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typearea
by Thomas Meyer 06 Nov '23

06 Nov '23

Hi, I'm new to ConTeXt and try to use the module typearea (https://modules.contextgarden.net/cgi-bin/module.cgi/action=find/name=typea…). But the example doesn't work: \usemodule[typearea] \setupTypeArea[bcor=0mm,alphabets=3.1] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \starttext \dorecurse4{\framed[width=\textwidth,height=\textheight]{test}\page} \stoptext I got: texmf-dist/tex/context/third/typearea/t-typearea.tex' loading > Something like KOMA-TypeArea tex error > tex error on line 89 in file /usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/context/third/typearea/t-typearea.tex: Missing number, treated as zero <to be read again> { <macro> \TA@alphabets \par \PageWidth =\dimexpr \paperwidth -\TA@bcor \relax \par \edef \Ratio {\withoutpt { \the \dimexpr 2\paperheight /(\PageWidth /32768)\relax }} \par \setbox \scratchbox \hbox {\dorecurse {26}{\character \recurselevel }} \Width =\dimexpr \TA@alphabet <line 5.89> \setupTypeArea[bcor=0pt,oneside=no,alphabets=2.6] 79 height=\the\Height, 80 width=\the\Width, 81 header=2\lineheight, 82 headerdistance=\lineheight, 83 footer=2\lineheight, 84 footerdistance=3\lineheight, 85 topspace=\Top] 86 } 87 \protect 88 89 >> \setupTypeArea[bcor=0pt,oneside=no,alphabets=2.6] 90 91 \doifnotmode{demo}{\endinput} 92 93 %D Usage example: 94 \usemodule[typearea] 95 \setupTypeArea[bcor=0mm,alphabets=3.1] 96 \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] 97 \starttext 98 \dorecurse4{\framed[width=\textwidth,height=\textheight]{test}\page} 99 \stoptext A number should have been here; I inserted '0'. (If you can't figure out why I needed to see a number, look up 'weird error' in the index to The TeXbook.) mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1 Line 89 in the module should be the problem. But how can I solve it? I think some lines in the module should be commented out. (An example directly in the module?) I thank you for any hint. Greetings Thomas

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Adobe Source Typescript With Design Sizes
by Vincent Hennebert 03 Nov '23

03 Nov '23

Hello there, I had mentioned this on a thread some (long) time ago, finally got around to finishing a first version of a typescript with the Adobe Source font family, in all its weight alternatives and design sizes (the latter being available in the Serif style only). Comments welcome. If it looks good I can upload it to the wiki, on the Typescripts_examples page I guess. (I have Questions For the Experts further down...) About Adobe Source ================== The fonts are available on GitHub [1]. They are the descendants of the Source {Serif,Sans,Code} Pro fonts described in the type-imp-source.mkiv typescript available in the ConTeXt distribution. Due to major changes, Serif Pro was renamed into Serif 4 in, well, its version 4 [2] (that’s the version that introduces design sizes, a.k.a. optical sizes), and Sans Pro was renamed into Sans 3 [3]. [1] https://github.com/adobe-fonts/ [2] https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-serif/releases/tag/4.004R [3] https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-sans/issues/192 Usage ===== Short version: store the attached typescript and its helper Lua files somewhere on your file system where ConTeXt will find them ($HOME/texmf for example), then use in your document: \setupbodyfont[adobesource] Long version: The default typescript name is adobesource (also available as adobesource-regular) and has design sizes enabled. Each weight is also available: adobesource-extralight, adobesource-light, etc., all the way to adobesource-black. There is also a medium weight, that selects the regular versions of Serif and Sans, but the medium version of Mono (just slightly bolder than the regular one, presumably for better on-screen rendering in terminals). Design sizes can be disabled by adding -nodesignsize- to the typescript name: adobesource-nodesignsize-extralight, etc. Finally, I thought it would be cool to over-engineer the typescript a little bit and provide direct access to the design sizes (in case one would want a narrower version for body text, or a bolder and more expanded version for titles, etc.). Here they are, again in all their weights: adobesource-caption-extralight, adobesource-smtext-light, adobesource-subhead, adobesource-display-bold, etc. The ‘regular’ design size is accessed by simply using adobesource-nodesignsize. Questions For the Experts ========================= To avoid a gigantic typescript file with a lot of duplication, I offloaded the font filename calculation to a Lua function (see attached adobesource.lua). I initially wanted to put the Lua code inside the typescript, but then I had all sorts of weird Lua compilation errors. The very same code works fine when included in a normal document though. Could it be that typescripts are processed in some special mode that doesn’t like Lua syntax? As a workaround, I put the code in an external file and require it from inside the typescript. In the goodies file, I use what I believe is the largest possible font size that can be used in ConTeXt (16,383pt) to select the Display design size. Otherwise, text above that size will fall back to the default, regular design size. Now, since I use the goodies file only when design sizes are enabled, I thought I could make it more robust by using AdobeSource4Display as a default, that is, for any size above 16.5pt. However, if I mix design sizes enabled and disabled in a document, the disabled one seems to be using the goodies file even though it’s not mentioned in the typescript. Any idea of why? For example: \usetypescriptfile[adobesource] \usebodyfont[adobesource] \setupbodyfont[adobesource-nodesignsize] \starttext This text is typeset in Display when Regular should be used. \switchtobodyfont[adobesource] This text is typeset in Regular with design sizes enabled. \stoptext What’s Next =========== * A harmonious-looking companion math font. * A harmonious-looking companion math font that uses glyphs from Adobe Serif 4 when available. Thanks, Vincent

