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\setupdelimitedtext and color parameter: only the second delimiter is colored
by garulfo＠azules.eu 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Is this the expected behaviour? From an observation from https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Text_blocks/Environments/Quotes#Directly \starttext \quote{Some text} \setupdelimitedtext [quote] [color=red] \quote{Some text} \setupdelimitedtext [quote] [symcolor=red] \quote{Some text} \stoptext

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[ page setup ]
by vm 26 Jan '25

26 Jan '25

What would be the simple preferred way to define a document having not just odd and even pages but also alternating width is sets of two. e.g. two pages with width 118 mm followed by two pages of 178 mm followed by two pages with width 118 mm, ... all hints appreciated .Floris

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How to load external lua library
by krulis.tomas＠seznam.cz 25 Jan '25

25 Jan '25

Dear ConTeXt mailing list, I've been struggling with loading the sqlite external lua library. I tried the following: 1. Instaling the system package and running ConTeXt with the `--permitloadlib` option (I am running Manjaro, an arch-linux derivative: https://archlinux.org/packages/core/x86_64/sqlite/) 2. Installing the luarocks package (https://luarocks.org/modules/dougcurrie/lsqlite3) for the 5.1, 5.3 and 5.4 lua versions. I also tried to symlink the files in $HOME/.luarocks/lib/lua/{version}/lsqlite3.so to the project directory 3. I tried also setting the relevant lua paths with `eval $(luarocks path)`. The compilation always fails with an error that context can't locate the sqlite3 library. How can I load data from sqlite database during context compilation? As an MWE, I am adding the example in the documentation for the interaction with sqlite from the context garden (https://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/sql-mkiv.pdf) ```tex \starttext \startluacode require("util-sql") utilities.sql.setmethod("sqlite") require("util-sql-loggers") local loggers = utilities.sql.loggers local presets = { -- method = "sqlite", database = "loggertest", datatable = "loggers", id = "loggers", } os.remove("loggertest.db") -- start fresh local db = loggers.createdb(presets) loggers.save(db, { -- variant 1: data subtable type = "error", action = "process", data = { filename = "test-1", message = "whatever a" } } ) loggers.save(db, { -- variant 2: flat table type = "warning", action = "process", filename = "test-2", message = "whatever b" } ) local result = loggers.collect(db, { start = { day = 1, month = 1, year = 2016, }, stop = { day = 31, month = 12, year = 2116, }, limit = 1000000, -- type = "error", action = "process" }) context.starttabulate { "||||||" } for i=1,#result do local r = result[i] context.NC() context(r.time) context.NC() context(r.type) context.NC() context(r.action) if r.data then context.NC() context(r.data.filename) context.NC() context(r.data.message) else context.NC() context.NC() end context.NC() context.NR() end context.stoptabulate() -- local result = loggers.cleanup(db, { -- before = { -- day = 1, -- month = 1, -- year = 2117, -- }, -- }) \stopluacode \stoptext ``` I am sorry for the poor quality of the example, but I don't know how to add an attachment to a message in a mailing list. I have found a few references on the web and on this mailing list (https://mailman.ntg.nl/archives/list/ntg-context@ntg.nl/message/IDZBJQIXG3J…) but I wasn't able to figure out what I could be doing wrong. I found a reference that the issue might be a version mismatch, so I tested multiple lua versions. My project is about using multiple data sources in multiple formats and creating reports from them. I know I will definitely need to load YAML as well (with the `lyaml` luarocks package I guess). There's always the alternative of trying to use other programs to get the data, but I was wondering if I could leverage ConTeXt to do that directly. Thank you for any guidance on this, and I hope this message is not too long ...

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page number in margin
by Thomas Meyer 24 Jan '25

24 Jan '25

Hi folks, how is it possible to centre the page number vertically and horizontally in the outer text margin (even page on the left and odd page on the right)? Any help is welcome. Greetings Thomas

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Decreasing size of the section number according to its level
by garulfo＠azules.eu 24 Jan '25

24 Jan '25

Hi, in setuphead, I try to get a decreasing size of the section number according to its level with \defineconversion and \definestructureconversionset. It works as expected for the first levels, but between 6th and 7th, the variation doesn't occur. Any clue about what is happening ? For the MVE, I've added a visual check in dark red to show the discrepancy. \setuppapersize[A5] \define[1]\NivA{\tfc #1} \defineconversion[NA][\NivA] \define[1]\NivB{\tfb #1} \defineconversion[NB][\NivB] \define[1]\NivC{\tfa #1} \defineconversion[NC][\NivC] \define[1]\NivD{\tf #1} \defineconversion[ND][\NivD] \define[1]\NivE{\tfx #1} \defineconversion[ND][\NivE] \definestructureconversionset [mysectionnumbers] [N,N,NA,NB,NC,ND,NE] [N] \definestructureconversionset [mysectionnumbersforlist] [N] [N] \setupheads [sectionconversionset=mysectionnumbers] \setuplist [section, subsection, subsubsection, subsubsubsection, subsubsubsubsection] [numberconversionset=mysectionnumbersforlist] \starttext \placecontent \startsection [title={Section}] \startsubsection [title={SubSection}] \startsubsubsection [title={SubSubSection}] \startsubsubsubsection [title={SubSubSubSection}] \startsubsubsubsubsection [title={SubSubSubSubSection}] \stopsubsubsubsubsection \stopsubsubsubsection \stopsubsubsection \stopsubsection \stopsection \color[darkred]{{\tfc 1.}{\tfb 1.}{\tfa 1.}{\tf 1.}{\tfx 1}} \stoptext

