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how to use \dimexpr and fractional values
by Thomas A. Schmitz 28 Jun '13

28 Jun '13

Hi all, long story short: I want to calculate a width or height from user input, which is in the form "0.x" (as in "0.3\textwidth") since I want to use that number differently in different circumstances. Problem is that \dimexpr doesn't like decimal values. Example (uncomment second \externalfigure to see the problem): \starttext \def\myfactor{0.3} \externalfigure[mill][height=\myfactor\textwidth] %\externalfigure[mill][height=\dimexpr10cm*\myfactor\relax] \stoptext (silly, but shows my problem). How can I obtain an image of height "0.3*10cm" from my \myfactor macro? I tried to get my head around \numexpr etc. in the etex manual, but couldn't really figure out what to do. Thanks, and all best Thomas

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[fontloader] cached fonts have invalid tounicode values
by Philipp Gesang 27 Jun '13

27 Jun '13

Hi Hans, this has been reported by Dohyun Kim [1]: the generic fontloader (not Context) serializes some tounicode values as Lua numbers, not strings. When re-reading the cache file the values lose all leading zeros, so they are no longer well-formed UTF-16BE. ... ["tounicode"]={ [2329]="E001", ... [2384]="0063006B", -- <-- correct [2385]=00630068, -- <-- invalid [2386]=00740074, [2387]=00630074, [2388]="017F0069", ... Best regards, Philipp [1] https://github.com/lualatex/luaotfload/issues/102 (Kim’s example works with luatex-plain if you comment out the ``\input luaotfload.sty`` line.) -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments

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Overriding pdfview
by Bill Meahan 27 Jun '13

27 Jun '13

How does one override the default pdf viewer for MKIV Standalone on Windows 7-64 so --autopdf starts Acrobat Reader instead of "sumatrapdf.exe"? I don't have "sumatra" and do not wish to install it just to satisfy this one application. WTH is it anyway? (I know what it is, it's a rhetorical question). Making some obscure pdf viewer the default with no clear way to change it is not a good idea. For Windows, the vast majority of people have Acrobat Reader which is very often preinstalled. For Linux, it's less clear what the default should be but {xpdf |evince|acroread} are quite common. Can't speak to OSX as I've never used it but I'd bet a coffee Acrobat Reader is (or can be) there, too. I have searched through the source and tried editing l-pdf.lua but that doesn't seem to fix the problem. I shouldn't have to edit system source in any event. Mark me frustrated. -- Bill Meahan Westland, Michigan "The nice thing about standards is there are so many of them." -- Henry Spencer

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wrong space when compressseparator is empty
by Pablo Rodríguez 27 Jun '13

27 Jun '13

Dear Hans, I have the following sample: \showstruts \setupnote[linenote][paragraph=yes, inbetween=\hskip1.5em] \setupnotation[linenote][alternative=serried, compress=yes, compressseparator=, distance=1em] \starttext \startlinenumbering \dorecurse{500}{text\linenote{variant} } \stoplinenumbering \stoptext that shows the following issue: when compressseparator is set to none, ConTeXt doesn’t suppress the distance that comes after the separator at the beginning of the line. As a general rule, I think it would make sense to always suppress distance after separator when the separator isn’t set (not only at the beginning of the line). This wouldn’t only fix the issue described above, but it would avoid that compressed linenotes have more separation space than uncompressed ones. Could you fix this? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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compressed linenotes break right line range numbering
by Pablo Rodríguez 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

Dear Hans, I'm afraid that there is a bug in compressed linenotes that prevents to have the line ranges to be properly numbered. Here you have a sample: \setupnotation[linenote][compress=yes] \starttext \startlinenumbering \linenote{Without this note, line numbering from ranges is right}\startlinenote[one]{This should have lines 1 to 3.}line one\\ line two\\ line three\stoplinenote[one] \stoplinenumbering \stoptext It happens when compressed linenotes are enabled and there is a linenote before the \startlinenote. In that case, only the first line is numbered, not the last. Could you fix that? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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aligning texts and not lines
by Pablo Rodríguez 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

Dear list, I have the two following samples: \startstandardmakeup[align=middle] \starttyping[option=TeX] \mainlanguage[es] \setuplanguage[es][patterns={es,agr}] \stoptyping \stopstandardmakeup \startstandardmakeup[align=middle] Would that in body and spirit Shakespeare came\\ Visible emperor of the deeds of Time,\\ With Justice still the genius of his rhyme,\\ Giving each man his due, each passion grace,\\ Impartial as the rain from Heaven's face\\ Or sunshine from the heaven-enthroned sun.\\ Sweet Swan of Avon, come to us again.\\ Teach us to write, and writing, to be men. \stopstandardmakeup I would like both texts to be centered, but I don’t want the lines to be centered too. How could I get this? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Using \setupinterlinespace with \setuparranging[XY], and more
by Pavneet Arora 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

