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Newbie question on \completecontent
by Gerben Wierda 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

Suppose I create this document: > \starttext > \completecontent > \chapter{One} > \input tufte > \chapter{Two} > \input douglas > \stoptext I get a document with a content list and two chaqpters. Now I want to do the same in a project. I take the example from the manual and do this: > %% > %% This is the file book.tex > %% > \startproduct book > \project teoade > > \startfrontmatter > \completecontent > \stopfrontmatter > > \startbodymatter > \component chapters/chapter1 > \component chapters/chapter2 > \stopbodymatter > > \startbackmatter > \completeindex > \stopbackmatter > \stopproduct I get the chapters allright, but the list of contents and the index are empty. Why? Thanks, Gerben

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merging pdf files
by scarso luigi 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

Hello, I use this code to merge file1.pdf, file2.pdf, file3.pdf in file4.pdf % format=english \definepapersize[A3large][width=320mm,height=450mm,offset=0pt] \setuppapersize[A3,landscape][A3large,landscape] \setuplayout [backspace=0pt,marking=on, height=middle,width=middle,location=middle, topspace=0pt, header=0pt, footer=0pt] \starttext'; \insertpages[file1.pdf][width=0pt] \insertpages[file2.pdf][width=0pt] \insertpages[file3.pdf][width=0pt] \stoptext where file1 is 481 031 bytes file2 is 1 277 167 bytes and file3 is 43 574 bytes. I expected ~2 Mbytes for file4.pdf but file4 is 10 601 693 bytes, ie ~five times the size expected. Why ? Thanks in advance luigi PS. I have a context distribution that is 1 year old, but i can't actually upgrade it (well, if I must do it, I will do !)

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zoom in presentations
by kopszak＠mnw.art.pl 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

Hello, Is it possible to access Acrobat's zoom function from ConTeXt? What I need is a button, maybe somewhere close to navigation buttons which would give the possibility of zooming without going out of full-screen mode. Piotr

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Presentations
by Eduardo Cassiraga 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

Hi: I am not able to run presentation styles correctly yet. I am not sure what make which "kpsewhich texmf.cnf". Anyway I send you a zip file with the result of my compilation for you can reproduce the problem. Could you help me, please? Thanks. Eduardo F. Cassiraga Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Medio Ambiente Universidad Politécnica de Valencia C/. Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia - SPAIN Tel: +34 963 879 613 Fax: +34 963 877 618 E-mail: efc(a)dihma.upv.es

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Re: [NTG-context] Funny error
by Hans Hagen 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

At 11:49 05/08/2003 -0700, darnold(a)northcoast.com wrote: >All, > >This from the Metafun manual: > >\setupoutput[pdf] this runs ok here both in texexec testfile texexec testfile --automp maybe you have an old metafun format? (watch out, metafun code moved down to /metapost/context/base) 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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building formats under MikTeX
by Matthew Huggett 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

Hello All: When I run texexec --make to (re)build my formats (under MikTeX), texexec reports that it can't read TEX.POOL and MP.POOL . Then a window's dialog box reports that pdfetex has crapped out. Any any ideas? Thanks and best wishes, Matt

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Re: [NTG-context] Problem with math item in table of contents
by Hans Hagen 05 Aug '03

05 Aug '03

At 15:41 01/08/2003 +0200, you wrote: >Hi, > >I would like to use this: > >\completecontent >\chapter{$a|b$} >\bye > >the problem is that the bar "|" causes problems in the table of contents. >Any ideas how I can still have it in the table? either patch supp-lan: \def\fakecompoundhyphen {\def\|{\mathortext\vert\dofakecompoundhyphen}} \def\dofakecompoundhyphen {\def##1|% {\doifelsenothing{##1}{\compoundhyphen}{##1}% \kern\compoundbreakpoint\allowbreak}} or use $a\vert b$ instead interesting how long it takes for such a bug to show up 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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Funny error
by darnold＠northcoast.com 05 Aug '03

