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[***SPAM***] Syntax and placement of \startplacetable
by "H. Özoguz" 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

> http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/startplacefigure > > Wolfgang Ok, thanks! I have searched "startplacetable", but that gave no helping results. (Just to say I don't ask to annoy anybody :))

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Horzontal line between header and text
by "H. Özoguz" 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

I forgot and could not find it in the wiki: How to make horizontal lines on every page between header (where the section-titles are) and the textplace? Thanks. Huseyin

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[***SPAM***] Syntax and placement of \startplacetable
by "H. Özoguz" 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

With \placetable[force][] one can force to set the table here. Other keywords like" here, auto" etc. do work aswell. But with \starplacetable it does not work, how to do it correctly? My try was: \startplacetable[force][title={Blub}]{<table>} But that does not work, the table is shifted to a "best place", if there would be no "force". Syntax wrong? Huseyin

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Re: [NTG-context] mptopdf in minimals
by John Kitzmiller 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 10:51 PM, John Kitzmiller wrote: > > Is there something extra needed to use mptopdf with only context minimal? Does it help if you run the following command first? texexec --make mptopdf (it should or at least used to be used in past) Mojca ------ Thank you Mojca, Your idea did help for minimal examples. I get conflicts with more elaborate files (even the dreaded 'cannot make .mpx file') sometimes using either suggestions so... retraining my fingers to put MP code in \startMPpage is the direction I will take because it gives the best looking forward result for me. John

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Two Bibliography questions
by john Culleton 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

For my bibliography I want to use the harvard style and the author-date form of the \cite command. I am using the sample.bib file for testing. I have progressed to the point where the bibiography shows the contents of sample.bib properly formatted. But I still have a problem with the printing of the actual citation. My \cite command looks like: \cite{Eijkhout1991} but all that prints out is: [1] Ideally I would see: (Eijkhout, 1991) What other adjustments do I need to make to correct this printout of the citation in the text? I already have the following in my preamble: \usemodule[bib] \setupbibtex[database={sample},sort=author] \setuppublications[alternative=harvard] \setupcite [authoryear] [pubsep={, }, lastpubsep={ and }, compress=yes, inbetween={ }, left={(}, right={)}] Second question: If I wish to restrict the printed bibilography to only those publications actually cited in the text with the \cite command or the \nocite command what do I need to change? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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[***SPAM***] Underlay a text with color
by "H. Özoguz" 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

> Marco Thanks Marco, but I was not precise enough: I want this underlied gray in the header for the chapter-marking. The direct attempt below fails: \definetextbackground [marker] [background=color, backgroundcolor=gray, frame=off] \setupheadertexts[][ {\marker{\getmarking[section]}}][][] \starttext \section{Blub} \stoptext Huseyin

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ConTeXt mkiv with SciTE on MacOSX
by Pierre Bovet 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

Hi all, I recently purchased Scite-Mac OSX to use with ConTeXt, but I don't find an issue for the integration of the *.properties and lexers files which are located in the ConTeXt minimal distribution. Did anyone encounter the same problem and who could help me? Thank you for your kind attention! Pierre Bovet Switzerland

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mptopdf in minimals
by John Kitzmiller 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

Is there something extra needed to use mptopdf with only context minimal? Experimenting with having just context standalone on mac osx: Compiling with just mpost or using a context \startMPcode wrapper works, e.g.: beginfig(1); draw origin--(100,100); endfig; end works with command line mpost % This is MetaPost, version 1.801 (kpathsea version 6.1.1dev) (mpost.mp (/users/johnkitzmiller/context/tex/texmf/metapost/base/plain.mp Preloading the plain mem file, version 1.004) ) (./mwe.mp [1] ) 1 output file written: mwe.1 Transcript written on mwe.log. and... \starttext \startMPcode draw origin--(100,100); \stopMPcode \stoptext works with command context % But using mptopdf on the first snippet complains: MPtoPDF 1.4.1 : running 'mpost --mem=mpost mwe.mp' This is MetaPost, version 1.801 (kpathsea version 6.1.1dev) (mpost.mp (/users/johnkitzmiller/context/tex/texmf/metapost/base/plain.mp Preloading the plain mem file, version 1.004) ) (./mwe.mp [1] ) 1 output file written: mwe.1 Transcript written on mwe.log. This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.5-1.40.14 (TeX Live 2013) \write18 enabled. kpathsea: Running mktexfmt mptopdf.fmt /usr/texbin/mktexfmt: line 395: /users/johnkitzmiller/context/tex/texmf/texconfig/tcfmgr: is a directory fmtutil: config file `fmtutil.cnf' not found. I can't find the format file `mptopdf.fmt'! MPtoPDF 1.4.1 : error while processing tex file (Note: I do not have TeX Live 2013 installed. The message from line 7 gave me some hints and I created the directory and put mptopdf.fmt from a pdftex --ini mptopdf command … no luck) Turning $PATH off from ~/context/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin mptopdf % gives: MPtoPDF 1.4.1 : running 'mpost --mem=mpost mwe.mp' This is MetaPost, version 1.504 (kpathsea version 6.1.0) (mpost.mp (/usr/local/texlive/2012/texmf-dist/metapost/base/plain.mp Preloading the plain mem file, version 1.004)) (./mwe.mp [1] ) 1 output file written: mwe.1 Transcript written on mwe.log. This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.4-1.40.13 (TeX Live 2012) restricted \write18 enabled. [MP to PDF] (./mwe.1) [1] Output written on mwe.pdf (1 page, 1305 bytes). Transcript written on mwe.log. MPtoPDF 1.4.1 : mwe is converted to mwe-1.pdf as I have been using. How to get mptopdf working from command line with just minimals?

