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Install again
by John Culleton 31 Dec '03

31 Dec '03

I installed a fresh TeX installation form the TeXLive installation disk. I did the usual things, like convert Texexec.rme to texexec.ini, move texexec.pl to /usr/TeX/bin/ i386-linux/texexec, run fmtutil and texexex -make --all en nl metafun and the rest. I ran fmtutil --all and texhash. Bottom line programs that compile clean and operate properly under my old installation (still available) don't do so under the new installation. For example the sample program d-en-all will compile without errors but the interaction is kaput and nothing shows up in the TOC. The exact same files in the exact same directory will however work when I boot up my old partition. I did a diff on the two log files and here is what it shows: 1c1 < This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11a-2.1 (Web2C 7.5.2) (format=cont-en 2003.12.30) 30 DEC 2003 15:31 --- > This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11a-2.1 (Web2C 7.5.2) (format=cont-en 2003.10.15) 30 DEC 2003 14:34 3a4 > (/usr/TeX/texmf/web2c/cp8bit.tcx) 7c8 < ConTeXt ver: 2003.12.18 fmt: 2003.12.30 int: english mes: english --- > ConTeXt ver: 2003.9.25 fmt: 2003.10.15 int: english mes: english 14,17d14 < system (E-TEX) : [line 58] < system (E-TEX) : [line 64] \lastnodetype < system (E-TEX) : [line 110] < system (E-TEX) : [line 196] \lastnodetype 82d78 < pdftex : needs map file: 8r-urw-ncntrsbk.map 125a122,125 > (./d-en-all.tuo) (./d-en-all.tuo) (./d-en-all.tuo) (./ d-en-all.tuo) > (./d-en-all.tuo) (./d-en-all.tuo) (./d-en-all.tuo) (./ d-en-all.tuo) > (./d-en-all.tuo) (./d-en-all.tuo) (./d-en-all.tuo) (./ d-en-all.tuo) > (./d-en-all.tuo) (./d-en-all.tuo) 165c165 < references : unknown reference [][content] --- > (./d-en-all.tuo) 166a167 > layout : calculating backgrounds 168c169,171 < [1.1{/usr/TeX/texmf-var/dvips/config/pdftex.map}] --- > [1.1{/usr/TeX/texmf-var/dvips/config/pdftex.map} > Warning: pdfetex (file 8a-agaramond.map): cannot open font map file > ] 170,171c173,174 < system : part,chapter,section,subsection,subsubsection,subsubsubsection < ,subsubsubsubsection not found/processed --- > (./d-en-all.tuo) > layout : calculating backgrounds 191,194c194,197 < 1735 strings out of 67026 < 28492 string characters out of 734989 < 4443010 words of memory out of 5542917 < 32394 multiletter control sequences out of 10000+50000 --- > 1764 strings out of 67444 > 28700 string characters out of 742226 > 4435369 words of memory out of 5540853 > 31993 multiletter control sequences out of 10000+50000 197,198c200,201 < 58i,22n,94p,282b,905s stack positions out of 5000i,500n,6000p,200000b,40000s < 149 PDF objects out of 300000 --- > 59i,22n,94p,283b,907s stack positions out of 5000i,500n,6000p,200000b,40000s > 174 PDF objects out of 300000 201,203c204,206 < {/usr/TeX/texmf/dvips/psnfss/8r.enc}</usr/TeX/texmf/fonts/ type1/bitstrea/char < ter/bchr8a.pfb></usr/TeX/texmf/fonts/type1/bitstrea/charter/ bchb8a.pfb> < Output written on d-en-all.pdf (19 pages, 491577 bytes). --- > {/usr/TeX/texmf/dvips/base/8r.enc}</usr/TeX/texmf/fonts/type1/ bitstrea/charte > r/bchr8a.pfb></usr/TeX/texmf/fonts/type1/bitstrea/charter/ bchb8a.pfb> > Output written on d-en-all.pdf (19 pages, 496334 bytes). I can of course change the path and use my elderly installation but I would really prefer to correct my new one. Hints? -- John Culleton Able Typesetters and Indexers http://wexfordpress.com ____________________________________________________________ Free 20 MB Bannerless Domain Hosting, 1000 MB Data Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and more. Get It Now At Doteasy.com http://www.doteasy.com/et/

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\chapter{$D$} and D being not italic
by Tobias Burnus 30 Dec '03

30 Dec '03

Hello, is this my strange setup or is this a general problem? If I TeX this \subsection{Derivation of $n_\sigma$ and $D_\sigma$} \bye both n and D are \rm instead of italic. I know that it worked once. Tobias

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new tex toy
by Hans Hagen 24 Dec '03

24 Dec '03

Hi, One of the problems with the texmf tree is to get the right scripts/documents launched. On linux, runperl/runruby are used for that, on windows there was runperl.exe which is now irun.exe. Those scripts/apps work ok under most circumstances but not all (especially not when one has multiple trees and multiple instances of the tools). So ... a few weeks ago I made a small tool: http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/texmfstart.rb : for those who have ruby in their path http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/texmfstart.exe : for those who don't have ruby installed and are on windows http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexmfstart.pdf : for those who are interested This tool permits things like (on windows): "texmfstart --browser examplap.pdf" but also calls like: "texmfstart texexec.pl optional arguments" and alike. Several search strategies are applied (see manual). The few of you who have seen the integrated context environment (around scite) already may have used this tool indirectly. I didn't yet test this new gimmick on linux but will do that asap. The next thing that will be posted is 'texsync' which will synchronize your local minimal tex and/or context tree (or part of it, or (part) of the documentation) with the current distribution. (i'm playing with that right now). 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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new manual
by Hans Hagen 23 Dec '03

23 Dec '03

Hi, http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexsync-p.pdf.pdf http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexsync-s.pdf.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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Re: [NTG-context] Synchronization (.tex <-> .pdf)
by Hans Hagen 23 Dec '03

23 Dec '03

At 19:49 22/12/2003, you wrote: >On Dec 22, 2003, at 10:32 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > >>How is the position file that texshop wants formatted? > >don't understand the question. when you process a file, using the latex style file, how does the extra fiel with porisions looks like? i suppose that a file is used to communicate the locations, so there should be a file names jobname.whatever that has the info Hans

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Re: Synchronization (.tex <-> .pdf)
by Steffen Wolfrum 23 Dec '03

23 Dec '03

Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > At 16:56 22/12/2003, you wrote: > >Now that would be a Christmas present! I didn't dare ask. > > hm, that gives me two days for a 5 minute module, should be doable -) (... and a new pair of placefigure keywords maybe ??) Steffen

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Synchronization (.tex <-> .pdf)
by Steffen Wolfrum 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

