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Cut-Space
by "H. Özoguz" 26 Jan '13

26 Jan '13

Hi there, I am usually using Din A5 with \definepapersize[MyBook][A5] \setuppapersize[MyBook][A5] How to add 3mm cut space (extra space) on all four edges? Thank you. Huseyin

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Some questions
by Alain Delmotte 26 Jan '13

26 Jan '13

Hi, Now some questions to solve the problems I have when I try to follow the "tutorial" "ConTeXt an excursion". I think it is for mkII and I use mkIV and that there has been many changes in between. - The example at the bottom of page 11 and page 12 gives me an error: ! Argument of \head has an extra }. system > tex > error on line 52 in file travail.tex: Argument of ... 42 Hasselt lies in the province of Overijssel and there are a number of customs that are typical of this province. 43 \startitemize 44 \head kraamschudden \hfill (child welcoming) 45 When a child is born the neighbours come to visit the new parents. The women come to admire the baby and the men come to judge the baby (if it is a boy) if he will become a strong man. 46 The neighbours will bring a {\em krentenwegge} along. A krentenwegge is a loaf of currant bread of about 1 \Meter\ long. Of course the birth is celebrated with {\em jenever}. 47 \head nabuurschap (naberschop) \hfill (neighbourship) 48 Smaller communities used to be very dependent on the cooperation among the members for their well being. Members of the {\em nabuurschap} helped each other in difficult times during harvest times, funerals or any hardship that fell upon the community. 49 \head Abraham \& Sarah \hfill (identical) 50 When people turn 50 in Hasselt it is said that they see Abraham or Sarah. The custom is to give these people a {\em speculaas} Abraham or a Sarah. Speculaas is a kind of hard spiced biscuit. 51 \stopitemize 52 >> - The tables pages 30-31-32-35 are not at the right position on the page, mostly they are to the right and not centered. - The chemical formulae give an error (pages 37-38), but I'll come back to that later on, but what is the manual about it? - The boxes on page 45, second example are not at the right position, particularly the second is on the same line as the first. \leftaligned {\inframed[width=fit]{People in Hasselt}} \midaligned {\inframed[height=1.5cm,frame=off]{have a}} \rightaligned {\inframed[background=screen]{historic background}} What are the up todate manuals for MkIV? OK It's enough bothering you for the moment. Thanks in advance, Alain Delmotte

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setuphead command "! Argument of \xxx has an extra }."
by Jean-Philippe Rey 25 Jan '13

