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\inmargin
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

Dear Syndicate, ConTeXt ver: 2014.12.30 09:48 MKIV beta This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.79.2 (TeX Live 2014/W32TeX) The following used to work: \starttext \define[5]\EDUITEM{\framed[frame=off,align=width,width=broad] {{\bf #1 }\inmargin{\it #2}\ (#3).\crlf {\bf #4}, #5.\blank[small]}} \EDUITEM{Certificate of Proficiency}{2005}{\ConTeXt\ Studies}{\ConTeXt\ Seminary}{\TeX{ville}, \TeX{land}} \stoptext Now I get nothing in the margin. Please advise! Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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luatex files
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

Dear gang, http://minimals.contextgarden.net/current/bin/luatex/mswin/bin/ WHat is the minimum set of files are needed to update luatex? Everything used to be in a single large executable but I see that luatex.exe and texlua.exe are apparently just link files now. Some of these files are certainly not needed but not sure which. Thanks and Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Start an itemized list with a given number
by Eric Gerard 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

Hello everybody and thanks in advance for your advice, I’m unable to find in the documentation and in the wiki the way to start an itemized list with a number different from 1, for instance with 3. What I want to achieve is something like: Insert the key Try to turn the key If key is working 3. Open the door If key is not working 3. Change key 4. Goto step 1 So what is the way to start the list after « If key is not working » with the number 3 ? Eric Gerard

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Re: [NTG-context] Reference text differing from title
by Christoph Reller 29 Dec '14

29 Dec '14

On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 6:32 AM, Christoph Reller < christoph.reller(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > >> > Am 24.11.2014 um 14:00 schrieb Christoph Reller < >> christoph.reller(a)gmail.com>: >> > >> > Is it possible to change the text shown in \about[...] to be something >> else than the text given to the title key of \startsection? >> > >> > \starttext >> > \startsection[ >> > title={Very Long}, >> > % referencetext={Short}, % <- is there something like this? >> > reference=mysec] >> > We are now in \about[mysec]. % <- should render as "Short" >> > \stopsection >> > \stoptext >> > >> > Thank you for any help, >> >> You can use the selector mechanism to set multiple texts for the title. >> >> \defineselector[chaptertitle][max=2,n=2] >> >> \setuplist[chapter][textcommand={\setupselector[chaptertitle][n=1]}] >> \setuphead[chapter][textcommand={\setupselector[chaptertitle][n=1]}] >> >> \starttext >> >> \completecontent >> >> \startchapter[reference=sec:short,title=\select{chaptertitle}{Long title >> for the chapter}{Short title}] >> >> \input knuth >> >> \about[sec:short] >> >> \stopchapter >> >> \stoptext >> >> Wolfgang >> > > Thank you Wolfgang! This is a perfect solution. > Christoph > Dear Wolfgang, The example you have provided works well for section titles, table of contents and references. What about bookmarks? The following extension of your example produces a bookmark "1 chaptertitle{Long title for the chapter}{Short title}": \setupinteraction[state=start] \placebookmarks[chapter] \defineselector[chaptertitle][max=2,n=2] \setuphead[chapter][textcommand={\setupselector[chaptertitle][n=1]}] \starttext \startchapter[reference=sec:short,title=\select{chaptertitle}{Long title for the chapter}{Short title}] \input knuth \about[sec:short] \stopchapter \stoptext For setuphead, is there something like a "textcommand" key for bookmarks? Thank you for any help, Christoph

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Define a new type section with metafun
by Akira Kakuto 29 Dec '14

29 Dec '14

Dear Fabrice, A try and error method which you may not want: % macros=mkvi \setuppapersize[A4][A4] \setupcolors[state=start,cmyk=yes,mpcmyk=yes] \definecolor[mycolor][c=0.45,m=0.00,y=0.1,k=0.00] \definecolor[colortext][c=1,m=0.00,y=0.3,k=0.3] \starttext \startuniqueMPgraphic{funny} path p ; numeric h ; h := OverlayHeight ; p:=unitsquare xscaled \overlaywidth yscaled \overlayheight superellipsed 0.9 ; pickup pencircle scaled \overlaylinewidth ; fill p withcolor \MPcolor{\overlaycolor} ; draw (20,1)--(20,h-1) withcolor red ; draw p withcolor \MPcolor{\overlaylinecolor} ; \stopuniqueMPgraphic \defineoverlay[funny][\uniqueMPgraphic{funny}] \define[2]\MySectionCommand {\framed [background=funny, frame=off, width=0.5\textwidth, align={right}, framecolor=mycolor, rulethickness=1.5pt, backgroundcolor=white, offset=4pt] {\tfb #1\space\colortext#2}} \setuphead[section][command=\MySectionCommand,ownnumber=yes,numbercolor=colortext] \section{A}{PLAN DE L'ESPACE} \stoptext Best, Akira

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handling HTML notes in ConTeXt
by Pablo Rodriguez 28 Dec '14

28 Dec '14

Dear list, I would like to be able to parse HTML output from pandoc with ConTeXt XML parser (or whichever the right name is). The only issue I cannot solve are footnotes. From markdown: Text^[A footnote.] pandoc parses into HTML as: <p>Text<a href="#fn1" class="footnoteRef" id="fnref1"><sup>1</sup></a></p> <div class="footnotes"> <hr /> <ol> <li id="fn1"><p>A footnote.<a href="#fnref1">↩</a></p></li> </ol> </div> Is there a way that the environment file can make a footnote of this? Sorry for the question, but I’m totally lost at this. Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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fluctuating baseline of header text
by j. van den hoff 28 Dec '14

28 Dec '14

I observe a slight fluctuation of the baseline of text in the page header when going from one page to the next. a minimal example follows: \setupheader [style=\smallbodyfont\ss\it] \setupheadertexts [section] \setuppagenumbering[location={header,margin}, style=\bfc] \starttext \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \stoptext in this example (and with this font) the problem is only occuring when toggling between pages 6/7 or 7/8 (at sufficient zoom it's easy to see), i.e.the header is shifted downward on page 7. in other docs with different fonts it happens across multiple pages. my guess would be it has to do with the digit heights in the different fonts and the fact that the page numbers are much larger than the heading, but that's only a guess. can someone confirm the problem? thx,joerg -- Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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misalignment of equation numbers
by j. van den hoff 28 Dec '14

28 Dec '14

in this example: \starttext bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla \placeformula \startformula K_1 \rightarrow E(f) = \frac {K_1(f)} { f}\,. \stopformula \placeformula \startformula K_1 \rightarrow \startmathcases \NC f \NC for \NC $f \ll PS$ \NC {\rm (flow limited transport)} \NR \NC PS \NC for \NC $f \gg PS$ \NC {\rm (diffusion limited transport),} \NR[+] \stopmathcases \stopformula bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla \stoptext the label `(2)' of the second equation is not aligning properly with the right margin of the body text (and the previous equation label). what am I doing wrong here? joerg -- Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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fluctuating baseline of header text
by j. van den hoff 26 Dec '14

26 Dec '14

I observe a slight fluctuation of the baseline of text in the page header when going from one page to the next. a minimal example follows: \setupheader [style=\smallbodyfont\ss\it] \setupheadertexts [section] \setuppagenumbering[location={header,margin}, style=\bfc] \starttext \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \section{Introduction} bla \page[yes] \stoptext in this example (and with this font) the problem is only occuring when toggling between pages 6/7 or 7/8 (at sufficient zoom it's easy to see), i.e.the header is shifted downward on page 7. in other docs with different fonts it happens across multiple pages. my guess would be it has to do with the digit heights in the different fonts and the fact that the page numbers are much larger than the heading, but that's only a guess. can someone confirm the problem? thx,joerg -- Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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Define a new type section with metafun
by Fabrice Couvreur 26 Dec '14

26 Dec '14

Hi, I wish red separation is exactly in the middle of the dial and the title of the section. Then, the line is too long, it should not exceed the boundary of the ellipse. Best regards, Fabrice % macros=mkvi \setuppapersize[A4][A4] \setupcolors[state=start,cmyk=yes,mpcmyk=yes] \definecolor[mycolor][c=0.45,m=0.00,y=0.1,k=0.00] \definecolor[colortext][c=1,m=0.00,y=0.3,k=0.3] \starttext \startuniqueMPgraphic{funny} path p ; numeric h ; h := OverlayHeight ; p:=unitsquare xscaled \overlaywidth yscaled \overlayheight superellipsed 0.9 ; pickup pencircle scaled \overlaylinewidth ; fill p withcolor \MPcolor{\overlaycolor} ; draw p withcolor \MPcolor{\overlaylinecolor} ; draw (20,0)--(20,h) withcolor red ; \stopuniqueMPgraphic \defineoverlay[funny][\uniqueMPgraphic{funny}] \define[2]\MySectionCommand {\framed [background=funny, frame=off, width=0.5\textwidth, align={right}, framecolor=mycolor, rulethickness=1.5pt, backgroundcolor=white, offset=4pt] {\tfb #1\space\colortext#2}} \setuphead[section][command=\MySectionCommand,ownnumber=yes,numbercolor=colortext] \section{A}{PLAN DE L'ESPACE} \stoptext

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running titles in the first chapter page
by Andrea Valle 24 Dec '14

24 Dec '14

Dear list, I’ve written this, which looks pretty good (to me): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-jBCRU8-kGjTk0xY0kwZEsyY3c/view?usp=shari… <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-jBCRU8-kGjTk0xY0kwZEsyY3c/view?usp=shari…> One main thing left: how do I remove running titles from the first chapter page? I have this now: \setupheadertexts [Introduzione a SuperCollider] [] [] [{\getmarking[chapter]}] Thanks Best -a- -------------------------------------------------- Andrea Valle -------------------------------------------------- CIRMA - StudiUm Università degli Studi di Torino --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ --> http://www.fonurgia.unito.it/andrea/ --> http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanderaalle/sets/ --> http://vimeo.com/vanderaalle --> andrea.valle(a)unito.it -------------------------------------------------- "This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous." (Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski)

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system fonts access under macosx (again)
by j. van den hoff 24 Dec '14

