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CoTeXtgarden is down
by Henning Hraban Ramm 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Ahoi, since some hours the garden server doesn't respond on http or rsync. Could you please look after it? Greetlings, Hraban

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Itemize symbol
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Hello, How can I get a symbol used in itemize, mode 2 (bold dash)? Best, Vaytcheslav

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Placing figures 'outside'
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Is there a way to place figures 'outside'? I mean on the left on right pages and on the right on left pages? (I use \placefigure) Cheers, Vyatcheslav

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PDF ExtensionLevel
by Michail Vidiassov 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Dear All, Is there any way in ConTeXt to set PDF ExtensionLevel, as per http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/adobe_supplement_iso32000.pdf and like %PDF 1.7 <</Type /Catalog /Extensions <</ADBE <</BaseVersion /1.7 /ExtensionLevel 3 >> >> >> Sincerely, Michail

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initial view of PDF
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Hello, How to set initial view of PDF document to 'fit page'? Cheers, Vyatcheslav

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math problems in last beta (cont-en and cont-xp)
by Lutz Haseloff 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Hi Hans, hi Taco, hi all, testing math with the latest ConTeXt beta i found some problems. My test file is: \usetypescriptfile[type-buy] \def\currentfontname {\ctxlua{tex.print(font.getfont(font.current()).fullname)}} \starttext \startbuffer[mathbuffer] \currentfontname $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$ $E = mc^2 \bigotimes \sum$ $α^2 + β^2 = γ^2$ \blank[big] \stopbuffer \getbuffer[mathbuffer] \usetypescript[lucida][texnansi] \setupbodyfont[lucida] \getbuffer[mathbuffer] \usetypescript[cambria] \switchtotypeface[cambria] \getbuffer[mathbuffer] \usetypescript[palatino] \switchtotypeface[palatino] \getbuffer[mathbuffer] \stoptext Latin Modern and Palatino/px work very fine. Lucida lacks greek and some operators. I found no embedded LucidaNewMath fonts in the resulting pdf. Cambria has a very ugly spacing. btw. in the wiki is described a ConTeXt command \showmathcharacters. This seems not to work anymore. The related file math-run.tex is not input at the time of format generation. Greetings Lutz P.S. will the key [texnansi] (or [ec]) remain necessary to switch to LucidaBright?

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Dividing dimensions
by Aditya Mahajan 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Hi, Can I divide dimensions to get a number in pdftex? I have four dimensions \!!dimena, \!!dimenb, \!!dimenc and \!!dimend, and I want if (dimena/dimenb) > (dimenc/dimend) do something else do otherthing Any hints on how to do this in ConTeXt. Thanks, Aditya

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Value of Metapost variable as a label
by Curiouslearn 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Hello, First of all, Mojca thanks very much for the update about TikZ. (I could not find an option to reply in Context Garden mailing list). My new question is the following. I have the following code to generate the labels for the tick marks: for i = 0 step 5 until 45: draw (i,0)*u -- (i,-0.2)*u; label.bot(decimal(i) ,(i,-0.2)*u); endfor; As you can see I use "decimal(i)" to get the labels (0,5,10,... and so on). But the font of these numbers is not the same as when I use the "btex label_text etex" command, which I have set to palatino. How can I typeset the value of Metapost variables (such as "i" in this case), using tex commands. For example, if I had to typeset (n_{1},n{2},...,n_{100}), how could I do that. On page 63 of John Hobby's metapost manual, he talks about how this could be achieved using TEX.mp. I tried typing \input TEX before \starttext, however, I get the error "I can't find file `TEX;' If I put it within the \startuseMPgraphic and \stopuseMPgraphic, it still does not work. Do I have to download this from somewhere or does Context have another solution? Thanks very much.