Hi, I don't now how many ConTeXt user are aware of the idea of synchronization. In the LaTeX area of TeX it has a kind of tradition (Textures, srcltx, ...) for dvi output. For PDF output Jérôme Laurens has now written a package (for use with iTeXMac and TeXShop) that makes the advantages from source-output synchronization also available for the todays standard PDF. But as so many things in the TeX world it is written as a "plug-in" for LaTeX. Does anybody has an idea how to use this great achievement also with ConTeXt? For those who would like to have a look at Jérôme's great work, I insert his code at the end of this email. Thank you very much, Steffen Wolfrum %%%% This is pdfsync.sty %%%% 2003-12-08: %%%% There is a bug in using everyvbox... novbox is now the default %%%% bug fixed: $0$ was no visible %%%% 2003-11-28: %%%% comment characters added to fix an error. Don't know exactly the cause... %%%% Default option is all... %%%% Could not use \everydisplay... (bug in eqnarray) %%%% 2003-11-19 %%%% first version %%%% usage: \usepackage[display,cr,vbox]{PDFSYNC} %%%% appends reference points before each \par and at each \hbox, inline math; %%%% optionally also at every displayed math, with the option [display] %%%% optionally also at every \cr, with the option [cr] %%%% optionally also at every \vbox, with the option [vbox] %%%% %%%% If you want additional files to be parsed, please use the command %%%% \include (which is redefined below) %%%% This file is due to Piero D'Ancona and jlaurens(a)users.sourceforge.net %%%% iTeXMac is supporting pdfsync %%%% Copy this file to ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex or ~/Library/TeX/texmf/tex/latex if available %%%% This file is distributed under the GPL and the "smart licence": please make things better if you can %%%% © 2003, jlaurens(a)users.sourceforge.net % \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}% \ProvidesPackage{pdfsync}[2003/12/08 v0.3]% \newif\ifPDFSYNCOK% \newif\ifPDFSYNCStar% \newif\ifPDFSYNCPar \PDFSYNCPartrue% \newif\ifPDFSYNCMath \PDFSYNCMathtrue% \newif\ifPDFSYNCCr \PDFSYNCCrtrue% \newif\ifPDFSYNCHBox \PDFSYNCHBoxtrue% \newif\ifPDFSYNCVBox \PDFSYNCVBoxfalse% \newif\ifPDFSYNCExtra \PDFSYNCExtratrue% \newwrite\PDFPOS% \newcount\PDFSYNC@folio\PDFSYNC@folio=0% \newcount\PDFSYNC@rder\PDFSYNC@rder=0% \DeclareOption{nopar}{\PDFSYNCParfalse}% \DeclareOption{nomath}{\PDFSYNCMathfalse}% \DeclareOption{nocr}{\PDFSYNCCrfalse}% \DeclareOption{nohbox}{\PDFSYNCHBoxfalse}% \DeclareOption{novbox}{\PDFSYNCVBoxfalse}% \DeclareOption{vbox}{\PDFSYNCVBoxtrue}% \DeclareOption{noextra}{\PDFSYNCExtrafalse}% \DeclareOption{nothing}{\let\pdfsyncstart\pdfsyncstop}% \ProcessOptions\relax% \RequirePackage{everyshi}% \ifx\pdfsavepos\undefined% \wlog{Synchronization is only available with pdf. Use a dvi viewer instead.}% \let\pdfsyncstart\relax% \let\pdfsyncstop\relax% \let\pdfsync\relax% \let\@PDFSYNC\relax% \else% \def\pdfsyncstart{\global\PDFSYNCOKtrue}% \def\pdfsyncstop{\global\PDFSYNCOKfalse}% \EveryShipout{\@PDFSYNC\global\advance\PDFSYNC@folio by 1\immediate\write\PDFPOS{s\space\the\PDFSYNC@folio}}% \immediate\openout\PDFPOS\jobname.pdfsync% \immediate\write\PDFPOS{\jobname}% control info \immediate\write\PDFPOS{version 0}% control info \let\PDFSYNC@include\include% \def\PDFSYNC@@include#1{% \immediate\write\PDFPOS{(#1}% \PDFSYNC@include{#1}\immediate\write\PDFPOS{)}}% \let\include\PDFSYNC@@include% \def\@PDFSYNC{% \ifPDFSYNCOK% \pdfsavepos% \immediate\write\PDFPOS{l\space\the\PDFSYNC@rder\space\the\inputlineno}% \def\position{\the\pdflastxpos\space\the\pdflastypos}% \ifPDFSYNCStar% \edef\argument{{p*\space\the\PDFSYNC@rder\space\noexpand\position}}% \else% \edef\argument{{p\space\the\PDFSYNC@rder\space\noexpand\position}}% \fi% \expandafter\write\expandafter\PDFPOS\argument% \global\advance\PDFSYNC@rder by 1% \fi}% \def\pdfsync{\global\PDFSYNCStartrue\@PDFSYNC\global\PDFSYNCStarfalse}% \def\PDFSYNC@Extra{% % \let\PDFSYNC@maketitle\maketitle\def\maketitle{\pdfsyncstop\PDFSYNC@maketitle\pdfsyncstart} \let\PDFSYNC@newline\\\def\\{{\@PDFSYNC}\PDFSYNC@newline}% \global\let\PDFSYNC@verse\verse \global\def\verse{\PDFSYNC@verse\let\PDFSYNC@newline\\\def\\{{\@PDFSYNC}\PDFSYNC@newline}}% }% \AtBeginDocument{% \pdfsyncstart% \ifPDFSYNCPar\global\let\p@@r\par\gdef\par{{\@PDFSYNC}\p@@r}\fi% \ifPDFSYNCMath\everymath{{\@PDFSYNC}}\fi% \ifPDFSYNCCr\everycr {{\@PDFSYNC}}\fi% \ifPDFSYNCHBox\everyhbox {{\@PDFSYNC}}\fi% \ifPDFSYNCVBox\everyvbox {{\@PDFSYNC}}\fi%there is a bug here \ifPDFSYNCExtra\PDFSYNC@Extra\fi% }% \fi% \endinput

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\hyphenatedurl problem
by Tobias Burnus 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

Hi, I'm sure I miss something obvious but I have no clue what it is. I have: \def\gotoDOI#1{\hyphenatedurl#1} \gotoDOI{10.1016/S0009-2614(01)01361-6} \hyphenatedurl{10.1016/S0009-2614(01)01361-6} and I redefined supp-lan.tex's \scanurl to hyphenate at '(' and ')'. The strange thing is: Using gotoDOI the linebreak comes after the last '-' ('...01361-' // '6') while using hyphenatedurl it's '...(01)' // '01361-6' (the latter is desired). See attached test case. The real definition of gotoDOI will be: \def\gotoDOI#1{\useURL[doi][#1]\useURL[doiurl][http://dx.doi.org/#1]% \goto{\url[doi]}[url(doiurl)]} MERRY CHRISTMAS (or happy holidays) AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! Tobias PS: Hans, can you include ( and ) as places where a hyphenation may happen?

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texexec changes drives
by David Arnold 21 Dec '03

21 Dec '03

All, I have Miktex and context installed on my F: drive (partition). My path: C:\Temp>path PATH=F:\MIKTEX\CONTEXT\PERLTK;F:\MIKTEX\MIKTEX\BIN;C:\GS\GS7.04\BIN;C:\GS\GS 7.04 \LIB;C:\PERL\BIN;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\YANDY\YANDYTEX\ ;E:\ MATLAB6P1\BIN\WIN32;C:\EMACS\BIN;;C:\GHOSTGUM\GSVIEW\;;F:\MSYS\1.0\MINGW\BIN ;F:\ IMAGINE\BIN;;E:\J2SDK1.4.0_02\BIN;E:\MATLAB6P5\BIN\WIN32 Look what happens every time I run texexec. C:\temp>texexec --version TeXExec 4.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 total run time : 1 seconds F:\Temp> The drive changes! I am using Miktex, have deleted texexec from /Miktex/bin, and have pointed my path at /Miktex/context/perltk as you can see above. Has anyone else experienced this strange behavior of changing drives?

