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Re: [NTG-context] First page of chapter
by Andreas Harder 03 Feb '10

03 Feb '10

> I am struggling with getting the first pages of my chapters laid out as > desired. What I want on the top third of the page is a roughly 2 inch square > graphic on the left with the chapter number and chapter title on the right > in large print. The following chunk errors out as shown but works when > hard-coded. Am I headed off in the wrong direction by trying to use columns > in this way? Previously, I tried treating the chapter number and title as > text with startfiguretext. It works but I can't format the chapter titles to > fit properly. Any suggestions for a ConTeXt beginner? > > > \def\ChapterTop#1#2{ > \startcolumns[n=2] > \placefigure[left]{none}{\externalfigure[chief]} > \column > \switchtobodyfont[26pt] {\ss\bf\sl #1} > \blank[large]\blank[large] > {\ss\bf #2} > \stopcolumns} > > \setuphead[chapter] > [command=\ChapterTop, header=high,footer=pagenumber,page=center] > > \input c:. %chapter used to test the code Hi! I think you search for something like this: \def\ChapterTop#1#2% bottom-aligned {\framed[width=broad,offset=overlay] {\framed[width=2in,height=2in]{GRAPHIC}\hfill \framed[align=right]{#1\blank[2*big]#2}}} \definetext[ChapterFoot][footer][pagenumber] \setuphead [chapter] [command=\ChapterTop, header=high, footer=ChapterFoot, numberstyle=\ssbid, textstyle=\ssbfd] \starttext \showframe \dorecurse{3}{\chapter{First Chapter}\dorecurse{5}{\input tufte}} \stoptext Greetings Andreas

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mptopdf overwrites and deletes pdf file?
by Nicola 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

Hi, consider a folder containing foo.tex and foo.mp. Suppose that, when compiled, foo.mp outputs foo.1. Then, the following: texexec foo.tex mptopdf foo.mp will end up having foo.pdf deleted. I guess this is because mptopdf creates foo.pdf out of foo.mp *and then* renames it into foo-1.mp. Is it true? Is there a workaround (something like -jobname), other than using different names? Nicola

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texexec --purge (was: Linux PPC64 & minimals)
by Mojca Miklavec 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 15:34, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 15:15, Roger Mason wrote: >> Hi Mojca, >> >> texexec --purge simple.tex -> Output written on simple.pdf (1 page, >> 28424 bytes). >> >> texexec simple.tex -> Output written on simple.pdf (1 page, 28424 >> bytes). >> >> The document is always produced correctly, but --purge does not do its >> job and produces the errors listed in my original post. > > OK, that's reproducible here as well. The problem goes away if I comment out the lines 2053 and 2054 of tex.rb. I suspect that Kpse.runscript('ctxtools',rawbase,'--purge') if getvariable('purge') doesn't call the ctxtools script with proper quoting, so arguments are interpreted as commands instead of being just arguments. But I didn't inspect any further. Mojca texexec --verbose --purge besedilo ... pdfTeX warning: pdftex: no GlyphToUnicode entry has been inserted yet! Output written on besedilo.pdf (2 pages, 124469 bytes). Transcript written on besedilo.log. TeXUtil | parsing file besedilo.tui TeXUtil | shortcuts : 398 TeXUtil | expansions: 308 TeXUtil | reductions: 0 TeXUtil | divisions : 0 TeXUtil | loaded files: 1 TeXUtil | temporary files: 0 TeXUtil | commands: 29 TeXUtil | programs: 0 TeXUtil | tuo file saved sh: version: command not found sh: line 2: --bbeditinterface: command not found sh: line 3: --brandfiles: command not found sh: line 4: --contextversion: command not found sh: line 5: --dependencies: command not found sh: line 5: filenames]]: command not found sh: line 6: --disarmutfbom: command not found sh: line 7: --documentation: command not found sh: line 8: --dpxmapfiles: command not found sh: line 9: --jeditinterface: command not found sh: line 10: --listentities: command not found sh: line 11: --patternfiles: command not found sh: line 12: --platformize: command not found sh: line 13: --purgefiles: command not found sh: line 14: --rawinterface: command not found sh: line 15: --sciteinterface: command not found sh: line 16: --touchcontextfile: command not found sh: line 17: --updatecontext: command not found sh: line 18: --purge: command not found TeXExec | runtime: 5.496058 TeXExec | option 'purge' is set to 'true' TeXExec | option 'verbose' is set to 'true' TeXExec | option 'randomseed' is set to '132' TeXExec | option 'filename' is set to 'besedilo.tex' TeXExec | option 'mainlanguage' is set to 'standard' TeXExec | option 'bodyfont' is set to 'standard' TeXExec | option 'language' is set to 'standard' TeXExec | option 'engine' is set to 'standard' TeXExec | option 'distribution' is set to 'web2c' TeXExec | option 'texformats' is set to 'en' TeXExec | option 'mpsformats' is set to 'metafun' TeXExec | option 'progname' is set to 'standard' TeXExec | option 'interface' is set to 'standard' TeXExec | option 'runs' is set to '8' TeXExec | option 'backend' is set to 'standard' located : context-tex-besedilo.ctx -> scripts : ctxtools -> CtxTools | version 1.3.5 - 2004/2008 - PRAGMA ADE CtxTools | --bbeditinterface generate bbedit syntax files [--pipe] CtxTools | --brandfiles add context copyright notice [--force] CtxTools | --contextversion report context version CtxTools | --dependencies analyze depedencies within context [--save --compact --filter=[macros|filenames]] [filename] CtxTools | --disarmutfbom remove utf bom [--force] CtxTools | --documentation generate documentation [--type=] [filename] CtxTools | --dpxmapfiles convert pdftex mapfiles to dvipdfmx [--force] [texmfroot] CtxTools | --jeditinterface generate jedit syntax files [--pipe] CtxTools | --listentities create doctype entity definition from enco-uc.tex CtxTools | --patternfiles generate pattern files [--all --xml --utf8] [languagecode] CtxTools | --platformize replace line-endings [--recurse --force] [pattern] CtxTools | --purgefiles remove temporary files [--all --recurse] [basename] CtxTools | --rawinterface generate raw syntax files [--pipe] CtxTools | --sciteinterface generate scite syntax files [--pipe] CtxTools | --touchcontextfile update context version CtxTools | --updatecontext download latest version and remake formats [--proxy]

