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Numbering of figures (was listoffloats question)
by Willi Egger 05 Sep '06

05 Sep '06

Hi Hans and Taco Playing with figures and listings I detected the following: (ConTeXt ver: 2006.08.08 17:52 fmt: 2006.8.8 int: english mes: english) \mainlanguage[de] \definefloat[SMUfigur][SMUfiguren] \definefloat[BAINFfigur][BAINFfiguren] Those floats are used together with the readily available figure-float in the following structure: \part{First} \chapter \section ... \part{Second} \chapter \section ... ..... This structure is embedded in a project-structure. The figures are loaded from a figure-library. Now if the \completelistoffiigures, \completelistofSMUfiguren, \completelistofBAINFfiguren are issued, each list gets correctly its own incremental numbering. However if the above defined floats are defined in order to inherit from the figure-environment \definefloat[SMUfigur][SMUfiguren][figure] \definefloat[BAINFfigur][BAINFfiguren][figure] then the numbering gets confused. i.e.. the first SMUfigur, which occurs in the first part in chapter 2 gets numbered 2.0. instead of 2.15. Further numbering in the second part gets even more confusing. The first SMUfigur appears in the first chapter and gets numbered 1.-14, which should be 1.9. The next figure, which is also a SMUfigur gets numbered 1.-13 instead of 1.10. This is repeated for the third SMUfigur: 1.-12 instead of 1.11 - Puzzling is the - sign.and the reverse order of the number. Could one of you please have a look at this? Thanks Willi

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textmate
by Patrick Gundlach 04 Sep '06

04 Sep '06

Hi, any textmate users out there? Anybody who has created a bundle yet? Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net

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XML filtering
by WN 04 Sep '06

04 Sep '06

Hello, I have a couple of XML's generated by a freeware program which I want to process with Context. I started experimenting and things look good, however I want to skip/filter out some of the xml tags like *<computeraudit> Some Text .... </computeraudit>* and *<disclaimer> Some Text </disclaimer>* so they don't show in the resulting PDF. The Tex and XML files are listed below. \usemodule[contml] \defineXMLargument [category] {\chapter{ \XMLpar{category}{title}{} }} \defineXMLargument [subcategory] {\section{ \XMLpar{subcategory}{title}{} }} \defineXMLenvironment [list] \startitemize \stopitemize \defineXMLenvironment [item] \item \par \defineXMLenvironment [recordset] \bTABLE \eTABLE \defineXMLpickup [datarow] \bTR \eTR \defineXMLpickup [fieldvalue] \bTD \eTD \starttext \processXMLfilegrouped{Bios.xml} \stoptext <?xml ============== File Bios.xml ===================> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="wa_xml2html.xsl"?> <computeraudit> <title>Computer Audit :: 03-Sep-2006 18:25:08</title> <category title="BIOS Version"> <subcategory title=""> <recordset title=""> <fieldname>Item</fieldname> <fieldname>Value</fieldname> <datarow> <fieldvalue>System Version</fieldvalue> <fieldvalue>ASUS - 30303031 Award Medallion BIOS v6.0 Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Award Modular BIOS v6.0</fieldvalue> </datarow> <datarow> <fieldvalue>System Date</fieldvalue> <fieldvalue>08/20/02</fieldvalue> </datarow> <datarow> <fieldvalue>Video Version</fieldvalue> <fieldvalue>ASUS AGP-V7700 VGA BIOS Version 2.15.01.14 ASUS AGP-V7700 VGA BIOS Version 2.15.01.14 ASUS AGP-V7700 VGA BIOS Version 2.15.01.14</fieldvalue> </datarow> <datarow> <fieldvalue>Video Date</fieldvalue> <fieldvalue>08/17/00</fieldvalue> </datarow> </recordset> </subcategory> </category> <disclaimer>Names mentioned herein maybe trademarks or service marks of their respective holders. Errors and Omissions Excepted. </disclaimer> </computeraudit>

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Re: [NTG-context] common counter
by wwl＠musensturm.de 03 Sep '06

03 Sep '06

Hallo! This is a question to a somewhat older post: > Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:55:28 +0200 > From: Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> > Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Common counter > To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> > Message-ID: <44B35970.3070805(a)wxs.nl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > David Arnold wrote: > > This is excellent. Now, how can I include this > > > > \placeformula[eq:nine] > > \startformula > > f(x)=x^2 > > \stopformula > > > > with the same common counter as remark and definition below? > > > hm, it's incredible what users come up with but this time you're > lucky -) > > \defineenumeration[whatever] > > \definenumber[davidsnumber] > > \setupnumber[whatever][number=davidsnumber] > \setupnumber[formula] [number=davidsnumber] % If one says additionally here: \setupnumber[figure][number=davidsnumber] > > \starttext > > \placeformula[x] > \startformula x\stopformula > > \startwhatever x\stopwhatever > > \placeformula[x] > \startformula y\stopformula > > \startwhatever y\stopwhatever % and here for example: \placefigure{image}{\framed[width=1cm,height=1cm]{image}} > \stoptext then, davidsnumber is incremented by \placefigure but not used for the caption etc. How can I extend the usage of davidsnumber to captions and figuretables? Wolfgang

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texexec from parent directory
by Aditya Mahajan 03 Sep '06

03 Sep '06

Hi, I have the following project structure base/ | +--project.tex | +--product.tex | +--environment.tex + subdir/ | +---component.tex If I in subdir and texexec component it compiles fine. If I am in base and texexec subdir/component it works fine. However, if I am in the parent directory of base and texexec base/subdir/component it does not work as the environment file is not found. It seems that the search for files is taking place relative to the directory from where texexec is invoked, rather than relative to the directory where the file resides. Is there some way I can make the component file compile from the parent directory of base? Thanks, Aditya

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two questions - rlxtools and an error in presentation mode
by Dalyoung 03 Sep '06

