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more font packages
by Henning Hraban Ramm 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

Here's a present for you: http://www.fiee.net/texnique/?menu=0-1-4 I made some more font packages and also published some symbol packages (Apostrophe HardTalk, FontShop FFDingbests, Klein RudolfsBats and my own Unitas2). The additional files of the newer packages are finally in the right places (docs/fonts/... and tex/context/third) I'll think about a better structure of the page including preview pictures... Merry Christmas (or whatever)! Grüßlis vom Hraban! --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://contextgarden.net http://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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hlingrid text t parameter?
by David Arnold 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

All, In mp-grid.mp, I find this definition: def hlingrid (expr Min, Max, Step, Length, Width) text t = image ( for i=Min step Step until Max+grid_eps : draw (origin--(Width,0)) shifted (0,i*(Length/Max)) t ; endfor ; ) ; enddef ; See the text t at the end of the first line? Can someone tell me what that does and can I have a small example of its use? Thanks.

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\startMPpage ... \stopMPpage
by David Arnold 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

Hans, Taco, et al, There's a quote in metafun-s.pdf (page 539) that says "You can embed the graphic in a \startMPpage construct and process it with TEXEXEC. In that case you have the full MetaFun functionality available. Before processing the file, TEXEXEC will do a couple of checks on the file. It will also make sure that the auxiliary files (mpt for textext’s and mpo for outline fonts) are taken care of too." I am really unsure of what this means as the code below will attest. Simply uncomment % \startMPpage % \includeMPgraphic{EnglishRule} % \stopMPpage at the end and the file will not compile. Just what can and cannot be used between a \startMPpage ... \stopMPpage pair? This is first introduced in metafun-s.pdf on page 214 and wish there were more said there. %output=pdf \setupcolors[state=start] \definecolor[gridlines][s=0.7] \startMPinclusions color gridlines; gridlines:=\MPcolor{gridlines}; \stopMPinclusions \starttext \setupMPvariables [EnglishRule] [height=1ex, width=\localhsize, color=darkred] \startuniqueMPgraphic{EnglishRule}{height,width,color} numeric height; height=\MPvar{height}; x1=0; x3=\MPvar{width}; x2=x4=.5x3; y1=y3=0; y2:=-y4=height/2; fill z1..z2..z3 & z3..z4..z1 & cycle withcolor \MPvar{color}; \stopuniqueMPgraphic \defineblank [EnglishRule] [medium] \def\EnglishRule% {\startlinecorrection[EnglishRule] \setlocalhsize \noindent \reuseMPgraphic{EnglishRule} \stoplinecorrection} Why is this called an English line? \startnarrower \EnglishRule Is it because they cannot draw a straight one? This could be ture after a few strong beers, but then, ow do Germans draw a line? \EnglishRule \stopnarrower \defineblank [EnglishRule] [big] Why is this called an English line? \startnarrower \EnglishRule Is it because they cannot draw a straight one? This could be ture after a few strong beers, but then, ow do Germans draw a line? \EnglishRule \stopnarrower % \startMPpage % \includeMPgraphic{EnglishRule} % \stopMPpage \stoptext %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: conTeXt-en %%% End:

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\setupMPvariables in \startMPpage
by David Arnold 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

All, Why doesn't this work? %output=pdf \startuseMPgraphic{usquare} draw unitsquare scaled 4cm; \stopuseMPgraphic \starttext \startMPpage \useMPgraphic{square} \stopMPpage \stoptext Why doesn't this work? %output=pdf \startuseMPgraphic{usquare} draw unitsquare scaled \MPvar{u}; \stopuseMPgraphic \starttext \startMPpage \setupMPvariables[usquare][u=4cm] \includeMPgraphic{usquare} \stopMPpage \stoptext

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\definedescription question
by VnPenguin 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

Hi all, I'm trying to define a description: \definedescription [Desc] [location=top,hang=3,headcolor=red] But my PDF has not color for description header (I have already \setupcolors[state=start]). Another test: \definedescription [Desc] [location=top,hang=3,headstyle={\switchtobodyfont[16pt]\red\bf}] Does not work :( Question: How to define color & font size for description header ? The document of description is not complet. Search on Wiki & Mailing list can not help me. Thank you in advance, -- http://vnoss.org Vietnamese Open Source Software Community

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It works, passing text
by David Arnold 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

Taco, I have something that works. Thanks for hanging in there with me. %output=pdf \setupcolors[state=start] \definecolor[gridlines][s=0.7] \startMPinclusions color gridlines; gridlines:=\MPcolor{gridlines}; vardef create_grid(expr xxmin,xxmax,xxscl,yymin,yymax,yyscl,uux,uuy)= for k=xxmin step xxscl until xxmax: draw (xmin*uux,k*uuy)--(xmax*uux,k*uuy) withcolor \MPcolor {gridlines}; draw (k*uux,ymin*uuy)--(k*uux,ymax*uuy) withcolor \MPcolor {gridlines}; endfor; enddef; vardef create_axes (expr xxmin,xxmax,yymin,yymax,uux,uuy) (text xlbl,ylbl) = textextoffset:=3pt; picture p; p:=textext.rt(xlbl); p:=p shifted (1.05*xxmax*ux,0); picture q; q:=textext.top(ylbl); q:=q shifted (0,1.05*yymax*uy); drawdblarrow (1.05*xxmin*uux,0)--(1.05*xxmax*uux,0); draw p; drawdblarrow (0,1.05*yymin*uuy)--(0,1.05*yymax*uuy); draw q; enddef; vardef drawf(expr xxmin,xxmax,yymin,yymax,uux,uuy,n)= path p; p:=(xxmin,f(xxmin)); numeric dx; dx=(xxmax-xxmin)/n; for x=xmin step dx until xxmax: p:=p--(x,f(x)); endfor; p:=p--(xxmax,f(xxmax)); path cpath; cpath:=(xxmin,yymin)--(xxmax,yymin)--(xxmax,yymax)--(xxmin,yymax)-- cycle; p:=p cutbefore cpath; p:=reverse p; p:=p cutbefore cpath; p:=p xyscaled (uux,uuy); drawdblarrow p withcolor blue; enddef; \stopMPinclusions \starttext \startMPpage %initialize function vardef f(expr x)= x*x enddef; %initialize window parameters numeric xmin, xmax, xscl, ymin, ymax, yscl; xmin:=-5; xmax:=5; xscl:=1; ymin:=-5; ymax:=5; yscl:=1; %initialize number of points numeric num_points; num_points:=100; %initialize dimensions of image numeric width, height; width=3in; height=3in; %initialize scale numeric ux, uy; (xmax-xmin)*ux=width; (ymax-ymin)*uy=height; %create the grid create_grid(xmin,xmax,xscl,ymin,ymax,yscl,ux,uy); %create the axes create_axes(xmin,xmax,ymin,ymax,ux,uy)("$x$")("$y$"); %draw the function drawf(xmin,xmax,ymin,ymax,ux,uy,num_points); \stopMPpage \stoptext %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: conTeXt-en %%% End:

