December 2022 - ntg-context

OT: Adobe releases the original PostScript interpreter software as open source
by Bruce Horrocks 20 Dec '22

20 Dec '22

A bit off topic but some might be interested... Adobe have released the PostScript interpreter source code as open source. Press release here <https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/12/01/2566212/28639/en/Comp…> and a blog post with the background to PostScript here <https://computerhistory.org/blog/postscript-a-digital-printing-press/> Regards, — Bruce Horrocks Hampshire, UK

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Command line arguments on context project
by Jethro Djan 20 Dec '22

20 Dec '22

Dear list, I am using the project structure to typeset my thesis. This is how the directory looks like: chapters/chapter1.tex chapters/chapter2.tex … output/ env_thesis.tex prd_main.tex ref.bib I didn’t use the project. 1. How do I specify output directory? I have already seen the following thread: https://www.mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg101654.html <https://www.mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg101654.html> It doesn’t seem to work on a project. So for example when I run mtxrun —path=output --script context ../prd_main, I get this error: tex error on line 5 in file /usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/doc/latex/buctthesis/chapter1.tex: ! Undefined control sequence 2. How do I get CoTeXt to recognise the ref.bib file when I run the components not the product? For context, I don’t want the references printed at the end of each chapter but I would like the in-text citation to work (if that is possible). If not, is it possible compile the whole product but only output a certain page range? Jethro

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bottlenecks
by Hans Hagen 19 Dec '22

19 Dec '22

Hi, I'm (occasionally) trying to 'minimize' bottlenecks in the context / luametatex code. This is kind of hard because both are rather efficient already. On regular runs performance is probably okay but there are cases when one has a large complex document (e.g. with many tables) or has many runs (e.g. thousands of documents in one go). In that case even minor speedups can accumulate and become measurable (esp on vms and runs over a network). It can safe time and also energy (which can matter todays KWh pricing). So the challenge is how to determine bottlenecks. Are there users on this list that have document runs of more than 10 seconds (as reference: the luametatex manual takes < 9 seconds for 350 pages and loads plenty fonts and has many tables) or have many (small) runs and are annoyed by the runtime? And if so, what does one guess are the bottlenecks? Hans ps. Much runtime is spent in Lua and there is not that much we can do about making that faster. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Structure: multi-volume products
by Alan Braslau 19 Dec '22

19 Dec '22

Hello, I have a book project that is being cut into two volumes (because it is too long and will be sold as a boxed set). Each volume is presently a separate *product* in the project structure. I presently set the counters in the second volume using: \setupheadnumber [part] [2] \setupheadnumber [chapter] [5] (I have multiple [5] parts in the project, and the first volume ends with part 2 and chapter 5.) 1) Is this the right way to be handling this? 2) Any suggestions on how I can put a Table of Contents for the first volume in the second volume? Thanks! Alan

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\typefile not including file and returning success
by Marco Patzer 18 Dec '22

18 Dec '22

Hi! In the following example the file “bar” is not included: # create file “bar” echo Bar > bar # t.tex \starttext Foo \typefile{bar} \stoptext Then run context --errors='*' t.tex The text “bar” is not included in the PDF, only Foo is. The log file shows: verbatims > file 'bar' does not exist However, the file “bar” clearly does exist. Furthermore, context exits with no error in the log file and a successful exit value: context --errors='*' t.tex > /dev/null; echo $? 0 Is this working as intended? Marco

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Definestartstop, Narrower, and Blockquotej
by Michael Urban 18 Dec '22

18 Dec '22

I get a decidedly odd (or, at least, unexpected by me) result from this, based on the example on the contextgarden page for definestartstop: \starttext \defineblank[ExtractDistance][3pt] \definestartstop[Extract][ style=slanted, before={\blank[ExtractDistance] \setupnarrower[left=2in,right=1in] \startnarrower[left,right] \noindent}, after={\stopnarrower \blank[ExtractDistance] \indenting[next]}] %Now the following commands are available: \startExtract and \stopExtract \starttext The extract from Knuth \startExtract \input knuth \stopExtract \stoptext But now, blockquote is altered: \startblockquote \input lorem \stopblockquote But not narrower itself: \startnarrower \input lorem \stopnarrower \stoptext

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Project structure with nested subfolders and shared environments.
by Pawel Urbanski 16 Dec '22

