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ConTeXt installation problem using i-installer(v 2.85)
by Dalyoung Jeong 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

Dear all, Yesterday, I updated ConTeXt using i-installer(V 2.84). It worked fine with XeTeX too. I am able to make presentation using ConTeXt + XeTeX which was not possible before. Today I tried to update ConTeXt in Mac located in school. At this time, I used the upgraded i-installer(V 2.85). But it didn't ask me the permission(no Authenticate window). So it couldn't have a write permission in the directory /usr/local/teTeX/. I got the warning/ error message, "/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local is not writablle. I cannot change a nonwritable TeX. Bailing out...". Hence I couldn't install ConTeXt. What do I have to do to complete the installation? Thank you. Dalyoung

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A new manual
by John R. Culleton 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

What is needed now for greater acceptance of Context is not new features but a new manual, perhaps a multi volume set with a common index. The 2001 manual is great, but many of the features discussed daily here are not in it. One must chase around the wiki and the individual manuals like "details", and that is not satisfactory from the point of view of the new user. Most of us have memorized the locations of key information but newcomers have not. If a consolidated manual set were offered for sale there would be a lot of customers. Or an abridged version, something like the 1999 Excursion manual but expanded and updated, would be a possibility. -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com

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pdfTeX-1.40 does not find format
by Peter Münster 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Hello, I try to use the beta versions of ConTeXt and pdfTeX now and I find the following issue (on latest TeX-live): with "TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,}" in texmf.cnf and pdfTeX-1.40.XXX, texexec --make writes the formats to texmf-config/web2c/pdfetex but pdftex looks only into texmf-config/web2c A symbolic link from texmf-config/web2c/cont-en.fmt to pdfetex/cont-en.fmt solves the problem. Is this issue already known and is there perhaps a better solution? Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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temporary solution - Re: ConTeXt installation problem...
by Dalyoung 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Dear all, After changing the mode of texmf.local as writable, I was able to update the ConTeXt. However, it is not the normal installation. Still ImageMagick and \externalfigure are not working properly. I don't know why it is not working in this notebook(G4) only. Thank you. Dalyoung

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Re: [NTG-context] Page number alignment in \placecontent
by Ángel Luis García Fernández 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Hi again, you were right, Maarten-Jan. The problem was the following: \setupindenting[medium] I like the first line of each paragraph to be indented, so I put the above command in my "general config" file. The undesired effect is that it also indented the index lines, shifting them to the right. That's the reason why the page numbers appeared in the right margin (is this a bug? I mean, should ConTeXt break the index line instead of put the number in the margin?). Now I have moved the \setupindenting command to the body section of my document, and the \setuplist options you wrote in the previous e-mail work ok (I forgot the "criterium=all" in the \setupcombinedlist command). Thanks for your help, Ángel Luis > From: "M.J. Kallen" <mj_kallen(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 28, Issue 76 > Angel-Luis, > > I'm not sure why you do not get a table of contents, maybe try to add > criterium=all to the \setupcombinedlist command and see if that works? > Also, you have used \placecontent, which you can use instead of > \completecontent. > > I've tried your settings using the live ConTeXt on the wiki and it works > without the page numbers in the margin. Looking at your sample file, the > lines with the sections are somehow shifted to the right. It is not > possible to see why this is happening. Are you shure you have not added > something somewhere to change the appearance of the list? > > Maarten-Jan > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: ?ngel Luis Garc?a Fern?ndez <algarcia(a)ujaen.es> > To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 10:16:24 AM > > > I tried that, but then nothing appears (empty index) > > Angel-Luis > > > Hi Angel-Luis, > > > > looks like you want a LaTeX-like table of contents. I achieved what I > > think you want to achieve as well, using the following commands: > > > > % setup table of contents > > \setupcombinedlist[content][alternative=c,level=section] > > > > % margins, widths and distances are setup such that section lines line up > > with chapter text (change to your liking!) > > \setuplist[chapter][margin=0mm,width=6mm,distance=2mm,style=bold,aligntit > >le =yes,before=\blank] > > \setuplist[section][margin=8mm,width=6mm,distance=2mm] > > > > % place the following in the relevant location > > \completecontent > > > > Hope this ends up looking like you want it to! > > > > Maarten-Jan > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: ?ngel Luis Garc?a Fern?ndez <algarcia(a)ujaen.es> > > To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 10:16:21 PM > > Subject: [NTG-context] Page number alignment in \placecontent > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > sorry for bothering you with this, but I have a problem: I like this > > style for my Index: > > > > \setuplist[chapter][style=bold] > > > > \placecontent[level=section, > > alternative=c, > > criterium=all, > > aligntitle=yes] > > > > But then the section page numbers are placed in the right margin of the > > page instead of in the text area as the chapter page numbers are. (if you > > want a sample: http://wwwdi.ujaen.es/~algarcia/page.pdf . It's just 16 > > KB) > > > > How can I manage to keep all the index structure while moving the section > > page numbers to the left? > > > > ?ngel-Luis > > _______________________________________________ > > ntg-context mailing list > > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ntg-context mailing list > > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

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Error in m-narrowtt
by Aditya Mahajan 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Hi Hans, \usemodule[narrowtt] \starttext \ntype{test} \stoptext gives the following warning: check : missing or ungrouped '=' after 'typing' in line 35 (@@tpntypi ng) check : missing or ungrouped '=' after 'type' in line 36 (@@tyntype) The last two lines (well, it has only three lines) of m-narrowtt.tex should be \definetyping[n\v!typing][style=\narrowtt] \definetype [n\v!type] [style=\narrowtt] Aditya

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xmldir : hyperlinks not working
by olivier Turlier 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Hi every Context lover/user, I came to using xmltools for building an long (boring) list of folders&files, with the idea of sharing a cdrom with "automount" niceties (shellexec.exe & autorun.inf telling to open the generated pdf). The problem is that xmltool apparently ("skip" certain portions ?) don't "recognise" or "retranscribe" a full path, i.e if a real path is root(K:\MESDOC\COURS\05-TEB~1\000_ZI~1)\01-at1-repres_graphic_gene\01-s8910-metre_infra\cours-ppes-metre-go-0506.pdf firefox answer that (//media/cdrom0)/cours-ppes-metre-go-0506.pdf. is unreachable ------------.tex file for creating xmldir.xml : \useregime[il1] \enableregime[il1] \useencoding[ffr] \mainlanguage[fr] \executesystemcommand % {texmfstart xmltools --dir --recurse --root=K:/Mesdoc/cours/05-teb-0506/000_zip-tout --pattern={*.pdf,*.xls} --output=xmldir.xml} {texmfstart xmltools --dir --recurse --pattern=*.* --output=xmldir.xml} ---------- command for making pdf from xmldir.xml : texmfstart newtexexec.rb --autopdf --pdf --mode=colorscheme-red --xml --use=dir-01 --pdf xmldir.xml (I've tried also : texmfstart newtexexec.rb --autopdf --pdf --mode=colorscheme-red --root=K:/Mesdoc/cours/05-teb-0506/000_zip-tout --xml --use=dir-01 --pdf xmldir.xml : without success) ---------- TIA for any answer -- Olivier TURLIER CRP La Rouguière 101 Bd des Libérateurs 13367 MARSEILLE CEDEX 11 tel : (33) 04 91 18 56 00

