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stack words for explanation
by Jonas Stein 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Hi, i would like to write an FAQ for maritime distress radio. The spoken words and the "variables" should be highlighted in a nice way. What would you suggest me to do in context? My first idea a bracket or stacked words like this example: MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY THIS IS TITANIC TITANIC TITANIC \--- ship name 3 times----/ Whats your idea? -- Jonas Stein <news(a)jonasstein.de>

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The visual counter module
by Aditya Mahajan 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Hi, This is to announce an alpha release of the visual counter module. See http://randomdeterminism.wordpress.com/2010/11/14/visualcounter-module/ for some examples, in particular http://randomdeterminism.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/theorem.pdf The idea is to display a counter visually, in the same spirit as interactions bars. There is no support for interaction, but, on the plus sides, these work for any conter, not just the page counter. The idea of the module comes from the counters designed by Thomas as part of the simpleslides module. The module only works with MkIV because I am using the new namespace code. So MkII support is unlikely. Anyone else interested in such counters? Aditya

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Interaction + Footnotes = invalid page reference
by Andreas Harder 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Hi again, this is no error, but I wondered why my log is cluttered with "invalid page reference: 0"-messages … till I found out. It seems that every time a reference and its destination are on the same page the above warning is caused. \setupinteraction[state=start] % \setupfootnotes[interaction=no] % yes -> invalid page reference \starttext \dorecurse{10}{test\footnote{footnote}\page} \stoptext Greeting Andreas

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Guitar string symbol
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Hi, Could anyone suggest me an idea how to draw a guitar string symbol -- a number in a circle? Like this http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Picture-47.png Maybe some rounded frame? Regards, Vyatcheslav

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margin-bug in mkiv?
by Peter Schorsch 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Hi, since mkiv (last updated 19.11.) \placeformua causes a bug regarding the placing of inner- and outermargins. If you remove the \placeformula in the following example the placing of inner- and outermargins is right. But as soon there is a \placeformula from that point on inner- and outermargins are switched every call. Is there a way around this problem or is someone able to correct this? I would apreciate any help in this. \starttext \inmargin{inmargin}\inothermargin{othermargin}\input tufte \inmargin{inmargin}\inothermargin{othermargin}\input tufte \placeformula \startformula c^2 = a^2 + b^2 \stopformula \inmargin{inmargin}\inothermargin{othermargin}\input tufte \inmargin{inmargin}\inothermargin{othermargin}\input tufte \inmargin{inmargin}\inothermargin{othermargin}\input tufte \inmargin{inmargin}\inothermargin{othermargin}\input tufte \inmargin{inmargin}\inothermargin{othermargin}\input tufte \stoptext

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Re: [NTG-context] Defining a command for enumeration+block
by Glen Callaghan 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Interestingly though, the formatting is slightly different between defining the blocks and using (recalling) the blocks. When I recall the blocks, the text appears a line below the enumeration labels (see example + attachment below). I can reproduce this but for mkiv (context <file>) the output in both cases is the same. Wolfgang Weird... when I try it here on mkiv, there is no output where I define the blocks (see attachment). I'm trying this on the "current" mimimals (downloaded today) on mac os x (10.6.5). [LuaTeX beta-0.64.0-2010111215, ConTeXt ver: 2010.07.30 11:35 MKIV fmt: 2010.11.19] Could this be some sort of bug? Is there anything you'd like me to try. thanks Glen

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linewidth in a tabular cell
by Herbert Voss 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

\starttext \starttabulate[|p|p|] \NC \the\hsize \NC \the\hsize \NC\NR \stoptabulate \the\hsize \stoptext is always the same value. How can I get the width inside a tabular cell? Herbert

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Export-backend and Ligatures
by Andreas Harder 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Hi all, can someone confirm the weird result of this example \setupbackend[export=yes] \starttext ff ff fi fi \stoptext In the .export-file I see "fffffffffififi" (without space)! Greeting Andreas

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ConTeXt and Topic Maps
by Piotr Kopszak 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Hello list, Anybody can share his or her experiences on typesetting Topic Maps? I know it practically boils down to typesetting xml, I'm just curious. Best Piotr

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indentnext after \placefigure[page]
by Marco Pessotto 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Hello there. I'm struggling with the indentnext parameter. Please see the next minimal example: %%% start minimal %%%% \setupindenting[yes, medium, first] \setupheads[indentnext=yes] \setupfloats[indentnext=yes] \starttext \placefigure [here,nonumber]{}{\externalfigure[dummy]} test test \input knuth \placefigure [page,nonumber]{}{\externalfigure[dummy]} %%% adding \indent doesn't help {\bf test test} \input knuth \stoptext %%% stopt %%%% The first "test test" is indented as expected, the following, after the \placefigure[page] is not. adding \indent doesn't help. Tested both with the latest beta and the context live, with the same outcome. Am I missing something? Thanks in advance. -- Marco

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ppchtex, color and mkiv
by Jörg Hagmann 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

From a thread on this list (May 2009: http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20090512.132914.5c29b5f4.en.html) I gather that whereas colouring a whole molecule works fine, colouring groups within a chemical structure is not yet fully implemented in mkiv. Is that still correct? Putting colour on atoms works with {\blue C} etc. or "\defineprocessor ... etc. chemred->C" etc.. However, I couldn't find a way to colour the bonds belonging to the group. Is there one? ppchTEX does a superb job and I hope that the most useful features will be implemented in the near future in mkiv! Jörg

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index sort question
by Horacio Suarez 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

hello all In a index, is there a way to sort the items inside a letter not alphabetically, I mean, in appearance order? or maybe there is another way to do it. I have now: A arbol blanco, 15 rojo, 4 verde, 23 araña grande, 50 linda, 12 I want: A arbol rojo, 4 blanco, 15 verde, 23 araña linda, 12 grande, 50 Thankyou in adavance. --------------------Horacio Suarez

