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Short question about big papersize
by Diego Depaoli 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Hi all, before start spend my time, can Context handle 6 (or 8) columns on a 70X100 cm papersize? Cheers -- Diego Depaoli

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Setting framed
by Diego Depaoli 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Hi all, in my text each section ends with an one-line box so I used \framed (thinking that's the right way). How to put each box at the same distance from last previous line even it comes after a list, a table, a regular text...? There is an the option to set the \framed's font globally? Thanks in advance -- Diego Depaoli

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Re: [NTG-context] Run MetaPost under Windows
by Constantine 22 Mar '09

22 Mar '09

>>On 22-03-2009 16:53, Constantine wrote: >>* I am a niewbie to Metapost and wanted to ask for your advise on how to *>>* install MetaPost under Windows XP, if that's possible. Basically, I want to *>>* be able to write an *.mp file and be able to compile it and view the *>>* output. Is there any program that does that? * >Yes: Metapost does exactly that. :-) >I am not aware of a standalone Metapost distribution, but you might >install MiKTeX: >http://www.miktex.org <http://www.miktex.org/> >Then you would have Metapost, together with TeX and a lot of other >goodies. >Best regards, >Jose Carlos Santos Thanks for the reply. I work with MikTeX and TeXnicCenter. You mean that instead of a standalone program I can incorporate the MetaPost figure(s) directly into LaTeX and view the results from there? It is possible to create pdf, png, jpeg files from the same MetaPost code? I need these graphics for other applications (like Openoffice, etc.,). Thanks again, constantine

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latest beta (MKII/Greek module)
by Bowen Alan C. 22 Mar '09

22 Mar '09

I am finding that the latest beta fails when asked to set ancient Greek using Thomas’ module and the MKII engine. The error message reads: ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \@@laagrpatterns \dodosetnormallanguage ...fcsname \??la \??la #1#2 \endcsname \edef \thenorma... \dosetnormallanguage ...ding :\currentmapping :}#1 {\dodosetnormallanguage {:... \setnormallanguage ...efalse \synchronizepatterns \ifdone \else \def \synchr... \docomplexlanguage ...age \currentdefaultlanguage \the \everylanguage \enabl... \complexlanguage ...edlanguage \docomplexlanguage \fi \else \showmessage \m!... ... l.78 ...et out the whole truth (\grk{>alhje'i[an]} ) for us and demonstrated ... ? The file worked with earlier versions. Alan

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experimental interface
by Wolfgang Schuster 22 Mar '09

22 Mar '09

Hi, the xp interface did currently work build because the 'norm-xx' are not loaded. The following examples fail for me: 1. Itemize with 'fit' option \starttext \startitemize[fit] \item item \stopitemize \stoptext 2. Cross references did not work \starttext \startitemize[n] \item[one] first item \item[two] second item \stopitemize see \in{item}[one] and \in{item}[two] \stoptext 3. \index did not work \starttext one\index{one} \placeindex \stoptext 4. can't suppress to include numbered header in toc \starttext \placecontent \section{one} \setuphead[section][number=no,incrementnumber=no] \section{two} \stoptext Wolfgang

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backgroundcolor / mkiv
by Wolfgang Schuster 22 Mar '09

22 Mar '09

Hi, colored backgrounds appear in black with the last beta \setupcolors[state=start] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=color,backgroundcolor=red] \starttext text \stoptext btw, what's the status of the new structure code Wolfgang

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Is \index command broken?
by Curious Learn 22 Mar '09

22 Mar '09

Hi, I tried using the \index command in my document: \starttext \type{\textext()} \index[textext]{\textext} To typeset metapost variable values (not the verbatim text) using \TEX\ markup, use this command. \page \completeindex \stoptext However, no index is created. The log file gives the following information about the version: This is LuaTeX, Version snapshot-0.35.0 (LearnMetaPost.tex ConTeXt ver: 2009.03.18 21:58 MKIV fmt: 2009.3.19 int: english/english Thanks