03 Sep '06

Hi, all, 1. I get a pdf output via "*.tex -(XeTeX+ConTeXt)-> *.xdv -(xdv2pdf)- > *.pdf" because some korean fonts didn't get well with xdvipdfmx. There is another problem to call a figure using "externalfigure". There is a black space instead of real figure. In the log file, I can see following lines. -------------------- TeXUtil | running texmfstart rlxtools --identify ./sier-carpet.jpg identify: no decode delegate for this image format `./sier-carpet.jpg'. RlxTools | unable to identify ./sier-carpet.jpg TeXExec | TeX run 2 ----------------------- I checked it in the terminal using "identify filename", but it always said that "no decode delegate for this image format `filename". If I use the commnad "XeTeXpicfile", it is OK. Is there an easy way to resolve this? 2. I got the following error during the ConTeXt process(not with XeTeX). What is wrong in my file? I tried different module(22), but the same result. -------------- (./pretest-sample.tmp) [MP to PDF] (./pretest-mpgraph.3998 ! Dimension too large. \MPreciprocaldeterminant ...the \dimen 2 \dimen 4 \ifdim \scratchdimen <\zer... \flushMPpath ->\MPreciprocaldeterminant \let \dodoflushsomeMPpath \flushconc... \handleMPsequence ...\fi \fi \fi \fi \flushMPpath \closeMPpath \finishMPpath... l.45 1 0.87517 scale stroke grestore ? --------------- Here is the source file. \setupcolors[state=start] \usemodule[pre-09] \starttext \TitlePage{Title 2} \StartIdea \Topic{What Object} \startitemize \item first item \item second item \item third item \stopitemize \StopIdea \stoptext Thank you for reading. regards, Dalyoung

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Line numbering
by CV Radhakrishnan 02 Sep '06

02 Sep '06

Dear all, Forgive me if I sound naive. I searched the archives, but could not find the solution for my following problem: I need to have line numbers for the text formatted in two columns. The numbers for left column shall appear in the left side and that for right column shall appear in the right side of the page. location=inmargin option to the \setuplinenumbering doesn't help much. Please take a look at the following image: http://www.river-valley.com/cvr/one.png which will give you an idea of my requirement. Any help in this matter will be highly apprecaited and thanks in advance. Best Radhakrishnan

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Photobook
by Fidel Viegas 02 Sep '06

02 Sep '06

Hello folks, I have been playing around with Context for over a month and I think it is a fantastic tool. Comparing it with LaTex it is a more general tool and gives you far more options. Now, I was wondering if any Context user has created photobooks with contexts and how they went about doing it. I would love to hear people's experiences. Thanks in advance, Fidel.

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xpos.sty
by Paul Jones 02 Sep '06

02 Sep '06

Hello, Thank you again for very timely and great answers to my question yesterday. I am finding that implementing things in Context is usually easier than I expect. This is very nice. Our company decided to switch to context from latex recently. It seems to have been a very good decision. Thanks for all the work you do to make context so fun to use. We have one last thing to get translated from latex to context. David Kastrup wrote a bit of latex for us (included below) that magically writes out the absolute xy position of each paragraph and image to a log file for us. We pass some extra information to the commands that get put in the log file for us, but in the end we mainly need a way to get the absolute xy coordinates of the bounding boxes for each paragraph, each section title, each image and each image caption. Is there a way to get this information with context already? Or do I need to get a new module written? Thanks in advance for any advise, paul \newwrite\posit@write \AtBeginDvi{\openout\posit@write \jobname.pos\relax} \long\def\posit@protected@write#1#2#3{% \begingroup \let\thepage\relax #2% \let\protect\@unexpandable@protect \edef\reserved@a{\write#1{#3}}% \reserved@a \endgroup \if@nobreak\ifvmode\nobreak\fi\fi } \def\positionwrite{\ifx\protect\@typeset@protect \pdfsavepos \else \expandafter\@gobblefour \fi \posit@protected@write\posit@write{}} \def\thexposition{\ifx\thepage\relax \noexpand\thexposition \else \strip@pt \dimexpr\pdflastxpos sp*\p@/\dimexpr 1bp\relax\relax \fi} \def\theyposition{\ifx\thepage\relax \noexpand\theyposition \else \strip@pt \dimexpr(\ifnum\pdfoutput>\z@ \pdfpageheight\fi-\pdflastypos sp)% *\p@/\dimexpr 1bp\relax\relax \fi} \def\thexyposition{\thexposition\space\theyposition} \newbox\posit@box \setbox\posit@box\box\voidb@x \def\positionhwrite#1{% \global\setbox\posit@box\hbox{\unhbox\posit@box#1}% \ifhmode \unhbox\posit@box \fi} \newtoks\posit@everypar \posit@everypar\expandafter{\the\everypar} \def\posit@level{\m@ne} \everypar{\unhbox\posit@box \ifnum\currentgrouplevel=\posit@level \fi\the\posit@everypar} \let\everypar\posit@everypar \def\positiontop#1{\positionhwrite{\vadjust pre{\positionwrite{#1}}}} \def\positionbottom#1{\positionhwrite{\vadjust{\positionwrite{#1}}}} \def\positionbaseline#1{\positionhwrite{\positionwrite{#1}}} \newcounter{positionpar}\relax \newenvironment{positionpar}[2]{% \par \c@positionpar=\z@ \toks@\expandafter{\number\currentgrouplevel\relax \advance\c@positionpar\@ne \ifhmode\expandafter\positiontop \else\expandafter\positionwrite\fi{#1}}% \edef\posit@level{\the\toks@}% \def\position@endhook{#2}}{\ifhmode\par\fi\positionwrite{\position@endhook }}

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footnote number in header
by Horacio Suarez 01 Sep '06

01 Sep '06

Hello I have footnotes in titles and titles appears in all right page headers. The problem is that in the header appears a superscript number, adding 1 each time it appears. How can I avoid it? Thankyou _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

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vertical kerning for TwoThird needed
by Steffen Wolfrum 01 Sep '06

01 Sep '06

Hi, comparable to the pre-defined \threequarter I want to write a \TwoThird. The following looks quite good (with my respective font settings) ... \def\TwoThird{{\tx\high{\txx 2}}\kern-0.1em/\kern-0.1em{\txx 3}} ... but still the "2" is a bit to high. How can I adjust "vertikal kerning"? Thanks, Steffen

