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Re: [NTG-context] Going crazy with font conversion (macron)!
by Steffen Wolfrum 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

BTW: Is there also a command to translate TFM (and VF) files to AFM or another human readable format and back again? Steffen

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RE: [NTG-context] bug in latest ConTeXt (confirmed)
by ishamid 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >> Sounds like supp-dir needs a no-Omega check, as well. Hans? > >attached for testing, i dunny what the pardir equivalents are for \beginL and >\beginR -) Ok, the new supp-dir.tex helps. But there is another problem. Now my following macros are messed up (used in our private ar-cont.tex) \let\beginRL=\leavevmode\startarabictext \let\endRL=\stoparabictext \catcode`\<=\active \catcode`\>=\active \defineactivecharacter < {\enclosedarabic} \def\enclosedarabic#1>{\struttedbox{\beginRL#1\endRL}} Aleph complains that (\end occurred inside a group at level 2) ### semi simple group (level 2) entered at line 102 (\begingroup) ### simple group (level 1) entered at line 102 ({) ### bottom level Can you fix the XeTeX macros so that this is no longer affected? I also have some otp's that use the \beginRL\endRL syntax; I'm afraid that's all going to be negatively affected now... Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] 5 major problems with mswincontext.zip
by ishamid 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >ishamid wrote: > >> 2. aleph is still searching its format in the wrong directory; its format is >> properly installed in >> \texmf-mswin/web2c/aleph/ > >can you try what happens when you add the following lines to your texmf.cnf file > >(you can edit the file with: texmfstart --direct scite kpse:texmf.cnf) > >TEXFORMATS.xetex = $TEXFORMATS/{xetex,}// >TEXFORMATS.aleph = $TEXFORMATS/{aleph,}// >TEXFORMATS.pdftex = $TEXFORMATS/{pdftex,}// >TEXFORMATS.pdfetex = $TEXFORMATS/{pdfetex,}// Regenerated the formats after editing \texmf-local\web2c\texmf.cnf Unfortunately it still gives the same error. Please advise;-> Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] bug in latest ConTeXt (confirmed)
by ishamid 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >> Sounds like supp-dir needs a no-Omega check, as well. Hans? > >attached for testing, i dunny what the pardir equivalents are for \beginL and >\beginR -) Not to belabor this, but I'm getting ### simple group (level 1) entered at line lines all over the place in my work that compiled fine with the old ConTeX, and I suspect that XeTeX may be responsible. Is there a way to completely isolate the new stuff because I'm going to lose a lot of time trying to track down every situation where my previously well-behaved stuff now gives errors because of this. This has been a really frustrating week... Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Translations of "Context: an excursion"
by Gilles Pérez-Lambert 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

Hello, I asked Hans at EuroTeX 2005 in Pont-à-Mousson the permission to translate _Context: an excursion_ into French on behalf of GUTenberg, the French user group, and a German person (sorry, I forgot your name :-( ) did the same for the German language. Hans kindly agreed and prefers to have translations on a more recent document so here is a wiki page*: http://contextgarden.net/Revision_and_translations_of_“ConTeXt%2C_an_excurs… created on the ConTeXt wiki (thanks Patrick!). The goal of this page is to outline sections that need to be updated or erased or added. Please participate! :-) Gilles. * If the link doesn't work in your mailer, go to http://contextgarden.net/Typos_in_beginners_manual and follow the link to >>Revision and translations of "ConTeXt, an excursion"<<.

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RE: [NTG-context] 5 major problems with mswincontext.zip
by ishamid 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >> 1. Zapf Chancery has disappeared (the other free fonts in showfonts.pdf still >> work): >strange indeed, it looks like the files are corrupted (very small tfm/vf files); > you can regenerate the metrics with: > >texmfstart texfont.pl type-tmf.dat --en=texnansi --ven=urw -col=zapfchan ok, it works now:-) Thnx Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Chapter numbers in the right margin
by Randall Skelton 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

Hi all, Does anyone have a setuphead snipit and definition to place a large chapter number in the right margin of the page on the first page of each chapter? I believe this should be similar (but simplier) than what is done in 'ConTeXt an Excursion' but I wasn't able to find a definition for that. I'd be quite willing to put this up on the wiki when I figure it out... What I have so far doesn't really lead to much flexibility in terms of positioning. I'd like to be able to set both the horizontal and vertical position of the chapter number. I'd also like to have the number shift vertically downwards for each new chapter. \def\MyChapterText#1{#1 \inright{ \switchtobodyfont[MyTitling, 72pt] \rm \headnumber[chapter] } } \setuphead [Topic, chapter] [textcommand=\MyChapterText, style={\switchtobodyfont[MyTitling, 16pt]\sc}, color=black, number=no, page=right, continue=no, header=empty, before=\vbox to 4cm\bgroup, after=\vss\egroup] Many thanks, Randall

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5 major problems with mswincontext.zip
by ishamid 23 Mar '05

23 Mar '05

Dear conglomerate, Ok, I've installed mswincontext.zip, dated 3-16, refreshed fndb, set UseEnginePath to true and so forth. 4 Problems: 1. Zapf Chancery has disappeared (the other free fonts in showfonts.pdf still work): ========================== \definetypeface [zapf] [cg] [calligraphy] [chancery] \switchtotypeface [zapf] [12pt,cg] Zapf Chancery \input tufte.tex ========================== Log file: =========================== This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.3) (format=cont-en 2005.3.21) 21 MAR 2005 17:38 entering extended mode \write18 enabled. (c:\CONTEXT\tex\texmf-local/web2c/natural.tcx) **&pdfetex/cont-en typescripts2.tex (./typescripts2.tex <snip> (c:\CONTEXT\tex\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-buy.tex) Missing character: There is no Z in font texnansi-uzcmi8a! Missing character: There is no a in font texnansi-uzcmi8a! <snip> Missing character: There is no . in font texnansi-uzcmi8a! ) fonts : using map file: texnansi-base fonts : using map file: texnansi-urw-zapfchan [1.1 Warning: pdfetex.exe (file pdftex.map): cannot open font map file <snip> =========================== 2. aleph is still searching its format in the wrong directory; its format is properly installed in \texmf-mswin/web2c/aleph/ =========================== This is Aleph, Version 3.141592-1.15-2.1-0.0-rc4 (Web2c 7.5.3) \write18 enabled. Copyright (c) 2002--2004 the Aleph task force ---! c:\CONTEXT\tex\texmf-mswin/web2c/pdfetex/cont-en.fmt was written by pdfetex =========================== 3. If I replace the pdfetex format with aleph.fmt, the latter works. It copiles fine on the following file, but neither dvips, odvips, or dvipdfm can find the fonts: =========================== % output=aleph interface=en \starttext Latin Modern \input tufte \definetypeface [times] [rm] [serif] [times] [default] [encoding=ec] \switchtotypeface [times] [12pt,rm] Times \input tufte.tex \stoptext =========================== Also, aleph displays the strange "HASH" message: =========================== TeXExec 5.2.5 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 Opt=HASH(0x1c44160) executable : aleph =========================== 4. That trick with the footnotes and endnotes is interesting, but the endnotes still spill over the page (I double-checked that core-not was replaced and the format regenerated): =========================== % output=pdftex interface=en \starttext \dorecurse{100}{test \footnote{test} \endnote{eee}\endgraf} \page \placenotes[endnote] \stoptext =========================== 5. I'm still concerned about getting ConTeXt to search my old \TeXLive tree secondarily. changing C:\ConTeXt\tex\texmf-local\web2c\texmf.cnf does not seem to do anything (sigh ) == I really hope I can get everything working soon, because I've lost about a week's worth of deadlined writing fooling around with configuring ConTeXt (which is exactly what I was afraid would happen):-( Thnx in advance, and forgive my frustration-) Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Bold item separator?
by dw＠trichotomic.net 23 Mar '05

23 Mar '05

Greetings, I can't seem to get an itemize list to have bold item separators, namely the "R" — UC Roman Numeral series. I bet it's really obvious *grinding teeth*. Anyone give me a clue? Regards, David

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Re: [NTG-context] Going crazy with font conversion (diaeresis)!
by Steffen Wolfrum 23 Mar '05

23 Mar '05

Hi Adam, Adam Lindsay <atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk> wrote: > Okay, it was trickier than I thought. > But I used the .afm obtained from FontForge conversion, and discarded > the .pfb. > > afm2pl -p `kpsewhich texnansi.enc` HelveticaNeue.afm > pltotf HelveticaNeue > > Because I'm impatient, and wanted a quick test: > \loadmapline[+HelveticaNeue HelveticaNeue " TeXnANSIEncoding > ReEncodeFont " <texnansi.enc <HelveticaNeue.ttf] > \starttext > \definedfont[HelveticaNeue] > TAVAT.Po > T{}A{}V{}A{}T{}.{}P{}o > \stoptext Your result looks promising - but duplicating your way showed me my command line limits: $ afm2pl -p `kpsewhich texnansi.enc` HelveticaNeue.afm afm2pl: fatal: default.lig not found. $ pltotf HelveticaNeue pltotf: HelveticaNeue.pl: No such file or directory As I have never used afm2pl or pltotf the usage above is praobably wrong. Or was my Fontforge export bad? (When I open the AFM exported by FontForge there are no entries for KerningPairs ...) And looking at your test file: where are your ttf and other files in this situation? Steffen

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bug in latest ConTeX
by ishamid 23 Mar '05

23 Mar '05

Dear gang, There is a bug in the latest ConTeXt that affects aleph, particularly \pardir TRT. Needless to say this is an absolute showstopper... Try this: =========================== \pardir TLT test \bye =========================== $>aleph test works fine, but $>texexec --tex=aleph test gives an error: =========================== This is Aleph, Version 3.141592-1.15-2.1-0.0-rc4 (Web2c 7.5.3) \write18 enabled. Copyright (c) 2002--2004 the Aleph task force entering extended mode (test.tex ConTeXt ver: 2005.03.16 fmt: 2005.3.21 int: english mes: english systems : eTeX version 201 -> too old (bugs) language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (c:\CONTEXT\tex\texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex color : palette rollover is available ) system : cont-old loaded (c:\CONTEXT\tex\texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (c:\CONTEXT\tex\texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys loaded (c:\CONTEXT\tex\texmf-local/tex/context/user/cont-sys.tex) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns en->ec:ec->1->2:2 uk->ec:ec->2->2:2 de->texnansi:tex nansi->3->2:2 de->ec:ec->4->2:2 fr->texnansi:texnansi->5->2:2 fr->ec:ec->6->2:2 es->ec:ec->7->2:2 pt->ec:ec->8->2:2 it->texnansi:texnansi->9->2:2 it->ec:ec->1 0->2:2 nl->texnansi:texnansi->11->2:2 nl->ec:ec->12->2:2 cz->il2:il2->13->2:2 c z->ec:ec->14->2:2 sk->il2:il2->15->2:2 sk->ec:ec->16->2:2 pl->pl0:pl0->17->2:2 pl->ec:ec->18->2:2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded system : test.top loaded (./test.top) ! Undefined control sequence. \pardir #1#2#3->\global \TeXXeTstate \plusone \if #2L\chardef \inlinedirecti... l.1 \pardir TLT =========================== Two more notes: 1. There is a complaint that : eTeX version 201 -> too old (bugs) 2. There is no aleph.ini file in mswincontext so I had to import it from \TeXLive to make the format. Also manfnt is missing in mswincontext; should not the minimal context installation also support the plain format? Thnx as always Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: [NTG-context] Going crazy with font conversion (macron)!
by Steffen Wolfrum 23 Mar '05

23 Mar '05

Adam Lindsay <atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk> wrote: > It means that there's no \omacron in texnansi (or the other major > western encodings used for TeX fonts), and you're asking ConTeXt to > synthesise it from an 'o' and a 'textmacron'. It wouldn't surprise me > one bit to hear that the Mac handles combining accents differently from > TeX, and so the converted font's metrics is going to result in mistakes > in building text accents. > > Interpretation: you're using artificial test cases to verify the font > installation. Stick to what you need and know, and you'll probably end > up with a character in the encoding. No! I do need \omacron as I am typesetting the German translation of a Indian Yoga book ... with lots of Sanskrit (in latin alphabet plus all those diacritical accents)! > If you do need \omacron and the like, then you could hand-tune macros > that accommodate the specific font--see Idris's recent thread on > accents, or you could cook up an "expert" encoding (since MacOSX's > Helvetica does include that character) like Vit, and switch to that > encoding when you need the character, or you could even go with a big > unicode font install. I'll be documenting that process sometime. That would be quite interesting. (But for now I leave this workshop and use the HelveticaNeue to go on.) Thank you, Steffen

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Re: [NTG-context] Going crazy with font conversion (macron)!
by Steffen Wolfrum 23 Mar '05

