December 2021 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Font scaling via sa in LMTX
by Rik Kabel 22 Jan '22

22 Jan '22

Hello list, It seems that font scaling to a letter is not working consistently in LMTX. This example: \definefont[TitleA][Sans sa a] \definefont[TitleAB][Sansbold sa a] \starttext {\ssa This is ssa \TitleA and this is TitleA}\par {\ssbf This is ssbf \TitleAB and this is TitleAB}\par \contextbanner \stoptext Produces different relevant output with each engine. I suppose one could use numeric values instead of defined font size letters as a work-around, but that means lack of coordination with custom sizes in \definebodyfontenvironment. -- Rik

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Fuzzy lines
by Henning Hraban Ramm 21 Jan '22

21 Jan '22

Hi MetaFans, is it possible to get lines with Metapost that look like they were drawn with a pencil or brush? Some vector graphics apps (in my case: Affinity Designer) can use such naturally looking brushes for vector graphics (and I don’t know how they do it), but I’d like to automate/parametrize some designs, and that would finally be a reason to learn Metapost... Hraban

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Defining new float types fails in LMTX
by Marco Patzer 18 Jan '22

18 Jan '22

Hi! Apologies for spamming this list with my all the floaty stuff. There's an issue with defining new floats in LMTX in combination with bottom placement. The following works in MkIV, but throws an error in LMTX: I'm ignoring this; it doesn't match any \if. mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 256 \setupfloat [figure] [default=bottom] %% fails %% [default=top] %% works \definefloat [foo] [foos] [figure] \starttext \startplacefigure [title=Foo] \framed{Foo} \stopplacefigure \startplacefoo [title=Bar] \framed{Bar} \stopplacefoo \stoptext Marco LMTX 2021.11.26 11:38

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SimpleSlides and Visual counters
by Otared Kavian 16 Jan '22

16 Jan '22

Hi all, in particular Aditya M. and Thomas A.S., It seems that the visual counter in SimpleSlides module (the version I have from ConTeXt Garden is from 2014) does not work fine with the latest LMTX. Is the issue is known ? If so, is there a new version of SimpleSlides in which the issue has been fixed ? Best regards: Otared

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LTR footnotes from RTL paragraph
by denis.maier＠unibe.ch 12 Jan '22

12 Jan '22

Hi Footnotes originating from an RTL paragraph will be also typeset in RTL mode as the following example illustrates: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \setupdelimitedtext[blockquote] [leftmargin=1.5em,rightmargin=0em,] \definedelimitedtext[rtlblockquote] \setupdelimitedtext[rtlblockquote] [leftmargin=0em,rightmargin=1.5em,before={\righttoleft}] \starttext \input knuth \startblockquote \input knuth\footnote{this starts on the left.} \stopblockquote \startrtlblockquote \input knuth\footnote{this should start on the left, but it doesn't.} \stoprtlblockquote \input knuth \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% According to the wiki, that's the expected behaviour (https://wiki.contextgarden.net/RTL#Footnotes) However, I'd prefer to keep the footnotes as LTR footnotes. Can I convince ConTeXt to typeset these footnotes in LTR mode? Best, Denis

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Critical Editions?
by hanneder＠staff.uni-marburg.de 11 Jan '22

11 Jan '22

I just started switching after long years of typesetting with La-/Omega-/pdfTeX to Context and was exploring the capabilities of the program for typesetting critical editions. So I was wondering whether there is any updated information on how to produce critical editions? Details: I was able to find the article "Ediciones críticas con ConTeXt" (is this in use?) as well as a plan of and a remark concerning critTeXt: "As I learned from a thread on NTG-context from early 2010 we shouldn't expect a dedicated package, but that ConTeXt will eventually incorporate the needed functionalities." What is the status of that? I also found out that for simple editions context already works. For critical editions in my field we need both footnote references based on linenumbers (for prose), but also references to verse number, which can be entered manually. The main problem for me was to find the command \linenote :) % Setup of \linenote \setupnotation[linenote] [alternative=serried,width=broad,distance=.5em,display=no] \setupnote[linenote][way=bypage,paragraph=yes,rule=off] % \variant as a footnote without reference number \definenote [variant] [footnote] \setupnotation[variant][number=no] \setupnote[variant][way=bypage,paragraph=yes,rule=off] % Two "environments" for Sanskrit verses, one with, one without linenumbers. % SANSKRIT EDITION linenumbers \definelines[slokaed][][indenting={yes, small, even}, before=\startnarrower\startlinenumbering,after=\stoplinenumbering\stopnarrower] % SANSKRIT EDITION plain (referring to verses) \definelines[slokaedplain][][indenting={yes, small, even}, before=\startnarrower,after=\stopnarrower] With this the code of the edition can be pleasently minimalistic: \startslokaed mano buddhir ahaṃ prāṇās tanmātrendriyajīvanam yaṃ dṛṣṭvā\linenote{dṛṣṭvā ] dṛṣṭva G\lohi{pc}{1}} vinivartante tam \linenote{tam ] tat} upāsyam upāsmahe} \stopslokaed \startslokaedplain mano buddhir ahaṃ prāṇās tanmātrendriyajīvanam yaṃ dṛṣṭvā\variant{2c dṛṣṭvā ] dṛṣṭva} vinivartante tam \variant{2d tam ] tat} upāsyam upāsmahe (2) \stopslokaedplain So far, so good. Any hints to a more sophisticated solution are highly welcome. (I am a simple TeX user) Thanks Jürgen --- Prof. Dr. Juergen Hanneder Philipps-Universitaet Marburg FG Indologie u. Tibetologie Deutschhausstr.12 35032 Marburg Germany Tel. 0049-6421-28-24930 hanneder(a)staff.uni-marburg.de

