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xml processing
by Meer, H. van der 01 Jan '12

01 Jan '12

Is there a macro to retrieve the name of the file when inside a call to \xmlprocessfile? Hans van der Meer

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new beta
by Hans Hagen 01 Jan '12

01 Jan '12

Hi, I uploaded a new beta. As I'm still in cleaning-up mode, the usual problems could show up as quite some code was adapted (moved around). For those interested there is a file 'status-mkiv' that can be run to get an overview of where we stand. One big change has been the way alignments are initialized. There were two methods (one for \setupalign and one for align keywords) and these have been merged into one. A side effect is that an alignment change is twice as fast as before which might make a difference in excessive usage of \framed and some table mechanisms. Another change is that \color[whatever]{} now always expects an argument (in \MKII {\color[red] ...} is valid too. Some more commands might get that restriction but not the style switchers etc). Again this is twice as fast as the previous method (probably not that noticeable as many switches happen otherwise). For those who won't/didn't get it by snail mail .. this years card can be found at http://www.pragma-ade.com/show-gra.pdf#page=33 In 2012 it will of course again be a gamble if the betas work out well, 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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\inpu
by Michael Talbot-Wilson 01 Jan '12

01 Jan '12

I thought I'd see if I could use ConTeXt. Here is my first try, hello.tex. \starttext \input header Hello, World!\startlua a = 1.5 b = 1.8 c = a * b tex.print(c) \stoplua plus1. \stoptext Didn't work because the file header.tex could not be found, even though kpsewhich can find it. (hello.tex publications : loading formatting style from bxml-apa (/usr/local/libexec/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/bxml-apa.mkiv) ConTeXt ver: 2010.06.23 12:45 MKIV fmt: 2011.12.24 int: english/english system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/libexec/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex (/usr/local/libexec/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv)) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/local/libexec/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : ConTeXt File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys.rme loaded (/usr/local/libexec/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme (/usr/local/libexec/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-def.mkiv) (/usr/local/libexec/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-lua.mkiv) (/usr/local/libexec/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-siz.mkiv) (/usr/local/libexec/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-otf.mkiv)) system : hello.top loaded % % begin of optionfile % % % runtime options files (command line driven) % \unprotect % % feedback and basic job control % % handy for special styles % \startluacode % document = document or { } % document.arguments={ % } % document.files={ % "hello", % } % \stopluacode % % process info % \setupsystem[inputfile=hello] % \setupsystem[\c!n=1,\c!m=1] % % modes % % options (not that important) % \startsetups *runtime:options % \setupoutput[pdftex] % \stopsetups % % styles and modules % \startsetups *runtime:modules % \stopsetups % % done % \protect \endinput % % end of optionfile % (hello.top) fonts : preloading latin modern fonts {/usr/local/libexec/ConTeXt/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map}{/usr/local/libexec/ConTeXt/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-rm.map}{/usr/local/libexec/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/fonts/map/pdftex/context/mkiv-base.map} bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : language en is active systems : begin file hello at line 1 ! I can't find file `header'. l.2 \input header Please type another input file name: ! Emergency stop. l.2 \input header End of file on the terminal! ! ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!

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Page Size to Figure Size
by Kip Warner 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

Hey list, I have a lot of fairly large diagrams in my book that don't always match the aspect ratio of the page in landscape mode, though they usually are closer to landscape than a portrait layout for the page dimension. How can I insert a figure so that it is of a given size, with the page size perfectly cropped around it? The closest I have right now is this which is rather awful: \definepapersize[main][A4][A4] \definepapersize[diagram][A4,landscape][A4,landscape] % Insert a full page landscape diagram, parameters are node name, caption, and path... \def\FullPageLandscapeDiagram#1#2#3% { \page \setuppapersize[diagram] \setuplayout[fullpage] \startframedtext[width=.95\textwidth,bottom=\vss,top= \vss,align=right,corner=rectangular] \placefigure [force][figure:#1] {#2} {\externalfigure[#3][width=.95 \textwidth,background=color,backgroundcolor=colour_figure_background]} \stopframedtext \page \setuppapersize[main] \setuplayout[reset] } -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com

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Header and footer style and arranging
by Aditya Mahajan 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

Header and footer styles do not work with arranging and double sided layout. Minimal example: \setuppapersize[A5][A4,letter] \setuparranging[2SIDE] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setupheader[style=smallcaps, color=blue] \setupheadertexts[] \setupheadertexts[Hello][][][World] \starttext \input knuth \stoptext Aditya

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Dec 30 Broken Nightly
by Kip Warner 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

Hey list, well, probably Hans, today's nightly chokes on my book again. Yesterday's worked fine. $ context Source/Handbook.tex --purgeresult resolvers | resolving | loading configuration file 'selfautodir:/share/texmf/web2c/contextcnf.lua' resolvers | resolving | loading configuration file '/usr/share/texmf/web2c/contextcnf.lua' mtx-context | run 1: luatex --fmt="/home/kip/.texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/e570cb3e0e3ab0118ca08dd148bbec7d/formats/cont-en" --lua="/home/kip/.texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/e570cb3e0e3ab0118ca08dd148bbec7d/formats/cont-en.lui" --backend="pdf" "Source/Handbook.tex" \stoptext This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.71.0-2011122302 (rev 4358) \write18 enabled. resolvers > resolving > loading configuration file '/usr/share/texmf/web2c/contextcnf.lua' (Source/Handbook.tex ConTeXt ver: 2011.12.30 17:38 MKIV fmt: 2011.12.30 int: english/english system > cont-new.mkiv loaded (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv ) system > Handbook.top loaded (Handbook.top) fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language en is active {/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/context/mkiv-base.map} fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/type-siz.mkiv) (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/type-otf.mkiv) files > readfile > asked name: 'loc', not found {/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map}{/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-rm.map} fonts > defining > forced type afm of stmary10 not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'stmary10' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font LMMath7-Regular subfont 9 with name stmary10.afm at 458752 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type afm of stmary10 not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'stmary10' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font LMMath9-Regular subfont 9 with name stmary10.afm at 589824 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type afm of stmary10 not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'stmary10' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font LMMath12-Regular subfont 9 with name stmary10.afm at 786432 is skipped, not found fonts > fallback modern rm 12pt is loaded (Source/Environment.tex resolvers > modules > loaded: 'units' (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/m-units.mkiv< + /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/x-mathml.lua>) resolvers > modules > loaded: 'simplefonts' (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/third/simplefonts/t-simplefonts.tex loading > ConTeXt User Module / Simplefonts <+ /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/third/simplefonts/t-simplefonts.lua>) ! Too many }'s. \framed_text_stop_depth_correction ...rut \egroup \forgetall \vskip -\linehe... \framed_text_stop ...d_text_stop_depth_correction \stopboxedcontent \stopcol... l.154 \stopframedtext ? -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com

