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by Vit Zyka 04 Feb '04

04 Feb '04

Hallo ConTeXt debater, this buffer storage works perfectly: ---- \starttext \startbuffer[TMP] Bla \stopbuffer \getbuffer[TMP] \stoptext ---- but why not this one? ---- \starttext \def\tmp{% \startbuffer[TMP] Bla \stopbuffer } \tmp \getbuffer[TMP] \stoptext ---- Thanks Vit Zyka

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Re: About context
by Hans Hagen 04 Feb '04

04 Feb '04

At 14:42 03/02/2004, you wrote: >Dear Hans, > > May please ask a couple of silly questions: > >Don't you have anything like \(odd/even)sidemargin in ConTeXt? \setuplayout [backspace=3cm, cutspace=4cm] in those areas you can define left/rightmargin and left/rightedge >What's the difference between \insertpages and \copypages, and what's >the list of allowed parameters to each? did you look into page-imp.tex? there ar ea few examples there Hans

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Re: Een aantal kleinere problemen met context
by Hans Hagen 04 Feb '04

04 Feb '04

At 09:10 02/02/2004, you wrote: >1) Ik wil graag een tabel maken waarin de breedte en van sommige velden >ook de hoogte vast leg (bijv. 12 cm voor breedte van een kolom, en voor >een aantal rijen een hoogte van 5 cm). Als scheider tussen de velden wil >ik een haarlijn hebben. There are four mechanisms, each with their own advantages. In your case the \bTABLE .. \eTABLE method sounds ok http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/enattab.pdf >Ik heb verschillende opties van het context pakket geprobeerd, maar de >combinatie van haarlijn, en gefixeerde hoogte en breedte van kolommen / >rijen is tot nu toe niet gelukt. In Latex is dit vrij eenvoudig dus ik >vermoed dat dit in context ook can. > >2) Als ik de nl implementatie van context gebruik begint de legenda van >een tabel met het woord tabel. voor een figuur wordt dit figuur. Hoe kan >ik dit veranderen in bijv. Table en Figure? Natuurlijk kan ik de engels >talige implementatie gebruiken, maar ik wil dat veranderen door bijv >stelkopjesin of een ander macro. Ik zie alleen niet hoe. take a look in lang-ger.tex on how to change labels (you can use the dutch user interface with english labels: % interface=nl \mainlanguage[en] Hans

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Fwd: Een aantal kleinere problemen met context
by Hans Hagen 04 Feb '04

04 Feb '04

> >Beste lezers, > >Ik heb een aantal kleinere problemen met context die ik graag op lossen >wil, maar niet precies weet hoe. > >1) Ik wil graag een tabel maken waarin de breedte en van sommige velden >ook de hoogte vast leg (bijv. 12 cm voor breedte van een kolom, en voor >een aantal rijen een hoogte van 5 cm). Als scheider tussen de velden wil >ik een haarlijn hebben. > >Ik heb verschillende opties van het context pakket geprobeerd, maar de >combinatie van haarlijn, en gefixeerde hoogte en breedte van kolommen / >rijen is tot nu toe niet gelukt. In Latex is dit vrij eenvoudig dus ik >vermoed dat dit in context ook can. > >2) Als ik de nl implementatie van context gebruik begint de legenda van >een tabel met het woord tabel. voor een figuur wordt dit figuur. Hoe kan >ik dit veranderen in bijv. Table en Figure? Natuurlijk kan ik de engels >talige implementatie gebruiken, maar ik wil dat veranderen door bijv >stelkopjesin of een ander macro. Ik zie alleen niet hoe. > >bijvoorbaad dank voor goede tips. > >Stephen ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma(a)wxs.nl Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [NTG-context] \textcelsius and Latin Modern
by Hans Hagen 04 Feb '04

04 Feb '04

At 21:20 30/01/2004, you wrote: >Hello, >as you can see in doc/fonts/lm/testlm-ts1.dvi, there is a \textcelsius >available in Latin Modern font with LaTeX. >How could I use this symbol in ConTeXt? >TIA for any hint, Peter using the units module makes more sense ... concerning the lm fonts, later this year i'll replace plr/csr/aer/cmr by lm and then we can add those symbols Hans

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problems with mail
by Hans Hagen 04 Feb '04

04 Feb '04

Hi, It seems that our provider has changed a couple of rules so that our old addresses no longer are relayed ... i'll sort out what answers i need to resent. Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE/POD/CTS Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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m-bib, setupcite
by Michal Kvasnicka 04 Feb '04

