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transparency in latest beta (mlib)
by Peter Rolf 19 Oct '11

19 Oct '11

Hi, I just tested the latest beta (2011.10.19 00:02) and get some curious results for transparent colors. For example \nopdfcompression \setupcolors[state=start] % mkii works \startMPpage fill unitsquare scaled 100 withcolor transparent(1,.5,red); \stopMPpage gives me an opaque(!) and very dark red (r=.12,a=1,t=1). Can someone confirm this? Regards, Peter This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.70.1-2011051907 (rev 4277)

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Arranging: corruption of lists
by Willi Egger 19 Oct '11

19 Oct '11

Hello, I compiled a book with 353 pages... What I did: 1. compile the boek without arranging. This gives a correct TOC, correct lists of figures and tables. 2. compile the boek once with arranging enabled. This results in correct arrangement, however all lists are corrupted, wrong sorting and the page references are all wrong. I used: ConTeXt ver: 2011.10.19 00:02 MKIV fmt: 2011.10.19 int: english/english Willi

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[m-chart] Connections
by Marco 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Hi, I cannot figure out how to connect to the bottom right point (the small red one). Anyway, in the manual the shortcuts to address the individual points are not really explained. I blindly guess: tm - top middle t - top middle bl - bottom left br - bottom right bm - bottom centre b - bottom centre … However, in the following example it doesn't work. Any ideas? %%%%%%%%%%%%% \usemodule [chart] \setupFLOWcharts [option=test] \startFLOWchart [mychart] \startFLOWcell \name {foo} \location {1,1} \shape {action} \text {Foo} \stopFLOWcell \startFLOWcell \name {bar} \location {1,2} \shape {action} \text {Bar} %\connection [tmbl] {foo} % left \connection [tmbr] {foo} % also left ?? \stopFLOWcell \stopFLOWchart \starttext \FLOWchart [mychart] \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%%% Regards Marco Patzer

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A special case: hiding section head information in the text but still keeping the TOC entry
by Willi Egger 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Hi all, I had to deal with a special case. In my document there are only sections and subsections. The section titles are placed in a different place than they naturally would occur according to the coding in the text. What I needed to do is to hide the section title, having no placeholder/white space inserted but still keeping the entry in the TOC. \setuphead [section] [placehead=hidden] \setuptexttexts[{\placerawheaddata[section]} The first setup hides the title completely and does not insert any whitespace. It causes on the other hand, that the TOC entry is also hidden/gone. With the second command the data are flushed and end up in the TOC. Thank you Hans for providing this solution! I edited the following page on the wiki and added also a short test. http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Chapters_headers#Chapter_headers Willi

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SimpleFonts: no italic and bold
by Andreas Schneider 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Hi, I'm currently trying to use our corporate identity font face for internal documents, however neither bold nor italic seem to work. I try to load it with: \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[telegrotesk] The fonts reported by mtxrun --script font --list --all contains: telegroteskfet telegroteskfett c:/windows/fonts/t036016t_v21.ttf telegroteskfetnormal telegroteskfett c:/windows/fonts/t036016t_v21.ttf telegroteskfett telegroteskfett c:/windows/fonts/t036016t_v21.ttf telegroteskhal telegroteskhalb c:/windows/fonts/t036014t_v21.ttf telegroteskhalb telegroteskhalb c:/windows/fonts/t036014t_v21.ttf telegroteskhalnormal telegroteskhalb c:/windows/fonts/t036014t_v21.ttf telegrotesknor telegrotesknorm c:/windows/fonts/t036013t_v21.ttf telegrotesknorm telegrotesknorm c:/windows/fonts/t036013t_v21.ttf telegrotesknornormal telegrotesknorm c:/windows/fonts/t036013t_v21.ttf The --info output for normal ... mtx-fonts | mapping : telegrotesknornormal mtx-fonts | fontname: telegrotesknorm mtx-fonts | fullname: telegrotesknor mtx-fonts | filename: c:/windows/fonts/t036013t_v21.ttf mtx-fonts | family : telegrotesknor mtx-fonts | weight : normal mtx-fonts | style : normal mtx-fonts | width : normal mtx-fonts | variant : normal mtx-fonts | subfont : mtx-fonts | fweight : conflict: book mtx-fonts | mtx-fonts | gpos features: mtx-fonts | mtx-fonts | feature script languages mtx-fonts | mtx-fonts | kern dflt dflt mtx-fonts | latn dflt mtx-fonts | mtx-fonts | gsub features: mtx-fonts | mtx-fonts | feature script languages mtx-fonts | mtx-fonts | tlig all all mtx-fonts | trep all all ... and bold: mtx-fonts | mapping : telegroteskfetnormal mtx-fonts | fontname: telegroteskfett mtx-fonts | fullname: telegroteskfet mtx-fonts | filename: c:/windows/fonts/t036016t_v21.ttf mtx-fonts | family : telegroteskfet mtx-fonts | weight : normal mtx-fonts | style : normal mtx-fonts | width : normal mtx-fonts | variant : normal mtx-fonts | subfont : mtx-fonts | fweight : conflict: book mtx-fonts | mtx-fonts | gpos features: mtx-fonts | mtx-fonts | feature script languages mtx-fonts | mtx-fonts | kern dflt dflt mtx-fonts | latn dflt mtx-fonts | mtx-fonts | gsub features: mtx-fonts | mtx-fonts | feature script languages mtx-fonts | mtx-fonts | tlig all all mtx-fonts | trep all all What would be the preferred way to setup the font in this scenario? Thanks in advance! -- Best Regards, Andreas Schneider

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ANN: Metappeal 0.1.0
by Nicola 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

Hi, although the following is an announcement of a pure MetaPost library, I thought that it might be of interest to this list, given the tight integration of MetaPost with ConTeXt. Metappeal is an extension to Plain MetaPost, providing a lightweight framework for consistent development in MetaPost. Metappeal 0.1.0 is the second release of this newborn project, bringing you new prominent features: - classes and templates; - delegation; - new basic data structures (bigints, bigstrings); - much better documentation (which is different from "very good documentation"). in addition to a unit testing framework, other data structures (arrays, records, stacks, lists, trees, mboxes, ...) and parametrized code blocks. Nothing graphical yet, sorry, apart from mboxes (getting classes right was hard enough). Metappeal is available from: http://users.dimi.uniud.it/~nicola.vitacolonna/home/content/metappeal and feedback is welcome. Happy MetaPost development! Nicola

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\cite doesn't work correctly
by Steffen Wolfrum 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

Hi, the \cite command behaves strange, when used in projects: The expected output would be: Me and You; Name, P..Test.. but it is only ; Name, P..Test.. And this result is the same when run from product or from component. Could you have a look a the really very minimal example attatched, please? Thank you, Steffen

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arguments on context call
by Meer, H. van der 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

The "context --help" shows the following option: --arguments=list set variables that can be consulted during a run (key/value pairs) It looks like something I need at the moment. There seems to be no further information on it, at least not be searching the wiki with "context arguments". I have the two questions: (1) how is the list given? context arguments=key1=value1,key2=value2 or context arguments="key1=value1,key2=value2" or otherwise (2) how are these values picked up inside the TeX-run for use in typesetting? Hans van der Meer

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xmldir
by Andreas Harder 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

Hello, I would like to use some tricks described in xmldir manual (only with MkIV) but mtxrun --script tool --dirtoxml stops with /Users/ah/context-old/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/mtxrun:3248: bad argument #1 to '(for generator)' (directory metatable expected, got nil) Regards Andreas

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Spurious space when using space=on with \startlines
by Marco 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

Hi, \startlines with the space=on option produces a spurious space. Is that intended? I don't see a reason to introduce a space. %%%%%%%%%%%% \setuplines [style=mono] \starttext % for <whatever> \startlines for <{\it whatever}> \stoplines % for < whatever> \startlines [space=on] for <{\it whatever}> \stoplines % Workaround % for <whatever> \startlines [space=on] for <{\it{}whatever}> % or for<{\it whatever}> \stoplines \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%% Regards Marco Patzer

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luatex math font
by Andreas Richter 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

Hello, compiling the following with 'context' \starttext \startformula J:\blackboard{R}^\infty \rightarrow \blackboard{R},f \mapsto J[f] \stopformula \stoptext produces a blackboard 'J' character in J[f] instead of a $J$. The log file contains: system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded fonts > virtual math > unable to resolve name mapsfromchar fonts > fallback modern rm 12pt is loaded mkiv lua stats > luatex banner - this is luatex, version beta-0.70.1-2011052008 if this is of any help. Andreas

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MetaFun: hlintext: `! Missing `)' has been inserted.`, `formatstr: ! Not implemented: (pair)-(unknown numeric).`
by Paul Menzel 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

Dear ConTeXt folks, trying to draw a grid and label it, I get an error when using the (alsa attached) example from the MetaFun manual [1]. \starttext \startMPcode drawoptions(withpen pencircle scaled .25pt withcolor .5white) ; draw hlingrid(0, 20, .2, 20cm, 10cm) ; draw vloggrid(0, 10, .5, 10cm, 20cm) ; drawoptions(withpen pencircle scaled .50pt) ; draw hlingrid(0, 20,1, 20cm, 10cm) ; draw vloggrid(0, 10,1, 10cm, 20cm) ; fmt_pictures := false ; % use TeX as formatting engine textextoffset := ExHeight ; % a variable set by ConTeXt draw hlintext.lft(0, 20,5, 20cm, "@3e") ; draw vlogtext.bot(0, 10,9, 10cm, "@3e") ; \stopMPcode \stoptext I am using an older version of ConTeXt Standalone. ConTeXt ver: 2011.07.22 17:23 MKIV fmt: 2011.7.25 int: english/english Looking at the log output I could not figure out the original error. Please find the log file attached. Searching the Web I found other threads dealing with this issue. But adding \forceMPTEXgraphictrue as suggested in [2] it does not solve the problem either. Thanks, Paul [1] http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/metafun-s.pdf [2] http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2004/005007.html

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Difference in doifinset in MkII and MkIV
by Aditya Mahajan 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

