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context minimals
by Martin 'golodhrim' Scholz 06 Feb '10

06 Feb '10

Hi Hans, hi list, some questions for the minimals, used the texlive version up to now and then found out that the 2k9 version of texlive has problems using context mkii and mkiv. so now I will start to use context from the minimals. so would be nice to have some infos before starting. Is the howto in the contextgarden-wiki still up to date or something needed to be changed in there? Is the repository for the minimals only available via rsync or as git too? And if there is no git version available is it planed to get a git repo, or can one simply add one, as I would write an ebuild for funtoo afterwards it would be easier for me to sync it that way, because it is faster and only updates changes, compared to rsync. If wished I could first make my github-account available for a git repo. Greetings Martin 'golodhrim' Scholz

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context mkiv metafun
by Martin 'golodhrim' Scholz 06 Feb '10

06 Feb '10

Hi list, another problem I encountered while installing and testing context- minimals is that the context command is not willing in my case to autobuild the metafun graphics I included in the document. Would be nice if someone has an advice to me on to fix that, got it working under texexec by creating a cont-sys.tex and linking it to the directory where cont-sys.ori is located. Greetings Martin 'golodhrim' Scholz

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defining commands
by Marius 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Hello all, How do I define the \setuptitlepage and \placetitlepage commands in the environment file? These commands are used as shown in the example below. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \environment docenv \setuptitlepage[author=weare, name=thisismyname, draft=yes] \starttext \placetitlepage \chapter{First} kasj dlkasjdfl asdf asdfkjaslfd jalsfd \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Thank you, Marius

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l-file.lua:110: stack overflow again
by Peter Münster 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Hello, Here a new example with the stack overflow: \executesystemcommand{touch file.svg} % just to create the file \starttext \externalfigure[file.svg] % \externalfigure[./file.svg] % no problem here \stoptext Cheers, Peter -- Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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overlay at given position: help needed
by Peter Münster 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Hello, Below is a test file, to show a bit what I'm looking for: a background-image behind a text-area at a given position relative to the center of this area. I'm not yet satisfied with the result. Here my questions: 1.) Is \startframedtext a good choice for placing the background, or is there something better? 2.) Is \framed[loffset=..., toffset=...]{} a good choice for specifying the position, or is there something better? 3.) When "left=1", why is the image completely outside the frame and not only 50%? 4.) How do I make a step between text and background according to http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Presentation_effects ? I would like to show first the text, and after a mouse-click the background image. Thanks in advance for any help! Cheers, Peter The test-file: % Begins a text-area with a background-image: \def\startBGimg[#1]{% \getparameters[BGimg][top=0, left=0, width=2cm, #1]% \start \newdimen\TopOffset \newdimen\LeftOffset \setupframedtexts[before=, after=] \defineoverlay[myBG][{% \TopOffset=\overlayheight \LeftOffset=\overlaywidth \TopOffset=\BGimgtop\TopOffset \LeftOffset=\BGimgleft\LeftOffset \framed[frame=on, width=\overlaywidth, height=\overlayheight, offset=overlay, toffset=\TopOffset, loffset=\LeftOffset]{% \externalfigure[\BGimgimg][width=\BGimgwidth]}}] \startframedtext[background=myBG, frame=off, offset=overlay, width=\textwidth]} % Stops the text-area with a background-image: \def\stopBGimg{\stopframedtext\stop} \starttext \startBGimg[img=hacker.jpg, top=-1, left=-1] \input tufte \stopBGimg \startBGimg[img=hacker.jpg, top=-1, left=1] \input tufte \stopBGimg \startBGimg[img=hacker.jpg, top=1, left=-1] \input tufte \stopBGimg \startBGimg[img=hacker.jpg, top=1, left=1] \input tufte \stopBGimg \stoptext -- Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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help! formulas set smaller?
by Steffen Wolfrum 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Hi, while I want to have my bodyfont in Times 10pt, my specs force me to set my formulas 1pt smaller: 9pt! As far as I have seen setupformulas doesn't provide setting a smaller font ... What can I do?? Help please!! Steffen (with MkII)

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l-file.lua:110: stack overflow
by Peter Münster 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Hello, I get the error with the following input file: \setupexternalfigures[directory={\currentvalue, http://pmrb.free.fr/tmp/}] \starttext \externalfigure[hacker-test-5.pdf] \stoptext There is *no* problem, when \currentvalue comes after the url: \setupexternalfigures[directory={http://pmrb.free.fr/tmp/, \currentvalue}] \starttext \externalfigure[hacker-test-5.pdf] \stoptext Cheers, Peter -- Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Any syntax highlighter for C++ MKIV?
by seasoul 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

The verbatim function in MKIV is really powerful, and pretty printing of progamming language is easy. But unfortuantely, I do not know how to modify the php, or lua pretty printing formatter to what I want --- C++ formatter. After laboriously searching, I failed to find any working formatter. Is this really really easy, nobody wants to post it? Or there is no person in need of such a formatter, but only me? I tried vim highlighting module in the wiki, but it always complains cannot find "xxx-vimsyntax.tmp" and something, in both windows and unbuntu. I know it is something about mtxrun curruent version. But I still cannot fix it after I did following the posts in this mailing list.

