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Re: [NTG-context] RME and INI
by George N. White III 06 Oct '03

06 Oct '03

On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Pawel Jackowski na Onet wrote: > Hi all! > > TEXEXEC documentation and self documented 'texexec.rme' file says that it > should be copied to 'texexec.ini'. First of all; I have two 'texexec.rme' in > TeX tree; first in > > ...TeX/context/config > > the second in > > ...TeX/context/perltk > > Files looks to be identical but and the second location has a priority. But > which location is more convenient for texexec config file? You should put 'texexec.ini' in a "local" tree, e.g., texmf-local, so it is easy to find when you upgrade, e.g., "texmf-local/context/config" > The second question is WHY I have to copy 'texexec.rme' to 'texexec.ini'? If > I do so and change some settings in 'texexec.ini' and than run > 'texexec --verbose', I can see that settings are still taken from > 'texexec.rme'. Could You tell me what is the point in copying RME to INI and > when INI file is used instead RME? Did you run mktexlsr? What do you get from: 'kpsewhich -progname=context -format="other text files" texexec.ini'? -- George N. White III <aa056(a)chebucto.ns.ca>

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RME and INI
by Pawel Jackowski na Onet 06 Oct '03

06 Oct '03

Hi all! TEXEXEC documentation and self documented 'texexec.rme' file says that it should be copied to 'texexec.ini'. First of all; I have two 'texexec.rme' in TeX tree; first in ...TeX/context/config the second in ...TeX/context/perltk Files looks to be identical but and the second location has a priority. But which location is more convenient for texexec config file? The second question is WHY I have to copy 'texexec.rme' to 'texexec.ini'? If I do so and change some settings in 'texexec.ini' and than run 'texexec --verbose', I can see that settings are still taken from 'texexec.rme'. Could You tell me what is the point in copying RME to INI and when INI file is used instead RME? Thanks, Pawe/l

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The smallest instalation for work with ConTeXt and MetaFun (TeXLive8) ?
by ^Nitram^ 06 Oct '03

06 Oct '03

Hi, Anybody has an experience with TeXLive (8 or 7) - what is the smallest installation type for working with ConTeXt and (absolutely necessary) MetaFun - I tried 'generic basic' and 'generic recommended' but I can't make MP graphics - I have a problem with it again ;( Of course 'full' installation works fine, but I have no idea what I need in smaller installation to working fine... Probably I forgot change something (again) in config files - in log I have: This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11a-2.1 (Web2c 7.5.2) (format=cont-en 2003.10.6) 6 OCT 2003 04:15 entering extended mode %&-line parsing enabled. ... \openout0 = `_back-mpgraph.mp'. \openout0 = `_back-mprun.mp'. \openout0 = `mpgraph.mp'. \openout0 = `mprun.mp'. ... [MP to PDF] (./_back-mpgraph.1) [2.2] \openout5 = `_back-mpgraph.mp'. mpost -progname=mpost -mem=metafun _back-mpgraph system()...disabled. ... and no graphic in pdf. But when I run mpost _back-mpgrapg.mp I have _back-mpgraph.1 file and another run of context includes graphic (this one) to pdf. What may be wrong ? -- Best regards, Martin

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Re: texshow (was: keywords)
by Steffen Wolfrum 05 Oct '03

05 Oct '03

Henning Hraban Ramm <hraban(a)fiee.net> wrote: > Am Freitag, 03.10.03, um 16:59 Uhr (Europe/Zurich) schrieb Hans Hagen: > > >> But where can I find "texshow"? Do you also have an URL? > > > > on your disk -) > > did you try >texshow ? > > BTW: On MacOS X one can use texshow only with X11 (there's no Perl/Tk > for Aqua). > Is there a way to increase font size? It's unreadable small (only on > X11/OSX, Win and Lin are ok). > I guess there's some standard X11 parameter? OK, use only with X11. So I started X11 and entered texshow in xterm: Can't locate Tk.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk/ /System/Library/Perl/darwin /System/Library/Perl /Library/Perl/darwin /Library/Perl /Network/Library/Perl/darwin /Network/Library/Perl .) at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk//cont_set.pm line 59. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk//cont_set.pm line 59. Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk/texshow.pl line 57. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk/texshow.pl line 57. Does anybody has an advice on how to use actually texshow? Steffen