The following works in MkIV but fails in MkIV: \unprotect \def\!!yesandon{yes,on} \doifinsetelse{yes}\!!yesandon {\writestatus{TEST}{YES}} {\writestatus{TEST}{NO}} \protect This can be fixed by changing the definition \def\p!doifinsetelse#1#2#3#4% {\donefalse \edef\!!stringa{#3}% \ifx\!!stringa\empty \else - \processcommalist[#4]\p!docheckiteminset + \processcommacommand[#4]\p!docheckiteminset \fi \ifdone\expandafter#1\else\expandafter#2\fi} Can this be changed in syst-gen.mkii? Thanks, Aditya

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Lucida \colon, \lll, \ggg
by Hans van der Meer 15 Oct '11

15 Oct '11

I see dat in Lucida (I am using \setupbodyfont[lucida,sans,10pt]) various math symbols are recognized (no error) but their glyphs stay empty in the typeset product. I know there has been some discussion on Lucida and talk of "forgetting pfb's" and waiting for an opentype version. But can this be remedied fairly simply? I am somewhat attached to Lucida and would like to keep using it. Otherwise, is there some good (free) font selection to replace it, even if for the time being? Especially the fit with monotye and math I deem important. Thanks in advance, Hans van der Meer

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Exporting verbatim text
by Aditya Mahajan 15 Oct '11

15 Oct '11

Hi, In the vim module, I use vim to generate TeX code that looks roughly as ~~~ \SYN[Type]{public} \SYN[Type]{static} \SYN[Type]{void} main\SYN[javaParen]{(}String args\SYN[javaParen]{)} \{ System.out.println\SYN[javaParen]{(}\SYN[Constant]{"Hello World"}\SYN[javaParen]{)} ; \} ~~~ When generating pdf output, I simply set appropriate catcodes so that the line breaks and leading white spaces are significant. However, when exporting to xml, leading white space is ignored while line break is translated to <break/>. How can I export in such a way that leading white spaces are preserved (and ideally no <break/> is generated, but I can deal with that using CSS). Aditya

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No \colon with pxmath
by Andreas Harder 15 Oct '11

15 Oct '11

Hi, the colon sign disappears if one uses pxmath fonts (latest beta MkIV). \setupbodyfont[palatino] % not OK % \setupbodyfont[asana] % OK \startTEXpage $a:b$\par $a\colon b$ \stopTEXpage Regards Andreas

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Item-referencing broken in latest beta
by Andreas Harder 15 Oct '11

15 Oct '11

Hi, here is a test file: \startcomponent test \startitemize[n] \item[itm:1] test \stopitemize In \in{item}[itm:1] \stopcomponent and the relevant log excerpt: references > itm:1={ { ["error"]="unknown inner", ["inner"]="itm:1", ["reference"]="itm:1", }, ["n"]=1, ["prefix"]="test", ["reference"]="itm:1", } references > unknown reference [test][itm:1] Greeting Andreas

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Fatal Error Return Code 70
by Kip Warner 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

Hey list, I am trying to compile a book typeset in ConTeXt. I am running the following version: $ context --version resolvers | resolving | loading configuration file 'selfautodir:/share/texmf/web2c/contextcnf.lua' resolvers | resolving | loading configuration file '/usr/share/texmf/web2c/contextcnf.lua' mtx-context | main context file: /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/context.mkiv mtx-context | current version: 2011.10.10 13:38 The hardware I am running ConTeXt on is mips64el (little endian, I think). The error message with nothing that I can see all that unusual before it is: mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 70 ...and then it bails. -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com

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Creating a new page in the wiki
by Marco 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

Hi, I stumbled upon the problem of how to add a command to the command reference in the wiki. More general: How to add a new page (not editing an existing one)? Am I missing the obvious? What is the secret trick? Marco

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Re: [NTG-context] nice friends-book with ConText - quite ready
by Jan Heinen 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

Hello it was a ConText-night, and as a newby I learned a lot about ConText :-) Here is what I wanted to get: http://www.imagebanana.com/view/f4o3un2c/Entwurffriends.png And here are my results: http://www.imagebanana.com/view/8vq30irn/ContextLayers.png There are only little things which could be improved: How?? 1. where comes the frame around the foto from? How can I switch it off? 2. There is a thin white line between layer A and the Infobox. How to rid of it? 3. How can I get padding into the Infobox? top, botttom, right and left And here is my code for everyone who likes the layout of my friends-book ;-) \definelayer[Kontaktdaten][x=20mm,y=30mm,width=65mm,height=30mm,state=start] \setupbackgrounds[paper][setups=ALayer,background=Kontaktdaten,state=start] \starttext \strut \setlayerframed[Kontaktdaten][background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgreen,width=10mm,height=130mm,frame=off,hoffset=-20mm,voffset=145mm,align=right]{A} \setlayerframed[Kontaktdaten][background=color,backgroundcolor=darkgreen,width=10mm,height=60mm,frame=off,hoffset=-20mm,voffset=85mm,align=right]{B} \setlayerframed[Kontaktdaten][background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgreen,width=60mm,height=175mm,frame=off,hoffset=-10mm,voffset=100mm,align=right]% {Infobox:\crlf Peter\crlf New York\crlf 0171/782801\crlf test(a)test.de} \setlayerframed[Kontaktdaten][width=30mm,height=40mm,frame=\LayoutTest,hoffset=-10mm,voffset=60mm][strut=no,offset=overlay]% {\externalfigure[niceImage][width=30mm,height=40mm]} \page \stoptext Regards Jannis

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Behaviour of \tfx versus \tfa
by Hans van der Meer 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

I found the following disparity in behaviour between \tfa, etc. and \tfx, \tfxx: \tfa, \tfb etc. do change mathsize too, but \tfx, \tfxx do not % These remedy it: \let\orgtfx\tfx \let\orgtfxx\tfxx \def\tfx{\orgtfx\dosetcurrentfontsize{x}} \def\tfxx{\orgtfxx\dosetcurrentfontsize{xx}} Is the difference intentional? Or is Hans willing to incorporate the change in a next beta? Hans van der Meer

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bug in latest beta
by luigi scarso 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > Hi, > > I uploaded a new beta. There are a few new things and some changes: > > Error This is MetaPost, version 1.504 (kpathsea version 6.0.0) (/opt/luatex/standalone-2011/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/ metafun.mp(/opt/luatex/standalone-2011/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/metafun.mpii (/opt/luatex/standalone-2011/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/mp-base.mpii Preloading the plain mem file, version 0.63) (/opt/luatex/standalone-2011/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/ mp-tool.mp) (/opt/luatex/standalone-2011/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/mp-spec.mpii) (/opt/luatex/standalone-2011/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/mp-core.mpii) (/opt/luatex/standalone-2011/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/ mp-page.mp) (/opt/luatex/standalone-2011/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/ mp-text.mp) (/opt/luatex/standalone-2011/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/ mp-txts.mp) (/opt/luatex/standalone-2011/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/ mp-shap.mp) (/opt/luatex/standalone-2011/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/ mp-butt.mp) ! I can't open file `mp-char.mpii'. l.40 input mp-char.mpii ; Please type another input file name: -- luigi

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\startmode and \ignorespaces
by Hans van der Meer 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

A little while ago I asked whether \doifmode and friends should have an \ignorespaces at the end. Hans Hagen answered "no" and after some reasoning (probably along the same lines as his) I agree with him. Thus one uses in a quite natural way: some text\doifmode{xyz}{ conditional text} following text doing nothing else than: some text conditional text following text. With regard to this it is understandable and correct that extra space is taken in the next construct: some text \doifmode{xyz}{ conditional text} following text. But it looks different to me when using the \startmode .. \stopmode pair. ---- some text. \startmode[xyz] some conditional text. \stopmode further text. In order to avoid here the extra space one has to code an extra % ---- some text. \startmode[xyz]% some conditional text. \stopmode further text. or (not preferred imho): ---- some text.% \startmode[xyz] I think this is error prone as it is al too easy to forget the %. The situation here differs from the \doifmode-case. I tend to believe that the fact that the \startmode[] .. \stopmode construct invites one to separate the statements with newlines (whitespace thus). Therefore I would ask if this plea for an \ignorespaces effect at the end of the \startmode[xyz] should be honored. Hans van der Meer

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bug in beta 2011.11.13
by Steffen Wolfrum 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

the \cite command is corrupt, see example below steffen

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Re: [NTG-context] about \startstructureblockenvironment
by Jeong Dalyoung 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

Dear Wolfgang, >> >> There is an error message, "undefined control sequence as below when I use "\startstructureblockenvironment": > > Use \startsectionblockenvironment. > After changing "structureblock" to "sectionblock", it works fine. And, I see that the wiki is already changed. Thank you. Best regards, Dalyoung

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Re: [NTG-context] nice friends-book with ConText
by Jan Heinen 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

With the change to [strut=no,offset=overlay] the result looks a litlebit better. Though there is still whitespace to the left and to the right. \definelayer[Kontaktdaten][x=50mm,y=150mm,width=30mm,height=40mm,state=start] % size is ignored! \setupbackgrounds[paper][setups=ALayer,background=Kontaktdaten,state=start] \starttext \strut \setlayerframed[Kontaktdaten][frame=on,hoffset=0mm,voffset=0mm][strut=no,offset=overlay] % <==== look here { {\externalfigure[jkopp][width=30mm][height=40mm]} } \stoptext Look here: http://www.imagebanana.com/view/ksjzn63e/FotoinLayer.png Janis Am 14.10.2011 00:22, schrieb Mojca Miklavec: >> \setlayerframed[Kontaktdaten][frame=on,hoffset=0mm,voffset=0mm,align=left] > strut=no,offset=overlay > > align=left doesn't do what you want it to do. > > Mojca >

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Re: [NTG-context] nice friends-book with ConText
by Jan Heinen 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

Step by Step I'm going forward. This shuld be the result, when I am ready: http://www.imagebanana.com/view/f4o3un2c/Entwurffriends.png At the moment I try to get the foto into a layer. Though the layer is definded as 30x40mm and the foto as well - the foto does not fit into the layer: the layer is a bit bigger. See here: http://www.imagebanana.com/view/29611n9s/FotoinLayer.png And here is what I did: \definelayer[Kontaktdaten][x=50mm,y=150mm,width=30mm,height=40mm,state=start] % size is ignored! \setupbackgrounds[paper][setups=ALayer,background=Kontaktdaten,state=start] \starttext \strut \setlayerframed[Kontaktdaten][frame=on,hoffset=0mm,voffset=0mm,align=left] { {\externalfigure[jkopp][width=30mm][height=40mm]} } \stoptext How can I fit the foto exactly into the layer? Jannis