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error in the latest distribution in the garden
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Hi, Just synced context with the latest distribution in the garden. Ahhh! context --make gives an error: loading : Unicode Support (utf) ) (c:/contextminimal/texmf-context/tex/context/base/char-ini.tex loading : Character Support (initialization) ) (c:/contextminimal/texmf-context/tex/context/base/char-enc.tex loading : Character Support (encodings) ) (c:/contextminimal/texmf-context/tex/context/base/node-ini.tex loading : Node Support (initialization) ) (c:/contextminimal/texmf-context/tex/context/base/node-fin.tex loading : Node Support (finalization) ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> \c!global \doifnotinset #1->\edef \!!stringa {#1 }\ifx \!!stringa \empty \expandafter \... \dodefineattribute ...te }\doifnotinset \c!global {#2}{\appendetoks \csname ... <to be read again> \par l.35 ? I have an urgent job to do. Help, please! Vyatcheslav

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hangaround in right side of column?
by Jelle Huisman 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Hi all, I try to get text flowing nicely around a figure but since I'm working in a columns environment \placefloat related stuff doesn't work. Using \starthangaround I get precisely what I want but I need to place figures to the right instead of to the left. I modified the definition for \starthangaround (from cont-new.tex) but I'm afraid I don't understand enough of it to get it working, anyone who can help? \starttext \def\startmyhangaround {\noindent\bgroup \dowithnextbox {\ifdim\nextboxht>\strutht\setbox\nextbox\tbox{\flushnextbox}\fi \setbox\nextbox\hbox{\flushnextbox\hskip\@@hadistance}% \getboxheight\scratchdimen\of\box\nextbox \getnoflines\scratchdimen \nextboxdp\strutdp \nextboxht\strutht \hangindent\nextboxwd \hangafter-\noflines \rlap{\flushnextbox}\ignorespaces} \hbox} \startcolumns[n=2,balance=yes] \dorecurse{2}{\input tufte \par} \startmyhangaround{\externalfigure[cow]} % figure placement is right but, \input tufte % this text needs to start left... \stophangaround \stopcolumns \stoptext Thanks, Jelle

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Re: [NTG-context] font switching questions
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Hello Alan, If you need a typescript for Windows Arial, you can try font-win.tex, included in the latest beta. Vyatcheslav

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font switching questions
by Alan Stone 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Ahoi, Following a previous discussion, I've been advised to "try to avoid \switchtobodyfont and use \definedfont or \definefont instead". (1) What's the difference between \definefont and \definedfont ? (2) In the underneath example... (2a) how to implement \define(d)font for font switching ? (2b) how to define \myFontHook ? Thanks, Alan \usemodule[t-lettrine] \usetypescriptfile[tps_arial] \usetypescript[arial] \definetypeface[myFont][arial] \usetypescriptfile[tps_timesnewroman] \usetypescript[timesnewroman] \definetypeface[myOtherFont][timesnewroman] \def\myFontSize{12pt} \def\myOtherFontSize{20pt} \setupbodyfont[myFont,\myFontSize] \setuphead[chapter][style={\switchtobodyfont[myOtherFont,\myOtherFontSize]}] \starttext \chapter{Chapter One} %\lettrine[FontHook={\myFontHook}]{T}{hus}, I came to the conclusion that the designer of a new \lettrine{T}{hus}, I came to the conclusion that the designer of a new system must not only be the implementer and first large-- scale user; the designer should also write the first user manual. \stoptext

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new luatex beta
by Hans Hagen 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Hi, The code has been checked in for the next luatex beta. The current MKIV beta is already prepared for that (primitive initializations and changed directlua support). Also, there are a few bug fixes (esp the vf positioning) that might result in better output. There are some pending issues with math but they might as well relate to issues with the lm fonts. Anyway, we tested the beta a few days and it should work ok. One new feature in MKIV is names lua runs. In the current version we no longer have multiple lua instances (we decided that it made no sense as no data can be shared). However, in MKIV we do have a few mildly isolated instances that are defined as follows: \definenamedlua[user] [private user instance] \definenamedlua[third] [third party module instance] \definenamedlua[module] [module instance] \definenamedlua[isolated][isolated instance] the names kind of reflect what their intended usage is. By default one has no access to global data unless prefixed by global, so for instance one can access the global character data as in (untested): \startusercode tex.sprint(global.characters.data[123].description) \startusercode (there is also \usercode{...}) This prevents that users mess up with the data unintended. However, there is still read and write access so be careful. I see no advantage in a more strict model than this. Since each call to lua is reentrant, errors in your scripts will normally not result in a crash of \MKIV. The error message mentiones the second argument to the previous definitions. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Short question about big papersize
by Diego Depaoli 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Hi all, before start spend my time, can Context handle 6 (or 8) columns on a 70X100 cm papersize? Cheers -- Diego Depaoli

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Setting framed
by Diego Depaoli 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Hi all, in my text each section ends with an one-line box so I used \framed (thinking that's the right way). How to put each box at the same distance from last previous line even it comes after a list, a table, a regular text...? There is an the option to set the \framed's font globally? Thanks in advance -- Diego Depaoli

