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Re: [NTG-context] hack needed (MkIV)
by Hans Hagen 08 Aug '10

08 Aug '10

On 6-8-2010 10:44, Steffen Wolfrum wrote: > before coming to Brejlov I am just about to clean all my open threads regarding transition MkII->MkIV. > One thing is still unanswered - related to grid mode: > > In MkII the example below rendered the same with or without grid mode. > Now in MkIV the lineskiplimit is overruled by grid mode. forget about comparing to mkii .. a completely different mechanism and behaviour will not be mkii compatible (different kind of control) > But as I still have to use grid, and yet have to make sure that character clashes don't disturb the consistent interlinespace, I have a problem. in grid mode interlinespace is ignores > Looking through spac-ver.mkiv gave me the impression that lineskip related code is quite ... precarious. > But maybe an unofficial hack is doable? no hack needed \enabletrackers[nodes.vsnapping] \starttext % see spac-ver.mkiv: \definegridsnapping \switchtobodyfont[42pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=30pt] Big text\par written in\par three row \setuplayout[grid=strict] \setupinterlinespace[line=30pt] Big text\par written in\par three row \stoptext with 'yes' the line gets snapped to fit an extra line when too high (ht/dp ratio) and your first line is larger than the second and third (try {yes,line} so see a variant). Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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949 more named colors
by Philipp Gesang 08 Aug '10

08 Aug '10

Hi, I've put up a small script that generates color definitions from Randall Munroe's color survey for use with ConTeXt.[1] This yields 949 more rgb colors that might be more adequately labeled than e.g. those from X11. You can find it at < http://bitbucket.org/phg/xcs-colors/ > From the usage notes: --8<--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Go somewhere safe, where you have writing permissions. [2] texlua conv.lua > colo-xcs.tex [3] For a preview, create a file “testcol.tex” with your favourite editor: ···· FILE testcol.tex ························································· \setupcolor[xcs] \setupcolors[state=start] \starttext \showcolor[xcs] \stoptext ····· END testcol.tex ························································· [4] context testcol.tex --8<--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have fun, Philipp [1] http://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/ -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments

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Re: [NTG-context] Problem with cross references
by Robert Blackstone 08 Aug '10

08 Aug '10

On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Thomas Schmitz wrote: > Robert Blackstone <blackstone.robert(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi all, >> I would like to get some advice concerning a problem, or >>rather a >> nuisance, with internal references. > Difficult to analyze, of course, but one thing that > occurred to me: are you using a proper project structure, > with the chapters as components, as described in chapter > 2.3 of the manual, or just using \input for the chapters? > Right now, I'm editing a book (~ 300 pages) with > cross-references between chapters, and I don't see any of > the problems you describe. > > Btw, the version of TeXshop is irrelevant to the problem, > but you may want to update your minimals. > > Thomas Thank you, I updated the minimals, thrashed all auxiliary files, ran my "project" again and everything worked right from the start. Best regards, Robert Blackstone

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Commands based on previously defined commands, with fixed values for arguments
by Vedran Miletić 07 Aug '10

07 Aug '10

How can I define a command by reusing the already defined command? \def \HelloTwo #1#2 {Hello, #1 and #2!} \def \HelloOne #1 {\HelloTwo{#1}{Vedran}} This gives me a "Runaway argument". -- Vedran Miletić

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abbreviations as macros
by ivo welch 07 Aug '10

07 Aug '10

Hi Hans: This is asking Armin Varmaz' question in a different way, although I know even less. I would like to define a macro that is just an abbreviation. For example, say I want to define a snippet \NPV which provides the text NPV$_0$, and NPV is in textfont while 0 is in mathfont. This should work everywhere---formulas, subscripts, footnotes, etc., and automatically appear in the correct sizing. In LaTeX, this is easy to do: \newcommand{\NPV}{\text{NPV\ensuremath{_0}}} I can now use \NPV\ in formulas, footnotes, subscripts, titles, etc., and it is properly sized everywhere. Is there a recommended way to do this on conTeXt? regards, /iaw

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Problem with cross references
by Robert Blackstone 07 Aug '10

07 Aug '10

Hi all, I would like to get some advice concerning a problem, or rather a nuisance, with internal references. I am making a longish document with several chapters, all of which are separate .tex-files to be input into the main file, which contains all setups and the skeleton of the document. There are a number of cross references between elements that sit in different files. With some simple test files I checked that this worked and that I use the proper commands. However, with the real files it does not work, that is, not immediately. Even after 4 or 5 runs I still get ?? instead of page numbers, and then suddenly things are OK. I have no idea what happened between failure and success and I have no idea what I have to do to get the proper result immediately. It is a nuisance because I cannot be sure the thing worked till I have checked the entire output after each run, which is rather time consuming. I’m using the latest version of TeXShop with the minimals of july 20, but older versions show the same symptoms. Thanks for any advice. Robert Blackstone

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an issues with punk module
by views63 07 Aug '10

07 Aug '10

Hi all I found an issues with punk module in latest beta (MkIV) example: \usemodule[punk] \usetypescript[punk] \setupbodyfont[punk, 32pt] \starttext All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. \stoptext -- Best regards, Huang Ze

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\qedhere equivalent in ConTeXt
by Emanuele Sacco 07 Aug '10

07 Aug '10

Hi all, I'have simulated the proof environment whit the following code: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \definedescription [proof] [text=Proof.] \setupdescriptions[proof] [width=broad,distance=0.5em, location=serried, headstyle=it, indentnext=yes, indenting=yes, closesymbol=$\square$] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% I wanted to know if there is an equivalent of the command \qedhere (LaTeX command) to solve the problem that arises when the environment ends with a displayed equation. Thanks. Emanuele Sacco

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\startcolumns ... \stopcolumns
by Horacio Suarez 06 Aug '10

06 Aug '10

Hello: After \startcolumns ... \stopcolumns there a big blank space. This sample shows it. %%%%%%%%% \starttext \startcolumns \input tufte \input tufte \input tufte \stopcolumns {\bf This should appear in the first page, below {\em tufte,} there is enough room.} \stoptext %%%%%%%%% why the last line jumps to a new page? Thankyou very much. -------------------- Horacio Suarez

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color shading/conversion (mkiv)
by Peter Rolf 06 Aug '10

06 Aug '10

Hi, there is a problem with color shading in combination with color conversion. Short example is attached. MTXrun | current version: 2010.07.30 11:35 This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.62.0-2010080307 (rev 3794) Best wishes, Peter

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