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Problem with installing ConTeXt
by Cecil Westerhof 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

I am still struggling to get ConTeXt running under Windows. At home where (when I work with Windows) I work with Vista it worked. At the company they use XP. I did the same as I did at home, but now I get error messages about configuration files that can not be found in the non existing directory c:\contextminimal. I installed ConTeXt in c:\context. Is it possible that something changed since yesterday? The way I try to couple ConTeXt and TeXworks is described in the following document: http://www.decebal.nl/ConTeXtManual.pdf -- Cecil Westerhof

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Line length limitation of typing block?
by Vladimir Lomov 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

Hi. Please consider the following two examples: <file name="exa-feat1.tex"> \setupbackend[export=yes] \definetyping[EXAMPLE][escape=yes] \starttext This is an example with \quotation{long} verbatim text. Why context fails to compile the file? Is there a method to process this file? \startEXAMPLE This is a short verbatim line This this this this this this very very very very very very long long long long long long line line line line line line \stoptext \stoptext </file> <file name="exa-feat2.tex"> \setupbackend[export=yes] \definetyping[EXAMPLE][escape=yes] \starttext This is an example with \quotation{long} verbatim text. The version without buffer fails. \startbuffer[ex1] This is a short verbatim line This this this this this this very very very very very very long long long long long long line line line line line line \stopbuffer \startEXAMPLE /BTEX\getbuffer[ex1]/ETEX \stopEXAMPLE \stoptext </file> context (mkiv) fails to compile first file (error: <output name="exa-feat1.tex"> Runaway argument? This this this this this this very ve\ETC. ! File ended while scanning use of \dododowithbuffer. system > tex > error on line 0 in file : File ended while scanning use of \dododowithbuffer ... <empty file> <inserted text> \par <*> ./exa-feat1.tex \stoptext ? </output> ) Seems that there is a limitation on line length in typing block, then how to process a file with such line? The second example compiles well but the long is splitted. How to avoid this? (Adding ',space=fixed' to '\definetyping' doesn't help.) P.S. Sorry two questions in one topic. --- TIA, Vladimir Lomov -- "The wages of sin are death; but after they're done taking out taxes, it's just a tired feeling:"

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wrong mlib process calls
by Peter Rolf 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

Hi, I have added the 'mtr' process in front of the normal 'tr' process. [mlib-pps.lua] ... appendaction(processoractions,"system",fg_process) appendaction(processoractions,"system",mtr_process) appendaction(processoractions,"system",tr_process) -- last, as color can be reset ... Strangely the 'mtr' process is also(!) called, if normal transparency ('tr') or text ('tx') is used. You can imagine that the 'cleanup code' has unwanted side effects here. :-) A change of the 'appendaction' order has no impact. I simply added commands.writestatus('mtr_process',table.serialize(prescript)) at the start of mtr_process and this is what I get for the attached example: mtr_process > t={ { "tr_transparency", "0.5" }, { "tr_alternative", "1" }, ["tr_alternative"]="1", ["tr_transparency"]="0.5", } mtr_process > t={ { "tr_transparency", "0.5" }, { "tr_alternative", "1" }, ["tr_alternative"]="1", ["tr_transparency"]="0.5", } mtr_process > t={ { "tx_stage", "final" }, { "tx_number", "1" }, ["tx_number"]="1", ["tx_stage"]="final", } Any ideas what goes wrong here? Example and patched file added. Peter mtx-context | current version: 2011.08.04 00:42 This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.70.1-2011051907 (rev 4277)

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Why is the \crlf needed to display the table correctly
by Cecil Westerhof 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

On of the things I need to do for the manual about ConTeXt is a list of the most frequently used commands. I am using some macros to display them correctly in a table. Attached a strange effect I got. The second row is displayed wrongly. The third is the same row, but with a \crlf added. This displays correctly. But I am wondering why it is needed. Attached the tex and pdf files. -- Cecil Westerhof

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Missing font switch in 'export=yes'
by Vladimir Lomov 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

Hi. Consider the following example: <file name="feat1.tex"> \setupbackend[export=yes] \starttext \definetyping[EXAMPLE][escape=yes] This is a small example. See the backend output (export file). How to put a word in the example between tags? \startEXAMPLE Here we go /BTEX\bold{AGAIN}/ETEX \stopEXAMPLE \stoptext </file> The 'AGAIN' in PDF file created by 'context' is bold but in 'feat1.export' file the word isn't placed between any tag. Should I use some special command in order to put 'AGAIN' between apropriate tags? -- Bradley's Bromide: If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee -- that will do them in.

