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Re: [NTG-context] Page Numbers on Outer Edge of Outer Margin
by Malte Stien 13 Jan '13

13 Jan '13

Marco, Thank you, I have opted for your solution as it was the one I most easily understood and it seems to do the job. One thing, though, it turns out the #pageno variable does not seem to work. I had to rename it to #1 to do the trick. Even #p did not work. Do those variables have to be numbers? Here is what worked in the end: \setuppagenumbering[ alternative=doublesided, location={header, margin}, style=bold, command=\PageNumberCommand ] \starttexdefinition PageNumberCommand #1 \doifoddpageelse {\rightaligned{#1}} {\leftaligned{#1}} \stoptexdefinition Thank you again. Malte. On 13/01/2013, at 2:20 AM, ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl wrote: > Send ntg-context mailing list submissions to > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ntg-context-owner(a)ntg.nl > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ntg-context digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Layer vs. overlay (Hans Hagen) > 2. Page Numbers on Outer Edge of Outer Margin (Malte Stien) > 3. Re: Page Numbers on Outer Edge of Outer Margin (Wolfgang Schuster) > 4. Re: Page Numbers on Outer Edge of Outer Margin (Marco Patzer) > 5. Re: Page Numbers on Outer Edge of Outer Margin (Wolfgang Schuster) > 6. Re: Node for startbuffer. (Andre Caldas) > 7. Re: Page Numbers on Outer Edge of Outer Margin (Marco Patzer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:25:15 +0100 > From: Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> > To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> > Cc: Wolfgang Schuster <wolfgang.schuster(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Layer vs. overlay > Message-ID: <50F1643B.9030402(a)wxs.nl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1250; format=flowed > > On 1/12/2013 8:44 AM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > >> Overlays and Layers are to different mechanism which are powerful when you combine both but first you have to know what each of them does. > >> ... > > perfect explanation > > Hans > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE > Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands > tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com > | www.pragma-pod.nl > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:49:34 +1100 > From: Malte Stien <malte(a)stien.de> > To: "ntg-context(a)ntg.nl" <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> > Subject: [NTG-context] Page Numbers on Outer Edge of Outer Margin > Message-ID: <6C558222-1692-4EF6-802D-D9A114ECC7BA(a)stien.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi, > > I have a rather wide, 41mm, outer margin in a manual and I am trying to put the page number into the margin like so: > > \setuppagenumbering[ > alternative=doublesided, > location={header, margin}, > style=bold, > ] > > The trouble is that the page number is only a few millimetres wide and gets positioned on the inside edge of my outside margin. Hence, it does not end up close enough to the edge of the page. I guess, I would like to right-align it 4mm from the edge of a right-hand page and left-align it by the same amount from the edge of a left-hand page. Is that doable? > > Thank you, > Malte. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:13:09 +0100 > From: Wolfgang Schuster <wolfgang.schuster(a)gmail.com> > To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> > Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Page Numbers on Outer Edge of Outer Margin > Message-ID: <49577A0C-5ABF-4C04-8D83-736879870306(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > Am 12.01.2013 um 14:49 schrieb Malte Stien <malte(a)stien.de>: > >> Hi, >> >> I have a rather wide, 41mm, outer margin in a manual and I am trying to put the page number into the margin like so: >> >> \setuppagenumbering[ >> alternative=doublesided, >> location={header, margin}, >> style=bold, >> ] >> >> The trouble is that the page number is only a few millimetres wide and gets positioned on the inside edge of my outside margin. Hence, it does not end up close enough to the edge of the page. I guess, I would like to right-align it 4mm from the edge of a right-hand page and left-align it by the same amount from the edge of a left-hand page. Is that doable? > > Method 1: > > \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided,location=] > > \definelayer[pagenumber][doublesided=yes,width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight] > > \startsetups[pagenumber] > \setlayer[pagenumber][even][preset=lefttop, x=4mm,y=\topspace]{\strut\bf\userpagenumber} > \setlayer[pagenumber][odd] [preset=righttop,x=4mm,y=\topspace]{\strut\bf\userpagenumber} > \stopsetups > > \setupbackgrounds[page][background=pagenumber,setups=pagenumber] > > \starttext \showframe > \dorecurse{10}{\dontleavehmode\page} > \stoptext > > Method 2: > > \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided,location=] > > \setupheadertexts > [margin] > [][\rightaligned{\bf\userpagenumber}] > [\leftaligned{\bf\userpagenumber}][] > > \setupheader[margin][align=outer] > > \starttext \showframe > \dorecurse{10}{\dontleavehmode\page} > \stoptext > > Wolfgang > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:23:03 +0100 > From: Marco Patzer <homerow(a)lavabit.com> > To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Page Numbers on Outer Edge of Outer Margin > Message-ID: <20130112142303.GI31752@homerow> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On 2013?01?13 Malte Stien wrote: > >> The trouble is that the page number is only a few millimetres wide >> and gets positioned on the inside edge of my outside margin. >> Hence, it does not end up close enough to the edge of the page. I >> guess, I would like to right-align it 4mm from the edge of a >> right-hand page and left-align it by the same amount from the edge >> of a left-hand page. Is that doable? > > You can use the `command` key to hook in a custom macro which does > the placement. > > \setuppagenumbering > [alternative=doublesided, > location={header, margin}, > style=bold, > command=\PageNumberCommand] > > \starttexdefinition PageNumberCommand #pageno > \signalrightpage > \doifrightpageelse > {\rightaligned{#pageno}} > {\leftaligned{#pageno}} > \stoptexdefinition > > > Marco >

