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tables
by Hans Hagen 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

Hi, two table mechanisms now have the textwidth (max available width) set to local which makes it work inside for instance text backgrounds \starttext \starttextbackground \input ward \bTABLE % [textwidth=local] \bTR \bTD \input ward \eTD \bTD \input ward \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \startxtable % [textwidth=local] \startxrow \startxcell \input ward \stopxcell \startxcell \input ward \stopxcell \stopxrow \stopxtable \stoptextbackground \stoptext 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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figures
by Hans Hagen 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

Hi, I probably forgot to tell, but since a fee betas we have \setupexternalfigures [order={pdf,png,jpg}, directory={./images}, ..] i.e. the order key can enforce the quality order as well as limit the amount of lookups (which saves time when images are -still- missing) 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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widow and orphans in columns
by Pavel Dohnal 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

Hello, I am trying to avoid widow and orphans in multicolumn document. My settings: \clubpenalty=10000 \widowpenalty=10000 does not any effect, and last row of the paragraph is on the only row of the second column. Column is is started by this command: \startcolumns[n=2,distance=1cm,balance=no,tolerance=stretch,ntop=2] Can you help me with this problem? Thank you Pavel Dohnal

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\externalfigure and factor=max
by Marco 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Hi, according to the wiki the \externalfigure key “factor” has the options: max: aspect ratio is kept, the image is scaled to the bigger (oversized) variant fit: aspect ratio is kept, the image is scaled to the smaller (fitted) variant In the following example I expect the third image to have a width of 4cm and a height of 4cm. However, both values are 3cm. The aspect ratio is kept, but “max” and “fit” behave the same. \startbuffer [img] \useMPlibrary [dum] \startTEXpage \externalfigure [dummy] [width=5cm,height=5cm] \stopTEXpage \stopbuffer \ctxcommand{runbuffer("img", "img", true)} \starttext \externalfigure [\jobname-img] [width=3cm, height=4cm] \blank \externalfigure [\jobname-img] [factor=fit, width=3cm, height=4cm] \blank \externalfigure [\jobname-img] [factor=max, width=3cm, height=4cm] \stoptext Is this a bug or am I misunderstanding the wiki? Anyhow, is there a clean solution to keep the aspect ratio and scale the image to whichever value is larger? Marco

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On an odd page?
by Bill Meahan 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

I must be having a bad day since I can't find the answer to this simple question on the wiki. I'm sure it's me but... How do I test if I am on an odd or even page? I need the equivalent of: PSUEDO COMMAND \doifoddpageelse{what to do on oddpage)(what to do on even page} This is _not_ in a header, BTW -- Bill Meahan K8QN "The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." -- William Arthur Ward This message is digitally signed with an X.509 certificate to prove it is from me and has not been altered since it was sent.

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wrong German hyphenation for Nietzsche?
by Pablo Rodríguez 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Hi there, using both \de and \deo, ConTeXt hyphenates Nietzsche as Nietz[-]sc[-]he. I'm not a native speaker, but I guess that hyphenating “sch” (at least in that case) is wrong. Isn't it Nietz[-]sche the right hyphenation? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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TABLE & lines (frame)
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Hello, I'd need to create table with a head and a body, and with horizontal lines between rows disabled, excluding the head. Something like (ASCII art trial): +------+------+ | Head | Head | +------+------+ <- Line here bellow the head is wanted (and can be thicker than the outer lines)... | 11 | 12 | | | | <- ... but no horizontal line between body's rows. | 21 | 22 | +------+------+ I played with *frame settings (guided by wiki), but no success. My trial code: ---- \starttext \bTABLE[split=repeat,option=stretch,align=middle,frame=off,leftframe=on,rightframe=on] \bTABLEhead[bottomframe=on] \bTR\bTD Head \eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD Head \eTD\eTR \eTABLEhead \bTABLEbody \bTR\bTD 11\eTD\bTD 12\eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD 21\eTD\bTD 22\eTD\eTR \eTABLEbody \eTABLE \stoptext ---- How to specify rules (frame) to get the desired look? TIA. Kind regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka [mailto:LPr@pontex.cz] Pontex s. r. o. [mailto:pontex@pontex.cz] [http://www.pontex.cz] Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 244 062 238 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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directory structure
by Jan Pohanka 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Hello, here's next of my newbie questions. I have a template for some sort of documents, lets say a report in one file as an environment. It contains also a definition for a footer with an image. I'd like to have the image on some other path than documents together with the template so I have to use \setupexternalfigures, but is it possible to specify a path independently of the env file and document file location. I mean some kind of global variable $TEMPLATES_DIR. Is it also possible to set some global path, where context will search the env files and not to use the full path in document file? Is enviroment good aproach to define templates? I have read Han's document about project structure, but it does something a bit different I think. template file in some directory on the system: \startenvironment myreport ... \setupexternalfigures[directory=???] \setupfootertexts[{\externalfigure[mypic]}] ... \stopenvironment document file in some other directory: \enviroment myreport \starttext \stoptext best regards Jan -- Tato zpráva byla vytvořena převratnou poštovní aplikací Opery: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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preventing page breaks after headings
by Alan Bowen 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Is there a way in MKII to ensure that there is never a page break between a heading and the following text? \setuphead[after={\page[no]}] does not seem to work without entering vertical mode before \page. But, so far, I have not found a way to enter vertical mode in after={…} that does not add interlinespace and thus place the text too far from the heading. Any suggestion or alternatives? Alan

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wrong page numbers when using arranging
by Pavel Dohnal 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Hello, I am using \setuparranging and it causes me an error in referencing to pages. I want place number of page into text but this page number is wrong. As you can see in attached example, "Chapter 2" is printed on page 3 but command \at prints page 4. Could you please advise how to get the correct page number for "Chapter 2"? That is page number 3? Thank you Pavel Dohnal \setuppapersize [A5][A4,landscape] \setuparranging[2SIDE] \starttext Chapter 1 - \at[chapter1]\\ Chapter 2 - \at[chapter2]\\ Chapter 3 - \at[chapter3]\\ Chapter 4 - \at[chapter4]\\ Chapter 5 - \at[chapter5]\\ \chapter[chapter1]{Chapter 1} {\input knuth } \chapter[chapter2]{Chapter 2} {\input knuth } \chapter[chapter3]{Chapter 3} {\input knuth } \chapter[chapter4]{Chapter 4} {\input knuth } \chapter[chapter5]{Chapter 5} {\input knuth } \stoptext

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Re: [NTG-context] footnotes location=text
by HermannSchopper 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Thanks, I missed that change! And what is the parameter to prevent the footnotes being placed twice? \definenote [myFoot] \setupnote [myFoot] [location=text] \starttext \input knuth\myFoot{a footnote (which should not be placed on the page)} \page \placeno tes[myFoot] \stoptext cheers Daniel ----- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ----- Von: "Wolfgang Schuster" schuster.wolfgang(a)googlemail.com Erhalten: 11.06.2012 11:34 An: daniel.schopper(a)aon.at, "mailing list for ConTeXt users" ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Am 11.06.2012 um 10:58 schrieb HermannSchopper: Dear list, after switching to the current beta (2012.06.09 01:22) manually placed footnotes are being placed _both_ on the page and at the place specified by \placenotes. And another one: I'd like to align the footnote number with the text (instead of having it ahng into the margin). Following http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Footnotes#Special_Needs I tried the location key in \setupnotation but this doesn't seem to do anything. You have to write \setupnotation[…][alternative=…]. Wolfgang

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Re: [NTG-context] footnotes location=text
by HermannSchopper 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Thanks a lot, that did it! Daniel ----- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ----- Von: "Wolfgang Schuster" schuster.wolfgang(a)googlemail.com Erhalten: 11.06.2012 16:10 An: daniel.schopper(a)aon.at Am 11.06.2012 um 15:25 schrieb HermannSchopper: Hi Wolfgang, thanks for the quick fix! Unfortunately now the "paragraph" parameter in \setupnote[footnote][location=text,paragraph=yes] is ignored while it is working with location=page... You need \setupnote[…][paragraph=yes] and \setupnotation[…][display=no] (best add also “alternative=serried”) to have footnote etc. as a single paragraph. \setupnote [footnote][location=text,paragraph=yes] \setupnotation[footnote][display=no,alternative=serried] Wolfgang

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Twittering
by Bill Meahan 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

Hopefully, this is not (too far) OT. I'm not sure how many on the list use Twitter but if you do, you still might not be aware of the daily "TeXTip" tweets. These contain a URL to one place on the web or another that have something to do with TeX/LaTeX usage. I'm thinking it would be great to have a daily "ConTeXtTip" tweet as well. Am I the only one? I'm way too much of a ConTeXt newbie or I'd do it myself. Of course, I _could_ serve as the Point Of Context and do the actual Tweeting of URLs or tips that fit into 140 characters that were emailed to me. If this is too far OT, my most profound apologies to the members of the list and especially the list masters. -- Bill Meahan K8QN "The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." -- William Arthur Ward This message is digitally signed with an X.509 certificate to prove it is from me and has not been altered since it was sent.

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Change font in \startuseMPgraphic
by Alfredo Catalina 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

How can I setup a font -name, size, etc- inside a startuseMPgraphic environment? \startuseMPgraphic{map} \stopuseMPgraphic

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Re: [NTG-context] footnotes location=text
by HermannSchopper 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

Hi Wolfgang, thanks for the quick fix! Unfortunately now the "paragraph" parameter in \setupnote[footnote][location=text,paragraph=yes] is ignored while it is working with location=page... best, Daniel ----- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ----- Von: "Wolfgang Schuster" schuster.wolfgang(a)googlemail.com Erhalten: 11.06.2012 13:55 An: daniel.schopper(a)aon.at Am 11.06.2012 um 13:21 schrieb HermannSchopper: Thanks, I missed that change! And what is the parameter to prevent the footnotes being placed twice? It’s a bug which was fixed a while ago but came back. The code between \unprotect and \protect has to be added/changed in strc-not.mkvi. \unprotect \unexpanded\def\strc_notes_set_delayed {\setfalse\c_strc_notes_delayed \normalexpanded{\rawprocesscommalist[\noteparameter\c!location]\strc_notes_set_delayed_step}} \unexpanded\def\strc_notes_set_delayed_step#1% {\ifcsname\??notedelayed#1\endcsname \csname\??notedelayed#1\endcsname\c_strc_notes_delayed \fi} \protect \setupnote[footnote][location=text] \starttext \dorecurse{10}{\input knuth\footnote{Footnote #1}\par} \placenotes[footnote] \stoptext Wolfgang

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Portrait -> Landscape -> Portrait
by pddzaic 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

Hello context-friends, I have switched from Latex to Context and my first impression of Context is: WOW :-) Unfortunately, I did not understand how to switch between landscape and portrait. Here a minimal working example: \mainlanguage[en] \setuplayout[ paper=A4, topspace=1cm, header=2cm, headerdistance=0.25cm, footerdistance=0.25cm, footer=0.6cm, bottomspace=1cm, margin=2.5cm, width=middle, height=middle] \starttext \showframe \chapter{First chapter} \input knuth % Change to landscape \page\setuppapersize[A4,landscape][A4,landscape] \section{First section} \input knuth % Reverts to the global layout \page\setuppapersize[A4,portrait][A4,portrait] \chapter{Second chapter} \input knuth \stoptext As you can see in the result the layout of the landscaped-page is not as I expected. Can somebody help me? Best regards, Peer

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Re: [NTG-context] [dev-context] bTABLE in header and document give unexpected behavior
by Wolfgang Schuster 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