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vertical spacing in tabulate
by Patrick Gundlach 20 Dec '03

20 Dec '03

Dear ConTeXt users, I'd like to reduce the vertical spacing in the following tabulation. How do I do this? I couldn't find an answer in the up-to-date (4). \starttext \tfxx \starttabulate[|r|l|r|] \NC 1\NC Testbild (Mittagspause)\NC 2:42\NC \NR \NC 2\NC Innenstadtfront (Mittagspause)\NC 1:11\NC \NR \NC 3\NC Risikofaktor 1:X (Male)\NC 1:31\NC \NR \stoptabulate \stoptext Patrick -- mon transistor j'adore

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bookmarks, accented caracters, breaking URLs
by Tobias Burnus 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

Hello, (first: Thanks, Hans for the answer, I added some space in \unknownreference and a $\blacktriangleright$, but otherwise I won't miss any reference anymore; fingers crossed.) (a) I fail somehow to produce bookmarks (or 'outlines') for the Acrobat Reader. I tried \placebookmarks[chapter,section,subsection] \starttext \chapter{foo} \stoptext but the outline is completely empty. This is with pdfeTeX (Web2C 7.4.5) 3.14159-1.10b-2.1, ConTeXt ver:2003.11.27 and acroread 5.0.5 for Linux. I don't insist on bookmarks, but I think they are nice if you get them for free. (b) Accented characters in bookmarks (I think) or the 'general info' dialog An {\"a} is shown as 'dobuildtextaccent char 127 a'. Having a 'ä' would be nice since then the indexer would find this. Since it is only 'Universität' (a proper name) this is not an important search term, though. (c) With some URLs in my literature reference list, I run into the problem that they are not (properly) hyphenized. I use \def\gotoURL#1{\useURL[foo][#1]\goto{\url[foo]}[url(foo)]} for this purpose. I would like to see a linebreak at '/' and in long words (with out printing a '-'). I get ('|' denotes the column width and the page width): | | DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2614(01)01361-6 | | | | http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CylindricalCoordinates. html. Tobias

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\loadfontfileoncetrue?
by David Arnold 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

Hmmm,... I haven't tried included graphics for a while, so I downloaded the new beta into my Miktex system, regenerated formats, and attempted to compile the code below. I got the following error: ! Undefined control sequence. l.1 \global \loadfontfileoncetrue % ! You can't use a prefix with `\shipout'. <to be read again> \shipout l.2 \shipout \hbox{\smash{\hbox{\hbox{% line 226 C:\temp\junk-mpgraph.mp [1] ) (see the transcript file for additional information) I have write18 enabled in miktex.ini, and adjusted cont-sys.tex: % Enabling run time \METAPOST\ (also enable \write18 in % texmf.cnf): \runMPgraphicstrue \runMPTEXgraphicstrue % This saves some runtime, but needs a format, which you can % make with 'texexec --make --alone metafun'. Make sure that % the mem files are moved to the used web2c path (locate with % 'kpsewhich plain.mem'). \useMETAFUNformattrue % Enabling nested pretty printing: \newprettytrue % This can be a way to get things working on system with % name clashes. (Some \TeX's tend do search system wide.) \protectbufferstrue Anyone have an idea what I am doing wrong? \setupoutput[pdftex] \starttext \section{Including the MPcode in the placefigure mechanism} \placefigure [here] [] {the label} {\startMPcode label.top(btex Some label 1 etex, (1cm,1cm)) ; \stopMPcode} \section{startMPgraphic -- placeMPgraphic} \startMPgraphic label.top(btex Some label 2 etex, (1cm,1cm)) ; \stopMPgraphic \loadcurrentMPgraphic{width=15cm} \placeMPgraphic \section{startuseMPgraphic -- useMPgraphic} \startuseMPgraphic{Label2} label.top(btex Some label 3 etex, (1cm,1cm)) ; \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{Label2} \section{startreusableMPgrpahic -- reuseMPgraphic} \startreusableMPgraphic{Label3} label.top(btex Some label 4 etex, (1cm,1cm)) ; \stopreusableMPgraphic \reuseMPgraphic{Label3} \stoptext

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Re: Active points on a ground plan (CD-ROM catalogue)
by Steffen Wolfrum 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

Very nice, thank you Hans! Steffen Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > At 16:33 11/12/2003, you wrote: > >Hi, > > > >I'd like to make the CD-ROM catalogue (PDF) of an architectural exhibition > >in ConTeXt. > > > > > >In short the general idea is: > > > >- First you have a page with a map showing the locations of the different > >buildings. > >- Then you should point on location you are interested in and jump to the > >page where this particular building is described in detail. > >- Then again you should be able to jump back to the point (centered?) on > >the map where you have started. > > > > > >My main question now is: > > > >Is it possible in ConTeXt to locate/define on the map (one image) certain > >points/areas that will contain the links to respective the detail page? > > Ha, when i tried to locate that old code, i ran into a bug (\dosingleempty > is less tolerant than 5 years ago), so first a patch: > > \unprotect > > \def\dodostartfigure[#1][#2][#3]#4\stopfigure > {\doifelse\v!test\@@exoptie > {\teststartfigure[#1][#2][#3]#4\teststopfigure > \let\@@exhokjes\v!aan} > {\let\@@exhokjes\v!uit}% > \setvalue{\??ef\??ef#1}% > {\def\next{\placestartfigure[#1][#2][#3]#4\placestopfigure}% > \dosingleempty\next}% > \doifundefined{#1}{\setvalue{#1}{\getexternalfigure{#1}}}} > > \protect > > > Now you can do things like: > > \setupinteraction > [state=start] > > % \setupexternalfigures > % [option=test] > > \startfigure[TheProces][work016a][factor=200] > \referring (10.7,9.4) (4.3,2.3) [r:psfile] > \referring (16.5,16.5) (4.3,2.3) [r:pdffile] > \marking (10.7,9.4) (4.3,2.3) [m:psfile] > \marking (16.5,16.5) (4.3,2.3) [m:pdffile] > \stopfigure > > \starttext > > \title{Files} > > \placefigure > {Whatever files we use.} > {\TheProces} > > \title[r:psfile]{PostScrip Files} > > We're talking about PostScript files, see \in[m:psfile]! > > \title[r:pdffile]{PDF Files} > > We're talking about PDF files, see \in[m:pdffile]! > > \stoptext > > Uncommenting the test will provide you a suitable test bed. > > (Sorry for the bit oldfashioned code; it originates from the pre pdf time) > > Hans > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

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pdf[e]tex formats
by Pawel Jackowski na Onet 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