04 Feb '04

Good evening. How can I make \cite[authoryear][SomeoneAndAnother1999] to produce Someone a Another (1999) instead of Someone and Another (1999), i.e. to change `and' to the Czech `a'? I tried \setupcite[author,authoryear,authoryears][lastpubsep={ a }] but nothing happened. Many thanks for any hint. Michal Kvasnicka

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90° rotation+landscape
by Peter Rolf 04 Feb '04

04 Feb '04

Hello list, I want to setup an evelope and the whole output should be rotated by 90° (this is the way my printer gets them). ___ | || ________ | | | -- | | | |_____--_| ||__| normal layout 90° rotated output (paper and content) The resulting pdf looks like this (square paper format): ______ | | | | | | | ||_____| Here is a minimal example: % interface=en output=pdftex \definepapersize[C65] % standard C65 evelope [width=229mm, height=114mm, ] \setuppapersize[C65][C65, landscape, 90] \starttext \tfc 90° rotation for printer. \stoptext Have I missed something or is this a bug in \dodosetuppapersize? Any help welcome, Peter

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page setup
by Hans van der Meer 03 Feb '04

03 Feb '04

I am trying to typeset 2 A5 pages onto 1 A4 page in landscape format, side by side. Thus typesetting the pages two at a time on one piece of paper, in their natural order, seeing them as a spread. Something like xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x x x 1 x 2 x going on for 3, 4, etc. x x x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I do not seem to get that job done. The context code I tried: \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape] \setuplayout[location=doublesided,marking=on,grid=yes,header=0mm,margin= 12mm] \setuppagenumbering[location=footer,location=margin,alternative=doublesi ded] \setuparranging[2*1] % or [doublesided] or [mirrored] The \setuparranging (in the above variations) sends TeX into an infinite loop. Of course [2*2] will not work, it gives booklets of 4 pages instead of 2. Maybe it can be done without the \setuparranging, but I could not find out how. The context version I use is: ConTeXt ver: 2003.12.12 fmt: 2003.12.13 int: english mes: english I would appreciate some help very much. Hans van der Meer

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Backup typesetters.
by John Culleton 03 Feb '04

03 Feb '04

I am negotiating a largish contract with an UK publisher to typeset a technical book, with several tables. The sources will be furnished the customer along with the PDF. They are concerned that if in the future I were not available for any reason what alternate person or persons they could turn to. Those of you who do typesetting and layout for fees and who might be interested in taking over such a task should it become necessary are asked to reply off-list to type(a)wexfordpress.com. I emphasize that this is just a contigency arrangement. I think the customer is just being prudent. -- John Culleton Able Typesetters and Indexers http://wexfordpress.com

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a typo in mtexexec.pdf
by kopszak＠mnw.art.pl 02 Feb '04

02 Feb '04

Hello, On page 4 of mtexexec.pdf should be : texexec -translate= il2-pl somefile instead of texexec -translate= il2pl somefile ^^^^^^ Piotr -- Piotr Kopszak, Ph.D. Polish Art Gallery, National Museum in Warsaw -----------------------------> http://kopszak.mnw.art.pl/

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Re: ntg-context digest Re: Problems running context
by Adam Tee 02 Feb '04

02 Feb '04

> 3. Re: Problems running context (Hans Hagen) can you make a minimal failing example? Hans, I've found the problem I was redefining \setupinterlinespace[big] \setuppagenumbering[conversion=numerals] in the text, removing these has solved it. Adam

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reverse order sorting
by Vit Zyka 01 Feb '04

01 Feb '04

Hallo ConTeXt debaters, is possible to change sorting order (e.g. sort in reverse order) in the mechanismn: ----- \definesorting[address][addressbook] \setupsorting[address][criterium=all] \address{A} \address{B} \placelistofaddressbook ----- Thanks Vit Zyka

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differences of table modes
by Henning Hraban Ramm 31 Jan '04

31 Jan '04

Ahoi! I just reviewed my german ConTeXt tutorial and tried to tell the truth about all the table modes. Please correct me if I'm wrong: * tabulate - can break over several pages - [start|stop]tabulate[head|tail] should define a repeated head/tail, but it doesn't work - documented in the manual (cont-en[i|p]) * table - cannot break - based on Wichura's TaBlE (others not) - can be used as float (others not?) - documentation commercial at pctex.com (39 $), partly docs in "ConTeXt - an excursion" (m[s|p]-cb-en) * tables - same as table, but can break over several pages - [start|stop]table[head|tail] works - nowhere documented? * TABLE - didn't try page breaks yet; should it work? - [b|e]TABLE works; should [start|stop]TABLE also? - docs: up-to-date 8 (no link on HP!), enattab * new table mode? I remember Hans wrote about a new enhanced table mode, but can't find the mail. Grüßlis vom Hraban! -- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/

