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advice 4 math font
by Andreas Mang 20 Jul '12

20 Jul '12

Hi there, I have a rather general question regarding the options for math fonts in ConTeXt. As I understand from reading older posts to this list, there are currently efforts for making either pagella math or an updated modern font available. I am looking into this for quite some time now, but did not find a solution of my liking. I am currently using \setupbodyfont[modern-designsize] However, I like the rendering of latex's mathpazo a lot better, since in modern design the math font does not match the modern text font. Plain pagella currently is no option, since (i) fraktur is not supported (see P.S.) (ii) I am not happy with px math (integrals…) Another option would to use tex gyre pagella math (which is different from the currently available \setupbodyfong[pagella], right?!): ftp://ftp.mpi-sb.mpg.de/pub/tex/mirror/ftp.dante.de/pub/tex/fonts/tex-gyre-math/doc/presentation-tg_pagella_math.pdf As I understand I'd have to put the tff / otf files into a folder that is recognized by ConTeXt (right?!). However, downloading the zip from here: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/tex-gyre-math gives me only the "regular" fonts (i.e. there is no math - or am I missing something?!) Are there any other options, is there someone listening, who was able to mimic mathpazo (I know about math times, but there's money envolved, which I'd rather like to not spend) and could provide me with a solution or are there other options, which I have overseen? I have had a look at the descriptions about handling fonts in the manual(s), but I did not really get into it. I'd have to come up with a solution of my liking in a couple of months (deadline). Your help is very much appreciated. Sorry for bringing this up, especially since it is a stupid discussion about taste, but I spend too much time on this and am quite sure that someone out there must have a solution to these problems or at least point me into the right direction... Cheers, Andreas %%%%%%%% START EXAMPLE %%%%%%%% \setupbodyfont[pagella,12pt] \starttext $\mathfrak{F}$ {\frak F} \stoptext %%%%%%%% STOP EXAMPLE %%%%%%%%

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Re: [NTG-context] A "Lorem ipsum" module?
by Rogers, Michael K 20 Jul '12

20 Jul '12

On 2012-07-18 Marcin Borkowski <mbork@???> wrote: > in LaTeX, there is quite a useful package called "lipsum", for > typesetting varioud amounts of "Lorem ipsum" stuff. Is there anything > like that in ConTeXt? (I know about \input knuth, \input tufte etc., > but that is not exactly what I have in mind, especially when giving a > sample of some design to a customer;).) The LaTeX lipsum seems to have been pre-download from lipsum.com<http://lipsum.com>. ConTeXt makes this relatively easy. The one problem that might be solved better is that the paragraphs come in a single xml node separated by single newlines. I defined a lines environment to make these into paragraphs, which is not as pretty as I would like. \startxmlsetups xml:Lorem:base \xmlsetsetup{Lorem}{*}{-} \xmlsetsetup{Lorem}{feed|lipsum}{xml:Lorem:*} \stopxmlsetups \xmlregisterdocumentsetup{Lorem}{xml:Lorem:base} \startxmlsetups xml:Lorem:feed \xmlflush{#1} \stopxmlsetups \startxmlsetups xml:Lorem:lipsum \xmlflush{#1} \stopxmlsetups \definelines[LoremLines] \def\Lorem#1{% #1 = number of paragraphs to request \startLoremLines \xmlprocessfile{Lorem}{http://www.lipsum.com/feed/xml?amount=#1&what=paras&start=yes}{} \stopLoremLines } \starttext \setupindenting[yes,20pt] \setuplines[LoremLines][command=\blank,indenting=yes] \Lorem{12} \stoptext ________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments).

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columns in latest beta
by Thomas A. Schmitz 19 Jul '12

19 Jul '12

I was writing a reply to Dalyoung, but Wolfgang beat me to it. So I'm going to ask a question myself: I'm a bit desperate about columns. I want nothing fancy, just a simple two-columns layout for a few pages. Unfortunately, the two betas I have on my computer both have trouble. 2012-06-30 complains about \column: "undefined control sequence." 2012-07-19 throws an error which I've never seen before: system > tex > error on line 901 in file reader.tex: Bad register code ... That's the line where I have \stopcolumns. The full error is this: \page_mul_flush_preceding_ongrid ...ceding_height -\dp \d_page_mul_preceding... \page_mul_flush_packaged_columns_indeed ...ongrid \else \page_mul_flush_prec... \page_mul_flush_packaged_columns_continued ...eed \box \columnpagebox \egroup \page_mul_routine_continue ...d_columns_continued }\page_otr_construct_and_s... \page_otr_command_routine ...mul_routine_continue \or \page_mul_routine_bala... \page_otr_triggered_output_routine ...and_routine \fi What does this "bad register code" mean? I don't even know where to begin to look for an error - there is one \start - \stopcolumns environment earlier in my document, which does appear to work normally. Any pointers? Thomas

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Re: [NTG-context] making my own simpleslides module
by dalyoung 19 Jul '12

19 Jul '12

Dear Woldgang and Marco, Thank you for your correction. It works after bracing the \externalfigure command. Now, I have to modify the numbers of header, footer, etc to make my style. I also change the order of "\setupexternalfigure[directory=...]" and "\usemodule[simpleslides]..." to apply the relational position. Now, I don't have to keep two mode "my own" and "simple slides". Instead, I just use "simpleslides-s-myown". Thank you again. Best regards, Dalyoung