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PDF not generated from XML
by Pablo Rodríguez 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

Hi there, with the files form http://meeting.contextgarden.net/2011/talks/day2_03_thomas_xml-tutorial/, I tried: context --environment=mysecondstyle.tex myexample.xml But I don't get the PDF output (attached log file). What is wrong here? (Using ConTeXt stable from TL2011.) Best wishes for 2012, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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lang-ini.mkiv
by Herbert Voss 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

minimal from today. \complexlanguage is used in lang-ini.mkiv but not defined \language[en] \starttext \quotation{He answered: \fr\quotation{% Je ne parle pas fran\cc ais}.}\\ \quotation{He answered: \quotation{\fr% Je ne parle pas fran\cc ais}.}\\ \quotation{\fr Il r\'epondait: \quotation{% Je ne parle pas fran\cc ais}.}\\ \fr\quotation {Il r\'epondait: \quotation{% Je ne parle pas fran\cc ais}.} \stoptext Herbert system > tex > error on line 3 in file 06-01-7.ctxcrop: Undefined control sequence ... 1 \language[en] 2 \starttext 3 >> \quotation{He answered: \fr\quotation{% 4 Je ne parle pas fran\cc ais}.}\\ 5 \quotation{He answered: \quotation{\fr% 6 Je ne parle pas fran\cc ais}.}\\ 7 \quotation{\fr Il r\'epondait: \quotation{% 8 Je ne parle pas fran\cc ais}.}\\ 9 \fr\quotation {Il r\'epondait: \quotation{% 10 Je ne parle pas fran\cc ais}.} 11 \stoptext 12 \fr ->\complexlanguage [\s!fr ] l.3 \quotation{He answered: \fr \quotation{% ?

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Scite Lexers
by John Kitzmiller 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

This may not belong here but perhaps someone would be willing to confer with me off-list? After Scite re-install with new MkIV instructions I can not find where to change background color. (I was able to change it before under ebswift installation although syntax highlighting for *tex did not work--such a deal!) The only lead I have so far is, commenting out "import lexers/lpeg" in SciteGlobal.properties takes away all highlighting for all languages. I know there is a warning about lexer interaction from November 2011, but I have not had any other problems (except Purge All does not work) with Scite 3.02, lpeg lexers 3.02-1, and ConTeXt ver: 2011.12.20 22:24 MKIV. Thanks, John

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searching xml node tree
by Meer, H. van der 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

In the processing of xml data path expressions like a/(b|c)/*/d etc. can be used. However, I have a node that can be present inside every node of the tree. One method to collect these all together is bij successive calls: \xmlall{#1}{/node}, \xmlall{#1}{/*/node}, \xmlall{#1}{/*/*/node}, etc. But that fails if the tree is deeper than foreseen. I tried recursive searching within the node-setup-processor by calling \xmlall{#1}{../*/node} but either this fails or I am not doing it the right way. Any ideas? Hans van der Meer

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help
by Jan Heinen 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

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Bug in \date (experimental branch)
by Andreas Harder 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

Hi Hans, a "day" is prefixed to every day-number. \starttext \date[d=29,m=12,y=2011] \currentdate \stoptext outputs December day29, 2011 December day30, 2011 Regards Andreas

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Re: [NTG-context] how to handle the fonts whose name contains a blank space?
by dalyoung 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

Dear Wolfgang, > > Remove the space: > > \definefont[test][file:kopubbatangprolight*default] > \definefont[test][file:KoPubBatang_ProMedium*default] It didn't work at the first try, and I realized that I didn't reformat ConTeXt after installing this new fonts. After reformatting, ConTeXt found the fonts and worked fine. Thank you and Happy New Year! Best regards, Dalyoung

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Nightly Ubuntu ConTeXt / LuaTeX Packages
by Kip Warner 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

Hey list, It might be useful to put on the wiki a link to Adam Reviczky's PPA (personal package archive) which contains precompiled Ubuntu packages for ConTeXt and LuaTeX nightlies. I've been using them for several months now. He was very generous to prepare them. ConTeXt: https://launchpad.net/~reviczky/+archive/context-daily LuaTeX: https://launchpad.net/~reviczky/+archive/luatex-daily You'll probably get more people able to test the latest revisions with a link on the wiki. -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com

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Broken Nightly Chokes on \rotate
by Kip Warner 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

Hey folks, The nightly for Dec 29th seems to choke on \rotate. I have a statement: \midaligned{\rotate[rotation=42]{\color[red] \bft THIS IS A DRAFT!}} ConTeXt emits the following: ! Undefined control sequence. \dodorotatenextbox ... \@@rorotation \@@layerxpos \zeropoint \@@layerypos \z... \dorotatenextbox ...rotatenextbox \@@rorotation #2 \fi \boxcursor \flushnextb... \boxes_with_next_box ...x \@@rorotation \!!counta \egroup l.22 ...THIS IS A DRAFT!} } ? I'm fairly sure it isn't the \midaligned because I have other statements it compiles fine. -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com

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skipping in xml
by Hans van der Meer 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

The following code does not seem to work i xmlsetups. Its goal is to let part of the input disappear. \startxmlsetups pqr:initial \def\hidestart#1\hidestop{} \hidestart abc\hidestop % << not working \stopxmlsetups Why is the argument not eaten until the \hidestop, but only one letter (the a) consumed. See the error message: Use of \hidestart doesn't match its definition. \@@su:xam:initial ...1\hidestop {}\fi \hidestart a bc\hidestop Hans van der Meer

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Is there a replacement for \tracechinesetrue in mkiv?
by Zhichu Chen 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

Hi, I wrote some CJK vertical typesetting macros in mkii a long time ago and I want to adopt it to mkiv. Sadly the \iftracechinese is gone. Can I still draw boxes of each glyph to see if they are aligned in my way? Drawing a line in the background is so not cool. -- Best Regards Chen