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mptopdf problems
by Thomas A. Schmitz 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Hi all, I'm struggling with a new installation here on my MacBook. One problem I have is that mptopdf bails out when I have textext code in my mpgraphics. There were a couple of similar problems in the mailing list a while back, but no real solution. When I compare the mpgraph.log output from this new install with the output from a good installation, these are the diffs I get: -(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx) **test-mpgraph.mp (test-mpgraph.mp -{randomseed:=33} -write0 = `test-mpgraph.mpo'. +{randomseed:=3203} -write0 = `test-mpgraph.mpt'. +! Extra tokens will be flushed. +<to be read again> + @@@ +<argument> ...font [MyAGaramondPrempnum,11pt] "@@@ + string.contextversion +graphictextdirective->...graphictextstring&(TEXT0) + &CRLF; +<to be read again> + ; +l.19 string contextversion; + +? x - [1] -metafun 2006-10-30 22:30 - ) -1 output file written: test-mpgraph.1 From what I've understood, metapost seems to be calling the wrong text (tex instead of texexec), but where can this be fixed? The configuration on both installations is identical (write 18 enabled, identical cont-sys.tex). Thanks Thomas

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Re: [NTG-context] Problems with latest beta
by Thomas A. Schmitz 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Sorry, this was supposed to go to the list, not to Aditya privately: On Oct 30, 2006, at 10:03 PM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > This is a wild guess. On line 619 on texutil.rb add > > (@realpage ||'').to_s.rjust(6,' ').gsub(/0/,' '), > ^^^^^^ > add this > > > Aditya > > Thanks for the reply, Aditya. Your fix appears to work; now, I get a proper index again. > Did you try texexec.rb? The message looks to be coming from ruby. I am, in fact, using the ruby script; I just find the --version output of the perl variant much clearer; that's why I use it just for verification of the formats etc. Thanks again! Thomas

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texmfstart not recognizing $page
by Aditya Mahajan 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Hi Hans, In the latest beta texmfstart --page=1 --file=metafun-p.pdf does not work. This is the verbose output texmfstart version 2.0.0 locating 'metafun-p.pdf' in current path '.' locating 'metafun-p.pdf' in caller path 'f:/Research/Feedback/AC' kpse : direct (forced) using 'kpsewhich' to locate 'metafun-p' in suffix space 'pdf' (2) checking E:\isoimage\usr\local\context\tex\texmf-mswin\BIN for metafun-p checking E:\isoimage\usr\local\context\bin for metafun-p checking E:\Ruby\bin for metafun-p checking E:\Python24\ for metafun-p checking E:\Perl\bin for metafun-p checking E:\Program Files\R\R-2.3.1\bin for metafun-p checking E:\bin for metafun-p checking for metafun-p checking E:\Vim\vim70 for metafun-p aggressively locating 'metafun-p' in document trees locating 'metafun-p' in document tree 'e:/isoimage/usr/local/context/doc*' registering 'metafun-p' as 'e:/isoimage/usr/local/context/docroot/documents/general/manuals/metafun-p.pdf' registering 'THREAD' as 'e:/isoimage/usr/local/context/docroot/documents/general/manuals' starting metafun-p.pdf using 'system' call: e:/isoimage/usr/local/context/docroot/documents/general/manuals/metafun-p.pdf using 'system' call: pdfopen --page --file e:/isoimage/usr/local/context/docroot/documents/general/manuals/metafun-p.pdf using 'system' call: acroread e:/isoimage/usr/local/context/docroot/documents/general/manuals/metafun-p.pdf Even the simple texmfstart metafun-p.pdf fails with texmfstart version 2.0.0 locating 'metafun-p.pdf' in current path '.' locating 'metafun-p.pdf' in caller path 'f:/Research/Feedback/AC' kpse : direct (forced) using 'kpsewhich' to locate 'metafun-p' in suffix space 'pdf' (2) checking E:\isoimage\usr\local\context\tex\texmf-mswin\BIN for metafun-p checking E:\isoimage\usr\local\context\bin for metafun-p checking E:\Ruby\bin for metafun-p checking E:\Python24\ for metafun-p checking E:\Perl\bin for metafun-p checking E:\Program Files\R\R-2.3.1\bin for metafun-p checking E:\bin for metafun-p checking for metafun-p checking E:\Vim\vim70 for metafun-p aggressively locating 'metafun-p' in document trees locating 'metafun-p' in document tree 'e:/isoimage/usr/local/context/doc*' registering 'metafun-p' as 'e:/isoimage/usr/local/context/docroot/documents/general/manuals/metafun-p.pdf' registering 'THREAD' as 'e:/isoimage/usr/local/context/docroot/documents/general/manuals' starting metafun-p.pdf using 'system' call: e:/isoimage/usr/local/context/docroot/documents/general/manuals/metafun-p.pdf using 'system' call: pdfopen --page --file e:/isoimage/usr/local/context/docroot/documents/general/manuals/metafun-p.pdf using 'system' call: acroread e:/isoimage/usr/local/context/docroot/documents/general/manuals/metafun-p.pdf The first system call fails since ruby uses "/" rather than "\" as the directory separator and windows does not like that. The second system call fails since $page is '' (I don't know why). A pdfopen --page --file filename always fails. The third system call fails since acroread is not present. I fail to understand why $page is expanding to '' rather than 2 (or 0 in the second case). Aditya

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Problems with latest beta
by Thomas A. Schmitz 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

I have a number of grave problems with the latest beta texmfstart texexec.pl --version TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil | --references convert tui file into tuo file tex : pdfTeX, 3.141592-1.40.0- beta-20061017 (Web2C 7.5.5) context : ver: 2006.10.27 15:16 cont-en : ver: 2006.10.27 15:16 MK II fmt: 2006.10.30/english cont-nl : ver: 2006.10.27 15:16 MK II fmt: 2006.10.30/dutch 1. At the end of the run, I get these errors: TeXUtil | parsing file translation.tui TeXUtil | fatal error in plugin (processing): undefined method `rjust' for 0:Fixnum /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ texutil.rb:619:in `build' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ texutil.rb:845:in `processor' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ texutil.rb:844:in `each_index' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ texutil.rb:844:in `processor' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ texutil.rb:835:in `each' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ texutil.rb:835:in `processor' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ texutil.rb:127:in `processors' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ texutil.rb:125:in `each' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ texutil.rb:125:in `processors' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ texutil.rb:1017:in `processed' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ tex.rb:1577:in `runtexutil' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ tex.rb:1570:in `each' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ tex.rb:1570:in `runtexutil' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ tex.rb:1854:in `processfile' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ tex.rb:1086:in `processtex' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ tex.rb:1085:in `timedrun' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ tex.rb:1085:in `processtex' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ tex.rb:1082:in `each' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/base/ tex.rb:1082:in `processtex' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb: 61:in `process' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb: 51:in `main' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb: 759:in `send' /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb: 759 2. Accordingly, the index is in no particular order and unusable. May I also hint again at the index questions I posted last week? Best Thomas

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useexternalfigure
by Hans van der Meer 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

I see in the code that \useexternalfigure has got a parameter #4 not mentioned in the manual. Being unable to find its meaning in the comments, will someone tell me what it is used for? Hans van der Meer

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character width
by Steffen Wolfrum 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Hi, for fine-adjusting I need to have a variable horizontal space sometimes the width of "999" sometimes of "1", for example. Is there a command that reads the width of a character so it can be used in some kind of horizontal space? Steffen

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Subforms
by luigi scarso 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

