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set_lua freezes control sequences
by Marcel Fabian Krüger 25 Aug '20

25 Aug '20

Hi, I noticed that recent LuaMetaTeX versions treats control sequences defined using token.set_lua with `value` or `condition` as frozen and does not allow redefining them. Given that these are not macros, we also can't "unfreeze" them using \unletfrozen. 1. Would it be possible to add a variant of Lua value and condition control sequences that are not frozen? 2. Also is there some way to disable the \frozen restrictions altogether? Maybe \suppressfrozenerror? 3. I also noticed that `token.set_lua` is not affected by control sequences being frozen. Therefore it allows redefining frozen control sequences which seems inconsistent. Best regards, Marcel

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new version
by Hans Hagen 25 Aug '20

25 Aug '20

Hi, The current version of lmtx has some updated tracing of memory usage. This is irrelevant for most users but some of you generat elarge an complex files so ... (I'm talking about mf here). There is a command line option --usage that will make a run report some more statistics. The info shown might look somewhat cryptic but we basically have (per category) - max: the maximum allowed memory (for many categories we can make that larger, but I need proof that it's needed) - min: this is how we start out - stp: when more memory is needed, this is the step that we use to increase - set: this is the value that context configures by default, often larger than min, and less than max - mem: the memory usage (often in units) - all: the real usage (multiplied by the unit) - ini, ptr and top: are the startup values (when something is also stored in the format), the current usage and the max usage (all within the mentioned min-max range). The rest speaks for itself. Font usage reflects only the tex end, of course there is plenty usage at the lua end. The language info .... I might extend that with pattern and exception usage. Actually, tex memory usage is not that large in luametatex. When mem gets increased, there is a message. We can use that to eventually determine the best values. Actually we might even lower some initial values (not that it matters much, lua uses more). Of course there is also --timing but that one has been there from the start, although I did update it to reflect the more detailed tracing. The graphics are the same as always: red lines are usage, the blue line is the runtime. In general, memory management has been improved: all categories are now more dynamic, there is more checking for overflows, there is some recovery slack in allocation, etc. I will play a bit more some of it, for instance we might end up with more detailed configuration options, in addition the the already new ones. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Overriding the number on a float
by Duncan Hothersall 25 Aug '20

25 Aug '20

I think there was a question on this very recently but I don;t think it got an answer and I can't find it to reply to, so apologies for the extra noise. I have a large text with floats numbered sequentially by chapter and then figure/table number, but at the last minute I've had a request for two figures in a particular chapter to become 27.1a and 27.1b instead of 27.1 and 27.2. It's not a combination - they are separate figures on different pages. I've experimented with the options I can see, but it's not obvious if there is a facility to override the numbering of two figures in a stream of normally numbered figures like this. I was thinking of the equivalent of the old \sym{symbol} command that used to work as a way to override a single item in an otherwise sequential list. I guess there's a brute force method of setting up a new type of figure with the label "Figure 27.1" and having them numbered as lowercase alpha, but if there's an easier way that would be great. Thanks. Duncan

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slight correction to 'short filler rule' question
by jbf 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

In the earlier post I mentioned the rules not balancing. That was my error. In experimenting with things I had made a minor error with one of the single \quad statements. Apologies. So, at this stage, replacing left=\zerowidthnobreakspace with left=\quads[3] on the ChapterLeftRule, and doing similarly with right= for the ChapterRightRule, I do achieve something of the kind I am after. I can even go as far as \quads[5] I can see. So maybe I have achieved the desired effect. But it may not be the best way to do it, since I can't control the length of those rules by exact dimensions using this approach. J.

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short filler rule either side of a text
by jbf 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

I know it is possible to get a rule to act as a filler either side of, say, a chapter head text by using \definefiller with alternative=rule and, as explained in an earlier post <https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/497352/context-heading-text-surroun…>, define a left and right version. So, for example, for the left version: \definefiller [ChapterLeftRule] [ChapterRule] [left=\zerowidthnobreakspace, right=\quad] This gives me a rule that extends to the margins. What if I want the rule to be, say, 2 cm either side of my centered header text? I tried experimenting by replacing left=\zerowidthnobreakspace with left=\quads[3] and that did shorten the rule somewhat, but when I did the same for the other side, it did not balance correctly. So maybe I need to deal with the 'left=' differently to achieve the desired result... or try an entirely different method! Of course, I don't want the rule at the baseline, but raised, as the original stackexchange <https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/497352/context-heading-text-surroun…> example gives. Any clues? Julian

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keeping content chunks on same page
by Mike Cooper 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

