March 2022 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Few quick questions
by Christoph Hintermüller 08 Mar '22

08 Mar '22

Hi I'm still stuck with also providing my lecture notes as epub in addtion to its PDF version. The last year, when I tried figure what is wrong, Hans indicated a tool, a program, which allows to verify that that all start* stop* tag pairs are symmetric and placed in correct order. I just cant remember how it is called. Can anybody help here? Second are there any limits in how large files exproted to XML, XHTML etc can be. Does the exporter automatically try to split huge documents into multiple exported documents when some size is exceeded or was or is such a feature allways experiemental up to mkIV and what could break proper slitting which contexts, commands should not be active to avoid breakage. My current setup is neither a fresh install of latest standalone nor texlive installation. This task is still pending. I just have done some partial update mixing 2020 Texlife with 2021 standlalone by calling update.sh. So the aborting of the export in the middle of a hundred pages long document with plenty of floats and the heavy use of Aditya's t-vim package might additionally be worsened by some inconsistencies of my currently not clean installation. But to rule out or properly tackle down I think I believe knowing about possible Limitations of exporter in mkIV if any to be saving a lot of time The abort in xml export also occurs when i inline all files exempt t- vim code snippets, png or svg files replacing meta post images into one huge document removing any \input commands. Therefore i want to check first on the inlined document if there would by any asymetric start* stop* before persuing further. -- -- Christoph Hintermüller Dipl.-Ing. Dr. MBA. MSc JKU Institute of Biomedical Mechatronics Altenberger Straße 69, 4040 Linz, Austria, Cell: +43 650 8827347 Tel. +43 732 2468 4813 Email: christoph.hintermueller(a)jku.at

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After Compiling the Test, which usualy works perfect
by Ursula Hermann 08 Mar '22

08 Mar '22

Dear List, I have Windows 10, and WinEdt 10.3., actual verison. I wanted to do the test, but only I got this, after compiling: Command Line: C:\texlive\2021\bin\win32\context.exe --synctex=-1 "context-test.tex" Startup Folder: C:\Users\Hermann\Downloads\cont-tmf\tex\context\test\mkiv mtxrun | unknown script 'context.lua' or 'mtx-context.lua' _____________________________________________________________________ ConTeXt Compilation Report (Pages: 0) Errors: 0 Warnings: 0 Bad Boxes: 0 What is wrong here? Uschi Hermann

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What’s wrong with installation?
by Henning Hraban Ramm 08 Mar '22