05 Aug '03

All, This from the Metafun manual: \setupoutput[pdf] \runMPgraphicstrue \setupcolors[state=start] \startuseMPgraphic{FunnyFrame} picture p; numeric w, h, o; p:=textext.rt(\MPstring{FunnyFrame}); w:=OverlayWidth; h:=OverlayHeight; o:=BodyFontSize; p:=p shifted (2o,h-ypart center p); draw p; drawoptions (withpen pencircle scaled 1pt withcolor .625red); draw (2o,h)--(0,h)--(0,0)--(w,0)--(w,h)--(xpart urcorner p, h) ; draw boundingbox p; setbounds currentpicture to unitsquare xyscaled (w,h); \stopuseMPgraphic \defineoverlay[FunnyFrame][\useMPgraphic{FunnyFrame}] \defineframedtext[FunnyText][frame=off,background=FunnyFrame] \def\StartFrame{\startFunnyText} \def\StopFrame{\stopFunnyText} \def\FrameTitle#1% {\setMPtext{FunnyFrame}{\hbox spread 1em {\hss\strut#1\hss}}} \setMPtext{FunnyFrame}{} \starttext \FrameTitle{Zapf (1)} \StartFrame Coming back to the use of typefaces in electronic publishing: many of the new typographers receive their knowledge and information about the rules of typography from books, from computer magazines or the instruction manuals which they get with the purchase of a PC or software. \StopFrame \stoptext Is producing this "funny" error: >> unknown picture p >> textext.rt ! Equation cannot be performed (unknown picture=numeric). <to be read again> ( l.211 p:=textext.rt( "\hbox spread 1em {\hss \strut Zapf (1)\hss }"); ? Any ideas?

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Presentations with Metapost
by Eduardo Cassiraga 05 Aug '03

05 Aug '03

Hi: I am trying to generate presentations using the six styles describing in art-pres.pdf doc by Hans Hagen. I had not problems with the original style but yes with the others styles. I suspect that something about metapost configuration is failing. In the section called Running METAPOST of the cited doc I can read something about two documents: 1) cont-sys.tex: I have not this file. I believe that I have that rename the cont-sys.rme file as cont-sys.tex, but in which directory I must to copy cont-sys.tex file? 2) textmf.cnf: I had not be able to find it. What can I do in order to enable \write18? Thanks a lot. Eduardo F. Cassiraga Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Medio Ambiente Universidad Politécnica de Valencia C/. Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia - SPAIN Tel: +34 963 879 613 Fax: +34 963 877 618 E-mail: efc(a)dihma.upv.es

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Referencing another document
by Nigel King 05 Aug '03

05 Aug '03

Guys, I have been searching for how to specify another document (.pdf) to open from the source document. The only method I have found is using \useURL etc. which bring up the web browser as an intermediate step. Please con somebody direct me to the correct method. TIA -- Nigel

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A pretty good day
by David Arnold 04 Aug '03

04 Aug '03

All, Well today I made some progress with texfont.pl. After getting my Lucida fonts to work I decided to tackle: http://www.pragma-ade.com:8080/context/Members/willi/My%20Way/NaturalTables. tex Got my Palatino fonts installed and working, even the slanted ones! :-) Found that I need pixfonts, which I updated using the Miktex package manager. Then I set texfont to work on these pixfonts. I am just about there, but hung up on the last little bit. In trying to compile NaturalTables.tex with: texexec --pdf --mode=MyWay NaturalTables.tex I get this warning at the end of my log file. Warning: PDFETEX (file rpxmi): Font rpxmi at 600 not found Warning: PDFETEX (file pxsy): Font pxsy at 600 not found {8r.enc}<uplr8a.pfb><uplb8a.pfb> <f:\localtexmf\fonts\pk\ljfour\jknappen\ec\dpi 645\ectt1000.pk><uplr8a.pfb> Output written on NaturalTables.pdf (10 pages, 138726 bytes). Opening the PDF file leads to problems. The first page loads OK, but paging down I get: 1. There was an error processing a page. There was a problem reading this document(14). 2. Could not find a font in the Resources directory--using Helvetica instead. 3. There was a problem reading the document. Examining the fonts in the pdf file shows: URWPalladioL-Roma F104 URWPalladioL-Bold Helvetica So, some sort of font substitution seems to have occurred. Any help or suggestions coming my would be appreciated.

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texfont and type-tmf.dat
by Matthew Huggett 04 Aug '03

04 Aug '03

Hi: When I run texfont as follows: texfont --en=texnansi --fontroot=/usr/share/texmf/fonts /usr/share/context/data/type-tmf.dat texfont reports "unknown subpath ../fonts/afm/urw/[font name]" for each font listed in type-tmf.dat. Where should the fonts be found? Thanks, Matt

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beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.
by Matthias Weber 03 Aug '03

03 Aug '03

Hi, I am new to context, migrating from latex for the purpose of writing an online book. I would like to set up a few definitions in the environment file that would replace latex's \begin{definition} ... \end{definition} environments. I realize that this can be done conveniently with \defineenumeration, but I want of course a few more features in it then in latex's setup. For example, I'd like to have the definition typeset in some color against some background. I tried the following in the environment file: \setupcolors[state=start] \definetextbackground [defbackground] [backgroundcolor=blue, backgroundoffset=.25cm, offset=.25cm, frame=off, location=paragraph, color=green] \defineenumeration [definition] [text=Definition, location=left, before={\starttextbackground[defbackground]}, after={\stoptextbackground}, letter=it] Then, in the text, when I use \startdefinition This is my definition. \stopdefinition the text comes out green all right, but the blue background is smeared all over two pages. I have tried a few modifications to no avail, so I fear I am doing it all wrong. Curiously, when I typeset the above th first time, I only get the green text (no blue), and the mess shows only up when typesetting the second time. Any help? Thanks, Matthias