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Install problem on aarch64
by Christian Prim 23 Jan '25

23 Jan '25

Hi everyone Fresh install today on a new computer. I get this error during the install process and after an attempted update: loading > ConTeXt Spacing Macros / Horizontal resolvers > lua > loading file '/home/christian/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/spac-hor.lmt' succeeded tex error > tex error on line 34 in file spac-hor.mkxl: Undefined control sequence <line 3.34> \bitwiseflip \normalizeparmode \removetrailingspacesnormalizeparcode <empty file> The control sequence at the end of the top line of your error message was never \def'ed. You can just continue as I'll forget about whatever was undefined. resolvers | formats | resolvers | formats | binary path : /home/christian/context/tex/texmf-linux-aarch64/bin resolvers | formats | format path : /home/christian/context/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luametatex resolvers | formats | luatex engine : luametatex resolvers | formats | lua startup file : /home/christian/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/luat-cod.lmt resolvers | formats | context file : /home/christian/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-en.mkxl resolvers | formats | run time : 2.498 seconds resolvers | formats | return value : error resolvers | formats | system | total runtime: 2.760 seconds of 2.881 seconds I can't generate the needed cont-en format file for context to work. Is that a known problem? Am I missing something? I don't think it is related to the aarch64 architecture. But who knows... Thanks for your help! Kind regards Christian

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Hi! I can't reset my password for ntg-context mailing list (not received any email after I clicked to "Reset My Password" button)
by Aldo Lazich 20 Jan '25

20 Jan '25

Thanks for your help! Aldo

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Problem using Neo Euler in slides
by a.kumar＠alumni.iitm.ac.in 20 Jan '25

20 Jan '25

Dear List, I am using the Debian ConTeXt with the following version: context 2024.04.01.20240428+dfsg-2 I am having some issues, particularly with the \sqrt symbol when using a presentation mode in ConTeXt. The following gist has the files in question: https://gist.github.com/kumanna/eb81deae66e34809b9074be1f3f6e9d0 I have the Fontin, Neo Euler and Delicious OTFs loaded properly with mtxrun. In my slide, if the \sqrt is present, I get the following error: lua error: registered function call [254]: /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/lpdf-lmt.lmt:1681: attempt to perform bitwise operation on a nil value (local 'options') stack traceback: /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/lpdf-lmt.lmt:1681: in upvalue 'flushrule' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1659: in upvalue 'vlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1196: in upvalue 'hlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1198: in upvalue 'hlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1625: in upvalue 'vlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1196: in upvalue 'hlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1625: in upvalue 'vlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1196: in upvalue 'hlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1198: in upvalue 'hlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1198: in upvalue 'hlist_out' ... (skipping 6 levels) /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1198: in upvalue 'hlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1198: in upvalue 'hlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1625: in upvalue 'vlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1623: in upvalue 'vlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1196: in upvalue 'hlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1198: in upvalue 'hlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1198: in upvalue 'hlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1625: in upvalue 'vlist_out' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-shp.lmt:1799: in upvalue 'converter' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/lpdf-lmt.lmt:3719: in upvalue 'convert' /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-ini.lmt:211: in function </usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/driv-ini.lmt:207> (...tail calls...) <empty file> mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1 Please let me know if there is something I need to fix. Thanks. Kumar

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Problem with \frac
by Bruce Horrocks 19 Jan '25

19 Jan '25

What am I doing wrong here, please? \starttext \frac{1}{2} \stoptext gives tex error > tex error on line 2 in file ./tt.tex: Missing $ inserted <inserted text> $\mathatom <macro> \math_atom_by_parameter_indeed #1->\mathatom \s!class \mathcodechecked {#1} <macro> \math_frac ...meter #2\or \setupcurrentmathfraction [#2]\fi \edef \p_math_fraction_fences {\mathfractionparameter \c!fences }\dostarttagged \t!mfractionstack {\mathfractionparameter \c!mathmeaning }\math_atom_by_parameter \mathfractionparameter \bgroup \ifem ... <to be read again> { <line 3.2> \frac{ 1}{2} 1 \starttext 2 >> \frac{1}{2} 3 \stoptext I've inserted a begin-math/end-math symbol since I think you left one out. Proceed, with fingers crossed. mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1 — Bruce Horrocks Hampshire, UK

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wiki update
by garulfo＠azules.eu 19 Jan '25

19 Jan '25

Hi all, for your information, many significant changes have been done on the wiki pages and their structure. Many pages are now nested by theme to make it easier for new ConTeXt users to navigate (by giving them a better overview of the material available on a given subject) and for wiki users to identify duplicates and old content. Of course, there are still “duplicates”, “aging content” and “unclear tutorials”, but the changes are significant and should be noted here. - Summary of changes - https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Talk:Main_Page#January_2025.2C_improving_wik… - Before / After illustrations - https://wiki.contextgarden.net/User:Garulfoo#January_2025_Wiki_before_.2F_a… Hoping that these improvements will compensate for the disruption to your habits and the inconveniences of recent weeks.

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