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Figures enlargement
by free 05 Oct '03

05 Oct '03

Hi, Now I'm trapped in ConTeXt, I wish to reproduce a nice feature : when we mouse clic on a small (ex: 0.25\textwidth) picture, this one gets bigger (ex : 1\textwidth). It's for an A4 portrait double columns technical paper. Thanks for the tip. olivier Turlier

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Footnotes
by Steffen Wolfrum 05 Oct '03

05 Oct '03

Hi, Just in case some one is interested in detailed footnote problems: In the last time I was fiddling a lot on the problem of setting up footnotes - the task was to have different defined font and interlinespace sizes for text as well as for footnotes. The first solution that I constructed with commands and keywords from the manual (and etexshow) seemed to give the desired result: \setupbodyfont[10pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=15pt] \definefont [FNfont][Serif at 8pt] \def\FNstyle{\FNfont\setupinterlinespace[line=15pt]} \setupfootnotes[numbercommand=] \setupfootnotedefinition[style=\FNstyle] \starttext \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \stoptext But it just worked OK for *normal* sizes. When set to extreme values it begun to show strange phenomena (see the distances over and under each first line of a footnote): \setupbodyfont[4pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=45pt] \definefont [FNfont][Serif at 4.5pt] \def\FNstyle{\FNfont\setupinterlinespace[line=12pt]} \setupfootnotes[numbercommand=] \setupfootnotedefinition[style=\FNstyle] \starttext \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \stoptext After re-combining the different option and command for setupfootnotes and setupfootnotedefinition without improvement, I started to search through the source files and found the very interesting command \setfootnotebodyfont. With this command a setup can be written that works, finally: \setupbodyfont[4pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=45pt] \definefont [FNfont][Serif at 4.5pt] \def\setfootnotebodyfont{\FNfont\setupinterlinespace[line=12pt]} \setupfootnotes[numbercommand=] \setupfootnotedefinition[style=\FNfont] \starttext \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \stoptext Maybe this helps someone. Steffen P.S. If there is still need for improvement, please correct.

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Again: (can be better done global) ???
by Steffen Wolfrum 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

Sorry, maybe the last mail was a bit confusing. So I make another try - hopefully clearer: The problem was when defining an unusual size for my footnotes > \setupfootnotes[bodyfont=8.5pt, ... ] I get an amazing amount of messages > bodyfont: bodyfont XXpt is defined (can be better done global) with XX being various sizes. Which makes processing real slow... So the original question is: What is meant by "global defining"? Where should I write a "global" definition and how does it look like? On this, Hans gave me the advice: > \setupbodyfont [...] : global settings, document level, main text as well as headers footers etc > \switchtobodyfont[...] : local, inside a box or in page stream, but no headers etc I was not sure how to use this for footnotes, so I asked: > Well, yes - I use setupbodyfont for defining the main text > \setupbodyfont[AGaramondOldStyle,10.5pt] > But what would be the syntax when I want to define the main text's *and* the footnote's font with setupbodyfont?? > It's not \setupbodyfont[AGaramondOldStyle,10.5pt,8.8pt] ? And then Hans wrote: > \setupfootnotes[bodyfont=8.8pt] % or [bodyfont={whatever,you,want,10pt}] But this is the initial problem (see top here). The circle is closed... Does this mean there is actually no answer to my problem? Thank you for assistance, Steffen

