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Modes & enumerations
by Matthias Weber 05 Jun '25

05 Jun '25

Hello all, I would like to typeset a certain enumeration when a corresponding mode is enabled, like so: \defineenumeration [Solution] [text={Solution:}, headstyle=bold, before={\startmode[solution]}, after={\stopmode}, style=normal, title=no ] \starttext \enablemode[solution] \startSolution Enabled \stopSolution \stoptext This works, but when I disable the mode, I get the error message tex error > runaway error: end of file encountered mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1 Is there a suitable incantation to make this work? Thanks for all the help, Matthias

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parallel subcolumn sets and footnotes
by Pablo Rodriguez 05 Jun '25

05 Jun '25

Dear Hans and Mikael, the sample below contains parallel subcolumn sets with footonotes. I cannot make them work properly and they are supposed to work. Is there something I’m missing in the sample. Many thanks for your help, Pablo \showframe\showgrid \starttext \setuplayout[grid=yes] \setupwhitespace[none] \definecolumnset [paral] [n=1] \definesubcolumnset[paral][L][1] \definesubcolumnset[paral][R][2] \page[even] \startcolumnset[paral] \dorecurse{25} {\startsubcolumnset[L] \startsubject[title=Zapf] \samplefile{zapf}\footnote{\samplefile{knuth}} \stopsubject \stopsubcolumnset \startsubcolumnset[R] \startsubject[title=Knuth] \samplefile{knuth}\footnote{\samplefile{zapf}} \stopsubject \stopsubcolumnset \flushsubcolumnsets[spread]} \stopcolumnset \stoptext

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exporting to epub
by Matthias Weber 02 Jun '25

02 Jun '25

Hi, I am trying to export to epub. I found epub-mkiv-demo.tex and export-example.tex, and both compile fine, generating the XML tree. The instructions say that I have to run mtxrun --script epub --make --purge test but I get unknown script ‘epub.lua’. I don’t have epub.lua anywhere. It also says that the console would tell me what script to run, but it only tells me mtx-context | pdfview methods: auto default evince okular pdfxcview sumatra zathura, current method: sumatra (directives_pdfview_method) pdfview | command: wine "sumatrapdf.exe" -reuse-instance -bg-color 0xCCCCCC "epub-mkiv-demo.pdf" 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null & The directories with the XML trees contain a script epub-mkiv-demo-pub.lua which I can run, but it doesn’t seem to do anything. I am clearly doing something wrong. Any hints on how to proceed will be much appreciated. Thanks, Matthias

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Two questions to counter in margin
by Thomas Meyer 31 May '25

31 May '25

Hi helpers, I have the following: \setupbodyfont[cursor,12pt] \setuplayout[ backspace=1.5in, width=5in, leftmargin=0.5in, rightmargin=0.5in, topspace=0.5in, grid=yes, ] \definecounter[Scenecounter][way=bytext,type=number] \setcounter[Scenecounter][1] \definedescription [Szene] [headstyle={\bf\WORD\rawcountervalue[Scenecounter]}, headalign=right, alternative=top, hang=none, before=\startnarrow[left=0in,right=.5in][left,right]\blank, after=\stopnarrow\blank,%\incrementcounter[Scenecounter] ] \starttext \Szene{Int. Café Glockenspiel - Tag} Sie betritt das Café und sucht offenbar nach jemandem. \rawcountervalue[Scenecounter] %\incrementcounter[Scenecounter] \Szene{Int. Café Glockenspiel - Nacht} Er verlässt das Café und sucht offenbar nach niemandem. \rawcountervalue[Scenecounter] \stoptext I would like to get my counter in the right and left margin of the bold scene title. How can I make this work? And why can't the counter be incremented in the \definedescription? Or is it still possible? Thank you for every help! Greetings Thomas

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error messages
by Hans Hagen 29 May '25

29 May '25

Hi, You can test your familiarity with TeX error messages at: https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2025/ (Taco made the page show a different one each time.) (Colorful QR codes will be available in meta-imp-qrcodes.mkxl) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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\widehat changes subscripts?
by Matthias Weber 28 May '25