Am 10.06.2012 um 12:19 schrieb Sido Jensma: > This is the first time I am posting here. I am not really sure what a typical bug report should look like. > > I had posted a question on stack-exchange and it was suggested to post a bug report here. I’m not sure if this is a bug, but it was unexpected behavior to me. > > The original question was posted here: > http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/59134/strange-problem-with-frames-co… > > And a ‘not-so-minimal’ example of what is happening is attached (see the last page). > > I have tested this with extreme tables and don’t get the same behavior. When you use a table environment which is broken across pages together with the same environment in header settings can sometimes mix. In your case it’s best to use \framed in the header which does the same and is also faster but even then one problem remains. By default \framed uses \linewidth for “rulethickness” and natural tables assign a different value to this length, this results in wrong rules in the header when you don’t change the value (see example below). Here is a better version for the header of your document. \startsetups[header] \setupframed[width=0.2\textwidth,height=\headerheight,align=middle,offset=2mm,rulethickness=0.4pt] \dontleavehmode \startframed Rev \stopframed \startframed[width=0.6\textwidth,foregroundstyle=\ssbfa] \getvariable{document}{projectname}\\ \getvariable{document}{documenttitle} \stopframed \startframed some text \stopframed \stopsetups BTW: Please use next time the normal mailing list for such problems and not the developer list. Wolfgang

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footnotes location=text
by HermannSchopper 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

Dear list, after switching to the current beta (2012.06.09 01:22) manually placed footnotes are being placed _both_ on the page and at the place specified by \placenotes. And another one: I'd like to align the footnote number with the text (instead of having it ahng into the margin). Following http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Footnotes#Special_Needs I tried the location key in \setupnotation but this doesn't seem to do anything. \showframe \definenote [myFoot] \setupnote [myFoot] [location=text] \definenote[myOtherFoot] \setupnotation[myOtherFoot][location=left] \starttext \input knuth\myFoot{a footnote (which should be placed in the text)} \input knuth\myOtherFoot{ this footnote number should be aligned with the edge of the text.} \page \placenotes[myFoot] \stoptext thanks in advance!best, Daniel

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TeXlive 2012 (testing again)
by Marco Pessotto 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

Hello there. I can't get (again) the fonts installed in the texmf-local directory in the TeXlive 2012 pretest. It's quite possible I'm doing something wrong (but I recall that putting the files under texmf-local/fonts/data was enough to get them imported). Setup: find texmf-local/fonts/data/ -type f -exec md5sum {} \; 25e5b8b98c516abdf0d2815067d691d6 texmf-local/fonts/data/charis/CharisSIL-I.ttf 61c9cd7d9ffd2e149ad586945b135e55 texmf-local/fonts/data/charis/CharisSIL-BI.ttf 76c44f99f6209ecea79724429dbcba3e texmf-local/fonts/data/charis/CharisSIL-B.ttf d39f8f29432ac164dae8bb1dfd5eeb3b texmf-local/fonts/data/charis/Andika-R.ttf 20becdd98504161dc918be59c47e2268 texmf-local/fonts/data/charis/CharisSIL-R.ttf 79d2b1fe536079a3c69069f7961e8436 texmf-local/fonts/data/leaguegothic/League_Gothic.otf The configuration is the same that an older (texlive-pretest) installation one: pwd /media/data/melmoth/tex-live-hacking/tl2012-june [18:28] melmoth@universe:/media/data/melmoth/tex-live-hacking/tl2012-june$ find texmf-local/fonts/data/ -type f -exec md5sum {} \; | (cd ../install-dir/ && md5sum -c -) texmf-local/fonts/data/charis/CharisSIL-I.ttf: OK texmf-local/fonts/data/charis/CharisSIL-BI.ttf: OK texmf-local/fonts/data/charis/CharisSIL-B.ttf: OK texmf-local/fonts/data/charis/Andika-R.ttf: OK texmf-local/fonts/data/charis/CharisSIL-R.ttf: OK texmf-local/fonts/data/leaguegothic/League_Gothic.otf: OK Minimal example: \setupbodyfont[charissil,11pt] \definefont[AuxFont][file:League_Gothic sa *] \starttext test test test {\AuxFont hello} \stoptext mtxrun --script fonts --reload [...] /media/data/melmoth/tex-live-hacking/tl2012-june/texmf-local for ttf files fonts | names | 4 entries found, 0 ttf files checked, 0 okay fonts | names | scanning [...] mtxrun --script fonts --list --method=file --all | grep -i char => empty This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.70.2-2012052323 (TeX Live 2012) mtx-context | current version: 2012.05.30 11:26 The same mtxrun produced: fonts | names | scanning /media/data/melmoth/tex-live-hacking/install-dir/texmf-local for ttf files fonts | names | 18 entries found, 10 ttf files checked, 10 okay mtx-context | current version: 2012.05.29 00:12 This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.70.2-2012052323 (TeX Live 2012) Best wishes. -- Marco

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current
by Hans Hagen 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

Hi, Today I'd like to promote the beta to current (unless we have a real showstopper that cannot wait for the usual betas). So, it might be a good moment to snapshot your current if you depend on it. 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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Re: [NTG-context] back-up.lua; mtx-epub.lua
by Hans Hagen 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

On 8-6-2012 23:28, Andy Thomas wrote: > Thank you for the suggestions. I will try to implement it, but might need until Sunday. - I've added some keys to \setupexport: author title subtitle firstpage (also new key in mult) lastpage (aso new key in mult) - The title, subtitle and author inherit from \setupinteraction which already inherits from \setupdocument (metadata namespace). - In mtx-epub these variables are picked up (from the epub job specification) and firstpage / lastpage are added to the images list. Nothing has been checked and the firstpage/lastpage image names have to be pushed into some epub metadata blob I guess but that's for you to figure out in mtx-epub. It's probably best to assume that the images are present and suitable for epub. 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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Page break before sections
by Aditya Mahajan 10 Jun '12

10 Jun '12

Hi, I don't get a page break before sections if I use \setuphead[...][page=yes]. Has the syntax of the command changed? (I am using 2012.06.08) \setuphead[chapter][page=yes] \setuphead[section][page=yes] \starttext \chapter{One} \input ward \section{Two} \input knuth \chapter{One} \input ward \section{Two} \input knuth \stoptext Aditya

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[***SPAM***] Spelling Checker
by hwitloc＠gmail.com 10 Jun '12

10 Jun '12

What are some of the tools available for English spelling checkers or filters for existing software such as aspell (aspell's context filter is not a ConTeX filter). What are people using for which platform? Thanks

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letter: errors with foot=gbrief
by Peter Münster 10 Jun '12

10 Jun '12

Hello, This file generates some errors: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- \usemodule[letter] \setupletterlayer[foot][alternative=gbrief] \startletter[phone=123] test \stopletter --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Workaround: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- \setuplettertext[en][address=Address] \setinterfaceconstant {street} {street} \setinterfaceconstant {city} {city} \setinterfaceconstant {phone} {phone} \setinterfaceconstant {email} {email} \setinterfaceconstant {bankname} {bankname} \setinterfaceconstant {banknumber} {banknumber} \setinterfaceconstant {accountnumber} {accountnumber} --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- -- Peter

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Re: [NTG-context] LuaLaTeX + fontspec: cannot compare documents with Acrobat
by Jörg Weber 09 Jun '12

09 Jun '12

Hans' MWE is not comparable, but Aditya's example (with \setupbodyfont[palatino]) compares just fine! -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Hans Hagen [mailto:pragma@wxs.nl] Gesendet: Freitag, 8. Juni 2012 16:57 An: mailing list for ConTeXt users Cc: Jörg Weber Betreff: Re: [NTG-context] LuaLaTeX + fontspec: cannot compare documents with Acrobat On 8-6-2012 17:26, Jörg Weber wrote: > (This is an issue I originally posted here: > http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/58760/lualatex-fontspec-cannot- > compare-documents-with-acrobat and I cross-posted on the LuaTeX User > Mailing list) > > I use the option "compare documents" in Adobe Acrobat Pro a lot to > highlight changes between revisions. What I just noticed is, if I > compile a simple document such as the one below with LuaLaTeX + > fontspec, Acrobat is unable to perform the comparison, giving a > unspecific error message ("cannot compare document..."). Compiling the > same document without fontspec allows the comparison, as does XeLaTeX > + fontspec. > > I tried with TeX Live 2012 and the current MikTeX, without success. > Ulrike Fischer suggested \usepackage{luaotfload} \font\test=Arial > \pagestyle{empty} and \test after \begin{document} instead of > fontspec, but the error remains. Does anyone know what is going on and > of a possible fix? > > \documentclass{article} > > \usepackage{fontspec} > > \usepackage{lipsum} > > \begin{document} > > \lipsum > > \end{document} I can't process that here. This is a easier test: \nopdfcompression \setupbodyfont[dejavu] \startTEXpage[offset=10pt] a % a \stopTEXpage Even such a minimal document cannot be compared. I have no clue how the compare is supposed to work but if a simple 'a' vs 'aa' document does not work while the files preflight ok it's probably an acrobat issue. 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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feature request for \getspr{}
by Peter Münster 09 Jun '12

09 Jun '12

Hi, It would be nice, if \getspr{} of the m-spreadsheet module could print a comma instead of a dot as decimal-point. For now, I use this workaround: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- function spreadsheets.get(name,r,c,str) if name == "" then name = current if name == "" then name = "default" end end if not str or str == "" then context(data[name][c][r] or 0) else local result = execute(name,r,c,str) if result then if type(result) == "number" then data[name][c][r] = result end if userdata and userdata.spreadsheet_use_comma then result = tostring(result) result = result:gsub("%.", ",") end context(result) end end end --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- -- Peter

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frame and numbering of code snippets using vim-module
by Xenia 09 Jun '12

09 Jun '12

Hi context folks, using the vim module for including MATLAB-code, I noticed some annoying behavior: The frame, that I produced with your help using `\definetextbackground`, is not wide enough for the text inside, or rather the line wraps are done too late (see the attached examples!). Additionally the frame has a bottom line at the end of the page although the code snippet did not end yet. It looks as if a new box begins. Besides there should not be a new line number after a line break. Any ideas what to do? Thanks, Xenia

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first-setup.sh
by Andy Thomas 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Hi all, after a lot of confusion I discovered that first-setup.sh is not Andy-proof. If there is a broken internet connection, the update lua process works and pushes the rsync error message very quickly out of the terminal. I propose to change the rsync line to rsync -rlptv rsync://contextgarden.net/minimals/setup/$platform/bin . || { echo "Cannot reach the repository"; exit 1; } Andy P.S. Someone already did the same to the ruby error message, it is copied a second time at the end.

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back-up.lua; mtx-epub.lua
by Andy Thomas 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Hi all, in my attempts to validate epub export from my context source, I made the following changes to back-up.lua and mtx-epub.lua 1) the actual context language is put in the epub 2) changed the OPS directory to OEBPS. The 2.0.1 Standard does not actually say that is has to have that name, but I only found examples using that one, including the sample documents in the 2.0.1 white paper. 3) changed opf:scheme to UUID, since that is used and not a ISBN number 4) added the encoding info in the opf file 5) changed the single in double-quotes in the opf file manifest. I do not know if it is necessary, but this seams to be more consistent Andy diff back-exp_old.lua back-exp.lua 2370a2371 > language = languagenames[tex.count.mainlanguagenumber], diff mtx-epub_old.lua mtx-epub.lua 46c46 < <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> --- > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 50c50 < <rootfile full-path="OPS/%s" media-type="application/oebps-package+xml"/> --- > <rootfile full-path="OEBPS/%s" media-type="application/oebps-package+xml"/> 56c56 < <?xml version="1.0"?> --- > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 62,63c62,63 < <dc:language>en</dc:language> < <dc:identifier id="%s" >urn:uuid:%s</dc:identifier> --- > <dc:language>%s</dc:language> > <dc:identifier id="%s" opf:scheme="UUID">urn:uuid:%s</dc:identifier> 79c79 < local item = [[ <item id='%s' href='%s' media-type='%s'/>]] --- > local item = [[ <item id="%s" href="%s" media-type="%s"/>]] 196a197 > local language = specification.language or "en" 211c212 < lfs.mkdir(file.join(epubpath,"OPS")) --- > lfs.mkdir(file.join(epubpath,"OEBPS")) 220c221 < local target = file.join(epubpath,"OPS",filename) --- > local target = file.join(epubpath,"OEBPS",filename) 256c257 < package = format(package,identifier,identifier,os.uuid(),os.date("!%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"),concat(used,"\n"),idmaker(root)) --- > package = format(package,identifier,language,identifier,os.uuid(),os.date("!%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"),concat(used,"\n"),idmaker(root)) 261,262c262,263 < io.savedata(file.join(epubpath,"OPS",epubroot),package) < io.savedata(file.join(epubpath,"OPS",epubtoc),toc) --- > io.savedata(file.join(epubpath,"OEBPS",epubroot),package) > io.savedata(file.join(epubpath,"OEBPS",epubtoc),toc) 275c276 < os.execute(format(zipper.compressed,epubfile,"OPS")) --- > os.execute(format(zipper.compressed,epubfile,"OEBPS"))

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\externalfigure shows text alongside the picture
by Alfredo Catalina 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

I am using \externalfigure to show a picture at the desired scale. Instead of providing a number for the width parameter I have made a definition with \def. When I run in mkiv this I get the text "4t" alongside the picture. \def\DesignSize#1{3.5cm/4*#1}% \starttext \externalfigure[hacker.jpg][width=\DesignSize{4}] \stoptext In mkii is perfect. I've also tried \define[1]\DesignSize{3.5cm/4*#1} with the same result.