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MacTeX / ConTeXt: Very long compile times, cache rebuilds every time
by Andrew Starks 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Hello, Whenever I compile a document, it appears that mtxrun and simple fonts must rebuild/remake/generate every time. mtxrun starts off with: MTXrun | warning: source mismatch (luv: 144e2249a1a87cb1144311e3cfb4f0e1 <> bin: 40142b7d400e559a49cf2e9f12599280), forcing remake It appears to not throw errors about saving the cache. Just one example in hundreds: MTXrun | resolvers: preparing 'files' for '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist' MTXrun | resolvers: category 'files', cachename '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist' saved in '/Users/andrew/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/210a81d6dcb1059dc80fab3f5470ab7a/trees/26993469c6208234eef0d0acf8456c4d.lua' It appears that this command tails with: MTXrun | format path: /Users/andrew/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/210a81d6dcb1059dc80fab3f5470ab7a/formats MTXrun | resolvers: using given filetype 'tex' MTXrun | using tex source file: /usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-en.tex MTXrun | resolvers: using given filetype 'tex' MTXrun | resolvers: remembering file 'cont-en.lus' MTXrun | resolvers: qualified name '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-en.lus' Then luatex --ini begins: MTXrun | running command: luatex --ini --lua="/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/luat-cod.lua" "/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-en.tex" \dump This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.64.0-2010111215 (INITEX) \write18 enabled. It loads a great number of macros without error and tails with: Beginning to dump on file cont-en.fmt (format=cont-en 2010.11.18) 31667 strings using 410675 bytes 752503 memory locations dumped; current usage is 198&375520 29129 multiletter control sequences \font\nullfont=nullfont 0 preloaded fonts 0 words of pdf memory 7 indirect objects mkiv lua stats : used config file - /usr/local/texlive/2010/texmfcnf.lua;/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua mkiv lua stats : used cache path - /Users/andrew/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/210a81d6dcb1059dc80fab3f5470ab7a mkiv lua stats : input load time - 0.247 seconds mkiv lua stats : stored bytecode data - 229 modules, 54 tables, 283 chunks mkiv lua stats : node list callback tasks - 6 unique task lists, 2 instances (re)created, 6 calls mkiv lua stats : cleaned up reserved nodes - 0 nodes, 9 lists of 410 mkiv lua stats : node memory usage - 16 glue_spec mkiv lua stats : used backend - pdf (backend for directly generating pdf output) mkiv lua stats : callbacks - direct: 534, indirect: 117518, total: 118052 mkiv lua stats : result saved in file - cont-en.pdf mkiv lua stats : luatex banner - this is luatex, version beta-0.64.0-2010111215 mkiv lua stats : control sequences - 29129 of 65536 mkiv lua stats : current memory usage - 40 MB (ctx: 41 MB) mkiv lua stats : runtime - 24.292 seconds Then the document is processed and it goes quickly up until the end of this block: luatex --fmt="/Users/andrew/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/210a81d6dcb1059dc80fab3f5470ab7a/formats/cont-en" --lua="/Users/andrew/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/210a81d6dcb1059dc80fab3f5470ab7a/formats/cont-en.lui" --backend=pdf "/Users/andrew/Dropbox/Documentation/context/Excursion.tex"This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.64.0-2010111215 \write18 enabled. sorters > setting language 'en' (/Users/andrew/Dropbox/Documentation/context/Excursion.tex jobcontrol > resuming randomizer with 0.74766131478719 publications : loading formatting style from bxml-apa (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/bxml-apa.mkiv) ConTeXt ver: 2010.07.30 11:35 MKIV fmt: 2010.11.18 int: english/english system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv)) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : ConTeXt File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys.rme loaded (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-def.mkiv) (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-lua.mkiv) (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-siz.mkiv) (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-otf.mkiv)) system : Excursion.top loaded (Excursion.top) fonts : preloading latin modern fonts {/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map}{/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-rm.map}{/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/fonts/map/pdftex/context/mkiv-base.map} bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : language en is active system : module simplefonts loaded (/Users/andrew/src/texmf-trms/tex/context/third/simplefonts/t-simplefonts.tex loading : ConTeXt User Module / Simplefonts <+ /Users/andrew/src/texmf-trms/tex/context/third/simplefonts/t-simplefonts.lua>) fontnames > font database does not match configuration and file hashes fontnames > warnings are disabled (tracker 'fonts.warnings') fontnames > identifying tree font files with suffix otf =========================== here is where it goes on to rebuild the Simplefonts cache. It goes on happily, generating what appears to be well formed files in the directories it identifies. The last few pages of output are: fontnames > identifying system font files with suffix dfont fontnames > globbing path /Users/andrew/Library/Fonts/**.dfont fontnames > globbing path /Library/Fonts/**.dfont fontnames > globbing path /System/Library/Fonts/**.dfont fontnames > identifying system font files with suffix DFONT fontnames > globbing path /Users/andrew/Library/Fonts/**.DFONT fontnames > globbing path /Library/Fonts/**.DFONT fontnames > globbing path /System/Library/Fonts/**.DFONT fontnames > 11 system files identified, 0 skipped, 0 duplicates, 11 hash entries added, runtime 1.952 seconds fontnames > identifying system font files with suffix afm fontnames > globbing path /Users/andrew/Library/Fonts/**.afm fontnames > globbing path /Library/Fonts/**.afm fontnames > globbing path /System/Library/Fonts/**.afm fontnames > identifying system font files with suffix AFM fontnames > globbing path /Users/andrew/Library/Fonts/**.AFM fontnames > globbing path /Library/Fonts/**.AFM fontnames > globbing path /System/Library/Fonts/**.AFM fontnames > 0 system files identified, 0 skipped, 0 duplicates, 0 hash entries added, runtime 0.123 seconds fontnames > 418 files rejected due to clashes fontnames > 513 double lookups in mappings fontnames > 10 double lookups in fallbacks report | lua: compiling /Users/andrew/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/210a81d6dcb1059dc80fab3f5470ab7a/fonts/data/names.tma into /Users/andrew/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/210a81d6dcb1059dc80fab3f5470ab7a/fonts/data/names.tmc systems : begin file /Users/andrew/Dropbox/Documentation/context/Excursion.tex at line 79 (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/page-run.mkii loading : ConTeXt Page Macros / Runtime Macros ) pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1 pages > flushing realpage 2, userpage 2 pages > flushing realpage 3, userpage 3 pages > flushing realpage 4, userpage 4 (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/sample/knuth.tex) (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/sample/knuth.tex) (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/sample/knuth.tex) (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/sample/knuth.tex pages > flushing realpage 5, userpage 5 ) (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/sample/knuth.tex) (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/sample/knuth.tex) (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/sample/knuth.tex pages > flushing realpage 6, userpage 6 ) (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/sample/knuth.tex) (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/sample/knuth.tex) (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/sample/knuth.tex pages > flushing realpage 7, userpage 7 ) pages > flushing realpage 8, userpage 8 systems : end file /Users/andrew/Dropbox/Documentation/context/Excursion.tex at line 88 system : cont-err loaded (/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-err.tex systems : no file 'cont-sys.tex', using 'cont-sys.rme' instead ) )</Library/Fonts/MinionPro-Regular.otf></usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/lm/lmmono10-regular.otf> mkiv lua stats : used config file - /usr/local/texlive/2010/texmfcnf.lua;/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua mkiv lua stats : used cache path - /Users/andrew/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/210a81d6dcb1059dc80fab3f5470ab7a mkiv lua stats : input load time - 2.085 seconds mkiv lua stats : stored bytecode data - 231 modules, 54 tables, 285 chunks mkiv lua stats : loaded tex modules - 1 requested, 1 found (*-simplefonts), 0 missing mkiv lua stats : node list callback tasks - 6 unique task lists, 5 instances (re)created, 2656 calls mkiv lua stats : cleaned up reserved nodes - 39 nodes, 11 lists of 410 mkiv lua stats : node memory usage - 21 glue_spec mkiv lua stats : h-node processing time - 0.310 seconds including kernel mkiv lua stats : attribute processing time - 0.104 seconds front- and backend mkiv lua stats : used backend - pdf (backend for directly generating pdf output) mkiv lua stats : loaded patterns - en::2 mkiv lua stats : language load time - 0.090 seconds , nofpatterns: 1 mkiv lua stats : callbacks - direct: 3616, indirect: 5894, total: 9510 mkiv lua stats : lxml preparation time - 0.000 seconds, 0 nodes, 15 lpath calls, 0 cached calls mkiv lua stats : result saved in file - Excursion.pdf mkiv lua stats : loaded fonts - 40 files: minionpro-regular.otf stmary10.afm lmmono10-regular.otf lmmono12-regular.otf lmmono8-regular.otf lmmono9-regular.otf lmroman10-bold.otf lmroman10-regular.otf lmroman12-bold.otf lmroman12-regular.otf lmroman7-bold.otf lmroman7-regular.otf lmroman9-bold.otf lmroman9-regular.otf lmsans10-regular.otf lmsans12-regular.otf lmsans8-regular.otf lmsans9-regular.otf eufb10.tfm eufb7.tfm eufm10.tfm eufm7.tfm msam10.tfm msam7.tfm msbm10.tfm msbm7.tfm lmex10.tfm lmmi10.tfm lmmi12.tfm lmmi7.tfm lmmi9.tfm lmmib10.tfm lmmib7.tfm lmsy10.tfm lmsy7.tfm lmsy9.tfm rm-lmr10.tfm rm-lmr12.tfm rm-lmr7.tfm rm-lmr9.tfm mkiv lua stats : fonts load time - 5.098 seconds mkiv lua stats : luatex banner - this is luatex, version beta-0.64.0-2010111215 mkiv lua stats : control sequences - 32688 of 165536 mkiv lua stats : current memory usage - 92 MB (ctx: 94 MB) mkiv lua stats : runtime - 148.526 seconds, 7 processed pages, 8 shipped pages, 0.054 pages/second MTXrun | total runtime: 256.380 Is there something that I can do? I already tried to "chown <myname> -R /usr/local/texlive/2010" That didn't have any effect and I didn't think it would... I'm running tlcontrib install with MacTeX 2010. Thanks! Best Regards, Andrew Starks Tightrope Media Systems Co-Founder 800 Transfer Road, Suite 1B, Saint Paul MN 55114 866 866-4118, 201