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making my own simpleslides module
by dalyoung 19 Jul '12

19 Jul '12

Dear Thomas, I tested making my simpleslides module "SsuWave" by modifying "simpleslides-s-Rounded.tex" (1) I just replaced MP figures for horizontal and title with some figures as follows for test : \defineoverlay [simpleslides:background:horizontal] % [\useMPgraphic{simpleslides:MP:horizontal}] [\externalfigure[/Users/graph/Documents/figures/background/ssuwave1][]] \defineoverlay [simpleslides:background:title] % [\useMPgraphic{simpleslides:MP:title}] [\externalfigure[/Users/graph/Documents/figures/background/ssuwave][]] But it does not work. I got error as follows: ! Argument of \douseexternalfigure has an extra }. ..... 22 \stopitemize 23 24 >> \SlideTitle{벡터의 연산 } 25 .... <inserted text> \par <to be read again> } \pack_layers_set ...group \edef \currentlayer {#1} \edef \p_pack_layers_state... <to be read again> { \61>simpleslides:background:horizontal ...uwave1]{ \executedefinedoverlay {si... \pack_framed_process_background_indeed_external ... \else \kern -\framedbackgr... ... (2) In the log file, I checked that it was read during the process. mkiv lua stats > loaded tex modules - 6 requested, 6 found (*-animation *-simpleslides *-simpleslides-s-SsuWave *-units simpleslides-f-default simpleslides-s-default), 0 missing ... I think that it needs more job to do this. Would you please tell me any ideas? Thank you. Best regards, Dalyoung

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Need help
by Shiv Shankar Dayal 19 Jul '12

19 Jul '12

Hi, Mu current chapter setup is as below: \def\HeadTitle#1#2% {\hbox to \hsize \bgroup \hfill \setupframed[offset=.5em,frame=off] \tbox{\framed[width=3cm,align=left]{#1}}% \tbox{\framed[width=4cm,align=right,leftframe=on]{#2}}% \egroup} \setuphead [chapter] [color=green1, textstyle=, align=normal, continue=no, page=right, style=\tfc, before={\blank[2*big]}, after={\blank[2*big]}, command=\HeadTitle] I want a local TOC after each chapter title. If I manually put \placelist[section][criterium=chapter] immediately after \chapter command then it does not work. Please help. -- Best regards, Shiv Shankar Dayal

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Re: [NTG-context] write my own text in the header
by dalyoung 19 Jul '12

19 Jul '12

Dear Hans and Thomas, Thank you for the reply. First, I tried \setupbackgrounds [page] [background=yellow-spring, state=repeat] but, there is no change. After the change "page" to "text", my figure appears but it covers slide title. I couldn't test \setupbackgrounds [page] [background={yellow-spring,exist-thing}, state=repeat] yet. As you said, I think that the best way to use my own figure as a background in SimpleSlide is to make my own slide template. I found "simpleslides-template.tex" and I may try to modify it to make a style file. I hope that I can do it using other samples. Thank you again. Best regards, Dalyoung

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Is startalign broken in mkiv?
by Matthias Weber 19 Jul '12

19 Jul '12

\starttext \startformula \startalign v &= u + at \\ h &= ut + \frac12 gt^2 \\ \stopalign \stopformula \stoptext ---->> ConTeXt ver: 2012.07.17 16:42 MKIV fmt: 2012.7.17 int: english/english (...) ! Missing $ inserted. system > tex > error on line 3 in file test.tex: Missing $ inserted ... 1 \starttext 2 \startformula \startalign 3 >> v &= u + at \\ 4 h &= ut + \frac12 gt^2 \\ 5 \stopalign \stopformula 6 \stoptext Thanks - Matthias

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Width of text in startcolumns environment (MkIV)
by Martin Bruchanov 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

Hello, I found following problem in version: 2012.07.17 16:42. The frame width goes over both columns (with texexec the width is only over one column, I used \makeupwidth but it is same). \setuppapersize[A5] \starttext \startcolumns[n=2] \title{Test page} \framed[frame=off,bottomframe=on,width=\textwidth,frameoffset=1mm]{ \startalignment[middle] {\tfx \copyright{} \date[][year] Donald E. Knuth} \stopalignment } \input knuth \stoptext Is there another variable defining the width of column? Best regards, -- Martin Bruchanov Skype : bruxytronics WWW : http://bruxy.regnet.cz/ GPG-Key : http://bruxy.regnet.cz/bruxy-gpg.key (0x8107ED53) Linked-In : http://www.linkedin.com/in/bruxy Google+ : http://gplus.to/BruXy

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glyph outlines
by Jan Kula 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

Hello to everybody, how to draw character outlines for plotter to cut the letters out of the plate in mkiv? mmakempy.pdf is over 10 years old, so the situation could change since then. Anyway, even if I stick to the above method, the minimal example \starttext \startMPcode graphictext "Test"; \stopMPcode \stoptext doesn't work as expected in mkiv. *.mpy file is empty. In mkii error is issued during the run. Ignoring it finally produces the outlines, so it seems, everything needed is available (gs, pdftops, pstoedit). Anyway, mkiv way is preferred. Thanks for the help, Jano

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