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missing html entities in latest ConTeXt
by Mojca Miklavec 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

When processing HTML with TeX Live 2011, all the entities are nicely converted into corresponding characters. With latest version of ConTeXt I get literal "le" instead of ≤ for ≤ or "hellip" instead of ... for … I will try to send a minimal version (the one I sent with MathJax can probably serve as a good starting point). Mojca

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bug: wrong subject name in headertext
by Mojca Miklavec 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

Hello, the following example might not be the most minimal possible example, but I hope that it is short enough. I'm using \setupheadertexts [] [subject] to print subject into header, but the headers are screwed up in some very weird way. My real document behaves differently that this minimal example, but even here one can notice that headers say: - This is first heading - This is fourth heading - This is second heading - This is fourth heading instead of getting the second heading. Does anyone have any idea what is going on? Thank you, Mojca \startbuffer[test1] <html> <body> <h1>This is first heading</h1> <p>some text</p> <h1>This is second heading</h1> <p>some text</p> </body> </html> \stopbuffer \startbuffer[test2] <html> <body> <h1>This is third heading</h1> <p>some text</p> <h1>This is fourth heading</h1> <p>some text</p> </body> </html> \stopbuffer \startxmlsetups all:html \xmlsetsetup{main}{h1}{*} \stopxmlsetups \startxmlsetups h1 \subject{\ignorespaces\xmlflush{#1}} \stopxmlsetups \xmlregistersetup{all:html} \setuphead [subject] [style=\bfa, page=odd] \setupheadertexts [] [subject] \starttext I have some text first \xmlprocessbuffer{main}{test1}{} \xmlprocessbuffer{main}{test2}{} \stoptext

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Interpreting MathJax HTML in MKIV
by Mojca Miklavec 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

Hello, I would like to manually create some HTML which would be displayed nicely in both HTML and PDF (using MKIV for conversion from HTML). To a certain degree I'm able to fake mathematics with <span class="math"><span class="letter">ax</span><sup>2</sup> + <span class="letter">bx</span> + <span class="letter">c</span> = 0</span> where <span class="math"> signals TeX to use \mathematics{...} and <span class="letter"> signals web browser that the letter has to be displayed in italic (I could use class="math", but this would also make numbers italic). But this is very cumbersome to write. MathJax offers an excellent way to enter math formulas in an easy way (see attached HTML), but I'm not sure how I could convince the XML parser to treat contents literally. Any ideas? Thank you very much, Mojca

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nice friends-book with ConText
by Jan Heinen 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

Hello, I hope the answer is easier than the question :-) I am a ConText-Newby and am struggeling with the huge amount of ConText-commands. I want to make a little book with infos and fotos of our friends - and I am afraid, the nice layout I have in mind is to complicated or impossible with ConText - at least for me. The book will have 40 pages and every page with the same layout. I have posted the layout I want to use as a .png to http://www.imagebanana.com/view/f4o3un2c/Entwurffriends.png Which ConText-commands do I need for this layout? I tried \inmargin - without success. \definelayer and \setlayerframed worked (a littlebit) - though the running text (beneath the headline) runs through the layer. What seems the easiest way? layers, columns, ? Maybe someone here has a little example which I can finetune. Which hints can be given? I would be very happy about a rough structure of the context-code - I think then I am able to do the finetuning with the manuals. I am working with Linux - so Indesign is no alternative for me :-) Regards Jannis

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Error in simpleslides style Swoosh
by Marco 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

Hi, the presentation template “Swoosh” behaves weird and triggers an error. • Use the example file generic-talk-15min-45min.tex • Comment “style=BigNumber,” • Uncomment “style=Swoosh,” The log file is attached. Workaround: First processing the file using another style, then processing using “Swoosh” does not trigger the error. Regards Marco Patzer

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Latest Beta
by Andreas Harder 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

Hello, in some rare circumstances the enabled italic correction (\setupitaliccorrection[always]) cause the following error: /tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/typo-itc.lua:99: attempt to index local 'cd' (a nil value) In needed I will try to make a minimal example. I’ve asked it already, bun since I got no answer … Would it be possible to expand the the cross referencing mechanism, so that it would be possible to store the component files in a subfolder? Here is a test: http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2011/062335.html Thanks in advance Andreas

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Setting style and color attributes of label in metapost
by Aditya Mahajan 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

I am writing a module which uses metapost in the background for drawing. I wanted to create an interface for setting the style and color of metapost labels but using \doset...attributes is not working. Here is an example: \definenamespace [test] [style=yes, name=test, command=yes, setup=yes] \definetest [blue] [color=blue, text=Blue] \definetest [two] [blue] [style=\bold, text=Two] \starttext \edef\currenttest{two} \startMPdrawing label.lft(\sometxt{\dosettestattributes{style}{color} \testparameter{text}}, (0,0)) ; \stopMPdrawing \edef\currenttest{blue} \startMPdrawing label.lft(\sometxt{\dosettestattributes{color}{style} \testparameter{text}}, (2cm,0)) ; \stopMPdrawing \MPdrawingdonetrue\getMPdrawing \stoptext Notice that the first label has the same style as the last label. This is happening because \doset..attributes is defined as an unexpandable macro. I can get around this by setting the value of \currenttest inside the \sometxt{...} argument. Something like: \def\dosometxt#1#2% {\normaldosometxt{#1}% {\def\noexpand\letterbackslash currenttest{\currenttest #2}}} Surely, there should be a more direct way of achieving this? Aditya

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Plotting a graph of a function f, like f(x) = e^x, with MetaPost
by Paul Menzel 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

Dear ConTeXt folks, I finally chose MetaPost/MetaFun [1] because of the native integration with ConTeXt and hopefully easy font handling. I want to use that throughout my document. Of course I hit the first problem. Wanting to draw a “simple” function f like f(x) = e^x, seems hard to accomplish. I guess I should stress that MetaPost does not have a high accuracy so it might not be the best solution [5]. There seem to be quite a lot of solutions (mostly macros) on the Web for this problem so I am wondering if one of them is integrated in MetaFun. Here are some of my findings. 1. Reading about the graph package by John D. Hobby [2] and which is also included in ConTeXt [3]. Especially I liked the automatic coordinate systems. The package seems to only be able to plot graphs with data points saved in files. So one solution would be to manually create data files with data points of the relevant function. 2. There is an example in the Drexel Physics Wiki [4]. 3. Anthony Phan has also created some macros in his `mps` [5 (currently not accessible)]. 4. André Heck uses the macro packages `courbes` and `grille` from Jean-Michel Sarlat to show some nice examples in his tutorial »Learning Metapost by Doing« [6]. So what do you suggest? Thanks, Paul [1] http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2011/058527.html [2] http://tug.org/docs/metapost/mpgraph.pdf [3] http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Metapost [4] http://einstein.drexel.edu/liki/index.php/Metapost#Graphing_Functions [5] http://www-math.univ-poitiers.fr/~phan/downloads/metapost/statsman.pdf [6] http://staff.science.uva.nl/~heck/Courses/mptut.pdf

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metafun manual: Typo on page 382, section 9.3 drawing functions
by Paul Menzel 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

Dear ConTeXt folks, I am sorry to bother you with these kind of messages. On page 382 of the Metafun manual [1] (Fr 08 Okt 2010 13:44:26 CEST) it should be In this case the pairs (log(x), x) and … so (log(x), x) instead of (x, x). Thanks, Paul [1] http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/metafun-s.pdf

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Solution to a "superscript" problem?
by Otso Helenius 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

Hello, I've been trying to come up with a few methods to add definitions to text with the help of the metafun and context manuals. The first method adds the definition as sort of a "superscript" on top of the word, and the second one marks multiple words with a curly bracket and adds the definition on top of the tip of the bracket. Here is the (ugly and hackish) code: \startuniqueMPgraphic{defline} path p; p:=(0,0)..controls (0,1) and (1,1)..(1,1)--(6,1)..controls(7,1) and (7,1)..(7,2)--(7,2)..controls(7,1) and (7,1)..(8,1)--(13,1)..controls(13,1) and (14,1)..(14,0); draw (0,0)--(0,12pt) withcolor white; draw p xscaled (\overlaywidth/15) yscaled 5 shifted (0,9mm) withpen pencircle scaled 0.25mm withcolor red; \stopuniqueMPgraphic \defineoverlay[curlybracket][\includeMPgraphic{defline}] \def\sentencedef[#1][#2]{\setbox\scratchbox=\hbox{#2}\hbox to \the\wd\scratchbox{\cbox{\hbox{\tfxx\color[red] #1}\\\hbox{\framed[background=curlybracket,frame=off]{#2}}}}} \def\worddef[#1][#2]{\setbox\scratchbox=\hbox{#2}\hbox to \the\wd\scratchbox{\cbox{\hbox{\rotate[rotation=25]{\tfxx\color[red] #1}}\\\hbox{#2}}}} \starttext \hbox{\worddef[def1][Lorem] ipsum \worddef[def2][dolor] sit \worddef[def3][amet] consectetur \worddef[def4][adipiscing] elit.} \hbox{\sentencedef[def5][Lorem ipsum] dolor sit \sentencedef[def6][amet consectetur] adipiscing elit.} \stoptext I haven't figured a way to add the curly bracket graphic neatly nor position the definition correctly on top of it. I would be very interested in any advice regarding these two functions and how to rewrite both of them in a more elegant way. Best regards, -- * Otso Helenius * Helsinki University, Faculty of Mathematics * Aalto University, Faculty of Architecture

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beta
by Hans Hagen 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