28 May '25

This looks odd to me, is this intended or fixable? The subscript under the widehat uses a different i. \starttext $(x-x_i)$ vs. $\widehat{(x-x_i)}$ \stoptext

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K with combining macron below
by denis.maier＠unibe.ch 28 May '25

28 May '25

Hi, I’m trying to use a k with a bar/line below: ḵ. The problem is that my font (Cardo) doesn’t seem to have this character in a precombined version. So, I need to combine the letter with the combining macron below: https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+0331 While this works with the default font, with Cardo the result looks off, i.e., the macron is not placed centered under the letter, but slightly to the right. How can I get the correct placement of the macron? Best, Denis %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \definefontfamily[cardo][rm][Cardo] \setupbodyfont[ mainface, 11pt, ] \starttext {\em ḵabc} (with macron) {\em ḵabc} (with combining macron) \switchtobodyfont[cardo] {\em ḵabc} (with macron) {\em ḵabc} (with combining macron) {ḵabc} (with combining macron) \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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Re: Linebreaks
by denismaier＠mailbox.org 26 May '25

26 May '25

Probably this: \penalty-10000 Or is there a better command? Von: denismaier(a)mailbox.org <denismaier(a)mailbox.org> Gesendet: Dienstag, 20. Mai 2025 13:45 An: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> Betreff: Linebreaks I just wanted check how I can indicate good places for linebreaks. This pages should help me: https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Text_blocks/Typography/Delimiters_and_breaks But the relevant paragraph just says: "If you would like to tell ConTeXt that this might be a good place for a line break, you can use" (Text stops here.) What should I add there?` Best, Denis

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avoid blank line
by Thomas Meyer 23 May '25

23 May '25

Hi folks, may be I'm blind but ... How can I avoid the blank line between "Aufblende:" and "Blabla"? \definedescription [Szene] [headstyle=\WORD, headalign=right, alternative=top, hang=none, ] \Szene{Aufblende:} Blabla Thank you for any hint! Greetings Thomas

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last issue from journal?
by Pablo Rodriguez 23 May '25

23 May '25

Dear CG editors (Taco and Hraban [I guess, sorry if I miss someone]), is there any estimated date where articles from the last year journal articles (https://articles.contextgarden.net/journal/2023.html) will be published online? Just curious, because I wanted to refer them to some people I know. Many thanks for your help, Pablo

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adapt template
by Thomas Meyer 23 May '25

23 May '25

Hi folks, is it possible to use a template (e. g. for screenplays) from LaTeX in ConTeXt or can I as a "normal user" adapt a template for ConTeXt? Greetings Thomas

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Hanging indent in TOC
by Gottschalt, Johannes 22 May '25

22 May '25

Hi everyone, I need some help customizing the default TOC so that it has hanging indents. Meaning that, if a heading spans more the one line, all lines after the second one should be indented. For example, if you look at this screen: [cid:image001.png@01DBCA3D.76664030] I would want "den" to be indented to the same level of "Von" in the line above. How would I set this up in ConTeXt? Thanks for any help! Johannes -- Johannes Gottschalt Forschung und Entwicklung Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen D-37070 Göttingen Papendiek 14 (Historisches Gebäude) +49 551 39-38116 (Tel.) gottschalt(a)sub.uni-goettingen.de<mailto:gottschalt@sub.uni-goettingen.de> http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de<http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/>

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Metapost through context incorrect `hex` function output
by Yann Herklotz 20 May '25

20 May '25

Hi, I have found that the metapost `hex` function outputs a strange result when run through `context`. I'm not quite sure what is leading to this output, maybe `hex` is redefined in `metafun`? To reproduce, place the following in test.mp: ``` show hex "8d"; ``` Then run `mpost`, which results in the correct value: ``` mpost -numbersystem=double test.mp ... >> 141 ``` Running the following in context results in the following instead: ``` context test.mp ... >> 56 ``` For some more details on tool versions: ConTeXt: ConTeXt ver: 2025.04.28 14:29 LMTX fmt: 2025.5.7 int: english/english Metafun: metafun xl 2025-5-9 11:26 Metapost: version 2.02 (TeX Live 2023) (kpathsea version 6.3.5) For some reason I couldn't manage to load `metafun` in `mpost` directly to test it outside of ConTeXt, getting: ``` ! I can't open file `metafun.mpii'. l.6 input metafun.mpii ``` Thanks in advance, Yann -- Yann Herklotz

