June 2024 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

table float split behavior
by Henning Hraban Ramm 10 Jul '24

10 Jul '24

Table floats split in odd places, independent of top/page/here location. There’s always a first part, then some not-float text, then the other parts. Even if the table would fit on two pages (with location=page), it always gets split into three. Can I influence this anyhow? Hraban \usemodule[visual] \starttext \samplefile{tufte} \startplacetable[location={top,split},title=table split test] \bTABLE%[setups=twoparamstable] \bTABLEhead \bTR\bTH One \eTH\bTH Two\eTH\bTH Three \eTH\eTR \eTABLEhead \bTABLEbody \dorecurse{60}{% \bTR\bTD #1\eTD\bTD \fakewords{1}{10}\eTD\bTD \fakewords{1}{10}\eTD\eTR } \eTABLEbody \eTABLE \stopplacetable \samplefile{knuth} \stoptext

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regular online meet-up
by Henning Hraban Ramm 10 Jul '24

10 Jul '24

I nearly forgot: You’re invited to our regular online meet-up, this upcoming Wednesday, June 12th, 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) 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? 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...

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index sort order (de)
by Henning Hraban Ramm 08 Jul '24

08 Jul '24

Hi, I checked the German index sorting rules, and as far as I can tell, all of them are somewhat wrong. – de, default, or no setting (just mainlanguage de) – Duden - DIN 5007-1(:2005) - DIN 5007-2(:1996) - de-AT IMO, "Duden" is obsolete, should be the same as default; it makes no sense to have a default setting that doesn’t adhere to the official rules. If Û#m not mistaken it’s also the same as DIN 5007-1; maybe there was a difference before 2005. (DIN 5007-2 and de-AT have their uses.) The order of umlauts etc. should be ok. [ß] In tex/context/base/mkiv/sort-lan.lua, ß is replaced by s, while it should be sorted like ss in default and both DIN versions. (de-AT sorts ss after ß.) [upper-/lowercase] While casing is not mentioned in Wikipedia (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabetische_Sortierung) Duden „Satz und Korrektur“ says: Uppercase characters get sorted the same as lowercase (i.e. mixed), but if both appear, lowercase comes first. ATM all German settings sort lowercase behind uppercase. Generally, default method seems to be not "default" but "before". Does this make sense? If we look at the method presets, there’s none for {zm,pm,zc,zm,uc} (upper like lower, ignore diacritics – basic default for German). """ \mainlanguage[de] \setupregister[index][language=de] \starttext \index{Apfel} \index{Äpfel} \index{apfel} \index{äpfel} \index{aepfel} \index{Aepfel} \index{Ápfel} \index{ápfel} \page \completeindex \stoptext """ default order should be: aepfel Aepfel apfel Apfel äpfel Äpfel ápfel Ápfel aqua DIN 5007-2 sorts like: aepfel Aepfel äpfel Äpfel apfel Apfel ápfel Ápfel aqua de-AT sorts like: aepfel Aepfel apfel Apfel aqua äpfel Äpfel ápfel Ápfel Hraban

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Use headcommand in \definedescription together with \definehighlight
by Gerion Entrup 01 Jul '24

01 Jul '24

Hi, I was in the process to convert an itemize part to a description and wanted to simplify the code in the same move. I discovered headcommand for that, but struggled to set the text in an highlight _and_ make a colon at the end. Do you know, if this is possible? Here is a MWE: ``` \definehighlight[hl][style={\m{>}\,\switchtobodyfont[tt]}] \definedescription[category][ alternative=top, headstyle=bold, width=broad, ] \definedescription[desc][ width=broad, distance={\widthofstring{~}}, headcommand={\groupedcommand{\hl}{:}}, % headcommand={\groupedcommand{}{:}}, % this compiles but the highlight is lost % headcommand={\groupedcommand{\starthl}{\stophl :}}, % this does not compile headstyle=, before={\startpacked}, after={\stoppacked}, alternative=hanging, ] \starttext This is a \hl{highlight}. Some listings \startcategory{Itemize} \startitemize[packed] \item \hl{first}: one \item \hl{second}: two \stopitemize \stopcategory Now the same as desc: \startcategory{Desc} \startdesc{first} one \stopdesc \startdesc{second} two \stopdesc \stopcategory \stoptext ``` The itemize looks like it should look (except of the dots). Best, Gerion

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Re: Flowcharts
by Wolfgang Schuster 29 Jun '24

29 Jun '24

Otared Kavian schrieb am 29.06.2024 um 14:36: > Thanks Wolfgang ! > I added the hint to the wiki: https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Flow_Charts > > > Out of curiosity, why should one say > \startFLOWcell[background=color,backgroundcolor=red] > ... > \stopFlowcell > > while > \startFLOWcell[backgroundcolor=red] > … > \stopFLOWcell > > seem to work as well ? > > Thanks again and best regards: Otared You're right, there is no need for "background=color" because each cell already has a background color by default. Wolfgang