16 Dec '22

Dear Everyone, I'm setting up a project structure that will possibly let me share styles and layouts with lots of documents I need to create weekly. Unfortunately my definitions in the environment file or files are ignored... Here is the setup under the purposely created structure: ** The folder called: 'MainFolder' is the root of my document repository. ** The 'Metadata' folder inside the 'MainFolder' contains environment files. ** The 'SubFolder/SubSubFolder' inside the 'MainFolder' is the nestin glevel I need with all the documents. Here are the files: % /MainFolder/Meta.tex \startproject * \usepath [{ Metadata }] \environment Environment.tex \stopproject % /MainFolder/Metadata/Environment.tex \startenvironment * % Test if setup is applied. \setupbodyfont[ebgaramond] \stopenvironment % /MainFolder/SubFolder/SubSubFolder/Doc.tex \startproduct * \project Meta \startcomponent * \startchapter[title={ Nested }] \input tufte \stopchapter \stopcomponent \stopproduct Unfortunately the default font is applied and EB Garamond is not picked up from the environment. The question is: ** How can I use such a structure to share styles and layouts kept i the 'Metadata' folder and use htem in products that are ment to be complete documents kept in the 'SubSubFolders'? All the very best and htank you in advance for any clarifications... Pawel

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issues with variable fonts in latest
by Pablo Rodriguez 16 Dec '22

16 Dec '22

Dear Hans, since you mentioned current latest (2022.12.09 16:34) regarding to variable fonts today, I have found the following issues with Recursive (comparing it with https://www.recursive.design/#toolbar) \definefontfeature[serifa] [axis={wght=500}] \definefontfeature[monor] [axis={wght=500,mono=1}] \definefontfeature[handy] [axis={wght=500,mono=1,casl=0.75}] \definefontfeature[cali] [axis={wght=500,crsv=1}] \definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Recursive] [features={default, serifa}] \definefontfamily[mainface][tt][Recursive] [features={default, monor}] \definefontfamily[mainface][hw][Recursive] [features={default, handy}] \definefontfamily[mainface][cg][Recursive] [features={default, cali}] \setupbodyfont[mainface] \starttext \startTEXpage[offset=1em] \scale[width=\textwidth] {\rm áéíóúijrf} \scale[width=\textwidth] {\tt áéíóúijrf} \scale[width=\textwidth] {\hw áéíóúijrf} \scale[width=\textwidth] {\cg áéíóúijrf} \stopTEXpage \stoptext 'mono=1' misplaces the dot in i and j and the accent in i (all to the left). It also misses bottom lines in i, r and f. And it also misses the upper left stroke in r. 'crsv=1' gives no alternate glyphs. I use Recursive for a project and I discovered the issues. Many thanks for your help, Pablo

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\setuplanguage[explicitrighthyphenchar=-1] only works for English
by Pablo Rodriguez 16 Dec '22

16 Dec '22

Hans, sorry for insisting again, but I’m still experiencing this issue in latest current (from less than an hour ago): \startluacode function document.addfunnyhyphen(tfmdata) local underscore = utf.byte("_") local char = tfmdata.characters[underscore] if not char then return end tfmdata.characters[0xFE000] = { width = 0, height = 0, depth = 0, commands = { { "right", -char.width }, { "down", char.depth }, { "slot", 1, underscore }, } } end utilities.sequencers.appendaction("aftercopyingcharacters", "after","document.addfunnyhyphen") \stopluacode \definehyphenationfeatures [underscore] [righthyphenchar="FE000] \setuphyphenation[method=traditional]% \sethyphenationfeatures[underscore]% \setuplanguage [explicitrighthyphenchar=-1] \setupinteractionscreen[option=singlesided] \starttext \doloopoverlist {es,en,uk,de,nl,pt,fr,it,deo,da,sv,af,no,nb,pl,cs,sk,hr,sl,fi,et,hu} {\mainlanguage[\recursestring] \startTEXpage[offset=1em, width=5em] \hsize\zeropoint \recursestring: \\ \tt \hyphenatedword{legibility-legible} \stopTEXpage} \stoptext pt, hr and et don’t break the line at the hyphen. af breaks the line at the hyphen adding an underscore just below the hyphen. Either I’m missing something extremely basic, or "\setuplanguage[explicitrighthyphenchar=-1]" only works for English. Many thanks for your help, Pablo

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Cron <context@zapf> /var/www/aanhet.net/context/bin/cron/context-mirror
by root＠ntg.nl 16 Dec '22

16 Dec '22

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