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Stable versions of MkIV
by Sietse Brouwer 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

Hi all, The "current stable" MkIV, the MkIV on the wiki, and the MkIV in TeX Live are quite different things. MkIV 2011.005.18 -- result of first-setup.sh --current MkIV 2011.10.008 -- version on the wiki MkIV 2012.005.29 -- version in TeX Live 2012, AFAICT (Mojca?) 1. Why not declare the version in TeX Live to be stable? I know Mojca puts some work into making it as bug-free as possible. 2. Perhaps have the MkIV on the wiki track the MkIV in TeXlive? We can show off reasonably-recent features, it looks more up-to-date, it's a nice clear answer to "should we update already?", and it ensures that we update to reasonably bug-free versions. 3. Is there a list of past stable versions somewhere? I can't find one, and without it the ability to go to a specific stable version with `sh ./first-setup.sh --context=date` seems a bit useless. (Can't really imagine a use in general, though.) 4. (Less important.) context.mkiv defines \contextversion as e.g. `2012.08.11 14:11`, but \contextversionnumber in mult-ini.mkiv still prepends a zero to the month or day. (It checks whether 08 < 10, which is true even if the leading zero is present.) This causes the extra zeros you saw in the version numbers above. Can this be changed without breakage ensuing? I expect that nobody depends on it over the more direct \contextversion. (People that do use \contextversionnumber have a problem anyway, because the version strings it produces in October-December will always turn out 'earlier/older' than the ones produced in January-September, regardless of year.) Cheers, Sietse

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test for (negative) number
by Peter Rolf 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

Hi, I used '\doifnumberelse' to validate some macro parameters (angle). Sadly it does not work with negative numbers. Is there a similar macro, that also supports negative values? Example: \doifnumberelse {45}{yes}{no}% yes \doifnumberelse{-45}{yes}{no}% no Greetings, Peter

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Runtime Error (TeXLive and ConTeXt )
by Hrothgar Boyce 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

TeXLive Version: 2012 ("--all" updated to August 20th, 2012) Platform: CYGWIN_NT-6.0 1.7.16(0.262/5/3) 2012-07-20 22:55 The attempted command which ends in an error is: texexec -o pdf 659-water-stations.tex This results in: "PANIC: unprotected error in call to Lua API (zlib library version does not match - header: 1.2.5, library: 1.2.7)" However /usr/include/zlib.h is for version 1.2.7, not the 1.2.5 mentioned in the error message. Any idea of how to fix this, so I can run ConTexT? Thanks for any and all help.

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How to know in which page I'm?
by Xan 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

Hi, I want to print a message depending if the page is even or odd. In pseudocode: \if \inpage.\iseven { This page is even } \else { This page is odd } How can I do that in ConTeXt? Thanks in advance, Xan. PS: Please, CCme

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Problem with SETUPTEX and KSH93
by Alessandro Perucchi 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > >Can you please try again? > >Mojca Hello Mojca, thanks :-) it works wonderfully! Now, I don't have to patch setuptex each time I'm updating ConTeXt :-D Sincerely yours, Alessandro

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Problem with SETUPTEX and KSH93
by Alessandro Perucchi 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

Hello, I'm new to ConTeXt, and I find it great! I've done the standalone installation on my Linux box. For many reasons, I don't use bash, but ksh since all my customers are using ksh as there shell. Nevertheless, the setuptex is not working for me. Of course it works if I say . ~/context/tex/setuptex ~/context/tex But I would like to have it in the short form: . ~/context/tex/setuptex So for that in ksh, I needed to correct the setuptex like that: line 99: if [ z"$BASH_SOURCE" != z ]; then SCRIPTPATH="$BASH_SOURCE" else if [ z"${.sh.version}" != z ]; then SCRIPTPATH="${.sh.file}" else SCRIPTPATH="$0" fi fi And now, it works for ksh93, and all the other shells should be unaffected. Would it be possible to correct it? Or if someone has a better idea, then I'm also ok, as long as it works for ksh. Sincerely yours, Alessandro Perucchi

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EuroTeX 2012 / 6th ConTeXt Meeting reminder
by Taco Hoekwater 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

Hi all, Invitation ========== This is a reminder that EuroTeX 2012, the sixth ConTeXt meeting, the NTG najaarsbijeenkomst, and Dante's Herbsttagung will all be held together at the same time and place in Breskens, the Netherlands, on October 8 - October 12 The organisation of the conference is a joint effort of the NTG, Dante and the ConTeXt Group. Theme ===== Breskens is a small beach town that lives mostly off tourism, and people on vacation tend to do slightly odd, relaxing things that they do not normally have time for. Combining these two, the motto of this conference is: Recreational uses of TeX We already have quite some interesting talks, but we are still accepting new proposals. Registering =========== Please note that registration will be possible until SEPTEMBER 10, and that there can be no late registrations for this conference. So if you wish to attend, you have only three weeks left to fill in your registration! See http://www.ntg.nl/eurotex2012/ for additional details, including abstracts and the registration form. The programme promises to be quite interesting, so we hope to see you there! On behalf of the organising committee, Taco Hoekwater PS Please forward this message to whoever seems appropriate to you.