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no 'D' in math-eul.tex
by Johan Sandblom 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

In May I discovered that there was a typo in math-eul.tex rendering the lower-case 'd' an 'e'. Amazingly, the same problem occurs also for the upper-case 'D', and requires changing the line \definemathcharacter [D] [nothing] [mr] ["45] into \definemathcharacter [D] [nothing] [mr] ["44] Apparently this beautiful font is severely underused to allow this typo to survive! Regards, 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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running ConTeXt from the new DVD
by Mojca Miklavec 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

Hello, I just got the new DVD, TeX Collection 2005, tried to run cdemo.bat and to compile one of the sample documents, but: >texmfstart newtexexec.rb --autopdf --pdf demo-tex.tex TeXExec | processing document 'demo-tex.tex' TeXExec | provide ctx file TeXExec | tex processing method: context TeXExec | TeX run 1 TeXExec | tex engine: pdfetex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en TeXExec | progname: context This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.3-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.5) \write18 enabled. I can't find the format file `pdfetex.fmt'! pdfetex: unrecognized option `--alias=context' pdfetex: unrecognized option `--undump=cont-en' TeXExec | runtime: 3.315 >Exit code: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- texexec --make --all cannot be executed since the CD is not writable. Can this be overcome anyhow, is there a problem specific to my PC or is this distribution on DVD unusable as such? (I often have similar "format missing" problems when I update MikTeX but then the problem disappers when I reboot the computer - not that I understand why since I refresh the database and remake all the formats each time anyway.) Thank you, Mojca

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Weird things...
by Fabio Mancinelli 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

Hi all... I would like to report a weird behavior when compiling the attached tex file... If I put the background layer definitions before the columnset definitions everything works well. \useexternalfigure[test][buttons][frame=true] \definelayer[graphics][x=0.5cm,y=2cm,width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=graphics] \definelayerpreset[lefttop][corner={left,top},location={right,bottom}] \setlayer[graphics][preset=lefttop]{\externalfigure[test]} \definecolumnset[threecolumns][n=3,distance=12pt] \definecolumnsetspan[spantwo][n=2] \definecolumnsetspan[spanthree][n=3] \definecolumnsethsize{threecolumns}{1}{1}\OneColumn \definecolumnsethsize{threecolumns}{1}{2}\TwoColumns \definecolumnsethsize{threecolumns}{1}{3}\ThreeColumns If I put them after then I get an "ERROR: Bad character code (648)" \definecolumnset[threecolumns][n=3,distance=12pt] \definecolumnsetspan[spantwo][n=2] \definecolumnsetspan[spanthree][n=3] \definecolumnsethsize{threecolumns}{1}{1}\OneColumn \definecolumnsethsize{threecolumns}{1}{2}\TwoColumns \definecolumnsethsize{threecolumns}{1}{3}\ThreeColumns \useexternalfigure[test][buttons][frame=true] \definelayer[graphics][x=0.5cm,y=2cm,width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=graphics] \definelayerpreset[lefttop][corner={left,top},location={right,bottom}] \setlayer[graphics][preset=lefttop]{\externalfigure[test]} I have spent one hour trying to figure out what was wrong with my file and only by hasard, after having done some experiments, I put the things in the "working" order. Why this happens? See you, Fabio

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Re: [NTG-context] smaller symbol
by Ciro Soto 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

Thank you Taco and Mojca. I had tried with \guillemotright and \guillemotleft based on a latex manual I found in the web. Since it didn't work, I then tried the \ll and \gg combination. Thank you Taco for the right syntax of the keywords. Ciro On 12/27/05, Mojca Miklavec <mojca.miklavec.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > On 12/26/05, Ciro Soto wrote: > > Invisible Friends: > > > > I am trying to use \ll and \gg instead of quotation marks. > > The problem is that they are too big for my taste. > > What would be the easiest way to make them, say 0.75\bodyfontsize ? > > I guess that \leftguillemot instead of "\ll" already solves the > problem, but if you really want to scale them, it's most elegant to do > it this way: > > \installlanguage > [es] > [leftquotation={\scale[height=.75ex]{\leftguillemot}}, > rightquotation={\scale[height=.75ex]{\rightguillemot}}] > % .75\bodyfontsize is way too big > % or the ugly \fakeleftguillemot instead of \leftguillemot, as Taco > proposed > > \mainlanguage[es] > \starttext > \quotation{To quote or not to quote,} that's the question! > \stoptext > > (Even if you don't need to scale them, this is the way how to get > guillemots instead of "double commas".) > > The only problem is that they're scaled so that baseline remains where > it is: quotation marks are placed too low because of that. So you > probably want to do raise them a bit as well: > \raise.25ex\hbox{\scale[height=.5ex]{\rightguillemot}} > > Mojca > -- "All problems are at the interface. Each one of them has a solution." from: "The Guitar Maker: An Exploration of Wisdom, Design and Love." A novel by C. A. Soto Aguirre. http://www.TheGuitarMakerExploration.com/

