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Improving the Documentation of Context
by Matthias Vogel 15 Jun '03

15 Jun '03

I think it would be nice to have the manuals improved in the following not very costly way (??? indicates my ignorance): \setuplayout[..,..=..,..] width dimension fit middle ..... width, ??? and orientation of main text height dimension fit middle ..... height of main text backspace dimension topspace dimension margin dimension nx number..................... ??? ny number..................... ??? dx dimension.................. ??? dy dimension.................. ??? lines number..................... number of lines on the page [I don't know the relation to height] grid yes no..................... invoking setting to grit Since the manual doesn't even mention all those options, even a very short hint is much better than just trying around to get an idea what's the idea of an option. Greetings M. Vogel At 11:41 14.06.2003 +0200, you wrote: Send ntg-context mailing list submissions to ntg-context(a)ntg.nl To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl You can reach the person managing the list at ntg-context-admin(a)ntg.nl When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of ntg-context digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: texexec (Raimund Kohl) 2. Re: XML attributes (Jedrzej Nasiadek) 3. Re: encodings (Morten =?iso-8859-1?Q?H=F8gholm?=) 4. texexec (Raimund Kohl-Fuechsle) 5. Re: texexec (Raimund Kohl-Fuechsle) 6. Re: XML attributes (Hans Hagen) 7. Double bar means hyphen? (John Culleton) 8. Re: Double bar means hyphen? (Phil Rooke) 9. Re: Double bar means hyphen? (wmcclain(a)salamander.com) 10. Re: Double bar means hyphen? (Ed L Cashin) 11. Re: Re: encodings (Giuseppe Bilotta) 12. Re: Double bar means hyphen? (Adam Lindsay) 13. Re: Double bar means hyphen? (Adam Lindsay) 14. Re: Double bar means hyphen? (Hans Hagen) 15. Re: Runtime graphics (Hans Hagen) 16. Re: differences of table modes (Hans Hagen) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: Raimund Kohl <Raimund.Kohl(a)freenet.de> To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Subject: Re: [NTG-context] texexec Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 18:00:23 +0200 Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl On Thursday 12 June 2003 15:18, Raimund Kohl wrote: On Thursday 12 June 2003 15:18, Raimund Kohl wrote: > I run Debian Woody 3.01r and if I call > > texexec --make de > > it says > > "warning : texexec.ini not found; try 'texexec --verbose' > > TeXExec 2.5 -ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997 - 2001 > > locating ini file : not found by kpsewhich > locating ini file : not found by searching > locating ini file : no environment variable set > locating ini file : not found in own path > > so, what am I going to do? I found "texexec" in > /usr/share/texmf/context/config ... am I to make a link? Let's say to > /home/user/texmf? ok, I made a link to /home/user/texmf. Running texexec now works ... seemingly. But if I process Testfile.tex \starttex Hallo Hallo \stoptext with texexec Testfile the message is: TexExec 2.5 ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE ... executable : pdftex format : cont-en inputfile : Testtex output : standard interface : en current mode : all TeX run : 1 This is pdfTex, Version 3.14159-1.00-pretest-20011114-ojmw-2.1 (Web2C 7.3.7) Sorry, I can't find the format 'cont-en.efmt'; will try 'context.efmt'. I can't find the format file 'context.efmt'! How do I deal with that? ray --__--__-- Message: 2 To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Subject: Re: [NTG-context] XML attributes From: Jedrzej Nasiadek <jnasiade(a)ia.pw.edu.pl> Date: 06 Jun 2003 22:55:27 +0200 Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > \defineXMLenvironment [var] > {\xdef\varname{\XMLpar{var}{name}{blah}} \NC \varname \NC } > {\NC\NR } Hah! Now it works like charm :-) Thanks Simon! Jedrzej --__--__-- Message: 3 To: ntg-context(a)ref.ntg.nl From: Morten =?iso-8859-1?Q?H=F8gholm?= <moho01ab(a)cheesy.student.cbs.dk> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 05:14:52 +0200 Subject: [NTG-context] Re: encodings Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: > > Saturday, June 7, 2003 Johannes Hüsing wrote: > > > JH> allallallallallong long li long long long > > Those are the lyrics of a song, which I know I've heard. Would > you mind reminding me which song it was? > It's called "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" and it's by the band "Inner Circle" from their 1993 album "Bad Boys". Haven't heard this song since I was fifteen -- it is indeed a la la la la long li long long long time ago... -- Morten Høgholm. Beware of my cheesy address! www.student.cbs.dk/moho01ab --__--__-- Message: 4 From: Raimund Kohl-Fuechsle <ray(a)nabuli.de> To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 15:04:28 +0200 Subject: [NTG-context] texexec Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Hello there, I love working with ConTeXt, and never had to think about it much since SuSE makes it realy easy ... but now I switched to Debian, and all of a sudden have to face some trouble :-)) I run Debian Woody 3.01r and if I call texexec --make de it says "warning : texexec.ini not found; try 'texexec --verbose' TeXExec 2.5 -ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997 - 2001 locating ini file : not found by kpsewhich locating ini file : not found by searching locating ini file : no environment variable set locating ini file : not found in own path so, what am I going to do? I found "texexec" in /usr/share/texmf/context/config ... am I to make a link? Let's say to /home/user/texmf? Thanks in advance ray --__--__-- Message: 5 From: Raimund Kohl-Fuechsle <ray(a)nabuli.de> To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Subject: Re: [NTG-context] texexec Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 17:57:10 +0200 Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl On Thursday 12 June 2003 15:18, Raimund Kohl wrote: > I run Debian Woody 3.01r and if I call > > texexec --make de > > it says > > "warning : texexec.ini not found; try 'texexec --verbose' > > TeXExec 2.5 -ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997 - 2001 > > locating ini file : not found by kpsewhich > locating ini file : not found by searching > locating ini file : no environment variable set > locating ini file : not found in own path > > so, what am I going to do? I found "texexec" in > /usr/share/texmf/context/config ... am I to make a link? Let's say to > /home/user/texmf? ok, I made a link to /home/user/texmf. Running texexec now works ... seemingly. But if I process Testfile.tex \starttex Hallo Hallo \stoptext with texexec Testfile the message is: TexExec 2.5 ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE ... executable : pdftex format : cont-en inputfile : Testtex output : standard interface : en current mode : all TeX run : 1 This is pdfTex, Version 3.14159-1.00-pretest-20011114-ojmw-2.1 (Web2C 7.3.7) Sorry, I can't find the format 'cont-en.efmt'; will try 'context.efmt'. I can't find the format file 'context.efmt'! How do I deal with that? ray --__--__-- Message: 6 Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 18:18:57 +0200 To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl From: Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> Subject: Re: [NTG-context] XML attributes Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl At 22:55 06/06/2003 +0200, you wrote: > > \defineXMLenvironment [var] > > {\xdef\varname{\XMLpar{var}{name}{blah}} \NC \varname \NC } > > {\NC\NR } > >Hah! Now it works like charm :-) Thanks Simon! or better: \defineXMLenvironment [var] {\expanded {\NC \XMLpar {var} {name}} \NC} {\NC \NR} since you need the expanded value in a collected content like tabulate 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --__--__-- Message: 7 From: John Culleton <john(a)wexfordpress.com> To: "Context-nl" <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:31:41 -0400 Subject: [NTG-context] Double bar means hyphen? Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl In some of the sample texts that come with Context (Zapf etc.) the double= bar=20 is used to indicate a hyphen, perhaps an unbreakable hyphen. In pdftex it= =20 translated to an em? dash instead. Is this combination documented somewhere? || --=20 John Culleton Able Typesetters and Indexers --__--__-- Message: 8 From: "Phil Rooke" <phil.rooke(a)yax.org.uk> To: <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Double bar means hyphen? Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 20:43:03 +0100 Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > Is this combination documented somewhere? || There is some discussion in the reference manual Section 7.8 p. 133 --__--__-- Message: 9 Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 14:50:53 -0500 From: wmcclain(a)salamander.com To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Double bar means hyphen? Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:31:41 -0400 John Culleton <john(a)wexfordpress.com> wrote: > In some of the sample texts that come with Context (Zapf etc.) the > double bar is used to indicate a hyphen, perhaps an unbreakable > hyphen. In pdftex it translated to an em? dash instead. > > Is this combination documented somewhere? || The default is supposed to be an en-dash, but this can be changed. See section 7.8 "Composed words" in "ConTeXt the Manual". -Bill -- Sattre Press Pagan Papers http://sattre-press.com/ by Kenneth Grahame info(a)sattre-press.com http://pp.sattre-press.com/ --__--__-- Message: 10 Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 17:12:13 -0400 From: Ed L Cashin <ecashin(a)uga.edu> To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Double bar means hyphen? Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 02:50:53PM -0500, wmcclain(a)salamander.com wrote: > On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:31:41 -0400 > John Culleton <john(a)wexfordpress.com> wrote: > > > In some of the sample texts that come with Context (Zapf etc.) the > > double bar is used to indicate a hyphen, perhaps an unbreakable > > hyphen. In pdftex it translated to an em? dash instead. > > > > Is this combination documented somewhere? || > > The default is supposed to be an en-dash, but this can be changed. See > section 7.8 "Composed words" in "ConTeXt the Manual". I always use explicit hyphen like this: Don't second|-|guess me. -- --Ed L Cashin | PGP public key: ecashin(a)uga.edu | http://noserose.net/e/pgp/ --__--__-- Message: 11 Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 19:20:33 +0200 From: Giuseppe Bilotta <gip.bilotta(a)iol.it> To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Re: encodings Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Wednesday, June 11, 2003 Morten H=F8gholm wrote: MH> Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: >>=20 >> Saturday, June 7, 2003 Johannes H=FCsing wrote: >>=20 >>=20 >> JH> allallallallallong long li long long long >>=20 >> Those are the lyrics of a song, which I know I've heard. Would >> you mind reminding me which song it was? >>=20 MH> It's called "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" and it's by the band "Inn= er MH> Circle" from their 1993 album "Bad Boys".=20 MH> Haven't heard this song since I was fifteen -- it is indeed a la l= a la MH> la long li long long long time ago... Thank you :) --=20 Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta --__--__-- Message: 12 From: "Adam Lindsay" <atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk> To: <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Double bar means hyphen? Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 23:14:18 +0100 Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl The character is a compoundhyphen, actually created by mashing two hyphens together. Look at the definition in supp-lan.tex. It really doesn't work well in certain fonts where the hyphen is subtly shaped. cheers, adam John Culleton said this at Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:31:41 -0400: >In some of the sample texts that come with Context (Zapf etc.) the double bar >is used to indicate a hyphen, perhaps an unbreakable hyphen. In pdftex it >translated to an em? dash instead. > >Is this combination documented somewhere? || >-- >John Culleton >Able Typesetters and Indexers >_______________________________________________ >ntg-context mailing list >ntg-context(a)ntg.nl >http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk Computing Dept, Lancaster University +44(0)1524/594.537 Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/593.608 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- --__--__-- Message: 13 From: "Adam Lindsay" <atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk> To: <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl>, "Ed L Cashin" <ecashin(a)uga.edu> Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Double bar means hyphen? Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 23:21:34 +0100 Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Ed L Cashin said this at Fri, 13 Jun 2003 17:12:13 -0400: >I always use explicit hyphen like this: > > Don't second|-|guess me. If it really is always, you can save a little effort with: \setuphyphenmark[sign=-] (This relates to an issue I mentioned earlier: anyone notice how these compound word marks *don't* interact well with font handling/hanging?) adam -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk Computing Dept, Lancaster University +44(0)1524/594.537 Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/593.608 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- --__--__-- Message: 14 Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 10:57:13 +0200 To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl From: Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Double bar means hyphen? Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl At 23:21 13/06/2003 +0100, you wrote: >Ed L Cashin said this at Fri, 13 Jun 2003 17:12:13 -0400: > > >I always use explicit hyphen like this: > > > > Don't second|-|guess me. > >If it really is always, you can save a little effort with: > >\setuphyphenmark[sign=-] > >(This relates to an issue I mentioned earlier: anyone notice how these >compound word marks *don't* interact well with font handling/hanging?) yes, sometimes they are boxed thingies and they don't hang; for this the concept of hanging should be extended (something \hangme {left} {right} {material}); i discussed this long ago with thanh but it didn't (yet) end up in pdftex -) 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --__--__-- Message: 15 Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 11:06:11 +0200 To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl From: Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Runtime graphics Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl At 01:34 13/06/2003 -0400, you wrote: > Hi, > > I run this simple test file test.tex : > >%&cont-en >\setupoutput[pdftex] >\runMPgraphicstrue >\starttext >\startMPrun > input graphserieA >\stopMPrun >\externalfigure[mprun.1] >\externalfigure[mprun.2] >% >\startMPrun > input graphserieB >\stopMPrun >\externalfigure[mprun.1] >\externalfigure[mprun.2] >\stoptext >\end . > > In the logfile, I got the messages : > >figures : figureobject test-mprun.1 is reused >figures : figureobject test-mprun.2 is reused > > and twice the figures of graphserieA.mp on test.pdf. > > Is there a way to avoid the re-use of test-mprun.1 and test-mprun.2, I mean >a way to overwrite the files test-mprun.1 and test-mprun.2 ? > > Or a way to get different names for each metapost output as, for example, >graphserieA-mprun.1, graphserieA-mprun.2 and graphserieB-mprun.1, >graphserieB-mprun.2 ? > > I could also give a different number to each of the figures in all of the >*.mp files, but this solution is not pacticable since I have plenty of >metapost files to process, each of it containing a lot of figures already >numbered with almost the same numbers. Moreover, those numbers can not be >modified because the figures are elsewhere referenced by their number and by >the name of the metapost file. You can redefine: \def\MPrunfile#1{\bufferprefix mprun.#1} to for instance \def\MPrunfile#1{\bufferprefix \MyMpRunFile.#1} \def\MyMpRunFile{mprun} and them change the definition of \MyMpRunFile whenever you want 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --__--__-- Message: 16 Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 11:15:56 +0200 To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl From: Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> Subject: Re: [NTG-context] differences of table modes Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl At 18:32 12/06/2003 +0200, you wrote: >Ahoi! > >I just reviewed my german ConTeXt tutorial and tried to tell the truth >about all the table modes. Please correct me if I'm wrong: > >* tabulate >- can break over several pages >- [start|stop]tabulate[head|tail] should define a repeated head/tail, > but it doesn't work works here \starttext \starttabulatehead \NC left \NC right \NC \NR \stoptabulatehead \starttabulate[|l|r|] \NC l \NC r \NC \NR \stoptabulate \stoptext >- documented in the manual (cont-en[i|p]) - handles (multiple) paragraphs with the "p" template entry - works well with grids - supports text backgrounds >* table >- cannot break >- based on Wichura's TaBlE (others not) >- can be used as float (others not?) all can be used as floats >- documentation commercial at pctex.com (39 $), > partly docs in "ConTeXt - an excursion" (m[s|p]-cb-en) > >* tables >- same as table, but can break over several pages >- [start|stop]table[head|tail] works >- nowhere documented? in my still to be included chapter if the manual it is -) >* TABLE >- didn't try page breaks yet; should it work? yes, if split is set to yes >- [b|e]TABLE works; should [start|stop]TABLE also? no, at least not yet; has to do with grabbing >- docs: up-to-date 8 (no link on HP!), enattab > >* new table mode? >I remember Hans wrote about a new enhanced table >mode, but can't find the mail. core-ltb: line tables, auto break vertically and horizontally across pages, repeated rows / columns, etc will be documented 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --__--__-- _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context(a)ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context End of ntg-context Digest

