December 2021 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Found a weird URL that breaks things
by Bruce Horrocks 20 Dec '21

20 Dec '21

Hi, The following MWE won't compile for me: \setupinteraction [state=start] \starttext Click me: \goto{https://forum.swissmicros.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&p=22236#p22236} [url(https://forum.swissmicros.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&p=22236#p22236)] \stoptext under "mtx-context | current version: 2021.12.10 11:41" \useURL fails as well so I assume it's in the URL parser. — Bruce Horrocks Hampshire, UK

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How to use a variable in a macro agrument
by skyhorse＠gmx.us 18 Dec '21

18 Dec '21

I have a need to use a logo graphics file several times in a document. I somethings need to update to a newer graphics file. I only want to make one change to the original variable value definition. I've tried using \define.. but it's not working for me. Here is my MWE: %%%%%%%% \define[]\logofile{an_image_file.png} % Here defining the variable with the filename to use. \definelayer[stillimage] \setlayer[stillimage]{\externalfigure[\logofile]} % Here trying to use the \logofile macro. \setupbackgrounds[page][background=stillimage] \starttext \input knuth \stoptext What's the accepted way to do this or are macro arguments not allowable? Thanks

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Re: [NTG-context] \startcolumnset ... \stopcolumnset fatal error: return code 11
by John Kitzmiller 17 Dec '21

17 Dec '21

> > Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:49:55 +0900 > From: Jeong Dal <haksan(a)me.com> > Subject: [NTG-context] \startcolumnset ... \stopcolumnset fatal error: > return code 11 > > I have used newcolumnset module to make a test sheet. It was made by the > help of experts in the list. > It worked fine a month ago and also worked via TeXlive 2021. > But I got error using the recent version. > Thanks Nicola and John for testing. > > I have listed it before and tried to find out the cause. > I have test the following file in the editors, vscode, vim, atom and even > in the terminal. > It might be an apple binary problem as Hans suspected. > I’d like to know that it is the only problem for Mac users. > > Here is the code and the part of error message: > It was tested in vscode, vim and terminal too. > > I am using Mac OSX, > ConTeXt ver: 2021.12.03 15:20 LMTX fmt: 2021.12.9 int: english/english > > Thank you for reading. > Best regards, > > Dalyoung > I confirm Dalyoung's problem with \columnsets on Mac OSX with current lmtx. The following MnWE worked on July 2021 versions of lmtx, but does not work with December versions (gives Fatal Error 11) \definecolumnset[example][n=2] \starttext \startcolumnset[example] \dorecurse{20}{\input bryson} \stopcolumnset \stoptext system > ConTeXt ver: 2021.12.14 19:19 LMTX fmt: 2021.12.16 int: english/english mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 11 HTH, John

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Extra shift with ornament
by Mikael Sundqvist 17 Dec '21

17 Dec '21

Hi, When using an ornament on a \startframedtext \stoptextframed the frame is shifted just a little bit. Can one get rid of that shift? MWE below. /Mikael \defineornament[MyOrn][ corner={right,bottom}, location={right,top}, alternative=b, ][ frame=off, ] \showframe \starttext \startframedtext[width=\textwidth,height=2cm]foo\stopframedtext \MyOrn{bar}{\startframedtext[width=\textwidth,height=2cm]foo\stopframedtext} \stoptext

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Re: [NTG-context] Title for tabulate
by Benjamin Buchmuller 17 Dec '21