Hi all! The question is not about ConTeXt, but... I need to generate non-standard pdf[e]tex format. To do so I prepared pro.ini file which contains: \pdfoutput=1 \input plain \input my-set-of-macros \dump \endinput Then I run pdftex with command: pdftex -ini -jobname=pro pro.ini The format has been successfully generated. However, when I use generated format, the following error message appears: Error: pdftex.exe (file pdftex.cfg): cannot open config file ==> Fatal error occurred, the output PDF file is not finished! I don't have such problem with any standard formats. Could somebody tell me what is wrong? Thanks, Pawe/l

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Re: [NTG-context] MP figures in the background
by Hans Hagen 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

>Hi Hans! >I'm in trouble with this method. (I supose the error is mine). >I can draw the MP graphic using \useMPgraphic, but when i use > >\defineoverlay[bihotzak][\useMPgraphic{bihotz}] >\setupbackgrounds[paper][background=bihotzak] > >I get the following error >systems : randomizer starts with 150693575 >[MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.1) >layout : calculating backgrounds >[MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.4000 >! Dimension too large. >\handleMPboundingbox ... 2 \advance \dimen 0 #4bp > \dimen 0=\MPxscale >\dimen ... >l.2 %%BoundingBox: -6 -141 --32768 --32768 strange, it works here; anyhow, you use very smalls numbers and (0.017mm) on the one end and big ones later on, and somehow you end up with a boundingbox of 32K bp which is pretty large, The solution is in changing some dimensions: roughly design at the size you want and use xysized(..,..) to scale thing sto proportions Hans

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Re: [NTG-context] MP figures in the background
by Hans Hagen 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 09:24 15/12/2003, you wrote: >Hi, > >I'm doing a christmars card in ConTeXt!. I've the following setup > >\setuppapersize[CD][A4] >\setuplayout[marking=on,location=middle] > >\starttext >\startuseMPgraphic{dummy} >... >... >\stopuseMPgraphic > >\defineoverlay[backfigure][\useMPgraphic{dummy}] >\setupbackground[paper][background=backfigure] >\hbox{} >\stoptext >\starttext >\startuseMPgraphic{dummy} >... >... >\stopuseMPgraphic > >\defineoverlay[backfigure][\useMPgraphic{dummy}] >\setupbackground[paper][background=backfigure] >\hbox{} >\stoptext \defineoverlay[page][\useMPgraphic{dummy}] \setupbackground[page][background=page] \startstandardmakeup some text \stopstandardmakeup \setupbackground[page][background=] rest of text on next page or: \definelayer[page] \setlayer[page]{\useMPgraphic{dummy}] \startstandardmakeup some text \stopstandardmakeup rest of text on next page Hans (who right now is going to print this years christmas card -)

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Re: ConTeXt question
by Hans Hagen 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 20:13 08/12/2003, you wrote: >Dear Mr. Hagen, > >I am looking for articles, books, dissertations, etc that were typeset >with ConTeXt. Is there an archive of such documents and their ConTeXt >source code? > >Thanks for any help you can provide. The best thing you can do is to post a message to the context list, i'm sure that there are users out there who can show you / point you to their work ... Hans

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Re: cont-doc module
by Hans van der Meer 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On woensdag, okt 9, 2002, at 16:30 Europe/Amsterdam, Hans Hagen wrote: > At 03:54 PM 10/9/2002 +0200, Hans van der Meer wrote: >> Waar vind ik het bestand cont-doc.zip? >> Volgens MAPS 24 p.88 heb ik dat nodig om met texexec --module de >> documentatie te kunnen zitten. >> Ik kan deze module niet vinden in de context download en ook niet op >> de pragma site. > > these files are now in theregular distribution, so > > texexec --modu --pdf somedoc.tex > > should work > Well, I now type "texexec --modu --pdf font-ini.tex" (one of the files in the ConTeXt distribution) and this results in an execution that has to be finished with Control-D, the pdf produced puts Adobe Acrobate into an infinite loop. How can I produce the documentation if the recipe given does not seem to work (anymore). The above call gives the following output (the last series of lines only): > kleur : kleur wordt vertaald in grijs > interactie : actief > ) > systems : begin file texexec at line 4 > (./font-ini.ted > systems : randomizer starts with 1268411200 > This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.4.5) > (texexec-mpgraph.mp [1] > metafun 2003-12-13 21:38 > ) > 1 output file written: texexec-mpgraph.1 > Transcript written on texexec-mpgraph.log. > [MP to PDF] (./texexec-mpgraph.1) > interactie : pdftex code tussengevoegd > [1.1{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/dvips/config/pdftex.map}{/ > Users/hans/Li > brary/texmf/pdftex/config/texnansi-yandy-lucida.map}{/Users/hans/ > Library/texmf/ > pdftex/config/texnansi-yandy-mathtime.map}{/Users/hans/Library/texmf/ > pdftex/con > fig/texnansi-adobe-courier.map}{/Users/hans/Library/texmf/pdftex/ > config/texnans > i-adobe-helvetic.map}{/Users/hans/Library/texmf/pdftex/config/ > texnansi-adobe-pa > latino.map}{/Users/hans/Library/texmf/pdftex/config/texnansi-adobe- > times.map}{/ > Users/hans/Library/texmf/pdftex/config/texnansi-adobe-utopia.map}{/ > Users/hans/L > ibrary/texmf/pdftex/config/texnansi-urw-courier.map}{/Users/hans/ > Library/texmf/ > pdftex/config/texnansi-urw-helvetic.map}{/Users/hans/Library/texmf/ > pdftex/confi > g/texnansi-urw-palatino.map}{/Users/hans/Library/texmf/pdftex/config/ > texnansi-u > rw-times.map}] > ! Argument of \next1 has an extra }. > <inserted text> > \par > <to be read again> > } > \expanded ...long \xdef \@@expanded {\noexpand #1} > \@@expanded > \executepagebreakhandlers ...cesscommacommand [#1] > > \executepagebreakhandler > \dopagebreak ...tes \executepagebreakhandlers {#1} > \else \flushnotes > \execute... > > \processnextcommalist ...doprocesscommaitem #4#5,] > \relax \global > \advance \c... > ... > l.12 ...yright={PRAGMA / Hans Hagen \& Ton Otten}] Someone knows what is the problem here? Thanks in advance. Hans van der Meer

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problem with nested tables
by Hans Hagen 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hi Willi, \unprotected \def\@@tblprefix{\@@tbl:\ifnum\TBLlevel>1 :\TBLlevel:\fi} is the magic line; some time ago i added yet another auto span detection trick and one of the internal variables clashes when a nested table is used; so the solution is in a more discriminating nested prefix 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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\goto with references which don't exist, how to spot?
by Tobias Burnus 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hello, I use something like \goto{chapter}[some-reference] where this chapter is not yet written (and thus I have later to check whether it is indeed called 'some-reference' and not by chance 'some-other-reference'). Unfortunally, ConTeXt writes 'chapter' and not e.g. chapter~{\bf ??} or chapter~$\blacksquare$ or something else which is easily spotable. (I like the square, a '\bf ??' is too easily be overlooked.). How can I make ConTeXt show such a sign if it cannot resolve a reference? Tobias