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Decomposing the glyphs of a font
by Tim Li 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

Hi, Can I decompose the glyphs of an OpenType font? In other words, I hope to draw the outline of a font and its bounding box.What way has ConTeXt provided? Best regards,Tim

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Non-breaking spaces
by "H. Özoguz" 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

> \nobreakspace > \ideographicspace > \ideographichalffillspace > \twoperemspace > \threeperemspace > \fourperemspace > \sixperemspace > \figurespace > \punctuationspace > \breakablethinspace > \hairspace > \zerowidthspace > \zwnj > \zwj > \narrownobreakspace > > or just their utf representation Which of them is like \hairspace, but not breakable? Or where can I read all the properties of this commands? Huseyin

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endnotemarkers
by Meer, H. van der 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

With the following setup my endnotes show up in the list with [number], as I would like to have it. But in the text they do not appear as [number] but just as plain numbers. Why does textcommand has not this effect, whereas numbercommand does? The manual strongly suggest this to me. \def\fnmarker#1{[#1]} \setupnotation[endnote][numbercommand=\fnmarker,textcommand=\fnmarker] Hans van der Meer

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Vanishing chapter title from Contents
by Tim Li 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

Hi, maybe, codes is our language :-) % define a new head\definehead[backmatterchapter][chapter] \starttext \startfrontmatter \title{Preface} \completecontent \stopfrontmatter \startbodymatter \chapter{First Chapter} \stopbodymatter \startbackmatter \backmatterchapter{Backmatter} \stopbackmatter \stoptext The chapter title "Backmatter" in the backmatter won't appear in the Contents. Why? How can I make it appear in the Contents? Best regards,Tim

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Non-breaking spaces
by "H. Özoguz" 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

For typographical fine-tuning one needs often non-breaking spaces. But not only full spaces, but half spaces, or even less. I have this example: and\hskip1pt/or But \hskip1pt is not non-breaking, like "\," (half space) is. How to make it non-breaking? Or are there predfined ones, analog to \, ? Huseyin

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footnoterule
by Meer, H. van der 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

Is there a reason why the first does switches off the rule above the footnote \setupfootnotes[rule=off] but this doesn't? \setupnotation[footnote][rule=off]] Just try with \setupnotation[footnote][rule=off] % either this or the next one %\setupfootnotes[rule=off] \starttext Some footnote\footnote{The foonote}.\crlf \stoptext Hans van der Meer

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typesetting TOC
by Meer, H. van der 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

I am very sorry, but I still cannot understand how to get the TOC as I would like it. The following does typeset the Content header but is empty otherwise. \startfrontmatter \completelist[content][criterium=chapter] \stopfrontmatter I tried various possibilities from the reference manual, like \placelist[section][criterium=chapter]. But either this doesn't work (anymore?) or I am doing something very stupid. But these call do nothing. It seems so simple: use the \complete.. mechanism (because this wraps the TOC nicely) to typeset a selection from the TOC using the criterium-mechanism. Which seems to me just made for this sort of action. But nothing comes out of it. Hans van der Meer

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bodyfont size in margin?
by Meer, H. van der 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

I would like to have the same font and especially the same size for inmargin texts. Why is the following program not honouring the size setting? % Font in margin text \def\MarkMaster{\inmargin[location=left]{{\switchtobodyfont[sans,8pt]\red MASTER SECTION}}} \starttext \startchapter[title=\MarkMaster test title] \input tufte \MarkMaster \input tufte \blank contextversion=\contextversion \stopchapter \stoptext Hans van der Meer