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Lucida, some progress
by David Arnold 03 Aug '03

03 Aug '03

All, I am running Miktex on Windows. I took my YandY lucida fonts (pfb and afm files) and put them in a temporary directory, f:\temp\fonts\lucida on my system. I then ran: texfont --fontroot=f:\localtexmf --sourcepath=f:\temp\fonts\lucida --vendor=yandy --collection=lucida --makepath --install I then added the following line to pdftex.cfg. map +texnansi-yandy-lucida.map The following file now compiles. However, feelings are bittersweet. I've got something working, but I have no idea why. Nor am I assured that I've found the proper solution. More difficulties could loom on the horizon. Have I done this the correct way? \setupoutput[pdf] \usetypescript[berry][texnansi] \usetypescript[lbr] \setupbodyfont[lbr] \starttext Hello. This is a {\em test} of what the {\it Lucida} {\sl Fonts} can do at 6 {\sc am}. \placeformula \startformula f(x)=\int_0^x f(t)\, dt \stopformula \stoptext

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Lucida again
by David Arnold 03 Aug '03

03 Aug '03

Hello, I am using the latest version of Miktex. This compiles just fine using pdflatex. \documentclass{article} \usepackage{lucidabr} \begin{document} Now is the time. \begin{equation} \label{eq:1} f(x)=x^2-2x-3. \end{equation} \end{document} But I don't understand how to use my Lucida YandY fonts in Context. I read and reread mfonts.pdf and it makes no sense to me. I tried: \setupoutput[pdf] \usetypescript[lbr] \setupbodyfont[lbr] \starttext Hello. \stoptext But I got this when I tried to compile. ) (F:\miktex\tex\context\base\type-spe.tex) (F:\miktex\tex\context\base\type-exa.tex))makemf --verbose ec-lbr cannot find ec-lbr source file. hbf2gf -q -g ec-lbr 300 MAKETFM: don't know how to make ec-lbr ! Font \*12ptrmtf*=ec-lbr at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. <to be read again> \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...ame #1\csname #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \ifskipfontchar... <argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle } \edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle }\if... ... l.4 \setupbodyfont[lbr] Can someone tell me how to proceed?

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Problem with math item in table of contents
by Tobias Burnus 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

Hi, I would like to use this: \completecontent \chapter{$a|b$} \bye the problem is that the bar "|" causes problems in the table of contents. Any ideas how I can still have it in the table? Tobias

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YandY fonts
by David Arnold 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

All, Are there any Miktex users that can show me how to use my YandY fonts with Context? I have both lucida and mathtimes I'd like to use.

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delays
by Hans Hagen 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

Hi, due to a switch to adsl there will be a delay in my answering mail 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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texexec changing current directory
by David Arnold 31 Jul '03