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Re: [NTG-context] Run MetaPost under Windows
by Constantine 22 Mar '09

22 Mar '09

>>On 22-03-2009 16:53, Constantine wrote: >>* I am a niewbie to Metapost and wanted to ask for your advise on how to *>>* install MetaPost under Windows XP, if that's possible. Basically, I want to *>>* be able to write an *.mp file and be able to compile it and view the *>>* output. Is there any program that does that? * >Yes: Metapost does exactly that. :-) >I am not aware of a standalone Metapost distribution, but you might >install MiKTeX: >http://www.miktex.org <http://www.miktex.org/> >Then you would have Metapost, together with TeX and a lot of other >goodies. >Best regards, >Jose Carlos Santos Thanks for the reply. I work with MikTeX and TeXnicCenter. You mean that instead of a standalone program I can incorporate the MetaPost figure(s) directly into LaTeX and view the results from there? It is possible to create pdf, png, jpeg files from the same MetaPost code? I need these graphics for other applications (like Openoffice, etc.,). Thanks again, constantine

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latest beta (MKII/Greek module)
by Bowen Alan C. 22 Mar '09

22 Mar '09

I am finding that the latest beta fails when asked to set ancient Greek using Thomas’ module and the MKII engine. The error message reads: ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@laagrpatterns \dodosetnormallanguage ...fcsname \??la \??la #1#2 \endcsname \edef \thenorma... \dosetnormallanguage ...ding :\currentmapping :}#1 {\dodosetnormallanguage {:... \setnormallanguage ...efalse \synchronizepatterns \ifdone \else \def \synchr... \docomplexlanguage ...age \currentdefaultlanguage \the \everylanguage \enabl... \complexlanguage ...edlanguage \docomplexlanguage \fi \else \showmessage \m!... ... l.78 ...et out the whole truth (\grk{>alhje'i[an]} ) for us and demonstrated ... ? The file worked with earlier versions. Alan

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experimental interface
by Wolfgang Schuster 22 Mar '09

22 Mar '09

Hi, the xp interface did currently work build because the 'norm-xx' are not loaded. The following examples fail for me: 1. Itemize with 'fit' option \starttext \startitemize[fit] \item item \stopitemize \stoptext 2. Cross references did not work \starttext \startitemize[n] \item[one] first item \item[two] second item \stopitemize see \in{item}[one] and \in{item}[two] \stoptext 3. \index did not work \starttext one\index{one} \placeindex \stoptext 4. can't suppress to include numbered header in toc \starttext \placecontent \section{one} \setuphead[section][number=no,incrementnumber=no] \section{two} \stoptext Wolfgang

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backgroundcolor / mkiv
by Wolfgang Schuster 22 Mar '09

22 Mar '09

Hi, colored backgrounds appear in black with the last beta \setupcolors[state=start] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=color,backgroundcolor=red] \starttext text \stoptext btw, what's the status of the new structure code Wolfgang

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Is \index command broken?
by Curious Learn 22 Mar '09

22 Mar '09

Hi, I tried using the \index command in my document: \starttext \type{\textext()} \index[textext]{\textext} To typeset metapost variable values (not the verbatim text) using \TEX\ markup, use this command. \page \completeindex \stoptext However, no index is created. The log file gives the following information about the version: This is LuaTeX, Version snapshot-0.35.0 (LearnMetaPost.tex ConTeXt ver: 2009.03.18 21:58 MKIV fmt: 2009.3.19 int: english/english Thanks

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Number and name of a section
by Henning Hraban Ramm 21 Mar '09

21 Mar '09

I try to get number and name of the current chapter into my page header. Unfortunately, ConTeXt (MkIV) disagrees with itself about what's "current" - if several chapters start on the same page, I get the name of the first and the number of the last one. I know I can influence the name with the second parameter of \getmarking, but how do I get the *number* of the first chapter on this page? (You can argue it doesn't make sense to start several chapters on one page, but it's the same with sections.) \setupheadertexts[\setups{kapitel}] \startsetups[kapitel] \framed[frame=off, bottomframe=on, width=\textwidth, strut=yes]{% \rlap{\headnumber[chapter]. \getmarking[chapter]} \hfill \strut \hfill \llap{\pagenumber} } \stopsetups 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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Tikz updated in minimals but file does not compile
by Want to Learn 21 Mar '09

