February 2024 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Section numbering does not work
by Oliver Marugg 13 Feb '24

13 Feb '24

Hi Section numbering does not work until I remove \startbackmatter \stopbackmatter. I had a longer text file and I stripped it down until I found this? Greets Oliver Running freshly installed context ARM64 on m1 and updated it via sh install.sh on ARM64 macos 14.3.1: ---- context --version mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.05 mtx-context | mtx-context | main context file: /Applications/ConTeXtStandalone/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv mtx-context | current version: 2024.01.24 22:39 mtx-context | main context file: /Applications/ConTeXtStandalone/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/context.mkxl mtx-context | current version: 2024.01.24 22:39 ------ Stripped down MWE: \setuppapersize[A4] [A4] \starttext \completecontent[criterium=all] % ToC \page \chapter{CHAP 1} TEXT \startbackmatter \startchapter[title=Literature] \placelistofpublications \stopchapter \stopbackmatter \stoptext

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removing whitespace
by Michael Guravage 13 Feb '24

13 Feb '24

In the example below I pass the macro a string with a space, but the space should not appear in the url. I've tried using \ctxlua to invoke string substitution, but without success. What is the proper way to remove this space, and to perform string manipulation more generally? \setupinteraction[state=start] \def\squeeze#1% {\goto{#1}[url(tel:#1)]} \starttext Call \squeeze{01234 56789} \stoptext -- With kind regards, Michael

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Re: regular online meet-up
by Henning Hraban Ramm 11 Feb '24

11 Feb '24

Oops, yes I meant 14th - Valentine and Ash Wednesday at the same time. Hraban Am 11.02.24 um 12:20 schrieb mf: > Hello Hraban, > > February 13th is Tuesday. > > Maybe you meant February 14th. > > Best wishes, > > Massimiliano > > Il 10/02/24 23:01, Henning Hraban Ramm ha scritto: >> You’re invited to our regular online meet-up, this upcoming >> Wednesday, February 13th, 19:00 CET (UTC+1) >> >> at https://lecture.senfcall.de/hen-rbr-rku-oke >> (same, but shorter: https://u.mtxrun.eu/ctxmtg) >> >> ConTeXt users of all levels are welcome! >> >> Do you have a subject that you’d like to talk about? >> (I hope I’ll manage to show a poster draft…) >> >> Looking forward to seeing you, >> Hraban >> >> >> (Same blurb as always:) >> >> [Howto] >> * No special software installation required; most modern browsers >> should work (WebRTC required). >> * Open the URL above, 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 at a time, 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. >> * Sometimes leaving and re-entering helps. >> * If audio/video doesn’t work for you, you can still use the text chat. >> * Screen sharing needs a lot of bandwidth. >> * BigBlueButton documentation applies: >> https://bigbluebutton.org/teachers/tutorials/ >> >> [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... >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry >> to the Wiki! >> >> maillist : ntg-context(a)ntg.nl / >> https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl >> webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net >> (mirror) >> archive : https://github.com/contextgarden/context >> wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net >> ___________________________________________________________________________________

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distance in \setupinitial
by Thomas Meyer 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

Hi folks, if I understand it correct it is not necessary to set default parameters. In my example it is a difference to set it or not (distance=0pt should be default): \setupinitial%[distance=0pt] \starttext \placeinitial \input knuth \stoptext Why? Greetings Thomas

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OT: interview with John Warnock
by Henning Hraban Ramm 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

Hi, I came across this interview with John Warnock (founder of Adobe and developer of PostScript): https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2023/08/102738759… Maybe you already know it. And there’s probably a video version. While the first half about his personal history might not be that interesting, “how computer graphics came to be” surely is (a simulator for ship pilots played an important role). And there’s a side blow to Don Knuth that his approach to fonts was wrong. ;) HR

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Square right aligned
by Ursula Hermann 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

Dear List, I am at Home and have the following example.: \starttext \margintext {1.1.1} {\bf Beispiel 3.2.17 (Vertauschung von All- und Existenzquantor).} \par {\it Sei M die Menge aller Männer und F die Menge aller Frauen. Die Aus-\par sage h(m, f) sei ”m ist verliebt in f“. Unter diesen Voraussetzungen machen Sie sich die Bedeutung der beiden Aussagen klar.\startalignment[right]\square\stopalignment}\stoptext} There should be a sign like this □ at the end of the proof. Uschi

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How to print the book title and section title where \reference is located?
by Joel 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