31 Jul '03

All, I am still getting the strangest error. Note how I start on the c: partition but end up on the f: partition of my drive (Win 95). Has anyone seen this before? How can I cure this? C:\Eudora\Attach>texexec --verbose TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 current path : C:/Eudora/Attach locating ini file : not found by kpsewhich locating ini file : found by searching reading : F:/MIKTEX/CONTEXT/PERLTK/texexec.ini setting : 'TeXShell' to 'miktex' for 'all' setting : 'UsedInterfaces' to 'en nl metafun mptopdf' for 'all' setting : 'UserInterface' to 'en' for 'all' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'tex' for 'all' setting : 'MpExecutable' to 'mpost' for 'all' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'all' setting : 'DviToMpExecutable' to 'dvitomp' for 'all' setting : 'DviSpecialScript' to 'dvispec' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormat' to 'metafun' for 'all' setting : 'TeXFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'TeXFontsPath' to 'l:/tex/texmf;l:/tex/texmf-local;' for 'all' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'pdfetex' for 'miktex' setting : 'TeXVirginFlag' to '--initialize' for 'miktex' setting : 'TeXPassString' to '--alias=context' for 'miktex' setting : 'TeXBatchFlag' to '--interaction=batchmode' for 'miktex ' setting : 'TeXNonStopFlag' to '--interaction=nonstopmode' for 'miktex' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mptotex' for 'miktex' setting : 'MpVirginFlag' to '--initialize' for 'miktex' setting : 'MpPassString' to '--alias=mpost' for 'miktex' setting : 'MpBatchFlag' to '--interaction=batchmode' for 'miktex' setting : 'MpNonStopFlag' to '--interaction=nonstopmode' for 'miktex' setting : 'TeXFormatFlag' to '--undump=' for 'miktex' setting : 'MpFormatFlag' to '--undump=' for 'miktex' used setting : TeXShell = miktex used setting : SetupPath = used setting : UserInterface = en used setting : UsedInterfaces = en nl metafun mptopdf used setting : TeXFontsPath = l:/tex/texmf;l:/tex/texmf-local; used setting : MpExecutable = mpost used setting : MpToTeXExecutable = mptotex used setting : DviToMpExecutable = dvitomp used setting : TeXProgramPath = used setting : TeXFormatPath = used setting : ConTeXtPath = used setting : TeXScriptsPath = used setting : TeXExecutable = pdfetex used setting : TeXVirginFlag = --initialize used setting : TeXBatchFlag = --interaction=batchmode used setting : TeXNonStopFlag = --interaction=nonstopmode used setting : MpBatchFlag = --interaction=batchmode used setting : MpNonStopFlag = --interaction=nonstopmode used setting : TeXPassString = --alias=context used setting : TeXFormatFlag = --undump= used setting : MpFormatFlag = --undump= used setting : MpVirginFlag = --initialize used setting : MpPassString = --alias=mpost used setting : MpFormat = metafun used setting : MpFormatPath = used setting : FmtLanguage = used setting : FmtBodyFont = used setting : FmtResponse = used setting : TcXPath = used setting : SetFile = applications will use : --help overview of all options and their values --help all all about all options --help short just the main options --help mode ... pdf all about a few options --help '*.pdf' all about options containing 'pdf' total run time : 0 seconds F:\Temp>

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Metafun 2X
by David Arnold 31 Jul '03

31 Jul '03

All, I am revisiting the metafun manual. Everytime I compile with: texexec --pdf junk I have to compile a second time with texexec --pdf junk before I can see changes to my graphics. What can I change and where so that I will only have to compile once?

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m-bibtex: cite numberation problems
by Tobias Burnus 31 Jul '03

31 Jul '03

Hi, I want to cite: [1], [2]. Using \setuppublications[numbering=yes,refcommand=number] I get [1], [3] in the text and 1, 2 in the "References" list. Has anyone seen a problem like this? Tobias PS: While clicking on the items in the Reference list jumps to the refering page, the opposite is not possible.

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extra page when using alternative=doublesided and bodymatter
by Tobias Burnus 31 Jul '03

31 Jul '03

Hello all, (repost) I have the following problem: Using \setuppagenumbering[location={footer,right}] \startbodymatter \chapter{Hi} \stopbodymatter I always get 3 pages, but I want to have two: The recto with "Hi" and its verso, I don't want to have an extra recto! Tobias

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RE: [NTG-context] Re: Problem with \dosetupsystem
by Tan Hwee Huat 30 Jul '03

30 Jul '03

Hello Patrick, Yes it is also happening to other TeX files as well. I used a simple file (named testfile.tex in drive C) with three lines: \starttext Hello world \stoptext If I texexec'ed it in its directory with the command texexec testfile I obtained the following error with \dosetupsystem. See attachment for the log file. However if I change drive to say F, and type texexec testfile the command was successful with testfile.dvi created. Hwee Huat -----Original Message----- From: ntg-context-admin(a)ntg.nl on behalf of Patrick Gundlach Sent: Wed 7/30/2003 5:05 PM To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Cc: Subject: [NTG-context] Re: Problem with \dosetupsystem Hello Hwee Huat, the complete trymeta.log might be interesting in this case. Do other TeX files run correctly (LaTeX?). But since I am not a windows user, I cannot really comment on this. Patrick -- Silent is the goldfish in its bowl _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context(a)ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

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Problem with \dosetupsystem
by Tan Hwee Huat 30 Jul '03

30 Jul '03

Hi all, I am new to ConTeXt, and am learning to use it with the version in the fpTeX 0.6 distribution. On the office PC, I have no problem with using texexec for trying out various small context files. But on the home PC, use of texexec on the file trymeta.tex with the command-line texexec trymeta always leads to a halt in \dosetupsystem with the following error message: .................................... system : trymeta.top loaded (./trymeta.top) Runaway argument? \c!gebied ={\setupsystem [inputfile=trymeta.tex] \protect ! File ended while scanning use of \dosetupsystem. <inserted text> \par <to be read again> \relax \dodoreadfile ...normalinput \readfilename \relax \the \everyafterreadfile <everyjob> ...file \openutilities \loadoptionfile \checknotes \initializeMPg... l.1 \starttext ? ================================================================================== But the strange thing is if I execute the command in with another drive as the current drive, and preceed the filename trymeta with the correct drive letter, it will work to completion. For example, if the tyrmeta.tex is on drive C, and I change drive to drive D (using the command d:), and type texexec c:\trymeta the command will complete with the production of the dvi file. Any reason for this strange behaviour? Thank you in advance for any advice. Hwee Huat

