October 2024 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Low-level macro help needed
by Rik Kabel 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

Hello Hans and developers, I have been trying to convert some two- and three-step macros (as shown below) to single-step macros using the LMTX syntax given in the low-level macros manual. I have succeeded in many cases, but failed when the macro follows one particular group of patterns. The group of patterns is similar to this macro to process \MyMacro[optional]{Required}{Required}{Optional} In this the number of arguments can be 2, 3, or 4. A three-step solution might be as follows, which I use for a list of persons: \defineregister[Bindex] \setupregister [Bindex][n=1, balance=no, method=default, % or New follows Newton! compress=no, % yes if not note number+q expansion=yes, pagecommand=\gobbleoneargument ] \starttexdefinition unexpanded Bi \dosingleempty\doBindex \stoptexdefinition \starttexdefinition unexpanded doBindex [#SORTAS]#INDEXED \def\SortAs{#SORTAS}% \def\Indexed{#INDEXED}% \dodoublegroupempty\doBindexFull \stoptexdefinition \starttexdefinition doBindexFull #BD#MORE \doifemptyelse{#MORE} {\Bindex[\SortAs]{\Indexed\ #BD}} {\Bindex[\SortAs]{\Indexed\ #BD\\ #MORE}} \stoptexdefinition with input like: \Bi{Rumble, Walker}{1938|–|}% \Bi{Runia, David Theunis}{1951|–|}{Classicist}% \Bi{Rutherford, Ernest (Baron Rutherford of Nelson)}{1871|–|1937}{Physicist}% \Bi{Saenger, Paul}{1945|–|}% \Bi{Saldarini, Anthony J.}{1941|–|2001}% \Bi{Salter, William M.}{1853|–|1931}% \Bi[Saint-Exupery]{de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine}{1900|–|1944}% \Bi{Santayana, George}{1863|–|1952}% \Bi{Sapir, Edward}{1884|–|1939}{Linguist}% \Bi[Schrodinger]{Schrödinger, Erwin}{1887|–|1961}{Physicist}% \Bi[Spinoza]{de Spinoza, Baruch (Benedict de Spinoza, Bento de Espinosa)}{1632|–|1677}% The best I can get with the newer syntax is a two-step: \starttexdefinition unexpanded Bi \dosingleempty\doBindex \stoptexdefinition \tolerant\def\doBindex [#1]#=#=#=% {\doifemptyelse{#4} {\Bindex[#1]{#2\ #3}}% {\Bindex[#1]{#2\ #3\\ #4}}% } In the low-level macros manual, near the end of chapter 2, it says that some day there may be a use for #?, #!, #<, or #>. If I am not missing something in the manual about how to provide that first optional argument as an empty value, I think I have one. Could [#?] always return a value (perhaps empty)? That would allow something like: \tolerant\def\doBindex [#?]#=#=#=% {\doifemptyelse{#4} {\Bindex[#1]{#2\ #3}}% {\Bindex[#1]{#2\ #3\\ #4}}% } -- Rik

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Lemma in footer - some display issue
by Jean-Pierre Delange 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

Dear CTX users, After many months of procrastination and after discovering Ekdosis for LaTEX, I've dived back into the issues of different levels of footnotes in order to display on the first level the current notes and on the levels below the notes concerning lemmatization. Unfortunately, while I'm quite satisfied with the first page of notes, a strange phenomenon affects the lemmatization notes on the 4th page: the number of the line concerned by the lemma overwrites the last letter of the word in the lemma or in the previous lesson. I can't work out the cause of this problem. Even something like the addition of : \kern0.5em doesn't help. Does anyone have an approach that I haven't intuited? Below a MWE :

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Re: GB7714-2015 of author-year format
by hf＠hongfeng.ch 15 Oct '24

15 Oct '24

Do you have the pdf file for the spec of BG/T 7714-2015? send me one please if you have it. Cheers, Hong 2024年10月14日 07:51, "wangzhongtian" <wangzht(a)189.cn (mailto:wangzht@189.cn?to=%22wangzhongtian%22%20%3Cwangzht%40189.cn%3E)> 写到: sorry,corrected the title . I am trying to implement bibliography management in GB/T 7714-2015 (Chinese bibliography style standard), of Author-Year format. The bib list should be sorted by language, author, year, and then the title of the book. The sorting algorithm should use PinYin of Chinese characters to compare the order. I am wondering is this feature already implemented for LuaMetatex? Or if not, any suggestions on how can I implemented this? Like 1. How to implement the sorting algorithm? 2. Which part of the source code can I rewrite to implement this feature? Thank you all for your time! Best, ---------------------------- zhongtian wang Shijiazhuang YouWen Information Technology Co.,Ltd,China 13311202589 wangzht(a)189.cn ------------------ 原始邮件 ------------------ 发件人：wangzhongtian "wangzht(a)189.cn" 时间：2024/10/12 15:03:51 周六收件人：mailing list for ConTeXt users "ntg-context(a)ntg.nl" 抄送人：主题：[NTG-context] Re: Artifact in flow cell connection I am trying to implement bibliography management in GB/T 7714-2015 (Chinese bibliography style standard), of Author-Year format. The bib list should be sorted by language, author, year, and then the title of the book. The sorting algorithm should use PinYin of Chinese characters to compare the order. I am wondering is this feature already implemented for LuaMetatex? Or if not, any suggestions on how can I implemented this? Like 1. How to implement the sorting algorithm? 2. Which part of the source code can I rewrite to implement this feature? Thank you all for your time! Best, ---------------------------- zhongtian wang Shijiazhuang YouWen Information Technology Co.,Ltd,China 13311202589 wangzht(a)189.cn (mailto:wangzhongtian@189.cn) ------------------ 原始邮件 ------------------ 发件人：Bernd Donner via ntg-context "ntg-context(a)ntg.nl" 时间：2024/10/12 04:47:29 周六收件人：ntg-context(a)ntg.nl 抄送人：Bernd Donner "bleau1975(a)googlemail.com" 主题：[NTG-context] Artifact in flow cell connection Hi, I have a broken flow cell connection in this minimal example. The broken flow cell is only triggered when drawn within a subsection with an overlay. The logic to create the underlined subsection is by the way copied from the metafun manual source. I do not have the slightest clue what is going wrong in this example. Thanks for ideas. Best, Bernd \usemodule[chart] \startuniqueMPgraphic{SectionUnderline} path p; p:= unitsquare xscaled OverlayWidth yscaled OverlayHeight; draw llcorner p -- lrcorner p; setbounds currentpicture to p; \stopuniqueMPgraphic \defineoverlay[SectionUnderline][\uniqueMPgraphic{SectionUnderline}] \starttexdefinition unexpanded ChapterCommand #1#2 \framed [background=SectionUnderline] {#2} \stoptexdefinition \setuphead [subsection] [command=\ChapterCommand] \starttext \subsection[title=Introduction] \startFLOWchart[toolchain] \startFLOWcell \location{1,1} \connection [bt] {compiler} \stopFLOWcell \startFLOWcell \name {compiler} \location{1,2} \shape{product} \stopFLOWcell \stopFLOWchart \FLOWchart[toolchain] \stoptext

