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Fwd: Heading in setuplayout from a variable
by Cecil Westerhof 26 Apr '13

26 Apr '13

Send to Hans instead of to the list. :-( ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cecil Westerhof <cldwesterhof(a)gmail.com> Date: 2013/4/26 Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Heading in setuplayout from a variable To: Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> 2013/4/26 Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl>: > On 4/26/2013 1:27 PM, Cecil Westerhof wrote: >> >> It is a long time since I used ConTeXt. I am starting again. >> >> I have the following code: >> \setvariables[meta][type=cecil] >> >> \if\getvariable{meta}{type}=cecil >> \setvariables[meta][ >> name={Cecil Westerhof}, >> ] >> \setvariables[layout][ >> header=0mm, >> ] >> \fi >> >> But that does not work. >> >> For the conditional I also tried: >> \ifx\getvariable{meta}{type}\cecil >> >> But that does not work either. >> >> What is the correct way to define the comparison? > > > \doifelse {\getvariable{meta}{type}} {cecil} { > ... > } { > ... > } Thanks. That works. In my case I use a \doif. Is there also something like a switch statement? If not I could use a nested \doifelse. -- Cecil Westerhof -- Cecil Westerhof

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Cumulating numbered lists
by Alan Bowen 26 Apr '13

26 Apr '13

I need a list structure that can be numbered in different ways as the occasion warrants. In this case, I need: 1. text 2. text 2.1. text 2.2. text Text Text A. text B. text The problem seem to be in turning off the cumulation of numbers in the last entries (fourth level). \defineitemgroup[MyList] \setupitemgroup[MyList][1][broad,joinedup,packed,autointro] [itemalign=flushright,left={},right={},stopper={.},margin=3pc] \setupitemgroup[MyList][2][broad,joinedup,packed,autointro] [itemalign=flushright,left={},right={},stopper={.}] \setupitemgroup[MyList][3][broad,joinedup,packed,autointro] [itemalign=flushright,left={},right={},stopper={.}] \setupitemgroup[MyList][4][broad,joinedup,packed,autointro] [itemalign=flushright,left={},right={},stopper={.}] \starttext \startMyList[n,repeat] \item First level text \item First level text \startMyList[n,repeat] \item Second level text \item Second level text \startMyList[symbol={}] \item Third level text \item Third level text \startMyList[A] %<===== % \startMyList[A,prefix=no] %<===== \item Fourth level text \item Fourth level text \stopitemize \stopitemize \stopitemize \stopitemize \stoptext With \startMyList[A], I get 2.2.2.A. Fourth level text 2.2.2.B. Fourth level text With \startMyList[A,prefix=no], I get ▷ Fourth level text on each line. Any suggestions or pointers will be gratefully received. Alan

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Heading in setuplayout from a variable
by Cecil Westerhof 26 Apr '13

26 Apr '13

It is a long time since I used ConTeXt. I am starting again. I have the following code: \setvariables[meta][type=cecil] \if\getvariable{meta}{type}=cecil \setvariables[meta][ name={Cecil Westerhof}, ] \setvariables[layout][ header=0mm, ] \fi But that does not work. For the conditional I also tried: \ifx\getvariable{meta}{type}\cecil But that does not work either. What is the correct way to define the comparison? -- Cecil Westerhof

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error: terminal: >> NOfTextColumns-1, ! Improper final value has been replaced by 0
by Lars Huttar 26 Apr '13

26 Apr '13

Hello, I'm encountering the following error, under ConTeXt ver: 2012.05.30 11:26 MKIV fmt: 2013.3.11 int: english/english: system > tex > error on line 27 in file data/three-volume-book-book-1.tex: terminal: >> NOfTextColumns-1 ! Improper final value has been replaced by 0. <to be read again> : <*> for i=1 upto NOfTextColumns-1: draw (rightboundary TextColumns[i]) shif... ... 17 \safeinput ./data/statistics-for-area-area-africa.tex 18 \safeinput ./data/statistics-for-area-area-europe.tex 19 20 21 22 \input ./macros/E16pagenohead.tex 23 \ifodd \pageno \else \noheaderandfooterlines \null \page[yes]\fi \noheade randfooterlines 24 25 \startptp{ 26 \pagereference[Languages]\pnum{Part II}\ptitle{Language Listings} 27 >> }\stopptp This error is very odd because: a) The only place I can find code mentioning "NOfTextColumns-1" is in mp-core.mpii, where it's commented out! % \startuseMPgraphic{whatever} % for i=1 upto NOfTextColumns-1 : % draw (rightboundary TextColumns[i]) shifted ... But maybe I just haven't been looking in the right places. b) The place in my .tex document where the error occurs, line 27, is at a \stopptp. Yet there is an essentially identical start/stopptp earlier in the document, where no such error is thrown: \startptp{ \pagereference[Summaries]\pnum{Part I}\ptitle{Statistical Summaries} }\stopptp So I guess there's some content in between the two starts/stop ptp's that's laying the stage for the error to occur. I'll be working on a minimal example, but that's time-consuming; and I thought in the meantime, there may be some clues in the above information that could help clarify the nature of the problem, to someone who understands the inner workings of ConTeXt. Thanks for any help, Lars

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[wiki] fake account spam
by Philipp Gesang 26 Apr '13

26 Apr '13

Hi all, I’d like to draw your attention to the wiki. The spammers appear to know the solution to the current entry barrier “What is usually the last command in a ConTeXt source file (without the backslash)?”, and the number of fake accounts is growing fast: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Special:Log/newusers They don’t, however, seem to vandalize yet, so I guess the postal code of Hasselt is unbreakable with today’s technology ;-) Nevertheless the account spam is messing up the recent changes feed: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=rss Even if it’s not urgent, may I suggest we collect possible replacements for the current question? I can’t image the damage those accounts would do once they figure out how to post links. Best Philipp