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texmfstart newbie
by David Arnold 01 Sep '06

01 Sep '06

OK, I've updated to the latest context via Gerben's i-installer on my mac osx 10.4.6. I have no idea what texmfstart is nor do I understand its purpose. I imagine the first thing I have to do is configure, because it is certainly not found on my system. tmp $ which texmfstart tmp $ texmfstart -bash: texmfstart: command not found Here is my path: tmp $ echo $PATH /sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/ local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/opt/local/bin:/usr/ local/mysql/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin For example: tmp $ texexec --version TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006 tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) context : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39 cont-en : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39 fmt: 2006.6.27 mes: english cont-nl : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39 fmt: 2006.6.27 mes: dutch total run time : 3 seconds warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead tmp $ which texexec /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/texexec Which appears to be some sort of shell script. tmp $ cat /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/texexec #!/bin/sh test -f /bin/sh5 && test -z "$RUNNING_SH5" \ && { UNAMES=`uname -s`; test "x$UNAMES" = xULTRIX; } 2>/dev/null \ && { RUNNING_SH5=true; export RUNNING_SH5; exec /bin/sh5 $0 ${1 +"$@"}; } unset RUNNING_SH5 test -f /bin/bsh && test -z "$RUNNING_BSH" \ && { UNAMES=`uname -s`; test "x$UNAMES" = xAIX; } 2>/dev/null \ && { RUNNING_BSH=true; export RUNNING_BSH; exec /bin/bsh $0 ${1 +"$@"}; } unset RUNNING_BSH export PATH # hack around a bug in zsh: test -n "${ZSH_VERSION+set}" && alias -g '${1+"$@"}'='"$@"' what=`echo $0 | sed 's@.*/@@'` p=`kpsewhich -format=texmfscripts $what.pl` { test -n "$p" && test -f "$p"; } \ || { echo "\`$what.pl' not found."; exit 1; } perl "$p" ${1+"$@"} Ruby is installed: tmp $ which ruby /usr/bin/ruby tmp $ ruby --version ruby 1.8.2 (2004-12-25) [powerpc-darwin8.0] And here is the location of texmfstart: /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/stubs/lib/texmfstart /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/stubs/lib/ texmfstart/base /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/stubs/lib/ texmfstart/base/kpse Now for questions: 1. How do I configure my system to use texmstart? 2. What are some of the usual uses I should be employing of texmfstart? How will it improve performance? How will it simplify my work? Etc? I.e what are the advantages?

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figurelibrary
by Jörg Hagmann 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Hi, I am organising my figures in a "figurelibrary" (see www.pragma- ade.com/general/manuals/xfigures-s.pdf) It is great! But: shouldn't the thumbnails in the section "Figure collection" link to the whole page views (first section of the pdf file)? I believe that the first time I tried it that was the case, but I am not sure. In any case, now they don't. Cheers, Jörg

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strange $\longrightarrow$
by Mojca Miklavec 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Hello, $\longrightarrow$ with the default font (cmr) is a bit strange under magnification (tail is not aligned with the arrow properly). Whose fault is that? The problem with font, modified macros or something else? Thanks, Mojca

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beta
by Hans Hagen 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

I uploaded a new beta (a few fixes to fig bases [better adapted to new core-fig] and overlays [more robust for dimen0]) 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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Re: [NTG-context] index (again)
by Steffen Wolfrum 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Does the current beta also provide a fix for the index bug (see below)? Steffen Anfang der weitergeleiteten E-Mail: > > If I change your testfile by one line \page test text > > the output becomes really strange: > > test index 2, 2, 2 > > > Is this a sign that I don't have the latest beta with the fixes you > mention? > > Steffen > > > > Test file: > > \starttext > > \placelist[section][criterium=all] \blank[5*big] > \placeregister[index][compress=no] \blank[5*big] > \placeregister[index][compress=no,sectionnumber=yes] \blank[5*big] > \placeregister[index][compress=yes] \blank[5*big] > > \page > test text \index{test index} > \section{heading} > more test text \index{test index} > \section{heading} > more test text \index{test index} > \page test text > \page > \section{heading text \index{test index}} > more test text \index{test index} > \page > test text \index{test index} > \section{heading text \index{test index}} > more test text \index{test index} > > \stoptext > > > >

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help for the font problem
by Dalyoung Jeong 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Hi, all I have no problem to get an pdf output using XeTeX and XeLaTeX but, I got some errors using XeTeX+ XonTeXt. After many tests, I think that the error is related with the font (including Korean) which I installed privately. If I use the fonts installed by system, then everything is OK. The followings are the errors and error message I got. 1) There is a white space instead of figures. No error messages but no figures. However, if I changed the font, I got the pdf output directly containing figures. 2) font error message: xetext.xdv -> xetext.pdf [1 ** NOTICE: This document contains a `Preview & Print only' licensed font ** ] ** ERROR ** CFF: Invalid character. Output file removed. TeXExec | runtime: 5.386493 ~ However, I could get an pdf texts using "xdv2pdf" but still no figures. If I changed the font, then I got the pdf output without xdv2pdf. Hence, all the errors are originated from the font. I wonder whether it is the problem in my system only or not. Would someone try the following file using the given font(free to use)? And if you also get the same errors, then is there a You can download fonts freely from the following address: http://www.softmagic.com/HomePage/ko/03_down/download.jsp#04 In the middle of that page, you can see "Open type Fonts for Mac OS X", click "open type font 5" below the "download service". It contains 5 fonts, and try one of them. Thank you for help. Best Regards, Dalyoung %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \font\B="smJohabP\space Medium" at 12pt \starttext \B This is a test for \ConTeXt. \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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new beta
by Hans Hagen 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hi, I uploaded a new beta. There is not so much new functionality (if so, taco will report that when there is a new release), but - some reshuffling of code (in order to solve some dependency ugliness in the load order) - this is also a bit of a preparation for replacing parts by lua enhanced code - a reimplementation (cleanup) of the core-fig module (with a split off core-trf) - a related simplification of some of the driver code - a (not times) speed up of graphic inclusions So, the big question here is "does graphic inclusion work as expected" 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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Create a directory using tex
by Aditya Mahajan 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hi, I want to create a macro that writes files in a sub directory. If the directory is already created, things work fine. However, if the directory is not there, tex complains ! I can't write on file .... Please type another output file name: Is there a way I can ask tex to create a directory if one does not exist? Aditya