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[OT] git-annex: a new option for ConTeXt distribution (kickstarter campaign ends in 4 days)
by Mojca Miklavec 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Hello, a few days ago I ran across this: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joeyh/git-annex-assistant-like-dropbox-… and made a symbolic contribution. However, this project could become one of the convenient options to distribute ConTeXt, in the sense that it would probably allow sparse checkouts from git, and we could have one huge git repository and with some basic scripting on the client side (in the same way as it is done now with rsync), user could choose to download just MKIV or just the basic fonts in contrast to a huge collection of fonts that might end up in that big repository. Basically, git could replace rsync (the rsync way could stay; this would just add an extra option). At least that is my understanding, but I admit that I don't have the full picture in front of my eyes and I would actually be grateful for the second opinion from other ([not necessarily] git) experts here. The reason why I'm writing is that by donating the following amounts, one might be able to ask for additional features if/when needed: 100 $ Help set my priorities for which features are the most important. I aim to make the git-annex assistant please you right out of the box by supporting exactly what you need. 250 $ Be my beta tester for the git-annex assistant. You will influence the project throughout, and will set my priorities for which features are the most important. and if this really becomes an important way to distribute ConTeXt, we could either make some kind of "group" donation of a few volunteers, or consider using part of ConTeXt Group funds (as ConTeXt Group was established exactly for the reason to fund projects that are important to the community). If that can help ConTeXt users switch to older version more easily, the requested amounts for funding are more than reasonable. This is what the author has answered to one of my question about how I could let user select which modules to install (module = a collection of fonts, a collection of mkii-only related files, engine-related files etc.) out of the whole distribution: >>>>> I can think of a few ways to handle the checkout of a specific set of modules with git-annex. If there's a text file manifest listing the files in each module, then something like: git annex get $(cat 1.manifest 3.manifest 7.manifest ...) Better, put each module into its own git branch. Then the user can merge in the branches for modules they want. This has the advantage that the only files they'll have visible in their git repository will be for the selected modules. git merge module/1 module/3 module/7; git annex get Users would want to do that after every git pull, presumably, so probably a shell script would be called for. >>>>> What I didn't ask is whether Mac or other non-linux systems would also be supported. Windows seems to be feasible, but not is not guaranteed to happen: "If I'm funded for a year ($20k), I will spend at least one month of it in Windows purgatory, making the port happen. No guarantees of success on this one!" (he is missing less that $1k for that goal though). ----------------------------------- Actually, my original idea/suggestion was actually slightly different and would probably not need any additional software to be installed, but would not necessary be in scope of this project. I'm still looking for a way to have a "smarter" rsync server, so that I could use something like rsync -av rsync://contextgarden.net/suite/context/@tag:2013.12.13T12:13 texmf-context/ and rsync would then serve files from a particular branch/tag/sha of a git repository, without the need to have different version of The biggest problem with everything is that I'm somehow narrow-sided. I need someone to help me think a bit out of the box and get a broader picture. To help me decide if one of the above options (patching rsync server or being beta testers for git-annex) would make sense. Of course anyone is invited to make his/her own donation to git-annex independent of whether or not it will make sense for us to use it, but if there is a consensus that it would be worth using it for the distribution, we could combine our donations or make a donation from ConTeXt Group to become the official beta testers. Mojca (PS: It is not ready yet and I've been promising it for way too long already, but the first change that I will do to the distribution will be the ability to use both current approach as well as a git repository (without the option to exclude stuff), so that if something breaks in the middle of a project after ConTeXt update, it will be trivial to go back in time to any given version of ConTeXt & matching LuaTeX & fonts. At the moment going back in time requires at least a bit of creativity, for example fetching the latest working version of ConTeXt from existing unofficial Git repository etc.)

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LuaLaTeX + fontspec: cannot compare documents with Acrobat
by Jörg Weber 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

(This is an issue I originally posted here: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/58760/lualatex-fontspec-cannot-compa… and I cross-posted on the LuaTeX User Mailing list) I use the option "compare documents" in Adobe Acrobat Pro a lot to highlight changes between revisions. What I just noticed is, if I compile a simple document such as the one below with LuaLaTeX + fontspec, Acrobat is unable to perform the comparison, giving a unspecific error message ("cannot compare document..."). Compiling the same document without fontspec allows the comparison, as does XeLaTeX + fontspec. I tried with TeX Live 2012 and the current MikTeX, without success. Ulrike Fischer suggested \usepackage{luaotfload} \font\test=Arial \pagestyle{empty} and \test after \begin{document} instead of fontspec, but the error remains. Does anyone know what is going on and of a possible fix? \documentclass{article} \usepackage{fontspec} \usepackage{lipsum} \begin{document} \lipsum \end{document} Best, Jörg

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Indenting problems
by Bill Meahan 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

I can't seem to get indenting to work. I've tried various combinations of \setupindenting, \indenting and \indent to no avail. My latest try looks like this: \setuppapersize[letter][letter] \setuplayout [ backspace=0.10\paperwidth, width=0.60\paperwidth, rightmargin=0.20\paperwidth, footer=0pt, topspace=0.10\paperheight, height=0.80\paperheight] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setupbackgrounds[text][rightmargin][frame=on,rulethickness=0.05pt] \setuplabeltext[en][chapter=Chapter ] \define[2]\ChapterCommand {\inright[][align=middle]{#1}% \midaligned{#2}} \setuphead [chapter] [command=\ChapterCommand, after=\hairline\blank, header=empty, textstyle=\cgd, numberstyle=\sca] \definefontfeature[smallcaps][smallcaps][onum=yes] \definetypeface[mainface][rm][serif] [pagella] [default] \definetypeface[mainface][ss][sans] [modern] [default] \definetypeface[mainface][cg][calligraphy][chorus] [default] \definetypeface[mainface][mm][math] [palatino][default] \setupbodyfont[mainface] \setupindenting[next] \starttext %\showframe \indenting[small] \startchapter[title=Knuth] \input /usr/home/wwm/LoremIpsum.tex %\dorecurse{10}{\input knuth\par} \stopchapter \startchapter[title=Zapf] \dorecurse{10}{\input zapf\par} \stopchapter \stoptext (Yes, this is an expanded version of Wolfgang's example from yesterday.) This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.70.2-2012052318 (TeX Live 2012) ConTeXt ver: 2012.05.29 00:12 MKIV fmt: 2012.6.7 int: english/english i386-FreeBSD 9.0 -- Bill Meahan K8QN "The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." -- William Arthur Ward This message is digitally signed with an X.509 certificate to prove it is from me and has not been altered since it was sent.

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reading from standard input
by <stdin> | Alexandre Leray 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Hi, I was wondering if there was a way to make context read from stdin instead of reading from a file? cat /path/to/src.tex | context --result=/path/to/result.pdf I'd like to do something like this in python: def generate_pdf(self): src = """ \starttext \section[éléments-de-transmission]{Éléments de transmission} Un module dans lequel une communauté temporaire d'étudiants et d'enseignants s'exerce à mettre en situation des réflexions et des moments de transmission en interrogeant sans cesse la question de l'enseignement. La configuration des enseignants est variable selon les situations. Les situations seront mises en place en semaine A et B selon l'emploi du temps. Chaque nouvelle situation invente sa méthode. \stoptext """ cmd = 'context --result=/tmp/result.pdf' p1 = subprocess.Popen(cmd.split(" "), stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE) (stdout, stderr) = p1.communicate(stdin=src) Thanks, Alex -- Alexandre Leray media& graphic design http://stdin.fr | http://osp.constantvzw.org/ rue Gallaitstraat 80 1030 Bruxelles +32 (0)4 87 04 70 30

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Error with EBGaramond-Regular
by luigi scarso 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Hi, from fontforge users list On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 12:57 AM, Georg Duffner <g.duffner(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear fellow fontforgers, > > in the last few days I’ve been experimenting with decomposition via > Opentype. I’ve come to some results, but I’m not sure if I’ve done > everything right because no engine does everything I want them to. So > I’d please like to know, if I’ve committed some crime against Adobe’s > laws, if anybody minds to enlighten me. > > Here’s the case, centered around some greek because it’ll probably be > the most complicated use cases I’ll happen to have (at least I hope so): > By means of a stylistic set (ss20) I decompose precomposed glyphs as by > Unicode Normalization Tables like this: > sub uni1F8F by Alpha uni0345.cap uni0314.grkstack uni0342 ; > sub uni1F84 by alpha uni0345 uni0313.grk acutecomb.grkstack ; > sub uni1F4A by Omicron uni0313.grk gravecomb.grkstack ; > etc. > > Now greek uppercase characters like to have accents appended left to > them. So, they take more space there, which I solve with a contextual > kerning rule like this: > pos Omicron' <157 0 157 0> @grk_tlAcc2; > where @grk_tlAcc2 contains uni0313.grk, so it will be expanded by 157 > and repositioned by 157 to make place for the accents. > > The third set of rules aims at providing adscript i as alternate letter > to iota subscriptum via Character variant: > sub uni0345.cap from [ uni0345.cap1 uni0345.cap2 ]; > > This one, of course again needs more space, which I give them like this > in the contextual kerning: > pos Alpha' <0 0 200 0> uni0345.cap1; > pos Alpha' <0 0 340 0> uni0345.cap2; > pos Omega' <121 0 436 0> uni0345.cap2 @grk_tlAcc2; > pos Omega' <121 0 461 0> uni0345.sc1 @grk_tlAcc2; > so there is more space to the right, where the iota adscriptumg fits in. > > I’m asking, because I get four different results from four engines, > namely XeLaTeX, LuaLaTeX, Firefox 12.0 (on Ubuntu Linux) and Fontforge > itself (metrics window), where only Fontforge looks right. Now I’d like > to know if my code is ok before I file bugs to the different groups. > > The testing files are: > Web: > http://georgduffner.at/ebgaramond/greektests.html > PDF: > http://georgduffner.at/ebgaramond/tests/lltx_greektests.pdf > http://georgduffner.at/ebgaramond/tests/xltx_greektests.pdf > Fonts: > http://georgduffner.at/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-Regular.otf > http://georgduffner.at/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-Regular.ttf > Source: > https://github.com/georgd/EB-Garamond > > Best regards, > Georg With the otf version \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[ebgaramond] \starttext foo \stoptext I have fonts > otf loading > loading: /opt/luatex/standalone-bassenge/tex/texmf-project/fonts/EBGaramond-Regular.otf (hash: ebgaramond-regular) fonts > otf loading > font loaded okay fonts > otf loading > file size: 349756 fonts > encoding > loading (extended) adobe glyph list ! LuaTeX error ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:1143: attempt to get length of local 'ti' (a number value) stack traceback: ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:1143: in function 's_hashed' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:1310: in function 'enhancer' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:260: in function 'enhance' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:282: in function 'apply' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:457: in function 'load' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:1938: in function 'otftotfm' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:1965: in function <...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:1964> (tail call): ? (tail call): ? (tail call): ? ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-def.lua:286: in function 'loadfont' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-ctx.lua:426: in function 'loadfont' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-def.lua:400: in function 'read' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-ctx.lua:909: in function 'definefont_two' <main ctx instance>:1: in main chunk. system > tex > error on line 11 in file test.mkiv: LuaTeX error ... I'm not able to install the ttf version but \definefont[ebgaramond][EBGaramond-Regular.ttf at 12pt] \starttext \ebgaramond foo \stoptext gives fonts > otf loading > loading: EBGaramond-Regular.ttf (hash: ebgaramond-regular) fonts > otf loading > font loaded okay fonts > otf loading > file size: 631736 fonts > encoding > loading (extended) adobe glyph list ! LuaTeX error ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:1143: attempt to get length of local 'ti' (a number value) stack traceback: ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:1143: in function 's_hashed' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:1310: in function 'enhancer' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:260: in function 'enhance' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:282: in function 'apply' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:457: in function 'load' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:1938: in function 'otftotfm' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:1965: in function <...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otf.lua:1964> (tail call): ? (tail call): ? (tail call): ? ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-def.lua:286: in function 'loadfont' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-ctx.lua:426: in function 'loadfont' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-def.lua:400: in function 'read' ...enge/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-ctx.lua:909: in function 'definefont_two' <main ctx instance>:1: in main chunk. system > tex > error on line 3 in file test.mkiv: LuaTeX error ... Fonts: http://georgduffner.at/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-Regular.otf http://georgduffner.at/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-Regular.ttf -- luigi