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running context mcommon.tex
by john Culleton 19 Aug '12

19 Aug '12

Downloaded and installed context minimal in my user directory. Ran setuptex mktexlsr texexec --make --alone and so on. Now I want to process the manual mcommon.tex. I tried context mcommon.tex. I got lots of messages but no pdf file. In the same directory I ran context mreadme.tex and that processed ok. Do I need some special parameter for mcommmon.tex? I tried some --mode parameters but none seemed to help. I also have a texlive install but I thought setuptex took care of that. -- John Culleton Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Police Procedural and Expose: "Death Wore Black" "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Project & automatic lookup for included directories
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 19 Aug '12

19 Aug '12

Hello, I have a product file which includes an environment file placed two directories up. What is the default lookup of \environment? I thought it were at least one level up, but I'm not sure. My code so far is: ---- \usepath[{.,..,../..}] \environment _e-Geom.mkiv % In fact in '../../_e-Geom.mkiv' \startproduct * AAA \section{SSS} \stopproduct ---- The code works; but what members in '\usepath[{.,..,../..,../../..}]' are really necessary (so what lookup is performed automatically? - '.' = the current directory? and/or '..' = the parent directory?)? Suppose having 3 files: _e-Geom.mkiv ../_e-Geom.mkiv ../../_e-Geom.mkiv Which of them will be used when I write '\environment _e-Geom.mkiv' and a) I specify explicitly \usepath[{../..}]? b) I don't use '\usepath'? TIA. 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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Footer text style
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 19 Aug '12

19 Aug '12

Hello, I'm struggling a bit with setting font style for page footer: ---- \setuppagenumbering [location={footer,middle}, ] \setupfooter[text][style=\bfc] \starttext \dorecurse{3}{\input knuth\page} \stoptext ---- Why the footer is not bold and big ('\bfc')? - How to make it '\bfc'? TIA. Lukas (ConTeXt ver: 2012.08.02 10:55 MKIV fmt: 2012.8.3 int: english/english) -- 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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MetaPost Page height
by Troy Henderson 19 Aug '12

19 Aug '12

The follow code produces a PDF whose page height is too large (i.e., is not tight enough around the graphic). How can I get this the height to be as tight as the width? \startMPpage bboxmargin:=0; label(btex foo etex,origin); \stopMPpage Thanks in advance, Troy Henderson

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\FirstNCharacters is undefined
by Henning Hraban Ramm 18 Aug '12

18 Aug '12

Latest beta, MkIV: I get "! Undefined control sequence." for \FirstNCharacters If I copy its definition from supp-fun.tex (source.contextgarden.net) to my project, it works. Greetlings, Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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hidden attachments broken
by Michail Vidiassov 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

Dear Hans and All, if I use example from scrn-wid.mkvi \attachment[file=oeps.tex,title=Oeps,author=Hans,subtitle=TeX File,method=hidden] empty file gets embedded and all specs are lost. If I remove "method=hidden" all is OK - file is there, I can see supplied information in Adobe Reader list of attached/embedded files. I did not trace the cause of file getting empty, but the loss of specs appears to be by design. In 2011 you wrote "The hidden method will not place an annotation." (http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2011/057091.html) but now the comment "hidden = not in menu" in scrn-wid.mkv implies that you also try to hide file information in the list of attached files, so menu entry is just a placeholder with file name "attachment.txt" and empty description. The relevant code piece, where specs and filename are dropped, seems to be in scrn-wid.mkvseems \setvalue{scrn_attachment_method_\v!hidden}% {\ctxcommand{insertattachment{ tag = "\currentattachment", registered = "\currentattachmentregistered", method = "\v!hidden" }}} While such anonymizing mode may be required for some security-obsessed people, who do not want filenames leak into shipped out files, it seems strange not to provide an option to preserve the old behavior (hidden file appears in attached/embedded files list of Adobe Reader with filename and description) and break your own example. Sincerely, Michail PS. ConTeXt ver: 2012.08.16 22:20 MKIV

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\smash broken in mkiv
by Dominik Leopold Forkert 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

Hi, In the following minimal example \startformula P = \left(\vphantom{\sum}\smash{\sum_{\startsubstack 1 \le i \le p \NR 1 \le j \le q \NR 1 \le k \le r \NR \stopsubstack}} a_{ij}b_{jk}c_{ki} \right) \stopformula \smash does not work properly in mkiv – in mkii it runs just fine! Best regards, Dominik

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align and \rotated don't work
by Xan 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

Hi, I have this code: \bTD[width=.7cm, align={bottom, middle}, topframe=off] \rotate[rotation=90]{Antoni Obrador} \eTD in one table but it does not work. ConTeXt displays it up and left. Is it any bug associated with rotated and align? With lohi suprisely it works. Thanks in advance, Xan. PS: please, CCme.