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Linebreaks
by denismaier＠mailbox.org 20 May '25

20 May '25

I just wanted check how I can indicate good places for linebreaks. This pages should help me: https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Text_blocks/Typography/Delimiters_and_breaks But the relevant paragraph just says: "If you would like to tell ConTeXt that this might be a good place for a line break, you can use" (Text stops here.) What should I add there?` Best, Denis

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Why does \setvalue not work inside \startbodymatter?
by Joel 19 May '25

19 May '25

I have a document setup with: \starttext\startfrontmatter(contains all front matter content)\stopfrontmatter \startbodymatter \stopbodymatter \startbackmatter \stopbackmatter\stoptext I was noticing very strange behavior where \setvalue was not showing up as \getvalue. I put it in lots of pllaces, but in the main part of the document, it wasn't working. Its like it was never set. After a lot of testing, I discovered if \setvalue is set inside \startbodymatter, its value stays unset. But I can set it in the front matter, backmatter, anywhere else. Here is my minimum working example, note that \getvalue{B} never appears, it was set within the bodymatter. \setvalue{A}{this is a test} \starttext \startbodymatter \setvalue{B}{Why is hits one missing?} \stopbodymatter \startbackmatter \dostepwiserecurse{1}{3}{1}{ \setvalue{C}{this is yet another test} \getvalue{A} \getvalue{B} \getvalue{C} } \stopbackmatter \stoptext What is going on? Should I no longer be using the \startbodymatter, etc. items? --Joel

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How to scale a TABLE to \textwidth?
by Joel 19 May '25