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latest ConTeXt and \quote
by Alan Bowen 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

I updated to 2006.08.29 11:11 and find now that \quote{} produces double quotes (“ ”) rather than single quotes (“ ”). \quotation{} still has its expected effect. Is this a bug or has something gone awry with my installation? Cheers, Alan

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Arragning pdf-pages
by Willi Egger 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hi Hans, When arranging pfd pages from a pdf file with the ruby version of the texexec script the following error occurs: <cid:part1.07050109.01020703@boede.nl>texmfstart texexec.rb --pdfarrange --paper=a5a4 --print=2up --result=a5a4-artiplydoc artiply-doc.pdf ..... systems : system commands are enabled ! Missing number, treated as zero. <to be read again> a \@@ppoffset ->a 5a4 \calculatepaperoffsets ...lue {\??pp #1\c!offset } \divide \scratchdimen \arr... <argument> ...!height }\calculatepaperoffsets {A4} \xdef \papersize {A4} \firstofoneargument #1->#1 \next1 #1,->\docommando {#1} \doprocesscommaitem ..... l.3 \setuplayout ? It does work with the perl script. COuld you please have a look at this? Thanks Willi

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layout question
by richard rascher-friesenhausen 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hello, i have a simple (?) layout question. I want to typeset a doublesided text with a larger margin on one side. This margin will be filled with 'margin images' or 'margin remarks'. But sometimes, larger images have to be placed in the text+margin. Which commands, options or setups are correct, to get the same results on odd and even pages? In the attached pdf file, odd and even pages behave different, using a simple setup (see tex file). richard -- ============================================================================== Richard Rascher-Friesenhausen MeVis -- Centrum fuer Medizinische Diagnosesysteme und Visualisierung GmbH Universitaetsallee 29 D-28359 Bremen email: richard(a)mevis.de, richard.rascher-friesenhausen(a)hs-bremerhaven.de www : http://www.mevis.de/, http://www.hs-bremerhaven.de/ fon : +49 - 421 - 218 7707 (mevis) fax : +49 - 421 - 218 4236 (mevis) ============================================================================== % output=pdf %======================================================================= % begin of file *layout-test.tex* %======================================================================= % richard(a)mevis.de % layout %----------------------------------------------------------------------- \setuppapersize[A4][A4] \setuplayout[leftmargin=0.5in,rightmargin=2.3in,textwidth=5in] \setuplayout[width=fit, backspace=\dimexpr(\leftmarginwidth+\leftmargindistance)] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] %======================================================================= \starttext %======================================================================= The very first page with a small image in the (bigger) margin. \placefigure[inmargin]{a margin image} {\framed[width=\marginwidth,height=3cm]{image}} \input tufte An now a larger image in the text and margin are \placefigure[here,inmargin]{a text+margin image} {\framed[width=1.2\textwidth,height=3cm]{image}} \inmargin{Tufte text} \input tufte %----------------------------------------------------------------------- \page %----------------------------------------------------------------------- The second page with a small image in the (bigger) margin. \placefigure[inmargin]{a margin image} {\framed[width=\marginwidth,height=3cm]{image}} \input tufte An now a larger image in the text and margin are \placefigure[here,inmargin]{a text+margin image} {\framed[width=1.2\textwidth,height=3cm]{image}} \inmargin{Tufte text} \input tufte %======================================================================= \stoptext %======================================================================= % end of file *layout-test.tex* %=======================================================================

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positioning a watermark
by Paul Jones 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

Hello, I am trying to create alternating watermarks behind the text of a book on odd and even pages. I was able to get this working with overlays fine, except that I could not figure out how to position them. (I would like them in the bottom outside corners) Using layers I could get them to repeat across pages if I \setupbackgrounds[text][text], but only the text on the odd pages showed up. I would really like to use \setupbackgrounds[page] so my offsets are from the edge of the page. So I guess I have a couple of questions. Is it possible to position overlays? Is it possible to repeat layers using [page]? Any guess as to why only the odd pages showed the watermark in the code below? Thanks for any help. paul %output=pdf \setuppagenumbering [alternative=doublesided] \setupcolors [state=start] \setupbackgrounds [text][text] [background=watermark,state=repeat] \definelayer [watermark] [position=yes] \startsetups watermark \doifoddpageelse {\framed[frame=off,foregroundcolor=gray]{\scale[sx=10,sy=10]{\rotate[rotation= 0.0]{forever}}}} {\framed[frame=off,foregroundcolor=gray]{\scale[sx=10,sy=10]{\rotate[rotation= 0.0]{together}}}} \stopsetups \starttext \setlayer[watermark][hoffset=1cm,voffset=1cm]{\setups{watermark}} \chapter{first} \dorecurse{10}{\input tufte } \chapter{second} \dorecurse{10}{\input davis } \chapter{third} \dorecurse{10}{\input zapf } \chapter{fourth} \dorecurse{10}{\input bryson } \stoptext

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Bug in way=...?
by Aditya Mahajan 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

Hi, Is setupwhatever[way=....] supposed to be global? Suppose I \setupformulas[way=bysection] for a section, and want to switch back to \setupformulas[way=bytext] in the next section, it does not work. Similar behaviour happens with \setupcaptions. Consider the following minimal example. \starttext \setupformulas[way=bysection] \setupcaptions[way=bysection] \section{One} This is a test \placeformula \startformula a \stopformula \placefigure {test}{} \setupformulas[way=bytext] \setupcaptions[way=bytext] \section{Two} This is a test \placeformula \startformula a \stopformula \placefigure {test}{} \stoptext Is this a bug, or just a crazy user request? Aditya