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Re: [NTG-context] spanish
by Hans Hagen 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 11:20 05/12/2003, you wrote: >HI > >I have been reading lang-ita.tex to see how a language is >defined. There are some errors. I have compare the translation with those >done by Javier Bezos in >spanish for babel ( he has studied spanish typesetting to build the style) So, you suggest: \setupheadtext [\s!es] [\v!tabellen=Cuadros] \setupheadtext [\s!es] [\v!figuren=Figuras] \setupheadtext [\s!es] [\v!intermezzos=intermedios] \setupheadtext [\s!es] [\v!afkortingen=Abreviaci\'ones] \setupheadtext [\s!es] [\v!eenheden=Unidades] \setuplabeltext [\s!es] [\v!tabel=Cuadro ] \setuplabeltext [\s!es] [\v!figuur=Figura ] \setuplabeltext [\s!es] [\v!intermezzo=intermedio ] % for instance some intermdiate (often framed) textual intermezzo \setuplabeltext [\s!es] [\v!january=enero] \setuplabeltext [\s!es] [\v!september=septiembre] \setuplabeltext [\s!es] [\v!december=diciembre] Are there other spanish users out there who disagree? If not, i'll patch ... Hans

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Selecting a page as a figure from a pdf
by Nigel King 15 Dec '03

15 Dec '03

All, I am aware of \filterpages but I would like to be able to insert part of a single page from a multi page pdf and I have not been able to find anything on the list of manuals. (\clip does not seem to work with \filterpages). Does anybody have any ideas? TIA -- Nigel

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MP figures in the background
by Zunbeltz Izaola 15 Dec '03

15 Dec '03

Hi, I'm doing a christmars card in ConTeXt!. I've the following setup \setuppapersize[CD][A4] \setuplayout[marking=on,location=middle] \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{dummy} ... ... \stopuseMPgraphic \defineoverlay[backfigure][\useMPgraphic{dummy}] \setupbackground[paper][background=backfigure] \hbox{} \stoptext I need the \hbox{} because there has to be something to typeset. The next thing i want to do is to have a second page. I use the \page[yes] command. The problem is that with this the background apears to in the second page, and i don't want that. How can i define a background figure only for certain page? Thanks in advance, Zunbeltz

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Converting Latex style files for use in Context
by Adam Tee 15 Dec '03

15 Dec '03

Hi all, I have an ebnf grammar which I need to put in a context doc and have a specific style file (ebnf.sty). Is there an easy way to convert it for use in context. Thanks Adam

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MetaPost with etex/btex
by David Munger 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

Hello, The following code results in no label output: \starttext \startMPcode label.top(btex Some label etex, (1cm,1cm)) ; \stopMPcode \stoptext I'm using ConTeXt 2003.12.12. By the way, why don't \startMPgraphic and \stopMPgraphic do anything? David

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texexec page selection changes output?
by karl＠freefriends.org 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

(Sorry if this is the wrong list, I could not find a better one.) I recently used texexec to select a given page from a file (attached) of three pages: texexec --pdfselect --selection=2 --result=cover2-tx.pdf covers.pdf It worked fine, but bnb noticed that the resulting cover2-tx.pdf was different then the original: it is offset to the right by a pica or so, and the "TUGboat" is moved down a similar amount. When I extract the same page from the same file with gs: gs -q -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=cover2-gs.pdf \ -dFirstPage=2 -dLastPage=2 covers.pdf -c quit the result is correct, i.e., the extracted page is identical (as far as I can tell) to the original. This happens with texexec 4.0 (and also with 2.8 and 3.1). This is just FYI in case it's a bug you want to fix ... karl

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psfrag
by David Munger 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

Hello, I know this topic was treated in the past years, but I couldn't find the answer in mailing list archives. So, is there any ConTeXt equivalent to LaTeX's \psfrag command? It would be very useful to process PostScript output from vector graphics drawing programs. David

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Struggles with the bTABLE eTABLE environment
by Willi Egger 13 Dec '03

13 Dec '03

Hi Hans, Currently I am using the following version under Windows: ConTeXt ver: 2003.11.26 fmt: 2003.11.27 int: english mes: english and pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11a-2.1 The attached code-sample breaks with an error of "missing number". Because I am sure, that this kind of table compiled previously I tried the following Next to the current installation I run on a linuxbox ConTeXt ver: 2003.7.3 fmt: 2003.7.7 int: english mes: english without problem and pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.00b-pretest-20020211-2.1 The attached code compiles to expectation. Is there something changed in the bTABLE-eTABLE environment? Thanks for looking into it. Kind regards Willi

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quiz
by olivier Turlier 13 Dec '03

13 Dec '03

Hi ConteXers, Does somebody have done a quiz , like the ones found in "exerquiz " pdftex package (now bundled in "acrotex") from d.p. Story (info/exemples at http://melusine.eu.org/syracuse/acrotex/exemples/ (in french) or from the origin, in english at http://www.math.uakron.edu/~dpstory/acrotex.html) What interesting me a lot is the abilty for the reader to auto-evaluate himself. I wish to setup a whole course including theorical + exercises + auto evaluation, both (as possible) in screen and paper versions. Thanks for the tip. Olivier

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double lines in tables?
by William D. Neumann 12 Dec '03

12 Dec '03

Is there a way to create tables with double horizontal lines in ConTexXt? Using: \HL \HL Just causes ConTeXt to ignore one of them. 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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Can I compare with someone?
by David Arnold 12 Dec '03

12 Dec '03

All, I've recently installed tetex 2.0.2. I am having difficulty with Metapost and I am wondering if I have a good installation. If someone else out there is running tetex 2.0.2, could you try the following on your system and tell me if you get similar results. Also, if I'm making some sort of silly mistake, please let me know. I have a little file named junk.mp. beginfig(1); path p; p:=fullcircle scaled 100pt; draw p; endfig; end. It compiles much as I expect. [darnold@ps-114a-2k darnold]$ mpost junk This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.4.5) (junk.mp [1] ) 1 output file written: junk.1 Transcript written on junk.log. No problems. Now I add a line to junk.mp. beginfig(1); path p; p:=fullcircle scaled 100pt; draw p; label(btex $x$ etex, center p); endfig; end. Now, when I compile, texexec seems to be invoked. Is this what happens on your systems? Is this correct behavior? [darnold@ps-114a-2k darnold]$ mpost junk This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.4.5) (junk.mp TeXExec 4.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 metapost to tex : junk executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : tmpgraph output : dvips interface : en options : once nomp current mode : none This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5) \write18 enabled. entering extended mode (./tmpgraph.tex{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg} ConTeXt ver: 2003.9.25 fmt: 2003.12.10 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex! ) system : cont-old loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns 2:2-en-2 3:2-uk-2 4:2-de-2 5:2-fr-2 6:2-es-2 7:2-it-2 8:2-nl-2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded system : tmpgraph.top loaded (./tmpgraph.top specials : loading definition file dvi (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-dvi.tex <unprotect 3> <protect 3>) specials : tex loaded specials : loading definition file ps (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-ps.tex) specials : tex,postscript loaded specials : loading definition file tr (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tr.tex) specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded ) pdftex : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map pdftex : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map pdftex : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map [1.1] systems : end file tmpgraph at line 3 ) Output written on tmpgraph.dvi (1 page, 192 bytes). Transcript written on tmpgraph.log. return code : 0 run time : 0 seconds dvi to metapost : junk metapost : junk format : metafun This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.4.5) (junk.mp [1] metafun 2003-12-10 14:21 ) 1 output file written: junk.1 Transcript written on junk.log. total run time : 0 seconds [1] ) 1 output file written: junk.1 Transcript written on junk.log. I now add another line to junk.mp. This is an attempt to get 10pt font size. beginfig(1); defaultscale:=10pt/fontsize defaultfont; path p; p:=fullcircle scaled 100pt; draw p; label(btex $x$ etex, center p); endfig; end. But when I compile, I still get 12pt. And the culprit seems to be: bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded I tried the following workaround by editing junk.mp. But, mpost junk produces this error message: ! Undefined control sequence. l.1 \documentclass [10pt]{article} So, I try: mpost --tex=latex junk But now my system tries to build cont-en.fmt. Toward the end, one message I get is: Sorry, I can't find the format `cont-en.fmt'; will try `context.fmt'. But this doesn't make sense, as cont-en.efmt is already built. [darnold@ps-114a-2k darnold]$ ll /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/*.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4713749 Dec 10 14:22 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/cont-en.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4760442 Dec 9 07:38 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/cont-nl.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 756368 Dec 10 14:21 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/elatex.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 278813 Dec 10 14:21 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/etex.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 226652 Dec 10 14:22 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/mptopdf.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 765252 Dec 10 14:21 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/pdfelatex.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 288178 Dec 10 14:21 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/pdfetex.efmt I am at a loss at how to proceed. Is this a bug?