24 Dec '14

as advised I have installed standalone context in order to get better support of system fonts under macosx. I now have had the following happen to me: 1. after installation of `standalone' and straightening out unrelated problems with `\usemodule' usage I managed to get proper support of -- that's the specific font I wanted to use -- the `Optima' font family. Notably I got italics where I wanted them. so far so good. 2. then I discovered that standalone context does not include the very nice `EB Garamond' font (although there are some files in the context tree apparently related to tweaking some things related to this font) -- contrary to texlive where `context` finds this font just fine. 3. instead of putting this font into the standalone `context' tree (which I tried initially without luck -- on second thought I probably would have needed to do a `mtxrun --script fonts --reload' ...) I installed these (otf) fonts systemwide. (as an aside: is there a way of notifying standalone context of the location of the `texlive' font directories?) 4. contrary to what I seem to have read in the documentation somewhere (??) the fonts were than _not_ looked up "on demand" (i.e. where not found automatically when compiling the document wanting to use this font) but only found after I did a manual `mtxrun --script fonts --reload' 5. now `ebgaramond' works fine _but_ out of the `Optima' fonts now only the regular font is found and reported by `mtxrun ... fonts` if I interpret this output correctly: optima optimaregular /System/Library/Fonts/Optima.ttc index: 4 optimanormal optimaregular /System/Library/Fonts/Optima.ttc index: 4 optimaregular optimaregular /System/Library/Fonts/Optima.ttc index: 4 so I seem back to square one in this respect :-(. I can only assume that this has been caused by the `--reload' run (see item 1. above: intitially `optima' italics worked) and/or maybe still fragile support of these `ttc' (true type collection) files? just a guess. what am I doing wrong _this_ time? thx, joerg -- Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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text height
by Andrea Valle 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Dear, sorry for the dumb question. how do I increase text height by reducing the space under footer without changing the other ones? I’m a bit confused by the discussion on setuplayout Thanks -a- -------------------------------------------------- Andrea Valle -------------------------------------------------- CIRMA - StudiUm Università degli Studi di Torino --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ --> http://www.fonurgia.unito.it/andrea/ --> http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanderaalle/sets/ --> http://vimeo.com/vanderaalle --> andrea.valle(a)unito.it -------------------------------------------------- "This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous." (Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski)

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useattachment
by Andrea Valle 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Dear list, In the previous version of a programming manual I wrote I used this definition: \define[1]\Ex{\externalfigure[code/#1] \useattachment[ex][code/#1.scd] \attachment[ex] } In this way I could have \Ex{sintesi/sineArray} where sintesi/sineArray.scd is the path of code example and sintesi/sineArray.pdf is the path of a pdf figure with coloured syntax . I’m revising the manual and using mk IV. Now, concerning the attachment, in mk IV the marker on the generated pdf always points to the same .scd file. But while reading the pdf in Acrobat Reader if I’m passing the mouse over the marker the displayed path seems to be the correct one. Am I doing anything wrong here? Thanks a lot Best -a- -------------------------------------------------- Andrea Valle -------------------------------------------------- CIRMA - StudiUm Università degli Studi di Torino --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ --> http://www.fonurgia.unito.it/andrea/ --> http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanderaalle/sets/ --> http://vimeo.com/vanderaalle --> andrea.valle(a)unito.it -------------------------------------------------- "This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous." (Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski)

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access to system fonts under MacOSX
by j. van den hoff 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

newbie question: how can I get access to fonts installed outside the TeX tree under MacOSX (10.9 to be precise)? mtxrun --script font --list --name --pattern=* shows lots of fonts (so they are recognized by context, I'd guess) but the simple-minded approach, namely to trying something like \starttypescript [stix] \definetypeface [stix] [rm] [serif] [stix] [default] \definetypeface [stix] [ss] [sans] [adventor] [default] \definetypeface [stix] [tt] [mono] [cursor] [default] \definetypeface [stix] [mm] [math] [stix] [default] \stoptypescript \usetypescript[stix] \setupbodyfont[stix,12pt] fails with `unknown library stix'. obviously I am doing something wrong -- or is this a luatex problem not being able to find the system fonts? thx, joerg -- Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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typesetting math—two queries
by Alan Bowen 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

1. Is there a generally preferred math font to use with Antykwa Poltawskiego? 2. What are the best practices for setting inline math that causes variation in the interline spacing? E.g., in a paragraph such as: \starttext Mauris placerat eleifend leo. Mauris placerat eleifend leo. Mauris placerat eleifend leo. \quote{$y=\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{26}$}. The \quote{$\sqrt{2x}$} Mauris placerat eleifend leo. \quote{$\sqrt{2}x$}. Mauris placerat eleifend leo.\quote{$\sqrt{12}$}Mauris placerat eleifend leo. \quote{$\sqrt{1/2}$}. Mauris placerat eleifend leo. \quote{$x=-{1/2}-\sqrt{1/ 8}+\sqrt{{3/8}+\sqrt{20}}$}. \quote{$-\sqrt{6}$} Mauris placerat eleifend leo. \quote{${a/x}+{a/y}+2=b+2$}. \stoptext Alan

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Strange bug with overviewpage module.
by Aditya Mahajan 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Hi, Some time ago, Hans had helped me to write an 'overviewpage' module, that makes it easy to show a overview of the important slides at the end of a presentation. I have tweaked this module slightly to be able to save an arbitrary page by using \saveoverviewpage{reference} and reuse the page by \useoverviewpage{reference} An example is: \usemodule[overviewpage] \setuppapersize[S4] \setupframedtext[rulethickness=3pt] \starttext \startframedtext \input ward \stopframedtext \saveoverviewpage{ward} \page \input tufte \page \scale[width=0.5\textwidth]{\useoverviewpage{ward}} \stoptext However, when I save a page that contains a framed box (as in the above example), the box looses its right frame when it is displayed again (see page 3 of the attached pdf). It appears that the left edge is twice as thick. Any idea why this is happening and how I can avoid this? Thanks, Aditya

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numberconversion bug?
by Alan Bowen 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

The following used to work but fails in the latest beta (standalone): \definehead[BookTitle][title] \setuphead[BookTitle][style=\tfc, color=darkred] \starttext \setupnotation[footnote][interaction=start,numberconversion=set 3] %\setupnotation[footnote][interaction=start,numberconversion=romannumerals] \startBookTitle[ title={\em Some title\note[trans]}] \stopBookTitle % \footnotetext[trans]{a footnote} \setupnotation[footnote][numberconversion=numbers] \resetnumber[footnote] Loren ipsum\footnote{another footnote} \stoptext Now, whatever set I specify, the output is an arabic numeral. (numberconversion=romannumerals works.) Alan

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[fontloader] crash in font-otf.lua / actions["reorganize glyph anchors"]
by Philipp Gesang 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

Hi Hans, this bug was reported a while ago by user Thérèse on tex.stackexchange.com [1]. The font “Eadui.ttf” [2] causes the fontloader to access a nil value because the “Anchor-1” table is sparse (nil at index 3). Test file for Context: https://bitbucket.org/phg/lua-la-tex-tests/src/tip/cnt-eadui.tex Patch attached, though I suspect it covers only the symptoms. Philipp [1] http://tex.stackexchange.com/q/195481/14066 [2] Download at http://openfontlibrary.org/font/eadui

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vertical alignment of table of contents in makeup
by Mark Szepieniec 21 Dec '14

21 Dec '14

There is a trick mentioned on the wiki for top-aligning the contents of a makeup page, namely adding "top=,", which cancels the default value of \vss, which is infinitely strechable space. However, that doesn't seem to work when the first element in the makeup page is \completecontent: \starttext % top= here doesn't seem to be working... \startmakeup[standard][top=,] \completecontent \section{testsection} \stopmakeup \stoptext Here, the table of contents and the section are both placed on the makeup page, but they are centered vertically. If the \completecontent line is commented out, the correct vertical alignment of the section header is obtained. Is there a way to get top-alignment when a makeup page starts with \completecontent? Is this a bug? Or should I even be using makeup pages in my table of contents? Mark

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setting margins in makeup
by Mark Szepieniec 21 Dec '14

21 Dec '14

I'm having trouble resetting my margins in makeup pages. I want the makeup pages to have equal topspace, bottomspace, backspace and cutspace, regardless of the standard layout of the rest of the document. Following Wolfgang's recommendation ( http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2014/079409.html) I tried the following: \setuppapersize [A4][A4] % Standard page layout \setuplayout [width=middle, backspace=1.5in, cutspace=1.5in, height=middle, topspace=0.75in, bottomspace=0.75in] % Title page layout % \definemakeup defines a layout with the same name, which we alter. \definemakeup[titlepage] \setuplayout [titlepage][width=middle, backspace=20mm, height=middle, topspace=20mm] \starttext \startmakeup[titlepage][top=,] bla \stopmakeup But, on my system, this puts the "bla" too far from the top of the page, and it looks as though the topspace has not been set properly. (Backspace seems ok), Am I doing something wrong or is there a better way to achieve this? Also, the manual says I can use the command \showframe to display frames to help in debugging, but that doesn't seem to do anything for me? Thanks in advance, Mark

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expand date from CSV file
by Pablo Rodriguez 20 Dec '14

20 Dec '14

Dear list, I have the following sample: \usemodule[scancsv] \unexpanded\def\lineaction{ \Name\ arrived on \Date\\ } \setheader \setsep{;} \setfiletoscan{mail.csv} \starttext \filelineaction \stoptext that reads data from mail.csv: Name;Date ME;11/10/14 You;05/02/14 He;15/02/2014 She;03/03/12 It;03/03/14 My question is simple (and not related to CSV data import): how can I define a command (ConTeXt or Lua) that changes date format from DD/MM/YY to DD/MM/YYYY when required? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Re: [NTG-context] PSTricks in Context
by Akira Kakuto 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

Hi Luigi, > The example works if one copies colo-rgb.mkii as colo-rgb.tex in the same > folder of the example ... It is OK by changing line 46 in m-pstricks.mkii: \loadpstrickscolors{colo-rgb}} to \loadpstrickscolors{colo-rgb.mkii}} as Herbert said. In the recent beta's, the change was already done. Best, Akira

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\startitem [reference=xxx]
by Alan BRASLAU 17 Dec '14

17 Dec '14

Hello, An item in an itemized list can have a reference: \startitemize [n] \item[first] This is a first item; \item[second] This is a second item. \stopitemize \in{item}[first] appears before \in{item}[second]. How does this work with \startitem\stopitem? I tried, of course: \startitem[reference=first] This is a first item. \stopitem Thanks. Alan

