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poetry \startlines and tab
by Youssef Cherem 12 Jan '22

12 Jan '22

Hello, I needed to typeset some poetry and noticed that \startlines[space=on] Some line with tab % doesn't work, no spaces added Some line with spaces %work \stoplines Is there a way to make the "tab" render the space "as is"?

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Radius attribute and scaling in lmt_shade[ ]
by Keith McKay 12 Jan '22

12 Jan '22

Hi In the code below you will see that I have created a closed path and performed scaling, and shading on the path with lmt_shade [ ]. I have noticed a few features which may or may not be bugs depending on whether scaled is applied to the path within the square brackets or outside. 1) Applying scaled to the path within the square brackets and incrementing the radius key I can see the shaded areas changing, however the first two shapes show incorrect scaling and have ragged edges. 2) When scaled is applied outside the square brackets all shapes are the same size and no ragged edges, however the shading is not showing correctly with increasing radius. Am I missing something? Best Wishes Keith McKay *******************MWE***************** \setuppapersize[A4, landscape] \starttext \dorecurse{10}{ \startMPpage StartPage; width := 27; height := 18; path r; r := (0.25cm,0cm)--(0cm,1.5cm)..(0.25cm,1.75cm)..(0.5cm,1.5cm) -- cycle; definecolor [ name = "MyColor1", r = uniformdeviate(1), g = uniformdeviate(1), b = uniformdeviate(1) ] ; definecolor [ name = "MyColor2", r = uniformdeviate(1), g = uniformdeviate(1), b = uniformdeviate(1) ] ; for k = 0.5 step 0.25 until 2: draw lmt_shade [ path = r , direction = "up", alternative = "circular", radius = k*cm, colors = { "MyColor1", "MyColor2" }, ] scaled 4.5 shifted((k *12)*cm,12*cm); draw lmt_shade [ path = r scaled 4.5, direction = "up", alternative = "circular", radius = k*cm, colors = { "MyColor1", "MyColor2" }, ] shifted((k *12)*cm,1cm); endfor; StopPage; \stopMPpage } \stoptext

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Critical Editions?
by hanneder＠staff.uni-marburg.de 11 Jan '22

11 Jan '22

I just started switching after long years of typesetting with La-/Omega-/pdfTeX to Context and was exploring the capabilities of the program for typesetting critical editions. So I was wondering whether there is any updated information on how to produce critical editions? Details: I was able to find the article "Ediciones críticas con ConTeXt" (is this in use?) as well as a plan of and a remark concerning critTeXt: "As I learned from a thread on NTG-context from early 2010 we shouldn't expect a dedicated package, but that ConTeXt will eventually incorporate the needed functionalities." What is the status of that? I also found out that for simple editions context already works. For critical editions in my field we need both footnote references based on linenumbers (for prose), but also references to verse number, which can be entered manually. The main problem for me was to find the command \linenote :) % Setup of \linenote \setupnotation[linenote] [alternative=serried,width=broad,distance=.5em,display=no] \setupnote[linenote][way=bypage,paragraph=yes,rule=off] % \variant as a footnote without reference number \definenote [variant] [footnote] \setupnotation[variant][number=no] \setupnote[variant][way=bypage,paragraph=yes,rule=off] % Two "environments" for Sanskrit verses, one with, one without linenumbers. % SANSKRIT EDITION linenumbers \definelines[slokaed][][indenting={yes, small, even}, before=\startnarrower\startlinenumbering,after=\stoplinenumbering\stopnarrower] % SANSKRIT EDITION plain (referring to verses) \definelines[slokaedplain][][indenting={yes, small, even}, before=\startnarrower,after=\stopnarrower] With this the code of the edition can be pleasently minimalistic: \startslokaed mano buddhir ahaṃ prāṇās tanmātrendriyajīvanam yaṃ dṛṣṭvā\linenote{dṛṣṭvā ] dṛṣṭva G\lohi{pc}{1}} vinivartante tam \linenote{tam ] tat} upāsyam upāsmahe} \stopslokaed \startslokaedplain mano buddhir ahaṃ prāṇās tanmātrendriyajīvanam yaṃ dṛṣṭvā\variant{2c dṛṣṭvā ] dṛṣṭva} vinivartante tam \variant{2d tam ] tat} upāsyam upāsmahe (2) \stopslokaedplain So far, so good. Any hints to a more sophisticated solution are highly welcome. (I am a simple TeX user) Thanks Jürgen --- Prof. Dr. Juergen Hanneder Philipps-Universitaet Marburg FG Indologie u. Tibetologie Deutschhausstr.12 35032 Marburg Germany Tel. 0049-6421-28-24930 hanneder(a)staff.uni-marburg.de