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Re: ConTeXt Switcher?
by Christopher G. D. Tipper 12 Dec '03

12 Dec '03

> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:27:34 +0100 > From: Giuseppe Bilotta <gip.bilotta(a)iol.it> > To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > Subject: Re[2]: [NTG-context] ConTeXt Switcher? > Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > > Not that I see the purpose of using Word in the frist place. > Any decent editor has enough macro power to do the same. > > -- > Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta You missed the point. You markup and style your document using Word styles, and then XML is a matter of search and replace. I am not interested in Word per se, but I find using emacs to insert markup during document creation gets in the way of my thought processes. This way I can push markup worries to the editorial stage. People are fond of pointing out Words vices, and I wouldn't quibble with arguments about its stability, but it is about time OpenOffice and its ilk stopped resting on their laurels and started implementing some macro capability. I notice that AbiWord has a DocBook output format, but how well integrated this is I don't know. On Micro$oft's part if they had some real competition a real market in third-party templates might arrive. As it stands I have a 50% solution that handles footnotes and lists, but re-distribution is hampered by the way Word handles its templates and virus worries. Theoretically I could do tables and limited image markup using the same techniques. Leveraging the visual layout tools of a word-processor makes so much sense I wonder at the mentality of people still struggling with text-editors. I have emacs set up on my machine, but it really looks like back to the future from my point of view. I use WinEdt when I'm booted into Windows. btw you can use the same technique to generate native Context markup. It needs hand-editting, but as a rough draft, this works fine for me, and I don't have to re-invent the wheel every time I have a new document. Christopher

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placefigure for Christmas
by Steffen Wolfrum 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

Hi Hans, as it comes close to Christmas I'd like to tell you my biggest wish: "placefigure[top,left], placefigure[bottom,right]" (see below) Isn't there something that you could cook up for this special occasion? Steffen Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > At 14:25 17/09/2003 +0200, you wrote: > > > What is needed is a kind of extension to placefigure[top] where figures > are *still* placed top/bottom but *also* are surrounded by text (right or > left). > > this is kind of impossible in tex since it works per paragraph and during > that it has no concept of crossing a page boundary; i presume that i can > cook up something for a controlled situation but it's far from trivial > > Hans

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Active points on a ground plan (CD-ROM catalogue)
by Steffen Wolfrum 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

Hi, I'd like to make the CD-ROM catalogue (PDF) of an architectural exhibition in ConTeXt. In short the general idea is: - First you have a page with a map showing the locations of the different buildings. - Then you should point on location you are interested in and jump to the page where this particular building is described in detail. - Then again you should be able to jump back to the point (centered?) on the map where you have started. My main question now is: Is it possible in ConTeXt to locate/define on the map (one image) certain points/areas that will contain the links to respective the detail page? Thank you, Steffen

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Re: ntg-context digest, Vol 1 #581 - 7 msgs
by Christopher G. D. Tipper 10 Dec '03

10 Dec '03

> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:27:34 +0100 > From: Giuseppe Bilotta <gip.bilotta(a)iol.it> > To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > Subject: Re[2]: [NTG-context] ConTeXt Switcher? > Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > > Not that I see the purpose of using Word in the frist place. > Any decent editor has enough macro power to do the same. > > -- > Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta You missed the point. You markup and style your document using Word stylesheets, and then XML is a matter of search and replace. A hold load better than a lame text-editor. If Word hadn't got such a stupid macro installation technology (templates have never been promoted properly by Micor$oft) this would be routine stuff. It would probably be a pain to automatically markup tables, and handling image properties is something I haven't investigated, but as a 50% solution it works for me. As for TOCs and bibliographies, use Context. btw exactly the same technique works for generating LaTeX commands. Context is just so much more elegant. Christopher

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\setuphead question (long section lines not wrapping)
by William D. Neumann 10 Dec '03

10 Dec '03

I'm trying to layout a paper for a conference that requires a format different from the standard latex layout, and for the most part context has been making this quite easy on me (excluding the four hours I spent trying to mimic the latex \thanks{} construct), however, I've encoutered a new problem that's confusing me. since I'm sure the problem stems from my lack of plain tex and context knowledge, I figured someone here would know what I'm doing wrong, and asking you for help is certainly more pleasant than banging my head for another four hours only to find another trivial solution... My problem is this: I needed to place a "." after the number in the section and subsection headings, so I included the following in my preamble: % setup section headings to include a . after the section number \setuphead [section] [command=\mysec, indentnext=yes] \def\mysec#1#2{#1. #2} \setuphead [subsection] [command=\mysubsec, indentnext=yes] \def\mysubsec#1#2{#1. #2} This works just fine as far as inserting the ".", however, it has the side-effect of not wrapping long section of subsection headings. For example, \subsection[longsubsec]{This is a really long subsection heading that won't wrap} gets typeset all on a single line, which is not good since the paper is set in two columns... So, is there either a better (more proper) way to insert the ".", or at least a better command to use for \mysec and \mysubsec Thanks, 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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Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt Switcher?
by Christopher G D Tipper 10 Dec '03