Hello, I am using Willi's MAPS 37 and the "Example" section from the \setuppaper command: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/setuppaper to print a set of labels, 2x6 configuration on U.S. Letter waterproof label paper. For the most part things are working well, but I have a number of questions: 1. A difference between MAPS 37 and wiki entry for \setuppaper is the inclusion of the following line in the later: \setuplayout[location=middle] which seems to play a significant role. Otherwise, I cannot get the labels to honour the topspace and backspace specified in the setuppaper command. My question is why is this significant? What role does it play? This can be tested by simply deleting the line in the MWE below. 2. I would like to have every label "centered", i.e., \framed[alignment=center] should be set for all labels. However, including it in the setupframedtexts command doesn't seem to have any effect as shown in the MWE down below. Is there another way for all labels to inherit this alignment setting? 3. I cannot get interlinespacing to affect the line spacing even though the baselineskip variable is changed as shown in the MWE. advTHANKSance. EXAMPLE: \definepapersize [Label] [width=4in,height=3.33in] \setuppapersize[Label][letter,portrait] \setuppaper [topspace=0.4688in, backspace=0.1875in, dx=0.1875in, dy=0in, nx=2, ny=3] \setuplayout [topspace=0in, backspace=0in, margin=0in, width=4in, height=3.33in, header=0in, footer=0in] \setuparranging[XY] \setupframedtexts [width=\textwidth, height=\textheight, alignment=center, frame=off, location=lohi, alignment=center, offset=0pt] \setuplayout[location=middle] \definelayer [Label] [width=\paperwidth, height=\paperheight] \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[schola] \setupbodyfont[rm,48pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=2.8ex] \showframe \starttext \the\baselineskip\page \framed[frame=off,width=\textwidth,height=\textheight,aligment=center]{Label 1}\page \the\baselineskip\page \framed[frame=off,width=\textwidth,height=\textheight,aligment=center]{\definedfont[Serif at 18pt]\setupinterlinespace \the\baselineskip\crlf A long description label that needs to be have its interline spacing adjusted.}\page Label 2\page Label 3\page Label 4\page Label 5\page Label 6\page Label 7\page Label 8\page \stoptext -- ---- Pavneet Arora m: 647.406.6843 Waroc Informatik t: 416.937.9276

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documents inside documents
by Pablo Rodríguez 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

Dear list, I need for a document explaining some ConTeXt features, to be able to include a document inside (a page that includes the feature). I know I can create another document and then insert the pages, but it would be much easier for me to be able to have the code inside the main the document. Here is a sample of what I want to include scaled (the way an image is included) within another document: \mainlanguage[en] \setuplanguage[en][patterns={en,agr}] \definepapersize[mine][width=6in,height=2in] \setuppapersize[mine] \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[Theano Didot] \definelinenote[contxt] \setupnote[contxt][paragraph=yes, inbetween=\hskip1.5em] \setupnotation[contxt][numbercommand=,alternative=serried,distance=1em,compress=yes,compressseparator=] \starttext \startlinenumbering οὐκ οἶσθ᾽\contxt{οἶσθ᾽: οἶσθα, 2nd sg., οἶσδα} ὅτι πολλῶν ἐτῶν\contxt{πολλῶν ἐτῶν: for…; gen. time within} Ἀγάθων ἐνθάδε οὐκ ἐπιδεδήμηκεν\contxt{ἐπιδεδήμηκεν: pf. ἐπιδήμέω}, ἀφ᾽ οὗ\contxt{ἀφ᾽ οὗ: since; “from which (time)”} δ᾽ ἐγὼ Σωκράτει συνδιατρίβω\contxt{συνδιατρίβω: I have been spending; pres. but pf. progressive in translation} καὶ ἐπιμελὲς πεποίημαι\contxt{ἐπιμελὲς πεποίημαι: I have made it my business; “have made it my care,” pf.} \stoplinenumbering \stoptext Is there a standard way to do it with ConTeXt? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Page break in ToC between parts?
by Sander Maijers 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

Is there an nice way in MKIV to force a page break in the table of contents between items on the parts level (\part)?