17 Dec '21

Hi! I'd like to follow up on a problem that Denis came across recently with the titles argument in tabulate. (It's more a solution than a question, but any hints to improve the answer are welcome.) I wanted to use this argument for an easy specification of, well, a title for a "recipe". The advantage is that all information is held together and it's easy to use for people who are not (too) familiar with ConTeXt. So, in one file I can define all styles (which the end-user would not need to see): \definetabulate[recipe][|l|l|p|l|] \setuptabulate [recipe] [ bodyfont=small, distance=medium, before={\blank[back, small]}, header=text, headstyle=\bi, % this formats the "\BC" cells headcolor=red, % this formats the "\BC" cells ] \starttext And then use: \startrecipe[title={Whatever mixture 1}] \FL \NC Absolute \BC Stock \NC Ingredient \NC Final \NR \HL \NC 1 \NR \LL \stoprecipe \startrecipe[title={Whatever mixture 2}] \FL \BC Absolute \BC Stock \BC Ingredient \BC Final \NR \HL \NC 1 \NR \LL \stoprecipe \stoptext etc. However, I cannot change the way the title is styled (or spaced from the table) unless I do "title={\bi Some text.}". However, blank commands are also stripped off at this place. (I also don't get a clue from the source if there is any argument to spike-in some formatting.) So, if there is no easy way to access this one, we can work around: \definetabulate[recipetab][|l|l|p|l|] \setuptabulate [recipetab] [ bodyfont=small, distance=medium, before={\blank[back, small]}, % header=text, % THIS MUST NOT BE "text" headstyle=bold, headcolor=red, ] \define\startrecipe{\dodoubleempty\dostartrecipe} \long\def\dostartrecipe[#1][#2]#3\stoprecipe{% \iffirstargument {\bi #1}\blank[medium] \fi \ifsecondargument \startrecipetab[#2] #3 \stoprecipetab \else \startrecipetab #3 \stoprecipetab \fi } \startrecipe[Head 1] \FL \BC Absolute \BC Stock \BC Ingredient \BC Final \NR \HL \NC 1 \NR \LL \stoprecipe \startrecipe[Head 2][headcolor=blue] % pass on arguments to tabulate \FL \BC Absolute \BC Stock \BC Ingredient \BC Final \NR \HL \NC 1 \NR \LL \stoprecipe Small question though: Is there a ConTeXt way to "\long\def" or a simple way ("user interface") to filter a list of arguments for a specific key=val pair, e.g. to make a single optional argument with headertitle={Some header.}? Best Benjamin

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\startcolumnset ... \stopcolumnset fatal error: return code 11
by Jeong Dal 17 Dec '21

17 Dec '21

Hi, I have used newcolumnset module to make a test sheet. It was made by the help of experts in the list. It worked fine a month ago and also worked via TeXlive 2021. But I got error using the recent version. Thanks Nicola and John for testing. I have listed it before and tried to find out the cause. I have test the following file in the editors, vscode, vim, atom and even in the terminal. It might be an apple binary problem as Hans suspected. I’d like to know that it is the only problem for Mac users. Here is the code and the part of error message: It was tested in vscode, vim and terminal too. I am using Mac OSX, ConTeXt ver: 2021.12.03 15:20 LMTX fmt: 2021.12.9 int: english/english Thank you for reading. Best regards, Dalyoung %%%%%%% \startuseMPgraphic{verticalrule0} if CurrentColumn < NOfColumns : draw rightboundary OverlayBox shifted (4mm,0); setbounds currentpicture to OverlayBox enlarged 2.5mm; fi; \stopuseMPgraphic \startuseMPgraphic{squareBox} draw topboundary OverlayBox leftenlarged 1mm rightenlarged 1mm; draw rightboundary OverlayBox shifted (1mm,0); %if CurrentColumn = 1: shifted(-2mm,0) fi ; draw leftboundary OverlayBox shifted (-1mm,0); %if CurrentColumn = 2: shifted(2mm,0) fi ; draw bottomboundary OverlayBox leftenlarged 1mm rightenlarged 1mm; \stopuseMPgraphic \defineoverlay [headerBox] [\useMPgraphic{squareBox}] \startuseMPgraphic{verticalrule3} draw rightboundary OverlayBox shifted (1mm,0); %if CurrentColumn = 1: shifted(-2mm,0) fi ; draw leftboundary OverlayBox shifted (-1mm,0); %if CurrentColumn = 2: shifted(2mm,0) fi ; draw bottomboundary OverlayBox leftenlarged 1mm rightenlarged 1mm; \stopuseMPgraphic \defineoverlay [verticalrule] [\useMPgraphic{verticalrule3}] \definecolumnset [exam] [n=2, background=verticalrule] \setuplayout[width=19cm, height=26cm, header=1cm, footer=.5cm,backspace=1cm] \setupheader[before=\vfil, after=\vfil] \setupbackgrounds[header][text][frame=off, background=headerBox, align=lohi]%topframe= \setupbackgrounds[footer][text][frame=off, background=screen] \define[3]\headTitle{\setupheadertexts[][\bf #1 \hfill #2 \hfill #3 \hfill ID: \hskip 2cm Name: \hskip 2cm]} \setupmathematics[autopunctuation=no, integral=nolimits] \setupbodyfont[rm,10pt] \setuppagenumbering[location=footer] \setupcolors[state=start] %\setupexternalfigure[directory={/Users/graph/Documents/figures,}] \headTitle{2021. 12. 9.}{Set Theory}{Final Exam} \usemodule[newcolumnsets] \starttext %\startcolumns[rule=on,n=2,leftframe=on] \startcolumnset[exam] \startitemize[n] \item The first problem. \vfill \column \item The second problem. \vfill \column \item The third problem. \vfill \column \stopitemize \stopcolumnset %\stopcolumns \stoptext %%%%%%%%%% … open source > level 2, order 3, name ‘/Users/graph/ConTeXtLM/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/m-newcolumnsets.mkiv' close source > level 2, order 3, name '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLM/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/m-newcolumnsets.mkiv' mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 11 The terminal process "zsh '-c', 'mtxrun --autogenerate --script context --autopdf --purge '/Users/graph/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/texMain/ColumnsetTest.tex''" terminated with exit code: 1.