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centered Chapter-Headings
by Matthias Vogel 14 Jun '03

14 Jun '03

Hi, when I set up the Chapter in the following way (*** indicating the relevant option) \setuphead[chapter] [style={\switchtobodyfont[15pt]}, grid=bottom, number=yes, ownnumber=no, page=no, continue=yes, header=empty, footer=empty, align=left, *** alternative=middle, textstyle=normal, placehead=yes, indentnext=no after={\blank[2\ZEILE,flexible]}] I get the following: 1 The Structure of the World How can I get the number and the text in one (centered) line? There must be a default that only effect chapters, since section do not show this behavior. Thank you Matthias Vogel

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texexec
by Raimund Kohl 14 Jun '03

14 Jun '03

Hello there, I love working with ConTeXt, and never had to think about it much since SuSE makes it realy easy ... but now I switched to Debian, and all of a sudden have to face some trouble :-)) I run Debian Woody 3.01r and if I call texexec --make de it says "warning : texexec.ini not found; try 'texexec --verbose' TeXExec 2.5 -ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997 - 2001 locating ini file : not found by kpsewhich locating ini file : not found by searching locating ini file : no environment variable set locating ini file : not found in own path so, what am I going to do? I found "texexec" in /usr/share/texmf/context/config ... am I to make a link? Let's say to /home/user/texmf? Thanks in advance ray

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encodings
by Matthew Huggett 13 Jun '03

13 Jun '03

Hi: Not a direct ConTeXt question, but I was wondering if Hans or someone else could suggest a good resource for learning about encodings. Thanks Matt

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XML attributes
by Jedrzej Nasiadek 13 Jun '03

13 Jun '03

Hi, So I've got to use this modern XML thingy.. ;-) I tried to set up ConTeXt to typeset processed XML data. What goes wrong is the \XMLpar which sometimes gives default value instead of the real one. See the code below: \starttext \defineXMLpickup [log] {\starttabulate[|p(7cm)|p|] \HL\NC ObjectID \NC Value \NC\NR\HL} {\stoptabulate} \defineXMLenvironment [var] {\NC \XMLpar{var}{name}{blah} \NC } {\NC\NR } \startXMLdata <log> <entry date="1054844187"> <var name=".1.3.6.1.2.1.5.16.0"> 28674524 </var> </entry> <entry date="1054844247"> <var name=".1.3.6.1.2.1.5.16.0"> 28674677 </var> </entry> <entry date="1054844307"> <var name=".1.3.6.1.2.1.5.16.0"> 28674824 </var> </entry> <entry date="1054844367"> <var name=".1.3.6.1.2.1.5.16.0"> 28674963 </var> </entry> </log> \stopXMLdata \stoptext If I remove the \NC before \XMLpar -- it gives the real value of the name attribute. Jedrzej

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texexec
by Raimund Kohl-Fuechsle 12 Jun '03

12 Jun '03

Hello there, I love working with ConTeXt, and never had to think about it much since SuSE makes it realy easy ... but now I switched to Debian, and all of a sudden have to face some trouble :-)) I run Debian Woody 3.01r and if I call texexec --make de it says "warning : texexec.ini not found; try 'texexec --verbose' TeXExec 2.5 -ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997 - 2001 locating ini file : not found by kpsewhich locating ini file : not found by searching locating ini file : no environment variable set locating ini file : not found in own path so, what am I going to do? I found "texexec" in /usr/share/texmf/context/config ... am I to make a link? Let's say to /home/user/texmf? Thanks in advance ray

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Tables, footnotes and references
by Maarten Sneep 12 Jun '03

12 Jun '03

Hi, I want to make a table with some footnotes belonging to that table. As an extra, one of the footnotes needs to be referenced to multiple times: bla bla bla* bla bla bla* bla bla bla *blabla Questions: - which of the table formatting commands in ConTeXt is most suitable for this? - Can I just use a footnote command to create footnotes for a table (or do I need to do something special?) - How do I reference a footnote (or get the symbol for a specific footnote)? Regards, Maarten Sneep The problem with the global village is all the global village idiots.

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handling & compound||words
by Adam Lindsay 12 Jun '03

12 Jun '03

Hi folks. I've been wondering if I've been missing something here. When I activate hanging, the hyphens (or whatever the hyphenmark is set to) in compound||words refuse to hang. When that happens, it makes the margin look worse than if there were no hanging. Is it not implemented yet? [using pdfeTeX (Web2C 7.3.7x) 3.14159-1.00b-pretest-20020211-2.1] Here's an example with a bit of nonsense that pretty much forces the issue: \setupfontsynonym[cmr10][handling=pure] \setupfontsynonym[Serif][handling=pure] \setupfonthandling[normal][left=1,right=1] \usetypescript[cmr] \setupbodyfont[10pt] % tried this and many variations: \setuphyphenmark[sign=-] \setupalign[hanging] \starttext \dorecurse{3}{ I find the very thought of it appalling. I wouldn't describe myself as stuck||up, up||tight, or snoot||nosed, but neither do I get down||and||dirty, higgledy||piggledy, loosey||goosey, or left||wing. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. \input tufte } \stoptext -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk Computing Dept, Lancaster University +44(0)1524/594.537 Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/593.608 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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Itemize columns
by Nigel King 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

Hi ConTeXtnicians, When I use \startitemize[n,packed,columns,three] The list is produced in a nicely packed three column format, however when the n is left out for bullets the three columns become one. \startitemize[n,packed,columns,three] Is this the intended operation? TIA -- Nigel

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combine two features in \setuphead[][]
by Helmut Schwertner 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

Hello, if I use the \setuphead[][] command like this way \definehead [section] [section] \setuphead [section] [alternative=inmargin, numberstyle=bold, textstyle=bold] I can use features how > normal, bold, slanted < and so on. What is to do, if I want to combine two features e.g. bold _and_ 18pt (Fontsize)? Thanks and best wishes, Helmut

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ColorBrewer palettes
by Johannes Hüsing 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

Hi all, I have adapted the colour palettes suggested in http://www.colorbrewer.org for ConTeXt, see http://www.panix.com/~derwisch/hannes/tex/brewercomp.pdf and http://www.panix.com/~derwisch/hannes/tex/colo-brw.tex. As can be seen from the document, I still have font def problems. Without the redefinition of the monospace font, I keep getting a "Font ectt1000 at size 645 not found". Greetings Johannes -- Johannes Hüsing There is something fascinating about science. One gets hannes(a)ruhrau.de such wholesale returns of conjecture from such a trifling investment of fact. Mark Twain

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Re: [NTG-context] how to use designsize
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 08 Jun '03

08 Jun '03

> > > Problem: 'ecrm2074 at 600', which exists, should be used! > > > 'ecrm1200 at1036.8' is used instead! > > > > > > How can this be corrected? > > > >Is this my question too silly or too difficult to answer? > ... > (2) if this is a well known size, make sure that it's mentioned in a map > file for pdftex I can not find any example about mapping a metafont to a symbolic name. There are mappings of postscript (pfb) files to symbolic names only. Who can point me to the documentation about this? Wolfgang

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Re: [NTG-context] how to use designsize
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 07 Jun '03

07 Jun '03

> >Hallo! > > > > > Problem: 'ecrm2074 at 600', which exists, should be used! > > > 'ecrm1200 at1036.8' is used instead! > > > > > > How can this be corrected? > > > >Is this my question too silly or too difficult to answer? > > depends on your settings: > > (1) either you should configure tex (in texmf.cnf) to generate the missing > bitmaps, or The problem is not, that the bitmaps are not produced, but that tex doesn't ask for the RIGHT bitmaps! > (2) if this is a well known size, make sure that it's mentioned in a map > file for pdftex How should this be done? > also 1200*1036.8 is not 2074 so ... 1036.8 is not the magnificationfactor, it is an magnificated resolution. So calc: 12pt * 1036.8/600 --> 20.74pt Gru�, Wolfgang

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missing tfm fonts
by Johannes Hüsing 06 Jun '03

06 Jun '03

In type-enc.tex there is mentioning of "existing tfm and vf files we provide", such as ec-upl*.*. Are these really needed, and how do I obtain them? My Palatino metric files have names like uplr8t.tfm. Greetings Johannes -- Johannes Hüsing There is something fascinating about science. One gets hannes(a)ruhrau.de such wholesale returns of conjecture from such a trifling investment of fact. Mark Twain