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smaller symbol
by Ciro Soto 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

Invisible Friends: I am trying to use \ll and \gg instead of quotation marks. The problem is that they are too big for my taste. What would be the easiest way to make them, say 0.75\bodyfontsize ? thank you Ciro PS: thank you for the help with the upside down question marks...

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Passing text to Metapost functions
by David Arnold 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

All, I'd like to do something like this: create_axes(xmin,xmax,ymin,ymax,ux,uy)(x); Where x will be a label for my x-axis. But once in a while it might be t or u or some other thing such as "Days." I want to use it like this: beginfig(0); %initialize window parameters numeric xmin, xmax, xscl, ymin, ymax, yscl; xmin:=-5; xmax:=5; xscl:=1; ymin:=-5; ymax:=5; yscl:=1; %initialize scale numeric ux, uy; (xmax-xmin)*ux=4in; (ymax-ymin)*uy=3in; %create-axes function vardef create_axes(expr xxmin, xxmax, yymin, yymax, uux, uuy)(text xlbl)= drawdblarrow (1.05*xxmin*uux,0)--(1.05*xxmax*uux,0); label.rt(btex $xlbl$, (1.05*xxmax*uux,0)); drawdblarrow (0,1.05*yymin*uuy)--(0,1.05*yymax*uuy); enddef; create_axes(xmin,xmax,ymin,ymax,ux,uy)(x); endfig; end. Two questions: 1. How can I do this in plain metapost? 2. What would be the "Context Way?"

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Columns (text alignment)
by Fabio Mancinelli 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

Hi everybody. I am experimenting with ConTeXt and columns. I am creating a simple style and I setup 3 columns and redefined some heading (section, subsection, subsubsections). Now the problem is that the text at the end of the columns is not aligned (i.e., the columns end at different heights). I thought that this was due to the \blank commands that I specified as before and after parameters in the heading definitions, but even by using the flexible modifier doesn't change that behavior. I don't know where the problem is. The tex file is attached. Thank you, Fabio P.S.: By using the attached file, I cannot specify the position parameter for \placefigure. If I write \placefigure{Name}{\externalfigure[...} it works. \placefigure[btlr]{name}{\externalfigure[...} does not. Weird. P.P.S.: I was reading the columns.pdf "tutorial". I saw that a \definecolumnsethsize command is used but I haven't found any documentation about that command anywhere. I use width=2\textwidth which seems to produce the same effects (2 columns span).

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image command in Metapost
by David Arnold 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

All, In: def hlingrid (expr Min, Max, Step, Length, Width) text t = image ( for i=Min step Step until Max+grid_eps : draw (origin--(Width,0)) shifted (0,i*(Length/Max)) t ; endfor ; ) ; enddef ; What does the image command do? Where is it documented?

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spanish symbols for interrogation and exclamation
by Ciro Soto 26 Dec '05

26 Dec '05

Hi team: How do I write the spanish interrogation symbol that is up-side down? also How do I write the spanish exclamation symbol that is also up-side down? thank you ciro

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Table of content
by Willi Egger 26 Dec '05

26 Dec '05

Dear ConTeXters, At the moment I am bit at a loss. I should prepare a document, wherein there will be a difference between one chapter title and the respective row in the table of contents. What it should become looks as follows: \chapter{This is the title of the chapter} In the table of contents it should show up as: Epilog: This is the title of the chapter So the question is, how to get the word Epilog into the table of contents in front of the chapter title, neatly aligned with the rest of the table of contents. Cheers Willi

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Metapost -- What am I doing wrong
by David Arnold 26 Dec '05

26 Dec '05

All, Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong here? %Ouput=pdf \setupcolors[state=start] \definecolor[gridlines][s=0.7] \startMPinclusions color gridlines; gridlines=\MPcolor{gridlines} \stopMPinclusions \startMPgraphic{create function path f 5-by-5} %define clipping path path cpath; cpath:=(-5,-5)--(5,-5)--(5,5)--(-5,5)--cycle; %create function path path p; p:=(-5,f(-5)); for x=-5 step .1 until 5: p:=p--(x,f(x)); endfor; p:=p--(5,f(5)); %clip function path to clipping path p:=p cutbefore cpath; p:=reverse p; p:=p cutbefore cpath; \stopMPgraphic \startMPgraphic{scale and draw f 5-by-5} %scale function path p:=p scaled u; %draw function path drawdblarrow p withcolor blue; \stopMPgraphic \startMPgraphic{draw axis 5-by-5} %draw the grid for k=-5u step 1u until 5u: draw (k,-5u)--(k,5u) withcolor gridlines; draw (-5u,k)--(5u,k) withcolor gridlines; endfor; %draw axes drawdblarrow (-5.2u,0)--(5.2u,0); drawdblarrow (0,-5.2u)--(0,5.2u); %label axes label.rt(btex $x$ etex, (5.2u,0)); label.top(btex $y$ etex, (0,5.2u)); label.bot(btex $5$ etex, (5u,0)); label.lft(btex $5$ etex, (0,5u)); \stopMPgraphic \starttext \startMPpage %define function vardef f(expr x)= x*x enddef; \useMPgraphic{create function path f 5-by-5} %initialize scale numeric u; 10u=2in; \useMPgraphic{draw axis 5-by-5} \useMPgraphic{scale and draw f 5-by-5} %draw plotted points for x=-2 step 1 until 2: drawdot ((x,f(x)) scaled u) withpen pencircle scaled 4pt withcolor blue; endfor; \stopMPpage \stoptext %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: conTeXt-en %%% End:

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Character names (was: Context 2005.12.19 released)
by Mojca Miklavec 26 Dec '05

26 Dec '05

Hans Hagen wrote: > Mojca Miklavec wrote: > >Taco Hoekwater wrote: > > > >>New features since 2005.12.18: > >> > >>* Support for the latin-9 regime (latin-1 + euro) > >> > > > >There are some more (automatically generated) regime definitions at > >http://pub.mojca.org/tex/enco/contextbase/ > >(only from the glyph names that I was able to extract from the > >existing files, so it's only OK for some of the regimes mentioned > >there). > > > >If possible, I would like to ask for core support for windows-1250 > >(perhaps other users may find some other regimes useful as well). > > > > > just send me the files you feel confident with (I'll send the good files soon.) Except Celtic, Thai, Arabic and Hebrew (although the letter names for Hebrew are almost completely defined) almost all the windows and ISO regimes are OK, just some glyphs are missing (which are, or at least were, missing in Unicode vectors as well). If anyone has suggestions for names for the following characters, 6 additional regimes can be fully supported: windows-1251 and iso-8859-5 2116 NUMERO SIGN windows-1253 0385 GREEK DIALYTIKA TONOS 2015 HORIZONTAL BAR 0384 GREEK TONOS windows-1258 0300 COMBINING GRAVE ACCENT 0309 COMBINING HOOK ABOVE 0303 COMBINING TILDE 0301 COMBINING ACUTE ACCENT 0323 COMBINING DOT BELOW 20AB DONG SIGN iso-8859-7 20AF DRACHMA SIGN 037A GREEK YPOGEGRAMMENI 2015 HORIZONTAL BAR 0384 GREEK TONOS 0385 GREEK DIALYTIKA TONOS iso-8859-10 2015 HORIZONTAL BAR Mojca

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typing blocks & undesired blank
by VnPenguin 25 Dec '05

25 Dec '05

Hi all, I have a document with many block \starttyping ... \stoptyping. I see some time undesired blank after headers (chaper, section,... see the shot http://people.vnoss.org/~vnpenguin/pub/context/test/test.png) How I can avoid this bad layout ? Source test file : http://people.vnoss.org/~vnpenguin/pub/context/test/test.tex PDF: http://people.vnoss.org/~vnpenguin/pub/context/test/test.pdf Thank you in advance, -- http://vnoss.org Vietnamese Open Source Software Community

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colors in metafont
by Hans van der Meer 25 Dec '05

25 Dec '05

Normally metapost/metafun starts out drawing in black. Is it possible to change this globally, so that "withcolor xyz" is not needed everytime another color is wanted? Also is it possible to "get/save/restore" the current drawing color (a la savepen) in metapost/metafun? I searched through various manuals but I might have missed the reference. yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer

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developing large numbers of MP files for inclusion in source
by David Arnold 25 Dec '05

25 Dec '05

Hans, Taco, et al, Our intermediate algebra text will require a large number of figures. I have two thoughts. 1. It's really inefficient to compile the entire context source file just to see what will happen to one figure. So, it seems that we should probably have a library of graphs for later inclusion in the main document. One would want to be able to compile all at once or individually if one were just working on one file. 2. The code for many individual figures is quite long and tends to obscure the flow of thought when included in the source. Again, if they were coming from an external document, that would be better. I am not looking to include the files one at a time after development. I know how to do that. Rather, I am looking for a way to gather all the source for figures in a file, compile all of the file, or just one figure from the file, then somehow call that source code into the main .tex doc during compile time. I am open to any suggestions on how to most efficiently develop and include figures (in Metapost, of course) in our main document. Thanks.

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Re: [NTG-context] developing large numbers of MP files for inclusion in source
by David Arnold 25 Dec '05

25 Dec '05

Mojca, You pretty much describe the way I've always worked in the past. I am currently working on a technique where all my graphics for section1 of chapter 3 are inside a file named sectionfigs.tex. I am using MPpage and friends to make these. The file currently contains about 14 graphics and files .1 through .14 are produced when I run the file with texexec. Next, I have a file section1figs.xml that is working as per the directions in xfigures-s.pdf from Pragma. It produces a nice listing of all of the figures for section 1 and their new labels (names). I am now in my main document section1.tex including these figures as per directions in xfigures-s.pdf. I'd be happy to send what I've done when I've finished. Let me know. On Dec 24, 2005, at 4:17 PM, Mojca Miklavec wrote: >> Do you have one metapost file with many figures in it? Is it possible >> to just compile for the figurein that file that you want? Is there >> a command that will compile then show the result? > > (sorry for not writing to the list) > > If you have an .mp file, it compiles "faster than you can switch from > command line back to the editor". No really, if you work with .mp, you > don't need to wait for hours as you do have to wait if you have > metafun graphics inside text. > > You get figures filename.1, filename.2, ... out of it, so you only > need to have GhostView with "filename.5" (or your desired figure) open > and it also changes instantly. If you need to have a text inside it, > it's an exception since it won't work until you convert the graphic > into PDF (mptopdf), which takes slightly longer, but may still be > acceptable. > > I alway create mp files first and then (eventually) copy the content > into the document if needed since it much faster. > > If you need metafun macros inside .mp files, you can load them with > input mp-tool; > input mp-spec; > (I guess.) > > Metapost files can't give you the flexibility to combine extremely > fancy stuff (typesetting text on paths created by metafun or vice > versa), but I guess you don't need that. > > Ask on the list again if you can inctruct mptopdf to convert into PDF > one figure only. > > Mojca