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Windows xp user wants to begin with context
by Wilfried Van Hirtum 31 Jan '04

31 Jan '04

Hi I'm a complete ms word user who wants to convert to context to make his mathematical textbooks. I have windows xp on my computer, but nothing (really nothing like perl, editor's or distribution) else. What exactly have i to do make my pc work with context? By the way, don't say to me to read the how to install context manual which are not meant to read by absolute beginners. I've spent hours on looking around on internet, on the pragma-website, reading manuals, but i don't find something clear and simple what tells me exactly to do and in which order to let me begin working with context. There seems to be so many pre-knowledge about perl, command line commands, and so on.. But can anybody out there please tell me how i can start from the very beginning. I would appreciate your advise very much. To set it clear: i'm not a linux or unix-user, i use windowx xp. I really want to begin with context, but there seems to be so many obstacles to overwin. Many thanks in advance. Wilfried Van Hirtum --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it!

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\textcelsius and Latin Modern
by Peter Münster 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

Hello, as you can see in doc/fonts/lm/testlm-ts1.dvi, there is a \textcelsius available in Latin Modern font with LaTeX. How could I use this symbol in ConTeXt? TIA for any hint, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/ ------------------------------------ Film Search site: http://f-s.sf.net/

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texexec --pdfselection with selection range
by Tobias Burnus 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

Hello, how I can use TeXExec --pdfselection with a selection range? If I try --selection=3-50,52-90 I get an error. It works if I write --selection=3,4,5,6,7,... but this is quite labourous and one needs to make sure that one has not forgot a single number. (I try to cut out the colour pages to save some paper (60 sheets) while printing to the b/w printer.) Tobias

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JPEG file couldn't be read
by Johannes Hüsing 29 Jan '04

29 Jan '04

Hi all, this is most probably a pdfetex question, but I don't feel like subscribing to a new list to have it answered. I get the error message: Error: pdfetex (file ./rimg0016.jpg): reading JPEG image failed on a \useexternalfigure definition and \externalfigure call. Typing "file rimg0016.jpg" gets me "rimg0016.jpg: JPEG image data, EXIF standard 0.77, 42 x 0" and the file is shown as expected by "display rimg0016.jpg". This all happens under a TeXLive 7 distribution on a Debian Woody Linux box. Any ideas how I have to convert the files to please pdfetex? Greetings Johannes -- Johannes Hüsing There is something fascinating about science. One gets hannes(a)ruhrau.de such wholesale returns of conjecture from such a trifling investment of fact. Mark Twain

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spaces in bibliographic list
by Maurice Diamantini 29 Jan '04

29 Jan '04

Bonjour à tous, I have not enought spaces between bibliographic elements (but too much spaces between two lines inside every bibliographic element) Is there any way for ajusting these spaces? Thank you very much in avance! I have the following configuration for my biblio \usemodule[bib] \setuppublications[ refcommand=num, numbering=yes, numbercommand=\myNumberCommand ] \def\myNumberCommand#1{[#1]} ... \starttext ... \section{Bibliographie} \placepublications ... \stoptext Maurice Diamantini http://www.ensta.fr/~diam

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Pagebreak in columns
by Michal Kvasnicka 29 Jan '04

29 Jan '04

Good evening. I typeset a document in two columns on a grid. Sometimes a page is one row longer than it should be. How can I make it not to do it? (I don't care for widows and things like that, I can correct them manually). I know this was disscussed before but I can find the text of the thread in any archive, just the link. Any hint? Many thanks for any hint. Your sincerely Michal Kvasnicka I set it approximately like this (just major setting mentioned): \setuplayout [topspace=1cm, height=19cm, lines=43, backspace=1cm, width=128mm, header=0pt, headerdistance=0pt, footer=2\baselineskip, footerdistance=0pt, grid=yes] \setupcolumns [n=2, tolerance=tolerant, distance=1em] \widowpenalty=0\relax \clubpenalty=0\relax \brokenpenalty=0\relax \normalbottom \starttext \startcolumns ... \stopcolumns \stoptext

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\fillinrules with backgroundcolor
by Berend de Boer 29 Jan '04