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Arabic support for ConTeXt
by Idris S Hamid 30 Jul '03

30 Jul '03

Hi gang, A few of you have written to me about Arabic support for ConTeXt as well as modifying EDMAC to use RL support in Omega. It is my intention to provide some info/how-to on this in the next couple of weeks, as soon as I finish some research. In the meantime, I suggest anyone interested in this to get their hands on e-Omega 1.15 (Omega + eTeX functionality). This is the version the how-to will be based upon. It is available for fpTeX and MiKTeX; I'm not sure when a version will be available for teTeX, though Thomas Esser may cooperate with anyone willing to provide a separate patch. Best wishes Idris

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How to get the characters in the attached pdf file using ConTeXt
by Charles Doherty 29 Jul '03

29 Jul '03

Dear all, I have sent this email already but a return message said that it was too large and would be posted at the discretion of the administrator. So I have made a sample file using only one word from the original .pdf file in the hope that it would be small enough. Apologies if I have broken protocol. I could get the proper characters as seen in the attached sample file using LaTeX with the preamble: \usepackage{palatino} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage[applemac]{inputenc} The result can be seen below. But I would like to achieve this in ConTeXt (not necessarily with Palatino). Can anyone give me advice on the setup commands needed. I have tried various ways but nothing has worked so far. My ConTeXt input file looks like this without any of the setups that I had been trying. I am using Gerben's installation on a Mac G4 OS 10.2.6. Also what command do I need in order to use mac inputencoding in ConTeXt? I think I saw it mentioned in one of the manuals but I cannot find it again. Of course for the \dh and \k in LaTeX I could not use Mac inputencoding. Thank you very much in advance, Charlie Doherty \definedescription [term] [location=serried,headstyle=bold,width=broad,before=\blank,after=\blank] \starttext \term {Lambay} {\em Lamb-\o y}, `Lamb island'. Island north of Howth Head. \term {Larne} {\em Ulfreksfj\k{o}r\dh r}, `Ulfrekr's fjord'. Now the town of Larne in Co.\ Antrim. \stoptext ************** Charles Doherty, Department of Early Irish History, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 Ireland Telephone +353 1 7168381

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Singular--Plural
by David Arnold 29 Jul '03

29 Jul '03

All, Consider: \definefloat[...][...] [...] <singular> [...] <plural> What is the basic philosopy behind this singular-plural thingy? For example, if I define a float by \definefloat[tax][taxes], what happens? What becomes available to me? Can anyone answer this within the context of the general philosophy of this singular--plural pair that appears in so many Context commands?

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Emacs
by David Arnold 28 Jul '03

28 Jul '03

All, What can people tell me about setting up Emacs to work with Context? I'd like to gather all information I can. Thanks.

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How to get the characters in the attached pdf file using ConTeXt
by Charles Doherty 28 Jul '03

28 Jul '03

Dear all, I have sent this email twice already but return messages said that it was too large and would be posted at the discretion of the administrator. I had attached a sample file using only one word from the original .pdf file in the hope that it would be small enough. Obviously not! Apologies if I have broken protocol. This time I have not included an attachment. Apologies again! I could get the proper characters as seen in the attached sample file using LaTeX with the preamble: \usepackage{palatino} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage[applemac]{inputenc} The result can be seen below. But I would like to achieve this in ConTeXt (not necessarily with Palatino). Can anyone give me advice on the setup commands needed. I have tried various ways but nothing has worked so far. My ConTeXt input file looks like this without any of the setups that I had been trying. I am using Gerben's installation on a Mac G4 OS 10.2.6. Also what command do I need in order to use mac inputencoding in ConTeXt? I think I saw it mentioned in one of the manuals but I cannot find it again. Of course for the \dh and \k in LaTeX I could not use Mac inputencoding. Thank you very much in advance, Charlie Doherty \definedescription [term] [location=serried,headstyle=bold,width=broad,before=\blank,after=\blank] \starttext \term {Lambay} {\em Lamb-\o y}, `Lamb island'. Island north of Howth Head. \term {Larne} {\em Ulfreksfj\k{o}r\dh r}, `Ulfrekr's fjord'. Now the town of Larne in Co.\ Antrim. \stoptext ************** Charles Doherty, Department of Early Irish History, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 Ireland Telephone +353 1 7168381

