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inter-word spacing
by Jano Kula 22 Oct '20

22 Oct '20

Hello, trying to reproduce the hand-printed original as close as possible I'm using \setupcharacterkerning. I can match character kerning, but inter-word spaces are different. What is the right option, command or feature to change it for current font and/or in the font definition? I haven't found any. MWE % macros=mkiv \setupcharacterkerning[large][factor=0.1] \setcharacterkerning[large] \starttext \input knuth \stoptext Thank you, Jano

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Re: [NTG-context] Introduction to ConTeXt Wiki pages
by Damien Thiriet 22 Oct '20

22 Oct '20

Hi Sciurus, This Introduction page is very nice. Great Job! I would just replace the "first ConTeXt document" section with a link pointing to First_Document, section Create a ConTeXt file, because newcomers are likely to begin with that page anyway. Maybe using the same example would make sense? It would be also worth to index it in the Basics index. These are technical stuff that may be discussed further on in the wiki mailing-list. wiki(a)contextgarden.net Best regards, Damien Thiriet On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 01:43:28AM +0200, ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl wrote: > > Hi all, > > Just wanted to put the word out that I have posted two new pages to the > Wiki, both aimed at new users of ConTeXt: > > https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Introduction > https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Some_Basic_Commands > > The first is an introduction to the general principles of writing documents > in ConTeXt, and the second is just a list of commands that beginning users > might be likely to want to use to customize their documents. I expect that I > will be continuing to update the second page in particular, as I find other > such commands or am able to provide further information or links. > > I am myself a relatively new user of ConTeXt (I started using it this > summer, having used LaTeX for many years), so there is a whole lot that I > don't know about it. I have tried to test out everything on these pages, so > while the information there may not be complete, it should at least be > correct. > > I don't claim to be any kind of authority on ConTeXt. I'm enjoying learning > it (including the many things that I have learned from this mailing list!), > and since I have seen in many places (including at the bottom of each > mailing list email) encouragement to contribute to the Wiki, I have begun > doing so. I am continuing to try to learn about ConTeXt, and I have decided > that as I learn things and/or find things on the Wiki that could use > supplementing, I'll try to add what I can. The Introduction to ConTeXt that > I have posted reflects the understanding of ConTeXt that I have gained over > these recent months of using it, however good or bad that understanding may > be. > > I welcome all manner of feedback on these pages (and of course feel free to > edit or contribute to them, as appropriate). Right now neither page is > linked to from anywhere else in the Wiki, so users wouldn't find them except > possibly by accident while searching for something else. If people think > that these pages would be useful, then I'd be happy to let the Wiki > administrators decide where best to put them. > > Thanks, > > > Sciurus > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context(a)ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > > > ------------------------------ > > End of ntg-context Digest, Vol 196, Issue 44 > ********************************************

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The correct way to add emphasis to text using italics
by Andres Conrado Montoya 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

I've seen in several articles on the Wiki, some differences about how this is done, and I'm confused about the differences: *Font_Switching* says: "There is a font switch \em to emphasize text. This is somewhat special: it does automatic italic correction and changes the alternative depending on the current alternative. For example, if the current font alternative is normal (i.e. upright), \em switches to slanted; and if the current font alternative is slanted, \em switches to normal." And using \definebodyfontenvironment[default][em=italic] to use italic instead of slanted; for OpenType fonts, recommends using \definefontfeature[default][default][itlc=yes] to also activate the italic correction. However, this seems not to work in x(ht)ml export. If you go to *Export*, it says: "Also note that switches like \em don’t translate into output structure, you need to \definehighlight[emph][style={\em}] and use as \emph{emphasized}." This is what I'm currently using. Other parts of the Wiki show a similar solution, but using style=italic, or style={\it}; I've seen others, but now I can't find them. Could you please guide me as to where is this documented in the manuals? Is there any particular reason to choose any of these approaches above the others? What is the recommended option if you want to have the \em properties for emphasized text, but works for BOTH pdf and x(h)tml export? Thank you for your time. -- Andrés Conrado Montoya Andi Kú andresconrado(a)gmail.com http://sesentaycuatro.com http://messier87.com http://chiquitico.org ---------------------------------------- Los fines no justifican los medios, porque la medida verdadera de nuestro carácter está dada por los medios que estamos dispuestos a utilizar, no por los fines que proclamamos. ---------------------------------------- “You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.’” — Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell

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Introduction to ConTeXt Wiki pages
by type＠projectivespace.com 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

