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dvipdfmx old-style bug
by Idris Samawi Hamid 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

Dear gang, Old style encoding fails with dvipdfmx in the following file (no error message): ========test-os========= %output=dvipdfmx \usetypescript [modern][\defaultencoding] \usetypescript [map] [latin-modern-os] [\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont [modern] \starttext 123456789 \stoptext ===================== However, if I do manually dvipdfmx -f context-base-dvipdfmx.map test-os where context-base-dvipdfmx.map contains the line texnansi-lmr12 texnansi-os-lm lmr12 then it works. I looked at the dvipdfmx version of texnansi-os-public-lm.map and it contains the same line. So I don't understand why it does not work automatically. Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Hobby's Graph package
by David Arnold 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

All, I find myself working my way through John Hobby's "Drawing Graphs with Metapost" again. In Figure 9, the following code has me confused: glabel.lft(image(unfill bbox lab[j]; draw lab[j]), length p[j]); I understand that the glabel command will put the label in this case at the "knot" length p[j]. But when he adds .7, I don't understand why the labels move down. glabel.lft(image(unfill bbox lab[j]; draw lab[j]), 0.7+length p[j]); Can someone help me with this?

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RE: [NTG-context] another dvipdfmx/context bug
by Idris Samawi Hamid 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

>> ================================================ Dear Hans, It appears that there is a bug in the ctxtools. Consider original-public-lm.map. Lines such as cmbsy10 cmbsy10 cmbsy5 cmbsy5 cmbsy6 cmbsy7 should be either cmbsy10 default cmbsy10 cmbsy5 default cmbsy5 cmbsy6 default cmbsy7 partucularly when the name of the tfm and pfb do differ; or just cmbsy10 cmbsy5 cmbsy6 where the name of the tfm and pfb do not differ. Is this right ChoF? Best Idris >> about.dvi -> about.pdf >> [1 >> ** ERROR ** Could not find encoding file "cmsy10". >> >> Output file removed. >> ================================================ >> >> Please advise-) > >You may have an incorrect mapping file, original-public-lm.map. >I guess that the mapping file contains the following line > >cmsy10 cmsy10 > >which is incorrect. Just change as follows: > >cmsy10 > >It's enough. It seems that ctxtools does not generate a right mapping >file. ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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another dvipdfmx/context bug
by Idris Samawi Hamid 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

Dear gang, Here is anotehr dvipdfmx bug. I already did ctxtools --dpxmapfiles --force texmf ctxtools --dpxmapfiles --force texmf-local ctxtools --dpxmapfiles --force texmf-fonts Now the following file fails: ================================================ % output=dvipdfmx \starttext \startitemize \item test \stopitemize \stoptext ================================================ dvipdfmx fails with ================================================ about.dvi -> about.pdf [1 ** ERROR ** Could not find encoding file "cmsy10". Output file removed. ================================================ Please advise-) Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Antykwa math support & \Longrightarrow
by Mojca Miklavec 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

Hello, a slightly strange question. I re-compiled a pretty old ConTeXt document a couple of days ago. In the "old good times" it was typeset with \setupbodyfont[ant,18pt] and an equation with $a\Longrightarrow b$. Apparently math support was added inbetween. I'm not asking for any backward compatibility at all (my system behaves pretty strange anyway), I would only like to know the most elegant way to keep Antykwa for "a" and "b" in the example above, but to use a latin-modern arrow. I'm sorry, I wasn't able to reproduce the result anywhere else (each of the three distributions where I can try out ConTeXt is behaving differently), so I temporary uploded the files to http://pub.mojca.org/tex/ant/. And the second question: Why does this code below fail? It wotks ok for texnansi, but not for ec: \usetypescript[antykwa-torunska][ec] \definetypeface[MyAnt] [rm] [serif] [antykwa-torunska] [default] [encoding=ec] \setupbodyfont[MyAnt,10pt] \starttext abc\ccaron \stoptext Thank you very much, Mojca

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Some concerns about the ConTeXt license.
by Brooks Moses 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

I have a number of concerns about wording of the ConTeXt license (as given in the readme file), which I'd like to bring up. In virtually all cases, my concern is simply that the actual wording of the license does not appear to be sufficient to provide the permissions that it intends to -- that is, the letter of the license does not live up to its spirit. (Note that I am not a lawyer, and that none of the below comments should be construed as legal advice.) I'm going by the text on http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Read_Me, which I believe to be the current version. ---- First, starting with section 3.1: "ConTeXt is available as free software in the spirit of the gnu general public licence." "In the spirit of the GPL" is not really useful in a license -- my idea of what's "in the spirit of" may be vastly different from Hans's idea of it. So this unfortunately offers nothing solid with regards to permission. It is, at best, a statement of intent. So, what else is there in the license that actually and clearly offers me a grant of permission to redistribute? I can find only the following: "2.7: ConTeXt is available for free for everyone who want to use it. Distributors are free to choose between the latest official release and the (in most cases stable) beta version." "7.2: We hereby grant permission to the de facto official TeX distributors teTeX, fpTeX and TeXlive to replace this licence with their own, i.e. their licence may supersede or enhance this one." "7.3: ConTeXt may be distributed as part of a public distribution in the spirit of free distributions." In addition, there is the following comment, which appears to be a restriction, but is relevant here: "3.3: The official version (i.e. the original zipped archive recognized by the prefix cont-) may only be redistributed as a whole and under this licence." To analyze those in turn: 2.7 does not offer any permission to redistribute; all it appears to offer is that ConTeXt will not charge for downloads. It implicitly offers "distributors" the opportunity to distribute the latest official release and the beta version, but it does not offer permission for any other versions. Of the items in section 7, 7.2 is not useful to the end user, as teTeX seem to incorporate the existing license rather than superceding it. Section 7.3 is, again, merely a description of intent with "in the spirit of" language rather than a clear grant of permission. Finally, 3.3 appears to restrict all distributions of any part of ConTeXt, as there is no "unofficial" version available from Pragma, and there is no provision for anyone else creating one -- we can only redistribute the "official" version as a whole, and thus it remains the official version. Thus, in sum: there is what appears to be an implicit grant for people to distribute the latest release or the current beta version, so long as it is complete and unchanged. There is nothing that I see as a clear grant of permission to distribute an unofficial modified copy, nor of permission to extract a portion of the code for use in another project, except for the "in the spirit of the GPL" language, which is IMHO very insufficient for this. Further, there is not even a clear grant of permission for the distribution of non-current official versions, aside again from the "in the spirit of" language. ---- Suppose that we consider the above issues to be addressed, by treating section 3.1 as saying effectively "The permissions granted under the GPL are also granted by this license." Let us now consider how the rest of the license actually agrees with that (and with section 4.1: "This sections will not introduce limitations in use that conflict with the gnu general public licence."). First, section 2.7, as quoted above. The GPL would allow distribution of any released version, whether current or not. It is not clear whether 2.7 is supposed to be a restriction of this or merely a statement about what Pragma offers. Section 4.2: "However, the interface of such modules should fit the general scheme philosophy." In the context of a file which purports to be a license file, this appears to be a legal requirement, not merely as a friendly guideline. If treated as a requirement, this would not be in the spirit of the GPL. Section 4.3: "Keywords and command names should conform to the already defined ones and therefore not clash with existing functionality." Again, same problem as 4.2. Section 4.5: "This also means that for instance in the texmf directory structure, the context/base, context/extra and context/sample locations are reserved for the official distribution." This prohibits the distribution of a modified unofficial version, which is contrary to the spirit of the GPL, though perhaps in the spirit of the LPPL. It also appears to restrict what I can personally do on my own computer, which is definitely contrary to the spirit of the GPL. Section 4.8: "When adapted versions of ConTeXt are distributed, these versions must contain the original distribution as a separate item." This prohibits me from taking, say, thirty lines of ConTeXt code and using them in a LaTeX package I'm writing (with, of course, appropriate citation), unless I distribute the entirety of ConTeXt with the package. This is very much contrary to the spirit of the GPL. Section 4.8, again: "The runtime versions (format files) must have different names...." See all the discussions on the Debian mailing list about whether this is in the spirit of Free Software. The latest version of the LPPL backs off slightly on the "no using the same filename" restriction, for this reason. It is also unclear whether the "\mycntxt\base\cont-xxx.tex" is a "different name" from \context\base\cont-xxx.tex" or not; I think this should be addressed. Section 4.8: again: "... and changed files must have an additional \writestatus message, expressing that something is changed." This, at present, would seem to apply to anything that uses any ConTeXt code, even if it is very obviously not part of ConTeXt (e.g., the hypothetical LaTeX package mentioned earlier). If taken as a general restriction, this is not in the spirit of the GPL, in my opinion; the restriction should apply only to things that could otherwise be mistaken for an official distribution. Section 4.9: "Those who write extensions or change files, must make sure that the original ConTeXt does not suffer from loading the wrong files." This is a restriction on parts of my system that may not be derived from ConTeXt at all, which is definitely against the spirit of the GPL. It is fair to place this as a restriction on "systems that include an Official distribution of ConTeXt", however. Section 4.11: "The functionality however must not be changed." Again, this is contrary to the spirit of the GPL, unless it is restricted only to things that are described as official releases of ConTeXt. ---- Some miscellaneous comments on things that are otherwise unclear. Section 4.7: "Distributers may add configuration settings to cont-usr and cont-sys." It's not clear who qualifies as a "distributor" in this statement. Section 4.11: "The auxiliary programs may be adapted to local conditions, such as operating systems specifics. The functionality however must not be changed." It is not clear here what is an auxiliary program. Section 7.4: "Each distribution of ConTeXt should include a copy of this text." Is a "distribution" the entirety of ConTeXt, or is it anything that includes any ConTeXt code? Does this mean that I need to include the whole text about Pragma's ConTeXt philosophy with anything that uses any ConTeXt code? ---- Some final notes: The redistribution requirements include the requirement that the text of the README file/license be included in the distributed version. This is incompatible with section 3.2, which says "This is the official version". For that reason, and a number of others, I think that the license and the readme should be separated -- and, in particular, there should be a clear delineation between what are Pragma's statements about the official release (including any promises of support), what are restrictions for redistributing ConTeXt as an "official release", what is part of the redistribution-as-free-software license, and what are friendly but non-binding suggestions for making modifications in the spirit of ConTeXt. My particular recommendation would be that the ConTeXt license should explicitly offer me the following three options for redistribution, in order to live up to its intent of being "in the spirit of free software": 1.) Redistribution of the entirety as an "official version of ConTeXt". This requires that all of the compatibility and completeness requirements be met. If the redistribution is part of a system, the entire system must meet the compatibility requirements -- e.g., no overriding ConTeXt functionality improperly. Redistribution must use the same license as the official version, with exceptions for teTeX et al. 2.) Redistribution as an "unofficial version based on ConTeXt". This permits redistribution of the system as a whole with modifications, but requires that the distribution clearly distinguish itself from the official version, and that it not call itself "ConTeXt" or be presented as such. (This may also require inclusion of an official version as well as the unofficial version.) The unofficial version must not install itself on the /context directories of a TeX distribution, all changed files must explicitly declare themselves to be changed, and so forth. Modifications must include all source code, when appropriate. These redistributions (including modifications) must use the same license as the original, again. 3.) Redistribution and reuse of portions of ConTeXt in other projects. This permits reuse of up to (for example) 30% of the ConTeXt code in other projects, without the requirements of distributing a full version. These portions can be taken as licensed either under the GPL or the LPPL, with no additional requirements other than provided by those licenses. I would be quite willing to elaborate on these suggestions, if requested. - Brooks

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Cells table with long text
by Jilani Khaldi 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

Hi All, In a table I have some cells with long text (say 100 chars). How can I fit the text in a cell having many rows instead of a single line, as it is done (automatically) in HTML tables? An example will be very helpful. Thank you. jk -- // Jilani KHALDI http://www.archsf.org

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Good link for stats teachers
by David Arnold 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

All, If you teach stats and you like Metapost, consider: http://www-math.univ-poitiers.fr/~phan/statsmac.html

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A TABLE bug (?) from the Wiki.
by Brooks Moses 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

The Wiki page on TABLE contains the following example: ---- \setupTABLE[r][each][height=1cm] \setupTABLE[c][each][width=1cm] \setupTABLE[r][1][height=0cm,frame=off] \bTABLE \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD \eTD \bTD \eTD \bTD \eTD \bTD \eTD \bTD \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD[nc=2,nr=2] r1c1 \eTD \bTD r1c3 \eTD \bTD[nr=2] r1c4 \eTD \bTD[nr=2,nc=2] r1c5 \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD[nr=2] r2c3 \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD[nc=2] r3c1 \eTD \bTD[nc=2] r3c4 \eTD \bTD r3c6 \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD r4c1 \eTD \bTD[nc=2] r4c2 \eTD \bTD[nr=2] r4c4 \eTD \bTD[nc=2] r4c5 \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD[nr=2,nc=2] r5c1 \eTD \bTD[nr=2] r5c3 \eTD \bTD[nr=2,nc=2] r5c5 \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD r6c4 \eTD \eTR \eTABLE ---- This comes with a note: "There is an ugly hack in the code. An empty first row with zero height and no borders is added. If the row is omitted, then something odd happens to the number of columns." Is this an actual bug in ConTeXt, or is it a bug in the example? If the latter, what's the fix? Thanks, - Brooks

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How this LaTeX code could be translated into ConTeXt?
by Jilani Khaldi 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

Hi All, Migrating to Context, I need to translate this code from Latex \begin{table} \begin{tabularx}{16cm}{|c|X|X|} \hline blabla & blabla & blabla\\ \hline ... \hline \end{tabularx} \end{table} Any hint? Thanks! -- // Jilani KHALDI http://www.archsf.org

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A number of footnote bugs.
by Brooks Moses 04 Sep '05

04 Sep '05

In playing with footnotes on the Wiki, I've come across a number of bugs, as well as the questions I mentioned earlier. Consider the following example text: \setupfootnotes[n=3] \starttext \strut\vfill % A hack to shorten the page, for Wiki use. This\footnote[footA](Or that\footnote{Or the other.}, if you prefer.} is a sentence with a footnote\footnote{Actually, two footnotes; this one and \in{footnote}[footA] on \at{page}[footA], denoted by \note[footA].}. \stoptext This illustrates the following bugs: 1.) Without the \setupfootnotes line, this leaves a vertical space of about one blank line between the bottom of the text and the footnote separator. With the \setupfootnotes line, we see that this space is proportional to n -- for n=3, it leaves three blank lines. 2.) The columns are ill-spaced in the default case; the footnote markers are closer to the column on their left than they are to the column they belong to. 3.) Footnotes in footnotes do not produce their numbers in the correct order, though they do set the footnotes in the proper order on the bottom of the page. Specifically, the second footnote in the text is (incorrectly) numbered 3 rather than 2, but it is (correctly) placed before the footnote on the footnote. 4.) According to the comments on lines 63-65 of core-not.tex, setting n=0 should set the footnotes in a continuous paragraph, using an algorithm from the TeXbook. This does not work at all; the footnotes are set in a single column but with a smaller interline space. Hans, are any of these readily fixable? - Brooks