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problem with \em in \rightaligned
by Peter Münster 04 Feb '10

04 Feb '10

Hello, The last "bla" is not emphasised: \starttext \start \em bla\\bla \stop \start \rightaligned{\em bla\\bla} \stop \stoptext Cheers, Peter -- Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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XML schema or DTD for describing pages or ads?
by William Adams 03 Feb '10

03 Feb '10

Does anyone have any such? Or links? The only reasonable one I'm finding on-line is for an INX builder tool (which makes .inx files which can be loaded into InDesign). http://www.hyperobjects.fr/en/inx-builder/inx-builder-support/xml-syntax/in… William -- William Adams senior graphic designer Fry Communications Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.

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Figure not placed at margin
by Tom 03 Feb '10

03 Feb '10

The following code fragment places the desired graphic at the beginning of the chapter but indents it to the right a quarter or 3/8 of an inch. The text (parameter #2, the chapter title) prints to the right of the figure but sometimes extends into the right margin. Other times, it wraps down to following lines as it should. The text begins right against the graphic (in a blank space) as it should, but the whole thing, graphic and text, are offset to the right rather than being aligned with the left margin. All other figures in the document are where they are supposed to be. Any ideas? \def\Myheader#1#2{ \setupfloats[offset=none,margin=0 in] \startfiguretext [left] [fig:graphic] {none} {\externalfigure[graphic][frame=off]} {\switchtobodyfont[26pt] {\ss\bf\sl #1}} \godown[.5in] {\ss\bf #2} \stopfiguretext} Tom Benjey 717-258-9733 voice 717-243-0074 fax Twitter: @TomBenjey

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Re: [NTG-context] First page of chapter
by Andreas Harder 03 Feb '10

03 Feb '10

> I am struggling with getting the first pages of my chapters laid out as > desired. What I want on the top third of the page is a roughly 2 inch square > graphic on the left with the chapter number and chapter title on the right > in large print. The following chunk errors out as shown but works when > hard-coded. Am I headed off in the wrong direction by trying to use columns > in this way? Previously, I tried treating the chapter number and title as > text with startfiguretext. It works but I can't format the chapter titles to > fit properly. Any suggestions for a ConTeXt beginner? > > > \def\ChapterTop#1#2{ > \startcolumns[n=2] > \placefigure[left]{none}{\externalfigure[chief]} > \column > \switchtobodyfont[26pt] {\ss\bf\sl #1} > \blank[large]\blank[large] > {\ss\bf #2} > \stopcolumns} > > \setuphead[chapter] > [command=\ChapterTop, header=high,footer=pagenumber,page=center] > > \input c:. %chapter used to test the code Hi! I think you search for something like this: \def\ChapterTop#1#2% bottom-aligned {\framed[width=broad,offset=overlay] {\framed[width=2in,height=2in]{GRAPHIC}\hfill \framed[align=right]{#1\blank[2*big]#2}}} \definetext[ChapterFoot][footer][pagenumber] \setuphead [chapter] [command=\ChapterTop, header=high, footer=ChapterFoot, numberstyle=\ssbid, textstyle=\ssbfd] \starttext \showframe \dorecurse{3}{\chapter{First Chapter}\dorecurse{5}{\input tufte}} \stoptext Greetings Andreas

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mptopdf overwrites and deletes pdf file?
by Nicola 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

Hi, consider a folder containing foo.tex and foo.mp. Suppose that, when compiled, foo.mp outputs foo.1. Then, the following: texexec foo.tex mptopdf foo.mp will end up having foo.pdf deleted. I guess this is because mptopdf creates foo.pdf out of foo.mp *and then* renames it into foo-1.mp. Is it true? Is there a workaround (something like -jobname), other than using different names? Nicola

