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Problem with \date command
by Cedric Mauclair 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Hi all, Today I wanted to use the command "\date[d=15,m=10,y=2010][weekday]". It gives "Friday" as it should. However "\date[d=2,m=1,y=2011][weekday]" gives the same result which is wrong (it's a Sunday). In fact, whatever the supplied date, it gives "Friday". I guess the parameter isn't taken into account here. Bug or feature? -- Cédric

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en-dash for ranges of numbers in Bibliographies
by Florian Wobbe 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Hi, in BibTeX databases ranges of numbers are usually listed with a single dash (e.g. 3-7) for compatibility reasons. Therefore the standard BibTeX styles convert a single dash in page numbers or range of numbers to a double dash (3--7). How do I get the same behaviour for \volume \issue \pages in the bibliographic module? Thanks! Cheers, Florian

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\typefile from n-th line
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Hello, I'd need to \typefile a file from n-th line (= ignoring first n-1 lines). Is there such an option for \typefile macro? (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Reference/en/typefile is silent.) I tried: \typefile[default][lines={10}]{a_file.txt} % Start at line 10 \typefile[default][lines={10,+1}]{a_file.txt} % Start at line 10, step = 1 \typefile[default][start=10]{a_file.txt} % Start at line 10 \typefile[default][from=10]{a_file.txt} % Start at line 10 No success. (The last Ctx minimals, WinXP.) Lukas

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Access figure data?
by Brian Wedde 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Is there any way to get access to the data about external figures? I would like to know the pixel height/width of the actual image. [I am trying to typeset a mass of html-based documents with images using a series of scripts. The images need to be positioned somewhat like they would be on the screen. However, the html itself carries no info about the image.]

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modes
by Hans Hagen 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Hi, (for module writers) The latest beta gives access to modes at the lua end \starttext \enablemode[test] \enablemode[xxxx] \doifallmodes{test,xxx}{NO} \doifallmodes{test,xxxx}{YES} \doifmode{test}{YES} \doifnotmode{xxx}{YES} \startluacode tex.sprint(tex.modes['x'] and "YES" or "NOP") tex.sprint(tex.modes['xx'] and "YES" or "NOP") tex.sprint(tex.modes['xxx'] and "YES" or "NOP") tex.sprint(tex.modes['xxxx'] and "YES" or "NOP") tex.sprint(tex.modes['test'] and "YES" or "NOP") \stopluacode \stoptext ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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How to call a ctx command with parameters from Lua
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Hello, this thing was probably shown during last Ctx meeting, but I can't remember the answer. Let's ave the Ctx code: \typefile[default]{Myfile.txt} and I'd need to call this command by Lua, like: \startluacode context.typefile("MyFile.txt") \stoluacode But how to pass the "[default]" option? I remember that key-value pairs are passed by tables (context.cmd{key="val"}), but how in this case? 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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Re: [NTG-context] Custom enumeration
by Bela Mulder 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Sorry, for my initial vagueness: I want the exercises in part 5, chapter 3 of the syllabus to come out as: Exercise 5.3.1 etc. Right now, on a per chapter basis I get: Exercise 1 etc. Hope this helps. -- Bela Mulder Group Leader Theory of Biomolecular matter FOM Institute AMOLF Science Park 104, 1098XG Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 20 7547100 FAX: + 31 20 7547290 web: http://www.amolf.nl/research/theory_of_biomolecular_matter/

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Titles that spill out
by Brian Wedde 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Here is a simple section header. It runs way out of the margin. Any idea why? I do not want hyphenation. Words that run over the boundary should be skipped to the next line down. Why does it not do that here? Also note that if i change "flushleft" to "middle", it works fine (except that i don't want it middle-aligned!) \setuphead[section][align={flushleft,nothyphenated}] \starttext \showgrid \section{XXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXX} \stoptext %%%%% Here's another similar example: \setuplayout[ width=6.5in ] \setupbodyfont[ 10pt,rm ] \definebodyfont [10pt] [rm] [ hh=Regular sa 1.85 ] \setupheads[ align={flushleft,nothyphenated}, tolerance=strict ] \setuphead[section][ number=no, textstyle=\hh ] \starttext \showgrid \section{XXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXX XXXXXXX XXX} \stoptext Thanks for your help.

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mnmls under windows
by Philipp Gesang 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Hi all, I just discovered that the windows pcs in the library have certain adobe stuff installed that comes with a neat collection of adobe fonts. So I thought I’d want to use them in context and prepared a minimals for windows on a usb stick using wine. I haven’t used windows in ages so I’d like to ask some questions before I actually start testing. 1. Why is there an mtxrun.exe binary in addition to the lua script? 2. How large will texmf-cache grow when all the fonts from an indesign installation are indexed (it’s a small stick and context resides next to a linux on it)? 3. Anything I should be aware of where windows context behaves differently from linux? Thanks for your time and expertise, Philipp -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments

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Multiple bibliographies (reminder)
by Florian Wobbe 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Hi Taco, hi Philipp, I need to place two different publication lists in different locations inside the same document. This has been asked before in April and there was the following suggestion: \chapter{one} \placepublications[database=first] \chapter{two} \placepublications[database=second] Is something like this implemented already? If not I'd kindly ask you, Philipp, to help me with your lua-sed-shell-magic. Thanks! Best wishes, Florian

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