19 May '25

I have a large table that spans multiple pages long. Its just about 1" too wide on the page, so I tried using various means to scale it just a little, such that it fits the page width. For example, I tried this way, by wrapping it inside \scale, but that ends up instead of splitting across pages, will and up seemingly putting it in an invisible box and causing it to split and display two (or more) parts side-by-side. Instead of the next part of the table appearing on the second page, it gets rendered really really small, and the second part of the table rendered right next to the first. What's a better solution to making my table fit the \textwidth when its just a bit too wide? --Joel \starttext \scale[width=\textwidth]{ \bTABLE[split=repeat, frame=off, setups=standards, option=stretch] \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD 1 \eTD \bTD 2 \eTD \bTD 3 \eTD \bTD 4 \eTD \bTD 5 \eTD \bTD 6 \eTD \bTD 7 \eTD \bTD 8 \eTD \bTD 9 \eTD \bTD 10 \eTD \bTD 11 \eTD \bTD 12 \eTD \bTD 13 \eTD \bTD 14 \eTD \bTD 15 \eTD \bTD 16 \eTD \bTD 17 \eTD \bTD 18 \eTD \bTD 19 \eTD \bTD 20 \eTD \bTD 21 \eTD \bTD 22 \eTD \bTD 23 \eTD \bTD 24 \eTD \bTD 25 \eTD \bTD 26 \eTD \bTD 27 \eTD \bTD here is some text \eTD \bTD 29 \eTD \bTD 30 \eTD \bTD 31 \eTD \bTD 32 \eTD \bTD 33 \eTD \bTD 34 \eTD \bTD 35 \eTD \bTD 36 \eTD\eTR%% \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD 1 \eTD \bTD 2 \eTD \bTD 3 \eTD \bTD 4 \eTD \bTD 5 \eTD \bTD 6 \eTD \bTD 7 \eTD \bTD 8 \eTD \bTD 9 \eTD \bTD 10 \eTD \bTD 11 \eTD \bTD 12 \eTD \bTD 13 \eTD \bTD 14 \eTD \bTD 15 \eTD \bTD 16 \eTD \bTD 17 \eTD \bTD 18 \eTD \bTD 19 \eTD \bTD 20 \eTD \bTD 21 \eTD \bTD 22 \eTD \bTD 23 \eTD \bTD 24 \eTD \bTD 25 \eTD \bTD 26 \eTD \bTD 27 \eTD \bTD 28 \eTD \bTD 29 \eTD \bTD 30 \eTD \bTD 31 \eTD \bTD 32 \eTD \bTD 33 \eTD \bTD 34 \eTD \bTD 35 \eTD \bTD 36 \eTD\eTR%% \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD 1 \eTD \bTD 2 \eTD \bTD 3 \eTD \bTD 4 \eTD \bTD 5 \eTD \bTD 6 \eTD \bTD 7 \eTD \bTD 8 \eTD \bTD 9 \eTD \bTD 10 \eTD \bTD 11 \eTD \bTD 12 \eTD \bTD 13 \eTD \bTD here is some text \eTD \bTD 15 \eTD \bTD 16 \eTD \bTD 17 \eTD \bTD 18 \eTD \bTD 19 \eTD \bTD 20 \eTD \bTD 21 \eTD \bTD 22 \eTD \bTD 23 \eTD \bTD 24 \eTD \bTD 25 \eTD \bTD 26 \eTD \bTD 27 \eTD \bTD 28 \eTD \bTD here is some text \eTD \bTD 30 \eTD \bTD 31 \eTD \bTD 32 \eTD \bTD 33 \eTD \bTD 34 \eTD \bTD 35 \eTD \bTD 36 \eTD\eTR%% \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD 1 \eTD \bTD 2 \eTD \bTD 3 \eTD \bTD 4 \eTD \bTD 5 \eTD \bTD 6 \eTD \bTD 7 \eTD \bTD 8 \eTD \bTD 9 \eTD \bTD 10 \eTD \bTD 11 \eTD \bTD 12 \eTD \bTD 13 \eTD \bTD 14 \eTD \bTD 15 \eTD \bTD 16 \eTD \bTD 17 \eTD \bTD 18 \eTD \bTD 19 \eTD \bTD 20 \eTD \bTD 21 \eTD \bTD 22 \eTD \bTD 23 \eTD \bTD 24 \eTD \bTD 25 \eTD \bTD 26 \eTD \bTD 27 \eTD \bTD 28 \eTD \bTD 29 \eTD \bTD 30 \eTD \bTD 31 \eTD \bTD 32 \eTD \bTD here is some text here is some text here is some text here is some texthere is some texthere is some texthere is some texthere is some text\eTD \bTD 34 \eTD \bTD 35 \eTD \bTD 36 \eTD\eTR%% \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD 1 \eTD \bTD 2 \eTD \bTD 3 \eTD \bTD 4 \eTD \bTD 5 \eTD \bTD 6 \eTD \bTD 7 \eTD \bTD 8 \eTD \bTD 9 \eTD \bTD 10 \eTD \bTD 11 \eTD \bTD 12 \eTD \bTD 13 \eTD \bTD 14 \eTD \bTD 15 \eTD \bTD 16 \eTD \bTD 17 \eTD \bTD 18 \eTD \bTD 19 \eTD \bTD 20 \eTD \bTD 21 \eTD \bTD 22 \eTD \bTD 23 \eTD \bTD 24 \eTD \bTD 25 \eTD \bTD 26 \eTD \bTD 27 \eTD \bTD 28 \eTD \bTD 29 \eTD \bTD 30 \eTD \bTD 31 \eTD \bTD 32 \eTD \bTD 33 \eTD \bTD 34 \eTD \bTD 35 \eTD \bTD 36 \eTD\eTR%% \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD 1 \eTD \bTD 2 \eTD \bTD 3 \eTD \bTD 4 \eTD \bTD 5 \eTD \bTD 6 \eTD \bTD 7 \eTD \bTD 8 \eTD \bTD 9 \eTD \bTD 10 \eTD \bTD 11 \eTD \bTD 12 \eTD \bTD 13 \eTD \bTD 14 \eTD \bTD 15 \eTD \bTD 16 \eTD \bTD 17 \eTD \bTD 18 \eTD \bTD 19 \eTD \bTD 20 \eTD \bTD 21 \eTD \bTD 22 \eTD \bTD 23 \eTD \bTD 24 \eTD \bTD 25 \eTD \bTD 26 \eTD \bTD 27 \eTD \bTD 28 \eTD \bTD 29 \eTD \bTD 30 \eTD \bTD 31 \eTD \bTD 32 \eTD \bTD 33 \eTD \bTD 34 \eTD \bTD 35 \eTD \bTD 36 \eTD\eTR%% \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD 1 \eTD \bTD 2 \eTD \bTD 3 \eTD \bTD 4 \eTD \bTD 5 \eTD \bTD 6 \eTD \bTD 7 \eTD \bTD 8 \eTD \bTD 9 \eTD \bTD 10 \eTD \bTD 11 \eTD \bTD 12 \eTD \bTD 13 \eTD \bTD 14 \eTD \bTD 15 \eTD \bTD 16 \eTD \bTD 17 \eTD \bTD 18 \eTD \bTD 19 \eTD \bTD 20 \eTD \bTD 21 \eTD \bTD 22 \eTD \bTD 23 \eTD \bTD 24 \eTD \bTD 25 \eTD \bTD 26 \eTD \bTD 27 \eTD \bTD 28 \eTD \bTD 29 \eTD \bTD 30 \eTD \bTD 31 \eTD \bTD 32 \eTD \bTD 33 \eTD \bTD 34 \eTD \bTD 35 \eTD \bTD 36 \eTD\eTR%% \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD 1 \eTD \bTD 2 \eTD \bTD 3 \eTD \bTD 4 \eTD \bTD 5 \eTD \bTD 6 \eTD \bTD 7 \eTD \bTD 8 \eTD \bTD 9 \eTD \bTD 10 \eTD \bTD 11 \eTD \bTD 12 \eTD \bTD 13 \eTD \bTD 14 \eTD \bTD 15 \eTD \bTD 16 \eTD \bTD 17 \eTD \bTD 18 \eTD \bTD 19 \eTD \bTD 20 \eTD \bTD 21 \eTD \bTD 22 \eTD \bTD 23 \eTD \bTD 24 \eTD \bTD 25 \eTD \bTD 26 \eTD \bTD 27 \eTD \bTD 28 \eTD \bTD 29 \eTD \bTD 30 \eTD \bTD 31 \eTD \bTD 32 \eTD \bTD 33 \eTD \bTD 34 \eTD \bTD 35 \eTD \bTD 36 \eTD\eTR%% \bTR \bTD \eTD \bTD 1 \eTD \bTD 2 \eTD \bTD 3 \eTD \bTD 4 \eTD \bTD 5 \eTD \bTD 6 \eTD \bTD 7 \eTD \bTD 8 \eTD \bTD 9 \eTD \bTD 10 \eTD \bTD 11 \eTD \bTD 12 \eTD \bTD 13 \eTD \bTD 14 \eTD \bTD 15 \eTD \bTD 16 \eTD \bTD 17 \eTD \bTD 18 \eTD \bTD 19 \eTD \bTD 20 \eTD \bTD 21 \eTD \bTD 22 \eTD \bTD 23 \eTD \bTD 24 \eTD \bTD 25 \eTD \bTD 26 \eTD \bTD 27 \eTD \bTD 28 \eTD \bTD 29 \eTD \bTD 30 \eTD \bTD 31 \eTD \bTD 32 \eTD \bTD 33 \eTD \bTD 34 \eTD \bTD 35 \eTD \bTD 36 \eTD\eTR%% \eTABLEbody \eTABLE } \stoptext

