August 2021 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

copies from \setupinteractionscreen not working?
by Pablo Rodriguez 05 Aug '21

05 Aug '21

Dear list, I have the following sample: \setupinteractionscreen[copies=5] \starttext \dorecurse{5}{\input zapf\par} \stoptext The resulting file from current latest (2021.07.30 00:57) contains the following /ViewerPreferences dictionary: /ViewerPreferences << /Duplex /Simplex /PickTrayByPDFSize true /PrintScaling /None >> I’m afraid that "copies" isn’t generating the proper /NumCopies entry in the /ViewerPreferences dictionary. Could anyone be so kind to confirm this? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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issue with footnote in TOC
by Pablo Rodriguez 05 Aug '21

05 Aug '21

Dear list, compiling the following sample with current latest (2021.08.04 17:51): \starttext \completecontent \chapter{Chapter Title\footnote{With footnote}} \stoptext The entry in the TOC for the chapter seems to have problems with the footnote command (backslash seems to be unrecognized). Would anyone be so kind to confirm the issue? I’m afraid it might be a bug in current latest. Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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\note[xx] gives unknown reference for \startfootnote, ok for \footnote
by Rik Kabel 05 Aug '21

05 Aug '21

The following example: \starttext abc\footnote[fn:abc]{footnote abc}\ abc def \startfootnote[fn:def] footnote def \stopfootnote \ def No problem here: abc\note[fn:abc] Problem appears here: def\note[fn:def] \stoptext Generates a missing reference error for a reference provided on \startfootnote (and \startendnote) accessed by \note: references > start missing references references > 1 [][fn:def] references > stop missing references ConTeXt ver: 2021.08.04 17:51 LMTX fmt: 2021.8.4 There was no problem with previous versions. -- Rik

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img.scan in lmtx?
by Henning Hraban Ramm 05 Aug '21

05 Aug '21

Hi, I use the lua function img.scan{filename}, but in lmtx I get "attempt to index a nil value (global 'img')", so I guess this got renamed or moved? HR

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Alignment of bullets withn \tabulate within \itemize
by Lukas/ConTeXt 05 Aug '21

05 Aug '21

Hello, let's have the following sample: ---- \starttext \startitemize[packed_,][headstyle_=,] \item CC \starttabulate[|l|||] \NI aa \NC bb \NC\NR \stoptabulate \item AA \stopitemize \stoptext ---- How do I make bullets (\itemtag) horizontally aligned one bellow another? In my case - bullets within \tabulate are indented (shifted rightwards) somehow, which is undesired. TIA. Best regards, Lukas

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Re: [NTG-context] How to check if buffer or block has content
by Benjamin Buchmuller 03 Aug '21

03 Aug '21

That's great, I wikified a Note for testing if a buffer exists or has content (using the \getbuffer[…] approach for the moment). If I was asked, I'd opt for \doifelseemptybuffer (doifemptyelse?) since one could think of similar commands that test for empty "objects". Is there an option for testing blocks? (I actually use blocks quite frequently …) I just realized they are probably handled very differently during the typesetting. Basically I would just need to test if during the first run any of \beginBLOCK … \endBLOCK was invoked (but if one gets a test for some content in-between that's even better). As an alternative solution, is there a way to add content to buffers? Unfortunately, I can't use \getbuffer[first,second], but \startbuffer[first][add=yes] … \stopbuffer would be nice. Thanks! Benjamin > On Aug 2, 2021, at 17:17, ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl wrote: > > \starttext > > \startbuffer[test] > test > \stopbuffer > > \doifelsebuffer{test} {YES} {NOP} > > \permanent\protected\def\doifelsebuffercontent#1% > {\doifelse{\luaexpr{(string.strip(buffers.getcontent("#1")) ~= "" and "yes")}}{yes}} > > \startbuffer[test] > \stopbuffer > > \doifelsebuffercontent{test} {YES} {NOP} > > \startbuffer[test] > > \stopbuffer > > \doifelsebuffercontent{test} {YES} {NOP} > > \stoptext

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issue with signature fields in Acrobat
by Pablo Rodriguez 03 Aug '21

03 Aug '21

Hi Hans, I have the following sample: \setupinteraction[state=start] \starttext \startTEXpage[offset=2em] \setupfield[ShortLine][horizontal][width=5cm,height=5em] \definefield [Email] [signature] [ShortLine] \field [Email] [your email] \stopTEXpage \stoptext If I sign it with Acrobat Reader, Times New Roman is used instead of MyriadPro (which is the default font used by Acrobat for signing). Line 945 from lpdf-fld.lmt contains: if #collected > 0 then local acroform = pdfdictionary { NeedAppearances = pdfmajorversion() == 1 or nil, Fields = pdfreference(pdfflushobject(collected)), CO = fieldsetlist(calculationset), } if sometext or somefont then checkpdfdocencoding() if sometext then usedfonts.tttf = fontnames.tt.tf acroform.DA = "/tttf 12 Tf 0 g" end acroform.DR = pdfdictionary { Font = registerfonts(), Encoding = pdfdocencodingcapsule, } end lpdf.addtocatalog("AcroForm",pdfreference(pdfflushobject(acroform))) end Would it be possible that the second conditional ("if sometext or somefont") could be only applied if Fields doesn’t refer to signatures? Otherwise, Acrobat will use the font specified in the dictionary. Among other things, this breaks PDF/A documents, since the font for the signature isn’t embedded. Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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How to check if buffer or block has content
by Benjamin Buchmuller 03 Aug '21