Hi, I uploaded a new beta. There are a few new things and some changes: - The flow chart module has been rewritten for mkiv and cf Wili it does a decent job so I've replaced the old one. This is the one that can be extended (discussed at the context conference). - I'm rewriting stepcharts (something I need myself) but that's work in progress. Here the functionality will change a bit (no problem as I never noticed any other usage). The manual will also be updated. == There is an experimental new s-fnt-35.mkiv module that can be used as: \usemodule[fnt-35,art-01] \setupbodyfont [cambria] \starttext \ctxlua{moduledata.fonts.show_a_lot("Cambria")} \stoptext It probably needs to be improved. Users are welcome to submit additional (language related) sample alphabets etc. It might also become an option for mtx-fonts.lua == There has been a change in storing positional info in the tuc file. No big deal, just another format. == There has been a fix in otf contextual stuff ... for Idris (so that he can finish the context book sooner). == There are some new commands: \startdocument and \stopdocument. Copied from mag-1101: \starttyping \startdocument[settings] structured content \stopdocument \stoptyping The settings are key|/|value pairs and the values can be retrieved using: \starttyping \documentvariable{key} \stoptyping You can set \type {before} and \type {after} parameters and by default these are set up as follows: \starttyping \setvariables [document] [before=\directsetup{document:start}, after=\directsetup{document:stop}] \stoptyping You can for instance define these setups to generate a title page (using document variables) and a colophon page. In the future more functionality might be added. == Yet another new feature is automatic italic correction. There will be an article about it (first version ready), maybe in the conference proceedings as it's a follow up on the conference. Quick howto: \definefontfeature[default][default][itlc=yes] It is enabled with: \setupitaliccorrection[always] % or 'text' or 'none' Or (bit more efficient): \setupitaliccorrection[always,global] or even: \definefontfeature[default][default][itlc=yes,notextitalics=yes] to get rid of \/ too. (we might opt for \/ being just /). Thomas and I will play with additional functonality (range support for fonts that have somewhat italic properties like greek). == Of course there are a couple of patches and for sure some new bugs (or missing files). 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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I don't understand scale value of \scale[scale=700], 700 = 70% ?
by Stéphane Klein 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

Le 11/10/2011 15:09, Peter Münster a écrit : > On Tue, Oct 11 2011, Stéphane Klein wrote: > >> Do you have a tip ? > > There is \scale[...]{...}: > > \starttext > \dontleavehmode > \scale[scale=700]{•} • \scale[scale=1700]{•} > \stoptext > I don't understand the scale value : * 700 = 70% ? * 1700 = 170% ? Regards, Stephane -- Stéphane Klein <stephane(a)harobed.org> blog: http://stephane-klein.info Twitter: http://twitter.com/klein_stephane pro: http://www.is-webdesign.com

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How can I align characters vertically middle and not align on baseline ?
by Stéphane Klein 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

Hi, in ConTeXT file, I've this : {\tfa AAAA} {\viii AAA} How can I do to middle align vertically all A, and not align on baseline ? Thanks for your help. Regards, Stephane -- Stéphane Klein <stephane(a)harobed.org> blog: http://stephane-klein.info Twitter: http://twitter.com/klein_stephane pro: http://www.is-webdesign.com

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Lucida hangs (?) on latest beta
by Mari Voipio 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

Hello! Encouraged by the recent User Meeting, I'm experimenting with sans serif fonts, trying to find something that I could use all over our documents (European languages) and that would be acceptable to the design people. One of the possibilities would be Lucida, but I'm not having much success with it... First I tried with the wiki, <http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Lucida>. The lucida.zip downloads and extracts nicely, but does not contain any .pfb files, so so much for that. Then I took a leap of faith and just put \setupbodyfont[lucida] in the setup area of my file and something is definitely happening, but then the process hangs. I retried with just ============== \setupbodyfont[lucida] \starttext \chapter{Testing Lucida} \input knuth \stoptext ============== Same result... The whole log is in the end of this message, but I suspect this is the essential part (which SciTe also marks with red): fonts > defining > font with asked name 'lbl' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font lucidamath subfont 12 with name file:lbl.afm at 458752 is skipped, not found ! LuaTeX error ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/math-vfu.lua:476: bad argument #1 to '(for generator)' (table expected, got nil) stack traceback: [C]: in function '(for generator)' ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/math-vfu.lua:476: in function <...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/math-vfu.lua:397> (tail call): ? (tail call): ? ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-def.lua:406: in function 'read' ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-ctx.lua:767: in function 'definefont_two' <main ctx instance>:1: in main chunk. system > tex > error on line 1 in file 20111012_Lucida1.tex: LuaTeX error ... I'm running the newest beta, ConTeXt ver: 2011.10.08 11:42 MKIV, and ConTeXt with SciTe in Win7. I compile the pdf with Ctrl+F12 and I get palatino and dejavu to work to an extent (if I switch the font name in the test file from "lucida" to "dejavu", everything works perfectly, so I guess either I'm missing something essential or there's a problem somewhere in the beta. In the font jungle once again, Mari The full log: (20111012_Lucida1.tex ConTeXt ver: 2011.10.08 11:42 MKIV fmt: 2011.10.11 int: english/english system > cont-new.mkiv loaded (C:/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv ) system > 20111012_Lucida1.top loaded system > options > start used options used options > % runtime options files (command line driven) used options > \unprotect used options > % feedback and basic job control used options > % handy for special styles used options > \startluacode used options > document = document or { } used options > document.arguments={ used options > ["autopdf"]=true, used options > } used options > document.files={ used options > "20111012_Lucida1.tex", used options > } used options > \stopluacode used options > % process info used options > \setupsystem[inputfile=20111012_Lucida1.tex] used options > \setupsystem[\c!n=1,\c!m=1] used options > % modes used options > % options (not that important) used options > \startsetups *runtime:options used options > \stopsetups used options > % styles and modules used options > \startsetups *runtime:modules used options > \stopsetups used options > % done used options > \protect \endinput system > options > stop used options (20111012_Lucida1.top) fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language en is active (C:/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-siz.mkiv) (C:/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-otf.mkiv) files > readfile > asked name: 'loc', not found {C:/context/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map}{C:/context/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-rm.map}{C:/context/tex/texmf-context/fonts/map/pdftex/context/mkiv-base.map} fonts > defining > font with asked name 'LucidaBright' is not found using lookup 'name' fonts > defining > unknown font LucidaBright, loading aborted fonts > defining > unable to define LucidaBright as \*lucida12ptrmtfrm* fonts > defining > forced type afm of lbr not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'lbr' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font lucidamath subfont 1 with name file:lbr.afm*virtualmath at 458752 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type tfm of hlcrim not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'hlcrim' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font lucidamath subfont 2 with name hlcrim.tfm at 458752 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type tfm of hlcrim not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'hlcrim' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font lucidamath subfont 3 with name hlcrim.tfm at 458752 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type tfm of hlcry not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'hlcry' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font lucidamath subfont 4 with name hlcry.tfm at 458752 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type tfm of hlcrv not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'hlcrv' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font lucidamath subfont 5 with name hlcrv.tfm at 458752 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type tfm of hlcra not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'hlcra' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font lucidamath subfont 6 with name hlcra.tfm at 458752 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type tfm of hlcrm not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'hlcrm' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font lucidamath subfont 7 with name hlcrm.tfm at 458752 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type afm of lbd not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'lbd' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font lucidamath subfont 8 with name file:lbd.afm at 458752 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type afm of lbdi not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'lbdi' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font lucidamath subfont 9 with name file:lbdi.afm at 458752 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type afm of lsr not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'lsr' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font lucidamath subfont 10 with name file:lsr.afm at 458752 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type afm of lstr not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'lstr' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font lucidamath subfont 11 with name file:lstr.afm at 458752 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type afm of lbl not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'lbl' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font lucidamath subfont 12 with name file:lbl.afm at 458752 is skipped, not found ! LuaTeX error ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/math-vfu.lua:476: bad argument #1 to '(for generator)' (table expected, got nil) stack traceback: [C]: in function '(for generator)' ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/math-vfu.lua:476: in function <...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/math-vfu.lua:397> (tail call): ? (tail call): ? ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-def.lua:406: in function 'read' ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-ctx.lua:767: in function 'definefont_two' <main ctx instance>:1: in main chunk. system > tex > error on line 1 in file 20111012_Lucida1.tex: LuaTeX error ... 1 >> \setupbodyfont[lucida] 2 3 \starttext 4 5 \chapter{Testing Lucida} 6 7 \input knuth 8 9 \stoptext 10 \ctxcommand ...\directlua \zerocount {commands.#1} \lowleveldefinefont ...ies ", "\@@fontgoodies " )} \edef \somefontspec {at \n... \xxdododefinefont ...efont {#4}\newfontidentifier \fi \csname \newfontidenti... \dodosetmathfamily ...\currentmathsize \endcsname \else \ifcsname \fontclass... \dosetmathfamilyindeed ...ily \scriptscriptfont #1 \let \currentmathsize \!!p... \dosetmathfamily ...se \dosetmathfamilyindeed #1#2 \fi ... l.1 \setupbodyfont[lucida] ? Type <return> to proceed, S to scroll future error messages, R to run without stopping, Q to run quietly, I to insert something, E to edit your file, 1 or ... or 9 to ignore the next 1 to 9 tokens of input, H for help, X to quit. ? ! Emergency stop. system > tex > error on line 1 in file 20111012_Lucida1.tex: Emergency stop ... 1 >> \setupbodyfont[lucida] 2 3 \starttext 4 5 \chapter{Testing Lucida} 6 7 \input knuth 8 9 \stoptext 10 \ctxcommand ...\directlua \zerocount {commands.#1} \lowleveldefinefont ...ies ", "\@@fontgoodies " )} \edef \somefontspec {at \n... \xxdododefinefont ...efont {#4}\newfontidentifier \fi \csname \newfontidenti... \dodosetmathfamily ...\currentmathsize \endcsname \else \ifcsname \fontclass... \dosetmathfamilyindeed ...ily \scriptscriptfont #1 \let \currentmathsize \!!p... \dosetmathfamily ...se \dosetmathfamilyindeed #1#2 \fi ... l.1 \setupbodyfont[lucida] End of file on the terminal! ! ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!