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spaces in xml index
by Thomas A. Schmitz 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

Hi all, back with a question on index entries in xml. I have the problem that my processing command inserts empty spaces. \removeunwantedspaces does not remove the unwanted spaces; \ignorespaces removes even wanted spaces. Can anybody help? Thanks and all best Thomas \starttext \startbuffer[demo] <document> <p>Gustave <indexterm keyword="Flaubert, Gustave">Flaubert</indexterm> originated from <indexterm>Rouen</indexterm>.</p> </document> \stopbuffer \startxmlsetups xml:test \xmlsetsetup{#1}{*}{-} \xmlsetsetup{#1}{document|p|indexterm}{xml:*} \stopxmlsetups \xmlregistersetup{xml:test} \startxmlsetups xml:document \xmlflush{#1} \stopxmlsetups \startxmlsetups xml:p \xmlflush{#1} \par \stopxmlsetups \startxmlsetups xml:indexterm \doifelse{\xmlattdef{#1}{keyword}{@@@}}{@@@} {\expanded{\index{\xmlflush{#1}}}\xmlflush{#1}\removeunwantedspaces} {\expanded{\index{\xmlatt{#1}{keyword}}}\xmlflush{#1}\removeunwantedspaces} \stopxmlsetups \xmlprocessbuffer{whatever}{demo}{} \page \placeregister[index] \stoptext

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\centerline vs. \midaligned vs. \startalignment[middle]
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

Hello, there are several similar commands to produce text (or another object) to be centered on the line. What are differences (or intended usage) among \centerline, \midaligned, \startalignment[middle]? (NB: \centerline has no its-own page on wiki, but it is used at several places in wiki samples. \centerline was also mentioned here in the mailing list, when I was trying to center "tabulate" - and neither \midaligned nor \startalignment[middle] combined with \dontleavehmode worked.) TIA. 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: +420 244 062 238 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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context command behaviour
by Meer, H. van der 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

The help (command "context") tells me: mtx-context | --noconsole disable logging to the console (logfile only) mtx-context | --batchmode run without stopping and do not show messages on the console However, neither lives up to its promise. See the two sample runs below. Because I would like to run context silently from within a Lua program, I would appreciate if this can be repaired. Hans van der Meer 105 videots: context --noconsole --once eng-dvb.tex mtx-context | run 1: luatex --fmt="/Users/hansm/TeX/context-10/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en" --jobname="eng-dvb" --lua="/Users/hansm/TeX/context-10/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en.lui" --no-parse-first-line --c:currentrun=1 --c:directives="logs.target=file" --c:fulljobname="./eng-dvb.tex" --c:input="./eng-dvb.tex" --c:kindofrun=3 --c:maxnofruns=1 --c:noconsole --c:once "cont-yes.mkiv" This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.76.0-2013040508 (rev 4627) \write18 enabled. (/Users/hansm/TeX/context-10/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-yes.mkiv ConTeXt ver: 2013.05.10 15:05 MKIV beta fmt: 2013.5.10 int: english/english (/Users/hansm/TeX/context-10/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv) (/Users/hansm/Projects/Lua/programs/videots/eng-dvb.tex{/Users/hansm/TeX/context-10/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map}{/Users/hansm/TeX/context-10/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-rm.map}{/Users/hansm/TeX/context-10/tex/texmf-context/fonts/map/pdftex/context/mkiv-base.map} ) )</Users/hansm/TeX/context-10/tex/texmf/fonts/opentype/public/lm/lmroman6-regular.otf></Users/hansm/TeX/context-10/tex/texmf/fonts/opentype/public/lm/lmroman6-bold.otf> system | total runtime: 6.930 106 videots: 106 videots: context --batchmode --once eng-dvb.tex mtx-context | run 1: luatex --fmt="/Users/hansm/TeX/context-10/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en" --interaction="batchmode" --jobname="eng-dvb" --lua="/Users/hansm/TeX/context-10/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en.lui" --no-parse-first-line --c:batchmode --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="./eng-dvb.tex" --c:input="./eng-dvb.tex" --c:kindofrun=3 --c:maxnofruns=1 --c:once "cont-yes.mkiv" This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.76.0-2013040508 (rev 4627) \write18 enabled. system > 'cont-new.mkiv' loaded system > files > jobname 'eng-dvb', input './eng-dvb', result 'eng-dvb' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active <LINES DELETED> mkiv lua stats > luatex banner: this is luatex, version beta-0.76.0-2013040508 (tex live 2013/dev)(rev 4627) mkiv lua stats > control sequences: 37310 of 65536 + 100000 mkiv lua stats > current memory usage: 77 MB (ctx: 67 MB) mkiv lua stats > runtime: 6.755 seconds, 11 processed pages, 11 shipped pages, 1.628 pages/second system | total runtime: 6.934