Just about to have these homework files finished! My final problem (I hope) is keeping question/answer blocks together. The questions are currently defined via \defineenumeration with a \testpage (see below). I fiddled with the \testpage and found that \testpage[6] gave me the best results but there are still some question/answer blocks that get split across pages. The content chunks can be as small as a single line question with T/F answer options, or as large as seven lines for the question and seven for the answer options (although I don't think both of these occur together). In my searching for solutions, I thought I'd found something helpful with \startframed but I can't figure any way to combine the framed and enumeration... Anyway, here's some code. It doesn't demonstrate the page-break problem but gives an idea of the different possible sizes of question/answer chunks. \defineenumeration[question] [text=, headstyle=normal, right=., alternative=left, distance=1em, width=fit, before={\testpage[6]\blank[2em]}, after={\blank} ] \defineitemgroup[achoices] [option={packed,a,broad}, left=(, right=), stopper=] \starttext \startquestion Before a joint of pipe is laid down, the thread protector should be installed. \startachoices \startitem True \stopitem \startitem False \stopitem \stopachoices \stopquestion \startquestion The hardest part of the drilling program for young drilling engineers to plan is the section on hole stability because they have not had much hole problem exposure and have not been told that this particular shale is a "twenty-day shale". The most likely reason for the breakdown in communications is: \startachoices \startitem Inadequate case history data and poorly completed field records and NO trend charts \stopitem \startitem Mud company representatives are only calling on drilling superintendents and managers \stopitem \startitem Drilling engineers cannot read "between the lines" on morning reports and therefore miss the point many times. \stopitem \startitem Too few hours to do adequate offset well record check \stopitem \stopachoices \stopquestion \startquestion If the toolpusher noted the following trend while RIH with drill pipe, what should he instruct the driller to do? \setuptabulate[header=none] \starttabulate[|c|c|c|] \NC Stands \NC Increments required vs. actual \NC Trend \NC \NR \NC 0-5 \NC 3.57 vs. 3.57 \NC ~0 \NC \NR \NC 6-10\NC 3.57 vs. 2.57 \NC -1 \NC \NR \NC 11-15\NC 3.57 vs. 1.57 \NC -2 \NC \NR \stoptabulate \startachoices \startitem Continue to RIH to the casing shoe and observe the well \stopitem \startitem Stop and break circulation every 12 stands \stopitem \startitem Slow down because it looks like we are losing mud to the formation \stopitem \startitem RIH quickly because it looks like the hole is trying to flow \stopitem \stopachoices \stopquestion \stoptext THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! Mike Cooper Technical Trainer Murchison Drilling Schools, Inc. 2501 Juan Tabo NE Albuquerque, NM 87112 Tel: (505) 293-6271 Fax: (505) 298-5294 Email: mike(a)murchisondrillingschools.com<mailto:mike@murchisondrillingschools.com> Website: www.murchisondrillingschools.com<http://www.murchisondrillingschools.com/> [cid:image007.jpg@01D03ADC.BD6E6850]<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Murchison-Drilling-Schools/158018484232622> [cid:image008.jpg@01D03ADC.BD6E6850] <http://www.linkedin.com/company/murchison-drilling-schools-inc-> [cid:image009.jpg@01D03ADC.BD6E6850] <https://twitter.com/trainingmds> Murchison Drilling Schools is now part of [cid:image001.png@01D63515.857FD120]

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Label to delete in the table of contents
by Fabrice Couvreur 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

Hello, For the title of the chapters I use the following command. \unexpanded\def\HeadTitle#1#2% {\framed [frame=off, width=fit, align=flushleft] {\color[darkgray]{\tfxx\cap\bf\labeltext{chapter}} \blank#1\blank#2} When I compile my project, I have the label "Chapitre" above the word "Sommaire" in the table of contents : how to delete it ? Thanks for your help Fabrice

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color question
by jbf 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

I have a very basic question about color use that someone will be able to answer easily. The background to the question is that (i) I am completely new to this scene of commercially[offset] print-ready material as distinct from what is required on screen (ii) I am using Mk IV (iii) I need spot colors set up for cmyk, and for now I need shades between black and white (e.g. light gray) for a simple design feature. My question is this: is the use of color keywords sufficient? Or in other words, have predefined color names like lighgray already been defined in, say cmyk terms behind the scenes, or must I instead \definecolor[lightgray][c=10,m=7,y=5,k=0], (or perhaps \definespotcolor with those dimensions, or do I need both)? Julian

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Fonts out of ConTeXt manual
by Marcus Vinicius Mesquita 23 Aug '20

23 Aug '20

Dear list, In the fonts-mkiv.pdf file, section 8.14.3 Examples, the table at the top of page 178 has all entries in the third column equal, when they shouldn't. Please, fix when possible. Regards, Marcus Vinicius -- Todas as coisas fatigam o corpo, salvo a música, que não fatiga nem o corpo nem seus membros, por ser descanso da alma, primavera do coração, distração do aflito, entretenimento do solitário, e viático do viajante. Kunnâsh al-Hâ'ik (Cancioneiro de al-Hâ'ik)

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Color specific cells in a table
by Fabrice Couvreur 23 Aug '20

23 Aug '20

Hello, This table will be used to illustrate Pascal's triangle. I manage to color the cell (2,0) but I would also like to color the cells (2,1) and (3,1). Is it possible ? Thank you Fabrice \usecolors[X11] \starttext \startluacode local background_one = { align = "middle", style = "type", background = "color", backgroundcolor = "thistle2", foregroundcolor = "white", } local background_two = { align = "middle", style = "type", background = "color", backgroundcolor = "peachpuff", foregroundcolor = "white", } context.startxtable({"align={middle,lohi}, width=1cm,offset=0.8ex,bodyfont=9pt,framecolor=cyan"}) context.startxrow() context.startxcell({"background=color,backgroundcolor=thistle2"}) context("") context.stopxcell() for j = 0, 7 do context.startxcell({"foregroundstyle=bold,background=color,backgroundcolor=thistle2"}) context(j) context.stopxcell() end context.startxcell({"foregroundstyle=bold,background=color,backgroundcolor=thistle2"}) context("\\dots") context.stopxcell() context.stopxrow() for i = 0, 7 do context.startxrow() context.startxcell({"foregroundstyle=bold,background=color,backgroundcolor=thistle2"}) context(i) context.stopxcell() for j = 0, 8 do context.startxcell(j>i and background_one or i == 2 and j == 0 and background_two) context("") context.stopxcell() end context.stopxrow() end context.startxrow() context.startxcell({"background=color,backgroundcolor=thistle2"}) context("\\dots") context.stopxcell() for i = 0, 8 do context.startxcell() context("") context.stopxcell() end context.stopxrow() context.stopxtable() \stopluacode \stoptext

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