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Bug in export with \definehighlight
by Aditya Mahajan 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

Compiling the following document ~~~ \definehighlight [object] [style=mono] \setupbackend [export=yes] \starttext \object{test} \stoptext ~~~ gives backend > export > saving xml data in 'test.export backend > export > saving css image definitions in 'test-images.css backend > export > saving css style definitions in 'test-styles.css ! LuaTeX error bad argument #3 to '?' (value expected). system > tex > error on line 0 in file : LuaTeX error ... <empty file> <*> ./test \stoptext Aditya

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about \startstructureblockenvironment
by Jeong Dalyoung 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

Dear all, There is an error message, "undefined control sequence as below when I use "\startstructureblockenvironment": mtx-context | run 1: luatex --fmt="/Users/graph/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/2448223e6631addb83df348d74153606/formats/cont-en" --lua="/Users/graph/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/2448223e6631addb83df348d74153606/formats/cont-en.lui" --backend="pdf" "./test4.tex" \stoptext This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.70.1-2011051908 (rev 4277) \write18 enabled. (test4.tex ConTeXt ver: 2011.10.08 11:42 MKIV fmt: 2011.10.12 int: english/english system > cont-new.mkiv loaded (/Users/graph/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv ) system > test4.top loaded (test4.top) fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language en is active ! Undefined control sequence. system > tex > error on line 6 in file test4.tex: Undefined control sequence ... 1 \definestructureconversionset[frontpart:pagenumber][][romannumerals] 2 \definestructureconversionset[bodypart:pagenumber] [][numbers] 3 4 \setuplist[chapter][pageconversionset=pagenumber] 5 6 >> \startstructureblockenvironment[frontpart] 7 \setupuserpagenumber[numberconversion=romannumerals] 8 \setuppagenumber[number=1] 9 \stopstructureblockenvironment 10 11 \startstructureblockenvironment[bodypart] 12 \setuppagenumber[number=1] 13 \stopstructureblockenvironment 14 15 \startcomponent Test 16 l.6 \startstructureblockenvironment [frontpart] ? I followed an example in the wiki - http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Table_of_Contents Would you please tell me what is wrong? Here is a sample code. \definestructureconversionset[frontpart:pagenumber][][romannumerals] \definestructureconversionset[bodypart:pagenumber] [][numbers] \setuplist[chapter][pageconversionset=pagenumber] \startstructureblockenvironment[frontpart] \setupuserpagenumber[numberconversion=romannumerals] \setuppagenumber[number=1] \stopstructureblockenvironment \startstructureblockenvironment[bodypart] \setuppagenumber[number=1] \stopstructureblockenvironment \startcomponent Test \startbodymatter \chapter{One} \input knuth \chpater{Two} \input knuth \stopbodymatter \stopcomponent Thank you. Best regards, Dalyoung

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margin notes
by Meer, H. van der 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

It seems that margin notes when called from inside \startcombination..\stopcombination do not reach the margin of the paper. Instead they use a margin inside the combination. Is that as intended or unavoidable? It was my objective to have them at the edge of the paper. See minimal example below. % Testing margin notes from inside combinations. % Margin notes do not leave the combinations box. \setuppapersize[A6][A6] \starttext \setupcombinations[location=middle] test\crlf \startcombination[2*1] {abcdefg\inright{m1}}{l1} {abcdefg\inright{m2}}{l2} \stopcombination \crlf \stoptext

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I look for an item bullet with a size between \bullet and \cdot
by Stéphane Klein 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

Hi, I use ConTeXT and I look for an item bullet with a size between \bullet and \cdot. Do you have a tip ? Thanks for your help. Regards, Stephane -- Stéphane Klein <stephane(a)harobed.org> blog: http://stephane-klein.info Twitter: http://twitter.com/klein_stephane pro: http://www.is-webdesign.com

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Strange problem related to \usemodule
by Hongwen Qiu 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

Hi, I have access to three machines both running GNU/Linux x86-64, I call them "Laptop", "Desktop" and "Remote" respectively here on. The "Laptop" has full access to the internet, so I always install and upgrade my ConTeXt Standalone on it when I'm home. At workplace, I can surfer the internet with the "Desktop" while the RSYNC port is blocked. I only can access the "Remote" through ssh from the "Desktop" without root privilege and can not access the internet. So, I always copied the ConTeXt standalone from my "Laptop" onto my "Desktop", and from my "Desktop" onto "Remote" if necessary. Then, I'll delete the cache before I set the PATH to the appropriate location and run context --make and mtxrun --generate. So the ConTeXt standalones are almost identical on both my "Desktop" and "Remote". And the following minimal example just works fine on my "Desktop" but failed on the "Remote", =========== Minimal Example ============================ \usemodule[vim] \definevimtyping[RUBY][syntax=ruby] \starttext \startRUBY puts "Hello" \stopRUBY \stoptext ========================================================= Actually, on "Remote", whatever module I use, it will prompt the Undefined Control Sequence error regarding the first command I used from that module with the module loaded correctly. Attached is the error log accompany the above minimal example. So, what can be the problem with my "Remote". TIA. for any help.

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Equilibrium in chemical resulted in Undefined Control Sequence error
by Hongwen Qiu 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

Hi, The following minimal example: ================================== \starttext \chemical{A,+,B,<->,AB} \stoptext ================================== gives the following error under context version: 2011.10.08 11:42, luatex version beta-0.70.1-2011051918: ! Undefined control sequence. system > tex > error on line 10 in file test.tex: Undefined control sequence ... 1 \starttext 2 3 \chemical{A,+,B,<->,AB} 4 5 \stoptext 6 <argument> \xrightpverleftarrow {}{} \mathematics ...mmode #1\else \normalstartimath #1 \normalstopimath \fi \@@cm::i:equilibrium ...\xrightpverleftarrow {}{}} \enspace l.10 \chemicalequilibrium \inlinechemical ...emicals.inline(\!!bs #1\!!es )} } l.3 \chemical{A,+,B,<->,AB} ?

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Possible bug with \date in french
by Romain Diss 10 Oct '11

10 Oct '11

Hi, Since a recent upgrade of the beta the \date command give "day+ octobre 2011" if \mainlanguage[fr] is set. Minimal example: \mainlanguage[fr] \starttext \date \language[en] (\date) \stoptext A rapid search lead me to these lines (560-571) in "lang-def.mkiv": \installlanguage [\s!fr] [\c!spacing=\v!packed, (...) \c!date={\v!day+,\v!space,\v!month,\v!space,\v!year}] where the "day+" appears. Several lines further (line 670), one found: \defineconversion [\s!fr] [\v!day+] [\frordinaldaynumber] but I have not find any file defining "\frordinaldaynumber" (except "lang- ita.mkii" for MKII). Is there something to fix in the beta or is there something I missed ? Thank you in advance. -- Romain Diss <romain.diss(a)yahoo.fr>

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doublesided layout with floating text blocks wrapped in the main text
by Alexandre Leray 10 Oct '11

10 Oct '11

Hi, how can I insert text blocks of texts of half the width of the text zone (+ gutter) tand make the main text flow wrap around them? I'd like the blocks to be aligned on the outer side of the page (the document is doublesided). My guess was to use floats but I don't need captions. Could you give me a snipet of how i'd need to do it? You'll find a quick example of what I have in mind at this address: http://stdin.fr/wrapped_text.pdf Thanks! Alex

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Any (other) ConTeXt users in Finland?
by Mari Voipio 10 Oct '11

10 Oct '11

Hello All! Inspired by the recent ConTeXt meeting where I again enjoyed meeting other users as well as the developers, I'm wondering if there are any other ConTeXt users in Finland? And if so, would you be interested in a mini-meeting for an afternoon or evening, possibly at my work in Vantaa? If nothing else, we could tell each other what we do with ConTeXt and get ideas and with luck even be able to sort out some problems. I'm far from the nerdiest person in the world, but I could probably manage a short "introduction to ConTeXt", if you are interested but haven't gotten started or if you know people who'd like to try but don't want to do it by themselves. BTW, if any ConTeXt users (Finnish or others) pass by Helsinki airport or the Greater Helsinki area, you are welcome to informally pop into our office and I'll give you coffee/tea and cookies (if we have any) and any ConTeXt help I can give. Just check on this in advance as I'm not always there, but often can arrange things if notified a few days earlier. Terveisin/Best Regards, Mari Voipio K-Patents Oy (in Vantaanportti, just 5 minutes from the airport)

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jump to PDF page
by Steffen Wolfrum 10 Oct '11

10 Oct '11

Hi, I there a command to "jump" to a specific pdf page? Like \goto,\at, \in, \about ... only, in this case a page number should be given! Any ideas? Thanks, Steffen

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Re: [NTG-context] Strange problem related to \usemodule
by Hongwen Qiu 10 Oct '11

10 Oct '11

It seems that if I copied all of the module files under the current directory, it works perfectly. And of course mtxrun --locate t-vim.tex gives the correct location just as indicated by my previously attached log file. And there's only one environment variable corresponding to TeX settings: $ env |grep -i TEX PATH=/ifs2/S2PH/qiuhw/opt/context-1008/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin:.... (It's very long) Actually not only the modules under tex/texmf-modules not work on the "Remote", but also modules under tex/texmf-local don't work either. On Mon, 2011-10-10 at 12:57 +0800, Hongwen Qiu wrote: > Hi, > > I have access to three machines both running GNU/Linux x86-64, I call > them "Laptop", "Desktop" and "Remote" respectively here on. > > The "Laptop" has full access to the internet, so I always install and > upgrade my ConTeXt Standalone on it when I'm home. > > At workplace, I can surfer the internet with the "Desktop" while the > RSYNC port is blocked. > > I only can access the "Remote" through ssh from the "Desktop" without > root privilege and can not access the internet. > > So, I always copied the ConTeXt standalone from my "Laptop" onto my > "Desktop", and from my "Desktop" onto "Remote" if necessary. Then, I'll > delete the cache before I set the PATH to the appropriate location and > run context --make and mtxrun --generate. > > So the ConTeXt standalones are almost identical on both my "Desktop" and > "Remote". And the following minimal example just works fine on my > "Desktop" but failed on the "Remote", > =========== Minimal Example ============================ > \usemodule[vim] > > \definevimtyping[RUBY][syntax=ruby] > > \starttext > > \startRUBY > puts "Hello" > \stopRUBY > > \stoptext > ========================================================= > Actually, on "Remote", whatever module I use, it will prompt the > Undefined Control Sequence error regarding the first command I used from > that module with the module loaded correctly. Attached is the error log > accompany the above minimal example. > > So, what can be the problem with my "Remote". > > TIA. for any help.