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\textwidth - 7 cm?
by Xan 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

Hi, I just want to know how to substract \textwidth and 7cm to set width in one \bTD. I receive error if I do directly: "width=\textwidth-7cm" Thanks in advance, Xan.

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Throwing an error on missing image with \externalfigure
by Tobias Mueller 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

Hi :-) I'd like ConTeXt to raise an error if it can't find an image when using \externalfigure. I really don't want to check a potentially big document for missing images manually and while I could grep the log myself in an additional post processing step, I really want ConTeXt to do raise the error for me, not a potentially broken script written by me. I've seen the other thread: http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2011/059485.html but there is no answer there. I also expected a similar behaviour to "\input" which fails on a non existing file. My thinking was that there is either a switch for "context", i.e. like "-Werror" or a way to set context up from within the document, i.e. by telling it to be in a "final" mode. So my question is: How can I make ConTeXt raise an error on a non found image? Cheers, Tobi

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Bug in framed ...
by Bernhard Rosensteiner 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

Hi all, i think there is a bug when using rounded corners in frames (ConTeXt ver: 2012.08.16 22:20 MKIV fmt: 2012.8.17 int: english/english). Minimal example: \starttext %works: \framed[framecorner=rectangular, bottomframe=off, rightframe=off]{happy ConTeXting!} %bottomline and rightline should not be visible, but are: \framed[framecorner=round, bottomframe=off, rightframe=off]{happy ConTeXting!} %complete frame is missing, but should not be (according to the Wiki): \framed[corner=16]{happy ConTeXting!} \stoptext best regards Bernhard

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Added licensing information to PDF
by Tobias Mueller 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

Hi :-) I am trying to switch from LaTeX to ConTeXt and I'd like to add licensing information to the generated PDF, just like what the "hyperxmp" package would do for LaTeX. Something like this: \setupinteraction[ title={My Title}, author={Tobias Mueller}, keyword={foo bar baz}, pdfcopyright={This work is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 Germany License.}, pdflicenseurl={http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/de/} ] \starttext Hello, World! \stoptext Thanks! Tobi

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OT: TextMate2 has been opensourced (and comes with MacPorts now)
by Mojca Miklavec 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

One of my favourite Mac editors (aka: dukenukemforevermaceditor) has recently been opensourced and can be installed via MacPorts (but also bought in the store to support developer). It's still in alpha, but ... it's there. Mojca PS: ConTeXt support by Patrick exists (it never became part of official distribution though, but maybe we could request that).

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Pointer to manual.
by john Culleton 16 Aug '12

16 Aug '12

Still looking for a pointer to the latest revision of "Context Reference Manual" even if incomplete. Or is there a separate MKIV manual? -- John Culleton Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Police Procedural and Expose: "Death Wore Black" "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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linenotes space for compress
by Pablo Rodríguez 15 Aug '12

15 Aug '12

Hi there, I have tried to add the compress option for linenotes to a commented edition that I'm trying to typeset (http://geoffreysteadman.com/) Sample is attached. And the relevant code for both apparatuses are: \definenote[dict] \setupnote[dict][n=2,rule=off, split=strict, inbetween=\hskip1.5em] \setupnotation[dict][number=no] \definelinenote[contxt] \setupnote[contxt][rule=off, paragraph=yes, split=strict, inbetween=\hskip1.5em] \setupnotation[contxt][numbercommand=,alternative=serried,distance=1em,compress=yes,compressseparator=] There is a problem (shown in the second apparatus from pages 1-3): compression space is also shown at line start with no previous text on that line. I'm afraid this is a bug. There is another issue with the blank space between compressed notes. They have more space than normal notes. This can be observed comparing the first compressed notes and the first numbered ones. I guess compressed notes have both spaces from numbered notes (the space before and the space after the number [inbetween option from setupnote and distance option from setupnotation]). I think there should be less space for compressed notes than for numbered notes. I think Idris and Thomas might give some insight into this issue. My suggestion would be to reduce the compressed space to the space before the number (inbetween option from setupnotes) or to enable a compressspace option in setupnotation (which would make sense mainly when compressseparator were disabled). There is another issue on pages 2 and 3: the separation between body and the dict linenotes is almost non-existent. I'm afraid this may be bug. BTW, I would like to put the contxt linenote numbers in old style. \setff{oldn} would be the command, but \setupnotation[contxt][numbercommand=\setff{oldn}] doesn't work. How can I get this? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Grid lines color and disable
by Xan 15 Aug '12