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Showcase.pdf won't show
by Keith McKay 03 Sep '05

03 Sep '05

Dear All I'm using mswincontext and I have an annoying problem which I can't solve. When I hit Show Documentation in the Scite editor Tools menu I get the error message below. >texmfstart --file=showcase.pdf --program=context pdfopen: mandatory `--file' argument not found. >Exit code: 0 I have tried to sort this out on a few occassions without success, any hints. Keith McKay Hamilton, Scotland -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/89 - Release Date: 02/09/2005

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Accessibility
by David Arnold 03 Sep '05

03 Sep '05

All, We got the note below from our college president today. What does anyone know about making context and pdf accessible to student with vision problems? Dear Colleagues: We have an obligation and a commitment to full accessibility to our courses and programs for students with disabilities. By sending this memo, I want to inform you that effective immediately, and in adherence to College of the Redwoods Board of Trustees Policy No. 809 Administrative Regulation 809.07, specifically Part III of the Policy Statement "Access to Electronic and Information Technology" http://www.redwoods.edu/district/board/policies/ar/AR80907.Htm , all instructional web pages and Blackboard postings must meet Level 1 accessibility standards as defined by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Part 1194.22. These standards are primarily concerned with the construction of electronic documents including web pages and the readability of those documents by assistive technology used by students with disabilities including students who are low vision or blind. In designing online instructional documents for your courses, please ensure that they meet the specific requirements for accessibility compliance found in both of the following: W3C Checklist http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/full-checklist.html and Section 508 Checklist http://www.webaim.org/standards/508/checklist Faculty web page authors may also access the staff of the Center for Teaching Excellence for guidance and assistance in web page and Blackboard development. Additional online information can also be found by visiting the http://hightech.redwoods/accessibility/ Using these resources, each of us can ensure the accessibility of our course materials. Thank you so much for your attention to this important matter- Casey

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Toward an errata sheet.
by John R. Culleton 03 Sep '05

03 Sep '05

I mentioned on comp.text.tex that my copy of _Context The Mamual_ was a) tattered from use b) annotated here and there with corrections based on posts from this list. Another party wanted to borrow my manual! I sent him my two marginal annotations and redirected his attention to pragma-ade but his request gave me an idea. Perhaps we all should exchange annotations where there is a typo or other error we have uncovered. It would be a kind of group errata sheet. To start the ball rolling here are my two annotations: ------------------------------------------------------------ p 148:change "head=nomarking" to "header=nomarking" p 242: Modify example by adding opening brace prior to \startcombination and closing brace after \stopombination: ... {\startcombination ... \stopcombination} ------------------------------------------------------------ Obviously there are features that are covered elsewhere or covered better elsewhere. That is not my immediate concern. If we can just pool our marginal corrections it would be of mutual benefit. I use the English language manual in letter size format. -- John Culleton Books with answers to marketing and publishing questions: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf Book coaches, consultants and packagers: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/packagers.pdf

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A document without justifying text and without hyphenated words
by Jilani Khaldi 02 Sep '05

02 Sep '05

Hi All, what are the setting to perform to get a document without justifying text and without hyphenated words? Thanks! jk -- // Jilani KHALDI http://www.archsf.org

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Re: Elided page numbers in registers
by Duncan Hothersall 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

I said: > Followup: I would be willing to help to code this if it doesn't exist > (I have some experience with such systems) if someone can point me at > the right bit of code to look at (things seem to be changing around > texutils, newtexexec etc. so I don't want to start at the wrong > place). To add a further dimension: I'm seeing some other strange behaviours in a large (15 page) index to a substantial (650 page) book which would be difficult to reproduce in a test package - to do with ordering of multiple page references within individual entries, etc. I would be keen to work on the code if that was possible, rather than just list problems and hope for others to fix them :-). But I'd need a point in the right direction. Thanks, Duncan

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Relative font scaling
by Olivier 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

Hi, I'm experiencing issues with rscale. When using: \starttypescript [MyFnt] \definetypeface [MyFnt] [rm] [serif] [rfont] [default] [encoding=ec] \definetypeface [MyFnt] [mm] [math] [mfont] [default] [rscale=0.99,encoding=default] \definetypeface [MyFnt] [tt] [mono] [tfont] [default] [rscale=0.1,encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript everything works as expected (text font is indeed rfont, math font is indeed mfont, tt font is indeed tfont, and moreover the math font is correctly rscaled) but the tt font isn't rscaled at all. Any idea where the issue might come from? Thanks, Olivier

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bug with active :!;?
by Olivier 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Hi, Seems like the following crashes conTeXt: \useencoding [ffr] \mainlanguage[fr] \setupheadertexts[text][][][\setups{run:left}][] \startsetups run:left nothing \stopsetups \starttext Nothing special here \stoptext Of course one can live with this by renaming the tag. However, the bug will also occur in the \cite[Bob:A,Bob:B] commands from the bib module, and I assume in anything that deals with csnameS containing active colons... Strangely enough, the bug doesn't seem to occur in \placeformula[eq:A] Many thanks for hinting a fix, Olivier

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Problem with \startcombination
by John R. Culleton 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Here is a code fragment: \section{Gallery} \useexternalfigure[B008][B008.jpg][scale=2000] \useexternalfigure[B009][B009.jpg][scale=2000] \useexternalfigure[B010][B010.jpg][scale=2000] \useexternalfigure[B013][B013.jpg][scale=2000] \useexternalfigure[picnic.jpg] \placefigure{} \startcombination[2] {\externalfigure[B008]}{} {\externalfigure[B009]}{} \stopcombination --------------------------------------- ---and here is the error message: )) (./gallery.tex section : - Gallery ! Missing { inserted. <to be read again> \let \noshowargumenterror ->\let \expectedarguments \noexpectedarguments \dodoubleempty #1->\noshowargumenterror \doifnextcharelse [{\dodoubletestemp... l.9 \startcombination [2] ? ------------------------------------------------------ I am using TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 on a Slack Linux system. John Culleton Books with answers to marketing and publishing questions: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf Book coaches, consultants and packagers: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/packagers.pdf

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Help with \setuplayout[grid=yes]
by Randall Skelton 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Hi all, Attached is an example showing my misunderstanding about grid alignment. The attached works as expected when \setuplayout[grid=no] is used or the 'Author table' is commented out. The inclusion of the little table in the text is really just to convince myself that I can have a table with the grid enabled. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. Cheers, Randall ---- \showframe %\showmakeup %\showgrid %%% Dimensions \newdimen\PaperWidth \PaperWidth=8.5in \newdimen\PaperHeight \PaperHeight=11.0in \newdimen\TextWidth \TextWidth=5.5in \newdimen\TextHeight \TextHeight=10.0in \setuppapersize[letter][letter] % paper size \definepapersize[width=\PaperWidth,height=\PaperHeight] \setuplayout [location=doublesided, % double-sided printing grid=yes, %%%% WHY DOES THIS CAUSE AN ERROR? topspace=0.50in, % the space at the very top of the page backspace=1.5in, % the space in the gutter header=0.75in, % the space for headers footer=0.50in, % the space for footers leftmargin=1in, % the space for margin notes rightmargin=1in, % the space for right margin notes width=\TextWidth, % the width of the body text height=\TextHeight] % the height of the body text %%% Authors and Approvals \def\AuthorsTitle{\midaligned{\sc{Authors and Approvals}}} \def\startAuthors{% \blank[2*big]\AuthorsTitle\\\blank[2*big]% \hbox to \hsize\bgroup\hss\SetTableToWidth{6.5in}% \starttable[|c|c|c|c|c|] \HL \VL \VL Function\VL Name\VL Signature\VL Date\VL\SR\HL} \def\stopAuthors{\stoptable\hss\egroup} def\Author[#1]{% \getgparameters[Author][#1]% \doifundefined{AuthorRole}{\gdef\AuthorRole{Prepared by:}}% \doifundefined{AuthorFunction}{\gdef\AuthorFunction{-}}% \doifundefined{AuthorName}{\gdef\AuthorName{-}}% \doifundefined{AuthorSignature}{\gdef\AuthorSignature{}}% \doifundefined{AuthorDate}{\gdef\AuthorDate{-}}% \VL\AuthorRole \VL\AuthorFunction% \VL\AuthorName \VL\AuthorSignature% \VL\AuthorDate% \VL\SR\HL% \gdef\AuthorFunction{ }\gdef\AuthorName{ }% \gdef\AuthorSignature{ }\gdef\AuthorDate{ }% } \starttext %%% Start: Front \startfrontmatter \startAuthors \Author [Role={Prepared by:}, Function={Scientist}, Name={John Smith}, Date={2005-08-24}] \Author [Role={Checked by}:, Date={2005-08-24}] \Author [Role={Approved by:}, Date={2005-08-24}] \stopAuthors %%% Stop: Front \stopfrontmatter %%% Start: Body \startbodymatter \section{One} \dorecurse{3}{\input knuth} \starttable[|c|c|] \HL \VL One \VL Two \VL\FR \VL Three \VL Four \VL\LR \HL \stoptable \section{Two} \dorecurse{4}{\input knuth} %%% Stop: Body part \stopbodymatter \stoptext

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Re: Setting header texts (second)
by Duncan Hothersall 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Hi. "\getmarking[chapter][current]" should give you the title of the current chapter. Similarly "\getmarking[section][current]", etc. In order to rid yourself of the default pagenumber in the middle of the top header, use "\setuppagenumbering[location=]", or add "location=" to your existing \setuppagenumbering command. Hope that helps. Duncan

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Elided page numbers in registers
by Duncan Hothersall 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Another question on registers (just getting into indexing!). I have a book which numbers its pages by chapter, and so page numbers are 1/1, 1/2 ... for the pages of chapter 1, and then 2/1, 2/2 ... for the pages of chapter 2. I have page ranges in my index, such as 1/1-1/3, or 2/24-2/26. I would like these ranges to be elided - in other words, the first one would read 1/1-3 (remove repeated chapter number), and the second would read 2/24-6 (remove repeated chapter number and also the repeated 2 in page number). Question: is there an already existing system to do this? I guess no :-) Followup: I would be willing to help to code this if it doesn't exist (I have some experience with such systems) if someone can point me at the right bit of code to look at (things seem to be changing around texutils, newtexexec etc. so I don't want to start at the wrong place). Thanks... Duncan

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Re: [NTG-context] Problem installing ConTeXt jedit syntax
by Elliot Clifton 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Hans, Sorry about taking a long time to get back to you. I checked the syntax of the ConTeXt mode files. They seem to be consistent with the syntax in modes that are known to work. The delegate syntax doesn't seem to have changed. I don't recieve XML validation errors for any other parts of the code. Just the delegation. I can't see why the XML is invalid. For the record, I'm using jEdit 4.2final Elliot Elliot Clifton wrote: >Hi, > >I've added the context jedit mode files to the modes directory inside >my jedit settings directory, and appended the mode to the catalogue. I >get XML validation errors that state the various DELEGATEs are >invalid. The external files (*-en, *-de, etc...) do not import. Why? >What am I doing wrong? > > is there a more detailed report? can you figure otu if the delegates syntax has changed? Hans

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Register page ranges
by Duncan Hothersall 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Bug or feature? In a register (such as the index), a command like \index[key]{entry} creates an index entry sorted as 'key', and there exists also \startregister[key]{entry} ... \stopregister[key] which creates a page range. As far as I can tell, the [key] here plays two roles - the ID of the range, and the sort key. Problems arise if a publication contains more than one range with the same key - the system ends up thinking it is one long range and you get output like entry 1-2-8-9 instead of entry 1-2, 8-9. One solution here is to simply add a number to the end of the key, so that the first range becomes [key1] and the second [key2]. This corrects the output. So I guess my question is, is this a bug or a feature? It had me confused for a while... Thanks, Duncan

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ConTeXt and OSX / PDFsearch / sync
by Steffen Wolfrum 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Hi, this one is to all of us using ConTeXt on a Mac: At MacOSX-TeX mailing list I recently saw the following post: Bob Kerstetter <bkerstetter(a)mac.com> wrote: > On May 18, 2005, at 11:57 AM, Richard Koch wrote: > > > TeXShop 2.03 is available at > > > > http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop > > Wow! I installed Tiger for this: > > -- Improved the PDFsearch code (i.e., sync) for \include{file}, > \input{file}, and \import{file}. Users who had trouble using sync with large > projects may find that it works now. > > It appears to work very nicely here. Very cool. Thanks Dick. Does someone know if this also works with ConTeXt's project structure (\component etc.)? Thanks, Steffen

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MathML to PDF
by Elena Fraboschi 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Dear All: I write this with my tail between my legs, because I am positive that, if I looked around in the archives etcetera, the information would be there. So, with apologies (no laziness here, just inordinate haste), could anyone drop me a URL or two that might answer the needs explained below? No need for anyone to waste time writing: just toss me the URL! :-) What I need =========== The IUMJ abstracts are in MathML. Sometimes we luck out and the rendition is just fine. Sometimes (for example, when using something as simple as $\sqrt{2}$), the browsers ability to read perfect MathML is atrocious. Solution: use ConTeXt to convert MathML to perfect PDF's. And the best URL to learn and do just that is... Many thanks, hope to contribute something soon, best, elena

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Issues: framedtext and tables inside itemized list
by Eugene Toporov 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

I have some issues with different things but both inside itemized lists: 1. Framed text width is calculated not as I expect. The sample below makes framedtext box appear partially on right margin \setupcolors[state=start] \setuplayout[width=9cm] \showframe \starttext \startitemize[n,packed] \item A normal item paragraph, which normaly gets wrapped ok.\par \startframedtext[background=screen,frame=off,width=\textwidth] Some listing as framedtext whose width seems calculated incorrectly. \stopframedtext \stopitemize \stoptext In my docs I represent programlistings using these framedtexts and need them all to be the same width (\textwidth). Is there a way to make those framedtexts that appear inside itemization remain in boundaries? The same concerns tables (natural). 2. Another question with natural tables inside itemized list..If I set [split=repeat] or [split=yes] for table it is not correctly aligned inside itemized list. The below example shows this. \setuplayout[width=9cm] \showframe \starttext \startitemize[n,packed] \noindent \bTABLE \bTR \bTH Operation\eTH \bTH[align=middle] Result\eTH \eTR \bTR \bTD The "Librarian" application starts with the {\tt{}Index} page.\eTD \bTD[align=middle] OK \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD When clicking the links on the {\tt{}Index} page, the empty {\tt{}List\-All} and {\tt{}Add\-Book} pages open.\eTD \bTD[align=middle] OK \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \noindent \stopitemize \stoptext I'm currently obliged to have non-splittable tables in lists. tIs there a way to make it render better? Thank you in advance! -- Regards. Eugene Toporov

