- ntg-context - Mailing Lists

Math symbols missing
by gummybears 13 May '10

13 May '10

Hi The following math symbols are missing, 0x222B normal integral \int 0x222C double integral \iint 0x222D triple integral \iiint 0x222E contour integral \oint 0x222F surface integral \oiint 0x2230 volume integral \oiiint I also need the space-time integral \iiiint (4 i's) Kind regards PS Using latest stable context (MK-IV)

1 0

Re: [NTG-context] Multiple pleas for help (long)
by Scott Steele 13 May '10

13 May '10

Thanks so much for the help! Pleas 1, 2, 5, and 6 are completely solved. (In particular, Mojca, the fix for accents is fantastic!) I wasn't able to get \Frowny to work any better with the advice provided, but I found that when I scaled it down, it stopped knocking the text off the grid, and I have a hard time telling the difference in size between the old and new. % New (works) : \useexternalfigure[frowny][Frowny][factor=7,type=pdf] \def\Frowny{\hbox{\externalfigure[frowny]}} \useexternalfigure[smiley][Smiley][factor=7,type=pdf] \def\Smiley{\hbox{\externalfigure[smiley]}} \useexternalfigure[slashy][Slashy][factor=7,type=pdf] \def\Slashy{\hbox{\externalfigure[slashy]}} I'm currently working on the Table of Contents formatting. I'm trying to format it as follows: \starttable[|r|c|l|] subjectName · pageNumber\MR subjectName · pageNumber\MR ...etc... \stoptable % Of course, where I don't actually input it subject by subject like this. Ideally, I'd like to be able to position the table on the page by deciding where the center line of single dots is (eg a setup where the dots are in the very center of the page layout or another setup where they are two-thirds of the textblock/pagelayout size (I'm not sure what the correct term is here) to the right). I've tried a number of different ways to set this up. This is the only thing close to what I want that I can get to work, but of course, it doesn't have the dots aligned: \def\ListCommand#1#2#3% { \starttabulate[|r|c|l|] \NC #2\NC ·\NC #3 \stoptabulate } \def\TableOfContents { \placelist[section] [criterium={chapter,subject}, alternative=command, command=\ListCommand] } Here's an example of what I tried to do but which doesn't work: \def\ListCommandOne#1#2#3% {#2\NC} \def\ListCommandTwo#1#2#3% {·\NC} \def\ListCommandThree#1#2#3% {#3\NC} \def\TableOfContents { \starttabulate[|l|l|l|] \NC \placelist[section] [criterium={chapter,subject}, alternative=command, command=\ListCommandOne] \NC \placelist[section] [criterium={chapter,subject}, alternative=command, command=\ListCommandTwo] \NC \placelist[section] [criterium={chapter,subject}, alternative=command, command=\ListCommandThree] \stoptabulate } Obviously that attempt—aside from not working—is incredibly un-elegant and could quickly screw things up with misaligned names and page numbers. Here is another attempt: \def\ListCommand#1#2#3{#2 · #3\MR} \def\TableOfContents { \starttable[|r|c|l|] \placelist[section] [criterium={chapter,subject}, alternative=command, command=\ListCommand] \stoptable } I think part of my problem is that I really don't understand what placelist {\em is} or what it is doing. Is this something that would be clearer only if I knew more about plain Tex? Note: I'm putting \TableOfContents in the frontmatter. Scott ----- This is a work of ﬁction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the writer's imagination or are used ﬁctitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coïncidental.

2 1

Numbers in \definesynonyms
by Otared Kavian 13 May '10

13 May '10

Dear all, When defining abbreviations through \definesynonyms, if the abbreviation contains a digit then it seems that the built-in macro is not recognized: in the example below the command \EEG is recognized, whereas \M2 or \Y2K are not. Is there a way around this difficulty? Or should one use a definition like \definesynonyms[abbreviation][abbreviations][\inshort][\infull] and then use everywhere \inshort{Y2K}? Many thanks in advance, with my best regards: OK %%%% begin example-abbr.tex \definesynonyms[abbreviation][abbreviations][\infull] \starttext \abbreviation{EEG} {Electroencephalogram} \abbreviation{ERP} {Event-Related Potentials} \abbreviation{M2}{Master 2nd year} \abbreviation{Y2K}{Year 2000} Test inshort working: \EEG, \ERP, Test not working \M2, \Y2K Test infull: \infull{EEG}, \infull{ERP}, \infull{M2} \completelistofabbreviations \stoptext %%%% end example-abbr.tex