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texexec --purge (was: Linux PPC64 & minimals)
by Mojca Miklavec 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 15:34, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 15:15, Roger Mason wrote: >> Hi Mojca, >> >> texexec --purge simple.tex -> Output written on simple.pdf (1 page, >> 28424 bytes). >> >> texexec simple.tex -> Output written on simple.pdf (1 page, 28424 >> bytes). >> >> The document is always produced correctly, but --purge does not do its >> job and produces the errors listed in my original post. > > OK, that's reproducible here as well. The problem goes away if I comment out the lines 2053 and 2054 of tex.rb. I suspect that Kpse.runscript('ctxtools',rawbase,'--purge') if getvariable('purge') doesn't call the ctxtools script with proper quoting, so arguments are interpreted as commands instead of being just arguments. But I didn't inspect any further. Mojca texexec --verbose --purge besedilo ... pdfTeX warning: pdftex: no GlyphToUnicode entry has been inserted yet! Output written on besedilo.pdf (2 pages, 124469 bytes). Transcript written on besedilo.log. TeXUtil | parsing file besedilo.tui TeXUtil | shortcuts : 398 TeXUtil | expansions: 308 TeXUtil | reductions: 0 TeXUtil | divisions : 0 TeXUtil | loaded files: 1 TeXUtil | temporary files: 0 TeXUtil | commands: 29 TeXUtil | programs: 0 TeXUtil | tuo file saved sh: version: command not found sh: line 2: --bbeditinterface: command not found sh: line 3: --brandfiles: command not found sh: line 4: --contextversion: command not found sh: line 5: --dependencies: command not found sh: line 5: filenames]]: command not found sh: line 6: --disarmutfbom: command not found sh: line 7: --documentation: command not found sh: line 8: --dpxmapfiles: command not found sh: line 9: --jeditinterface: command not found sh: line 10: --listentities: command not found sh: line 11: --patternfiles: command not found sh: line 12: --platformize: command not found sh: line 13: --purgefiles: command not found sh: line 14: --rawinterface: command not found sh: line 15: --sciteinterface: command not found sh: line 16: --touchcontextfile: command not found sh: line 17: --updatecontext: command not found sh: line 18: --purge: command not found TeXExec | runtime: 5.496058 TeXExec | option 'purge' is set to 'true' TeXExec | option 'verbose' is set to 'true' TeXExec | option 'randomseed' is set to '132' TeXExec | option 'filename' is set to 'besedilo.tex' TeXExec | option 'mainlanguage' is set to 'standard' TeXExec | option 'bodyfont' is set to 'standard' TeXExec | option 'language' is set to 'standard' TeXExec | option 'engine' is set to 'standard' TeXExec | option 'distribution' is set to 'web2c' TeXExec | option 'texformats' is set to 'en' TeXExec | option 'mpsformats' is set to 'metafun' TeXExec | option 'progname' is set to 'standard' TeXExec | option 'interface' is set to 'standard' TeXExec | option 'runs' is set to '8' TeXExec | option 'backend' is set to 'standard' located : context-tex-besedilo.ctx -> scripts : ctxtools -> CtxTools | version 1.3.5 - 2004/2008 - PRAGMA ADE CtxTools | --bbeditinterface generate bbedit syntax files [--pipe] CtxTools | --brandfiles add context copyright notice [--force] CtxTools | --contextversion report context version CtxTools | --dependencies analyze depedencies within context [--save --compact --filter=[macros|filenames]] [filename] CtxTools | --disarmutfbom remove utf bom [--force] CtxTools | --documentation generate documentation [--type=] [filename] CtxTools | --dpxmapfiles convert pdftex mapfiles to dvipdfmx [--force] [texmfroot] CtxTools | --jeditinterface generate jedit syntax files [--pipe] CtxTools | --listentities create doctype entity definition from enco-uc.tex CtxTools | --patternfiles generate pattern files [--all --xml --utf8] [languagecode] CtxTools | --platformize replace line-endings [--recurse --force] [pattern] CtxTools | --purgefiles remove temporary files [--all --recurse] [basename] CtxTools | --rawinterface generate raw syntax files [--pipe] CtxTools | --sciteinterface generate scite syntax files [--pipe] CtxTools | --touchcontextfile update context version CtxTools | --updatecontext download latest version and remake formats [--proxy]

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Context and Windows7
by Keith McKay 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

I want to install ConText on my Windows7 computer. I thought that it would be a good idea if I checked the mailing list archive first, to see if there had been any problems with Windows7. I didn't find any messages related to Windows7, but I don't know if this is a good or bad thing. There is 1 page on the wiki regarding a problem with the complete configuration of Context in Windows7 and Scite which a user has. I was going to go ahead and download the mswin zip file from the pragma web site, but, the zip file just seems to exist there now as the minimals distribution, rather than the 'big' distribution I had on my old computer (which has gone to that great scrap heap in the sky due to a catastrophic failure). So, I'm looking for advice before I go any further. Should I download the minimals and look into an editor other than Scite, which I never felt totally comfortable with anyway. Should I just go straight to luatex and MKIV? Are there other options available? Best Wishes Keith