23 Mar '05

Adam Lindsay <atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk> wrote: > Hum. I haven't tried to replicate that here, but that looks like it > might be an encoding problem: ConTeXt doesn't know that you're using a > texnansi encoding, so it synthesises the characters using the > definitions in enco-def. Is the above file the only way you tested it? No, also with other conversion and in other files it is the same. > Does this help? > > \loadmapline[+Helvetica Helvetica " TeXnANSIEncoding ReEncodeFont " > <texnansi.enc <Helvetica.pfb] > \definefontsynonym[texnansi-Helvetica][Helvetica][encoding=texnansi] > > \starttext > \definedfont[texnansi-Helvetica] > R\d{o} R{\=o} R\~o > \stoptext Well, then the tilde moves in its right position. But the macron stays left. A font wizard knows what that means?! Steffen

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Re: [NTG-context] Going crazy with font conversion (diaeresis)!
by Steffen Wolfrum 23 Mar '05

23 Mar '05

Hallo Adam, Adam Lindsay <atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk> wrote: > ...which I copied to the working directory. It should be included in > gwTeX. > > Running the command above should do it. > > > $ pltotf HelveticaNeue > > pltotf: HelveticaNeue.pl: No such file or directory > > The fatal error above didn't generate a .pl file, so the next command > wasn't able to use it. > > > As I have never used afm2pl or pltotf the usage above is praobably > > wrong. > > Or was my Fontforge export bad? > > > > And looking at your test file: where are your ttf and other files in > > this situation? > > > All in the working directory. I could then rename, put them in the > tex/fonts/ tree, and rehash, but that's it down to the essence. > > Here's another goodie: > ... Now it works. Very nice and clear ways to get it. But both goodies don't work with OSX's Helvetica.dfont If you try it with the .ttf you'll get: Error: pdfetex (file Helvetica.ttf): can't find table `OS/2' ==> Fatal error occurred, the output PDF file is not finished! And if instead you use the .pfb then you'll get the misplaced macrons and tildes that I've reported. Just try this: \loadmapline[+Helvetica Helvetica " TeXnANSIEncoding ReEncodeFont " <texnansi.enc <Helvetica.pfb] \starttext \definedfont[Helvetica] TAVAT.Po T{}A{}V{}A{}T{}.{}P{}o \showfont[Helvetica] R\d{o} R{\=o} R\~o \page\showcharacters \stoptext I know the HelveticaNeue is more beautiful ... but nevertheless it would be interesting why there is the above error (and how it can be solved). Thanks for your help and support! Steffen

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how to use Times Roman font
by Xue Ruini 22 Mar '05

22 Mar '05

Hello everyone, I am a newbie to ConTeXt. I have no idea how to use the Times Roman font in ConTeXt. (in Latex, just \usepackage{times}) I found something like this: (http://home.salamander.com/~wmcclain/context-help.html) % Times font \usetypescript[berry][ec] % or [8r] \setupbodyfont[pos] \starttext hellow, world \stoptext but an error occours: --------------------------------------------- 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. mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input utmr8t' failed. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. ! Font \*12ptrmtf*=utmr8t at 12.0pt 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.2 \setupbodyfont[pos] ? ---------------------------------------------- I want to know what I can do with it. Thanks! Leo

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Re: [NTG-context] Going crazy with font conversion (diaeresis)!
by Steffen Wolfrum 22 Mar '05

22 Mar '05

> (When I open the AFM exported by FontForge there are no entries for >KerningPairs ...) Nonsense! I opened the wrong file (as I said: going crazy...) Sorry, Steffen

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images on wiki?
by Paul Tremblay 22 Mar '05

22 Mar '05

Is there a way to upload images (png) to the wiki? Thanks Paul -- ************************ *Paul Tremblay * *phthenry(a)iglou.com * ************************

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Re: [NTG-context] Going crazy with font conversion (diaeresis)!
by Steffen Wolfrum 22 Mar '05

22 Mar '05

Hi Adam, Adam Lindsay <atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk> wrote: > I'd also ask why, if you have the superior Helvetica Neue working, > you're trying to get the plain, no-oblique Helvetica going as well. I > see it like the difference between LM and the original CM conversion... > the later interpretation is far superior, and much more subtly drawn. Yes it is, of course! But by using HelveticaNeue as is, there is no kerning information included. The result is quite poor, as you can imagine. And as I don't know how to set a proper kerning (in reasonable time) AND how to get it available in ConTeXt I see no other alternative than using Helvetica and use the kerning information that is included in Adobes afm/tfm/vf files (being part of tetex). But if someone want to show me the path to proper TeX kerning I'd also prefer HelveticaNeue, no doubt! Steffen

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How do I create a table like this in ConTeXt?
by Gerben Wierda 22 Mar '05

22 Mar '05

In LaTeX, a tabular environment produces a box which then can be part of another tabular. I tried to do the same with ConTeXt, but failed. Can someone tell me how to produce http://mail.rna.nl/~gerben/latex-table.pdf with ConTeXt? Thanks, G

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Available fonts
by ishamid 22 Mar '05

22 Mar '05

Dear crew, Is there a list of prepackaged fonts/typescripts that comes with (fp/MiK/gw/te)TeX/ConTeXt? I think it is important for that info to be made very public. showfonts.pdf has at least some of them (plus a couple of non-free ones) but I don't know if this is an exhaustive set. A new ConTeXt user (especially one from a non-TeX background) should be able to easily find a list of the fonts/typescripts available in a full (fp/MiK/gw/te)TeX/ConTeXt system. If I am totally clueless and missed this info, then I apologize:-) Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: [NTG-context] 5 major problems with mswincontext.zip
by ishamid 22 Mar '05

22 Mar '05

I just checked: Not only aleph, but pdftex does not work with (o)dvips/dvipdfmx: =========================== \starttext Latin Modern \input tufte.tex \stoptext =========================== If I run (o)dvips from TeXLive, I get =========================== This is dvips(k) 5.94a Copyright 2003 Radical Eye Software (www.radicaleye.com) ' TeX output 2005.03.21:1943' -> lm.ps kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode ljfour --bdpi 8000 --mag 1+0/8000 --dpi 8000 ec-lmr12 mktexmf: empty or non-existent rootfile! mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for ec-lmr12.kpathsea: Appending f ont creation commands to missfont.log. dvips.exe: Font ec-lmr12 not found, characters will be left blank. =========================== If I run it from C:\ConTeXt I get =========================== This is dvips(k) 5.94b Copyright 2004 Radical Eye Software (www.radicaleye.com) dvips: ! Couldn't find header file tex.pro =========================== Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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hyphenation not working
by Paul Tremblay 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Has anyone else had problems with hyphenation? I have a brand new version of ConTeXt, and cannot get one of its main features, hyphenation, to work. I looked at the documentation, specifically the file called hypenation patterns. According to this, I should be able to invoke a took called ctxtools, or at least a tool called texmfstart ctxtools. Neither tool exists with my distribution. I do have a file called hyphen.tex. On Hans' suggestion, I copied this to ushyph1.tex and ushyph2.tex. That didn't help. I also changed my cont-usr.tex file, changing all lines that had ushyp* to hyphen. This also didn't work. I am at a loss, and I consider hyphenation pretty important. How do I proceed from here? Thanks Paul -- ************************ *Paul Tremblay * *phthenry(a)iglou.com * ************************

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kerning and TFM problems
by Steffen Wolfrum 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Hi, I want to use OSX HelveticaNeue font. So I open it in FontForge and - because I'd like to use the kerning information - generate the Font with its PFB, AFM and TFM files. According to Bill's help page it should work by (renaming and) placing the phnr8r.tfm in its tfm folder, the phnr8a.afm and phnr8a.pfb in its respective folders (within my texfm-font tree). Then I need a mapfile texnansi-helveticaneue.map with the line: phnr8r HelveticaNeue 4 < phnr8a.pfb texnansi.enc And my test file looks like this: \loadmapfile[texnansi-adobe-helveticaneue.map] \definefontsynonym[HelveticaNeue][phnr8r][encoding=texnansi] \definefont[MySecondFont][HelveticaNeue] \starttext \MySecondFont I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew. \stoptext But it results in problems with the TFM file. Why? ! Font \**MySecondFont**=phnr8r at 12.0pt not loadable: Bad metric (TFM) file. <to be read again> \relax \dododefinefont ...ontspec {#2}\rawfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \redodefinefont #1#2#3->\dododefinefont {#1}{#2} \doifsetupselse {#3} {\setup... l.7 \MySecondFont I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold th... ? Steffen

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Going crazy with font conversion (diaeresis)!
by Steffen Wolfrum 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Hi, using HelveticaNeue (came with OSX) was fine. But using Helvetica (from OSX system fonts) just won't work: - when I have converted the .dfont to .pfb with FontLab the diaeresis of the german Umlaute (äöü) are too far to the right. - when I have converted the .dfont to .pfb with FontForge the diaeresis of the german Umlaute (äöü) are OK, but all other elements like Macron, Cedilla or Ogonek are too far to the left (!). Anybody knows this strange behaviour? And even better what to do to avoid this mess?? Steffen

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RE: Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]
by ishamid 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >> 1. Remember that I need both aleph and pdfetex formats; can you do that? > >--engine could you give me an example of its use in building a format? >or in texexec.ini (rme): > >set UseEnginePath to true Ok, now I have \texmf-mswin\web2c\aleph \texmf-mswin\web2c\pdfetex but aleph is looking in the wrong directory: This is Aleph, Version 3.141592-1.15-2.1-0.0-rc4 (Web2c 7.5.3) \write18 enabled. Copyright (c) 2002--2004 the Aleph task force ---! c:\CONTEXT\texmf-mswin/web2c/pdfetex/cont-en.fmt was written by pdfetex (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied) Is there a configuration option I'm missing? Best Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Export from Excel/Openoffice Calc to ConTeXt natural tables ??
by Michael Fuchs 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Hi! Does anybody have an idea how I can get a Openoffice Calc table in such a way exported, that I can directly use it in ConTeXt? Does anybody had a similar problem earlier? Thanks for your help in advance Michael

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Re: [NTG-context] Temporarily turning off hyphenation?
by Duncan Hothersall 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Gerben Wierda wrote: > \def\ClearChapterQuote{\def\ChapterQuote{}} > \ClearChapterQuote > \def\ChQuoteFormat#1{\starttext% > \startalignment[left]% > \startnarrower[4*left] \noindent{\nohyphens\em #1}% > \stopnarrower\stopalignment\stoptext\blank} > \setuphead[chapter] > [page=left, > before={\ChQuoteFormat{\ChapterQuote}\noheaderandfooterlines% > \page[right]\blank[2*big]}, > after={\ClearChapterQuote\blank[3*big]}% > \noheaderandfooterlines] You should definitely not have the \starttext / \stoptext pair in there. There should only be one of those in an entire run - they come at the start of your content and the end. The following, tested on Live, produces something which looks like it might be what you're after: -- \def\ClearChapterQuote{\def\ChapterQuote{}} \ClearChapterQuote \def\ChQuoteFormat#1{% \startalignment[{left,nothyphenated}]% \startnarrower[4*left]\em #1% \stopnarrower\stopalignment\blank} \setuphead[chapter] [page=left, before={\ChQuoteFormat{\ChapterQuote}\noheaderandfooterlines% \page[right]\blank[2*big]}, after={\ClearChapterQuote\blank[3*big]}% \noheaderandfooterlines] \starttext \def\ChapterQuote{Something quite long so that we can tell whether or not hyphenation has occurred, hopefully this will do.} \chapter{test} Some text \stoptext -- Duncan

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RE: [NTG-context] how to use Times Roman font
by ishamid 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Matthias Weber <matweber(a)indiana.edu> ===== >The following should work with the stable ConTeXt from January: > >\usetypescript [adobekb][\defaultencoding] >\setupbodyfont[pos] > >\usetypescript[times][\defaultencoding] >\setupbodyfont[times,12pt] > >\starttext >\input knuth >\bigskip > >\stoptext On my system, using the above, the following happens (why??): ============================================ This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.3) (format=cont-en 2005.3.18) 20 MAR 2005 16:52 entering extended mode \write18 enabled. (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/web2c/natural.tcx) **&pdfetex/cont-en times.tex (./times.tex <snip> (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)) ! Font \*12ptrmtf*=ptmr8t at 12.0pt 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.4 \setupbodyfont[pos] ? ============================================ But if I comment the first two lines, it works: ============================================ %\usetypescript[adobekb][\defaultencoding] %\setupbodyfont[pos] \usetypescript[times][\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont[times,12pt] \starttext \input knuth \stoptext ============================================ Another way: ============================================ \definetypeface [times] [rm] [serif] [times] [default] [encoding=ec] \switchtotypeface [times] [12pt,rm] \starttext \input knuth \stoptext =========================================== BTW, what are the lines \usetypescript[adobekb][\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont[pos] for? Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Temporarily turning off hyphenation?
by Gerben Wierda 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