21 Mar '09

Thanks Wolfgang. I suppose you mean that I need the beta version and not the stable version. Anyhow, I downloaded the beta version and tried to install tikz with the command Mojca mentioned in his post. Everything seemed to go on fine. But when I tried to compile the following simple file I get an error. The following is the information from the terminal window. It says something like ! Undefined control sequence And on help, it says that "The control sequence at the end of the top line of your error message was never \def'ed." As you can see below, it loaded the tikz module. I wonder what the problem is. ****************************************************** MtxRun | loading configuration for /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-local/web2c from /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/3fc847143b06f084e10e73c8fbdf4ae2/trees/3beab8509a03fa29e95f93134a943a7f MtxRun | loading configuration for /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf /web2c from /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/3fc847143b06f084e10e73c8fbdf4ae2/trees/d9ef00871d7b11751a275cffd8a85753 MtxRun | run 1: luatex --fmt="/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/3fc847143b06f084e10e73c8fbdf4ae2/formats/cont-en" --lua="/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/3fc847143b06f084e10e73c8fbdf4ae2/formats/cont-en.lua" "./trylua.tex" This is LuaTeX, Version snapshot-0.35.0 (trylua.tex ConTeXt ver: 2009.03.17 11:26 MKIV fmt: 2009.3.17 int: english/english system : cont-new loaded (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv) (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-mtx.tex)) system : cont-fil loaded (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys.rme loaded (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-tmf.tex) (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-otf.tex)) system : trylua.top loaded (trylua.top) fonts : preloading latin modern fonts bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded specials : pdftex loaded language : language en is active system : module tikz loaded 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Undefined control sequence. \pgfutil@g@addto@macro #1#2->\begingroup \toks@ \expandafter {#1#2}\xdef #1{... <argument> ...gf@y by -.5\dp \pgfnodeparttextbox } \par \anchor {center}{\ce... \pgfdeclareshape ... \endcsname =\pgfutil@empty #2 } l.549 } ? h The control sequence at the end of the top line of your error message was never \def'ed. If you have misspelled it (e.g., `\hobx'), type `I' and the correct spelling (e.g., `I\hbox'). Otherwise just continue, and I'll forget about whatever was undefined. ? **********************************************************

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Strange interaction between textcolor and backgrounds in mkii
by Aditya Mahajan 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Hi Hans, Something has changed recently with the mkii color model, due to which page backgrounds do not change. (I am guessing that this is a grouping issue, but then colors are like a black box to me). Consider the following example \setuppapersize[S6][S6] \setupcolors[state=start] \definecolor [simpleslidestextcolor][s=0] \setupcolors[textcolor=simpleslidestextcolor] \startuseMPgraphic{simpleslides:MP:horizontal} StartPage ; fill Page withcolor 0.5white ; StopPage ; \stopuseMPgraphic \defineoverlay [simpleslides:background:title] [\useMPgraphic{simpleslides:MP:horizontal}] \starttext test \page \setupbackgrounds[page][background={simpleslides:background:title}] test again \stoptext In MKII, the background of the second page does not change. This used to work until a few months ago (around Dec, 2008) but stopped working after that. (It does not work in the Jan 18 version that I have). In MKIV, this works fine. Aditya

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beta: \abortinputifdefined (mkiv)
by Peter Rolf 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Hi, my testing yesterday was only limited to a very small test file (overprinting test). i had no problems with that, but any approach with one of my graphics directly ends with ! Undefined control sequence. l.1 \abortinputifdefined oops, is syst-gen.tex no longer part of the mkiv core? i installed the beta two times (cleaned up texmf-context) and also tried the luatex binary from yesterday. no success so far. also no fun with mkii. looks like shading specials are broken. - Peter

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Print engine name/version
by Wolfgang Schuster 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Hi Hans, can you add command which will print the name (e.g. LuaTeX, pdfTeX ...) and version (e.g. 0.36.0) of the current used TeX engine. Wolfgang