03 Aug '21

Hi, How can I check if a buffer or block has content (or is empty) before a \useblocks or \getbuffer statement? I would like to typeset a headline only if the buffer/block has been used in a particular section and want to avoid headlines with empty sections. Thanks! Benjamin

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using a red frame as an overlay
by Jeong Dal 02 Aug '21

02 Aug '21

Hi, I used red frame which is in the metafun manual for long time. But it is not working now. Here is a MWE and a part of the log file. What should I change in the definitions? I am using "ConTeXt ver: 2021.07.10 21:51 LMTX fmt: 2021.7.12 int: english/english”. %%%%%%%% framed Text with title %%% \startuseMPgraphic{redFrame} picture p ; numeric o ; path a, b ; pair c ; p := textext.rt(\MPstring{FrameText}) ; o := BodyFontSize ; a := unitsquare xyscaled (OverlayWidth,OverlayHeight) ; p := p shifted (2o,OverlayHeight-ypart center p) ; drawoptions (withpen pencircle scaled 1pt withcolor .625red) ; b := a superellipsed .95 ; %fill b withcolor .85white ; draw b ; b := (boundingbox p) superellipsed .95 ; fill b withcolor .85white ; %.425green;%. draw b ; draw p withcolor black ; setbounds currentpicture to a ; \stopuseMPgraphic \defineoverlay[rFrame][\useMPgraphic{redFrame}] \defineframedtext[rfText] [frame=off, background=rFrame, offset=\bodyfontsize, width=\textwidth, before=\blank, after=\blank] \def\StartFrame{\blank\startrfText} \def\StopFrame {\stoprfText\blank} \starttext \StartFrame This is a test for the frame. This is a test for the frame. This is a test for the frame. This is a test for the frame. This is a test for the frame. This is a test for the frame. \StopFrame \stoptext \starttext log file: fonts > 'fallback modern-designsize rm 12pt' is loaded tex error > tex error on line 41 in file /Users/graph/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/texMain/test.tex: Use of \meta_usempgraphic_nop doesn't match its definition <to be read again> } <macro> \executedefinedoverlay #1#2->\bgroup \setlayoutcomponentattribute {\v!overlay :#1}\setbox \scratchbox \hbox \layoutcomponentboxattribute {\the \everyoverlay #2} \boxxoffset \scratchbox -.5\dimexpr \wd \scratchbox -\d_framed_target_wd \relax \boxyoffset \scratchbox -.5\dimex <macro> \pack_framed_process_background_indeed_internal #1->\bgroup \setbox \b_framed_extra \hpack \bgroup \ifzeropt \framedbackgroundoffset \else \kern -\framedbackgroundoffset \fi \hbox \bgroup #1 \egroup \egroup \wd \b_framed_extra \zeropoint \ht \b_framed_extra \framedbackgroundheight \dp \b_framed_ext <macro> \m_framed_background ...background \endcsname \expandafter \pack_framed_process_background_indeed_internal \lastnamedcs \orelse \ifcsname \??overlay \m_framed_background \endcsname \expandafter \pack_framed_process_background_indeed_external \lastnamedcs \fi <macro> \pack_framed_process_backgrounds #1,#2->\edef \m_framed_background {#1}\ifx \m_framed_background \s!unknown \else \pack_framed_process_background \expandafter \pack_framed_process_backgrounds \fi #2 <macro> \p_framed_component ...s\let \foregroundbox \pack_framed_background_box_content \hpack \layoutcomponentboxattribute to \framedbackgroundwidth \bgroup \the \everybackgroundbox \expandafter \pack_framed_process_backgrounds \p_framed_background ,\s!unknown ,\relax \box ... ... <line 4.41> \StopFrame 31 32 \starttext 33 34 \StartFrame 35 This is a test for the frame. 36 This is a test for the frame. 37 This is a test for the frame. 38 This is a test for the frame. 39 This is a test for the frame. 40 This is a test for the frame. 41 >> \StopFrame 42 43 \stoptext 44 If you say, e.g., '\def\a1{...}', then you must always put '1' after '\a', since control sequence names are made up of letters only. The macro here has not been followed by the required stuff, so I'm ignoring it. mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 256

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Strange new behaviour of the mailing list
by Otared Kavian 02 Aug '21

02 Aug '21

Hi all, I noticed that beginning July 27th, the messages distributed by the ConTeXt mailing list appear to be from Mailing list for ConTeXt users without the actual name of the sender appearing. It may be dependent on the mail client I am using (Mail.app on MacOS 11.4), but I wonder whether something has changed on mailing list server, and whether if there is something I can do to have the old behaviour (which was convenient when one wanted to follow up mails from some specific contributors). Also has anybody else noticed this change? Thanks in advance for any hint. Best regards: Otared

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