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section prefix=+
by David Arnold 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hans et al, We'll have different teachers writing different sections of a multi- chapter, multi-section document. The following use of prefix=+, as far as I can see, will keep them from stumbling over each other's references while they are working independently. I wonder how this will work in the project-product-component structure? % output=pdf \environment bookenv \setuphead[section] [prefix=+] \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{david} draw unitsquare scaled 2cm withpen pencircle scaled 5mm withcolor red; \stopuseMPgraphic \startbuffer[table] \starttable[|c|c|] \HL \VL This \VL is \VL\FR \VL a \VL table \VL\LR \HL \stoptable \stopbuffer \startbuffer[figure] \startcombination[2*1] {\useMPgraphic{david}}{First caption} {\useMPgraphic{david}}{Second caption} \stopcombination \stopbuffer \completecontent \chapter[quadratic]{Quadratic Functions} \input tufte \section[parabola]{The Parabola} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:1] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:1] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:2] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte In \in{Figure}[fig:1] on \at{page}[fig:1], we see \ldots. \section[vertex]{Vertex Form} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:1] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:1] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:2] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte In \in{Figure}[fig:1] on \at{page}[fig:1], we see \ldots. \chapter[poly]{Polynomial Functions} \input tufte \section[end]{End Behavior} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:1] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:1] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:2] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte In \in{Figure}[fig:1] on \at{page}[fig:1], we see \ldots. \section[zeros]{Zeros} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:1] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:1] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:2] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte In \in{Figure}[parabola:fig:1] on \at{page}[parabola:fig:1], we see \ldots. \stoptext

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MikTeX and font problems (again)
by Mojca Miklavec 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hello, The following code works both under MikTeX and stand-alone ConTeXt (however not under live.contextgarden.net) but I don't know how to enable ec encoding (\ccaron and \Ccaron - č and Č - don't work). \starttypescript [antykwa-poltawskiego] [ec] \definetypeface [antykwa-poltawskiego] [rm] [serif] [antykwa-poltawskiego] [default] [encoding=ec] \stoptypescript \usetypescript[antykwa-poltawskiego][ec] \setupbodyfont[antykwa-poltawskiego,rm] The following code \starttypescript [antykwa-torunska] [texnansi,ec] % already defined in type-exa \definetypeface[antykwa][rm][serif][antykwa-torunska] [default][encoding=\typescripttwo] \stoptypescript \usetypescript[antykwa-torunska][ec] \setupbodyfont[antykwa,rm] works under stand-alone ConTeXt, but not under MikTeX (and not under live.contextgarden.net) It complains about "ec-antt.map - cannot open map file" (and about some other files). It actually doesn't exist since the files are named "antt-ec.map". I'm completely lost regarding font problems and would appreciate any help. Thanks, Mojca

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How to use the module [bib] to get Bibliografia and not References?
by Jilani Khaldi 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hi All, I am using "\usemodule[bib]" for bibliography reference "in an italian environnement" : \mainlanguage[italian] \setupbodyfont[12pt] \setuppapersize[A4] \enableregime[il1] \usemodule[bib] ... but I get as a final result: References ... instead of: Bibliografia ... It seems I have missed some settings. Any hint? Thanks! jk -- Jilani KHALDI http://jkhaldi.oltrelinux.com

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resume template?
by leon 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Dear all, I need to finish up a CV in 2 weeks. I'd appreciate if you can point out some resources on writing resume using conTeXt. Many thanks. Cheers -- .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:. . * . . /.\ Merry Christmas . . /..'\ . . /'.'\ -- Leon . . /.''.'\ . . /.'.'.\ . . /'.''.'.\ . . ^^^[_]^^^ . .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:.

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backspace makeupwidth tradeoff
by M.guravage 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hi, I'd like to increase the backspace at the expense of the makeupwidth. I like to do this by adding either a scalar or a percentage of the backspace. In the following bit of code I'd expect both sets of \mybackspace and \mywidth macros to yield identical results, but the don't. The scalar approach seems to work correctly, and the percentage not. I'd appreciate it if somebody could show me where I've gone wrong. It must be embarrassingly simple, but I can't see it - yet. Thanks in advance. Cheers, Michael \showgrid \showframe %\showlayout \def\abcor{1.25cm} % absolute binding correction \def\pbcor{0.5} % percentage binding correction % default backspace is 2.5cm %\def\mybackspace{\dimexpr(\backspace + \abcor)} \def\mybackspace{\dimexpr(\backspace + \pbcor\backspace)} % default makeupwidth is 15cm %\def\mywidth{\dimexpr(\makeupwidth - \abcor)} \def\mywidth{\dimexpr(\makeupwidth - \pbcor\backspace)} \setuplayout [location=middle, backspace=\mybackspace, width=\mywidth] \starttext \dorecurse{10}{\input tufte \par} \stoptext

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A font question.
by John R. Culleton 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

I use Context for highly formatted non-fiction, but I am a bit reluctant to use it for much of my work because of the strange (to me) font handling arrangements. I see no purpose for the multiple synonyms of the same font. That just adds layers of extra work. And I am used to tweaking both the font size and the baselineskip by fractional amounts to help in getting the pagination just right and the spacing on the individual page correct. For example I have the main body font on a current project defined thus: \font\rm=8r-AGaramond-Regular at 10.5pt and this: \baselineskip 12.0pt plus .25pt If the page comes up a line short because of strict widow prevention then the extra space is distributed imperceptibly among the lines. \parskip is 0 pt for this novel. With a fixed baselineskip the extra space is distributed only at paragraph breaks, which gives an ugly result. This kind of fine tuning by users is perhaps foreign to Context as it now exists. Font sizes are in fixed steps for one thing. However abandoning the typescript etc. process deprives one of the useful feature of using tfa, tfb, tfx etc. to adjust font sizes semi-automatically. So here is my question. If I set up my own font definition system and as part of it I have statements like: \font\tfa bchr8r at 10.45pt \font\tfb bchr8r at 11.37pt ... ... will the rest of Context accept the above tfb font and size in places where a heading macro automatically defaults to tfb? John Culleton

