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typesetting bilingual texts
by Pablo Rodríguez 09 Jan '12

09 Jan '12

Hi there, I'm trying to understand how to typeset bilingual texts with ConTeXt. I'm new to ConTeXt and this is my third try to explain my questions on the matter. I'm afraid that I can't find the right documentation on it (or I wouldn't understand it, if I found it). If what I say is wrong (or I'm doing something wrong here), please tell me. On bilingual texts typesetting, I have the following examples: -Homer's “Iliad” and “Odyssey”: Greek text and translation. Original verse text and facing prose translation. Same numbers of paragraphs and titles (although Greek titles may contain only the number and translated titles may contain also text). -Hegel's »Phänomenologie des Geistes«: German text and translation. Same number of paragraphs and titles. -Goethe's “Faust”: Original text and facing verse translation. Same numbers of paragraphs and verses. Notes (marginal, footnotes, endnotes) might differ in the original and translated versions. Both body texts are similar in separation (paragraphs and titles). >From Wolfgang's example (http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2011/063353.html: the only document I have and that I cannot decipher), it seems that you have to type each translated paragraph after each original paragraph. Hegel's work cited above contains about 600 pages. Having to copy and paste every translated paragraph after every original paragraph sounds crazy (too much work). And as far as I understand computing, this shouldn't be a hard task to automatize. Hegel is only an example here, and having to mix both texts not only involves more work, but it might well lead to errors in the text itself (not typesetting, but typing). Not even asking about the code (yet): isn't it possible to typeset a bilingual document having separate streams that ConTeXt automatically synchronizes? And isn't it possible to have separate numbering for the original and translated streams? Thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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searching for TEI on the wiki
by Pablo Rodríguez 08 Jan '12

08 Jan '12

Hi there, I don't know why when I search for TEI on the wiki (wiki.contextgarden.net/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=tei) I get only an item that lists the desired page (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/TEI_xml) But if I use Google (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/google/new2.html?q=tei) the first occurrence is the right one. Is there something wrong here? Thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Barcodes
by Ben Schlingelhof 08 Jan '12

08 Jan '12

Hi there, is there a possibility to generate barcodes (Code128 and QR) in ConTeXt? I've had a look at pstricks but this seems broken. Something about ! "I can't find file `multido'." ? These barcodes are a Dealbreaker for my company, I know they work in LaTeX. I like ConTeXt better and since I'm gonna be the main user I'd really love to get some good news. Cheers, Ben -- Ben Schlingelhof gepado.de

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Fields
by Willi Egger 08 Jan '12

08 Jan '12

Hi all, With Context MKIV 2012.01.02 21:59 the field mechanism is broken. It works with MKII. ... interactions > javascripts > loaded: library 'fld' ! LuaTeX error ...ua70/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/scrn-fld.lua:43: incorrect index value -1 for tex.setbox() stack traceback: [C]: ? ...ua70/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/scrn-fld.lua:43: in function 'insertfield' <main ctx instance>:1: in main chunk. system > tex > error on line 232 in file /Users/willi/Documents/TEXdata/Giuanna/etikettenformular.tex: LuaTeX error ... ... Secondly I would like to know whether it is possible to configure the form in such a way, that a specific font is used when the form is filled. Sample file attached. Kind regards Willi

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old and new
by Steffen Wolfrum 07 Jan '12

07 Jan '12

Hi, a happy 2012 to all of you!!! Keeping up with the most recent version (2012.01.02) gives to much errors with my environment file... So, as the last version that I installed via rsync was 14th october 2011, I tried to manually install an "in-between" version. For example: cd /Users/steffen/context rsync -ptv rsync://contextgarden.net/minimals/setup/first-setup.sh . ./first-setup.sh --context=2011.11.29 --extras=all Unfortunately this "context=" flag doesn't work -- it gives 20120102 too. Any ideas how to install a december 2012 version? Steffen --- Mac (10.6.8)

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Makempy ...
by Willi Egger 07 Jan '12