I haven't been able to find information about temporarily turning off hyphenation. Can it be done? (This is for a non-justified quote at the start of a chapter) G

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RE: [NTG-context] how to use Times Roman font
by ishamid 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> > >Unfortunately, error again: Yes, an error here as well. Did you try the two other ways I mentioned in my other reply: ============================================ %\usetypescript[adobekb][\defaultencoding] %\setupbodyfont[pos] % note the comments \usetypescript[times][\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont[times,12pt] \starttext \input knuth \stoptext ============================================ Another way: ============================================ \definetypeface [times] [rm] [serif] [times] [default] [encoding=ec] \switchtotypeface [times] [12pt,rm] \starttext \input knuth \stoptext =========================================== If neither of these two work then something is really wrong... Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Repost: Two problems with my chapter quote setup (Modified by Gerben Wierda)
by Gerben Wierda 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

I forgot one part at the end. Here it is again. I've got this in my environment file: \def\ClearChapterQuote{\def\ChapterQuote{}} \ClearChapterQuote \def\ChQuoteFormat#1{\starttext% \startalignment[left]% \startnarrower[4*left] \noindent{\hyphenpenalty 10000\em #1}% \stopnarrower\stopalignment\stoptext\blank} \setuphead[chapter] [page=left, before={\ChQuoteFormat{\ChapterQuote}\noheaderandfooterlines% \page[right]\blank[2*big]}, after={\ClearChapterQuote\blank[3*big]}% \noheaderandfooterlines] I've got two problems with this setup: First, even with the \hyphenpenalty I get this line breaking: For what can a man accomplish that has not been done a million times before? What can he say that he will not find in Lao-Tse or the Bhagavad-gita or the Prophet Isa- iah? John Steinbeck — Sweet Thursday (Interestingly, when I copy/paste this from Apple's Preview.app I get For what can a man accomplish that has not been done a million times before? What can he say that he will not find in Lao-Tse or the Bhagavad-gita or the Prophet Isaiah? John Steinbeck — Sweet Thursday) no -, no line break, etc. Anyway: this line breaking is really ugly. I can fix this by hand, but I'd rather have this working automatically. My second problem is that I get two empty numbered pages between chapters. As in page 13: last text of chapter 1 page 14: empty page with page number page 15: empty page with page number page 16: page with quote and no page number page 17: first page of chapter 2 no page number I'd like to get rid of pages 14 and 15. I think I need to only do a page=left when I am on a right page at that time (page=even has the same result) I even tried: \setuphead[chapter] [page=disable, before={\page[even]\ChQuoteFormat{\ChapterQuote}\noheaderandfooterlines% \page[right]\blank[2*big]}, after={\ClearChapterQuote\blank[3*big]}% \noheaderandfooterlines] Thanks, G

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Getting a barred l for all the wrong reasons
by dw＠trichotomic.net 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Greetings, hopefully this is a real quickie. I'm using XeConTeXt, regime UTF, language en, hoefler encoding uc & receiving a barred l for any instance of this: l/ Which makes it tough to have pairs like centripetal/centrifugal. :) Any clues? Kind regards, David

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Two problems with my chapter quote setup
by Gerben Wierda 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

I've got this in my environment file: \def\ClearChapterQuote{\def\ChapterQuote{}} \ClearChapterQuote \def\ChQuoteFormat#1{\starttext% \startalignment[left]% \startnarrower[4*left] \noindent{\hyphenpenalty 10000\em #1}% \stopnarrower\stopalignment\stoptext\blank} \setuphead[chapter] [page=left, before={\ChQuoteFormat{\ChapterQuote}\noheaderandfooterlines% \page[right]\blank[2*big]}, after={\ClearChapterQuote\blank[3*big]}% \noheaderandfooterlines] I've got two problems with this setup: First, even with the \hyphenpenalty I get this line breaking: For what can a man accomplish that has not been done a million times before? What can he say that he will not find in Lao-Tse or the Bhagavad-gita or the Prophet Isa- iah? John Steinbeck — Sweet Thursday (Interestingly, when I copy/paste this from Apple's Preview.app I get For what can a man accomplish that has not been done a million times before? What can he say that he will not find in Lao-Tse or the Bhagavad-gita or the Prophet Isaiah? John Steinbeck — Sweet Thursday) no -, no line break, etc. Anyway: this line breaking is really ugly. I can fix this by hand, but I'd rather have this working automatically. My second problem is that I get two empty numbered pages between chapters. As in page 13: last text of chapter 1 page 14: empty page with page number page 15: empty page with page number page 16: page with quote and no page number page 17: first page of chapter 2 no page number I'd like to get rid of pages 14 and 15. I think I need to only do a page=left when I am on a right page at that time (page=even has the same result) Thanks, G

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RE: [NTG-context] how to use Times Roman font
by ishamid 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Don't know if this is related but >===== Original Message From mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> ===== >Hi Matthias! > >Unfortunately, error again: >------------------------------------------------------- > > TeXExec 3.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2002 Your TeXecec is very old; I'm using TeXExec 5.2.4 >ConTeXt ver: 2003.1.31 fmt: 2005.3.19 int: english mes: english We are apparently using the same version of ConTeXt, minus TeXexec. Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Title-page overlay
by Nikolai Weibull 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

I would like to put a rather large and complicated regular expression into the title-page of a document I'm writing. So far, I haven't had much luck defining an overlay that uses \starttyping ... \stoptyping. Basically, what I figured I should do was to write \defineoverlay [TitleGraphic] [{ \starttyping ... \stoptyping }] and then \setupbackgrounds[page][background=TitleGraphic] But that doesn't work: ! Argument of \copyverbatimline has an extra }. Have any suggestions on what I might try? Basically, what I want is a background with some arbitrary text, more or less like the pdfTeX user manual document does it [1], nikolai [1] http://www.pragma-ade.com/pdftex/pdftex-a.pdf -- ::: name: Nikolai Weibull :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka ::: ::: born: Chicago, IL USA :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden ::: ::: page: minimalistic.org :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 ::: main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

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Layout stuff
by Adam Lindsay 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Hi all. I've been trying to get layouts working, and wanted to verify some things (as I haven't really worked much in that space before). Is there any way to "inherit" a layout's parameters, such as: \definelayout [preset-1-1] [mypresettomodify] \setuplayout [mypresettomodify][width=65\averagecharwidth] (I finally figured out how to do what I want another way, but the question is still interesting to me.) Is the only way to activate a doublesided page layout though the page numbering mechanism? Thanks, adam -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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RE: Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]
by ishamid 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From h h extern <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: >> On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:31:44 +0100, Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: >> >>> i'll upload a new minimal (beware, tex live 2005 binaries), as well as >>> the big windows zip (will take a few hours) >> >> >> Any word on that? I saw something dated 3-16-05; I'm assuming that's not >> it (since your email is dated a day later?) > >i let my machine generate the tree while i was watching a movie the day before > i uploaded the lot -) So does that meant the 3-16 upload is the one or no? Also, how do I install it (could find no instructions...) it looks like a unix tree... Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]
by ishamid 20 Mar '05

20 Mar '05

Dear cartel, >===== Original Message From "Thomas A.Schmitz" <thomas.schmitz(a)uni-bonn.de> ===== What does > >kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFLOCAL >produce? 1.I have 2 trees: C:\Context (from mswintex.zip) and C:\TeXLive (from July04). kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFLOCAL works for the \Context tree: >C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin\kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFLOCAL c:/ConTeXt/texmf-local >C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin\kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFMAIN c:/ConTeXt/texmf 2. What I would like: how do I properly modify texmf.cnf (presumably C:\ConTeXt\texmf-local\web2c\texmf.cnf is the main one) so that a. C:\ConTeXt is given priority over C:\TeXLive; b. C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c formats are searched after C:\ConTeXt\texmf-local\web2c c. C:\ConTeXt utilities like TeXFont install files to C:\ConTeXt\texmf-local\ instead of to C:\TeXLive\texmf-local (for some reason the C:\ConTeXt tree does recognize C:\TeXLive\texmf-local by default) Of course, I may be missing the big picture here, in which case please enlighten me! Part of my problem is that 1. apparently I can make both pdfetex and aleph formats in the TeXLive tree (efmt and fmt respectively), but only one of them in the ConTeXt tree (both are dumped as cont-en.fmt) 2. I can't just dump cont-tmf.zip into TeXLive\texmf-var, because some utilities (like texfont.exe) do not get updated or replaced. So I would have to manually delete e.g., texfont.exe and replace it with the new texfont.bat, making a mess of my TeXLive system. I really wish that updating/upgrading were not always such a pain... Best Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Imposition of A7,landscape on A4
by Wolfgang Zillig 20 Mar '05

20 Mar '05

Hello, I want to print 8 pages of A7, landscape doublesided on A4. I always get the pages connected on the shorter side of the page, but that is wrong. Has anyone an idea how to solve this? Thanks Wolfgang for explanation, the result looks like this: ------------------------- | | | | | ------------------------- | | | | | ------------------------- my testfile: \enableregime[il1] \mainlanguage[en] \setuppapersize[A7,landscape,rotated][A3,landscape]% \setuparranging [2*8,doublesided] \setuplayout [location=middle] \setuppagenumbering[location=,state=stop] \showframe[edge] \starttext Page1 \page Page1 back \page Page2 \page Page2 back \page Page3 \page Page3 back \page Page4 \page Page4 back \page Page5 \page Page 5 back \page Page 6 \page Page6 back \page Page7 \page Page7 back \page Page8 \page Page8 back \stoptext

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module and environment
by Peter Münster 20 Mar '05

20 Mar '05

Hello, what is the difference between a module and an environment? What are the guidelines to decide where to put some code? TIA for any hints, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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\def\sectionseparator{:}
by Peter Münster 19 Mar '05

19 Mar '05

Hello, in core-sec.tex, I read: \def\sectionseparator{:} % was : but is now - I there any inconvenience, to change it to "-" ? I've tried it out, and all my problems to get French spaces before punctuation and project structure and so on, were gone. Could we patch core-sec.tex ? Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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lettrine.sty, but not LaTeX
by Gerben Wierda 19 Mar '05

19 Mar '05

Would someone be able to take lettrine.sty as an example and produce a version that works with ConTeXt (and plain TeX)? Thanks, G

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Lettrine, \sc, and a font without proper small capitals (Modified by Gerben Wierda)
by Gerben Wierda 18 Mar '05

18 Mar '05

When I use the Optima font I do not have real small capitals. It seems \sc does not try to emulate them and also the new \lettrine ignores it. Is there a way I can still have my SC? Maybe faked by using a smaller size capitals? Thanks, G

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m-bib bug?
by ishamid 18 Mar '05

18 Mar '05

Dear posse, Some settings of \setupindenting[] cause the first line created by \placepublications to be offset to the left; is this a bug? is there a workaround? (And thank you Taco/Hans for helping me with my ``sneaky'' accent redefinitions!) Best Idris ===============test-bib.tex================= \setupoutput[pdftex] \def\SHIFT#1{\dimen0=.00#1ex \multiply\dimen0 by\fontdimen1\font \kern-.0156\dimen0} % compensate for slant/italic in lower accents \unexpanded\def\h#1{{\oalign{\relax#1\crcr\hidewidth\SHIFT{34}% \vbox to.2ex{\hbox{\char'25}\vss}\hidewidth}}} \unexpanded\def\~#1{{\struttedbox{\accent"7E #1}}} \def\AHSAI{A\d hs\=a'\~\i} %\setupindenting[medium,next] \setupindenting[medium] \usemodule[bib] \starttext \cite[ahsaif] \cite[ahsaijk] \cite[ahsaism] \section{references} \blank[big] {\tfx\setupinterlinespace \placepublications } \stoptext ============================================ ===============test-bib.bbl================= \startpublication[k=ahsaif, t=book, a=\AHSAI, y=1856, s=\AHSAI1856] %\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{Al-\AHSAI} \author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{Al-\AHSAI} \title{\v Sar\.hu \~al-Faw\={a}\'id} \pubname{n.p.} \city{Tabriz} \pubyear{1856} \stoppublication \startpublication[k=ahsaijk, t=book, a=\AHSAI, y=1856--59, s=\AHSAI1856--59] \author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{Al-\AHSAI} \title{Jaw\={a}mi\`u \~al-Kalim} \pubname{n.p.} \note{Two volumes} \city{Tabriz} \pubyear{1856--59} \stoppublication \startpublication[k=ahsaism, t=book, a=\AHSAI, y=1861a, s=\AHSAI1861--1] \author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{Al-\AHSAI} \title{\v Sar\.hu \~al-Ma\v s\={a}\`ir} \pubname{n.p.} \city{Tehran} \pubyear{1861} \stoppublication ============================================ ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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TOC indenting
by David Arnold 18 Mar '05

18 Mar '05

All, In my table of contents, I have: \definecombinedlist [content][section,subsection] \setupcombinedlist [content] [alternative=c,aligntitle=yes,width=2.5em] How do I set up my TOC so that subsections are indented slightly more than sections in which they are contained?