I have an extensive multi-book project. Each book has a nickname, like TB for "Textbook", "WB 1" for the "Workbook, Vol. 1": TB -- 01_textbook.texWB 1 -- 03_workbook.texWB 2 -- 04_workbook.texWB 3 -- 05_workbook.tex WB 4 -- 06_workbook.tex TG -- 08_teachersguide.tex I have to prove to a government agency that the content meets several requirements, so I'm giving them a simple file that says something like "Requirement A is met in TB, "Cats", p. 11" basically letting the reader know its in the textbook, section called "Cats", on p. 11. To mark the pages, I'm simply dropping in macros called "\requirementA" "\requirementB" on whichever page of whichever book demonstrates it meets the requirement, then the file will aquatically list the book, section, and page number by searching for that macro. \define\requirementA{ \reference[markerA]{This is a comment.} } \define\requirementB{ \reference[markerB]{This is a comment.} } \define\requirementC{ \reference[markerC]{This is a comment.} } \starttext \section{Cats} \requirementA \input knuth \requirementC \requirementB \pagebreak \section{Fish} \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \input knuth \requirementC \requirementB \pagebreak \section{Frogs} \input knuth \requirementB \pagebreak \section{Markers} \startitemize \item Requirement A is met \at{page}[markerA]. \item Requirement B is met \at{page}[markerB]. \item Requirement C is met \at{page}[markerC]. \stopitemize \stoptext I have this sample code, but it only works for a single document, and only displays page number. I tried looking at the \about and other related command, but that requires giving a reference name and referring to the titles, not my dropped macro. How can I modify this to display a message like below, plus also scans the other files. *It only needs to reference the first found occurrence.* Here is a sample message what the output should give: "Requirement A is met in WB 3, "Bears", p. 33." --Joel

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\startcolumns and \startcolumnset
by Jeong Dal 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

Dear all, I have a little problem to use “columns” in the following example. If I use “\startcolumnset”, then I have the following problems: 1. The figures is aligned left even though I use \startplacefigure[]. 2. In the second column, the first item located at the end of the page. However, \vfill works, so I managed the items evenly spaced vertically. If I use “\startcolumns”, then I have the following problems: 1. \vfill doesn’t works, but \blank[] works. So, it isn’t easy to locate the items evenly spaced vertically. Here are sample code and its outputs of two cases for comparison. Any suggestions are welcomed. Tomorrow is the New Years day in Lunar calendar. Happy new year, again. Best regards, Dalyoung %%%%%%% \startuseMPgraphic{mark} path p; p := unitsquare scaled 3cm; draw p; draw (point 0 of p)--(point 2 of p); draw (point 1 of p)--(point 3 of p); \stopuseMPgraphic \startuseMPgraphic{verticalrule3} draw rightboundary OverlayBox shifted (1mm,0); %if CurrentColumn = 1: shifted(-2mm,0) fi ; draw leftboundary OverlayBox shifted (-1mm,0); %if CurrentColumn = 2: shifted(2mm,0) fi ; draw bottomboundary OverlayBox leftenlarged 1mm rightenlarged 1mm; draw topboundary OverlayBox leftenlarged 1mm rightenlarged 1mm; \stopuseMPgraphic \defineoverlay [verticalrule] [\useMPgraphic{verticalrule3}] \setuppagenumbering[state=stop] \setupexternalfigures[location={local,defalut}] \definecolumnset [quiz] [n=2,background=verticalrule] \setupbodyfont[bonum, rm, 11pt] \starttext %\startcolumns[n=2,background=verticalrule] \startcolumnset[quiz] \startitemize[n] \item Solve the following linear equations. \startitemize[r] \item equation % \blank[3.5cm] \vfill \item equation % \blank[3.5cm] \vfill \item equation \blank[3.5cm] \item equation \blank[3.5cm] \item equation \blank[3.5cm] \stopitemize \hrule \column \item Draw the graph of the following linear function. \startitemize[r] \item $2x +3y = 6$ \startplacefigure[location={here,none},] \useMPgraphic{mark} \stopplacefigure \item $y = 2x - 1$ \startplacefigure[location={here,none}] \useMPgraphic{mark} \stopplacefigure \stopitemize \item Find the formula of the line 1: \vfill \item Find the formula of the line 2: \vfill \stopitemize \stopcolumnset \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%

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color profiles
by Henning Hraban Ramm 07 Feb '24

07 Feb '24

Hi, I thought I could finally setup color management properly instead of converting all print PDFs with Acrobat Pro… On the wiki, there’s something in https://wiki.contextgarden.net/PDFX; I updated it a bit, but we (I?) should combine it with https://wiki.contextgarden.net/PDF/A … How can I add my own profiles to the distributed set in colorprofiles.xml? Should I provide a colorprofiles.xml or .lua in texmf-local? Hraban

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hyphenation question
by Hans van der Meer 02 Feb '24

02 Feb '24

In the 18th century documents I am transcribing often words are abbreviated as for example voorschreeve becoming voors: In the transcription it is usual to write this as voors[chreeve] indicating to the reader how the abbreviation was interpreted. The problem then arises with hyphenation, because voors[chreeve] in the example will not be hyphenated as if the []'s were absent. Which is what I would like to happen. Question: is it possible to realize this and how? yours sincerely dr. Hans van der Meer

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