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Re: [NTG-context] "Page-breakable" \subsubsubject?
by luigi scarso 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Alan BRASLAU <alan.braslau(a)cea.fr> wrote: > On Tuesday 12 October 2010 10:49:18 luigi scarso wrote: >> >> Yes; a good point for three letters for suffix is compatibility with >> old OS and perhaps MIME questions. > > What? You mean DOS? And FAT? yes; more generally I think to customer OS for embedded devices > Maybe we should restrict our coding as well to ascii... As long as you impose the filename to follow the ascii 8.3 convention the OS should be ok. ConTeXt mkii is already able to manage utf-8 bytestreams (it's not a OS issue, becuse it's a binary file for these OSs) > > Alan > > P.S. I am still using some real-time applications > running on computers under DOS, but I would not dream > of trying to put ConTeXt on such a system! Maybe not the full context, but metatex . It's a memory+CPU issue so not too serious nowadays. Also you lua is designed to be small and it's easy to compile luatex for different targets. -- luigi

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Synonyms: difference between mkii and mkiv?
by Otared Kavian 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

Hi all, When I typeset the following example (ConTeXt version 2010.10.11 16:59, from the Minimals) %%% begin abbrev-test.tex \definesynonyms[abbreviation][abbreviations][\infull][\inshort] \starttext \abbreviation{LCTVS}{Locally Convex Topological Vector Space} \abbreviation{EEG} {Electroencephalogram} \abbreviation{ERP} {Event-Related Potentials} \abbreviation{TVS}{Topological Vector Space} Test inshort: \inshort{EEG}, \inshort{ERP}, \inshort{TVS}, Test infull: \infull{EEG}, \infull{ERP}, \infull{TVS}, \infull{LCTVS} \stoptext %%% end abbrev-test.tex with mkii I get: Test inshort: Electroencephalogram, Event-Related Potentials, Topological Vector Space, Test infull: EEG, ERP, TVS, LCTVS while in mkiv I get Test inshort: EEG, ERP, TVS, Test infull: ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM, EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, TOPOLOGICAL VECTOR SPACE, LOCALLY CONVEX TOPOLOGICAL VECTOR SPACE I mean in mkii the first command in the definition \definesynonyms[abbreviation][abbreviations][\infull][\inshort] that is \infull, is considered to be the short version of the synonyms, while in mkiv it is considered to be the long version and CAPITALIZED. Is this a bug or a change between mkii and mkiv? How can one set up the command in mkiv so that it is not all CAPITALS? Thanks for your attention: OK

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Headers must not be the last object on the page
by Brian Wedde 11 Oct '10

11 Oct '10

I'm getting headers as the last item on a page. Following content appears on the next page. I would like to have headers not be separated from their content by a page break. Is there a way to say "if a header is the last thing on the page, place it on the next page instead"? I am aware of the "before={\testpage[n]\blank}" trick, but this only applies when you need a specific amount of lines. Because the following content may be a figure, float, table, or other large object, the space required will vary. I just want the header to know that it must not be the last object on the page. Is this possible? Thank you very much for your help.

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itemize in TABLE
by Andreas Harder 11 Oct '10

11 Oct '10

Hi all, please have a look at the following example \starttext \showframe \startbuffer \startitemize[n,fit][left={Abb. },distance=.5em] \item \dorecurse{20}{eins } \item \dorecurse{20}{zwei } \item \dorecurse{20}{drei } \stopitemize \stopbuffer \bTABLE % it works if you comment out the table \bTR\bTD \getbuffer \eTD\eTR \eTABLE \getbuffer \stoptext It seems that using itemize in TABLE disturbs the following lists. Is there something I can do about it? Greeting Andreas

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bug in itemize
by Marius 10 Oct '10

10 Oct '10

Hello, a stopper option resets item to default value. I expect a) and b) instead of big dot in the first itemize. mkiv current version: 2010.10.06 10:20 \starttext \startitemize[a,stopper=)] \item one. \item two. \stopitemize \startitemize[a] \item one. \item two. \stopitemize \stoptext Regards, Marius

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Furigana
by S Barmeier 10 Oct '10

10 Oct '10

Dear CJK experts, I am looking to add furigana (readings) above the Kanji (Chinese characters) in a Japanese text. In XeTeX I'd be used to something translating to \usemodule[simplefonts] \usemodule[ruby] \starttext \ruby{今日}{こんにち}は \stoptext What would be the correct command for mkiv? Many thanks. Severin