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metapost not adding picture
by Meer, H. van der 09 Oct '11

09 Oct '11

I have this question on the implementation of metapost. The following program ends in an error: \startMPpage picture v; draw origin--(1cm,1cm); v = currentpicture; clearit; draw (1cm,0)--(0,1cm); currentpicture := currentpicture + v; \stopMPpage The error is: ! Not implemented: (picture)+(picture). Yet Knuth's metafont book in Chapter 13 tells me, quote: "Pictures can be added or subtracted;" Is the current metafont implementation lacking this feature? Will it be implemented in the near future? Hans van der Meer

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vertically aligned side margin footnotes
by Alexandre Leray 09 Oct '11

09 Oct '11

Hi again, is there a way to typeset footnotes in the margin, but placed at the same vertical distance as the text they refer to? Thanks, Alex

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New STIX font version
by Tobias Burnus 08 Oct '11

08 Oct '11

Hi all, you might be interested in hearing that there is a new there is a new version of the STIX fonts (since 1h ago) - or rather a beta version: 1.1.0-beta1. See: http://sourceforge.net/projects/stixfonts/files/STIXv1.1.0-beta1.zip/downlo… "The beta period will remain open until December 1, 2011." - Thus, one has still 5 months time to comment on the bugs. (Or are that two moths? With STIX ETA one never knows ...) As reminder: STIX fonts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STIX_Fonts_project) are a large collection of Times-like math fonts, created by several publishing houses in a rather slow process. A year ago, 1.0 was relased and now with 1.1b1 is finally released. Seemingly, one can now use it directly such that one does not need the XITS fonts anymore. (Cf. http://typophile.com/node/71171) From the release notes: "What is new in this release? The original Version 1.0 STIX was packaged as 29 distinct font files. Version 1.1.0-‐beta1 provides the same set of glyphs packaged as a set of 4 text fonts and 1 symbol font. This new packaging will facilitate the use of the font on more desktop applications, and will specifically allow the symbol font to be used in recent versions of the Microsoft Word Equation Editor." "In addition, an update was made to address compatibility issues between the font set and the Windows PostScript driver." Besides those changes, some a (very) few glyphs have been added and some smaller changes have been done. Tobias

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cross referencing
by Andreas Harder 08 Oct '11

08 Oct '11

Hi all, I've tried the new cross referencing test files. It stops working if one puts the component files in a separate subfolder (example attached). Is it possible to adapt the given mechanism to work with a components-in-subfolder-structure? Another small problem according *-modes and \usepath[…]: %% okay \startnotmode[*component] % -> *product-mode \usepath[./components,./graphics] \stopnotmode \startnotmode[*product] % -> *component-mode \usepath[../graphics] \stopnotmode %% do not work, why? % \startmode[*component] % -> *product-mode % \usepath[../graphics] % \stopmode % \startmode[*product] % -> *component-mode % \usepath[./components,./graphics] % \stopmode %% do not work, why? % \stopmode % \doifmodeelse{*product} % {\usepath[./components,./graphics]} % {\usepath[../graphics]} Thanks in advance Andreas

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margin notes from inside combination
by Meer, H. van der 08 Oct '11

08 Oct '11

It seems that margin notes when called from inside \startcombination..\stopcombination do not reach the margin of the paper. Instead they use a margin inside the combination. Is that as intended or unavoidable? It was my objective to have them at the edge of the paper. See minimal example below. % Testing margin notes from inside combinations. % Margin notes do not leave the combinations box. \setuppapersize[A6][A6] \starttext \setupcombinations[location=middle] test\crlf \startcombination[2*1] {abcdefg\inright{m1}}{l1} {abcdefg\inright{m2}}{l2} \stopcombination \crlf \stoptext

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transparent text in \framed
by Peter Rolf 08 Oct '11

08 Oct '11

Hi, I found a problem with transparency in \framed. If the foreground color is transparent, the attribute is active all the time. Same is true if you use a transparent foreground color in the content. Small test file is attached. Tested with beta from 2011.10.05 23:53, LuaTeX, Version beta-0.70.1-2011051907 (rev 4277). Regards, Peter

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upload file on wiki
by pmlists＠free.fr 08 Oct '11

08 Oct '11

Hello, The upload seems to be broken: Upload warning The upload directory (public) is not writable by the webserver. -- Peter

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Re: [NTG-context] References to annotations
by Michael Green 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Thank you again! > You need the following mode setting: > > \usemodule[letter] > > \startletter > > \startnotmode[*trialtypesetting] > \placetable[here][]{title} > \starttable[|l|] > \NC That?s all \NC\MR > \stoptable > \stopnotmode > > \stopletter

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Automatically add \stopXX when a new \startXX of same type occurs
by Charles 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Hi, I am using the \startsection (\startparagraph ...) to structure my document and export it to XML. But for all the environments, for each \startsection I have to put a \stopsection even if I start a new section right after. Is it be possible to automatically stop the previous section when a new one is started in the XML output? Thanks Charles

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Counter for section heads
by Aditya Mahajan 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

I want to obtain the total number of sections at a particular depth, and thought that I could get that using \laststructurecounter{....}. But, I cannot find the name of the counter associated with sections. Is there a macro or a lua function that returns the name of a counter for the current section (that can then be used by \laststructurecounter)? Is there any other way to find the number of sections at the current depth. For example, this document ~~~ \section {one} \subsection{1} \subsection{2} \subsection{3} ~~~ has one section at depth 1 and three sectons at depth 2. Aditya

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Inits without space in bibliography
by Charles 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Hi, I would like (the journal actually) to remove the spaces between initials (C.E. instead of C. E.). in the bibliography. It seems initials are created during the .bib to .bbl conversion but I haven't find anything in the .bst style file. Can you please help ? Thanks Charles

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Re: [NTG-context] Alphabetical sort
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Fantastic snippet, thank you Wolfgang! My original code is a bit more complicated, it often (but not always) involves artist, tempo and tonality data, like this \define[1]\artist{{\itx #1}} \define[1]\bpm{{\tfx #1 bpm}}} ... \item Sway \artist{Pussycat Dolls} \bpm{136-138} \item Fly me to the moon \key{Em} \artist{Julie London} \item Hit the road jack \key{Am} \artist{Ray Charles} \bpm{94} ... How can I incorporate this optional data into song? My guess \song{Hit the road jack \bpm{94}} does not work. -- Best Regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky

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new beta
by Hans Hagen 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Hi, I uploaded a new beta. Apart from some fixes the following has been added/changed. Some are side effects of discussions at the context meeting. - Default sorting now mixes upper and lowercase. - Some presentation styles had problems loading due to changes in the structure commands. - A few improvements to the (mixed) scite lexers / spell checkers (plus an experimental pdf lexer). - Export of some math scripts (ssty related) .. an other buglet mojca and I noticed has to wait for a luatex engine fix. - An extra alignment option 'last' to center the last line. - Missing references are now listed in the log file. - Segments can be specified as n:* (as n:100 looks somewhat weird). - Virtual math has been adapted to the latest insights in open type math. However, the biggest new thing is adapted cross document referencing. This was already possible but we could not yet load external references (as in mkii). See http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/magazines/mag-1103.pdf for how it works in mkiv. The test files cross-*.tex demonstrate a couple of things. If one uses the project structure, then one can process a component of a product and it will pick up references from the main product as well as (given normal circumstances) start at the right chapter number and page. Of course this is only a convenience option (for proofing) as there is a dependency on the state of the parent product. Given the fact that cross referencing data is spread over several data structures this was a somewhat complex exercise. As a side effect the tuc file now uses its own (temporary) namespace. Hopefully nothing breaks due to these changes. Hans ps. Wolfgang: strc-ref is now a mkvi file. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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interaction colors and page break
by Stefan Müller 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Hi, I think I found a small bug. The interaction colors interact strangely with page breaks in certain cases. See the following example. I'm using ConTeXt 201110003 12:59 MkIV. ################################ \setupinteraction[state=start] \setupitemize[each][n, packed] \defineenumeration[myenum][text=Enumeration, location=top] \starttext \dorecurse{9}{\input ward \par} \startmyenum[enum] \startitemize \item Go to step \in[step]. \item[step] Step. \stopitemize \stopmyenum Step \in[step] of \in{Enumeration}[enum]. These numbers shouldn't be red, should they? They are on the new page. \stoptext ################################ Best regards, Stefan.

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Alphabetical sort
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Hi! Please, advise me what I can do to alphabetically sort an itemized list? (I have list of songs, and want them to be alphabetically sorted, as an option ). \startitemize[n] %something like 'sort' key would be very useful \item Fly me to the moon \item Hit the road jack \item Sway ... Regards, Vyatcheslav

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bib bug or change in project structure ?
by Steffen Wolfrum 06 Oct '11

06 Oct '11

Hi, apologies if this already has been explained ... I just can't find it. Attached you may find the same minimal bib/cite test two times: 1) as standalone "bib_test.tex" 2) and as part of a project structure "chap_X.tex" With an older MkIV (2011.05.14) both had the same output. With a more recent (2011.10.01) the author name is gone, when run from within the project structure! Is this known? Thanks, Steffen

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Re: [NTG-context] References to annotations
by Michael Green 06 Oct '11

06 Oct '11

That works. Thank you very much! Coincidentally, I found a similar issue with the letter module. The table in the example below will be numbered "Table 2" \usemodule[letter] \starttext \startletter \placetable[here][]{title} \starttable[|l|] \NC That’s all \NC\MR \stoptable \stopletter \stoptext

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Framed Text Split Over Multiple Pages
by Kip Warner 06 Oct '11

06 Oct '11

Hey list, I'd like my framed text to be split over multiple pages rather than leaving a big empty page before it starts so that it can fill its own whole page when large enough. This is what I am using and works fine, with the exception of no inline page breaks: \definestartstop [SubDocument] [before={ \crlf \setupbackground[frame=on, before=\blank, after=\blank, corner=round, topoffset=0.5cm, leftoffset=0.5cm, rightoffset=0.5cm, bottomoffset=0.5cm] \startbackground }, after={ \stopbackground \crlf }, commands={\setupalign[yes]}, style=italic] Then used as such: \startSubDocument ... \stopSubDocument -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com

