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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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aligning \placetable with bidi
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Dear gang, In the following, we middle align both \placetable's: ================ \setupbodyfont[tt] \definefont[ALM][file:almfixed.otf*arabic at 12pt] \setupdirections[bidi=global] \setupxtable[width=1in] \showframe \starttext \startalignment[middle] \ALM \placetable[middle,none]{} {\startxtable \startxrow \startxcell Text 1 \stopxcell \startxcell[align=r2l] النص ١ \stopxcell \stopxrow \stopxtable} \placetable[middle,none]{} {\righttoleft \startxtable \startxrow \startxcell[align=r2l] النص ١ \stopxcell \startxcell Text 1 \stopxcell \stopxrow \stopxtable} \stopalignment \stoptext ================ Only the first \placetable is aligned correctly; how do we get the second one -- \righttoleft table -- middle aligned? See attached. Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: [NTG-context] Support of PDF Optional Content Groups (Layers)
by Christoph Reller 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

On Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:29:20 Hans Hagen wrote: > On 11/16/2014 9:52 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > > Am 16.11.2014 um 20:47 schrieb Christoph Reller > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Has ConTeXt any support for producing a PDF with "optional content > > > groups" (OCGs)? > > > > > > In Adobe's jargon OCGs are also known as "layers" (not to confuse with > > > layers in ConTeXt). See Section "4.10.2 Making Graphical Content > > > Optional" in the PDF Reference 1.7 available at > > > http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/pdf/pdfs/pdf_referen… > > > > > > I cannot find anything on the Wiki nor in the ntg-context emails and > > > grepping through the source code for "ocg" does not give reasonable > > > results. > > > > You have to look for \defineviewerlayer and \startviewerlayer. > > A quick test if your pdf viewer supports is is: > > \showlayoutcomponents > > \starttext > \input tufte > \stoptext Many thanks to all of you Hans, Wolfgang, and Pablo! \definelayer and \startviewerlayer is a nice interface to basic OCGs construction. 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. Kind Regards, Christoph

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Use of a layer for a letterhead
by jdh 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

I have created a letterhead layer, which works well for the first page of a multi-page document. I want it to be repeated for each page of a document. How can that be done or does anyone have any pointers or tips on how I can do that? Thank You

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Support of PDF Optional Content Groups (Layers)
by Christoph Reller 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Hi, Has ConTeXt any support for producing a PDF with "optional content groups" (OCGs)? In Adobe's jargon OCGs are also known as "layers" (not to confuse with layers in ConTeXt). See Section "4.10.2 Making Graphical Content Optional" in the PDF Reference 1.7 available at http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/pdf/pdfs/pdf_referen… I cannot find anything on the Wiki nor in the ntg-context emails and grepping through the source code for "ocg" does not give reasonable results. Cheers, Christoph

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extra unwanted interline space in list
by Pablo Rodriguez 16 Nov '14

16 Nov '14

Dear list, I have the following sample: \starttext \startitemize[n] \item \input zapf \item \startitemize[a] \item \input knuth \stopitemize \stopitemize \stoptext For some strange reason, the first line from 2.a. has an extra interline space after it. Is this a bug or am I missing something? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Macros in \start-stopTABLE
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 16 Nov '14

16 Nov '14

Dear gang, In the following, the first table works and the second one does not: ===================== \setupbodyfont[tt] \definefont[ALM][file:almfixed.otf*arabic at 12pt] \setupdirections[bidi=global] \define\NCR{\NC \righttoleft \ } \define\NCL{\NC \lefttoright \ } \setupTABLE[c][each][width=1in] \starttext \ALM \placetable[right,none]{} {\startTABLE \NC Text 1 \NC \righttoleft النص 1 \NC\NR \stopTABLE} \placetable[right,none]{} {\startTABLE \NC Text 2 \NCR النص 2 \NC\NR \stopTABLE} \stopalignment ===================== gives "I've run across a `}' that doesn't seem to match anything." What do I need to do to get this macro right here? Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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IMHO there is a bug in itemgrops
by Vasiliy Chirkov 16 Nov '14

16 Nov '14

Minimal example: \starttext \defineitemgroup[Enum][levels=3] \setupitemgroup[Enum][each][fit][symbol=n] \setupitemgroup[Enum][1][stopper={}] \setupitemgroup[Enum][2][stopper={***}] \setupitemgroup[Enum][3][stopper={******}] \startEnum \item item 1 \startEnum \item item 1.1 \startEnum \item item 1.1.1 \item item 1.1.2 \stopEnum \item item 1.2 \stopEnum \item item 2 \stopEnum \stoptext When option 'fit' is used with nested lists, calculated max item widths are saved in reverse order. Maxitemwidths are saved at first pass in \stopitemgrup in reverse order, while are read at second pass in \startitem grpoup in sequental order. Am i right? Best regards, Vasiliy

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\xmlinlineverbatim and \xmldisplayverbatim
by Pablo Rodriguez 16 Nov '14

16 Nov '14

Dear list, I’m totally new to processing XML with MkIV. I have read some examples and documents from Thomas. And I have started “Dealing with XML in ConTeXt MkIV” from Hans. >From the documentation, one could state that the (X)HTML tags <code> and <pre> are to be handled with \xmlinlineverbatim and \xmldisplayverbatim. Well, this works fine (although with an undersired output): \startxmlsetups xml:code \xmldisplayverbatim{#1} \stopxmlsetups But replacing \xmldisplayverbatim with \xmlinlineverbatim gives an error. According to the information from http://pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/xml-mkiv.pdf#page=19, it should work. What am I doing wrong here? Many thanks for your help, Pablo XML file: <code>code</code> Environment file: \startxmlsetups xml:test \xmlsetsetup{\xmldocument}{*}{-} \xmlsetsetup{\xmldocument}{code|}{xml:*} \stopxmlsetups \xmlregistersetup{xml:test} \startxmlsetups xml:code \xmlinlineerbatim{#1} \stopxmlsetups -- http://www.ousia.tk

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