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How to switch between fonts?
by Stefan Wachter 18 Mar '05

18 Mar '05

Dear font experts! For some weeks I try very hard to generate minimal PDF documents using the PDF base 14 fonts. Now the following problem popped up: The Helvitica, Times, and Courier fonts have "8a" as their default encoding. Unfortunately, the 8a encoding is somewhat incomplete because it misses some characters (eg. the degree character). In TeX I use texnansi encoding because it offers most of the special characters that I need. If I use 8a encoding for the PDF document (in order to avoid reencoding) then the degree symbol is typeset by an embedded "txsy" font. The bad thing about this solution is that this degree character does not take care of \bf, \it, or \bi. Therefore the result is unsatisfactory. If I use texnansi encoding for the PDF document then the degree symbol is typeset nicely. The disadvantage of this option is that now the built-in fonts are always reencoding which make some additional 2kb for the PDF document. I would like to have the reeconded font to be used only if it is really necessary. Now I see two problems: 1. A particual problem in this situation Is it possible to define font synonymes locally (i.e. inside a group)? In that case I could map the virtual fonts that are base on 8a encoded raw fonts into virtual fonts that are based on texnansi reencoded raw fonts. I tried that but it seems that font synonymes are accepted only at the beginning. 2. A general problem Provided that I write a set of typescripts for defining a typeface similar to the postscript typefaces of ConTeXt but based on other (virtual) fonts: is it possible to switch between these two typefaces. The switch must respect the current font characteristics (i.e. \ss, \rm, \tt, \bf, \it, \bi, and size). Thanks for your attention, --Stefan

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Problems with new beta
by Thomas A.Schmitz 18 Mar '05

18 Mar '05

Just installed the new beta. Now every run of texexec dies with lots of messages like this: kpathsea: Running mktexmf ec-lmcsc10 ! I can't find file `ec-lmcsc10'. <*> ...four; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmcsc10 Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. <*> ...four; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmcsc10 Transcript written on mfput.log. grep: ec-lmcsc10.log: No such file or directory What gives? Thomas

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hyphenation not working
by Paul Tremblay 18 Mar '05

18 Mar '05

I've noticed that hypenation is not working in my test ConTeXt documents. I have looked repeatedly at the manual and searched the wiki. It seems that hyphenations should be automatic? I am testing simple files with the language as English. Does one have to turn hyphenation on? Paul -- ************************ *Paul Tremblay * *phthenry(a)iglou.com * ************************

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Palatino?
by Thomas A.Schmitz 18 Mar '05

18 Mar '05

Hi gang, I have a problem on my system with the Palatino font. In type-enc, it's mapped to \definefontsynonym [Palatino] [\typescriptthree-uplr8a] [encoding=\typescriptthree] However, on my system (Gerben Wierda's installation), there is no texnansi- or EC- or whatever-uplr8a. Palatino works flawlessly with LaTeX, mapped to pplr8t, and of course, it works with ConTeXt if I create the tfms myself with texfont, but I thought there was some default support for Palatino. Am I missing something? Best Thomas

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Re: [NTG-context] Color separation
by Duncan Hothersall 18 Mar '05

18 Mar '05

>> 2. is there a way I can check that it is working properly without >> sending it to the printer each time? > > Acrobat has an overprint preview since v5; AFAIK Reader got it in v7. Yes... but it doesn't show up any problem. (Well, it just displays the same thing with overprint preview as without.) *But* in Acrobat Professional 7, doing a preflight check for CMYK+Spot output, it complains about overprint = off on all the text on tints. So I guess there is a problem in some way? This is why I am confused. Knowing what ConTeXt incantations *should* make it work would be a start, and then I can tell the printer that they have to fix it! :-) Duncan

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footnote placement
by ishamid 18 Mar '05

18 Mar '05

Dear syndicate, 1. When I place footnotes as endnotes, they overflow the page, like an oversize \vbox. 2. E.g. \input tufte does not work from inside \footnote{} Here is a test file. Best Idris ==================test-notes=================== \setupoutput[pdftex] \setupfootnotes[location=text] \starttext \dorecurse{14} {\input tufte\footnote{Here is a footnote.\par Here is a footnote.\par Here is a footnote.} \par \input knuth\footnote{Here is a footnote.\par Here is a footnote.\par Here is a footnote.} \par} %\dorecurse{14} % THIS DOES NOT WORK!!! %{\input tufte\footnote{\input tufte} %\par %\input knuth\footnote{\input knuth} %\par} \section{notes} \placefootnotes[location=text,split=tolerant] % the split option does not help:-( \stoptext =============================================== ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]
by ishamid 18 Mar '05

18 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >ishamid wrote: > >> I'll do whatever it takes... > >the big mswincontext.zip Maybe it's too late, but is it possible to include the bulk of the omega distribution, the parts used by Gamma (basically everything except omega.exe). Looking forward to it Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Suppress numbering of figures
by David Arnold 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

All, I have: \placefigure [here][] {Mary Glenn}{\externalfigure[MaryGlenn3.jpg][width=0.5\makeupwidth]} I'd like the figure to float with the caption, but I don't want the Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. That is, I just want the caption under the figure. How can I modify to accomplish this?

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special macro problem again...
by Peter Münster 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Hello, with the help by Hans, I've got a nice little macro "\MyMacro". Now, I get another problem, when using "\doifmode" in the argument of this macro. This is the error message: ! Incomplete \iffalse And here the example file: \newcount\MyVersion \def\MyMacro#1{% \getgparameters[XXX][#1] \global\advance\MyVersion by 1 \bTR \expanded{\bTD \the\MyVersion \eTD} \expanded{\bTD \XXXDate \eTD}\eTR } \starttext \bTABLE \bTR \bTD Version \eTD \bTD Date \eTD \eTR \MyMacro{Date=1.2.2005} \MyMacro{Date=\doifmode{abc}{3.4.2005}} % this does not work \MyMacro{Date=5.6.2005} \eTABLE This works, but it is not so nice: \doifmodeelse{abc}{% \def\DateOne{1111}% \def\DateTwo{2222}% \def\DateThree{3333}}{% \def\DateOne{4444}% \def\DateTwo{5555}% \def\DateThree{6666}} \bTABLE \bTR \bTD Version \eTD \bTD Date \eTD \eTR \MyMacro{Date=\DateOne} \MyMacro{Date=\DateTwo} \MyMacro{Date=\DateThree} \eTABLE \stoptext Could you help please? Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Is there a bug in switching body fonts?
by Stefan Wachter 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Hi all, I try to use two different postscript font families. The first family uses the Acrobat fonts without embedding and without reencoding whereas the second family uses the Acrobat fonts without embedding but with reencoding. For that means I wrote the typescript file below. When I use the first family only everything works fine. Similarly, if I use the second family only everything also works fine. Yet, if I try to switch the body font in a document I get the following error message: ! Font \nullfont has only 7 fontdimen parameters. <to be read again> \advance \dohighlow ...#2\textfont 2\else #3ex\fi \advance \scratchdimen #4ex \kern .... \dogotofixed ...c!color {#1\presetgoto }}}\else #1 \fi } \doifreferencefoundelse ...ce \ifreferencefound #2 \else #3\fi \egroup \dores... \gotobox ...2]} {\hbox {\unknownreference {#2}#1}} \referentieinfo {<}{#2}\eg... <argument> ...}[\s!fnt :t:\internalfootreference ] \rawreference \s!fnt {\s!f... ... l.27 {\ss Helvetica\par\ShowVariants } Can anyone help me with this problem? Best regards, --Stefan The test document ================= \enableregime[il1] \setupencoding[default=texnansi] \setupoutput[pdftex] \pdfoptionpdfminorversion 4 \usetypescriptfile[smallpdf.tex] \usetypescript[reencode][texnansi][texnansi] \usetypescript[postscript][texnansi] \usetypescript[builtInPostscript][texnansi] \setupbodyfont[postscript,sans,30pt] \mainlanguage[de] \setupheadertexts[] \def\Show{This is a test.\footnote{Fußnote.} 45\char176 \quotedblbase äöüßÄÖÜ\quotedblleft} \def\ShowVariants{\Show\par{\bf\Show}\par{\it\Show}\par{\bi\Show}\par} \starttext\pdfmapfile{+smallpdf.map} {\ss Helvetica\par\ShowVariants} {\rm Times-Roman\par\ShowVariants} {\tt Courier\par\ShowVariants} \switchtobodyfont[builtInPostscript] % causes error an error {\ss Helvetica\par\ShowVariants} % line 27 {\rm Times-Roman\par\ShowVariants} {\tt Courier\par\ShowVariants} \stoptext

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Typescript for Times New Toman and Arial
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Dear consortium, Below is a working typescript for times new roman and arial (I'm told that on mac the equivalent of arial is helvetica, so this may be os-specific;-<) This combination is required by Springer-Verlag in many of their books. I have to typeset an article for a Springer volume (their editor could not handle my transliteration accents) that will fit in seamlessly with the editors' preparation of the rest of the volume. When I am done, I will gladly contribute the resulting style so that others who need to prepare something for Springer will have something to go on. Maybe this could even be developed into a full m-spring.tex module. Anyway, here is the times new roman/arial typescript. Please make suggestions/improvements. Also, I'm not sure which math collection works best with tnr/arial. Best Idris PS. Yes, I did finally get tnr/arial working, though I've hosed my entire TeX/ConTeXt system in the process: in other words, victorious but wounded;-) =================type-tnr================ %Names \starttypescript [serif] [timesnewroman] [name] \setups[font:fallback:serif] \definefontsynonym[Serif] [TimesNewRoman] \definefontsynonym[SerifBold] [TimesNewRoman-Bold] \definefontsynonym[SerifItalic] [TimesNewRoman-Italic] \definefontsynonym[SerifBoldItalic][TimesNewRoman-BoldItalic] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [sans] [arial] [name] \setups[font:fallback:sans] \definefontsynonym[Sans] [Arial] \definefontsynonym[SansBold] [Arial-Bold] \definefontsynonym[SansItalic] [Arial-Italic] \definefontsynonym[SansBoldItalic][Arial-BoldItalic] \stoptypescript %Synonyms \starttypescript [serif] [timesnewroman] [texnansi] \definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman] [\typescriptthree-Times] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-Bold] [\typescriptthree-Timesbd] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-Italic] [\typescriptthree-Timesi] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-BoldItalic] [\typescriptthree-Timesbi] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [sans] [arial] [texnansi] \definefontsynonym [Arial] [\typescriptthree-Arial] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Arial-Bold] [\typescriptthree-Arialbd] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Arial-Italic] [\typescriptthree-Ariali] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [Arial-BoldItalic] [\typescriptthree-Arialbi] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \stoptypescript % maps \starttypescript [map] [timesnewroman] [texnansi] \loadmapfile[texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.map] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [map] [arial] [texnansi] \loadmapfile[texnansi-microsoft-arial.map] \stoptypescript % typefaces \starttypescript [TimesNR] \definebodyfontenvironment [timesnr] [default] [interlinespace=2.8ex] \definetypeface [timesnr] [rm] [serif] [timesnewroman] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \definetypeface [timesnr] [ss] [sans] [arial] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \definetypeface [timesnr] [mm] [math] [palatino] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \definetypeface [timesnr] [tt] [mono] [modern] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript ========================================= Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: [NTG-context] Color separation
by Duncan Hothersall 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

> whow, a demanding color user -) > > ... > > overprint=yes > > ... Aaaah. Thanks you so very much Hans. Of course, as ever, the answer is a single setting which solves all my problems. Off to add this gold to the wiki... Duncan

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Color separation
by Duncan Hothersall 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Sorry for all the messages; I am exploring things I don't really understand. I hope someone can enlighten me! With the following colour set-up: \setupcolors[rgb=no,cmyk=yes,spot=yes,state=start] \definecolor[PantoneTwoNineFour][c=1,m=.56,y=0,k=.18] \definecolor[IFSbluetabletint][PantoneTwoNineFour][p=.15] and then using this tint as a textbackground and also as a backgroundcolor in frames, I am getting complaints from my printers that black overprinted on the tint is 'knocking out' the tint and leaving white on the separated plate. I have read and re-read the useful msplit.pdf which suggests that the implicit criterium=all will negate this effect, but perhaps I have misunderstood? Two questions: 1. how can I stop black overprinting from knocking out the tint, and 2. is there a way I can check that it is working properly without sending it to the printer each time? Thanks as ever for any help. Do I need to post example output? Duncan