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minimal update
by Herbert Voss 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

When I update my minimal via the script first-setup.sh new files in the directory /tex/texmf-context/tex/context/user are deleted. If I understand the name correct, then the script should keep files in this directory Herbert

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font, line spacing issues
by Peter Davis 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

As an experiment, I'm trying to duplicate a sample InDesign document with ConTeXt. I'm getting the overall layout (though my image positions need tweaking), but I'm having some problems with the fonts. I'm following the examples in http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/showfont.pdf , but I haven't seen the \switchtotypeface operator documented anywhere else. I'm on a Windows 7 machine, with minimals installed. I'm trying to use some of the system fonts (Minion, Impact, Myriad), but all I seem to get is CMR. Also, the line spacing on the paragraph at the top of the second page seems very weird. It's an address, and the bottom line is much too high relative to the spacing of the other lines. Here's the file: \definepapersize[card][width=792pt,height=612pt] \setuppapersize[card][card] \definetypeface[impact[rm][serif][mpact regular][default] \definetypeface[minion][rm][serif][Minion Pro Regular][default] \definetypeface[myriad][rm][serif][Myriad Pro Regular][default] \setupcolor[cmyk] \setupcolors[state=start] \definecolor[red][c=0,m=.87,y=.87,k=0] \definelayer[textbox][width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=textbox] \def\starttextbox {\dosingleargument\dostarttextbox} \def\dostarttextbox[#1]% {\def\stoptextbox{\setlayerframed[textbox][width=6cm,align=normal,frame=off,#1]{\getbuffer[textbox]}}% \startbuffer[textbox][starttextbox][stoptextbox]} \starttext %\starttextbox[x=12pt,y=20pt,width=768pt] %\useexternalfigure[ador1][Chrysanthemum.jpg][width=768pt] %\placefigure[here,force][]{none}{\externalfigure[ador1]} %\stoptextbox \starttextbox[x=195.3pt,y=115.2pt,width=560.7pt] \switchtotypeface[impact][48pt] \midaligned{Yo, First!} \stoptextbox \page[empty] \starttextbox[x=447.6pt,y=228pt,width=229.5pt] \switchtotypeface[minion][14pt]% Title. First Last \\ Company \\ Street Address \\ City, State, ZIP \stoptextbox \starttextbox[x=85.2pt,y=228pt,width=229.5pt] \switchtotypeface[minion][14pt]% Dear First,\\ \blank Are you aware that now is the {\bf winter of our discontent}? It's been made {\it glori}\color[red]{\it ous} \color[red]{\bi sum}{\bi mer} by this son of York.\\ \blank I say let's put it back the way it was. Are you with me, Last?\\ \blank Good.\\ \blank -pd \stoptextbox %\starttextbox[x=85.2pt,y=62.4pt,width=229.5pt] %\useexternalfigure[ador2][pd-logo-nobg.eps][scale=245.37] %\placefigure[here,force][pdlogo]{none}{\externalfigure[ador2]} %\stoptextbox \starttextbox[x=249.6pt,y=62.4pt,width=298.8pt] \switchtotypeface[myriad][20pt]% Peter Davis\\ Head Hoo-Ha\\ Hoo-Ha House, Inc.\\ 123 Fourfivesix St.\\ Lake Placebo, NY 12345-6789 \stoptextbox \page[empty] \stoptext

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Re: [NTG-context] Defining a command for enumeration+block
by Glen Callaghan 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

> You can?t use blocks within other commands but when you use only enumerations in your block you can simplify your code a little bit. > > \defineblock[Block] > \defineenumeration[Enum][location=left,text=Test] > > \setupblock[Block][before=\startEnum,after=\stopEnum] Thanks very much Wolfgang, that seems to work well enough for me. Interestingly though, the formatting is slightly different between defining the blocks and using (recalling) the blocks. When I recall the blocks, the text appears a line below the enumeration labels (see example + attachment below). I had always assumed that \define just did a text replacement (like in c).... looks like I was wrong. How does \define actually work? Could you point me towards some documentation.... I'm struggling to find anything about \define. thanks Glen ------------- \defineblock[Block] \defineenumeration[Enum][location=left,text=Test] \setupblock[Block][before=\startEnum,after=\stopEnum] \starttext \section{Use} \useblocks[Block] \reset[Enum] \section{Define} \beginBlock jhdsa hdsfhj lh dsfjh jkhasdf sdakjhfsal sdkajhf kljsdh \endBlock \beginBlock jhdsa hdsfhj lh dsfjh jkhasdf sdakjhfsal sdkajhf kljsdh fhlkjsad kah dkjh akjhd flkjs lkjsad flkjh salkjhf asd \endBlock \stoptext

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[OT] Adobe Reader X released
by Vedran Miletić 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

Adobe silently released Reader X, for now only for Windows. It can be downloaded from: http://www.adobe.com/go/EN_US-H-GET-READER Installer for offline installation can be downloaded from. ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/10.x/10.0.0/en_US/ It allows saving PDF after adding comments or highlighting text. AFAIR, Reader 9 didn't offer that. Regards, -- Vedran Miletić