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cs translation in attachments (core-int)
by Vit Zyka 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Hi, in core-int.tex (section deals with attachements) we need next control sequence translations: status -> state kleur -> color symbool -> symbol tekstlaag -> textlayer vit

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Palatino truetype: help!
by VnPenguin 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Hi all, I'm trying to use the font Palatino truetype with ConTeXt under teTeX 3.0 (FC4) by following the guide at http://home.salamander.com/~wmcclain/context-help.html : 1. I have already all 4 files: palabi.ttf, palab.ttf, palai.ttf, pala.ttf (under /usr/share/texmf/fonts/truetype/mscore folder) 2. I have already also all necessary tfm, vf (provided by vnTeX 3.0-rc1 of Han The Thanh) 3. I created a file named "type-pala.tex" with the following content: --------------------- begin type-pala.tex ---------------------------------- \usetypescriptfile[type-buy] \starttypescript [serif] [mspalatino] [t5] \usetypescript[serif][fallback] \definefontsynonym [PalatinoLinotype-Roman] [lprr8v] [encoding=t5] \definefontsynonym [PalatinoLinotype-Bold] [lprb8v] [encoding=t5] \definefontsynonym [PalatinoLinotype-Italic] [lprri8v] [encoding=t5] \definefontsynonym [PalatinoLinotype-BoldItalic] [lprbi8v] [encoding=t5] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [serif] [mspalatino] [name] \definefontsynonym [Serif] [PalatinoLinotype-Roman] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [PalatinoLinotype-Bold] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [PalatinoLinotype-Italic] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [PalatinoLinotype-BoldItalic] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [MSPalatino] [t5] \definetypeface [MyPalatino] [rm] [serif] [mspalatino] [default] [encoding=t5] \stoptypescript ----------------------- end of type-pala.tex ---------------------------------------------------- and a test file : --------------------------- begin of test.tex ------------------------------------------------ \loadmapfile[mscorevn.map] \language[vn] \mainlanguage[vn] \enableregime[utf] \setupencoding[default=t5] \setupbodyfont[reset] \usetypescriptfile[type-pala] \usetypescript[MSPalatino] \setupbodyfont[MyPalatino,12pt] \starttext Vietnamese UTF-8 text here \stoptext ------------------------- end of test.tex -------------------------------------------------- In the map file mscorevn.map ($HOME/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/vnextra/mscorevn.map) I see : ------------------------------ mscorevn.map ------------------------------------------------------ lprr8v PalatinoLinotype-Roman " T5UniEncoding ReEncodeFont " <t5uni.enc <pala.ttf lprb8v PalatinoLinotype-Bold " T5UniEncoding ReEncodeFont " <t5uni.enc <palab.ttf lprri8v PalatinoLinotype-Italic " T5UniEncoding ReEncodeFont " <t5uni.enc <palai.ttf lprbi8v PalatinoLinotype-BoldItalic " T5UniEncoding ReEncodeFont " <t5uni.enc <palabi.ttf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ But unfortunatly my PDF has always CMR12 font, no Palatino at all :( I'm completly newbie with typescript & font in ConTeXt. With pdflatex, I could use this Palatino font without any problem. Could you help me please , Thank you, Regards

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headers in PDF document
by Mojca Miklavec 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Hello, How can I add Author/Title/Creator/Keywords/... to PDF documents, possibly with non-ascii characters? In LaTeX the hyperref package does the job (with help of \pdfstringdef, which redefines a whole bunch of things). Most ConTeXt documentation contains these headers, but I haven't seen any examples in ConTeXt sources yet. Thank you, Mojca

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Upgrading ConTeXt and testing
by Idris Samawi Hamid 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Dear gang, I understand that ConTeXt is a HUGE system, and it is impossible for Hans to micro-test everything. However, it is not infrequent that upgrades by users lead to sometimes days of lost productivity. For example, a recent change in the indentation code ruined a 425-page manuscript and it took me hours to identify the source of the problem. And that was only one problem. Given the problems some of us have faced when upgrading, I think that we really need a test suite of documents that provide some benchmarks for each part of the system, from building supported format files to features to supported output formats. Maybe this would take a long time; but perhaps the task could be delegated among is. I would be willing to be part of that team (including but not exclusively the aleph-dvipdfmx cycle). When a new ConTeXt is released, Taco or someone else could then document which bugs are fixed, features added, and, most importantly, what features are changed or broken. That way, upgrading does not always have to be a leap in the dark with fingers crossed. The above is just an idea. I hope it can be developed into something actually workable and useful. A related point (disussed before) is that ConTeXt needs to become completely independent of the TeX distributions. mswincontext.zip is a good start (I no longer use fpTeX), but things like dvipdfmx and the plain format (for testing purposes) need to be thoroughly supported and tested. Again, a support team for Hans is needed (especially for Mac OSX and Unix), and I'm willing to help as far as my skills will allow. Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Suitable mechanism for Theorems and Definitions
by David Antos 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Hello, I've used enumeration features for typesetting Theorems, Lemmas, and Definitions. Two extra requirements appeared. Is this possible to create lists of those entities (something like \placelistofTheorems :-)? And is there a way to add names to them, resulting in something like Definition 4.3: Interval Decision Diagram Node blahblah Or is there a more suitable way to do this (taking into account that I prefer numbering Theorems, Lemmas, and Definitions in a single number line)? "You have to program it yourself on top of enumeration" is of course a valid answer, I just don't want to do something that is built in :-)))) Thanks, D.A. -- DCT itself provides a lossless compression and actually doesn't compress anything. -- Miloš Liška

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footnote twiks
by Ciro Soto 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Hello, I need two more twiks for my footnotes: I am using asterisk instead of numbers or letter for the footnotes. Twik 1: My font is too slanted and the asterisk (*) is printed too close to the last word in the sentence. Example: Charles IV \footnote[]{asdfasdf} will print an asterisk touching the V letter. How do I instruct context to give me some room between the V and the asterisk? Second twik: How to control the distance between the page text and the rule line that separates the footnote and the page text? I tried the "distance=", th e "height=" arguments in the setupfootnotes, but they don't do what I want. thank you -- ======================================= "All problems are at the interface. Each one of them has a solution." from: "The Guitar Maker: An Exploration of Wisdom, Design and Love." A novel by C. A. Soto Aguirre. Pub. Date: October 2005.

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RE: [NTG-context] New context version
by Rob Ermers 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Hi, I have been trying to get Context working properly for the last 4 hours or so. I don't know what to do. I found out that the commands \defaultlanguage \dogetupsometextprefix occur in a file called lang-lab.tex. But I don't know what to do with this knowledge. I am ahead a deadline for a publication. Help is greatly appreciated! Regards, Robert Thanks for the link to the faq. I did what was said there: 1. I installed the lm fonts 2. I emended the miktex.ini file according to the specifications The texexec -- make en nl still fails (see end of log) My test file, the one I am working on, apparently processes normally, but the output is dvi rather than pdf. References are not processed. Something is still wrong. Could anyone help me out? Help greatly appreciated! Regards, Robert This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (MiKTeX 2.4) (INITEX) 28 AUG 2005 15:55 entering extended mode ***cont-en (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\cont-en.tex (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\context.tex (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\syst-pln.tex \maxdimen=\dimen10 \hideskip=\skip10 \centering=\skip11 \p@=\dimen11 \z@=\dimen12 \z@skip=\skip12 \voidb@x=\box10 \interdisplaylinepenalty=\count23 \interfootnotelinepenalty=\count24 \bigskipamount=\skip13 \jot=\dimen13 \medskipamount=\skip14 \normalbaselineskip=\skip15 \normallineskip=\skip16 \normallineskiplimit=\dimen14 \smallskipamount=\skip17 \mscount=\count25 \tabs=\box11 \tabsyet=\box12 \tabsdone=\box13 ) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\syst-prm.tex) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\syst-etx.tex) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\syst-omg.tex) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\syst-xtx.tex) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\syst-gen.tex loading : Context System Macros / General ... bodyfont : style mm (mm) defined ) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\./type-map.tex) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\./type-spe.tex) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\./type-akb.tex) (J:\tex\localtexmf\tex\context\base\./type-loc.tex)) ConTeXt ver: 2005.08.19 fmt: 2005.8.28 int: english mes: english fonts : needs map file: original-base fonts : needs map file: ec-public-lm fonts : needs map file: ec-base ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \dogetupsometextprefix #1#2#3->\ifcsname #2#1 #3\endcsname \csname #2#1#3\end... \labeltexts #1#2->\leftlabeltext {#1} #2\rightlabeltext {#1} <argument> ...enumber {\pageprefixes \pagenumber } \@@nmright ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \dogetupsometextprefix ... #2\defaultlanguage {#1} #3\endcsname \csname #2\de... \labeltexts #1#2->\leftlabeltext {#1} #2\rightlabeltext {#1} ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage ...faultlanguage \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \dogetupsometextprefix ... #2\defaultlanguage {#1} #3\endcsname \csname #2\de... \labeltexts #1#2->\leftlabeltext {#1} #2\rightlabeltext {#1} ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@la \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage ...faultlanguage \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \dogetupsometextprefix #1#2#3->\ifcsname #2#1 #3\endcsname \csname #2#1#3\end... <argument> ...enumber {\pageprefixes \pagenumber } \@@nmright \firstofoneargument #1->#1 ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \dogetupsometextprefix ... #2\defaultlanguage {#1} #3\endcsname \csname #2\de... <argument> ...enumber {\pageprefixes \pagenumber } \@@nmright ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage ...faultlanguage \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \dogetupsometextprefix ... #2\defaultlanguage {#1} #3\endcsname \csname #2\de... <argument> ...enumber {\pageprefixes \pagenumber } \@@nmright ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@la \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage ...faultlanguage \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? c \initializevariable\usedcolorchannels{} [1.1] ) Beginning to dump on file cont-en.efmt (preloaded format=cont-en 2005.8.28) 39158 strings of total length 604434 485517 memory locations dumped; current usage is 247&482041 36061 multiletter control sequences \font\nullfont=nullfont \font\*12ptrmtf*=ec-lmr12 3040 words of font info for 1 preloaded font 168 hyphenation exceptions Hyphenation trie of length 54364 has 2523 ops out of 35111 194 for language 19 194 for language 18 248 for language 17 248 for language 16 63 for language 15 63 for language 14 265 for language 13 265 for language 12 35 for language 11 35 for language 10 7 for language 9 7 for language 8 29 for language 7 88 for language 6 88 for language 5 235 for language 4 235 for language 3 224 for language 2 Output written on cont-en.dvi (1 page, 372 bytes).

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How to customize the default verbatim colors
by Eugene Toporov 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Hi all! I recently started using Verbatim Macroses to make source code pieces look prettier in my docs. I use things like \setuptyping[JV] and then \startJV - \stopJV But I'd like to change the default colors in the macroses to my own. I only found that redefining some colors like this \definecolor [colorprettyone] [green] \definecolor [colorprettytwo] [navy] \definecolor [colorprettythree] [r=0,g=0,b=.9] makes effect, but that seems not very effective and affects all verbatims. 1) I could not find all colors. 2) I need several different schemes (palettes) for different verbatims (XML, Java, SQL). I expect there is a way to redefine whole palette or something. What's the easiest and the right way to do it? Thanks in advance! -- Eugene

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[Fwd: ConTEXt Newbie: Column/table background color - which table model/command?]
by Taco Hoekwater 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Hi all, Forwarding this from c.t.t. It looks like perhaps the OP's code is correct and something in ConTeXt is wrong (at least I cannot find anything wrong with the example code, even with \setupcolors[state=start], I get no background color). Perhaps somebody who has actually used table backgrounds can help? Taco -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ConTEXt Newbie: Column/table background color - which table model/command? Date: 26 Aug 2005 08:39:16 -0700 From: A. Lucas <kaffee24(a)gmx.de> Organization: http://groups.google.com Newsgroups: comp.text.tex I've only recently discovered ConTEXt and grabbed all the documentation I could find (but not quite read it). My question: If I want column background and line color, do I need METAPOST or is there a simpler way to do it? I need a multi-page table with continuous, but different columns widths and running headers on every new page - could/must I use btable (XML environment)? The \backgroundcolor and \background commands don't seem to work with \setuptables and \starttable(s). Example: ----------------- \placetable[here][tab:setuptables]{Ships that moored at Hasselt.} {\setuptables[bodyfont=10pt,rulethickness=6pt,background=color,backgroundcolor=red] \starttable[|cw(5cm)|cTw(3cm)|]% '|' wird hier nicht gedruckt, dient als column separator; mit w(...) width festsetzen \HL% horizontal line \VL \bf Year \DC \bf Number of ships \VL\SR% new colum bold font seperate row \HL \VL 1645 \DC 450 \VL\FR% first row \VL 1671 \DC 480 \VL\MR% mid row \VL 1676 \DC 500 \VL\MR \VL 1695 \DC 930 \VL\LR% last row \HL \stoptable} ------------------ I get the thick border but no colors. Maybe I'm just to dumb yet and will know more after a weekend of reading up, but I'd be thankful for a hint.