25 Jan '13

Hi, I am trying to use a homemade command to display chapter heads but I systematically get the following error: ! Argument of \ChapterHead has an extra }. Here is my minimal example \def\ChapterHead#1#2{#1 --- #2} \setuphead[chapter][command=\ChapterHead] \starttext \chapter{Hello} Some text \stoptext This example works fine with MKII and with the texlive 2012 version of MKIV (ConTeXt ver: 2012.05.30 11:26). It fails with the last beta (2013.01.24 16:47 MKIV) and also with 2012.11.22 14:55 MKIV. I tried \setuphead[chapter][alternative=command,command=\ChapterHead] and \startchapter ... \stopchapter but still get the same error. You will find below the content of the log file produced by my minimal example. Thanks for your help. (/Users/jprey/ConTeXt-2013.01.24/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-yes.mkiv ConTeXt ver: 2013.01.24 16:47 MKIV fmt: 2013.1.25 int: english/english system > cont-new.mkiv loaded (/Users/jprey/ConTeXt-2013.01.24/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv ) system > files > jobname: test-setuphead, input: test-setuphead, result: test-setuphead fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language en is active (test-setuphead.tex{/Users/jprey/ConTeXt-2013.01.24/tex/texmf-context/fonts/map/pdftex/context/mkiv-base.map} fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) fonts > typescripts > unknown: library 'loc' {/Users/jprey/ConTeXt-2013.01.24/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map}{/Users/jprey/ConTeXt-2013.01.24/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-rm.map} fonts > fallback modern rm 12pt is loaded % begin of command line arguments % % noarrange = true % input = ./test-setuphead.tex % fulljobname = ./test-setuphead.tex % currentrun = 1 % no-parse-first-line = true % arrange = true % script = true % synctex = true % kindofrun = 1 % % end of command line arguments % begin of command line files % % 1 ./test-setuphead.tex % % end of command line files structure > sectioning > chapter @ level 2: 0.1 -> Hello ! Argument of \ChapterHead has an extra }. system > tex > error on line 4 in file test-setuphead.tex: Argument of ... 1 \def\ChapterHead#1#2{#1 --- #2} 2 \setuphead[chapter][command=\ChapterHead] 3 \starttext 4 >> \chapter{Hello} 5 Some text 6 \stoptext 7 <inserted text> \par <to be read again> } \strc_rendering_inject_number_and_text ...ommand } \ifx \p_command \empty \di... \strc_rendering_place_head_number_and_text ...ext }\fi \strc_rendering_stop_... \strc_sectioning_handle ...e_head_number_and_text \else \strc_rendering_plac... l.4 \chapter{Hello} ? ! Emergency stop. system > tex > error on line 4 in file test-setuphead.tex: Emergency stop ... 1 \def\ChapterHead#1#2{#1 --- #2} 2 \setuphead[chapter][command=\ChapterHead] 3 \starttext 4 >> \chapter{Hello} 5 Some text 6 \stoptext 7 <inserted text> \par <to be read again> } \strc_rendering_inject_number_and_text ...ommand } \ifx \p_command \empty \di... \strc_rendering_place_head_number_and_text ...ext }\fi \strc_rendering_stop_... \strc_sectioning_handle ...e_head_number_and_text \else \strc_rendering_plac... l.4 \chapter{Hello} End of file on the terminal! ! ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced! -- Jean-Philippe Rey Professeur - École Centrale Paris jean-philippe.rey(a)ecp.fr 92295 Châtenay-Malabry Cedex - France Empreinte PGP : 807A 5B2C 69E4 D4B5 783A 428A 1B5E E83E 261B BF51

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\processcommalist with any separator
by Jaroslav Hajtmar 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Hello ConTeXist. I use the \processcommalist command and at this point I would like to see if there is any possibility of using a similar command but with the custom separator. Not to me to use a comma as a separator, because I need to have a comma as a character in the processed item list. Thanks Jaroslav Hajtmar Here is my inspirative minimal example: \def\setmyownparameter#1#2{% \global\def\myparameter{#2}#1% }%% \def\processmylist[#1]#2% {\processcommalist[#1]{\setmyownparameter{#2}}} \startbuffer[mybuffer] Here I use my parameter \myparameter.\par \stopbuffer \starttext \processmylist[firstparameter, secondparameter, thirdparameter]{ \getbuffer[mybuffer] } % I would like use for example * as list separator (best option to choose any character). %\processmylist[Hello, He said.*Here is comma, used too.* And here is comma, too.]{ %\getbuffer[mybuffer] %} \stoptext

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Can Tikz external library be used in Context?
by Devendra Ghate 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Hi, Following MWE produces the error given below. I have been able to include other tikz libraries (arrows, decorations) successfully. *MWE* \usemodule[tikz] \usetikzlibrary{external} \starttext A \stoptext *Error* --------------------------------------------- ! Missing number, treated as zero. system > tex > error on line 1290 in file /home/deven/context/tex/texmf-modules/tex/generic/pgf/frontendlayer/tikz/libraries/tikzexternalshared.code.tex: Missing number, treated as zero ... 1280 \gdef\tikzexternal@activate@normal@dq{\let"=\tikzexternal@normal@dq} 1281 \gdef\tikzexternal@activate@normal@sq{\let'=\tikzexternal@normal@sq} 1282 \gdef\tikzexternal@activate@normal@semic{\let;=\tikzexternal@normal@semic} 1283 \gdef\tikzexternal@activate@normal@and{\let&=\tikzexternal@normal@and} 1284 \gdef\tikzexternal@activate@normal@dash{\let-=\tikzexternal@normal@dash} 1285 \catcode`\|=0 1286 \catcode`\\=12 1287 |xdef|tikzexternal@normal@backslash{\}% 1288 } 1289 { 1290 >> \catcode`\^^I=12 1291 \catcode`\$=12 1292 \catcode`\%=12 1293 \catcode`\#=12 1294 \gdef\tikzexternal@HASHchar{#} 1295 \gdef\tikzexternal@TABchar{^^I}\gdef\tikzexternal@PERCENTchar{%}\xdef\tikzexternal@DOLLARchar{$}} 1296 1297 % Creates the '/tikz/external/system call' command as string and 1298 % returns it into the (global!) macro #2. 1299 % #1: the image file name (as returned by 1300 % \tikzexternalgetnextfilename) <to be read again> ^ l.1290 \catcode`\^^ I=12