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"Inline" enumerations
by Marcin Borkowski 10 Oct '10

10 Oct '10

Hi, is there an easy way to adapt ConTeXt's enumerations not to start another paragraph? Something like (a) this (b) is (c) a short enumeration. In fact, I'd like to be able to something even more tricky: I would like to be able to prepare a "teacher's version" and a "student's version" of a problem set. Something like this: Teacher's version: 1. <Problem>. Hint: <hint - if present>. Solution: <solution - if present>. Answer: <answer - if present>. 2. <Another problem>. Hint: <hint - if present>. Solution: <solution - if present>. Answer: <answer - if present>. ... Student's version: 1. Problem. (Hint: <hint - if present>) 2. Problem. ... Asnwers ======= 1. Answer. 2. Answer. ... Can blocks and enumerations do this? Regards -- Marcin Borkowski (http://mbork.pl)

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Question for wiki authors
by Taco Hoekwater 09 Oct '10

09 Oct '10

Hi, As you may know, Patrick and I are constantly reviewing the edits on the wiki to filter out bad people(tm). In doing so, it is not always immediately obvious who is doing what because the 'recent changes' list quite often does not contain a useful summary message. This is understandable, but it would really help if everybody would at least put something in the Summary field. On a related note: I think it would be nice if the people that use a wildly different ID on the wiki from their emails on the list could create a short wiki page under their user name so that we can easily make the connection to a 'known person'. This is not a requirement at all, but it would be really handy during administration, so if you do not mind putting such a page up, please do. Thanks, Taco

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Announcing TLContrib
by Taco Hoekwater 09 Oct '10

09 Oct '10

Hello everybody, Please allow me to introduce a new project: TLContrib. TLContrib is a website + repository that hosts contributed packages for TeX Live 2010. The packages on TLContrib are packages that are not distributed inside TeX Live proper for one or another of following reasons: * because it is not free software according to the Debian guidelines; * because it is a binary update; * because it is not available on CTAN; * because it is an intermediate release for testing. In short, anything TeX-related that can not be on TeX Live but can still legally be distributed over the Internet can have its place on TLContrib. The ultimate goal is to provide a companion to the core TeX Live tlnet distribution in much the same way as Debian's non-free tree is a companion to their normal, 100% free software distribution. The goal is not to replace TeX Live: package and updates that can be part of TeX Live itself should stay (or be added) there. TLContrib is simply trying to fill in a gap in the current distribution system. Quick start: to use TLContrib as a TeX Live repository, point the TeX Live package manager to http://tlcontrib.metatex.org/2010/ For more detailed information, visit the website: http://tlcontrib.metatex.org/ The current version of the website is preliminary, and much can still be improved. Even so, both the website and the repository are fully functional and can be used for both the publication of packages and as a repository source for the TeX Live package manager. Currently included in the repository are: * context 2010.07.30 * the context cow fonts * luatex 0.63.0 (but not yet for all architectures) * metapost 1.502 (also not for all architectures) Currently, there are binary updates for i386-linux, universal-darwin win32, x86_64-darwin, and x86_64-linux. Mojca Miklavec and myself are working hard on providing the missing architectures soon. This announcement is also a call for more contributors: if you are the maintainer of a package that you would like to see distributed but that for one reason or another can not or should not be in the core TeX Live distribution, please consider adding it to TLContrib. The website explains the process, and it is of course possible to ask questions on the mailing list: tlcontrib(a)ntg.nl Incidentally, the mailing list's web page is: http://www.ntg.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tlcontrib I hope you will like this new addition to the TeX community, and I also want to take the opportunity to thank the TeX Live and ConTeXt minimals teams for their encouragement and ongoing help in bringing this project to life. Best wishes, Taco

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change register entry separator
by Jano Kula 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

Hi, any way to change register entry and subentry separator from "+" to something else? Preferably to kanji character, so I'm sure it will not appear in the text. Entries and subentries are autoflushed, so it can be really anything. Other way around: I substitute "+" with " PLUS " in index terms before writing into the index, but which command is reading the sorted index entries to change it back to "+" when typesetting the sorted index on pages? Thanks, Jano

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