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New math feature requests
by Aditya Mahajan 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Hi Hans and Taco, I am back with some more math request---one alignment construct, one inner math alignment construct, and one formula tagging request. These are primarily to "complete" the context math environments. I am posting here rather than on the dev list, so that other math users can also contribute. This is a loong mail. 1. Multiline equations (they are called multline equations in amsmath) This is used to write multiline formulas (where alignement does not make sense). The first line is left aligned, the last line is rightaligned and all the middle lines are middle aligned. The entire formula gets only one number. If the formulas are numbered on the right, then the formula number is located on the last line; if the formulas are numbered on the left, then the formula number is located on the first line. The alignment of a single line can be changed. The first and the last line have a gap equal to \multlinegap from the text border. If the formula is numbered, the gap is used only for the line without the number. I do not know what is a good syntax for this command. First of all, I think we should call it multiline (rather than multline as in ams). Then we can have \placeformula \startmultilineformula[gap=5pt] \NC f(x) = ax \NR \NC + bx + c + \NR \NC e \NR \stopformula This should come out as (assuming formulas are numbered on the right) 5pt gap |---f(x) = ax | <---- left aligned | + bx + c + | <---- middle aligned | + e (1) | <---- right aligned If the formulas are numbered on the left |(1) f(x) = ax | | + bx + c + | | + e---| 5pt gap If there is no placeformula in the front then |---f(x) = ax |<-- left aligned (5pt gap) | + bx + c + |<-- middle aligned | + e---|<-- right aligned with 5pt gap If should be possible to get the 2nd line right aligned by using \NC f(x) = ax \NR \NC[align=right] + bx + c + \NR \NC +e \NR I am not sure of the syntax and the above \NC...\NR is just to illustrate the point. PS: I do not use multline of amsmath frequently. If someone does use it, please read this carefully to ensure that I did not misread the manual. 2. In amsmath, most of alignment constructs exist in two forms: outer and inner. The mathalignment implemented in core-mat.tex corresponds to outer alignment. The inner alignment is same as outer alignment, but is only as wide as necessay. The most common amsmath inner alignment constructs are aligned and gathered. It is easiest to explain by means of an example. Suppose I want to type a x + b y = c `\ } (simultaneous equations) d x + e y = f / , I want to be able to do \defineinnermathalignment[aligned][n=2,left={\left.},right={\right\}}] \startformula \startaligned \NC ax + by \EQ c \NR \NC dx + ey \EQ f \NR \stopaligned \quad \text{(simultaneous equations)} \stopformula One crude way to implement this is as follows \def\startaligned{ %Whatever corresponds to left= \left. \framed[align=normal,frame=off,location=lohi] % I do not know how to do this in terms of hboxes \bgroup \vskip-\baselineskip %There should be a better way \startformula \startalign[n=2]} \def\stopaligned{ \stopalign \stopformula \egroup%end of framed % Whatever correspons to right= \right\} } \startformula \startaligned \NC ax + by \EQ c \NR \NC dx + ey \EQ f \NR \stopaligned \quad \text{(simultaneous equations)} \stopformula I am sure that this definition can be improved. The innermath environments should take three types of options (n=...,m=....,distance=....,etc, that are passed to \startalign; left=...,right=..., that put the left and right delimiters; and location=high|low|lohi that align the innermath environment to the baseline. Notice that the crude definition that I have given does not handle location nicely. I know Tex's limitation of scaling left and right delimiters on both sides of the math centerline, making it difficult to handle left|right and location correctly. It there is no easy fix, left|right can be left out. Such a construct will take care of aligned, gathered and split environments of amsmath. 3. Formula tagging amsmath allows formulas to be tagged. I will explain amsmath's behaviour and hope that Hans can come up with the context way of doing such things. Occasionally, one wants to tag a formula, e.g. \placefomrula[a] \startformula a x = b \stopformula \placetaggedformula[b]{*} \startformula x = \frac {b}{a} \stopformula should come out as a x = b (1) x = b/a (*) Notice that ( and ) correspond to left and right in setupformulas. It should also be possible to place a tag without these brackets, so \placetaggedformulawithoutbrackets[c]{**} \startformula b = ax \stopformula should come out as b = ax ** <--- no brackets here Maybe, instead of placetaggedformulawithout brackets, one can simply have \placetaggedformula[c][left=,right=]{**} but in such cases it is easy to get confused with the reference and options. I am not sure what is a good way to do this. It should also be possible to refer to these tagged formulas. So \in{formula}[b] should give * and \in{formula}[c] should give **. The tag should be set in text mode, so that one can say \placetagformula {Answer} and the Answer will come out in text mode. Thanks, Aditya

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afterpage
by Paul Jones 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Hello, I have used Latex in the past and have the following code that inserts information on certain pages using afterpage. Is there some way to do a similar thing in context? \usepackage{afterpage} \newcommand{\insertpagea}{\vbox to \textheight{\vfill This page inserted on page 3 \vfill}} \newcommand{\insertpageb}{\vbox to \textheight{\vfill This page inserted on page 4 \vfill}} \newcommand{\incpage}{\ifthenelse{\value{page}=3}{\insertpagea}{% \ifthenelse{\value{page}=4}{\insertpageb}{% \afterpage{\incpage}}}} \afterpage{\incpage} \begin{document} . . . \end{document} I am not sure if this could be done at a different level also, maybe with texexec or something. I basically have a requirement to insert content into a document on a specific page. After doing so the table of contents must still be correct. I am still fairly new in the Tex world so any help you can give will be very much appreciated. Paul

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strutheight and (german) umlauts
by Peter Rolf 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Hi, I just run into the problem, that \strutheight is lower than the height of some german umlauts (ÄÖÜ). % ----- \setupoutput[pdftex] \mainlanguage[german] \setupcolors[state=start] \starttext \showstruts \def\FOO#1{\framed[frame=off,background=color,backgroundcolor=green]{#1\strut}} \hbox{\FOO{AOU}\FOO{ÄÖÜ}} \stoptext % ----- Is this intended (and if so, why)? I need this for several boxes with a mp overlay as background and centered text. The height of the boxes is equal, so all text should be placed on the same baseline. Currently I box the text and set the height manually to \strutheight. But a more "global" solution would be prefered. Should I define my own gfx strut or just add one of those umlauts to \setfontstrut or ...? Dunno what is the best solution. Greetings, Peter