2 1

processaction inside MP graphic
by Vianney le Clément 13 May '10

13 May '10

Hello, I'm having some trouble with a macro using \processaction inside a metapost graphic. Here is a minimal example. \def\Shape#1% {\processaction[#1] [square=>unitsquare, circle=>unitcircle]} \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{test} fill \Shape{square} scaled 1cm; \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{test} \stoptext It stops with the error "Use of \p!compareprocessaction doesn't match its definition." Any ideas? Vianney

4 7

Section title customization
by Vladimir Lomov 13 May '10

13 May '10

Hi. Consider the following example: <file example.tex> \setuphead[section][stopper={.}, numbercommand=\Branch, style=bold] \def\Branch#1{Branch #1} \setupcolumns[2] \starttext \startcolumns \section{This is a short title} \input knuth \section{This is not a short title either, this is a long, very very long title} \input knuth \stopcolumns \stoptext </file> Q1. I want to add the word 'Branch' before a number in section title. May be there is another way to accomplish this. I looked through manual (cont-eni.pdf) but didn't find another solution. Q2. The text of second section is aligned on right edge of 'Branch 2.'. Is there option to make section text to be align on left edge of text body? I use last minimals on Linux (x86_64). --- WBW, Vladimir Lomov -- Q: How many IBM 370's does it take to execute a job? A: Four, three to hold it down, and one to rip its head off.

2 2

Fonts in context minimals
by John Culleton 12 May '10

12 May '10

I want to identify and use a very basic kind of font, Times Roman. I have been plowing though all the fonts in context-minimal but I don't find a tfm file to meet my need, not ptm, not utm, not nimbus. The 8r-base.map lists several good candidates but they are not in the minimals distro AFAICT. do I need to copy them over (pfb afm and tfm) from my texlive distro? Or have the names been changed in some esoteric way? -- John Culleton Wexford Press "Create Book Covers with Scribus" Printable E-book 38 pages $5.95 http://www.scribd.com/doc/24676863/ http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

2 1

problem with def
by John Culleton 12 May '10

12 May '10

In plain pdftex I can define a string thus: \def\booktitle{My Book Title} and then reuse it later as \rightline{\bf\booktitle} But in Context when I use \rightaligned{\bf\booktitle} it errors on the tag \booktitle I tried \the\booktitle but that didn't work either. -- John Culleton Wexford Press "Create Book Covers with Scribus" Printable E-book 38 pages $5.95 http://www.scribd.com/doc/24676863/ http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

5 6

MKIV guide or tutorial.
by John Culleton 12 May '10

12 May '10

The MKIV reference guide runs over 300 pages. I am looking for something briefer that gives the basics of using MKIV, how to call it, how to use fonts and so on. Is there such a document? -- John Culleton Wexford Press "Create Book Covers with Scribus" Printable E-book 38 pages $5.95 http://www.scribd.com/doc/24676863/ http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

2 1

Run context from Perl script
by Vnpenguin 12 May '10

12 May '10

Hi all, I would like to run context from a Perl script. Within this script I defined environment variables (TEXMFOS, TEXMFCAHE & PATH). The command to run is : exec("/path/to/context myfile.tex"); But context can not start. I have following error: MTXrun | unknown script 'context.lua' or 'mtx-context.lua' With the same method, I can run "texexec" without any problem. Any idea for help ? Thanks,

3 5

Colision stoppers? Distinction MKII vs MKIV
by Jaroslav Hajtmar 12 May '10

12 May '10

Hello. When I compile next example by MKII and MKIV I get diferent results. Is there any way to set diferent stoppers (stopper in caption and stopper in list) in MKIV? Thanx Jaroslav \setupcaption[figure][stopper={*}] \setuplist[figure][stopper={:}] \starttext \placelistoffigures[alternative=b] \chapter{One} \placefigure{one}{1} \section{Two} \placefigure{two}{2} \chapter{Three} \placefigure{three}{3} \section{Four} \placefigure{four}{4} \subsection{Five} \placefigure{five}{5} \subsubsection{Six} \placefigure{six}{6} \stoptext PS: When I set : \setupcaption[figure][numberstopper={*}] \setuplist[figure][numberstopper={:}] then in MKII isnt effect and in MKIV are stoppers the same.

2 1