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problem with \processaction
by Pablo Rodriguez 17 Dec '14

17 Dec '14

Dear list, I have the following sample: \def\SystemUser{whoami} \def\CheckUser{\processaction[\SystemUser][whoami=>whm]} \starttext \doifelse{\CheckUser}{whm}{This is the right user.} {This is the wrong user.} \doifelse{\SystemUser}{whoami}{This is the right user.} {This is the wrong user.} \SystemUser\ is \CheckUser \stoptext Why doesn’t the first \doifelse work? What am I missing there? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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command to get the text value?
by Pablo Rodriguez 16 Dec '14

16 Dec '14

Dear list, sorry for writing again on the same topic. The issue is important and I don’t know how to solve it. I have a different sample: \def\firstcommand{AAA} \def\secondcommand{aaa} \starttext \doifelse{\word{\firstcommand}} {\secondcommand}{Equal}{Not equal}. \stoptext I understand that A and a are different characters. Is there no command to get the pure text from another command? Or how could I get equal values in the sample above? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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[fontloader] positioning of diacritics
by Philipp Gesang 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

Good morning! This report by Github user SverreStausland has been lingering on the Luaotfload tracker for a while: There appears to be a difference between how certain faces of the Libertine family handle the placement of diacritics. With Version 5.1.2 of the family [0], the "RZI" version (fullname: “Linux Libertine O Semibold Italic”) shows a different behavior than its “RZ” companion (“Linux Libertine O Semibold”). Short demonstration in Context: \definefontfeature [ourfeats] [default] [mode=node] \starttext \start \definedfont [file:LinLibertine_RI.otf*ourfeats] V\char"0306 \stop \start \definedfont [file:LinLibertine_RZI.otf*ourfeats] V\char"0306 \stop \stoptext Note the misaligned combining breve above the latter. An equivalent test for Plain [1] shows that the correct position information is there somewhere in the font, since the Xetex engine typesets it correctly. Best regards, Philipp [0] MD5 hashes of the files: 4bfd3481c1486f5d1ea13304981df7a6 LinLibertine_RZI.otf 153765bd2b29d6026fb2fa0b198a4995 LinLibertine_RZ.otf [1] https://bitbucket.org/phg/lua-la-tex-tests/src/tip/pln-diacritics-1.tex

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[fontloader] node injector / december 3 sync
by Philipp Gesang 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

Hi Hans, from the huge changeset two weeks ago: +texio.write_nl("The font code has been brought in sync with the context version of 2014.12.01 so") +texio.write_nl("if things don't work out as expected the interfacing needs to be checked. When") -- Message received ;) First off, thanks for bringing the fontloader into sync again. So far I haven’t noticed any obviously broken features. However, something is off with the node injector. We have a bug reported by Hironori Kitagawa that occurs with the ``palt`` feature in node mode: http://tug.org/pipermail/luatex/2014-November/004976.html Importing the shiny new font injector into the merged fontloader fixes the issue. FWIW here are test files https://bitbucket.org/phg/lua-la-tex-tests/src/tip/cnt-features-12-palt.tex https://bitbucket.org/phg/lua-la-tex-tests/src/tip/pln-features-12-palt.tex The Context version runs fine whereas the plain one does so only after my “fix”. The same is true for Context itself: replace font-inj.lua with node-inj.lua in the format to reproduce the issue. Is there a fix to the fontloader, perhaps only temporarily until the revised injector becomes ready? Best, Philipp

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xtables in setups
by Andreas Schneider 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi, I'm currently setting up a xml -> pdf template for some technical documentation and wanted to use xtables. However they don't seem to work when within a setup/xmlsetup. Small example (without XML, for the sake of simplicity): ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \starttext \startsetups test \startxtable \startxrow \startxcell Foo \stopxcell \startxcell Bar \stopxcell \stopxrow \stopxtable \stopsetups \setups[test] \stoptext ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Causes: * tex error > error on line 0 in file : ! Emergency stop Is there anything I'm doing wrong here or did I stumble upon a bug? (If there is no easy fix here, I'm probably going to use LUA to parse the XML and write the TeX part from there which means I could circumvent the need for setups.) Best regards, Andreas -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iF4EAREIAAYFAlSPKQwACgkQIxziJkiYZxFTYAEAxsgkiYolYatIyoCPQNDlmp0f pmSdU5HtzfCw2V2ZKs4BAK5E6Qu/ZrE5mIRD2qupwAffokpkIefMlLhzLPYuCTx7 =QetB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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PSTricks in Context
by Akira Kakuto 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

> Anyway, the version in TeX Live now runs, but creates wrong results > (it prints out "(0,0)(3,3)" instead of drawing the line for example). In the case of mtx-context | current version: 2014.12.11 12:02 The following is OK. % % context test.tex % \usemodule[pstricks] \starttext \startmidaligned \startPSTRICKS \pspicture(0mm,0mm)(30mm,30mm) \psline(0,0)(3,3) \endpspicture \stopPSTRICKS \stopmidaligned \stoptext Of course there are examples that don't match ConTeXt. Best, Akira

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help with command definition
by Pablo Rodriguez 14 Dec '14

14 Dec '14

Dear list, I have the following sample: \setuppapersize[A7,landscape] \def\slide#1{\startstandardmakeup#1\stopstandardmakeup} \def\codeslide#1{\startstandardmakeup \starttyping#1\stoptyping\stopstandardmakeup} \starttext \startstandardmakeup \ConTeXt \stopstandardmakeup \slide{\ConTeXt} \slide{\starttyping\ConTeXt\stoptyping} \codeslide{\ConTeXt} \startstandardmakeup \starttyping \ConTeXt \stoptyping \stopstandardmakeup \stoptext And two questions: Why the third makeup gives such verbose output? Why does \codeslide not work? I guess this may be related to expansion, but I must confess that I don’t know what expansion really is. Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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mkii definition of \setupnotedefinition
by Gerben Wierda 13 Dec '14

13 Dec '14

While both mkii and mkiv are formally in operation, it seems ConTeXtgarden has moved to mkiv (more or less). So, as a mkii user, where do I find the documentation of \setupnotedefinition? G

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bug in \setupitemize?
by Pablo Rodriguez 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

Dear list, I have the following sample: \showframe\showgrid \setuppapersize[A6] \setupitemize[inbetween={\blank[preference,big]}] \starttext \dorecurse{3}{\dorecurse{3}{Sometimes is really hard to place list items. Am I missing something? }\par} \startitemize \item \dorecurse{5}{First item that I try. } \item \dorecurse{15}{Second item that I write. } \item \dorecurse{5}{Third item that I forgot. } \stopitemize \stoptext Although I ask ConTeXt to try to insert a page break between list items (which for some strange reason is avoided), the whole first list item is moved to the next page, leaving a huge blank space in the previous page (where the first list item would completely). I have found this before and this is causing me problems when using lists. Isn’t this a bug? (If not moving a whole first item to the next page when it fits in the previous one, not obeying inbetween={\blank[preference,big]} should be a bug.) Or am I missing something? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Parameters of a table that interfere on another table
by Fabrice Couvreur 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

Hi, I do not understand why the parameters of the first table apply to the second table. Best regards, Fabrice \setuppapersize[A4][A4] \setuplayout[ backspace=15mm, width=middle, topspace=15mm, height=middle, header=0pt, footer=0pt, ] \definelabel[TableRow][text=,headcolor=red,numberconversion=characters,numberstopper=.] \starttext \starmidaligned \blank[big] \setupTABLE[row][first][align={right}] \setupTABLE[row][first][align={right,lohi}, topframe=off,leftframe=off,rightframe=off] \bTABLE[width=0.25\textwidth,offset=1ex] \bTR[nc=4] \bTD text \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD \TableRow \ text \eTD \bTD \TableRow \ text \eTD \bTD \TableRow \ text \eTD \bTD \TableRow \ text \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \stopmidaligned \blank[big] \startmidaligned \bTABLE[align={middle,lohi}] \setupTABLE[column][first][width=0.3\textwidth] \setupTABLE[column][two][width=0.7\textwidth] \bTR \bTD[nc=3] text \eTD \bTD[nr=2] \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD text \eTD \bTD[nc=2] text \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \stopmidaligned \stoptext

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Latest beta: bug with 'convert()'?
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

Hello, I'm getting the following failure: ---- c:/Ctx-Beta/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdf-xmp.lua:109: attempt to call field 'convert' (a nil value) stack traceback: c:/Ctx-Beta/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdf-xmp.lua:109: in function 'valid_xmp' c:/Ctx-Beta/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdf-xmp.lua:117: in function 'pdfaddxmpinfo' c:/Ctx-Beta/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdf-xmp.lua:132: in function 'addtoinfo' [\directlua]:1: in main chunk 1 \environment ../../../../_e-TZ.mkiv 2 3 \starttext 4 \completecontent 5 \page 6 >> \stoptext 7 backend > xmp > using file 'c:/Ctx-Beta/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdf-pdx.xml' ---- I guess it has to do something with latest XML/Lua extension; I don't have MnWE at the moment - but it might be fixed anyway... Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka | mailto:LPr@pontex.cz Pontex s. r. o. | mailto:pontex@pontex.cz | http://www.pontex.cz Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 241 096 751 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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Paragraph numbering
by MANUEL GONZALEZ SUAREZ 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

Hello everyone. I have a small question about paragraphs numbering. With LaTeX we have the possibility of numbering \paragraph and \subparagraph. With ConTeXt we have commands \subsubject, etc. What I like to do is number one paragraph in middle of the text, with the possibility of making a reference to it, with no spaces before or after. Something like this: [1] Text of the first paragraph. [2] Text of the second paragraph ... Should I use the \label or another command? Thanks.