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Defining a command for enumeration+block
by Glen Callaghan 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

Hello, I'm having some problems using blocks and enumeration together. I can get it to work using something like this (see complete minimal example further down): \beginBlock \startEnum Some text A \stopEnum \endBlock But it doesn't seem to work if I try to define a command (macro?) to keep my source file a bit tidier. \define[1]\Revs{ \beginBlock \startEnum #1 \stopEnum \endBlock } \Revs{Missing Text B} I don't get any output from the call \Revs. No doubt I'm doing something silly...... I've also noticed that it breaks if I put the \beginBlock \startEnum commands on the same line, as in: \beginBlock \startEnum Some text A \stopEnum \endBlock I've been trying this on TeX Live 2010. thanks Glen --------- \defineblock[Block] \defineenumeration[Enum][location=left,text=Test] \define[1]\Revs{ \beginBlock \startEnum #1 \stopEnum \endBlock } \starttext \section{Use} \useblocks[Block] \reset[Enum] \section{Define} \beginBlock \startEnum Some text A \stopEnum \endBlock \Revs{Missing Text B} \stoptext

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Ugly bug with TikZ in recent ConTeXt MKIV
by Mojca Miklavec 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

Dear Hans, The following example worked perfectly fine with the version of ConTeXt MKIV I was using one hour ago (no idea which version, but something less than two weeks old). It still works OK with MKII and it works much worse in the real document that I'm using. In my document both images are completely screwed up. Here it's only the second one and if I comment out the first one, the second figure comes out fine, so I'm a bit clueless about what magic is going on inbetween. Nothing in TikZ has changed (I'm still using the "frozen" version from November 2009 from minimals), so it must have something to do with ConTeXt MKIV. It just messes up with some boxes on the page in some unpredictable way. \usemodule[tikz] \starttext \placefigure[force][BCl3 sigma]{x}{ \hbox to .9\textwidth{\hss\starttikzpicture \node[circle,inner sep=0pt] (B) at (0,0) {B}; \node[circle,inner sep=0pt] (a1) at ( 90:0.9cm) {Cl}; \node[circle,inner sep=0pt] (a2) at (210:0.9cm) {Cl}; \node[circle,inner sep=0pt] (a3) at (330:0.9cm) {Cl}; \draw (B)--(a1); \draw (B)--(a2); \draw (B)--(a3); \stoptikzpicture \hbox to 2cm{} \starttikzpicture[>=stealth,very thick] % \node[label=above:$a_1$] (a1) at ( 90:1cm) {$a_1$}; \node[circle,inner sep=0pt] (a1) at ( 90:1.2cm) {$a_1$}; \node[circle,inner sep=0pt] (a2) at (210:1.2cm) {$a_2$}; \node[circle,inner sep=0pt] (a3) at (330:1.2cm) {$a_3$}; % \draw[->] (0,0)--(-30:1cm); % \draw[->] (0,0)--( 90:1cm); % \draw[->] (0,0)--(210:1cm); \draw[->] (0,0)--(a1); \draw[->] (0,0)--(a2); \draw[->] (0,0)--(a3); \stoptikzpicture\hss} } \stoptext Thanks, Mojca

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MetaPost version of the Gantt chart module
by Reviczky, Adam 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

Hi, I've made a MetaPost version for creating Gantt charts. Florian: The label alignments are fixed in this module. Further, it should be trivial to place the names into the ganttbars, for both versions. For more information see the wiki entry: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Gantt_charts Adam

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Help Winedt 6.0 MikTeX 2.9 ConTeXt
by barney schwartz 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

MikTeX 2.9 says ConTeXt is once more available. Winedt 6.0 provides a drop-down menu However, ConTeXt fails to execute. I having been waiting sin MikTeX dropped ConteXt support and was SO happy to see it included once again. Anyone got any ideas how to make ConTeXt functional using MikTeX 2.9 and Winedt 6.0??

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Choosing TeX um ... stuff
by Peter Davis 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

I've been on the periphery of TeX for years, as a casual user of LaTeX and also as an implementer of publishing software. However, I'm afraid I haven't kept in as close touch as I'd like, and now I find myself trying to absorb a lot in a short time. I'm trying to choose what software to use in building an XML->TeX workflow. I'd appreciate any help with the following questions: 1. True or False: TeX can be categorized along three orthogonal axes: 1. by format (plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, others?) 2. by implementation (web2c, pdfTeX/pdfLaTeX, LuaTeX, others?) 3. by distribution (MikTeX, TeXLive, MacTeX, others?) 2. True or False: plain TeX and LaTeX(2e) are warhorses ... been around for decades, quirks well known, lots of documentation, etc. 3. True or False: ConTeXt is newer, with a lot of built-in features, but still changing quite a bit from build to build. Other comments welcome vis. picking which software to use. One point is that since the actual TeX input files will be generated programmatically, readability or ease-of-coding is not a factor. I was going to use plain TeX, but it seems a lot of features like placing text boxes and graphics anywhere, using system fonts, etc. are more available for LaTeX and ConTeXt. Thank you for any comments! -pd

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ppchtex questions
by Jörg Hagmann 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

I just started using (and liking) ppchtex, and I have a few questions: 1. Is there a way to define a frame offset (there is "fit" and there are dimensions, but an offset would be more convenient)? 2. Is it possible to move the "\bottext" further down? It gets too close to the formula, especially with larger fontsize and smaller formula structures, see example)? \starttext \usemodule[chemic] \startchemical[width=fit,scale=small,size=big] \bottext{α-Glycerophosphate} \chemical[ONE,SB1357,Z0357][\TL{α}{C},\SL{OPO\lohi{3}{2-}},H,H] \chemical[MOV1,SB137,Z037][C,\SL{OH},H] \chemical[MOV1,SB137,Z0137][C,H,\SL{OH},H] \stopchemical \stoptext By the way: X_subscript and X^superscript don't work within \SL{...}. 3. How can I get \ss for *all* the atoms in the formulae and in the bottom text (I tried a few things within \setupchemical)? Thanks, Jörg

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Horizontal & vertical shift when inserting multipage PDF
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

Hello, just a brief question. How to avoid the horizontal and vertical shift which appears when inserting another PDF, both PDFs created "with the same options"? You can see page numbers and also the left "edge" shifted. (I'd need this to insert multipage scanned documents into the main PDF.) See the code (and result in the attachments): --- 1.mkiv \starttext \dorecurse{8}{\input tufte\par} \stoptext --- 2.mkiv \starttext AAA\page \copypages[1.pdf]\page BBB \stoptext --- Cheers, 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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displaystyle switched off?
by Mojca Miklavec 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

Dear Hans, in a recent version of ConTeXt the \displaystyle seems to be "switched off" inside \startformula in MKIV (\sum has no subscript): \starttext \startformula P^{(α)} = \sum_{a\in{\cal G}} χ_a^{(α)}T(G_a), \stopformula \stoptext In current version (tlcontrib's update to TL) and in MKII it works fine. Mojca

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font features
by Herbert Voss 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