10 Dec '03

> On Dec 8, 2003, at 2:33 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: > > > Am Montag, 08.12.03, um 18:20 Uhr (Europe/Zurich) schrieb Bob > > Kerstetter: > >> ConTeXt is very attractive because of its detailed control, layers, > >> colors, few or no packages(!!!!!), magical developers, and on and on. > >> It can obvious produce PDF. Can it also produce HTML and Word from > >> the same document? > > > > The normal way to get both PDF and HTML is using a XML source. > > You know of ConTeXts native XML mode? > > AFAIK you can import XML or HTML into MS Office, too, so you need no > > real Word DOC output. > > Or perhaps there's an other XML to RTF/DOC Konverter... > > I know XML source should work, but at least for me, creating XML source > is unproductive. I work with a text editor and find writing this: > > ``Hello world,'' says HAL. > > much more productive than writing this: > > <p>“Hello world”</p>, says HAL. > > Maybe I'm missing something, but for writing, XML's markup requirements > -- which are invisible to field-based data entry screen -- are way too > intense for hand-editing. TeX source is much less verbose. It is easier > to create, proof (both visually and audibly), spell check > troubleshoot, etc. I have not seen an editor capable of doing XML > source in a productive manner, like (La)TeX with text editor. This is probably taboo, but surely the smart thing to do is start from Word, generate some XML with macros, and produce some HTML with stylesheets, some PDF with ConTeXt. BTW you can generate some simple Context with VB macros and hand-edit -- saves a whole load of mundane stuff. I can go from a web page to PDF in under 15 minutes using the Word macros I have for Context. 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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texexec --mptex final (fwd)
by David Arnold 09 Dec '03

09 Dec '03

All, I am compiling a metapost file with first line: input mp-tool I have installed the latest version of teTeX on Red Hat Linux 9. I am getting this output during compile: [darnold@ps-114a-2k final]$ texexec --mptex final TeXExec 4.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 metapost to tex : final executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : tmpgraph output : dvips interface : en options : once current mode : none This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5) \write18 enabled. entering extended mode (./tmpgraph.tex{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg} ConTeXt ver: 2003.9.25 fmt: 2003.12.9 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex! ) system : cont-old loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns 2:2-en-2 3:2-uk-2 4:2-de-2 5:2-fr-2 6:2-es-2 7:2-it-2 8:2-nl-2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded system : tmpgraph.top loaded (./tmpgraph.top specials : loading definition file dvi (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-dvi.tex <unprotect 3> <protect 3>) specials : tex loaded specials : loading definition file ps (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-ps.tex) specials : tex,postscript loaded specials : loading definition file tr (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tr.tex) specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded ) pdftex : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map pdftex : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map pdftex : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] systems : end file tmpgraph at line 181 ) Output written on tmpgraph.dvi (90 pages, 6452 bytes). Transcript written on tmpgraph.log. return code : 0 run time : 0 seconds dvi to metapost : final metapost : final format : metafun This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.4.5) (final.mp (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-tool.mp) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] metafun 2003-12-9 7:38 ) 22 output files written: final.1 .. final.22 Transcript written on final.log. total run time : 2 seconds I am particularly concerned with these three lines: pdftex : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map pdftex : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map pdftex : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map Should I add something to updmap.cfg and run updmap? -- David Arnold College of the Redwoods. Mathematics Department 7351 Tompkins Hill Road Eureka, CA 95501 Office phone: 707-476-4222 Fax: 707-476-4424 Home page: http://online.redwoods.edu/instruct/darnold/

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by David Arnold 09 Dec '03

09 Dec '03

confirm 901767 -- David Arnold College of the Redwoods. Mathematics Department 7351 Tompkins Hill Road Eureka, CA 95501 Office phone: 707-476-4222 Fax: 707-476-4424 Home page: http://online.redwoods.edu/instruct/darnold/

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texexec --mptex final
by David Arnold 09 Dec '03

09 Dec '03

All, I am compiling a metapost file with first line: input mp-tool I have installed the latest version of teTeX on Red Hat Linux 9. I am getting this output during compile: [darnold@ps-114a-2k final]$ texexec --mptex final TeXExec 4.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 metapost to tex : final executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : tmpgraph output : dvips interface : en options : once current mode : none This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5) \write18 enabled. entering extended mode (./tmpgraph.tex{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg} ConTeXt ver: 2003.9.25 fmt: 2003.12.9 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex! ) system : cont-old loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns 2:2-en-2 3:2-uk-2 4:2-de-2 5:2-fr-2 6:2-es-2 7:2-it-2 8:2-nl-2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded system : tmpgraph.top loaded (./tmpgraph.top specials : loading definition file dvi (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-dvi.tex <unprotect 3> <protect 3>) specials : tex loaded specials : loading definition file ps (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-ps.tex) specials : tex,postscript loaded specials : loading definition file tr (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tr.tex) specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded ) pdftex : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map pdftex : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map pdftex : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] systems : end file tmpgraph at line 181 ) Output written on tmpgraph.dvi (90 pages, 6452 bytes). Transcript written on tmpgraph.log. return code : 0 run time : 0 seconds dvi to metapost : final metapost : final format : metafun This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.4.5) (final.mp (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-tool.mp) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] metafun 2003-12-9 7:38 ) 22 output files written: final.1 .. final.22 Transcript written on final.log. total run time : 2 seconds I am particularly concerned with these three lines: pdftex : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map pdftex : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map pdftex : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map Should I add something to updmap.cfg and run updmap? -- David Arnold College of the Redwoods. Mathematics Department 7351 Tompkins Hill Road Eureka, CA 95501 Office phone: 707-476-4222 Fax: 707-476-4424 Home page: http://online.redwoods.edu/instruct/darnold/

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TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [hash size=35000]
by Sytse Knypstra 09 Dec '03

09 Dec '03

Hi, When using Hans' adaptation for typesetting bold math in a small example everything went fine. But when using it in a somewhat larger text I ran into the error: ! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [hash size=35000]. I remember a discussion a few months ago about this problem in MikTeX. Is there any solution in MikTeX available? Thanks, Sytse

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Context-mode for Emacs 21.3
by Boris Hollas 08 Dec '03

08 Dec '03

Hello, the contex.el from Berend de Boer does not work properly on Emacs 21.3. I assume this is because Emacs now has a fill algorithm that works independently of auctex. Is there another Context-mode for Emacs? Boris Hollas

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t-amsl and t-nath
by Boris Hollas 08 Dec '03

08 Dec '03

Hello! I tried the modules t-amsl and t-nath. This is what I noticed or have questions about: 1. The bracket for \cases{} is too small when t-nath is used, as in this example: \usemodule[amsl] \usemodule[nath] \starttext We denote by \startformula 1_{ij} = \cases{ 1 & if $(i,j) \in \cal E$\cr 0 & else} \stopformula the {\em indicator function} of event $(i,j) \in \cal E$. \stoptext Without modules amsl and nath the brackets have correct size, but \cal has no effect. 2. Without module amsl, the above example produces an error message. 3. Module amsl uses \mathBbd{} for the blackboard fonts. I'm not sure if this is used in AMS-Latex, however neither amsmath nor amssymb introduce this command. Instead, there's a command \mathbb{} in amssymb for the blackboard fonts. 4. $\mathBbd{N}_0$ doesn't produce ${\mb N}_0$. Boris Hollas

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\currenttime ?
by lohmannt 08 Dec '03

08 Dec '03

Hello all, I'm looking for a mechanism to insert the current time -- time of processing with texexec. Is there a similar command like \currentdate? Greetings Thomas Lohmann

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Re: footnote marker
by Steffen Wolfrum 08 Dec '03