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conditional format of headings
by Jan Pohanka 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Hello, is it possible to have some "conditional format"? I mean I'd like to have different vertical spacing for \section and \subsection when they follows immediately each other and when there is some text between them. best regards Jan -- Tato zpráva byla vytvořena převratnou poštovní aplikací Opery: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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problem with \characteralignmentmode=2
by Peter Münster 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Hi, How can I get rid of the space on the right side of the numbers please? --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- \starttext \bTABLE \chardef\characteralignmentmode=2 \setupTABLE[c][1][align=flushright, offset=0em, alignmentcharacter=., aligncharacter=yes] \setupTABLE[c][2][align=flushleft, offset=0em] \bTR \bTD 123 \eTD \bTD € \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD 123.4 \eTD \bTD € \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \stoptext --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- TIA for any help! -- Peter

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epub
by Hans Hagen 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Hi, I couldn't resist ... firefox has a nice 3d view of a page and this is how the context garden looks like. A nice tests for epubs. 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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Confused again :-)
by Bill Meahan 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

I'm getting a handle on page layout and headings but there are some things I haven't figured out. 1) How does one specify they want the "outer" margin to be a different size than the "inner" margin? "Outer," of course, is the right margin on a right-hand (odd) page and the left margin on a left-hand (even) page. 2) How does one put a frame around a margin? Layers? Overlay? \framedtext? 3) Am I correct I can use the "COMMAND" parameters in \setuplayout to specify there is some text to use as a marginal in the (chapter | section) header (using \margintext, I presume)? I am working on a couple of novels I want to typeset using ConTeXt since I think it will allow me to produce what I want for typographic style much easier than using LaTeX. I'm pretty adept at using LaTeX but brand new to ConTeXt. One of _my_ problems is so many examples on the wiki seem oriented towards people setting math which could not be farther from my intended usages. (Not that I'm unfamiliar with math, I have a degree in Physics and would have had a double degree in math except for a choice to take a different course (helpful in physics) instead of one mandatory for the math degree). Thanks! -- Bill Meahan K8QN "The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." -- William Arthur Ward This message is digitally signed with an X.509 certificate to prove it is from me and has not been altered since it was sent.

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expansion and \processaction
by Philipp Gesang 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

Hi all, my goal is a macro \definestates[foo][...,...] which takes a comma list and creates a monadic macro \foo[n]. \foo[n] should return either the nth item or, if (n > list length), a default. I thought the right tools were \processcommalist to generate the mapping n-><list item>, as well as \processaction to retrieve the items. But naively I didn’t consider expansion ... My code so far: ··8<···································································· \unprotect \def\definestates{\dodoubleempty\do_define_states} \def\do_define_states[#1][#2]{% \expandafter\edef\csname#1_states\endcsname{% \nstates0 %% this is supposed to be expanded so we employ the \raw... variety \rawprocesscommalist[#2]\add_one_state% unknown=>\dummystate,% default=>\dummystate,% }% \do_do_define_states{#1}% } \let\dummystate\empty \newcount\nstates \unexpanded\def\add_one_state#1{% \advance\nstates\plusone \the\nstates=>#1,% } \def\do_do_define_states#1{% \expandafter\def\csname#1\endcsname {\expandafter\dosingleempty\csname do_#1\endcsname}% \expandafter\def\csname do_#1\endcsname[##1]{% \iffirstargument % <[DBG] cmd:#1, state:##1>\par \edef\currentstates{\csname#1_states\endcsname}% %% At this point \currentstates should yield the whole mapping so %% we can use it with \processaction. But ... % \show\currentstates % \currentstates\par %% ... here it still contains %% \nstates 0 \rawprocesscommalist [foo,bar,baz] ... %% and the next directive has an empty result: \rawprocessaction[##1][\currentstates]% \fi }% } \protect \starttext \definestates[mystates][foo,bar,baz] %% At this point I’d like \mystates_states to contain (literally) %% “1=>foo,2=>bar,3=>baz,unknown=>,default=>,” %% so the following command \mystates[1] % -> foo %% would be equivalent to %% \processaction[1][1=>foo,2=>bar,3=>baz,unknown=>,default=>,] \mystates[2] % -> bar \mystates[42] % -> dummy \stoptext ··8<···································································· My question: How can I use \[raw]processcommalist in an expanded definition? How can I get \[raw]processcommalist to operate on the expansion of its second argument? Does this even make sense? If not, what is the proper way? I’d be grateful for any advice Philipp PS: Yeah, I could use Lua for it but that’s not the question.

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Tabulate and \EQ
by Wolfgang Schuster 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

Hi, in MkIV there is no space in front of the \EQ symbol in the second row while in MkII there is a space. \starttext \starttabulate \NC A \EQ B \NC\NR \NC Left \EQ Right \NC\NR \stoptabulate \stoptext Wolfgang

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new layer for letter
by Peter Münster 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

Hello, How can I create a new layer with the letter module? I've tried this, but it does not work: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- \usemodule[letter] \defineletterlayer[test] \defineletterelement[layer][test][default]{NEW LAYER} \setupletterlayer[test][alternative=default, x=3cm, y=3cm, state=start] \startletter Where is the \quote{NEW LAYER}? \stopletter --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- TIA for any hints! -- Peter

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multi-page floats
by Henning Hraban Ramm 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

Hi again, in my current book project there are sets of full-page graphics, where there’s first a drawing, to be printed on transparent paper, followed by a water colour picture as background, i.e. a series of right page: foreground graphic right page: background graphic The transparent pages are left out in pagination. Between chapters (i.e. stories), the following macro does what I want: \def\DoublePic#1{ \page[right] % foreground picture on transparent paper \setuppagenumbering[state=stop]\setuppagenumber[state=stop]\par \resetlayer[bg] \setlayer[bg]{\externalfigure[#1-fore][height=\dimexpr(\paperheight +6mm)]} \setupbackgrounds[page][background=bg] \strut\par % page needs some content \page[right] % background picture on normal paper \setuppagenumber[state=start]\par \resetlayer[bg] \setlayer[bg]{\externalfigure[#1-back][height=\dimexpr(\paperheight +6mm)]} \setupbackgrounds[page][background=bg] \strut\par \page \setuppagenumbering[state=start] } Now, the publisher would like to move the picture pages in the middle of the stories, i.e. I need them to float "here" without manual page breaking. How can I achieve that? I’d also appreciate enhancements to my macro above. (MkIV latest beta on OSX Intel.) Thank you very much in advance! Greetlings, Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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heading and a few lines at the end of a page
by Jan Pohanka 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

Hello, sometimes I get a heading and a single line (or two lines) at the end of the page and it does not look good? Is there any way (TeX or ConTeXt) to force pagebreak before heading in this case? Ideally I'd like to be able to specify the count of lines when this should occur. best regards Jan -- Tato zpráva byla vytvořena převratnou poštovní aplikací Opery: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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Broken chem module?
by Kip Warner 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Hey list, The following minimal does not appear to typeset the reaction properly in 2012.05.30. \starttext \placeformula[reaction:Sabatier Reaction] \startformula \inlinechemical{CO_2,+,4H_2,->,CH_4,+,2H_2O,+,heat} \stopformula \stoptext But maybe I am not doing something right. -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com

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gnuplot with ConTeXt standalone
by Xiao-Yong Jin 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Hi, I just tried out the ConTeXt standalone and found out it did not work with my gnuplot files. I have been using texlive 2011, which works fine. With the "context" command from standalone, the following error occurs, ----- Error begins ----- ! Undefined control sequence. system > tex > error on line 4 in file /Users/jin/pkgs/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-yes.mkiv: Undefined control sequence ... 1 %D \module 2 %D [ file=cont-yes, 3 %D version=2012.06.01, 4 >> %D title=\CONTEXT\ Miscellaneous Macros, 5 %D subtitle=Startup Stub, 6 %D author=Hans Hagen, 7 %D date=\currentdate, 8 %D copyright={PRAGMA ADE \& \CONTEXT\ Development Team}] 9 %C 10 %C This module is part of the \CONTEXT\ macro||package and is 11 %C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for 12 %C details. 13 14 % At some point I will reconsider the \starttext .. \stoptext \startGNUPLOTpage ->\begingroup \obeyMPlines \dostartGNUPLOTpage l.4 \startGNUPLOTpage ----- Error ends ----- I am not really sure which line is the error. Please excuse me if I pasted too much. The version of context from the standalone is ConTeXt ver: 2012.06.05 09:16 MKIV fmt: 2012.6.5 int: english/english As I have mentioned, the same file works fine with context in texlive 2011, which has version ConTeXt ver: 2011.05.18 18:04 MKIV fmt: 2012.4.5 int: english/english It looks like only two weeks difference. I thought I should pass along this issue to experts on the list. Thanks, Xiao-Yong

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Chapter layout with \structureuservariable and a makeup
by Marco 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Hi, I fail to use \structureuservariable to print a value on the page preceding a chapter. Example: \setuphead [chapter] [before=\setups{chap}, command=\myChap] \startsetups chap \startmakeup setups\crlf structureuservariable foo: \structureuservariable{foo} \stopmakeup \stopsetups \define[2]\myChap{% \startmakeup command\crlf structureuservariable foo: \structureuservariable{foo} \stopmakeup} \starttext \startchapter [title=First][foo=one] \input knuth \stopchapter \startchapter [title=Second][foo=two] \input knuth \stopchapter \stoptext Problems -------- \structureuservariable does not work with the “before” key. In the first chapter the value is empty and in the second chapter it has the value from the first one. That means, it is designed to be used with the “command” key. When used with the “command” key, the values are correct. However, the following chapter text always appears on the same page, even when a makeup or a manual page break is used. Additionally you have to mess around with the two arguments of \myChap, which easily leads to inconsistent spacing (that's why I used the “before” key in the first place). \setuphead doesn't seem to support a “setups=…” key, unfortunately. What would be the solution for this? Marco

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Changing math font - sansserif - sans serif
by Mathieu Dupont 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Hi mailing list, Could someone help me figuring out what is the simplest way to have all my math font without serif, in the small example below, without losing anything, such as my \tau parameter ? Thank you very much for any hint ! \enableregime[il1] \setupbodyfont[sansserif,11pt] \starttext \startformula \startalign \NC Q_{x_T}(H_0)\equiv Q(H_0)\NC=\sum_{H_1,\dots,H_{\tau^*-1}}\left(\prod_{\tau=0}^{\tau^*-1} h_{x_Tx_{T_0}}(H_\tau|H_{\tau+1})\;P_{x_{T_0}}(H_{\tau+1}|H_\tau)\right)\NR \NC\NC=\sum_{H_1,\dots,H_{\tau^*-1}}\left(\prod_{\tau=0}^{\tau^*-1} h_{x_Tx_{T_0}}(H_\tau|H_{\tau+1})\prod_{\tau=0}^{\tau^*-1}P_{x_{T_0}}(H_{\tau+1}|H_\tau)\right)\NR \NC\NC=\Epsilon_{P_{x_{T_0}}}\left[\prod_{\tau=0}^{\tau^*-1} h_{x_Tx_{T_0}}(H_\tau|H_{\tau+1})\right]\NR\stopalign \stopformula \stoptext Mathieu