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Page Numbers on Outer Edge of Outer Margin
by Malte Stien 12 Jan '13

12 Jan '13

Hi, I have a rather wide, 41mm, outer margin in a manual and I am trying to put the page number into the margin like so: \setuppagenumbering[ alternative=doublesided, location={header, margin}, style=bold, ] The trouble is that the page number is only a few millimetres wide and gets positioned on the inside edge of my outside margin. Hence, it does not end up close enough to the edge of the page. I guess, I would like to right-align it 4mm from the edge of a right-hand page and left-align it by the same amount from the edge of a left-hand page. Is that doable? Thank you, Malte.

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ConTeXt on the Mac (TexShop). Problem of a newbie
by Meigen, Thomas 12 Jan '13

12 Jan '13

Hi, after using LaTeX for article writing, presentations (beamer) and posters for about 15 years I wanted to try ConTeXt last week. I am not sure whether I installed all components correctly, so I tried to compile different simple test files. As I don't understand the error messages, I would like to ask for help. **************** 0. Installation **************** My configuration is - Macbook Pro, OSX 10.6.8 - TexShop 2.47 - Engine: ConTeXt-MKIV.engine I followed the instructions on http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Standalone/Mac_Installation step by step and installed a standalone version in the folder /Applications/Context. **************************************************************** 1. A simple "Hello world" example works fine! **************************************************************** \starttext Hello world \stoptext **************************************************************** 2. A simple presentation works fine and displays the nice black-red-gray background (see log below) **************************************************************** \usemodule[s-pre-03] \starttext \TitlePage{A simple presentation} \Topics{Today's talk} \Topic{First item} \Topic{Second item} \stoptext **************************************************************** 3. A similarly simple presentation _does not work_ (see log below) **************************************************************** \usemodule[s-pre-05] \starttext \TitlePage{A simple presentation} \Topics{Today's talk} \Topic{First item} \Topic{Second item} \stoptext **************** My questions: **************** - What is different between s-pre-03 and s-pre-05? - Does the error messages indicate that the installation was incomplete in some way...? - The error message says " error on line 11 in file Pres2.tex " although the file contains only 7 lines...? Thanks for your help Thomas Meigen ********************************************************************** Attachment 1: log-file of successful presentation "Pres1.tex" ********************************************************************** mtx-context | run 1: luatex --fmt="/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en" --jobname="Pres1" --lua="/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en.lui" --no-parse-first-line --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="./Pres1.tex" --c:input="./Pres1.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 "cont-yes.mkiv" This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.74.0-2012122517 (rev 4541) \write18 enabled. (/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-yes.mkiv ConTeXt ver: 2013.01.02 18:19 MKIV fmt: 2013.1.4 int: english/english system > cont-new.mkiv loaded (/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv ) system > files > jobname: Pres1, input: Pres1, result: Pres1 fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language en is active (Pres1.tex resolvers > modules > loaded: 's-pre-03' (/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/s-pre-03.tex resolvers > modules > loaded: 'pre-general' (/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/s-pre-00.tex) fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (third stage) fonts > typescripts > unknown: library 'loc' {/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map}{/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-rm.map}{/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/fonts/map/pdftex/context/mkiv-base.map} fonts > fallback modern rm 14.4pt is loaded colors > rgb color space is supported colors > cmyk color space is supported ) metapost > initializing instance 'metafun' using format 'metafun' metapost > loading 'metafun': /Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/metafun.mpiv, using method: default backend > xmp > using file '/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdf-pdx.xml' pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1 structure > sectioning > Nopic @ level 2: 0.0 -> Today's talk pages > flushing realpage 2, userpage 1 structure > sectioning > Topic @ level 2: 0.1 -> First item pages > flushing realpage 3, userpage 2 structure > sectioning > Topic @ level 2: 0.2 -> Second item pages > flushing realpage 4, userpage 3 ) )</Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf/fonts/opentype/public/lm/lmroman10-regular.otf></Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf/fonts/opentype/public/lm/lmroman10-bold.otf> mkiv lua stats > used config file - selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua mkiv lua stats > used cache path - /Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e mkiv lua stats > resource resolver - loadtime 0.008 seconds, 3 scans with scantime 0.164 seconds, 0 shared scans, 28 found files, scanned paths: /Library/Fonts /System/Library/Fonts /Users/thomasmeigen/Library/Fonts mkiv lua stats > stored bytecode data - 316 modules (0.141 sec), 68 tables (0.003 sec), 384 chunks (0.145 sec) mkiv lua stats > cleaned up reserved nodes - 44 nodes, 10 lists of 442 mkiv lua stats > node memory usage - 2 glue, 3 penalty, 12 attribute, 54 glue_spec, 3 attribute_list mkiv lua stats > node list callback tasks - 6 unique task lists, 5 instances (re)created, 164 calls mkiv lua stats > used backend - pdf (backend for directly generating pdf output) mkiv lua stats > loaded tex modules - 2 requested, 2 found (*-pre-00 *-s-pre-03), 0 missing mkiv lua stats > loaded patterns - en::2 mkiv lua stats > jobdata time - 0.002 seconds saving, 0.001 seconds loading mkiv lua stats > callbacks - 543 direct, 613 indirect, 1156 total mkiv lua stats > randomizer - resumed with value 0.30593731268586 mkiv lua stats > lxml preparation time - 0.000 seconds, 0 nodes, 15 lpath calls, 0 cached calls mkiv lua stats > interactive elements - 10 references, 3 destinations mkiv lua stats > result saved in file - Pres1.pdf, compresslevel 3, objectcompreslevel 3 mkiv lua stats > loaded fonts - 3 files: latinmodernmath-regular.otf lmroman10-bold.otf lmroman10-regular.otf mkiv lua stats > fonts load time - 0.364 seconds mkiv lua stats > metapost processing time - 0.074 seconds, loading: 0.091 seconds, execution: 0.073 seconds, n: 4 mkiv lua stats > pdf annotations - 10 embedded, 4 unique mkiv lua stats > luatex banner - this is luatex, version beta-0.74.0-2012122517 (tex live 2013/dev)(rev 4541) mkiv lua stats > control sequences - 36292 of 65536 + 100000 mkiv lua stats > current memory usage - 38 MB (ctx: 37 MB) mkiv lua stats > runtime - 1.078 seconds, 3 processed pages, 4 shipped pages, 3.711 pages/second system | total runtime: 1.340 ********************************************************************** Attachment 2: log-file of unsuccessful presentation "Pres2.tex" ********************************************************************** mtx-context | run 1: luatex --fmt="/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en" --jobname="Pres2" --lua="/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en.lui" --no-parse-first-line --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="./Pres2.tex" --c:input="./Pres2.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 "cont-yes.mkiv" This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.74.0-2012122517 (rev 4541) \write18 enabled. (/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-yes.mkiv ConTeXt ver: 2013.01.02 18:19 MKIV fmt: 2013.1.4 int: english/english system > cont-new.mkiv loaded (/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv ) system > files > jobname: Pres2, input: Pres2, result: Pres2 fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language en is active (Pres2.tex resolvers > modules > loaded: 's-pre-05' (/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/s-pre-05.tex