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Indent-region
by David Arnold 27 Jul '03

27 Jul '03

All, I've found Berend's context.el and Patrick's etexshow.el and they look promising. Does anyone know about smart indenting? For example, I entered: \startitemize[n] \item Real Estate Tax The real estate tax is divided into two components. \startitemize[a,packed] \item The ownership tax \item The tenant tax \stopitemize If the real estate has no tenants, then the owner pays both components. \item dog license fee The owner of one or more dogs pays a fee. When a dog has died or been sold, the owner has to inform city hall. \stopitemize Then I tried indent-region (C-M-\) and got this (I hope it indents in email): \startitemize[n] \item Real Estate Tax The real estate tax is divided into two components. \startitemize[a,packed] \item The ownership tax \item The tenant tax \stopitemize If the real estate has no tenants, then the owner pays both components. \item dog license fee The owner of one or more dogs pays a fee. When a dog has died or been sold, the owner has to inform city hall. \stopitemize Not very good. Any comments anyone? Is there a workaround?

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Changing partitions on me
by David Arnold 27 Jul '03

27 Jul '03

All, After setting up the latest beta of Context, I have the strangest behavior: C:\temp>texexec texexec TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 --help overview of all options and their values --help all all about all options --help short just the main options --help mode ... pdf all about a few options --help '*.pdf' all about options containing 'pdf' total run time : 1 seconds F:\Temp> See how I started on my C: partition, but after texexec completes its run, I am on my F: parititon? Weird? Any suggestions?

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How to get the characters in the attached pdf file using ConTeXt
by Charles Doherty 26 Jul '03

26 Jul '03

Dear all, I could get the proper characters using LaTeX with the preamble: \usepackage{palatino} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage[applemac]{inputenc} The result can be seen below. But I would like to achieve this in ConTeXt (not necessarily with Palatino). Can anyone give me advice on the setup commands needed. I have tried various ways but nothing has worked so far. My ConTeXt input file looks like this without any of the setups that I had been trying. I am using Gerben's installation on a Mac G4 OS 10.2.6. Also what command do I need to use mac inputencoding in ConTeXt. I think I saw it mentioned on one of the manuals but I cannot find it again. Thank you very much in advance, Charlie Doherty \definedescription [term] [location=serried,headstyle=bold,width=broad,before=\blank,after=\blank] \starttext \term{Smerwick} {\em Smj\k{o}r-u\'\i k}, `butter bay', Co.\ Kerry. \term{Larne} {\em Ulfreksfj\k{o}r\dh r}, `Ulfrekr's fjord'. Now the town of Larne in Co.\ Antrim. \term{Strangford} {\em Strangfj\k{o}r\dh r}, `rough, rapid fjord', Co.\ Down. \term{Carlingford} {\em Kerlingafj\k{o}r\dh r}, `fjord of the hags', Co.\ Louth. \stoptext ************** Charles Doherty, Department of Early Irish History, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 Ireland Telephone +353 1 7168381

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bodymatter and alternative=doublesided, XML documentation
by Tobias Burnus 25 Jul '03

25 Jul '03

Hi, I have the following problem: Using \setuppagenumbering[location={footer,right}] \startbodymatter \chapter{Hi} \stopbodymatter I always get 3 pages, but I want to have two: The recto with "Hi" and its verso, I don't want to have an extra recto! Is there a nice way to setup frontmatter to use roman numerals and bodymatter "arabic" numerals starting from 1? I know I can use \setupsectionblock[][before=\bgroup\setup...] but is there something nicer? A part of that document should be in XML, is there any documentation for the ContML available by now? Or about the XML namespacing etc. support, which is not mentioned in "XML in ConTeXT"? Tobias

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launch programs from pdf
by Eckhart Guthöhrlein 24 Jul '03

24 Jul '03

Hi, can somebody tell me how to 1. launch external programs using a link in a pdf file, 2. include literal pdf. This has surely been discussed before, but I'm unable to find it. Thanks, -- Eckhart

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Marginal notes in two-column setup
by Gerben Wierda 24 Jul '03

24 Jul '03

Sorry for another newbie question (I am trying to learn ConTeXt and cannot always find what I want in the manual which I have permanently open) I would like to do the following: Have a two column text with the marginal notes from the left column appear on the left and the ones from the right column on the right. When I use 2-columns and I use \inmargin, I get them on the right where the marginal notes from the left column are on top of the right column (not good) Is there a way to do this? Probably yes with something \if-like? G