I'm still playing with Designer, and actually I can't figure how to make chained lists of objects. Here 1 0 obj is Catalog with /Fields [8 0 R]; following all references R , we will end with 22 0 obj (a leaf) which is a /Type /Annot. My problem now is how to make all 'internal nodes' like 8 0 obj , 25 0 obj and so on. I suspect double-pass strategy..... luigi ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 0 obj <</Names 2 0 R /MarkInfo <</Marked true >> /Pages 3 0 R /StructTreeRoot null /Metadata 4 0 R /AcroForm <</DA (/Helv 0 Tf 0 g ) /DR <</Font <</Helv 5 0 R /ArialMT 6 0 R /CourierStd 7 0 R >> >> /Fields [8 0 R] /XFA [(preamble) 9 0 R (config) 10 0 R (template) 11 0 R (datasets) 12 0 R (localeSet) 13 0 R (postamble) 14 0 R] >> /Type /Catalog >> endobj 8 0 obj <</Kids [25 0 R] /T <feff006d006f00640075006c006f0031005b0030005d> >> endobj 25 0 obj <</Parent 8 0 R /Kids [23 0 R 26 0 R] /T <feff0053006f00740074006f006d006f00640075006c0069005b0030005d> >> endobj 23 0 obj <</Parent 25 0 R /Kids [22 0 R] /T <feff0053006f00740074006f004d006f00640075006c006f0031005b0030005d> >> endobj 22 0 obj <</Q 0 /MK <<>> /P 15 0 R /FT /Tx /TU (Campo di testo) /StructParent 0 /Parent 23 0 R /F 4 /TM (modulo1[0].Sottomoduli[0].SottoModulo1[0].Campoditesto1[0]) /DA (/ArialMT 10.00 Tf 0 g) /Subtype /Widget /DV (TESTO) /Type /Annot /T <feff00430061006d0070006f006400690074006500730074006f0031005b0030005d> /Rect [145.205 765.213 235.913 785.055] >> endobj

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Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 28, Issue 76
by M.J. Kallen 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Angel-Luis, I'm not sure why you do not get a table of contents, maybe try to add criterium=all to the \setupcombinedlist command and see if that works? Also, you have used \placecontent, which you can use instead of \completecontent. I've tried your settings using the live ConTeXt on the wiki and it works without the page numbers in the margin. Looking at your sample file, the lines with the sections are somehow shifted to the right. It is not possible to see why this is happening. Are you shure you have not added something somewhere to change the appearance of the list? Maarten-Jan ----- Original Message ---- From: Ángel Luis García Fernández <algarcia(a)ujaen.es> To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 10:16:24 AM Subject: Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 28, Issue 76 I tried that, but then nothing appears (empty index) Angel-Luis > Hi Angel-Luis, > > looks like you want a LaTeX-like table of contents. I achieved what I think > you want to achieve as well, using the following commands: > > % setup table of contents > \setupcombinedlist[content][alternative=c,level=section] > > % margins, widths and distances are setup such that section lines line up > with chapter text (change to your liking!) > \setuplist[chapter][margin=0mm,width=6mm,distance=2mm,style=bold,aligntitle >=yes,before=\blank] \setuplist[section][margin=8mm,width=6mm,distance=2mm] > > % place the following in the relevant location > \completecontent > > Hope this ends up looking like you want it to! > > Maarten-Jan > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: ?ngel Luis Garc?a Fern?ndez <algarcia(a)ujaen.es> > To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 10:16:21 PM > Subject: [NTG-context] Page number alignment in \placecontent > > > Hi all, > > sorry for bothering you with this, but I have a problem: I like this style > for my Index: > > \setuplist[chapter][style=bold] > > \placecontent[level=section, > alternative=c, > criterium=all, > aligntitle=yes] > > But then the section page numbers are placed in the right margin of the > page instead of in the text area as the chapter page numbers are. (if you > want a sample: http://wwwdi.ujaen.es/~algarcia/page.pdf . It's just 16 KB) > > How can I manage to keep all the index structure while moving the section > page numbers to the left? > > ?ngel-Luis > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > > > End of ntg-context Digest, Vol 28, Issue 76 > ******************************************* _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context(a)ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

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Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 28, Issue 76
by Ángel Luis García Fernández 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

I tried that, but then nothing appears (empty index) Angel-Luis > Hi Angel-Luis, > > looks like you want a LaTeX-like table of contents. I achieved what I think > you want to achieve as well, using the following commands: > > % setup table of contents > \setupcombinedlist[content][alternative=c,level=section] > > % margins, widths and distances are setup such that section lines line up > with chapter text (change to your liking!) > \setuplist[chapter][margin=0mm,width=6mm,distance=2mm,style=bold,aligntitle >=yes,before=\blank] \setuplist[section][margin=8mm,width=6mm,distance=2mm] > > % place the following in the relevant location > \completecontent > > Hope this ends up looking like you want it to! > > Maarten-Jan > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: ?ngel Luis Garc?a Fern?ndez <algarcia(a)ujaen.es> > To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 10:16:21 PM > Subject: [NTG-context] Page number alignment in \placecontent > > > Hi all, > > sorry for bothering you with this, but I have a problem: I like this style > for my Index: > > \setuplist[chapter][style=bold] > > \placecontent[level=section, > alternative=c, > criterium=all, > aligntitle=yes] > > But then the section page numbers are placed in the right margin of the > page instead of in the text area as the chapter page numbers are. (if you > want a sample: http://wwwdi.ujaen.es/~algarcia/page.pdf . It's just 16 KB) > > How can I manage to keep all the index structure while moving the section > page numbers to the left? > > ?ngel-Luis > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > > > End of ntg-context Digest, Vol 28, Issue 76 > *******************************************

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Re: [NTG-context] TABLE in item
by Duncan Hothersall 29 Oct '06

29 Oct '06

> \let\beforeTABLEsplitbox\relax > \let\afterTABLEsplitbox \relax > \let\beforeTABLEbox \relax > \let\afterTABLEbox \relax > > you can play with these macros since they are the formal hooks Hans, I played with \let\beforeTABLEsplitbox\dontleavehmode \def\afterTABLEsplitbox{\relax\dontleavehmode} \let\beforeTABLEbox\dontleavehmode \let\afterTABLEbox\relax which gives the right indents but stops the tables splitting. I think I will just have to live with non-splitting tables for now, unless you can suggest a better redefinition? Thanks very much for the help anyway. Duncan

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typo in startformulas in latest beta
by Aditya Mahajan 29 Oct '06

29 Oct '06

Hi Hans, There is a missing carriage return in the definition of \startformulas in the latest beta. In \def\startformulas#1\stopformulas \long\def\startformula##1\stopformula {\advance\scratchcounter\plusone}% \scratchcounter\zerocount #1% preroll should be \long\def\startformula##1\stopformula {\advance\scratchcounter\plusone}% <--- Missing \cr here \scratchcounter\zerocount #1% preroll This causes a number to missed in \starttext \placeformula \startformulas \startformula \startalign \NC a_1 x + b_1 y \NC = c_1 \NR[+] \NC a_2 x + b_2 y \NC = c_2 \NR \stopalign \stopformula \startformula \startalign \NC d_1 u + e_1 v \NC = f_1 \NR \NC d_2 u + e_2 v \NC = f_2 \NR[+] %<-- does not show up % %in present beta \stopalign \stopformula \stopformulas \stoptext Aditya

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Re: [NTG-context] TABLE in item
by Duncan Hothersall 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

