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about texmfstart
by Dalyoung 12 May '06

12 May '06

Dear listers, Forgive me for my beginner's question again. As in the list(ntg-context Digest, Vol 23, Issue 28), I did the following: cp /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/ texmfstart.rb /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/ texmfstart chmod 755 /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/texmfstart After this, I issued texmfstart texexec --make --xetex en or texmfstart texexec file.tex, but there is no action at all. I also issued the following command and got the output like this. ************************************** input: texmfstart --verbose texexec output: texmfstart version 1.8.6 expanding 'texexec' to 'texexec.rb' locating 'texexec.rb' in current path '.' locating 'texexec.rb' in caller path '/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc- apple-darwin-current' using kpse binary unable to locate base/kpseremote|base/kpsedirect|base/kpsefast on library paths: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8 /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/powerpc-darwin8.0 /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby /usr/lib/ruby/1.8 /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/powerpc-darwin8.0 . /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current /usr/local/teTeX/bin/lib /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/texmfstart-lib /usr/local/teTeX/texmf-local/scripts/context/ruby /usr/local/teTeX/texmf/scripts/context/ruby an option is to point the RUBYLIB variable to <texmf-local or texmf>/scripts/context/ruby or to copy <texmf-local or texmf>/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpse* (including the kpse subpath) to e.g. /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/../lib/texmfstart/ or to use a stub instead fatal error unable to locate program *************************** Would you please tell me how to make texstart working? Thank you for reading. Best regards, Dalyoung

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texmfstart
by Hans Hagen 11 May '06

11 May '06

Hi, I added a feature to texmfstart to make itself independent of libraries, which means, no dependency on 'base', so who had problems with that ... i need a volunteer 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] new release (Modified by Gerben Wierda)
by Gerben Wierda 11 May '06

11 May '06

On May 10, 2006, at 19:13, Hans Hagen wrote: > Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: >> Hans, >> >> do I need to re-report that format generation with texmfstart >> newtexexec --make is still broken on OS X (I'll check on my linux box >> later)? I still get these monstrous paths like >> >> TeXExec | tex engine path: .:/Users/tas/texmf/web2c//:!!/usr/local/ >> teTeX/share//share/texmf-local/web2c//:!!/usr/local/teTeX/share// >> share/texmf/web2c//:!!/usr/local/teTeX/share//share/texmf-dist/web2c// >> pdfetex >> >> > btw, i cannot test the mac here since the machine is broken (does not > start up and i already wasted half a day on it) It seems like not the real paths are taken but only the main path and texmf-local, texmf-dist and such are hard coded subdirectories. This is one reason why I do not use the standard directories (like texmf-local and texmf-dist, but texmf.local, texmf.gwtex, texmf.tetex), to catch path `hard coding' errors as soon as possible. Another possibility (also a type of hard coding error) is parsing the wrong texmf.cnf file yourself instead of asking for the right paths by using kpsewhich. G

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How to preserve a TeX token list across passes (the ConTeXt way)?
by Jyrki Ruuskanen 11 May '06

11 May '06

Thanks for the cont-sys tip, good to know. Yes, I have used \definesynonyms, but I need abbreviations to have three levels: the abbreviation itself, the meaning of abbreviation and the description of the abbreviation (for example, "WWW" is short for "World Wide Web" and is described as a "Worldwide interconnected mess of multimedia, which took off in early 90's."). ConTeXt synonyms seem to have two. I'm sure there are a million ways of doing this. I decided to implement it from the ground up to learn some plain TeX. But now I need to integrate my macros with ConTeXt to make passing the lists graceful without extra auxiliary files and forced double runs. And as for the reply button, I guess I have to subscribe to get the mails in my mailbox. I'll do that now ;) Jyrki

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texexec --check
by Peter Münster 11 May '06

11 May '06

Hello, "texexec --check" takes about 2 minutes on my system and there are a lot of warnings like: /opt/teTeX/texmf-context/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpserunner.rb:68: warning: string pattern instead of regexp; metacharacters no longer effective /opt/teTeX/texmf-context/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpsefast.rb:322: warning: string pattern instead of regexp; metacharacters no longer effective /opt/teTeX/texmf-context/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpsefast.rb:457: warning: string pattern instead of regexp; metacharacters no longer effective and so on. Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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[Ann-context] ConTeXt 2006.05.11 released
by Taco Hoekwater 11 May '06

11 May '06

Hello all, I am pleased to announce that the new ConTeXt release from Hans Hagen can be downloaded as of now from the Pragma ADE website or one of its mirrors. http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/current/cont-tmf.zip http://context.aanhet.net/context/current/cont-tmf.zip http://mirror.contextgarden.net/context/current/cont-tmf.zip The current release has version 2006.05.11 A very short list of changes is given below. As usual, there is an html page with more detailed release notes available on the Wiki, see: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Release_Notes Most important new features (since April 24): * Integrated support for XeTeX on Linux * The Ruby scripts are now preferred over the perl ones * The included pattern files now use UTF-8 encoding * Automatic handling of UTF-8 Byte Order Marks Happy TeXing, Taco Hoekwater _______________________________________________ Ann-context mailing list Ann-context(a)ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ann-context

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mac troubles
by Hans Hagen 11 May '06

11 May '06

Hi, I uploaded a slightly patched distribution: = only fast kpse in minimals, unless forced = . path fallback for strange fmt paths 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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[Fwd: [dev-context] [Fwd: Supelec-Foundry Project Approved]]
by Hans Hagen 11 May '06

11 May '06

Hi Manual Translators, There is now a new project at Fabrice's server, see attachment. Those involved in (possible) transations can register. We need to cook up some rules for structuring the related svn repository. 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] \setuppapersize and \startMPpage
by Johan Sandblom 11 May '06