29 Jan '04

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello All, Does anyone know if it is possible to have fillinrules with a background color? It would be even better if I didn't have the rule, just a gray background for example. This is the effect I like to see: Name: [ ] Address: [ ] [ ] Where [...] is a colored back ground. Example: \starttext \fillinrules[n=1,width=broad]{Name} \fillinrules[n=2,width=broad]{Address} \stoptext - -- Live long and prosper, Berend de Boer (PGP public key: http://www.pobox.com/~berend/berend-public-key.txt) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> iD8DBQFAFMwlIyuuaiRyjTYRAnH0AJ4uBjSCK9V49sTzleVICgfKsvhqzACfQBj4 WDqfzuSOEpgi7R9f8wS2bJI= =NMfg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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\stopfiguretext problem
by Johannes Hüsing 28 Jan '04

28 Jan '04

Dear ConTeXtuals, on the following minimal example I get the following error message: \setupoutput[pdftex] \useexternalfigure [Nils][image0023-N23] \starttext \startfiguretext[left]{2003/04/23 21:11:57}{\externalfigure [Nils]} \stopfiguretext \stoptext This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.00b-pretest-20020211-2.1 (Web2C 7.3.7x) (format=cont-en 2003.5.25) 28 JAN 2004 21:24 [...] ! Undefined control sequence. \stopfiguretext ->\dostoptextfloat l.8 \stopfiguretext ? What is wrong here? Greetings Johannes -- Johannes Hüsing There is something fascinating about science. One gets hannes(a)ruhrau.de such wholesale returns of conjecture from such a trifling investment of fact. Mark Twain

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chart bug
by Shivkumar Chandrasekaran 28 Jan '04

28 Jan '04

Hi, I have noticed that if I use \comment command in my chart and there are two of them with two \setupFLOWcharts command then the \comment command does not produce text. I know the code is bug free because deleting one of the charts (including \setupFLOWcharts) makes the \comment text re-appear. Any help in working around this bug will be appreciated. A small example is at the bottom. I believe I have the latest downloads from Gierben Wierda's distribution for Mac OS X. Thanks, --shiv-- \starttext %----start cutting to remove bug---------- \setupFLOWcharts [nx=2, ny=1, dx=3\bodyfontsize, dy=3\bodyfontsize, width=6\bodyfontsize, height=3\bodyfontsize, maxwidth=\textwidth, maxheight=\textheight] \startFLOWchart [network] \startFLOWcell \name {N1} \location {1,1} \shape {10} \text {input \\ output} \connect [prpl] {N2} \stopFLOWcell \startFLOWcell \name {N2} \location {2,1} \shape {5} \text {$N_1$} \connect [nlnr] {N1} \stopFLOWcell \stopFLOWchart \placefigure [][] {Where are the comments.} {\FLOWchart[network]} %-----stop cutting to remove bug------------- \setupFLOWcharts [nx=2, ny=1, dx=3\bodyfontsize, dy=3\bodyfontsize, width=6\bodyfontsize, height=3\bodyfontsize, maxwidth=\textwidth, maxheight=\textheight] \startFLOWchart [network2] \startFLOWcell \name {N1} \location {1,1} \shape {10} \text {input \\ output} \connect [prpl] {N2} \comment [t] {Hello} \stopFLOWcell \startFLOWcell \name {N2} \location {2,1} \shape {5} \text {$N_1$} \connect [nlnr] {N1} \stopFLOWcell \stopFLOWchart \placefigure [][] {Where are the comments.} {\FLOWchart[network2]} \stoptext

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basic formatting in ConTeXt
by Alan C.Bowen 28 Jan '04

28 Jan '04

I am new to ConTeXt and have what are doubtless some very basic questions. I have checked the manuals and the archives of this list and of the TeX on Mac OS X list the, but have not found what I am looking for yet. What I need is (a) to set up the footers and headers in a book so that there is only a footer on the first page and only a header on subsequent pages, (b) to define the first page number (c) to set the color of a page in its entirety. Any pointers to documents, solutions, or worked examples in ConTeXt will be very much appreciated. I have some idea of how to do these things in Plain TeX, but should really like to migrate to ConTeXt. Alan

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(no subject)
by hl590we 27 Jan '04

27 Jan '04

Hello,everybody, I have a problem while using context to create some flowcharts. The beginning of my tex source file looks like: \setupoutput[pdftex] \usemodule[chart] Naturally I got a flowchart in pdf version. But a pdf version flowchart is not suitable for inserting into a paper or a report. Then I try to use software to convert it from pdf format into some other imgage formats. But none of them was satisfied. I wonder how can I direct get a flowchart in some imgage formats (e.g. in png, jpg format) from the source tex file. Are there some tricks in the settings of the tex source file? Thanks in advance! Best regards @@@@@@@@wei jm @@@@@@@@wei@uni-duisburg.de @@@@@@@@2004-01-20

