October 2016 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Multiple Choice Quiz with self marking funciton
by B.A.Lee 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Hi, I am new to ConTeXt but have been using LaTeX for years. Just before I came across ConTeXt, I ran across Acrotex eDucation Bundle. One of its packages allows us to create multiple choice quizzes which has some self-harming features when done on screen. It also has a paper equivalent. I am wondering if anyone is willing to share his/her setups for multiple choice, with or without the self-harming feature. I am also wondering if ConTeXt has that self-harming feature too. If it can, I hope too see an example of how it can be done. Many thanks in advance. May you be well and happy!B.A.

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A question about \startcombination[3*1] \stopcombination (again)
by Fabrice Couvreur 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Hello, I can not make three columns and one row. But three rows and one column, it is possible. Thank you Fabrice \defineframedtext [algorithmframe] [width=fit, bodyfont=8pt, background=color, location=middle, backgroundcolor=lightgray, framecolor=darkred, corner=round] \definelines [algorithm] [space=on, before=\startalgorithmframe, after=\stopalgorithmframe] \starttext \startmidaligned \startcombination[3*1] {\hbox{\startalgorithm Variables : \math{U} est un nombre réel \math{i} et \math{N} sont des nombres entiers Début : Saisir une valeur pour \math{N} Affecter 115 à \math{U} Pour \math{i} de 1 à \math{N} faire Affecter \math{0,6\times U+120} à \math{U} Fin Pour Afficher \math{U} Fin \stopalgorithm}}{Algorithme 1} {\hbox{\startalgorithm Variables : \math{U} est un nombre réel \math{i} et \math{N} sont des nombres entiers Début : Saisir une valeur pour \math{N} Pour \math{i} de 1 à \math{N} faire Affecter 115 à \math{U} Affecter \math{0,4\times U+115} à \math{U} Fin Pour Afficher \math{U} Fin \stopalgorithm}}{Algorithme 2} {\hbox{\startalgorithm Variables : \math{U} est un nombre réel \math{i} et \math{N} sont des nombres entiers Début : Saisir une valeur pour \math{N} Affecter 115 à \math{U} Pour \math{i} de 1 à \math{N} faire Affecter \math{0,4\times U+120} à \math{U} Fin Pour Afficher \math{U} Fin \stopalgorithm}}{Algorithme 3} \stopcombination \stopmidaligned \stoptext

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two questions on xml handling
by Pablo Rodriguez 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

Dear list, I have two questions about the following sample: \startbuffer[demo] <doc>Two links: <a>Document 1</a>, <a>Document 2</a>. And different results.</doc> \stopbuffer \startxmlsetups xml:initialize \xmlsetsetup{#1}{*}{-} \xmlsetsetup{#1}{doc|em}{xml:*} %~ \xmlsetsetup{#1}{(a|em/a)}{xml:linked} %~ \xmlsetsetup{#1}{(a or em/a)}{xml:linked} \xmlsetsetup{#1}{a}{xml:linked} \xmlsetsetup{#1}{em/a}{xml:linked} \stopxmlsetups \xmlregistersetup{xml:initialize} \startxmlsetups xml:doc \xmlflush{#1} \stopxmlsetups \startxmlsetups xml:em \bgroup\em\xmlflush{#1}\egroup \stopxmlsetups \startxmlsetups xml:linked \bgroup\em\xmlflush{#1}\egroup \stopxmlsetups \starttext \xmlprocessbuffer{main}{demo}{} \stoptext The first issue is why doesn’t the lpaths with "or" and "|" don’t work. Or at least, they give a different result from defining each lpath separately. The second issue is why the lpath em/a gets double emphasis. Since I seem to be missing something, which is the way to avoid that the em/a lpath doesn’t get the em lpath applied? (I mean, that "Document 2" only gets an emphasis.) Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Example of Equivalent of Beamer with \onslide
by B.A.Lee 22 Oct '16

22 Oct '16

Hi, I'm new to ConTeXt, having discovered it only last week. I have been using LaTeX for years, coming up with my own solutions to work around some of the typographical tweaks I want. ConTeXt seems promising but I have yet to find an example of what I would like to produce. I would like to see examples of equivalents of Beamer presentations using equivalents of \onslide and its variants for uncovering contents. I have read about steps (example file refuse to compile) and animation (does not seem to be what I want). Also, I would like to see how mode can be used to allow me to have a screen version and a paper version of my content. I do not want a handout with 2*3 "screenshots". I am hoping to use a 12pt font size on a "small" 4:3 screen size which has the same line wrapping when put into an A4 landscape 2-column page. Beamerarticle can possibly do the job but it willeke quite a bit of tweaking to look nice. When I ventured into LaTeX in the late 90's. I had helpful colleagues who passed me their files and I learnt a lot just from editing and amending the contents. Google helped in the recent years in resolving issues. As for ConTeXt, Google seems to be less helpful, partly because searching for ConTeXt often lead to other things (unfortunate that it's name is used in many other context). I am now a lone Latex user in my school and venturing into Context alone. I am hoping someone will share their sample files for me to learn from. I will raise other requests in separate threads. Many thanks in advance. B.A.