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[location=text] breaks setups in \setupnotes
by Pablo Rodriguez 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

Dear list, I have the following sample: \setuppapersize[A6] \startsetups[setups:footnote] \setupinterlinespace[line=5ex] \stopsetups \setupnote[footnote][way=bytext, location=text, setups=setups:footnote, style=\itxx] \starttext Hi\footnote{\input knuth}. \placefootnotes \stoptext For some strange reason, when location=text is set \setupnote, the setups option isn’t honored? Could anyone confirm the bug? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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two issues with new hyphenator
by Pablo Rodriguez 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Many thanks for your new beta, Hans. >From the previous beta with the new hyphenator, I have two issues. With the new hyphenator, \hyphenation isn’t honored, such as in this sample: \setuphyphenation[method=traditional] \hyphenation{Nietz-sche} \starttext \hsize\zeropoint Nietzsche \stoptext Has the command been deprecated with the new hyphenator? The second issue is the ability to enable underscore hyphenation. Is there any way to apply the following definition to \hyphenatedurl? \unexpanded\def\underscorehyphenation#1% {\dontleavehmode \begingroup \prehyphenchar\minusone \localrightbox{\llap{\smash{\lower.1ex\hbox{_}}}}% \setbox\scratchbox\hbox{#1}% \prehyphenchar`-\relax \unhbox\scratchbox \endgroup} (This is adapted from the last sample in lang-url.mkiv.) Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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underscore hyphenation
by Pablo Rodriguez 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Hans, the sample below hyphenates right what comes before \TexC in the paragraph. Also the contents of \TexC are hyphenated right. But hyphen is removed from standard text after the last \TexC command in the paragraph. I have just accidentally discovered it. Many thanks for your help, Pablo \startluacode function document.addfunnyhyphen(tfmdata) local underscore = utf.byte("_") local char = tfmdata.characters[underscore] tfmdata.characters[0xFE000] = { width = 0, height = 0, depth = 0, commands = { { "right", -char.width }, { "down", char.depth }, { "slot", 1, underscore }, } } end utilities.sequencers.appendaction("aftercopyingcharacters","after","document.addfunnyhyphen") \stopluacode \definefontfamily[mainface][serif][GaramondNo8] \definefontfamily[mainface][mono][Mechanica] \setupbodyfont[mainface, 14pt] \definetype [TeXcode] [option=TEX, compact=absolute, lines=hyphenated] \definehyphenationfeatures [whatever] [righthyphenchar="FE000] \setuphyphenation[method=traditional] \sethyphenationfeatures[strict] \unexpanded\def\TexC#1% {\dontleavehmode\begingroup \sethyphenationfeatures[whatever]% \normalexpanded{\TeXcode{\letterbackslash#1}}% \endgroup} \starttext \hsize\zeropoint newlargewordwithhyphen \TexC{definebodyfont} newlargewordwithnohyphen \stoptext -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Ctx & XML
by Lukáš Procházka 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Hello, I'm having problem using LuaXml library with Ctx, both using Lua ver. 5.2. LuaXml works fine with Lua standalone programs/scripts; but something weird occurs when used from within Ctx (e.g. a .xml file can be read successfully from standalone Lua with LuaXml lib; but the same code doesn't give the desired result when used in combination with Ctx; a problem might be version mismatch - I'm still using both Lua 5.1 and 5.2 including 3rd party modules in my scripts - but my latest tests with Ctx & LuaXml should have avoid this; or namespace mismatch...?). Anyway, does native Ctx XML API (has it its own namespace, like 'context.xml'?) provide a function to load a .xml file and to return its XML tree as a table, with nodes (as a table with node attributes as table members) in a proper sequence... something like LuaXml's 'xml.load("file.xml")' does? Or how to achieve this in a best way under Ctx: XML file -> Lua table/tree? Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka | mailto:LPr@pontex.cz Pontex s. r. o. | mailto:pontex@pontex.cz | http://www.pontex.cz Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 241 096 751 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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new beta
by Hans Hagen 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Hi, I uploaded a beta ... there is a new feature (for Alan): \starttext \chapter{The never ending story} \section{An ending story} \in{chapter}[match(complex bibliographies)] \in{chapter}[match(never ending)] \in{chapter}[match(ending)] \in{chapter}[match(chapter:never ending)] \in{chapter}[match(chapter:ending)] \in{section}[match(section:ending)] \in{figure}[match(float:mess)] \in{figure}[match(figure:mess)] \in{figure (not found)}[match(section:mess)] \in{figure (not found)}[match(section:xxxx)] \in{figure}[match(mess)] \placefigure{What a mess}{} \chapter{About complex bibliographies} \in{chapter}[match(complex bibliographies)] \in{chapter}[match(never ending)] \in{figure}[match(mess)] \stoptext ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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bug in latest beta?
by Pablo Rodriguez 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

Hans, after updating to latest beta I get an error when compiling the sample bellow with beta from 2014.12.09 13:03: \setupitaliccorrection[global,always] \definefontfamily[mainface][serif][TeX Gyre Pagella] \setupbodyfont[mainface,15pt] \def\ConTeXt{Con\-\TeX{}t} \starttext \itc The Book on \ConTeXt \medskip \tfa\setupinterlinespace[2.6ex] {\sc The Author} \par \currentdate \stoptext Beta from 2014.11.26 21:43 compiles it without problems. Is this a bug or am I missing something? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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issue with t-scancsv.lua
by Pablo Rodriguez 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

Hello Jaroslav, I have discovered that it is impossible to change letter cases with fields imported with t-scancsv.lua. Here you have a sample: \usemodule[scancsv] \setuppapersize[C6, landscape] \setuppagenumbering[location=] \unexpanded\def\lineaction{ \lowercase{\cA}\crlf \uppercase{\cB}\crlf \cC--\cD\crlf \lowercase{AAAA}\crlf \uppercase{bbbb}\crlf \page } \setsep{;} \setfiletoscan{mailmergedatatable.csv} \starttext \filelineaction \stoptext The contents of mailmergedatatable.csv would be: name;address;postcode;city; ME;STREET;0000;HERE; You;Square;9999;There; Would it be a way to avoid this? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Problems with repeating layers
by Reza Housseini 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

Hello I try to use layers to position a figure on top of the leftmargin area. I use code like the following: \definelayer[MyLayer][option=test] \setupbackgrounds[text][leftmargin][background=MyLayer] \setlayer[MyLayer][x=0cm,y=0cm] {\externalfigure[cow][width=2cm]} This image get's repeated every page but I only want it on the first page. The parameter state=start does not change anything. Is there a way to disable the layer on the next page. Also there seems to be a bug with \showframe. When I use this command my figure is only displayed on the first page (as desired). When I use \setupbackgrounds[page][background=MyLayer] this problem does not occur. But I have to shift the figure to place it in the leftmargin. I tried to use another concept like \definelayer[test] \startuseMPgraphic{oeps} register ("somepos-1",0cm,0cm,center currentpicture) ; \stopuseMPgraphic \setMPlayer [test] [somepos-1] {\externalfigure[cow][width=2cm]} \getMPlayer [test] {\useMPgraphic{oeps}} but that does not seem to work at all. Thanks for any help Cheers, Reza

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two questions on the new simplefonts interface
by Pablo Rodriguez 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

Dear list, which are the replacements for \definesimplefont and \definesimplefonttypeface in the new simplefonts interface? I need the size option for \definesimplefont and the scale option for \definesimplefonttypeface. Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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pagefigure & cow
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

Hello, the following code doesn't find "cow" image with the latest beta; what am I doing wrong? ---- local C = context C.starttext() C("a") C.pagefigure{"cow"} C.stoptext() ---- Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka | mailto:LPr@pontex.cz Pontex s. r. o. | mailto:pontex@pontex.cz | http://www.pontex.cz Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 241 096 751 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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equivalent to \newcommand{...}{\ensuremath{...}}
by j. van den hoff 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

hi list, new to `context' and my first question to the list: how can I achieve the following (`latex') behaviour: \newcommand{\km}{\ensuremath{K_m}} We can now use \km\ in the body text as well as in this \begin{equation} \km = 1 \end{equation} display equation. in `context'? I've tried something like \def\km{\math{K_m}} We can now use \km\ in the body text but get sytnax errors when putting it in this \startformula \km = 1 \stopformula formula. but this fails for obvious reasons (as would using `$$' instead of `ensuremath' in the `latex' case). so what I need is a way of defining (potentially complex) math-expressions via some shortcuts/definitions/macros/abbreviations (whatever) which I can then use in the formula environment (or whatever it's called in `context'...) as well as in the body text. any help appreciated, joerg -- Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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MP/Lua binding information flow
by DesdeChaves 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

In the code in the attachment I have intend that everytime the data generated by Lua are updated metapost should make immediately their representation. However, it insists into represent only the last data generated. How can I fix this problem? thanks Jorge

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Pass a lua table to metapost
by DesdeChaves 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

I would like to pass the lua table keys and values to metapost. In the keys i have information about the paths names and in the values i have information about the label that should be draw in the center of each path (unitsquare). In my code (see attach) the table in question is "weekdays_number_and_name". I know that is possible to pass a array from metapost to lua. Is the reverse possible? thanks in advance Jorge

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[garden] git mirror not syncing
by Philipp Gesang 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

Hi, the garden repo hasn’t been updated for months: http://git.contextgarden.net/context/context/commits/master Maybe a cron job got stuck? Best, Philipp

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drops module release
by Peter Rolf 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

Hi, finally(!?) the release of the drops module for ConTeXt. The module, the manual (also part of the module) and the example documents can be downloaded here https://spideroak.com/browse/share/indiego/public/ConTeXt/drops/ Feel free to copy the files to other servers. Have fun, Peter

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interline space in final notes?
by Pablo Rodriguez 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

Dear list, I have the following sample: \startsetups[setups:footnote] \setupinterlinespace[line=5ex] \stopsetups \definenote[specialnote] \setupnote[specialnote][setups=setups:footnote] \setupnote[footnote][way=bytext, location=text, setups=setups:footnote] \def\snote#1{\footnote{#1}\specialnote{#1}} \starttext Hi\snote{\input knuth}. \placefootnotes \stoptext And I dont know how to setup the different interline space for final footnotes? Aren’t setups the right way to do this? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Simplefonts: light font weight?
by Philipp A. 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

Hi, simplefonts has the following list of weights: condensed, light, normal, medium, heavy (source <http://tug.ctan.org/macros/context/contrib/context-simplefonts/tex/context/…> ) how do i use them as argument for any kind of style named argument, e.g. `\setuphead[chapter][style=light]` doesn’t work. best, philipp

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Vertical lines in layout
by Reza Housseini 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