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comment flush?
by nico 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Hello, There's a strange behaviour with comments when using \startcomment...\stopcomment. In some cases the comments are skipped. The comment always appears with \comment{...}. Here is a summary of the tests I've done: Case OK: comment starting a paragraph Case KO: comment at the end of a single paragraph Case OK: another paragraph follows the comment Case KO: the comment is within a single paragraph Case NOK: the comment appears (not in the last paragraph), but not in the middle of the paragraph, but at the end. Case OK: comment starting a paragraph \setupcolors[state=start] \setupinteraction[state=start] \setupinteractionscreen[options=max] \starttext \startcomment blah blah blah blah blah blah \stopcomment \input tufte \stoptext Case KO: comment at the end of a single paragraph \setupcolors[state=start] \setupinteraction[state=start] \setupinteractionscreen[options=max] \starttext \input tufte \startcomment blah blah blah blah blah blah \stopcomment \stoptext Case OK: another paragraph follows the comment \setupcolors[state=start] \setupinteraction[state=start] \setupinteractionscreen[options=max] \starttext \input tufte \startcomment blah blah blah blah blah blah \stopcomment \input tufte \stoptext Case KO: the comment is within a single paragraph \setupcolors[state=start] \setupinteraction[state=start] \setupinteractionscreen[options=max] \starttext \input tufte \startcomment blah blah blah blah blah blah \stopcomment \input tufte \stoptext Case NOK: the comment appears, but not in the middle of the paragraph, but at the end \setupcolors[state=start] \setupinteraction[state=start] \setupinteractionscreen[options=max] \starttext \input tufte \startcomment blah blah blah blah blah blah \stopcomment \input tufte \input tufte \stoptext Regards, BG

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Re: [NTG-context] Layout and textwidth/textmargin
by wwl＠musensturm.de 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

> Well, I start from the beginning with odd/even layout setting, and > the > following does not work. The behaviour I see is that only the odd > setting > is used. What is wrong in there? > > \definelayout[odd] > [width=middle, > backspace=7cm, > cutspace=5cm] > > \definelayout[even] > [backspace=8cm, > cutspace=2cm, > width=middle] > > \setuplayout > > %\showlayout > > \starttext > \dorecurse{4}{ > \section{Hello} > \input knuth \endgraf > \subsection{Sub Hello} > \input tufte \endgraf} > \stoptext Hallo! This doesn't work here, too! The wiki said it should work. So, maybe there ist something broken in the meantime. In 'page-lay.tex' I found something with \setuplayout[odd][state=stop] \setuplayout[even][state=stop] so a.) Not alone \definelayout but also \setuplayout should work with odd|even. b.) Because there is something to stop here, there may be some need to start it? Btw. \definelayout[1][] doesn't work too. Wolfgang

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XML-lookahead
by Sjoerd Siebinga 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

Hi all, Is it possible to use something like \doifnextcharelse for xml- environments or is there a clever work-around? I need to know what the next tag is in order to decide if a linebreak needs to be inserted. For example: \defineXMLenvironment [av] {} {} % linebreak unless followed by <liste>-tag \defineXMLenvironment [liste] {} {\crlf} % always a linebreak \startXMLdata <av> text </av> <liste> 15 </liste>  <av> text </av>  \stopXMLdata Regards, Sjoerd

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\definesomething?
by Pepe Barbe 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

Hello, In the ConTeXt manuales there is a reference to \definesomething as a way to create new commands(?)/variables(?). The truth is that I haven't bee able to truly understand if this is a generic example or I can define my own commands with this and how the syntax would be used. I would appreciate if anyone can clarify this to me. Thanks, Pepe

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Layout and textwidth/textmargin
by nico 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hello, I wonder if it is possible to setup a layout with these requirements: - it can be doublesided, that is, when doublesided the left margin (LM) and right margin (RM) are different and mirrored on right/left pages. - the headings (section, etc.) start just after the left margin. - the text body has an extra left text margin (TM) that is not mirrored. Here is an example of the expected output in doublesided mode: Left Page: LM TM RM |<--7--><-- 8--> <-5->| | 1. This is a Title | | | | This is the text body | | that has a bigger left | | margin. | Right Page: RM TM LM |<-5-><-- 8--> <--7-->| | The test continues on | | This page. | | | | 2. Another Title | | | For singlesided documents I can play with a setup like this (the margindistances should be taken into account too): \setuphead[section][margin=-TM] \setuplayout[leftmargin=TM+LM, rightmargin=RM, backspace=TM+LM, width=\paperwidth-(RM+TM+LM)] For doublesided documents I thought about using textwidth or textmargin, but in this case the text margin is applied on left and right (the text is in the middle). Should I play with other setup parameters? What is the best way to achieve this? Thanks for any hint, Regards, BG

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Mixed Case Abbreviations
by Pepe Barbe 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hello, Is it possible to have different cases in an abbreviation? For example mRNA. Thanks, Pepe

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part
by Horacio Suarez 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hello I need a head type, a Part. Centered With some space abobe As big as \chapter or bigger Appear in that part left page headers Should I Define a new head \part based? I canŽt erase the part number in the header. Appears the partnumber-pagenumber. or define a new paragraph? Or modify \part? thankyou very much. _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.com/

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Re: [NTG-context] 2DOWN imposition gives blank pages
by wwl＠musensturm.de 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