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Re: [NTG-context] Auto selecting optical sizes for a font
by Andres Conrado 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

Thank you so much Hans, for your answer. I understand how difficult it is. The goodie file works very well, and I'm perfectly happy with that. :) Thank you again. Andrés Conrado Montoya El Andi andresconrado(a)gmail.com http://chiquitico.org ---------------------------------------- Los fines no justifican los medios, porque la medida verdadera de nuestro carácter está dada por los medios que estamos dispuestos a utilizar, no por los fines que proclamamos. ---------------------------------------- Por favor, evite enviarme documentos adjuntos en formato Word o PowerPoint. Lea http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.es.html ---------------------------------------- "Naturalmente, la gente normal no desea la guerra, pero al final son los líderes de una nación quienes determinan su política, y resulta muy sencillo doblegar a la gente, sea una democracia, una dictadura fascista, un parlamento o una dictadura comunista. Con voz o sin voz, la gente siempre podrá entregarse a la voluntad de sus líderes. Es fácil. Lo único que hay que hacer es decirles que están siendo atacados, y denunciar a los pacifistas por su falta de patriotismo y exponer el país al peligro. Funciona igual en todos los países." ---Hermann Goering, en los juicios de Nuremberg.

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wrong interlinespace or wrong font?
by Pablo Rodríguez 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

Dear list, with the following sample: \setupinterlinespace[line=3.2ex] \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[UnifrakturMaguntia] \starttext xAAbfas\\xAAbfas\\xAAbfas\\ \stoptext I have the impression that the interline space is too small. Has the font wrong defined metrics or is there something I'm missing? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Re: [NTG-context] What is the status of ConTeXt's various test suites?
by Sietse Brouwer 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

On 25 June 2013 11:49, Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. <LPr(a)pontex.cz> wrote: > here are my scripts I'm using to test Ctx. Thanks, Lukáš! Also thanks for the explanation of what files go where, and what to run --- that's very helpful. I hope to be able to play with this soon, and then add what I learn to the wiki. All the best, Sietse

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Bold Small Caps
by Malte Stien 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

Hello, I am trying for bold small caps, such like {\bf This is bold {\sc and bold small caps} and just bold again} However, out of the box, the inner {\sc ...} part is not typeset in bold. So after a bit of looking I found this: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Bold_small_caps But it does not work for me. I noticed the module (http://pmrb.free.fr/work/OS/ConTeXt/) is from 2006, so the bit rot might have set in. Should it still work? Or is there a better way these days? Thank you, Malte. -- “The Electric Monk was a labour-saving device, like a dishwasher or a video recorder... Electric Monks believed things for you, thus saving you what was becoming an increasingly onerous task, that of believing all the things the world expected you to believe.” ― Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

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wrong page break if avoiding orphans and widows
by Pablo Rodríguez 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

Dear list, I have in a document in which I get a wrong page break (http://www.ousia.tk/wrongpb.png) when I enable this code to avoid widows and orphans: \setuplayout[setups=*lessstrict, cutspace=3cm,backspace=3cm] \startsetups[*lessstrict] \setup[reset] \widowpenalty=10000 \clubpenalty=10000 \brokenpenalty=10000 \stopsetups I'm afraid that this causes that the first line from the page on the right should be added to the page on the left. If I'm not wrong, there is space available for it. What am I doing wrong here? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Portrait vs. landscape orientation for Tabloid paper
by Pavneet Arora 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