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nocolor in MetaPost
by Hans van der Meer 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

Is there a value that can be given to a color variable in MetaPost that might function as some sort of "no color". Thus something like NULL in the programming language C. Hans van der Meer

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References to annotations
by Michael Green 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

I'm getting two unexpected results from references to annotations: 1. The numbering is different: \placeannotationnumber starts at 1, \in[ref] starts at 0 2. \atpage sometimes gives the page number and sometimes yields something surprising: "as we show below" (or above). That's nifty, but unexpected. Thank you. Michael ---- Example ----------------------------------------------------- \usemodule[annotation] \defineannotation[Arg][alternative=command,number=yes,command=\ArgCommand,text=Argument] \define[2]\ArgCommand{ \startitemize[n] \placeannotationcontent \stopitemize \placeannotationtext\ \placeannotationnumber\ \placeannotationtitle } \starttext \startArg[title=An OK Argument,reference=OK] \item All men are mortal. \item Socrates is a man. \item Therefore, Socrates isn’t going to make it. \stopArg References to the first argument: \in{argument}[OK], \atpage[OK] References to the second argument: \in{argument}[NotOK], \atpage[NotOK] \page \startArg[title=A Bad Argument,reference=NotOK] \item Someone I don’t know called me. \item Barack Obama is someone I don’t know. \item Therefore, Barack Obama called me. \stopArg References to the second argument: \in{argument}[NotOK], \atpage[NotOK] References to the first argument: \in{argument}[OK], \atpage[OK] \stoptext --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Results ---------------------------------------------------- [page 1] 1. All men are mortal. 2. Socrates is a man. 3. Therefore, Socrates isn’t going to make it. Argument 1 An OK Argument References to the first argument: argument 0, at page 1 References to the second argument: argument 1, as we show below [page 2] 1. Someone I don’t know called me. 2. Barack Obama is someone I don’t know. 3. Therefore, Barack Obama called me. Argument 2 A Bad Argument References to the second argument: argument 1, at page 2 References to the first argument: argument 0, as we show above ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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trackers problem (fonts.all)
by Peter Rolf 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

Hi, I had problems loading an old ttf font in ConTeXt. When trying to figure out what goes wrong, I added "--trackers=fonts.all". Sadly this breaks with [..] -gds.lua><+ R:/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-def.lua> ! LuaTeX error R:/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/trac-set.lua:87: attempt to index local 'done' (a nil value) stack traceback: R:/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/trac-set.lua:87: in function 'set' R:/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/trac-set.lua:142: in function 'fnc' R:/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/trac-set.lua:152: in function 'register' R:/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/trac-set.lua:234: in function 'register' R:/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-def.lua:20: in main chunk R:/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")} l.96 \registerctxluafile{font-def}{1.001} ? ----------------- Minimal example: \startext FOO \stoptext and call it with context --trackers=fonts.all test.tex Greetings, Peter

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focus=standard not respected
by Marco 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

In the following example the page focus jumps back to »fit« after clicking on the footnote number after »Foo«, although »focus=standard« is set. \setupinteraction [state=start, focus=standard] \starttext Foo \startfootnote Bar \stopfootnote \stoptext How to respect the users scaling factor? BTW: Is there a particular reason why »focus=fit« is the default? Why should the page scaling change because the user clicked on a hyperlink? Marco

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Fwd: Re: Any (other) ConTeXt users in Finland?
by Otso Helenius 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

Hello! Here's another user from Finland. I'm a student in Helsinki University and also a course teacher in Aalto University. I've switched from LaTeX roughly a year ago and using it for mathematics, essays and my upcoming master's thesis. I would also be interested in sharing experiences. Best regards, Otso Helenius ------------------------- FROM: Mari Voipio SUBJECT: [NTG-context] Any (other) ConTeXt users in Finland? Hello All! Inspired by the recent ConTeXt meeting where I again enjoyed meeting other users as well as the developers, I'm wondering if there are any other ConTeXt users in Finland? And if so, would you be interested in a mini-meeting for an afternoon or evening, possibly at my work in Vantaa?

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Re: [NTG-context] [Layout] Problem with ConTeXt mkII
by Pierre-François Bonnefoi 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

Hello Aditya, You're the witness ! I obtain the same document that you've obtained : look at the third page : the size of the document is smaller, the text doesn't flow correctly on this page. I've tried it on my document : no success. For Hans, the \page make me jump ton a new page but doesn't correct the problem. Thank you for your help, Pierre-François. -- Bonnefoi Pierre-Francois | E-mail : bonnefoi(a)unilim.fr Universite de Limoges, Laboratoire XLIM | Tel : 06 28 18 03 38 83, rue d'Isle | Mrs. Peel, we're needed... 87000 Limoges - FRANCE | The Avengers.

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Error: \rootfloatparameter has an extra }
by zs 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

Hello, trying to recompile older work with recent context, strange error appeared: ! Argument of \rootfloatparameter has an extra }. I extracted minimal example, see below. It seems, it has something to do with position of first image. When the code is slightly changed (removing/adding x or image, font size change), compilation runs well. Similar error was reported few days ago (http://www.mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg58816.html) but the patch has no effect here. ------- minimal example compiled with "context example.tex" -------- \starttext \setupbodyfont[rm,13pt] \subsection[]{x} \startitemize[] \item x \item x \item x \stopitemize \subsection{x} x x x x x \placefigure[][]{}{ \externalfigure[cow][width=\textwidth] } x \placefigure[][]{}{% \externalfigure[cow][] } \placefigure[][]{}{% \externalfigure[cow][] } \placefigure[][]{}{% \externalfigure[cow][] } \subsection[]{S} x x \stoptext

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Re: [NTG-context] AcroRd32 Runtime Error
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

Hallo, > see l-pdfview.lua ... the clal on windows is: pdfopen --ax --file > > anyhow, unfortunately the pdfopen/close programs are not consistent > with > respect to dealing with commandline options on different platforms > (and > also not downward compatible) which in fact renders them somewhat > useless (it woudl be nice if someone would normalize them) > > Hans if I give the command: context --autopdf a.tex I get the runtime error and after the context run mtx-context | pdfview methods: acrobat default okular, current method: acrobat (directives_pdfview_method)Cannot contact a server. pdfopen --ax --file a.pdf pdfopen --rx --file a.pdf pdfopen --file a.pdf works ok pdfclose --ax --file a.pdf pdfclose --rx --file a.pdf pdfclose --file a.pdf works ok too, if not following a pdfopen, otherwise I get: Cannot execute command "[DocClose("%s")]" (error 16393) Shouldn't be the first two variants for acrobat (resp. reader) 10? I wonder why they are working. I have the reader 9.4.6 and no acrobat at all. Wolfgang

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latest Context Minimals Installer for Windows
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

To whom it may concern - here is the latest version of Context Minimals Installer for Windows, now working under Windows 7. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=484PR9UL Regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky

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Re: [NTG-context] AcroRd32 Runtime Error
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

Hallo, > I have updated my context after a very long time. > The first test run does not work because an initally dde attempt to > acroread. > > I got the following errormessage: > > Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library > > Runtime Error! > Program: C:\Programme\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe > > This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an > unusual way. > Please contact the application's support team for more > information. > > I have Acrobat Reader Version 9.4.6. This is working ok with pdf > files and this has worked ok with context prior to the update. I have the following questions: The executable pdfdde, resp. their incarnations pdfopen and pdfclose know an option --rx. Is this necessary to use acrobat reader 10? pdfdde --help outputs: Beware: only documents opened by `pdfopen' can be closed by `pdfclose'. But if I open my compiled file manually (not by pdfopen), --autopdf works ok. It closes the reader and opens him with the new compiled file and so on. So, an initally open with pdfopen does not work! How is pdfopen/close working? Can someone explain? pdfdde seems to be based on ------------------- DDEOpen.c This file is furnished to you by Adobe Systems Incorporated under the terms of the Acrobat (r) Plug-ins Software Development Kit License Agreement. Copyright (C) 1995-1999, Adobe Systems Inc. All Rights Reserved. ------------------- Is there any difference (not related to Reader 10)? I do not understand at all what has happend. 10 Minutes before my context-update, all was working ok. There must be a little difference. Wolfgang

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\doifmode and friends
by Meer, H. van der 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

I find that "abc \doifmode{mode}{text} more text" can introduce extra whitespace. I conclude therefore that there is no \ignorespaces at work here. As a consequence the \doifmode does not completely disappear if mode is not satisfied. Is this intentional or should this behaviour be changed? Hans van der Meer

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\cite with authornum and extras
by Stefan Müller 04 Oct '11

04 Oct '11

Hi, please consider the following example. \setupbibtex[database={sample}] \starttext \cite[alternative=authornum, extras={, p.\ 1}][Eijkhout1991] \cite[alternative=authoryear, extras={, p.\ 1}][Eijkhout1991] \placepublications[criterium=all] \stoptext In the cite with "alternative=authornum" the "extras"-key seems to be ignored, I only get "Eijkhout [4]" while on the next line I get "Eijkhout (1991, p. 1)" with the page number as intended. What am I doing wrong? Also, if I comment the \placepublications line I get "Eijkhout [[error 2]]"... Thanks for any hints! Best regards, Stefan

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Bibliography related questions
by Alexandre Krispin 04 Oct '11

04 Oct '11

Hello, I am trying to get references working with Context as well as it did with Biblatex. Since I didn't find anything helpful in the documentation and the mailing-list, I ask here. My setup at the moment is the following : \usemodule[bib] \usemodule[bibltx] \setupbibtex[database=test] \setuppublications[alternative=apa-fr] \setupcolors[state=start] \setupinteraction[state=start,color=darkgreen] - Can I get hyperlinks working with references in Context ? For example, with Biblatex with a citation and its reference, if I select the authoryear style, then I get : "my citation" (author year). And the reader can click on the year and be redirected to the reference in the bibliography. The year is a hyperlink. Can we get the same behaviour with Context ? - Also, I have tried to get the following pattern for my references : (author year, page number). It is the pattern of the Chicago manual of style (http://library.williams.edu/citing/styles/chicago2.php) To get this style, I have tried for example the following : \cite[extras={, p. 41}][guerrien2008theorie] But instead of the pattern (author year, page number), I get (author, year, page number). Can I remove the comma between author and year ? - Finally, is my setup wrong ? Indeed, with the setup I have copy-pasted above my bibliography remains empty. Sincerely, Alexandre Krispin