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Balancing vertical placement of table
by Design Department 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

I have a single page layout as follows: * Landscape + letter page * Block of multi-line text (variable number of lines) which occupies the left third of the page * Table with variable number of rows which occupies the right two-thirds of the page I'm using \framed for the left text block and \placetable for the table. Is their a way to vertically place the table such that one-third of the vertical whitespace (above and below the table) is placed above the table, two-thirds below the table? The number of rows in the table varies enough that a fixed top position looks sub-optimal. Is it possible to do something similar with the block of text, perhaps using a different top/bottom split for the vertical whitespace? Are \framed and \placetable the best way to do this? david

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First page of chapter
by Tom 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

I am struggling with getting the first pages of my chapters laid out as desired. What I want on the top third of the page is a roughly 2 inch square graphic on the left with the chapter number and chapter title on the right in large print. The following chunk errors out as shown but works when hard-coded. Am I headed off in the wrong direction by trying to use columns in this way? Previously, I tried treating the chapter number and title as text with startfiguretext. It works but I can't format the chapter titles to fit properly. Any suggestions for a ConTeXt beginner? \def\ChapterTop#1#2{ \startcolumns[n=2] \placefigure[left]{none}{\externalfigure[chief]} \column \switchtobodyfont[26pt] {\ss\bf\sl #1} \blank[large]\blank[large] {\ss\bf #2} \stopcolumns} \setuphead[chapter] [command=\ChapterTop, header=high,footer=pagenumber,page=center] \input c:. %chapter used to test the code Tom Benjey 717-258-9733 voice 717-243-0074 fax Twitter: @TomBenjey Football player w C small

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Linux PPC64 & minimals
by Roger Mason 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

Hello, I just tried to install the minimals on: uname -a Linux perthite 2.6.30-gentoo-r5 #6 SMP Wed Jan 13 17:59:36 NST 2010 ppc64 PPC970FX, altivec supported PowerMac7,3 GNU/Linux but got: sh ./first-setup.sh Error: your system "Linux ppc64" is not supported yet. Please report to the ConTeXt mailing-list (ntg-context(a)ntg.nl) The machine reports as ppc64 but it is running a 64 bit kernel with 32 bit userland. I'd like to know how to proceed. If necessary I am quite willing to build the minimals on this platform and contribute the binaries back to the wiki. Cheers, Roger

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Changes in simplefonts
by John Haltiwanger 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

Hi all, So the following used to work perfectly, but no longer does: \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[Liberation-Serif] \starttext I feel so Liberated that {\ConTeXt} can see all my system fonts! \stoptext I don't seem to remember changing any configuration in order to get ConTeXt to see my system fonts (running ArchLinux, so it follows Linux standards). Yet now I cannot get the simplefonts module to see what it used to see fine. Has there been some backend changes so that *.ttf files on the system are now ignored? Do I need to install it to the ConTeXt directory or is there another alternative? (Updating my font database does nothing, unless 'luatools --generate' does not do this?) % context --version MTXrun | main context file: /home/serk17/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/context.tex MTXrun | current version: 2009.11.24 10:13

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Postscript fonts
by Arun Dev 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

Hi, I have .pfb and .afm files in the texmf tree. Is it possible to use them in MKIV without having to generate .tfm, .vf, .enc, .map files. Thanks

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Bogus columns with footnotes
by Andreas Harder 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

Hi all, can anyone confirm a bogus column output with the following test document? \setupnote[footnote][location=lastcolumn] \starttext \startcolumns \dorecurse{2}{\input knuth}\footnote{\input tufte} \dorecurse{2}{\input knuth} \stopcolumns \stoptext Greetings Andreas

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Block quotes with multiple paragraphs
by Tom 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

I am away from home and don't have my reference books handy, so need to as a simple question: When block quotes include multiple paragraphs are these paragraphs separate by \medskip or \smallskip? Tom Benjey 717-258-9733 voice 717-243-0074 fax Twitter: @TomBenjey Football player w C small

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Block quotes with multiple paragraphs
by Tom Benjey 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

I am away from home and don't have my reference books handy, so need to as a simple question: When block quotes include multiple paragraphs are these paragraphs separate by \medskip or \smallskip? Thanks, Tom Benjey 717-258-9733 voice 717-243-0074 fax Twitter: @TomBenjey Football player w C small

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Split Table Footnotes Problem
by Tad Ashlock 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