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new beta
by Hans Hagen 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Hi, this weeks beta ... -- a couple of bug fixes, some are still pending -- the context script can recognize files for mkii (first line directive) and listens to --pdftex and --xetex; it still calls texexec but this method can replace the texmfstart call (mtxrun is faster); it also permits integration in an editor (so that one command is used for all engines) -- there is an --update option to the context command (which will install the latest version from the website); don't confuse this with a garden minimnal update (i will gradually move all ruby goodies to lua) -- i'm currently working on the new structure macro so if there are problems, let me know; Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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new beta
by Hans Hagen 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Hi, In the process of a major cleanup and code split I uploaded a beta. Some important changes are: - initialization code is ready for upcoming luatex - language files have been cleaned up - core-<table stuff> is renamed to tabl-<table stuff> - several changes in file names and splits of files - for those using helpers, in mkiv now syst-aux is the place to look - some non used files removed - some speedup of helper macros (only in mkiv) On Taco and my machine test docs come out right but there might be problems left (no tricky new things so solvable fast). Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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\input file with parameter ?
by luigi scarso 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Hi today , while writing some code I have made a mistake like this \input combine[file=depliant-block.pdf] instead of \input combine (I have combine.tex in my path of course) After a while I have thought : "Is it possibile to implement this (as a macro) in mkiv ?" I think yes, but I'm not sure (Of course, on can write things like \Input[style=combine, file=fo] and so on) -- luigi

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LM Cyrillic - reply from Boguslav Yatskovsky
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

This is the reply to my letter sent to Boguslav Yatskovsky. He allowed me to share it with ConTeXt users and developers. I believe it will be of some interest. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I'm your namesake, from Ukraine :) :-)) > I'm a member of NTG, and active user > of ConTeXt. Recently I started the discussion in the mailing list about > Cyrillic support with default font. When one write simple script in > MKIV, like > \starttext > Hello world!(in different languages) > \stoptext > the result produced is OK, except for my language, becuase LM fonts > shipped with context lacks Cyrillic. Shame on us! About a year ago we contacted Olga Lapko and Sasha Berdnikov in this matter and -- alas -- actually nothing happened since then. Partially because of us being concentrated on providing OTF math for the Latin Modern fonts (and, later, for the TeX Gyre ones). Perhaps your email is a good occasion to improve somewhat impaired contacts? The problem in contact with us is that, as you can see, we are not especially prompt in aswering... ;-) This time, however, we've had a good reason: the problem of Cyryllic concerns also the TeX Gyre collection. We are in the midst of the action of legalization other than GPL licence (if you are interested in details, do not hesitate to ask) for the TeX Gyre fonts; we got the agreement from Han The Thanh to use his Vietnamese characters under the new licence, but -- so far -- we have not received the agreement form Valek Filippov for his Cyrillic extension. Actually, he has not answered yet to our emails (we mailed to him twice) -- we hoped to have his answer before writing to you, hence the delay... If he does not answer, or if he answers negatively, we'll have to drop out Valek's Cyrillic, and, needless to say, to think about a new one. So the problem actually concerns not only LMs, but -- probably -- also TGs. > I was advised by context gurus to request Cyrillic support in LM fonts, Well, if we were genuine gurus, we would provide Cyryllic for LMs already ;-) > becuase is seems that this font will remain default option for long time. Perhaps yes. Can you see how the problem of Cyrillic in LMs can be resolved? Both improvement of the glyphs from the CM-Super fonts (as far as I remember, Cyrillic glyphs were generated using Olga's sources) and generating an outline version of Olga's LH fonts (either by tracing bitmap fonts anew or manipulating -- less or more manually -- on the output produced by MetaPost run on Olga sources) seems higly time-consuming. I should think that the former method is simpler a little bit. The problem is, however, that Vladimir Volovich, similarly to Valek, released CM Super fonts on the GPL licence and it is not obvious whether he is willing to agree that somebody takes a part from his deed and works on it under another licence. Anyway, it is a lot of work! Can you see anybody that would have enough time to spend on such a task? Thank you for raising the important question -- cheers -- Jacko

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\twodigitrounding
by Wolfgang Schuster 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Hi, can the number rounding commands (interger/onedigit/...rounding) commands be done with Lua in MkIV, the TeX version fails on big numbers. Wolfgang

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Is there anything like developer's manual for ConTeXt?
by Wei-Wei Guo 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Hi everyone, After fighting with ConTeXt one month, I find it's too difficult. I have two years experience of LaTeX. I never thought ConTeXt could be so difficult. Using ConTeXt is like climbing a steep mountain, every step need extensive searching, reading, and asking. Sorry for the useless complain. I'm stuck by so many problems. I might be lack of the basic knowledge of ConTeXt. Could someone tell me where I can find manuals or papers that describe the logic of ConTeXt design and basics of ConTeXt programming. Thanks in advance. Best wishes, Wei-Wei