What is wrong with my font setting for libertine that the fontsize is reset when activating a font feature. For latin modern it is ok. the output:http://perce.de/temp/xxx.png Herbert \starttypescriptcollection[mylibertine] \starttypescript[serif][libertine][name] \definefontsynonym[Serif][name:Linux Libertine O][features=default] \stoptypescript \starttypescript[sans][biolinum][name] \definefontsynonym[Sans][name:Linux Biolinum O][features=default] \stoptypescript \starttypescript[mylibertine] \definetypeface[mylibertine][rm][serif][libertine][default] \definetypeface[mylibertine][ss][sans] [biolinum] [default] \stoptypescript \stoptypescriptcollection \setupbodyfont[modern,12pt] \definefontfeature[noLigNoKern][zero=yes,liga=no,kern=no] \font\myNoLigNoKern=lmroman12-regular*noLigNoKern \starttext Fiffies schöner 0815-Text über die Schifffahrt mit den Schiffern. \par\myNoLigNoKern Fiffies schöner 0815-Text über die Schifffahrt mit den Schiffern. \setupbodyfont[mylibertine,12pt] {\font\myNoLigNoKern=fxlr*noLigNoKern Fiffies schöner 0815-Text über die Schifffahrt mit den Schiffern. \par\myNoLigNoKern Fiffies schöner 0815-Text über die Schifffahrt mit den Schiffern.} \setupbodyfont[mylibertine,12pt]\ss \font\myNoLigNoKern=fxbr*noLigNoKern Fiffies schöner 0815-Text über die Schifffahrt mit den Schiffern. \par\myNoLigNoKern Fiffies schöner 0815-Text über die Schifffahrt mit den Schiffern. \stoptext

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Stepping mechanism in MkIV
by Aditya Mahajan 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Hi Hans, The current stepping mechanism (s-pre-60) is not too convinient because you have to click the screen to go to next screen. It will be nice if one could go to next screen using page down (and to previous screen using page up). Another annoyance is that it only works with acroread and does not work with evince (I don't know how well it works with preview). Are there any plans to have a mkiv based stepping mechanism? If so, it will be nice to have an option to be able to create multiple pages, one for each step. Thanks, Aditya

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Zooming in to a specific part of the page
by Aditya Mahajan 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Hi, Is it possible to zoom into a specific part of the page? I am thinking of the following scenario. Suppose I have the following document \setuppapersize[S6][S6] \starttext \placefigure[right,none]{\externalfigure[dummy][width=0.3\textwidth]} \input knuth \page \input tufte \stoptext I want that when I click on the image, the pdf is zoomed in so that the image occupies the full screen[1], and when I click on the zoomed in image, it zooms out and I get the previous page view. How do I achieve this? I am guessing that some javascript magic might be needed, but I do not understand the interaction code at all. This feature will be pretty handy for presentations. Thanks Aditya [1]: I do not know if the pdf reader knows the screen size. Assuming that the screen aspect ratio is the same as the page aspect ratio might be a good approximation (at least for presentations).

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database module
by Andreas Harder 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Hi all, the database module don't seem to work as expected. I've tried an example from m-database.mkiv, no pdf is produced, or did I miss something? \usemodule[database] \starttext \defineseparatedlist [CSV] [separator={,}, before=\bTABLE,after=\eTABLE, first=\bTR,last=\eTR, left=\bTD,right=\eTD] \startCSV a,b,c d,e,f \stopCSV \stoptext By the way, the files on http://source.contextgarden.net/ are from 2010.03.30!? Greeting Andreas

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libertine typescript
by Herbert Voss 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

I like to use the fonts keyboard, outline and shadow of libertine, defined in a typescrip, e.g. [...] \starttypescript[keyboard][biolinumKB] \definefontsynonym[Keyboard][file:LinBiolinum_Kb-0.5.4][features=default] \stoptypescript \starttypescript[outline][biolinumOL] \definefontsynonym[Outline] [file:fxbo] [features=default] \definefontsynonym[OutlineBold] [file:fxbob][features=default] \definefontsynonym[OutlineItalic][file:fxboi][features=default] \stoptypescript \starttypescript[shadow][biolinumSH] \definefontsynonym[Shadow] [file:fxbs] [features=default] \definefontsynonym[ShadowBold] [file:fxbsb][features=default] \definefontsynonym[ShadowItalic][file:fxbsi][features=default] \stoptypescript \starttypescript[mylibertine] [...] \definetypeface[mylibertine][kb][keyboard][biolinumKB][default] \definetypeface[mylibertine][ol][outline] [biolinumOL][default] \definetypeface[mylibertine][sh][shadow] [biolinumSH][default] \stoptypescript [...] however, this did not work. Where do I have to define the new commands \kb, \ol and \sh? This works: \definefont[keyboard][LinBiolinum_Kb-0.5.4 at 20pt] \definefont[outline][fxbo at 20pt] \definefont[shadow][fxbs at 20pt] \starttext The layout of my keyboard:\\ {\keyboard qwertz} it is a german one.\par {\outline Outline font}\par {\shadow Shadow font}\par \stoptext the output: http://perce.de/temp/x.png Herbert

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Updating to Beta Builds of ConTeXt / LuaTeX from tlcontrib breaks MacTeX
by Andrew Starks 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