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bug with --purgeall?
by Pablo Rodríguez 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

Hi there, yesterday I ran the following command: context --purgeall --environment=mysecondstyle.tex --mode=myexample.xml I know that the source file is missing (I discovered it later). This is not my issue. The problem is that the --purgeall option caused context to erase all .log files contained in that directory. Instead of asking for a source file name, it deleted all .log files. I'm afraid this is a bug, at least it shouldn't erase files that context didn't generate. Thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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\starttexdefinition and @ in macroname in mkvi
by Aditya Mahajan 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

Hi, @, !, _ etc.\ are not recognized as part of the macro name when using MkVI named arguments with \starttexdefinition. For example, consider the following example: \unprotect \starttexdefinition test@again #name Name is #name \stoptexdefinition \protect Processing this file using mtxrun --script interface --preprocess test.mkvi --force shows that #name is not recognized as a parameter. The preprocessing works if I remove the @ from the macro name. Aditya

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how to handle the fonts whose name contains a blank space?
by dalyoung 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

Dear all, Sometime ago, I asked the same question and got replies. However, I couldn't make it work and I didn't try since then. Now, I am asking the same question again with a hope. I have several Korean fonts whose name contains a blank space. For example, in KoPubBatang_Pro family, there are 3 fonts: KoPubBatang_Pro Light (font file name is "KoPubBatang_Pro Light.otf") KoPubBatang_Pro Medium (font file name is "KoPubBatang_Pro Medium.otf") KoPubBatang_Pro Bold (font file name is "KoPubBatang_Pro Bold.otf") You can download the fonts from here: http://www.mcst.go.kr/web/notifyCourt/notice/mctNoticeView.jsp?pSeq=6870 Here is a sample code: \definefont[test][KoPubBatang_Pro Light.otf] \starttext \test This is a test for KoPubBatang font. 한글이 잘 써지는지 봅시다. \stoptext But I got the following messages in the log file. fonts > defining > font with asked name 'KoPubBatang_Pro' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > defining > unknown font KoPubBatang_Pro, loading aborted fonts > defining > unable to define KoPubBatang_Pro as \**sangsang** backend > xmp > using file '/Users/graph/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdf-pdx.xml' pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1 )</Users/graph/ConTeXt/tex/texmf/fonts/opentype/public/lm/lmroman12-regular.otf> Is there any hints for this? Thanks for reading and Happy New Year! Dalyoung

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generating PDF from XML
by Pablo Rodríguez 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

Hi there, http://meeting.contextgarden.net/2011/talks/day2_03_thomas_xml-tutorial/ contains some files that allow generating PDF from XML source files. context --purgeall --environment=mysecondstyle.tex myexample.xml with ConTeXt stable from TL2011 should do the work, shouldn't it? Well... I get no error, but I don't get the PDF output. The same happens with the examples at http://wiki.contextgarden.net/TEI_xml. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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three issues with streams
by Pablo Rodríguez 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

Hi there, after tweaking with the example provided by Wolfgang (http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2011/063353.html) I tried to generate a bilingual poetry document with original Greek text and facing Spanish translation (using ConTeXt stable as provided by TL2011). Here is the basic structure: \enabletrackers[streams.flushing] \def\itit#1{{\language[it]\em#1}} \starttext \completecontent \startoutputstream[agr] Spanish poems including many chapters \enableoutputstream[es] Spanish poems including many chapters \disableoutputstream \stopoutputstream \synchronizestreams[agr,es] \page \flushoutputstream[agr] \page \flushoutputstream[es] \stoptext My questions are: I include the whole Greek text and the Spanish text after it. I expect ConTeXt to synchonize both streams in titles and paragraphs, but all I get is the Greek stream typeset before the Spanish stream. Is there no way to get ConTeXt synchronizing both streams automatically? How can I enable \startlinenumbering ... \stoplinenumbering in the poems themselves? It doesn't seem to work, since it gives an error (\startlines ... \stoplines works fine). How can I get that elements on the left page (or outputstream[agr]) are independent from the right page [or outputstream[es])? I mean that sectioning numbers and footnote numbers are independent in each stream, i.e, chapter 1 on left page has a chapter 1 on facing page. Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Minimals on an arm-processor
by Gerhard Kugler 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

Hi, on my new netbook (Hercules eCafe) I have an ubuntu. It would be possible to install the official packages of texlive and/or context. But I would prefer a new minimal installation for a single user. If I call "first-setup.sh" I get: Error: your system "Linux armv71" is not supported yet. Please report to the ConTeXt mailing-list (ntg-context(a)ntg.nl) Gerhard -- Gerhard Kugler Psychotherapeut Bensheim (Germany) http://www.psychotherapie-kugler.de

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Whitespacing and Interlinespacing for \startitemize ... \stopitemize
by Jan Heinen 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

Hello two questions for \startitemize (1) Start ... Stop for interlinespacing How can I declare some spacing only for an itemization: \setupinterlinespace [0.4em]{ ... } does not work: \starttext \setupinterlinespace [0.4em]{ \startitemize \item aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa \item bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb \item ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc \stopitemize } \stoptext (2) How to define whitespacing? \starttext At the first itemization there should be no extra whitespace between the items. Whitespace and interlinespace should be the same: 0.4em. What can I do against the whitespace? \setupwhitespace[0.4em] \setupinterlinespace [0.4em] \startitemize \item aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa \item bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb \item ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc \stopitemize \blank[3*big] And here I want to have the default white- and interlinespace again: \startitemize \item aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa \par \item bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb\par \item ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccccccc \par \stopitemize \stoptext Regards Jannis

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Broken Nightly Still
by Kip Warner 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