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\plusseven
by Wolfgang Schuster 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Hi Hans, from syst-ini.tex: \chardef \plusseven = 6 \chardef \pluseight = 6 \chardef \plusnine = 6 Wolfgang

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Step wise presentation.
by Curious Learn 19 Mar '09

19 Mar '09

Currently what is the best solution for presentation with steps in Context that works with the stable version of MKIV. The one that you can get with ./first-setup.sh --context=current If I need to install any addon module for your recommendation (i.e., if it does not come with minimals), kindly let me know. Thanks for your feedback.

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beta: warning messages
by Peter Rolf 19 Mar '09

19 Mar '09

Hi Hans, looks my knowledge of TeX is holey like a Leerdammer. Can you tell me why you fire a warning for already defined, non-global allocated registers? Some of them make sense here but even a grouped (and local allocated) register gives such a warning. warning : \count \OLDpdfcompresslevel is already defined (\relax it first) \def\disablePDFcompression% {\bgroup % \let\OLDpdfcompresslevel\relax \newcount\OLDpdfcompresslevel \OLDpdfcompresslevel\pdfcompresslevel \pdfcompresslevel\zerocount\relax} \def\allowPDFcompression% {\pdfcompresslevel\OLDpdfcompresslevel\egroup} - Peter

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Module taspresent
by Curious Learn 19 Mar '09

19 Mar '09

As mentioned on the wiki, I tried to install taspresent module by running ./first-setup.sh --extras="t-taspresent" in the terminal. A lot of things happened and then I ran luatools --generate and then context --make. Then I tried to compile the file \usemodule[taspresent][style=blackblue] \starttext This is a presentation \stoptext This gives me just a plain page with the line "This is a presentation". The log window says that "module taspresent not found". Before I did all the above, I also installed taspresent manually in the ~/Library/texmf/tex/context/taspresent folder. I downloaded the .zip file from ctan and unzipped it inside the taspresent folder mentioned above. Still no success. How do I use taspresent? Thanks very much.

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math problems
by Mohamed Bana 18 Mar '09

18 Mar '09

hi guys, i generally use this file to test if math is "working", with the recent update i get a lot of errors such as; ! Missing number, treated as zero. <to be read again> $ \@@dobig ...o #1\bodyfontsize {}\right .\n@space $ }} \@mt@defaultBigl ...\puremathcomm {open}{\Big {#1} } l.99 \pauli = \dirac^2 = \Bigl( \sum_{j=1}^2 \sigma_j\big(-i\PD{}{x^j}-a_j\bi... ? with texlive 2008 it works just fine, i've attached the output of the TL2008. i'm certain that the same file was compiling just fine with (i think) luatex 0.31 (or pre 0.31). the content is from Mikael Persson's thesis. Mohamed

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switching layouts for a float
by Corin Royal Drummond 18 Mar '09

18 Mar '09

Hi Friends, Still working on having a travelogue with a text column on one side, and then a plate of color photos on the opposite page. Floats are working well for this with \startcombination[2*2]. My problem is that the text pages, have a wide margin to accommodate marginal graphics, and I don't know how to switch to a wide layout with tiny backspace and margin just for the combination floats. I'm trying: ... \definepapersize[wide][width=9in, height=7in] \setuppapersize[wide][wide] \setuplayout [location=middle, marking=on, topspace=.5cm, height=6.5in, width=4.5in, margin=3.5in, backspace= 2cm, footer=.9cm, header=.9cm] \definelayout [photopage][width=7.5in, margin=.5cm, backspace=1.5cm, ] ... \starttext ...lots of text in chapters... \setuplayout[photopage] \placefigure{none} {\startcombination[2*2] {\externalfigure[yucatan1][width=.5\textwidth]}{A old church on the way from Merida to Celestun} {\externalfigure[yucatan2][width=.5\textwidth]}{A gorgeous decaying hacienda} {\externalfigure[yucatan3][width=.5\textwidth]}{Typical Yucatecan thatched adobe dwelling} {\externalfigure[yucatan4][width=.5\textwidth]}{Thached house detail} \stopcombination} \setuplayout[reset] ...more text in chapters... \stoptext I suspect that this doesn't work because of the nature of floats, but then how to slap the float into a new layout setup with appropriate margins? Thanks, Corin Royal Drummond