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RE: [NTG-context] New context version
by Rob Ermers 28 Aug '05

28 Aug '05

Hi, Thanks for the link to the faq. I did what was said there: 1. I installed the lm fonts 2. I emended the miktex.ini file according to the specifications The texexec -- make en nl still fails (see end of log) My test file, the one I am working on, apparently processes normally, but the output is dvi rather than pdf. References are not processed. Something is still wrong. Could anyone help me out? Help greatly appreciated! Regards, Robert This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (MiKTeX 2.4) (INITEX) 28 AUG 2005 15:55 entering extended mode ***cont-en (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\cont-en.tex (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\context.tex (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\syst-pln.tex \maxdimen=\dimen10 \hideskip=\skip10 \centering=\skip11 \p@=\dimen11 \z@=\dimen12 \z@skip=\skip12 \voidb@x=\box10 \interdisplaylinepenalty=\count23 \interfootnotelinepenalty=\count24 \bigskipamount=\skip13 \jot=\dimen13 \medskipamount=\skip14 \normalbaselineskip=\skip15 \normallineskip=\skip16 \normallineskiplimit=\dimen14 \smallskipamount=\skip17 \mscount=\count25 \tabs=\box11 \tabsyet=\box12 \tabsdone=\box13 ) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\syst-prm.tex) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\syst-etx.tex) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\syst-omg.tex) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\syst-xtx.tex) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\syst-gen.tex loading : Context System Macros / General ... bodyfont : style mm (mm) defined ) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\./type-map.tex) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\./type-spe.tex) (J:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\./type-akb.tex) (J:\tex\localtexmf\tex\context\base\./type-loc.tex)) ConTeXt ver: 2005.08.19 fmt: 2005.8.28 int: english mes: english fonts : needs map file: original-base fonts : needs map file: ec-public-lm fonts : needs map file: ec-base ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \dogetupsometextprefix #1#2#3->\ifcsname #2#1 #3\endcsname \csname #2#1#3\end... \labeltexts #1#2->\leftlabeltext {#1} #2\rightlabeltext {#1} <argument> ...enumber {\pageprefixes \pagenumber } \@@nmright ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \dogetupsometextprefix ... #2\defaultlanguage {#1} #3\endcsname \csname #2\de... \labeltexts #1#2->\leftlabeltext {#1} #2\rightlabeltext {#1} ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage ...faultlanguage \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \dogetupsometextprefix ... #2\defaultlanguage {#1} #3\endcsname \csname #2\de... \labeltexts #1#2->\leftlabeltext {#1} #2\rightlabeltext {#1} ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@la \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage ...faultlanguage \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \dogetupsometextprefix #1#2#3->\ifcsname #2#1 #3\endcsname \csname #2#1#3\end... <argument> ...enumber {\pageprefixes \pagenumber } \@@nmright \firstofoneargument #1->#1 ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \dogetupsometextprefix ... #2\defaultlanguage {#1} #3\endcsname \csname #2\de... <argument> ...enumber {\pageprefixes \pagenumber } \@@nmright ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage ...faultlanguage \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... \dogetupsometextprefix ... #2\defaultlanguage {#1} #3\endcsname \csname #2\de... <argument> ...enumber {\pageprefixes \pagenumber } \@@nmright ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@la \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... <to be read again> \@@ladefault \defaultlanguage ...faultlanguage \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage ...\??la #1\c!default \endcsname \fi \defaultlanguage #1->\@EA \ifx \csname \??la #1 \c!default \endcsname \empty ... ... l.44 \protect \errorstopmode \dump \endinput ? c \initializevariable\usedcolorchannels{} [1.1] ) Beginning to dump on file cont-en.efmt (preloaded format=cont-en 2005.8.28) 39158 strings of total length 604434 485517 memory locations dumped; current usage is 247&482041 36061 multiletter control sequences \font\nullfont=nullfont \font\*12ptrmtf*=ec-lmr12 3040 words of font info for 1 preloaded font 168 hyphenation exceptions Hyphenation trie of length 54364 has 2523 ops out of 35111 194 for language 19 194 for language 18 248 for language 17 248 for language 16 63 for language 15 63 for language 14 265 for language 13 265 for language 12 35 for language 11 35 for language 10 7 for language 9 7 for language 8 29 for language 7 88 for language 6 88 for language 5 235 for language 4 235 for language 3 224 for language 2 Output written on cont-en.dvi (1 page, 372 bytes).

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tcsh: texexec: Command not found.
by Alan Bowen 28 Aug '05

28 Aug '05

I am working from a backup of my ConTeXt/teTeX installation (in MacOS X 10.4.2) and find that when I try to typeset files, I now get the error message: tcsh: texexec: Command not found. In trying to deal with this, I discovered that the alias of teTeX in my Library folder is broken. I guess the question is “How do I re- establish the link?”, given that the original seems to be invisible. Or is there something else I must do (too)? I apologize for the newbie question—my dream is to have some time to learn about unix and the teTeX installation. ’Til now I have relied on Gerben’s i-installer to do most of the thinking for me. Indeed, I would just re-install everything, were it not for the fact that I am currently limited to access by 56K modem. Cheers, Alan

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Lettrine module
by Willi Egger 26 Aug '05

26 Aug '05

Good morning Taco, sorry for addressing a question to you peronally. When trying to use other commands like \framedtext or \startalignment in connection with the lettrine-module I get an error concerning a ! Missing number, treated as zero. Could you please have a look at this? Minimal example: \usemodule[lettri] \setuplettrine[Lines=2, Hang=0, Oversize=0, Raise=0, Findent=0pt, Nindent=0.5em, Slope=0pt, Ante=, FontHook=, TextFont=\sc, Image=no] \starttext % \startalignment[middle] \framedtext[frame=off,align=middle,offset=10pt,style=\bfa,width=\makeupwidth]{% \lettrine[Lines=4,Slope=-.7em, Hang=.5, Nindent=16pt]{\red L}{as} pe\~{n}as y las vaquitas \crlf Se van por la misma senda. \crlf Las pe\~{n}as son de nosotros,\crlf Las vaquitas son ajenas. } % \stopalignment \stoptext Thanks for your support Willi

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contextgarden.net move
by Patrick Gundlach 25 Aug '05

25 Aug '05

Hello all ConTeXt users, I'll move the website contextgarden.net to another (bigger, faster) machine tomorrow. Expect some downtime and inconveniences, although I try to make the transition smooth. I might disable wiki editing on the old machine to avoid data loss. Please report any errors you'll spot. Thanks for your patience, Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net

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Re: [NTG-context] how to use Times Roman font
by Sytse Knypstra 25 Aug '05

25 Aug '05

On 2005-03-20 and 2005-03-21 there was a thread on this list about using the Times Roman font under the CONTEXT distribution for Windows. I'm running into similar problems (also with the Bookman and Lucida bright fonts) and I am curious whether the problem was solved and how. Sytse Knypstra

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Re: [NTG-context] Issues: framedtext and tables inside itemized list
by Eugene Toporov 25 Aug '05

25 Aug '05

Hi! On 8/24/05, Mojca Miklavec <mojca.miklavec.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Eugene Toporov wrote: > > I have some issues with different things but both inside itemized lists: > > > > 1. Framed text width is calculated not as I expect. The sample below > makes > > framedtext box appear partially on right margin > > \textwidth is a constant that doesn't change when you enter a smaller box. > Do you want to get rid of the space left of the box or do you want to > have a frame, narrower than textwidth? I want the narrower frame with the right edge always at the same place. a) > \startitemize[n,packed] > \item A normal item paragraph, which normaly gets wrapped ok. > \stopitemize > \startframedtext[background=screen,frame=off,width=\textwidth] > Some listing as framedtext whose width seems calculated incorrectly. > \stopframedtext > \startitemize[n,packed,continue] > \item something else > \stopitemize I did not know about the startitemize's continue option. May be useful someday. So, thanks! b) You can access \leftskip to get idea how much space is left on the > left side, there is also a \hsize, but there must be some better solution. Will try playing with this if no other solutions. Thanks for your suggestions. Eugene

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latin modern / czech polish vietnamese
by Hans Hagen 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

Hi, Currently plr and csr metrics are still used, but an alternative is to make those encodings regimes and use qx font encoding instead; that way we can drop quite some metric files. As far as i know il2 and pl0 are only used for computer modern. Concerning vietnamese ... may we assume that latin modern is used there (i.e. drop vnr)? Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Local footnotes: note in caption, text below table
by Tobias Burnus 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

Hello, I'd like to have: TABLE 1.1: Some caption¹ -------------------------- table -------------------------- ¹ footnote text I tried \startlocalfootnotes[conversion=character,textstyle=\it] \placetable[][realSH]{Real... \footnote{Taken from...}} {\starttable[|c|c|c|c|] %.... \stoptable \placefootnotes} \stoplocalfootnotes But this fails. While I have a vague idea why it fails, I don't know the proper solution. Tobias

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bug in beta?
by Christopher Creutzig 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

Salvete, I haven't found the time to follow the list lately, so my apologies if this has been mentioned before. (I did try looking in the archives.) Using ConTeXt ver: 2005.06.08 fmt: 2005.6.17 int: english mes: english I can't compile \starttext \startitemize[columns] \item a \item a \item a \item a \stopitemize \stoptext any longer: ! Missing number, treated as zero. <to be read again> \@col@-2-t \splitlastcolumn ...global \setbox \lastcolumnbox \vbox {\unvcopy \lasttopco... Christopher

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extra pages after backmatter
by Ciro Soto 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

Hello, I am getting 2 extra pages after the backmatter. Is there any way delete them? thank you Ciro ============ \starttex \starfrontmatter \input frontmatter.tex \stopfrontmatter \startbodymatter \input a_file.tex \stopbodymatter \startbackmatter \input backmatter.tex \stopbackmatter \stoptext -- ======================================= "All problems are at the interface. Each one of them has a solution." from: "The Guitar Maker: An Exploration of Wisdom, Design and Love." A novel by C. A. Soto Aguirre. Pub. Date: October 2005.

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Re: blocks in itemize
by r.ermers＠hccnet.nl 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

Hi Olivier, Thanks for your reaction. My original proposal was: \startitemize \beginblockA \item Apple \endblockA \beginblockB \item Pomme \endBlockB \beginblockA \item Pear \endblockA \beginblockB \item Poire \endBlockB \stopitemize This does not work. The advantage of this setup is that in a bilingual document, printed separatedly, I have both languages underneath and thus more control than when I use separate itemize environments, such as proposed by Taco, and what I had thought of earlier: \beginblockA \startitemize .... \stopitemize \endblockA \beginblockB \startitemize .... \stopitemize \endblockB Nevertheless, if my proposal does not work, I guess I'll have to try it this way. Kind regards, Rob > Hi, > > > I might be wrong, but I think blocks are intended as buffered text. > This way it is not good to use > \item {block A}{bloc B} > and it is not good as well to use {\item block A} > {\item block B} > > > I think the only good way to use block is > {\startitemize > \item block A > \stoptitemize} > {\startitemize > \item block B > \stoptitemize} > were good means a natural utilisation of blocks. > > However, I certainly understand that the third solution is not practical > for your intended usage. > > Maybe a newif is more appropriate to your situation: > \newif\ifenlang and \ifenlang \else \fi switches, > or maybe even cases if you have more than one language. > > Just some thought hoping it helps, > Olivier > > >

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What's the easiest way to create numbered captions?
by Eugene Toporov 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

Hello! I've faced a problem briefly discussed before... when the table (natural table) placed using sample below is not split to pages: \placetable[here][mytable1]{Table Caption}{ \bTABLE[split=repeat] \bTR \bTH Header\eTH \eTR \dorecurse{150}{ \bTR \bTD row text \eTD \eTR} \eTABLE } Everything works fine if I do not use \placetable. But I do not have the numbered caption in this case and cannot reference this table in a link. Is there any other simple way to give tables (even not only tables) a caption with number? I almost made it using the numbered labels the like below: \definelabel[tableLable][text=Table,headstyle=boldslanted] \tableLable \em{ Table Caption} \reference[mytable1]{Table Caption} \bTABLE[split=repeat] \bTR \bTH Header\eTH \eTR \dorecurse{150}{ \bTR \bTD row text \eTD \eTR} \eTABLE This way I can have numbered caption where I need, which is almost cool. But the problem is that I cannot create table link with text "Table N.NTable_Caption" \in{Table}[mytable1] gives the link like "Table Table_Caption" and I cannot add number there :( I hope I miss something really obvious, Thanks everyone in advance! -- Regards. Eugene Toporov

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Chinese in ConTeXt
by Xiao Jianfeng 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

I started to use ConTeXt several weeks ago, and I like it very much :-) I met some problems when I tried to use Chinese in ConTeXt. I have tried to setup Chinese fonts according to the manual "Chinese in ConTeXt" (mchinese.pdf) which seems a little out-of-date. In the manual, programs gbpfb/chpfb, and gbenc are used to perpare the Chinese fonts. But, I chpfb is not shipped with trubolinux anymore . I have googled and couldn't find these programs on the internet. Do someone have some experience of how to setup Chinese in ConTeXt? Thanks in advance! Best wishes. Xiaojf

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footnotes with one *
by Ciro Soto 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

I looked at two context manuals and can't find the setting to get footnotes with * instead of a letter or a number. I need 4 footnotes in 4 different pages, and I would like them all of them with one sigle * thank you Ciro ------------- * like this -- ======================================= "All problems are at the interface. Each one of them has a solution." from: "The Guitar Maker: An Exploration of Wisdom, Design and Love." A novel by C. A. Soto Aguirre. Pub. Date: October 2005.

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pdflatex and mpost -tex=latex
by David Arnold 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

All, Does anyone know if pdflatex -shell-escape filename automatically forces metapost to run with -tex=latex?

