April 2022 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Flaw in Vim syntax highlighting
by A A 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

Hello, I have discovered a flaw in the syntax highlighting for ConTeXt in Vim. When trying to follow the *A larger Lua block: \startluacode...\stopluacode * in this link in Context Garden <https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Programming_in_LuaTeX>, I get the following syntax highlighting: [image: image.png] Who develops the syntax highlighting for Vim? Is this part of the core project or should I log this issue elsewhere? Regards, Amine

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right item marks for associative questions?
by Damien Thiriet 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

Hi! I am used to giving associative questions to my pupils, something like * connect the author with its ideas Friedrich Nietzsche * * "God is dead" Woody Allen * * "Nietzsche is dead, God is dead and I don't feel so good" God * * "Nietzsche is dead" I design it as a two-cells xtable with itemized lists inside. How can I have the item mark on the right side? \starttext \startitemize [8] \startitem Nietzsche \stopitem \startitem Allen \stopitem \startitem God \stopitem \stopitemize \stoptext Greetings, Damien Thiriet

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Regular online meet-up
by Henning Hraban Ramm 11 Apr '22

11 Apr '22

You’re invited to join next Tuesday, February 8th, 15:00 CET (UTC+1) at https://lecture.senfcall.de/hen-rbr-rku-oke ConTeXt users of all levels are welcome! Hans offered to give a Q&A session again – please announce subjects you’d like to discuss ASAP, so that he can prepare. Regarding the date: Denis, who originally suggested Tuesday afternoon, can’t take part due to other obligations. I could also offer Wednesday or Thursday. We could also change the weekday every time, but that might be confusing. I would keep the European afternoon time, since that makes participation possible for people from America and Asia. What do you think? Vote here: https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/tB1MHH4jx6M5uwPg (Same blurb as last time:) [Howto] * No special software installation required; most modern browsers should work (WebRTC required). * Open the above URL, accept the privacy statement, * enter your name, * click "join" (or "start" if you’re the first), * click "with microphone", allow your browser to access it, check the audio. * Your microphone is muted if you join. Activate microphone and/or camera with the buttons at the bottom. * Minimize the default presentation with the "screen" button, bottom right. * If you’d like to share your screen or upload a file, you can make yourself the presenter: Click on your user name, change the setting, then you’ll see the "screen sharing" button beside the camera button; also there’s now "manage presentations" behind the "plus" button. Beware there is only one presenter, so don’t kill someone else’s presentation. [Technical hints] * Sound is usually better if you use a headset (less noise for everyone). * Connection problems are mostly due to low bandwidth or high latency on your side, e.g. with mobile connections. * If audio/video doesn’t work for you, you can still use the text chat. * Screen sharing needs a lot of bandwidth. * You can also join with a regular telephone (audio only, of course), call +49-6151-86275-22 (German landline); then you must enter a PIN that changes every time – if you need it, ask me for it via email. Mute/unmute your microphone with "0". [Netiquette] * Please use a name that we recognize from here. Some feel uncomfortable with anonymous lurkers. * Mute your microphone while you’re not talking. * It’s nice to show your face at least when you join. * If there are connection problems, stop camera sharing. * The room is set to “everyone’s a moderator“, I trust you... See you, Hraban

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Fwd: \vfill doesn't work in this example
by Taco Hoekwater 11 Apr '22

11 Apr '22

Hi, Message below forwarded on behalf of Dalyoung , who has problems submitting messages. Best wishes, Taco > Begin forwarded message: > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > Hi, > > To add the same vertical space in column mode, > I usually use \vfill as in the following sample before. > But this example doen’t add spaces after first item. > How to locate the two subitems evenly spaced in vertically? > > Thank you for reading. > > Best regards, > > Dalyoung > > > %%%%%% > \starttext > \startcolumns[n=2] > \startitemize[n] > \item 111 > \startitemize[a] > \item 1-1 > \vfill > \item 1-2 > \vfill > \stopitemize > > \column > > \item 222 > \startitemize[a] > \item 2-1 > \vfil > \item 2-2 > \vfil > \stopitemize > > \column > > \stopitemize > \stopcolumns > \stoptext > >> 2022. 4. 8. 오후 6:33, Taco Hoekwater <taco(a)bittext.nl <mailto:taco@bittext.nl>> 작성: >> >> Hi Dalyoung, >> >> >>> -------- Forwarded Message -------- >>> Subject: Re: \vfill doesn't work in this example >>> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2022 15:00:21 +0900 >>> From: Jeong Dal <haksan(a)icloud.com <mailto:haksan@icloud.com>> >>> To: ntg-context-owner(a)ntg.nl <mailto:ntg-context-owner@ntg.nl> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I received the following mail. >>> But I think that my message is rejected in error. >>> >>> I have an account in this list for long time. >>> >>> The email address of this mail may cause the error. >>> I used email address given from Mac.com <http://mac.com/> <http://Mac.com <http://mac.com/>>. >>> >>> haksan(a)mac.com <mailto:haksan@mac.com> <mailto:haksan@mac.com <mailto:haksan@mac.com>>, haksan(a)me.com <mailto:haksan@me.com><mailto:haksan@me.com <mailto:haksan@me.com>>, and haksan(a)icloud.com <mailto:haksan@icloud.com><mailto:haksan@icloud.com <mailto:haksan@icloud.com>> are actually the same address. >> >> Well, the mailing list did not know that. Only haksan(a)mac.com <mailto:haksan@mac.com> was actually subscribed. I have now added the two aliases. >> >> Best wishes, >> Taco >> >> — >> Taco Hoekwater E: taco(a)bittext.nl <mailto:taco@bittext.nl> >> genderfluid (all pronouns) > — Taco Hoekwater E: taco(a)bittext.nl genderfluid (all pronouns)

