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OT world history: other measuring systems?
by Henning Hraban Ramm 27 Jan '22

27 Jan '22

Hi all, just out of curiosity and since some of you are knowledgable in many fields: Were there widely accepted measuring systems in Asia before the introduction of the imperial or metric system? In Europe there was a mess of local miles, feet, cubits, inches etc.; why didn’t "we" stick to the Roman system? (Also Knuth’s Potrzebie system unfortunately couldn’t unite the world... https://webmadness.net/blog/?post=knuth ;)) Hraban

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May I credit you in DTK?
by Henning Hraban Ramm 25 Jan '22

25 Jan '22

Hi, I’m writing an article for DANTE’s magazine “Die TeXnische Komödie” (DTK) about the current discussions and developments in ConTeXt, and I’m planning to do that regularly. Find attached the current version (in German / LaTeX). I’d like to give credit to people involved and mention some of you: Hans Hagen (of course) Jean-Pierre Delange Jürgen Hanneder Kauśika Otared Kavian Joey McCollum Pablo Rodriguez Thomas A. Schmitz Mikael Sundqvist If you don’t want that, I’ll remove your name, of course. You are also welcome to correct me, if I misunderstood you/something. Hraban

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What is the proper way to define many different list types in a document?
by Joel 25 Jan '22

25 Jan '22

I have about several different types of list that reoccur multiple times in my documents. Though I tried to keep things simple, by just defining the type when it appears, strange glitches appear. For instance, I have one that uses the ☞ (pointing hand) logo, and sometimes that randomly appears in the wrong lists, for reasons I cannot understand. Below is how I'm defining my lists. I have about a dozen more, this is a sample. Is there some more robust and consistent manner in which I should be defining them, so the settings from one type don't spill over into the other types? --Joel %prompt \definesymbol[bighand][{{☞}}] \define[1]\prompt{% \setupitemize[symbol=bighand] \startitemize {\it #1} \stopitemize }% \prompt{What did you learn about today?} %vocabulary \startcolumns[n=3]\startitemize[n] \item word1 \item word2 \item word3 \stopitemize\stopcolumns %nested outline \startitemize[1] \item some text \startitemize[2] \item some text \startitemize[3] \item some text \stopitemize \stopitemize \stopitemize %written answer (produces some lines after the question for writing an answer) \define[1]\writingbox{% \dorecurse{#1}{% \hairline% } } \startitemize[n] \item Which planet is closest to Earth? \writingbox{4} \item What is the moon made of? \writingbox{4} \stopitemize %materials list \startcolumns[n=3]\startitemize \item crayons \item scissors \item glue \stopitemize\stopcolumns %word search clues (should be simple, but strangely this keeps getting the ☞ logo added instead of showing numbers) \startitemize[n] \item a type of hat worn \item a cold season \stopitemize

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Placement of figures
by Willi Egger 24 Jan '22

24 Jan '22

Hi all, I have a project with my brother in which 5 foto’s are placed with the XY arrangement in a row. Now we see, that the floats are not placed all on the correct position. I tried all kind of things, but I am not able to fix them in the desired position. — When using the key location=top, all figures are placed correctly. This does not work with location=center. I attach the sources in this mai and will send the compiled file in a next mail. May be somebody can give me a hint how to solve this. Willi

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How to get \placenotes to place footnote-style citations at the end of my content?
by Joel 24 Jan '22

24 Jan '22

I'm spinning this question off another post, as my previous question was very specific, but it was possibly discovered a more general bug exists? I'm creating some lecture slides that have footnote citations throughout. The problem is, the slides themselves already don't have much screen space, and adding all of the footnotes on the same slide steals limited screen space. It ends up showing one bullet point per slide and filling the page with the citation information. I still need to provide citations though. The solution is perhaps to place `\placenotes[footnote]` after several slides. Then, at the very end of the document list the full bibliography with ` \placelistofpublications`. In this way, I still present the citations, but they don't bury the content of the slides. But something seems wrong with ConTeXt, not allowing this to function. Try to compile this code which Joey sent me and it won't populate `\placenotes[footnote]` with any content: \startbuffer [bib] @Book{clark1989, author = {Clark, William}, title = {Railroads \word{and} railroad towns \word{in} New Mexico}, publisher = {New Mexico Magazine}, year = {1989}, address = {Albuquerque, New Mexico}, isbn = {9780937206126} } \stopbuffer \usebtxdataset[bib.buffer] \setupbtx[dataset=default] \setupnote[footnote][location=none] % commenting out this line will produce footnotes that expand the citation correctly \starttext \input knuth \cite[alternative=footnote][clark1989] \page \placenotes[footnote] \startchapter[title=Bibliography] \placelistofpublications \stopchapter \stoptext

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How to add entire chapter's page ranger for index entry?
by Joel 23 Jan '22

23 Jan '22

I am adding items to an index simply using `\index{word}`. There are a few cases where instead of printing just the page number where `\index{word}` is placed, I need the entire page range for that chapter to be displayed. For instance, if Chapter 3 spans page 22-50, and I place `\index{word}` in Chapter 3, I need the index to display "word 22-50", but only for that entry...not for all index entries. How to add entire chapter's page ranger for index entry? --Joel

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Credit in DTK
by Jean-Pierre Delange 23 Jan '22