Hello Is there an easy way to draw a vertical dotted line in the middle of the leftmargindistance from header to footer (\textheight)? Thanks for help. Cheers, Reza

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Asymptote in Context
by context context 07 Dec '14

07 Dec '14

I have been trying to put Asymptote graphs in Context with the filter example below. The Asymptote graph is written in a separate PDF file, but is not included in the final completed PDF document. Is there a simple way to achieve this? \usemodule[filter] \defineexternalfilter [ASY] [filtercommand={asy -tex "context" -View -outformat pdf -outname \externalfilteroutputfile\space \externalfilterinputfile}, output=\externalfilterbasefile.out, readcommand=\typefile, cache=force, location=text, continue=yes] \starttext \startASY[myplot] draw((1,1)--(2,4)); \stopASY \externalfigure[myplot] \stoptext Thanks Jeroen

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Re: [NTG-context] footnote in framedtext (Gerben Wierda)
by Sytse Knypstra 07 Dec '14

07 Dec '14

Did you issue an \automigrateinserts in your setup? Sytse On 12/07/2014 12:00 PM, Gerben Wierdal wrote: > I'm using mkii. I have a \footnote in text between \startframedtext and stopframedtext, but the footnote is not typeset, neither at the bottom of the page nor at the bottom of the framed text. Is there a way to do that? > > G

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Strange behavior with itemize
by Fabrice Couvreur 07 Dec '14

07 Dec '14

Hi, Why the first two items are not there ? Best regards, Fabrice \starttext \startitemize[n][stopper={.},style=bold] \item \startitemize[a][stopper={.},style=bold] \item Étudier le signe de $B^{\prime}(x)$ sur l'intervalle $\left[0\,;40\right]$. \item Dresser le tableau de variation de la fonction $B$ sur l'intervalle $\left[0\,;40\right]$. \item En déduire combien de matelas l'entreprise doit produire et vendre chaque jour pour que le bénéfice réalisé soit maximal. Que vaut alors ce bénéfice maximal ? \item Expliquer comment retrouver graphiquement ce résultat. Faire apparaître les traits de constructions utiles à la lecture graphique. \stopitemize \stopitemize \stoptext

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footnote in framedtext
by Gerben Wierda 07 Dec '14

07 Dec '14

I'm using mkii. I have a \footnote in text between \startframedtext and stopframedtext, but the footnote is not typeset, neither at the bottom of the page nor at the bottom of the framed text. Is there a way to do that? G

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Parameter "first" of \setupindenting works?
by 19cat 06 Dec '14

06 Dec '14

Hello, I set the indentation of the first paragraph with \setupindenting, but "first" opcion does not work. \setupindenting[yes,medium,first] Does anyone know what happens? Thanks, 19cat

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Table and framedtext
by Fabrice Couvreur 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

Hi, In the following code, I would like columns that contain the figures have a white background. Best regards, Fabrice \definecolor[mycolor][c=0.1, m=0.00, y=0.00, k=0.00] \setupcaptions[number=no] \starttext \startframedtext[ width=\textwidth, frame=on, location=middle, background=color, backgroundcolor=mycolor] \leftaligned{\color[red]{PROPRIÉTÉ}} \blank[big] Deux plans ${\cal P}_1$ et ${\cal P}_2$ de l'espace sont soit sécants, soit parallèles. \blank[big] \bTABLE[align={middle,lohi}] \setupTABLE[column][first][width=0.3\textwidth] \setupTABLE[column][two][width=0.7\textwidth] \setupTABLE[row][first][background=color,backgroundcolor=mycolor] \bTR \bTD ${\cal P}_1$ et ${\cal P}_2$ sont {\bf sécants}. \eTD \bTD[nc=2] ${\cal P_1}$ et ${\cal P_2}$ sont {\bf parallèles}. \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD \dontleavehmode\placefigure[] {${\cal P}_1$ et ${\cal P}_2$ sont {\bf sécants} suivant une droite $d$.} {\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=4cm]} \eTD \bTD \dontleavehmode\placefigure[] {${\cal P}_1$ et ${\cal P}_2$ sont {\bf strictement parallèles}.} {\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=4cm]} \eTD \bTD \dontleavehmode\placefigure[] {${\cal P}_1$ et ${\cal P}_2$ sont {\bf confondus}.} {\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=4cm]} \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \stopframedtext \stoptext

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Broken (invisible) external cross-references
by Jean-Philippe Rey 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

Hello, I am using external cross-references (across multiple files) and this seems to have been broken for a few months. Here is my minimal example: % file test_crossref1.tex \starttext \chapter[lorem]{Lorem} Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit \in{Chapter}[lorem]. \stoptext % file test_crossref2.tex \useexternaldocument[xref][test_crossref1] \starttext Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit \in{Chapter}[xref::lorem]. \stoptext I get the correct reference "Chapter 1." in test_crossref2 with a ConTeXt version from March: This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.78.2 (TeX Live 2014/dev) (rev 4746) ConTeXt ver: 2014.03.22 15:31 MKIV beta fmt: 2014.3.22 int: english/english With more recent versions (including the last one downloaded this morning), the chapter number doesn't appear in test_crossref2, I only get "Chapter .", not even "??". There isn't any error message in the log file. The internal cross reference (in test_crossref1) still works fine. I have the same faulty result with these three versions: This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.79.1 (TeX Live 2014/dev) (rev 4972) ConTeXt ver: 2014.07.30 10:31 MKIV beta fmt: 2014.8.9 int: english/english This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.79.1 (TeX Live 2014/dev) (rev 4972) ConTeXt ver: 2014.09.06 20:59 MKIV beta fmt: 2014.9.11 int: english/english This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.79.1 (TeX Live 2014/dev) (rev 4972) ConTeXt ver: 2014.12.05 11:11 MKIV beta fmt: 2014.12.5 int: english/english Is this a bug or did something change in the way to build references from external files. Thanks, -- Jean-Philippe Rey Professeur - École Centrale Paris jean-philippe.rey(a)ecp.fr 92295 Châtenay-Malabry Cedex - France Empreinte PGP : 807A 5B2C 69E4 D4B5 783A 428A 1B5E E83E 261B BF51

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White Space in Running Headers
by Neal Lester 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

What is the best way to obtain precise control over the space between lines in a multi-line running header. I need to be able to set the font size within each line by point size. Different lines may have different font sizes (indeed, there may be different font sizes within a single line). I've tried a number of approaches but always seem to end up with unexpected white space somewhere. Thanks, Neal

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Tikz calendar translation
by DesdeChaves 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

Dear Sirs I need to represent a calendar in Portuguese language. You want to use the Tikz calendar package, but the result is unsatisfactory (please see attach). The problem is in the translation of the names of months and days of the week. How can I fix this problem? Thanks in advance. Jorge %%%% test code \usemodule[tikz] \usetikzlibrary[calendar] \language[pt] \starttext \tikz \calendar [dates=2014-09-01 to 2015-04-31, month list,month label left,month yshift=1.25em] if (Sunday) [black!50] % GROUP 1 if (between=2012-08-09 and 2012-08-12)[orange] if (between=2012-06-01 and 2012-06-03)[orange] if (between=2012-04-05 and 2012-04-07)[orange] if (between=2012-12-22 and 2012-12-27)[orange] % GROUP 2 if (between=2012-09-10 and 2012-09-15)[blue] if (between=2012-08-17 and 2012-08-21)[blue] if (between=2012-06-29 and 2012-07-02)[blue] if (between=2012-05-14 and 2012-05-21)[blue] % GROUP 3 if (between=2012-11-02 and 2012-11-09)[darkgreen] if (between=2012-01-01 and 2012-01-27)[darkgreen] ; \stoptext

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\Words and uppercase letters
by Pablo Rodriguez 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

Dear list, the following sample doesn’t work as expected: \starttext \Words AAAAA BBBBBBBB CCCCCCC \stoptext Is there no way to get all words in lowercase characters and the initial uppercase characters? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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new beta
by Hans Hagen 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

Hi, I uploaded a new beta. This one has some new font code - the generic code now uses the context code as of 2014-12-01 - that code uses a slightly faster access method - it works in plain but for latex the wrapper might need to be adjusted (as the base pass is now integrated) The context code uses a newer font handler that has - more extensive discretionary support (esp kerning and ligatures) - a new injector (not faster, only cleaner and suitable for the newer code) that i have tested for quit a while now If there are problems they can probably be fixed fast. A side effect can be that the result of runs is slightly different (more kerning and so). I have no clue about performance but it should be ok. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Primes again in math
by Mikael P. Sundqvist 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

Hi! A possible bug in latest standalone: \starttext $u''(t)$ \stoptext yields u'(t) (one prime!). Is there a quick fix? I have a lot of '' in my file, so it would be nice not to have to change all of them... Result is attached. /Mikael

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beta
by Hans Hagen 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

Hi, I uploaded a new beta. The most interesting new thing is that the Lua based hyphenator is now better integrated. I showed that one (plus some features) at the last context meeting, and decided to clean it up a bit and prepare it for extensions. It might become the default hyphenator at some point. Performance is quite ok, especially when you take into account that the amount of time spent on hyphenating is not that large. You can test it with: \setuphyhenation[method=traditional] enables it and as by default we are a bit more tolerant to what a word is, you can enforce a more strict behaviour with \sethyphenationfeatures[strict] It is possible to control some aspects (even within a paragraph) but some of that is experimental. I'm working on a manual that explains details about how hyphenation works and how one can write plugins. There is already support for explicit hyphens and joiners (the default set) and patterns as discussed in "Hyphenation in OpenOffice.org" (TUGboat, Volume 27, 2006) should also work; you can for instance register additional patterns like this: \registerhyphenationpattern[en][eigh1tee/t=t,5,1] But that's for the happy few who understand and/or love such weird syntaxes. Anyway, this is the time to ask for more if you are in need, Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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nested itemize
by Mikael P. Sundqvist 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

The following code (using latest minimals) \starttext \startitemize[n] \item FOO \startitemize[a] \item Hello \item Good bye \stopitemize \stopitemize \startitemize[n] \item \startitemize[a] \item Hello \item Good bye \stopitemize \stopitemize \stoptext gives the attached pdf file, i.e. the second nested list is cut. Has something changed (I've been able to use nested lists before without having to use FOO or something inbetwen (as in the first example)? I tried to reinstall, but the same problem appeared again. Best regards, Mikael

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Re: [NTG-context] ntg context k
by Sanja C. 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

http://thewebmaker.coolromania.ro/ektdm/ofutykhdkfclogdzustnfxa.zoiauhwtjlh… Sanja C.