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Chinese in current ConTeXt
by Tobias Burnus 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hello, some remarks/errors of the current UTF-8 Chinese support in ConTeXt 2005.12.19: (For (a) to (c) see also attached file.) a) unic-chi.tex: This contains the unicode vectors for which a Chinese font will be used; currently it only covers \dostepwiserecurse{40}{159}{1}{\defineunicodecommand #1 {\uchar}} but this it misses the U+FFxx characters (fullwidth latin characters, e.g. '?' which is as wide as a Chinese character) => solution: Add \defineunicodecommand 255 {\uchar} b) Labels: lang-chi.tex contains: \setuplabeltext [\s!cn] [\v!figure={\cnencoding\cnencodedfigure}] \startencoding[uni-c] \definecommand cnencodedfigure {\uchar{86}{254}} but if I use (with UTF-8) \placefigure{}{} the figure character is not shown; however if I setup this directly, i.e. \setuplabeltext[cn][figure={\uchar{86}{254}}] , the character is shown just fine. c) Doing font switching using \SimKaiTi seems to convert back to GBK, can we have Unicode by default (at least when UTF-8 encoding is used)? Examples for (a) to (c) see attachment (UTF-8 encoded). * * * Wish for the native speakers: Please translate - Graphics/Illustration and Intermezzo(s) Question to native speakers: - \c!date={\v!month,\ ,\v!day,{,\ },\v!year}, Is this really the default? Or should this be year年month月day日? * * * Another questions: a) How to typset from top-to-bottom right-to-left using column(sets)? b) How to change the numberformat used? Tobias

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Answer blocks potential
by David Arnold 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hans, Taco, et al, I've looked at the question-answer block suggestion and it has good potential for what I want to do. What I need now is a way of typesetting the blocks as follows. 1. Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. Question Then, later in the document, I'll unhide the answer blocks. Is it worth my while to try to use question-answer blocks in an itemized environment? should I pursue that or try a different tack?

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followup metapost textext?
by Hans van der Meer 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Followup to my previous post (see below) I executed the code on the "live tex site" and, mirabile dictu, there it works. The difference I can see is a much older pdfetex (Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4)) on the live site, whereas I have a newer one (Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)). Could that be the problem or must I dig deeper? =============== Panic using metapost in context. This used to work. I did a file that previously (\thisisutilityversion {1998.12.20}) had good output but now has "unknown" everywhere for textext calls! \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{one} draw (0,0)--(100,0)--(100,50)--(50,50)--(50,100)--(0,100)--(0,0); label (textext("label"), (10,25)); \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{one} \stoptext But now I see "unknown" as the text typeset instead of "label"! What happened. This is disastrous. yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer

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How to setup this type of header?
by R S Ananda Murthy 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Hello, I need to setup header as shown below: pagenumber booktitle chaptertitle pagenumber ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- left page | right page | How to setup this type of header? I do not want dashed line below the header. Header should not be printed on a page where a chapter is starting. My body text should be in postscript Times Roman font. Thanks for your help. Anand

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metapost textext?
by Hans van der Meer 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Panic using metapost in context. This used to work. I did a file that previously (\thisisutilityversion {1998.12.20}) had good output but now has "unknown" everywhere for textext calls! \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{one} draw (0,0)--(100,0)--(100,50)--(50,50)--(50,100)--(0,100)--(0,0); label (textext("label"), (10,25)); \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{one} \stoptext But now I see "unknown" as the text typeset instead of "label"! What happened. This is disastrous. yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer

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Some things I don't understand about typescripts...
by Thomas A. Schmitz 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Christmas is approaching, and I hate to be a pest this time of the year, but there's this problem that really bothers me: I'm still working hard to release version 2 of my Greek module on the unsuspecting masses. It will define all fonts in a typescript instead of as single fonts to allow switches like {\em } etc. It appears that the typescript mechanism creates some problems. The most serious one for me is that it seems to demand a full list of sizes that can be used in this form: \definebodyfont [30pt,25pt,20pt,18pt,17.3pt,14.4pt,14pt,12pt,11pt,11.5pt,10pt,9pt,8pt, 7pt,6pt,5pt,4pt] [rm] [default] If I specify a bodyfont with a size that's not in this list \setupbodyfont[somebodyfont,19.7pt] I get no errors, but no output either :-( If I add 19.7pt to the list, everything works again. Is there an explanation for this behavior? It also looks like I should define a math font for these Greek fonts. It looks like ConTeXt will try to get certain symbols from math if they're not defined in the bodyfont. Is there a syntax for creating a default math font for an entire set of typescripts? I tried this \starttypescript \definetypeface [all] [mm] [math] [times] [default] [encoding=default] \starttypescript but it doesn't seem to work, if a symbol like \textdoublebracketleft is used, compilation will fail with this error: ! Math formula deleted: Insufficient symbol fonts. \mathematics #1->\relax \ifmmode #1\else $#1$ \fi \doutfunihashglyph ...#1\endcsname {#2}\endcsname \else \strippedcsname \uni... Any suggestions would be welcome; apart from these problems, I'm basically done with the work. All best Thomas

