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Framed text with arrows
by Xan 18 Feb '10

18 Feb '10

Hi, I'm a novice yet. I just want to put framed long texts (paragraphs) with arrows connecting these. I want to decorate these frames (background, beaty border, etc.). Like entity-relationship diagrams but more beauty and that I could put long text in each node. Is this possible? Do I must use metafun? Can you provide a simple example? Thanks a lot, Xan. PS: Please, CCme.

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[OT] ASCII text output
by Roger Mason 18 Feb '10

18 Feb '10

Hello, I need to convert an exam written in ConTeXt to an ascii text file like the following: NewQuestion,MC, Title,Which is gem, QuestionText,Which one of the following is regarded as a gem? Points,1, Difficulty,1, Image,, Option,0,Feldspar,, Option,100,Ruby,, Option,0,Sodium chloride,, Option,0,Quartz,, Hint,,,, Feedback,,,, Before I go to the trouble of creating a parser to read the ConTeXt input and write the desired output I'm wondering if this can be done with ConTeXt itself. Sorry if this is way OT. Thanks, Roger

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combiation trickery again now with attachement - sorry
by Bernhard Rosensteiner 18 Feb '10

18 Feb '10

Hi, in the attachment is an example file which describes best what i want do. The method with \offset and \clip to place the figures where i want is really brutal force i think. Especially fiddling around with dimension to get the "right fit“ is tedious. Is there a better solution to do such a start/stopcombination? Floatplacing is also influenced by the offset command but i compensated this with *hang - nevertheless all in all i think no good solution. Please help. best regards Bernhard

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CritTeXt
by Daniel Stender 18 Feb '10

18 Feb '10

Hi people, I've tried to get into contact with Idris Hamid but got no reply so far. Can anybody tell what's the status of the CritTeXt packet? Is there already anything to play around with? Are there any alternatives for critical editing, would it be possible to get old Edmac running wit ConTeXt for example? Greetings, D.Stender

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Re: [NTG-context] [dev-context] 2 columns itmize in letter module possible
by Wolfgang Schuster 17 Feb '10

17 Feb '10

Am 17.02.10 22:57, schrieb Jörg Hecke: > Hi Wolfgang, > > sorry for bothering you again. > I am using your letter module, but it seems that I am not able to use a 2 column itemize environment? > No idea what’s the problem but as a workaround you can use this: \startsimplecolumns[n=2] \startitemize \item ... \stopitemize \stopsimplecolumns > \startletter > [subject=Verteiben der Position \quotation{nicht hier {\bf B11r} }, > opening=Sehr geehrter Herr nicht Hier\textcomma, > closing=Mit freundlichen Grüßen\crlf\crlf\crlf Jörg Hecke] > \setupletterstyle[closing][inbetween={\blank[3*line]}] \startletter [subject={Vertreiben der Position \quotation{nicht hier {\bf B11r}}}, opening={Sehr geehrter Herr nicht Hier,}, closing={Mit freundlichen Grüßen}, signature={Jörg Hecke}] Wolfgang

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gnuplot in mkiv
by Martin 'golodhrim' Scholz 17 Feb '10

17 Feb '10

Hi List, is a direct usage of gnuplot in ConTeXt MKIV possible or does one need to invoke ConTeXt with a special parameter to create a dvi/ps file and convert it to pdf? if so an option of generating the graph and converting it to be included would be nice in that function, so that a direct usage in ConTeXt MKIV would be possible... Greetings Martin 'golodhrim' Scholz

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metapost
by Martin 'golodhrim' Scholz 17 Feb '10

17 Feb '10

Hi list, does anybody know how I could start metapost itself standalone from the context-minimals? mpost is telling me there is no mpost.mem and no plain.mem file so it can not start... Thanks for any hint...

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MkIV grid ?
by Steffen Wolfrum 17 Feb '10

17 Feb '10

Hi, I have seen Hans' reply to Peter Rolf from Nov. 19th 2009 on "grid snapping (mkiv)". What has changed since then? Is there some more info somewhere? I am missing my MkII optimized section setting, like ... grid={page,3.5pt,fit,low} Steffen

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Cut marks + alignment marks
by Jean-Philippe Rey 17 Feb '10

17 Feb '10

Hello everybody, I am using the imposition feature of ConTeXt which is very nice. \setuplayout[marking=on] allows me to print cut marks, but this doesn't produce alignment marks. Is there an option to print, along cut marks, traditional alignement marks (hirondelles in French), i.e. cross hairs in a circle exactly positioned at the middle of each four paper sides. Thanks for your answers. -- Jean-Philippe Rey Professeur - École Centrale Paris jean-philippe.rey(a)ecp.fr 92295 Châtenay-Malabry Cedex - France

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very strange error with \xypos and vim-typing
by Peter Münster 17 Feb '10

17 Feb '10

Hello, I get the following error: ! Missing number, treated as zero. <to be read again> \dontleavehmode <argument> \dontleavehmode \normalspace \secondoftwoarguments #1#2->#2 l.1 \the\dimexpr 63.6383pt-0pt\relax \MPy #1->\ctxlua {jobpositions.MPy("#1")} \dopresetpositionanchors ...expr \MPy \textanchor +\MPh \textanchor -\!!dime... ... l.5 \s[]{bla;} with this test-file: \usemodule[vim] \setupbodyfont[ss, 14pt] \setuppapersize[S6][S6] \definevimtyping[C][syntax=c] \starttext \startC \stopC \xypos{XXX} \startC bla; bla; bla; \stopC \startC bla; bla; bla; \stopC \startC bla; bla; bla; bla; \stopC \startC bla; bla; bla; bla; bla; \stopC \stoptext t-vim.tex comes from http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2009/042527.html Strange, because whenever I remove a line of this test-file, the error disappears. Could someone help please? TIA for any hints! Cheers, Peter -- Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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