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Re: Inline mathematics is stretched
by Hans Hagen 30 Oct '23

30 Oct '23

On 10/30/2023 8:05 AM, Mia Bikey wrote: > Yes well of course no issue arises if I just change the whole font. > But I wanted to keep using the mono font thus reporting issues with it. In that case you have to go for flushleft \setupalign[verytolerant,nothyphenated,flushleft] because otherwise tex will try to come to the best solution by using stretch and shrink and therefore stretch and shrink in interatom spacing wins over little or none in mono spacing 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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Inline mathematics is stretched
by Mia Bikey 29 Oct '23

29 Oct '23

Hi, I was using \setupalign[verytolerant,stretch] so that the mono font does not go inside the right inline image but after using that command the inline math seems to spread. Here is a Minimal Working Example: ConTeXt ver: 2023.09.26 18:19 LMTX \setupbodyfont[10pt, mono] This is how it should look. \\ When $a, b, c$ are given, two values of $x$ and no more can be found which shall make the function $ax^2 + bx + c$ vanish; that is, the equation always has two roots and no more. The roots may be equal or unequal, real or imaginary, according to circumstances. \\ \starttext \setupalign[stretch] This paragraph seems to look fine on 12pt. \\ When $a, b, c$ are given, two values of $x$ and no more can be found which shall make the function $ax^2 + bx + c$ vanish; that is, the equation always has two roots and no more. The roots may be equal or unequal, real or imaginary, according to circumstances. \\ \setupalign[verytolerant, nothyphenated] It looks even worse when I also use verytolerant and nothyphenated. \\ When $a, b, c$ are given, two values of $x$ and no more can be found which shall make the function $ax^2 + bx + c$ vanish; that is, the equation always has two roots and no more. The roots may be equal or unequal, real or imaginary, according to circumstances. \stoptext

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Double sided pages leave a thin white line on the right side
by Mia Bikey 28 Oct '23

28 Oct '23

Hi, I was using \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] to get double sided pages. After doing that I noticed a thin white line on the right side. Here is a Minimal Working Example: ConTeXt ver: 2023.09.26 18:19 LMTX \setupbackgrounds[page][background=color,backgroundcolor=black] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \starttext a \stoptext

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Mono font goes inside right inline image
by Mia Bikey 28 Oct '23

28 Oct '23

Hi, I was using mono font as my default font but it appears to have issues with right side inline images. Here is a Minimal Working Example: ConTeXt ver: 2023.09.26 18:19 LMTX \setupbodyfont[mono] \starttext Image on the right side gets issues. \placefigure[right]{}{\externalfigure[dummy]} \input tufte \\ Image on the left side is fine. \placefigure[left]{}{\externalfigure[dummy]} \input tufte \stoptext

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Color option in \setupinteraction doesn't work sometimes
by Mia Bikey 28 Oct '23

28 Oct '23

Hi, I was trying to get all my references black as it goes well along with black text but they appear red in some pages. I have reinstalled context in case there was some software issue but it is still the same. Here is a minimal working example: ConTeXt ver: 2023.09.26 18:19 LMTX \setupinteraction[state=start, color=black] \starttext \placeformula[eq:equation1] \startformula x \stopformula References are red on the first page \in[eq:equation1] \at{page}[eq:equation1] \input tufte \input tufte \input tufte \input tufte \input tufte Now they become black \in[eq:equation1] \at{page}[eq:equation1] \stoptext