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Re: [NTG-context] texshow (was: keywords)
by George N. White III 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003, Steffen Wolfrum wrote: > OK, use only with X11. > > So I started X11 and entered texshow in xterm: > Can't locate Tk.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk/ /System/Library/Perl/darwin /System/Library/Perl /Library/Perl/darwin /Library/Perl /Network/Library/Perl/darwin /Network/Library/Perl .) at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk//cont_set.pm line 59. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk//cont_set.pm line 59. > Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk/texshow.pl line 57. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk/texshow.pl line 57. > > Does anybody has an advice on how to use actually texshow? Tk.pm is a perl module. It was missing on SGI Irix too. Perl has a tools to automate the installation of modules, but you may need some libraries as well (Tk/Tcl, compression, etc.) which can either be installed under Perl or for use with other applications. You will need the developer tools if you build the module from sources. -- George N. White III <aa056(a)chebucto.ns.ca>

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Re: keywords
by Steffen Wolfrum 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > At 13:12 03/10/2003, you wrote: > > >But where can I find "texshow"? Do you also have an URL? > > on you disk -) > > did you try >texshow ? I tried to try - but failed. I tried commandline, tex file ... Sorry, but do you also have an explanation or example how to use "texshow" Should I spray the word "texshow" on the wall? Steffen

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Re: keywords
by Steffen Wolfrum 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

Hi, Patrick Gundlach <pg(a)levana.de> wrote: > Steffen Wolfrum <st.wolfrum(a)estfiles.de> writes: > > > [...] > > > - always surprised by the amount of unexpected keywords... > > you know about the reference (setup-en.pdf..) and (e)texshow? > > > Patrick Sure, the reference I konw, as many other manuals in http://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/ . But where can I find "texshow"? Do you also have an URL? etexshow doesn't make sense for me as I am used to work with Alpha and jEdit. Steffen

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Context Ruby scripts
by Matthew Huggett 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

Hi : Where can we get the ruby scripts that are mentioned in the new SciTE stuff? Matt

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lines in tabulate tables
by Ed L Cashin 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

Hi. I have two questions, really. I know that I can get a horizontal line with \ML in a tabulate table. \HL doesn't seem to work for me, though. ecashin@marblerye tmp$ cat test.tex \starttext \starttabulate \NC hi \NC there \NC \NR \HL \NC yo \NC there \NC \NR \ML \NC whassup \NC there \NC \NR \stoptabulate \stoptext ecashin@marblerye tmp$ texexec --pdf test < /dev/null TeXExec 3.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : test output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-13d-2.1 (Web2C 7.3.1) entering extended mode (test.tex[/opt/teTeX-1.0.7/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg] ConTeXt ver: 2003.8.21 fmt: 2003.9.12 int: english mes: english ... The resulting test.pdf has only one horizontal line. It's above "whassup there". My second question is how do I make vertical lines in tabulate tables? -- --Ed L Cashin | PGP public key: ecashin(a)uga.edu | http://noserose.net/e/pgp/

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Re: (can be better done global) ???
by Steffen Wolfrum 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

Hi, Steffen Wolfrum <st.wolfrum(a)estfiles.de> wrote: > Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > > > At 14:22 01/10/2003, you wrote: > > >Hi, > > > > > >when defining an unusual size for my footnotes > > > > > >\setupfootnotes[bodyfont=8.5pt, ... ] > > > > > >I get an amazing amount of messages > > > > > >bodyfont: bodyfont XXpt is defined (can be better done global) > > > > > >with XX being various sizes. Which makes processing real slow... > > > > > >What is meant by "global defining"? > > >Where should I write a "global" definition and how does it look like? > > > > > >Sorry, but I really have now idea. > > > > \setupbodyfont [...] : global settings, document level, main text as well > > as headers footers etc > > \switchtobodyfont[...] : local, inside a box or in page stream, but no > > headers etc > > > Well, yes - I use setupbodyfont for defining the main text > > \setupbodyfont[AGaramondOldStyle,10.5pt] > > But what would be the syntax when I want to define the main text's *and* the footnote's font with setupbodyfont?? > > It's not \setupbodyfont[AGaramondOldStyle,10.5pt,8.8pt] ? > At 22:47 02/10/2003, you wrote: ... > >It's not \setupbodyfont[AGaramondOldStyle,10.5pt,8.8pt] ? > > \setupfootnotes[bodyfont=8.8pt] % or [bodyfont={whatever,you,want,10pt}] > > > > Hans Oh Hans! Now we are running in circles. Have a look at the beginning of this thread: exactly this is the problem ... Steffen