I believe that the definitions for portrait and landscape orientation for Tabloid/Ledger paper are flipped. In the following MWE using Hans' clue to using \scaling directive, I am having to specify landscape in order for the page to be set in portrait. This observation is confirmed when I retrieve the document properties using evince under Bodhi Linux and under Ubuntu 12.04 (<ALT><ENTER> brings up the document properties). With this MWE, the properties under both systems is shown as "Tabloid, Portrait (11.00 x 17.00 inches)" Have I got this right? MWE: \setuppapersize[tabloid,landscape][tabloid,landscape] \setuplayout[ backspace=0.5in, width=10in, topspace=1.0in, header=0in, footer=0in, height=16.5in] \setuppagenumbering[location=,state=stop] \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[schola] \setupbodyfont[rm,16pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=2.8ex] \starttext %\showlayout[in,pt] \setupMPinstance [metafun] [extensions=yes, initializations=yes] \startuseMPgraphic{Example} u:=1cm; pickup pencircle scaled 1pt; draw (5u,0u) {dir 90}..(0u,5u) {dir 180}; draw (0u,5u) .. (-1.5u,10.5u) {dir 90} .. (0u,16u); draw (0u,16u) {dir 0} .. (5u,21u) {dir 90}; draw (5u,21u) -- (39u,21u); draw (39u,21u) {dir 270} .. (42u,18u) {dir 0}; draw (42u,18u) .. (43.5u,10.5u) {dir 270} .. (42u,3u); draw (42u,3u) {dir 180} .. (39u,0u) {dir 270}; draw (39u,0u) -- (35u,0u); draw (35u,0u) .. (22u,3u) {dir 180} .. (9u,0u); draw (9u,0u) -- (5u,0u); label(btex A POOL etex, (22u,10.5u)); \stopuseMPgraphic \startalignment[middle] \definedfont[Serif at 16pt]\setupinterlinespace {\tfb\sc An Example Plumbing Schematic} \blank[big] {\tfb \tt [DRAFT---To Be Verified]} \blank[2*big] \stopalignment \scale[width=10in]{\useMPgraphic{Example}} \stoptext -- ---- Pavneet Arora m: 647.406.6843 Waroc Informatik t: 416.937.9276

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Re: [NTG-context] Using \setupinterlinespace with \setuparranging[XY], and more
by Pavneet Arora 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

By chance I found a possible, but not very satisfying, solution to the \setupinterlinspace issue when trying to print labels using \setuparranging[XY]. That is to explicitly set \setupbodyfont[rm,18pt]\setupinterlinespace once again outside the \framed directive for the specific label as in the following MWE. I haven't seen any answers on my other two questions from the original post (included down below), so if anyone has any ideas, I would be most grateful. MWE: \definepapersize [Label] [width=4in,height=3.33in] \setuppapersize[Label][letter,portrait] \setuppaper [topspace=0.4688in, backspace=0.1875in, dx=0.1875in, dy=0in, nx=2, ny=3] \setuplayout [topspace=0in, backspace=0in, margin=0in, width=4in, height=3.33in, header=0in, footer=0in] \setuparranging[XY] \setupframedtexts [width=\textwidth, height=\textheight, alignment=center, frame=off, location=lohi, alignment=center, offset=0pt] \setuplayout[location=middle] \definelayer [Label] [width=\paperwidth, height=\paperheight] \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[schola] \setupbodyfont[rm,48pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=2.8ex] \showframe \starttext \the\baselineskip\page \framed[frame=off,width=\textwidth,height=\textheight,aligment=center]{Label 1}\page \the\baselineskip\page \framed[frame=off,width=\textwidth,height=\textheight,aligment=center]{\definedfont[Serif at 18pt]\setupinterlinespace \the\baselineskip\crlf A long description label that needs to be have its interline spacing adjusted.}\page Label 2\page \setupbodyfont[rm,18pt] \setupinterlinespace \framed[frame=off,width=\textwidth,height=\textheight,aligment=center]{ \the\baselineskip\crlf Another long description label that needs to be have its interline spacing adjusted.}\page Label 3\page Label 4\page Label 5\page Label 6\page Label 7\page Label 8\page \stoptext On 22Jun13, ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl wrote: > Hello, > > I am using Willi's MAPS 37 and the "Example" section from the \setuppaper command: > > http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/setuppaper > > to print a set of labels, 2x6 configuration on U.S. Letter waterproof > label paper. > > For the most part things are working well, but I have a number of questions: > > 1. A difference between MAPS 37 and wiki entry for \setuppaper is the > inclusion of the following line in the later: > > \setuplayout[location=middle] > > which seems to play a significant role. Otherwise, I cannot get the > labels to honour the topspace and backspace specified in the setuppaper > command. My question is why is this significant? What role does it > play? This can be tested by simply deleting the line in the MWE below. > > 2. I would like to have every label "centered", i.e., > \framed[alignment=center] should be set for all labels. However, > including it in the setupframedtexts command doesn't seem to have any > effect as shown in the MWE down below. Is there another way for all > labels to inherit this alignment setting? > > 3. I cannot get interlinespacing to affect the line spacing even though > the baselineskip variable is changed as shown in the MWE. > > advTHANKSance. > > -- ---- Pavneet Arora m: 647.406.6843 Waroc Informatik t: 416.937.9276