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Number and name of a section
by Henning Hraban Ramm 21 Mar '09

21 Mar '09

I try to get number and name of the current chapter into my page header. Unfortunately, ConTeXt (MkIV) disagrees with itself about what's "current" - if several chapters start on the same page, I get the name of the first and the number of the last one. I know I can influence the name with the second parameter of \getmarking, but how do I get the *number* of the first chapter on this page? (You can argue it doesn't make sense to start several chapters on one page, but it's the same with sections.) \setupheadertexts[\setups{kapitel}] \startsetups[kapitel] \framed[frame=off, bottomframe=on, width=\textwidth, strut=yes]{% \rlap{\headnumber[chapter]. \getmarking[chapter]} \hfill \strut \hfill \llap{\pagenumber} } \stopsetups Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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Tikz updated in minimals but file does not compile
by Want to Learn 21 Mar '09

21 Mar '09

Thanks Wolfgang. I suppose you mean that I need the beta version and not the stable version. Anyhow, I downloaded the beta version and tried to install tikz with the command Mojca mentioned in his post. Everything seemed to go on fine. But when I tried to compile the following simple file I get an error. The following is the information from the terminal window. It says something like ! Undefined control sequence And on help, it says that "The control sequence at the end of the top line of your error message was never \def'ed." As you can see below, it loaded the tikz module. I wonder what the problem is. ****************************************************** MtxRun | loading configuration for /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-local/web2c from /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/3fc847143b06f084e10e73c8fbdf4ae2/trees/3beab8509a03fa29e95f93134a943a7f MtxRun | loading configuration for /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf /web2c from /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/3fc847143b06f084e10e73c8fbdf4ae2/trees/d9ef00871d7b11751a275cffd8a85753 MtxRun | run 1: luatex --fmt="/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/3fc847143b06f084e10e73c8fbdf4ae2/formats/cont-en" --lua="/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/3fc847143b06f084e10e73c8fbdf4ae2/formats/cont-en.lua" "./trylua.tex" This is LuaTeX, Version snapshot-0.35.0 (trylua.tex ConTeXt ver: 2009.03.17 11:26 MKIV fmt: 2009.3.17 int: english/english system : cont-new loaded 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Undefined control sequence. \pgfutil@g@addto@macro #1#2->\begingroup \toks@ \expandafter {#1#2}\xdef #1{... <argument> ...gf@y by -.5\dp \pgfnodeparttextbox } \par \anchor {center}{\ce... \pgfdeclareshape ... \endcsname =\pgfutil@empty #2 } l.549 } ? h The control sequence at the end of the top line of your error message was never \def'ed. If you have misspelled it (e.g., `\hobx'), type `I' and the correct spelling (e.g., `I\hbox'). Otherwise just continue, and I'll forget about whatever was undefined. ? **********************************************************

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Strange interaction between textcolor and backgrounds in mkii
by Aditya Mahajan 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Hi Hans, Something has changed recently with the mkii color model, due to which page backgrounds do not change. (I am guessing that this is a grouping issue, but then colors are like a black box to me). Consider the following example \setuppapersize[S6][S6] \setupcolors[state=start] \definecolor [simpleslidestextcolor][s=0] \setupcolors[textcolor=simpleslidestextcolor] \startuseMPgraphic{simpleslides:MP:horizontal} StartPage ; fill Page withcolor 0.5white ; StopPage ; \stopuseMPgraphic \defineoverlay [simpleslides:background:title] [\useMPgraphic{simpleslides:MP:horizontal}] \starttext test \page \setupbackgrounds[page][background={simpleslides:background:title}] test again \stoptext In MKII, the background of the second page does not change. This used to work until a few months ago (around Dec, 2008) but stopped working after that. (It does not work in the Jan 18 version that I have). In MKIV, this works fine. Aditya

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