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even odd page condition
by Pavel Dohnal 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Hello, is it possible to find if you’re on an odd or an even page in context? I want to do something like this: \def\makemytext#1{ %if page is even \rightaligned{#1} %else \leftaligned{#1} } Thanks for the answer. Pavel Dohnal

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line break after “/” (no hyphen)
by Alan Bowen 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

I dimly recall discussion of linebreaking after “/”, but have not been able to retrieve it from the archives. Can any one point to an explanation of how to make “/” a character that will admit a following linebreak (without hyphenation) in MKII? The aim is to break “….Montreal/Ottawa”, say, into “ …..Montreal/ Ottawa…...” Alan

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beta
by Hans Hagen 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Hi, I uploaded a beta that has a (first) update/cleanup of the context runner script. The most important changes are - no longer an option file (jobname.opt) - no longer stub files (for xml and cld) - handling of (most of the) ctx files happens elsewhere (job control) In principle all this should go unnoticed, although one might notice the difference in the call to luatex. 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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ntg-style error
by Meer, H. van der 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Using the NTG-style to reprocess an older article I get the following error: ConTeXt ver: 2012.03.10 13:15 MKIV ... ! Undefined control sequence. ... system > tex > error on line 358 in file exammaps2.tex: Undefined control sequence ... \setupfootnotedefinition ->\setupnotedefinition [\v!footnote ] l.358 \setupfootnotedefinition The style file is marked: %\module [ % file=s-map-se, % version=2005.02.03, % title=\CONTEXT\ Style File, % subtitle=\MAPS\ basis stijl, % author={Hans Hagen, Taco Hoekwater and Siep Kroonenberg}, % date=\currentdate, % copyright={NTG / MAPS}% %] Some change in the style file needed? Hans van der Meer

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postponing conflicts with footnotes
by Henning Hraban Ramm 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Me again... If a footnote doesn’t fit on the same page as its anchor, it gets placed on the next page - even if that’s a postponed one. I’d like to keep my postponed pages free of interfering text. \starttext \startpostponing[3] This page incidentally left blank. \page \stoppostponing \dorecurse{10}{ Weit hinten, hinter den Wortbergen, fern der Länder Vokalien \footnote{\input tufte} und Konsonantien\footnote{\input zapf} leben die Blindtexte. Abgeschieden wohnen Sie in Buchstabhausen an der Küste des Semantik, eines großen Sprachozeans. Ein kleines Bächlein namens Duden\footnote{\input knuth} fließt durch ihren Ort\footnote{Ort} und versorgt sie mit den nötigen Regelialien. Es ist ein paradiesmatisches Land, in dem einem gebratene Satzteile in den Mund fliegen. Nicht einmal von der allmächtigen Interpunktion werden die Blindtexte \footnote{Blindtext} beherrscht – ein geradezu unorthographisches Leben. Eines Tages aber beschloß eine kleine Zeile Blindtext, ihr Name war Lorem\footnote{\input dawkins} Ipsum, hinaus zu gehen in die weite Grammatik. Der große Oxmox\footnote{ox pollox} riet ihr davon ab, da es dort wimmele von bösen Kommata, wilden Fragezeichen und hinterhältigen Semikoli, doch das Blindtextchen ließ sich nicht beirren. Es packte seine sieben Versalien, schob sich sein Initial in den Gürtel und machte sich auf den Weg. Als es die ersten Hügel des Kursivgebirges erklommen hatte, warf es einen letzten Blick zurück auf die Skyline\footnote{Esmane} seiner Heimatstadt Buchstabhausen, die Headline von Alphabetdorf und die Subline\footnote{sublime} seiner eigenen Straße, der Zeilengasse. Wehmütig lief ihm eine rhetorische Frage über die Wange, dann setzte es seinen Weg fort. } \stoptext Greetlings, Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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Bistream Charter without any tfm files default font for MAPS style
by Mojca Miklavec 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Hello, Dick just asked me about a problem he experiences with some documents that he ships with MacTeX. One of them is Hans' article using MAPS style. It fails to work with both LuaTeX and pdfTeX. The first one because of that footnote definition and the second one because of Charter being the default font, something like: % type-one.mkii \starttypescriptcollection[charter] \starttypescript [serif] [charter] [ec,texnansi,8r] \definefontsynonym [Charter-Roman] [\typescriptthree-bchr8a] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Charter-Italic] [\typescriptthree-bchri8a] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Charter-Bold] [\typescriptthree-bchb8a] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Charter-BoldItalic] [\typescriptthree-bchbi8a] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Charter-Slanted] [\typescriptthree-bchr8a-slanted-167] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Charter-BoldSlanted][\typescriptthree-bchb8a-slanted-167] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Charter-Roman-Caps] [\typescriptthree-bchr8a-capitalized-800] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \loadmapfile[\typescriptthree-bitstrea-charter.map] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [serif] [charter] [name] \definefontsynonym [Serif] [Charter-Roman] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [Charter-Italic] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [Charter-Bold] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [Charter-BoldItalic] \definefontsynonym [SerifSlanted] [Charter-Slanted] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldSlanted] [Charter-BoldSlanted] \definefontsynonym [SerifCaps] [Charter-Roman-Caps] \stoptypescript \stoptypescriptcollection % maps style \starttypescript [map] [texnansi] \definetypeface[map][rm][serif][charter][default][encoding=\typescripttwo] \stoptypescript \usetypescript[map][texnansi] \setupbodyfont[map] \starttext test \stoptext Of course no given distribution provides "texnansi-bchb8a" and other tfm files at the moment, so the sample documents that Dick is providing are broken. I think it is a very bad idea to ship two broken documents as "see, here are two documents to show you what you can(not) do with ConTeXt". And then it breaks the very first moment when people try to compile it, give up, and never test ConTeXt again. On one hand we could replace the sample documents (looking for suggestions), but I think that those Charter definitions should really be replaced or fixed. What is the best way to do that? I'm not even sure where they came from except that Hans probably used texfont.pl one day to prepare tfm files ... TeX Live contains bchb8r CharterBT-Bold " TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont " <8r.enc <bchb8a.pfb bchbi8r CharterBT-BoldItalic " TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont " <8r.enc <bchbi8a.pfb bchbo8r CharterBT-Bold " .167 SlantFont TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont " <8r.enc <bchb8a.pfb bchr8r CharterBT-Roman " TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont " <8r.enc <bchr8a.pfb bchri8r CharterBT-Italic " TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont " <8r.enc <bchri8a.pfb bchro8r CharterBT-Roman " .167 SlantFont TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont " <8r.enc <bchr8a.pfb and on my hard drive I have /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/bitstrea/charter/bchb8a.afm /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/mathdesign/mdbch/bchb8a.afm but the font is not even closely covering EC and there are no texnansi tfm files in TeX Live. Taco - is the font actually used in MAPS? Mojca

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problem with switchtobodyfont
by Brian Landy 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Hi, I decided to give the latest minimals a test (I had been using 2012.01.16, updated to 2012.06.05 today), and noticed that switchtobodyfont no longer seems to work properly. Here is a small example: \starttypescript [cleartype] \definetypeface [\typescriptone] [rm] [serif] [constantia] [default] \definetypeface [\typescriptone] [ss] [sans] [calibri] [default] \stoptypescript< \usetypescript[cleartype]% \starttext {\switchtobodyfont[cleartype,serif,24pt]should be serif\par} {\switchtobodyfont[cleartype,sans,24pt]should be sans\par} \stoptext The problem appears to be applying in a font size the first time the font is loaded. For example, adding this line works: % typescript \starttext {\switchtobodyfont[cleartype,serif]\switchtobodyfont[24pt]} % new line {\switchtobodyfont[cleartype,serif,24pt]should be serif\par} {\switchtobodyfont[cleartype,sans,24pt]should be sans\par} \stoptext The point sizes have to match for this to work. It also works to add in \setupbodyfont[cleartype]; however, this isn’t helpful if there are multiple typescripts to use in the same document. I didn’t notice any mention of this in the list (apologies if I overlooked it) so assume this is a bug? Thanks! Brian

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A problem with arranging pages
by Marcin Borkowski 05 Jun '12

05 Jun '12

Hi, I'm preparing a leaflet in ConTeXt. The leaflet is typeset in a landscape orientation on an A6 sheet, and it is going to be printed 8 times on an A3 sheet. My problems are: 1. How to achieve such an effect using \setuparranging? \setuparranging[2*8] didn't work for me. (I'm using MkIV; below is a minimal example showing my problem.) \setuppapersize[A6,landscape][A3] \setuparranging[2*8] \starttext \dorecurse{15}{\input knuth } \stoptext 2. I'd like to get crop marks, in this case short (5mm) lines showing where to cut the sheet, located near the borders, but *within* the printable area. How to achieve this? Thanks in advance -- Marcin Borkowski http://mbork.pl

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request for two typical ConTeXt documents for newbies for MacTeX
by Mojca Miklavec 05 Jun '12

05 Jun '12

Hello, I have a tiny request. Can someone please suggest/provide a few typical ConTeXt documents, something that shows what ConTeXt can do, and/or is easy to understand at the same time. Dick includes those documents into MacTeX. Last year Hans sent a MAPS article describing LuaTeX tricks, but given some problems in MAPS style the document doesn't even typeset, but even after those problems are fixed, it would be nice to include a simple self-explanatory document showing off some functionality that is easy to achieve in ConTeXt (little & understandable code) and more difficult in pdfLaTeX. Basically anything to impress and keep a curious newbie. Mojca

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Error message (cont-yes.mkiv)
by Wolfgang Schuster 05 Jun '12

05 Jun '12

Hi, the new error message in the last beta isn’t very helpful. Example: \starttext \undefined \stoptext Terminal output: ! Undefined control sequence. system > tex > error on line 2 in file /Users/wolf/context/beta/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-yes.mkiv: Undefined control sequence ... 1 %D \module 2 >> %D [ file=cont-yes, 3 %D version=2012.06.01, 4 %D title=\CONTEXT\ Miscellaneous Macros, 5 %D subtitle=Startup Stub, 6 %D author=Hans Hagen, 7 %D date=\currentdate, 8 %D copyright={PRAGMA ADE \& \CONTEXT\ Development Team}] 9 %C 10 %C This module is part of the \CONTEXT\ macro||package and is 11 %C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for 12 %C details. l.2 \undefined ? Wolfgang

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high signs
by Hans Hagen 05 Jun '12

05 Jun '12

Hi, For those who deal with elementary math ... a couple of extra characters are provides (only in real math fonts): \setupbodyfont[xits] \starttext $\utfchar{"207A} 10$ $\utfchar{"207B} 10$ $\utfchar{"208A} 10$ $\utfchar{"208B} 10$ $\positivesign 10$ $\negativesign 10$ \stoptext (a prelude to more) 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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Math & other issues for TL 2012
by Mojca Miklavec 05 Jun '12

05 Jun '12

Hello, With TL freeze that is probably going to happen tomorrow (plus a few days of grace period): what is the current state of problems with math fonts, and possibly any other issues (apart from the known crash on mipsel & armel)? Is there anything else that doesn't work in minimals, but should be high on priority list to fix? Mojca

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placecontent after section command
by Jan Pohanka 05 Jun '12

05 Jun '12

Hello, This example works as expected \starttext \subject{Contents} \placecontent \section{One} \section{Two} \stoptext but when I replace \subject with \section like this \starttext \section{Contents} \placecontent \section{One} \section{Two} \stoptext the contents are not printed out... This behavior is same in MKII and MKIV. regards Jan -- Tato zpráva byla vytvořena převratnou poštovní aplikací Opery: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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Alignment in \framed
by Marcin Borkowski 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

