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Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac ... and using bibtex
by Michael Green 02 Sep '08

02 Sep '08

I have the minimals installed in ~/Applications/context/ Context works great. However, I'm having trouble with bibtex. [1] I export the following variables before using context. . ~/Applications/context/tex/setuptex ~/Applications/context/tex export TEXMFHOME='$HOME/Library/texmf' export TEXMF='{$TEXMFHOME,!!$TEXMFPROJECT,!!$TEXMFFONTS,!! $TEXMFLOCAL,!!$TEXMFCONTEXT,!!$TEXMFEXTRA,!!$TEXMFMAIN}'; (I added export PATH=/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-osx-intel/ bin:$PATH but that didn't seem to make a difference in a couple of quick trials) [2] The problem is that the minimal's bibtex can't find the bib file that I have stored in ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bib/ It reports: "I couldn't open database file bib-name.bib" and "I found no database files---while reading file file-name.aux" [3] "which bibtex" yields the path to the bibtex installed with the minimals: /path-to-my-user-account/Applications/context/tex/texmf-osx-intel/bin/ bibtex [4] When I open a new shell session, "which bibtex" points to /usr/ texbin/bibtex. In this new shell, bibtex finds the bib file. It's a small thing, but if there's some other setting to make bibtex work in the same shell session that context does, that would be nice. Thanks! Michael

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cont-de help for context with MK IV
by Martin Scholz 02 Sep '08

02 Sep '08

Hi for all of you who want to compile documents with context under MK IV you can use luatools --make --compile cont-xx to compile your language, hereby you must replace xx by the country-code of your desired language and with luatools --run cont-xx myfile you can compile your document. If you are using the chemic-modul you should add the following to your preamble to let it compile correctly: \unprotect \def\MPdivten[#1]% {\@EA\@EA\@EA\doMPdivten\@EA\@EA\@EA[\@EA#1]} \def\doMPdivten[#1]% {\ifnum#1> 9999 \dodoMPdivtenB#1\else \ifnum#1> 999 \dodoMPdivtenC#1\else \ifnum#1> 99 \dodoMPdivtenD#1\else \ifnum#1> 9 \dodoMPdivtenE#1\else \ifnum#1> 0 \dodoMPdivtenF#1\else \ifnum#1<-9999 \dodoMPdivtenA#1\else \ifnum#1< -999 \dodoMPdivtenB#1\else \ifnum#1< -99 \dodoMPdivtenC#1\else \ifnum#1< -9 \dodoMPdivtenD#1\else \ifnum#1< 0 \dodoMPdivtenE#1\else 0 \fi\fi\fi\fi\fi\fi\fi\fi\fi\fi} \def\dodoMPdivtenA#1#2#3#4#5#6{#1#2#3#4#5.#6} \def\dodoMPdivtenB #1#2#3#4#5{#1#2#3#4.#5} \def\dodoMPdivtenC #1#2#3#4{#1#2#3.#4} \def\dodoMPdivtenD #1#2#3{#1#2.#3} \def\dodoMPdivtenE #1#2{#1.#2} \def\dodoMPdivtenF #1{.#1} \protect Thanks here to Wolfgang Schuster you just helped to figure out this howto. The question is now how could one give the language-option over to context by the context command or by edit the sourcefile with a command so that the command has the following input: context myfile with the language-option in a context-command in the source-file or like context --lang=de myfile where the --lang option refers to the above luatools option so that default luatools --run cont-en myfile is invoken and if --lang=xx is set the command is invoken in the following way luatools --run cont-xx myfile. Would be nice if one of the programmers could just implement the following option in MK IV. Greetings Martin

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Color in math in MkIV
by Aditya Mahajan 02 Sep '08

02 Sep '08

Hi, The color commands do not work inside math mode in MKIV. For example $f(\color[blue]{A}) = b$ $f({\blue A}) = b$ come out black and $f(\blue{A}) = b$ colors everything blue. I have an easy work around for the moment: \unprotected\def\mathcolor[#1]#2% {\preparebinrel{#2} \currentbinrel{\text{\color[#1]$\m@th #2$}}} and then use \mathcolor. Aditya

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MK IV and Texexec Error Compiling under Windows
by Martin Scholz 02 Sep '08