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Mysterious overfull box
by Henri Menke 22 Oct '16

22 Oct '16

Dear list, I want to typeset a letter head flush right. Therefore I used the \start...\stopalignment with the option flushright. \starttext \startalignment[flushright] Why is this hbox underfull? \stopalignment \stoptext However, this gives me Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 3--4 []\3>modern-designsize-12pt-rm-tf-0--0 Why is this hbox un-der-full? in the log. Why is that and how to fix it? Cheers, Henri

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Bug in typing linenumbering if document starts with a typing environment
by Aditya Mahajan 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

Hi, This is based on a bug-report on tex.sx: http://tex.stackexchange.com/q/333987/323 If a document starts with a typing environment then line numbering is not shown. Consider \starttext \doifmode{bugfix}{Whatever} \starttyping[numbering=line] Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 \stoptyping \stoptext If this code is run without enabling the bugfix mode, only the first line is numbered. If the typing environment is not first block (e.g., if you enable the bugfix mode), then the line numering is correct. Aditya

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Question about structure
by Fabrice Couvreur 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

Hello, How to compile the final chapter added (sequences/probabilites) without recompiling all the other chapters ? The command line is currently used context --purgeall cours.tex Thank you Fabrice \startproduct cours \project documents \startfrontmatter \component contents \stopfrontmatter \startbodymatter \component sequences/suites-1 \component sequences/exercices-suites \component sequences/derivation \component sequences/exercices-derivation \component sequences/lois-discretes \component sequences/exercices-lois-discretes \component sequences/continuite \component sequences/exercices-continuite \component sequences/exponentielles \component sequences/probabilites \stopbodymatter \stopproduct

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ConTeXt Group Font Sponsoring
by Taco Hoekwater 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

Hi all, At the recent 10th ConTeXt meeting, we also had the 6th members meeting of the ConTeXt Group. The ConTeXt Group uses the annual members meeting to keep track of the activities that are deployed by and for our members as well as ConTeXt users in general. A late addition to the meeting agenda was the addition of a discussion point about the newest font proposal from the e-Foundry (TeX Gyre) team. The proposal dates back to April 2015, and in summary, along with continuous improvements to the existing Latin Modern, TeX Gyre and DejaVu-math fonts, it introduces three new project deliverables: * A sans-serif Math Open Type Format font (for use in headings) * A heavy Math Open Type Format font (for use in headings) * A monospace font with math symbols (for use in editors) The project is expected to run for multiple years as there is a lot of work involved. TeX-related projects like this will always eventually get done, but with the addition of funding the timeline can be shortened considerably, from potentially decades back to a few years. The ConTeXt Group has a small positive balance each year, and now that we have a bit of a buffer in the bank, we can afford to look for ways to use our surplus to help TeX-related development. ConTeXt has been using the e-Foundry fonts since well before the first official release, so the members meeting decided to offer their financial support to this newest e-Foundry project. It was decided to earmark 500€ for each year of the upcoming three membership years for that purpose. Not a staggering amount of money, but we currently do not have enough members to safely invest more. And we do consider it an investment: all ConTeXt users will directly benefit from those new fonts once they become available. More funding would make the project run that much faster, so if you want to help out, you could make a donation directly via the TUG donations page at https://www.tug.org/donate/dev.html (TeX Gyre fonts contribution). Or you could help indirectly by becoming a member of the ConTeXt Group via http://group.contextgarden.net/ With more members, we could do more! Yours truly, Taco Hoekwater ConTeXt Group president -- The item(s) mentioned in this message are only part of the activities undertaken by the ConTeXt Group. The ConTeXt Group is a non-profit organisation set up for and by ConTeXt users, with its purpose being promoting and facilitating the use of the ConTeXt typesetting system developed by Pragma ADE. We can always use more volunteers and members, so please think about joining in! See http://group.contextgarden.net/ for more information.

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ANN: Updated Vim scripts for ConTeXt
by Nicola 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

Hello, attached you find an update of the Vim scripts for ConTeXt. A few highlights: - jump commands ([[, ]], [{, ]}, ...); - jump to file included with \project, \component, etc... by typing gf when the cursor is above the filename; - tp (TeX paragraph) text object (e.g., use gqap to reflow a paragraph); - i$ and a$ text objects; - better integration with MetaPost (indentation and autocompletion inside \startMP...\stopMP... works automatically); - syntax highglighting can be enabled for any nested filetype (MetaPost and Lua are enabled by default); - compiler plugin, supporting mtxrun and Makefiles; - Asynchronous typesetting with :ConTeXt command. I plan to submit these changes for inclusion in Vim, but I'd like to get some feedback, especially re background typesetting and especially from Windows users. I recommend to test with Vim 8.0 patch 22 or later. Nicola

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bug in font size switches?
by Pablo Rodriguez 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

Dear list, from the previous message from Csikos, I have generated the following sample: \setupbodyfontenvironment[default][a=5, x=8, xx=6] \starttext Default {\tfa Larger} {\tfx Smaller1} {\tfxx Smaller1} \\ Default \tfa Larger \tfx Smaller2 \tfxx Smaller2 \stoptext I can set a different value for a, but not for x or xx. The values for x and xx seem to be hardcoded. If this isn’t a bug, what am I missing here? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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