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\setuphead and define global fonts of headers
by Helmut Schwertner 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Hello, above \starttext I have define the bodyfont to \setupbodyfont[11pt]. It works fine. The headings I define in the following way (also above \starttext): \setuphead[chapter][alternative=inmargin,letter={\switchtobodyfont[16pt,ss]\ bf}] \setuphead[section][alternative=inmargin,letter={\switchtobodyfont[14pt,ss]\ bf}] \setuphead[subsection][alternative=inmargin,letter={\switchtobodyfont[12pt,s s]\bf}] When I use <<texexec --pdf myfile>> I get many messages that means: it would be better to define the bodyfont global. How can I do that? Thanks and best wishes, Helmut******************************************************************** Helmut Schwertner Schülperbaum 4 24103 Kiel phone: 0431 58 78 502 eMail: schwertner(a)t-online.de

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Referencing Equations
by Adam Tee 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Hi, I am having trouble refering to equations in my work. I am currently using the following: \placeformula[][eqn:threshold] \startformula t = ha - \frac{1}{3}ha \stopformula without success. How do I set a reference label for an equation? Thanks Adam

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Right-aligning blocks of text
by Andrew Lawson 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Gents I'm a newbie with Tex and ConTeXt but enjoying myself so far. Everything is working very smoothly except for one single issue; I want to right-align a block of text, e.g. have the text left-aligned but the block right aligned. An ascii example would be; | | | Some text | | More text | | Even more text | I've tried various context structures .. frames etc and I've also tried \hboxes and \vboxes but the best I can do is to specify the distance between the text and the right margin. I want something that will stretch to keep all the text on the page with just the longest line hitting touching the right margin. I need this 'box' to contain several paragraphs. I expect that there is a Plain TeX solution but I'm hoping there will be an even easier ConTeXt solution. thanks Andrew ===== Andrew Lawson andrew(a)absentis.com www.absentis.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

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Re: [NTG-context] how to use designsize
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 04 Jun '03

04 Jun '03

Hallo! > Problem: 'ecrm2074 at 600', which exists, should be used! > 'ecrm1200 at1036.8' is used instead! > > How can this be corrected? Is this my question too silly or too difficult to answer? Wolfgang

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acrobat 6
by Hans Hagen 03 Jun '03

03 Jun '03

Hi, Acrobat 6 can be downloaded from the adobe site ... 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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\setMPtext value
by Nigel King 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

MetaFun experts, In my document I want to automatically set a reference on the front cover The following line puts the value of nkdocument@Reference into the document \getvalue{nkdocument@Reference} But \setMPtext{FrontCover}{\getvalue{nkdocument@Reference}} Does not put the value into \MPbetex{FrontCover} What do you think I am doing wrong TIA -- Nigel King CTO Orthogon Systems The information contained within this e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, is confidential and is intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any unauthorised dissemination or copying of this message or its attachments, and any use or disclosure of any information contained in them, is strictly prohibited and may be illegal. If you have received this e-mail in error, please telephone +44 (0)1364 655500, and delete it from your system.

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References not working when arranging pages
by Mikael Persson 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

Hello! When I use \setuparranging I can't get the references to work. I use the latest beta. If i just comment the line with \setuparranging it works perfectly. Have I missed something? Here is a small document showing the problem: %%% Begin testdocument \setuppapersize[A5][A4] \setuparranging[2SIDE,rotated] \setuplayout[location=middle, marking=on] \starttext Here is an equation \placeformula[eq:testeq] \startformula \sin^2(x)+\cos^2(x)=1. \stopformula As we see in formula~(\in[eq:testeq]) this doesn't work. \stoptext %%% End testdocument Best regards, Micke P

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how to use designsize
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 01 Jun '03

01 Jun '03

Hallo! After asking some questions about installing metafont's, I have not made any progress. I would like to show the problem with J. Knappen's EC-fonts. To access this fonts I adapted my little typescript: -----------------type-kna.tex-------------------------- \starttypescript [serif] [knappen] [name] \definefontsynonym [serif] [ecrm1000] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [serif] [knappen] [size] \definebodyfont [5pt,6pt,7pt,8pt] [rm] [tf=ecrm0900 sa 1] \definebodyfont [9pt] [rm] [tf=ecrm0900] \definebodyfont [10pt] [rm] [tf=ecrm1000] \definebodyfont [10.95pt] [rm] [tf=ecrm1095] \definebodyfont [12pt] [rm] [tf=ecrm1200] \definebodyfont [14.4pt] [rm] [tf=ecrm1440] \definebodyfont [17.28pt] [rm] [tf=ecrm1728] \definebodyfont [20.74pt] [rm] [tf=ecrm2074] \definebodyfont [24.88pt] [rm] [tf=ecrm2488] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [Knappen] \definetypeface [Knappen] [rm] [serif] [knappen] [knappen] [encoding=ec] \stoptypescript --------------------------------------------------------------- and used the following testfile: --------------------tst.tex--------------------------------- \usetypescriptfile [type-kna] \usetypescript [Knappen] \setupbodyfont [Knappen] \starttext \chapter{Fest} Gottes. \stoptext ----------------------------------------------------------------- Problem: 'ecrm2074 at 600', which exists, should be used! 'ecrm1200 at1036.8' is used instead! How can this be corrected? Thank you for your help! Wolfgang

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Re: bigger font families
by Hans Hagen 31 May '03

31 May '03

At 02:19 PM 4/1/2002 +0200, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: >Ahoi! > >Is there a way for other type classes than roman, sans, math and mono? >E.g. I need sometimes an additional casual/script/handwriting font family >(think of Lucida...) and would like to address it as style=\hd or like that. > >I tried to define it with usual typescripts and "hand" instead of "sans" etc. >but had no success. If such *should* work, then I'll review it and look for >mistakes, but if it *can't* work I must abuse one of serif/sans/mono. > >An other way would be mapping the script font to an "exotic" style like >\sc\it -- what do you think? there is \hw and \cg for handwritten and calligraphy, and you can define more if you want (peek into font-ini.tex); also, in some type-* files you will find casuals; in principle you can create your own names (we do that for things like semi fonts), so we do things like: \definetypeface [mainfont] [rm] [serif] ... \definetypeface [semifont] [rm] [semi-serif] /... that's the nice thing of typefaces/scripts, that you can cook up your own names. the rm, ss, tt cg, hw entries are predefined which means that they will be recognized and have associated commands, if you want more (with as restiction that they should have two char names) you can define them with \definefontstyle; in a similar fashion you can define \tfp|q|r if you want or even map names onto families (math) etc etc 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- fall-back web server: www.pragma-ade.nl -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Bug in Enumerations
by Slawek Zak 30 May '03

30 May '03

There is a bug in enumerations' implementation. The following example is nearly literally taken from english ConTeXt manual (cont-eni.pdf, p. 224) See this example: \defineenumeration[step] [location=left,text={},width=2em] \setupenumerations[step] [headstyle=bold] \setupenumerations[substep][headstyle=slanted] \starttext \step One \par \substep Two \par \stoptext The headstyle for substep is bold, just like for step, and not slanted as stated in the manual. Help, please :) /S PS: Hans, are there any chances to get the new beta with backgrounds' recalculation bug fixed? Latest beta is from before BachoTeX ;)

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URL
by Michał Morawski 30 May '03

30 May '03

Hi, I want to see active URL in my pdf document in similar way that is used by <a....>....</a> tag in html So I have written \setupinteraction[state=start] then \useexternaldocument [doc:Molik] [http://zskl.zsk.p.lodz.pl/~morawski/local/Praca dyplomowa p. Molika.pdf] [Metody routingu unikastowego] then I try to use \from, \goto; \url and even if I see the link, it is not active then I try: \useURL [Molik] [http://zskl.zsk.p.lodz.pl/~morawski/local/Praca dyplomowa p. Molika.pdf] and \from, \goto; \url result is less or more the same. Where is the problem? What I have missed in documentation? Michal Morawski

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Math and Bibliography Problems
by Adam Tee 29 May '03