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No roman numerals in frontmatter header
by jbf 29 Jun '24

29 Jun '24

Perhaps someone can advise me where I am going wrong. I have no trouble getting roman numeral page numbers in the footer text in frontmatter with \startsectionblockenvironment [frontpart] \setupuserpagenumber [numberconversion=romannumerals] \setcounter [userpage] [5] \stopsectionblockenvironment \startsectionblockenvironment [bodypart] \setcounter [userpage] [1] \stopsectionblockenvironment \setuppagenumbering [alternative=doublesided,location={footer,middle}] But if I change to \setuppagenumbering[location= ], and choose, for example: \setupheadertexts [ ] [{\getmarking[chapter]\hskip1em \pagenumber}] [{\pagenumber \hskip1em \documentvariable{metadata:title}}] [ ] I get my header texts with page numbers in arabic numerals in frontmatter. I have tried various \setupheadertexts options, but I still get arabic numerals in frontmatter. The conversion does not work. What am I missing or doing wrong? Julian

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SciTE
by Lutz Haseloff 28 Jun '24

28 Jun '24

Hi Hans, hi all, I try to use SciTE for ConTEXt. One problem seems to be the file scite-context-internal.properties in recent cont-sci zip. My Ubuntu says it is a binary file. Is this intended? Greetings Lutz

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Re: Flowcharts
by Otared Kavian 28 Jun '24

28 Jun '24

A second try… Hi all, Is it possible to have different background colors for different cells in flow charts ? For instance in the following example, is it possible to have a particular color for each cell ? Thanks in advance and best regards: Otared \usemodule[chart] \starttext \startFLOWchart[example] \startFLOWcell \name {flow} \location {1,1} \text {Flow} \connection [rl] {chart} \stopFLOWcell \startFLOWcell \name {chart} \location{2,1} \text {Charts} \stopFLOWcell \startFLOWcell \name {flow2} \location {1,2} \text {Chart} \connection [rl] {chart} \stopFLOWcell \startFLOWcell \name {chart2} \location{2,2} \text {Flow} \stopFLOWcell \stopFLOWchart \FLOWchart[example] \stoptext

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(any) link with document breaks Reader DC
by Pablo Rodriguez 27 Jun '24

27 Jun '24

Dear list, investigating the issue of why Acrobat Reader DC doesn’t recognize ConTeXt signatures, I related it to another issue. I use Acrobat Reader DC for Windows at work. DC is regularly updated. Since a year ago or so, if I open a PDF document (opening Acrobat with the document) and double-click (sometimes, it may be triple-click) too fast on a link or a signature field (either to be signed or already signed), Acrobat Reader crashes. I have tested sample documents on other computers and with other people and everybody told me Reader crashed. BTW, the document structure is perfectly fine (according to the Arlington PDF model from the PDF specification). I thought Acrobat Reader DC changed something and this was buggy. I have been consistently experiencing this issue for about a year, so I took for granted it was a common bug. I experienced the crash only with the Spanish version (the one installed on all tested computers). Although I sometimes I load the English version by pressing Ctrl when starting Acrobat, right now I cannot say whether I experienced the crash with the English version loaded. But this seemed to be not enough, since I have just found out that Acrobat Reader for Windows and macOS with the US English version may not crash (I was told). The sample document contains only a link. It has generated from the following source: \setupinteraction[state=start] \starttext \startTEXpage[offset=1dk] \protected\define[1]\myurl% {{\tt\goto{\hyphenatedurl{#1}}[url(#1)]}} \myurl{https://contextgarden.net} \stopTEXpage \stoptext Sorry for asking for this, but would you be so kind to compile (or download the attachment) and open it with an updated Acrobat (opening Acrobat with the document)? I need that you double (or triple) click on the link (to the Garden) as fast as you can. Either if this crashes Acrobat or not, I would really appreciate if you could tell me which is your OS and language version of Acrobat. I’m affraid I cannot tell yet what may be triggering the crash, but I view PDF in Windows with SumatraPDF. When I open them with Acrobat and click on any kind of link too fast, I get back to SumatraPDF (since Acrobat crashed and dissapeared). Excuse for what it seems to be a tricky issue with Acrobat (the signature being way more important than the crash 😅). Many thanks for your help in advance, Pablo

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Draft vertical text in margins
by Kip Warner 26 Jun '24

26 Jun '24

Hello list, I'd like to place the text "DRAFT" in the left and right side margins of every page, rotated 90 degrees so that the text runs vertically. It would be nice if the text was 180 degrees rotated on the right side in comparison to the left margin. I've tried with overlays and I can't seem to get them to work correctly. This should be simple, but as with so many things with ConTeXt it's a bit enigmatic. -- Kip Warner OpenPGP signed/encrypted mail preferred https://www.thevertigo.com

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