23 Jan '22

Hi Hraban, Ich finde es ziemlich umfangreich. Wenn ich mich nicht irre, sollten wir auch Luigi Scarso erwähnen, der seine Meinung zu TEI/XML geäußert und auf einen früheren Beitrag von ihm zu TEI-XML und ConTeXt hingewiesen hat. I think it's pretty comprehensive. If I'm not mistaken, we should also mention Luigi Scarso, who gave his opinion on TEI/XML, and indicated an earlier contribution from him concerning TEI-XML and ConTeXt. Penso che sia abbastanza completo. Se non sbaglio, dobbiamo citare anche Luigi Scarso, che ha espresso la sua opinione su TEI/XML, e ha indicato un suo precedente contributo in merito a TEI-XML e ConTeXt. Creo que es bastante completo. Si no me equivoco, también debemos mencionar a Luigi Scarso, quien dio su opinión sobre TEI/XML e indicó una contribución anterior suya sobre TEI-XML y ConTeXt. Je crois que c'est assez complet. Si je ne me trompe, il faudrait mentionner aussi Luigi Scarso, qui a donné son avis à propos de TEI/XML, et a indiqué un apport antérieur de sa part concernant TEI-XML et ConTeXt. Satis comprehensivum illud puto. Si ni fallor, mentionem quoque debemus Luigi Scarso, qui sententiam suam de TEI/XML dedit, et priorem collationem ab eo de TEI-XML et ConTeXt indicabat. Νομίζω ότι είναι αρκετά περιεκτικό. Αν δεν κάνω λάθος, θα πρέπει να αναφέρουμε και τον Luigi Scarso, ο οποίος εξέφρασε τη γνώμη του για τα TEI/XML, και υπέδειξε παλαιότερη συνεισφορά του σχετικά με τα TEI-XML και ConTeXt.

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How to make an in-text list without periods
by Joel 23 Jan '22

23 Jan '22

I am trying to create an in-text list, with parenthesis, but without the period. If I use this `\startitemize[text, n]`, I get an in-text list, but there are periods: There are many kinds of animals at the children's zoo: (1.) rabbits, (2.) pigs, (3.) sheep, and (4.) dogs. Strangely when I use `\startitemize[text, n, stopper=]`, which I hoped would make the period go away, I just get a regular bulleted list, it seems to ignore the 'text' command. How can I achieve this output (below)? There are many kinds of animals at the children's zoo: (1) rabbits, (2) pigs, (3) sheep, and (4) dogs. --Joel Minimum working example: \starttext There are many kinds of animals at the children's zoo: \startitemize[text, n, stopper=] \item rabbits, \item pigs, \item sheep, and \item dogs. \stopitemize \stoptext

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Linespacing modified across document
by Alexandre Christe 23 Jan '22

23 Jan '22

Dear list, I've noticed that in my document the linespacing (verified with \the\baselineskip) is not consistent across the whole document. In the first section, it's fine (no maths). Later on, it gets increased by some amount, which tends to depend on what kind of mathematics are in between, so it's not constant. Has anyone else noticed this too? BR Alex

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\installpagearrangement doublesided stickers
by Jigé 22 Jan '22

22 Jan '22

Greetings everyone. Well, it's not exactly about double-sided stickers but sort of. Imagine printing a double-sided sheet and using a so-called plastifying device to make tokens. I began with the File Card and Labels examples from the wiki, then tried to change the \installpagearrangement example from the 'imposition' wiki page. My question is: how to position everything in the middle of the sheet, so that double-siding actually works? As is, it's all in the top left corner. Changing the location argument for "location=middle" in \setuplayout doesn't work here. What should it be? By the way, I'm not sure about the 3rd, 4th and 6th arguments in the dosetuparrangement command. Thanks a lot! Here it is: \installpagearrangement 2*5*double*2*5 {\dosetuparrangement{5}{2}{10}{3}{6}% X,Y,Total,hcutmarks,vcutmarks \pusharrangedpageTWOFIVEDOUBLESIDED\poparrangedpagesAB\relax} \def\pusharrangedpageTWOFIVEDOUBLESIDED#1% {\advancearrangedpageN \reportarrangedpage\arrangedpageN \ifcase\arrangedpageN \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}000\arrangedpageA % 1 rot,hskip,vskip \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}010\arrangedpageB % 2 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}010\arrangedpageA % 3 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}000\arrangedpageB % 4 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}001\arrangedpageA % 5 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}011\arrangedpageB % 6 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}011\arrangedpageA % 7 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}001\arrangedpageB % 8 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}002\arrangedpageA % 9 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}012\arrangedpageB % 10 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}012\arrangedpageA % ... \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}002\arrangedpageB % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}003\arrangedpageA % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}013\arrangedpageB % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}013\arrangedpageA % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}003\arrangedpageB % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}004\arrangedpageA % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}014\arrangedpageB % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}014\arrangedpageA % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}004\arrangedpageB % \poparrangedpages \fi} \definepapersize[Etiquette][width=80.0mm,height=50.0mm] \setuppapersize [Etiquette][A4] \setuparranging [2*5*double*2*5] %\setuplayout [margin=0pt, width=fit] \setuplayout[ %location=middle,%nx=2,ny=5, %location=middle, location=left, marking=on, margin=0mm, topspace=0mm, backspace=0mm, width=fit, %header=0mm, %footer=0mm, %align=middle, ] \showframe %\setuppagenumbering[state=stop] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \starttext \dorecurse{20}{\vbox to \textheight{\vfill\midaligned{\tfd ABC}\vfill}\page} \stoptext

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