ousia/from-pandoc-to-context Just in case it might help to anyone. Many thanks to Hans for his help explaining the XML interface to ConTeXt MkIV. Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Hidden section - weird counting?
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 09 Jul '15

09 Jul '15

Hello, let's have the following example with hidden section: ---- \definehead[HidSec][section] \setuphead[HidSec][placehead=hidden] \starttext \placecontent \hairline \HidSec{A} \subsection{B} \subsection{C} \stoptext ---- It gives: " 1.1 B 1 ------- 1.2 B 1.2 C " Whilst I'd expect: " 1.1 B 1 1.2 C 1 ------- 1.1 B 1.2 C " Is my idea wrong, i.e. is "hidden" attribute for \setuphead intended differently or ... ? (Compiled with today's beta.) 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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Beta problem with arranging XY
by Taco Hoekwater 09 Jul '15

09 Jul '15

Hi, It seems that the latest betas have a problem with the XY arrangement and/or \setuppaper. The attached file used to run fine, but lately all the placements are off (the address labels should be roughly centered on the A4 page). I am not sure how long ago this started going wrong, sorry (I often use a context installation from 2012 instead of the beta). Best wishes, Taco

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Re: [NTG-context] Expansion in bookmarks
by Christoph Reller 09 Jul '15

09 Jul '15

On Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:01:21 +0200, Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > On 7/8/2015 4:18 PM, Christoph Reller wrote: > > Dear all! > > > > I want to define a command that is to be used in a section title. Also I > > want to use \autoinsertnextspace with this command. In the following > > MWE, why do \This and \AName not work, while \TEX does work? > > > > I appreciate any feedback, > > Christoph > > > > MWE: > > > > \setupinteraction[state=start] > > \setupinteractionscreen[option=bookmark] > > \placebookmarks[section][section] > > > > \def\What{This\autoinsertnextspace} > > > > \definesorting[Name] > > \setupsorting[Name][next=\autoinsertnextspace] > > \Name[AName]{Knuth} > > > > \usemodule[abr-01] > > \setupsorting[logo][next=\autoinsertnextspace] > > > > \starttext > > \startsection[title={\What is puzzling}]\stopsection > > \startsection[title={\AName is puzzling}]\stopsection > > \startsection[title={\TEX is puzzling}]\stopsection > > \stoptext > > you can try: > > \enabledirectives[references.bookmarks.preroll] > > or specify bookmarks with bookmark=... alongside the title= > > Hans > Thank you very much Hans! The references.bookmarks.preroll directive works nicely. However, I still don't understand why in the above example \TEX is working. Can you shed any light on this? Regards, Christoph

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rsync server down?
by Thomas A. Schmitz 09 Jul '15

09 Jul '15

Hi, for several days, I've seen errors while using first-setup.sh to upgrade to the latest version; the rysnc command fails because of server error. I tried on different computers and several networks, so I guess it's not just me but something is amiss there. Is it the heat? But the garden works normally... All best Thomas

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