02 Sep '08

Hi @ all, I've just installed TeXlive 2k8 on a Vista-Machine. I've updated the MK II to MK IV and tried to set a script with chemie-module. and the mainlanguage in german. The file has the following input: \hauptsprache [de] \verwendemodul [pictex, chemie] \starttext \subjekt{Chemie-test} \stellechemieein[breite=passend,oben=1500,unten=3500] \startchemie \chemie[ONE,Z0,DB1,SB3,SB7,Z7,MOV1,Z0,SB3,SB7,Z3,Z7,MOV0,SUB2,SIX,B,R6,C][C,H,C,H,H] \textunter{Styreen} \stopchemie \quad\quad\quad \startchemie \chemie[ONE,Z0,DB1,SB3,SB7,Z3,Z7,MOV1,Z0,SB1,SB3,Z3,MOV1,Z0,DB1,SB3,Z3,MOV1,Z0,SB3,SB3,SB7,Z3,Z7][C,H,H,C,H,C,H,C,H,H] \textunter{1,3-Butadieen} \stopchemie \stoptext then compiling it with texexec file.tex gives the following result: TeXExec | processing document 'file.tex' TeXExec | no ctx file found TeXExec | tex processing method: context TeXExec | TeX run 1 TeXExec | writing option file file.top TeXExec | using randomseed 377 TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex TeXExec | tex format: cont-de This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.1415926-1.40.9 (Web2C 7.5.7) %&-line parsing enabled. (c:/texlive/2008/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx) (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied) TeXExec | runtime: 1.055 when I try to compile this file with context it runs a holy time and then gives me the following result: language : language en is active report >> utilityfile: not present system : cont-new loaded (C:/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex (C:/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv lua : used config path - C:/texlive/2008/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf lua : used cache path - C:/Users/cyberplaque/.texlive2008/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/3236d28ff38909cc68507fe0979fbbf0 ) (C:/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-mtx.tex)) system : cont-old loaded (C:/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (C:/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys.rme loaded (C:/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme (C:/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-tmf.tex) (C:/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (C:/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-otf.tex)) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded specials : tex loaded system : chemie-test.top loaded (./chemie-test.top specials : loading definition file tpd (C:/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex specials : loading definition file fdf (C:/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex (C:/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.mkiv)) specials : fdf loaded ) specials : fdf loaded ) ! Undefined control sequence. l.1 \hauptsprache [de] ? ! Emergency stop. l.1 \hauptsprache [de] ! ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced! MtxRun | loading configuration for C:/texlive/2008/texmf/web2c from C:/Users/cyberplaque/.texlive2008/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/3236d28ff38909cc68507fe0979fbbf0/trees/a9242cc4ac8b58f8a1b613c7103ba2f1 MtxRun | run 1: luatex --fmt="C:/Users/cyberplaque/.texlive2008/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/3236d28ff38909cc68507fe0979fbbf0/formats/cont-en" --lua="C:/Users/cyberplaque/.texlive2008/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/3236d28ff38909cc68507fe0979fbbf0/formats/cont-en.lua" "./file.tex" for any kind of help I would be thankful Greetings Martin

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Missing background color with \definetextbackground
by B. Tommy Jensen 02 Sep '08

02 Sep '08

Hi, I am strugglig to get the background color visible with the following code: %---------------------------------------------------- \setupcolors[state=start] \definetextbackground[highlight][backgroundcolor=yellow, frame=on, location=text, color=blue] \starttext \starttextbackground[highlight] This text should have yellow background but it is white. The text is however blue. \stoptextbackground \stoptext %------------------------------------------------- The background of the rendered text is always white, independent of the backgroundcolor parameter. The font color is however OK (blue). All other samples I have tried from "details.pdf" behaves similarly - no background color and no frame/frame color. I am using the latest complete standalone Windows version of Context. Has anybody encountered a similar behaviour? Best regards, Tommy Jensen

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no stretch for footnotes!
by Steffen Wolfrum 02 Sep '08

02 Sep '08

Hi, I just noticed that in my MkII footnote definition ... \def\setnotebodyfont {\let\setnotebodyfont\relax \restoreglobalbodyfont\switchtobodyfont[rm,9pt] \setupinterlinespace[stretch=0.05,line=9.8pt,height=.79,depth=. 21]\setupalign[block,hanging,hz]\parskip2pt} ... all works fine, only "stretch=..." does never ever have any effect. Is there an other way to assign numeric stretching to footnotes? Thanks, Steffen

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dimensions
by Alan Stone 02 Sep '08

02 Sep '08

Hi, Is there a font dependant dimension, similar to 1em = width of an M, but in height ? Best, Alan

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footnote and its reference
by Steffen Wolfrum 02 Sep '08

02 Sep '08

Hi, is there an option (penalty maybe) to adjust how hard TeX / ConTeXt should try keeping a footnote-mark and the first two line of its footnote on the same page? thanks, Steffen

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When I don't want quotes
by Maurício 01 Sep '08

01 Sep '08

Hi, I need to write ''''' in a text. However, since it's a special tag in wiki language, I really need it to be 5 times U0027, not ””’ (U201C and U2018). How can I do that? Thanks, Maurício

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Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac
by Michael Green 01 Sep '08

01 Sep '08

Alan Bowen wrote: > Thanks, Michael; this is very helpful. I will prepare a .bash_profile > file and try it out. Where did you put your .bash_profile file? > > Alan .bash_profile should be saved as a text file at the top level of your user account. That is, it should go right alongside the directories that are standardly installed, like Documents, Library, Movies, Music, Pictures, Public, and Sites. Note 1: the dot in front means it won't be visible in the Finder, absent further fiddling and trickery. Note 2: if you're using TeXShop, I think that these sorts of instructions go in "engine" files. If you look at the "mac newbie" installation instructions, you'll see that the bit about "source ..." is put into an engine file. I suspect, though I don't know, that the TEXMFHOME and TEXMF lines would be incorporated in a similar way. This may be an easier route to trying this sort of thing out than using .bash_profile. It may be *much* easier if you're supporting other people. Again, I don't know. By the way, Oliver B's problem appears to be resolved. Changes in the personal texmf tree are picked up now, without further intervention by the user. Good luck! Michael

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