January 2025 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

You can't use '\prevdepth' in restricted horizontal mode
by Jeong Dal 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

Dear all, I got the error "You can't use '\prevdepth' in restricted horizontal mode” when I compile the following code. If I remove “\starttabulete… \stoptabulate”, then no errors, but the out put is not the form of table. How can I fix this error? Thank you. Best regards, Dalyoung \starttext \startluacode function makeHead(a) local n = #a context.HL() for i = 1, n do context.NC() context(a[i]) end context.NC()context.AR() context.HL() end \stopluacode %\starttabulate[|mcw(1cm)|mcw(1cm)|mcw(1cm)|mcw(1cm)|] \startluacode local a = {"x","y","z","(x\\to y)"} makeHead(a) \stopluacode %\stoptabulate \stoptext

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Bug in recent math parsing (?)
by Jim 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

Hi, I was perusing an update to https://wiki.contextgarden.net/index.php?title=Framed&diff=next&oldid=35583 and noticed that the grey math was not properly aligned on the wiki page. But then I tried it on my system, and, worse yet, I found out that \setuppapersize[A5] \setupcolors[state=start] \def\graymath{\mframed[frame=off, background=color, backgroundcolor=gray, backgroundoffset=3pt]} \starttext \startformula {x^3\over3} - 2 \stopformula \stoptext creates a fraction that I would expect from {x^3\over3 - 2} Is this just my (newly updated) context, or has the year 2025 started off with a \over problem? Thanks. Jim

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Clip an image with a svg
by juh+ntg-context＠mailbox.org 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

Dear all, I found this example in the garden. \startMPclip{circleclip} clip currentpicture to fullcircle shifted (.5,.5) xscaled \width yscaled \height ; \stopMPclip \clip[nx=1,ny=1,mp=circleclip]{\externalfigure[hacker.png]} Aside from the fact that I failed to understand the shifted argument by playing around with values, I wonder if it is possible to use a SVG as clip for an image. The SVG is something like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>  <svg width="20.887mm" height="17.613mm" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 20.887 17.613" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <g transform="translate(152.66 -101.94)"> <path d="m-150.94 114.93c-0.5424-1.3121-0.58209-2.9382 0.18256-5.2163 2.3566-7.0175 11.139-8.7098 15.878-3.0594 7.6978 8.7032-11.506 16.052-16.06 8.2756" fill="none" stroke="#dd4901" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-width="2"/> </g> </svg> I guess that there might be a way to translate this to Metafun or Metapost, if I can't use SVG directly. In my real life use case I want to have a bleeding image at the top or the bottom of the page which can be clipped by the form while size and position of the form relative to the image and relative to the page shall be set by parameters either in \clip or in the definition of the MPclip. TIA juh

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How to control specific cells in setupTABLE?
by Joel 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