Hey folks, Since I upgraded from the Nov 29th nightly to today's Dec 28th, my ConTeXt source does not compile. I do not understand the error message. $ context Source/Handbook.tex --purgeresult resolvers | resolving | loading configuration file 'selfautodir:/share/texmf/web2c/contextcnf.lua' resolvers | resolving | loading configuration file '/usr/share/texmf/web2c/contextcnf.lua' mtx-context | run 1: luatex --fmt="/home/kip/.texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/e570cb3e0e3ab0118ca08dd148bbec7d/formats/cont-en" --lua="/home/kip/.texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/e570cb3e0e3ab0118ca08dd148bbec7d/formats/cont-en.lui" --backend="pdf" "Source/Handbook.tex" \stoptext This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.71.0-2011122302 (rev 4358) \write18 enabled. resolvers > resolving > loading configuration file '/usr/share/texmf/web2c/contextcnf.lua' (Source/Handbook.tex ConTeXt ver: 2011.12.28 11:07 MKIV fmt: 2011.12.28 int: english/english system > cont-new.mkiv loaded (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv ) system > Handbook.top loaded (Handbook.top) fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language en is active {/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/context/mkiv-base.map} fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/type-siz.mkiv) (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/type-otf.mkiv) files > readfile > asked name: 'loc', not found {/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map}{/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-rm.map} fonts > defining > forced type afm of stmary10 not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'stmary10' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font LMMath7-Regular subfont 9 with name stmary10.afm at 458752 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type afm of stmary10 not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'stmary10' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font LMMath9-Regular subfont 9 with name stmary10.afm at 589824 is skipped, not found fonts > defining > forced type afm of stmary10 not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'stmary10' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > virtual math > loading font LMMath12-Regular subfont 9 with name stmary10.afm at 786432 is skipped, not found fonts > fallback modern rm 12pt is loaded (Source/Environment.tex resolvers > modules > loaded: 'units' (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/m-units.mkiv<+ /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/x-mathml.lua>) resolvers > modules > loaded: 'simplefonts' (/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/third/simplefonts/t-simplefonts.tex loading > ConTeXt User Module / Simplefonts <+ /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/third/simplefonts/t-simplefonts.lua>) fonts > beware: fontclass ignored (if needed use: [fontclass][size][settings]) ) backend > xmp > using file '/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/lpdf-pdx.xml' <Source/Makeup/Images/m_k_i_v_Avaneya_Logo.pdf> pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1 <Source/Makeup/Images/m_k_i_v_Bazaar_Logo.pdf> <Source/Makeup/Images/m_k_i_v_ConTeXt_Logo.pdf> <Source/Makeup/Images/m_k_i_v_By-nc-sa_plain.pdf> pages > flushing realpage 2, userpage 1, subpage 2 structure > sectioning > title @ level 2 : 0.0 -> \headtext {content} (Source/Preface/Preface.tex pages > flushing realpage 3, userpage 1, subpage 1 structure > sectioning > chapter @ level 2 : 0.1 -> Preface backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 references > unknown reference [Preface][Revision Control Management] backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 ) pages > flushing realpage 4, userpage 2, subpage 1 (Source/Core_Leitmotifs/Core_Leitmotifs.tex structure > sectioning > chapter @ level 2 : 0.1 -> Core Leitmotifs references > unknown reference [Core Leitmotifs][Communication] backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 references > unknown reference [Core Leitmotifs][Resources For Everyone] backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 references > unknown reference [Core Leitmotifs][Genuine Progress Indicator] backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 Overfull \hbox (2.51901pt too wide) detected at line 37 [] backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 pages > flushing realpage 5, userpage 3, subpage 1 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 references > unknown reference [Core Leitmotifs][Socioeconomic Modelling] Overfull \hbox (2.24402pt too wide) detected at line 52 [] backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 ) (Source/The_Game/The_Game.tex pages > flushing realpage 6, 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The man-date en-trust-ing this first Mar-t-ian set-tle-ment's tech-ni-cal ad-min-is- Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 18--18 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* tra-tion to my care un-der the higher strate-gic di-rec-tion and over-sight of your Of-fice Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 18--18 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* back on Earth has been faith-fully ex-e-cuted to date. Dare I say, the set-tlers and I Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 18--18 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* feel an af-fec-tion for this world at least that for Earth and find our-selves dis-posed Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 20--20 [][]\*simplefonts:19pttttf* But Mars is far from be-ing a per-fect world. 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These spoils are then ap-pro-pri-ated by a Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 22--22 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* morally and en-vi-ron-men-tally bank-rupt world, none other than Earth it-self, al-le-vi-at- Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 22--22 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* ing nei-ther the af-flic-tions that prompted our dan-ger-ous jour-ney here nor the debts Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 24--24 [][]\*simplefonts:19pttttf* I watched qui-etly over the years as we laboured with-out pause to pro-vide for this Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 24--24 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* in-sa-tiable Ter-ran ap-petite, even as it be-came ob-vi-ous we were be-ing ex-ploited. Such Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 24--24 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* an ap-petite lim-its it-self but to lit-tle more than cor-nu-copi-anism and usury amidst Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 24--24 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* all the splen-dour and knowl-edge this beau-ti-ful Red Planet has to of-fer hu-man-ity. 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On the con-trary, I am now truly avail-able for Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 28--28 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* them. Ar-ca-dia's great-est achieve-ment oc-curred to-day with its re-al-iza-tion that it can Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 28--28 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* do bet-ter, that Earth has noth-ing that it needs, and that it will not fol-low in its Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 28--28 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* ex-am-ple. We had ar-rived on Mars un-der the im-pres-sion that we had left Earth, only Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 28--28 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* to find our-selves still steeped in the very worst of it. This un-fal-ter-ing bondage to Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 28--28 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* Ter-ran money lenders, pre-ced-ing even our ter-mi-nal de-scent that brought us here, if pages > flushing realpage 7, userpage 5, subpage 1 Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 30--30 [][]\*simplefonts:19pttttf* But now the era of plun-der-ing the fruits of the Red Horn of Plenty to the detri-ment Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 30--30 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* of those who laboured tire-lessly and as-sumed all of the great-est dan-gers in se-cur-ing Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 30--30 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* it is over. We were lied to, Mr. Sec-re-tary, and we have been liv-ing it since the day Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 30--30 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* we landed. Goethe[]^^@ knew it as well cen-turies ago as we would be naive not to know it Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 30--30 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* now, for none are more hope-lessly en-slaved than those who falsely be-lieve that they Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 32--32 [][]\*simplefonts:19pttttf* This is un-doubt-edly dif-fi-cult for you and all those you have long acted in proxy for Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 32--32 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* to com-pre-hend. But it does not mat-ter now. What mat-ters now is that we are pre-pared Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 32--32 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* to re-al-ize our plans to leg-is-late and as-sert a long cov-eted in-de-pen-dence, hav-ing re- Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 32--32 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* flected upon the per-ils of com-mit-ting our-selves to do-ing so with those of not. All Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 32--32 \*simplefonts:19pttttf* that re-mains is to gen-uinely de-part Earth, this time with no thought of re-turn, and ) <Source/Timeline/Images/m_k_i_v_Arda_Signature.pdf> pages > flushing realpage 8, userpage 6, subpage 2 structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.2.1 -> Why? backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 <Source/The_Game/Images/Valles_Marineris.png> pages > flushing realpage 9, userpage 7, subpage 3 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.2.2 -> Classification pages > flushing realpage 10, userpage 8, subpage 4 structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.2.3 -> Likely Users references > unknown reference [The Game][Core Leitmotifs] references > unknown reference [The Game][Resources For Everyone] structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.2.4 -> Unlikely Users backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 pages > flushing realpage 11, userpage 9, subpage 5 structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.2.5 -> Availability backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 ) (Source/Terms_and_Concepts/Terms_and_Concepts.tex pages > flushing realpage 12, userpage 10, subpage 6 structure > sectioning > chapter @ level 2 : 0.3 -> Terms & Concepts references > unknown reference [Terms & Concepts][Jenya] structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.3.1 -> Albedo structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.3.2 -> ATATÜRK references > unknown reference [Terms & Concepts][Arda Baştürk] structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.3.3 -> Bancor backend > references > invalid page reference: 0 structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.3.4 -> Cornucopianism references > unknown reference [Terms & Concepts][Malthusianism] structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.3.5 -> Corporate Personhood pages > flushing realpage 13, userpage 11, subpage 1 structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.3.6 -> Deuterium ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> \@cmstyle \dousestyleparameter ...\currentstyleparameter {#1 }\ifx \currentstyleparamet... \dosetchemicaltext ...usestyleparameter \@cmstyle \dousecolorparameter \@cmc... \inlinechemical ...mode \hbox {\dosetchemicaltext \ctxlua {chemicals.inline(... l.39 Hydrogen is denoted as \chemical{H} and is known to occur naturally as ... ? -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com