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RE: Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Hi, Hans >===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >i'll upload a new minimal (beware, tex live 2005 binaries), as well as the big >windows zip (will take a few hours) 1. Remember that I need both aleph and pdfetex formats; can you do that? 2. After you upload, please:-) tell me exactly what I need to get things working. I only have high-speed access at my office (rather far from here) and will head there as soon as you have uploaded things. I only downloaded the minimal mswintex.zip; should I get the big one? Should I upgrade to the latest fpTeX/TeXLive as well? If so, let me know which depository you use so that I don't get the wrong one (yes, I'm paranoid->) I'll do whatever it takes... And as always, Thnx!!! Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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sane accents [was RE: [NTG-context] m-bib issues]
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Dear fellow conspirators, Is there a saner way to define the following accent using ConTeXt's framework: \def\SHIFT#1{\dimen0=.00#1ex \multiply\dimen0 by\fontdimen1\font \kern-.0156\dimen0} % compensate for slant/italic in lower accents \def\h#1{{\oalign{\relax#1\crcr\hidewidth\SHIFT{34}% \vbox to.2ex{\hbox{\char'25}\vss}\hidewidth}}} \def\~#1{{\struttedbox{\accent"7E #1}}} In my own work, the tilda is used over (upper and lower case) `h', `t', and `i', and the lower crescent is only used under (upper and lower case) `h'. lmr does not have the latter case and I still have a couple of issues with lmr so I'd like to maintain control over a few accents for now. Best Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] automating initialization
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >ishamid wrote: >> Dear gang, >> >> How do I automate initialization of the separate context tree (from >> mswintex.zip)? A simple batch file such as >> >> ======================================== >> setuptex c:\context >> texexec foo >> ======================================== >> >> does not work; the batch file always turns itself off before texexec can be >> invoked. Can I make the initialization global so that all batch files (such as >> those called by WinEDT) will work properly? I added c:\context to the path but >> that is not enough. >> >> BTW: Can initialization be turned off as well? > >you can associate batch files to a cmd window, (open action); can you give me an example? >in winedt you >shoul dadd the lines to their bat files (or ask the author to provide an >initialization option) Well, the following seems to work for now: ======================================== call setuptex c:\context texexec foo ======================================== I am pretty ignorant of DOS but <call> seems to solve the problem for now. Now my WinEDT batch files for pdfetex and aleph can work. Best Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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\doprepareidentity
by Peter Münster 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Hello, in order to get correct output of pdfinfo, I need to redefine \doprepareidentity : \let\doprepareidentity\relax % try with and without this line \setupoutput[pdf] \enableregime[il1] \setupinteraction[state=start,author=ä,title=ä,subtitle=ä,keyword=ä] \starttext test \stoptext Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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RE: [NTG-context] m-bib issues
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Taco Hoekwater <taco(a)elvenkind.com> ===== >> The \startpublication[a= ] option seems to cause m-bib to choke on some >> accents. Here is an example: > >It might be a font thing, because my Context does not complain and >typesets the \~\i correctly. Rather, its almost certainly a macro thing, because I've had to redefine/create some accents for transliteration, etc. See below. Anyway, these accents work fine outside of the \startpublication[a= ] option. >A log file and/or texexec --version >information is needed. Silly me, I was half-sleep when I sent that. Try this: ===================test-bib.tex=================== \setupoutput[pdftex] \usemodule[bib] \def\SHIFT#1{\dimen0=.00#1ex \multiply\dimen0 by\fontdimen1\font \kern-.0156\dimen0} % compensate for slant/italic in lower accents \def\h#1{{\oalign{\relax#1\crcr\hidewidth\SHIFT{34}% \vbox to.2ex{\hbox{\char'25}\vss}\hidewidth}}} \def\~#1{{\struttedbox{\accent"7E #1}}} \def\AHSAI{A\d hs\=a'\~\i} %\def\AHSAI{A\d hs\=a'\i} \def\KHAWARIZMI{\h Haw\=arizm\=i} %\def\KHAWARIZMI{Khaw\=arizm\=i} \KHAWARIZMI{} (from whom we get `algorithm') \input test-bib.bbl \starttext \cite[ahsaif] \cite[ahsaijk] \cite[khawarizmi] \AHSAI \KHAWARIZMI \stoptext =================================================== ==================test-bib.bbl===================== \startpublication[k=ahsaif, t=book, a=\AHSAI, y=1856, s=\AHSAI1856] %\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah} \author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah} \title{\v Sar\.hu \~al-Faw\={a}\'id} \pubname{n.p.} \city{Tabriz} \pubyear{1856} \stoppublication \startpublication[k=ahsaijk, t=book, a=\AHSAI, y=1856--59, s=\AHSAI1856--59] \author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah} \title{Jaw\={a}mi\`u \~al-Kalim} \pubname{n.p.} \note{Two volumes} \city{Tabriz} \pubyear{1856--59} \stoppublication \startpublication[k=khawarizmi, t=book, a=\KHAWARIZMI, y=1856, s=\KHAWARIZMI1856] %\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah} \author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah} \title{\v Sar\.hu \~al-Faw\={a}\'id} \pubname{n.p.} \city{Tabriz} \pubyear{1856} \stoppublication =================================================== ======================log========================== This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.3) (format=cont-en 2005.3.16) 17 MAR 2005 08:33 entering extended mode \write18 enabled. (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/web2c/natural.tcx) **&cont-en test-bib.tex (./test-bib.tex ConTeXt ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2005.3.16 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex! color : palette rollover is available system (E-TEX) : [line 878] system (E-TEX) : [line 933] ) system : cont-old loaded (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys loaded (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/user/cont-sys.tex (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns en->default:default->1->2:2 uk->default:default->2-> 2:2 de->texnansi:texnansi->3->2:2 de->ec:ec->4->2:2 fr->texnansi:texnansi->5->2 :2 fr->ec:ec->6->2:2 es->default:default->7->2:2 it->texnansi:texnansi->8->2:2 it->ec:ec->9->2:2 nl->texnansi:texnansi->10->2:2 nl->ec:ec->11->2:2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded \openout2 = `test-bib.tui'. system : test-bib.top loaded (./test-bib.top) \openout0 = `test-bib-mpgraph.mp'. \openout0 = `mpgraph.mp'. specials : loading definition file tpd (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex specials : loading definition file fdf (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex <unprotect 3> system (E-TEX) : [line 2280] \ifcsname <protect 3>) specials : fdf loaded ) specials : fdf,tpd loaded system : macros of module bib loaded (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/bib/t-bib.tex system : macros of module bibltx loaded (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/bib/t-bibltx.tex) publications : loading formatting style from bibl-apa (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/bib/bibl-apa.tex)) (./test-bib.bbl) (./test-bib.tuo) (./test-bib.tuo) (./test-bib.tuo) (./test-bib.tuo) (./test-bib.tuo) (./test-bib.tuo) (./test-bib.tuo) (./test-bib.tuo) (./test-bib.tuo) (./test-bib.tuo) (./test-bib.tuo) (./test-bib.tuo) (./test-bib.tuo) fonts : using map file: texnansi-public-lm.map fonts : using map file: original-public-vnr.map fonts : using map file: original-public-csr.map fonts : using map file: original-public-plr.map fonts : using map file: original-public-lm.map fonts : using map file: original-ams-euler.map fonts : using map file: original-ams-cmr.map fonts : using map file: texnansi-base.map fonts : using map file: t5-base.map fonts : using map file: qx-base.map fonts : using map file: 8r-base.map fonts : using map file: ec-base.map fonts : using map file: ec-public-lm.map fonts : using map file: original-base.map publications : loading database from test-bib.bbl (./test-bib.bbl) systems : begin file test-bib at line 23 ! Undefined control sequence. \dowithnextbox #1->\long \def \dodowithnextbox {#1}\afterassignment \dododow... \struttedbox ...trutheight \flushnextbox \egroup } \normalhbox \~#1->{\struttedbox {\accent "7E #1}} \getcommacommandsize [#1]->\edef \commacommand {#1 }\scratchtoks \expandafter... \dobibauthoryear ...acommandsize [\thebibauthors ] \@EA \processcommalist \@E... \bibauthoryearsref ...rnative \c!inbetween {\YR }} \bibalternative \v!right ... l.26 ? ! Undefined control sequence. \dododowithnextbox ->\aftergroup \dodowithnextbox \dowithnextbox ...erassignment \dododowithnextbox \setbox \nextbox \struttedbox ...trutheight \flushnextbox \egroup } \normalhbox \~#1->{\struttedbox {\accent "7E #1}} \getcommacommandsize [#1]->\edef \commacommand {#1 }\scratchtoks \expandafter... \dobibauthoryear ...acommandsize [\thebibauthors ] \@EA \processcommalist \@E... ... l.26 ? ! Undefined control sequence. \dowithnextbox #1->\long \def \dodowithnextbox {#1}\afterassignment \dododow... \struttedbox ...trutheight \flushnextbox \egroup } \normalhbox \~#1->{\struttedbox {\accent "7E #1}} \getcommacommandsize [#1]->\edef \commacommand {#1 }\scratchtoks \expandafter... \dobibauthoryear ...acommandsize [\thebibauthors ] \@EA \processcommalist \@E... \bibauthoryearsref ...rnative \c!inbetween {\YR }} \bibalternative \v!right ... l.28 ? ! Undefined control sequence. \dododowithnextbox ->\aftergroup \dodowithnextbox \dowithnextbox ...erassignment \dododowithnextbox \setbox \nextbox \struttedbox ...trutheight \flushnextbox \egroup } \normalhbox \~#1->{\struttedbox {\accent "7E #1}} \getcommacommandsize [#1]->\edef \commacommand {#1 }\scratchtoks \expandafter... \dobibauthoryear ...acommandsize [\thebibauthors ] \@EA \processcommalist \@E... ... l.28 ? ! Illegal parameter number in definition of \commacommand. <to be read again> \crcr \oalign ...z@skip \lineskip .25ex\ialign {##\crcr #1\crcr }} \h ...x to.2ex{\hbox {\char '25}\vss }\hidewidth } } \KHAWARIZMI ->\h H aw\=arizm\=i \getcommacommandsize [#1]->\edef \commacommand {#1 }\scratchtoks \expandafter... \ixbibauthoryear ...acommandsize [\thebibauthors ] \xdef \theauthorssize {\co... ... l.30 ? ! Illegal parameter number in definition of \commacommand. <to be read again> \crcr \oalign ...z@skip \lineskip .25ex\ialign {##\crcr #1\crcr }} \h ...x to.2ex{\hbox {\char '25}\vss }\hidewidth } } \KHAWARIZMI ->\h H aw\=arizm\=i \getcommacommandsize [#1]->\edef \commacommand {#1 }\scratchtoks \expandafter... \dobibauthoryear ...acommandsize [\thebibauthors ] \@EA \processcommalist \@E... ... l.30 ? [1.1{c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-empty.map}{c:\CO N TEXT\texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/texnansi-public-lm.map}{c:\CONTEXT\t e xmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-public-vnr.map}{c:\CONTEXT\texmf-l o cal/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-public-csr.map}{c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/f o nts/map/pdftex/context/original-public-plr.map}{c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/fonts/m a p/pdftex/context/original-public-lm.map}{c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/fonts/map/pdft e x/context/original-ams-euler.map}{c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/cont e xt/original-ams-cmr.map}{c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/texna n si-base.map}{c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/t5-base.map}{c:\C O NTEXT\texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/qx-base.map}{c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local / fonts/map/pdftex/context/8r-base.map}{c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/ c ontext/ec-base.map}{c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/ec-public- l m.map}{c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-base.map}] systems : end file test-bib at line 35 ) Here is how much of TeX's memory you used: 1649 strings out of 162969 25978 string characters out of 664882 2494205 words of memory out of 3536160 36350 multiletter control sequences out of 10000+50000 10284 words of font info for 34 fonts, out of 1000000 for 2000 104 hyphenation exceptions out of 1000 44i,17n,49p,220b,364s stack positions out of 5000i,500n,5000p,200000b,40000s 7 PDF objects out of 300000 0 named destinations out of 131072 1 words of extra memory for PDF output out of 65536 <c:\CONTEXT\texmf/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmr12.pfb> Output written on test-bib.pdf (1 page, 9141 bytes). =================================================== Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >ishamid wrote: > >> I really wish that updating/upgrading were not always such a pain... > >normally it isn't but currently there are three issues that make it painfull: > >- incompatible changes in the tds (enc/map paths) >- changes in pdftex (no config, better map support) >- the transition to latin modern >- (unnoticed) changes in pattern file names >- the usual changes in fonts I played around for quite some time with the texmf.cnf environment variables in both \TeXLive and \ConTeXt trees. I noticed that even when I got \TeXLive to search \ConTeXt first, upon compiling it still could not find certain files (a tds issue?), while I could never get \ConTeXt to search \TeXLive properly. This was not helped by the fact that my July04 fpTeX comes with a corrupt kpathsea.pdf documentation using type3 fonts! Yesterday was not my day... Best Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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automating initialization
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Dear gang, How do I automate initialization of the separate context tree (from mswintex.zip)? A simple batch file such as ======================================== setuptex c:\context texexec foo ======================================== does not work; the batch file always turns itself off before texexec can be invoked. Can I make the initialization global so that all batch files (such as those called by WinEDT) will work properly? I added c:\context to the path but that is not enough. BTW: Can initialization be turned off as well? Best Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: [NTG-context] imposition for a pdf file
by Ciro A. Soto 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Thank you Luigi, but where is the pdf file input in your instructions? remember, i don't have the tex file, only the pdf file. ciro --- "luigi.scarso" <luigi.scarso(a)logosrl.it> wrote: --------------------------------- Ciro A. Soto wrote: I have a pdf file with 660 letter-size pages.I would like to save toner in my printer byprinting 2 or 4 pages in one single sheet of paper.Is it possible to do this with context?or any other alternative?Remember, I don't have the source file, only the pdffile.thank youCiro_______________________________________________ntg-context mailing listntg-context@ntg.nlhttp://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context As usually, not a direct answer... Play with these script %% %% save it as test.tex %% \setupcolors[state=start] \starttext \dorecurse{660}% {\startTEXpage[width=3cm,height=2cm] \vbox to \vsize{\vss \hbox to\hsize{\hss\framed[width=2cm,align={middle,lohi},background=color,backgroundcolor=green]{p.\tfd\recurselevel}\hss}\vss} \stopTEXpage} \stoptext %% %% save as my-imp.tex %% %% \setuplayout here \starttext \centerline{% \externalfigure[test][page=1] \externalfigure[test][page=3] \externalfigure[test][page=5] \externalfigure[test][page=7] \externalfigure[test][page=9] \externalfigure[test][page=11] } \blank[1cm] \centerline{% \externalfigure[test][page=2] \externalfigure[test][page=4] \externalfigure[test][page=6] \externalfigure[test][page=8] \externalfigure[test][page=10] \externalfigure[test][page=12] } \stoptext (you can create my-imp.tex by a script and choosing theappropriate number for page=...., also use \setuplayoutetc..) Also look for \setuparranging. luigi > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >