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textbar
by Thomas A.Schmitz 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

Hi all, I was under the (mistaken?) impression that "textbar" (for "|") was predefined somewhere in the distribution, but couldn't find anyhting. So I defined it myself in the preamble of my document: \define\textbar{\getglyph{Roman}{\char124}} and it seems to be working. Is this the proper way to do this? Best Thomas

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Hyphenation of URLs with and without interaction
by Tobias Burnus 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

Hello, If you run the test case below, once with and once without \statupinteraction[state=start], you realize that this influences the hyphenation. Using interaction, the URL is only hyphenated at '/', '.' etc. Using no interaction, also the words are hyphenated. How can I get also hyphenated words with interaction enabled? ----------------------------------------------------------- \showframe \setupinteraction[state=start] \def\gotoURL#1{\useURL[foo][#1]\goto{\url[foo]}[url(foo)]} \starttext \hskip5cm\gotoURL{http://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/SomeVeryVeryVeryLongDirectory/And/AQuiteLongFileName.html} \stoptext ----------------------------------------------------------- Regards, Tobias

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special font issue 3 user groups
by Petr Ferdus 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

Just a note about the text of Czech version of Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (page 124 of the document special-s.pdf) there are some typos/misspellings most notably in the first word of the title. (first word is wrong) <wrong>Šeobecná deklarace lidských práv</wrong> <correct>Všeobecná deklarace lidských práv</correct> (in Czech language is "t<quotesingle/>" written as one letter "ť") <wrong>at<quotesingle/> jde</wrong> <correct>ať jde</correct> (wrong spelling) <wrong>príjímat</wrong> <correct>přijímat</correct> (it's one word) <wrong>myš lenky</wrong> <correct>myšlenky</correct> Peter

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Re: ntg-context digest Re: Problems running context
by Adam Tee 25 Jan '04

25 Jan '04

> 3. Re: Problems running context (Hans Hagen) can you make a minimal failing example? Hans, I've not been able to reproduce with a simple example. Adam

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Strange behaviour? Metapost om connection with MPpage
by Willi Egger 25 Jan '04

25 Jan '04

Hi all, Currently I am preparing a series of figures. I use the approach given in Metafun: \startuseMPgraphic{test} ... code ... \stopuseMPgraphic \starttext \startMPpage \includeMPgraphic{test} \stopMPpage % \useMPgraphic \stoptext The appended code does compile if the MPpage lines are commented. and useMPgraphic is uncommented. Otherwise the following error is given: ! Missing `,' has been inserted. <to be read again> : gluedraw->...me_stripe(height,width,linewidth,\@@: linecolor,angle,\@@:gap,sh... l.248 gluedraw(sq) ; I use currently: ConTeXt ver: 2003.12.18 fmt: 2004.1.13 Could some metafun-literate try the code in both versions and see what happens? Thanks Willi \setupoutput[pdftex] \setupcolors[state=start] \def\PICT{Test} \startMPenvironment \setupbodyfont[ss,8pt] \stopMPenvironment \setupMPvariables [\PICT] [linecolor=blue, gap=.2\bodyfontsize] \startuseMPgraphic{\PICT}{linecolor,gap} % the following definition is taken from mp-back.mp and adapted % in order to be able to fill a given path with a pattern def some_stripe (expr awidth , aheight , alinewidth , alinecolor , aangle , agap , ashape_path ) = stripe_gap := agap ; stripe_angle := aangle ; drawoptions (withpen pencircle scaled alinewidth withcolor alinecolor) ; path p ; p := ashape_path ; stripe_path_a () (draw) p ; enddef; def gluedraw(expr gluepath)= path shape_path; shape_path := gluepath; some_stripe (height, width, linewidth, \MPvar{linecolor}, angle, \MPvar{gap}, shape_path); enddef ; numeric u; u := 5mm; numeric width; width := 100u; numeric height; height := 50u; numeric angle; angle := 45 ; numeric linewidth; linewidth :=.5pt; path sq; sq = (0,0)--(10u,0)--(12u,5u)--(10u,10u)--(0,10u) --cycle ; fill sq withcolor \MPcolor{red} ; gluedraw(sq); \stopuseMPgraphic \starttext % \startMPpage % \includeMPgraphic{\PICT} % \stopMPpage \useMPgraphic{\PICT} \stoptext

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special font issue 3 user groups
by Hans Hagen 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