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Italic correction
by Wolfgang Schuster 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

Hi, is italic correction still supported with MkIV because in the following example the second sentence has the same length as the first. % engine=pdftex \starttext \setbox\scratchbox\hbox{A short sentence with a {\it italic} word.} \the\wd\scratchbox\ : \box\scratchbox\par \setbox\scratchbox\hbox{A short sentence with a {\it italic\/} word.} \the\wd\scratchbox\ : \box\scratchbox \stoptext Wolfgang

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Footnote numbering pro page
by Cecil Westerhof 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

I would like my footnote numbering start on every page with 1. I thought this should be done with: \setupnote[footnote][way=bypage] I also tried: \setupnotedefinition[footnote][indenting={yes, small, next}, way=bypage] But both do not work. What is the right way to do it? -- Cecil Westerhof

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Use latest or current version
by Cecil Westerhof 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

I work 'always' with the latest version of ConTeXt. Now a client is going to use it. Should I install for them also the latest version, or is it better to use the current version (--context=current)? -- Cecil Westerhof

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Re: [NTG-context] Fwd: Bib-module
by Hans Hagen 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

On 15-8-2011 4:31, Willi Egger wrote: > Hoi Hans, > > in het erste mail hierover waren er twee attachments. > > Hier dit mail voor jou. > > Groet! > > Willi > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Willi Egger<w.egger(a)boede.nl> >> Date: 14 August 2011 20:53:47 CEST >> To: NTG-Context ConTeXt users<ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> >> Subject: Bib-module >> >> Hi bib-module gurus! >> >> I think I need some hints how to get enclosed example working... >> >> The log sys: >> (/Users/willi/Documents/TEXdata/Hufbeschlag/test/publist-test.tex >> >> ConTeXt ver: 2011.08.08 23:54 MKIV fmt: 2011.8.12 int: english/english >> ... >> >> (/Applications/lua-experimental/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/bib/bibl-apa..tex) (publist-test.bbl) >> publications> loading database from publist-test.bbl >> (publist-test.bbl) >> publications> warning: unknown cite argument Hess1968 on line \the\inputlineno >> publications> file criterium=text.bbl not found, waiting for bibtex >> publications> placing all entries, use 'text' to be more selective >> backend> xmp> using file '/Applications/lua-experimental/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdf-pdx.xml' >> LuaTeX warning (ext4): destination with the same identifier (name{1:unknown}) has been already used, duplicate ignored Two issues: (1) Don't include the bbl files as it already gets included (and you will get duplicate entries). This is a more minumal test file: \setuppublications [alternative=apa, refcommand=authornum, numbering=yes, sorttype=bbl] \starttext blabla (\cite[author][Hess1968]) \placepublications[criterium=all] \stoptext (2) The fact that you get the same entries n times is due to the fact that % is no comment: %D Now prohibits comments, so % can be used for urls However, you can patch the bibl-tra.mkiv file: \def\dostartpublication[#1]% {\begingroup \doifassignmentelse{#1}% {\getparameters[\??pb][k=\s!unknown,t=article,n=,s=,a=,y=,o=,u=,#1]}% {\getparameters[\??pb][k=#1,t=article,n=,s=,a=,y=,o=,u=]}% \ctxlua{bibtex.hacks.register("\@@pbk")}% \catcode\commentasciicode\othercatcode \dodostartpublication} \def\dodostartpublication#1\stoppublication {\setxvalue{pbd:\@@pbk}##1{\noexpand\ifcase##1\noexpand\or \@@pbk\noexpand\or \@@pba\noexpand\or \@@pby\noexpand\or \@@pbs\noexpand\or \@@pbn\noexpand\or \@@pbt\noexpand\or \@@pbo\noexpand\or \@@pbu\noexpand\or \normalunexpanded{#1}\noexpand\fi}% \endgroup \ignorespaces} so that comments in the [] argument keep their meaning. 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------

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List of special characters
by Cecil Westerhof 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

While writing the documentation about using ConTeXt I need some 'special' characters. A few I have found, for example \%, \backslash, \texttilde, \percent. But until now I did not find how to represent [ and ]. How would I use those characters in my document? Also: is there somewhere a 'complete' list? I found several, but they where all for LaTeX and are not completely the same. For example LaTeX uses \textbackslash which does not work in ConTeXt which uses \backslash. -- Cecil Westerhof

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