January 2016 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt vs Beamer
by Jeong Dal 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Dear Saša Janiška, I’d like tell you about my case. I have used Beamer long time ago, but now I am using ConTeXt + Simpleslides module for my presentations. There are already many given templates. You can find them in the doc of simple slides.(…../tex/texmf-modules/doc/…) However we can make our own template if we want. Although I am not an expert, I made my own template by modifying the given templates. I think that ‘animation module’ is also a good module for presentation. Using it, we can make the presentation more interesting. I hope that you got what you want by using ConTeXt. Best regards, Dalyoung

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drops module update
by Peter Rolf 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Hi, just a small maintenance update (everything was broken) for the drops module. Should be working again with the latest versions of ImageMagick (6.9.2-0+) and ConTeXt (luatex 0.85.0+). Files (version 2016-01-18) can be found here [the zip file also contains the documentation (drops.pdf)] https://spideroak.com/browse/share/indiego/public/ConTeXt/drops/ Have fun, Peter

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Re: [NTG-context] Fieldstacks are broken
by Jeong Dal 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Dear Wolfgang, > The key has no effect because there is only one style for the buttons. > I see. I think that the other options: menu, menu color, framerate are enough for me. Thank you. Best regards, Dalyoung

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XML interface commands
by Jan U. Hasecke 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Dear list, I am currently trying to setup a small documentation about ConTeXt and I would like to use the \showsetup command to introduce the documentation of a command. But it seems that not all commands are accessible through this command. Eg. startchapter etc. is not accessible. Are there plans to complete the list of commands? juh

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documentation sprint at 10th ConTeXt meeting
by Jan U. Hasecke 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Dear list, are there any plans to have a documentation sprint at Kalenberg? I am currently trying to setup a small documentation about ConTeXt in order to better learn how to use it, and I face several issues. 1. documentation is scattered. Sources of documentation are the Wiki and a lot of PDF documents. 2. it is not always possible to decide whether a pdf document is related to MKII or MKIV. So I start reading only to learn that it is outdated. 3. I had the hope to access all commands via the xml interface mechanism (showsetup) which could be a kind of auto generated documentation (using: mtxrun --script server --auto) but it seems that not all commands are accessible through this mechanism I would like to propose a documentation sprint at the meeting in Kalenberg this fall to improve the situation. juh -- Software-Dokumentation mit Sphinx http://www.amazon.de/dp/1497448689/ Paperback: 224 Seiten

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Numbering and module visualcounter
by Fabrice Couvreur 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Hello, In the code below, I use the module visualcounter The numbering is obtained 1.1 1.2 1.3 How to have 1 2 3 ? thank you, Fabrice \usemodule[visualcounter] \unprotect \definevisualcounter [randomcircle] [ mp=visualcounter::randomcircle, rulethickness=1pt, ] \startuseMPgraphic{visualcounter::randomcircle} begingroup; \includeMPgraphic{visualcounter::initialization} if (last_counter > 0) and (current_counter > 0) : newpicture countertext ; countertext := textext("\white\visualcounterparameter\c!text"); newpicture max_countertext ; max_countertext := textext("\white\visualcounterparameter{\c!max\c!text}"); newnumeric diameter; diameter := 1.9 * max(bbwidth(max_countertext), bbheight(max_countertext)); newpath randomcircle; randomcircle := fullcircle xyscaled(diameter, diameter) randomized (diameter/20); pickup pencircle scaled \visualcounterparameter\c!rulethickness ; fill randomcircle withcolor green; % Can be made configurable label (countertext, origin); fi; endgroup; \stopuseMPgraphic \protect \definevisualcounter [fuzzyitem] [randomcircle] [counter=\getvalue{v_strc_itemgroups_counter}] \definesymbol[fuzzy][{\framed[location=depth, frame=off, strut=no]{\usevisualcounter{fuzzyitem}}}] \setuphead [part] [command=\ChapterCommand, page=yes, textstyle=\ss, sectionresetset=, number=no, placehead=yes, bodypartlabel=chapter] \setuphead [chapter] [command=\ChapterCommand, textstyle=\ss, sectionresetset=, conversion=, number=no, page=no, placehead=yes, bodypartlabel=part, sectionsegments=chapter:chapter] \setuphead [section] [command=\ChapterCommand, textstyle=\ss, page=yes, conversion=numbers, sectionsegments=section:section, number=yes] \starttext \startpart [title={First Part}] \startchapter [title={First chapter}] \startsection [title={First section}] \startitemize[fuzzy] \startitem \input knuth \stopitem \startitem \input knuth \stopitem \stopitemize \stopsection \stopchapter \stoppart \stoptext

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Re: [NTG-context] Fieldstacks are broken
by Jeong Dal 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Dear Wolfgang and Fabrice, I am sorry. I didn’t notice that there is a difference between my code and Fabrice’s. I made a wrong comment. I know that there are several options in the animation module: menu, menustyle, menucolor, framerate. Would you please explain the menustyle option once more? Thank you so much. Best regards, Dalyoung > 2016. 1. 24., 오후 9:55, ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl 작성: > > \unexpanded\def\MyGraphics#1% > {\startMPcode > ... > \stopMPcode} > > or > > \define[1]\MyGraphics > {\startMPcode > ... > \stopMPcode}

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doifnextcharelse
by dr. Hans van der Meer 24 Jan '16

24 Jan '16

I would like to differentiate on the following character being one of X or not X. But cannot get it right in \doifnextcharelse. For example \def\mynextchar{\doifnextcharelse{X}{\def\Next{Y}}{\def\Next{Z}}\Next} delivers: ZX ZQ then input: \mynextchar X \mynextchar Q I hoped for YX ZQ, but it looks as if X tested false against X. How to? Hans van der Meer

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Showcase of Title Pages done with ConTeXt ?
by Ibn Saeed 24 Jan '16

24 Jan '16

Hello I am trying to get a feel of what is possible with ConTeXt for designing Title Pages or Cover Pages. In LaTeX, i see the following title pages http://ctan.asis.io/info/latex-samples/TitlePages/titlepages.pdf and some are shown here http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/85904/showcase-of-beautiful-title-pa… What is the best way on setting up a title page in ConTeXt MarkIV and where should i start?

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Re: [NTG-context] Fieldstacks are broken
by Jeong Dal 24 Jan '16

24 Jan '16

I am sorry, I forgot to change the subject. I send it again. *************** Dear Fabrice, I run the same file again and I think that main things in my log file is not different from yours. Do you use Adobe Reader to view the pdf files? The pdf viewer of TeXShop and that of TeXworks can not show the animation. If you have the trouble even if you use the adobe reader, I don’t know the solution. I hope that animation feature works in your computer. Best regards, Dalyoung > 2016. 1. 24., 오후 8:40, ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl <mailto:ntg-context-request@ntg.nl> 작성: > > Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:39:56 +0100 > From: Fabrice Couvreur <fabrice1.couvreur(a)gmail.com <mailto:fabrice1.couvreur@gmail.com>> > To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl <mailto:ntg-context@ntg.nl>> > Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Fieldstacks are broken > Message-ID: > <CACyK-erzfqiA2GQtGE7VSnYhgxQ9finVA9COUvkJcpE9yK3PQQ(a)mail.gmail.com <mailto:CACyK-erzfqiA2GQtGE7VSnYhgxQ9finVA9COUvkJcpE9yK3PQQ@mail.gmail.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello everyone, > I tested the code and it does not work: I get one page with buttons for > animation is not working. > thank you, > Fabrice

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