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Re: [NTG-context] How does \setupfloat work?
by Christoph Reller 30 Nov '14

30 Nov '14

> > On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 11:03 AM, Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > > > On 11/29/2014 10:49 AM, Mark Szepieniec wrote: > > > >> I'm trying to set a default width for figures with \setupfloat. However, > >> the command doesn't seem to be picking up the width specification, even > >> though the manual indicates it accepts a width= argument: > >> > >> \setupfloat[figure][width=2cm] > >> > >> \starttext > >> > >> \placefigure{}{\externalfigure[picture.png]} > >> > >> > >> \stoptext > >> > > > > just > > > > \placefigure{}{\externalfigure[picture.png][width=2cm]} > > > > > > > >> picture.png just gets inserted at its native size, rather than scaled to > >> have the specified width. What am I doing wrong? (setting minwidth > >> and/or maxwidth doesn't seem to work either) > >> > >> Thanks in advance for any assistance. > >> > >> Mark > > Sorry, I should have mentioned I was able to work around it by doing > exactly that, but I'd rather not have to edit all the \placefigure > instances if I decide to change the width. > > Also I'd like to use a different default width for graphics, so > \setupexternalfigures[width=XXXcm] wouldn't work well either. > > I realize I could define my own macros or something to solve this, but I'm > just puzzled that setting width in \setupfloat[figure] doesn't work. Am I > reading the manual wrong, or is is just not implemented yet or something? > (honest question) > > Thanks for your response, > > Mark > Hi Mark, You can use \defineexternalfigure as in the following example. \defineexternalfigure[whatever][width=2cm] \starttext \placefigure{}{\externalfigure[picture.png][whatever]} \stoptext See also http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Floating_Objects Christoph

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Re: [NTG-context] How does \setupfloat work?
by Robert Blackstone 29 Nov '14

29 Nov '14

On 29 Nov 2014, at 11:49 , Mark Szepieniec <mszepien(a)gmail.com> wrote > Sorry, I should have mentioned I was able to work around it by doing > exactly that, but I'd rather not have to edit all the \placefigure > instances if I decide to change the width. > > Also I'd like to use a different default width for graphics, so > \setupexternalfigures[width=XXXcm] wouldn't work well either. > > I realize I could define my own macros or something to solve this, but I'm > just puzzled that setting width in \setupfloat[figure] doesn't work. Am I > reading the manual wrong, or is is just not implemented yet or something? > (honest question) Hi Mark, What I would probably do (again) is: 1 leave out the float dimension from the setup and use something like \definefloat[figure][figures] \setupfloat[figure][location=,spacebefore=,spaceafter=,sidespacebefore=,sidespaceafter=] or whatever you want in this respect 2 collect in a separate .tex-file, to be input in your document .tex-file, all figure-data in the form \useexternalfigure[Fig1][YourFigure1.png][width=.x\textwidth]% etc If you want a different uniform figure width you can then easily replace ijn this file all width=.x\textwidth by width=.y\textwidth. 3 In your document .tex-file use \placefigure[here][Fig1]{Title} {\externalfigure[Fig1]} This will probably give you optimal flexibility. I hope it helps. Best regards, Robert Blackstone

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How does \setupfloat work?
by Mark Szepieniec 29 Nov '14

29 Nov '14

I'm trying to set a default width for figures with \setupfloat. However, the command doesn't seem to be picking up the width specification, even though the manual indicates it accepts a width= argument: \setupfloat[figure][width=2cm] \starttext \placefigure{}{\externalfigure[picture.png]} \stoptext picture.png just gets inserted at its native size, rather than scaled to have the specified width. What am I doing wrong? (setting minwidth and/or maxwidth doesn't seem to work either) Thanks in advance for any assistance. Mark

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Space around a figure in a table
by Fabrice Couvreur 28 Nov '14

28 Nov '14

Hi, Why up space and down space is not the same around each figure ? Best regards, Fabrice \definecolor[FondTableaux][c=0.00, m=0.00, y=0.20, k=0.00] \startsetups[table:initialize] \setupTABLE[column][1,2][offset=1ex,width=2cm] \setupTABLE[column][3][offset=1ex,width=10cm] \setupTABLE[row][first][background=color,backgroundcolor=FondTableaux] \setupTABLE[start][align={middle,lohi}] \stopsetups \starttext \blank[big] \startmidaligned \bTABLE[setups=table:initialize] \bTR \bTH $a$ \eTH \bTH $\Delta$ \eTH \bTH Signe de $f(x)$ \eTH \eTR \bTR \bTD 1 \eTD \bTD \eTD \bTD \dontleavehmode\externalfigure[cow.pdf]\eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD 2 \eTD \bTD \eTD \bTD \dontleavehmode\externalfigure[cow.pdff] \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD 4 \eTD \bTD \eTD \bTD \dontleavehmode\externalfigure[cow.pdf] \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD 6 \eTD \bTD \eTD \bTD \dontleavehmode\externalfigure[cow.pdf] \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \stopmidaligned \stoptext

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drops: arbitrary path examples
by Peter Rolf 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

Hi, just two example documents I made while testing arbitrary paths with the 'drops' module. I plan to release the module soon, so this is not more than an appetizer. The code is still messy and unfinished, but I probably don't have the time to change that. Creating the examples took away all my free time. Take it as it is or just wait two more years.. Now, before I write down the download link some ** SERIOUS WARNING!!! I MEAN SERIOUS!!! SOMEWHAT SERIOUS!!! ** Both documents use a considerable number of graphics and can significantly slow down or even freeze your hardware. Open the examples at your own risk (especially with products from Adobe)! [whew, just lost 87% of the viewers here] A 2-3 years old PC should be able to handle the examples in acceptable time (judging from my hardware). But not only hardware power is needed, the software can be crucial too. Viewers tested so far (rating in front), all on Windows 7. [++] SumatraPDF: no problems, lightning speed and very good viewing quality (love it!) [+] PDFExchangeViewer: no problems, good speed (you can still watch how the graphics are stacked) and viewing quality (color management if off though) [--] Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro: 'out of memory' error after three pages (puddle), very slow speed, probably best viewing quality A real shame that the only viewer with problems is from the inventor of PDF. The 'pile' example from 2012 even crashed the viewer (v10), so this is still an improvement. Just let me know if there are any general problems. I will file a bug report then. Finally, the download link (you have been warned) :-D https://spideroak.com/browse/share/indiego/public/ConTeXt/drops/ Some technical info about the examples: [sigh, lost all my viewers right here] leafs: 150 leafs (six different colored bitmaps), resolution = 300ppi based on this graphic (thanks for sharing) http://openclipart.org/detail/10517/leaf-by-yves_guillou-10517 puddle: 200 MP graphics, resolution = 600ppi Only one shadow graphic is created for the main object (which is also reused then). Variation comes from scaling/rotation. The big 'drops' text in Copperplate is a MP graphic, but in theory it should be possible to add shadows to glyph paths. We will see. To ensure the readability of the few other text elements, both documents use the drops module to lighten the underlying background. A simple 'boxshadow' with a bright shadowcolor and a proper radius (maybe plus some offset) is all you need for that. This is a feature that I always wanted, way better than editing/creating the background areas by hand (correct position/size? a lot of try and error, a real pita). All done on the fly now, which is nice (me lazy). [OK.. all said, stopping now; so much text for a stupid link] Have fun, Peter

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No number on first page
by Richard Sherman 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

Hi all, I have seen this question asked several times and not answered in a way that has worked for me. To suppress a page number on the first page, in LaTeX I would use \thispagestyle{empty} but I cannot find how to accomplish the same thing in ConTeXt. I have seen the suggestions \setupheader[1][header=0mm] which is not what is intended, and also does not result in page numbers on pages 2, 3, ..., and \noheaderandfooterlines which is also not successful, and doesn't seem like it should be, and \definelayout[1][header=0mm] \definelayout[2][reset] which doesn't work either. I'd like to 1. Have the header appear on each page and 2. Have no page number on the first page and 3, Have page numbers beginning on the second page which seems like it should have a simple solution, but after a couple of days of searching here and in the manuals I haven't been able to find it. A solution that puts a \page in somewhere fails, since I don't know when the second page will begin. Thanks much in advance, -Richard

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keep on grid
by Emil Stein 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

Hi, The following example doesn't get the text after tufte citation back on grid. Using linecorrection helps ... but doesn't break across pages. What is the right way to stay on grid, even when using insertion (citation)? Kind Regards, Emil ==== \setuplayout[grid=yes] \showgrid %\definestartstop[citaat] %[before={\startlinecorrection\vskip3pt\setupnarrower[left=5mm,right=0pt]\startnarrower[left,right]\switchtobodyfont[8pt]\setupinterlinespace[line=10pt]}, %after={\stopnarrower\vskip3pt\stoplinecorrection}] \definestartstop[citaat] [before={\vskip3pt\setupnarrower[left=5mm,right=0pt]\startnarrower[left,right]\switchtobodyfont[8pt]\setupinterlinespace[line=10pt]}, after={\stopnarrower\vskip3pt}] \starttext \dorecurse{3} {\input tufte\par} \input knuth\par \startcitaat \dorecurse{3} {\input tufte\par} \stopcitaat text% <- how to snap to grid again?? \stoptext

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Is there an overview of getting mathematical symbols in ConTeXt?
by Gerben Wierda 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

I am looking for instructions to write Aleph, pi and so forth. I assume I need special font instructions outside of plain TeX. Correct? G

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Trying to force a particular page sequence
by Gerben Wierda 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