I said: > \starttext > \startitemize[n,broad] > \item Hello world! > \bTABLE\bTR\bTD Little\eTD \bTD table\eTD\eTR\eTABLE > First item continues. > \item Second item. > \stopitemize > \stoptext What I *meant* (sorry!) was \starttext \startitemize[n,broad] \item Hello world! \bTABLE[split=yes]\bTR\bTD Little\eTD \bTD table\eTD\eTR\eTABLE First item continues. \item Second item. \stopitemize \stoptext I know that in the first example I can put \dontleavehmode before the table and things work okay. In the second example (with split=yes) this doesn't work. Is there a way of making things line up when split=yes? (I'm typesetting an accounting book...). Thanks again, Duncan

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TABLE in item
by Duncan Hothersall 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

Very simple question which has suddenly stumped me: \starttext \startitemize[n,broad] \item Hello world! \bTABLE\bTR\bTD Little\eTD \bTD table\eTD\eTR\eTABLE First item continues. \item Second item. \stopitemize \stoptext How to get the TABLE inside the first item to align with the item content, rather than flush left? Thanks, Duncan

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Re: [NTG-context] Page number alignment in \placecontent
by M.J. Kallen 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

Hi Angel-Luis, looks like you want a LaTeX-like table of contents. I achieved what I think you want to achieve as well, using the following commands: % setup table of contents \setupcombinedlist[content][alternative=c,level=section] % margins, widths and distances are setup such that section lines line up with chapter text (change to your liking!) \setuplist[chapter][margin=0mm,width=6mm,distance=2mm,style=bold,aligntitle=yes,before=\blank] \setuplist[section][margin=8mm,width=6mm,distance=2mm] % place the following in the relevant location \completecontent Hope this ends up looking like you want it to! Maarten-Jan ----- Original Message ---- From: Ángel Luis García Fernández <algarcia(a)ujaen.es> To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 10:16:21 PM Subject: [NTG-context] Page number alignment in \placecontent Hi all, sorry for bothering you with this, but I have a problem: I like this style for my Index: \setuplist[chapter][style=bold] \placecontent[level=section, alternative=c, criterium=all, aligntitle=yes] But then the section page numbers are placed in the right margin of the page instead of in the text area as the chapter page numbers are. (if you want a sample: http://wwwdi.ujaen.es/~algarcia/page.pdf . It's just 16 KB) How can I manage to keep all the index structure while moving the section page numbers to the left? Ángel-Luis _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context(a)ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

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Page number alignment in \placecontent
by Ángel Luis García Fernández 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Hi all, sorry for bothering you with this, but I have a problem: I like this style for my Index: \setuplist[chapter][style=bold] \placecontent[level=section, alternative=c, criterium=all, aligntitle=yes] But then the section page numbers are placed in the right margin of the page instead of in the text area as the chapter page numbers are. (if you want a sample: http://wwwdi.ujaen.es/~algarcia/page.pdf . It's just 16 KB) How can I manage to keep all the index structure while moving the section page numbers to the left? Ángel-Luis

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dashed or dotted lines in tables
by Ricard Roca 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Hi to all, is there any way to make dashed or dotted lines in a table (instead of continuous) with ConTeXt? Thanks, Ricard Roca

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PNG pictures in original size
by Maurício 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Hi, When using bitmap figures (.png etc.) using \externalfigure, is it possible to set that I want the picture to have it's original size in pixels; or, better, that I don't want it to be scaled? I'm using some pictures that look terrible when converted to a different size, even if the new size is close to the original one. Thanks, Maurício

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Re: [NTG-context] How to get a PhD with ConTeXt (+ hard work ;) )
by M.J. Kallen 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Maybe Renaud can tell us a little more about the details of the typesetting? What font did you use and what program did you use to make the plots (I particularly like the fact that the font in the plots is the same as in the text!), it reminds me a little of R plots, but I may be wrong... And the flowcharts are made with the chart module if I'm not mistaken? All in all the thesis looks very nice! Maarten-Jan ----- Original Message ---- From: luigi scarso <luigi.scarso(a)gmail.com> To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 8:25:40 AM Subject: Re: [NTG-context] How to get a PhD with ConTeXt (+ hard work ;) ) On 10/26/06, Renaud AUBIN <aubin(a)nibua-r.org> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Maybe some of yours (from the ConTeXt POV) can be interested by my PhD > dissertation and my presentation (both in french)... > > http://www.nibua-r.org/ConTeXt/PhD/ > > The slides are made to work under linux with sh script to run mplayer or > custom simulations... These scripts will obviously not work without the > movies or my simulator binaries... Well, I like it. Is there any examples on wiki of these things (maybe I have lost some discussions about it)? _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context(a)ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

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Fw: [Pgf-users] Version 1.10 is out
by M.J. Kallen 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

The following message was just posted to the PGF mailing list: ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Till Tantau <tantau(a)tcs.uni-luebeck.de> To: pgf-users(a)lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 9:54:55 AM Subject: [Pgf-users] Version 1.10 is out Dear users of pgf/TikZ, version 1.10 is out. This version is the new official stable version. Compared to 1.09, the ConTeXt support has been fixed and works reasonably well now. I recommend upgrading to this version to all users. Best regards, Till -- Prof. Dr. Till Tantau <tantau(a)tcs.uni-luebeck.de> http://www.tcs.uni-luebeck.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ pgf-users mailing list pgf-users(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pgf-users

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Roman numerals in headers
by Jeff Smith 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Hi again, I've been searching through various docs in order to find how I can have roman numbering with headers (namely, chapter titles), but I've been unsuccessful. I'm sure it's possible! How does one do it? Thank you in advance, Jeff

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url compared to hyperref
by Marko Schütz 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

When using hyperref and displaying the resulting PDF in xpdf, I see links that are active. I tried achieving the same with useURL, url and goto, but the resulting links aren't active in xpdf. I have to use acroread to have active links. Is there a compelling reason for this behavior? Thanks, Marko

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Directories of pictures
by Maurício 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Hi, When I use \externalfigure inside of \placefigure, Context can only find filenames in the current directory, i.e., the directory where I'm executing texexec. How can I instruct Context to look for files on the same directory of my .tex file? Thanks, Maurício

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typesetting a url from variabless
by Aditya Mahajan 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Hi, What is the best way of typesetting a url from a variable. For example, if I have \setvariables[test][website=http://www.xyz.com/~abc/first_index.html] how can I print the url. I tried \starttext \goto{\getvariable{test}{website}}[URL(\getvariable{test}{website})] \stoptext but this does not seem to work. Any suggestions? Aditya