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setup indentation
by Herbert Voss 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

this worked some weeks ago: \setupindentations[sample={Sprecher A},separator={:},distance=.5em] \defineindenting[ra][text=Sprecher A] \defineindenting[rb][text=Sprecher B] \defineindenting[rc][text=Sprecher C] \starttext \startpacked \ra Wie geht es dir?\par \ra Ich fragte, wie es dir geht?\par \rb Mir geht es gut!\par \rc Habt ihr sonst keine Sorgen? \ra Nicht dein Problem!\par \rb Finde ich auch auch!\par \rc Ist ja schon gut?!\par \stoppacked \stoptext Herbert ! Undefined control sequence. system > tex > error on line 1 in file 05-05-1.ctxcrop: Undefined control sequence ... 1 >> \setupindentations[sample={Sprecher A},separator={:},distance=.5em] 2 \defineindenting[ra][text=Sprecher A] 3 \defineindenting[rb][text=Sprecher B] 4 \defineindenting[rc][text=Sprecher C] 5 \starttext 6 \startpacked 7 \ra Wie geht es dir?\par 8 \ra Ich fragte, wie es dir geht?\par 9 \rb Mir geht es gut!\par 10 \rc Habt ihr sonst keine Sorgen? 11 l.1 \setupindentations [sample={Sprecher A},separator={:},distance=.5em] ? X

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orphans and widow control not working
by Pablo Rodríguez 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

Hi there, trying to avoid widow and orphan lines in my texts, Hans suggested about three weeks ago the following settings (http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2011/063746.html) But the following sample doesn't compile: \setuplayout[setups=*lessstrict] \startsetups[*lessstrict] \setup[*\s!reset] \widowpenalty=1000 \clubpenalty=1000 \brokenpenalty=1000 \stopsetups \starttext Hello. \stoptext The error I get is the following (it's Greek to me): context --purgeall "a.tex" && exit (in directory: /home/ousia) mtx-context | run 1: luatex --fmt="/home/ousia/.texlive2011/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/210a96fef5fbab446fd11afa77acb026/formats/cont-en" --lua="/home/ousia/.texlive2011/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/210a96fef5fbab446fd11afa77acb026/formats/cont-en.lui" --backend="pdf" "./a.tex" This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.70.1-2011061416 (rev 4277) \write18 enabled. (a.tex ConTeXt ver: 2011.05.18 18:04 MKIV fmt: 2011.8.1 int: english/english system > cont-new.mkiv loaded (/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv ) system > a.top loaded (a.top) fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language en is active {/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/fonts/map/pdftex/context/mkiv-base.map} ! Undefined control sequence. system > tex > error on line 4 in file a.tex: Undefined control sequence ... 1 \setuplayout[setups=*lessstrict] 2 \startsetups[*lessstrict] 3 \setup[*\s!reset] 4 >> \widowpenalty=1000 5 \clubpenalty=1000 6 \brokenpenalty=1000 7 \stopsetups 8 \starttext 9 Hello, \TeX ies. 10 \stoptext 11 12 \mainlanguage[es] 13 \usemodule[simplefonts][size=12pt] 14 \setmainfontfallback[Palatino Linotype][range={greekandcoptic,greekextended},force=yes] <argument> *\s !reset \dosetups ...ent \fi \fi \else \ifcsname \??su :#1 \endcsname :#1\else :\lett... \@@su:*lessstrict #1->\setup [*\s !reset] \widowpenalty =1000\clubpenalty =10... l.4 } \ctxcommand ...\directlua \zerocount {commands.#1} \doprocesslocalsetups ... \dodoprocesslocalsetups \fi ... l.8 \starttext ? ! Emergency stop. system > tex > error on line 4 in file a.tex: Emergency stop ... 1 \setuplayout[setups=*lessstrict] 2 \startsetups[*lessstrict] 3 \setup[*\s!reset] 4 >> \widowpenalty=1000 5 \clubpenalty=1000 6 \brokenpenalty=1000 7 \stopsetups 8 \starttext 9 Hello, \TeX ies. 10 \stoptext 11 12 \mainlanguage[es] 13 \usemodule[simplefonts][size=12pt] 14 \setmainfontfallback[Palatino Linotype][range={greekandcoptic,greekextended},force=yes] <argument> *\s !reset \dosetups ...ent \fi \fi \else \ifcsname \??su :#1 \endcsname :#1\else :\lett... \@@su:*lessstrict #1->\setup [*\s !reset] \widowpenalty =1000\clubpenalty =10... l.4 } \ctxcommand ...\directlua \zerocount {commands.#1} \doprocesslocalsetups ... \dodoprocesslocalsetups \fi ... l.8 \starttext ! ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced! Compilation failed. mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1 What am I doing wrong or missing here? I'm using the ConTeXt stable provided with TL2011. Thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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paragraph numbering
by Herbert Voss 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

