February 2016 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Example of quality typesetting (sic.)
by Alan BRASLAU 22 Feb '16

22 Feb '16

Hello, I was dismayed to read the February newsletter published by a large University: the attached extract shows a nice example of the quality of the typesetting... It is in French, but that doesn't matter, anyone can see the result independent of the language. I share it with the ConTeXt list as we see more and more examples like this, and the sad thing is that most readers think that they could care less. Are readers (and writers) really becoming so sloppy? Have we become so perverted by poor rendering by HTML engines that we now will accept anything? I do not know about others, but I find it extremely difficult to read newspapers (or much anything else) online. Alan

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Re: [NTG-context] right to left direction for itemize columns
by Jeong Dal 22 Feb '16

22 Feb '16

Dear Wolfgang, I’d like to ask one thing related with the itemize columns. In my country, the items are listed from left to right first and then go down to the next line. For example, to get the following output, 1. first 2. second 3. third 4. fourth 5. fifth 6. sixth I use the code as below. \starttext \startitemize[n, columns,three, ] \item first \item second \item third \stopitemize \startitemize[continue] \item fourth \item fifth \item sixth \stopitemize \stoptext Is there any simpler way to achieve this? Thank you. Best regards, Dalyoung

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late reset of counter with way=bypage
by massifr＠fastwebnet.it 22 Feb '16

22 Feb '16

Hello list, this is an example of footnotes with two different markers (and counters): numbers for editor's footnotes, stars for author's footnotes. The footnotes are typeset together, in the order they appear in the text, so number and star markers are interspersed. The two counters are reset every page (way=bypage). ----- \setupnotation[footnote][way=bypage] \definecounter[authornote][way=bypage] % taken and adapted from https://www.mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg56637.html \define[1]\authorNote{\bgroup% \savecounter[footnote]% \setcounter[footnote][{\rawcountervalue[authornote]}]% \setupnotation[footnote][numberconversion=set 1]% \footnote{#1}% \restorecounter[footnote]% \incrementcounter[authornote]% \egroup} \starttext First footnote\footnote{First footnote}. First author's footnote\authorNote{First author's footnote}. Second footnote\footnote{Second footnote}. Second author's footnote\authorNote{Second author's footnote}. \page First footnote\footnote{First footnote}. First author's footnote\authorNote{First author's footnote}. Second footnote\footnote{Second footnote}. Second author's footnote\authorNote{Second author's footnote}. \stoptext ----- The problem: the first authorNote of the second page has its counter set to 3 instead of 1 (you see 3 stars as marker). The second authorNote has the right value of 2 (2 stars as marker). This means that "way=bypage" works for the authornote counter too, but one step late. What am I missing? Some \iftrialtypesetting? Greetings, Massi

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Last version standalone issue
by Fabrice Couvreur 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Hello, With the latest version, compiling returns this : fab@debian:~/Terminale/2015_2016$ context test-9.tex resolvers | trees | analyzing 'home:texmf' mtx-context | run 1: luatex --fmt="/home/fab/context/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en" --jobname="test-9" --lua="/home/fab/context/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en.lui" --no-parse-first-line --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="./test-9.tex" --c:input="./test-9.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 --c:maxnofruns=9 "cont-yes.mkiv" This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.89.0 (TeX Live 2016/dev) system commands enabled. resolvers > trees > analyzing 'home:texmf' system > callbacks > not registering frozen 'find_format_file' open source > 1 > 1 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-yes.mkiv ConTeXt ver: 2016.02.17 11:11 MKIV beta fmt: 2016.2.18 int: english/english system > 'cont-new.mkiv' loaded open source > 2 > 2 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv close source > 2 > 2 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv system > files > jobname 'test-9', input './test-9', result 'test-9' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active open source > 2 > 3 > /home/fab/Terminale/2015_2016/test-9.tex open source > 3 > 4 > manual.tex open source > 4 > 5 > my-fonts.tex open source > 5 > 6 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/fonts/mkiv/type-imp-texgyre.mkiv close source > 5 > 6 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/fonts/mkiv/type-imp-texgyre.mkiv fonts > preloading modern-designsize (mono) fonts > typescripts > unknown library 'modern-designsize' fonts > 'fallback modern-designsize tt 11pt' is loaded close source > 4 > 6 > my-fonts.tex open source > 4 > 7 > my-layout.tex colors > 'rgb' color space is supported colors > 'cmyk' color space is supported close source > 4 > 7 > my-layout.tex open source > 4 > 8 > my-modules.tex open source > 5 > 9 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/symb-imp-mvs.mkiv close source > 5 > 9 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/symb-imp-mvs.mkiv fonts > symbols > library 'mvs' loaded resolvers > modules > 'algorithmic' is loaded open source > 5 > 10 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/third/algorithmic/t-algorithmic.mkiv loading > Context User Module / Algorithms close source > 5 > 10 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/third/algorithmic/t-algorithmic.mkiv resolvers > modules > 'tikz' is loaded open source > 5 > 11 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/pgf/frontendlayer/t-tikz.tex loading > ConTeXt User Module / tikz open source > 6 > 12 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/pgf/basiclayer/t-pgf.tex loading > ConTeXt User Module / pgf open source > 7 > 13 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/pgf/basiclayer/t-pgfcor.tex loading > ConTeXt User Module / pgfcor open source > 8 > 14 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/pgf/systemlayer/t-pgfsys.tex loading > ConTeXt User Module / pgfsys open source > 9 > 15 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/pgf/utilities/t-pgfrcs.tex loading > ConTeXt User Module / pgfrcs open source > 10 > 16 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/pgf/utilities/t-pgfmod.tex loading > ConTeXt User Module / pgfmodules close source > 10 > 16 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/pgf/utilities/t-pgfmod.tex open source > 10 > 17 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/generic/pgf/utilities/pgfutil-common.tex open source > 11 > 18 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/generic/pgf/utilities/pgfutil-common-lists.tex close source > 11 > 18 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/generic/pgf/utilities/pgfutil-common-lists.tex close source > 10 > 18 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/generic/pgf/utilities/pgfutil-common.tex open source > 10 > 19 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/generic/pgf/utilities/pgfutil-context.def close source > 10 > 19 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/generic/pgf/utilities/pgfutil-context.def open source > 10 > 20 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/generic/pgf/utilities/pgfrcs.code.tex close source > 10 > 20 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/generic/pgf/utilities/pgfrcs.code.tex close source > 9 > 20 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/pgf/utilities/t-pgfrcs.tex open source > 9 > 21 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/generic/pgf/systemlayer/pgfsys.code.tex close source > 9 > 21 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/generic/pgf/systemlayer/pgfsys.code.tex close source > 8 > 21 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/pgf/systemlayer/t-pgfsys.tex close source > 7 > 21 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/pgf/basiclayer/t-pgfcor.tex close source > 6 > 21 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/pgf/basiclayer/t-pgf.tex close source > 5 > 21 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/pgf/frontendlayer/t-tikz.tex close source > 4 > 21 > my-modules.tex close source > 3 > 21 > manual.tex close source > 2 > 21 > /home/fab/Terminale/2015_2016/test-9.tex close source > 1 > 21 > /home/fab/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-yes.mkiv *