11 May '06

2006/5/11, Aditya Mahajan <adityam(a)umich.edu>: > On Wed, 10 May 2006, Johan Sandblom wrote: > > > Thank you, this almost works, but the title graphic (of thesis size) > > is not centered on the A4 paper, but in the lower right corner. How > > can I make it go to the right place? > > > > \definepapersize[thesis][width=169mm, height=239mm] > > \setuppapersize[thesis][A4] > > \starttext > > \startMPgraphic > > % Some metafun > > \stopMPgraphic > > \loadcurrentMPgraphic{possibly something should go here?} > > \placeMPgraphic > > % Some text > > \stoptext > > > Untested, but how about > > \loadcurrentMPgraphic %{width=\textwidth} > %Try with and without textwidth > \placefigure > [here] > {none} > {\placeMPgraphic} > Yes, I tried that; with no arguments to \loadcurrentMPgraphic the thesis page is placed on the bottom of the A4 and not quite in the middle (?). with width=\textwidth or \makeupwidth the result is the same. > > Aditya > > PS: In future, also copy to the list, others may have better idea on > how to do this. > Yes, I had intended to, and thought I did, but apparently I am more trigger happy than I allow for ... Thank you for your help, Johan > > > > > > > > > Regards, Johan > > > > 2006/5/9, Aditya Mahajan <adityam(a)umich.edu>: > >> On Tue, 9 May 2006, Johan Sandblom wrote: > >> > >> > Dear expertise, > >> > > >> > I have the following: > >> > > >> > \definepapersize[thesis][width=169mm, height=239mm] > >> > \setuppapersize[thesis][A4] > >> > \setuplayout > >> > [location=middle, marking=on] > >> > \setuppagenumbering > >> > [alternative=doublesided, location=marginedge, state=stop] > >> > > >> > \starttext > >> > > >> > % Title page > >> > \startMPpage > >> > % Some metafun > >> > \stopMPpage > >> > > >> > % Some text > >> > \stoptext > >> > > >> > The resulting pdf has a smaller first page (thesis size) while the > >> > rest are A4 with the thesis pages place centrally. I would like to see > >> > the title page placed on an A4 sheet as well. What am I doing wrong? > >> > >> MPpage creates a page with dimensions equal to the bounding box of the > >> graphic. If you want to center a MP figure on your title page, use > >> \startMPgraphic > >> > >> Aditya > >> > >> -- > >> Aditya Mahajan, EECS Systems, University of Michigan > >> http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~adityam || Ph: 7342624008 > >> > > > > > > -- > > Johan Sandblom N8, MRC, Karolinska sjh > > t +46851776108 17176 Stockholm > > m +46735521477 Sweden > > "What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the > > will to find out, which is the exact opposite" > > - Bertrand Russell > > > > > > > > -- > Aditya Mahajan, EECS Systems, University of Michigan > http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~adityam || Ph: 7342624008 > -- Johan Sandblom N8, MRC, Karolinska sjh t +46851776108 17176 Stockholm m +46735521477 Sweden "What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite" - Bertrand Russell

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How to preserve a TeX token list across passes (the ConTeXt way)?
by Jyrki Ruuskanen 11 May '06

11 May '06

I made a plain TeX module for simple abbreviation and bibliography handling. The problem is it currently uses a temporary file to keep track of used bibs / abbreviations. Essentially it writes \addToList [\usedAbbreviations]{<abbr>} and \addToList[\usedReferences]{<cite>} commands to it, and this file is input on the second pass. After finding out that ConTeXt *really is* well thought of and robust I changed the functionality to use TeXutil with \writeutilitycommand. Everything seems to work, the commands appear in .tui/.tuo files and are executed, but the token lists are empty when execution reaches the document. I couldn't figure out how to fix it as I don't yet know enough about the anatomy of a ConTeXt run and the system. Jyrki Ruuskanen

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components and figure search paths
by Sanjoy Mahajan 11 May '06

11 May '06

Using components (e.g. book chapters), with each component in its own directory, say I have \startproduct onebook \project manybooks \component 1/chap \component 2/chap \stopproduct with this 1/chap.tex: \startcomponent 1/chap \product onebook \project manybooks \title{One} An essential chapter. \useexternalfigure[ff][abc.1] \placefigure[here][ff]{Some caption}{\externalfigure[ff]} \stopcomponent I'd like to keep the figures and source for a chapter together, e.g. abc.mp and abc.1 in 1/chap/ since each chapter has many figures, and I edit and test one chapter at a time. That arrangement works fine if I build the component: cd 1 && texexec chap.tex but not if I build the product: texexec book.tex (it doesn't find abc.1 since it's not in the same dir as book.tex) The details.pdf manual says that figures are searched for in the local path (current directory) and the global one, with the global one set by the directory keyword: \setupexternalfigures[directory={c:/fig/eps,c:/fig/pdf}] Is there a way to specify "current directory relative to this component", or a way to add that setting to the default 'local' path (even before '.')? I could add it manually in the preamble of the 1/chap.tex but it would mean hardwiring the pathname into it, which seems hacky. E.g. it fails if I export the whole source tree to /tmp/tmp.2773ab/ to test rebuilding all the pdf's from scratch. -Sanjoy

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Bib bug in using months
by Aditya Mahajan 11 May '06

11 May '06

Hi Taco, In my bib file, I have month enteries like month=jan, month=feb, and so on. While I was learning latex, I read somewhere that this is better than writing explicit names for the month as the bst file can then choose whether to use long names or short names. It is also possible to choose the month names according to the language of the main document. I followed that advice and now I have HUGE bib file with such enteries. However, the bib module does not support this naming scheme. I get \month{1} \month{2} etc in my bbl file. Can this be corrected? This is not urgent at all, as I can correct everything in my editor, changing \month{1} to \month{Jan.} or \month{January} depending on what citation style I want. It will be nice if the context bst style did this by default. Aditya -- Aditya Mahajan, EECS Systems, University of Michigan http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~adityam || Ph: 7342624008

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Wiki verbatim updated
by nico 10 May '06

10 May '06

Hello, I should have written this a long time ago when Hans improved drastically this feature. For those who may be interested in: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Verbatim_text#Line_numbering Regards, BG

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treat framed and externalfigure as characters
by Peter Münster 10 May '06

10 May '06

Hello Taco and Hans, in http://context.literatesolutions.com/collector/89 you write "Both Hans and me have documents that depend on \framed staying in vertical mode." Could you give me an example please? Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Problem with a french document
by Renaud AUBIN 10 May '06