> The following produces a first page with p.1 on the right half, but > a blank 2nd page: > > \setuppapersize[A5,landscape][A4,landscape] > \setuparranging[2DOWN,rotated] > \starttext > \input tufte > \stoptext > > That looks okay, except for the blank 2nd page. This makes sense only with duplex printing. So the second blank page is ok. > \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape] > \setuparranging[2UP] > \starttext > \input tufte > \page > \input tufte > \stoptext > > produces a two-page document: > > p.1: | | 1 | (i.e. blank left half, and original p.1 on the right > half) > p.2: | 2 | | (i.e. original p.2 on left half, blank right half) This is ok, too. Print it in duplex (flip over short side) fold it and you will see. > So in case I've confused the directions of 2UP and 2DOWN, I also > tried: > > \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape] > \setuparranging[2DOWN] > \starttext > \input tufte > \page > \input tufte > \stoptext > > It produces: > > p.1: | | | > p.2: | 2 | | This makes no sense. > \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape] > \setuparranging[2UP] > \starttext > \null\page > \input tufte > \page > \input tufte > \stoptext > > produces the following arrangement, which is close to what I > expect: > > p.1: | | 1 | (where the original p.1 is blank except for the page > num) > p.2: | 2 | 3 | Ok, too. Print it. Wolfgang

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Strange math error (bug ??)
by WN 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Hello, The following is quit strange, in the first formula the [{Q}, {R} ] on the left hand side of the \rightarrow is not processed but on the right hand side of the \rightarrow it is processed (?) \starttext The left side with $[Q,R]$ does not show, but the right side with $[Q,R]$ does show, what is happening here ??? \startformula [ {Q} , {R} ] \rightarrow \frac{1}{i \hslash} [ {Q} , {R} ] \stopformula \stoptext Kind regards Wim

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Problem with \placefloatcaption
by Renaud AUBIN 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Hi all, \placefigure [none] {} {\startcombination {\externalfigure[hylos]}{\placefloatcaption[figure]{Hylos}} {\externalfigure[shrimp]}{\placefloatcaption[figure]{Shrimp III}} \stopcombination} returns <./src/images/hylos.jpg> figures : dimensions of ./src/images/hylos.jpg loaded from figurefile i tself (./prd_phd.tuo) ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> \preparednumber \preparefullnumber #1#2#3->\analyzenumber {#1}#2#3 \ifx \numberseparator \emp... \@fl@t@figure ...e {@fl@n@figure}}\preparednumber \doattributes {\??kj figur... \doplacefloatcaption ...placefloatcaptiontext [#1] \placefloatcaptionreferenc... l.107 ...hylos]}{\placefloatcaption[figure]{Hylos} } ? Is there a bug or a misuse of \placefloatcaption ? Renaud

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XeTeX and \placefigure
by Pepe Barbe 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Hello, I've been trying to compile my document using XeTeX and it gives me the following error: ! Emergency stop. <to be read again> b \setPDFmediabox ...#3 #4 #5]#6\done ->\dimen 2=#2b p\dimen 2=-\dimen 2 \dimen... \checkPDFmediabox ...se \setPDFmediabox #2#3\done \fileprocessedtrue \fi \doprocessline ... to \fileline \doprocessPDFline \relax \expandafter \dopro... \dogetPDFmediabox ...chread {#1}\doprocessPDFline \egroup \ifx \PDFxoffset \... \getfiguredimensionsA ...heightb } \executedfalse \ifexecuted \donetrue \ifd... ... l.40 [height=.25\textheight] } It comes from the following code. \placefigure [here] [fig:cell_type_diag] {Typical diagram of the main cell types \cite[Web:2006aa], \cite[Web:2006ab]} \startcombination[2*1] { \externalfigure[chp1_prokaryote_diagram] [height=.25\textheight] }{Prokaryote} { \externalfigure[chp1_eukaryote_diagram] [height=.25\textheight] } {Eukaryote} \stopcombination Any ideas? Thanks, Pepe

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Support for FormCalc ?
by luigi scarso 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Is it possible to embed a FormCalc script (like we do with javascript ) ? (well, I believe that it's like javascript...) Thanks in advance luigi PS Why FormCalc ? Because it's seem that Reader for PocketPC 2.0 support it . (cfr https://www.planetpdf.com/forumarchive/126183.asp)

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Recapitulating
by Pepe Barbe 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

After jumping through hoops, with some help I managed to get XeTeX running and using TTF fonts directly with pdfTeX. But before I go any further I would like to know what is your opinion in using one or the other. When researching a bit on XeTeX I read there were several caveates vs. using pdfTeX with LaTeX. Is this the same? In ConTeXt. What can I expect to work and what not? If TTF can be used with pdfTeX (with some effort) what is the advantage of using XeTeX with ConTeXt? Thanks, Pepe

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Floating figure
by Pepe Barbe 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Hi, I want to use a floating figure in my text. I found an example on how to use hangsidefloat, but my results are less than desirable. Basically I have a long image I want to put on the side of the text. Given that the text does not start at the beginning of the page and I don't have extense paragraphs and the image is between two sections, the final layout looks poor. I would like to know if someone can recommend some way to improve the look of my document. Fors this purpose I am including some sample commands that illustrate my problem. Attached also I am including an image file to work with those commands. Any help is appreciated. Thank you, Pepe ------------------------ \setupwhitespace[big] \setuppapersize[letter][letter] \starttext \input zapf \input zapf \section{title 1} \input zapf \hangsidefloat[0] \placefigure[right][fig:dna_diag]{This is the}{\externalfigure[test_im][height=0.65\textheight]} \input zapf \section{title 2} \input zapf \input zapf \stoptext

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Re: [NTG-context] XeTeX and \placefigure
by Pepe Barbe 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

On 8/24/06, Mojca Miklavec <mojca.miklavec.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Can you take a look at write18 (or shell-escape)? Try to google for it > since I don't know MacOS, but I'm sure you'll find it. You have to > enable it on your computer, usually it's residing in "texmf.cnf", but > that depends on the system used (on windows it's under miktex.ini for > example). Thanks! That did it. Pepe

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Empty last page, broken markings ??
by WN 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