Hi All, If a split table includes a footnote then the footnote is constrained to the same width as the first column of the table, not the page width. Example (also attached as tadtest5.tex): ============================================================ \automigrateinserts % or else footnotes don't show up at all \starttext \dorecurse{3}{\input knuth\par} \placetable[split]{Table Caption}% { \bTABLE[split=repeat]% \bTR\bTD table cell with footnote\footnote{This footnote is constrained to the width of the first table column.} \eTD \dorecurse{3}{\bTD table cell \eTD}\eTR \dorecurse{10}{\bTR\dorecurse{4}{\bTD table cell \eTD}\eTR} \bTR\bTD table cell footnote 2\footnote{This is another footnote that is constrained to the width of the first table column.} \eTD \dorecurse{3}{\bTD table cell \eTD}\eTR \eTABLE} \stoptext ============================================================ Does this have something to do with the \automigrateinserts command or is there something I'm not doing right? Thanks, Tad

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footnote conversion
by Aditya Mahajan 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

Hi, What is the MkIV equivalent for \setupfootnotes[conversion=set 1]? Aditya

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\setupinterlinespace[] does work
by views63 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Hi all, In single file the "\setupinterlinespace[big]" don't work when it placed in front of the "\starttext". The example: \setupinterlinespace[big] \starttext \input Knuth \stoptext -- Best Regards

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End of document marker
by Jean-Philippe Rey 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Hello everybody, I have a type of document needing an end marker (a final line stating the end of the document). I use a framed paragraph to build this marker, however, if the document contains floats, I have some difficulties being sure that this marker will always be located at the very end of the document (i.e. after all floats). Is there a command to flush all floats? Or do you suggest another way to build an end marker? Thanks for your help, -- Jean-Philippe Rey Professeur - École Centrale Paris jean-philippe.rey(a)ecp.fr 92295 Châtenay-Malabry Cedex - France

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table, middle
by R. Bastian 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Hello, I wish to align horizontally a table at the middle of \textwidth. without "Table xx.y". All the examples I found were left aligned. My environment: Debian/Gnome Context mkii Snow : 11cm, Temperature : 3.2 Celsius Please, what is the trick ? -- René Bastian www.pythoneon.org www.musiques-rb.org

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Unexpected Consequence of Turning Off Subsubsection Numbering
by Tad Ashlock 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Hi All, If I setup the table caption numbering to be 'bychapter' and then turn off the numbering of subsubsections, any table within a subsubsection won't have the chapter number as part of the table number. Example (also attached as tadtest4.tex): ============================================================ \setupcaption[table][way=bychapter] \setuphead[subsubsection][number=no] \starttext \chapter{Chapter Name} \placetable[split]{First Table}% {\bTABLE\bTR\bTD table row \eTD\eTR\eTABLE} \section{Section Name} \placetable[split]{Second Table}% {\bTABLE\bTR\bTD table row \eTD\eTR\eTABLE} \subsection{Subsection Name} \placetable[split]{Third Table}% {\bTABLE\bTR\bTD table row \eTD\eTR\eTABLE} \subsubsection{Subsubsection Name} \placetable[split]{Fourth Table}% {\bTABLE\bTR\bTD table row \eTD\eTR\eTABLE} \stoptext ============================================================ The example above has "Table 4" instead of "Table 1.4". Is this unintentional behavior, or am I doing it wrong? Thanks, Tad

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Split Table Numbering
by Tad Ashlock 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Hi All, How do I go about getting split tables to be numbered as, for example, 1.3a and 1.3b, instead of 1.3 and 1.4? I'm using "bychapter" numbering. Example (also attached as tadtest3.tex): ============================================================ \setupcaption[table][way=bychapter] \starttext \chapter{Chapter Name} \dorecurse{3}{\input knuth\par} \placetable[split]{Table Caption}% { \bTABLE[split=repeat]% \bTABLEhead \bTR\bTH Table Header \eTH\eTR \eTABLEhead \bTABLEbody \dorecurse{10}{\bTR\bTD table row \eTD\eTR} \eTABLEbody \eTABLE} \stoptext ============================================================ The problem with the current numbering scheme is that it doesn't indicate that a single, split table is different than two separate tables. Another problem is that the tables end up getting numbered differently for different output formats (e.g. print vs. screen). So for instance, you can't refer to "table 4.7" in an e-mail, because you might be looking at the presentation version of the document, but others might be looking at the printed version. Thanks, Tad

