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problem with t-gnuplot.tex
by JIN Xiao-Yong 21 Mar '13

21 Mar '13

Using the new beta from context-minimal This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.75.0-2013030308 (rev 4589) \write18 enabled. (/Users/jin/pkgs/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-yes.mkiv ConTeXt ver: 2013.03.20 21:07 MKIV fmt: 2013.3.21 int: english/english system > 'cont-new.mkiv' loaded (/Users/jin/pkgs/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv ) system > files > jobname 'bulk_trans', input 'bulk_trans', result 'bulk_trans' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active (bulk_trans.tex resolvers > modules > 'gnuplot' is loaded (/Users/jin/pkgs/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/third/gnuplot/t-gnuplot.tex loading > Gnuplot module ! Undefined control sequence. log system > tex > error on line 99 in file /Users/jin/pkgs/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-modules/tex/context/third/gnuplot/t-gnuplot.tex: Undefined control sequence ... <argument> ...:= \@@GNUPLOT@term@context@linejoin ; gp_use_dashed := \@@GNUP... \meta_start_extensions ...extensions("#1",\!!bs #2 \!!es )} l.99 \stopMPextensions ? This happens with context running on a file generated by gnuplot 4.6.1. I have been using context in the texlive 2012 without any problem.

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Re: [NTG-context] Subjects on this list - general request
by Robert Blackstone 21 Mar '13

21 Mar '13

On 20 Mar 2013, at 19:46 , "Keith J. Schultz" <keithjschultz(a)web.de> wrote > > I see no advantage in your suggestion. just search the subject. > > As for the [***Spam***] that is inroduce by mail servers. A user should maybe remove > it to avoid it. But a nuisance, yes, a problem no. > > regards > Keith. and on 20 Mar 2013, at 19:21 , Mica Semrick <paperdigits(a)gmail.com> wrote > > > I would agree with the (no subject) or SPAM titles, but if your search tool > can't tell the difference between "\column, Bug in - " - "\column, Bug in > \column" and "Bug in \column" then you probably need to find a new search > tool. I subscribe to the list in non-digest format, e.g. I get every > email. I used to get it in digest, but I found that made my searching > tougher. I use gmail and have all the list messages skip my inbox and go > directly to a tag. This has helped a ton! > > -Mica > > Am 20.03.2013 um 16:12 schrieb Robert Blackstone <blackstone.robert(a)gmail.com>: > >> …. wouldn't it be a good idea to ask everybody to clearly state the subject of their message, preferably starting with the most important keyword, and in particular to avoid (no subject) or [***SPAM***], and similar things as subjects. ... >> .. Hi Mica and Keith, Thanks for your reaction. It is informative to hear your opninon. I did not want to start a discussion -- it was rather a "cri de coeur" born out of frustration -- so I will leave it at this. Best regards, Robert

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Breaking ligatures
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Dear Knights, What is the canonical way to break a ligature in MkIV? The canonical TeX way, e.g. f{}i does not work if the feature liga=yes. The zero-width joiner or non-joiner will do it but that seems ad hoc or abusive ;-) since those are really for cursive scripts like Arabic and Syriac. Best wishes Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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date handling maltreated?
by H. van der Meer 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Trying to do some date and time processing myself, I ran into problems caused by ConTeXt makeing it incompatibel with the original plain TeX itself! In the TeX-book, Appendix B one finds <citation> (Some parameters are set by TeX itself as it runs, so it is inappropriate to initialize them: \time, \day, \month, and year are established at the beginning of a job; .. </citation> Now the results in ConTeXT with a minimal example, put into the log for easier copying into the mail: \starttext \writestatus{}{\meaning\date -> \date} \writestatus{}{\meaning\day -> \the\day} \writestatus{}{\meaning\month -> \month WHY NOT monthname?} \writestatus{}{\meaning\year -> \the\year} \writestatus{}{\meaning\time -> \the\time} \stoptext Result: > \time-> \time > \protected macro:->\dodoubleempty \syst_converters_date -> \date > \day-> 20 > macro:#1->\ctxcommand {monthname(#1)}-> \labeltext {unknown}RROR > \year-> 2013 > \time-> 982 I strongly ask that ConTeXt abstains from changing the definition of \month and reverts to the exact result as given by plain TeX, i.e. a number in the range [1-12]. Because the change makes it impossible to do calculations on the month. Hans van der Meer

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etexshow and generation of cont-en.xlm (cont-XX.xml)?
by Jonathan Barchi 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Hi all, I'm using the emacs package etexshow to provide a quick ConTeXt command reference in EMACS. This utility parses the interface file cont-en.xml (for english, in my case) and uses the contents to provide a basic dictionary of available commands. In the documentation for etexshow, there is a reference to being able to generate a complete interface description (the aforementioned xml file) like so: ";; There is still an xml-file shipped with this code. Usually you would ;; generate the xml-file with 'texexec'ing the file setupe.tex. Then you ;; will get the cont-en.xml file that can (could) be used as an input for ;; this etexshow. But for now, this won't work. It will work rsn." It is not clear whether that file (setupe.tex or setup.tex) is/was supposed to be shipped with etexshow or was supposed to be a part of context. I've searched and found a few references to this problem, but never a definitive answer, so if anyone knows the answer to these questions I would love to know!! 1. Is the referenced setup(e).tex a file that was previously shipped with ConTeXt - presumably mkii since the author refers to texexec - or would this be something the author would have included with etexshow itself? 2. Is the interface file, e.g. cont-en.xml, auto-generated from all of the defined macros in ConTeXt, or is that file hand-written as metadata to accompany the source-code definitions? 3. Since self-documentation is a goal of the project, is it possible to generate something akin to the interface file that presents a snapshot of all commands known to context at a given time, for use in things like etexshow or other tools? If so, is it possible to do this with modules loaded to see what they additionally define? Thanks in advance for any help! I'm hoping to use any information I get to update etexshow, if possible, and maybe update the ConTeXt support in AUCTEX as well. I think it would be really cool if AUCTEX could reach out at compile or run time and pull in macro definitions from the installed environment, for example. Best, Jon

