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Re: [NTG-context] OT: equality (was Grammar)
by Alan BRASLAU 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

\startquotation Near Göttingen are two hills that are called Die Gleichen --``The Equals''. They were no doubt given this name because, when viewed from a certain angle, they look almost identical. It is reported that David Hilbert used to ask his students why these hills were so called. None of the obvious answers like ``equal height'' or ``equal shape'' satisfied this great scholar, who was a stickler for exactness. Finally he would give the answer himself: ``Because they are equal distances apart from one another.'' \stopquotation

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width of definetextbackground
by Armin Varmaz 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

Hallo, I am wondering if there is an option in \definetextbackground to get the output over the entire width of a page? I mean to go over the width of the \textwidth (for example like \setlayout[width=\textwidth+\outermargintotal])? I played with \setuplayout before calling textbackground, but it did not work perfectly since the layout of the text after \definetextbackground was changed as well; \setuplayout[reset] before stopping the textbackground did not help. I read the solutions proposed by Aditya but they did not help. Have you any ideas how to get it? Armin

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Re: [NTG-context] Multi-line labels in MetaPost MKIV
by Richard Stephens 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

>>>> What is the recommended method for creating multi-line labels in MetaPost >>>> in MKIV, please? >>>> I have the following code: >>>> >>>> \definetextext[mplabel]{\framed[frame=off,align=middle]} >>>> \starttext >>>> \startMPpage >>>> input mp-tool; >>>> >>>> draw fullcircle scaled 5cm; >>>> label(\sometxt[mplabel]{One\\Two}, (0,0)); >>>> \stopMPpage >>>> \stoptext >>>> >>>> which gives a line feed between One and Two using MKII, but no line feed >>>> in MKIV. >>>> >>> >>> \defineframed[mplabel][frame=off,align=middle] >>> >>> \starttext >>> \startMPpage >>> draw fullcircle scaled 5cm ; >>> label(textext("\mplabel{One\\Two}"),origin)) ; >>> \stopMPpage >>> \stoptext >>> >>> Wolfgang >>> >> >> Thanks for the suggestion, but I still don't get a line feed! I am using >> ConTeXt from 15-May-2010, has something changed since then? > > in pack-rul.mkiv add \unexpanded here: > > \unexpanded\def\vboxednewline > {\endgraf\ignorespaces} > > \unexpanded\def\hboxednewline > {\unskip\normalspace\ignorespaces} > > and then remake the format > > (it's a side effect of nested framed usage) > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Thanks Hans, that works. Will this change be added to the next release, or do I have to re-apply it manually? Is \sometxt not recommended now? Should I be using textext throughout? Richard Converteam UK Ltd. Registration Number: 5571739 and Converteam Ltd. Registration Number: 2416188 Registered in England and Wales. Registered office: Boughton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1BU. CONFIDENTIALITY : This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not a named recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to another person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. http://www.converteam.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

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Re: [NTG-context] Grammar
by Richard Stephens 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

> > On 26-7-2010 11:48, John Haltiwanger wrote: > > It seems the most successful/widely adopted form is to vary from 'he' >> to 'she' (so that in one sentence you use one, in the next another). >> Some authors even change the gender within a sentence. This method was >> adopted because 'one' (the "real" correct unisex pronoun) is just too >> awkward for extended use. The morphographic he/she/he/she method reads >> surprisingly well. >> > > maybe male authors could use he and female authors could use she > consistently (or we could get accustomed to 'it') > > Hans > > The trend that I have noticed (and which trips off the tongue most easily for British english-speakers) is to use the plural 'they' in place of the singular pronoun 'he' or 'she'. This avoids having to choose! For purists, it rankles, but then we have to accept that the language will change. Personally, for serious writing, I use the rather cumbersome, but grammatically correct, 'he or she'. I personally don't like 'he/she'. The use of 'one' as a pronoun in British english is pretty much dead and sounds very stilted to us - only the Queen and old school masters still use it! Using 'it' is not an option. Best regards, Richard Converteam UK Ltd. Registration Number: 5571739 and Converteam Ltd. Registration Number: 2416188 Registered in England and Wales. Registered office: Boughton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1BU. CONFIDENTIALITY : This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not a named recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to another person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. http://www.converteam.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

