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parallel page streams (pag-str.mkxl)
by Pablo Rodriguez 28 May '22

28 May '22

Dear list, I have this sample: \starttext \input tufte \startoutputstream[es] \dorecurse{25} {\input cervantes-es\par\pushoutputstream} \enableoutputstream[en] \dorecurse{25} {\input zapf\par\pushoutputstream} \disableoutputstream \stopoutputstream \synchronizestreams[en,es] \page \flushoutputstream[en] \page \flushoutputstream[es] \stoptext It is an adaptation from pag-str.mkxl to get parallel texts in facing pages. What I’m afraid I cannot get is exactly facing pages. Am I doing something wrong or is this something still to be added? Many thanks for your help, Pablo

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Specifying font size as x-height
by Stefan Nedeljkovic 28 May '22

28 May '22

How would one specify the font size in LMTX, but via x-height? I know this is a simple scaling, but I wonder if it could be done automatically? Sincerely, Stefan

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Offseting the baseline grid, and irregular columnsets
by Stefan Nedeljkovic 27 May '22

27 May '22

Dear list, My adventures into the world of grids continue. In the linked file (slide_grid_overlay.pdf) there are two things I cannot yet achieve: 1. I want the baseline grid to evenly (vertically) divide the text area, but my code produces a smaller height of the first line and an additional space at the bottom. 2. The number of columns is 21.5, that is the first column is 0.5 units wide and the rest are 1 unit wide. How would I achieve this? Here is what I got right now: \definemeasure[xheight][0.1in] \definemeasure[base][3\measured{xheight}] \definepapersize[slide][width=80\measured{xheight},height=60\measured{xheight}] \setuppapersize[slide] \setupinterlinespace[line=\measure{base},top=1] \setuplayout[ leftedge=\zeropoint, rightedge=\measure{zero}, leftedgedistance=\zeropoint, rightedgedistance=\zeropoint, leftmargin=\zeropoint, rightmargin=\zeropoint, leftmargindistance=\zeropoint, rightmargindistance=\zeropoint, width=middle, cutspace=2\measured{base}, backspace=2\measured{base}, topspace=2\measured{base}, header=\zeropoint, height=middle, bottomspace=2\measured{base}, footer=\zeropoint, grid=yes, columndistance=1pt, columns=21.5] \showframe \showgrid \starttext \input tufte \stoptext Link to file: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KpYbDlukvSCirKkFvJICOX3wABl_83bW?us… Sincerely, Stefan

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no update
by Hans Hagen 27 May '22

27 May '22

Hi, no weekend update ... Mikael and I are working on / upgrading some math stuff (numbering) and don't want it to be too bad, as well as (new / improved) metapost stuff that we need to test first (and that also involves quite some experiments and documentation) 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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How to adjust depth (height) when using grid layout
by Stefan Nedeljkovic 27 May '22

27 May '22

Dear list, I would like to know if there is a way to adjust the depth and height exactly when typesetting in grid layout (LMTX)? Sincerely, Stefan

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Mark IV or LuaMetaTeX?
by Tommaso Gordini 26 May '22

26 May '22

Hello list, forgive me if my question is too general and trivial and without a minimum code. In the current state of ConTeXt development, which engine do you recommend to use *definitively*? ConTeXt MkIV or LMTX? I use macOS 10.15.7, on which I have MacTeX-2022, ConTeXt Standalone and ConTeXt LMTX. My editor is TeXShop 4.72 (the last one), even if Synctex doesn't work too well: source to PDF is almost OK, but PDF to source is still very inaccurate, not to mention that to activate the direct and reverse search you have to write such a thing as %! TEX TS-program = ConTeXt2021 %! TEX useAlternatePath %! TEX useConTeXtSyncParser \setupsynctex [state=start, method=min] \starttext ... \stoptext I also have the latest TeXworks on board, but I don't understand how to set it up. If you think that for ConTeXt is better than TeXShop and you want to teach me how to set it up, thank you. Tommaso

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Small caps as a separate font
by Stefan Nedeljkovic 25 May '22