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New Section Causes the Previous Page to Break Differently
by Tad Ashlock 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Hi All, I can create a document with text that ends at the bottom of a page. Like so (also attached as tadtest2a.tex): ============================================================ \showframe \starttext \section{section 1} \input bryson\par\blank \input davis\par\blank \input linden\par\blank \input weisman\par \input linden This should be a the top of page 2. \stoptext ============================================================ (I hope the vertical spacing works out the same on your machine as it does on mine. I'm using the latest minimals, 2010.01.25 11:09.) But if I happen to start a new section after that text, then part of the last paragraph from the first page gets pushed to the second page, leaving the text on page 1 short. Here is an example (also attached as tadtest2b.tex): ============================================================ \showframe \starttext \section{section 1} \input bryson\par\blank \input davis\par\blank \input linden\par\blank \input weisman\par \input linden \section{section 2} This should be the first sentence of page 2, but it's not. \stoptext ============================================================ This also happens for itemized lists. First the full page version (also attached as tadtest2c.tex): ============================================================ \showframe \starttext \section{section 1} \startitemize[n] \item \input bryson \item \input davis \item \input dawkins \item \input weisman \stopitemize This should be a the top of page 2. \stoptext ============================================================ Now the "spill-over" version (also attached as tadtest2d.tex): ============================================================ \showframe \starttext \section{section 1} \startitemize[n] \item \input bryson \item \input davis \item \input dawkins \item \input weisman \stopitemize \section{section 2} This should be the first sentence of page 2, but it's not. \stoptext ============================================================ If this is the expected behavior, is there any way to disable it? Thanks, Tad

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Problem With an Enumeration After a Forced Float
by Tad Ashlock 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Hi All, Here's a corner case for you: place a figure with the 'force' option, followed by an enumeration with a background. Like this (also attached as tadtest1.tex): ============================================================ \defineenumeration[enum][before={\startbackground},after={\stopbackground}] \starttext \dorecurse{3}{\input knuth\par} \placefigure[force]{Moooooo}{\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=.7\textwidth]} \startenum The contents of a test enumeration. \stopenum \stoptext ============================================================ The enumeration will start at the top of the next page (after the figure) even though there's plenty of room below the figure on the same page. If you take the background away from the enumeration (delete the 'before' and 'after' options), OR take the 'force' option off the \placefigure command, then the problem goes away. I suspect that this isn't the expected behavior. :-) Thanks, Tad

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Re: [NTG-context] Verbatim Text with Embedded Formatting Commands (MkIV)
by Tad Ashlock 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Hans Hagen wrote: > On 9-1-2010 0:52, Tad Ashlock wrote: > > > ... > > you can try the beta with > > \enabletrackers[buffers.visualize] > > \starttext > > \definetyping[C] % [option=C] > \setuptyping[C][escape=yes] > > \startC > #include <stdio.h> > int main(){ > return 0; > /BTEX{\em unreachedCode;}/ETEX > } > \stopC > > \setuptyping[escape=yes] > > \startTEX > /BTEX\em sometex/ETEX > /BTEX\em sometex/ETEX \after > \before /BTEX\em sometex/ETEX > \before /BTEX\em sometex/ETEX \after > \before /BTEX\em sometex/ETEX \inbetween /BTEX\em sometex/ETEX \after > \before \after > \stopTEX > > \setuptyping[TEX][escape=no] > > \startTEX > /BTEX\em sometex/ETEX > /BTEX\em sometex/ETEX \after > \before /BTEX\em sometex/ETEX > \before /BTEX\em sometex/ETEX \after > \before /BTEX\em sometex/ETEX \inbetween /BTEX\em sometex/ETEX \after > \before \after > \stopTEX > > \stoptext I did try the beta with that example and it worked, of course. But if I add a second \startC ... \stopC section, then it breaks. For example, this code (also attached as tadtest0.tex): ============================================================ \enabletrackers[buffers.visualize] \starttext \definetyping[C] % [option=C] \setuptyping[C][escape=yes] \startC #include <stdio.h> int main(){ return 0; /BTEX{\em unreachedCode;}/ETEX } \stopC \startC printf("The second C segment doesn't work.\n"); \stopC \stoptext ============================================================ Produces this output: ============================================================ systems : begin file test.tex at line 3 !buffers : mapping 'c' visualizer onto 'typing' !buffers : setting escape range for visualizer 'C' to /BTEX -> /ETEX ! LuaTeX error ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/buff-ini.lua:705: attempt to index local 'visualizer' (a number value) stack traceback: ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/buff-ini.lua:705: in function 'set_escape' <main ctx instance>:1: in main chunk. \setupcommandsintype ...rameter \c!escape \!!es )} \doinitializeverbatim ...\everyinitializeverbatim \relax \nododowithbuffer ->\egroup \doinitializeverbatim \beginofverbatimlines \ctx... l.18 \stopC ============================================================ Tad

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Symbols for copyright and registered
by John Culleton 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

In the past I have used defs like \def\reg{\char174} Is there a more universal way to get these symbols? -- John Culleton "Create Book Covers with Scribus" Printable E-book 38 pages $5.95 http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