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How to setupbtx to get short citations?
by Mikael Sundqvist 11 Jan '22

11 Jan '22

Hi, In the example below I can do \cite[short][hh2010] to get the citation in the short format. But I thought that would also be the standard with \setupbtx[aps][alternative=short] (so that I can write \cite[hh2010] instead). What do I miss? (Except for the fact that I should probably define my own btx style as a copy of aps instead of setting the aps up...) /Mikael \startbuffer[bib] @ELECTRONIC{hh2010, author = {Hans Hagen}, year = {2010}, title = {Metafun. \CONTEXT\ mkiv}, url = {http://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/metafun-s.pdf}, } \stopbuffer \usebtxdataset[bib.buffer] \usebtxdefinitions[aps] \setupbtxrendering[aps][ sorttype=short, numbering=short, ] \setupbtxlist[aps][ width=fit, distance=0.5em, interaction=start, ] \setupbtx[aps][ alternative=short, ] \starttext \cite[hh2010] \placelistofpublications \stoptext

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How to let a macro check the previous value of #1 the last time the same macro was called?
by Joel 11 Jan '22

11 Jan '22

Is there a way for a macro to check the previous value of #1, the last time that same macro was called? Here is a minimum working example, pretending that `\previousvalue` is equal to #1 from the last time the same macro was called: \define[1]\mymacro{ \if\previousvalue=#1 same as last time \else it is different from last time \fi } \starttext \mymacro{cat} \mymacro{cat} \mymacro{mouse} \mymacro{mouse} \mymacro{cat} \stoptext This would print: it is different from last time <--it was never called previously same as last time it is different from last time same as last time it is different from last time --Joel

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Regular online meet-up (tomorrow!)
by Henning Hraban Ramm 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

You’re invited to join Tuesday, January 11th, 15:00 CET at https://lecture.senfcall.de/hen-rbr-rku-oke ConTeXt users of all levels are welcome! Hans offered to give a Q&A session again – please announce subjects you’d like to discuss ASAP, so that he can prepare. I guess we can talk more about the requirements of critical editions, and I’d like to know how to translate indirect \doSomething definitions into LMTX style. [Howto] * No special software installation required; most modern browsers should work (WebRTC required). * Open the above URL, accept the privacy statement, * enter your name, * click "join" (or "start" if you’re the first), * click "with microphone", allow your browser to access it, check the audio. * Your microphone is muted if you join. Activate microphone and/or camera with the buttons at the bottom. * Minimize the default presentation with the "screen" button, bottom right. * If you’d like to share your screen or upload a file, you can make yourself the presenter: Click on your user name, change the setting, then you’ll see the "screen sharing" button beside the camera button; also there’s now "manage presentations" behind the "plus" button. Beware there is only one presenter, so don’t kill someone else’s presentation. [Technical hints] * Sound is usually better if you use a headset (less noise for everyone). * Connection problems are mostly due to low bandwidth or high latency on your side, e.g. with mobile connections. * Screen sharing needs a lot of bandwidth. * If audio/video doesn’t work for you, try a different browser, and you can still use the text chat. * You can also join with a regular telephone (audio only, of course), call +49-6151-86275-22 (German landline); then you must enter a PIN that changes every time – if you need it, ask me for it via email. Mute/unmute your microphone with "0". [Netiquette] * Please use a name that we recognize from here. Some feel uncomfortable with anonymous lurkers. * Mute your microphone while you’re not talking. * It’s nice to show your face at least when you join. * If there are connection problems, stop camera sharing. * The room is set to “everyone’s a moderator“, I trust you... Next time will be February 8th. See you, Hraban