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\thinrule in \margintext doesn't work
by Devendra Ghate 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

If \thinrule is used in \margintext, context gives error. \hairline works fine. *Details:* ConTeXt ver: 2013.01.10 01:04 MKIV fmt: 2013.1.13 *Error Message:* ! Undefined control sequence. system > tex > error on line 2 in file a.tex: Undefined control sequence ... 1 \starttext 2 >> \margintext{\thinrule A margintext with thinrule.} 3 %\margintext{\hairline A margintext with hairline.} 4 \stoptext 5 \thinrule ->\strut \bgroup \edef \p_height {\directthinrulesparameter \c!hei... <argument> \thinrule A margintext with thinrule. \doifelsenothing #1->\edef \m_syst_string_one {#1 }\ifx \m_syst_string_one \e... \typo_margins_data_yes_indeed ...felsenothing {#3} \donefalse \donetrue \ifdo... l.2 ...text{\thinrule A margintext with thinrule.} **MWE** \starttext %\margintext{\thinrule A margintext with thinrule.} \margintext{\hairline A margintext with hairline.} \stoptext

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Layers, overlays
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Hello, I'd like to ask two questions which appeared on topic "Layer vs. overlay". Q1: What does \tightlayer[...] exactly do? (No item on wiki.) Q2: Why some layer properties are specified on \definelayer (beforetext: width=\overlaywidth,height=\overlayheight) and some during overlay setups (beforetext: preset=righttop)? - Related code given before: ---- \starttext \definelayer [beforetext][width=\overlaywidth,height=\overlayheight] \defineoverlay[beforetext][{\setups[beforetext]\tightlayer[beforetext]}] \startsetups[beforetext] \setlayer[beforetext][preset=righttop] {\framed[width=2in]{foo}} \stopsetups bar \stoptext ---- TIA. Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka [mailto:LPr@pontex.cz] Pontex s. r. o. [mailto:pontex@pontex.cz] [http://www.pontex.cz] Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 244 062 238 Fax: +420 244 461 038

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mathcommand / mfunction now italic
by Andreas Mang 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Hi, did something change in consideration of mathcommand/mfunction? I get italic "operators" instead of the usual (I suppose) upright typesetting. Thanks! Cheers Andreas %%%% minimal example %%%% \definemathcommand[diag][nolop]{\mfunction{diag}} \starttext $\diag(1,\ldots,1)$ % diag is italic, but should be upright \stoptext %%%% minimal example %%%% ConTeXt ver: 2013.01.24 10:07 MKIV fmt: 2013.1.24

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ToC - dots distance
by hanak＠wpb.cz 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Hi, I need to change the default distance of dots in ToC using alternative "c". Could anybody tell me, how can I achieve this? So it should look like this: default look: 1. First chapter ................... 1 2. Second chapter ................... 10 requested look: 1. First chapter . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Second chapter . . . . . . . . . . 10 Thank for any help. Pavel

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Big with \widehat and \widetilde
by Otared Kavian 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Hi Hans, With the latest betas (version 2013.01.23 14:45 MKIV fmt: 2013.1.23) \widehat and \widetilde do not work anymore in mkiv (no matter the font): minimal example %%%% begin bug-tilde.tex \starttext ${\widetilde V}$ ${\tilde u}$ ${\widehat \phi}$ ${\hat \alpha}$ \stoptext %%%% end bug-tilde.tex For your information, the same file works fine in mkii. Best regards: OK

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