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Repeating page backgrounds
by Willi Egger 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Hi, I thought that \setupbackgrounds[page][state=repeat] would result in placing the defined background on every page. - It seems that I miss something or the mechanism is broken. Se attached sample-file. This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.50.0-2009122422 Context current version: 2010.01.25 11:09 The example gives the page background on the first page only with MKII as well as with MKIV. Willi

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Text separators
by Vedran Miletić 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Is there any prefered way for inserting text separators? -- Vedran Miletić

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useblocks troubles
by Bernhard Vogel 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Dear all, When selecting multiple blocks: \useblocks[someblock,otherblock], the blocks are selected but the before and after statements are not processed. Is the expected behaviour? Tia, Bernard Example: \defineblock[someblock] \defineblock[otherblock] \setupblock[someblock] [before={ -Begin- }, after={ -End- }] \hideblocks[someblock,otherblock] \starttext \beginsomeblock SOMEBLOCK \endsomeblock \beginotherblock OTHERBLOCK \endotherblock \section{No before or after} \useblocks[someblock,otherblock] \useblocks[otherblock,someblock] \section{Separately they work} \useblocks[someblock] \useblocks[otherblock] \stoptext

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updating Minimals for MKIV
by Gour 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Hiya! I've decide to (finally) learn ConTeXt and use it exclusively as well as port (some of) the old documents from LaTeX/LyX. In order to do that I've installed context-minimals-git package available for Arch Linux (thank you Aditya! - mahajano yena gatah sa panthah) ;) I've some issues with update (left the note on AUR), but I'm curious what is the proper way to update ConTeXt for MKIV format? (I do not need MKII and want to focus on MKIV exclusively - to help with testing and because I've no need to keep any MK II document.) The wiki page (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Minimals) says: * For making MKIV format luatools --selfupdate mtxrun --selfupdate luatools --generate context --make while the package for Archlinux has the following update function: post_upgrade() { source /opt/context-minimals/setuptex mktexlsr texexec --make cont-en metafun texexec --make --xetex echo "*************************************************************" echo "To use ConTeXt minimals run" echo " /opt/context-minimals/setuptex" echo "To use MkIV run" echo " luatools --generate" echo "*************************************************************" } i.e. only "luatools --generate". Anyone can clarify? Sincerely, Gour -- Gour | Hlapicina, Croatia | GPG key: F96FF5F6 ----------------------------------------------------------------

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More numbering trouble with blocks
by Matthias Weber 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Dear all, when pairing exercises with recalled solution blocks it seems that both are numbered consecutively but independently. When I don't give a solution to an exercise, the subsequent solution numbers are incorrect. What is the proper way to deal with this? Manipulate the counter in the exercises without answers somehow? Basic example attached. Thanks, Matthias

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Re: [NTG-context] More questions about hiding/reusing blocks
by Hans Hagen 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

On 24-1-2010 18:15, Matthias Weber wrote: > On Jan 24, 2010, at 11:57 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > > actually in mkii there is (using symbols pointing to the companion that > can be clicked) but in mkiv i didn't yet add the code for that but i > will do that (we used that long ago in interactive educational documents) > > That would be extremely cool - I am working on two long textbooks for my > students right now, and when working with them in class, > navigating through something with more than 200 pages can be painful. > > Is there any source/documentation I can look at? in mkii it's provided by the coupling directive but as we only used it ourselves for some projects it was never document (i think) in mkiv it will be named couplings: \defineenumeration [exercise] [way=bysection, text=Exercise, coupling=solution, location=hanging] \defineenumeration [solution] [text=Solution, way=bysection, coupling=exercise, location=hanging] \defineblock[exercise] \defineblock[solution] \hideblocks[solution] \setupinteraction [state=start] \starttext \section{Main Text} \subsection[subsec:1]{problem section 1} \startexercise[ex:1] Addition\index{addition} problem: $1+1=?$ (\in{solution}[sol:1]) \stopexercise \beginsolution[one] \startsolution[sol:1] Answer: 2. (\in{problem}[ex:1]) \stopsolution \endsolution \subsection[subsec:2]{problem section 2} \startexercise[ex:2] Multiplication problem: $1\times1=?$ (\in{solution}[sol:2]) \stopexercise \beginsolution[two] \startsolution[sol:2] Answer: 1. (\in{problem}[ex:2]) \stopsolution \endsolution \page \reset[solution] \section{Answers to the Problems} \subsection{Answers to \in{section}[subsec:1]} \useblocks[solution][one] \subsection{Answers to \in{section}[subsec:2]} \useblocks[solution][two] \stoptext keep in mind that this only works well (at least currently) for synchronized enumerations; also, the rendering uses symbols; more variants can be provided later (no time for that now) and the mechanism has to be more pluggable i will update a beta that provides this Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [NTG-context] font spec
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Hm... Why does it complain about conflicts? D:\>mtxrun --script fonts --list --spec minion minionpro normal normal normal minionproit C:/WINDOWS/Fonts/MinionPro-It.otf conflict: regular minionpro normal normal normal minionproregular C:/WINDOWS/Fonts/MinionPro-Regular.otf conflict: regular BR, Vyatcheslav