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Antwort: Re: [NTG-context] Image Database
by Jessica Holle 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

Hi, thanks for the script :-) it works fine. But I've two questions. First: Must I compile the XML file to the PDF? Because wenn I've only the XML file my output when I use the database looks so: (././Figure-lib.xml) figures : figure Figure-lib can not be found And after I compiled a PDF like: texexec --pdf --use=fig-make Figure-lib.xml it look like: (././Figure-lib.xml) figures : figureobject Figure-lib.pdf is reused Second: When I compile this PDF I've a font problem... systems : begin file Figure-lib at line 333 (./Figure-lib.xml) (./Figure-lib.xml figures : figure inet can not be found (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/pdfr-ec.tex) fonts : resetting map file list fonts : using map file: original-base fonts : using map file: ec-public-lm fonts : using map file: ec-base fonts : using map file: original-ams-base fonts : using map file: original-public-lm fonts : using map file: ec-urw-times fonts : using map file: original-youngryu-tx fonts : using map file: ec-urw-helvetica fonts : using map file: ec-urw-courier references : unknown reference [][Description] interaction : aspect ratio 120.95996 x 90.71997 (b x h) interaction : pdftex code inserted references : unknown reference [][begin] [1.1{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-empty .map}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-base .map}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/ec-public-lm. map}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/ec-base.map}{/ usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-ams-base.ma p}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-public- lm.map} Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-times.map): cannot open font map file {/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-youngryu- tx.map} Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-helvetica.map): cannot open font map file Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-courier.map): cannot open font map file ] figures : figure karte can not be found references : unknown reference [][Description] [2.1] <./back.jpg> figures : dimensions of ./back.jpg loaded from figurefile itself references : unknown reference [][Description] interaction : aspect ratio 355.5684 x 135.8676 (b x h) [3.1] <./rzv.jpg> figures : dimensions of ./rzv.jpg loaded from figurefile itself references : unknown reference [][Description] interaction : aspect ratio 118.94438 x 37.64063 (b x h) [4.1]) (./Figure-lib.xml subject : - Figure collection references : unknown reference [][Figure] references : unknown reference [][GridPg] figures : figure inet can not be found figures : figure inet can not be found references : unknown reference [][Figure] references : unknown reference [][GridPg] figures : figure karte can not be found figures : figure karte can not be found references : unknown reference [][Figure] references : unknown reference [][GridPg] figures : figureobject back.jpg is reused figures : figureobject back.jpg is reused references : unknown reference [][index] references : unknown reference [][list] interaction : aspect ratio 600.0 x 450.0 (b x h) [5.1] references : unknown reference [][Figure] references : unknown reference [][GridPg] figures : figureobject rzv.jpg is reused figures : figureobject rzv.jpg is reused ) [6.2] subject : - List of figures system : figurelist not found/processed [7.3] subject : - Index of figures system : figureindex not found/processed [8.4] systems : end file Figure-lib at line 381 ) )</usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/txfonts/txsy.pfb>kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 72 --mag 1+14/72 --dpi 86 ptmr8r mktexpk: No such file or directory kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. Warning: pdfetex (file ptmr8r): Font ptmr8r at 86 not found kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 72 --mag 1+52/72 --dpi 124 ptmb8r mktexpk: No such file or directory Warning: pdfetex (file ptmb8r): Font ptmb8r at 124 not found kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 72 --mag 1+14/72 --dpi 86 ptmb8r mktexpk: No such file or directory Warning: pdfetex (file ptmb8r): Font ptmb8r at 86 not found kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 72 --mag 0+63/72 --dpi 63 pcrr8r mktexpk: No such file or directory Warning: pdfetex (file pcrr8r): Font pcrr8r at 63 not found Output written on Figure-lib.pdf (8 pages, 20409 bytes). Transcript written on Figure-lib.log. I got an output but there are only points instead of the right font... What does help? Regards Jessica

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Re: [NTG-context] rotated accented character
by Hans Hagen 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

Mojca Miklavec wrote: >So now that I have the properly rotated letter, is it possible to do >the following: > >% U0259 LATIN SMALL LETTER SCHWA >\definecharacter schwa {\rotate[rotation=180,location=high]{\hbox{e}}} >\definecharacter schwagrave {\buildtextaccent\textgrave{\schwa}} >\schwagrave > > Hm, probably needed for old-slovenian or so: \starttext \unexpanded\def\topaccent#1#2#3#4#5% down right slantcorrection accent char {\dontleavehmode \bgroup \setbox0\hbox{#4}% \setbox2\hbox{#5}% \hbox to \wd2 \bgroup \hss\copy2\hss \hskip-\wd2 \hss\hskip#2\wd0\hskip-#3\fontdimen1\font\raise#1\hbox{#4}\hss \egroup \egroup} \def\buildtextgrave{\topaccent{0pt}{0}{15}{\textgrave}} \startencoding[default] \definecharacter schwa {\hbox{\rotate[rotation=180,location=high]{\hbox{e}}}} \definecharacter schwagrave {\buildtextgrave\schwa} \stopencoding test test \ruledhbox{\schwa} test \schwagrave test test \ruledhbox{\schwa} test \schwagrave test test \ruledhbox{\schwa} test \schwagrave \sl test test \ruledhbox{\schwa} test \schwagrave test test \ruledhbox{\schwa} test \schwagrave test test \ruledhbox{\schwa} test \schwagrave \stoptext ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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new for french users
by Hans Hagen 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

Hi, There are a couple of new features in the next version of pdftex. One of them is the ability to automatically add a kern before punctuation, which is important for french. So ... we can get rid of active : ; ! and ? characters which is a good thing. I'll upload a version that supports this. The handling is called prespacing and the values are experimental. A test could look like: \definefontsynonym[myfont][Serif][handling=prespacing] \definefont[whatever][myfont sa 1] \setupalign[spacing] % nospacing \whatever look at this: we now have a proper spacing feature and, hurray, get rid of active punctuation! but for document wide behaviour one should apply handling at the typeface level. You can turn it on/off with the setupalign command (or the align=... k/v in other commands) A windows test binary can be found at: http://pdftex.sarovar.org/djgpp/ just move the exe and pool file to the right place and make a format. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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updating/installing context
by Jörg Hagmann 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

My (working) setup: TeXLive on MacOSX (full installation). This was installed following the instructions in http://home.salamander.com/~wmcclain/context-help.html#install. (I only have a slow modem at home) I tried to update context, with the same instructions. 1. I unzipped the new version in texmf (is this correct?) and texhashed, edited etc. Running texexec --pdf myfile gave the errors shown below (see copy of messages). 2. I removed context and put it in texmf-dist (the original context seemed to be there?). Same result (see messages). 3. I then tried to install the minimal version from the pragma site (macostex.zip). There are no instructions and I spent hours trying to figure out what to do. I then found the following in the archives: ------------------- you can put the minimal context in for instance mkdir /mytex after that run . /mytex/setuptex /mytex make sure that the file in /mytex/texmf-linux/bin path have the x flag set texexec --make --all ----------------------- I tried that, assuming that Mac BSD is close enouth to Linux, but clearly this was written for somebody who knows much more than I do. I was told to provide a proper tex root (something/tex), and when I did (I think), I got a path containing //. Surely, it can't be that difficult to give step by step instructions to somebody with basic unix experience?! Thanks for your help, Jörg ----Messages--------------- TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 fixing engine variable : pdfetex executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : book output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3) \write18 enabled. %&-line parsing enabled. (/usr/TeX/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx) output format initialized to DVI entering extended mode (./book.tex ConTeXt ver: 2005.08.19 fmt: 2005.8.21 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex color : palette rollover is available ) system : cont-old loaded (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys.rme loaded (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded kpathsea: Running mktextfm ec-lmr12 mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12 This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.3) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt mf.base running `mf-nowin -ini -jobname=mf -progname=mf -translate-file=cp227.tcx mf.ini' ... This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.3) (INIMF) (/usr/TeX/texmf/web2c/cp227.tcx) (/usr/TeX/texmf-dist/metafont/config/mf.ini (/usr/TeX/texmf-dist/metafont/base/plain.mf Preloading the plain base, version 2.71: preliminaries, basic constants and mathematical macros, macros for converting from device-independent units to pixels, macros and tables for various modes of operation, macros for drawing and filling, macros for proof labels and rules, macros for character and font administration, and a few last-minute items.) (/usr/TeX/texmf-dist/metafont/misc/modes.mf) ) Beginning to dump on file mf.base (base=mf 2005.8.21) 2223 strings of total length 29887 11862 memory locations dumped; current usage is 3656&7844 1003 symbolic tokens Transcript written on mf.log. fmtutil: /usr/TeX/texmf-var/web2c/mf.base installed. kpathsea: Running mktexmf ec-lmr12 ! I can't find file `ec-lmr12'. <*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12 Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. <*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12 Transcript written on mfput.log. grep: ec-lmr12.log: No such file or directory mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12' failed to make ec-lmr12.tfm. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. ! Font \*12ptrmtf*=ec-lmr12 not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. <to be read again> \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...ame #1\csname #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \ifskipfontchar... <argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle } \edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle }\if... ... l.1 \enableregime [il1] ? ^Z [1]+ Stopped texexec --pdf book.tex luftmac:~/book/texbook hagmann$ less book.log luftmac:~/book/texbook hagmann$ texexec --pdf book.tex TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 fixing engine variable : pdfetex executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : book output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3) \write18 enabled. %&-line parsing enabled. (/usr/TeX/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx) output format initialized to DVI entering extended mode (./book.tex ConTeXt ver: 2005.08.19 fmt: 2005.8.21 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex color : palette rollover is available ) system : cont-old loaded (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys.rme loaded (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded kpathsea: Running mktextfm ec-lmr12 mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12 This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.3) kpathsea: Running mktexmf ec-lmr12 ! I can't find file `ec-lmr12'. <*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12 Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. <*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12 Transcript written on mfput.log. grep: ec-lmr12.log: No such file or directory mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12' failed to make ec-lmr12.tfm. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. ! Font \*12ptrmtf*=ec-lmr12 not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. <to be read again> \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...ame #1\csname #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \ifskipfontchar... <argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle } \edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle }\if... ... l.1 \enableregime [il1]

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Antwort: Re: Antwort: Re: [NTG-context] Image Database (font loading)
by Jessica Holle 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

Works! You're great! thx Greetings Jessica

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blocks in itemize
by Rob Ermers 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

Dear Contexers, I am setting up a complex bilingual document, which has to print one language at the time. Does anyone know how to use the wonderful blocks application in an itemize environment? I think the second block causes problems. Kind regards, Robert \setupoutput[pdftex] \setuppapersize [A4][A4] \defineblock[Nederlandsblok, Engelsblok] \hideblocks[Nederlandsblok] \starttext \startitemize \beginNederlandsblok \item Ik vraag me af of ze ook appels verkopen %NED \endNederlandsblok \beginEngelsblok \item I really wonder if they do sell apples %ENG \endEngelsblok \stopitemize \stoptext Contents of log file: systems : begin file tst at line 8 textblocks : Nederlandsblok hidden textblocks : Engelsblok typeset (./tst-texutil0.tmp) ! Extra }, or forgotten \endgroup. <recently read> \egroup \closeblock ...pblock \doafterblock {Engelsblok}{} \egroup l.17 \endEngelsblok

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Antwort: Re: [NTG-context] Image Database
by Jessica Holle 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

Hi, sorry, the output of my fontproblem wasn't right: It looks so: systems : begin file Figure-lib at line 333 (./Figure-lib.xml) (./Figure-lib.xml figures : figure inet can not be found (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/pdfr-ec.tex) fonts : resetting map file list fonts : using map file: original-base fonts : using map file: ec-public-lm fonts : using map file: ec-base fonts : using map file: original-ams-base fonts : using map file: original-public-lm fonts : using map file: ec-urw-times fonts : using map file: original-youngryu-tx fonts : using map file: ec-urw-helvetica fonts : using map file: ec-urw-courier references : unknown reference [][Description] interaction : aspect ratio 120.95996 x 90.71997 (b x h) interaction : pdftex code inserted references : unknown reference [][begin] [1.1{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-empty .map}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-base .map}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/ec-public-lm. map}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/ec-base.map}{/ usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-ams-base.ma p}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-public- lm.map} Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-times.map): cannot open font map file {/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-youngryu- tx.map} Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-helvetica.map): cannot open font map file Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-courier.map): cannot open font map file ] figures : figure karte can not be found references : unknown reference [][Description] [2.1] <./back.jpg> figures : dimensions of ./back.jpg loaded from figurefile itself references : unknown reference [][Description] interaction : aspect ratio 355.5684 x 135.8676 (b x h) [3.1] <./rzv.jpg> figures : dimensions of ./rzv.jpg loaded from figurefile itself references : unknown reference [][Description] interaction : aspect ratio 118.94438 x 37.64063 (b x h) [4.1]) (./Figure-lib.xml subject : - Figure collection references : unknown reference [][Figure] references : unknown reference [][GridPg] figures : figure inet can not be found figures : figure inet can not be found references : unknown reference [][Figure] references : unknown reference [][GridPg] figures : figure karte can not be found figures : figure karte can not be found references : unknown reference [][Figure] references : unknown reference [][GridPg] figures : figureobject back.jpg is reused figures : figureobject back.jpg is reused references : unknown reference [][index] references : unknown reference [][list] interaction : aspect ratio 600.0 x 450.0 (b x h) [5.1] references : unknown reference [][Figure] references : unknown reference [][GridPg] figures : figureobject rzv.jpg is reused figures : figureobject rzv.jpg is reused ) [6.2] subject : - List of figures system : figurelist not found/processed [7.3] subject : - Index of figures system : figureindex not found/processed [8.4] systems : end file Figure-lib at line 381 ) )</usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/txfonts/txsy.pfb>kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 72 --mag 1+14/72 --dpi 86 ptmr8r mktexpk: Running gsftopk ptmr8r 86 gsftopk(k) version 1.19.2grep: ptmr8r.log: No such file or directory mktexpk: `gsftopk ptmr8r 86' failed to make ptmr8r.86pk. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. Warning: pdfetex (file ptmr8r): Font ptmr8r at 86 not found kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 72 --mag 1+52/72 --dpi 124 ptmb8r mktexpk: Running gsftopk ptmb8r 124 gsftopk(k) version 1.19.2grep: ptmb8r.log: No such file or directory mktexpk: `gsftopk ptmb8r 124' failed to make ptmb8r.124pk. Warning: pdfetex (file ptmb8r): Font ptmb8r at 124 not found kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 72 --mag 1+14/72 --dpi 86 ptmb8r mktexpk: Running gsftopk ptmb8r 86 gsftopk(k) version 1.19.2grep: ptmb8r.log: No such file or directory mktexpk: `gsftopk ptmb8r 86' failed to make ptmb8r.86pk. Warning: pdfetex (file ptmb8r): Font ptmb8r at 86 not found kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 72 --mag 0+63/72 --dpi 63 pcrr8r mktexpk: Running gsftopk pcrr8r 63 gsftopk(k) version 1.19.2grep: pcrr8r.log: No such file or directory mktexpk: `gsftopk pcrr8r 63' failed to make pcrr8r.63pk. Warning: pdfetex (file pcrr8r): Font pcrr8r at 63 not found Output written on Figure-lib.pdf (8 pages, 20409 bytes). Transcript written on Figure-lib.log. return code : 0 run time : 36 seconds sorting and checking : running texutil total run time : 36 seconds Hop somebody can help Regards Jessica

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CORRECTION: [NTG-context] mswincontext and dvipdfmx bug
by Idris Samawi Hamid 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

[please use the following tex file instead] ============fig-test============== %output=dvipdfmx \starttext test \blank \externalfigure[534][width=2cm] %\externalfigure[534-b][width=2cm] %was just over the 40K list limit \stoptext =================================== Dear gang, I need your help. If anyone is using a recent mswincontext.zip, could you check the dvipdfmx executable with the attached test, spec, and eps file. The problem here is that dvipdfmx freezes when processing fig-test.dvi. I'm trying to determine if this is due to a misconfiguration on my part or whether this is a mswincontext problem. I HOPE it's an mswincontext problem because I have no idea where the misconfiguration can be. Note the modified spec-dpx file. Just place it in the working directory (per ChoF's instructions). I appreciate anyone's help: this is critical because I have a late journal issue that depends on the aleph-dvipfmx cycle. Thnx in advance and all the Best Idris >===== Original Message From Jin-Hwan Cho <chofchof(a)ktug.or.kr> ===== >In my platform Mac OS X, your fig-test.dvi had no problem. I've >tested it >with DVIPDFMX-20050201, 20050627, 20050815. All three versions had no >problem. ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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FWD: RE: dvipdfmx bug
by Idris Samawi Hamid 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