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Re: (can be better done global) ???
by Steffen Wolfrum 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > At 14:22 01/10/2003, you wrote: > >Hi, > > > >when defining an unusual size for my footnotes > > > >\setupfootnotes[bodyfont=8.5pt, ... ] > > > >I get an amazing amount of messages > > > >bodyfont: bodyfont XXpt is defined (can be better done global) > > > >with XX being various sizes. Which makes processing real slow... > > > >What is meant by "global defining"? > >Where should I write a "global" definition and how does it look like? > > > >Sorry, but I really have now idea. > > \setupbodyfont [...] : global settings, document level, main text as well > as headers footers etc > \switchtobodyfont[...] : local, inside a box or in page stream, but no > headers etc Well, yes - I use setupbodyfont for defining the main text \setupbodyfont[AGaramondOldStyle,10.5pt] But what would be the syntax when I want to define the main text's *and* the footnote's font with setupbodyfont?? It's not \setupbodyfont[AGaramondOldStyle,10.5pt,8.8pt] ? Steffen - always surprised by the amount of unexpected keywords...

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ConTeXt updates & Gentoo
by Gour 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

Hi! Is there any user here using ConTeXt within Gentoo distribution? I'm interested regarding the update process since there is no separate ebuild for ConTeXt package, how do you keep pace with the rapid development. Is it better to switch to TeX Live instead of teTeX? Sincerely, Gour -- Gour gour(a)mail.inet.hr Registered Linux User #278493

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Re: inserting other pdf's
by Steffen Wolfrum 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

Patrick Gundlach <pg(a)levana.de> wrote: > Hi, > > >> \startpagefigure[...][...] \stoppagefigure > > > > what is the meaning of the [...] > > \startpagefigure[.#1.][.#2.] \stoppagefigure So in order to insert a whole PDF do I have to use something like \startpagefigure[appleblossom][page=1]\stoppagefigure \startpagefigure[appleblossom][page=2]\stoppagefigure \startpagefigure[appleblossom][page=3]\stoppagefigure \startpagefigure[appleblossom][page=4]\stoppagefigure ... or is there also a nice keyword for "insert all pages"? Steffen

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\chapter with \vbox?
by Michal Kvasnicka 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

Dear friends. I want to typeset a document on a grid. Moreover I want to typeset each chapter heading on a separate page this way: \blank[5*line] ... here is motto... \vfil ... here is the chapter title and chapter number... \blank[5*line] I must include it in a \vbox. I tried \vbox to \textheight, but now the motto doesn't fit to a grid. How could I do it? Many thanks for your help. Michal Kvasnicka P.S. My chapter setting is like this: \setuphead[chapter] [page=, style={\ss\bfe\setupinterlinespace[line=\NormalBaselineskip]}, numberstyle={\ss\bff\setupinterlinespace[line=\NormalBaselineskip]}, before={\page\setuplayout[footer=0pt]\page[right]}, after={\page\setuplayout[footer=3\NormalBaselineskip]}, command=\MyChapterCommand] \def\MyChapterCommand#1#2{% \vbox to \textheight{% \setupinterlinespace[line=\NormalBaselineskip]% \blank[5*line,force]% \startnarrower[left,right]% \leavevmode{\rm\tf\em\the\mottotoks}\par \stopnarrower \vskip0pt plus 1filll \hbox to \textwidth{\hss\vbox{\hsize=0.8\textwidth \startframedtext [width=0.8\textwidth,align={left,broad}, offset=1.5ex, background=color, backgroundcolor=black] {\setupinterlinespace[line=28pt]\white #2}% \stopframedtext}} \kern-\baselineskip \vbox to 0pt{% \vss \hbox to \hsize{% \hss\bff #1% {\setbox0=\hbox{#1}\ifdim\wd0=0pt\else \hbox to0pt{.\hss}\hskip0.8\textwidth\strut\hskip2.5mm\fi}% } } \blank[4*line,force] } \global\mottotoks={} } If trying the code, you must either define \ss\bfe and \ss\bff fonts, or remove them.