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two requests for ConTeXt
by Pablo Rodriguez 09 Apr '22

09 Apr '22

Hi Hans, I have a couple of suggestions to be added to a not so distant release The first one is to allow that ConTeXt LMTX also downloads the available modules. The second feature would be the addition of an "emoji" range for font fallbacks. Many thanks for your help, Pablo

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Switching fonts changes framedtext justification
by Thangalin 08 Apr '22

08 Apr '22

Hi all, The following code produces framed text areas, each having different justification: \definefont [TextFontEmoji] [OpenSansEmoji] \definefontfamily [TextFont] [rm] [LibreBaskerville] \setupbodyfont [TextFont] \starttext \startframedtext \TextFontEmoji \input ward \stopframedtext \startframedtext \input ward \stopframedtext \stoptext How would you ensure that both text areas remain fully justified? Thank you!

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processdatabasefile styling of table cells
by juh+ntg-context＠mailbox.org 06 Apr '22

06 Apr '22

Hi all, I include tables via csv files like this \processdatabasefile[test][test.csv] I was able to style the tables with this: \setupTABLE [ split=yes, header=repeat, option=stretch, loffset=.5ex,roffset=.5ex] \setupTABLE [row] [odd] [background=color,backgroundcolor=hs-hellblau,] \setupTABLE [start] [spaceinbetween=25pt] \defineseparatedlist [preislistecsv] [separator={;}, % tab before=\bTABLE,after=\eTABLE, first=\bTR,last=\eTR, left=\bTD,right=\eTD] Is it possible to align decimal numbers in cells to the right? The data differs a lot. Sometimes only the last column contains decimal numbers, sometimes the last two columns. juh

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modify kern between two glyphs
by mf 05 Apr '22

05 Apr '22

Hello list, I need to modify the kern between two glyphs. This is a MWE where the problem is solved manually: ------------------------------------------ \mainlanguage[it] \starttext Default: «Questo è successo nel ’48». Desired: «Questo è successo nel ’\kern-.1em 48». \stoptext ------------------------------------------ Is it possible to solve it globally and only for a single font? Thanks, Massi

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Spellchecking for ConTeXt user on a Windows platform
by A A 02 Apr '22

02 Apr '22

Dear All, I'm currently using ConTeXt on a windows machine. I'd like to incorporate some sort of automated spell-checking in my workflow. I've seen that there are two options: 1. spell check the .tex source file 2. spell check the resulting pdf For the first option many resources online seem to suggest using *aspell. aspell* is however not maintained for windows and therefore hopelessly out of date. Furthermore many resources online seem to suggest skipping TeX and LaTeX control sequences does not always succeed. So I can only imagine how poorly it deals with ConTeXt control sequences. The second option as shown on this StackExchange <https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/42843/is-there-a-spell-check-packag…> post suggests using *\loadspellchecklist. *However, on of the arguments to this command includes a text file listing - and brace yourself - *all of the correctly spelled words*. I find this both an amusing and tragic proposition, since I basically need to spellcheck based on *every word in a given language.* What options are out there for someone who would like to do serious spellchecking using ConTeXt on Windows platform, using Powershell as my command line? Regards, Amine

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mkiv
by Hans Hagen 02 Apr '22

02 Apr '22

Hi, Normally when we're in the 2022 TeXlive code freeze period, there is a snapshot release but because there hasn't been that many changes, maybe a few patches, in MKIV there is no real snapshot this year. But for the sake of consistency we can consider today's version that snapshot. It basically means that MKIV has been frozen and is even more frozen now. All new stuff goes in MKXL (aka LMTX) and I suppose that next year we let that end up in TeXlive alongside frozen MKII and MKIV. Of course bugs will be fixed as usual. So, today is the day we kind of formally freeze MKIV. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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