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TeXLive 2008 + ConTeXt problems (on Gentoo Linux)
by Matija Šuklje 15 Apr '09

15 Apr '09

Hullo, it's been a while since I used ConTeXt (I simply didn't have to write any documents), but now that I upgraded to TeXLive 2008 I noticed that ConTeXt is giving me gripes. 'context test.tex' produces: MtxRun | error unable to identify cnf file MtxRun | error unable to identify cnf file MtxRun | no cnf files found (TEXMFCNF may not be set/known) MtxRun | unknown script: context 'texexec test.tex' actually produces a PDF. 'luatex test.tex' starts asking questions: This is LuaTeX, Version snapshot-0.30.3-2009041418 (Web2C 7.5.7) (test.tex ! Undefined control sequence. l.1 \starttext ? ...and later on produces a completely messed up PDF 'luatools --generate' produces: LuaTools | error unable to identify cnf file LuaTools | error unable to identify cnf file LuaTools | no cnf files found (TEXMFCNF may not be set/known) LuaTools | LuaTools | runtime: 0.046 seconds I'm sure there's a step I missed in the upgrade, but I have no idea what. I've already tried a few things from the Wiki, which I think resulted in 'texexec' actually working, but the rest is still foo. Does anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong? Cheers, Matija Šuklje -- gsm: +386 41 849 552 e-mail: matija.suklje(a)rutka.net www: http://matija.suklje.name aim: hookofsilver icq: 110183360 jabber/g-talk: matija.suklje(a)gabbler.org msn: matija.suklje(a)rutka.net yahoo: matija_suklje GPG/PGP fingerprint: FB64 FFAF B8DA 5AB5 B18A 98B8 2B68 0B51 0549 D278

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problem with module pre-05 (fuzzy): Missing number
by Héctor Palacios 15 Apr '09

15 Apr '09

Hi context users ! I want to test the presentations modules of context, because are very nice. I am testing module pre-05 (fuzzy), i am using the code at the end of the archive: %% code example.tex ----------> \usemodule[pre-05] \starttext \TitlePage{Title Page\\pre-fuzzy} \Topics{Some Nice Quotes} \Topic{A Few} \Subject{Knuth} \input knuth \Subject{Tufte} \input tufte \Topic{Some More} \Subject{Zapf} \input zapf \Subject{Bryson} \input bryson \stoptext %% endcode -------------> But this code not run: the command texexec example.tex says: %% --------> ! Missing number, treated as zero. <to be read again> \endcsname \@@amvbox ... -\pagebackgroundvoffset +\endcsname \c!topoffset \relax \box \... <argument> ...ght\c!left }\interactionmenu [right] \getvalue {\??am right\c!r... \firstofoneargument #1->#1 \next2 #1,->\docommand {#1} \doprocesscommaitem \doprocesscommalist ...item \gobbleoneargument #1, ]\relax \global \advance \... ... l.10 \Subject{Knuth} \input knuth ? h A number should have been here; I inserted `0'. (If you can't figure out why I needed to see a number, look up `weird error' in the index to The TeXbook.) %% --------> I don'n know what is the problem because the example code is from the archive s-pre-05. Thanks in advance for your answers. Hector

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Table macro alternatives
by Design Department 14 Apr '09

14 Apr '09

Is alignmentcharacter available in table macros other than natural tables? I would prefer to use natural tables but absolutely require a footer at the bottom of the table on every page. The footer doesn't need to contain columns - it can be a box the width of the table. Any suggestions on achieving this using natural tables? -- david

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Table placement with forced width
by Design Department 14 Apr '09

14 Apr '09

Hi all, I need a table that is 2/3 \pagewidth and placed against the right page margin. \SetTableToWidth{6in} \setuptables[split=repeat] \starttablehead \NC Description \NC Quantity \NC Units \NC Rate \NC Amount \NC \NR \HL \stoptablehead \starttabletail \NC \SL This ticket is not an invoice. Pay on receipt of invoice. \NC\FOUR \NC\NR \stoptabletail \placetable[right,5*line,split=repeat][tab:costs]{} \starttables[|l|c|c|c|r|] \NC 1 man unit \NC 4 \NC hr \NC 125.00 \NC 500.00 \NC \NR \NC Kilometre charges \NC 100 \NC km \NC .85 \NC 85.00 \NC \NR \NC Field Kit \NC 1 \NC day \NC 50.0 \NC 50.00 \NC \NR \HL \NC \bold{Total:} (all work performed on this ticket, before taxes) \NC\THREE \NC \$ 635.00 \NC \NR \stoptables The table flows into, and off the right margin area. What am I doing wrong? Also, \SetTableToWidth{.67\pagewidth} produces an error. Is there a way to specify a fraction of \pagewidth? Even though this example is short, the table may run to multiple pages and I need both headers and footers to repeat. I also need to eventually shade alternate row backgrounds. Is there a better table macro choice? -- david

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inaccessible control sequence
by luigi scarso 14 Apr '09

14 Apr '09

\def\@@FOO{FOO} \starttext \@@FOO \stoptext works in mkiv minimals , but not in an old mkii context of mine (inaccessible control sequence) . I suppose that it's ok . -- luigi

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Re: [NTG-context] context mkiv nomenclature problem (bug)
by Thomas Prochaska 14 Apr '09