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Re: [NTG-context] Auto selecting optical sizes for a font
by Andres Conrado Montoya 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

Thank you so much, Hans. :) It works great!. I must agree, however, with Georg's considerations. I am very grateful for the current solution, but an automatic selection of optical sizes could be insanely good, from a book designer point of view (I'm a book designer). Just for the curious, these are some links that go deeper in the theme of Optical Sizes for Typography: 1. http://www.adobe.com/type/topics/opticalsize.html 2. http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/8552/should-i-be-concerned… 3. http://ilovetypography.com/2012/04/11/designing-type-systems/ 4. Book: Typography Monographs Vol. 2 - "Size-specific Adjustments to Type Designs: An Investigation of the Principles Guiding the Design of Optical Sizes" by Tim Ahrens, MA. http://markbattypublisher.com/books/typography-monographs-volume-2-size-spe… Thank you all. :) Andrés Conrado Montoya El Andi andresconrado(a)gmail.com http://chiquitico.org http://twitter.com/conradolandia ---------------------------------------- Los fines no justifican los medios, porque la medida verdadera de nuestro carácter está dada por los medios que estamos dispuestos a utilizar, no por los fines que proclamamos. ---------------------------------------- “You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.’” — Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell

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mixed columns
by Peter Münster 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

Hi, I have several questions concerning mixed columns. Here at first a minimal example: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- \useURL[test][http://www.site.com/very/long/long/long/long/long/long/long/long/url] \def\Section#1{% \startsection[title=Title] \dorecurse{#1}{\dorecurse{12}{bla }} \stopsection} \starttext \startmixedcolumns[n=2] \Section{15} \startsection[title=Title] \dorecurse{10}{\dorecurse{12}{bla }} \footnote{\url[test]} \stopsection} \Section{9} \Section{9} \Section{2} \stopmixedcolumns \stoptext --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- 1.) How can I avoid, that the footnote overwrites the last line? 2.) How can I get balanced columns? 3.) Why is there additional vertical space around the section titles (even with \setuphead[section][before=, after=] there is space)? TIA for any hints, -- Peter

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Working with layers ... with example
by Sander Maijers 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

At http://ideone.com/D6Mmj3 there is the title page for my document. I want to place the table in the middle of the A4 page (horizontally and vertically) and the logo beneath it, preferably at the bottom of the page. When I failed to get the table placed where I want it, at some point, I tried to use a layer. In the end the table was placed okay, but in a messy way I suppose. Now I have tried to add another layer but the logo appears to the right of the table or not at all. As far as I understand there can only be one background layer, so that trick with the table will not work again for the logo I guess. Can someone please help me to use multiple layers that I can exactly position?

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Disabling interactive citations
by Sander Maijers 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

I want to disable the clickable citations (in MkIV) while keeping other interaction for things like cross-references. So far I unsuccessfully tried some commands in my environment file like: \setupcite[interaction=stop,compress=yes] This is just my guesswork as I haven't found documentation for (setup)cite. P.S.: As for my motives, the links: 1. are missing when using the 'authoryear' alternative with APA bibliography style; 2. link to "references.pdf" while my project is one document in one differently named file and references.tex is just one product in it.

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simplefonts wiki page added
by Pablo Rodríguez 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

Dear list, I have added a new simplefonts page for new users. (I hope it isn't full of errors ;-).) There may be some missing information, because I don't understand how the standard font handling in ConTeXt works. And I removed duplicated content from the font handling in LuaTeX (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/index.php?title=Fonts_in_LuaTeX&action=histor…) Just in case it helps, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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faked fonts not working
by Pablo Rodríguez 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

Dear list, as far as I can remember, this used to work in the past: \setupbodyfontenvironment[default][em=italic] \usemodule[simplefonts] \definefontfeature[fakeitalic][default][slant=.25] \definefontfeature[fakebold][default][extend=2] \definefontfeature[fakebolditalic][default][slant=.25, extend=2] \setmainfont[Larabiefont][italicfont={* Regular}, boldfont={* Regular}, bolditalicfont={* Regular}, italicfeatures=fakeitalic, boldfeatures=fakebold, bolditalicfeatures=fakebolditalic] \starttext regular, {\em fake italics (actually slanted)}, {\bf fake bold} and {\bf\em fakebolditalics}. \stoptext Is this a bug, or have I forgotten something? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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