resolvers > modules > loaded: 'pre-general' (/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/s-pre-00.tex) fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (third stage) fonts > typescripts > unknown: library 'loc' {/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map}{/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-rm.map}{/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/fonts/map/pdftex/context/mkiv-base.map} fonts > fallback modern rm 14.4pt is loaded colors > rgb color space is supported colors > cmyk color space is supported ) fonts > bodyfont 24pt is defined (can better be done global) fonts > bodyfont 28.8pt is defined (can better be done global) fonts > bodyfont 19.2pt is defined (can better be done global) metapost > initializing instance 'metafun' using format 'metafun' metapost > loading 'metafun': /Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/metafun.mpiv, using method: default backend > xmp > using file '/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdf-pdx.xml' pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1 structure > sectioning > Topic @ level 2: 0.1 -> First item ! Undefined control sequence. system > tex > error on line 11 in file Pres2.tex: Undefined control sequence ... 1 \usemodule[s-pre-05] 2 \starttext 3 \TitlePage{A simple presentation} 4 \Topics{Today's talk} 5 \Topic{First item} 6 \Topic{Second item} 7 \stoptext <argument> ... internal(\currentlistentryinternal )\!!es ,\luaconditional \h... \ctxcommand #1->\directlua {commands.#1 } \doifreferencefoundelse ...ional \gotonewwindow )} {\expandtexincurrentrefere... \scrn_button_make ...ke_yes \scrn_button_make_nop #1#2#3#4 {#5}\endgroup \startbut ...\setinteractionmenuparameter {#2}{#1} \scrn_menu_action_stop \strc_lists_apply_renderingsetup ...nderingsetup } \relax \the \t_lists_every... ... l.6 \Topic{Second item} ? x LuaTeX warning (dest): Page 2 has been referenced but does not exist! </Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf/fonts/opentype/public/lm/lmroman10-bold.otf> mkiv lua stats > used config file - selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua mkiv lua stats > used cache path - /Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e mkiv lua stats > resource resolver - loadtime 0.007 seconds, 3 scans with scantime 0.003 seconds, 0 shared scans, 28 found files, scanned paths: /Library/Fonts /System/Library/Fonts /Users/thomasmeigen/Library/Fonts mkiv lua stats > stored bytecode data - 316 modules (0.143 sec), 68 tables (0.003 sec), 384 chunks (0.147 sec) mkiv lua stats > cleaned up reserved nodes - 42 nodes, 10 lists of 442 mkiv lua stats > node memory usage - 24 hlist, 9 vlist, 55 glue, 4 kern, 13 penalty, 9 glyph, 139 attribute, 73 glue_spec, 34 attribute_list, 13 temp, 20 if_stack, 6 local_par, 12 dir, 1 late_lua mkiv lua stats > node list callback tasks - 6 unique task lists, 5 instances (re)created, 56 calls mkiv lua stats > used backend - pdf (backend for directly generating pdf output) mkiv lua stats > loaded tex modules - 2 requested, 2 found (*-pre-00 *-s-pre-05), 0 missing mkiv lua stats > loaded patterns - en::2 mkiv lua stats > jobdata time - 0.000 seconds saving, 0.001 seconds loading mkiv lua stats > callbacks - 243 direct, 593 indirect, 836 total mkiv lua stats > randomizer - initialized with value 0.44303764563195 mkiv lua stats > lxml preparation time - 0.000 seconds, 0 nodes, 11 lpath calls, 0 cached calls mkiv lua stats > interactive elements - 1 references, 0 destinations mkiv lua stats > result saved in file - Pres2.pdf, compresslevel 3, objectcompreslevel 3 mkiv lua stats > loaded fonts - 3 files: latinmodernmath-regular.otf lmroman10-bold.otf lmroman10-regular.otf mkiv lua stats > fonts load time - 0.246 seconds mkiv lua stats > metapost processing time - 0.246 seconds, loading: 0.060 seconds, execution: 0.190 seconds, n: 1 mkiv lua stats > pdf annotations - 1 embedded, 1 unique mkiv lua stats > luatex banner - this is luatex, version beta-0.74.0-2012122517 (tex live 2013/dev)(rev 4541) mkiv lua stats > control sequences - 36790 of 65536 + 100000 mkiv lua stats > current memory usage - 44 MB (ctx: 44 MB) mkiv lua stats > runtime - 30.142 seconds, 1 processed pages, 1 shipped pages, 0.033 pages/second mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1