At Aditya's suggestion, I'm cross-posting this from tex.stackexchange.com [Executive Summary: I might be missing something really simple and I might be overcomplicating something really easy. In short: 1: I installed MacTeX 2010. 2: I updated all packages using the normal trees. 3: I changed my TEXMFHOME variable in /usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf.cnf to "~/src/texmf", which is where I keep my custom modules/templates/packages. (This is normally within our github source control, but hasn't been yet.) and moved the content from the old directory to the new. 4: I was beating my head against the wall, trying to make font selection work using typescriptfile/typescript as well as simplefont. The closest I could get was with simplefont and Palatino spewing garbage text. 5: I decided to try "http://tlcontrib.metatex.org/" with tlmgr using "sudo tlmgr --repository http://tlcontrib.metatex.org/2010 update -all" 6: I "sudo texconfig rehash"ed (seemed okay), "sudo mtxrun --generate" (seemed okay). Then I "sudo luatools --generate" and got something that ended with " MTXrun | unknown script 'base.lua' or 'mtx-base.lua'" 7: Just typing "luatools" results in: "MTXrun | unknown script 'base.lua' or 'mtx-base.lua'" 8: I tried editing the two texmfcnf.lua files that I found with: return { content = { TEXMFCACHE = '~/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var', TEXMFHOME = '~/src/texmf-trms', }, TEXMFCACHE = '~/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var', } But had no effect. That is where I'm at right now. Whenever I try to compile, I get: MTXrun | warning: no format found, forcing remake (commandline driven) MTXrun | running command: luatools --generate MTXrun | unknown script 'base.lua' or 'mtx-base.lua' MTXrun | running command: luatools --make --compile cont-en MTXrun | unknown script 'base.lua' or 'mtx-base.lua' MTXrun | error, no format found with name: cont-en, aborting MTXrun | total runtime: 0.321 The rest of this email is a more verbose description. Hopefully this helps you and me, as well. (if only in the documentation department. :)) ] /endexecutive summary %:) Copied then updated from: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/5454/updating-to-beta-builds-of-cont… On a fresh install of MacTeX 2010, I was having issues with `mtxrun` finding fonts and with fonts in general. I decided to try to dl the betas. In an earlier question(http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/5405/switching-to-context-m… (Thanks Kahled!) I found that the ConTeXt minimals were not proper in this scenario. So I followed the advice and used this repository. After running: sudo tlmgr --repository http://tlcontrib.metatex.org/2010 update -all ...I did everything that I could think of to update the system at various stages (I'm sure not everything was neutral or helpful)... sudo texconfig rehash sudo texconfig init sudo mtxrun --generate sudo luatools --generate The last command is the issue, as it generates: MTXrun | unknown script 'base.lua' or 'mtx-base.lua' In my search on the interweb, I found that perhaps `texmfcnf.lua` needed the following: return { content = { TEXMFCACHE = '~/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var', TEXMFHOME = '~/Library/texmf-trms', }, TEXMFCACHE = '~/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var', } I did this to the file that I located in `/usr/local/texlive/2010/`. I later found evidence that perhaps another `texmfcnf.lua` file needed this golden block of code, but I could not find another instance of this file. So... whassup? It's a clean install if MacTeX 2010. I wonder what I'm missing. Once this is solved, I'll post another question about fonts, as I have yet to get those working with LuaTeX as the engine and `simplefonts` as the method. `mtxrun` never has anything in its list of fonts (`mtxrun --script fonts --list --all --pattern=*` or any conceivable variation) and most font choices don't register at all, or in the odd case of Palatino, result in garbage text. I have my `OSFONTS` variable set to `/Library/Fonts`. But alas, for another question. I only post it here in case the two issues are related. Thanks everyone! UPDATE: I ran `sudo luatex --generate --verbose` Here is the output: MTXrun | resolvers: variable 'SELFAUTOLOC' set to '/usr/local/texlive/2010/bin/x86_64-darwin' MTXrun | resolvers: variable 'SELFAUTODIR' set to '/usr/local/texlive/2010/bin' MTXrun | resolvers: variable 'SELFAUTOPARENT' set to '/usr/local/texlive/2010' MTXrun | resolvers: variable 'TEXMFCNF' set to '' MTXrun | resolvers: variable 'TEXMF' set to '' MTXrun | resolvers: variable 'TEXOS' set to 'bin' MTXrun | resolvers MTXrun | resolvers: loading configuration file '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmfcnf.lua' MTXrun | resolvers MTXrun | resolvers: loading configuration file '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua' MTXrun | resolvers MTXrun | resolvers: locating list of '/Users/andrew/src/texmf-trms' (runtime) MTXrun | resolvers: handler 'tree:////Users/andrew/src/texmf-trms' -> 'locators' -> 'path=/Users/andrew/src/texmf-trms | noscheme=false | query= | scheme=tree | original=tree:////Users/andrew/src/texmf-trms | fragment= | authority=' MTXrun | resolvers: hash 'tree:////Users/andrew/src/texmf-trms' appended MTXrun | resolvers: skipping list of '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-project' (cached) MTXrun | resolvers: skipping list of '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-fonts' (cached) MTXrun | resolvers: skipping list of '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-local' (cached) MTXrun | resolvers: skipping list of '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-context' (cached) MTXrun | resolvers: locating list of '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf' (cached) MTXrun | resolvers: tex locator '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf' found MTXrun | resolvers: hash '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf' appended MTXrun | resolvers: locating list of '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist' (cached) MTXrun | resolvers: tex locator '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist' found MTXrun | resolvers: hash '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist' appended MTXrun | resolvers MTXrun | resolvers: handler 'tree:////Users/andrew/src/texmf-trms' -> 'hashers' -> 'path=/Users/andrew/src/texmf-trms | noscheme=false | query= | scheme=tree | original=tree:////Users/andrew/src/texmf-trms | fragment= | authority=' MTXrun | resolvers: scanning path '/Users/andrew/src/texmf-trms' MTXrun | resolvers: 596 files found on 114 directories with 62 uppercase remappings MTXrun | resolvers: loading 'files' for '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf' from '/Users/andrew/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/210a81d6dcb1059dc80fab3f5470ab7a/trees/1240e363db2f4c53de58379d2b0c6f6b' MTXrun | resolvers: loading 'files' for '/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist' from '/Users/andrew/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/210a81d6dcb1059dc80fab3f5470ab7a/trees/26993469c6208234eef0d0acf8456c4d' MTXrun | resolvers: using suffix based filetype 'lua' MTXrun | resolvers: using suffix based filetype 'lua' MTXrun | resolvers: remembering file 'mtx-base.lua' MTXrun | resolvers: using suffix based filetype 'lua' MTXrun | unknown script 'base.lua' or 'mtx-base.lua' Okay, I see where it's loading `'/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua'`. Given that my TEXMFHOME tds is set to `~/src/texmf-trms` I edited it to say this within `content:` -- ORIG: TEXMFHOME = "$HOME/texmf", -- "tree:///$HOME/texmf" TEXMFHOME = "~/src/texmf-trms", -- "tree:///$HOME/texmf" ...and this after, but before `return:` closes: -- ORIG: TEXMFCACHE = "$SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf-cache", -- for old times sake TEXMFCACHE = "~/Library/texlive/2010/texmf-var", -- for old times sake Since I did not change the TEXMFCACHE setting. (As you may be able to tell by now, I don't know what I'm doing. :) ) Running `sudo luatools --generate --verbose` had the same effect, ending with: MTXrun | resolvers: using suffix based filetype 'lua' MTXrun | resolvers: using suffix based filetype 'lua' MTXrun | resolvers: remembering file 'mtx-base.lua' MTXrun | resolvers: using suffix based filetype 'lua' MTXrun | unknown script 'base.lua' or 'mtx-base.lua' I tried `sudo mtxrun --generate` which seemed to work, but did not affect `luatools` in any way. I've tried `rehash`ing, then `mtxrun` then `luatools`. No joy. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Re: [NTG-context] luatex hangs at 100% cpu
by Hans Hagen 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