10 May '06

Hi all, I use a "complex" structure for my document (project, product, environment and components). The project is allmost empty except for the environment and the product declarations. The environment contains all my \usemodule, \setupstuff and fonts settings (I use texnansi because I can't have correct horizontal spaces in MetaUML with the EC encoding... and don't want bitmap fonts :) ). The product obviously contains the project declaration, the \start-\stoptext and my components. My question is: What's the best place to put french settings ? For the moment, I have: \useregime[il9] \enableencoding[ffr] \mainlanguage[fr] in my product but I have some VERY STRANGE problems with accentuated characters (I have tried before and after \startproduct...): 1.I have a custom title page defined in a t-title.tex module -> a ô results in 'ô while è and é are right (maybe a problem with texnansi but I don't think so) 2. \setupheadertexts[][{\sl \getmarking[chapter]}] \startfrontmatter \setuppagenumbering[conversion=romannumerals] \setuppagenumber[number=1] \chapter{Table des matières} \placecontent[alternative=c,criterium=all,interaction=all,partnumber=no] \stopfrontmatter results in: Tables des Mati'ères in the header, the toc element and the chapter title... while other toc elements is ok (with accentuated characters) 3. same problems with \chapter within backmatter start/stop pair... I must precise that I have the following error: TeXUtil | fatal error in plugin processor MySynonyms (wrong argument type nil (expected Regexp)) I'm going nuts... :-! Cheers, Renaud

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List of Formulas
by nico 10 May '06

10 May '06

Hello, Is it possible to display a list of the numbered formulas (done with \placeformula)? I tried \placelist[formula] without success. Regards, BG

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Yet Another French Punctuation Problem ;)
by Renaud AUBIN 10 May '06

10 May '06

Hi Hans, With the latest release the following example doesn't give correct punctuation spaces... (at least here) \setupoutput[pdftex] \mainlanguage[fr] % Fonts settings for ConTeXt \usetypescriptfile[type-buy] \loadmapfile[texnansi-bh-lucida.map] \usetypescript[lucida][texnansi] \setupbodyfont[lucida,10pt] \starttext \placecontent[criterium=all] \section{Caractères accentués} éèiöô \section{Caractères spéciaux} \oe \euro \section{Ponctuation} Un test: Un autre test pour la ponctuation! Un autre test pour la ponctuation? \stoptext Cheers, Renaud

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Global and per product TOC
by nico 09 May '06

09 May '06

Hello, I would like to be able to have a set of books in a single document, and think the project/product model could be used. In the big manual it is said that one can have a completecontent per product. I would like a global TOC, and for each product a TOC per product (in this case per book). Currently each book have the whole project TOC. How to achieve this? Thanks for any hint. The structure I've tried: \startproject proj % global TOC \completecontent \product book1 \product book2 \stopproject -------------- \startproduct book1 \project proj % well, to put in an environment file... \startsectionblockenvironment[frontpart] \setuppagenumber[number=1] \setuppagenumbering[conversion=romannumerals] \stopsectionblockenvironment \startsectionblockenvironment[bodypart] \setuppagenumber[number=1] \stopsectionblockenvironment \starttext \startfrontmatter % Local book TOC? \completecontent[criterium=local] \chapter{A} a \chapter{B} a \stopfrontmatter \startbodymatter \chapter{A} a \chapter{B} a \stopbodymatter \startappendices \chapter{A} a \chapter{B} a \stopappendices \stoptext \stopproduct ------------- (The same for book2) Regards, BG

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\quad in pdf author
by Aditya Mahajan 09 May '06

09 May '06

Hi, \setupinteraction [ author={Author 1 \quad Author 2}, ] gives me "Author 1 hskip 1em" in pdf info. Is there some way to ensure that \quad is ignored when used in \setupinteraction[...]. I use variables and setups to create a title page and use doctitle and author information in pdf document properties. I need quad in the titlepage but not in pdf properties. Thanks, Aditya -- Aditya Mahajan, EECS Systems, University of Michigan http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~adityam || Ph: 7342624008

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m-bib and \onlinecite
by Tobias Burnus 09 May '06

09 May '06

Hello, what is the recommended way to get the following: as is written in Ref.~4. Using Ref.~\cite[four] gives "Ref. [4]" with the superfluous brackets. (\cite[ref] should remain unmodified, ie with brackets, as this is mostly used in texts [1-5,7].) APS' revtex offers \onlinecite (Ref.~\onlinecite{four}) to obtain the reference number without the brackets. Tobias

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t-greek and german "Umlaute"
by Ludwig Meier 09 May '06

09 May '06

Hello, I'd like to include text in classical greek in a german ConTeXt document. The "t-greek"-package works very well, but now there's a problem: ConTeXt does not understand german "Umlaute" and german quotationmarks any more. Here is a short example: \mainlanguage[de] \usemodule[t-greek] \starttext Die deutschen Umlaute funktionieren weder so ("a, "o oder "u) noch so (\"a, \"o oder \"u). Auch deutsche "`Anf"uhrungszeichen"' werden nicht erkannt. Das ist griechischer Text: \localgreek{p'olin >'ektisen}. \stoptext The result looks like this: Die deutschen Umlaute funktionieren weder so ( , oder ) noch so ( , oder ). Auch deutsche `Anfhrungszeichen werden nicht erkannt. Das ist griechischer Text: p'olin >'ektisen. Could anybody help me? Greetings from Munich, Ludwig

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typing midaligned
by Peter Münster 09 May '06

09 May '06

Hello, such things are really easy and straightforward with LaTeX (parbox and minipage), but with ConTeXt I have still a lot of difficulties. This is what I do to align some typing in the middle: \starttext \input tufte \setuptyping[before=\vskip-\lineheight,after=\vskip-0.13\lineheight] \startalignment[middle] \dontleavehmode \framed[align=lohi,frame=off]{% \starttyping bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla \stoptyping } \stopalignment \input tufte \stoptext The result is correct, but can't this be done much easier? Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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TeXUtil fatal error ?!
by Renaud AUBIN 09 May '06

09 May '06

Hi all, I have upgraded to the latest release and I'm not sure if this problem is due to this update but I obtain at compilation: Transcript written on prd_phd.log. TeXUtil | parsing file prd_phd.tui ------> TeXUtil | fatal error in plugin processor MySynonyms (wrong argument type nil (expected Regexp)) TeXUtil | shortcuts : 0 TeXUtil | expansions: 0 TeXUtil | reductions: 0 TeXUtil | divisions : 0 TeXUtil | loaded files: 12 TeXUtil | commands: 1918 TeXUtil | synonyms: flowchart 1 TeXUtil | synonyms: unit 5 TeXUtil | programs: 0 TeXUtil | tuo file saved TeXExec | runtime: 66.441343 The pdf looks good... An idea ? Cheers, Renaud