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Get Current Section Number
by Michael Urban 09 Jan '22

09 Jan '22

I want to put a book title above the Chapter title for the first chapter of a book. I suppose that this can be accomplished with a 'before=' clause that checks to see if it is the first chapter... but how do I look at the chapter number in order to set up the conditional? Mike

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How to create cell data that spans four rows in a table?
by Joel 09 Jan '22

09 Jan '22

I created a table that has some cells span multiple rows. This works good with cells that span an odd-number of rows, but when I try to span 4 rows, the text isn't quite vertically centered. How can I get the cell with the text "Archaeon Eon" to be a little lower, so it is centered within its box? --Joel Minimum working example: \starttext \starttable[|c|c|] \NC {\bf Eons} \NC {\bf Eras} \NC \AR \HL \NC Hadeon Eon \VL \NC \AR \HL \NC \VL Eoarchean Era \NC \AR \DC \DL[1] \DR \NC \smash{Archaeon Eon} \VL Paleoarchean Era \NC \AR \DC \DL[1] \DR \NC \VL Mesoarchean Era \NC \AR \DC \DL[1] \DR \NC \VL Neoarchean Era \NC \AR \HL\NC \VL Paleoproterozoic Era \NC \AR \DC \DL[1] \DR \NC Proterozoic Eon \VL Mesoproterozoic Era \NC \AR \DC \DL[1] \DR \NC \VL Neoproterozoic Era \NC \AR \HL \HL\NC \VL Paleozoic Era \NC \AR \DC \DL[1] \DR \NC Phanerozoic Eon \VL Mesozoic Era \NC \AR \DC \DL[1] \DR \NC \VL Cenozoic Era \NC \AR \HL \stoptable \stoptext

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\its disappeared
by Henning Hraban Ramm 08 Jan '22

08 Jan '22

I don’t know since when the questionnaire item command \its doesn’t exist any more: https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/its \starttext \startitemize[5,packed][items=7,width=5em,distance=1em] \ran{\ss\tfx 1 \hss 7} \its \CONTEXT\ or \LaTeX? \its Tofu or sausage? \its Freedom or security? \stopitemize \stoptext It’s also absent in the interface files, i.e. autosyntax doesn’t work in the wiki. Is there a better alternative? Hraban

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descriptions with long titles
by Henning Hraban Ramm 08 Jan '22

08 Jan '22

Hi again, I tried to use a description for a list of organizations with partly long titles. * title and description should both use linebreaking (works) * title should have a fixed width (doesn’t work) * description should run beside a multi-line title, without a gap (doesn’t work) Is this possible, and how? ----- \mainlanguage[de] \setuppapersize[A5] \definedescription[Desc][ headstyle=bold, style=normal, align={flushleft,nothyphenated}, headalign={flushleft,nothyphenated}, alternative=hanging, width=.33\textwidth] \starttext \subject{Friedensnobelpreisträger} \Desc{\fr Quartet du dialogue national} (2015) für seinen entscheidenden Beitrag zum Aufbau einer pluralistischen Demokratie in Tunesien infolge der Jasminrevolution des Jahres 2011. \Desc{\es Juan Manuel Santos} (2016) für seine entschlossenen Anstrengungen, den mehr als 50 Jahre andauernden Bürgerkrieg in Kolumbien zu beenden. \Desc{Internationale Kampagne zur Abschaffung von Atomwaffen} (2017) für ihre Arbeit, Aufmerksamkeit auf die katastrophalen humanitären Konsequenzen von Atomwaffen zu lenken und für ihre bahnbrechenden Bemühungen, ein vertragliches Verbot solcher Waffen zu erreichen. \stoptext ----- Hraban

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