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TeXshop instructions on Context Minimals (Mac installation)
by Curious Learn 18 Mar '09

18 Mar '09

Hello, I installed the stable version of Context Minimals and then followed the instructions given on the Context Minimals/Mac Installation page. When I choose ConTeXt-MKIV as my engine and try to typeset the document I get the following error. Users/Name/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXt-MKIV.engine does not have the executable bit set. This is when only "pdftex" is selected in the dropdown "Typeset" menu. It is true that the instructions on Context Minimals/Mac Installation page say that "Context" should also be selected in this dropdown "Typeset" menu. But if I try to do that, the engine automatically switches to "Context" that existed in the Engines menu, before I installed Minimals and before I added Context-MKII and ConTeXt-MKIV engines. This "ConTeXt engine is MKII. Can someone please help with this? Thanks.

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mkiv
by Hans Hagen 18 Mar '09

18 Mar '09

Hi, I want to switch to the new structure code in mkiv. This can result in some temporary problems (probably mostly commands that i forgot to port) but i need the switch in order to be able to optimize and cleanup that code. So best make a copy of your minimal. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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current fontsize in both marks
by Peter Rolf 18 Mar '09

18 Mar '09

Hi, for my overprinting macro I need the actual font size (no overprinting if size is greater 23pt). After searching and a lot of tries I found \scaledfont (mkii) and \somefontsize (mkiv), which seem to show the right values. Both macros are bound exclusively to only one mark. Is there a better (more generic and mark independent) way? Peter -- "Es ist doch ein Trost, das Geldgier manchmal blöd macht." - Kottan in "Kottan ermittelt", Folge 9: "Die Einteilung" -

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Re: [NTG-context] Tikz updated in minimals but file does not compile
by Lutz Haseloff 18 Mar '09

18 Mar '09

Hi all, shame on me :-( The tikz problem solution was by: >From adityam at umich.edu Sat Mar 7 21:42:27 2009 From: adityam at umich.edu (Aditya Mahajan) Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 15:42:27 -0500 (EST) Subject: [NTG-context] luatex tikz problem Wolfgang and Aditya, please excuse my wrong citation. Lutz

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Let's Polish the math!
by Marcin Borkowski 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

Hi, how to do this: here in Poland we have some conventions as for typesetting math; for example, we don't use \leq, but \leqslant; we don't write "tan" for tangent, but "tg"; we don't write "arcsin", but "arc\,sin"; etc. Would it be possible to have such typographic conventions (I could provide a more comprehensive list, of course) enabled by \mainlanguage[pl]? A related problem is dashes; where the English use an em-dash without any spaces, the Polish use an en-dash with spaces of around 0.2em (the left one "unbreakable", i.e., with \penalty10000). Also, we put periods after section numbers, so no "1.2 Section", but rather "1.2. Section". What is the ConTeXt way to have such things for different languages? Regards -- Marcin Borkowski (http://mbork.pl) This program is written in Perl. While stronger people find reading Perl code character-building, it should not be shown to people in their formative years. The author will not accept any responsibility for any moral grief caused. (The McKornik Jr. Public License)

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pinyin in context
by Bill Long 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

I input pinyin above Chinese character in bellow way: ------------------------------------------- \documentclass{article} \usepackage[overlap, CJK]{ruby} \usepackage{pinyin} \usepackage{CJK} \begin{CJK*}{UTF8}{song} \begin{document} \renewcommand{\rubysep}{.3ex} \renewcommand{\rubysize}{.5} \ruby{静}{\jing4} \ruby{夜}{\ye4}\ruby{思}{\si1} \end{CJK*} \end{document} ------------------------------------------------ but it has poor line break, Does contex support pinyin ? and how to implement? Thanks. -- 卷829_3 【怀香炉峰道人】贯休常思峰顶叟，石窟土为床。日日先见日，烟霞多异香。冥心同槁木，扫雪带微阳。终必相寻去，斯人不可忘。

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Re: [NTG-context] \startMPinclusions[+]
by Hans van der Meer 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