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\setuppapersize and \startMPpage
by Johan Sandblom 09 May '06

09 May '06

Dear expertise, I have the following: \definepapersize[thesis][width=169mm, height=239mm] \setuppapersize[thesis][A4] \setuplayout [location=middle, marking=on] \setuppagenumbering [alternative=doublesided, location=marginedge, state=stop] \starttext % Title page \startMPpage % Some metafun \stopMPpage % Some text \stoptext The resulting pdf has a smaller first page (thesis size) while the rest are A4 with the thesis pages place centrally. I would like to see the title page placed on an A4 sheet as well. What am I doing wrong? Johan -- Johan Sandblom N8, MRC, Karolinska sjh t +46851776108 17176 Stockholm m +46735521477 Sweden "What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite" - Bertrand Russell

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problem using \usepackage{m-metapo}
by Luis A Escobar 09 May '06

09 May '06

I do not know if it is proper to post this question to this list but a miktex-user suggested to send it to you because there were not suggestioned solutions on that list. My apologies if I am sending this to the wrong list. This is the problem I am new to MiKTeX and I am have not been able to solve a problem that arises when I try to use the m-metapo package. Here is a simple example \documentclass{article} \usepackage{m-metapo} \begin{document} Why this error? \end{document} This is the error I get (C:\MiKTeX\Main\tex\context\base\supp-mis.tex loading : Context Support Macros / Miscellaneous (2004.10.26) ) loading : Context Support Macros / MetaPost Inclusion ! Undefined control sequence. \startMPinclusions ->\dosingleempty \dostartMPinclusions l.245 \startMPinclusions \stopMPinclusions ? The relevant part of the log says \MPextensions=\toks18 ! Undefined control sequence. \startMPinclusions ->\dosingleempty \dostartMPinclusions l.245 \startMPinclusions \stopMPinclusions ? r OK, entering \nonstopmode... ! Use of \dostartMPinclusions doesn't match its definition. l.245 \startMPinclusions \stopMPinclusions If you say, e.g., `\def\a1{...}', then you must always put `1' after `\a', since control sequence names are made up of letters only. The macro here has not been followed by the required stuff, so I'm ignoring it. I have wasted hours on this stupid thing. I would greatly a hint to solve this. I have a large number of metapost graphs that I used through the m-metapo package Thank you for any help Luis A. Escobar Louisiana State University

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Itemize in two columns
by WN 09 May '06

09 May '06

I want to use the itemize command to produce the following list, but I don't know if this is possible at all. *a)* bla bla * b) *bla bla *c)* bla bla *d)* bla bla *e)* bla bla instead of a) bla bla d) bla bla b) bla bla e) bla bla c) bla bla Kind regards Wim

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bug in mptopdf?
by Peter Rolf 09 May '06

09 May '06

Hi, I get the following error with the newest context (09.05.2006): ------- 1 output file written: testbrief-mpgraph.1 Transcript written on testbrief-mpgraph.log. [MP to PDF] (./testbrief-mpgraph.1)This is MetaPost, Version 0.901 (Web2c 7.5.3) (testbrief-mpgraph.mp ! Extra tokens will be flushed. <to be read again> numeric resetspotcolors->numeric .spotcolorhash[][]; <scantokens> resetspotcolors ; resetcmykcolors ; add_special_signal ; spe... <to be read again> ; endfig->scantokens.extra_endfig; shipit;endgroup l.160 endfig ; ? ------- No problems with the version from 27.04.2006. The mp-file is attached. Calling 'mptopdf *filename*' results in the same error. Greets, Peter mpgraph:=1; randomseed:=2648; _special_div_ := 10000; if unknown context_tool: input mp-tool; fi; if unknown context_spec: input mp-spec; fi; if unknown context_grph: input mp-grph; fi; graphictextformat:="context"; graphictextdirective "\global \loadfontfileoncetrue \usetypescriptfile [type-adobe-copperplate] \usetypescript [Copperplate] \usetypescriptfile [type-monotype] \usetypescript [ArialMT] \loadmapfile [texnansi-bitstrea-zapfhumanist.map] \usetypescriptfile [type-bitstrea-zapfhumanist] \usetypescript [ZapfHumanist] \setupbodyfont [ZapfHumanist,12pt]"; string contextversion; contextversion:="2006.05.08 23:37"; if not known _data_prefix_: string _data_prefix_,_data_suffix_; fi; _data_prefix_:="testbrief-mpd-"; _data_suffix_:=".mpd"; boolean collapse_data; collapse_data:=true; _data_suffix_:=".mpd"; color OverlayColor,OverlayLineColor; def initialize_form_numbers = do_initialize_numbers; enddef; vardef ForegroundBox = unitsquare xysized(HSize,VSize) enddef ; vardef PageFraction = if 3>1: (1-1)/(3-1) else: 1 fi enddef ; if unknown context_page: input mp-page; fi; boolean PageStateAvailable,OnRightPage,InPageBody; PageStateAvailable:=true; path PlainTextArea; if unknown context_core : input mp-core.mp ; fi ; ; defaultfont:="texnansi-zapfhumanist-roman"; defaultscale:=12.0pt/10pt; cmykcolors:=true; spotcolors:=true; OverlayWidth:=469.47046pt ; OverlayHeight:=681.80237pt ; OverlayDepth:=681.80237pt ; OverlayColor:=(0,0,0); OverlayLineWidth:=0pt ; OverlayLineColor:=(0,0,0); BaseLineSkip:=15.8592pt; LineHeight:=15.8592pt; BodyFontSize:=12.0pt; TopSkip:=12.0pt; StrutHeight:=11.41864pt; StrutDepth:=4.44055pt; CurrentWidth:=469.47046pt; CurrentHeight:=681.80237pt; EmWidth:=12.0pt; ExHeight:=5.664pt; PageNumber:=1; RealPageNumber:=1; LastPageNumber:= lastpage; prologues:=2; HSize:=469.47046pt; VSize:=681.80237pt; OnRightPage:=true; InPageBody:=false ; def LoadPageState = OnRightPage:=true; OnOddPage:=true; RealPageNumber:=1; PageNumber:=1; NOfPages:=3; PaperHeight:=845.04684pt; PaperWidth:=597.50787pt; PrintPaperHeight:=845.04684pt; PrintPaperWidth:=597.50787pt; TopSpace:=48.08513pt; BottomSpace:=74.26172pt; BackSpace:=68.57115pt; CutSpace:=59.46626pt; MakeupHeight:=722.7pt; MakeupWidth:=469.47046pt; TopHeight:=0.0pt; TopDistance:=0.0pt; HeaderHeight:=0.0pt; HeaderDistance:=0.0pt; TextHeight:=681.80237pt; FooterDistance:=25.03842pt; FooterHeight:=15.8592pt; BottomDistance:=0.0pt; BottomHeight:=0.0pt; LeftEdgeWidth:=0.0pt; LeftEdgeDistance:=0.0pt; LeftMarginWidth:=75.58197pt; LeftMarginDistance:=11.99829pt; TextWidth:=469.47046pt; RightMarginDistance:=11.99829pt; RightMarginWidth:=75.58197pt; RightEdgeDistance:=0.0pt; RightEdgeWidth:=0.0pt; InnerMarginDistance:=11.99829pt; InnerMarginWidth:=75.58197pt; OuterMarginDistance:=11.99829pt; OuterMarginWidth:=75.58197pt; InnerEdgeDistance:=0.0pt; InnerEdgeWidth:=0.0pt; OuterEdgeDistance:=0.0pt; OuterEdgeWidth:=0.0pt; PageOffset:=0.0pt; PageDepth:=0.0pt; LayoutColumns:=1; LayoutColumnDistance:=0.0pt; LayoutColumnWidth:=469.47046pt; enddef; ResetTextAreas; ; SaveTextAreas; ResetTextAreas; ; ; PlainTextArea:=boundingbox((0pt,0pt)--(0pt,0pt) shifted (0pt,0pt)); local_multi_par_area:=false; ; let mprunend = end ; beginfig(1); begingroup newnumeric u ; newpicture tb,p ; interim bboxmargin:= .3pt ; interim defaultscale:= .3 ; u:= 2.54/7.2 ; p:=dashpattern(on 2.5mm off 2.5mm); draw (origin--(PaperWidth,0)) dashed p withpen pencircle scaled .2mm withcolor (scaledrgb(.9373,.6471,0,1)) ; tb:= thelabel.top(decimal(roundd(142.26378pt*u,2)) &" mm", (2mm,0)) ; fill bbox tb withcolor transparent(1,.7,(scaledgray(1,1))) ; draw tb ; endgroup endfig; let end=mprunend; end. end

