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"show u;" from TeX
by Yury G. Kudryashov 27 Aug '10

27 Aug '10

Hi! Is it possible to get the value of a MetaPost variable from TeX? It can, e.g., add "show u;" to MetaPost input, then parse output. I want to pretty- print the values of some MetaPost variables. Another question: is it possible to query the expansion of a macro from inside \directlua, if I have a variable that stores the macro name?

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Porting from MkII to MkIV
by Peter Schorsch 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

Hi, I started to write under MkII a module to number and reference each paragraph. I got it to work but it was not well done. Now I want to finish and clean it to upload it on contextgarden for all. But I am stucking at the port to MkIV. (Reduced MkII Version): \definenumber[paraNumber] \setuphead[chapter,section,subsection,subsubsection] [after={\resetnumber[paraNumber]}] \def\StartPara[#1]% {\getparameters[tmp][heading=,mark=,#1]% \incrementnumber[paraNumber]% \inothermargin{\tfx\getnumber[paraNumber]~}% \doifnot{\tmpheading}{}{\inmargin{\tmpheading}}% \doifnot{\tmpmark}{}{\expanded{\textreference[\tmpmark]{XXX /\getnumber[paraNumber]}}}% } \def\StopPara% {\blank[medium]} \starttext \chapter{Alter novom} \StartPara[heading={lorem ipsum},mark=test] Lorem ipsum ... \StopPara \StartPara Lorem ipsum \in[test] \StopPara \stoptext XXX stands for an already ported part that works. I have two problems I do not know how to solve: - the line starting with inothermargin gives back in mkii always the correct number form: n (always latin numbers). In mkiv it gives back m.n. Also in mkiv: inside bodymatter the numbers are latin number e.g. 1.2 and inside appendecies latin letters and numbers, e.g. A.II. What needs to be change in my module to get the old mkii behavior back? - There must be a problem in the last line: as soon I use my mark option I get following error: ! Use of \dovspacingyes doesn't match its definition. \doifnextoptionalelse ...\nextoptionalcommandyes { #1}\def \nextoptionalcomma... <argument> ...ference [\tmpmark ]{XXX /\getnumber [paraNumber]} \expanded ...\long \xdef \@@expanded {\noexpand #1 }\@@expanded l.18 \StartPara[mark=test] Does anyone know how to solve/port this to mkiv? Thanks for your help

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[***SPAM***] How to break lines with \type{}?
by Peter Münster 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

Hello, How can I teach \type{} to break lines just as \hyphenatedurl{} does? \starttext \hsize1pt \type{C:bla/blub/foo/bar} \hyphenatedurl{C:bla/blub/foo/bar} \stoptext TIA for any help! Peter -- Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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mtx-context.lua:1161: attempt to call field 'join' (a nil value)
by Peter Münster 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

Hello, context --purgeall gives this error: ...ex/texmf-context/scripts/context/lua/mtx-context.lua:1161: attempt to call field 'join' (a nil value) Cheers, Peter -- Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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hoffset and voffset have no effect
by Michael Goerz 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

Hi everyone, I cannot see any effect when using voffset and hoffset as a parameter for \startstandardmakeup. For example: \startstandardmakeup[headerstate=none, footerstate=none, hoffset=1in, hoffset=1in, width=4in, height=7.0in] ... \stopstandardmakeup I'd expect them to shift the page content up and to the right, respectively. This is guessing from their name: I actually cannot find any documentation on these parameters. Am I missing something? Thanks, Michael

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[***SPAM***] problem with \setuptyping[option=LUA, escape=//]
by Peter Münster 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

Hello, The "escape=//" option is ignored here: \setuptyping[option=LUA, escape=//] \starttext \starttyping bla // \em sometex \stoptyping \stoptext What could be done, to make it work? TIA for any help! Peter -- Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Trouble with percent character in ConTeXt text (programm code typing)
by Jaroslav Hajtmar 25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10

Hello all... I am converting any manual from HTML to ConTeXt. There are a lot of programm code. and in the code is very often % character. Ther is no problem in \startyping - \stoptyping environment, but I need using this in text ... for example The sequence \type{%0} stands for the whole match. The sequence \type{%%} stands for a single~\type{%}. or For instance, the call \type{string.format('%q', 'a string with "quotes" and \n new line')} will produce the string: ... etc.. 1. It is clear that this can not work, but is there any satisfactory solution?? Something like \startypingintext ... \stoptypingintext i.e. intext typing environment.. 2. in html code is often emphasis found inside the program code for example: <code>\<em>ddd</em></code>, Maybe it's a dumb question, but may be inside emphasis inside verbatim (\startyping - \stoptyping) environment?? Thanx Jaroslav

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footnote numbering reset bychapter
by Horacio Suarez 25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10

hello all in the sample bellow, when a \part have only one \chapter inside, the footnote number does not reset properly, but if there is more than one chapter in a part, it resets fine. thankyou %%%%%%%%%%%%% \starttext \setuphead[chapter][number=no,page=no]\setuphead[part][placehead=yes,number=no,page=no]\setupfootnotes[way=bychapter] \part Part I \chapter Chapter 1 Text Chapter 1\footnote{footnote 1 chapter 2} \part Part II \chapter Chapter 2 Texto chapter 2\footnote{Footnote 1 chapter 2. This footnote should be 1!!} \chapter Chapter 3 Texto chapter 3\footnote{footnote 1 chapter 3} \part Part III \chapter Chapter 4 Texto chapter 4\footnote{footnote 1 chapter 4} \part Part IV \chapter Chapter 5 Text chapter 5\footnote{footnote 1 chapter 5. This footnote shlould be 1 too.} \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% -------------------- Horacio Suarez

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Virtual math
by Oliver Buerschaper 25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10

Hi all, I need directions on how to get started with a virtual math font... I'd like to take an existing math font, say Latin Modern, and replace certain glyphs by their corresponding ones from an OpenType font, say Minion Pro. (Proper math kerning won't be an issue at the moment since I'm having in mind a proof-of-principle type of thing.) How would I do that? Many thanks, Oliver

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Items with head
by Andreas Harder 25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10

Hi all, in strc-itm.mkiv I found the following example: \def\MyItemCommand#1{{\bf#1}\quad} \setupitemgroup[itemize][command=\MyItemCommand] \startitemize \item {test} is this okay? \item {test} is this okay? \item {test} is this okay? \stopitemize Is it deprecated? Is there an alternative? Greeting Andreas

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