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\setuparranging question
by Gerben Wierda 24 Jul '03

24 Jul '03

How can I get the following arrangement: 2 A5 pages printed on one landscape A4 page Order: -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 or in other words, no order which makes it ready for cutting/folding but just two A5 pages per A4 landscape in normal order, the way you would get it when you copy a book on A4 landscape. (Even better would be to have alternate A4 printed pages upside down so you can print doublesided and then bind it so you can flip the document without having to turn the printout.) Thanks, G

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Uploading large file....
by Willi Egger 24 Jul '03

24 Jul '03

I would like to appologize to have posted the manual to the list. - I realized this mistake after I pressed the send button. Hereafter I got also a mail from the 'mailman' that the message was held for release by the administrator. - I hoped then, that he would cancel my message! Willi

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new update
by Hans Hagen 23 Jul '03

23 Jul '03

Hi, I uploaded a new beta ; since tex live 8 is soon frozen, i made the curren tversion equal to the beta. I would prefer to move plr/csr/aer to the new lm fonts. More on that later. 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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Combining \inframed with \items
by Duncan Hothersall 23 Jul '03

23 Jul '03

I have the following test file: -- \setupoutput[pdftex]\setupcolor[rgb]\starttext \items[symbol=none,location=top]{{\inframed[frame=on,corner=round,radius=3mm ,offset=1mm]{demand-pull inflation}},{\inframed[frame=on,corner=round,radius=3mm,offset=1mm]{in comparison}},capital-intensive} \items[symbol=none,location=top]{fixed assets,entrepreneurs,as a result,implementation} \items[symbol=none,location=top]{situation,monetary,system,arbitrage,stable} \stoptext -- The idea is to have certain of the items in the lists highlighted with a frame. Although I don't get an error in the log, the output I get is broken. I have attached the tiny pdf file. Can this be made to work somehow? Alternatively is it possible to get "horizontal" lists any other way? Thanks! Duncan dh(a)capdm.com

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figures in columns
by olivier Turlier 23 Jul '03

23 Jul '03

Hello, After changing from one to two columns, the figures of my document are set to "undefined" by ConText. before : <one column> \placefigure [force] [fig:TC4936.pdf] {Moquettes nappées}{\externalfigure[TC4936.pdf][width=.7\textwidth]} after : ... \setupcolumns [n=2,tolerance=tolerant, distance=6mm, balance=yes] ... \startcolumns ... \placefigure [force] [fig:TC4936.pdf] {Moquettes nappées}{\externalfigure[TC4936.pdf][width=.7\columnwidth]} Is there is a special mecanism for placing figures in colums ? Thanks, ot

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Index with Bibliography
by Elis 21 Jul '03

21 Jul '03

Dear ConTeXt experts, I'm trying to insert the Bibliography (using m-bib) in the table of contents in this way: \setupheadtext[it][pubs=\chapter{Bibliografia}] put in the preamble (with \chapter{}ConTeXt shows the number of the chapter near the title and I need this feature). It works well on the index page but on the Bibliography page this trick makes the title two o more lines under the normal height of the other chapters. Any suggestion to bring the title "Bibliography" at the correct height? Is there another way to make the same (or better) thing? -- Best regards, Elis

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Allow hyphenation after "underscore" (_)
by varheit＠gmx.de 19 Jul '03

19 Jul '03

Hi, I am processing documents from XML sources that contain lots of words like BLABLA_VERY_LONG_COMPLICATED_WORD. How can I (globally) enable hyphenation after underscores without changing the source? I know that I could replace underscores with some sort of XML entity like &underscore; and map this to some TeX code using \discretionary..., but I want to avoid using that. Thanks for any help on that issue. Vik -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Jetzt ein- oder umsteigen und USB-Speicheruhr als Prämie sichern!

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Broken links in LaTeX2ConTeXt guide fixed
by Berend de Boer 19 Jul '03

19 Jul '03

Hello All, I've (finally) fixed the broken links in my LaTeX to ConTeXt guide. There is *no* new material. http://www.pobox.com/~berend/tex/LaTeXt2ConTeXt.pdf I currently also have no plans for new material. But contributions will always be accepted :-) -- Live long and prosper, Berend de Boer

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Updated ConTeXt emacs mode
by Berend de Boer 19 Jul '03

19 Jul '03

Hello All, I've updated the context Emacs mode. Download it from: http://www.pobox.com/~berend/emacs/context.el I don't think there is anything really new, just some changes perhaps so it works more properly with Emacs 21.2.1 what I happen to use now. -- Live long and prosper, Berend de Boer

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problem with arranging
by Martin Kolařík 17 Jul '03