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mail server problems
by Hans Hagen 09 May '06

09 May '06

Hi, Last night there were problems with the ntg mail server (disk space). It looks like the list works again now so if you lost postings, resent. 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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White space around synonyms
by Johannes Graumann 08 May '06

08 May '06

Hello, please take a look at the output of the code appended. I'm plagued by incorrect white space around the output: to much before and after the expanded '\infull' and short versions. How to remedy that? Thanks ... it sure took me a while to find the '\executeifdefined' tidbit ... Joh % setup 'synonymes' list called 'abbreviations' \definesynonyms[abbreviation][abbreviations][\infull] % give out in the list the ones used \setupsynonyms[abbreviation][criterium=used] % <abbreviations/> calls the completelist as a 'chapter' \defineXMLargument [abbreviations] {\expanded{\completelistofabbreviations}} % abbreviations are defined as follows \defineXMLenvironment [abbreviationdev] [key=] { \defineXMLsave[short] \defineXMLsave[full] } { \abbreviation [\XMLop{key}] {\XMLflush{short}} {\XMLflush{full}} } % abbreviations are recalled like this (short version is the default) \defineXMLargument [abbreviation] [key=,opt=short] { \doifelse{\XMLop{opt}}{full} {\infull{\XMLop{key}}} {\executeifdefined{\XMLop{key}}} } \starttext \startXMLdata <abbreviationdev key="id"> <short>short</short> <full>full description of ``short''</full> </abbreviationdev> <abbreviations/> Blabla <abbreviation key="id" opt="short"/>. More blabla <abbreviation key="id" opt="full"/>. \stopXMLdata \stoptext

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Minion/Myriad
by Michal Kvasnicka 08 May '06

08 May '06

Good evening. I've found there are some nice Minion/Myriad fonts included in the Acrobat Reader 7.x for Linux, and that they include glyphs needed for the typesetting Czech. But I don't know how to handle .otf fonts. I know there are some huge manuals on this topic, but I'm really short of time. So I dare to ask one lazy question: Does anybody here have all the necessary files (typescripts, metrics, virtual fonts, .otf translated to .pfb etc)? Would he be so nice to zip and send it to me? (Perhaps with a sample file showing how to use it?) I'd be really thankful for that. (I know it's not a great reward.) Your sincerely lazy being short of time :-) Michal Kvasnicka

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Footnotes lost in description terms
by nico 08 May '06

08 May '06

Hello, When some footnotes are put in description terms, their number appears in the terms but their text don't appear at the bottom of the page. Is it a known limitation? Here is an example: \definedescription[descr][ headstyle=bold,style=normal,align=left,location=hanging, width=broad,margin=1cm] \setupwhitespace[medium] \starttext Here is a footnote\footnote{In a simple paragraph}. \startdescr{This\footnote{A footnote} term contains\footnote{Another one} a footnote} This is a shorter item label, and some text\footnote{What about this?} that talks about it. The text is wrapped into a paragraph, with successive lines indented. \stopdescr \startdescr{This\footnote{More footnotes} term contains\footnote{Another again} a footnote} This is a shorter item label, and some text that talks about it. The text is wrapped into a paragraph, with successive lines indented. \stopdescr Here is a footnote\footnote{After the descriptions}. \stoptext Regards, BG

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m-graph: metapost errors in demo
by Christopher Creutzig 08 May '06