29 May '03

Hi, I'm new to context and am having a few problems. When I try to process the following $0 \stackrel{4}{\rightarrow}$ I get ! Undefined control sequence. Is there support for stackrel or is there an alternative. Also, I'm having problems with generating a bibliography with context an bibtex. As bibtex only utilises the .aux file and context does not seem to output one. What is the solution. Thanks Adam

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weird " [preference] " appearing with \splitfloat
by Sebastian Rooks 29 May '03

29 May '03

Hi Contexters, I would like to use the \splitfloat command (see the test sample attached) as in http://ml-archives.mini.pw.edu.pl/ntg-context/msg02441.html But how do I get rid of the word " [preference] " which appears just before the table ? I am using the latest stable (ver 2003.03.11) with miktex 2.3 Any idea ? Seb. \starttext \startbuffer[one] \starttables[|c|c|] \HL \VL \bf Year \VL \bf Citizens \VL\SR \HL \VL 1675 \VL 428 \VL\FR \VL 1795 \VL 1124 \VL\MR \VL 1880 \VL 2405 \VL\MR \VL 1995 \VL 7408 \VL\LR \HL \stoptables \stopbuffer \splitfloat {\placetable{My beautiful table}} {\getbuffer[one]} \stoptext

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document structure facility
by Fabian Doerk 26 May '03

26 May '03

Hey all, i've a question regarding the context document structuring facility. Maybe you can show me the right direction or show me what i made wrong. I'am currently working on a semester project, whose goal it is to build a CVS/ConTeXt Server accessible via Zope webapplications (an selfmade documentation management system). Our approach is to split the per semster documentation in products and the texts in components. The whole documentation is integrated in a project. Via webfrontend the user will be able to generate either the whole documentation of all semesters (project, including all products) or just one product. We've created a hierarchical directory structure like the following excerpt: CVSROOT/ ReaktorDocs/ Complete/ Makefile ReaktorDocs.tex (projectfile) path.tex (included by ReactorDocs.tex) products.tex (included by ReactorDocs.tex) Semester01/ Documentation/ Makefile Semester01.tex (product file) figures/ ... text/ Makefile semester01_txt001.tex (component file) semester01_txt002.tex (component file) Protocols/ ... Semester02/ ... Semester03/ ... Styles/ p-eng-doc-default.tex (environment file) p-eng-prot-default.tex (environment file) ... We've got it working in so far that the user can checkout one modul and gets the Semester directory and the styles directory (of course an cvs issue). The compilation of either one product or the whole project works too, via help of \usepath and tex conditions in every product file, which detects whether the front/back -matters should be omitted (for project compilation) or beeing kept (for product compilation). The only thing i can't figure out, is why the counter for \part and \chapter (probably all sectioning commands used in the products) resets per product. Is there any solution for that problem or a workaround to display an continuous \placecontent in the project scope? thanks in advance, Fabian Doerk

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how to dismantle parametrized macro
by Johannes Hüsing 25 May '03

25 May '03

Dear ConTeXters, I am a bit stuck about how to handle the key-value mechanism of ConTeXt. The text here, between my "monkey-see-monkey-do" attempts to write a macro, hopefully demonstrates what I want to achieve. Could sb give me a hand? Thank you very much Johannes ---8-<--- \setupcolors[state=start] \setupoutput[pdf] \definecolor[Accent:1:5][r=0.50, g=0.79, b=0.50] \definecolor[Accent:2:5][r=0.75, g=0.69, b=0.84] \definecolor[Accent:3:5][r=1.00, g=0.76, b=0.53] \definecolor[Accent:4:5][r=1.00, g=1.00, b=0.60] \definecolor[Accent:5:5][r=0.22, g=0.43, b=0.69] \def\defineCBpalet{\dodoubleemptywithset\dodefineCBpalet} \def\dodefineCBpalet[#1][#2]% { \def\sep{} \ifsecondargument \getparameters[CB][\c!n=,#2] \else \def\CBn{3} \fi \def\colorlist{% \dorecurse{\CBn}{ \sep #1:\recurselevel=#1:\recurselevel:\CBn \def\sep{,}}} \definepalet[#1][\colorlist]} \defineCBpalet[Accent][n=5] % I want this to expand into (without the indentation): % \definepalet[Accent] % [Accent:1=Accent:1:5, % Accent:2=Accent:2:5, % Accent:3=Accent:3:5, % Accent:4=Accent:4:5, % Accent:5=Accent:5:5] \starttext \comparepalet[Accent] \stoptext --->-8--- -- Johannes Hüsing There is something fascinating about science. One gets hannes(a)ruhrau.de such wholesale returns of conjecture from such a trifling investment of fact. Mark Twain

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OpenType and other ConTeXt Magazines
by Adam Lindsay 24 May '03

24 May '03

Hi ConTeXters. Just a quick note that my ConTeXt typography page is up with the following magazines: OpenType (installation, optical and pro fonts, and new math) TeXFont (a beginner's exploration, could be a help to others) Euler Math (improved Euler math font support, with different typescript combos) I also am mirroring Berend's "LaTeX in proper ConTeXt", because it's useful, but can be hard to find on the net. <http://homepage.mac.com/atl/tex/> -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk Computing Dept, Lancaster University +44(0)1524/594.537 Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/593.608 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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XML Processing (Newbie Question)
by Alexandre Enkerli 24 May '03

24 May '03

Thanks for answers about my previous query on processing XML output from an exam-making program. I should have been more specific, though. I don't know what to do with these instructions... Should I put them in a filter file? If so, how do I call it from the command-line? Sorry for being so ignorant of ConTeXt ways. A private answer would help. Thanks!

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ANN: e-Omega 3.14159--1.15--2.1, Release Candidate 1
by Giuseppe Bilotta 24 May '03

24 May '03

ANNOUNCING: e-Omega 3.14159--1.15--2.1, Release Candidate 1 e-Omega 3.14159--1.15--2.1 is now released to the public in its second release candidate version. Pre-built binaries are currently available for the MiKTeX distribution (see www.miktex.org) and the fpTeX distribution (see ftp://ftp.dante.de/pub/fptex/standalone/); the official sources are currently available (via CVS) from the MiKTeX source tree. e-Omega provides all the features available in Omega (except for the SGML/XML handling) and all the features available in e-TeX (except for its multidirectional TeX--XeT capabilities, which have been abandoned in favour of the Omega ones). This release fixes the most outstanding bug in the Omega 1.15 series (the TRIP bug), which also affected the previous release (RC0) of e- Omega. Given that RC0 has already been tested (successfully) in production-use environments, it is my belief that this version should be quite ready for widespread use. My opinion could be strongly biased, though, so you are all encouraged at proving me (right or wrong). -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta "Da grande lotterò per la pace" "A me me la compra il mio babbo" (Altan) ("When I grow up, I will fight for peace" "My daddy will buy it for me")

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XML Processing
by Alexandre Enkerli 23 May '03

23 May '03

Hello all, I'm building an exam using "ExamView Pro" which has, surprisingly, an XML export feature. I'd like to process the exam content into ConTeXt. I've looked at the "Example" file and tried to understand how it all works, but I'm not sure I can. So far, I've been able to process entities and MathML using the mm* and ent as options for --xmlfilter (texexec --pdf --xmlfilter=mml,mmp,mmc,ent file.xml) but I can't even get <b> to work as planned with any of the xtag-* files. I'm guessing I need to use the x-contml.tex file, but I don't know why. Then, I'll probably need some guidance to have everything work. The ExamView XML format uses attributes but I'd be happy with just getting the basic format straight. What makes it somewhat harder is that I don't have so much experience with ConTeXt anyway. So, I'd appreciate any help. Here's the basic structure of the data I want to process: <question> <text></text> <choices> <choice></choice> </choices> <answer></answer> <info> <difficulty></difficulty> <reference></reference> <text-objective></text-objective> </info> </question> In LaTeX terminology (sorry!) what I want is to have all the question texts as items in an "enumerate" and answer choices in an alphabetical enumerate for each question. Doesn't sound too hard. In fact, I guess I could probably do a find and replace... Thanks in advance for your help.