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index bug ?
by Steffen Wolfrum 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Hi, hopefully just my system is corrupted. Please have a look at the following strange register entry under "g Gesetzesvorbehalt": Arbeitsanweisungen durch Bun- desminister 2, 1, 2 Below you may try the original minimal example (it's not small, but otherwise the problem doesn't show up). If you comment/uncomment the \chapter line the entry becomes correct 1,2 Same for the second text paragraph ("from here" "to there"). Does someone experience the same? Steffen (ConTeXt ver: 2006.10.13 20:06) \starttext \chapter{Auswahl und Vorgehensweise}% <- un/comment ! Der Gesetzesvorbehalt\index{Gesetzesvorbehalt} verlangt für eine grundrechtsbeeinträchtigende staatliche Maßnahme eine Rechtsgrundlage. Die Problematik der Altschulden“regelung“ besteht darin, daß sich ihr Regelungsgehalt (Fortbestand der Altverbindlichkeiten) nicht einer einzigen Norm entnehmen läßt, sondern hierfür eine Reihe von Einzelvorschriften der beiden Staatsverträge und des D|-|Markbilanzgesetzes herangezogen werden müssen. Zudem mußten die Regelungen über die Entschuldungsmöglichkeiten den Anforderungen des Gesetzesvorbehalts genügen. %%% -> from here Hinsichtlich \index{Gesetzesvorbehalt} des Fortbestand der Altschulden fehlt zwar eine ausdrückliche Regelung; aus den genannten Einzelvorschriften kann aber auf deren Fortbestehen geschlossen werden \footnote{BVerfGE 95, 267 (306).}. Das Bundesverfassungsgericht läßt somit einen mittelbar zum Ausdruck gebrachten Willen als Eingriffsgrundlage ausreichen\footnote{BVerfGE 95, 267 (306).}. Schon in früheren Judikaten ist es davon ausgegangen, daß sich die Regelungsabsicht des Gesetzgebers nicht ohne weiteres aus dem Wortlaut ergeben muß, sondern daß es genügt, wenn der gesetzgeberische Wille mit Hilfe der allgemeinen Auslegungsmethoden erschlossen werden kann\footnote{Vgl. BVerfGE 82, 209 (224) m.\,w. \,N.}. Bei Anwendung dieser Grundsätze zeigt sich zunächst, daß der Gesetzgeber die Altschuldenfrage weder positiv noch negativ, sondern im Grunde gar nicht beantwortet hat. Die staatsvertraglichen und einfachgesetzlichen Einzelvorschriften, die der BGH für seine Gesamtschau heranzieht, nehmen lediglich Bezug auf bestehende „Verbindlichkeiten“. Deren Existenz gilt es aber gerade zu belegen \footnote{Ausführlich zu den von einem Teil der zivilrechtlichen Literatur geäußerten Zweifeln \it{W.~Harms}, DZWir 1993, 123 (124).}. Gleichwohl ist mit dem Bundesverfassungsgericht vom Fortbestand der Altschulden auszugehen, wofür vor allem die Existenz der verschiedenen Entschuldungsmöglichkeiten streitet. Gestützt wird das Ergebnis durch den vom Senat ins Spiel gebrachten allgemeinen kollisionsrechtlichen Grundsatz, daß die nicht unmittelbar verfassungsrechtlich begründeten Rechtsbeziehungen – gleich ob systemgeprägt oder systemneutral – bei einem Verfassungswechsel regelmäßig bestehen bleiben, sofern nicht ihre Aufhebung ausdrücklich angeordnet wurde\footnote{BVerfGE 95, 267 (306\,f.) mit weiteren Nachweisen aus der Rechtsprechung des BGH zum intertemporalen Privatrecht; zum Verfassungskollisionsrecht \it{D.~Blumenwitz}, HStR IX, §\,211 Rn.\,75. }. Eine solche Anordnung liegt im vorliegenden Fall aber unstreitig nicht vor. %%% <- to there In anderer Hinsicht problematisch waren die Entschuldungsregelungen. Art.\,25 III EinigungsV und §\,16 III DMBilG schrieben nur die Entschuldungsmöglichkeit fest. Das Verfahren jedoch, vor allem die Voraussetzungen und der Umfang der Entschuldung, wurde nur in zwei nicht veröffentlichten Arbeitsanweisungen\index{Gesetzesvorbehalt&– Arbeitsanweisungen durch Bundesminister} des Bundesministers der Finanzen\index{Arbeitsanweisungen des Bundesministers der Finanzen} geregelt. Fraglich war somit, ob dies den vom Bundesverfassungsgericht aufgestellten Anforderungen des Gesetzesvorbehalts genügte, wonach alle wesentlichen Fragen vom Parlament selbst entschieden werden müssen\footnote[332]{BVerfGE 33, 125 (158); 34, 165 (193); 40, 237 (249); 49, 89 (126\,f.); 57, 295 (321); 83, 130 (142); 98, 218 (251), st. Rspr. – Zum Ganzen \it{H.~Schulze|-|Fielitz}, in: H.~Dreier (Hrsg.), Grundgesetz|-|Kommentar, Bd.\,2, 2.\,Aufl.\,2006, Art.\,20 (Rechtsstaat), Rn.\,113.}. „Wesentlich“ im Sinne dieser Rechtsprechung \index{Wesentlichkeitslehre}sind auch die streitbefangenen Entschuldungsregelungen, da von ihnen die Intensität der Grundrechtsbeeinträchtigung abhängt\footnote{BVerfGE 95, 267 (308); daß vor allem solche Regelungen „wesentlich“ sind, die Grundrechtsrelevanz haben, ist st. Rspr.: BVerfGE 34, 165 (192\,f.); 40, 237 (249); 47, 46 (79\,f.); 83, 130 (142); 98, 218 (251\,f.); aus der einhelligen Literatur \it{K.~Hesse}, Grundzüge des Verfassungsrechts der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 20.\,Aufl.\,1995, Rn.\,509; \it{Schulze|-|Fielitz} (Fn.\,84), Art.\,20 (Rechtsstaat), Rn.\,113; \it{P.~Badura}, Staatsrecht, 3.\,Aufl.\,2003, Rn.~F 13; \it{K.-P.~Sommermann}, in: H.~v.~Mangoldt|\,/\,|F.~Klein|\,/\,|C.~Starck (Hrsg.), Kommentar zum Grundgesetz, Bd.\,2, 5.\,Aufl.\,2005, Art.\,20 Rn.\,268\,f.; knapp \it{H.~D.~Jarass}, in: ders.|\,/\,|B.~Pieroth, Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Kommentar, 8.\,Aufl. 2006, Art.\,20 Rn.\,46\,ff. Problematisch bleibt freilich die Konkretisierung des „Wesentlichen“, dazu \it{F.~Ossenbühl}, HStR III, §\,62 Rn.\,42\,ff.}. Ihre Ausgestaltung durch interne Verwaltungsvorschriften statt durch förmliches Gesetz entspricht daher nicht dem Vorbehalt des Gesetzes und ist im Grunde verfassungswidrig. Allerdings führt dies nach Ansicht des Senats „unter den besonderen Bedingungen der Wiedervereinigung“ nicht zur Verfassungswidrigkeit der Entschuldungsregelungen\footnote{BVerfGE 95, 267 (308).}. Die gewählte Form ist verfassungsrechtlich „ausnahmsweise“ hinnehmbar, da zum maßgebenden Zeitpunkt nicht erkennbar war, welcher Entschuldungsbedarf bestand und welche finanziellen Mittel dafür aufgebracht werden konnten\footnote{BVerfGE 95, 267 (308). A.\,A. hingegen \it{A.~v.~Brünneck}, NJ 1996, 181 (186); die genannten Vorschriften wirkten praktisch nur als „rein formale Ermächtigungsklauseln für die Bundesregierung“, da ihnen keinerlei inhaltliche Konkretisierungen zu entnehmen seien (ebd., S.\,185).}. Die Quintessenz dieser Argumentation ist, daß hier die Sondersituation \index{Gesetzesvorbehalt&– Sondersituation} der Wiedervereinigung ein Abweichen von den sonst geltenden Anforderungen des Gesetzesvorbehalts rechtfertigt. Eine „echte“ Abweichung zeigt sich hinsichtlich der Anforderungen an den Gesetzesvorbehalt\index{Gesetzesvorbehalt}. Diese werden von der Altschuldenregelung im Hinblick auf das Verfahren nicht eingehalten. Gleichwohl erklärt der Senat dies wegen der Sondersituation\index {Sondersituation} für unbeachtlich\footnote{BVerfGE 95, 267 (308).}. Die Schwierigkeit bestand hier darin, daß der Gesetzesvorbehalt ein starrer Maßstab ist, der kaum Möglichkeiten der flexiblen Handhabung bietet, wie das etwa bei der gesetzgerischen Gestaltungsfreiheit der Fall ist. Damit blieb nur die Wahl zwischen Verfassungswidrigkeit der Altschuldenregelung oder offener Abweichung von den hergebrachten verfassungsrechtlichen Anforderungen. Ob mit der Entscheidung für die zweite Variante ein „Berufungsfall“\footnote{Begriff bei \it {J.~Isensee}, HStR IX, §\,202 Rn.\,21, der ausschließt, daß die Rechtsprechung zu wiedervereinigungsbedingten Rechtsproblemem zu solchen „Berufungsfällen“ führt, da die Singularität der Wiedervereinigung allzu deutlich sei.} geschaffen wurde, soll hier noch offenbleiben\footnote{Eingehend zu möglichen Gefährdungslagen siehe Kapitel 4.\,C.\,V.}. \page \placeregister[index] \stoptext