08 May '06

Salvete, is it just me or does texexec --pdf -mode=demo m-graph really not work? I get very many metapost errors, starting with a bunch of ! Redundant equation. <to be read again> ; l.140 Gmargin.low=-.07; (which are rather harmless) and continuing with >> 0 >> vacuous ! Not implemented: point(known numeric)of(vacuous). <to be read again> , <forever> ...c_:=false;r_:=Gpp_(point0of(vacuous), Gxcvlin_,Gycvlin_)if.path(... Gscan_->...:&cycle.fi.fi;exitunless.Gdidsc_;endfor .if.pair(EXPR2):point0of.f... GMcvi_->..._.fi,if.abs.Y_.ctyp=linear:Gycvlin_.fi) if.X_.ctyp<0:xscaled-1fi.i... <to be read again> withpen Gdraw_->... data file or a path")origin.fi.withpen .currentpen.Gwithlist_._op_ <to be read again> ; l.335 gdraw "agepopm.d"; and similar fatal errors. Best regards, Christopher

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volgende maps
by Hans Hagen 08 May '06

08 May '06

Hoi, Onderweg van/naar bachotek hebben taco en ik wat zitten bomen over de volgende maps. Er zijn her en der nogal wat font artikelen (oa over latin modern) die we nooit in de maps hebben gezien, dus leek het ons aardig in de volgende maps wat van die artikelen op te nemen. We kwamen al snel op pakweg 100 bladzijden. Als dat wat jullie betreft ok is, dan zullen taco en ik de komende tijd wat auteurs benaderen. [Grotendeels engels, maar dat komt ervan als er hier in nl niet veel geschreven wordt.] 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] Cyrillic glyphs display problem with standalone ConTeXt distribution under win32
by Vladimir Smirnov 08 May '06

08 May '06

Hello everyone, Great thanks to Mojca Miklavec, that was definitely a font problem. Using antykwa-torunska did solve it. >> \usetypescript[modern-base][t2a] >> \setupbodyfont[modern] > >Latin modern doesn't have cyrillic letters. I took the code from wiki. It was for cm-super font package, included in the distribution. Is there a problem with this package in mswincontext.zip?.. Best regards, Vladimir Smirnov

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Cyrillic glyphs display problem with standalone ConTeXt distribution under win32
by Vladimir Smirnov 07 May '06

07 May '06

Hello everyone, I use standalone ConTeXt distribution for win32, mswincontext.zip downloaded a week ago, and never got proper cyrillic characters. I get latin "character codes" instead: for instance, \cyrillicDJE produces "DJE" in the output pdf, but not "�". At the same time \Tsedilla (cp1250) makes the proper glyph. I found that live ConTeXt at contextgarden.org behaves in the similar way. Neither of recommendations/samples at http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Russian worked for me. The standalone context distribution does contain all necessary fonts and regimes, so there must be some deeper problem. Could anyone, please, tell me what is going on? Here is my test.tex. I tried it in utf, cp1251, cp866, all producing the similar result. (this letter must be in koi-8r cyrillic encoding) \useregime[cp1251] \enableregime[cp1251] \usetypescript[modern-base][t2a] \setupbodyfont[modern] \starttext �� \ConTeXt!\par \Tcedilla\par \cyrillicDJE\par �� \stoptext

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Float caption feature request
by Johannes Graumann 07 May '06

07 May '06

Hello, In LaTeX (don't remember whether this is generic or specific to one of the packages I used to use), the 'caption' command for floats came along this way: \caption[optional short version]{Caption} If one uses the 'optional short version' bit, the Table of Figures/Tables present the short version rather than the whole caption (which in my case is long paragraphs and makes the TOF/TOT unpractical). I would very much like to have that functionality in context. Thanks for any hints on how to achieve this. Poking around in the source did not lead this newbie to a starting point ... Joh

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Description nesting
by nico 07 May '06

07 May '06

Hello, Is there a way to nest some descriptions, where the nested descriptions respect the enclosing indentation? Funnily the wiki speaks about the subject (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Description) but doesn't give any solution (btw, the given solution to have several paragraphs in a description looks obsolete since \start \stop works pretty well). Here is an example that I would like to see working: \definedescription[descr][ headstyle=bold,style=normal,align=left,location=hanging, width=broad,margin=1cm] \setupwhitespace[medium] \starttext \startdescr{Para} This is a shorter item label, and some text that talks about it. The text is wrapped into a paragraph, with successive lines indented. This is another paragraph under the "Para" item. \startdescr{SubPara1} This is a shorter item label, and some text that talks about it. The text is wrapped into a paragraph, with successive lines indented. \stopdescr \startdescr{SubPara2} This is a shorter item label, and some text that talks about it. The text is wrapped into a paragraph, with successive lines indented. \stopdescr \stopdescr \stoptext

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ConTeXt + MetaUML
by Renaud AUBIN 06 May '06

06 May '06

Hi all, Some times ago, I have discovered MetaUML via the MetaPost ML. As a consequence, I have tried to use it with ConTeXt... Here is the result: Considering a VERY simple example: \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{xx} input metauml; Class.A("A")()(); drawObject(A); \stopuseMPgraphic \placefigure[here][fig:xx]{xx}{\useMPgraphic{xx}} \stoptext The compilation failed with: >> clearboxes ! Isolated expression. <to be read again> ; <scantokens> ...nsidefigure := false ; clearboxes; <to be read again> ; endfig->scantokens.extra_endfig; shipit;endgroup l.125 endfig ; Apparently, MetaUML is based on boxes.mp (temp-mpgraph.mp (/usr/share/texmf-tetex/metapost/metauml/metauml.mp HERE ====> (/usr/share/texmf-tetex/metapost/base/boxes.mp) (/usr/share/texmf-tetex/metapost/metauml/util_infrastructure.mp (/usr/share/texmf-tetex/metapost/metauml/util_log.mp)) .... .... It have already tried to use boxes.mp in ConTeXt in the past, but switched for metaobj because: 1. metaobj is more suitable to my needs 2. boxes.mp causes troubles when used with ConTeXT I'll keep searching a solution but if one of yours has already dealt with this kind of problems and succeeded in using boxes or, best, MetaUML... (I have to precise that I don't want to include a ps or pdf file generated by metapost only. I would embed the code in my document) Cheers, Renaud

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More on split TABLES: Numbering Scheme and other things
by Johannes Graumann 06 May '06