I’m having trouble to produce a particular page sequence, all pages without page numbers: Title page (I have that) First left page with a text block in the lower left corner First right page with a statement centered, 1/3 down I’ve been trying working with \page, but what I get is Title page Empty page (first left) Right page with text (not yet in the lower left corner Left page with statement Right page with page number on top This is what I have in my prd_book.tex. What is a cleaner way to do this and also one that works? ;-): \starttext \start \startstandardmakeup \ss \hairline \start \blank[line] \switchtobodyfont[16pt]\bf \leftaligned{Foo}% \blank[line] \leftaligned{bar bar bar bar}% \blank[line] \leftaligned{Foo}% \stop \hairline \blank[line] \leftaligned{Foo bar foo bar bar bar bar}% \hairline \blank[line]\rightaligned{Gerben Wierda}% \blank[6cm]\start\leftskip=10cm\hairline\stop \rightaligned{2014}% \stopstandardmakeup \stop Copyright notice (should be lower left on first lefthand side page) \page[yes] \start \switchtobodyfont[16pt] ~%otherwise \blank does nothing \blank[6cm] \midaligned{Statement, centered first righthand side page} \stop \startfrontmatter

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Defining and using font weights
by Andreas Schneider 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

Hello, I'm not able to figure out how I can make use of a font with "custom" font weights. I have a font that comes with "regular", "bold", "half-bold" and "ultra bold". I currently define the font like this: \definefontfamily[myfont][rm][myfont][sc=file:MyFontRegular,bf=file:MyFontBold] Which at least makes it possible to use the default font and \bf ... But simply adding something like hb=... or ult=... doesn't seem to cut it. So how would I define this font to be able to also use the half-bold and ultra weights? (preferably with a switch like \bf, \it, etc.) Best regards, Andreas

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setupinmargin, setupmargindata ; page numbers ; fonts
by Richard Sherman 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

Hi all, I am having trouble with the control of fonts in \inmargin{} and in page numbers. I'm also having trouble with the alignment in \inmargin{}, and with font sizes generally. I've used what I know about \setupmargindata and \setupinmargin(and \setuppagenumbering). Below is an example that (almost) does what I want. The two or three problems I've tried and failed to solve are 1. control over the font size of the marginal note (rather than just \small; I want to choose a point-size) 2. control over the font and size of the page number. At first I used \setuppagenumbering[location={header, right, inmargin}] (yes, one of 'right' and 'inmargin' seems to be redundant). Getting a sans-serif page number, I assumed that \setupmargindata was controlling that, so I just switched to 'right', but my page number is still sans-serif. I've tried such things as [location={header, right}, style={normal, small}], as well as variants {\small}, {normal}, {\normal}, serif, \serif, etc. with not luck 3. in \setupmargindata and \setupinmargin, none of the 'align=' options seems to have any effect. More generally, I have trouble understanding how to specify font sizes in ConTeXt, how to set up the font and font-size of page elements, how to include comma-separated lists following 'style=', where even within braces all but the first option seems to be ignored (at least in my margin setup commands). I also can't figure out why, though the default (location) for \setuppagenumbering is {header, center} (and (font style) normal?), my page numbers default to sans, and when 'location=right' is specified without 'header', the page number is on the right in the ... footer (?!) Thanks for any help. -Richard \setuplayout[width=5in, header=.5in, footer=.5in, backspace=2in, location=right] \setupwhitespace[big] \setupindenting[none] \setupmargindata[location=left, align=outer, style={\ss \small}] \setuppagenumbering[location={header, right}] \definefontfamily [myfamily] [serif] [baskervaldx] \definefontfamily [myfamily] [italic] [baskervaldxita] \definefontfamily [myfamily] [bold] [baskervaldxbol] \definefontfamily [myfamily] [sans] [gillsansstd] \definefontfamily [myfamily] [mono] [CourierNew] \setupbodyfont [myfamily] \starttext ConTeXt is software\inmargin{A brief description of \ConTeXt} for typesetting high-quality documents. Unlike familiar word processors where the \emph{formatting} of the final document is crafted while writing the content, ConTeXt documents are written \bold{without} formatting, in \mono{plain text}, using a macro language. This means that the document's content can change independently of its formatting and vice versa. ConTeXt is software for typesetting high-quality documents.\inmargin{This repeats the brief description above} Unlike familiar word processors where the formatting of the final document is crafted while writing the content, ConTeXt documents are written without formatting, in plain text, using a macro language. This means that the document's content can change independently of its formatting and vice versa. \stoptext

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Re: [NTG-context] Reference text differing from title
by Christoph Reller 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > > Am 24.11.2014 um 14:00 schrieb Christoph Reller < > christoph.reller(a)gmail.com>: > > > > Is it possible to change the text shown in \about[...] to be something > else than the text given to the title key of \startsection? > > > > \starttext > > \startsection[ > > title={Very Long}, > > % referencetext={Short}, % <- is there something like this? > > reference=mysec] > > We are now in \about[mysec]. % <- should render as "Short" > > \stopsection > > \stoptext > > > > Thank you for any help, > > You can use the selector mechanism to set multiple texts for the title. > > \defineselector[chaptertitle][max=2,n=2] > > \setuplist[chapter][textcommand={\setupselector[chaptertitle][n=1]}] > \setuphead[chapter][textcommand={\setupselector[chaptertitle][n=1]}] > > \starttext > > \completecontent > > \startchapter[reference=sec:short,title=\select{chaptertitle}{Long title > for the chapter}{Short title}] > > \input knuth > > \about[sec:short] > > \stopchapter > > \stoptext > > Wolfgang > Thank you Wolfgang! This is a perfect solution. Christoph

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small abstracts in table of contents?
by Gerben Wierda 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

I have a standard ToC, but what I’d like to have is that each chapter item (I don’t go lower than that in the hierarchy) comes with its own little abstract.Is that possible? G

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Reference text differing from title
by Christoph Reller 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

Hi, Is it possible to change the text shown in \about[...] to be something else than the text given to the titel key of \startsection? \starttext \startsection[ title={Very Long}, % referencetext={Short}, % <- is there something like this? reference=mysec] We are now in \about[mysec]. % <- should render as "Short" \stopsection \stoptext I have tried the following, but it introduces vertical white space: \starttext \startsection[title={Very Long}] \reference[mysec]{Short} %<- introduces white space We are now in \about[mysec]. \stopsection \stoptext Thank you for any help, Christoph

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prime accent not behaving properly
by Mojca Miklavec 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

Hi, The "prime" accent (a') doesn't work properly in ConTeXt MKIV. I'm not sure when this became a problem, but it behaves differently in TL 2014 as it does in the latest ConTeXt. And it behaved differently on 9th November as is the version from 17th November. (In TL 2014 the two example below produce accents of different sizes.) Minimal example: \starttext \startformula s_i' s'_i s_i^2 s^2_i \stopformula \stoptext The first two symbols should look the same, but they don't. They should also be treated in the same way as "^2". With ConTeXt from 17th November the second example (s'_i) seems to behave OK (it was wrong in the version of 9th November), but the first example is still wrong. Should I switch back to MKII? ;) Mojca

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overlay
by John Kitzmiller 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

Given rectangles with text: \starttext Before:\\ \startMPcode draw unitsquare xscaled 2cm yscaled 1cm; \stopMPcode \\ After:\\ \startMPcode for i=0 upto 1: draw unitsquare scaled 1cm xshifted i*cm; endfor; \stopMPcode \stoptext How can a line be drawn connecting the right edges of the rectangles? I have played with: \startuniqueMPgraphic{line} path a; a:=(0,0)--(0,3cm); draw a withpen pencircle scaled 3pt withcolor green; \stopuniqueMPgraphic \defineoverlay[line][{\uniqueMPgraphic{line}}] and using it in \framed, but placing the line correctly is elusive.

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Re: [NTG-context] overlay
by John Kitzmiller 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

>Am 22.11.2014 um 21:32 schrieb John Kitzmiller: >> Given rectangles with text: >> >> \starttext >> Before:\\ >> \startMPcode >> draw unitsquare xscaled 2cm yscaled 1cm; >> \stopMPcode >> \\ >> After:\\ >> \startMPcode >> for i=0 upto 1: >> draw unitsquare scaled 1cm xshifted i*cm; >> endfor; >> \stopMPcode >> \stoptext >> >> >> How can a line be drawn connecting the right edges of the rectangles? I >> have played with: >> >> \startuniqueMPgraphic{line} >> path a; >> a:=(0,0)--(0,3cm); >> draw a withpen pencircle scaled 3pt withcolor green; >> \stopuniqueMPgraphic >> >> \defineoverlay[line][{\uniqueMPgraphic{line}}] >> >> >> and using it in \framed, but placing the line correctly is elusive. >> >> >Just a quick and dirty solution. The trick is to draw the extra line as >part of the graphic and then fake the boundingbox. This is also limited >to a few centimeter, objects are cut off after you reach that >'invisible' border around the boundingbox. > >I would use uniqueMPgraphic with proper parameters for the graphics. >Using overlays is also possible (urcorner OverlayBox), but I see no real >need or benefit to do so. > > >HTH, Peter Yes it helped Peter, thank you. Interesting moves with the mpost bounding box. I thought I might need more flexibility—overlays—but it has turned out that single mp graphic with labels for the commentary will work for the task. Thanks again, John

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Does EPUB output require mkiv?
by Gerben Wierda 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

It seems that \setupbackend does not work in mkii (I’ve put it into the environmentfile). Is indeed mkiv required? If so, is there an instruction somewhere how to move from mkii to mkiv? G

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wrong line break in linenotes
by Pablo Rodriguez 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

Dear list, sorry for writting again about this, but I have this sample: \showframe \definepapersize[HippPaper][width=6in, height=9in] \setuppapersize[HippPaper] \setupnote[linenote][rule=off, paragraph=yes, split=verystrict, scope=text, inbetween=\hskip1.5em, compress=yes] \setupnotation[linenote][numbercommand=, width=broad, alternative=serried, distance=1em] \starttext \startlinenumbering \showhyphens{testing paragraph} \dorecurse{50}{This\linenote{That} is\linenote{was} a\linenote{one} testing\linenote{nesting} sentence\linenote{table}. } \stoplinenumbering \stoptext It has wrong line breaks in linenotes with latest beta from 2014.11.17 14:32. It has also wrong linebreaks with stable version form 2014.01.03 00:40. But line breaks are right with version 2013.05.28 00:36 (which comes with TeX Live 2013). Line breaks are right, if I use footnotes instead of linenotes. Could anyone confirm this bug? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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\preventmode does not work
by Rik 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