Hi, I'd like to have a big \framed with a small text, positioned at the bottom left corner. I tried something like this: \starttext \framed[width=100mm,height=100mm,align={bottom,left}]{text} \stoptext but "text" appears in the exact opposite corner. What am I doing wrong? TIA -- Marcin Borkowski http://mbork.pl

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mtx-epub.lua
by Andy Thomas 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

Hello all, while working on my ebook, I found the following issues in mtx-epub.lua. Once a successful run is done, there is no need to try the other zippers. It also gives error messages, although everything is already done. Fix is attached. Then, I got confused about the error messages appearing 3 times and found an issue in texlua of TL2011 (beta-0.70.1-2011062107) as well as the newest standalone (beta-0.70.2-2012052309). Consider the following example: print(os.execute("abcxyz")) This gives in Lua 5.2: sh: abcxyz: command not found nil exit 127 But in texlua it does: sh: abcxyz: command not found 32512 This breaks the if conditional which becomes true, although there is no abcxyz command. If there are if statements such as this one in other places, they would not work as intended either. Andy 274,279c274,281 < if os.execute(format(zipper.uncompressed,epubfile,"mimetype")) then < os.execute(format(zipper.compressed,epubfile,"META-INF")) < os.execute(format(zipper.compressed,epubfile,"OPS")) < done = zipper.name < else < list[#list+1] = zipper.name --- > if not done then > if os.execute(format(zipper.uncompressed,epubfile,"mimetype")) then > os.execute(format(zipper.compressed,epubfile,"META-INF")) > os.execute(format(zipper.compressed,epubfile,"OPS")) > done = zipper.name > else > list[#list+1] = zipper.name > end

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Re: [NTG-context] System font searching suddenly stopped
by Hans Hagen 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

On 4-6-2012 18:53, Marco Pallante wrote: > Hans, sorry if I bother, but I still can't load the font. I'm using > TL12 pretest, > installed with the ConTeXt scheme and nothing else. > > Going further, I checked other system fonts and I found that ConTeXt doesn't > load any of them. No Delicious/Cantarel/DejaVu and so on (I'm on Debian). > > mtxrun --script font --list --all only shows me those fonts inside the > texmf tree. > I followed exactly the instructions in > http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts_in_LuaTeX#Building_the_font_database > but it doesn't work. > > Moreover, I tried to put one of these fonts inside the texmf tree (the > delicious), > both in /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/fonts/opentype/public/exljbris and > /usr/local/texlive/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/exljbris, > I rebuild the ls-R with texhash, then the font list in ConTeXt with > mtxrun --script font --reload, I also regenerated the ConTeXt data with > context --generate, but the delicious font doesn't appear in the list. > > I really don't know what to do. Can you give me a little help? \starttypescript [serif] [delicious] [name] \setups[font:fallback:serif] \definefontsynonym [Serif] [file:deliciousroman] [features=default] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [file:deliciousbold] [features=default] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [file:deliciousitalic] [features=default] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [file:deliciousbolditalic] [features=default] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [delicious] \definetypeface [delicious] [rm] [serif] [delicious] [default] \definetypeface [delicious] [tt] [mono] [dejavu] [default] \definetypeface [delicious] [mm] [math] [xits] [default] \stoptypescript \setupbodyfont[delicious] \starttext \input ward \stoptext the regular font is delicious-roman which might confuse your setup 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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setupcaptions stopper and separator
by Andy Thomas 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

Hi all, while trying to figure out all the functions that setupcaptions has, I stumbled trying to make stopper and separator work. MnWE: \useMPlibrary[dum] \starttext \section{One} \setupcaptions [figure] [way=bysection,prefixsegments=section,separator={A},stopper={B},suffix={C}] \startplacefigure[title={A rectangle with a caption. Not very interesting.},reference=fig1] \externalfigure[dummy][width=0.5\textwidth] \stopplacefigure \in{Figure}[fig1] \stoptext As far as I understand it, the separator changes the dot between the section and the figure number and the stopper is placed right after the figure number and used in references as well (which is different from suffix). Is that correct? Andy

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Multiple layers question
by Marcin Borkowski 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

Hi, I'd like to put a few things, placed absolutely on the page. I thought that layers are a good tool, but I can't make them do what I want. Assume that I want to have "Some text" near the top of the page and a huge "X" centered. I did this: \setuppagenumbering[state=stop] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=bkg] \definelayer[bkg][x=0mm,y=0mm,width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight] \setlayer[bkg] {\framed[frame=off,width=\paperwidth,height=50mm] {\switchtobodyfont[10mm]\tt Some text}} \setlayer[bkg] {\framed[frame=off,width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight] {\switchtobodyfont[240mm]\tt X}} \starttext \null \stoptext but only one layer appears (the "Some text" one). What am I doing wrong? Is there a better way to do it? TIA -- Marcin Borkowski http://mbork.pl

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transluency/transparency
by Jan Pohanka 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

Hello, is it possible to somehow set transluency or transparency of several objects? The example should clarify, what I need: I have a template for company documents, which has some text, lines and graphics (external pdf or png) in its footer. Now I want to make the header be less visible than the rest of the page. Surely I can set a color of the text to gray and edit the image, but is there some other way? best regards Jan -- Tato zpráva byla vytvořena převratnou poštovní aplikací Opery: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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ebook from project: hyphenation lost
by Henning Hraban Ramm 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

Ahoi, I never managed to get a proper eBook from a project, the content was mostly missing, a whole while even \setupbackend[export=yes] led to an error. At least that I don’t get an error any more, I’ll try to debug the missing content later. One bug I can nail down is: As soon as I add \setupbackend[export=yes] to my environment, all hyphens are lost! I.e. hyphenation takes place, but there’s no hyphen (an no space left for it). That doesn’t happen in a single document, so I can’t provide a minimal example. (Yesterday’s beta MkIV on OSX-Intel) Greetlings, Hraban

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ebook from project: observations/oddities
by Henning Hraban Ramm 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

(Yesterday’s beta in suite=minimals, OSX-Intel) With \setupbackend[export=example.xml,xhtml=example.xhtml,css=example.css] in my project’s environment, I get both "example.xml" and "example.xhtml" (as well as "example- images.css" and "example-style.css"), starting with the same content (up to line 857 in my case), but the .xhtml stops after the first \stoppart, while the .xml contains all four parts. mtxrun --script epub --make example insists on copying a file named exactly "example.xhtml" to the ePub tree. Using \setupbackend[export=example.xhtml,xhtml=test.xhtml,css=example.css] both "example.xhtml" and "test.xhtml" are identical, complete *and* both copied to the epub tree (ToC refers to test.xhtml, the other is ignored). Since none of my browsers or epub readers likes this XML format, I guess I’ll need to apply a XSL transformation to create HTML. Ok... Looking at "mtx-epub.lua" I understand why none of my setups (i.e. author, title) has any effect on the output. Seems like we need to fix that manually - unzip the epub, fix it, re- pack... But create the ToC manually?? Greetlings, Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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Re: [NTG-context] Zapf Dingbats font
by Alfredo Catalina 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

Ok, thanks Luigi. This is how I sorted it out, hope it may help someone. It looks like I should write a typescript and a symbol definition file, but I new to this and don't know how to do it yet. This is a workaround for the meantime: - Download the free True Type font "Zapf Dingbats BT" from http://www.ufonts.com/fonts/zapf-dingbats-bt.html - You should have got the file ufonts.com_zapf-dingbats-bt-2.ttf or an EXE file -an installer- - In windows 7 it may be installed by clicking "install" -context menu, right mouse click- - Generate Context font database: mtxrun --script fonts --reload - Check it's been read: mtxrun --script fonts --list --all --pattern=zapf* - You should have several lines like "zapfdingbatsbt zapfdingbatsitcbybtregular c:/windows/fonts/ufonts.com_zapf-dingbats-bt-2.ttf" - Finally this is how I get the characters I need: \definefont[zapfdingbats][ufonts.com_zapf-dingbats-bt-2.ttf at 10pt] \starttext Testing: {\zapfdingbats \char109} %shadowed white circle \stoptext

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“bodyfont %s is defined (can better be done global)”
by Philipp Gesang 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

Dear listmates, with \switchtobodyfont I get the interface message “fonts:14” from mult-mes.lua (“bodyfont %s is defined (can better be done global)”) which is kinda hard to grep for :( Example: \definebodyfont[42pt][rm][default] \starttext \switchtobodyfont [42pt] \setupbodyfont [42pt] \stoptext Which results in: ········································································ <... /> fonts > bodyfont 42pt is defined (can better be done global) fonts > bodyfont 50.4pt is defined (can better be done global) fonts > bodyfont 40.32pt is defined (can better be done global) <... /> ········································································ (\setupbodyfont doesn’t cause it.) It seems harmless but (a) I have a conditional font change that may repeat hundreds of times over the course of a document and it clutters my terminal, and (b) it’s a warning after all, so everything is not as it is supposed to be. What’s it telling me, and why? Philipp -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments

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Caption next to figure
by Andy Thomas 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

Hello all, I am trying to convert a document with a lot of small figures in the margin into a more kindle friendly format. In order to do that, I want to have a small figure in the text with an adjacent figure caption. How can I achieve that? I attached an example and a link how it is supposed to look like. \useMPlibrary[dum] \starttext \input tufte \startplacefigure[title={A rectangle with a caption.}] \externalfigure[dummy][width=0.5\textwidth] \stopplacefigure \input knuth \stoptext Andy https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9089117/small_figure_context.png

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space between footnotes
by Pablo Rodríguez 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

Hi there, I'm trying to add some space between footnotes, such as: \setupnotation[footnote][numbercommand=,inbetween=\hskip.25em] \starttext \dorecurse{5}{foot\footnote{note}} \stoptext But neither inbetween or before work here, only after seems to work (with beta from 2012.05.30). Am I missing something or have I hit a bug? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Process stops
by Alfredo Catalina 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

I am trying to process a document I wrote in 2009 using mkii. I am modifying it to work with mkiv. When I run context mydoc.tex the process starts and after some time it stops and shows an asterisk (*) waiting for a command. I then type in "\end", and it resumes. Finally it ouputs "mydoc.pdf". There are still some things to fix (ie section numbers) but in general the document is ok. I can't see any "error" message although I got a lot of "Overfull \hbox..." and "Underfull \hbox..." messages. What can be the reason?

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Zapf Dingbats font
by Alfredo Catalina 02 Jun '12

02 Jun '12

Can the Zapf Dingbats font be used in MKIV? I can't do it work I have downloaded the symb-uni-zapf.zip<http://dl.contextgarden.net/websitesarchive/atl/tex/symb-uni-zapf.zip> file from http://dl.contextgarden.net/websitesarchive/atl/tex/. Then I unpacked it and copied the .tfm, .enc and .map files in texmf-context/fonts as well as symb-uzd.tex in texmf-context/tex/context/third I then run mtxrun --script fonts --reload and context --generate I tried usetypescriptfile[symb-uzd.tex] \usesymbols[uzd] \symbol[Unicode Shadowed Shapes][LowerRightDrop-shadowedWhiteSquare] but it doesn't work. Any ideas?