17 Jul '03

Hi, if I try to process XML document with arranging pdfetex loops after the first pass of texexec. My command line is: texexec --pdf --arrange --xmlfilter=car --env=sty-source source.xml --mode=arranged where mode=arranged switches inside environment file desired arranging. If I omit --arrange, all texexec passes finish correctly, but, of course, page numbers and references are resolved badly. If I comment out \\setuparranging[\\v!blokkeer]\n in texexec.pl, result if, again of course, the same. So, if \setuparranging[\v!blokkeer] apperars in *.top file, arrangement of file does not succeed as at the end of the first texexec pass pdfetex hangs up. What should I do? Thank you, Martin -------- Martin Kolarik Moravske Pristroje, a.s., Masarykova 1148, Zlin 76302 tel. +420 603 498 498, fax +420 577 107 171 web: http://www.mii.cz -------- e-mail: kolarik(a)mii.cz e-mail: kolarik(a)click.cz tel. +420 603 535 593

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How to stop pagebreak after section heading
by Frank 17 Jul '03

17 Jul '03

Hello, I just reformatted one of my documents from A4 to A4 landscape, dual column format. Unfortunately ConTeXt put a pagebreak directly after a heading. This is probably due to the excessive amount of white space that would appear if the heading moved to the next page. Nevertheless this is what I would prefer. How do I do this? Best Regards, Frank

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How to use charter?
by Alexander Klink 16 Jul '03

16 Jul '03

Hi all, I am trying to use the Bitstream Charter as a font. Unluckily, all the umlauts fail to appear. Here is how I do it: \definefont[bchr][bchr8t at 12pt] \starttext \bchr \"a \"o \"u \SS{} \stoptext Any idea why that happens? Could someone explain to me (or point me to some documentation) on what exactly happens when I do something like the above? Or is there a better way to do it (I guess so...)? Greetings, Alex

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Duplicaat vraag
by Gerben Wierda 16 Jul '03

16 Jul '03

Deze vraag is direct aan Hans gesteld, maar ik post hem hier ook maar omdat ik nog maar zo weinig tijd heb als ik dit nog in de distributie voor TUG2003 wil zetten. Begin forwarded message: [snip] > Ik heb wel een vraag aan jou: ik heb vandaag toch maar eens besloten > om ConTeXt te gaan gebruiken. De reden dat ik dat nog niet gedaan had > was learning curve (tijdgebrek) en de geachte dat er voor LaTeX meer > extensies zijn. Maar die laatste heb ik laten vallen. Immers, met die > reden kan ik ook beter Windows gaan gebruiken. > > Dus ben ik vandaag maar eens begonnen met ConTeXt. Eerste stukje. Toen > wilde ik eens een PS font gebruiken. Bij LaTeX doe je dan > \usepackage{chancery} en alles is klaar. Bij ConTeXt lag het wat > ingewikkelder. Niet alleen wat betreft het zetten van het font voor > het document, maar vooral wat er na komt, de map files. Ik heb de font > documentatie van jouw site bekeken maar ik ben er niet helemaal uit. > Ik zou dat eigenlijk nog snel willen begrijpen, zodat ik de release > van mijn distributie voor TUG2003 kan voorzien van een volledig > werkende ConTeXt naast een volledig werkende LaTeX. > > Vraagjes:: > > 1. is dat mogelijk? Een *volledig* werkende ConTeXt en een volledig > werkende LaTeX die elkaar niet in de weg zitten? > 2. Moeten die ConTeXt map files in het updmap systeem of in pdftex.cfg? G -- "To be or not to be, that is the question" -- Parmenides

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variables
by Peter Rolf 16 Jul '03

16 Jul '03

I want to test, if a given variable is empty or not. I tried the following, but the test is always false. Is this a bug or a feature ;) Any help is welcome. \starttext \setvariables[test] [first=, second=something,] \def\TestVAR#1{\getvariable{test}{#1}} \if\TestVAR{first}\empty % The variable test:first is empty.\else The variable test:first contains \TestVAR{first}.\fi \if\TestVAR{second}\empty % The variable test:second is empty.\else The variable test:second contains \TestVAR{second}.\fi \stoptext Regards, Peter

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switching to pfb-font of font
by R. Ermers 16 Jul '03

16 Jul '03

Dear Contex'ers, Do you by any chance know how to change to the postscript version of a given font? To be more specific: I am working with Arabtex, whose author K. Lagally, advises using the postscript fonts, made by Taco Hoekwater, but does not describe how. It should be easy, though. I have installed everything, ArabTex works perfect, the regular font is fine and works allright for modest purposes, but I need to produce high-quality output soon. Thanks for any help in advance. Kind regards, Robert Ermers

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