07 Jan '12

Hi Metafun gurus! I should produce a glyph large as 300 by 150mm. So I thought to use metafun/makempy facilities. However I get no output with ConTeXt MKIV ver: 2012.01.02 21:59 When processing the file with MKII there is a fatal error, which is after stoptext in the attached test-file. Kind regards Willi

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Re: [NTG-context] Overprinting
by Jan Heinen 07 Jan '12

07 Jan '12

Here the results of my question: I asked my print-service, if the pdf I generated with the code (look at the end of this email), is ok. The text in the second frame should be overprinted. The answer of the printer: in the preflight he can see the overprinting, in the print-preview he can't. He was astonished - because he never had the difference between print-preview and preflight before. He is using Adobe Acrobat 10. Hope this information helps others to be cautious - an maybe someone can tell what's to do. Regards Jannis > \setupcolors[state=start,rgb=no,cmyk=yes] > \definecolor[myc] [c=.40, m=.10, y=.50, k=0] > \starttext > \framed[% > width=80mm,height=50mm, > background=color, > backgroundcolor=myc, > ] > {1 Overprinted or not?} > > \blank[big] > > \framed[% > width=80mm,height=50mm, > background=color, > backgroundcolor=myc, > ] > {\startcolorintent[overprint]2 Overprinted or not?\stopcolorintent} > > \blank[big] > > \framed[% > width=80mm,height=50mm, > background=color, > backgroundcolor=myc, > ] > {\startcolorintent[knockout]3 Overprinted or not?\stopcolorintent} > > \stoptext Regards Jannis

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Centering and splitting a table
by Fulvio 07 Jan '12

07 Jan '12

Hi, it's me again, with another problem. I want to typeset very simple tables. Each table system is ok, because I need very simple tables, as long as I can split the table in multiple pages and repeat the header in multiple pages, so it should be ok to use Tabulate, Tables, TABLE and Linetable. I can typeset a similar table easily, but I want to center the table horizontally in the page. I can box the table (with an hbox or a vbox) and then center the box, but in this way the box won't split in multiple pages. I think that floatings aren't the solution, too, because I need the table exactly in place (I understand that the "here" placement don't give me that guaranty, but I'm not totally sure). I've at least a solution in my mind, but that requires too much work, so I hope that there is a simple one. Thanks in advance. Fulvio Satta

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problem with coupling (mkiv)
by Rene van Hassel 07 Jan '12

07 Jan '12

Hello members, a happy new year to everybody. And here the problem I have: \setupinteraction[start=state,color=orange] \setupcombinedlist[content][interaction=all] \defineblock[question] \defineblock[answer] \defineenumeration[questions][location=top,coupling=answers] \defineenumeration[answers][location=top,coupling=questions] \hideblocks[question] \hideblocks[answer] \starttext % Problems with the coupling of questions and answers \beginquestion \startquestions Why ConTeXt doesn't work? \stopquestions \endquestion \useblocks[question] \page \beginanswer \startanswers It always give:\crlf sometimes: LuaTeX error and something with lpegmatch?? \stopanswers \endanswer \useblocks[answer] \stoptext This piece of code is compiled with context of TeXLive2011, which is almost every week updated. The piece of compiled into a .pdf file without any problem, but I see no interaction. In other pieces of code, it gives a LuaTex error and something with lpegmatch, but I have no idea about what is spoken. Sometimes I see orange triangles after the enumerations but I have no interaction, the cursor at the screen does not change of form. This if I look at the pdf-file with the acrobat reader. Who of you has any idea howto get interaction between the questions and the answers? The piece of code in one of the manuals of ConTeXt doesn't work with the context I use. It goes about these hidden blocks. There is also given an example with question and answer. It should be nice if it works, Kind Regards, Rene' van Hassel

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Inline itemize
by Vianney le Clément 07 Jan '12

07 Jan '12

Hello, If I type Blabla. \startitemize[a,text] \item one \item two \stopitemize Blabla. I get a linebreak before and after the itemize. Is this the intended behaviour? How can I get a fully inline enumeration? Thanks, Vianney

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