08 Mar '22

Hi, I just tried to install a new instance of LMTX without success. """ $ unzip -l *.zip Archive: context-osx-64.zip Length Date Time Name --------- ---------- ----- ---- 0 03-05-2019 22:50 bin/ 19082 01-21-2022 20:13 bin/mtx-install.lua 693184 01-21-2022 20:13 bin/mtxrun.lua 3910 01-21-2022 20:13 install.sh 2725900 01-21-2022 20:13 bin/mtxrun 24047 01-21-2022 20:13 installation.pdf --------- ------- 3466123 6 files $ sh install.sh mtx-install | provide valid server and instance cp: /Users/hraban/lmtx_2022-03-07/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/mtxrun: No such file or directory cp: /Users/hraban/lmtx_2022-03-07/tex/texmf-context/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua: No such file or directory cp: /Users/hraban/lmtx_2022-03-07/tex/texmf-context/scripts/context/lua/mtx-install.lua: No such file or directory If you want to run ConTeXt everywhere, you need to adapt the path, like: export PATH=/Users/hraban/lmtx_2022-03-07/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin:$PATH If you run from an editor you can specify the full path to mtxrun: /Users/hraban/lmtx_2022-03-07/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/mtxrun --autogenerate --script context --autopdf ... The following settings were used: server : lmtx.contextgarden.net,lmtx.pragma-ade.com,lmtx.pragma-ade.nl instance : install-lmtx extras : ownpath : /Users/hraban/lmtx_2022-03-07 platform : osx-64 $ ./bin/mtxrun --script ./bin/mtx-install.lua --update --server=lmtx.contextgarden.net --instance=install-lmtx --platform=osx-64 --extras=all mtx-install | provide valid server and instance """ Same result if I omit --server and --instance, since they default to the same. In mtx-install.lua, line 489 "local server = false" overwrites the previously set server variable. If I comment this line, I get: """ $ ./bin/mtxrun --script ./bin/mtx-install.lua --update --platform=osx-64 --extras=all mtx-install | server : lmtx.contextgarden.net,lmtx.pragma-ade.com,lmtx.pragma-ade.nl,dmz.pragma-ade.nl mtx-install | instance : install-lmtx mtx-install | platform : osx-64 mtx-install | system : unix mtx-install | invalid database 'http://lmtx.contextgarden.net,lmtx.pragma-ade.com,lmtx.pragma-ade.nl,dmz.pr…' mtx-install | invalid database 'http://lmtx.contextgarden.net,lmtx.pragma-ade.com,lmtx.pragma-ade.nl,dmz.pr…' mtx-install | invalid database 'http://lmtx.contextgarden.net,lmtx.pragma-ade.com,lmtx.pragma-ade.nl,dmz.pr…' mtx-install | current : %S mtx-install | target : %S mtx-install | removing : mtxrun mtx-install | removing : context mtx-install | copied : mtxrun mtx-install | copied : context mtx-install | running: /Users/hraban/lmtx_2022-03-07/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/mtxrun --generate sh: /Users/hraban/lmtx_2022-03-07/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/mtxrun: No such file or directory mtx-install | running: /Users/hraban/lmtx_2022-03-07/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/context --make en sh: /Users/hraban/lmtx_2022-03-07/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/context: No such file or directory mtx-install | mtx-install | mtx-install | ConTeXt LMTX with LuaMetaTeX is still experimental and when you get a crash this mtx-install | can be due to a mismatch between Lua bytecode and the engine. In that case you can mtx-install | try the following: mtx-install | mtx-install | - wipe the texmf-cache directory mtx-install | - run: mtxrun --generate mtx-install | - run: context --make mtx-install | mtx-install | When that doesn't solve the problem, ask on the mailing list (ntg-context(a)ntg.nl) mtx-install | mtx-install | update, done """ The "invalid database" lines don’t look good. If I give an explicit --server=lmtx.contextgarden.net, I still get the same error: """ mtx-install | invalid database 'http://lmtx.contextgarden.net/install-lmtx//tex/texmf.tma' mtx-install | invalid database 'http://lmtx.contextgarden.net/install-lmtx//tex/texmf-context.tma' mtx-install | invalid database 'http://lmtx.contextgarden.net/install-lmtx//tex/texmf-osx-64.tma' """ What’s wrong? Hraban

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APS bib: literals and small error in "pages" field
by Jack Hill 07 Mar '22

07 Mar '22

Hi, Two things here: 1. There is an extra . on the end of lines 732 and 734 of publ-imp-aps.mkvi which causes references to be rendered like "p.. 417" and "pp.. 417--418". 2. Suppose I have a literal such as @literal{company, text = {Company Name (n.d.) {\it Webpage name}. Retrieved 22 February, 2022, from https://www.example.com} } how can I cite this without the (company) appearing in the bibliography list? For reference I'm using \usebtxdefinitions[aps] Jack

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Makeup on same page as main content
by mastermind_ x 06 Mar '22

06 Mar '22

Hi all, I would like to create a makeup environment that will contain author, university logo and date and other information that doesn’t occupy its own page that I can define in an environment file and reuse. The logo and date should occupy the margins at the top at the left and right respectively. Then there will be course information on the left and a framed assignment box on the right (as it will have special fonts). Much like the title of a latex article class. It should look something like this: [logo] [date] --------------------------------------------- [course]: [Code] [assignment] [name] [ ] [class] [ 1 ] ---------------------------------------------- body Any pointers on how I can achieve this? Jethro