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2005/2006
by Hans Hagen 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Hi, After a series of MP ones, this years our New Years card is a texie one: http://www.pragma-ade.com/temp/2005.pdf This version uses Palatino Nova (the real thing that we send around uses Optima Nova with hz optimization). Hans

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About paragraph columns in table environment
by Radhelorn 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Hello all! I've tried to fit wide table (with paragraphs and vertical lines) into page width. Following example don't work as expected: \SetTableToWidth{\textwidth} \starttable[|p|p|] \HL \VL foo foo foo foo foo foo \VL bar bar bar bar bar bar \VL\AR \HL \stoptable Text in columns formatted as if table was not widened. What did I miss here? BTW, how to fit text into a small box if I don't care about where word breaks? Thanks. -- Radhelorn <radhelorn(a)mail.ru>

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How can I use postscript Times Roman font for entire document?
by R S Ananda Murthy 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Hello, I want to use postscript Times Roman font for body text. How to do this in ConTeXt? Thanks for your help. Anand

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Re: Small Chinese translation
by Richard Gabriel 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Hello Hans, Tobias and others, with help of Xiao Jianfeng, I've added the missing Chinese localizations into lang-chi.tex (as Tobias reported). I also attach a simple test file. Could you please review it and add it to the distribution it it's all OK? I only had a small problem - I was unable to recode the glyphs into BIG5 (using iconv). Does anybody guess why or could anybody try it with another tool? Below is the original message from Xiao for reference that the glyphs are encoded OK. I've also tried to format the date correctly (see my previous message). -Richard ---- > Graphics 图 > Intermezzo (singular) 插曲 (this is a figurative use of "插曲", but I think it's not proper, I will try to consult some people who is good at TeXing) > Intermezzos (plural) 插曲 > Illustration 插图 > Line (singular) 行 > Lines (plural) 行 ---- (from another email) > If there's no Chinese equivalent for "intermezzo", I'd suggest to let > the label empty... I think it would be OK if you leave intermezzo unchanged without translation or just use "插曲".

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setupheadnumber loses table of contents
by David Arnold 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

All, in the following example, if I uncomment %\setupheadnumber[chapter][2] then I lose my table of contents. Should that be happening? % output=pdf \setupcaptions [location=bottom,width=fit,align=right,headstyle=bold,style=slanted] \setupcaption [figure] [way=bysection] %\setupheadnumber[chapter][2] \setuphead[section][number=no] \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{david} draw unitsquare scaled 2cm withpen pencircle scaled 5mm withcolor red; \stopuseMPgraphic \startbuffer[table] \starttable[|c|c|] \HL \VL This \VL is \VL\FR \VL a \VL table \VL\LR \HL \stoptable \stopbuffer \completecontent \chapter{The Process of\crlf Growing Wheat} \input tufte \startbuffer \startcombination[2*1] {\useMPgraphic{david}}{First caption} {\useMPgraphic{david}}{Second caption} \stopcombination \stopbuffer \placefigure[][fig:11] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer} \section{First Section} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:1] {This is an example of an extended caption.} {\useMPgraphic{david}} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:4] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:2] {This is an example of an extended caption.} {\useMPgraphic{david}} \input tufte \section{Second Section} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:1] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:3] {This is an example of an extended caption.} {\useMPgraphic{david}} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:2] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} In \in{Figure}[fig:1], we on page \at[fig:1] what the figure is \about [fig:1]. \chapter{The Process of Baling Hay} \input tufte \section{First Section} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:1] {This is an example of an extended caption.} {\useMPgraphic{david}} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:5] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:2] {This is an example of an extended caption.} {\useMPgraphic{david}} \input tufte \section{Second Section} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:1] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:3] {This is an example of an extended caption.} {\useMPgraphic{david}} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:2] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} \stoptext

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\useblocks in section
by David Arnold 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

All, This doesn't seem to work as expected. Replacing the \useblocks with \selectblocks also produces an unexpected result. What am I doing wrong? I am trying to have only the answers from the chapter show up. %output=pdf \defineenumeration[question][location=serried,text=Question] \defineenumeration[answer][location=serried,text=Answer] \defineblock[question,answer] \hideblocks[answer] \starttext \chapter{First Chapter} \input tufte \beginquestion \startquestion What is the square root of 4? \stopquestion \endquestion \beginanswer \startanswer 2 \stopanswer \endanswer \section{Answers} \useblocks[answer][criterium=chapter] \chapter{Second Chapter} \input tufte \beginquestion \startquestion What is the square root of 9? \stopquestion \endquestion \beginanswer \startanswer 3 \stopanswer \endanswer \section{Answers} \useblocks[answer][criterium=chapter] \stoptext

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For Metafont junkies
by Idris Samawi Hamid 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Dearest gang, As TeX moves into the 21'st century (pdfetex, ConTeXt, etc.) what about Metafont? Erik van Blokland and Co. have come up with the foundation of what could be a new and better "MetaFont", using Python: http://letterror.com/code/robofab/index.html The font development model looks very familiar: http://erik.letterror.com/typemedia/draw/drawingForInterpolation.pdf -) And it works with the latest FontLab (which uses python for extensions), so there's your gui-) built on RoboFab is Superpolator: http://letterror.com/code/superpolator/index.html The last is not free, but takes things to a whole other level. In any case, I think Erik has charted out a path that TeX should consider with respect to realizing the other half of Knuth's dream. Happy Holidays Idris -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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texexec --mptex text?
by Hans van der Meer 21 Dec '05