15 Aug '12

Hi, I want to change color to red to black in \showgrid. Is it possible? By the other hand, I want to enable/disable the grid alternatively: I want to have for example 5 blank new pages and then leave the grid: \showgrid[nonumber]{{\dorecurse{80}\page[empty]}} What command I have to run to disable grid in the next page? I use MKIV with minimals Thanks in advance, Xan. PS: Please, CCme

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Re: [NTG-context] Figured bass symbols in a text.
by Robert Blackstone 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

On 14 aug. 2012, at 11:58:49 -0400, John Culleton <John(a)wexfordpress.com> wrote > Consider also creating the figured bass (or any musical notation) > in the shareware package Mup. The output is a ps file. Then the > notation and any accompanying verse can be treated as a graphic import. > There are horses for courses. For music I always use MUP. Thank you for the tip. I had a quick look at it. It looks interesting, and at least superficially a bit like Lilypond, which I gave a try many years ago. But I think I will stay with Finale, which fulfills all my needs in the field of music notation, including, in recent versions, figured bass. My problem was not with music notation but with inserting some of the symbols and characters in a normal text. The stacked BC-figures are under control now. Other special symbols, like that for an augmented fourth, a diminished fifth and the "petite sixte" may become a problem. But I have not seen those in the impressively long list or symbols available in MUP either. Kind regards, Robert Blackstone

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Latest version of Reference Manual
by john Culleton 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

I want to keep up iwth the latest revision of the "reference manual". Is there a cvs or svn feed? My latest download is dated June 9, 2011. -- John Culleton Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Police Procedural and Expose: "Death Wore Black" "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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vertical distance in combinations
by Peter Rolf 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

Hi, the following code does not work in mkiv (also tested with latest beta). \setuppagenumber[state=stop] \starttext \setupcombinations[distance=10mm,inbetween=\vskip10mm] %\setupcombinations[distance=10mm,inbetween={\blank[10mm]}] \setupblackrules[width=40mm,height=40mm] \startcombination[2*2] {\blackrule}{} {\blackrule}{} {\blackrule}{} {\blackrule}{} \stopcombination \stoptext Peter

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Re: [NTG-context] Figured bass symbols in a text.
by Robert Blackstone 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

On 10 aug. 2012, at 21:09, 19:59:36, Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote > The next beta has: > > \starttext > > \definelow [MyLow] [style=\txx] > \definehigh [MyHigh] [style=\txx] > \definelowhigh [MyLoHi] [style=\txx] > \definelowmidhigh[MyLoMiHi][style=\txx] > > We have > \ruledhbox{\low {L}} and \ruledhbox{\MyLow {L}} and > \ruledhbox{\high {H}} and \ruledhbox{\MyHigh {H}} and > \ruledhbox{\lohi {L}{H}} and \ruledhbox{\MyLoHi {L}{H}} and > \ruledhbox{\lomihi{L}{M}{H}} and \ruledhbox{\MyLoMiHi{L}{M}{H}}. > > \stoptext Hi Hans, I just tested this for the figured bass symbols in my text. It is perfect. And it has at least one important advantage over the plain-TeX method, kindly offered by Michael Rogers, in that it uses the same font as that for he main text, which, in my case, will be probably a sans-serif font. The plain TeX solution, as far as I could see, uses only the serif version of LM, so it would haven given me serif-like figured bass symbols in an otherwise sans-serif document. Thank you very much. Kind regards, Robert

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[OT] The effect of typefaces on credibility
by Khaled Hosny 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

This is stuff is usually bogus, but the choice of Computer Modern is interesting: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/hear-all-ye-people-hearken-… (for once an OT that is not Luigi's)

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Bold math trouble
by Kumar Appaiah 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