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intent in \setupbackend
by jbf 19 May '25

19 May '25

I have a 2022 version of ConTeXt which I have used for the last 3 years. It has no problem with: \setupbackend [format=PDF/X-1a:2001, intent=SWOP2006_Coated3v2.icc] Recently I set up a separate more recent 2025 version of ConTeXt, and I get an error with the above intent statement. If I remove intent entirely, everything compiles correctly. I don't understand a great deal about the 'intent' statement, so bear with my ignorance. For the most part, whatever I produce is printed in BW/grayscale, not color. Two questions: (1) what has changed with the latest ConTeXt that causes this error with that color profile? (2) If preparing for BW/grayscale printing only, should I be using a different profile? I am assuming I cannot simply omit intent= completely. Julian

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Placement of captions in a combination of figures
by Willi Egger 18 May '25

18 May '25

Hello, I need to place several figures into a combination. However the captions of the individual figures appear on the right side, where I would prefer them to appear at the bottom. How to change the location of these captions? \starttext \startplacefigure [location=middle, title=, number=] \startcombination[2*2] {\externalfigure[dummy][width=.5\textwidth]{a}} {\externalfigure[dummy][width=.5\textwidth]{b}} {\externalfigure[dummy][width=.5\textwidth]{c}} {\externalfigure[dummy][width=.5\textwidth]{d}} \stopcombination \stopplacefigure \stoptext Best Willi

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issue with "intent=cmyk"
by Pablo Rodriguez 18 May '25

18 May '25

Hi Hans and Mikael, https://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/standards.pdf#page=3 seems to miss the CGATS001Compat-v2-micro.icc color profile "intent=cmyk". But lines 504-506 from lpdf-fmt.lmt read: elseif intent == variables.cmyk then intent = "CGATS001Compat-v2-micro.icc" profile = "sRGB-v4.icc,CGATS001Compat-v2-micro.icc" The grayscale color profile is missing (at least, when compared with "intent=rgb"). Is this actually intended? Many thanks for your help, Pablo

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fittingpage dimensions
by Thangalin 15 May '25

15 May '25

Hi all! How do you make a fittingpage (or TEX page) that has the same dimensions as all other pages in the PDF file? % snip \definefittingpage[CorruptedPage] \setupfittingpage[CorruptedPage][ width=\paperwidth, height=\paperheight ] \starttext \dorecurse{15}{\input knuth} \startfittingpage[CorruptedPage] \dorecurse{15}{\input ward} \stopfittingpage \stoptext % snip At the very bottom of the pages, the left page is shorter than the right page. current version: 2024.11.01 19:19 Thank you!

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Accessibility and typesetting with Context.
by Pawel Urbanski 15 May '25

15 May '25

Hi Everyone, Following up after the side discussion during the meet-up call, here my ideas that can be useful in the accessibility context: 1. Understanding the broader context around the interaction of the PDF readers, screen readers and text-to-speech engines. 2. Drawing attention to the aspects of information that can be or cannot be expressed in different modalities. 3. Giving examples of content and its presentation or interpretation by the assistive technologies in everyday life. Last but not least, I was thinking about doing something like "Ask me anything" on the list to gather questions and do quick and slow responses. I am definitely very eager to try the maths case of preparsing and preinterpreting the tagged output. I will put a simple document to replicate that curious case of Chrome/Brave and Adobe Reader giving differentcontent to NVDA. The list is intentional, for it is a rather broad topic. I want to get the idea what is the most interesting for people in the wild. A side note about me: I had my first experience with Latex years ago, but got back to Context through Pandoc and Markdown. I am working on a book and needed something that gives me stable output and good editing experience. I am blind myself, and have some experience with coding or code reviews. The accessibility aspect developed somehow naturally during my ohter projects. My website for the curious: https://www.pawelurbanski.com/ All the best, Pawel

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Enumerations: How to place an itemized list's index above an item's contents?
by Michael Guravage 15 May '25

15 May '25

Greetings, I have 365 short poems; one for each day of the year. I thought I'd wrap each month in an enumeration and use the item numbers as titles. My MWE raises several questions: How do I center an index above its item? How do I keep an index and its item together? How do I keep an item's text together? Here I've resorted to an ugly kludge where I wrap each item in a \start-\stopframedtext pair. What's the right way? Perhaps an itemized list is the wrong approach. Any suggestions would be appreciated. With kind regards, Michael \setupbodyfont[10pt] \usesymbols[mvs] \setupsymbolset [martinvogel 2] \def\ornament{\darkred\symbol[Radioactivity]} \starttexdefinition Ornamentation #1 \framed[frame=on] {\ornament\ {#1}\ \ornament} \stoptexdefinition \starttexdefinition OrdinalDate #1 \Ornamentation{\tfb\getmarking[chapter]\space\ordinalnumber{#1}} \stoptexdefinition \definesymbol [ordinal_symbol] [{\OrdinalDate{\currentitemnumber}}] \setupitemize[symbol=ordinal_symbol] \definestartstop[framedtextitem] [before={\startitem\startframedtext}, after={\stopframedtext\stopitem}] \startbuffer This is a test. For the next sixty seconds, this station will conduct a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test. The broadcasters of your area in voluntary cooperation with the FCC and other authorities have developed this system to keep you informed in the event of an emergency. If this had been an actual emergency, you would have been instructed where to tune in your area for news and official information. This station serves the Palookaville area. This concludes this test of the Emergency Broadcast System. \stopbuffer \setupcolumns[n=2, balance=yes] \starttext \placecontent \startchapter[title={January}] \startcolumns \startitemize \dorecurse{13}{ \startframedtextitem \getbuffer \stopframedtextitem} \stopitemize \stopcolumns \stopchapter \stoptext