14 Apr '09

Am Dienstag, 14. April 2009 13:47:44 schrieb Wolfgang Schuster: > Am 14.04.2009 um 13:28 schrieb Thomas Prochaska: > > hm, with the latest context minimal i get this: > > > > structure : chapter @ level 2 : (0.4) . -> \headtext > > {abbreviations} > > [5] > > ! LuaTeX error ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc- > > syn.lua:108: > > attempt to index local 'rd' (a nil value) > > stack traceback: > > ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc-syn.lua:108: in > > function 'prepare' > > ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc-syn.lua:170: in > > function 'analysed' > > ...text/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc-syn.lua:179: in > > function 'process' > > <main ctx instance>:1: in main chunk. > > \doplacelistofsynonyms ...meter \c!criterium " })} > > \stoppacked \endgroup > > \docompletelistofsynonyms ...stofsynonyms {#1}{#2} > > \page [\v!yes ] > > l.51 \completelistofabbreviations > > % abkürzungsverzeichnis > > ? > > > > is this work in progress or should this work by now? > > Works for me and I can't reproduce your error. > > MTXrun | current version: 2009.04.13 15:00 > This is LuaTeX, Version snapshot-0.38.0-2009041013, build unknown > > Wolfgang strange, i get this error mentioned in my last post with the same version you use. MTXrun | run 1: luatex --fmt="/home/fin/tmp/context/tex/texmf-cache/luatex- cache/context/33a30fde7a9f22efaab522cd44afb585/formats/cont-en" -- lua="/home/fin/tmp/context/tex/texmf-cache/luatex- cache/context/33a30fde7a9f22efaab522cd44afb585/formats/cont-en.lui" "./dipla.tex" This is LuaTeX, Version snapshot-0.38.0-2009041013 (Web2C 7.5.7) (dipla.tex ConTeXt ver: 2009.04.13 15:00 MKIV fmt: 2009.4.14 int: english/english thomas

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how to use attachment file as a script argument
by Bill Long 14 Apr '09

14 Apr '09

based on the example of use mplayer play the movie, I write down sthing like >\defineprogram[sample.data][sample.data.sh] >\goto{\externalfigure[sample.data][width=0.48\textwidth]}[program(sample.data{})] and the content of sample.data.sh is >#!/bin/bash > FILE=$(basename "$0"); gnome-terminal -e "cat ${FILE/.sh/}" it does work, but I wanna know if there are better way to make this. as this way has some obvious problem: 1. if I send this pdf file to other guy, the script won't execute, as it can't find out the sample.data file. same thing will happen if I move my sample.data to other directory. 2. it's take too much effort if I have lots of file to analysis, I have to write lots of file like sample.data1.sh, sample.data2.sh... with same content, soft link maybe a solution, but I hope there are more easy solution.

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How to update Context on Windows (with Texlive 2008)
by abhseth2107＠live.in 14 Apr '09

14 Apr '09

I have TeXLive 2008 installed on Windows (on a path with no spaces). I wanted to update ConTexT, so ran the following commands (using cygwin), following instructions from wiki rsync -av rsync://contextgarden.net/minimals/current/context/current/ /cygdrive/c/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/ which ran fine. However the next command rsync -av rsync://contextgarden.net/minimals/current/bin/luatex/win32/bin/luatex /cygdrive/c/texlive/2008/bin/win32/ fails, producing rsync: change_dir "/current/bin/luatex/win32" (in minimals) failed: No such file or directory So the question is, how do I update the ConTexT and luatex for windows (TeXLive installation)? Note that, luatools --generate generates no cnf files found message. Regards Abhishek

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colored backgrounds in displayed math
by Sanjoy Mahajan 14 Apr '09

14 Apr '09

In displayed math I was trying to highlight a piece of a formula using a gray background. After a few spacing failures with \framed, I discovered \mframed in the core-rul.tex source file. The comments there say: %D As usual, one can specify in what way the text should be %D framed. One should be aware of the fact that, inorder to %D preserve the proper spacing, the \type {offset} is set to %D \type {overlay} and \type {frameoffset} is used used %D instead. But I couldn't get the following example of setting frameoffset to enlarge the box; instead the gray box barely surrounds the x^2/2. Is the cause the \@@oioffset in line 1502 of core-rul.tex: [\c!frameoffset=\@@oioffset,\c!offset=\v!overlay,#2] (I'm using ConTeXt - 2008.10.31 13:58, Mk II) \setupcolors[state=start] \def\graymath{\mframed[frame=off, background=color, backgroundcolor=gray, frameoffset=5pt]} \starttext \startformula \ln(1+x) = \graymath{x- \displaystyle{x^2\over2}} + \cdots \stopformula \stoptext

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movie in pdf example in wiki
by Bill Long 14 Apr '09

14 Apr '09

I try the example to embedded video in wiki, but it doesn't work. >\starttext >\externalfigure[./file_server.mov][label=demo,width=4cm,height=4cm,preview=yes] >\stoptext when i execute texexec test.tex it said >TeXUtil | running texmfstart rlxtools --identify /home/weilai/pages/wiki/private/file_server.mov >identify: no decode delegate for this image format `/home/weilai/pages/wiki/private/file_server.mov'. >RlxTools | unable to identify /home/weilai/pages/wiki/private/file_server.mov >TeXExec | runtime: 2.602059 any idea?

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