Hi, At the location mentioned below you will find a font special. Before we send the files to the printing house (next week) we want to make sure that the for us not so familiar languages are code / entered / typeset correct. It's a booklet at cdrom jewel case format so that it can sit next to the tex (live) collection. http://www.pragma-pod.com/downloads/special/special-c.pdf http://www.pragma-pod.com/downloads/special/special-p.pdf http://www.pragma-pod.com/downloads/special/special-s.pdf Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma(a)wxs.nl Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Indentation after formulas
by David Munger 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

Hello, Compiling the following results in indented text following the formula: % interface=en tex=pdfetex output=pdftex \usemodule [nath] \setupindenting [medium] \starttext \section{Some section} Let \placeformula \[ f(x) = x^2, \] where $x$ means nothing. \stoptext I'd like "where $x$ means nothing." not to be indented as a new paragraph. Am I doing something wrong? David

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Eeeep! m-bib/bibtex stopped working
by William D. Neumann 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

For some reason I cannot get bibtex to create my bibliography files for a paper typeset in context with m-bib. When I run bibtex, I get the following error. [231] 10:25AM% bibtex clarifyingObfuscation_ctx ~/Sandia/52597/Whitebox/pureWhite/current This is BibTeX, Version 0.99c (Web2C 7.5.2) The top-level auxiliary file: clarifyingObfuscation_ctx.aux I couldn't open style file cont-no.bst ---line 2 of file clarifyingObfuscation_ctx.aux : \bibstyle{cont-no : } I'm skipping whatever remains of this command I found no style file---while reading file clarifyingObfuscation_ctx.aux (There were 2 error messages) The aux file contais just the following three lines: \citation{*} \bibstyle{cont-no} \bibdata{crypto} And the m-bib setup lines I am using are as follows: \def\brnum#1% {[#1]} \usemodule[bib] \setupbibtex[database=crypto] % use crypto.bib %\setuppublications[alternative=aps] % you don't have the 'aps' choice, yet \setuppublications[numbering=yes,refcommand=num,numbercommand=\brnum] \setuppublicationlist[author=\normalauthor, artauthor=\normalauthor, editor=\normalauthor, surnamesep=, namesep={, }, finalnamesep={, }, lastnamesep={, }, firstnamesep=\ ] I have tried copying the *.bst files into the working directory, which did not work (I get the exact same error from bibtex). Bibtex runs just fine on my latex typeset files, so it is not a problem with bibtex itself. Does anyone have any suggestions? William D. Neumann --- "Well I could be a genius, if I just put my mind to it. And I...I could do anything, if only I could get 'round to it. Oh we were brought up on the space-race, now they expect you to clean toilets. When you've seen how big the world is, how can you make do with this? If you want me, I'll be sleeping in - sleeping in throughout these glory days." -- Jarvis Cocker

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Italic, captial Greek letters (with Latin Modern)
by Tobias Burnus 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

Hello, if I understand Latin Modern correctly, it contains the \Psi both as upright and as italic version (CM has only the upright version). How can I get the italic version? It did not work this way: \usetypescript[modern][texnansi] \setupbodyfont[modern,12pt,ams] \starttext $\Psi$ \stoptext Tobias

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how to get an image format flowchart
by wei jm 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

Hello,everybody, I have a problem while using context to create some flowcharts. The beginning of my tex source file looks like: \setupoutput[pdftex] \usemodule[chart] Naturally I got a flowchart in pdf version. But a pdf version flowchart is not suitable for inserting into a paper or a report. Then I try to use software to convert it from pdf format into some other imgage formats. But none of them was satisfied. I wonder how can I direct get a flowchart in some imgage formats (e.g. in png, jpg format) from the source tex file. Are there some tricks in the settings of the tex source file? Thanks in advance! Best regards wei jm wei(a)uni-duisburg.de 2004-01-20

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Problems running context
by Adam Tee 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

Hi all, I'm having a number of problems when I run context on my documents I keep getting the following whenever a reference is required. systems : begin file Litreview/litreview at line 31 (./Litreview/litreview.tex ! Missing number, treated as zero. <to be read again> { \nummer ...lue {\@@thenumber {#1}\c!conversie }} { \countervalue {\@@thenumbe... \labeltexts #1#2->\leftlabeltext {#1}#2 \rightlabeltext {#1} <argument> ...anummer {\pageprefixes \pagenumber } \@@nmrechts \firstofoneargument #1->#1 \doattributes ...EA \csname #1#2\endcsname \fi {#4 }\dostopattributes ... l.4 \chapter[chap:litreview]{Literature Review} Is there any easy solution?? It happens with the bibliography as well but the final output seems correct. Adam

