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Zero size kerns with latest LMTX beta 2020-03-17
by Joseph 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

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lmt_followtext and cycle
by Pablo Rodriguez 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

Hans, I’m afraid that lmt_followtext has problems with cycle again. \starttext \startMPcode{doublefun} path p ; p := (0,0)..(3,3.5)..(9,-3.5).. (12,0)..(9,3.5)..(3,-3.5)..cycle; draw p xsized TextWidth ; draw lmt_followtext [ text = "\dorecurse{9}{Just random text · } ", path = p, autoscaleup = "max", reverse=true, ] xsized TextWidth ; \stopMPcode \stoptext Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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working on page refs with MP
by Werner Hennrich 19 Mar '21

19 Mar '21

Hello everyone, I'm having page references and want to calc / draw 'Page x of y' for some subsections in MP. How can I pass 'em down so I end up with numbers to do calculations with? \setuplayout[header=15mm] \def\myHeader[#1]#2{ \ignorespaces \getdummyparameters[ref=,next=,#1] \pagebreak[yes] \pagereference[\dummyparameter{ref}] \doassign[header][first=\dummyparameter{ref}] \doassign[header][next=\dummyparameter{next}] {\tfc\bf{#2}}\par \vskip3mm } \def\fillWithText[#1]{ \dorecurse{#1}{ \input tufte \input knuth } } \setupheadertexts[\setups{page:header}]% \startsetups page:header \setupMPvariables[hdrPgs] [curr=\pagenumber, first={\ref[page][\headerfirst]}, next={\ref[page][\headernext]}] \framed[ frame=off, background={hdrPgs} ]{}% all to be done in MP \stopsetups \defineoverlay[hdrPgs][\useMPgraphic{hdrPgs}] \startuseMPgraphic{hdrPgs} StartPage; % calc and draw 'Page x of y'.... numeric numCurr; numCurr := \MPvar{curr}; string strFirst; strFirst := "\MPvar{first}"; string strNext; strNext := "\MPvar{next}"; message("======================="); message("MP_hdrPageNrs: curr="& tostring numCurr & ", sFirst="& strFirst & ", sNext="& strNext); % fails: numeric numFirst; numFirst := \MPvar{first}; StopPage; \stopuseMPgraphic \starttext \myHeader[ref=a,next=b]{AAAA aaaa AaAaAaAa} \fillWithText[10] \myHeader[ref=b,next=c]{BBBB bbbb BbBbBbBbBb} \fillWithText[3] \myHeader[ref=c,next=d]{CCCC ccccc CcCcCcCc} \fillWithText[8] \myHeader[ref=c,next=last]{DDDD ddddd DdDdDdDdDd} \fillWithText[8] \pagebreak[yes] \pagereference[last] This is the last page, goodby \stoptext metapost > message : MP_hdrPageNrs: curr=1, sFirst=\ref [page][a], sNext=\ref [page][b] metafun > log > metafun > log > error: Improper subscript has been replaced by zero metapost > log > <*> ... numeric numFirst; numFirst := \ref [page] metafun > log > metafun > log > A bracketed subscript must have a known numeric value; So MP gets the macro and tries array access... I tried \expanded, \numeric, and resolving the page numbers via \ref[page][id] at the various code levels - unsuccessfully so far - and out of wit now. TIA, Werner

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Ligatures missing with Times New Roman
by denis.maier＠ub.unibe.ch 18 Mar '21

18 Mar '21

Hi I'm have to use Times New Roman for a text, and I'm finding that ligatures don't seem to work properly. \starttext \definedfont[name:timesnewromanpsmt*default at 12 pt] ff fl \definedfont[name:linlibertineo*default at 12 pt] ff fl \switchtobodyfont[pagella] ff fl \stoptext The ff and fl ligatures work out of the box with Linux Libertine O, and with TeX Gyre Pagella, but not with Times New Roman. I can use the ligatures in MS Word so the font has them, but I don't see why they shouldn't work with ConTeXt (LMTX). Best Denis

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Math: Nested Cases?
by Weber, Matthias 18 Mar '21