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table formatting mystery
by Lance Larsen 26 Apr '13

26 Apr '13

I created the following table, but I am running into a mysterious problem. When I include the text 'Geometry Calulations' in row 2, the table row expands as if this text takes up lines of text. However the text fits well within the cell length, and the text itself remains on one line. If I delete 'Geometry Calculations', the height of row 2 is the height of one line of text. How do I fix this? I have included snapshots of what I am getting with and without 'Geometry Calculations' included. Any help or insight is appreciated. \setupTABLE[c][1][width=0.16\textwidth] \setupTABLE[c][2,3,4][width=0.13\textwidth] \setupTABLE[c][5][width=0.20\textwidth, align=middle] \setupTABLE[c][6][width=0.25\textwidth, align=middle] \bTABLE[width=0.5\textwidth, rulethickness=0.5pt] \bTR \bTD[nc=2] \bf ~\cb Preliminary \cb Final \eTD \bTD[align=middle] \bf Revision \eTD \bTD[align=middle] X \eTD \bTD \bf Document ID \eTD \bTD \DocID \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD[nc=2] \bf ~Document Title: \eTD \bTD[nc=4,align=middle] Geometry Calculations \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD[nc=2] \bf ~Originating Discipline: \eTD \bTD[nc=4,align=middle] \OrigDisc \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD[nc=2] \bf ~Effective Date: \eTD \bTD[nc=3] \tfx ~\cb Approval Date \sp\sp\cb Other: ________ \eTD \bTD Page~\pagenumber~of~\totalnumberofpages \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD \bf ~Issued for: \eTD \bTD[nc=5,align=middle] \tfx Phase 1 Design \cb\sp Phase 2 Design \cb\sp Phase 3 Design \cb\sp Input to DCD \cb\sp N/A \cb \eTD \eTR \eTABLE -Lance Larsen

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Lettrine module not working?!
by Verhaag, G.C.H.M. 26 Apr '13

26 Apr '13

Hi ConTeXt User's, I'm currently experiencing problems using the lettrine module! I know from fairly recent (mail-archive!) issues related to this module but can't figure out why my setup isn't working anymore. I use the following: \lettrine[Image=no,Slope=-0.5em,Hang=0.2,Findent=0.7em] {H}{et is ca. half tien} in de... This yields the following error message: <to be read again> \def \doifnextoptionalelse #1#2 -\def \m_syst_action_yes {#1}\def \m_syst_action_... \doLettrineFont ...a \LettrineHeight \definedfont [LettrineFont at \the \!!d... \dolettrine ...trineEPS {#2}\else \doLettrineFont #2\fi \fi }}\setbox \Lettr... l.27 {H}{et is ca. half tien} Maybe something has changed in the arguments of which I'm unaware! Regards, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. P.S.Currently using ConTeXt ver: 2013.04.20 01:15 MKIV current fmt: 2013.4.22 int: english/english

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\setupitezmize[joinedup,nowhite] not working
by Marcin Borkowski 26 Apr '13

26 Apr '13

Hi list, the following MWE shows that I can't get rid of vertical space above subitemizations. What should I do? Best, Marcin \setupitemize[1][n][style=bold] \setupitemize[2][a,joinedup,nowhite][stopper=)] \starttext \startitemize \item First \startitemize \item Subfirst first \item Subfirst second \item Subfirst third \stopitemize \item Second \item Third \startitemize \item Subthird first \item Subthird second \stopitemize \stopitemize \stoptext -- Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Adam Mickiewicz University

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Basic \def error?
by Verhaag, G.C.H.M. 25 Apr '13

25 Apr '13

Hi ConTeXt User's, Again I'm struggling with MKIV! I get the following error message: ! Argument of \HeadTitle has an extra } My environment file contains the following definition: \def\HeadTitle#1#2% {\hbox to \hsize \bgroup \hfill \lbox to 2cm{\hsize 7cm #2}% \egroup} \setuphead [chapter] [command=\HeadTitle] In the text I use: \chapter[voorwrd]{Voorwoord} I updated to the following version: ConTeXt ver: 2013.04.20 01:15 MKIV current fmt: 2013.4.22 int: english/english, but must admit that I haven't used ConTeXt for quite a while! Probably I've missed something but couldn't find any hint from the mail archive to solve this problem, sorry! Regards, Verhaag,G.C.H.M.

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Project structure and path evaluation
by contact＠thomas-corbiere.name 25 Apr '13

25 Apr '13

Hello, I am experimenting with the project structure feature of ConTeXt and so far it seems that paths used with \project, \product and \component are relative to the current working directory of the context program. What I am doing right now, I use paths relative to my project file "project.tex". project.tex: \startproject proj \product product1/product.tex \product product2/product.tex \stopproject product1/product.tex: \startproduct prod1 \component product1/components/component1.tex % I would like to use "components/component1.tex" % that is a path relative to the current file \stopproduct This is really annoying as it makes it difficult to organize files into directories. I would like the path to be relative to the file containing the command. I tried \usepath[{.}] without success. So, is this possible in ConTeXt? Also, at the end of the PDF on project structure there is an example with \startdocument ... \stopdocument. But I don't understand where I should use these commands. From the source, it looks like \starttex ... \stoptext with the ability to register a before and after command. I am under the impression that I have to choose between using : - the project structure (project, product and component) - the \startdocument and \stopdocument commands - the \starttex and \stoptext commands But that I should not mix them together. Is this right? Regards, Thomas Corbière

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