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Context and Windows7
by Keith McKay 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

I want to install ConText on my Windows7 computer. I thought that it would be a good idea if I checked the mailing list archive first, to see if there had been any problems with Windows7. I didn't find any messages related to Windows7, but I don't know if this is a good or bad thing. There is 1 page on the wiki regarding a problem with the complete configuration of Context in Windows7 and Scite which a user has. I was going to go ahead and download the mswin zip file from the pragma web site, but, the zip file just seems to exist there now as the minimals distribution, rather than the 'big' distribution I had on my old computer (which has gone to that great scrap heap in the sky due to a catastrophic failure). So, I'm looking for advice before I go any further. Should I download the minimals and look into an editor other than Scite, which I never felt totally comfortable with anyway. Should I just go straight to luatex and MKIV? Are there other options available? Best Wishes Keith

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Balancing vertical placement of table
by Design Department 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

I have a single page layout as follows: * Landscape + letter page * Block of multi-line text (variable number of lines) which occupies the left third of the page * Table with variable number of rows which occupies the right two-thirds of the page I'm using \framed for the left text block and \placetable for the table. Is their a way to vertically place the table such that one-third of the vertical whitespace (above and below the table) is placed above the table, two-thirds below the table? The number of rows in the table varies enough that a fixed top position looks sub-optimal. Is it possible to do something similar with the block of text, perhaps using a different top/bottom split for the vertical whitespace? Are \framed and \placetable the best way to do this? david

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First page of chapter
by Tom 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

I am struggling with getting the first pages of my chapters laid out as desired. What I want on the top third of the page is a roughly 2 inch square graphic on the left with the chapter number and chapter title on the right in large print. The following chunk errors out as shown but works when hard-coded. Am I headed off in the wrong direction by trying to use columns in this way? Previously, I tried treating the chapter number and title as text with startfiguretext. It works but I can't format the chapter titles to fit properly. Any suggestions for a ConTeXt beginner? \def\ChapterTop#1#2{ \startcolumns[n=2] \placefigure[left]{none}{\externalfigure[chief]} \column \switchtobodyfont[26pt] {\ss\bf\sl #1} \blank[large]\blank[large] {\ss\bf #2} \stopcolumns} \setuphead[chapter] [command=\ChapterTop, header=high,footer=pagenumber,page=center] \input c:. %chapter used to test the code Tom Benjey 717-258-9733 voice 717-243-0074 fax Twitter: @TomBenjey Football player w C small

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Linux PPC64 & minimals
by Roger Mason 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

Hello, I just tried to install the minimals on: uname -a Linux perthite 2.6.30-gentoo-r5 #6 SMP Wed Jan 13 17:59:36 NST 2010 ppc64 PPC970FX, altivec supported PowerMac7,3 GNU/Linux but got: sh ./first-setup.sh Error: your system "Linux ppc64" is not supported yet. Please report to the ConTeXt mailing-list (ntg-context(a)ntg.nl) The machine reports as ppc64 but it is running a 64 bit kernel with 32 bit userland. I'd like to know how to proceed. If necessary I am quite willing to build the minimals on this platform and contribute the binaries back to the wiki. Cheers, Roger

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Changes in simplefonts
by John Haltiwanger 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

Hi all, So the following used to work perfectly, but no longer does: \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[Liberation-Serif] \starttext I feel so Liberated that {\ConTeXt} can see all my system fonts! \stoptext I don't seem to remember changing any configuration in order to get ConTeXt to see my system fonts (running ArchLinux, so it follows Linux standards). Yet now I cannot get the simplefonts module to see what it used to see fine. Has there been some backend changes so that *.ttf files on the system are now ignored? Do I need to install it to the ConTeXt directory or is there another alternative? (Updating my font database does nothing, unless 'luatools --generate' does not do this?) % context --version MTXrun | main context file: /home/serk17/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/context.tex MTXrun | current version: 2009.11.24 10:13

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Postscript fonts
by Arun Dev 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

Hi, I have .pfb and .afm files in the texmf tree. Is it possible to use them in MKIV without having to generate .tfm, .vf, .enc, .map files. Thanks

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Bogus columns with footnotes
by Andreas Harder 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

Hi all, can anyone confirm a bogus column output with the following test document? \setupnote[footnote][location=lastcolumn] \starttext \startcolumns \dorecurse{2}{\input knuth}\footnote{\input tufte} \dorecurse{2}{\input knuth} \stopcolumns \stoptext Greetings Andreas

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