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Re: [NTG-context] Metafont and Context
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 23 May '03

23 May '03

Hallo! > > Some questions about the typescript: > > We've reached the limits of my knowledge. I'll have to dig deeper before > I can be of any help. There is quite a bit I don't yet understand about > fonts in tex and Context. > > > > \starttypescript [serif] [duerer] > > ^ no [name] her? > > In other examples an encoding goes here, but it is just a key for > finding the typescript. This example works without specifying an > encoding. > > > > \starttypescript [Duerer] > > > \definetypeface [Duerer] [rm] [serif] [duerer] [default] > > > ^ > > what is this 5th parameter for? I have to set this to the fontname? > > It identifies the typescript for the size information. The typescript to > be found is [#3][#5][default], which in this case is ^ size > [serif][default][size]. There is a match for this in type-siz.tex. > > Note: this is how I have explained it on my help page, but I am not sure > it is correct. I've not been able to substitute other size typescripts, > so I must be missing something. I don't undestand \definebodyfont or the > size mechanism at all. > > > Why is there no section [size] needed? What are the defaults? > > As above, the default size is [serif][default][size] in type-siz.tex (I > think). > > > What about encoding? For example, an OT1 font doesn't contains german > > umlauts, a T1 font does. > > I'm puzzled in this case. A tfm is generated for a specific encoding. > Multiple encodings for the same font would require multiple tfm's. > Looking at one of my type1 fonts, I see the encoding I used when > installing it: > > tftopl texnansi-sar.tfm | grep CODINGSCHEME > (CODINGSCHEME TEXNANSIENCODING) > > This makes sense, because I used texnansi.enc when installing. But when > I look at Metafont Duerer: > > tftopl cdr10.tfm | grep CODINGSCHEME > (CODINGSCHEME ASCII CAPS AND DIGITS) > > What encoding is that, and how would I create a tfm with a different > encoding? As the creator of a metafont one can invent an encoding, say 'ASCII CAPS AND DIGITS' which is completly unknown by the rest of the world. And I can use T1 or OT1 or what ever. To create different encodings for a font the designer has to designate a parameter or parameterfile to select that. If the fontdesigner doesn't plan the use of different encodings, you have to use virtual fonts, I think. > > > By the way, there is also a typescript-section [special]. What can I > > do with this? > > I don't know; there are a few examples dealing with math mode in > type-spe.tex. > > > I will report about my attempts about my font 'bunt' in a second mail. > > I've never dealt with multiple design sizes (and don't understand single > design sizes yet). If you will send me your "bunt" font files I'll use > them for testing, although it may take some time before I can get to it. > > -Bill Thank you, Wolfgang

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Metafun error
by John Culleton 22 May '03

22 May '03

Just got back into Metafun. I used the example program from page 5 of the manual: ------------------------------------------ \setupcolors[state=start] \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{dummy} fill fullcircle scaled 5cm withcolor red; \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{dummy} \stoptext ------------------------------------------ When I run texexec test.tex I get: ----------------------------- This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.7x) (test-mpgraph.mp >> spotcolors >> true ! Equation cannot be performed (numeric=boolean). <to be read again> ; l.23 spotcolors := true ; --------------------------- on the second pass. If I eliminate the red color it still doesn't work. The file test-mpgraph.mp contains these lines which look ok: cmykcolors := true ; spotcolors := true ; color OverlayColor, OverlayLineColor ; If I just generate the graphic with texexec --mptex test.tex that works OK. Any ideas? -- John Culleton

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A Metapost question
by Michal Kvasnicka 22 May '03

22 May '03

Good noon. I'm sorry that I bother you with an off-topic question, but I know here are many Metapost gurus. I'd like to join two point (E1 and E2) having the same ypart (ypart(E1)=ypart(E2)) with the TeX underbrace sign. To do it I have to tell TeX (via btex ... etex?) the horizontal distance of the two points. Do you know how can I do it? Many thanks, M.K.

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Re: [NTG-context] Metafont and Context
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 22 May '03

22 May '03

Hallo! > > > Has anybody written typescripts for one of the Metafonts available > > > at CTAN and can send me an example or two? > > I've added a Metafont example to my page: > > http://home.salamander.com/~wmcclain/context-help.html#newfont-mf > > I don't know much about Metafont, and your comments (as always) are > welcome. > > In particular, I have two questions: > > (1) I don't specify encoding, because I'm not sure how encoding > interacts with MF. Is it even required? The typescript works without > encoding references. > > (2) texexec + pdftex do not generate .pk files like xdvi does. Is that > an option I've missed? In the example I give I first create a .dvi > version of the file and have xdvi create the .pk files, which then can > be read by pdftex. > > -Bill Thank you very much for your work! Some questions about the typescript: > % Typescript for the Duerer metafont typeface. > % > % The ``Informal'' is a serifed variation; I assign it to > % italic so that we can access both it and slanted in the same > % setup. > % > \starttypescript [serif] [duerer] ^ no [name] her? > \definefontsynonym [Duerer-Roman] [cdr10] > \definefontsynonym [Duerer-Bold] [cdb10] > \definefontsynonym [Duerer-Slanted] [cdsl10] > \definefontsynonym [Duerer-Informal] [cdi10] > \stoptypescript > > \starttypescript [sans] [duerer] ^ no [name] her? > \definefontsynonym [Duerer-Sans] [cdss10] > \stoptypescript > > \starttypescript [mono] [duerer] ^ no [name] her? > \definefontsynonym [Duerer-Mono] [cdtt10] > \stoptypescript > > \starttypescript [serif] [duerer] [name] > \definefontsynonym [Serif] [Duerer-Roman] > \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [Duerer-Bold] > \definefontsynonym [SerifSlanted] [Duerer-Slanted] > \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [Duerer-Informal] > \stoptypescript > > \starttypescript [sans] [duerer] [name] > \definefontsynonym [Sans] [Duerer-Sans] > \stoptypescript > > \starttypescript [mono] [duerer] [name] > \definefontsynonym [Mono] [Duerer-Mono] > \stoptypescript > > \starttypescript [Duerer] > \definetypeface [Duerer] [rm] [serif] [duerer] [default] ^ what is this 5th parameter for? I have to set this to the fontname? > \definetypeface [Duerer] [ss] [sans] [duerer] [default] > \definetypeface [Duerer] [tt] [mono] [duerer] [default] > \stoptypescript Why is there no section [size] needed? What are the defaults? I see, that Duerer is designed only in one size. This is not always the case with metafonts. For example, I should can say things like: Use font with designsize 10pt for all the fontsizes lower and equal to 10pt and scale acoordingly. Use font with designsize 11pt for the fontsize 11pt. Use font with designsize 14.4pt for fontsizes from 12pt to infinity and scale them. What about encoding? For example, an OT1 font doesn't contains german umlauts, a T1 font does. By the way, there is also a typescript-section [special]. What can I do with this? I will report about my attempts about my font 'bunt' in a second mail. Gru�, Wolfgang

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[Metapost calling TeX] Thank you !
by Laurent Chéno 22 May '03

22 May '03

Your patch is great ! You fixed my problem. Thank's a lot, best regards, Vielen Dank ! Laurent -- Laurent Chéno <mailto:laurent.cheno@ac-paris.fr> Prof. de mathématiques en PSI* et de l'option informatique en MP/MP* au lycée Louis-le-Grand, Paris http://pauillac.inria.fr/~cheno/

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Metapost calling TeX (ConTeXt)
by Laurent Chéno 22 May '03