Dear gang, I sent a bug report to ChoF, but the bug was actually in ConTeXt so I forward ChoF's answer, in case anyone else needs it. Thanks again, ChoF! Best to all Idris >===== Original Message From Jin-Hwan Cho <chofchof(a)ktug.or.kr> ===== On Aug 20, 2005, at 12:03 PM, Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: > I'm presently editing the latest issue of my academic journal, > which depends > on the aleph-dvipdfmx cycle (used for the last three issues). > Unfortunately, > the latest dvipdfmx (from the latest ConTeXt distribution) freezes > on figures. > Enclosed is a sample file, the figure (eps), and the dvi file. It's the problem of spec-dpx.tex in the ConTeXt distribution. One solution might be change the file as follows: 1. Comment out the line 119 as follows: %\definefileinsertion{dpx}{eps}{\handlepdfimage} % unstable 2. After the line 119 put the following codes. \def\handleepsimage#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9% {\PointsToWholeBigPoints{#7}\width \PointsToWholeBigPoints{#8}\height \special {PSfile="#1"\space llx=\EPSllx\space lly=\EPSlly\space urx=\EPSurx\space ury=\EPSury\space rwi=\width0\space rhi=\height0}} \definefileinsertion{dpx}{eps}{\handleepsimage} Another solution is to update spec-dpx.tex and DVIPDFMx if you can compile it by yourself. 1. Download http://project.ktug.or.kr/dvipdfmx/snapshot/current/ dvipdfmx-20050815.tar.gz 2. You can download the updated spec-dpx.tex at http://project.ktug.or.kr/dvipdfmx/contrib/context/spec-dpx.tex 3. Compile dvipdfmx-20050815. Note that the updated spec-dpx.tex works with DVIPDFMx version 20050815 or later. Best, ChoF. ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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rotated accented character
by Mojca Miklavec 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

Hello, I would like to define an accented rotated character e, "schwagrave". The following definition fails because of two reasons: - rotate rotates around the middle of the baseline (I would like to place the rotated e at the same place where it was before) - buildtextaccent doesn't like the box produced by rotation %----------------------------------------------------------% % U0254 LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O \definecharacter openo {\rotate[rotation=180]{c}} % U0259 LATIN SMALL LETTER SCHWA \definecharacter schwa {\rotate[rotation=180]{e}} \definecharacter schwagrave {\buildtextaccent\textgrave{\schwa}} 1\openo 2\schwagrave 3 %----------------------------------------------------------% In the second example I would like to rotate the accent to produce some other glyphs used in our phonetics: %----------------------------------------------------------% \definecharacter textinvertedbreve {\rotate[rotation=180]{\textbreve}} \def\buildtextbottominvertedbreve {\bottomaccent{.25ex}{0}{5}{\textinvertedbreve}} % U0217 LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH INVERTED BREVE \definecharacter uinvertedbreve {\buildtextaccent\textinvertedbreve u} % U0216 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH INVERTED BREVE \definecharacter Uinvertedbreve {\buildtextaccent\textinvertedbreve U} % spoken u, not in Unicode \definecharacter uinvertedbrevebelow {\buildtextbottominvertedbreve u} 1\uinvertedbrevebelow 2\uinvertedbreve 3\Uinvertedbreve 4 \it 1\uinvertedbrevebelow 2\uinvertedbreve 3\Uinvertedbreve 4 %----------------------------------------------------------% Any suggestions? Thank you, Mojca

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Lists moved to the right
by David Antos 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

Hello, in ConTeXt 2005.08.19, lists are typeset moved slightly to the right, it seems that an extra space appeared in the macros. I've tested it with alternative=d. BTW, is there an "official" place for reporting bugs? I've a feeling that I've seen some Mantis or Bugzilla running, but I lost my bookmark and it's really well hidden :-) Thanks, D.A. -- Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. -- Albert Einstein

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RE: [NTG-context] RE: font loading
by Idris Samawi Hamid 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

>===== Original Message From Taco Hoekwater <taco(a)elvenkind.com> ===== >Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: >> Here is an example anyone can run: it gives similar pdfetex errors (Font >> texnansi-lmbx12 at 60 not found) This file worked with the older ConTeXt: > >It gave me errors until i added: > > \loadmapfile[texnansi-public-lm] > >then it ran perfectly. The main point behind all of this is that >there are no longer any "preloaded" map files. It could be that >the problem is that \autoloadmapfiletrue doesnt work any longer? Is there a general workaround or do we have to await Hans's return (in which case I may have to go back to my old context from spring :-<) Thanks for your help Taco! Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: font loading
by Idris Samawi Hamid 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

Hi Taco >===== Original Message From Taco Hoekwater <taco(a)elvenkind.com> ===== >Without the actual typefaces I can only guess, but have you tried > > \loadmapfile[original-ams-euler] > >(or even \loadmapfile[context-base]) > >lines like that are in the newer cont-sys.rme file, but chances are >that your local cont-sys.tex doesn't have them yet. In any case, you >should check for major differences between your local config files >and the distributed .ori ones Ok, I have cont-sys.rme/tex/ori. Which one of these three governs the system? In any case, both .ori and .tex have the same mapfiles loaded, including euler etc. Here is an example anyone can run: it gives similar pdfetex errors (Font texnansi-lmbx12 at 60 not found) This file worked with the older ConTeXt: ================type-test.tex================= %% font mapping \starttypescript [serif] [test] [texnansi] \definefontsynonym [LMRSerif] [texnansi-lmbx12][encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript %% general names \starttypescript [serif] [test] [name] \definefontsynonym [Serif] [LMRSerif] \stoptypescript %% font sizes \starttypescript [serif] [test] [size] \definebodyfont [4pt,5pt,6pt,7pt,8pt,9pt,10pt,11pt,12pt,14.4pt,17.3pt] [rm] [tf=Serif sa 1] \stoptypescript %% hanging \starttypescript [serif] [hanging][test] \setupfontsynonym [Serif] [handling=normal] \setupfontsynonym [SerifCapt] [handling=normal] \stoptypescript %% final typefaces \starttypescript[LMRTest] \definebodyfontenvironment [LMRTest] [default] [interlinespace=2.8ex] \definetypeface [lmrtest] [rm] [serif] [test] [test] [encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript ============================================== test file: ================fonttest.tex================== % output=pdf interface=en \usetypescriptfile[type-test] \usetypescript[LMRTest] \setupbodyfont[lmrtest,10pt] % \loadmapfile[original-base.map] \starttext \dots ABCD \stoptext ============================================== Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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ConTeXt in MikTeX distribution
by jjgod 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

Hello, I've just updated my MikTeX distribution, which use a 2005-07-12 version of context package. Since then MikTeX could not generate the cont-en format file, when I use texexec --make en, it reports TeX capacity not enough, so I have to modify the localtexmf/miktex/config/miktex.ini file, change |trie_op_size from 2048 to 4096. The second problem is about texfont. When texfont installing Type1 fonts, it use '-p' option of afm2tfm to collect some infomation, but it seems in the afm2tfm source code of MikTeX, -p only works when libkpathsea enabled, otherwise afm2tfm will crash. (without kpathsea support, afm2tfm will only looking for .enc in current directory instead of the directory configured in miktex.ini. Some users in this mail-list may have reported this problem). Current afm2tfm executable file from MikTeX was compiled without libkpathsea support, so when texfont tries to || my $command = "afm2tfm \"$file\" -p texnansi.enc texfont.tfm"; afm2tfm crashed and texfont failed to collect infomation into the $cleanfont variable. So I suggest the maintainer of context avoid using the -p option, it seems ||afm2tfm \"$file\" texfont.tfm| | does the same job in this piece of code. Another problem is that some font vendor distribute their font files in captial letters, such as BIRKA___.PFB, it cause the copy_files routine in texfont.pl failed to copy those pfb files to correct texmf directory. Regards, jjgod. |

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dvipdfmx
by Idris Samawi Hamid 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

Dear crew, Ok, I've got things working so far on the upgrade; the engine path works and I can use one command for both aleph and pdfetex; hooray! but... Default dvipdfmx configuration is not right. Consider the following three scenarios: 1. ==============test-upgrade.tex================ % output=dvipdfmx \starttext Test \stoptext ============================================== gives ============================================== texexec test-upgrade TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 fixing engine variable : pdfetex executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : test-upgrade output : dvipdfmx interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.3) : test-upgrade.dvi -> test-upgrade.pdf [1 ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: rsfs7 rsfs5 <rs fs7.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="original-base.map", line =3. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: ec-lmb10 LMRomanDemi10-Regular <ec-lm.enc <lmb10.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="ec-public-lm.map", line= 1. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: ucrb8t NimbusMonL-Bold <ec.e nc <ucrb8a.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="ec-base.map", line=3. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: lasy5 LASY5 <lasy5.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="original-ams-base.map", line=1. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: cmb10 CMB10 <cmrm.enc <lmb10. pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="original-public-lm.map", line=68. ** WARNING ** Could not locate a virual/physical font for TFM "ec-lmr12". ** WARNING ** There are no valid font mapping entry.... ** ERROR ** Cannot continue... Output file removed. ============================================== 2. Now if I use the following DVIPDFMX.EXE -f context-base.map.dvipdfmx test-upgrade I get a pdf file but still =============================================== C:\docs\Projects\Introislam\test>DVIPDFMX.EXE -f context-base.map.dvipdfmx test -upgrade test-upgrade.dvi -> test-upgrade.pdf [1 ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: rsfs7 rsfs5 <rs fs7.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="original-base.map", line =3. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: ec-lmb10 LMRomanDemi10-Regular <ec-lm.enc <lmb10.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="ec-public-lm.map", line= 1. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: ucrb8t NimbusMonL-Bold <ec.e nc <ucrb8a.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="ec-base.map", line=3. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: lasy5 LASY5 <lasy5.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="original-ams-base.map", line=1. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: cmb10 CMB10 <cmrm.enc <lmb10. pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="original-public-lm.map", line=68. ] 2927 bytes written =============================================== 3. Finally, even compiling a total arabic document with no lmr at all gives me an ok arabic pdf, but I still get =============================================== testarabic.dvi -> testarabic.pdf [1 ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: rsfs7 rsfs5 <rs fs7.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="original-base.map", line =3. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: ec-lmb10 LMRomanDemi10-Regular <ec-lm.enc <lmb10.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="ec-public-lm.map", line= 1. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: ucrb8t NimbusMonL-Bold <ec.e nc <ucrb8a.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="ec-base.map", line=3. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: qcrb <qcr.enc <qcrb.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="qx-base.map", line=3. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: ucrr8v VnNimbusMonL-Regu "T5Encoding ReEncodeFont" <t5.enc <ucrr8v.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="t5-base.map", line=3. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: ucrb8r NimbusMonL-Bold <8r.e nc <ucrb8a.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="8r-base.map", line=3. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: lasy5 LASY5 <lasy5.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="original-ams-base.map", line=1. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: euex10 EUEX10 <euex10.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="original-ams-euler.map", line=1. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: cmb10 CMB10 <cmrm.enc <lmb10. pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="original-public-lm.map", line=68. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: texnansi-lmb10 LMRomanDemi10-Regula r <texnansi-lm.enc <lmb10.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="texnansi-public-lm.map", line=1. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: qx-lmb10 LMRomanDemi10-Regular <qx-lm.enc <lmb10.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="qx-public-lm.map", line= 1. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: vnb10 LMRomanDemi10-Regular <t5-lm.enc <lmb10.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="t5-public-lm.map", line= 3. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: plb10 LMRomanDemi10-Regular <plrm.enc <lmb10.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="pl0-public-lm.map", line =3. ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like using dvips format. ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: csb10 LMRomanDemi10-Regular <csrm.enc <lmb10.pfb ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="il2-public-lm.map", line =3. ] 3151 bytes written =============================================== Advice please-) Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Dense Encoding - Comments wanted
by Adam Lindsay 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

Hi all, On Hans's suggestion, I've been working on a "dense" character encoding that does away with combining accents and extraneous symbol-like characters in favor of fully accented characters. <http://homepage.mac.com/atl/tex/dense.pdf> This encoding is sort of based on the EC encoding, but adds (to the best of my knowledge) support for Romanian, Maltese, Welsh, Lithuanian, and Latvian. The punctuation that I kept was "typographic" in nature, that would fall within a normal text flow, especially those affected by ligatures and/or kerns. The typographic symbols were left out, including monetary symbols. I reckon these could be called as symbols from another encoding. The general intent here is to have strong support for (latin script) modern European languages, in the context of Unicode input. I concentrate on letters, in order to give as good kerning as possible with a 256 character subset. The letters are fully composed, to help hyphenation within TeX. Note that the encoding can't handle general transliteration or other "academic" uses. So with those goals in mind, does anyone notice their favorite *letter* missing? Is there essential punctuation missing? -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay, Computing Dept. atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk Lancaster University, InfoLab21 +44(0)1524/510.514 Lancaster, LA1 4WA, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/510.492 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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mswincontext and dvipdfmx bug
by Idris Samawi Hamid 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

Dear gang, I need your help. If anyone is using a recent mswincontext.zip, could you check the dvipdfmx executable with the attached test, spec, and eps file. The problem here is that dvipdfmx freezes when processing fig-test.dvi. I'm trying to determine if this is due to a misconfiguration on my part or whether this is a mswincontext problem. I HOPE it's an mswincontext problem because I have no idea where the misconfiguration can be. Note the modified spec-dpx file. Just place it in the working directory (per ChoF's instructions). I appreciate anyone's help: this is critical because I have a late journal issue that depends on the aleph-dvipfmx cycle. Thnx in advance and all the Best Idris >===== Original Message From Jin-Hwan Cho <chofchof(a)ktug.or.kr> ===== >In my platform Mac OS X, your fig-test.dvi had no problem. I've >tested it >with DVIPDFMX-20050201, 20050627, 20050815. All three versions had no >problem. ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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[st]cedilla vs. [st]commaaccent
by Mojca Miklavec 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