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Finding Minion and Myriad
by john Culleton 04 Oct '11

04 Oct '11

These two fonts are in /usr/share/fonts/OTF. In that directory they are listed in fonts.dir. I want to use simplefonts to use Minion as the base font. I ran the various commands described in the Wiki page: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts_in_LuaTeX and got the two fonts listed in the font database. I put the following in my MKIV context file: ... \usemodule[simplefonts] % load the module \setmainfont[minionproregular] % %\whitespace[line] \usetypescript[serif,sans][hanging][pure] \setupalign[hanging] \setupbodyfont[minionproregular,14pt] ... Now I get a new error message: ------------------------- mtx-context.lua:675: attempt to call field 'locate_format' (a nil value) Any suggestions? -- John Culleton Wexford Press "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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letter style error
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 04 Oct '11

04 Oct '11

Puhh, there is more broken. With letter style I got ! Undefined control sequence. l.13 \setupletterstyle [option][backaddress=yes] It is always a risk to update context (never change a running system). :-((( Wolfgang

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sumatra pdf
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Hallo, the main problem for me at the moment is the not working acrobat reader. What are the last changes to pdfdde.c or pdf.rb? Can I change to sumatra pdf reader somehow? Wolfgang

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Stack size
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Hallo, next problem. I got ! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [parameter stack size=10000]. I tried to increase this in texmf.cnf, but this is not recognized. I tried to do the same in the texmfcnf.lua with the same negative result. It is a try and error. How is the 'modern' way to do this? BTW, shouldn't be 10000 for the stack size enough? This file is a letter and compiled ok before my update today. Wolfgang

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bug in \setuparranging
by Yue Wang 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Hi, Hans: There's a bug in \setuparranging. The following case is easy to be understood: - I try to typeset "zapf" into a A4 landscape paper - For the final output pdf, I want to rotate all the pages by 270 degrees. This sounds strange. But it is useful in vertical typesetting of CJK language. (for example, use xetex font definition's :vertical feature to rotate all the fonts used, typeset on normal paper, and rotate the page back. I certainly hope someday I can use MKIV's muti-dir omega features, but now it's broken so this is the best way I can find) The code is listed below: \setuppapersize[A4,landscape][A4] \setuppaper [nx=1,ny=1] \setuparranging [XY, rotated, 270] \setupcolors [state=start] \setupbackgrounds [page][page][background=screen] \setuppagenumbering [state=stop] \starttext \input zapf \stoptext The bug: - in MKIV, it output no pages at all - in MKII (both xetex and pdftex), the output page is not, however, A4. but rather a square page with width=height=A4 height. I hope this bug can be fixed soon. By the way, are there other ways to rotate pages other than setuparranging? From my daily use I found setup arranging is pretty buggy. sometimes it even affects the layout of the contents. So most time I have to compile a pdf, and than use setup arranging to rearrange the pdf again to make the contents safe. Yue Wang

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AcroRd32 Runtime Error
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Hallo, I have updated my context after a very long time. The first test run does not work because an initally dde attempt to acroread. I got the following errormessage: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Runtime Error! Program: C:\Programme\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information. I have Acrobat Reader Version 9.4.6. This is working ok with pdf files and this has worked ok with context prior to the update. What can I do to solve the problem? Wolfgang

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slides & proceedings from ConTeXt Meeting
by Mojca Miklavec 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Hello everyone, in particular those who missed all the fun at the ConTeXt Meeting in Belgium. The slides from conference have been uploaded to the web page: http://meeting.contextgarden.net/2011/programme.shtml and most of talks will also be available as articles in printed proceedings that will be sent to all new members of the ConTeXt Group (group.contextgarden.net) Mojca

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location of mtx-scripts
by Philipp Gesang 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Hi Hans, I’d like to ask if there is any update on this: On 2011-09-04 22:31, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 4-9-2011 19:46, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > >mtxrun would currently find it under scripts/context/lua/third/rst because of > > LUAINPUTS = ".;$TEXINPUTS;$TEXMF/scripts/context/lua//", > >but Hans probably didn't think of where third-party module authors > >shipping scripts, so there is no special place for them. <... /> > >I suggest to wait for an answer from Hans. > > scripts/context/lua/third Especially this matter: > Sounds ok to me but we might think of a way to avoid clashes with > names, like mtx-t-rst.lua and we can adapt the lookup to try to > resolve in such away that the t- is not too much in the way. This doesn’t work, yet (The “t-”-infix is not, as with \usemodule, truncated). As three of my modules come with an mtx-script I just wanted to know if this will be implemented and, if yes, when we can expect it. (For me, there is no hurry as I’m quite busy otherwise. But inclusion into TL is stalled because of this for the time being.) Thanks in advance Philipp > In order to use /context/lua/base I need to adapt some fallback > lookups so let's not do that now; next year we can consider. > > context/lua/mtxrun.lua > context/lua/base/mtx-context.lua > context/lua/third/.... > > The main reason for using the mtx- prefix is that I don't want to > end up in discussions concerning other scripts in tex live so > hopefully no one outside the context audience will ever use the mtx- > prefix. Also, some of the mtx-*.lua files are going to be loadable > modules. > > 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 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments

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metapost to pdf on the fly
by Meer, H. van der 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

I would like to generate metapost figures in separate pdf-files (in some convenient directory, they are reused elsewhere). This as part of a project structure. I know that on a separate run such a pdf can be generated with: context figurefile running on input \input some-metapost-inclusions \starttext \startMPpage .. \stopMPpage \stoptext But the idea is to do it on the fly while typesetting a project (using mode=*first to prevent further iterations): .. \component figurefile .. And in the figurefile \startcomponent figurefile \environment some-metapost-inclusions \starttext .. BUT THEN WHAT? As such it is not sufficient for the goal proposed. Can this be done at all? Hans van der Meer

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start/stopitem and \sym
by Steffen Wolfrum 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Hans, when we should use \startitem ... \stopitem now, shouldn't there be a \startsym ... \stopsym too? Steffen, who just had a mixed case: sym and item in one itemize ;o(

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Float placement problem
by Pontus Lurcock 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Hello, I've recently updated my standalone (32-bit Linux) ConTeXT from 2011.02.25 to 2011.09.20, and I'm now having some trouble with float placement. I'm using MkIV. I'm trying to have figures protruding into the outer margins with a double-sided layout, as described here: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Floating_Objects#Protruding_Floats_in_Double-… Here is my minimal example: \setuplayout[location=doublesided] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided,location={margin,header}] \setupfloat[figure][location=inner] \showframe \starttext % An extra page. \page[yes] \dorecurse{4}{ \placefigure[]{caption}{\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=17cm]}} \stoptext With version 2011.02.25 this produces the desired result; with 2011.09.20, the first figure is placed correctly, and all subsequent figures protrude in the same direction, whether they're on an even or odd page. So in the given example they all protrude to the right. If an extra page is inserted at the start so that the first figure is on an even page, they all protrude to the left. Does anyone have any ideas or insights? Thanks in advance, Pont

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disabling onum in url
by Pablo Rodríguez 02 Oct '11

02 Oct '11

Hi there, I'm a ConTeXt newbie that I have the following options and a command for URLs in the document preamble (what comes before \starttext [I don't know if it is named so in ConTeXt]): \definefontfeature[default][default][onum=yes] \setupbodyfontenvironment[default][em=italic] \setupinteraction[state=start,color=,style= em,contrastcolor=,focus=standard] \def\href#1{\goto{\hyphenatedurl{#1}}[url(#1)]} My question is: how can I disable old style numbers for the \href command? Thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Re: [NTG-context] [Layout] Problem with ConTeXt mkII
by Pierre-François Bonnefoi 02 Oct '11

02 Oct '11

Hello Luigi, your solution is better...but doesn't work completely : the first page is correct, the second is not, and after this one, the end of the document is correctly formatted... hum... Very strange and annoying... Pierre-François. -- Bonnefoi Pierre-Francois | E-mail : bonnefoi(a)unilim.fr Universite de Limoges, Laboratoire XLIM | Tel : 06 28 18 03 38 83, rue d'Isle | Mrs. Peel, we're needed... 87000 Limoges - FRANCE | The Avengers.

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writing date with ordinal numbers (\enordinaldaynumber) in mkiv
by Mojca Miklavec 02 Oct '11

02 Oct '11

Hello, MKII contains a macro \enordinaldaynumber which I don't find in MKIV. My main question: how can I setup the date to display "23\high{rd} Sep, 2011"? Thank you, Mojca

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double line spacing in list (table of contents, publication list)
by Stefan Müller 02 Oct '11

02 Oct '11

Hi list, how can I get double line spacing in the table of contents and in the publication list? I tried "\setupcombinedlist[content][after=\blank]" but this produces to much vertical spacing. "\setupinterlinespace[big]" doesn't influence those lists. I'm using 201100920 00:09 MKIV standalone. Thanks in advance for any help! Stefan.

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Visual debugging
by Otso Helenius 01 Oct '11

01 Oct '11

Hi, I'm in a need for more visual debugging aids. I tried the supp-vis module, but it did not give enough cues. I guess the ruledhbox is bound by ascender and descender height vertically, but I'd like to see also the cap height and x-height lines. Is it possible? Plus, is it possible to display the individual box around each letter similar to Knuth's TeXBook page 65? Best regards, Otso Helenius

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handling fonts with missing math (was: math signs in itemize)
by Mojca Miklavec 01 Oct '11

01 Oct '11

On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 11:29, R. Ermers wrote: > > Snippets from log file: > > ! Math error: parameter \Umathquad\displaystyle is not set. Independent of everything else that has been said in that thread: wouldn't it be nice to simply fall back on Latin Modern for math when some font doesn't provide accompanying math glyphs instead of giving up in the middle of the run? Of course that will give suboptimal result (in particular everything inside $math$ will be in LM as opposed to original font), but at least it won't complain about a missing $\bullet$ and one can always use $\frac{\text{1}}{\text{2}}$ or something similar :). Mojca

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