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new beta
by Hans Hagen 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

Hi, I uploaded a new beta that can deal with the new mplib. The biggest side effect of the new lib is that no longer formats are made and that the 'format related code' (read: metafun) is loaded at runtime. In the future I might optimize this but at the moment it's not needed. For a while both methods will be supported. The latest version of mplib can process the metafun manual without crashing or hanging which is a good sign. 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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Minimals without rsync - again?
by Richard Stephens 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

Hi all, On the wiki at http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Minimals/FAQ is says: "Blocked Firewall port You are most probably behind a firewall. Make sure that port 873 is open. If you cannot make any changes yourself and if your admin objects, you probably won't be able to use rsync for the distribution." Yes, I am behind a firewall. No, port 873 is not open. No, I cannot make any changes, and yes, my admin objects :-( So what's the alternative to using rsync? I used to use the zip file at http://www.pragma-ade.com/download-4.htm but that doesn't exist any more! I've now managed to screw up my MKIV installation somehow, so I desperately need some way of getting the beta release re-installed without rsync. Help!! Richard Converteam UK Ltd. Registration Number: 5571739 and Converteam Ltd. Registration Number: 2416188 Registered in England and Wales. Registered office: Boughton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1BU. CONFIDENTIALITY : This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not a named recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to another person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. http://www.converteam.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

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Multi-line labels in MetaPost MKIV
by Richard Stephens 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

Hello all, What is the recommended method for creating multi-line labels in MetaPost in MKIV, please? I have the following code: \definetextext[mplabel]{\framed[frame=off,align=middle]} \starttext \startMPpage input mp-tool; draw fullcircle scaled 5cm; label(\sometxt[mplabel]{One\\Two}, (0,0)); \stopMPpage \stoptext which gives a line feed between One and Two using MKII, but no line feed in MKIV. Thanks, Richard Converteam UK Ltd. Registration Number: 5571739 and Converteam Ltd. Registration Number: 2416188 Registered in England and Wales. Registered office: Boughton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1BU. CONFIDENTIALITY : This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not a named recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to another person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. http://www.converteam.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

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Re: [NTG-context] using \definebodyfont with multiple size declarations -- Why?
by Martin Althoff 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

> indeed. in that case it's mostly the cpu caches that > matter Ah... Time to save some money for new hardware

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relative size of symbols
by Henning Hraban Ramm 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

Hi ho, I need some symbols from a font, but they are too small in comparison to my text font. (It used to look right once, maybe now some font feature is handled different.) I know only the scaling options in type scripts, but how can I scale my glyphs in this setup? (minimals, latest beta, mkIV) \definefontsynonym [Symbola] [file:Symbola.otf] \def\UnicodeSymbol#1{\getglyph{Symbola}{\utfchar{#1}}} \def\born{\leavevmode\raise0.09em\hbox{\UnicodeSymbol{"2733}}} \definefontsynonym is missing in the command reference. Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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Semantic data in ConTeXt?
by Matija Šuklje 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

Hullo, this is something that's been bothering me for quite a while: Will ConTeXt support semantic meta-information? A few examples: * could ConTeXt automatically tag the PDF it creates e.g. via Nepomuk[1]? * could the bibliography be enriched with RDF triples? * by selecting an event or contact mentioned in a document made by ConTeXt, could you import that into your organiser or address book? * if a document made by ConTeXt was put online, could meta-data inside it reveal the semantic meaning of its contents and creator for easier searching? * ditto for local storage? From my understanding this depends on whether PDF can have RDF included and/or whether ConTeXt could output to ODF. Currently KOffice is leading the pace here with OOo just a bit behind it and AbiWord still needing to catch up. There's an interesting article[2] in Linux Magazine about how KOffice uses libferris to integrate RDF into ODF. With semantic web and semantic desktop creeping up at a fast pace, it'd be a pity not to make use of it IMHO. Cheers, Matija -.-.- [1] http://nepomuk.kde.org/ [2] http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/116/020-022_rdf.pdf -- gsm: +386 41 849 552 www: http://matija.suklje.name xmpp: matija.suklje(a)gabbler.org

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