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context scite
by Milton R S 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Hi Context users, I try to use Scite with Context in Ubuntu Linux, and followed the instructions in the ''Scite in Context'' manual. 1. Copied /usr/share/texmf/context/data/cont-*-scite.properties files to /usr/share/scite where scite's properties files reside. 2. From Options menu, I selected Open User Options File (that happens to be /home/milton/.SciTEUser.properties) and inserted the line import context in that file 2. Copied /usr/share/texmf/context/data/context.properties file to my home, that is, /home/milton since it is where the SciTEUser.properties file also resides (in Linux it is .SciTEUser.properties) Result: 1. I get the Tools menu. 2. I do not the autocompletion. This is the much needed one. Is there any properties that I have not set correctly? Regards ---Milton

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Context bug - output is shifted about 0.5 cm left
by Quiark 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Hello, I couldn't find any note of this problem on the internet, so I'm reporting it. In the latest ConTeXt, the output of any document is shifted somewhat to the left. To reproduce: create a document with a few paragraphs of text. To make the problem more visible, use \showlayout. On the right side of the page, there is about 0.5 cm gap. When the PDF is opened in Inkscape, we can see that the lines produced by \showlayout are outside the page on the left side. It happens on live.contextgarden.net as well as on my windows machine with the minimal context distribution. The problem does not occur in plain luatex. The problem happens with pdftex engine as well. I tried viewing the PDF in multiple viewers. As this is an important problem, I suspect you are already aware of it, but I couldn't find any notice about it. Roman Plášil

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indentnext=no gets ignored when additional setups in itemgroup
by Bernhard Rosensteiner 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

Hello all, when i do: \setupindenting[yes, next, big] \starttext \startitemize[columns, two][indentnext=no, symbol=star] \item {\it Loxodonta africans} (1216 bp) \item {\it Elaphas maximus} (1216 bp) \item {\it Mammut americanum} (1215 bp) \item {\it Mammuthus primigenius} (1284 bp) \stopitemize \input tufte \startitemize[indentnext=no, symbol=bullet] \item {\it Loxodonta africans} (1216 bp) \item {\it Elaphas maximus} (1216 bp) \item {\it Mammut americanum} (1215 bp) \item {\it Mammuthus primigenius} (1284 bp) \stopitemize \input tufte \stoptext the indentnext key is ignored in the following paragraph when i use [columns, two] before but symbolkey works (see attachment). Eventually Bug? best regards Bernhard

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bib: no booktitle for @inbook
by Andreas Schneider 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

Hi, when I insert a citation of type @inbook, it only shows the "title", not however the "booktitle". I tried ams, num, apa and apa-de. Example entry: @inbook{Coles2007, address = {Berkeley, CA}, author = {Coles, Michael}, booktitle = {Pro T-SQL 2005 Programmer’s Guide}, doi = {10.1007/978-1-4302-0387-2}, isbn = {978-1-59059-794-1}, pages = {323--341}, publisher = {Apress}, title = {{SQL Metadata}}, year = {2007} } On a side-node: in bibl-apa-de.tex: \def\insertchap#1#2#3% {\insertchapter {#1\insertbibtype{}{\ }{chapter\ }}{#2}% {#3}} ^^^^^^^ ... should read "Kapitel". Best Regards, Andreas.

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Re: [NTG-context] U3D inclusion
by gummybears 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

The files you asked, are attached. Thanks

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Re: [NTG-context] beta
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

Hi >> Thanks!!! >> >> The fantastic thing about is that text created with this new macro is >> editable inside Acrobat! (While other options, e.g. font specs do not >> lead to this) > You used the same font (e.g. Arial) in both tests? Arial too, but first of all Times New Roman. Vyatcheslav

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\at inherits from costum \definereferenceformat
by Bernhard Rosensteiner 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

Hello all, when i define a new reference with \definereferenceformat the \at command inherits the value from the left and right keys (see attachement). Is there a solution to prevent this or can i maybe define a costume reference format which outputs the pagenumber and not the sectionnumber? best regards Bernhard

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Re: [NTG-context] beta
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Thanks!!! The fantastic thing about is that text created with this new macro is editable inside Acrobat! (While other options, e.g. font specs do not lead to this) > The latest beta has a few more fonts defined in type-otf.mkiv. YOu can > do things like > > \setupbodyfont[mscore,ss,10pt] Happy Vyatcheslav