Hi. I use ConTeXt in Debian. If this helps, please keep it in mind: dpkg -l context gives: ii context 2012.05.30.20120611-1 Now, if you consider the following: <code> \usetypescript[palatino][texnansi] \definetypeface[mainface][mm][math][modern][modern][encoding=texnansi] \definetypeface [boldmath] [mm] [boldmath] [modern] [modern] [encoding=texnansi] \switchtobodyfont[palatino,14pt] \starttext Hi \startformula x = \boldsymbol{\Sigma}\Sigma \stopformula \stoptext </code> The issue I have is that this doesn't work, and throws me: ! Math formula deleted: Insufficient symbol fonts. \mathboldsymbol ...t]$\mathsurround \zeropoint #1$ }} {\hbox {\switchtoformul... l.9 x = \boldsymbol{\Sigma} \Sigma However, if I make the 14pt above 11pt or 12pt, it works perfectly. Is there something I am doing wrong? Thanks. Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah

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formula in TABLE is not continuous numbered
by Steffen Wolfrum 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

Hi, please have a look at this minimal example below: you'll find three formulas (1), (4), (5) What happen to (2) and (3)? Steffen ....... \starttext \placeformula \startformula a+b=c \stopformula \bTABLE[frame=on,align=right,width=fit,style={\switchtobodyfont[9pt]}] \bTR \bTD[width=35mm] \placeformula \startformula c-a=b \stopformula \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \placeformula \startformula c-b=a \stopformula \stoptext

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Clarification on methods of toggling maximum compression
by Kip Warner 11 Aug '12

11 Aug '12

Hey list, I've noticed at least three methods of setting what I think is the generated PDF to maximum compression. \setupbackend[level=9] \pdfcompresslevel9 \maximumpdfcompression Are these all redundant? Do they do different things? Do I need but one to achieve the desired maximum compression of the resulting PDF? -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com

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superscript spacing: xits math font
by Andreas Mang 11 Aug '12

11 Aug '12

Hi there, Likewise to an issue reported earlier to this list (Math & other issues for TL 2012) there seems to be a problem with the spacing of the superscript in the xits math font, which cannot be controlled via the "setupmathematics[italix=n]" option: %%% start example \setupbodyfont[xits] \starttext ${\cal P}^hx$ $P^h_mx$ $C^hx$ $W^{-1}x$ \stoptext %%% stop example For me (ConTeXt ver: 2012.08.10 00:32 MKIV fmt: 2012.8.10) these examples yield a too small spacing / negative spacing between the letter and the corresponding superscript. Any ideas? Cheers, Andreas Not quite sure if this is a pure font problem and should be sent to some other place than this list?

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Re: [NTG-context] Figured bass symbols in a text
by Robert Blackstone 11 Aug '12

11 Aug '12

On 10 aug. 2012, at 18:08:36 +0200, Wolfgang Schuster <wolfgang.schuster(a)gmail.com> wrote > Am 10.08.2012 um 18:00 schrieb "Rogers, Michael K" <mroge02(a)emory.edu>: > >> Hi, >> >> Since no one has offered a quick ConTeXt solution, I offer my usual -- a dumb Plain TeX solution: >> >> \def\lomihi#1#2#3{${\scriptstyle{#2}}\limits_{#1}^{#3}$} >> >> With the Computer Modern font, the top is a little further away from the middle than the bottom. It can be adjusted with something like >> >> \def\lomihi#1#2#3{${\scriptstyle{#2}}\limits_{#1}^{\lower0.23pt\hbox{$\scriptstyle{#3}$}}$} >> >> but this would probably have to be adjusted for each font and size. > > You can use \framed: > > \defineframed[lohimi][align=flushleft,location=middle,frame=off,foregroundstyle=\tx] > > \starttext > text \lohi{1}{2} text \lohimi{1\\2\\3} text > \stoptext > > Wolfgang Hi Wolfgang, Though you actually replied to Michael Rogers' mail I consider myself to be a recipient of your advice too. Thank you very much for your help. For my purpose the "dumb Plain TeX solution" that Michael Rogers suggested works better as the distances between the figures are short enough to make it look like one symbol. Which is the way I prefer it in this sort of text. Thanks again, Kind regards, Robert

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Re: [NTG-context] Figured bass symbols in a text
by Robert Blackstone 11 Aug '12

11 Aug '12

On 10 aug. 2012, at 16:00, "Rogers, Michael K" <mroge02(a)emory.edu> wrote in reply to my question: "Is there a neat way to insert a stack of three figures in a line of text with the middle one sitting on the base line?" > Since no one has offered a quick ConTeXt solution, I offer my usual -- a dumb Plain TeX solution: > > \def\lomihi#1#2#3{${\scriptstyle{#2}}\limits_{#1}^{#3}$} > > With the Computer Modern font, the top is a little further away from the middle than the bottom. It can be adjusted with something like > > \def\lomihi#1#2#3{${\scriptstyle{#2}}\limits_{#1}^{\lower0.23pt\hbox{$\scriptstyle{#3}$}}$} > > but this would probably have to be adjusted for each font and size. > > Hope that helps, > > Michael Thank you very much. It certainly helps. This is exactly what I need. Kind regards, Rober