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figure captions in the margin
by Alex Lubberts 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Hi, Does somebody know whether it is possible and how it is possible to place the caption of a figure in the margin? Thanks, Alex Lubberts

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Re: [NTG-context] resource libraries
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

> > Is it possible somehow to extract all the images covered in an > image > > database without lose of quality? > > > eh ... normally there should beno loss at all, pdftex just copies > the resources Sorry, I see my question was'nt clear enough. Is there a way to restore all the images included in a figure library as jpg's, png's or what else? I could then delete the original images. Wolfgang

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Two misfeatures in placefigure
by Aditya Mahajan 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Hi, I found two misfeatures in placefigure. 1) with \placefigure[top] the figure can float to the top of the page, even if the page starts a title or a chapter. 2) The paragraph after the figure is indented, even if it comes right after a \section. For example, \setupindenting[medium,yes] \setupfloats[indentnext=no] \starttext \chapter{This is a test} \section{Introduction} \placefigure[top][test] {Sample Figure}{} \input knuth \stoptext Notice that the figure is on the top of the page and the first paragraph of knuth is indented. I could not find any options to turn these features off. I think that (2) is hard to detect, and \noindent before the paragraph is a workaround, but I could not find any work-around for (1) other than moving the \placefigure invocation to somewhere later. Aditya

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In-line syntax highlighting for type
by Aditya Mahajan 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Hi, How can I define a command that is the inline version of \startTEX ... \stopTEX. (I need to show inline commands in color). There had been a discussion on this in the past, and Taco had suggested a solution http://archive.contextgarden.net/thread/20050907.093522.baf795f5.en.html which is also posted on the wiki. http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Verbatim_text#In-line_text However, due to the recent changes in verbatim code, that solution no longer works. Can anyone suggest how to fix it? Thanks, Aditya

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Two problems with current ruby scripts
by Norbert Preining 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Dear all! THe packages of ConTeXt I am currently preparing are tested by a user and he send back the following questions/comments. Could you please comment on this. For the background: I install all the stubs from scripts/context/stubs/unix into /usr/bin, add a texmfstart stub that calls ruby with the right path to texmfstart.rb. ----- Forwarded message from Mike Bird <mgb(a)yosemite.net> ----- > From: Mike Bird <mgb(a)yosemite.net> > Subject: New texexec very confused > To: debian-tex-maint(a)lists.debian.org > Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:52:30 -0700 > > The new ruby texexec is very confused. The problem of output > defaulting to pdf instead of dvi has already been noted. Here > are some additional problems: > > Command: texexec --output=dvips foo > Should produce: foo.dvi > Actually produces: foo.pdf > > Command: texexec --dvi foo > Should produce: foo.dvi > Actually produces: foo.dvi AND OVERWRITES foo.ps > > --Mike Bird ----- End forwarded message ----- ----- Forwarded message from Mike Bird <mgb(a)yosemite.net> ----- > From: Mike Bird <mgb(a)yosemite.net> > Subject: Is texmfstart secure? > To: debian-tex-maint(a)lists.debian.org > Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:08:53 -0700 > > Package: context 2006.08.08-0.4 > > If anyone who knows Ruby has time, can you tell if texmfstart is > secure? I was really surprised to see client-server code. Even > localhost services can lead to privilege escalation if not careful. > For example, /usr/share/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb > contains the following. I'm not a Ruby programmer but the comment > leads me to think there is a potential problem here: > > # danger lurking > buffer = ' ' * 260 > length = filemethod.call(filename,buffer,buffer.size) > if length>0 then > return buffer.slice(0..length-1) > > It looks like PRAGMA is trying to reinvent kpsewhich, integrate internet > explorer, launch editors, and do a whole bunch of other stuff I haven't > figured out. texexec should be a simple wrapper around tex or pdftex > but it works via texmfstart.rb which is 2541 lines of Ruby - and that's > a lot of Ruby. It may all be wonderful (I am not a Ruby programmer) but > it makes me nervous. > > Is an older/simpler texexec still available? > > --Mike Bird ----- End forwarded message ----- Best wishes Norbert ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Norbert Preining <preining(a)logic.at> Università di Siena Debian Developer <preining(a)debian.org> Debian TeX Group gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLEY SUPERIOR (n.) The look directed at you in a theatre bar in the interval by people who've already got their drinks. --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff

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global layout change from header=none in \setuphead
by Sanjoy Mahajan 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Another of those 'not sure if I'm confused' examples: \setuphead[title][header=none] \starttext \title{Hello} \dorecurse{15}{\input tufte} \stoptext With header=empty, it worked as I expected: The first page had no page number in the header and the other pages had a page number. Then I tried the example above, with its header=none, so that the first page would allocate no space for the header (as well as have no page number). But then no pages, not only the first, allocated the header space. Is there a subtle difference between header=none and header=empty making the first one a global setting but the second one local to the page with the title (the local behavior is what I had wanted)? It's probably a related confusion or bug, but an alternative solution (from <http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2005/009180.html>) using \definelayout[1] also produced a global layout change: \definelayout[1][height=7in] \starttext \title{Hello} \dorecurse{15}{\input tufte} \stoptext This is all with ConTeXt ver: 2006.10.24 13:47 (same results on the live context). Any hints appreciated! -Sanjoy

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(fwd) Debian context 2006.08.08-0.5
by Norbert Preining 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Hi all! I am forwarding this to the context list for those who do not follow the debian-tex-maint. ----- Forwarded message from Norbert Preining <preining(a)logic.at> ----- > From: Norbert Preining <preining(a)logic.at> > Subject: context -0.5 > To: debian-tex-maint(a)lists.debian.org > Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:35:48 +0200 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 > > Hi all! > > New package context 2006.08.08-0.5 > > Changes: > - only create cont-en, mptopdf, and metafun formats on pdftex by default > > - make ctxfmtutil shut up in the default case > > - install perl scripts > > - config file is now > /etc/texmf/context/config/formats.cnf > Please remove the old config file if it is still present. > (Suggested by Hans) > > - install formats into TEXMFSYSVAR=/var/lib/texmf for root calling > and TEXMFVAR=~/.texmf-var for user calling > > PLEASE REMOVE THE OLD FORMATS UNDER /usr/share/texmf/web2 by > HAND. Sorry for this, I was stupid! > > - add a check for the presence of the driving engine and issue a > warning. > > - Some small stuff (man page, extend example in confif file) > ----- End forwarded message ----- If you are a seasoned ConTeXt user on Debian, please give it a try and tell me about your experiences. Best is to send feed-back to debian-tex-maint(a)lists.debian.org Best wishes Norbert ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Norbert Preining <preining(a)logic.at> Università di Siena Debian Developer <preining(a)debian.org> Debian TeX Group gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRAIL (n. mineral) Crail is a common kind of rock or gravel found widely across the British Isles. Each individual stone (due to an as yet undiscovered gravitational property) is charged with 'negative buoyancy'. This means that no matter how much crail you remove from the garden, more of it will rise to the surface. Crail is much employed by the Royal Navy for making the paperweights and ashtrays used inside submarines. --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff

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ConTeXt installtion and Debian
by Norbert Preining 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Hi Taco, hi all! (I am sending personal copies since I don't know whether I can mail to the ntg list). First of all thanks for the explanations! You wrote: > To actually update ConTeXt, assuming you already have a relatively > modern context installed, you say > > # ctxtools --update > > and that fetches the zip file(s) from the pragma site (or a mirror), > unpacks them, and updates the various perl and ruby scripts that come > with ConTeXt. > > You have to be root for this when you want to update the global install, > otherwise you have a few extra caveats, see below. > > After a succesful update, you have to run > > # texexec --make --all [--xetex | --aleph | --pdftex] <formats> > > Where <formats> are the desired formats to run. The accepted list > at the moment is: the eight ConTeXt formats, in both long > ("cont-en" etc.) and short from ("en","nl","de","it","fr","cz", > "ro","uk"), and "mptopdf", and the metapost mems "mpost" and "metafun". I checked the current zip file and the current ctxtools.rb script, it does nothing else than: - download the current zip - unpack - install the stubs from scripts/context/stubs/* - update the formats. So this is what we have to do in the Debian package, too. This is not hard, in fact most parts are already done. The only thing we have to do is create a way for the user to choose which formats should be generated. I will think about this. But for the search pathes, we will adjust the Debian texmf.cnf file, to get different engines loading differen cont-en.fmt files. Thanks. Best wishes Norbert ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Norbert Preining <preining(a)logic.at> Università di Siena Debian Developer <preining(a)debian.org> Debian TeX Group gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HASTINGS (pl.n.) Things said on the spur of the moment to explain to someone who comes into a room unexpectedly precisely what it is you are doing. --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff

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Re: [NTG-context] how to define a new math symbol
by M.J. Kallen 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Great, it works! Running "texexec --pdf test-prodint" worked immediately, but "xdvi test-prodint.dvi" gave me an error relating to mktexpk not being able to create a bitmap font. Solved this problem by running "updmap --enable Map prodint.map". I don't think I could have done this myself, as I do not understand some of the steps in your solution. Thank you very much! Maarten-Jan ----- Original Message ---- From: Taco Hoekwater <taco(a)elvenkind.com> To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 10:40:10 AM Subject: Re: [NTG-context] how to define a new math symbol M.J. Kallen wrote: > Taco, > > > I'm not sure I understand your question. I'm using TexLive on a linux > system. I do not use any other fonts other than CM. That last bit of information is crucial, because there is a difference between font handling between CM/Lm and commercial fonts. I've been skyping with Hans and he came up with the code below. You can use the font files from the LaTeX zip, you just have to make sure that pdftex can find the (map) file, of course. Cheers, taco % test-prodint.tex \definefontsynonym [MathGamma] [prodint] \definefamilysynonym [default] [xop] [mc] \startmathcollection [default] \definemathsymbol [prodi] [op] [xop] [80] %80 prodinttext \definemathsymbol [Prodi] [op] [xop] [82] %82 prodintdisplay \definemathsymbol [PRODI] [op] [xop] [84] %84 prodintbig \stopmathcollection \loadmapfile[prodint] \starttypescript [math] [modern,computer-modern,latin-modern,ams] [size] \definebodyfont [17.3pt,14.4pt,12pt,11pt,10pt,9pt,8pt,7pt,6pt,5pt,4pt] [mm] [mc=prodint] \stoptypescript \definetypeface [modern] [mm] [math] [modern] [computer-modern][encoding=default] \setupbodyfont[reset,modern,10pt] \enablemathcollection[prodint] \starttext $\prodi$ \stoptext _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context(a)ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

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doubleminus verbatim
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Hallo! \type{--mode} results in '-mode' (one minus eaten). Wolfgang

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Re: [NTG-context] how to define a new math symbol
by M.J. Kallen 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Taco, I'm not sure I understand your question. I'm using TexLive on a linux system. I do not use any other fonts other than CM. The file prodint.afm has the following contents: StartFontMetrics 4.0 Comment This is prodint.afm created from prodint.pfb by t1lib V. 1.0.0. Comment File creation date: Thu Mar 8 00:02:51 2001 Comment t1lib is copyright (c) Rainer Menzner, 1996, 1997, 1998. Comment t1lib is distributed under the GNU General Public Library License (LGPL) FontName prodint FullName prodint FamilyName prodint Weight Plain ItalicAngle 0 IsFixedPitch false FontBBox 0 -53 2581 2298 UnderlinePosition 0 UnderlineThickness 0 Version 000.001 Notice 2001, JC Loredo-Osti. Based in R. Gill's `pi.ps'. Right to use, copy, distribute and modify this file is granted. EncodingScheme FontSpecific StdHW 47 StdVW 47 StartCharMetrics 7 C 80 ; WX 785 ; N prodinttext ; B 0 0 713 999 ; C 82 ; WX 1255 ; N prodintdisplay ; B 0 0 1141 1599 ; C 84 ; WX 1804 ; N prodintbig ; B 0 0 1640 2298 ; C 120 ; WX 1205 ; N oldpitext ; B 13 -33 1237 966 ; C 122 ; WX 1928 ; N oldpidisplay ; B 23 -53 1982 1547 ; C 160 ; WX 1637 ; N ancientpitext ; B 50 -27 1611 974 ; C 162 ; WX 2619 ; N ancientpidisplay ; B 81 -40 2581 1561 ; EndCharMetrics EndFontMetrics End of file prodint.afm So based on some of the symb-xxx.tex files, I tried \loadmapfile[prodint.map] \definefontsynonym [Prodint] [prodint] \def\ProdintSymbol#1{\getglyph{Prodint}{\char#1}} \startsymbolset \definesymbol[prodi] [\ProdintSymbol{80}] \definesymbol[Prodi] [\ProdintSymbol{82}] \definesymbol[PRODI] [\ProdintSymbol{84}] \stopsymbolset but texexec stops when mktexfm cannot find the file 'prodint' or it says the TFM file is missing. Another problem with this approach is the fact that this does not define a MATH symbol, which is really what I would want. Based on the LaTeX style file prodint.sty, I'm guessing I'll at least need a command like: \definemathsymbol [prodi] [op] [prodint] ["xx] but I can't figure out the usage of this command. I also suspect that I can not used the prodint.tfm file, supplied with the LaTeX package, but need to run Texfont to create one for ConTeXt. Can you confirm this? I greatly appreciate any help! Maarten-Jan ----- Original Message ---- From: Taco Hoekwater <taco(a)elvenkind.com> To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 5:31:10 PM Subject: Re: [NTG-context] how to define a new math symbol MJK wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to use of the product integral (a curly \prod-like > symbol which is to \prod what \int is to \sum) in Context. There is a > LaTeX package (not official) available from Richard Gill's website > (http://www.math.uu.nl/people/gill/, all the way at the bottom), > which supplies a .sty file with the following contents: What font setup do you use in ConTeXt? Taco _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context(a)ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