Hi all, Just wanted to put the word out that I have posted two new pages to the Wiki, both aimed at new users of ConTeXt: https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Introduction https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Some_Basic_Commands The first is an introduction to the general principles of writing documents in ConTeXt, and the second is just a list of commands that beginning users might be likely to want to use to customize their documents. I expect that I will be continuing to update the second page in particular, as I find other such commands or am able to provide further information or links. I am myself a relatively new user of ConTeXt (I started using it this summer, having used LaTeX for many years), so there is a whole lot that I don't know about it. I have tried to test out everything on these pages, so while the information there may not be complete, it should at least be correct. I don't claim to be any kind of authority on ConTeXt. I'm enjoying learning it (including the many things that I have learned from this mailing list!), and since I have seen in many places (including at the bottom of each mailing list email) encouragement to contribute to the Wiki, I have begun doing so. I am continuing to try to learn about ConTeXt, and I have decided that as I learn things and/or find things on the Wiki that could use supplementing, I'll try to add what I can. The Introduction to ConTeXt that I have posted reflects the understanding of ConTeXt that I have gained over these recent months of using it, however good or bad that understanding may be. I welcome all manner of feedback on these pages (and of course feel free to edit or contribute to them, as appropriate). Right now neither page is linked to from anywhere else in the Wiki, so users wouldn't find them except possibly by accident while searching for something else. If people think that these pages would be useful, then I'd be happy to let the Wiki administrators decide where best to put them. Thanks, Sciurus

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oldstyle numerals in STIX Two Math
by Alan Bowen 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

I am trying to get the STIX Two fonts to display oldstyle numerals. I have the oldstyle numerals in STIX Two Text, the problem is the math font. So far, my mwe is: \definefontfamily[mainface][rm][STIX Two Text][] %onum=yes does not seem to work \definefontfamily[mainface][mm][STIX Two Math][] \definefontfeature[f:oldstyle][onum=yes] \setupbodyfont[mainface, 18pt] \addfeature{f:oldstyle} \starttext 123456789 \blank[big] $\sqrt{2} + 1234$ \stoptext Any pointers will be greatly appreciated. Alan

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typos in sort-lan.lua
by Henning Hraban Ramm 19 Oct '20

19 Oct '20

I stumbled upon a few typos in the sort order definitions: In Hebrew and Yiddish, there are many unclosed brackets: definitions['he'] = { 979 entries = { 980 ['א'] = 'א', ['ב'] = 'ב', ['ג'] = 'ג', ['ד'] = 'ד', ['ה'] = 'ה', 981 ['ו'] = 'ו', ['ז'] = 'ז', ['ח'] = 'ח', ['ט'] = 'ט', ['י'] = 'י', 982 ['כ'] = 'כ', ['ל'] = 'ל', ['מ'] = 'מ', ['נ'] = 'נ', ['ס'] = 'ס', 983 ['ע'] = 'ע', ['פ'] = 'פ', ['צ'] = 'צ', ['ק'] = 'ק', ['ר'] = 'ר', 984 ['ש'] = 'ש', ['ת'] = 'ת', 985 }, etc. Hraban

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Changing the colors of Charts in luametafun
by Jan U. Hasecke 19 Oct '20

19 Oct '20

Hi, as I'll need to make some business charts in the near future I had a look into metafun xl. Here is the first example: \startMPcode draw lmt_chart_circle [ samples = { { 1, 4, 3, 2, 5, 7, 6 } }, percentage = true, trace = true, ] ; \stopMPcode How can I change the colors used for the sample? juh

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Is synctex broken in lmtx ?
by Otared Kavian 18 Oct '20

18 Oct '20

Hi Hans, It seems that \setupsynctex[state=start] does not have any effect in LMTX version 2020.09.20 23:02, while it works fine with mkiv version 2020.06.25 10:55. Best regards: Otared

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Modules installation in a ConTeXt LMTX distribution
by Tommaso Gordini 18 Oct '20

18 Oct '20

Hello everybody, on my computers (a MacBook Pro with macOS 10.13.6 and a Mac mini with macOS 10.15) I have installed a ConTeXt Standalone distribution and a ConTeXt LMTX distribution. However, while following the directions contained here https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Modules#ConTeXt_LMTX the procedure to install the modules in the LMTX is not successful. Are the indications correct? Do any of you want to write them here? Thank you very much! Tommaso

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Join Foundation to Support ConTeXt for the next 50 Years
by Suminda Sirinath Salpitikorala Dharmasena 18 Oct '20

18 Oct '20

Hello, In order to keep ConTeXt maintained for the very long term future, I am wondering if there a possibility to join a foundation like the Apache Software Foundation, Linux Foundation, etc. Also perhaps more to a more liberal license so there can be commercial use of ConTeXt with some of it trickling to as code contributions, wider usage which may further translate to support and consultancy work for those familiar with ConTeXt. If commercial system uses ConTeXt as part of their system there is a chance that is it is in their best interest to maintain it also long as these systems are in operation. Also perhaps it might be best than just depend on TeX maybe fork TeX and improve it in a ConTeXt dependent way. This way ConTeXt more feature-rich and easier to maintain than carrying the technical burden of TeX. There are system like SILE typesetter (https://sile-typesetter.org/) which are developed from the ground up and also The Tectonic Typesetting System ( https://tectonic-typesetting.github.io/en-US/) This is just some ideas which I thought might be worthwhile considering. Suminda

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