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Place an annotation before it is defined
by Marco Patzer 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

Hi, what is the best solution to place the content of annotations before they are defined in the text? What comes to mind is writing the content into an external file and read it in the next run. But maybe I overcomplicate things (usually I do) and there's a simpler solution. Here's an example: \usemodule [annotation] \defineannotation [myannotation] \setupannotation [myannotation] [alternative=myalternative] \defineannotationalternative [myalternative] [renderingsetup=annotation:myalternative] \startsetups [annotation:myalternative] Content: \placeannotationcontent \stopsetups \starttext %% The annotation content should be placed here. \input ward \blank %% Although it is defined later \startmyannotation \input knuth \stopmyannotation \stoptext Marco

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two problems with xml processing
by Thomas A. Schmitz 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

Hi all, I am encountering two problems with xml processing; minimal example below. My questions/observations: 1. How can I prevent every index term to be sorted under "x" (for \xmlflush)? 2. What is the readon that the \cite command displays this bizarre behavior and the list of references is empty when I use authornum as refcommand? Thanks and all best! Thomas \setupbibtex[database=sample] \setuppublications [refcommand=authornum] \starttext \startbuffer[demo] <document> <p>Madame Bovary is a novel by Gustave <indexterm>Flaubert, Gustave</indexterm>Flaubert. This has been demonstrated in <citation>hh2010</citation> in 2010.</p> </document> \stopbuffer \startxmlsetups xml:test \xmlsetsetup{#1}{*}{-} \xmlsetsetup{#1}{document|p|indexterm|citation}{xml:*} \stopxmlsetups \xmlregistersetup{xml:test} \startxmlsetups xml:document \xmlflush{#1} \stopxmlsetups \startxmlsetups xml:p \xmlflush{#1} \par \stopxmlsetups \startxmlsetups xml:indexterm \index{\xmlflush{#1}} \stopxmlsetups \startxmlsetups xml:citation \cite[{\xmlflush{#1}}] \stopxmlsetups \xmlprocessbuffer{whatever}{demo}{} \page \placepublications[criterium=all] \page \placeregister[index] \stoptext

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link to component
by Daniel Schopper 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

Hi, I'm using a product/component structure with interaction but it seems that hyperlink targets pointing to manually set pagereferences in another component file do not work as they should: The line/page numbers on the link is correct, but the hyperlinks points to _component.pdf_ (which opens, if it has been compiled by itself before, otherwise the link is just going nowhere) instead of the page in product.pdf On the other hand, hyperlinks to a chapter/... head work as expected. I haven't used interaction much until now, so I might well be missing something, but this seems like a bug to me. Thanks in advance! Daniel Working minimal example: --------------------------- My product.tex looks like this: \setupinteraction[state=start] \startproduct product \startbodymatter %\at and \inline -> \pagereference[knuth] don't work cf. Knuth at \at{p.}[knuthpage] \inline{line}[knuth] % \in -> \chapter[knuthchap] works in \in{Chapter}[knuthchap]. \stopbodymatter \startappendices \component appendix \stopappendices \stopproduct -------------- And my appendix.tex looks like this: \startcomponent appendix \product product \chapter[knuthchap]{Knuth} \startlinenumbering \startline[knuth]\input knuth\stopline[knuth] \stoplinenumbering \page Some problem here.\pagereference[knuthpage] \stopcomponent

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References to footnotes in index
by Robert Blackstone 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