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empty lines at the top of the columns
by sjoerd siebinga 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

I have a problem with empty lines at the top of my columns. My text is subdivided into dictionary articles (called lemmata) which are separated by an empty line. However, when dictionary article ends at the last line the following column begins with an empty line, which is very ugly. Does anyone know how I can solve this problem. My columndefinition is \startcolumns[n=2,rule=off,balance=yes,blank={fixed,small}] and I defined the dictionary article enviromnent as follows: \definestartstop[lemma][ before={}, % after={\crlf}]% thanks, Sjoerd

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m-bib issues
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Dear knights of the round table, I've been using a very old bib module up to now, with lots of personal tweaks, workarounds etc. (mission-critical issues--no time 2 deal with painful upgrades); now I'm starting fresh with the latest. Here is one issue: The \startpublication[a= ] option seems to cause m-bib to choke on some accents. Here is an example: ============test-bib.bbl=============== \startpublication[k=ahsaif, t=book, a=\AHSAI, y=1856, s=\AHSAI1856] %\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah} \author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah} \title{\v Sar\.hu \~al-Faw\={a}\'id} \pubname{n.p.} \city{Tabriz} \pubyear{1856} \stoppublication \startpublication[k=ahsaijk, t=book, a=\AHSAI, y=1856--59, s=\AHSAI1856--59] \author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah} \title{Jaw\={a}mi\`u \~al-Kalim} \pubname{n.p.} \note{Two volumes} \city{Tabriz} \pubyear{1856--59} \stoppublication ======================================= and here is the accompanying tex file ============test-bib.tex=============== \setupoutput[pdftex] \usemodule[bib] \def\AHSAI{A\d hs\=a'\~\i} %\def\AHSAI{A\d hs\=a'i} \input test-bib.bbl \starttext \cite[ahsaif] \cite[ahsaijk] \stoptext ======================================= In this example the \startpublication[a= ] option chokes on \~. Any help/chivalry will be appreciated! Best Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Euro-sign
by Johannes Werner 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Hello, what i have to do, to get the euro into my document? Is there any documentation ? (surely i'm not the first with this question, but i cannot find something) I tried "\euro", but nothing happened. mfg, Johannes Werner

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Upgrading...
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Dear syndicate, While I have not closely kept up with all developments it seems that installation/upgrade procedures have been improved. I also went through a lot of pain the last time I upgraded so I ask: Given that: 1. I have not updated my context since Aug. of last year; 2. my fpTeX is from last July. What is the wisest and most efficient way to upgrade my ConTeXt distribution today? Should I replace fpTeX (including Aleph) with the ConTeXt/TeX distribution from the website? Are there any Aleph-related issues? Any tips will be appreciated Thanks Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: [NTG-context] textbackground
by Duncan Hothersall 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Resurrecting a thread from June last year... (sorry!) On 26-jun-04 Hans van der Meer identified a bug/issue with text backgrounds: >>> When the textbackground falls at a page crossing -- i.e. starts at >>> the top of a page -- the coloring extends backwards on the page just >>> left. On 29-jun-04 Hans H tantalisingly said: >i think i found a way out and will send you a test file > >Hans As far as I can tell, I'm currently experiencing the same thing. I'm wondering what was in the test file ;-) Thanks! Duncan

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pdfopen/pdfclose under Linux
by Taco Hoekwater 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Hi all, I've just uploaded a beta version of Fabrice Popineau's pdfclose/ pdfopen tools ported to X11 (Linux). I've tested this with Acrobat Reader 5.0.10 & Linux & X.org, but the code is reasonably generic, I believe. I hope that while waiting for the upcoming direct texexec support, somebody is willing to do testing under other AR/Os/X configurations. You can fetch it from: http://tex.aanhet.net/utils/pdfopen-0.2.tar.gz (Mandrake 10.1/i386 binaries are included) From the README: --------------------------------------------------------------- Both commands have only one meaningful argument: pdfclose --file <pdfname> Closes an existing window with the name <pdfname> pdfopen --file <pdfname> Opens a window with the name <pdfname> (starting a reader if necesary), or it reloads <pdfname> if it was already open. Note: <pdfname> is the name of the X window, not a filename. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Greetings, Taco

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Re: [NTG-context] Header background won't go away
by Duncan Hothersall 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Hans wrote: > you can do a stepwise page change: > > \setuphead[part][page={yes,blank,right}] > \setuphead[chapter][header=high,page={yes,blank,right}] > > also, in order to let backgrounds adapt to each page, say: > > \setupbackgrounds[state=repeat] > > otherwise only text|page backgrounds will be calculated each page and the other > ones when backgrounds are set/changed (otherwise too slow) > > Hans > > (some day i'll make this nicer) Thanks Hans, fixes problem 2, but 1 remains. So this is maybe a bug? This is my test file now: -- \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setuplayout[location=doublesided, backspace=8.5pc,topspace=5.5pc,top=0pt,topdistance=0pt, header=12pt,headerdistance=12pt,height=61pc,footer=16pt, bottom=6pc,leftedge=9pc,leftedgedistance=0pt,leftmargin=0pt, leftmargindistance=0pt,width=29pc,rightmargindistance=0pt, rightmargin=6.5pc,rightedgedistance=0pt,rightedge=6.5pc] \setuphead[part] [placehead=yes,resetnumber=no,page={yes,blank,right}, header=high,before=,after=] \def\XPart#1#2{#1 #2} %simplified \setuphead[chapter] [header=high,page={yes,blank,right}, before=\vbox to 14pc\bgroup,after=\vss\egroup] \def\XChapter#1#2{#1 #2} %simplified %... \setupcolors[rgb=no,cmyk=no,spot=yes,state=start] \definecolor[PantoneTwoNineFour][c=1,m=.56,y=0,k=.18] \definecolor[IFSblueheadertint][PantoneTwoNineFour][p=.12] %... \setupbackgrounds[header] [leftedge,leftmargin,text,rightmargin,rightedge] [background=color,backgroundcolor=IFSblueheadertint,state=start] \setupheader[state=start] \setupheadertexts[margin] [] [\hfill\llap{\tfx\getmarking[chapter][current]}] [\hbox to \leftmarginwidth{\rlap{\tfx\getmarking[section][last]\hfil}}] [] %... \starttext \startbodymatter \part{First part} Looks good, and no band on next page either! \chapter{First chapter} Looks good, no band on first page of chapter. \page[yes] \section{First section} Looks good, the band is there. \page[yes] \section{Second section} Looks good, the band is still there. \chapter{Second chapter} Ugh, the band has impinged on my title again. \stopbodymatter \stoptext -- Thanks, Duncan

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RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Adam Lindsay <atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk> ===== >I hope you can translate from unix-like pseudo-commands into DOS: > >make a new, clean temp directory. >copy times*.ttf into that directory. >from that directory, run: > > texfont --ma --in --ve=microsoft --co=timesnewroman --show > >What happens? Ok, much progress:-) 1. Your command worked as is, no need to translate:-)) 2. TeXFont did its magic, with no *apparent* errors (but see below) : a. ttf|afm|tfm|vf's are copied to/generated within [truetype|afm|tfm|vf]\microsoft\timesnewroman; b. texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.map generated in \map\pdftex\context c. texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.tex created in temp dir. 3. Problem: upon compiling texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.tex. I get =================================================== TeXExec 5.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman output : pdftex interface : en options : once current mode : none This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11b-2.1 (Web2c 7.5.2) %&-line parsing enabled. (c:/TeXLive/texmf/web2c/cp8bit.tcx) : : Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Timesi): Font texnansi-raw-Timesi at 60 0 not found Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Timesbi): Font texnansi-raw-Timesbi at 600 not found Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Timesbd): Font texnansi-raw-Timesbd at 600 not found <c:/TeXLive/texmf/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmr6.pfb> Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Times): Font texnansi-raw-Times at 600 not found <c:/TeXLive/texmf/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmtt10.pfb> Output written on texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.pdf (28 pages, 379871 bytes) =================================================== a. Note the warnings; b. Adobe complains about an error in opening the page (I'm sending you the pdf directly) 4. Question: how can I make TeXFont default to C:\ConTeXt\texmf-local instead of C:\TeXLive\texmf-local? I think I'm close to the finish line. Thnx 4 all your help! Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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imposition for a pdf file
by Ciro A. Soto 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

I have a pdf file with 660 letter-size pages. I would like to save toner in my printer by printing 2 or 4 pages in one single sheet of paper. Is it possible to do this with context? or any other alternative? Remember, I don't have the source file, only the pdf file. thank you Ciro

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XeTeX w. ConTeXt question
by sfpno 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Greetings, After a number of attempts (somewhat indistinguishable in my memory at this point) I've been able to run ConTeXt with XeTeX support (if that's the right nomenclature;). It works! But I do receive this error message: -- (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex systems : you should use pdfTeX binaries \wait= ) -- Looking in spec-tpd.tex, this error message comes from pdftexversion being undefined. Could someone clarify this for me? Kind regards

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Re: [NTG-context] imposition for a pdf file
by Ciro A. Soto 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

I tried Hans' approach. It works fine, but somehow the pdf file with the 2*2 pages is corrupted since it does not print well, mostly garbage. It looks good on screen though. I printed one page of the original pdf and it is fine. So the problem happens in the imposition step. any suggestion? thank you ciro --- Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > luigi.scarso wrote: > > Sorry ciro, but i like write tex code. > > > > 1. save following code as test.tex > > in page-imp are some additional inclusion macros -) > > > \centerline{% > > \externalfigure[test][page=1] > > \externalfigure[test][page=3] > > \externalfigure[test][page=5] > > \externalfigure[test][page=7] > > \externalfigure[test][page=9] > > \externalfigure[test][page=11] > > } > > shorter > > \centerline > {\dostepwiserecurse{1}{11}{2} > > {\expanded{\externalfigure[test][page=\recurselevel]}}} > > 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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Header background won't go away
by Duncan Hothersall 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