current beta: \starttext Some text. \setupparagraphnumbering[state=start] first numbered paragraph. This is another numbered paragraph. It's long enough to wrap around onto more than one line, so as to show that these are paragraph numbers and not line numbers.\par A third numbered paragraph. \setupparagraphnumbering[state=stop] a paragraph \stoptext Herbert ! Undefined control sequence. system > tex > error on line 5 in file 05-04-1.ctxcrop: Undefined control sequence ... 1 \starttext 2 Some text. 3 4 \setupparagraphnumbering[state=start] 5 >> first numbered paragraph. 6 7 This is another numbered paragraph. It's long enough to wrap around onto more 8 than one line, so as to show that these are paragraph numbers and not line numbers.\par 9 10 A third numbered paragraph. 11 \setupparagraphnumbering[state=stop] 12 13 a paragraph 14 \stoptext 15 <argument> \tf \dousestyleparameter \@phstyle \dousecolorparameter \@phcolor... \doifelsenothing #1->\edef \!!stringa {#1 }\ifx \!!stringa \empty \expandafte... \dodomargindata ...a [#1]\fi \doifelsenothing {#3} \donefalse \donetrue \ifdo... <everypar> ...eckindentation \showparagraphnumber \restoreinterlinepenalty \... <to be read again> f l.5 f irst numbered paragraph.

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itemize and \its
by Herbert Voss 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

this one also worked some weeks ago: \mainlanguage[de] \starttext \startitemize[8,packed] [width=8em,distance=2em,items=5] \ran {no\hss yes} \its I can not do it without \TeX. \mar{+} I use \TeX\ with other packages. \its I hardly use \TeX. \ran{\hss The future\hss} \its I will use \TeX\ forever. \its I expect no alternative to \TeX\ in the next few years. \its I am looking for another system. \stopitemize + Only {\it no} possible. \stoptext Herbert ! Use of \its doesn't match its definition. system > tex > error on line 6 in file 05-01-7.ctxcrop: Use of ... 1 \mainlanguage[de] 2 \starttext 3 \startitemize[8,packed] 4 [width=8em,distance=2em,items=5] 5 \ran {no\hss yes} 6 >> \its I can not do it without \TeX. 7 \mar{+} I use \TeX\ with other packages. 8 \its I hardly use \TeX. 9 \ran{\hss The future\hss} 10 \its I will use \TeX\ forever. 11 \its I expect no alternative to \TeX\ 12 in the next few years. 13 \its I am looking for another system. 14 \stopitemize 15 + Only {\it no} possible. 16 \stoptext l.6 \its I can not do it without \TeX.

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xmlbeforedocumentsetup?
by Hans van der Meer 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

I would like to execute an xmlsetup each time before the start of the (root) node <problem>. Following --I think-- the code from the xml document: \startxmlsetups xml:xam:initial Starting the problem.\crlf \stopxmlsetups \xmlbeforedocumentsetup{\xmldocument}{xml:xam:initial}{xml:xam:problem} xml:xam:problem is the xmlsetup registered for the root <problem> node. Why do I get the next error? ! LuaTeX error <main ctx instance>:1: unexpected symbol near ')'. system > tex > error on line 290 in file xam-test.tex: LuaTeX error … \ctxlxml #1->\directlua \zerocount {lxml.#1} l.290 ...cument}{xml:xam:initial}{xml:xam:problem} Hans van der Meer

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Huge PDFs
by Jan Heinen 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

Hello, lots of my images are huge 200x250mm. I reduce their size with: \externalfigure[cow][width=20mm, heigth=25mm] After generating the PDF, the pdf is very huge. 1. Can't Context put the reduced image into the PDF? 2. How can I generate one PDF version for printing (300dpi) and one for the screen (72dpi)? I am using Context mk-IV. Regards Jannis

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spaceskip in \framed bug
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

Dear gang, The following used to work in mkiv, but no longer (works in mkii): =============== % stretchline.tex \startsetups stretchline \spaceskip=0pt plus 2 fill \relax \stopsetups \setupframed[frame=on,width=\textwidth,setups=stretchline, offset=none,location=depth,align=l2r] \showframe \starttext \framed{This is a test.} \stoptext =============== This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.71.0-2011071409 (rev 4332) \write18 enabled. (stretchline.tex ConTeXt ver: 2011.11.25 21:29 MKIV fmt: 2011.11.25 =============== Is it a bug? Any workarounds? Best wishes Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Shīʿī Studies Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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itemize with conversion
by Herbert Voss 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

This worked some weeks ago: \defineconversion[ordinal][\enordinaldaynumber] \starttext \startitemize[ordinal] \item Test \item Test \item Test \item Test \item Test \stopitemize \stoptext current beta from today Herbert ! Undefined control sequence. system > tex > error on line 7 in file 05-02-4.ctxcrop: Undefined control sequence ... 1 \defineconversion[ordinal][\enordinaldaynumber] 2 \starttext 3 \startitemize[ordinal] 4 \item Test 5 \item Test 6 \item Test 7 >> \item Test 8 \item Test 9 \stopitemize 10 \stoptext 11 \@@cvordinal ->\enordinaldaynumber \convertnumber ... 2\else 3\fi \fi \endcsname {#1} {\number #2} l.7 } \doconvertedstructurecounter ...!criterium ", } )} \endgroup <to be read again> \fi \doactualitemnumber ...rrentitemgroupcounter ]\fi \dohandleitemreference \en... ... l.4 \item T est ?