21 Dec '05

I did some small examples, motivated by the article of Wesseling in NTG's "Voorjaar 2005" MAPS. Latest context and fonts installed (2005-12-19). I do not understand the results. (call) texexec --mptex test-1.mp: beginfig(1); draw (0,0)--(100,0)--(100,50)--(50,50)--(50,100)--(0,100)--(0,0); label.urt(btex \ss\tfxx coorner etex rotated 45, (50,50)) withcolor blue; endfig; end. Why are the o's colliding? font shown to be Courier Truetype (Macintosh OSX). And why is the fount Courier instead of the expected ComputerModern SansSerif? Contents of test.mpx is: % Written by DVItoMP, Version 0.9/color (Web2C 7.5.3) begingroup save _p,_r,_s,_n; picture _p; _p=nullpicture; string _n[]; vardef _s(expr _t,_f,_m,_x,_y)(text _c)= addto _p also _t infont _f scaled _m shifted (_x,_y) _c; enddef; _n0="ec-lmss12"; _s("co",_n0,1.00000,0.0000,-5.3134,); _s("o",_n0,1.00000,11.3806,-5.3134,); _s("rner",_n0,1.00000,16.9085,-5.3134,); setbounds _p to (0,-5.3134)--(36.0726,-5.3134)-- (36.0726,0.0000)--(0,0.0000)--cycle; _p endgroup mpxbreak File tmpgraph.bck has: \long\def\mpxshipout#1{\shipout\hbox{% \setbox0=\hbox{#1}% \dimen0=\ht0 \advance\dimen0\dp0 \dimen1=\ht0 \dimen2=\dp0 \ht0=0pt \dp0=0pt \box0 \ifnum\dimen0>0 \vrule width1sp height\dimen1 depth\dimen2 \else \vrule width1sp height1sp depth0sp\relax \fi}} \mpxshipout{% line 3 test.mp \ss coorner} \end{document} \end{document} File tmpgraph.log shows context loading ec fonts (why not lm now)? yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer

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\startstandardmakeup aligned top-left
by Jilani Khaldi 21 Dec '05

21 Dec '05

Hi All, I have the first page of a document set this way: ... \startstandardmakeup *Document info* \stopstandardmakeup ... The result is *Document info* is placed in the center of the page. How to put it (*Document info*) at the top-left of the page? Thank you. jk -- Jilani KHALDI http://jkhaldi.oltrelinux.com

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About repeated formatting keys in table.
by Radhelorn 21 Dec '05

21 Dec '05

Hello! Acording to WIKI this should work: \starttable[*{3}{|c|}] \HL \NC column1 \NC column2 \NC column3 \NC\NR \HL \stoptable \starttabulate[*{3}{|c|}] \HL \NC column1 \NC column2 \NC column3 \NC\NR \HL \stoptabulate Tabulate works as expected, but table gives errors about missing columns. It seems that |'s is not always multiplied by *{}{} command. -- Radhelorn <radhelorn(a)mail.ru>

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using postscript times roman fonts
by piskala upendran 21 Dec '05

21 Dec '05

hi, this is the minimal example. ------------------------------ \usetypescript [adobekb] [\defaultencoding] \usetypescript [times][\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont[times,12pt] \starttext \input knuth \stoptext hope this helps __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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usage of module pstricks?
by Wolfgang Zillig 21 Dec '05

21 Dec '05

Hello, can anybody give me a minimal example how to use the module m-pstric.tex? I tried following minimal example: \usemodule[pstric] \starttext \startPSTRICKS \pspicture(0,0)(10,10) \dorecurse{10}{\psline(0,0)(\recurselevel,10)} \dorecurse{10}{\psline(0,0)(10,\recurselevel)} \endpspicture \stopPSTRICKS \stoptext But this results into a gray shaded box with the following content: "name:dummy, file: texweb-texapp.eps, state: unknown" Thanks Wolfgang

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ownnumber=yes
by David Arnold 21 Dec '05

21 Dec '05

All, This: %output=pdf \definehead[david][section] \setuphead[david][ownnumber=yes] \starttext \chapter{One} \input tufte \section{Two} \input tufte \david{Three} \input tufte \section{Four} \input tufte \stoptext Causes this: ! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [input stack size=5000]. <argument> \s!section -3 \previoussection #1->\csname \??se #1 \c!before \endcsname \countervalue #1->\csname #1 \endcsname \@@longsectionnumber ...?se \previoussection {#1}} >\zerocount \csname \previ... \finalsectionnumber ...alue {\@@sectie \c!number } \fi \fi \@@shortsectionnumber ...1\c!ownnumber \endcsname \fi ... l.14 \david{Three} Any ideas?

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fonts
by Hans Hagen 21 Dec '05

21 Dec '05

Hi, This one could be a nice testcase / installation exercise http://www.fontshop.com/features/free.cfm?utm_source=ff37&utm_medium=email Hans

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Small Chinese translation
by Richard Gabriel 21 Dec '05

21 Dec '05

Hello Xiao, could you please translate these few words into Chinese so they could be added into the Chinese ConTeXt module? Graphics Intermezzo (singular) Intermezzos (plural) Illustration Line (singular) Lines (plural) Many thanks, Richard

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\reset deprecated?
by David Arnold 21 Dec '05

21 Dec '05

All, I can't get \reset to work as in the manual. Is it deprecated? Replaced with something? %output=pdf \defineenumeration[question][location=serried,text=Question] \defineenumeration[answer][location=serried,text=Answer] \defineblock[question,answer] \hideblocks[answer] \starttext \chapter{First Chapter} \input tufte \beginquestion \startquestion What is the square root of 4? \stopquestion \endquestion \beginanswer \startanswer 2 \stopanswer \endanswer \section{Answers} \reset[answer] \selectblocks[answer][criterium=chapter] \chapter{Second Chapter} \input tufte \beginquestion \startquestion What is the square root of 4? \stopquestion \endquestion \beginanswer \startanswer 2 \stopanswer \endanswer \stoptext

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