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Combining python and lua
by Alexandre Christe 26 Oct '23

26 Oct '23

Dear list, I’d like to know the best approach to make this a bit more usable. I’m trying to typeset a table with sin/cos/tan values. I’d like to be able to convert the angles in degrees into radians (with math notation) and to compute the trigonometric function leading to sin(pi/4) = 1/2, or cos(pi/6) = sqrt(3)/2 and display it in math mode. Here’s my current MWE, where I fail to convert the angles in radians and fail to display the result in symbolic form. \starttext \startluacode local angleList = {0, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 135, 150, 180, 210, 225, 240, 270, 300, 315, 330, 360} context.bTABLE() context.bTR() context.bTD() context("$x$") context.eTD() context.bTD() context("$0$") context.eTD() for _, a in ipairs(angleList) do context.bTD() context("$\letterpercent.0f$",a) context.eTD() end context.eTR() context.bTR() context.bTD() context("$\\cos(x)$") context.eTD() for _, a in ipairs(angleList) do context.bTD() context("$\letterpercent.3f$",math.cos(math.rad(a))) context.eTD() end context.eTR() context.bTR() context.bTD() context("$\\sin(x)$") context.eTD() for _, a in ipairs(angleList) do context.bTD() context("$\letterpercent.3f$",math.sin(math.rad(a))) context.eTD() end context.eTR() context.bTR() context.bTD() context("$\\tan(x)$") context.eTD() for _, a in ipairs(angleList) do if a == 90 or a == 270 then context.bTD() context("$-$") context.eTD() else context.bTD() context("$\letterpercent.3f$",math.tan(math.rad(a))) context.eTD() end end context.eTR() context.eTABLE() \stopluacode \stoptext \stoptext One possible way would be to use Python and the t-filter module, like this \usemodule[filter] %It depends on your OS. In mine it's python3 \defineexternalfilter [pythontyping] [filtercommand={python3 \externalfilterinputfile \space > \externalfilteroutputfile}, output={\externalfilterbasefile.tex}, cache=yes, readcommand=\typefile, spacebefore=medium, spaceafter=medium] %We copy settings to save typing \defineexternalfilter[pythonformula][pythontyping] %But instead of typing, we input a formula \setupexternalfilter[pythonformula] [readcommand=\samplefile] %\input should also work \starttext Convert angle to radians: $\startpythonformula from sympy import * print(latex(pi/180*60)) \stoppythonformula$ Compute trigonometric function: $\startpythonformula from sympy import * print(latex(cos(pi/3))) \stoppythonformula$ \stoptext However, I haven’t managed so far to combine things (lua and Python) in an automatic way. How should I proceed? A. Christe

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Footnotes on the bottom of the column's current page, instead of the columns' end
by Juliano David Hilario 26 Oct '23

26 Oct '23

> > > Hello, I'm trying to achieve a look similar to a magazine our religious organization frequently discusses, but unfortunately can't find the correct settings to do so. Whenever I call a custom note on a column, instead of the note showing on the bottom of the page, it shows at the end of the column. (like an endnote, except, it shows as a small footnote at the beginning) How should I make it shown on the bottom of the page of the current footnote instead of the end of the column command? My MWE:

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sidebar and marginrule not working
by Hamid,Idris 24 Oct '23

24 Oct '23

Dear gang, The appears to be something wrong with the sidebar and marginrule mechanisms. MWE: ============== % ConTeXt ver: 2023.09.26 18:19 LMTX \setupmarginrule[1][rulecolor=darkred] \definesidebar[Sidebar][rulethickness=0.28pt,distance=3pt,rulecolor=darkgreen] \setupsidebar[rulecolor=darkgreen] \starttext \startmarginrule[1] \input ward \stopmarginrule \blank \startsidebar[Sidebar] \input zapf \stopsidebar \stoptext ============== In the output, either i) the rules do not appear at all (most attempts); or ii) the rules appear for a split-second then disappear (using sumatrapdf as the viewer, so the pdf updates on the fly). Is is a bug? A second question: Is either mechanism preferable over the other? That is: In LMTX, what is the best mechanism to use? Thank you in advance for any guidance. Best wishes -- Idris Samawi Hamid, Professor Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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