Hi all. I have a book with parts and chapters, which wants a tint in the background of the header line. I have the following set-up producing almost what I want (apologies for the length but I've stripped out as much as I can to still show the same effect): -- \setupsectionblock[bodypart][page=right] %... \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setuplayout[location=doublesided, backspace=8.5pc,topspace=5.5pc,top=0pt,topdistance=0pt, header=12pt,headerdistance=12pt,height=61pc,footer=16pt, bottom=6pc,leftedge=9pc,leftedgedistance=0pt,leftmargin=0pt, leftmargindistance=0pt,width=29pc,rightmargindistance=0pt, rightmargin=6.5pc,rightedgedistance=0pt,rightedge=6.5pc] \setuphead[part] [placehead=yes,command=\XPart,resetnumber=no,page=right, header=high,before=,after=] \def\XPart#1#2{#1 #2} %simplified \setuphead[chapter] [command=\XChapter,header=high, before=\vbox to 14pc\bgroup,after=\vss\egroup] \def\XChapter#1#2{#1 #2} %simplified %... \setupcolors[rgb=no,cmyk=no,spot=yes,state=start] \definecolor[PantoneTwoNineFour][c=1,m=.56,y=0,k=.18] \definecolor[IFSblueheadertint][PantoneTwoNineFour][p=.12] %... \setupbackgrounds[header] [leftedge,leftmargin,text,rightmargin,rightedge] [background=color,backgroundcolor=IFSblueheadertint,state=start] \setupheader[state=start] \setupheadertexts[margin] [] [\hfill\llap{\tfx\getmarking[chapter][current]}] [\hbox to \leftmarginwidth{\rlap{\tfx\getmarking[section][last]\hfil}}] [] %... \starttext \startbodymatter \part{First part} Looks good, but still has band on next page \chapter{First chapter} Looks good, no band on first page of chapter. \page[yes] \section{First section} Looks good, the band is there. \page[yes] \section{Second section} Looks good, the band is still there. \chapter{Second chapter} Ugh, the band has impinged on my title, and I'm getting an extra odd page at the end too. \stopbodymatter \stoptext -- The above code runs in live.contextgarden.net and demonstrates my problems, which are: 1. The big problem - the second chapter title page doesn't suppress the band, even though the first one did. NB this behaviour seems to change depending on whether the previous chapter ends on an odd or even page. Bug, or incorrect header setup? 2. Empty pages (like the back of the part title) have the colour band on them - how can this be suppressed for empty pages? 3. There's an extra odd page at the end (I've tried a few of the suggested fixes for this but can't get them to work). If anyone can answer, especially question 1, I'd be really grateful! Thanks, Duncan dh(a)capdm.com

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Floating table caption extends textwidth
by Michael Fuchs 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

Hi! I have problems creating a "multi-line" caption for a floating table. If the caption is too long it will extend the text width. The following example shows this problem on http://live.contextgarden.net/. I was able to find out, that this problem only appears if one of the variables "width" or "textwidth" in the "setuplayout" command were used to define the textwidth. Regards Michael EXAMPLE: -------------------------------------------- \setuplayout[ backspace=25mm, topspace=10mm, header=10mm, headerdistance=5mm, width=16cm, % <-- COMMENT THIS TO SEE THE EX WORK height=fit,footer=10mm, footerdistance=5mm, bottom=5mm] \starttext \placetable[here][tab:Referenz] {Zusammenfassung der Ereigniszahlen in Signal und Untergrund mit... erfülltem $z$-Cut und einem über den Massenschnitt identifizierten $\pi^0$. \nolist{Ereignisse werden in dem durch den $2 \sigma$-Massenschnitt vorgegebenen Intervall gezählt, das auch bei den endgültigen Schnitten zu Selektion verwendet wird.} } { \setupTABLE[x][1][width=4cm, align=middle] \setupTABLE[x][2,3,4,5][width=3cm, align=middle] \bTABLE \bTR \bTH Anzahl \eTH \bTH Daten \eTH \bTH MC \eTH \bTH Daten \eTH \bTH MC \eTH \eTR \eTABLE } \stoptext

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RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman
by ishamid 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From "Thomas A.Schmitz" <thomas.schmitz(a)uni-bonn.de> ===== >hmm, I have zero experience with Windows and wouldn't get near a >computer running Windows if you payed me for it, I certainly agree with this sentiment, and will make yet another attempt to switch to Linux this year; kde3.4 is looking nice... >but I guess there must >be a central configuration file somewhere. On linux and unix systems, >it's called texmf.cnf. It's the same here; I'll look into it. There may be some os-related syntax issues, though, since kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFLOCAL gives kpsewhich: unrecognized option `-var-value' But I'll keep working/learning. Thnx! Idris That's where you define which tex-trees you have >and in what order they should be searched. So if you want to have your >new C/Context searched first, your C/Texlive second, one of them should >be set as TEXMFLOCAL, the other as TEXMFMAIN. What does > Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman
by ishamid 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From "Thomas A.Schmitz" <thomas.schmitz(a)uni-bonn.de> ==== >Moreover, are you sure that your system is finding texnansi.enc? >What does >kpsewhich texnansi.enc >produce? Ok I realize that my texfont problems are almost certainly related to my upgrade problems: a. From C:\TeXLive (old system) \system_fonts\timesnewroman>kpsewhich texnansi.enc c:/TeXLive/texmf/dvips/ly1/texnansi.enc so far so good b. From C\:ConTeXt (latest system) \system_fonts\timesnewroman>C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin\kpsewhich texnansi.enc \system_fonts\timesnewroman> nothing found So I think my problems in part go back to something I asked before: how do I get my C\:ConTeXt tree to secondarily search the TeXLive tree? Thnx for all your help! Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Conflict ConTeXt & new LM?
by Gerben Wierda 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

I just installed the latest LM fonts from TL Master on top of a teTeX 3.0 + recent ConTeXt and tried to re-run my project. This fails. I reinstalled the old LM and it works, Is this known? G ConTeXt ver: 2005.03.02 fmt: 2005.3.15 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/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/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys.rme loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded kpathsea: Running mktextfm cork-lmr12 mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input cork-lmr12 This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.4) kpathsea: Running mktexmf cork-lmr12 ! I can't find file `cork-lmr12'. <*> ...four; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input cork-lmr12 Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. <*> ...four; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input cork-lmr12 Transcript written on mfput.log. grep: cork-lmr12.log: No such file or directory mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input cork-lmr12' failed to make cork-lmr12.tfm. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. ! Font \*12ptrmtf*=cork-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 \startproduct prd_book

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RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman
by ishamid 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Adam Lindsay <atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk> ===== >A few comments/hints: Thank you! >On 16 Mar 2005, at 14:40, ishamid wrote: > >> TeXFont 1.5 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2001 (STILL BETA) > >The TeXfont I'm running is 2.2.1! (I know I added a little bit of .ttf >processing code after 2.1) Ok, I've got 2.2.1 running... >> I tried things manually without the --pattern option and got a >> >> texnansi-microsoft-times.tex > >If this file was generated, that's a good sign that the files were >installed. What do you see in: >(texlocal)\fonts\tfm\microsoft\times ? ok, there are tfm files there, produced by the beta TeXFont, in TeXLive\texmf-local\... But now I can't seem to repeat this with the latest version, and TeXFont does not find the afm files. As I told Taco: =========================================================== C:[...]\system_fonts>C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin\texfont --vendor=microsoft --collection=timesnewroman --encoding=texnansi --pattern=times*.afm --rootlist=C:[...]\system_fonts TeXFont 2.2.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2004 mktexlsr: Updating c:/TeXLive/texmf-local/ls-R... mktexlsr: Done. encoding vector : texnansi vendor name : microsoft source path : . font collection : timesnewroman texmf font root : c:/texlive/texmf-local pdftex map file : texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.map processing files : all in pattern times*.afm locating afm files : using otf files processing aborted : no afm files found =========================================================== But the afm files are right there in \system_fonts!?! Any further suggestions will be appreciated! Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman
by ishamid 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Adam Lindsay <atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk> ===== >On 16 Mar 2005, at 15:39, ishamid wrote: > >> But the afm files are right there in \system_fonts!?! >> >> Any further suggestions will be appreciated! >> >I'm pretty mac-centric, but I thought the TNR fonts were .ttf. That's right. >If texfont gets pointed to .ttf files, it runs ttf2afm itself, I thought. Well, I just followed the instructions in mag-0009.pdf. I created my own \system_fonts folder to do the work, then manually generated the afm's per Hans' instructions. After generating all four afms I called upn TeXFont from within the same directory with the generated afm's. In any case, I'm not sure that TeXFont generates the afm's, since it seems to be looking for them, or at least Hans' instructions do not use this method... >Also, did you run the generated test file? Yes, but that was created by the old TeXFont1.5. >Deadline or no, take it slowly and methodically: >pas de panique! C'est tres vrais, and always good advice! Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman
by ishamid 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Taco Hoekwater <taco(a)elvenkind.com> ===== >I do not know much about the font installation process, but I did >notice that your TeXFont banner indicates that you use a really old >version. Ok, I've worked around this (still having upgrade troubles...) but there is still a problem. I created all afm files in a local directory system_fonts> but TeXFont does not seem to see them: ================================================================ [...]\system_fonts>C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin\texfont --vendor=microsoft --collection=timesnewroman --encoding=texnansi --pattern=times*.afm --rootlist=C:\[...]\system_fonts TeXFont 2.2.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2004 mktexlsr: Updating c:/TeXLive/texmf-local/ls-R... mktexlsr: Done. encoding vector : texnansi vendor name : microsoft source path : . font collection : timesnewroman texmf font root : c:/texlive/texmf-local pdftex map file : texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.map processing files : all in pattern times*.afm locating afm files : using otf files processing aborted : no afm files found ================================================================ Why are "no afm files found"? And why does my new C:\ConTeXt tree recognize texmf font root : c:/texlive/texmf-local when I have not configured it to recognize my TeXLive tree (since I do not know how->) Best Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Times New Roman
by ishamid 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

[I know that all of us and Hans in particular is quite busy but if anyone can give me some guidance on this, before I get into trouble with my editor...] Dear consortium, I'm having trouble preparing times new roman for ConTeXt. I'm trying to follow the instructions in mag-0009.pdf, but TeXfont does not want to behave:-( =========================================================== \system_fonts>texfont --vendor=microsoft --collection=times --encoding=texnansi --pattern=times*.afm TeXFont 1.5 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2001 (STILL BETA) processing aborted : unknown option --pattern=times*.afm =========================================================== I tried things manually without the --pattern option and got a texnansi-microsoft-times.tex file, from which I manually constructed a texnansi-microsoft-times.map file with four lines: =================================================== texnansi-raw-times 4 < times.pfb texnansi.enc texnansi-raw-timesbd 4 < timesbd.pfb texnansi.enc texnansi-raw-timesbi 4 < timesbi.pfb texnansi.enc texnansi-raw-timesi 4 < timesi.pfb texnansi.enc =================================================== I then tried manually constructing the tfm files with afm2tfm but alas... \system_fonts>afm2tfm times[bd|bi|i] ! no Adobe characters % LIGKERN ff l =: ffl ; ^ and empty tfm files Not sure where to go from here... I'm also going to need Arial from WINNT\Fonts as well... Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context(a)ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] Upgrading...
by ishamid 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> ===== >> ======================================================= >> C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\web2c>aleph --ini *plain \dump >> This is Alephk, Version 3.141592-1.15-2.1-0.0-rc4 (Web2c 7.5.3) (INIALEPH) >> %&-line parsing enabled. > >this is a plain tex issue ... looks likemanfnt is not on your system 1. ok, how do I get C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin to secondarily search C:\TeXLive, where manfnt is located? 2. Also, I need both pdfetex and aleph; how do I get both, since both texexec --make en -tex=aleph and texexec --make en -tex=pdfetex produce the same file, cont-en.fmt? Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: [NTG-context] imposition for a pdf file
by Ciro A. Soto 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

Thank you. This should work. Ciro --- Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > luigi.scarso wrote: > > Ciro A. Soto wrote: > > > >>I have a pdf file with 660 letter-size pages. > >>I would like to save toner in my printer by > >>printing 2 or 4 pages in one single sheet of > paper. > >> > >>Is it possible to do this with context? > >>or any other alternative? > >> > >>Remember, I don't have the source file, only the > pdf > >>file. > >> > >>thank you > >> > >>Ciro > > texexec --pdf --pdfcomb --comb=2*2 manypages.pdf > > >>_______________________________________________ > >>ntg-context mailing list > >>ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > >>http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > >> > >> > >> > > As usually, not a direct answer... > > > > Play with these script > > %% > > %% save it as test.tex > > %% > > \setupcolors[state=start] > > \starttext > > \dorecurse{660}% > > {\startTEXpage[width=3cm,height=2cm] > > \vbox to \vsize{\vss > > \hbox to > > > \hsize{\hss\framed[width=2cm,align={middle,lohi},background=color,backgroundcolor=green]{p.\tfd\recurselevel}\hss} > > > \vss} > > \stopTEXpage} > > \stoptext > > > > %% > > %% save as my-imp.tex > > %% > > %% \setuplayout here > > \starttext > > \centerline{% > > \externalfigure[test][page=1] > > \externalfigure[test][page=3] > > \externalfigure[test][page=5] > > \externalfigure[test][page=7] > > \externalfigure[test][page=9] > > \externalfigure[test][page=11] > > } > > \blank[1cm] > > \centerline{% > > \externalfigure[test][page=2] > > \externalfigure[test][page=4] > > \externalfigure[test][page=6] > > \externalfigure[test][page=8] > > \externalfigure[test][page=10] > > \externalfigure[test][page=12] > > } > > \stoptext > > > > (you can create my-imp.tex by a script and > choosing the appropriate number > > for page=...., also use \setuplayout etc..) > > > > Also look for \setuparranging. > > > > luigi > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ntg-context mailing list > > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >