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System font searching suddenly stopped
by Marco Pallante 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

Hello, Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm a novice ConTeXt user, switching from LaTeX and without so much time :( I made some time ago a very small test document using the nice Delicious font, which I put in /usr/share/fonts/opentype/exljbris/ (under Debian). This is the straightforward document: \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[Delicious] \mainlanguage [it] \setupbodyfont [10pt] \setupheadertexts [] \starttext Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet \stoptext It worked without a problem, as the pdf remembered me. Now, I tried to compile it again, but it doesn't find the Delicious font anymore; on the contrary, it doesn't find system fonts anymore. I followed the instructions in the TeX Live Guide, ran mtxrun --script fonts --reload and context --generate again, without any change. However, I noticed that the mtxrun doesn't walk into the /usr/share/fonts directory, but only inside those from TeX Live. Have you any idea of what's happening? If you need them I can attach the output of any of these scripts. Thank you very much for your help, Marco

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format generation fails in luat-fio.lua
by Philipp Gesang 31 May '12

31 May '12

Hi all, I hit this bug during “context --make” after today’s update. Can somebody confirm this? Must have been introduced since 2012.05.24 (according to the git logs, data-exp.lua has indeed been changed May 25). ········································································ ! LuaTeX error ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/data-exp.lua:97: invalid replacement value (a table) stack traceback: [C]: in function 'lpegmatch' ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/data-exp.lua:97: in function 'splitpathexpr' ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/data-exp.lua:145: in function 'expandedpathfromlist' ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/data-res.lua:343: in function 'identify_configuration_files' ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/data-res.lua:1521: in function 'load' ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/luat-fio.lua:31: in main chunk ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/luat-cod.lua:42: in function 'registercode' <main ctx instance>:1: in main chunk. \registerctxluafile ...ua.registercode("#1","#2")} ········································································ Logs: http://pastie.org/4004505 Best regards Philipp -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments

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\processmarkdownfile gobbles all starting with % or \
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 31 May '12

31 May '12

Hello, please see the example: ---- \usemodule[markdown] \starttext \startmarkdown AAA -4 % BBB aaa \% bbb \stopmarkdown \processmarkdownfile{t-MD.mkiv} % = This file \stoptext ---- When the t-MD.mkiv is processed by \processmarkdownfile, only "AAA -4" appears from the line "AAA -4 % BBB", so " % BBB" is ignored (skipped). When the percent sign is entered straightly in the \start/stop-markdown scope, it's shown OK. How to enter the percent sign into the file to be processed by \processmarkdownfile so that % is really typeset in the final document? TIA. Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka [mailto:LPr@pontex.cz] Pontex s. r. o. [mailto:pontex@pontex.cz] [http://www.pontex.cz] Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 244 062 238 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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how to write two or three single hyphens?
by Jan Pohanka 31 May '12

31 May '12

Hello, describing linux file permissions I would like to write rwx------ As I expected the hyphens are converted to two long dashes (excuse me if I missed the correct name), so I tried something like this rwx{-}{-}{-}{-}{-}{-} or rwx{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}- which works in latex, but in context I'm still getting the long dashes. How can I prevent this conversion, please? regards Jan -- Tato zpráva byla vytvořena převratnou poštovní aplikací Opery: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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MetaPost transformation
by Troy Henderson 31 May '12

31 May '12

I've encountered a MetaPost issue, and since many MetaPost users also use ConTeXt (and vice-versa), I am posting this question on both lists. The command > show identity rotated 270 yscaled 0.5; outputs (0,0,0,1,-0.5,0) as expected, while the command > show identity transformed (0,0,0,1,-0.5,0); errors with --- ! Missing `)' has been inserted. <to be read again> , l.26 ^^Ishow identity transformed (0,0,0,1, -0.5,0); --- I am using MetaPost 1.504, and the problem seems to be that MetaPost does not like me using the sextuple (0,0,0,1,-0.5,0) directly, but this is the most convenient method for me to describe my transformations. Is this a bug in MetaPost, or am I not allowed to use transformations directly with sextuples? Troy Henderson

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Argument to ConTeXt
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 31 May '12

31 May '12

Hello, please see the following calling cases: 1) context.exe t6.mkiv --address=6 2) context.exe t6.2.mkiv --address=6 Content ot both .mkiv is identical - just to print the passed address value: ---- \starttext A \directlua{print("@@@", document.arguments.address)} \stoptext ---- The former case gives expected: " ConTeXt ver: 2012.04.26 22:27 MKIV fmt: 2012.4.30 int: english/english ... @@@ 6 backend > xmp > using file 'c:/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdf-pdx.xml' ... " whilst the latter doesn't: " ConTeXt ver: 2012.04.26 22:27 MKIV fmt: 2012.4.30 int: english/english ... @@@ nil backend > xmp > using file 'c:/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdf-pdx.xml' ... " Is use of more dots in the file name prohibited? - I'm forced to do so, although personally I don't tend to do so... Any way how to solve the latter case (other than to rename the latter file)? TIA. Kind regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka [mailto:LPr@pontex.cz] Pontex s. r. o. [mailto:pontex@pontex.cz] [http://www.pontex.cz] Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 244 062 238 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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\definetype and ligatures
by Wolfgang Schuster 31 May '12

31 May '12

Hi, are ligatures etc. supposed to be active in verbatim commands? In the default \type command they are only disabled because \tt has “features=none” in the typescripts but since this isn’t the case for serif and sans you get ligatures. \definetype[test][style=\rm] \starttext \type{fi -- ---} \test{fi -- ---} \stoptext Wolfgang

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weird pdf bookmarks question
by Taco Hoekwater 31 May '12

31 May '12

Hi all, I have a question about PDF bookmarks. My Document goes like this (heavily simplified): \setupinteraction[state=start] \placebookmarks[chapter,section][chapter,section] \setupinteractionscreen[option=bookmark] \starttext \chapter[item1]{Overview} \startitemize \item[item4] bla \stopitemize \chapter[item2]{Two} Greetings! \chapter[item3]{Three} I don't know \chapter{Four} Oh no. \stoptext Now, what I would really like is if the link in the bookmarks for 'Four' jumps to the first page (where the 'item4' reference target lives) instead of to the fourth page (where the chapter header lives). The question is: is this possible, and if yes, how? To further complicate things, this is an old project that uses mkii, so lua-based solutions are not helpful. Thanks in advance for any pointers, Taco

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\setuplayout[location=duplex] not working? (probably since a year)
by Marco Pessotto 31 May '12

31 May '12

Hello there. I'm messing around with imposition schemas and I think I've hit a bug or a dropped feature (but documented in the printed manual). Minimal example: \setuppapersize[A5][A4] \setuplayout[location=duplex] \starttext \dorecurse{20}{ \input knuth } \stoptext As far as I can see, the duplex location is ignored, as the page is always put in the left corner. Am I doing something wrong? The behaviour is the same with the one-year-old ConTeXt from TeXlive2011. -- Marco

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alignment in a footer
by Jan Pohanka 31 May '12

31 May '12

Hello, I'm making a template for company documents and we need to have something similar in the footer \framed[frame=off,bottomframe=on,width=broad,align=flushleft]{\ss No part of this document may be reproduced, modified or disclosed to third parties in any form without the prior written permission of COMPANY. This document is copyrighted by COMPANY with all rights reserved.} \startoverlay {\leftaligned{title}} {\midaligned{1/1}} {\rightaligned{\externalfigure[jc_logo_small][width=4cm]}} \stopoverlay Unfortunately I have two problems with code above. I need to have the text and figure in overlay top aligned and also the text in the frame should have the exactly same width as the overlay. How can I achieve this please? best regards Jan -- Tato zpráva byla vytvořena převratnou poštovní aplikací Opery: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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Re: [NTG-context] [metapost] MetaPost transformation
by Dan Luecking 31 May '12

31 May '12

At 07:56 PM 5/30/2012, Troy Henderson wrote: >Well then in case anyone needs such a transformation, I've >constructed the (non-unique) transformation T > > > t:=angle(f,e); > > q:=e++f; > > p:=(c*f-d*e)/q; > > s:=(c*e+d*f)/(q**2); > > transform T; > > T:=identity rotated t xscaled p yscaled q slanted s shifted (a,b); > >This yields T=(a,b,c,d,e,f). You can implement something like what you wanted directly because, just as you can write equations for the parts of a pair, you can also write equations for the parts of a transform: vardef mktransform (expr a,b,c,d,e,f) = save T_; transform T_; xpart T_ = a; ypart T_ = b; xxpart T_ = c; xypart T_ = d; yxpart T_ = e; yypart T_ = f; T_ enddef; After this transform T; T := mktransform (1,2,3,4,5,6); show T; produces: >> (1,2,3,4,5,6) Regards, Dan Daniel H. Luecking Department of Mathematical Sciences Fayetteville, Arkansas http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/iaq.html

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graphictext fails
by Marco 30 May '12

30 May '12

Hi, the macro graphictext fails. In MkIV the resulting .mpy file is empty and no text is generated, MkII throws ! Missing `)' has been inserted. but finally creates the image. Example: \starttext \startMPcode graphictext "Test"; \stopMPcode \stoptext Marco

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bibtex sample file and possible bibtex bug
by Andy Thomas 30 May '12

30 May '12

Hello, while looking to include a citation in a sample document, I was wondering if the 'sample.bib' in 'standalone/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/bib/sample.bib' can be used the same way as e.g. '\input tufte', but I could not make it work. example document: \setupbibtex[database=sample,sort=author] \setuppublications[alternative=apa] \starttext document.\cite[Eijkhout1991] \placepublications[criterium=all] \stoptext Also note that the 'alternative=apa' line leads to 'publications > warning: unknown cite argument Eijkhout1991 on line \the\inputlineno' instead of the actual number. Andy

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A bibliography difficulty
by Alasdair McAndrew 30 May '12

30 May '12

In my list of references, I can't get the author or title (of journal article) to print. In my .tex file, I have the following lines: \usemodule[bib] \setuppublications[alternative=ams,refcommand=num,numbering=yes] and in my .bbl file the (so far) only reference is: \startpublication[k=birn06, t=article, a=D.~Birnbache, y=1999] \author{Dieter}{}{Birnbache} \title{The Socratic method in teaching medical ethics: Potentials and limitations} \pubyear{1999} \journal{Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy} \volume{2} \issue{3} \pages{219-224} \stoppublication However, when I typeset the file, the reference list consists of [1] , Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 2, 219 (1999). I'm a little confused about all the variables, commands and parameters. So - first, what am I doing wrong? Second, are there somewhere out there some example files of bibliography usage (I learn best by seeing what other people have done, and adapting that to my own ends)? Third: can I include the references in the body of the .tex file (as you can do with LaTeX and the thebibliography environment)? Thanks, Alasdair -- Blog: http://amca01.wordpress.com Web: http://sites.google.com/site/amca01/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alasdair.mcandrew

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Re: [NTG-context] Where is the documentation of the letter module
by Michael Green 30 May '12

30 May '12

On May 24, 2012, at 3:13 PM, Florian Wobbe wrote: > is there anyone else who knows where the current correspondence docu resides? I tried again to locate it but to no avail. I find the manual in these places. /tex/texmf-modules/doc/context/third/letter https://bitbucket.org/wolfs/correspondence/downloads There is some guidance about what's new in these messages: http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2012/064695.html http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2012/065039.html

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Is it possible to define a custom imposition schema? (sure it is, but how?)
by Marco Pessotto 30 May '12