Hello, After Hans/Taco succesfully fixed the \dstroke problem (and it already seemed that I will stop annoying for a while ;), I noticed another strange behaviour after the discussion on tex-font mailing list. (Adam: the discussion seems to have brought some benefit after all :) Can someone take a look into the difference between [st]cedilla and [st]commaaccent? I have a strange feeling that something is wrong in the way ConTeXt renders them. \tcedilla, \scedilla both expand into what should be \tcommaaccent and \scommaaccent. The four definitions in enco-def.tex are OK: \definecharacter Scedilla {\buildtextcedilla S} \definecharacter scedilla {\buildtextcedilla s} \definecharacter Tcedilla {\buildtextcedilla T} \definecharacter tcedilla {\buildtextcedilla t} ... but they are lost somewhere. I don't know where they turn into "commaaccent"-ed ones if texnansi encoding is used (in ec endoding they are present and (wrongly?) mapped to [st]commaaccent). But these four definitions are probably strange: \definecharacter scommaaccent {s\quoteright} \definecharacter Scommaaccent {S\quoteright} \definecharacter tcommaaccent {t\quoteright} \definecharacter Tcommaaccent {T\quoteright} Is there a good way to render (=fake) them properly? If yes (I think they are properly faked at some place already, at least in texnansi if nowhere else), than also kcommaaccent, lcommaaccent, ncommaaccent and rcommaaccent can be added to these four definitions (gkommaaccent seems to be slightly different). One question arises however. In Unicode reference it states that tcedilla is a deprecated glyph in Romanian and that tcommaaccent should be used instead. It seems that ConTeXt does exactly that at the moment (Adobe screwed up in their glyph list anyway), but in my opinion \tcedilla should stand for "t with cedilla" no matter what is deprecated and what not. Let's not repeat the Adobe's mistake! It should be documented somewhere (in the wiki?) that if someone insists in automatically mapping tcedilla to tcommaaccent, this can be done in a few lines, but this should not be the default behaviour. We can perhaps map \c{t} or "t to tcedilla if needed instead? (I may be wrong here - I'm ignorant in this field.) This *does* "break backward compatibility" in a way, the documents using tcedilla/scedilla/... won't be the same any more if files are fixed, but I don't believe that anyone wants to follow the way thing are solved in LaTeX and ask the users to use \twithrealcedilla or something similar instead. I tried to figure out if any language uses "tcedilla" and I didn't find any useful information about that yet (except, if I understood correctly, sometimes in Romanian->English transliterations). So I ask myself: why do cp1250 and iso latin2 have tcedilla instead of tcommaaccent if nobody uses the first one??? Btw: in anco-ans.tex, \textcedilla maps to character 184 "instead of" character 24. With \definetypeface[antykwa][rm][serif][antykwa-torunska][default][encoding=texnansi] \setupbodyfont[antykwa] this fails because texnansi-antt.enc has a .notdef at slot 184 (perhaps this .enc file could be "fixed" as well, if I may call that "fixing"). It would be great if someone from Romania or Turkey would be reading that and could say a word about it. All the information I have are the (fuzzy) standards, full of mistakes, which "cannot easily be fixed". Mojca

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setuplist
by Olivier 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

Hi, Does anyone know about a way to "reset" the state in a combined list. Let me illustrate with an example: \setuplist[chapter][alternative=f,margin=0cm,distance=0cm,before=,after=] \setuplist[section][alternative=b,style=bold,width=5mm,margin=0mm,distance=0mm] \setuplist[subsection][alternative=c,style=normal,margin=5mm,width=7mm,distance=2mm] \chapter{A} % not indented in toc \section{1} \subsection{a} \section{2} \chapter{B} % indented as a section in toc \section{1} \subsection{a} \chapter{C} % indented as a subsection Thanks, Olivier

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RE: dvipdfmx bug
by Idris Samawi Hamid 20 Aug '05

20 Aug '05

Hi ChoF, >===== Original Message From Jin-Hwan Cho <chofchof(a)ktug.or.kr> ===== >One solution might be change the file as follows: > >1. Comment out the line 119 as follows: > >%\definefileinsertion{dpx}{eps}{\handlepdfimage} % unstable > >2. After the line 119 put the following codes. > >\def\handleepsimage#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9% > {\PointsToWholeBigPoints{#7}\width > \PointsToWholeBigPoints{#8}\height > \special > {PSfile="#1"\space > llx=\EPSllx\space lly=\EPSlly\space > urx=\EPSurx\space ury=\EPSury\space > rwi=\width0\space rhi=\height0}} > >\definefileinsertion{dpx}{eps}{\handleepsimage} I did this, regenerated the formats, but it still does not work. My dvipdfmx comes from mswincontext 16-08-05, but checking the properties of the dvipdfmx executable indicates that it was created on 08-03-05. Maybe it's too old. Anyway, hopefully someone can help with an up-to-date executable! Best Idris > >Another solution is to update spec-dpx.tex and DVIPDFMx if you can >compile >it by yourself. > >1. Download http://project.ktug.or.kr/dvipdfmx/snapshot/current/ >dvipdfmx-20050815.tar.gz > >2. You can download the updated spec-dpx.tex at > >http://project.ktug.or.kr/dvipdfmx/contrib/context/spec-dpx.tex > >3. Compile dvipdfmx-20050815. Note that the updated spec-dpx.tex works > with DVIPDFMx version 20050815 or later. > >Best, ChoF. ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: dvipdfmx bug
by Idris Samawi Hamid 20 Aug '05

20 Aug '05

Dear Knights of the TeX Table, If there is anyone out there who can compile the latest dvipdfmx for windows and post it/send it to me I would be very grateful! Best Idris >Another solution is to update spec-dpx.tex and DVIPDFMx if you can >compile >it by yourself. > >1. Download http://project.ktug.or.kr/dvipdfmx/snapshot/current/ >dvipdfmx-20050815.tar.gz > >2. You can download the updated spec-dpx.tex at > >http://project.ktug.or.kr/dvipdfmx/contrib/context/spec-dpx.tex > >3. Compile dvipdfmx-20050815. Note that the updated spec-dpx.tex works > with DVIPDFMx version 20050815 or later. > >Best, ChoF. ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: dvipdfmx bug
by Idris Samawi Hamid 20 Aug '05

20 Aug '05

Thank you, ChoF, for your quick reply. I do not know how to compile dvipdfmx so I will try your changes to spec-dpx.tex. Maybe Fabrice can compile the latest dvipdfmx for windows? Question: how do I determine the version number of my dvipdfmx? My present one came from the context distribution of 16-08-05? All the best Idris >===== Original Message From Jin-Hwan Cho <chofchof(a)ktug.or.kr> ===== >On Aug 20, 2005, at 12:03 PM, Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: > >> I'm presently editing the latest issue of my academic journal, >> which depends >> on the aleph-dvipdfmx cycle (used for the last three issues). >> Unfortunately, >> the latest dvipdfmx (from the latest ConTeXt distribution) freezes >> on figures. >> Enclosed is a sample file, the figure (eps), and the dvi file. > >It's the problem of spec-dpx.tex in the ConTeXt distribution. > >One solution might be change the file as follows: > >1. Comment out the line 119 as follows: > >%\definefileinsertion{dpx}{eps}{\handlepdfimage} % unstable > >2. After the line 119 put the following codes. > >\def\handleepsimage#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9% > {\PointsToWholeBigPoints{#7}\width > \PointsToWholeBigPoints{#8}\height > \special > {PSfile="#1"\space > llx=\EPSllx\space lly=\EPSlly\space > urx=\EPSurx\space ury=\EPSury\space > rwi=\width0\space rhi=\height0}} > >\definefileinsertion{dpx}{eps}{\handleepsimage} > >Another solution is to update spec-dpx.tex and DVIPDFMx if you can >compile >it by yourself. > >1. Download http://project.ktug.or.kr/dvipdfmx/snapshot/current/ >dvipdfmx-20050815.tar.gz > >2. You can download the updated spec-dpx.tex at > >http://project.ktug.or.kr/dvipdfmx/contrib/context/spec-dpx.tex > >3. Compile dvipdfmx-20050815. Note that the updated spec-dpx.tex works > with DVIPDFMx version 20050815 or later. > >Best, ChoF. ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] changing from oldstyle to upright
by Idris Samawi Hamid 20 Aug '05

20 Aug '05

>===== Original Message From Taco Hoekwater <taco(a)elvenkind.com> ===== >> Switching to oldstyle is easy: >> But how do I locally switch back to upright? Declaring > >I don't think you can, actually. There are no metric files >for oldstyle in the latin modern distribution, only an encoding >vector (and .map). So once a map/encoding is defined for a given font/tfm set it cannot be changed by declaring another map; interesting. >The reverse of the old oldstyle trick should work though: > > \def\liningfigures#1{\mathematics{#1}} Yes! I should have thought of that! As always, thnx a million! Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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changing from oldstyle to upright
by Idris Samawi Hamid 20 Aug '05

20 Aug '05

Dear consortium, Switching to oldstyle is easy: \usetypescript [modern][\defaultencoding] \usetypescript [map] [latin-modern-os] [\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont [modern] But how do I locally switch back to upright? Declaring \usetypescript [map] [latin-modern] [\defaultencoding] does nothing. Basically I want to have something like \def\UP{\switchtobodyfont[lmrup]} for local effects. I tried \definetypeface [lmrup] [rm] [serif] [latin-modern] [default] [encoding=texnansi] to no avail as well. Test file attached Thnx in advance! Idris =========================test-os============================ % output=pdf interface=en \usetypescript [modern][\defaultencoding] \usetypescript [map] [latin-modern-os] [\defaultencoding] \usetypescript [map] [latin-modern] [\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont [modern] %\definetypeface [lmros] [rm] [serif] [latin-modern-os] [default] [encoding=texnansi] %\switchtotypeface [lmros] [12pt,rm] %\definetypeface [lmrup] [rm] [serif] [computer-modern] [default] [encoding=\defaultencoding] \starttext 1234 \usetypescript [modern][\defaultencoding] \usetypescript [map] [latin-modern] [\defaultencoding] 1234 \stoptext ============================================================ ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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help with layouts
by Boris Pedrofiets 19 Aug '05

19 Aug '05

Hello, I'm really interested in de context concept. I see several impressive layouts at de pragma-ade site. As a newbie I find it difficult to create such layout. Can anyone point me some good examples? thanks p. _________________________________________________________________ Speel online games via MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.nl/

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bug in latest release
by Hans Hagen 19 Aug '05

19 Aug '05

Hi, There is a bug in the latest type-syn.tex: \starttypescript [serif] [modern,computer-modern-vari,latin-modern-vari] [name] => \starttypescript [serif] [modern-vari,computer-modern-vari,latin-modern-vari] [name] (no need for format generation) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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font loading
by Idris Samawi Hamid 19 Aug '05

19 Aug '05

Hi Taco, >===== Original Message From Taco Hoekwater <taco(a)elvenkind.com> ===== >> There is apparently something wrong with the indenting mechanism in the >I've verified this bug, but will probably have to wait until Hans is >back (i don't understand his changes to \setupindenting) Ok, but is there at least a workaround for the problems loading the math and other default fonts? This is really critical: >===== Original Message From mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> ===== Another bug/feature: Something has apparently changed in the way fonts/maps are loaded. The following used to work, now does not ==================== % output=pdf interface=en \usetypescriptfile[type-mpoow] \usetypescript[MinionProOptow] \setupbodyfont[minionprooptow,10pt] \starttext \dots \stoptext ==================== The typescript file is my own, but the following line is relevant: ===================== \definetypeface [minionprooptow] [mm] [math] [euler] [default] [encoding=texnansi,rscale=0.89] ===================== When I process this the log gives ===================== Warning: pdfetex.exe (file eurm10): Font eurm10 at 64 not found ===================== Second: why doesn't the ellipsis use the main text font? I guess that \dots is obtained from the math font, but in running text this makes no sense. Shouldn't ConTeXt define \dots with respect the text font? Or does it use something other than \dots? [update: I used a chardef, but doesn't ConTeXt have a more general ellipsis command?] Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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bug in indentation
by Idris Samawi Hamid 19 Aug '05

19 Aug '05

Dear knights, There is apparently something wrong with the indenting mechanism in the latest context: I have to invoke indenting twice to cut it on (uncomment the second \setupindenting): ============================ % output=pdf interface=en \setupwhitespace[none] \setupindenting[medium,next] % does not indent %\setupindenting[medium,next] % need both to indent \definestartstop [quote] [before={\startnarrower[1*middle]\blank[big]}, after={\stopnarrower\blank[big]}] \starttext \input knuth \startquote \input knuth \stopquote \input knuth \stoptext ============================ log verifying version ============================= This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.3) (format=cont-en 2005.8.18) 18 AUG 2005 21:47 entering extended mode \write18 enabled. (c:\CONTEXT\tex\texmf-local/web2c/natural.tcx) **&cont-en testblank.tex (./testblank.tex ConTeXt ver: 2005.08.15 fmt: 2005.8.18 int: english mes: english ============================= Similarly, if I want a local exception to the indentation I need something like \start\setupindenting[none]\setupindenting[none] <paragraph> \stop Also, dropped capes does not work well when indentation is on, calling for the local exception above. Finally, \indenting and \noindenting don't work like they used to: bug or feature? I actually spent hours trying to debug a huge manuscript (with messed up now fixed indentation) before finally realizing and isolating the problem. Upgrading ConTeXt is always an adventure... Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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off to china
by Hans Hagen 19 Aug '05

19 Aug '05

Hi, I'm off to tug 2005 in china now, so expect less answers from me for a while Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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TOC bug or feature?
by Idris Samawi Hamid 19 Aug '05

19 Aug '05

Hi Hans, Did u intentionally make the option [sectionnumber=yes] the default for \placelist[]? This seems rather strange and arbitrary (chapter and subsection are not affected)... Unfortunately, adding sectionnumber=no, also kills the sectioning numbers on the left of the titles... I need the sectioning labels in the left of the TOC but not in the page numbers... Best Idris =======placelist.tex======= % output=pdf interface=en \definecombinedlist[summary][chapter,section,subsection][textstyle=\tf] \setupcombinedlist [summary]\setupcombinedlist [summary][alternative=c, textstyle=\tfa\tf, % sectionnumber=no, interaction=all] \starttext \chapter{Test1} \section{test1} \subsection{test1} \dorecurse{4}{\input knuth\par\ } \chapter{Test2} \section{test2} \subsection{test2} \dorecurse{4}{\input knuth\par\ } \chapter{Test3} \section{test3} \subsection{test3} \dorecurse{4}{\input knuth\par\ } \chapter{Test4} \section{test4} \subsection{test4} \dorecurse{4}{\input knuth\par\ } \page \placesummary[criterium=all] \stoptext ===================== ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] upgrading to latest ConTeXt
by Idris Samawi Hamid 19 Aug '05

19 Aug '05

Another bug/feature: Something has apparently changed in the way fonts/maps are loaded. The following used to work, now does not ==================== % output=pdf interface=en \usetypescriptfile[type-mpoow] \usetypescript[MinionProOptow] \setupbodyfont[minionprooptow,10pt] \starttext \dots \stoptext ==================== The typescript file is my own, but the following line is relevant: ===================== \definetypeface [minionprooptow] [mm] [math] [euler] [default] [encoding=texnansi,rscale=0.89] ===================== When I process this the log gives ===================== Warning: pdfetex.exe (file eurm10): Font eurm10 at 64 not found ===================== Second: why doesn't the ellipsis use the main text font? I guess that \dots is obtained from the math font, but in running text this makes no sense. Shouldn't ConTeXt define \dots with respect the text font? Or does it use something other than \dots? Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] upgrading to latest ConTeXt
by Idris Samawi Hamid 19 Aug '05