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bib in mkiv
by Thomas A. Schmitz 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Hi all, shouldn't this work in mkiv as well? It does work in mkii. In mkiv, I see in the log file publications : warning: cite argument * is unknown on line 175 so it looks like it's interpreting the \nocite[*] literally. Any thoughts on this? All best Thomas \setuppublicationlist[samplesize={vdORW06},totalnumber=2] \startpublication[k=arafatpausanias,t=book, a={{Arafat}},y=1996, n=1,s=Ara96] \author[]{Karim~W.}[K.~W.]{}{Arafat} \pubyear{1996} \title{Pausanias' Greece: Ancient Artists and Roman Rulers} \city{Cambridge (Engl.)} \pubname{Cambridge UP} \stoppublication \startpublication[k=sidebottompausanias,t=article, a={{Sidebottom}},y=2002, n=8,s=Sid02] \artauthor[]{Harry}[H.]{}{Sidebottom} \pubyear{2002} \arttitle{Pausanias: Past, Present, and Closure} \journal{Classical Quarterly} \volume{52} \pages{494--499} \stoppublication \setuppublications [state=start, sorttype=bbl, criterium=all, numbering=yes] \setuppublicationlist[criterium=all] \starttext \section{References} \nocite[*] \placepublications[criterium=all] \stoptext

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\skipenumerationcoupling in mk4 and other troubles
by Matthias Weber 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Dear all, with today's beta, I am trying to use \skipenumerationcoupling without success. A sample project is attached. Will this stay an mk4-only feature? Also, I still have major misnumberings of all enumerations in mk4. They come out as I want in mk2, but I have the hunch that I am using erroneous code in the setup that is tolerated in mk2 but not in mk4. For instance, does \defineenumeration [exercise] [before=\blank, after=\blank, way=bysection, text=Exercise, start=1, location=hanging, letter=rm] make sense in mk4? Thanks, Matthias

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Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 67, Issue 63
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Hello, Thanks for the hint. Actually, I rather use it "inline" as \bTR[background=color,backgroundcolor=blue] .... Regards, Vaytcheslav > referring to is the first row, you could add before \bTABLE: > > \setupTABLE[row][1][background=color,backgroundcolor=blue] > >

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natural table row color
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Hi, How to color (highlight) a natural table row? \bTABLEbody \bTR \bTD this \eTD \bTD whole \eTD \bTD row \eTD \bTD needs \eTD \bTD to be \eTD \bTD highlighted \eTD \eTR .... BR, Vyatcheslav

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Repeating page backgrounds
by Willi Egger 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Hi, I thought that \setupbackgrounds[page][state=repeat] would result in placing the defined background on every page. - It seems that I miss something or the mechanism is broken. Se attached sample-file. This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.50.0-2009122422 Context current version: 2010.01.25 11:09 The example gives the page background on the first page only with MKII as well as with MKIV. Willi

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Text separators
by Vedran Miletić 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Is there any prefered way for inserting text separators? -- Vedran Miletić

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useblocks troubles
by Bernhard Vogel 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Dear all, When selecting multiple blocks: \useblocks[someblock,otherblock], the blocks are selected but the before and after statements are not processed. Is the expected behaviour? Tia, Bernard Example: \defineblock[someblock] \defineblock[otherblock] \setupblock[someblock] [before={ -Begin- }, after={ -End- }] \hideblocks[someblock,otherblock] \starttext \beginsomeblock SOMEBLOCK \endsomeblock \beginotherblock OTHERBLOCK \endotherblock \section{No before or after} \useblocks[someblock,otherblock] \useblocks[otherblock,someblock] \section{Separately they work} \useblocks[someblock] \useblocks[otherblock] \stoptext

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updating Minimals for MKIV
by Gour 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Hiya! I've decide to (finally) learn ConTeXt and use it exclusively as well as port (some of) the old documents from LaTeX/LyX. In order to do that I've installed context-minimals-git package available for Arch Linux (thank you Aditya! - mahajano yena gatah sa panthah) ;) I've some issues with update (left the note on AUR), but I'm curious what is the proper way to update ConTeXt for MKIV format? (I do not need MKII and want to focus on MKIV exclusively - to help with testing and because I've no need to keep any MK II document.) The wiki page (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Minimals) says: * For making MKIV format luatools --selfupdate mtxrun --selfupdate luatools --generate context --make while the package for Archlinux has the following update function: post_upgrade() { source /opt/context-minimals/setuptex mktexlsr texexec --make cont-en metafun texexec --make --xetex echo "*************************************************************" echo "To use ConTeXt minimals run" echo " /opt/context-minimals/setuptex" echo "To use MkIV run" echo " luatools --generate" echo "*************************************************************" } i.e. only "luatools --generate". Anyone can clarify? Sincerely, Gour -- Gour | Hlapicina, Croatia | GPG key: F96FF5F6 ----------------------------------------------------------------

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