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LuaTeX error in \showboxes
by Marco Patzer 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

Hi, the following example results in a LuaTeX error: \showboxes \starttext \dorecurse{30}{\footnote{foo}} \stoptext ! LuaTeX error ...ext-beta/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/trac-vis.lua:524: You can't assign a glue_spec node to a prev field stack traceback: [C]: in function '__newindex' ...ext-beta/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/trac-vis.lua:524: in function 'ruledbox' ...ext-beta/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/trac-vis.lua:810: in function 'visualize' Marco

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[***SPAM***] Updating Context or "Never change a running System"?
by Jan Heinen 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

Hello, I did my last Context-Project 15 months ago - a small book. Now I want to write the next book. Do you suggest to update my Context-installation? I have installed ConTeXt Standalone (Minimal?) My versions are: Contextversion: 2011.11.04 14:15 Contextversion -Number: 201111004 14:15 MKIV Textengine LuaTeX Textengine-Number: 0.70.1 Which are the new versions? Are there important changes in the new versions? Where can I find an actual changelog? Regards Janis

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How to find the source code/documentation for a specific command
by contact＠thomas-corbiere.name 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

Hello ConTeXt list, I am a new user of ConTeXt and I am trying to write my very first document with this program. However, it is often difficult to find explanation about commands and their options. Most of the documentation and examples seems outdated or incomplete... I know that you are currently writing a new version of the manuals and that it is a time consuming task so before I plague you with questions I may have, I would like to know how to find the source code of a command (which may include embedded documentation). For example how can I find the source file for the \setupinteraction command? (I am using ConTeXt on Windows.). If I can find more information by myself I will not have to take too much of your time. Regards, Thomas Corbière

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Detecting reference-errors
by "H. Özoguz" 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

With \at[ref] one can get the pagenumber of a reference. If this reference is not there (maybe in another file, not included at that moment) there is no error given, but two question marks ??. That is of course useful, but what if I WANT an error? Because that is the only fast way to detect typing errors in references. Else I will have ?? at the end in the book, not very nice Huseyin P.S.: Sorry for the other Mail with the wrong sender-adress.

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Footnotes indented, but with same distance between text and number
by "H. Özoguz" 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

> Does not work. For two digits, its ok, but beginning with 100 it fails. > Try (see footnote 100): Ok, I have seen the problem, I have simply to increase the width. Thank you!

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Footnotes indented, but with same distance between text and number
by "H. Özoguz" 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

> headalign=left > > > Marco Does not work. For two digits, its ok, but beginning with 100 it fails. Try (see footnote 100): \setupnotation[footnote][ headalign=left, width=1em, numbercommand=\high] \starttext \dorecurse{100}{\footnote{Fußnote \recurselevel}} \stoptext Huseyin

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[***SPAM***] Footnotes indented, but with same distance between text and number
by "H. Özoguz" 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

I indent footnotes with: \setupnotation[footnote][ alternative=left, width=1em, numbercommand=\high] But that causes the following ugliness: The distance between the footnote-number and the footnote-entry is not always the same, it depends now on the length of the footnote-number – see the difference of footnotenumber 9 and 10. By default, that is not the case. How to get the default results with indentation? It is not only an ugliness, it causes problems, when you have really much footnotes, than (with more than 99 or even more than 999 footnotes) the footnotenumber, and the footnote-entry overlap.) Testing by: \setupnotation[footnote][ alternative=left, width=1em, numbercommand=\high] \starttext \dorecurse{100}{\footnote{Fußnote \recurselevel}} \stoptext Huseyin

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Detecting reference-errors
by "H. Özoguz" 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

With \at[ref] one can get the pagenumber of a reference. If this reference is not there (maybe in another file, not included at that moment) there is no error given, but two question marks ??. That is of course useful, but what if I WANT an error? Because that is the only fast way to detect typing errors in references. Else I will have ?? at the end in the book, not very nice :) Huseyin

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Mismatched font size when switching fonts in the chapter title
by Tim Li 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

Mismatched font size when switching fonts in the chapter title \setupbodyfont[12pt] \definefontsynonym[PalatinoRoman][name:palatinolinotyperoman][features=default] \definefont[AnotherFont][PalatinoRoman sa 1] \starttext \chapter{On \AnotherFont Fonts} General readers \stoptextIt seems that if switching to another font in the chapter title, the size of these two typefaces is mismatched. This will produce the mismatched font size("On" and "Font"), how to deal with this problem? Tim Li

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