08 Dec '03

Hi, now I have got a quite good working solution with all individual settings... \setupbodyfont[4pt]\setupinterlinespace[line=55pt] \defineconversion[HowAboutIt][\ss] \setupfootnotes[style=italic,conversion=HowAboutIt,numbercommand=] \def\setfootnotebodyfont {\let\setfootnotebodyfont\relax \restoreglobalbodyfont \switchtobodyfont[8.5pt]\setupinterlinespace[line=12pt]} \starttext \input tufte \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } test {\bf bold test} {\it italic test}\footnote{normal footnote {\rm roman footnote} {\it italic footnote} {\bf bold footnote} normal footnote {\rm roman footnote} {\it italic footnote} {\bf bold footnote} normal footnote {\rm roman footnote} {\it italic footnote} {\bf bold footnote}} \stoptext ... BUT really annoying is this -- endless error messages; bodyfont : bodyfont xxxpt is defined (can be better done global) bodyfont : bodyfont xxxpt is defined (can be better done global) bodyfont : bodyfont xxxpt is defined (can be better done global) bodyfont : bodyfont xxxpt is defined (can be better done global) bodyfont : bodyfont xxxpt is defined (can be better done global) ... In documents with more than 1 page this is really horrible (thousands of error messages!!) How to avoid it?? Thank you, Steffen

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Re: footnote marker
by Steffen Wolfrum 07 Dec '03

07 Dec '03

Hi Hans, Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > At 00:09 07/12/2003, you wrote: > >Hi, > > > >while desperately working on footnote markers I found this email from 9 > >months ago. > >Is there in the meanwhile some news for a kind of "\setupfootnotemarker"? > > what exactly do you want to achieve? one can influence footnote markers > using the conversion key > > \setupfootnotes[conversion=set 2] > > and alike; one can create his/her own set if needed > > Hans For example I would like to have footnote marker SansSerif. If I would do it with the conversion key like this... \setupbodyfont[4pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=45pt] \definefont [FNfont][Sans at 10.5pt]\def\setfootnotebodyfont{\FNfont\setupinterlinespace[line=13pt]} \definefont [FNXfont][Serif at 10.5pt]\setupfootnotedefinition[style=\FNXfont] \defineconversion[HowAboutIt][\ss] \setupfootnotes[conversion=HowAboutIt,numbercommand=] \starttext \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \stoptext ... then suddenly the number in front of the footnote text becomes 4pt. If I do it without conversion... \setupfootnotes[numbercommand=] ... then the number in front of the footnote text is 19.5 -- as defined in FNfont. That's why I felt the conversion key is not so reliable in this case. Steffen

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Avoiding ligatures by "| crashes TOC
by Steffen Wolfrum 07 Dec '03

07 Dec '03

Hi, I want to avoid wrong ligatures by using "| at the specific points. But this doesn't work with headings, resp.with the table of contents (see error log below). Using \/ instead of "| is no alternativ as it looks too close to ligatures. Does anybody know a workaround for this problem? Thank you, Steffen LOG: ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> \bookmarktext \doPDFbookmark ... count \ifcase #5-\fi #2 \fi {#3 } \doPDFinsertbookmark ... \scratchcounter } open #5 \egroup <argument> \flushbookmark \dodoputbookmarkelement {EbeneDrei}{6}{2.1}{Auftr\... \secondoftwoarguments #1#2->#2 l.129 ...nenarchitektur}{1::0:I:2:1:0:0:0::14}{14} ?

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footnote marker
by Steffen Wolfrum 07 Dec '03

07 Dec '03

Hi, while desperately working on footnote markers I found this email from 9 months ago. Is there in the meanwhile some news for a kind of "\setupfootnotemarker"? Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > At 04:12 PM 2/14/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > >Hmm...maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me these commands have no effect on > >the in-text footnote marker; that they only apply to the footnote per se. > > > >OK, I found two private messages from Hans from awhile back on this, > >before I got back to dealing with this. The relevant parts are this: > > > >>>And to use your example of Frutiger, what font selection command do you > >>>use to get Frutiger Ultra Black in a chapter title? I still don't know > >>>how to use a medium small cap font in a document! > >> > >>\definefont[ChapterTitleFont][Frutiger-Ultra-Black] > >> > >>\setuphead[chapter][style=ChapterTitleFont] > >> > >>so, that's not for typescripts but for styles > > > >And this: > > > >>I'm not sure about hwo to deal with the footnote font; probably composing > >>a dedicate typeface is the best; of if it's only used for symbols, it > >>should be just a def and mapped onto a symbol (symb-*.tex) > > > >So, if there was a command to set the footnote marker, I'd need to do a > >\definefont for a special "FootnoteFont." > > > >However, there is no such command; right? Seems like it might be useful. > > > >I don't really understand the above comment, or how I operationalize > >it. Can someone (Hans?) explain? > > busy .... > > if you want, you can use the new footnote module (that i made for idris) > which gives you footnote classes that are configurable; i can more easily > add new features to that one, so let me know if you want to volunteer .. > > Hans Thank you, Steffen

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Floats in Columnsets
by Reimer Behrends 07 Dec '03

07 Dec '03

It appears as though \placefigure doesn't work very well with columnsets if the size of the floats isn't an exact multiple of the underlying grid. More precisely, \placefigure and friends, when used with any of the *tb and tb* options (tblr, tbrl, lrtb, rltb, fxtb) snap the bottom of the figure to the grid rather than the top. Of course, that means that most of the time figures will not be aligned at the top. (See below for an example.) Does anybody know of a fix or workaround for this problem? Reimer Behrends \showframe \showgrid \setuplayout[ backspace=0.75in,topspace=0.75in, width=7.0in,height=9.5in, header=0.0in,footer=0.35in] \setuppapersize[letter][letter] \definecolumnset[two][n=2,distance=12pt] \def\myfig#1{\placefigure[tblr]{none}{ \framed[offset=6pt,width=broad,align=right]{ \switchtobodyfont[10pt] #1 }}} \setupbodyfont[12pt] \starttext \startcolumnset[two] \myfig{\input knuth} \dorecurse{3}{\input knuth}\myfig{\input tufte} \stopcolumnset \stoptext

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Re: [pdftex] TeX output as Java graphic
by Hans Hagen 06 Dec '03

06 Dec '03

At 03:33 05/12/2003, Todd O'Bryan wrote: >How hard would it be to pull out the code from TeX that typesets small >snippets of text (the primitives, I guess it would be) so that I could >pass a string like "$x^2+y^2=25$" (or its MathML equivalent) and a >starting point and have that small image be typeset correctly at that >point. Is anyone aware of anybody doing something like this or leaning in >that direction? http://www.pragma-pod.com/ -> mathml processing (couple of years old but it still runs; not the latest version of context btw) In the context distribution is a more advance demo but that's too much off topic for this list. In context (roughly): \setupoutput[pdftex] \usemodule[mathml] % \usetypescript[palatino][texnansi] \setupbodyfont[palatino] % \usetypescript[palatino][texnansi] \setupbodyfont[times] % \usetypescript[fourier] [ec] \setupbodyfont[fourier] \starttext \startTEXpage \startXMLdata <math> <apply> <eq/> <apply> <plus/> <ci> x </ci> <apply> <power/> <apply> <sin/> <ci> x </ci> </apply> <cn> 2 </cn> </apply> <ci> y </ci> </apply> <ci> y </ci> </apply> </math> \stopXMLdata \stopTEXpage \stoptext Hans

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