At least in MKIV. I haven't tried MKII. The following example should demonstrate this. With no mode specified on the command line, this should enable mode three and prevent and disable the other modes. It seems that \preventmode is not only ineffective in what it is described as doing, but also disables the following \disablemode! Or perhaps I am misusing this or misunderstand what it should do. (2014-08-29 20:57 standalone) \definemode[one][keep] \definemode[two][keep] \definemode[three][keep] \define\ModeOne{nil} \define\ModeTwo{nil} \define\ModeThree{nil} \startmode[one] \define\Mode{one} \define\ModeOne{set} \disablemode[two,three] \stopmode \startmode[two] \define\Mode{two} \define\ModeTwo{set} \disablemode[one,three] \preventmode[one] \stopmode \startnotmode[one,two] \define\Mode{three} \define\ModeThree{set} \enablemode[three] \preventmode[one,two] \disablemode[one,two] \stopnotmode \starttext Mode is \Mode. ModeOne is \ModeOne. ModeTwo is \ModeTwo. ModeThree is \ModeThree. Mode \doifmode{one}{one}\doifmode{two}{two}\doifmode{three}{three} is active. \stoptext -- Rik Kabel

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Moving hairline in itemize environment
by Jaroslav Hajtmar 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

Hello ConTeXist. Is there possibility move hairline in itemize environment to the leftto start from the beginning of the line independently indentation environment? Thanx Jaroslav Hajtmar Here is minimal example: \starttext \startitemize[n] \item \input ward \hairline %this line move to the left to start from the very beginning of the line \item \input ward \hairline %this line move to the left to start from the very beginning of the line \item \input ward \hairline%this line move to the left to start from the very beginning of the line \stopitemize \stoptext

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Disable Ligatures in \type
by Gareth Jones 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

Hi all, When I use \type{} or \starttyping, I get unwanted ligatures in ConTeXt MkIV output (e.g. “–” for “--” and the ff/fl/fi ligatures). Please see the attached for a minimal example. Things work as expected with the default fonts, but break when \definefontfamily is used, even for Latin Modern Mono. Have I missed some documentation, or is there a bug? Thanks, Gareth

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unwanted page at end
by Alan Bowen 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

Using the latest beta, the workaround from the wiki, \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setupsectionblock[frontpart][page=no] \setupsectionblock[bodypart][page=no] \setupsectionblock[appendix][page=no] \setupsectionblock[backpart][page=no] \starttext \startbodymatter% or backmatter etc. After this page, there is another empty one. \stopbodymatter \stoptext fails to prevent a blank page at the end. Is there a new way to do this now? I used to rely on \installpagebreakhandler{last}{}, but this does not seem to work either: it now permits a final page with a page number. Alan

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Re: [NTG-context] Support of PDF Optional Content Groups (Layers)
by Christoph Reller 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

On 11/17/2014 13:43 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 11/17/2014 11:51 AM, Christoph Reller wrote: > > Is there any way to construct "Set-OCG-State Actions" with ConTeXt? (See > > Section 8.5 Actions in the PDF Reference.) I admit that this is an > > advanced feature of PDF and that most viewers apart from the Adobe > > Reader are not capable of handling OCGs correctly. > > I'm not sure what you mean but with the \goto command you can do a lot, > including sequences of actions that enable/disable layers and so (often > these things are done via javascript actions). Thank you Hans for the pointer to \goto. Unfortunately, javascript is not suitable for my purpose because the PDF will be converted to PDF/A2. I want to switch on and off OCGs but with Set-OCG-State actions. Even if this is beyond the capabilities of ConTeXt, it is nice to know that there is a javascript-based solution. Christoph

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Adjusting topspace for letterhead in layer construct
by jdh 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

mtx-context | current version: 2014.10.18 14:30 I only want about 3 to 5 mm between the physical top of the page and the top of the letterhead (in this example, a company's and contact information). In \setlayer I set y=3mm The pdf view of the output looks good, but an actual printout (and a look at a print preview with a pdf viewer) of the generated pdf file puts the top of the letterhead about 17 mm down from the top edge. This is too much. I tried adjusting topspace and topdistance to 0 didn't seem to have any affect. I am using theh ConText standalone: mtx-context version: 2014.10.18 14:30 Here is a simple minimal exmple: % % Start of minimal example \setuppapersize[letter][letter] \setuppagenumbering[location=footer] \setuplayout[ backspace=31mm, header=5mm, rightmargin=2cm, leftmargin=2cm ] \definelayer [Logo] % name of the layer we are defining [ repeat=yes, x=5mm,y=3mm, % Just what is this? hoffset=0mm,voffset=0mm, % and what is this? ...offset from where? width=\paperwidth ] \setupTABLE[r][1,2,3][height=5mm,frame=off] % Put letterhead information in here. \starttext \setlayer[Logo][] { \bTABLE \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD \sc{Company Name}\eTD \bTD \sc{info}(a)\sc{something}.\sc{where} \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD 2059 Forest Ave, Ste X \eTD \bTD \sc{www}.\sc{domain}.\sc{topleveldomain} \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD City, Province \eTD \bTD Tel (xxx) 999-1234 \eTD \eTR \eTABLE } \setupbackgrounds[page][background=Logo] ~ % Need `` to avoid a NULL content page so can generate a pdf \stoptext % % End of minimal example

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Re: [NTG-context] Natural tables introduces spaces in \type
by Christoph Reller 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

On 11/5/2014 21:50 PM, Christoph Reller wrote: > On 11/5/2014 10:28 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > > On 11/5/2014 8:09 AM, Christoph Reller wrote: > > > Thank you very much Hans! > > > > > > Maybe you could tell me why the following still produces a space in > > > front of the full stop: > > > > > > \definetype[ctype][compact=absolute] > > > \starttext > > > \bTABLE > > > \bTR \bTD \ctype{\test.txt} \eTD \eTR > > > \eTABLE > > > \stoptext > > > > because the absolute cleaner only deals with \foo { and \foo [ > > > > > If this issue is resolved I will be glad to wikify. > > > > i'll add the . to the filter criteria > > Thank you for the explanation. I am not sure if it is a wise idea to add > only "." (the full stop). I tried the following characters, and they all > are preceded by a space: > > . - _ # % , ; @ ! > > Basically, what I want is to write a file system path name such as > C:\Path_to-my\file.ext. The above characters are all valid file system > characters. Is there a better solution? Or are you willing to add all the > above (maybe except for # and %) to the absolute cleaner? For anybody interested in this: I have decided to resort to \hyphenatedurl{...}. This means that I have to escape \ as \\, # as \# and % as \letterpercent. Let me know if you have a better solution. Christoph

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layer letterhead and top down distance
by jdh 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

I am using: mtx-context | current version: 2014.10.18 14:30 I am typesetting a simple letterhead for correspondence. The design calls for only about a 3 to 5 mm distance between the physical top of the page and the top of the typeset letterhead. The pdf view of the output looks good, but an actual printout (and a look at a "print preview" with a pdf viewer) of the generated pdf file puts the top of the letterhead about 17 mm (14mm over target size) down from the top edge. This is too much. I tried adjusting topspace and topdistance to 0 didn't seem to have any affect. In \setlayer I set y=3mm I tried adjusting topspace but it didn't do what I wanted and topdistance was already 0. I am using theh ConText standalone: mtx-context version: 2014.10.18 14:30 Here is a simple minimal file. % % Start of minimal example \setuppapersize[letter][letter] \setuppagenumbering[location=footer] \setuplayout[ backspace=31mm, header=5mm, rightmargin=2cm, leftmargin=2cm ] \definelayer [Logo] % name of the layer we are defining [ repeat=yes, x=5mm,y=3mm, % Just what is this? hoffset=0mm,voffset=0mm, % and what is this? ...offset from where? width=\paperwidth ] \setupTABLE[r][1,2,3][height=5mm,frame=off] % Put letterhead information in here. \starttext \setlayer[Logo][] { \bTABLE \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD \sc{Company Name}\eTD \bTD \sc{info}(a)\sc{something}.\sc{where} \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD 2059 Forest Ave, Ste X \eTD \bTD \sc{www}.\sc{domain}.\sc{topleveldomain} \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD City, Province \eTD \bTD Tel (xxx) 999-1234 \eTD \eTR \eTABLE } \setupbackgrounds[page][background=Logo] ~ % Need `` to avoid a NULL content page so can generate a pdf \stoptext % % End of minimal example Regards

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Keep Rows together in Natural Tables
by Neal Lester 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

Is there a way to keep two rows in a natural table together (on the same page)? Thanks, Neal

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typeface replacement (font fallback)
by Pablo Rodriguez 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

Dear list, I have a ConTeXt document that I need to compile in different Windows computers. Some computers are provided with the Gill Sans MT typeface. The rest are provided with the GillSans typeface. Only one source document should exist (it’s actually a template that merges data). The font family substitution could be written as a fallback mechanism: \definefallbackfamily [mainface] [serif] [GillSans] \definefontfamily [mainface] [serif] [Gill Sans MT] Of course I could set range to something like: {basiclatin, latinextendeda, latinextendedadditional, latinextendedb, latinextendedc, latinextendedd, latinsupplement, letterlikesymbols} Is there a more elegant way of doing this? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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\adaptpapersize doesn't change back
by Pol Stra 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

Hello, This message is just for bug report. from wiki, the below example should switch back page 4 in portrait mode, but it doesn't. (ConTeXt ver: 2014.11.17 14:32 MKIV beta) \definepapersize[main] [A4] \definepapersize[extra][A4,landscape] \setuppapersize[main] \starttext Page 1. Portrait \page Page 2. Portrait \page \adaptpapersize[extra] Page 3. Landscape \page Page 4. Portrait \page \stoptext

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enumeration with the Spanish alphabet
by Pablo Rodriguez 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Hans, enumerating using the Spanish alphabet lacks a letter between n and o, the ñ. Here is the small sample that shows the missing letter: \mainlanguage[es] \starttext \startitemize[a] \dorecurse{30}{\item \recurselevel} \stopitemize \stoptext Instead of changing the default letter series, how about adding the ñ (or Ñ) after n and before o (or after N and before O) in a new enumeration series named ñ (and Ñ). This is the correct way to enumerate with letters in Spanish (and this is used in legislation, such as in https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1992-28741#a49) Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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