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Figured bass symbols in a text.
by Robert Blackstone 11 Aug '12

11 Aug '12

Dear all, Is there a neat way to insert a stack of three figures in a line of text with the middle one sitting on the base line? I need it in a discussion of figured bass. (Figured bass is a system to indicate harmonies to be played above a bass-line. The figures can be single or stacked, two or three above each other. In discussing this topic in articles and books these "figures" are usually written as they appear in the music scores, in other words, stacked.) For a stack of two figures it can be done perfectly with \lohi{}{}. Is there a way to do it for a stack of three figures with the middle one sitting on the base line? (Something like \lomihi{}{}{}?) Here is an example in which the problem is stated once more. ----------------------------------------------- \starttext This does not look professional. A typical problematic example of this printing practice is Monteverdi's {\em L'Orfeo}, where, in the third act, in Speranze's recitative {\em Ecco l'atra palude}, several single fourths are printed, leaving for the continuo player the choice to play 5/4, 6/4, or 7/4/2. \medskip This does, for \lohi{4}{5} and \lohi{4}{6}. But how could this be done also for 7/4/2? (Interline distance may be enlarged as necessary.) A typical problematic example of this printing practice is Monteverdi's {\em L'Orfeo}, where, in the third act, in Speranze's recitative {\em Ecco l'atra palude}, several single fourths are printed, leaving for the continuo player the choice to play \lohi{4}{5}, \lohi{4}{6}, or 7/4/2. \stoptext ------------------------------------------------ Thanks in advance for any help. Best regards, Robert Blackstone

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Changing page number location for chapters
by john Culleton 10 Aug '12

10 Aug '12

I have set up page numbering in the header thus: \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided,location={header,margin}] I have suppressed this page number for chapters thus: \setuphead[chapter][page=right,header=empty] But what I really want is the page number for chapters in the footer, and centered. This is a common convention. What parameter should I use in the \setuphead command to accomplish this? -- John Culleton Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Police Procedural and Expose: "Death Wore Black" "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Broken Nightly 2012.08.09 20:28 - \setupinteraction
by Prashanth 10 Aug '12

10 Aug '12

Hi, I like clickable links in PDF files. However, the build from 2012.08.09 20:28 has a problem with it. Minimal example: \setupinteraction[status=start, state=start, % disabling this line makes it work title={Something}, subtitle={Something else}] \starttext \CONTEXT\ \footnote{http://wiki.contextgarden.net/} latest build. \stoptext

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beta
by Hans Hagen 10 Aug '12

10 Aug '12

Hi, There is a new feature in mtxrun: As I wanted to acccess the help on the wiki, I've added a feature to mtxrun that can be used in an editor: mtxrun --gethelp --url="http://www.contextgarden.net/Command/setuplist" Actually, one can also use this: mtxrun --gethelp --url="http://www.contextgarden.net/Command/%command%" --command="setuplist" So, in scite I do: mtxrun --gethelp --url="http://www.contextgarden.net/Command/%command%" --command="$(CurrentWord)" and hitting F1 takes the current word and runs this command. On windows it effective boils down to start "the url" I have no clue what happens on unix. Ps 1: Isn't it possible to also support /command on the wiki? It looks like the url resolver is case sensitive. Ps 2: one can also run mtxrun --script server --start --auto and then use mtxrun --gethelp --url="http://localhost:31415/mtx-server-ctx-help.lua?command=%command%" --command="$(CurrentWord)" but the garden provides more info. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Luatex error in latest beta (standalone)
by Alan Bowen 10 Aug '12

10 Aug '12

Files that used to process are now getting this error message: ! LuaTeX error ...TeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc-not.lua:351: attempt to call global 'getdeltapage' (a nil value) stack traceback: ...TeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc-not.lua:351: in function 'notedeltapage' <main ctx instance>:1: in main chunk. system > tex > error on line 24 in file c_2012-01_Johnson.tex: LuaTeX error … ctxcommand ...\directlua \zerocount {commands.#1} \strc_notes_set_style_color_special ...tenumber )} \relax \setlocationcolorsp... \strc_notes_set_style_color_inline ...lor_special \fi \strc_notes_inject_symbol ...xtstyle \c!textcolor \hbox \strc_notes_get_refe... \195>notation:note ...l \strc_notes_inject_symbol \else \unskip \unskip \glo... \strc_notations_command_nop ...handler \endcsname \strc_constructions_finali... I am running ConTeXt ver: 2012.08.02 10:55 MKIV fmt: 2012.8.2 int: english/english (standalone) Is there fix for this? Many thanks. Alan