22 May '03

(please excuse my poor english) I'm using ConTeXt with the distribution of teTeX by Gerben Wierda (with iInstaller) under MacOS X (10.2.6). Version of texmf.ii2 : 2003/04/15 12:03:57 This works perfectly : \starttext \startMPpage label("aa",(0,0)) ; draw fullcircle scaled 3cm ; \stopMPpage \stoptext \end But this don't work : \starttext \startMPpage label(btex aa etex,(0,0)) ; draw fullcircle scaled 3cm ; \stopMPpage \stoptext \end Who can help me ? Thank in advance, Laurent ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- --- mpgraph.mpx produced : % Written by DVItoMP, Version 0.64 (Web2C 7.4.5) begingroup save _p,_r,_s,_n; picture _p; _p=nullpicture; string _n[]; vardef _s(expr _t,_f,_m,_x,_y)= addto _p also _t infont _f scaled _m shifted (_x,_y); enddef; _n0="cmr12"; _s("aa",_n0,1.00000,0.0000,0.0000); setbounds _p to (0,0.0000)--(11.7060,0.0000)-- (11.7060,5.1474)--(0,5.1474)--cycle; _p endgroup mpxbreak ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- --- mpgraph.mp produced : % collected graphics of job "test" mpgraph:=1; randomseed := 3705; if unknown context_tool : input mp-tool ; fi ; if unknown context_spec : input mp-spec ; fi ; if unknown context_grph : input mp-grph ; fi ; defaultfont := "cmr10" ; defaultscale := 12.0pt/10pt ; graphictextformat := "context" ; graphictextdirective "\global \loadfontfileoncetrue " ; string contextversion ; contextversion := "2003.1.31" ; if not known _data_prefix_ : string _data_prefix_ , _data_suffix_ ; fi ; _data_prefix_ := "mpd-" ; _data_suffix_ := ".mpd" ; boolean collapse_data ; collapse_data := true ; _data_suffix_ := ".mpd" ; cmykcolors := true ; spotcolors := true ; color OverlayColor, OverlayLineColor ; OverlayWidth := 426.78743pt ; OverlayHeight := 597.51323pt ; OverlayDepth := 597.51323pt ; OverlayColor := (0,0,0) ; OverlayLineWidth := 0pt; OverlayLineColor := (0,0,0) ; BaseLineSkip := 14.46669pt; LineHeight := 14.46669pt; BodyFontSize := 12.0pt; TopSkip := 12.0pt; StrutHeight := 10.41603pt; StrutDepth := 4.05064pt; CurrentWidth := 426.78743pt; CurrentHeight := 597.51323pt; EmWidth := 11.74988pt; ExHeight := 5.16667pt; PageNumber := 1; RealPageNumber := 1; LastPageNumber := 1; prologues := 2; if unknown context_page : input mp-page ; fi ; boolean PageStateAvailable, OnRightPage, InPageBody ; PageStateAvailable := OnRightPage := true ; InPageBody := false ; def LoadPageState = OnRightPage := true; RealPageNumber := 1; PageNumber := 1; NOfPages := 1; PaperHeight := 845.04684pt; PaperWidth := 597.50787pt; PrintPaperHeight := 845.04684pt; PrintPaperWidth := 597.50787pt; TopSpace := 71.12546pt; BottomSpace := 62.60228pt; BackSpace := 71.13275pt; CutSpace := 99.58769pt; MakeupHeight := 711.3191pt; MakeupWidth := 426.78743pt; TopHeight := 0.0pt; TopDistance := 0.0pt; HeaderHeight := 56.90294pt; HeaderDistance := 0.0pt; TextHeight := 597.51323pt; FooterDistance := 0.0pt; FooterHeight := 56.90294pt; BottomDistance := 0.0pt; BottomHeight := 0.0pt; LeftEdgeWidth := 0.0pt; LeftEdgeDistance := 0.0pt; LeftMarginWidth := 75.58197pt; LeftMarginDistance := 11.99829pt; TextWidth := 426.78743pt; RightMarginDistance := 11.99829pt; RightMarginWidth := 75.58197pt; RightEdgeDistance := 0.0pt; RightEdgeWidth := 0.0pt; InnerMarginDistance := 11.99829pt; InnerMarginWidth := 75.58197pt; OuterMarginDistance := 11.99829pt; OuterMarginWidth := 75.58197pt; InnerEdgeDistance := 0.0pt; InnerEdgeWidth := 0.0pt; OuterEdgeDistance := 0.0pt; OuterEdgeWidth := 0.0pt; PageOffset := 0.0pt; PageDepth := 0.0pt; enddef ; ResetTextAreas ; SaveTextAreas ; ResetTextAreas ; if unknown context_core : input mp-core.mp ; fi ; local_multi_par_area:=false; ;; verbatimtex \global \loadfontfileoncetrue etex; let mprunend = end ; beginfig(1); label(btex aa etex ,(0,0)) ; draw fullcircle scaled 3cm ; endfig; let end = mprunend ; end. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- --- test.log produced This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5) (format=cont-en 2003.4.29) 21 MAY 2003 11:24 entering extended mode **&cont-en test.tex (./test.tex{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg} ConTeXt ver: 2003.1.31 fmt: 2003.4.29 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex! system (E-TEX) : [line 726] \ifcsname ) system : cont-old loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/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 \openout2 = `test.tui'. system : test.top loaded (./test.top specials : loading definition file tpd (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex specials : loading definition file fdf (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex <unprotect 3> <unprotect 4> system (E-TEX) : [line 1815] \ifcsname <unprotect 5> <protect 5> <protect 4> <protect 3>) specials : fdf loaded <unprotect 3> <protect 3>) specials : fdf,tpd loaded ) \openout0 = `mpgraph.mp'. \openout0 = `mprun.mp'. \openout0 = `mpgraph.mp'. \openout0 = `mprun.mp'. pdftex : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map pdftex : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map pdftex : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) systems : begin file test at line 1 \openout5 = `mpgraph.mp'. Randomizer initialized to 804058807. [MP mpgraph.1] [1.1] systems : end file test at line 8 [flush and process mpgraph.mp afterwards] ) Here is how much of TeX's memory you used: 754 strings out of 68090 11269 string characters out of 746163 4408763 words of memory out of 5524649 30492 multiletter control sequences out of 10000+50000 10284 words of font info for 34 fonts, out of 500000 for 1000 62 hyphenation exceptions out of 1000 33i,14n,28p,177b,370s stack positions out of 1500i,500n,5000p,200000b,5000s 4 PDF objects out of 300000 0 named destinations out of 131072 0 words of extra memory for PDF output out of 65536 Output written on test.pdf (1 page, 840 bytes).

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Re: [NTG-context] Installing mf-font
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 22 May '03

22 May '03

Hallo! I asked some questions some days ago, and got no answers. Is there anybody, who can enlighten me a little? > In order to learn understand fontinstallation, typescripts and so, I tried > to install a Font (Metafont-source). > ... > I have the following questions: > > 1. What is the differenz between hw and cg resp. handwriting and > calligraphy? > 2. Is the typescript for [handwriting], defined in 'type-siz.tex', the > default, if the above typescript for size would be deletet? > 3. Is there a good reason to use typescripts for such a one member family > of > fonts? > 4. What is the 3. parameter in \definebodyfont for? > 5. In 'type-siz.tex' the sizes are given with maximal 1/10 pr�zission. > In a LaTeX fd-file I have used 1/100 pr�zission (10.95, not 11; > 17.28, not 17.3), so I have used the same in the above typescript, > just to be konsistent. Is this ok? ... > 7. What should I write for the 6. parameter of \definetypeface? > The encoding [ec]? What means \typescripttwo? > What with the encoding-typescript? > Gru�, Wolfgang

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Re: [NTG-context] Metafont and Context
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 22 May '03