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LMTX | (.\) at end of line causes fatal error
by Richard Mahoney 05 Mar '22

05 Mar '22

Something I've noticed for a little while now, although it may be long standing, I'm not sure. If one ends some of the lines in the input files with a full stop (.) and a back slash (\) then LMTX will fail to compile with a fatal error. The only way to recover is to go through each of the files and ensure that no line ends with (.\). Is this a bug? Best, Richard -- T +6433121699 M +64210640216 rmahoney(a)indica-et-buddhica.org https://indica-et-buddhica.org/ Indica et Buddhica Littledene Bay Road Oxford NZ NZBN: 9429041761809

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the resolver databases are not present or outdated
by Fabrice Couvreur 05 Mar '22

05 Mar '22

Hello, Some files no longer compile, I tried updating lmtx but I get this. Thank you Fabrice viserion@archlinux LMTX]$ install install.sh install: opérande de fichier cible manquant après 'install.sh' Saisissez « install --help » pour plus d'informations. [viserion@archlinux LMTX]$ sh install.sh mtxrun | forcing cache reload resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/home/viserion/texmf/web2c' from specification 'home:texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/home/viserion/texmf-local/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-local/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/home/viserion/texmf-context/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-context/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/home/viserion/texmf-dist/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/home/viserion/texmf/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/home/viserion/texmf/web2c' from specification 'home:texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/home/viserion/texmf-local/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-local/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/home/viserion/texmf-context/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-context/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/home/viserion/texmf-dist/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/home/viserion/texmf/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | resolvers | resolving | warning: no lua configuration files found resolvers | resolving | no texmf paths are defined (using TEXMF) resolvers | resolving | mtxrun | the resolver databases are not present or outdated mtx-install | provide valid server and instance

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No svg file output
by Jan-Erik Hägglöf 05 Mar '22

05 Mar '22

Dear list! This seems strange, what is wrong? No output from svg-file. \starttext \startMPcode picture utf1; utf1:= lmt_svg [ filename = "utfall01b.svg"]; numeric l ; l := bbwidth(utf1); numeric h ; h := bbheight(utf1); numeric scale ; scale := 3 ; draw utf1 xsized l*scale ysized h*scale; \stopMPcode \stoptext Thanks in advance Jan-Erik

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LMTX-latest | SciTE 5.1.6 --- 5.2.1 | Not working with tex/texmf-context/context/data/scite
by Richard Mahoney 03 Mar '22

03 Mar '22

[Gentoo] I've found that the config included with LMTX in: tex/texmf-context/context/data/scite does not work with SciTE 5.1.6+ The latest version that seems to be working is SciTE 5.1.5. Version 5.1.5 Scintilla: 5.1.4 Lexilla: 5.1.3 compiled for GTK:3.24.29 Nov 14 2021 12:15:50 Is anyone else having any issues? Best, Richard -- T +6433121699 M +64210640216 rmahoney(a)indica-et-buddhica.com https://indica-et-buddhica.org/ Indica et Buddhica Publishers Littledene Bay Road Oxford NZ NZBN: 9429041761809

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gzip.compress in ConTeXt mkiv
by Marcel Fabian Krüger 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

Hi, The following document \directlua{ local arch = gzip.compress"I will become much much smaller, once the overhead is compensated" local orig = gzip.decompress(arch) print(arch:len(), orig:len(), orig) } \starttext \stoptext used to work in ConTeXt mkiv and still works in ConTeXt lmtx, but for current mkiv versions it breaks with ...mtx/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/util-zip.lua:610: attempt to call a nil value (upvalue 'tocardinal1') stack traceback: ...mtx/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/util-zip.lua:610: in upvalue 'putcompressed' ...mtx/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/util-zip.lua:662: in function 'gzip.compress' [ctxlua]:1: in main chunk Best regards, Marcel

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