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math formula linebreak
by Steffen Wolfrum 09 Aug '12

09 Aug '12

Hi, for nice linebreaking we can adjust math formulas by the use of NC, NR alignment. But if someone only wants long formulas to fit in a defined area, and want them to break automatically ... is there a handy solution? (Below are examples that don't work) Thanks, Steffen ------- \starttext \placeformula \startformula[9pt] I=\big\{\lambda u(x_0-\pi^H K)+(1-\lambda)[\pi^L u(x_0-K+(1-\pi^L)Z_{L'}) +(1-\pi^L)u(x_0-\pi^L Z_{L'})]\big\}-\big\{\pi^U u(x_0-K+(1-\pi^U)Z_{U'}) +(1-\pi^U)u(x_0-\pi^U Z_{U'})\big\}. \stopformula \defineframedtext [defbackground] [width=10cm, frame=on, location=paragraph] \startdefbackground \placeformula \startformula[9pt] I=\big\{\lambda u(x_0-\pi^H K)+(1-\lambda)[\pi^L u(x_0-K+(1-\pi^L)Z_{L'}) +(1-\pi^L)u(x_0-\pi^L Z_{L'})]\big\} -\big\{\pi^U u(x_0-K+(1-\pi^U)Z_{U'}) +(1-\pi^U)u(x_0-\pi^U Z_{U'})\big\}. \stopformula \stopdefbackground \definelayer[mylayer] \setlayerframed [mylayer] [x=25mm, y=85mm, height=43.5mm, width=10cm,align=block] { \placeformula \startformula[9pt] I=\big\{\lambda u(x_0-\pi^H K)+(1-\lambda)[\pi^L u(x_0-K+(1-\pi^L)Z_{L'}) +(1-\pi^L)u(x_0-\pi^L Z_{L'})]\big\} -\big\{\pi^U u(x_0-K+(1-\pi^U)Z_{U'}) +(1-\pi^U)u(x_0-\pi^U Z_{U'})\big\}. \stopformula } \setupbackgrounds[page][background=mylayer] \stoptext

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[***SPAM***] Widows: penalty without efffect (ConTeXt iv)
by d_jan 09 Aug '12

09 Aug '12

Dear List, I ran into trouble with the widow/orphan-control in context. I searched the mailinglist, and saw that there were some other threads on the topic bevore, but as far as I am concerned what was suggested there did not work for me when I tried it. I run context iv using the version which comes with TexLive 2011. First trail was to include \widowpenalty=9000 and \clubpenalty=9000 at the start of the document, before \starttext (cause I do my setups, and definitions there) As this did not work I tried to put them after \starttext. As well I lowered \brokenpenalty. But both approaches, which were suggested in previous Posts on the ntg-context list failed to show an effect in my case. Is there anything I could do to prevent the widow lines? PS.: As I may be doing any noobish errors, here an overview of the documents structure and the placement of the penalty-commands _________________________________ \widowpenalty=9000 \clubpenalty=9000 \definepapersize[janssize][width=190mm, height=245mm] \setuppapersize[janssize][A4] %we can use something like [A5][A4], which is a a5 Page sized Document printed on a A4 sheet \setuplayout[grid=yes, marking=on, location=middle, backspace=30mm, width=110mm]%former: location=doublesided \starttext \startstandardmakeup \stopstandardmakeup \startfrontmatter %TOC... \stopfrontmatter \startbodymatter %the main stuff goes here % Loads of text \stopbodymatter \startappendices %appendices go here \stopappendices \stoptext

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Can't generate an epub - what am I doing wrong?
by Marcin Borkowski 09 Aug '12

09 Aug '12

Hello all, my problem is as in the topic;). The minimal example from the wiki works fine, but this does not: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \setupbackend[export=yes,xhtml=yes] \settaggedmetadata [title=My Document, author=A. U. Thor] \starttext \startchapter[title={First chapter}] \input tufte \stopchapter \startchapter[title={Second chapter}] \input knuth \stopchapter \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% The resulting epub file (after the mtxrun, of course) does not contain any metadata; also, there is no chapter structure whatsoever. What am I missing? TIA, -- Marcin Borkowski http://mbork.pl -- Marcin Borkowski http://mbork.pl

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Re: [NTG-context] \startcomponent, \startproduct... + automatic file name
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 09 Aug '12

09 Aug '12

Great, thank you. Lukas On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:27:08 +0200, Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > in the current beta you can say > > \startcomponent * > > Hans -- 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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Widows: penalty without efffect (ConTeXt iv)
by Jan Dittrich 09 Aug '12