22 May '03

Hallo! I use the following test-file --------------------test.tex------------------------- \usetypescriptfile [type-bunt] \usetypescript [Bunt] \setupbodyfont [Bunt] \starttext \chapter{Test} {\cg Gottes.} \stoptext --------------------------------------------------------- and this typescript ------------------type-bunt.tex-------------------- \starttypescript [calligraphy] [bunt] [name] \definefontsynonym [calligraphy] [bu1000] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [calligraphy] [bunt] [size] \definebodyfont [5pt,6pt,7pt,8pt] [cg] [tf=bu0900 sa 1] \definebodyfont [9pt] [cg] [tf=bu0900] \definebodyfont [10pt] [cg] [tf=bu1000] \definebodyfont [10.95pt] [cg] [tf=bu1095] \definebodyfont [12pt] [cg] [tf=bu1200] \definebodyfont [14.4pt] [cg] [tf=bu1440] \definebodyfont [17.28pt] [cg] [tf=bu1728] % \definebodyfont [20.7pt] [cg] % [tf=bu2074] \definebodyfont [20.74pt] [cg] [tf=bu2074] \definebodyfont [24.88pt] [cg] [tf=bu2488] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [Bunt] \definetypeface [Bunt] [cg] [calligraphy] [bunt] [bunt] [encoding=ec] \stoptypescript --------------------------------------------------------- to use a metafont which was designed in the 8 sizes (9,10,10.95,12,14.4,17.28,20.74 and 24.88pt) Fontsizes lower then 9pt should downscaled useing the 9pt font. (not testet yet!) Problems: 1. The bodyfont is 12pt per default, so pdftex uses bu1200.tfm to calculate the text. The chaptertitle is then in 20.74pt, but pdftex doesn't use the existing font bu2074.tfm, but scales the bodyfont by a factor of 1.728. As a result, mktexpk calculates the pk files bu1200.600pk and bu1200.1037pk, and not bu1200.600pk and bu2074.600pk. I tried to include the commentet two lines in the typescript, because I always found written sizes in context with one digit behind the point, but the result is negativ too. 2. The log-file contains the following: > ) (./type-bunt.tex) > fonts : [calligraphy] [bunt] [name,default,ec,special] My typescript neighter contains a section [ec] nor a section [special]. What are they for? Why are they referenced in the log. > ) (./type-bunt.tex > bodyfont : bodyfont 7.6pt is defined (can better be done global) > bodyfont : bodyfont 7.6pt is defined (can better be done global) > bodyfont : bodyfont 5.4pt is defined (can better be done global) > .... lots of this lines. Most exist doubly, some not. What is this? I have not redefined 7.6pt or 5.4pt ...? Gru�, Wolfgang

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Precision
by Laurent Chéno 21 May '03

21 May '03

(* excuse my poor english *) I complete my previous message : I obtained no error message but a blank page without circle and without "aa". But, mptopdf give the right result with this source file : beginfig(1) label(btex aa etex,(0,0)) ; draw fullcircle scaled 3cm ; endfig ; end LC

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Frames kill indenting of paragraphs
by Emil Hedevang Lohse 21 May '03

21 May '03

Hello. I am trying to put frames around some of my enumerations (which I use to typeset theorems, lemmas, etc.), but when I put a frame around the enumeration, the indenting of the paragraphs disappears. Here is some sample code: \setupoutput[pdftex] \enableregime[il1] \setuppapersize[A4][A4] \setupbodyfont[cmr,11pt] \setupspacing[packed] \setupinterlinespace[medium] \setupspacing[packed] \setupindenting[medium] \indenting[yes,next] \defineenumeration[MyEnum] [location=serried, indenting={yes,next}] \defineframedtext[MyFrame] [indenting={yes,next}] \defineframedcontent[mine] [indenting={yes,next}] \starttext \startMyEnum Does it work?\par Yes, it does!\par \stopMyEnum \startframedcontent[mine] Does it work?\par No, it does not!\par \stopframedcontent \startframedcontent[mine] \startMyEnum Does it work?\par No, it does not!\par \stopMyEnum \stopframedcontent \startMyFrame \startMyEnum Does it work?\par No, it does not!\par \stopMyEnum \stopMyFrame -- Emil Hedevang Lohse <http://home.imf.au.dk/emil/> Alle spørgsmål er lige dumme. Og spørgsmålet "Kan ænder flyve?" er ikke dumt.

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Re: [NTG-context] Metafont and Context
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 21 May '03

21 May '03

Hallo! > > Has anybody written typescripts for one of the Metafonts available at > > CTAN and can send me an example or two? > > If no one else has anything I could work up an example. I've not done > much with MF fonts, but just ran a test to verify that I could access a > MF face on TeXLive. That would be nice. Please read my former mail (17.5.), to understand what my problems are. Gru�, Wolfgang

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Line Tables problem
by Slawek Zak 21 May '03

21 May '03

I tried to check the new line-table module for ConTeXt and for a rough start, the demo present in core-ltb.tex which start with: \setuplinetable[n=6,m={2,2,2},regels=25] \setuplinetable[c][1][width=2cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=red] \setuplinetable[c][4][width=3cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=yellow] .. doesn't work. The error message is: ! Missing number, treated as zero. <to be read again> n \v!nee ->n ee \stoplinetablepart ...>\linetableparameter \c!rek \else \setbox \scratchbox ... \linetableER ...plinetablecell \stoplinetablepart \savelinetablepart \advanc... l.732 ...b \NC c \NC ddddd \NC eeee \NC ff \NC \NR Tested with latest beta using cont-en.efmt and cont-nl.efmt as well in pdftex output mode. /S

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m-bib and numeric references
by Maarten Sneep 20 May '03

20 May '03

Hi, I use the bibliography module for my references, and I have trouble setting it up like I want it. 1) I want to use numeric references, like [1] in the text. I'm getting a nice numbered list, but no numbers in the text, just [??]. What do I do wrong, according to the docs this should work. Below are the relevant lines from my setup: % bibliography \setupbibtex[database={ljname,references},sort=no] \setuppublications[alternative=apa] \setuppublications[sorttype=cite, criterium=used, numbering=yes, autohang=yes, refcommand=num] \setupcite[num][compress=yes,pubsep={, },lastpubsep={, },inbetween={--},left={[}, right={]}] \setupheadtext[en][pubs=Bibliography] 2) A minor other question, how do I right-align the numbers in the list, like .. .. 8. 9. 10. 11. ... you get the idea ;-) Regards, Maarten Mad, adj.: Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.

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Re: [NTG-context] German interface
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 20 May '03

20 May '03

Hallo! > > The whole thing costs me a lot of time. I installed context with > > 'UserInterface de' without a real idea > > what it means. I didn't know if it brings me german messages or an > > german > > interface. Then I forgot > > this setting and used english statements. All worked well, until I > > wrote a > > little testfile, without präambel, > > and tex complains about \chapter{}. It was very strange! > > I would forget about the german interface. > Some translations are wrong or misspelled, a lot of other > no good german. The english one (and the dutch) is much better > (and you don't need to translate your code if something > doesn't work and you'd like to ask on the list). > I use the english interface anyhow. As I tould, the whole thing was an accident of a beginner. > > If you like to get german messages, you must make your > formats with "--response=de", that translates most messages > of ConTeXt, but not of TeX. > > Grüßlis vom Hraban! Thank you! Gruß, Wolfgang

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Wrong pagebreak in column environment
by Nagy Bence 20 May '03

20 May '03

Dear all, I'm posting my unsolvable problem, there is a minimal example with a wrong pagebreak between Frame 3 and Frame 4 in the same column environment. I seek a solution without manual intervention (for example without \page[yes,force]). I want to make a script generated layout. Please, let me know, if anybody has an idea. Thanks! Greetings Bence Nagy

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Re: [NTG-context] German interface
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 20 May '03

20 May '03

Hallo! > \enableregime, \mainlanguage, \setupencoding are English > commands; texexec is smart enough to detect this, and therefore > uses the English interface; Obviously this autodetectroutine is checking only the pr�ambel. > if you want to use the German one, > use the German corresponding command: \hauptsprache instead of > \mainlanguage. Or, as the first line of the file put: That means, that the aktual setting in 'texexec.ini' is of no practical use, isn't it? > % interface=de And than texexec forgets its smartness? The whole thing costs me a lot of time. I installed context with 'UserInterface de' without a real idea what it means. I didn't know if it brings me german messages or an german interface. Then I forgot this setting and used english statements. All worked well, until I wrote a little testfile, without pr�ambel, and tex complains about \chapter{}. It was very strange! May be, a warning message would be helpfull, say 'UserInterface doesn't match initial setting!' Wolfgang

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Makempy example rotated
by John Culleton 20 May '03

20 May '03

I copied the "E=mc^2" example from the Makempy manual and had an unusual result. The text is rotated by -90 degrees! I tried reducing the scale factor to 5 but it still comes out that way. Is this a FAQ or have I managed to screw something up? -- John Culleton Able Typesetters and Indexers

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