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Re: Additional text in chapter titles.
by Steffen Wolfrum 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

Patrick Gundlach <pg(a)levana.de> wrote: > "^Nitram^" <nitram(a)emil.teleton.pl> writes: > > > How I can do somethink like that: > > > > Chapter 1 > > Chapter title > > > > (but in the \completecontent should be only Chapter title) > > Does mag-0001.pdf help you (ConTeXt magazine #1 about hiding parts in > section titles.) > > > If not, please provide a minimal testfile. > > Patrick I have read that the magazine can be found at www.pragma-ade.com/temp/mag-0001.pdf but there is no mag at all. Do you know where it can be read? Steffen

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How change separator between two authors?
by ^Nitram^ 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

Hi, I use your bib module but in case of two authors I need comma as separator between them instead of 'and'. How can I change it? And additionally how can I do list of publications like that: [1] Entry ... [10] Entry (entry numbers aligned to right with []) instead of 1 Entry ... 10 Entry (entry numbers aligned to left) ?... -- Best regards, Martin

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Re: inserting other pdf's
by Steffen Wolfrum 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > At 21:55 30/09/2003 +0200, you wrote: > >Hi, > >I want to Know if it's possible to add others pdf files to a former one > >resulting from a ConteXt compilation. > > > >It's because I make technical drawings with Autocad wich are printed (at > >the right scale !) to a pdf file (By Distiller or Amunyi converter), and I > >want those in more general (text+drawings) documents. > > pdftex (and therefore context) can include pdf's and even specific pages > from a pdf: > > % output=pdftex > > \starttext > > \externalfigure[somefile.pdf][ppage=2] > > \stoptext When I tried it it looks to me as these pages were placed like figures - sure, externalfigure o) But is there also a command to *add* other pdfs? Given that they are the same size. Not certain pages, but the whole thing just stuck together. Do you have an idea? Steffen

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extra page in pdf
by Gonçalo Morais 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

Hello again: When I compile my context documents with the command: texexec --pdf myfile usually I will have an extra empty page as the last page of the document. How can I cut it out or avoid it? thanks in advance Gonçalo -------------------------------------------- IPLNet WebMail http://www.mail.ipl.pt -------------------------------------------- "Campus Virtual" do IPL - Aguarda aprovação! http://www.net.ipl.pt/index.html#WIRELESS --------------------------------------------

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Why is there 1pt space between footnotes?
by Steffen Wolfrum 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

Hi, I am almost sure that I tried every possible combination of commands and options, but still there seems to be a minimal distance between footnotes that can't be erased. My idea was just to have small footnotes without any extra distance between them. But there always was about 1pt or 2pt distance. Anybody an idea? Thank you, Steffen

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Additional text in chapter titles.
by ^Nitram^ 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

Hi, How I can do somethink like that: Chapter 1 Chapter title (but in the \completecontent should be only Chapter title) by typing only \chapter{Chapter title} - I tried with command#1#2 but I couldn't put Chapter title in new line and I couldn't do it only for numbering chapters. -- Best regards, Martin

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Line in headers ?...
by ^Nitram^ 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

Hi, How I can make line under text in headers like that: pagenumber section title | chapter title pagenumber --------------------------- | ---------------------------- odd and even page in ascii art ;) I have \setupheadertexts[text][pagenumber][section][chapter][pagenumber] and I tried use style=\Command for \setupheader where Command is framed with bottom frame but there are problems with aligment - is it other way to do it ?... -- Best regards, Martin

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Converting ConTeXt to HTML or RTF
by Frank 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

Hello, I would like some advice on what conversion works best from ConTeXt files to either RTF or HTML so that non ConTeXt users can use my texts. Thanks in advance, Frank

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