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Problem with Enumerations
by Fabrice Couvreur 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Hello, I do not succeed more to have a list according to the number of columns that I chose. Thank you Fabrice \starttext \startitemize[n][stopper={.},style=bold] \item La suite \m{\left(U_n\right)} est géométrique de premier terme \m{U_0 = 10} et de raison \m{q = 3 }, alors : \startlinecorrection[blank] \startitemize[a,columns,joinedup,pack,2*broad,three][stopper={.},style=bold] \item \math{U_4 = 22} \item \math{U_4 = 810} \item \math{U_4 = 10 \times 3^3} \item \math{U_4 = 10 + 3 \times 4} \stopitemize \stoplinecorrection \stopitemize \stoptext

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Setting expansion depth limit for metapost
by Michal Suszko 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

I'm preparing quite long presentation -- nearly 3000 sides, 900 figures (500 distinct PNG files). I'm using ConTeXt MkIV installed using minimals (2010.03.12 19:49). Recently I'm hitting MetaPost capacity limit on expansion depth: !mplib : mp terminal: ! MetaPost capacity exceeded, sorry [expansion depth=10000]. Increasing expand_depth in texmf.cnf and regenerating formats with context --make doesn't help. expansion depth is still at 10000 in error message. texmf.cnf in texmf-local I've changed is reported by context as first one in log line starting with "mkiv lua stats : used config path" What am I missing? Michal

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Deprecated $…$ for inline math?
by Nicola 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

I read in the wiki (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Math) that $…$ for inline math is deprecated in favor of \m{…} and more verbose variants. Is that really the case? If so, what is the reason and what are the differences? Nicola

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applying properties to columns / rows in xtables
by Pablo Rodriguez 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Dear list, having this basic xtable (adapted from xtables-mkiv.pdf): \starttext \startxtable[option=stretch] \startxrow \startxcell one \stopxcell \startxcell two \stopxcell \stopxrow \startxrow \startxcell alpha \stopxcell \startxcell beta \stopxcell \stopxrow \stopxtable \stoptext Is there any way to apply properties to the first column and the second column without having to add an identifier to each xcell? In this sample, it would be easy. In a longer xtable, I would like to avoid it :-). Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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two issues with xtables
by Pablo Rodriguez 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Dear list, I have the following table: \starttext \startalign[center] \startxtable[location=middle, frame=off, bottomframe=on, topframe=on, rulethickness=2em, %~ before={\startalign[center]}, after={\stopalign} ] \startxrow \startxcell test \stopxcell \stopxrow \stopxtable \stopalign \stoptext Well, I thought location would center the table. Before and after (with \startalign) crash compilation. Aligning the whole table doesn’t seem to make any difference. Sorry, but how can I center the table and not its contents? The second issue is about rulethickness: would it be possible to specify different dimensions for each frame (top, bottom, left, right)? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Buffer with syntax highlighting
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Hello, is it possible to \typebuffer with a syntax highlighting? \typefile allows to specific syntax highlighter, e.g. \typefile[TEX]{file.tex}; \typebuffer does not (AFAIK). It would be useful to have: \startbuffer[demo] \startitemize \item Hello! \stopitemize \stopbuffer which would get the original code and its result: " Sample code: \typebuffer[demo][syntax=ConTeXt] % Specify syntax highlighter, show the code produces: \getbuffer[demo] % Result " Is it possible somehow? 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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