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Hardcoded options in the Ruby scripts
by Richard Gabriel 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Hello Hans, I'm still wondering why there are certain formats hardcoded in your scripts and how the "make all formats" feature does (not work). See scripts/ruby/base/tex.rb: Lines 131-137: Here are a few languages predefined which texexec "knows". If I want to add a format for another language, I have to add a new line here. Line 339: Here are the "default" TeX formats defined. No problem to consider something as default ;-), but the point is that "texexec --make --all" actually does "make all DEFAULT formats", NOT "make all AVAILABLE formats". :-( Anyway, the main problem I see is altering of a script which comes with the ConTeXt distribution - the changes made into this scripts must be done again and again after each update. My suggestion is: 1. To put the format definition into a separate file (like user.rb or so) which won't be owerwritten in any case. [Note: cont-usr.tex is a good analogy to this] 2. "Make all" should make ALL the defined ConTeXt formats, not the default ones. Thanks, Richard

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how to define a new math symbol
by MJK 24 Oct '06

24 Oct '06

Hi, I would like to use of the product integral (a curly \prod-like symbol which is to \prod what \int is to \sum) in Context. There is a LaTeX package (not official) available from Richard Gill's website (http://www.math.uu.nl/people/gill/, all the way at the bottom), which supplies a .sty file with the following contents: \ProvidesPackage{prodint} \DeclareFontFamily{U}{ProdInt}{} \DeclareFontShape{U}{ProdInt}{m}{n}{<-> prodint}{} \DeclareSymbolFont{Prodint}{U}{ProdInt}{m}{n} \DeclareMathSymbol{\prodi}{\mathop}{Prodint}{80} %80 prodinttext \DeclareMathSymbol{\Prodi}{\mathop}{Prodint}{82} %82 prodintdisplay \DeclareMathSymbol{\PRODI}{\mathop}{Prodint}{84} %84 prodintbig \endinput It also supplies a bunch of fontfiles, i.e. prodint.{afm,pfa,pfb,tfm}, and a map file prodint.map. As you can see, the package supplies three commands: \prodi, \Prodi and \PRODI, corresponding to three sizes. My question(s): how can I define similar commands (I'm guessing \definemathsymbol would be required) to use this symbol in Context? Is it possible to use the fontfiles supplied in the LaTeX package or should Texfont be used to enable the symbol in Context? Thanks, Maarten-Jan

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resource libraries
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

Hallo! Is it possible somehow to extract all the images covered in an image database without lose of quality? Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini

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Updating on Windows
by Jeff Smith 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

Hello all! Quick question here because the Wiki is silent on this. When I want to (manually) update my ConTeXt windows (stand-alone) installation, do I only need the following two files: cont-tmf.zip cont-win.zip Or is there more? I know ScITE is supposed to have an "Update ConTeXT" option but I don't use this editor anymore. I found a nifty one called PSPad with a better interface (in my opinion -- and it also supports Unicode, so yay!) and it supports TeX very well. I had a lot of fun using its integrated Lorem ipsum generator when testing stuff. :-) Jeff

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Problems with MetaFun and registers
by Fredrik Sjunnesson 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

I have problems with the register macro in MetaFun. When I try ====================================================================== \setupcolors [state=start] \starttext \definelayer [test] \startuseMPgraphic{oeps} path p ; p := fullcircle scaled 6cm ; fill p withcolor .8white ; draw p withpen pencircle scaled 1mm withcolor .625red ; register ("somepos-1",0cm,0cm,center currentpicture) ; \stopuseMPgraphic \setMPlayer [test] [somepos-1] [location=c] {Does it work all right?} \getMPlayer [test]{\useMPgraphic{oeps}} \stoptext ====================================================================== (which is essentially copied from the manual) in ConTeXt live I get the following error message ====================================================================== ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted). <to be read again> - \pospxywhd ...fnum \positionanchormode =\plusone - \MPx \pageanchor \fi \rela... l.7 ...hd{somepos-1}{0}{5687206}{5687206}{0}{0}{0} ? ! Emergency stop. <to be read again> - \pospxywhd ...fnum \positionanchormode =\plusone - \MPx \pageanchor \fi \rela... l.7 ...hd{somepos-1}{0}{5687206}{5687206}{0}{0}{0} No pages of output. ====================================================================== Am I doing something wrong or is the register functionality broken in ConTeXt 2006.10.13? /Fredrik -------------------------------- Teknisk projektledare Ph.D. Complex Systems AcobiaFLUX AB fredrik.sjunnesson(a)acobiaflux.se Tel: +46 (0) 31 722 48 11 Fax: +46 (0) 31 722 48 01 Mob: +46 (0) 733 27 92 41 www.acobiaflux.se

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German hyphenation broken ?
by Steffen Wolfrum 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

Hi, could someone please have a look at the minimal example below: On my system it seems that the old germ hyphenation doesn't work anymore. Line 7 and line 9 are for sure hyphenated according to the new rules "Einbu-ßen" and "Sy-stem" Do others experience the same or is only my installation broken? Steffen (pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2, ConTeXt ver: 2006.10.13 20:06) \usetypescript[postscript][\defaultencoding] \setupencoding[default=texnansi] \mainlanguage[deo] \enableregime[mac] \newdimen\Vertikal \Vertikal=12pt \setupbodyfont[postscript,10pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=12pt] \definepapersize[Test][width=15.7cm,height=23.2cm] \setuppapersize[Test][A4] \setuplayout [width=113mm,height=48\Vertikal, backspace=20mm,topspace=15mm, header=\Vertikal,headerdistance=0.5\Vertikal, footer=3\Vertikal,footerdistance=0pt, location=middle,marking=on,grid=no] \starttext \quad \index{Rentenversicherung&– Zukunft der \~}Im Hinblick auf den Umbau von Sozialversicherungssystemen hat das Bundesverfassungsgericht allerdings einem künftigen Reformgesetzgeber insoweit das Feld bereitet, als es angemerkt hat, daß das westdeutsche (nunmehr gesamtdeutsche) gesetzliche Rentenversicherungssystem von der Möglichkeit einer Umgestaltung nicht so ausgenommen ist\footnote{Test}. Diese Tatsache ist nicht neu; die bisher vorhandene Finanzkraft der Sozialversicherung hat die Frage nur nicht aktuell werden lassen. Selbst wenn also ein tiefgreifender Umbau verbunden mit Einbußen in der Rechtssubstanz von Ansprüchen stattfinden würde, könnte man sich nur schwer auf eine Präzendenzwirkung des Urteils zur rentenrechtlichen Systementscheidung je berufen\footnote{Test}; die Akzeptanz einer entsprechenden Reform mag dadurch vielleicht steigen, da die politischen Akteure argumentieren können, so etwas ähnliches habe es schon einmal gegeben. \stoptext

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paragraph with a shape
by Victoria Brown 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

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Fundamental change in index mechanism ?
by Steffen Wolfrum 22 Oct '06

22 Oct '06

Hi, because of a second edition I had to typeset a project from august 2006 a second time (with very, very little text changes). Then, I experienced that the register had changed (a simple \index [keyword] and \placeregister[index]). And with a closer look I saw that in the first edition the index entries also get listed in the index register when appearing also in the TOC content! Now, it was impossible for me to reproduce this: The first listed entries now came from the beginning of the actual text. Is this a know bug? (Is there already a fix for it?) Steffen (using version 2006.10.13)

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