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page areas again
by Hans Hagen 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Hi, I uploaded a beta with a few more (rather small) modules. These provide a framework for experiments (which i guess Willy will start doing immediately). \usemodule[layout] % todo bindingedge, have to think that over since it's an arrangement related and not layout \starttext \setuplayout[preset-1-1] test \showframe \page \setuplayout[preset-1-1][width=65\averagecharwidth] \setuplayout[preset-1-1] test \showframe \page \setuplayout[preset-2-1] test \showframe \page \setuplayout[preset-2-1][columns=10] \setuplayout[preset-2-1] test \showframe \page \setuplayout[preset-2-2] test \showframe \page \setuplayout[preset-2-2][columns=10] \setuplayout[preset-2-2] test \showframe \page \stoptext (texexec --modu --pdf lang-frq should provide nasty details; lang-frd is a nice playground for language specific widths) Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma(a)wxs.nl Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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how to get an image format flowchar?
by wei jm 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Hello,everybody, I have a problem while using context to create some flowcharts. The beginning of my tex source file looks like: \setupoutput[pdftex] \usemodule[chart] Naturally I got a flowchart in pdf version. But a pdf version flowchart is not suitable for inserting into a paper or a report. Then I try to use software to convert it from pdf format into some other imgage formats. But none of them was satisfied. I wonder how can I direct get a flowchart in some imgage formats (e.g. in png, jpg format) from the source tex file. Are there some tricks in the settings of the tex source file? Thanks in advance! Best regards 　　　　　　　　wei jm 　　　　　　　　wei(a)uni-duisburg.de 　　　　　　　　2004-01-20

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Unable to customize publication list
by Giuseppe Bilotta 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Hi, another m-bib problem from it.comp.software.tex ... it seems that none of the "list customizations" options (i.e. neither the \setuppublicationlist nor \setuplist[pubs] allows to change the numbercommand parameter (e.g. to put brackets around the bibref number in the list); a quick glance at the log shows that the numbercommand is getting overruled by \initializepublist ... how to cope with this? -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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two problems - vertical align
by nn＠rtfm.cz 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

hi, I have two problems and I will be pleased if someone could help me. I'm working on my final work for school and the first problem: \title Abstrakt (in Czech) \title Abstract (in English) I need to have both of them on one page! (each about 10 lines of text) but ConTeXt makes two pages :-) ----- My second problem is that I have a page width about 10 lines of text where I give thanks to everyone who participates on my work and I need that paragraph align to the bottom of the page I have tryed this: \setupalign[bottom] but nothing was happen :-( I'm using Linux Debian and This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5) (format=cont-en 2004.1.16) 20 JAN 2004 10:59 ConTeXt ver: 2003.1.31 fmt: 2004.1.16 int: english mes: english thank you very much for your time! Vitek

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Localizing the bibliography
by Giuseppe Bilotta 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Hi all, as a follow-up to a request on it.comp.software.tex (ya know, I managed to trick a couple of Italians in using ConTeXt ;)): the m-bib module and companion files have a bunch of strings that get inserted in the bibliography list; some of them are localizable (e.g. the "and" or the "et.al."), others are not; the idea would be that all the strings should be localizable; a couple of nonparametrized strings that come to mind are "pages" or "PhD thesis". -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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typearea
by Peter Münster 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Hello, I'm just switching from LaTeX to ConTeXt. Is there already a module with similar functionalities as the typearea¹ package that comes with LaTeX? ¹ typearea comes with KOMA-Script and permits to automatically calculate the right margins with respect to some typographic rules. Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/ ------------------------------------ Film Search site: http://f-s.sf.net/

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how to get an image form flowchart
by wei jm 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Hello,everybody, I have a problem while using context to create some flowcharts. The beginning of my tex source file looks like: \setupoutput[pdftex] \usemodule[chart] Naturally I got a flowchart in pdf version. But a pdf version flowchart is not suitable for inserting into a paper or a report. Then I utilized software to convert it from pdf format into some other imgage formats. But none of them was satisfied. I wonder how can I direct get a flowchart in some imgage formats (e.g. png, jpg) from the source tex file. Are there some tricks in the settings of the tex source file? Thanks in advance! Best regards 　　　　　　　　wei jm 　　　　　　　　wei(a)uni-duisburg.de 　　　　　　　　　　2004-01-20