09 Aug '12

Dear List, I ran into trouble with the widow/orphan-control in context. I searched the mailinglist, and saw that there were some other threads on the topic bevore, but as far as I am concerned what was suggested there did not work for me when I tried it. I run context iv using the version which comes with TexLive 2011. First trail was to include \widowpenalty=9000 and \clubpenalty=9000 at the start of the document, before \starttext (cause I do my setups, and definitions there) As this did not work I tried to put them after \starttext. As well I lowered \brokenpenalty. But both approaches, which were suggested in previous Posts on the ntg-context list failed to show an effect in my case. Is there anything I could do to prevent the widow lines? PS.: As I may be doing any noobish errors, here an overview of the documents structure and the placement of the penalty-commands _________________________________ \widowpenalty=9000 \clubpenalty=9000 \definepapersize[janssize][width=190mm, height=245mm] \setuppapersize[janssize][A4] %we can use something like [A5][A4], which is a a5 Page sized Document printed on a A4 sheet \setuplayout[grid=yes, marking=on, location=middle, backspace=30mm, width=110mm]%former: location=doublesided \starttext \startstandardmakeup \stopstandardmakeup \startfrontmatter %TOC... \stopfrontmatter \startbodymatter %the main stuff goes here % Loads of text \stopbodymatter \startappendices %appendices go here \stopappendices \stoptext

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A series of articles about text-editors for the MAPS
by Willi Egger 09 Aug '12

09 Aug '12

Dear TeX users and TeX friends, At one of the last NTG-meetings we discussed possibilities to write a series of articles presenting the different text editors used in modern TeX-environments. Such an article could have ingredients like availability, general use, highlights, issues related to TeX coding and whether it is suitable for Plain-tex, Latex, Context, configurability etc. The idea is to produce a MAPS-issue in color, so that also screenshots can be included. We have already a couple of volunteers to write on certain editors, however it is for sure not a bad idea to include even two articles on the same editor. What we definitely are looking for is someone who would be prepared to write an article over WinEdt. I am looking forward hearing from you, kind regards Willi Egger Secretary NTG ntg-secretary(a)ntg.nl

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\product tag
by john Culleton 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

In a MKIV file using the approved method of structuring projects, does the \product tag do anything or is it just internal documentation for the source file? When I process a file called book.tex and containing the tag: \product foobar the result is a file called book.pdf, just as if the tag did not exist. -- John Culleton Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Police Procedural and Expose: "Death Wore Black" "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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Draft version of document
by Roger Mason 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

Hello all, Having used MkII to make a nicely formatted version of a document, I now need to make a draft version document in order to submit it to a journal. They want the figure captions as a list at the end of the document and the figures collected on pages at the end too. The draft version will need to be double spaced. Obviously, I'd rather use the existing source to generate both draft and well-formatted versions, so it sounds like a job for modes. Before I start hacking, has someone done this already or is ther an alternative method of accomplishing this? Thanks, Roger This electronic communication is governed by the terms and conditions at http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2012.php

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Re: [NTG-context] Marking a textfragment for later reference
by Robert Blackstone 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

On 7 aug. 2012, 12:47:06 Sietse Brouwer <sbbrouwer(a)gmail.com> wrote > > I guess that was never baked in. Probably because quotations are not > really numbered objects, and so not obvious candidates for having > their own labels. > > Cheers, > > Sietse Hi Sietse, Thanks for your answer and your patience. It is clear now: marking a textfragment for later reference by means of a delimited text is not necessary and therefore not enabled. Thanks again. Best regards, Robert

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\startcomponent, \startproduct... + automatic file name
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

Hello, just a brief question - - is there a way how to obtain the current file name; to be possible to write e.g. ---- C1.tex \startcomponent \thisfilename % Instead of \startcomponent C1 ---- and ---- P1.tex \startproduct \thisfilename % Instead of \startproduct P1 ---- so that \thisfilename yields "C1.tex" or "C1", "P1.tex" or "P1"? Or - is it possible to use Lua for this purpose? ---- C1.tex \startcomponent \directlua{context(... trackers ... resolvers ... finders ... whatever ... - to get the current file name)} ---- 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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Italic page number.
by john Culleton 07 Aug '12

07 Aug '12

IMO the following code should result in an italic iii on the contents page. Instead I get a roman 1. ------------------- \startfrontmatter \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided,conversion=romannumerals] \setuppagenumber[number=iii] \setuppagenumber[state=start] \completecontent ------------------------------ I have tried variations such as a single \setupagenumber with two parameters, using \page[iii] instead and so on. This ought to be a smple task: start page numbering on the contents page with iii. But I haven't mastered it yet. -- John Culleton Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Police Procedural and Expose: "Death Wore Black" "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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