Hello, The last page in my documents is always empty. The document is setup as singlesided via *\setuppagenumbering[location=,alternative=singlesided,way=bytext,partnumber=no]* On http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Empty_page_at_the_end a workaround is given, by using \setupsectionblock[frontpart][page=no] \setupsectionblock[bodypart][page=no] \setupsectionblock[appendix][page=no] \setupsectionblock[backpart][page=no] In my environment I only use : *\setupsectionblock[bodypart][page=no]** * This eliminates the empty page at the end of my document, however the chapter and section markers in the page headers/footers for the last couple of pages are not working anymore. I use the following setup % reset footer texts \setupfootertexts[] % % First page of chapter has a footer, no header % \definetext[chapterfooter][footer][{{\blue\pagenumber} \hfill Hoofdstuk \getmarking[chapternumber]} ] \setuphead[chapter][footer=chapterfooter,header=empty] % % All other pages have a header, no footer % \setupheadertexts[\setups{texta}][][][\setups{textb}] \startsetups[texta] \inframed[frame=off,framecolor=black,rulethickness=0.8pt,bottomframe=on,width=\textwidth]{ {\blue\pagenumber} \hfill \getmarking[chapter] \hfill Hoofdstuk \getmarking[chapternumber]} \stopsetups \startsetups[textb] \inframed[frame=off,framecolor=black,rulethickness=0.8pt,bottomframe=on,width=\textwidth]{ {\blue\getmarking[sectionnumber]} \hfill \getmarking[section] \hfill {\blue\pagenumber}} \stopsetups I use a couple of environment files which all define several things, title page, Table of contents, Table of Figures, page layout, page numbering, headers/footers etc. I could attach all of them, but I think the above settings are the one's that matter. I am not sure how to proceed to provide the correct but minimal information. I tried to put everything in a test file, but I was not successful. I tried to attach the last three pages of my document, which demostrates the problem but I exceeded the 40 KB. Is there another way of uploading documents which are more than 40 KB in size ? Any help is appreciated Kind regards Wim Neimeijer

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Font's in Gerben Wierda's TeX distribution and ConTeXt
by Pepe Barbe 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

Hello, I am using GW's TeX distribution with ConTeXt. I am interested in using a different font other than Computer Modern. This distribution seems to come with a ton of fonts (More than I need at least). Using the basic ConTeXt provisions to access the fonts I am able to access some fonts successfully (Like Palatino or Euler) and some unsuccsessfully (Like Optima, Iwona or Kurier). Ex: Works: \definetypeface [MyFace] [rm] [serif] [palatino] [default] [encoding=ec] Does not work: \definetypeface [MyFace] [ss] [sans] [iwona] [default] [encoding=ec] I realize this might be a very basic question but: What's going on? :-) I would appreciate if anyone could at least point me in the direction of some documentation that would explain why these fonts work/don't work. Thank you, Pepe

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meta-FLOWcharts or ... ?
by Renaud AUBIN 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

Hi all, I would try to design a figure like http://www.nibua-r.org/ConTeXt/sample.png FLOWcharts seems to be a good tool to do that, but I have some troubles to get "Simulation" and "Colision Detection" frames... First, I thought of a meta-flowchart but I'm not sure that's possible. Any idea ? TIA Renaud

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typesetting verse?
by Derek Schmidt 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

Hi, Another simple question--have at it! I'd like to typeset some poetry. It should be indented, obey lines, and the lines should be close together, not like separate paragraphs. So far I've got \definestartstop[verse][commands=\obeylines] What next? All best, Derek

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How to \processcommalist inside another commalist?
by Mojca Miklavec 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

Hello, I tried to print out primes (well, I tried to do something else, but I needed a more illustrative example), but it seems that my approach was too naive: \def\arePrime[#1]{% \bgroup \getparameters[Prime][p=,#1] \def\printPrime##1{##1 is prime.\crlf} \processcommalist[\Primep]\printPrime \egroup} \starttext \arePrime[p={2,3,5}] \stoptext I expected something like 2 is prime. 3 is prime. 5 is prime. But I got 2,3,5 is prime. Any suggestions or hints about how to change the macro to produce the desired result (using the same input)? Thank you a lot, Mojca

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Message supression revisited.
by John R. Culleton 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

I compile a Context file using an F key in my Gvim session. I I waste a lot of time watching messages scroll past in my Gvim window. What I am looking for is a command line switch or a combination of command line switches that will suppress ALL messages except for: 1. error messages that cause the compile to halt. 2. The message(s) that tells me that compilation is completed. If necessary I can live without this message. With most programs one can divert all ordinary messages to /dev/null but fatal error messages still return to the console or the console-equivalent (the 2> messages in Linux-speak.). Can this be done? Is there a way to modify texexec.rb to do this? -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com

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Newbie question: Linebreak after number in figure caption?
by william s 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

Hello, I would like to have Figure captions that look like this (centered, a newline between the number and the description): Figure 1 The description of the figure For now I put the linebreak manually in each caption text as you can see below. Putting the linebreak inside the style parameter indeed works, but the result is that "Figure 1" is left-aligned, even though the figure description is centered. I'm using a rather old version of ConTeXt and teTeX, but I have reproduced this behavior on the ConTeXt live page. I'm probably missing something really obvious, so can anyone suggest a better way of doing this? Thanks, William %% Doesn't work as expected % \setupcaptions[align=middle,width=\makeupwidth,headstyle=bold,style={\\\bf}] \setupcaptions[align=middle,width=\makeupwidth,headstyle=bold,style=bold] \starttext \reservefigure [height=4cm,width=10cm,frame=on][here][fig:reservation] {\\ An example of a reservation.} % I'm forced to put a linebreak in manually \stoptext Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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header misaligned and columns problem
by Horacio Suarez 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

Hello This is my page: \definepapersize[argento][width=20cm,height=28cm] \setuppapersize[argento][A3] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided,location=] \setuplayout[location=middle,marking=on,textwidth=150mm] And everithig is fine, but headers are not aligned with text. Also, I use 2 columns in most of the book, but 4 chapters uses 3 columns. I use \startcolumns[n=2, balance=yes,distance=8mm] or \startcolumns[n=3, balance=yes,distance=5mm] In two columns is ok, but in 3 columns, all the 3 columns donŽt fit the whole textwidth, I mean, the sum of the 3 columns width plus the 2 intercolumns space are less (about 1cm) than 150mm, as setuplayout says. Thankyou very much. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

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