On 17-11-2010 4:47, Steffen Wolfrum wrote: > Is this a coincidence?! yes. we identified where the problem and a tracker has been added. no patch today 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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tables and color
by Hans Hagen 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Hi, A while ago Herbert reported problems with color in \starttable and Aditya suggested to provide \VL in \starttabulate. Also, there's some experimental coloring code in tabulate. So, I decided to add better color support to tabulate as well as vertical lines (for as far as it makes sense). Below you will see how the interface works. A side effect is that \NC[color] is no longer supported: we need 4 cases instead of one. Concerning \starttable: I started merging the patches into the TaBlE code but also started wondering if we should still provide this mechanism in \MKIV. I'm considering making it a module, and then remove the color options from it as it's a kludge anyway. Using thi smechanism has no real advantages over tabulate or TABLE (apart maybe from speed). I uploaded a new beta (which then will be synced with the minimals). % my test file: \starttext % \setuptabulate[distance=none] \starttabulate[|CR{red}|CC{yellow}|CM{green}|CL{blue}|] \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \stoptabulate \starttabulate[|CM{red}|CM{green}|CM{blue}|] \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \stoptabulate \ruledvbox{\starttabulate[||||][before=,after=] \NC test \CC[red] CC \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \CL[green] CL \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \CM[blue] CM \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \CR[yellow] CR \NC test \NC \NR \stoptabulate} \starttabulate[||||] \VL test \VL[red] CC \VL test \VL \NR \VL test \VL[green] CL \VL test \VL \NR \VL test \VL[blue] CM \VL test \VL \NR \VL test \VL[yellow] CR \VL test \VL \NR \stoptabulate \starttabulate[|{10,red}|{10,green}|{10,blue}|{10,magenta}] \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \stoptabulate \starttabulate[|{red}|{green}|{blue}|{magenta}] \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \stoptabulate \starttabulate[*{4}{|{red}}] \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR \stoptabulate % \starttabulate[||p||] % \CC[green] test \CC[red] test \CC[blue] test \NC \NR % \NC \setlocalhsize \the\localhsize test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR % \HL % \NC test \CC[green] \input tufte \CC[yellow] test \NC \NR % \RC rc \NC test \NC test \NC \NR % \NC qqqq \EQ[blue] test \NC test \NC \NR % \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR % \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR % \CC[blue] test \CC[red] test \NC test \NC \NR % \NC test \VL[red] test \NC test \NC \NR % \NC test \VL test \NC test \NC \NR % \NC test \VL test \NC test \NC \NR % \NC test \VL test \CC[gray] test \NC \NR % \NC test \VL test \NC test \NC \NR % \NC test \VL test \NC test \NC \NR % \CC[blue] test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR % \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR % \NC test \NC test \CC[magenta] test \NC \NR % \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR % \NC test \CC[cyan] \dorecurse{10}{\input ward }\NC test \NC \NR % \NC test \NC test \NC test \NC \NR % \NC test \CC[yellow] test \NC test \NC \NR % \stoptabulate \stoptext ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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placelistofsorts
by Andreas Harder 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Hi Hans, also with the newest beta—the bug is still there. \definesorting[test][texts] \setupsorting [test][criterium=all,after=\hairline] \starttext \test{bb} \test{cc} \test{xx} \test{aa} % \placelistofsorts[test][] % works (but one can't customize the formatting) % \placelistoftests % error \placelist[test] % empty \stoptext Greeting Andreas

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luatex hangs at 100% cpu
by Steffen Wolfrum 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Hi, the current MkIV (ConTeXt ver: 2010.11.12) seems to have problems with start/stopitemize and start/stopcolumns: mostly it hangs at 100% cpu, sometimes it gives this error massage: ! Attempt to double-free penalty node 78778, ignored. \actualshipout ...t \fi \box \shipoutscratchbox }} \endgroup \else \message {... \myshipout ...\@@ppmethod }\gobbleoneargument {#1} \setnextrealpageno \afters... \dofinaloutput ...hbox {\vbox {\dopagebody #1#2}}} \the \everyaftershipout \a... \finaloutput ...EAEAEA \dofinaloutput \fi \fi #1#2 \resetselectiepagina \doin... \sidefloatoutput ...e \else \finalsidefloatoutput \global \sidefloatvsize \n... \invokenormaloutputroutine ...\OTRcommand \output \fi ... l.1121 ? Process aborted Regards, Steffen

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context & ltcontrib & luatex
by Martin Schröder 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Hi, it seems the recent context from TL doesn't work with the latest luatex from TLcontrib: ---------------------- > tlmgr update --all cannot contact mirror.ctan.org, returning a backbone server! tlmgr: package repository http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/texlive/tlnet tlmgr: saving backups to /opt/tex/texlive2010/tlpkg/backups skipping forcibly removed package collection-texworks context.x86_64-linux: local: 18903, source: 18902 (reverse, keep) ifplatform: local: 15880, source: 15878 (reverse, keep) luatex: local: 20016, source: 20014 (reverse, keep) luatex.x86_64-linux: local: 19406, source: 19402 (reverse, keep) metapost: local: 18838, source: 18835 (reverse, keep) metapost.x86_64-linux: local: 19022, source: 19019 (reverse, keep) tlmgr: no updates available > tlc update --all tlmgr: package repository http://tlcontrib.metatex.org/2010 tlmgr: saving backups to /opt/tex/texlive2010/tlpkg/backups context: local: 20438, source: 20273 (reverse, keep) expl3: local: 20360, source: 20101 (reverse, keep) tlmgr: no updates available > context tabulate.tex MTXrun | warning: engine mismatch (luv: This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.63.0-2010090921 <> bin: This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.64.0-2010111216), forcing remake MTXrun | running command: luatools --generate cannot open /opt/tex/texlive2010/texmf-dist/scripts/context/lua/mtx-base.lua: No such file or directory MTXrun | running command: luatools --make --compile cont-encannot open /opt/tex/texlive2010/texmf-dist/scripts/context/lua/mtx-base.lua: No such file or directory MTXrun | run 1: luatex --fmt="/opt/tex/texlive2010/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/ae9f92585f0137e9f36355f6302c5a7a/formats/cont-en" --lua="/opt/tex/texlive2010/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/ae9f92585f0137e9f36355f6302c5a7a/formats/cont-en.lui" --backend=pdf "./tabulate.tex"This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.64.0-2010111216 \write18 enabled. (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied) MTXrun | fatal error: return code: 1 ---------------------- Can I fix that at my end or do I have to wait for a new context from TLC? Best Martin

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Problem interacting \definehead and \placecontent
by Lukas Prochazka 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Hello, I need to duplicate the \subsection command. The code is: --- \definehead[SSEC][subsection] \setuphead [SSEC] [after={ --- }] \starttext \placecontent \hairline \section{A} aaa \SSEC{B} bbb \subsection{C} ccc \stoptext --- It's OK that use of \subsection and/or \SSEC command increases the subsection counter (i.e. I get 1.1 and 1.2). But there is a problem - the "1.1 B" item doesn't appear in the TOC. Why? And how to get it in there? Thank you in advance. Best regards, Lukas

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\definehead -- latest minimal
by Herbert Voss 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

doesn't work with mkiv \definehead[SSEC][subsection] \starttext foo \stoptext ! LuaTeX error ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc-mar.lua:171: attempt to index global 'setting' (a nil value) stack traceback: ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc-mar.lua:171: in function 'define' <main ctx instance>:1: in main chunk. <argument> ...e("SSEC",{ parent = "subsection" })} \getparameters [\??mk SSEC... \secondoftwoarguments #1#2->#2 <argument> ...n]\definemarking [SSEC] [subsection] \definemarking [SSEC\v!num... \secondoftwoarguments #1#2->#2 \dodefineclonedstructurehead ...!prefix =\v!no ]}} \the \everystructureheadse... \next1 ...dododefinestructurehead {subsection}{#1} \doprocesscommaitem ... l.1 \definehead[SSEC][subsection] Herbert