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making TABLE spacing match tabulate/halign spacing
by Kirill Davidov 15 Oct '24

15 Oct '24

Greetings, TABLE uses framed extensively to make its cells. it adds all sorts of offsets and paddings (especially vertical) to cells that annoy me greatly. i'd like to set up TABLEs to have the same vertical spacing as a regular tabulate table or even halign, but i keep getting lost in the options for both TABLE and framed. which ones do i need? i'd like it to play nice with interline spacing options as well. MWE: % === mwe start === \startsetups document:start \setupinterlinespace[line=3.5ex] \stopsetups %\showboxes \startdocument \startcolumns[n=4] text\blank[none] more text\blank[none] \columnbreak \unprotect \halign{% \hss#\tabskip=1em&\tabskip=0pt#\cr text&more text\cr more text&text\cr }% \protect \columnbreak \starttabulate[|r|l|] \NC text \NC more text \NC\AR \NC more text \NC text \NC\AR \stoptabulate \columnbreak \start \setupTABLE[column][1][align=flushright]% \setupTABLE[column][2][align=flushleft]% \bTABLE \bTR \bTD text \eTD \bTD more text \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD more text \eTD \bTD text \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \stop \stopcolumns \stopdocument % === mwe end === Kirill

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creating a printed book
by David Roderick 14 Oct '24

14 Oct '24

I have created 22 MSword files mainly text with embedded PNG diagrams. I am seeking to have these converted to Context and to redo the (simple) diagrams. I was thinking of using MetaPost. I am seeking to pay a typesetter to assist me in this task. I would be willing to pay for your time or for the time of a colleague you could direct me to. I am seeking to have typeset a book. The MSWord files have already been professionally proof-read, and the subject matter is political economy from the 18th century and how this translates to and may contradict conventional wisdom within the field of modern economics. Other typesetters I have contacted have suggested running pandoc to create a LaTeX file and use Tikz for the diagrams. But I have spent 3 days reading on advancements in the ConText side of the industry which I suspect is far more advanced. I would prefer to use better tools as a longer term solution. Can you advise me? David Roderick.

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GB7714-2015 of author-year format
by wangzhongtian 14 Oct '24

14 Oct '24

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Adjusting Font Based Math Parameters
by juliusross＠gmail.com 12 Oct '24

12 Oct '24

Hi, For testing I would like to be able to adjust the font-based math parameters within ConTeXt MKIV. I have been trying this \startformula \Umathfractiondenomdown\displaystyle=1em \displaystyle \frac{a}{b} \stopformula but the second command does not seem to have any effect on the output at all. I am sure I am missing something, any help much appreciated. JR

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equation to right margin
by Alan Bowen 12 Oct '24

12 Oct '24

I have the following which works, except for the fact that the equation number does not go to the right margin. \startplaceformula \startformula[align=middle, prefix=no] \startcases[distance=2pt] \NC \[21-(9 - n^2)\NC =□^\prime\]\NR \NC\hfill n^2+12 \NC=□^\prime.\NR[eq04] \stopcases \stopformula \stopplaceformula I expect that I have missed something pretty basic here, so any guidance will be greatly appreciated. All best, Alan

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Issue with Custom Conversion Code in Latest Version of ConTeXt
by Jorge Manuel 12 Oct '24

12 Oct '24

Dear ConTeXt Support Team, I hope this message finds you well. In the latest version of ConTeXt, the following piece of code no longer works as expected. I use it to define a custom legal numbering format for itemized lists: \def\legalconversion#1{ \dorecurse{\numexpr\currentitemlevel-1}{% \namedstructurecounter{itemgroup}{\currentparentitemgroup}{\recurselevel}.}% #1% } \defineconversion[legal][\legalconversion] Could you kindly advise on how to modify or fix this code to be compatible with the current version of ConTeXt? Thank you very much for your assistance and support! Best regards, Jorge

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Re: Artifact in flow cell connection
by wangzhongtian 12 Oct '24

12 Oct '24

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