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What's (in) a module?
by Thomas A.Schmitz 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

Two maybe related questions: 1. What constitutes a module? I wrote a couple of definitions and put them in a file t-foo.tex. When I write "\input t-foo" in the preamble of my document, everything works fine (so the file is found by TeX). When I say \usemodule[t-foo] or \usemodule[foo], I get "system : no macros found in module foo" and, obviously, "undefined control sequence." So: is there any special form for a module? I'm very curious because I defined a set of similar macros in another module, and everything works fine. 2. Is it possible to use a certain encoding file, enco-bar.tex, for parts of a file only? Could one define a macro (in a module???) that would do something like \switchtoencoding[bar] and switch back to the file's default encoding afterwards? Thanks to all, best Thomas

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FLOWcharts
by Adam Duck 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

Hello, I'm having problems with the following chart (well, any chart, that is): --- ConTeXt code --- \setupoutput[pdftex] \usemodule[chart] \starttext \setupFLOWcharts[offset=50pt] \startFLOWchart[test] \startFLOWcell \name{one} \location{1,1} \text{one} \connect[bt]{two} \comment[r]{why} \comment[l]{is} \comment[l]{this} \stopFLOWcell \startFLOWcell \name{two} \location{1,2} \text{two} \stopFLOWcell \stopFLOWchart \midaligned{\FLOWchart[test]} \stoptext --- end --- It seems that every \comment-command pushes all text further down; i.e. "two" in the secons cell but also the other comments. version: TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texexec : TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004 tex : pdfeTeX, 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5) context : ver: 2005.01.31 cont-en : ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2005.3.8 mes: english total run time : 1 seconds and: %D \module %D [ file=m-chart, %D version=1998.10.10, bye, Adam.

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RE: [NTG-context] Upgrading...
by ishamid 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Idris Samawi Hamid <ishamid(a)colostate.edu> ===== >On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 23:51:50 +0100, h h extern <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > >> when needed, unzip the latest cont-tfm (beta) and cont-lmr archives in >> texmf-local and remake formats > >Where are the cont-lmr archives? I can't find them... Ok, I see that lmr comes with the mswincontext distribution, so cont-lmr will be put up if/when improvements are made? Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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RE: [NTG-context] Upgrading...
by ishamid 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

I must be making this way too complicated, anyway... I placed C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin ahead of TeXLive in my NT PATH (Windows 2000) so those binaries get called first. I tried to make the aleph format: ======================================================= C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\web2c>aleph --ini *plain \dump This is Alephk, Version 3.141592-1.15-2.1-0.0-rc4 (Web2c 7.5.3) (INIALEPH) %&-line parsing enabled. Copyright (c) 2002--2004 the Aleph task force entering extended mode (c:/ConTeXt/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex Preloading the plain format: codes, registers, parameters, fonts, more fonts, ! Font \preloaded=manfnt not loadable: Metric (TFM/OFM) file not found. <to be read again> \par l.468 ? ======================================================= It works fine in TeXLive. Another problem: how can I have both the aleph and the pdfetex formats? texexec --make en -tex=aleph overides the default cont-en.fmt made by texexec --make Question: how can I configure mktexlsr so that it updates both C:\ConTeXt as well as C:\TeXLive? best Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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ppchtex
by Johannes Werner 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

hi everyone, i want to use PPCHTEX. when i process my .tex-file with texexec i get the message: ..... specials : fdf loaded ) specials : fdf,tpd loaded \openout6 = `chemie-mpgraph.mp'. Randomizer initialized to 1275417501. [MP to PDF] (./chemie-mpgraph.4000)) * and the program stops and waits for a command. when i type \end it continues. this happens again and then i have my target file. what wants the system tell me? why does it stop?. it's irksome, to type in a command for nothing. when i process with latex everything is ok. This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5) (format=cont-en 2005.2.23) 15 MAR 2005 18:08 entering extended mode **&cont-en chemie.tex (./chemie.tex{/usr/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg Warning: pdfetex (file /usr/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg): expected num ber in ^^J returning 10 } ConTeXt ver: 2003.1.31 fmt: 2005.2.23 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex! system (E-TEX) : [line 726] \ifcsname ) system : cont-old loaded (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys loaded (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-sys.tex symbols : loading symbolset nav (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/symb-nav.tex pdftex : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map pdftex : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map pdftex : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map ) symbols : loading symbolset mvs (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/symb-mvs.tex encoding : coding default )) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns 2:2-en-2 3:2-uk-2 4:2-de-2 5:2-fr-2 6:2-es-2 7:2-it-2 8:2-nl-2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded \openout2 = `chemie.tui'. system : chemie.top loaded (./chemie.top) \openout0 = `chemie-mpgraph.mp'. \openout0 = `chemie-mprun.mp'. \openout0 = `mpgraph.mp'. \openout0 = `mprun.mp'. system : macros of module pictex loaded (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/m-pictex.tex (/usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/pictex/pictex.tex)) system : macros of module chemie loaded (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/m-chemic.tex (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/ppchtex.tex ppchtex : using PiCTeX and MetaPost )) specials : loading definition file tpd (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex specials : loading definition file fdf (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex <unprotect 3> system (E-TEX) : [line 1815] \ifcsname <unprotect 4> <protect 4> <protect 3>) specials : fdf loaded ) specials : fdf,tpd loaded \openout6 = `chemie-mpgraph.mp'. Randomizer initialized to 1275417501. [MP to PDF] (./chemie-mpgraph.4000)) *\end (./chemie.tuo) [1.1{/usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/pdftex.map}{/usr/share/texmf/ dvips/config/context.map Warning: pdfetex (file /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/context.map): entry for `c ontnav' already exists, duplicates ignored }] systems : end file chemie at line 0 [flush and process chemie-mpgraph.mp afterwards] Here is how much of TeX's memory you used: 1875 strings out of 68091 26307 string characters out of 753759 4453238 words of memory out of 5569124 31612 multiletter control sequences out of 10000+50000 10565 words of font info for 35 fonts, out of 500000 for 1000 62 hyphenation exceptions out of 1000 43i,16n,48p,313b,587s stack positions out of 1500i,500n,5000p,200000b,5000s 10 PDF objects out of 300000 0 named destinations out of 131072 0 words of extra memory for PDF output out of 65536 </usr/share/texmf/fonts/type1/b luesky/cm/cmr9.pfb></usr/share/texmf/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmr12.pfb> Output written on chemie.pdf (1 page, 5873 bytes).

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Re: [NTG-context] Times New Toman
by ishamid 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

Dear fellow conspirators, more about my attempts to get times new roman working: I could find neither context.cnf nor type-mws.tex in the distribution. Anyway, here is my attempt at a typescript file: note that arial provides the companion sans serif: any comments will be appreciated. Question: What is "\typescriptthree"? I'm assuming there is also a [font:fallback:serif] option. Best Idris =========================================================== \starttypescript [serif] [timesnewroman] [name] \setups[font:fallback:serif] \definefontsynonym[Serif] [TimesNewRoman] \definefontsynonym[SerifBold] [TimesNewRoman-Bold] \definefontsynonym[SerifItalic] [TimesNewRoman-Italic] \definefontsynonym[SerifBoldItalic][TimesNewRoman-BoldItalic] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [serif] [timesnewroman] [texnansi] \definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman] [\typescriptthree-timesnewroman] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-Bold] [\typescriptthree-timesnewromanb] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-Italic] [\typescriptthree-timesnewromani] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-BoldItalic] [\typescriptthree-timesnewromanz] [encoding=\typescriptthree] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [map] [timesnewroman] [texnansi] \loadmapfile[texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.map] \stoptypescript \usetypescriptfile[type-tnr] \definetypeface [timesnewroman] [ss] [sans] [arial] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \definetypeface [timesnewroman] [rm] [serif] [timesnewroman] [default] [encoding=texnansi,rscale=1.1] \definetypeface [timesnewroman] [mm] [math] [palatino] [default] [encoding=texnansi,rscale=1.1] \definetypeface [timesnewroman] [tt] [mono] [modern] [default] [encoding=texnansi,rscale=1.25] =========================================================== Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Times New Toman
by ishamid 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

Dear consortium, I'm having trouble preparing times new roman for ConTeXt. I'm trying to follow the instructions in mag-0009.pdf, but TeXfont does not want to behave:-( =========================================================== \system_fonts>texfont --vendor=microsoft --collection=times --encoding=texnansi --pattern=times*.afm TeXFont 1.5 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2001 (STILL BETA) processing aborted : unknown option --pattern=times*.afm =========================================================== I tried things manually without the --pattern option and got a texnansi-microsoft-times.tex file, from which I manually constructed a texnansi-microsoft-times.map file with four lines: =================================================== texnansi-raw-times 4 < times.pfb texnansi.enc texnansi-raw-timesbd 4 < timesbd.pfb texnansi.enc texnansi-raw-timesbi 4 < timesbi.pfb texnansi.enc texnansi-raw-timesi 4 < timesi.pfb texnansi.enc =================================================== I then tried manually constructing the tfm files with afm2tfm but alas... \system_fonts>afm2tfm times[bd|bi|i] ! no Adobe characters % LIGKERN ff l =: ffl ; ^ and empty tfm files Not sure where to go from here... I'm also going to need Arial from WINNT\Fonts as well... Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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acrobat reader for linux
by Tom Fossen 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

Hi, Acrobat reader 7.0 for linux is now available. See ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/7x/7.0/enu/ Awaiting comments from heavy users, tom fossen

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Re: [NTG-context] acrobat reader for linux
by Ciro A. Soto 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

I loaded it flawlessly using the rpm in my Fedora Core 3 system. Looks good and runs faster. --- Tom Fossen <tom.fossen(a)xs4all.nl> wrote: > Hi, > > Acrobat reader 7.0 for linux is now available. See > ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/7x/7.0/enu/ > > Awaiting comments from heavy users, > > tom fossen > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >

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RE: [NTG-context] Upgrading...
by ishamid 16 Mar '05

16 Mar '05

> just download the windows zip file from our website and install that one > in a separate tree, e.g. under > > c:\context > > then, you can initialize that tree with > > c:\context\setuptex c:\context > > and voila ... Ok, I followed the above. Now I have two trees, c:\TeXLive and c:\ConTeXt Issues: 1. I ``initialized'' the \ConTeXt tree and ran texexec --make but no aleph format, so a batch file is called: cd C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\web2c aleph --ini *plain \dump texexec --make en -tex=aleph aleph --ini *cont-en but... C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\web2c>aleph --ini *plain \dump ! aleph.pool doesn't match; otangle me again (or fix the path). How do I get aleph working? 2. How do I get my OS to recognize/prioritize the C:\ConTeXt tree (when I call texexec from my editor it still calls from c:\TeXLive)? Do I have to uninstall ConTeXt from my c:\TeXLive path? What is the cleanest way to do that? 3. I presume that \ConTeXt\texmf-local\web2c\texmf.cnf is the one texexec --make uses. Have you already optimized/tested \ConTeXt\texmf-local\web2c\texmf.cnf for aleph (there were a few issues as you may recall...)? Best Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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critical editions in context
by Thomas A.Schmitz 15 Mar '05

15 Mar '05

Sorry if this is a double post; I sent this message on Friday, and I think it somehow got lost. In March/April 2002, Hans and Idris had an interesting exchange about the topic "critical editions in context" here in ntg-context; the main question was whether the functionality of edmac could be implemented in context. I'd be curious to know whether anything came out of it, I couldn't find any follow-up. Best Thomas

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TeXexec and TeXLive2004
by François Fasoli 15 Mar '05

15 Mar '05

I tried to install TeXLive2004 ; latex runs well but when I try to run texexec I have the following error message : =============================== irun : no perl.exe script of name texexec.pl can be found. Aborting irun : CreateProcess 3 =============================== I have an environment variable PERL5LIB=C:\MesPGM\TeXLive\xemtex\perl\lib;C:\MesPGM\TeXLive\xemtex\perl\site\lib What is wrong ? Thanks

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