I used this code to create a "logic grid puzzle". See this picture (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic_puzzle#/media/File:Logic_grid.png) for how it should appear. I'm having trouble getting the grid to show up right, I made a thicker grid (1pt) to the right of cols 1, 6, 11, and 16, but when rendering the other thinner rules, it creates strange problems, with some cell having thick rules on the bottom too. Additionally, I can't figure how to make the stair-step effect by turning off the borders of some cells. I can't find any instructions in the manual fro how to specify specific cells or a range of cells that won't be getting borders. Any suggestions how to make it look like the table in the picture? --Joel \starttext \startsetups[logicGrid] \setupTABLE[topframe=off, bottomframe=off, leftframe=off, rightframe=off] \setupTABLE[r][1][height=1in] \setupTABLE[c][1][leftframe=off,rightframe=off,width=1in,align={middle,right}] \setupTABLE[c][each][align={middle,center},height=0.25in,width=0.25in] \setupTABLE[c][2:16][align={middle,center}] \setupTABLE[r][each][align={middle,center}] \setupTABLE[c][1,6,11,16][rightframe=on, rulethickness=1pt] \setupTABLE[c][2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,15][rightframe=on, rulethickness=.5pt] \setupTABLE[r][1,6,11,16][bottomframe=on, rulethickness=1pt] \setupTABLE[r][2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,15][bottomframe=on, rulethickness=.5pt] \stopsetups \setvalue{topLabel1}{Red} \setvalue{topLabel2}{Yellow} \setvalue{topLabel3}{Green} \setvalue{topLabel4}{Blue} \setvalue{topLabel5}{12} \setvalue{topLabel6}{15} \setvalue{topLabel7}{18} \setvalue{topLabel8}{21} \setvalue{topLabel9}{Marmite} \setvalue{topLabel10}{Honey} \setvalue{topLabel11}{Jam} \setvalue{topLabel12}{Marmalade} \setvalue{topLabel13}{Extra1} \setvalue{topLabel14}{Extra2} \setvalue{topLabel15}{Extra3} \setvalue{sideLabel1}{Peter} \setvalue{sideLabel2}{Jane} \setvalue{sideLabel3}{Simon} \setvalue{sideLabel4}{Alice} \setvalue{sideLabel5}{Marmite} \setvalue{sideLabel6}{Honey} \setvalue{sideLabel7}{Marmalade} \setvalue{sideLabel8}{Jam} \setvalue{sideLabel9}{Label9} \setvalue{sideLabel10}{Label10} \setvalue{sideLabel11}{Label11} \setvalue{sideLabel12}{Label12} \setvalue{sideLabel13}{Label13} \setvalue{sideLabel14}{Label14} \setvalue{sideLabel15}{Label15} \bTABLE[setups=logicGrid] % Top labels \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel1}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel2}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel3}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel4}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel5}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel6}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel7}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel8}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel9}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel10}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel11}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel12}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel13}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel14}} \eTD \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel15}} \eTD \eTR % Side labels and grid rows \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel1} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel2} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel3} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel4} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel5} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel6} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel7} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel8} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel9} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel10} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel11} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel12} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel13} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel14} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \bTR \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel15} \eTD \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD} \eTR \eTABLE \stoptext

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New Module to write exam
by autumnus 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

hi,list Thank you to all of you who have answered my questions in the past. I've recently basically finished my first macro package at ConTeXt, which can write exam papers. If anyone is interested in this feature, feel free to experience it. There may still be some problems with it, please let me know if you can. (I'm working on writing its description and use cases.) You can download it from the address below. 1. https://modules.contextgarden.net/cgi-bin/module.cgi/action=view/id=157 2. https://github.com/Soanguy/t-basicexam autumnus

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whitespace inside synonym
by damien＠thiriet.web4me.fr 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

Hello, I am using the synonym mechanizm to design a glossary for my pupils. I am stuck with this: how can I insert a whitespace inside a synonym definition? What I achieved yet is: \definesynonyms [vocabulaire] [vocabulaire] [\LaDef] \starttext \vocabulaire{Unionpersonnelle}{Deux États sont en union personnelle lorsqu’ils ont le même souverain} \Unionpersonnelle\ \placelistofvocabulaire \stoptext I would like to typeset Union personnelle, without inserting a UTF-8 non breakable space. I tried {{Union personnelle}}, but don't know how may I escape the space in the macro. The answer may lay in lowlevel-macro, but I couldn't find it. Happy new year everyone! Damien Thiriet

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[ scaling colors ]
by vm 01 Jan '25

01 Jan '25

with the environment of \startMPcode you can scale a color with a factor like 0.25red and 0.5blue But this not seem to work when you define a color yourself first definecolor [ name = "MyColor", r = .5, g = .25, b = .25 ] ; fill fullsquare xyscaled (40mm, 15mm) withcolor "MyColor" ; fill fullsquare xyscaled (40mm, 15mm) shifted (42mm, 0mm) withcolor 0.5"MyColor" ; What would be the correct way to scale self defined colors? .F

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