06 May '06

Hello, I'm using the split-TABLE patch below (send - how can it be different - by Hans) along with the also appended table definition (to read out XML code). I have two problems here: 1) as posted earlier, the page just before a split TABLE overflows on the bottom (see http://www.idyll.org:8081/JohSite/context/page-overflow-preceeding-a-split-…) 2) I also wonder whether the table numbering scheme this is producing may be changeable: instead of '1.1a', '1.2b' (currently for two parts of a split TABLE) the more intuitive '1.1a', '1.1b' Can anybody give me a helping hand for fixing this? Thanks, Joh Table definition: \defineXMLnested [table] { \defineXMLsave[floattitle] \defineXMLsave[caption] \defineXMLsave[header] \defineXMLsave[body] \defineXMLsave[footer] } { \splitfloat { \expanded{% \placetable [\XMLpar{table}{location}{here}] [\XMLpar{table}{label}{unknown}] {\select{figurecaption}{\XMLflush{floattitle} {{\bf\XMLflush{floattitle}} \XMLflush{caption}}} %{\XMLflush{caption}} } } { \setupTABLE[row][1][topframe=on] \setupTABLE[row][last][bottomframe=on] \bTABLE[frame=off,split=repeat,splitmethod=b,style={\switchtobodyfont[small]\setupinterlinespace[line=2.8ex]}] \bTABLEhead\XMLflush{header}\eTABLEhead \bTABLEbody\XMLflush{body}\eTABLEbody \bTABLEfoot\XMLflush{footer}\eTABLEfoot \eTABLE } } Split TABLE patch: % Fixing multipage table according to Hans Hagen: \unprotect % in core-ntb : we check the flag \def\splittblbox#1% {\ifinsidesplitfloat \donetrue \else\ifinsidefloat \donefalse \else \donetrue \fi\fi \ifdone \executeifdefined{splittblbox\tbltblsplitmethod}\splittblboxa{#1}% \else \notsplittblbox{#1}% \fi} % in page-flt : we add a flag \newif\ifinsidesplitfloat % will become chardef \def\dosplitfloat[#1]#2% nog dubbele refs {\ifinsidecolumns % tzt ook nog figuren splitten % not yet supported \else \bgroup \insidefloattrue \insidesplitfloattrue \getparameters[\??si][#1]% \resetnumber[\??si]% \def\floatcaptionsuffix{\convertednumber[\??si]}% \TABLEcaptionheight\@@silines\lineheight % brrr \simplifypagebreak % \page becomes \goodbreak \dowithnextbox {\forgetall \dontcomplain \doloop {\setbox2\vsplit\nextbox to \lineheight \setbox2\vbox{\unvbox2} \ifdim\ht2>\lineheight \incrementnumber[\??si]% \ifcase\rawnumber[\??si]\or \ifdim\nextboxht=\zeropoint \let\floatcaptionsuffix\empty \fi \fi \bgroup #2{\unvbox2} \egroup \ifdim\nextboxht>\zeropoint \page \decrementnumber[\floatcaptionnumber]% \fi \fi \ifdim\nextboxht>\zeropoint\else \expandafter\exitloop \fi}% \egroup} \vbox \fi} \protect % beware: you need to set the splitmethod to b (boxed split)

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Error message in texexec --make --all
by Stefan Lagotzki 06 May '06

06 May '06

Hi, I'd like to use the stand-alone-version of ConTeXt with Win2k, but it doesn't work: F:\isoimage\usr\local\context\demo>texexec --make --all f:/isoimage/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-local/scripts/context/ruby/newtexexec.rb:8:in `require': No such file to load -- base/switch (LoadError) from f:/isoimage/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-local/scripts/context/ruby/newtexexec.rb:8 but f:/isoimage/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-local/scripts/context/ruby/base/switch exists and contains the required file(s). What's wrong with my installation or batch-file? TIA, Stefan .

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MyWay doesn't agree
by David Arnold 05 May '06

05 May '06

Aditya, This code: \starttext \startformula \startalign[m=2,distance=5em] \NC a_1 x + b_1 y \NC = c_1 \NC d_1 u + e_1 v \NC = f_1 \NR \NC a_2 x + b_2 y \NC = c_2 \NC d_2 u + e_2 v \NC = f_2 \NR \stopalign \stopformula \stoptext Doesn't produce the result advertised in your MyWay. David Arnold College of the Redwoods Mathematics Department Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 476-4222 http://online.redwoods.edu/instruct/darnold/

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Advance in columnsets/columns?
by Michal Kvasnicka 05 May '06

05 May '06

Good evening. I've been very busy in the last year or so, so I haven't been able to follow up change in the ConTeXt. So I dare to ask: Was there some advance in columnsets and columns in the last year? (I haven't found any mail in the mail archive on this topic.) I typeset our church bulletin in the column layout, so I am especially interested in these matters: 1) If there is some automatic balancing of columnsets, that would allow me to stop the columnset at the middle of the page, balance it automatically (not manually, I know to do it manually, but it's bothering), and start a new columnset on the same page. (I know it's on the edge of TeX possibilities, or beyond perhaps. But Mr. Hagen is a real Wizard---he has already implemented many things that I thought are not possible in the TeX.) 2) Or, what would be satisfactory, if the float-placement mechanism of ordinary columns was improved, so that I would be able to put a float not only "here", or on the "top", but also in the "bottom" in the two columns layout. Many thanks for your kind answer. Your sincerely M.K.

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installation problem
by Karsten Heymann 05 May '06