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local notes, "serried" (paragraph) or column style.
by Youssef Cherem 03 Jan '22

03 Jan '22

I've tried to implement some sort of affiliation description with local notes. I'd like them to be either in a single paragraph or in columns (e.g., 3), but the options `serried` or `n=3` don't seem to work for text notes (they do work for notes at the bottom). Any help would be much appreciated. ==== \definenote[afiliação]%[numberconversion=set 2] \setupnote[afiliação][ %paragraph=yes, rule=off, location=text, ] \setupnotation[afiliação][numberconversion=a, way=bypage, %location=text, %alternative=serried, % no effect alternative=hanging, width=fit, % broad %distance=.5em, %display=no ] % or set 1 % n=3 doesn’t work \starttext \startlocalnotes Author 1\afiliação{asdf} Author 2\afiliação{asdf} \dorecurse{5}{\afiliação{Nota explicativa.}} \placelocalnotes[afiliação] \stoplocalnotes \stoptext ====

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\thanks inside author in section
by Youssef Cherem 03 Jan '22

03 Jan '22

I've tried to implement a journal-like footnote with the authors' affiliation for each section/chapter, by adapting things from the wiki here <https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Table_of_Contents#Author_in_ToC> and here <https://wiki.contextgarden.net/LaTeX_Thanks>. However, one thing that bugs me is that any note name I choose other than "thanks" does not work, and I have no clue why. Am I missing something, or is there a more elegant way to implement this? As an aside, I'd rather have the footnotes below the "thanks" notes. Is there any option that does this? \setuplist[section][ textcommand=\SectionTocEntry, after=\blank, ] \define[1]\SectionTocEntry{% \doifnot{\rawstructurelistuservariable{author}}{} {\start \it \structurelistuservariable{author}\stop\space-- \crlf}% #1% title \doifnot{\rawstructurelistuservariable{subtitle}}{} {\crlf\structurelistuservariable{subtitle}}} \setuphead[section][ after=\setup{section}, align=center, number=no, style=\bold ] \startsetups section \blank \midaligned{\it \structureuservariable{author}} \blank\stopsetups %\foonote{\structureuservariable{affiliation}} \definenote[thanks]%[numberconversion=set 2]\setupnote[thanks][rule=off]\setupnotation[thanks][numberconversion=set 2] % or set 1 %\setupnote[footnote][location=bottom] % does not work %% all notes, footnotes etc.\setupnotation[ alternative={left,bottom}, hang=fit, % if commented, hanging is larger indenting={yes,small},indentnext=yes, % please, indent everything, should be default ] \setupinteraction[state=start,color=black,contrastcolor=black] \setuphead[subject][align=flushleft,style=\bfb] \starttext \subject{Grande lista de autores} \placecontent[alternative=c] \startsection[title={Whatever}][author={A. Uthor},subtitle={I’d like to say}] This is a section.\stopsection \startsection[title={Segunda seção}][author={Fulano de Tal},subtitle={Uma segunda seção de teste}] This is a section.\stopsection \startsection[title={Terceira seção}][author={Alberto de Paiva\thanks{asdf}},subtitle={Uma terceira seção de teste}] This is a section.\stopsection \startsection[title={Três autores}][author={Sicrano de Tal\thanks{Universidade de Tangerinas} e Alberto Steinenberg\thanks{Universidade de Nilfgaard}}, subtitle={Uma seção de teste com dois autores e comentário}] This is a section.\footnote{Só de teste.}\stopsection \stoptext

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Laundry symbols (now: altered picture)
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 02 Jan '22

02 Jan '22

Hello ConTeXters, is there a way how to get laundry symbols into ConTeXt? - The image is copied from "The Comprehensive LATEX Symbol List", Scott Pakin. TIA. 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: +420 244 062 238 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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aligning Malayalam horizontally across column
by Ajith R 02 Jan '22

02 Jan '22

Hi, I am trying to prepare a moderate sized document in Malayalam using Context. Overall I have been successful. However, there are a few rough edges for which I need help. This is the second problem I face. I have some 300 group of short sentences placed in five columns using \startcolumns[n=5] \input aCharTable.tex \stopcolumns The aCharTex generated by a shell script contains the 300 plus commands with the structure \tfa{ \bold{variable} \par (12 - 0.13) } \blank The problems are that - a) the group, with the two short paras get separated into different columns and sometimes pages. How can I prevent that? In other words, how do I tell Context that this should be treated as cohesive unit? b) The horizontal space doesn't align across columns. This probably is because the different conjuncts in each of these lines have different heights. How can I ask Context to treat each of these cohesive units as having the same height? Thanks, ajith

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