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Huge PDFs
by Jan Heinen 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

> pdf -> pdftops ->ps ->ghostscript ->pdf > seems to be more robust and gives better results > -- > luigi I will give it a try: Can you tell me the commands with all the parameters I need ? Regards Jannis

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problems with t-letter - reference line
by Thomas Engel 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

Hello, I have updated my context system (recent beta) and get some problems with the t-letter module. (also updated) I'm not able to get a reference line. See attached example. Are there some changes in the interface? The date is in English, but I have switched the mainlanguage to German. Thanks! Thomas

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Newest ConTeXt in Windows7: kpathsea60.dll is missing ?
by Mari Voipio 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

So, I went and updated my ConTeXt today as I've got nothing really critical going on. I'm running ConTeXt on Windows 7 (64-bit) and I used firstsetup.bat --modules=all to update it. Everything works fine otherwise, but during the installation process both mpost.exe and pdftex.exe complain that "The program can't start because kpathsea60.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." I've never seen that complaint before, but now I get it consistently, also after rebooting and updating directly after restart. Both eventually stop complaining after I'd clicked on OK multiple times ("yes,yes, just go on, will ya"). It doesn't seem critical (I don't use MetaPost and I run MKIV anyway) - or at least the first test file compiled without complaints, but now I'm wondering whether my Windows has a problem (MS update related, maybe?) or whether the Suite has a problem in Windows. And my ConTeXt is the newest available, because I'm now running version ConTeXt ver: 2011.12.23 09:52 MKIV and that's more recent than my most recent working day before this. :-) Thanks, Mari

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streams not working?
by Pablo Rodríguez 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

Hi there, I'm trying to get some poems in a bilingual document using streams. According to the wiki (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Columns#Streams) this example should work: \usemodule[streams] \def\StartCouple{\page\SwitchToNormal} \def\StopCouple{\SwitchToNormal\SynchronizeLeftAndRight\FlushLeftAndRight} \def\Original{\SwitchToNormal\SynchronizeLeftAndRight\SwitchToLeft} \def\Translation{\SwitchToRight} \starttext \StartCouple \Original\en Are you sleeping, brother John? \Translation\de Bruder Jakob, schläfst du noch? \StopCouple \stottext But I get this error: l.19 \defineoutputstream [\v!left] ! ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced! mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1 Compilation failed. The example at http://source.contextgarden.net/m-streams.tex (referenced by the wiki page) doesn't work for me either. This is all Greek to me. What am I missing here? Thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Hyphenation in Natural Table
by Vladimir Lomov 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

Hello, I want to clarify the topic: is it possible to enable hyphenation in Natural Table? Most of full-text examples in enattab.pdf are not hyphenated as in my (not minimal) example. <example file="table-hyphenation-test.tex"> \starttext \input tufte \bTABLE \bTR \bTD Topic\eTD \bTD Text\eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD Foo\crlf Bar\eTD \bTD \input tufte \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD BAR \crlf FOO\eTD \bTD \startitemize \item \input tufte \item \input tufte \stopitemize \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \stoptext </example> P.S. In my real document I use Russian (\mainlanguage[ru]) and enumeration in table, with hyphenated text document would look more fancy. --- WBR, Vladimir Lomov -- Your files are now being encrypted and thrown into the bit bucket. EOF

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\definelayout
by Andreas Harder 28 Dec '11

28 Dec '11

Hi all, would someone please enlighten me. What is the correct usage of \definelayout? \definelayout[default][width=middle,height=middle,header=0pt,footer=0pt] % \setuplayout[default] % needed? \definelayout[first] [default][header=2cm] \definelayout[unknown][default]%[reset] % \definelayout[2] [default]%[reset] \definelayout[last] [default][footer=2cm] \starttext \showframe % \checkcurrentlayout %% Variant A: fails with \default[unknown] first\page unknown=(2)\page \page unknown=(3)\page last %% Variant B: fails with \definelayout[2] % first\page unknown=(2)=last \stoptext By the way the output differs with the latest beta in comparison with the latest experimental. Regards Andreas

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Header/footer fonts problem in 20 DEC 2011 beta
by Peter Park Nelson 28 Dec '11

28 Dec '11

Hello, I just installed the 20 Dec beta and noticed the following (compared to 29 Nov beta): 1. Headers and footers on ODD PAGES ONLY do not respect text styles set via \setupheader[style=\ss] and \setupfooter[style=\cg]. Text in both cases is in serif type. Headers and footers on EVEN pages have correct fonts. However, setting the font variant and size directly in \setupfootertexts[\cg\bf Footer Text] works for odd pages. On the plus side: 2. \restoreinterlinespace is no longer needed with section headers in a grid layout. (See: http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20050620.212538.c081f1e4.en.html) Thank you for fixing that. 3. columnsets no longer run into the page footer area when using \setupheader[state=high]. Thanks, Hans! Thanks, PPN -- Peter Park Nelson peter.park.nelson(a)gmail.com

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Resubscribe, please
by Michael Talbot-Wilson 28 Dec '11

28 Dec '11

Moderator, the last message I received from the list was on 24 October. I've attempted to re-subscribe but am told I'm still subscribed. Back then there was a fault at this end which caused mail to be rejected.

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2UP broken or changed?
by Mari Voipio 28 Dec '11

28 Dec '11

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 11:16, Mari Voipio <mari.voipio(a)iki.fi> wrote: > After I got my layers (i.e. covers) organize, I ran into some > postprocessing problems. OK, back to work and I could dig deeper into the problem. It turns out that inserting and filtering pages from a pdf file works fine and most of imposition works out, too, and I even managed to create some fancy folding booklets with 1*8 (thanks, Willi, for the lecture you gave at CM4 on this stuff!), but my 2UP refuses to work. This works: \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape] %individual page A5 size, print size A4 \setuparranging[2SIDE] \setuplayout [backspace=0pt, topspace=0pt, width=middle, height=middle, location=middle, header=0pt, footer=0pt] \starttext \filterpages [maoutput.pdf][1,3,5:22][width=0pt] \stoptext This works, too: \setuppapersize[A5][A3] \setuparranging[2DOWN] \setuplayout [backspace=0pt, topspace=0pt, width=middle, height=middle, location=middle, header=0pt, footer=0pt, marking=on] \starttext \insertpages [maoutput.pdf][width=0pt] \stoptext However, if I switch to 2UP on either (2SIDE or 2DOWN), I get ten pages of nothing. Or rather, on the latter I get 10 pages of cut marks as marking is on. I'm running the newest beta, from December 23. The problem is not critical (at least not yet), although if I get the A5 -> A4 booklet to work on ConTeXt, it'll speed up a few processes (and shorten our printing queues...). Thanks, Mari