30 May '12

Hello there. I'd need a custom imposition schema, just like the 2*4*2, but first the sheets will be folded, then inserted in signatures of 16 pages, and then finally bound. (They said the machine can fold only one sheet). I came up with 3 "solutions" (or 3 hacks, as you wish): 1. psutils/pstops 2. layers 3. hack page-imp.mkiv 1. The first solution would be the faster, but after spending a day on it I gave up, because I have endless issue with cropped pages, paper dimension not correctly set, and I only scratched the surface. I don't know if exists some support for psutils (doesn't look so), but I have the feeling that software is pretty dead. 2. Layers: I'm attaching the code below. Does it seem sensible, or is there a better way to do it? (I'll create a template from that, and will loop over every 16 pages with the usual perl hack). It seems to work, even if visually it looks a bit shifted to right (I can adjust it manually). [An alternate approach could be just various \hbox, but maybe the layer solution is better for absolute positioning] 3. page-imp.mkiv would be the best solution (obviously). I've dug a bit into the code, but I'm in deep waters. I can't understand where the sequence of the pages is defined. the \pusharrangedpageSCHEMA seems just to define the position inside the page, not the sequence of the shipped out page. Also, what are \c_page_marks_nx and \c_page_marks_ny? Any hint about how this machinery works? Thanks Best wishes % start draft \definepapersize[carta][width=320mm,height=440mm] \setuppapersize[carta][carta] \setuplayout [topspace=0pt, backspace=0pt, header=0pt, footer=0pt, margin=0pt, marking=on, width=320mm, height=440mm, location=middle] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided,location=] \setuprotate[location=depth,rotation=180] % \showframe \starttext % page one \definelayer[PageLayer1][position=no] \setuplayer [PageLayer] [preset=topleft, height=\paperheight,width=\paperwidth] \setlayer[PageLayer1][x=0mm,y=0mm]{ \rotate{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=13] } } \setlayer[PageLayer1][x=160mm,y=0mm]{ \rotate{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=4] } } \setlayer[PageLayer1][x=0mm,y=220mm]{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=16] } \setlayer[PageLayer1][x=160mm,y=220mm]{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=1] } \placelayer[PageLayer1] %%% page 2 \definelayer[PageLayer2][position=no] \setuplayer [PageLayer] [preset=topleft, option=test, height=\paperheight,width=\paperwidth] \setlayer[PageLayer2][x=0mm,y=0mm]{ \rotate{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=3] } } \setlayer[PageLayer2][x=160mm,y=0mm]{ \rotate{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=14] } } \setlayer[PageLayer2][x=0mm,y=220mm]{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=2] } \setlayer[PageLayer2][x=160mm,y=220mm]{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=15] } \placelayer[PageLayer2] %page 3 \definelayer[PageLayer3][position=no] \setuplayer [PageLayer] [preset=topleft, option=test, height=\paperheight,width=\paperwidth] \setlayer[PageLayer3][x=0mm,y=0mm]{ \rotate{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=9] } } \setlayer[PageLayer3][x=160mm,y=0mm]{ \rotate{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=8] } } \setlayer[PageLayer3][x=0mm,y=220mm]{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=12] } \setlayer[PageLayer3][x=160mm,y=220mm]{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=5] } \placelayer[PageLayer3] % page 4 \definelayer[PageLayer4][position=no] \setuplayer [PageLayer] [preset=topleft, option=test, height=\paperheight,width=\paperwidth] \setlayer[PageLayer4][x=0mm,y=0mm]{ \rotate{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=7] } } \setlayer[PageLayer4][x=160mm,y=0mm]{ \rotate{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=10] } } \setlayer[PageLayer4][x=0mm,y=220mm]{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=6] } \setlayer[PageLayer4][x=160mm,y=220mm]{ \externalfigure[libretto.pdf][page=11] } \placelayer[PageLayer4] \stoptext -- Marco

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Spacing for {\cal P} in XITS
by Janne Junnila 29 May '12

29 May '12

Hi, I just noticed that the spacing after ${\cal P}$ looks a bit too tight (non-existent?) while using XITS fonts. \setupbodyfont[xits] \starttext The spacing of ${\cal P}$ looks like this. \stoptext I'm not sure if the other calligraphic letters are totally fine either, but this one caught my eye. I suppose it's a font issue. Any ideas? Best regards, Janne Junnila

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Apology
by yuji sakai 29 May '12

29 May '12

Good day! I would like to apologize for whatever trouble my earlier post caused the message archive system. Rest assured that no ill intention was behind that. Honestly, I haven't been posting anything for quite a while now, and I have already forgotten how to... At least in a proper way. I was caught up in the middle of something earlier as I was trying to look for a solution to my problem when I posted my query. It was only after Mojca called my attention just now that I noticed that I have not deleted the rest of the unrelated posts in the bulletin that I used to reach the mailing list. Only now did I realize what a mess that has caused. I am still learning the ropes in using ConTeXt MKIV. But instead of asking questions about the things that I needed done, I have done my best to search for the answers myself. Only when I feel (at the time) that my search has been futile do I come to this mailing list for help... And that is as a last resort. To Aditya, thank you very much for your very prompt reply. I already knew the unicode for the recipe sign prior to posting my inquiry, and was hoping there would be another way to do it. At the time of posting, I was having problems typesetting unicode characters in MKIV but soon figured that out by the time I received Aditya's response. But nonetheless, I am grateful for Aditya's help. Cheating, I believe, has a connotation of one bypassing the norms to gain undue advantage over others. To that, I refuse to admit that what I did earlier was cheating. As I have said, I had no intention of disrupting this message board. It was a careless mistake on my part. Anyway, thank you all for your help. Joel

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Math fonts in TeXLive 2012
by Tim Steenvoorden 29 May '12

29 May '12

Hi all, I'm testing some math fonts with ConTeXt in the current TeXLive pretest (2012.05.25 18:21). I'm not sure which are supposed to work with MKIV, but I found typescripts for the following ones in type-imp-*.mkiv which are also included in TeXLive: * Latin Modern * Euler * Asana * Palatino (px) * Times (tx) * Utopia (mathdesign) * Charter (mathdesign) * Garamond (mathdesign) * Antykwa Torunska * Iwona * Kurier * Xits Compiling the example in the attachment I found than Euler and all Mathdesign derivatives are not working. Does anyone know if Millenial will be supported by TeXLive 2012? Also MKII supported Fourier (for Utopia and Schoolbook). What is the status of this font in MKIV? Cheers, Tim P.S. Euler is working in the 2012.05.26 16:40 Standalone version.

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pushing margintext up
by Andy Thomas 29 May '12

29 May '12

Hello all, is there a way for margintext to 'respect' the lower border of the page and push the margintext up, pushing other margintexts upwards while doing so? example: \definepapersize[wissenschaft][width=170mm,height=240mm] \setuppapersize [wissenschaft] \setuplayout [topspace=40pt, header=0pt, headerdistance=0pt, backspace=42pt, leftmargin=0pt, width=280pt, height=560pt, rightmargindistance=20pt, rightmargin=100pt, footer=0pt] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setupmargindata [margintext] [location=outer, width=100pt, align=flushouter] \starttext \showframe \input tufte \input tufte \input tufte\margintext{This is too low, if there are many words in this note.} \stoptext Kind of hard to explain, I hope the example makes everything clear. Andy

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Small integral signes with Palatino
by Tim Steenvoorden 29 May '12

29 May '12

Dear list, Have some problems with the latest beta. I get small integral signs when using Palatino math (see minimal example in attachment). Any clou? ConTeXt version: 2012.05.18 23:50, Mac OS X 10.6.8 Regards, Tim

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How to typeset recipe symbol for a doctor's prescription pad
by yuji sakai 29 May '12

29 May '12

Good day! Been trying to typeset a prescription pad template for a doctor but am stumped at the recipe symbol. Searched the internet for help but I just couldn't find it. Hope someone who has tried using this symbol in MKIV can help me with this one. Thanks. Joel Mendoza ------------------------------ *From:* "ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl" <ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl> *To:* "ntg-context(a)ntg.nl" <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> *Sent:* May 29, 2012 3:27 AM *Subject:* ntg-context Digest, Vol 95, Issue 102 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: thelabel problem (luigi scarso) 2. Re: Missing "missing character" warning (Hans Hagen) 3. Re: thelabel problem (luigi scarso) 4. Re: thelabel problem (Alfredo Catalina) 5. Re: Missing "missing character" warning (Hans Hagen) 6. Re: \footnote numbering starting with 3 (Marco Pessotto) 7. Re: Math fonts in TeXLive 2012 (Tim Steenvoorden) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 21:06:01 +0200 From: luigi scarso To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Subject: Re: [NTG-context] thelabel problem Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 8:54 PM, Alfredo Catalina wrote: > Contents of the log file: > > (kk.tex > ConTeXt? ver: 2011.05.18 18:04 MKIV? fmt: 2012.5.28? int: english/english > system????????? > cont-new.mkiv loaded Ah --- are you running mkiv ? It's ok with mkii, ie mtxrun texexec kk.tex I need to check with mkiv, ie context kk.tex -- luigi ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 21:15:47 +0200 From: Hans Hagen To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Cc: Taco Hoekwater , Mojca Miklavec Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Missing "missing character" warning Message-ID: <4FC3CEE3.4070801(a)wxs.nl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 28-5-2012 20:51, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: >> On 28-5-2012 18:26, Marco Pessotto wrote: >> >>> After a lot of mumbling by myself... Is there a reason not to have the >>> fonts.missing tracker enabled by default? Performance hit? >> >> indeed > > Still, given the large amount of data that gets printed during a > compilation (it is basically impossible to figure out if something > goes wrong without carefully looking at the log), I would also support > the idea to print missing characters by default. > > I'm also contemplating a different idea (after TL): wouldn't it be > nice if ConTeXt (luatex) would print warnings (missing image, missing > module, missing character, ...) in colour (if that's supported), to > make it clearly stand out from the rest? > > clang and CMake use that regularly for example. > > Mojca > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context(a)ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > ___________________________________________________________________________________ -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 3 Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 21:16:25 +0200 From: luigi scarso To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Subject: Re: [NTG-context] thelabel problem Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 9:06 PM, luigi scarso wrote: > Ah --- are you running mkiv ? > It's ok with mkii, ie > mtxrun texexec kk.tex > > I need to check with mkiv, ie > context kk.tex mkiv has draw externalfigure while mkii has externalfigure This is ok \starttext Testing \startuseMPgraphic{gh} picture pic; numeric u; u:=1; textX:=87.51u; textY:=96.31u; pic:=thelabel.urt(btex {Test} etex scaled 1.00,(0,0)); draw pic shifted (textX, textY); draw externalfigure "mill.png" xscaled 80.13u yscaled 60.09u shifted (69.85u,20.30u) ; \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{gh} \stoptext Also search "externalfigure" vs. "draw externalfigure" in metafun in this ml -- luigi ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 21:20:03 +0200 From: Alfredo Catalina To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Subject: Re: [NTG-context] thelabel problem Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" This is what I get with "mtxrun texexec kk.tex" This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.4-1.40.13 (TeX Live 2012/W32TeX) (format=cont-en 2012.5.28) 28 MAY 2012 21:18 entering extended mode \write18 enabled. (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/web2c/natural.tcx) **kk.tex (./kk.tex ConTeXt ver: 2012.05.26 16:40 MKII fmt: 2012.5.28 int: english/english system : cont-new.mkii loaded (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkii FatalError : Your format does not match the base files! FormatVersion : 2012.05.26 16:40 MKII FilesVersion : 2011.05.18 18:04 ) ) Here is how much of TeX's memory you used: 47 strings out of 255946 829 string characters out of 1273077 2595900 words of memory out of 4000000 41195 multiletter control sequences out of 15000+100000 7 words of font info for 0 fonts, out of 2000000 for 5000 397 hyphenation exceptions out of 8191 20i,0n,15p,81b,471s stack positions out of 10000i,500n,10000p,4000000b,50000s No pages of output.

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Re: [NTG-context] thelabel problem
by Alfredo Catalina 28 May '12

28 May '12

Yes!!! It works!! Now I can use both commands and it works! I very much appreciate your support. Thanks Luigi! On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 10:20 PM, luigi scarso <luigi.scarso(a)gmail.com>wrote: > On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Alfredo Catalina > <alfredo.catalina(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > This is what I get with "mtxrun texexec kk.tex" > > > > This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.4-1.40.13 (TeX Live 2012/W32TeX) > > (format=cont-en 2012.5.28) 28 MAY 2012 21:18 > > entering extended mode > > \write18 enabled. > > (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/web2c/natural.tcx) > > **kk.tex > > (./kk.tex > > ConTeXt ver: 2012.05.26 16:40 MKII fmt: 2012.5.28 int: > english/english > > system : cont-new.mkii loaded > > (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkii > > FatalError : Your format does not match the base files! > > FormatVersion : 2012.05.26 16:40 MKII > > FilesVersion : 2011.05.18 18:04 > > Hm, try > mtxrun texexec --make > and > context --make > > Both are ok at my end. > > -- > luigi >

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problem with cow font
by Peter Münster 28 May '12

28 May '12

Hi, About one year ago, the following example worked fine, but with the latest beta, the text is no more centred: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- \setupbodyfont[cow] \starttext \framed[height=1cm, align=lohi]{bla\par bla} \stoptext --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Workaround: "\vskip-3.8ex" -- Peter

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ConTeXt MKIV 2012.05.22 and \footnote
by Alan Bowen 28 May '12

28 May '12

The latest ConTeXt MKIV (standalone) does not produce footnotes. \startcomponent Stuff\footnote{a note.} \stopcomponent This will show “Stuff” with a footnote call but no footnote appears at the bottom of the page. All is as it should be with MKII. Alan

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