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spaces in file names
by Hans van der Meer 24 Jan '10

24 Jan '10

I would like to include a file with spaces in its name. Clearly it does not work using: \input /Users/me/dir with spaces/file I can use something like: \def\DataDirectory#1{\def\DATADIRECTORY{#1/}} % in reality coping with empty #1 \DataDirectory{/Users/me/dir with spaces} \def\Input#1{\input "\DATADIRECTORY#1"} and then that file is read. When however I want to set this directory with \setupexternalfigures[directory=\DATADIRECTORY] it does not find the picture file there. How can I accomplish the setup? Do I miss something? Using contextbeta, if that makes a difference. Hans van der Meer

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OS numbering in itemize
by Mohamed Bana 24 Jan '10

24 Jan '10

why does this use LMMathItalic10-Regular for the OS numbering? \startitemize[m,packed,text] \item a \item b \stopitemize \os clearly works in other parts because it's using minion % pdffonts file.pdf name type emb sub uni object ID ------------------------------------ ----------------- --- --- --- --------- TCLXBY+MinionPro-Capt-Identity-H CID Type 0C yes yes yes 5 0 JAHMWQ+MinionPro-Regular-Identity-H CID Type 0C yes yes yes 7 0 UGISSP+MinionPro-SemiboldDisp-Identity-H CID Type 0C yes yes yes 9 0 LBRKWQ+MinionPro-SemiboldSubh-Identity-H CID Type 0C yes yes yes 13 0 *FVROKN+LMMathItalic10-Regular Type 1C yes yes yes 14 0* VQGIRJ+MinionPro-Semibold-Identity-H CID Type 0C yes yes yes 16 0 TMNGMR+MinionPro-It-Identity-H CID Type 0C yes yes yes 18 0 % pdfinfo file.pdf Title: x Subject: x Author: x Creator: ConTeXt - 2008.05.21 15:21 Producer: xdvipdfmx (0.7.3) CreationDate: Sun Jan 24 17:11:23 2010 ModDate: Sun Jan 24 00:00:00 2010 Tagged: no Pages: 2 Encrypted: no Page size: 595.28 x 841.89 pts (A4) File size: 39591 bytes Optimized: no PDF version: 1.5 please CC me on reply. —Mohamed

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Re: [NTG-context] times new roman, arial and courier fonts
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 24 Jan '10

24 Jan '10

> \definetypeface[winfonts][rm][specserif][Times New Roman][default] > > \definetypeface[winfonts][ss][specsans] [Arial] [default] > > \definetypeface[winfonts][tt][specsmono][Courier] [default] > > \definetypeface[winfonts][mm][math] [times] [default] > > \starttext > > Hello > > {\ss Hello} > > {\tt Hello} > > \stoptext > Wow! This is simply fantastic!!! What a gift for me ant other ConTeXt users! )))) BR, Vyatcheslav

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