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framedtext and margin
by H. van der Meer 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

As can be seen in the following example, within an itemized list the framedtext sticks out to the right, instead of having its right edge aligned with the outer ones. Is there a simple remedy or is it an unwanted effect? I would like the right edges line up perfectly. Hans van der Meer \starttext \startframedtext[width=local]\input tufte\stopframedtext Before list. \startitemize \startitem item one\stopitem \startitem item two\startframedtext[width=local]\input tufte\stopframedtext\stopitem \startitem item three\stopitem \stopitemize After list. \startframedtext[width=local]\input tufte\stopframedtext \stoptext

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Subjects on this list - general request
by Robert Blackstone 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Dear all, Considering all complaints about the difficulties to find, in the Garden, or in the NTG mail archive, answers to specific problems, wouldn't it be a good idea to ask everybody to clearly state the subject of their message, preferably starting with the most important keyword, and in particular to avoid (no subject) or [***SPAM***], and similar things as subjects. Also, if you forgive me, subjects like "upto current" or "Bug in \column" are not really helpful when on tries to search in the archive for a solution to a specific problem. In the last-mentioned example, wouldn't "\column, Bug in - " or even "\column, Bug in \column" be better? More specific subject titles in the mails might save some of us hours of unfruitful searching and lots of teeth grinding. This is probably not the first request on this topic but, if so, I thought it would do no harm to repeat it. Thanks in advance. Best regards, Robert Blackstone

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date handling maltreated?
by H. van der Meer 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Trying to do some date and time processing myself, I ran into problems caused by ConTeXt makeing it incompatibel with the original plain TeX itself! In the TeX-book, Appendix B one finds <citation> (Some parameters are set by TeX itself as it runs, so it is inappropriate to initialize them: \time, \day, \month, and year are established at the beginning of a job; .. </citation> Now the results in ConTeXT with a minimal example, put into the log for easier copying into the mail: \starttext \writestatus{}{\meaning\date -> \date} \writestatus{}{\meaning\day -> \the\day} \writestatus{}{\meaning\month -> \month WHY NOT monthname?} \writestatus{}{\meaning\year -> \the\year} \writestatus{}{\meaning\time -> \the\time} \stoptext Result: > \protected macro:->\dodoubleempty \syst_converters_date -> \date > \day-> 20 > macro:#1->\ctxcommand {monthname(#1)}-> \labeltext {unknown}HY NOT monthname? > \year-> 2013 > \time-> 989 Plain TeX here gives: \message{\meaning\day -> \the\day} \message{\meaning\month -> \the\month} \message{\meaning\year -> \the\year} \message{\meaning\time -> \the\time} \end Result: (./plaindates.tex \day-> 20 \month-> 3 \year-> 2013 \time-> 991 ) I strongly ask that ConTeXt abstains from changing the definition of \month and reverts to the exact result as given by plain TeX, i.e. a number in the range [1-12]. Because the change in ConTeXt makes it impossible to do calculations on the month. Furthermore I encountered problems with defining expanded macros for currentdate and currenttime. This seems impossible to accomplish, at least in a simple manner. See the results from these to examples: \edef\thedate{\currentdate}\writestatus{}{\meaning\thedate -> \thedate} \edef\thetime{\currenttime}\writestatus{}{\meaning\thetime -> \thetime} giving: > macro:->\currentdate -> \currentdate > macro:->\currenttime -> \currenttime This is most unhappy, because one really should be able to put the expansions of these macros somewhere. I hope the next beta will have solutions for these problems. Hans van der Meer

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date problem
by H. van der Meer 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

There is a nasty problem when defining the \date. First approach: *** > macro:->\date \def\thedate{\date}\writestatus{***}{\meaning\thedate} Alas, I get lateron a luatex error on \date: ! LuaTeX error [string "\directlua "]:1: invalid escape sequence near '\d'. Second approach, use \edef to get an expanded value. \edef\thedate{\date}\writestatus{***}{\meaning\thedate} *** > macro:->\date Alas, the date is still the unexpanded macro and not something like 20 march 2013. How to? Hans van der Meer

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Endnotes - How to place all endnotes in a separate chapter?
by Robert Blackstone 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Dear list, How can I collect, in a separate (unnumbered) chapter at the end, or in the Backmatter, of a book, all endnotes from the previous chapters, as lists per chapter (for example in sections in this chapter "Notes", with, preferably, the chaptertitles as sectiontitles of that chapter) My setupfile contains, on the subject of notation, only: \setupnotation[endnote][way=bychapter,bodyfont=10pt] and each chapter now ends with: \placenotes[endnote][height=\textheight] which neatly gives a list at the end of each chapter. Thanks in advance for any advice. Best regards, Robert Blackstone

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