Dear List, I posted this question before, (28 december, ntg-context Digest, Vol 102, Issue 65) but there was little activity on the list around that time and my question may have been overlooked. So that is why I give it another try. The book that I am working on has an index of authors. On some pages of the book an author's name only occurs in a footnote. Is it possible in ConTeXt to mark, in the index, those occurrences in footnotes so that in these cases not only the page number appears in the index but also, preferably as superscript, the footnote number on that page? As for example: Arnold, Franck Th. 283 indicating footnote 3 on page 28 (the "3" should have been superscript here but I cannot make a superscript in this mail editor) Thanks in advance for any help. Best regards, Robert Blackstone

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Metafun textext()
by Alan BRASLAU 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

Metafun textext() has been changed in an attempt to be more efficient. However, this has a side effet that it now handles colors differently, among other things. The following example, intended to cause difficulties for the color blind, no longer works. Is this a bug or a feature? \starttext \startMPcode picture T ; T := thelabel(textext("I'm seeing double"),origin) ; draw T withcolor green ; draw T shifted (-1mm,1mm) withcolor blue ; \stopMPcode \stoptext Alan

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Metapost nodes.
by Andre Caldas 10 Jan '13

10 Jan '13

Hello! 1. How does a metapost figure (\startMPcode) becomes a node? 2. When does it become a node? 3. What type of node it becomes? 4. Can I change its attributes? 5. Can I change its colors or transparency levels? André Caldas.

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Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt on the Mac (TexShop). Problem of a newbie
by Pavneet Arora 10 Jan '13

10 Jan '13

Hans, This is a most lucid explanation. I have been waiting for this myself. To quote the great American philosopher, Corporal Radar O'Reilly, from the television show of the 1970s, M*A*S*H: Ah, Bark! [He was instructed to say Ah, Baaacccch! by Hawkeye Pierce] I apologise in advance for this most peculiar and culturally specific bit of history. Regards. > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:58:43 +0100 > From: Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> > To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> > Subject: Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt on the Mac (TexShop). Problem of a > newbie > Message-ID: <50EEACF3.9040602(a)wxs.nl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 1/10/2013 12:19 PM, Martin Schr?der wrote: >> 2013/1/10 Keith J. Schultz <keithjschultz(a)web.de>: >>> I am kind of confused about the relationship between luatex and ConTeXt. >> >> http://www.tug.org/levels.html >> >> ConTeXt MkIV needs LuaTeX. > > That's a somewhat confusing description. > > (1) Context is just a format, so it should be mentioned as format. > > (2) We call all instances context, i.e. we don't combine engine names > with 'context' so there is no 'pdfcontext', although one could do that. > > (3) As there are language dependent user interfaces, we have more > formats (cont-en, cont-nl, ...). > > (4) We use a management script to run the engine with the context > format. Reasons for this are: we need to manage multiple runs, we might > need to call intermediate programs (in mkii for instance we need to sort > indices). > > (5) This also permits us to present to user with an engine independent > call to context. In mkii we had 'texexec' (on top of a more generic > script manager called texmfstart), in mkiv we have 'context' (and again > a script manager called mtxrun). > > Now, to come to luatex: this project is quite related to context as it > all started in the context community. We also use context for testing > and exploring new functionality. For this we use mkiv/mkvi which is a > rewrite of context using the full potential of luatex so that we can go > beyond what traditional tex engines can do. We explicitly have chosen > for a lua + tex combination so that we don't have to hardcode solutions > in the engine (macro packages have too many conflicting demands anyway) > and are more future proof. > > Given that mkii is frozen, and given that type1 fonts are sort of > obsolete (context has always been an early adopter of lm and gyre > fonts), and given that utf is the way to go (so no messing with input > and font encodings any more), and given some more reasons, in practice > users will no longer use pdftex and/or xetex but luatex. In that sense > context depends on luatex and also keep the development of that engine > going. > > The philosophy of context is that by having most functionality in the > core, users can rather easy create their own styles (the average style > has not that many lines anyway). I'm always sort of puzzled when I see > remarks that context is close to plain, as I cannot see where that > conclusion comes from. The whole reason that context exists is that I > didn't want to hack around in low level style files and deal with funny > commands having @ in their names. > > Hans > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE > Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands > tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com > | www.pragma-pod.nl > ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- ----- - Pavneet Arora Waroc Fine Audio + Custom Home Cinema www.waroc.com 416.937.WAROC (9276)

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