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MetaFUN's \setupMPpage broken?
by Verhaag, G.C.H.M. 28 Dec '11

28 Dec '11

Hi ConTeXt user's, A few weeks ago I upgraded to the 11-11-29 version (MkIV) and today installed the 11-12-23 version (MkIV). The \setupMPpage command in the basic example below: \setupMPpage[offset=1pt] \startuseMPgraphic{test} fill fullsquare rotated 45 ; \stopuseMPgraphic \starttext \startMPpage \includeMPgraphic{test} \stopMPpage \stoptext yields the following error in both versions mentioned above: ! Undefined control sequence. system > tex > error on line 1 in file test.tex: Undefined control sequence ... All this worked just fine in the version of last August! Regards, Gerard Verhaag

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Offsetting the Item Symbol
by Emmanuel Asante 27 Dec '11

27 Dec '11

Hi All, I would like to offset itemized lists including the item symbol itself and I cannot figure out how to achieve that. I have looked at the setupitemize options but I did not find any option that does what I want. Any help in doing this will be very much appreciated. Thanks, Emmanuel

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FLOWchart module broken
by Willi Egger 27 Dec '11

27 Dec '11

Hi, The FLOW-chart module is broken at least since the version 22-12-2011 and still is in the version of 23-12-2011. Please refer to the attached chart. The MKIV run stops with the following error: <argument> \doframed [flowcell:\getvariable {flowcell:text}{align}]{\getvari... \firstoftwoarguments #1#2->#1 \@@su:flowcell:text:place:indeed ...:text}{text}}} \endgroup \@@su:flowcell:text:place ...ll:text:place:indeed} \fi \fi \endgroup \next1 #1,->\dosetups {#1} \do_process_comma_item \do_process_comma_list ...m \gobbleoneargument #1, ]\relax \global \advance \... ... l.91 When running MKII on the attached file then I get a flow chart, where the cells are placed correctly. However the comments attached to the decision-cells are misplaced and the two \comment[tr]{Nein} and \comment[rt]{Bed.} are typeset on top of each other (see pdf). Kind regards Willi

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Re: [NTG-context] MetaFUN's \setupMPpage broken?
by John Kitzmiller 27 Dec '11

27 Dec '11

On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 6:00 AM, <ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl> wrote: > > Hi ConTeXt user's, > > A few weeks ago I upgraded to the 11-11-29 version (MkIV) and today > installed the 11-12-23 version (MkIV). The \setupMPpage command in the > basic example below: > > \setupMPpage[offset=1pt] > > \startuseMPgraphic{test} > fill fullsquare rotated 45 ; > \stopuseMPgraphic > > \starttext > \startMPpage > \includeMPgraphic{test} > \stopMPpage > \stoptext > > yields the following error in both versions mentioned above: > > ! Undefined control sequence. > system > tex > error on line 1 in file test.tex: Undefined control > sequence ... > > All this worked just fine in the version of last August! > > Regards, > Gerard Verhaag > Hello Gerard. Moving the [offset=*] down to \startMPpage and eliminating the \setup MPpage worked here. (I also scaled it up so I could see it on my viewer.) \startuseMPgraphic{test} fill fullsquare rotated 45 scaled 20; \stopuseMPgraphic \starttext \startMPpage[offset=5pt] \includeMPgraphic{test} \stopMPpage \stoptext This may be a feature. --JohnK

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CLD: setupheadertexts
by Willi Egger 26 Dec '11

26 Dec '11

Hi, there are still questions how to use the context.setupheadertexts. - why is on even pages the header not set when using the example below? - how to make odd and even pages carrying a different header text? \setuplabeltext[en][A=Happy New Year] \startluacode function myheadertext(s) context.setupheadertexts{ function() context.labeltext(s) context(": ") end} end \stopluacode \starttext \ctxlua{myheadertext("A")} \input knuth \page \input ward \stoptext Thanks for enlighten me! Willi

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context MathML2PDF
by Mojca Miklavec 25 Dec '11

25 Dec '11

I'm forwarding this to the ConTeXt mailing list. (I'm not the author of ConTeXt.) But please include a complete minimal example (that is: you should usually include the whole ConTeXt code and/or how you compile the example, not just the MathML). Mojca On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 10:56, Mohamed Gad wrote: > > Dear sir, > > I really appreciate that you did the tool of converting MathML to PDF, but > when I tried to convert MathML to pdf found problem in the following: > > <mml:math> > <mml:mtable columnlines="solid" rowlines="solid"> > <mml:mtr> > <mml:mtd> > <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> > </mml:mtd> > <mml:mtd> > <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> > </mml:mtd> > </mml:mtr> > <mml:mtr> > <mml:mtd> > <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> > </mml:mtd> > <mml:mtd> > <mml:mn>4</mml:mn> > </mml:mtd> > </mml:mtr> > </mml:mtable> > </mml:math> > > the column line and row line is vanished in pdf. I think you didn't insert > this case. > > Thanks > > > -- > Muhammad Gad > Production Developer > Hindawi Publishing Corporation

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context MathML2PDF
by Mohamed Gad 25 Dec '11

25 Dec '11

Dear sir, I really appreciate that you did the tool of converting MathML to PDF, but when I tried to convert MathML to pdf found problem in the following: <mml:math> <mml:mtable columnlines="solid" rowlines="solid"> <mml:mtr> <mml:mtd> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mtd> <mml:mtd> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mtd> </mml:mtr> <mml:mtr> <mml:mtd> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:mtd> <mml:mtd> <mml:mn>4</mml:mn> </mml:mtd> </mml:mtr> </mml:mtable> </mml:math> the column line and row line is vanished in pdf. I think you didn't insert this case. Thanks -- Muhammad Gad Production Developer Hindawi Publishing Corporation

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[very OT] webcam drivers for VüDü Linux (TED talk)
by Mojca Miklavec 24 Dec '11

24 Dec '11

On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 11:50, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: > > For reference see also > http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040405/badger.shtml No matter how mysterious this VüDü Linux might seem (I like it a lot) and independent of whether or not somebody manages to run ConTeXt on it, I think that the video drivers for that hardware beat anything else: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-new-age-prosthetic-technique-enables-… Mojca PS: I'm very sorry for "slightly" missing the point in subject line, but I was soooo amazed that I had to share this link.

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