19 Aug '05

>===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >>Is engine path working? Is there one command to generate both aleph and >>pdfetex formats or do I have to do this separately? >> >> >should work automatically 1. Can I do something in e.g. texexec.ini so that texexec --make generates both pdfetex and aleph formats? Right now I still have to compile the aleph format separately. 2. Also: Although the tex engine per se is no longer needed, we still need to be able to e.g., aleph --ini *plain \dump right now some files (like manfnt) are missing from the distribution. It's very important to be able to compile aleph in plain fmt for testing purposes (it's how i found at least a couple of context-aleph bugs, for ex.). Best Idris Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] dvipdfmx
by Idris Samawi Hamid 19 Aug '05

19 Aug '05

During processing, I get fonts : resetting map file list fonts : using map file: original-base fonts : using map file: ec-public-lm fonts : using map file: ec-base fonts : using map file: texnansi-base fonts : using map file: qx-base fonts : using map file: t5-base fonts : using map file: 8r-base fonts : using map file: original-ams-base fonts : using map file: original-ams-euler fonts : using map file: original-public-lm fonts : using map file: texnansi-public-lm fonts : using map file: qx-public-lm fonts : using map file: t5-public-lm fonts : using map file: pl0-public-lm fonts : using map file: il2-public-lm Is this where dvipdfmx is running into difficulty? Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Aleph reminder
by Idris Samawi Hamid 18 Aug '05

18 Aug '05

Dear syndicate, For those using aleph and ConTeXt: upon upgrading don't forget to comment all extra_mem_bot.context = lines in texmf.cnf, both in \texmf and \texmf-local, otherwise aleph will crash on e.g. over/underfull boxes. If Giuseppe reads this: the main XeTeX developer believes he found the source of this bug (and a fix->)... Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] upgrading to latest ConTeXt
by Idris Samawi Hamid 18 Aug '05

18 Aug '05

>===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >>System complains that pdfetex.dll cannot be found. Sure enough, there is no >>such dll in the distribution. >just use the old pdfetex and pdfetex.pool (i'll fix the mswin zip files One more question: I have a lot of private/generated stuff in texmf-local and texmf-fonts, much of it generated by texfont etc. Is it safe (after backup) to just drop the new C:/ConTeXt on top of the older one? Is engine path working? Is there one command to generate both aleph and pdfetex formats or do I have to do this separately? Any other upgrade tips are appreciated! Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Image Database
by Jessica Holle 18 Aug '05

18 Aug '05

I've some questions about the Image Database. I found no answers in the xfigure.pdf. Can I generate the xml file automaticly? I can use xmltools --dir --pattern=/home/tralal/*.jpg --output=tralala.xml but then in the xml file doesn't stad figure, there is file. so this doesn't work I think. Must everything be in the same folder? the xmlfile, the images and my document I'm writing? Or can I specify a directory in the xmlfile? So that the images can be on an other folder than the xmlfile? Must the xmlfile be in the same directory than my document?

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upgrading to latest ConTeXt
by Idris Samawi Hamid 18 Aug '05

18 Aug '05

Dear gang, Have not updated in a while, noticed a new mswincontext.zip, now trying to upgrade to the latest. First thing: System complains that pdfetex.dll cannot be found. Sure enough, there is no such dll in the distribution. 2. Can I go back to the last mswincontext and just use cont-tmf, or are there some new features in the latest mswincontext that we need? Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Uppercase in headers
by Olivier 18 Aug '05

18 Aug '05

Hi, I would like to set the headers all caps, but not the title of the section in the body text. This setting %\setupheader[text][style={\WORD}] % <- does not work \setupheadertexts[text][\setups{run:left}][][][\setups{run:right}] \startsetups run:left \CapHeadFont\pagenumber\qquad\WORD{\getmarking[section]} \stopsetups eats the section title in the headers. What should I do to get it right? Thanks, Olivier

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[Fwd: [NTG-context] Re: ec encoding and tcaron]
by Hans Hagen 17 Aug '05

17 Aug '05

Hi Jacko, There is some confusion about tcaron. The problem si that when another name is used, am2tfm cannot create proper small caps when there is no matching upper/lowercase slot. What do you advice in this. Should the ec enc file be changed? Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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alpha version
by Hans Hagen 17 Aug '05

17 Aug '05

Hi, For those interested in sorting registers ... ... the alpha release has sort-* files in it. For the moment you need to load: \readfile{sort-ini}{}{} After that mainlanguage[sl] \starttext test \index {aa1} test \index {ab1} test \index {aa2} test \index {ab2} test \index {aa10} test \index {aa8} test \index {aa9} test \index {aa11} test \index {aa10} test \index {cccc} test \index {\ccaron ccc} test \index {\cacute ccc} test \index {caaa} test \index {\ccaron aaa} test \index {\cacute aaa} \placeindex \stoptext will adapt itself to the language. Sort orders are defined in sort-lan.tex. You need to run 'newtexexec' (ruby reimplementation of texexec), which uses the texutil module/class instead of the program (faster). The reimplementation of texutil permits user plugins and such (more about that later). I need more info on sort order about for instance czech and german and ... Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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indic languages
by Hans Hagen 17 Aug '05

17 Aug '05

Hi, Anyone interested in indic scripts? There is a new release of a conversion to type1 at: http://www-hep.fzu.cz/~piska/indic.html pretty good quality and interesting shapes -) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Image Database Font missing?
by Jessica Holle 16 Aug '05

16 Aug '05

Hi, I've again a problem but I don't know how to solve it. Please help... I want to test the Image Database. The XML file for my testing is written and now I want to produce the PDF with this: texexec --pdf --use=fig-make test.xml and the output looks like this: (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex))kpathsea: Running mktextfm utmr8t mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input utmr8t This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.4) kpathsea: Running mktexmf utmr8t ! I can't find file `utmr8t'. <*> ...:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input utmr8t Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. <*> ...:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input utmr8t Transcript written on mfput.log. grep: utmr8t.log: No such file or directory mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input utmr8t' failed to make utmr8t.tfm. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. ! Font \*postscript12ptrmtf*:=utmr8t at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. <to be read again> \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...me \fontclass #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \iftryingfont \... <argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle } \edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle }\if... ... l.308 [pos] This are the fonts I've found: rzvlabwks:/home/jessi/test/neu # locate utmb8 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/urw/times/utmb8a.afm /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/public/urwvn/utmb8v.tfm /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/urwvn/utmb8v.pfb /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/times/utmb8a.pfb There is a font missing I think. Now I've looked in the mail achive and found nothing which explain how to get this font. Then I've found something about the cont-sys.tex, but I've no tex file only a rme can this depend on my problem? rzvlabwks:/home/jessi/test/neu # updatedb rzvlabwks:/home/jessi/test/neu # locate cont-sys /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-sys.ori /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-dist/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-sys.ori /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme Hope somebody can help Greetings Jessica

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ec encoding and tcaron
by Vit Zyka 16 Aug '05

16 Aug '05

Hi all, let allowed me some pessimism. I am working on our 40-years-scout-group-bulletin intensively for more then a month. I have to solve many many technical problems instead on focusing on the design. The Bulletin is rather complex but many problems are 'simple'. I start to doubt if ConTeXt (and that is why TeX generally) is good tool for such typsetting. Detective debugging is good fun but if time is going, no results, and the list of todo technical unwanted features is increasing... Only some of these 'bugs' I presented in this list. Even such number would be looking as making only troubles. Never mind, here is another problem I am puzzled by for 4 hours... Please imagine a simple code in ISO-8859-2: -------------------------------------- \enableregime[il2] %\enableregime[latin2] \usetypescript[modern][ec] \setupbodyfont[10pt,rm] \starttext ťŤ % \tcaron\Tcaron \WORD{ťŤ} \stoptext --------------------------------------- It produces an error ! Undefined control sequence. <to be read again> ¢ It comes from the first letter inside \WORD{...}. The same letters outside \WORD are typeset OK. So ť is not defined. But where it should be defined? \tcacon def is OK. Other diacritics chars e.g. \dcaron, \rcaron are OK. I was looking to enco-ec, enco-il2, regi-lat. Upper/lower mapping and char codes seems to be OK. But more I looking into I less understand it. There is no regi-il2 file, so I expect that appropriate info goes from enco-il2. But any other (perhaps more appropriate) combination like \enableregime[latin2] \usetypescript[modern][ec] or \usetypescript[modern][il2] gives totaly wrong glyphs. I believe that ť uppecase bug also relates with ignoring making pseudo-caps for this letter by texfont --fontroot=X: --en=ec --ve=public --co=lm --source=auto --ca=0.8 lmbx10 So problem is somewhere in ec encoding. Can somebody help please? Thanks and sorry for my embittering - it aims to my own head. vit

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Antwort: Re: [NTG-context] Image Database Font missing?
by Jessica Holle 16 Aug '05

16 Aug '05

This has worked, but now I've another problem with the same: systems : begin file test at line 333 (./test.xml) (./test.xml fonts : resetting map file list fonts : using map file: original-base fonts : using map file: ec-public-lm fonts : using map file: ec-base fonts : using map file: original-ams-base fonts : using map file: original-public-lm fonts : using map file: ec-urw-times fonts : using map file: original-youngryu-tx fonts : using map file: ec-urw-helvetica fonts : using map file: ec-urw-courier <./rzv.jpg> figures : dimensions of ./rzv.jpg loaded from figurefile itself references : unknown reference [][Description] interaction : aspect ratio 118.94438 x 37.64063 (b x h) interaction : pdftex code inserted references : unknown reference [][begin] [1.1] <./back.jpg> figures : dimensions of ./back.jpg loaded from figurefile itself references : unknown reference [][Description] interaction : aspect ratio 355.5684 x 135.8676 (b x h) [2.1]) (./test.xml subject : - Figure collection references : unknown reference [][Figure] references : unknown reference [][GridPg] figures : figureobject rzv.jpg is reused figures : figureobject rzv.jpg is reused references : unknown reference [][Figure] references : unknown reference [][GridPg] figures : figureobject back.jpg is reused figures : figureobject back.jpg is reused ) references : unknown reference [][index] references : unknown reference [][list] interaction : aspect ratio 600.0 x 450.0 (b x h) [3.1{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-empty .map}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-base .map}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/ec-public-lm. map}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/ec-base.map}{/ usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-ams-base.ma p}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-public- lm.map} Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-times.map): cannot open font map file {/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-youngryu- tx.map} Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-helvetica.map): cannot open font map file Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-courier.map): cannot open font map file ] subject : - List of figures system : figurelist not found/processed [4.2] subject : - Index of figures system : figureindex not found/processed [5.3] systems : end file test at line 381 ) )</usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/txfonts/txsy.pfb>kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 72 --mag 1+14/72 --dpi 86 ptmr8r mktexpk: Running gsftopk ptmr8r 86 gsftopk(k) version 1.19.2 After this nothing happend... when I abort this I get a pdf but it is not to read. This is another fontproblem I think... Greetings Jessica

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kpse
by Hans Hagen 16 Aug '05

16 Aug '05

Hi, The latest distribution has an experimental ruby kpse class in kpsefast.rb (expects updates -). As far as i can measure it's not slower than native kpse and once loaded in a ruby prog it's faster of than reinvoking kpse each time; it can (optionaly) dump the database in a home/temp path which halves loading time. I will probably use this mechanism in the coming texexec/texutil (maybe also in texmfstart). The associated variant of kpsewhich is 'tmftools' (no help yet). Apart from basic kpsewhich functionality it will harbor more tree tools. texmfstart tfmtools --analyze --root=/whatever/tex texmfstart tfmtools --analyze --root=/whatever/tex --trees=texmf,texmf-local can be very instructive on duplicate files on your machine and point you to problems. It has a --delete option which can be used as follows texmfstart tfmtools --analyze --root=/whatever/tex --delete "texmf-local/fonts/.*/lm" this will remove dups in texmf-local (to be sure, one needs to pass --force as well) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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itemize + color question
by Thomas A. Schmitz 16 Aug '05

16 Aug '05

Dear gang, This seems like a very easy one, but I can't figure it out: on my slides, I want numbered itemizations to appear item by item, and I want the previous items to be "greyed out." I think this can only be done by combining two itemize environments. This is what I tried: \setupitemize[1][n,packed,joinedup] \startitemize[color=darkgray] \item \color[darkgray]{one} \stopitemize \startitemize[color=white][continue] \item two \stopitemize But the switches color=something and continue seem to exclude each other: either I get a continued item numbered "2," but in grey, or I get a white item number "1". There must be some obvious mistake, but where? Thanks, and best Thomas

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Why do size changes affect my math font?
by Brooks Moses 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

Consider the following simple document, with is a minimalist version of the slides that I'm currently working on: \starttext The variables are $u$ and $p$. \stoptext This works fine; the text is in roman and the math in italics, just as I desire. However, I need a larger font for my slides, and thus I'm also using a font size command, like so: \starttext \tfc The variables are $u$ and $p$. \stoptext This causes the math to be in roman instead of italic. (It's not in "text font" per se; an \it after the \tfc will italicise the text but not the math, creating a quite odd effect.) Is there a reason for this? What's the cleanest way to fix it for all the various size commands? Thanks, - Brooks

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A question on drawing functions in MetaFun
by Jin-Hwan Cho 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

I tried to generate "Figure 9.2 An example of a graphic with labels along the axes." in metafun-p.pdf (p.209), but could get only graphics without labels. I used the codes in the page 208 as follows (see the attached file) \startMPpage StartPage ; ... codes in p.208 here ... StopPage ; \stopMPpage In this case, the generated MPS file (ch93-1-mpgraph.1) had the bounding box (0, 0, 420, 596). When I used \startuseMPgraphic instead of \startMPpage, the generated MPS file had the different bounding box (-47, -17, 300, 575), and I could see the right one. Please tell me what I missed. Best, ChoF. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** | Cho, Jin-Hwan == ChoF | ^ ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o | Dept. of Mathematics | --- | The University of Suwon | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | Korean TeX Users Group | | | http://www.ktug.or.kr | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | chofchof(a)ktug.or.kr | *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Problem installing ConTeXt jedit syntax mode
by Elliot Clifton 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

Hi, I've added the context jedit mode files to the modes directory inside my jedit settings directory, and appended the mode to the catalogue. I get XML validation errors that state the various DELEGATEs are invalid. The external files (*-en, *-de, etc...) do not import. Why? What am I doing wrong? Elliot

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