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How to center a table horizontally?
by Lukas Prochazka 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Hello all, this must be a really basic question, but I cannot find out the answer. I'm creating a table, but I cannot center it horizontally: --- \starttext \startalignment[center] \dontleavehmode \starttable[|c|] \NC CCC \NC\NR \stoptable \stopalignment \stoptext --- The code I used above works e.g. with pictures, so even if I'm using the \dontleavehmode "trick", the table is still flushed left (see the attachments). So is there a way how to center tables created by \starttable and \starttabulate horizontally? Thank you in advance. Best regards, Lukas

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cjk texts in the pdf file which MkIV output sometimes can not be copy rightly
by Li Yanrui (李延瑞) 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Hi all, For the pdf file which is generated frome the following example, two Chinese characters can not be copied rightly when I use simsun.ttc font and use *Adobe Reader* to view it. The copy text is displayed as the wrong unicode text such as "􁨀". However these glyphs can be copied rightly if I use AdobeSongStd.otf font or I use other pdf reader such as evince. \definefont[song][file:simsun] \starttext \song 描 $\overline{q}$ 提 \stoptext The attachment for this mail is that pdf file with simsun.ttc font which can be downloaded from http://code.google.com/p/way2ctx/downloads/list This situation is not general. For example, if I change one Chinese character the text can be copied normally even using simsun.ttc font. -- Best regards, Li Yanrui (李延瑞)

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Placing boxes anywhere on the page
by Peter Davis 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Is there a way to place a box at some specified x and y position on the page, and then typeset one or more paragraphs of text into the box? I guess I'm thinking of something like LaTeX's minipage, but with the ability to specify absolute coordinates, rather than just position relative to the current baseline. Thank you, -pd

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outdated tiptrick.pdf in TL
by Mojca Miklavec 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Hans, after reading "Updating to Beta Builds of ConTeXt / LuaTeX from tlcontrib breaks MacTeX" and http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/5405/switching-to-context-minimals-m… I have realized that there is almost a sigle file under ConTeXt documentation in TeX Live: /usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/doc/context/document/general/manuals/tiptrick.pdf And that single file contains outdated information about how to update and how to generate formats. It might make sense to change at least that single file with completely misleading information to something that would make at least some sense. Mojca

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definition and separation of colors
by Henning Hraban Ramm 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

I stumpled upon a ambiguous color definition in my automatically generated documents: \definecolor[Custom][c=0,m=1,y=0,k=0,r=0,g=0,b=0,] I.e. the color is defined in CMYK mode as 100% magenta and in RGB as 0/0/0 black. In the PDF the color is shown as black, according to Acrobat's preflight defined as RGB 0/0/0; CMYK separation depends on the profile, e.g.: Generic CMYK: 76/71/65/81 ISO Coated FOGRA27: 86/85/79/100 Euroscale Coated: 95/83/82/90 (I didn't expect the Euroscale Coated profiles to differ that much!) If I say \setupcolors[rgb=no], I get CMYK 100/100/100/0. This is not a good separation algorithm - GCR or UCR would be nice, but at least RGB 0/0/0 should render as CMYK 0/0/0/100. (Perhaps you could include something like littleCMS in LuaTeX and even deal with images?) It doesn't change if I define in different order, like \definecolor[Custom][r=0,g=0,b=0,c=0,m=1,y=0,k=0,] I get magenta only if I leave out the RGB values. It seems that in ConTeXt the RGB definition always takes precedence? Is this intended? Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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\typefile without breaking long lines
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Hello, is it possible to \setuptyping in the manner that long lines won't be broken? So to get: <- \textwidth -> aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAA instead of: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAA AAAAAA Thank you in advance. 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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tabulate with a header
by Herbert Voss 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

\starttext \startcolumns \setuptabulate[header=repeat] \starttabulatehead \HL \NC\em SPALTE 1 \NC\em SPALTE 2\NC\NR\HL \stoptabulatehead \starttabulate[|c|c|] \dorecurse{100}{\NC Die erste Spalte \NC Und die zweite\NC\NR} \stoptabulate \stopcolumns \stoptext is it possible to get identical headers? This here looks a bit weired ... Herbert

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Numbering chapters from an arbitrary number
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Hello, I'd need to start numbering chapters from number 3. (The previous chapters 1 and 2 were prepared otherwise, I'm to continue.) Is any parameter mentioned on http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Reference/en/setuphead supposed for this? Or how? Cheers, 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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tabulate
by Herbert Voss 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

is this known, that I need at least one space between the last digit and a followng \NC? \starttext \starttabulate[|g{,}|] %\NG 100.000,00\NC\NR % error \NG 100.000,00 \NC\NR \stoptabulate \stoptext Herbert

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ConTeXt
by Alan Raúl 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Name: Alan Caruanambo Muñoz City: Cajamarca - Peru Hello: ConText was using for a while, then stop, now that I've tried to reuse write my thesis is that I can not compile successfully though and followed all the steps in http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Windows_Installation I remember down mswincontext.zip aver pragma-ade in which compiled more easily, also wanted to know what the most recent version of ConTeXt MKIV because they lose http://minimals.contextgarden.net/pragma/ is the year 2008, and the installer ContextMinimalInstall.exe fails. My OS is Windows xp I wish my thesis has typography MKIV manual, please I would like to know what are the sources used in this. PD: Sorry if you can not really understand the message, what happens is I do not speak English. Thanks for taking the time to read my mail and dedicate to it ConTeXt project. - ALAN - xlxn_(a)hotmail.com

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metaobj
by Martin 'golodhrim' Scholz 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Hi everybody, again a question by me, I found out that metaobj is included in ConTeXt minimals and now try to figure out how to input this in a ConTeXt document so I can use it in a \startuseMPgraphic{name} METAOBJ code \stopuseMPgraphic environment. Thanks everybody for your help... -- Martin 'golodhrim' Scholz Auf dem Sattler 4 34516 Ederbringhausen Germany Phone: +49 6454 799623 mobile: +49 176 63301749 Fax: +49 6454 7990138 e-Mail: scholz.m82(a)googlemail.com The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

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Grabbing first letter of a sentence
by Mathieu Boespflug 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Hi, I'd like to get access to the first letter of a chapter for the purpose of laying out the chapter heading, but I'm having difficulty with expansion. Here's my attempt: \def\MyChapterTitle#1#2{% \def\doMyChapterTitle##1##2^{% {\tfb ##1}##2 } #1 \doMyChapterTitle#2^ } setuphead[chapter][command=\MyChapterTitle] \starttext \chapter{Foo} bar \stoptext This doesn't work because the chapter title isn't expanded out before passing it to \MyChapterTitle. I know there is deeptextcommand but I need the chapter title during the layout of chapter number + title, so I need to use command instead of deeptextcommand. I attempted to get hold of the chapter title using the following \def\MyChapterTitle#1#2{% \def\doMyChapterTitle##1##2^{% {\tfb ##1}##2 } #1 \expandafter\doMyChapterTitle\expandafter{\fetchmark[chapter][first]}^ } but that doesn't seem to work either. Any ideas? Many thanks, M

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