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Footnotes with(out) backgrounds
by Giuseppe Bilotta 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Hello, a user on it.comp.software.tex just discovered a bug in handling footnotes when backgrounds are present. Brief example: \starttext \setupfootnotes[rule=on] \setupbackground[topoffset=7pt,bottomoffset=7pt] % \startlocalfootnotes[n=0] \startbackground La {\bf locomozione} è un tipo di spostamento reso possibile nell'uomo dal movimento coordinato degli arti inferiori, degli arti superiori e da movimenti di torsione del tronco\footnote{PAOLO CERRETELLI, Fisiologia dell'esercizio, 2001}. \stopbackground \placefootnotes Possiamo facilmente comprendere come questa descrizione rispecchi sia la meccanica della {\bf marcia} sia quella della {\bf corsa}\footnote{Altro commento}. % \placelocalfootnotes % \stoplocalfootnotes \stoptext The commented lines have been added by me during the testing; indeed, local footnotes work, but standard footnotes don't. Any ideas/solutions/whatever? -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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Re: [NTG-context] Multiple charts of different size
by Shivkumar Chandrasekaran 18 Jan '04

18 Jan '04

> From: Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> > > can you provide a minimal example of what you want? > > Hans > Oops! My fault. I had \setupFLOWcharts before \starttext, and I issued a second call to \setupFLOWcharts before I had used the first flow chart. I moved everything past \starttext and it all works now. Thanks, --shiv--

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Re: [NTG-context] UnicodeRegular
by Christopher G D Tipper 17 Jan '04

17 Jan '04

>At 17:46 16/01/2004, you wrote: >>I am trying to find a euro symbol for my work. >> >>MikTeX has a comprehensive package manager, and I have tried installing >>packages "uni" [billed as "The Universal Font"] and "universa" but no joy. >>Does anyone know where to get this font? Please don't tell me from Y&Y :-) > >do you need unicode? > > \usesymbols[eur] > >hans Actually this just requires another font I don't have (eurose). If anyone has any exeprience with Unicode I would like the flexibility this provides, as the euro is just a sample case. btw I have searched CTAN for UnicodeRegular and eurose, and no hits. If anyone happens to know which package bundles either of these two fonts I'd appreciate it. Especially if you have it working in MiKTeX 2.4. Thanks all. Christopher

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UnicodeRegular
by Christopher G D Tipper 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

I am trying to find a euro symbol for my work. I have \def\euro{\uchar{32}{172}} [character € which I got from some XSL-FO literature I downloaded] and I use \defineXMLentity [euro] {\euro} as I am transforming from XML. What I then get is ! Font \unicodefont=UnicodeRegular20 at 10.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. MikTeX has a comprehensive package manager, and I have tried installing packages "uni" [billed as "The Universal Font"] and "universa" but no joy. Does anyone know where to get this font? Please don't tell me from Y&Y :-) Christopher --------------------------------o00o-------------------------------- “Since light travels faster than sound, isn’t that why some people appear bright until you hear them speak” — Steve Wright

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Multiple charts of different size
by Shivkumar Chandrasekaran 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Hi, I am using \usemodule[chart] and following the manual mchart.pdf. But I cannot figure out how to get two charts, one of size [nx=4,ny=4] and one of size [nx=4,ny=1] in the same document, without the second one occupying the same physical space as the first one. It seems that I can have only one \setupFLOWcharts command in effect. Is there any way to get around this? Thanks, --shiv--

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Re: [NTG-context] endnotes: ! Dimension too large. ?? (macro description)
by Steffen Wolfrum 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Hi, Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > you can feed it into a description, like: > > \definedescription[WhatANote] > > and then use > > \startWhatANote{#1}#2\stopWhatANote > > in the macro. I am not sure what you mean by "the macro". Do you mean it like this? : \def\MyNoteList#1#2#3{\startWhatANote{#1}#2#1\quad#2\endgraf\stopWhatANote} Or should I add it to this - but I don't know how/where: > \long\def\MyNote#1% > {\ifhmode\unskip\fi > \doglobal\increment\MyNotes\relax > \high{\MyNotes}% > \expanded{\writetolist[MyNoteList]{\MyNotes}}{#1}} Thank you, Steffen

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FLOWcharts connection bug
by Ramm, Henning 15 Jan '04

15 Jan '04

Hello Hans and everyone! Every connection whose origin is the bottom of a cell and that goes somewhere upwards, draws first up into the cell. Connections from bottom to bottom cause always a metapost error. (ConTeXt 2004-01-13; TeXLive 7 on WinNT; pdfTeX 1.11a-2.1) Some nice-to-have features of FLOWchart connections would be: - crossing vertical lines should draw an bow at the crossing (configurable) - force a line to go via some point (cell coordinate) or several points instead shortest way - parallel lines should draw side by side Herzliche Grüße! ------------------- Henning Hraban Ramm

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