05 May '06

Hello, my customer has tried to install the current context minimal installation (following my instructions :-/) and is running into the following problem (I currently don't have more information but can ask for): when running texexec --make --alone he gets: ----SNIP---- unable to locate base/kpseremote on library paths: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.6 /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.6/i686-linux /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby /usr/lib/ruby/1.6 /usr/lib/ruby/1.6/i686-linux . /home/archiv/tex/texmf-linux/bin /home/archiv/tex/texmf-linux/bin/texmfstart-lib /home/archiv/tex/texmf-local/scripts/context/ruby /home/archiv/tex/texmf/scripts/context/ruby an option is to copy <texmf-local or texmf>/scripts/context/ruby/base to e.g. <path of texmfstart script>/texmfstart-lib/base /home/archiv/tex/texmf-linux/bin/texmfstart:167:in `check_kpse': uninitialized constant KpseRemote (NameError) from /home/archiv/tex/texmf-linux/bin/texmfstart:552:in `find' from /home/archiv/tex/texmf-linux/bin/texmfstart:1027:in `execute' from /home/archiv/tex/texmf-linux/bin/texmfstart:1022:in `process' from /home/archiv/tex/texmf-linux/bin/texmfstart:1022:in `execute' from /home/archiv/tex/texmf-linux/bin/texmfstart:1044 ----SNAP--- :~> set | grep tex OLDPWD=/home/archiv/tex PATH=/home/archiv/tex/texmf-linux/bin:/home/archiv/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/b in:/usr/X11R6/bin:/bin:/usr/games:/opt/gnome2/bin:/opt/gnome/bin:/opt/kde3/b in:/usr/lib/java/jre/bin:/opt/gnome/bin:. SHELLOPTS=braceexpand:emacs:hashall:histexpand:history:interactive-comments: monitor TEXMFCNF='$TEXROOT/texmf{-local,}/web2c' TEXMFEXTRA=/home/archiv/tex/texmf-extra TEXMFFONTS=/home/archiv/tex/texmf-fonts TEXMFLOCAL=/home/archiv/tex/texmf-local TEXMFMAIN=/home/archiv/tex/texmf TEXMFOS=/home/archiv/tex/texmf-linux TEXMFPROJECT=/home/archiv/tex/texmf-project TEXROOT=/home/archiv/tex VARTEXMF=/texmf-var tex | latex) e='!*.+(tex|TEX|texi|latex)' :~> Does someone have an idea what causes the problem? -- | ~ Karsten Heymann ~ | Christian-Albrecht-Universität zu Kiel | | Fon: +49 431 880-1186 | Netzwerkteam des Ökologiezentrum | | Fax: +49 431 880-4083 | http://www.ecology.uni-kiel.de | | ----- Selbständiger EDV-Dienstleister im Auftrag des ÖZK ----- |

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Itemize head symbol
by nico 05 May '06

05 May '06

Hello, Is it possible to change the symbol of \head in an itemize list, like \sym does for \item? Regards, BG

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mp file not compiling
by Aditya Mahajan 05 May '06

05 May '06

Hi, Is the mp support for btex...etex broken in the latest context (ConTeXt ver: 2006.04.27 15:59) The following does not compile, \starttext \startMPpage label(btex This is a test etex, origin) ; \stopMPpage \stoptext I get an error ! Unable to make mpx file. l.123 label(btex This is a test etex Even an mp file beginfig(1) label(btex hello world etex, origin) ; endfig end; with texexec --mptex gives the same error message. Can somebody confirm this? Or is something broken at my end? Aditya -- Aditya Mahajan, EECS Systems, University of Michigan http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~adityam || Ph: 7342624008

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defineenumeration and setupenumeration
by WN 05 May '06

05 May '06

Hi, I have a question (probably a dumb question) relating to some of the define/setup commands. One in particular, but it may relate to the other define/setup commands as well. Looking at the defineenumeration and setupenumerations command in the Context manual page 223 and page 224 an example is given how to use these commands. I am a bit confused, the example setups the enumaration *remark* and specifies the location=top \defineenumeration [remark] *[location=top,* text=Remark, between=\blank, before=\blank, after=\blank] But on page 224 the command \setupenumerations is shown where one can also specify the location among others. What is the difference, reason or usage for doing this ? What is the proper Context way, should I define the location with \defineenumeration or with \setupenumerations ? Kind regards Wim

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Simple problem with quotation paragraph
by Gerben Wierda 04 May '06

04 May '06

I am having a simple problem I can't solve by reading the manuals. I want to quote a fragment of a book which contains amongst others a discussion (Plato's Protagoras to be precise). Normally, my book has no whitespace between paragraphs and small indentation, but here I want a small amount of whitespace between paragraphs and also narrower. I'd like to setup some form of quotation paragraph style to use. I started out with \startquotation but I do not want quotes, so now I use startnarrower, but what I need is a paragraph style. Maybe another font (1pt smaller) is nice too. And noindenting while the rest of the book uses indenting. What I would like to do is something like \startBookQuote \stopBookQuote and on the inside I get a small whitespace between paragraphs, no indentation, a smaller font and a narrower textwidth. My last try was: \defineparagraphs[BookQuote][n=1,before={\indenting[never]\whitespace\startnarrower},after={\indenting[yes]\nowhitespace\stopnarrower}] in my environment file, but that gave me page breaks as soon as \startBookQuote was given and the quotes themselves do not receive page breaks, hence a quote more than one page (I have a few) ends up being a column of one page but just running from the page. So, it seems \defineparagraphs is out, because I do not get page breaks inside the quote. But what should I do? Thanks in advance, G PS. any sight on a decent ConTeXt book, btw? The manuals and wiki seldomly give me answers that work for me and often I find ConTeXt rather counterintuitive, e.g. setupparagraphs for something that is a table/column kind of thing, or confusing (\define vs \setup vs rest)

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Part head centering and empty header
by Johannes Graumann 04 May '06

04 May '06

Hello I have coded my 'Appendix' like so: \setuphead [part] [ header=empty, footer=empty, alternative=middle, placehead=yes, resetnumber=no, number=no, style={ \ss\switchtobodyfont[60pt]\setupinterlinespace[line=2.8ex] }, page=right ] \startappendices \setuppagenumbering[way=bytext,partnumber=no,conversion=numbers,location={header,right}] \framed [% height=\textheight,% frame=off,% ] { \part{Appendices} } {\stopappendices} Which gives me a nicely vertically and horizontally centered title. One problem remains though: I can't get rid of the page number. The framed '\setuphead[part]' commands concerning header and footer are being overruled and I can't figure out how to have an empty header for just the page containing the frame. Thanks for any hints, Joh

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dbcontext
by nico 04 May '06

04 May '06

Hello, Just for your information, dbcontext-0.1.0 is now released and available at http://dblatex.sf.net. It is another attempt to convert DocBook V4 documents to PDF by using ConTeXt, by using XSL stylesheets to translate from XML to context macros. It is quite experimental but can already handle basic documents. Regards, BG

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Align with comments
by David Arnold 04 May '06

04 May '06

Aditya, I think a while back you provided an align example with comments, such as: 2x+3=5 Add -3 to both sides 2x+3-3=5-3 Simplify 2x=2 Divide both sides by 2 Etc. Could you provide another sample of this for us? Thanks.

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