On 17 mrt 2009, at 20:14, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 13:19, Hans van der Meer wrote: >> In mkii this could be used to add material to metapost runs: >> \startMPinclusions[+] >> ..... >> \stopMPInclusions >> >> This stopped working in the latest stable version I have seen: >> ConTeXt ver: 2008.10.31 13:58 MKIV fmt: 2008.12.17 >> >> Is it already fixed? Or can a quick patch be given? > > What does the [+] do? I usually put multiple \startMPinclusions and > they are all respected (at least it mkii; in mkiv they were not, but > Hans probably fixed something in this respect two weeks ago; I did not > have a chance to test that yet). > > Mojca In january 2006 Hans Hagen wrote to me about the following he promised to include. Could it be this has been forgotten in the mean time? > Hans van der Meer wrote: > >> I thought to incrementally add to MPinclusions by successive blocks >> >> \startMPinclusions >> ...... >> \stopMPinclusions >> >> \startMPinclusions >> ...... >> \stopMPinclusions >> etc. >> >> But according to the generated mp-file it seems to incorporate the >> last one only. >> Is this correct and if so, is it an option to allow appending in >> the above manner? >> Or will that be too difficult to build. > > > (patch supp-mps.tex) > > \def\startMPinclusions > {\dosingleempty\dostartMPinclusions} > > \long\def\dostartMPinclusions[#1]#2\stopMPinclusions % document wide > {\doifelse{#1}{+} > {\@EA\long\@EA\def\@EA\theMPinclusions\@EA > {\theMPinclusions > \writeMPgraphic{#2}}} > {\long\def\theMPinclusions > {% \expanded ! > \@EA\expanded\@EA{\@EA\writeMPgraphic\@EA{\the\MPextensions;}} > % new > \writeMPgraphic{#2}}}} > > \def\MPinclusions > {\dosingleempty\doMPinclusions} > > \long\def\doMPinclusions[#1]#2% > {\startMPinclusions[#1]#2\stopMPinclusions} > > now you can say > > \startMPinclusions[+] .... > > i'll add this feature > > Hans > _______________________________________________

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type-win.tex
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

Hello, Can someone pls test my typescript? It defines the following standard Windows fonts: Arial Arial Black Comic Sans MS Courier New Franklin Gothic Medium Georgia Impact Lucida Console Lucida Sans Unicode Microsoft Sans Serif Palatino Linotype Sylfaen Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana Waiting for responses, Vyatcheslav

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Thumbtabs on edge of pages.
by John Culleton 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

Apparently this facility exists in primitive form via some special styles in LaTeX. Is there any facility for same in Context? Ideally the thumbtabs would line up with the corresponding chapter entries in the first (summary) TOC. Of course one can always cobble something up, but I am hoping that someone has already done the cobbling. -- John Culleton Able Indexers and Typesetters http://wexfordpress.com

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\FlushStep in module s-pre-50 adds too much space
by Curious Learn 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

Hello, I tried using module s-pre-50 to get stepwise revelation of the content in my presentation today. I noticed that the command \FlushStep adds what seems to be too much space between successive items. Is there a way, I can prevent \FlushStep from adding this much space. Thank you.

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\startMPinclusions[+]
by Hans van der Meer 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

In mkii this could be used to add material to metapost runs: \startMPinclusions[+] ..... \stopMPInclusions This stopped working in the latest stable version I have seen: ConTeXt ver: 2008.10.31 13:58 MKIV fmt: 2008.12.17 Is it already fixed? Or can a quick patch be given? Hans van der Meer

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Which revision control system do you use?
by Wolfgang Schuster 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

Hi all, to start the threat here is what I use(d). On my old Windows machines I used Subversion because it was easy to use with TortoiseSVN but since I'm on my Mac I use Mercurial for my files. Wolfgang

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Problem of transfering bib to bbl in Chinese.
by Wei-Wei Guo 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

Hi everyone, I asked the question days ago. I find something new, so I submit it here and hope it can provide some useful information and, hopefully, can solve the problem. t-bib can transfer the following bib entry correct. @ARTICLE{c-article-full, author = {姓名一}, title = {文章题目}, journal = {某某杂志二}, year = 1986, volume = 41, number = 7, pages = "73--82", month = jul, language = "chinese" } but the following bib entry will be rubbish. @ARTICLE{c-article-full, author = {姓名一 and 姓名二}, title = {文章题目}, journal = {某某杂志二}, year = 1986, volume = 41, number = 7, pages = "73--82", month = jul, language = "chinese" } The difference is that there are multiple authors separated by 'and' in the second bib entry. Is it solvable? Best wishes, Wei-Wei

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