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regular online meet-up
by Henning Hraban Ramm 14 May '25

14 May '25

You’re invited to our regular online meet-up, this upcoming Wednesday, May 14th, _20:00_ CEST (UTC+2) at https://lecture.senfcall.de/hen-rbr-rku-oke (same, but shorter: https://u.mtxrun.eu/ctxmtg) Beware, we moved the nominal time one hour later during DLST, so it’s the same as in winter! Last time it looked like this would fit more participants. ConTeXt users of all levels are welcome! Looking forward to seeing you, Hraban (Same blurb as always:) [Howto] * No special software installation required; most modern browsers should work (WebRTC required). * Open the URL above, accept the privacy statement, * enter your name, * click "join" (or "start" if you’re the first), * click "with microphone", allow your browser to access it, check the audio. * Your microphone is muted if you join. Activate microphone and/or camera with the buttons at the bottom. * Minimize the default presentation with the "screen" button, bottom right. * If you’d like to share your screen or upload a file, you can make yourself the presenter: Click on your user name, change the setting, then you’ll see the "screen sharing" button beside the camera button; also there’s now "manage presentations" behind the "plus" button. Beware there is only one presenter at a time, so don’t kill someone else’s presentation. [Technical hints] * Sound is usually better if you use a headset (less noise for everyone). * Connection problems are mostly due to low bandwidth or high latency on your side, esp. with mobile connections. * Sometimes leaving and re-entering helps. * If audio/video doesn’t work for you, you can still use the text chat. * Screen sharing needs a lot of bandwidth. * BigBlueButton documentation applies: https://bigbluebutton.org/tutorials/ [Netiquette] * Please use a name that we recognize from here. Some feel uncomfortable with anonymous lurkers. * Mute your microphone while you’re not talking. * It’s nice to show your face at least when you join. * If there are connection problems, stop camera sharing. * The room is set to “everyone’s a moderator“, I trust you...

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setups issue
by jbf 13 May '25

13 May '25

I have the following command which I am using as part of \setuphead[chapter]: \define[2]\MyChapterCommand% {\framed[frame=on,bottomframe=on,leftframe=off,rightframe=off,topframe=off,align=middle] {\vbox{\headtext{chapter} #1 \blank #2}}} Together with the rest of the \setuphead[chapter] elements, it functions correctly, as indeed it should But as soon as I place the full description of the chapter head between a \startsetups.... \stopsetups (since I wanted to create a few different chapter possibilities as setups to choose from), the hashes in the above command cause an error. The error reads: You meant to type ## instead of # right?..... fatal error... Why is this? Julian

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Typical font size and interline space for Adobe Garamond Premier Pro.
by Pawel Urbanski 13 May '25

13 May '25

Hi Everyone, Adobe Garamond Premier Pro is a very popular font. Understanding that typesetting is both art and science it is not easy to find some neat guidelines on values for size and spacing for this particular font. There are threads on the web that mostly relate to self-publishing with regular text editors. I'm currently drafting a book using the 5.5x8.5 trim size, with typical outer margins of 0.5 inch and the inner one of 0.75 (including the gutter). Would you mind sharing the values for font size and any spacing adjustment for Garamond Premier? I am currently using 11.5pt for font size, and adjust spacing from the default 2.8ex to 2.9ex. Using whitespace between paragraphs set to small, in addition to the former values. It gives me roughly 35...36 lines per page. Thank you for your answers... Pawel

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