18 Mar '21

Hello, Is it possible to nest cases in math, like so: \starttext \startformula x= \startcases[align={right,left},distance=3pt] \NC a \NC = \startcases[align={right,left},distance=3pt] \NC 1 \NC \text{case a1} \NR \NC 2 \NC \text{case a2} \NR \stopcases \NR \NC b \NC = \startcases[align={right,left},distance=3pt] \NC 3 \NC \text{case b3}\NR \NC 4 \NC \text{case b4}\NR \stopcases \NR \stopcases \stopformula \stoptext I get an error about a missing $ when I try a nested start/stop-cases. Thanks, Matthias

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Add items to list with arbitrary page number
by denis.maier＠ub.unibe.ch 18 Mar '21

18 Mar '21

Hi, I need to add an item to a list with an arbitrary page number. (The reason is that I have a multivolume book, and I want to add information about the other books to the TOC) I know about this: \writetolist[section]{}{It's a test} But how can you add an arbitrary page number ? Best, Denis

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placenamedformula in placelist (MKII vs MKIV/LMTX)
by Adam Reviczky 17 Mar '21

17 Mar '21

Hi, I want to use placenamedformula to list a formula in the placelist with both the formula name and the formula number (alongside the pagenumber). The example in the wiki (https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Math/Display) and the test suite (cont-tst/doc/context/tests/mkiv/math/formulas-003.tex) shows what I would like to have. Using MKII I get the desired output (1 formulaname ... and 3b formulaname ...) but with MKIV and LMTX I only get the reference from the placeformula (as 1 and correctly not listed in the placelist) and none of the placenamedformula numbers. The placeformula number is then carried onto the second placenamedformula as 1 (resulting in formulaname ... and 1 formulaname ...). I have attached the test suite file output with both MKII and MKIV. Is there a way to get the MKII output with MKIV/LMTX somehow? Adam

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add more blank space when using \starteffect[hidden]
by Jeong Dal 17 Mar '21

17 Mar '21

Hi, Sometimes, I need to hide the solution of a problem. So I use \doifmode{} and \starteffect[hidden] as in the following sample file. Since I want to set more blank space if it is hidden, I add \blank[5cm] when it is in the \enablemode[hideSolution]. It works well except the figures and bars are not hidden. Only texts, even in the mp part, are hidden. It is OK for me. However, it would be much better to set the height of blank space depends on the height of hidden texts. Is there a way to set the variable height using “overlay” stuff instead of \blank[5cm]? Thank for reading. Best regards, Dalyoung \startbuffer[circles] draw fullcircle scaled 1cm; draw fullcircle scaled 1cm shifted (2cm,0); dotlabel.top(“O”,origin); \stopbuffer \def\StartHide{\doifmode{hideSolution}{\starteffect[hidden]}} \def\StopHide{\doifmode{hideSolution}{\stopeffect\blank[5cm]}} %\enablemode[hideSolution] \starttext \framed[]{This is what I want:} \framedtext[]{ \StartHide \samplefile{knuth} Overbar is not \overbar{hidden}. {\processMPbuffer[circles]} \StopHide } \stoptext

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Chemical reaction formulas
by David van Diepen 17 Mar '21

17 Mar '21

Dear list, According to the information on contextgarden (section chemistry) chemical reactions should be entered as follows: \usemodule[chemic] \startformula \chemical{CaCO_3(s),+,HCl(g),->,CaCl(HCO_3)(s)} \stopformula That produces a formula with the comma's in it, so that's not good. If I enter it as follows \usemodule[chemic] \startformula \chemical{CaCO_3(s) + HCl(g) \rightarrow CaCl(HCO_3)(s)} \stopformula Then somehow after the \rightarrow the math/chemical environment is lost and the remainder gets typeset as text. The same is true if I use any math command such as \beta or \cdot. The closest I get to the desired result is with the following: \usemodule[chemic] \startformula \chemical{CaCO_3(s) + HCl(g) --> CaCl(HCO_3)(s)} \stopformula But that is a bit of a compromise. Regards, David van Diepen

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footnote textseparator with interactions
by Mohammad Hossein Bateni 17 Mar '21

17 Mar '21

Hello, See this MWE: \setupinteraction[state=start]%,focus=standard] \setupnote[footnote][textseparator=\textcomma] \starttext Sample \footnote{First} \footnote{Second} \stoptext With textseparator, the color of the two footnotes change. Why is that? Thanks, Hossein

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