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About "clearpage"
by MANUEL GONZALEZ SUAREZ 16 Dec '21

16 Dec '21

Hi all: In the example below: \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided, location={footer,right},page=no] \newdimen\Margin \Margin=2cm \newdimen\MarginRaise \MarginRaise=56ex \setuptexttexts[margin][][\setups{text a}][\setups{text b}][] \setuptext[leftstyle=\sc,rightstyle=\em] \startsetups[text a] \raise\MarginRaise\hbox{\vtop{\hsize=\Margin% \startalignment[right] \getmarking[chapter] \stopalignment }} \stopsetups \startsetups[text b] \raise\MarginRaise\hbox{\vtop{\hsize=\Margin% \startalignment[left] \getmarking[section] \stopalignment }} \stopsetups \starttext \chapter{First} \section{first} \dorecurse{6}{\input tufte} \input tufte \input tufte \input tufte \input tufte \chapter{Second} \section{second} \dorecurse{6}{\input tufte} \chapter{Third} \section{third} \dorecurse{6}{\input tufte} \stoptext How can I avoid the last page of the first chapter that appears in the PDF (page 4 in my output) before starting the new chapter? Thank you M. González.

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x86-64-amd-linux binary?
by Ramkumar KB 16 Dec '21

16 Dec '21

Hello All, If I have to just upgrade my context version installed in my linux VM (x88-64 - amd - redhat) - is debain9 the correct package? https://build.contextgarden.net/#/ - So I just replace the luametatex binary after download the binary from the build server? Is this correct? Thank you, best regards, Ramkumar

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Archlinux: updated BPKGBUILD for luametatex
by Aditya Mahajan 15 Dec '21

15 Dec '21

Hi all, I am changing the way modules are installed in the ArchLinux aur package for luametatex. https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/luametatex/ Earlier, I was just sym-linking to the modules installed by context-minimals-git package (which I also maintain). However, some packages there were out of date (in particular pgf/tikz). The new PKGBUILD installs the modules directly from CTAN. The following modules are installed by default: filter, vim, visualcounter, pgf, pgfplots, circtuitikz You can install other modules by adding them in the PKGBUILD. I am not sure if anyone else actually uses this PKGBUILD to maintain an up-to-date installation of LMTX. If someone does use it, and wishes to add more modules to the default list, I'll be happy to do that. Aditya

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Re: [NTG-context] how to setup path of ConTeXtLMTX for MacVim?
by Jeong Dal 15 Dec '21

15 Dec '21

Dear Jan-Erik, Thank you for sharing your code. It will be very helpful for me. I hope that my problem is solved soon. Thank you again. Best regards, Dalyoung

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