25 May '22

Dear list, A quick question about a font that has a separate file for small caps. I have the following: \starttypescript [sans] [dtl-documenta-sans-t] \definefontsynonym[Sans] [name:dtldocumentasanst][features=default] \definefontsynonym[SansItalic] [name:dtldocumentasanstitalic][features=default] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [sans] [dtl-documenta-sans-t-sc] \definefontsynonym[Sans] [name:dtldocumentasanstcaps][features=default] \definefontsynonym[SansItalic] [name:dtldocumentasanstcapsitalic][features=default] \stoptypescript How can I define dtl-documenta-sans such that I can do: \setupbodyfont[dtl-documenta-sans,rm,10pt] \starttext \setff{smallcaps}{Small Caps Hamburgerfons}, \setff{smallcaps}{\it Small Caps Italic Hamburgerfons}, \stoptext Sincerely, Stefan

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Microtipography
by Tommaso Gordini 25 May '22

25 May '22

Hello list, here and there on the Net there are slightly different ways to activate the microtypography functionality in a ConTeXt document. My question is: what is the most correct and clean way to do it? Thanks in advance Tommaso

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Issue with interactive checkboxes
by Jan-Erik Hägglöf 25 May '22

25 May '22

HI! Tried to make a checklist in an interactive document. The problem seems to be that all checks/uncecks in same click, not each individually. Is there something wrong with my code? See attached below \setupinteraction[state=start] \setupexternalfigures[location=global] \usemodule[fields] \definesymbol [yes] [{\externalfigure[check-mark-svgrepo-com.svg][conversion=mp]}] \definesymbol [no] [] \setupfield [setup 3] [width=0.5cm, height=0.5cm, rulethickness=1pt, corner=round, framecolor=red] \definefield [check-me] [check] [setup 3] [yes,no] [no] \define\chk{\field[check-me]} \starttext \chk \blank[3cm] \chk \stoptext

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Help needed with Custodia typescript
by Stefan Nedeljkovic 25 May '22

25 May '22

Dear list, I'm trying to set up Custodia in LMTX, but the custodiasemibolditalic won't show up. It shows up regularly when I run mtxrun --script fonts --list --all --pattern=Custodia I'm attaching the output for reference. Any help would be appreciated. Sincerely, Stefan \definefontalternative[md] \definefontalternative[mi] \starttypescript [serif] [custodia] \definefontsynonym[Serif] [name:custodianormal][features=default] \definefontsynonym[SerifItalic] [name:custodianormalitalic][features=default] \definefontsynonym[SerifMedium] [name:custodiasemibold][features=default] \definefontsynonym[SerifMediumItalic] [name:custodiasemibolditalic][features=default] \definefontsynonym[SerifBold] [name:custodiabold][features=default] \definefontsynonym[SerifBoldItalic] [name:custodiabolditalic][features=default] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [serif] [custodia] \definebodyfont [default] [rm] [ tf=Serif sa 1, it=SerifItalic sa 1, md=SerifMedium sa 1, mi=SerifMediumItalic sa 1, bf=SerifBold sa 1, bi=SerifBoldItalic sa 1] \stoptypescript \definetypeface [custodia] [rm] [serif] [custodia] [default] \usetypescript[custodia][uc] \setupbodyfont[custodia,rm,10pt] \starttext Regular Hamburgerfons, {\it Italic Hamburgerfons}, {\md Medium Hamburgerfons}, {\mi Medium Italic Hamburgerfons}, {\bf Bold Hamburgerfons}, {\bi Bold Italic Hamburgerfons},\\ \setff{smallcaps}{Small Caps Hamburgerfons}, \setff{smallcaps}{\it Small Caps Italic Hamburgerfons}, \setff{smallcaps}{\md Small Caps Medium Hamburgerfons}, \setff{smallcaps}{\mi Small Caps Medium Italic Hamburgerfons}, \setff{smallcaps}{\bf Small Caps Bold Hamburgerfons}, \setff{smallcaps}{\bi Small Caps Bold Italic Hamburgerfons} \stoptext

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