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Palatino, smallcaps, and oldstyle.
by Aditya Mahajan 20 Jul '08

20 Jul '08

Hi, Something is wrong with palatino smallcaps and oldstyle. The attached image shows the output of the following test file. \usetypescript[palatino] \setupbodyfont[palatino] \setfontfeature{oldstyle} \starttext Definition \smallcaps{Definition} \stoptext Aditya

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setupMMLappearance
by Duncan Hothersall 19 Jul '08

19 Jul '08

Hello. I am used to using \setupMMLappearance[mtable][alternative=a|b|c] to change the way the mathml module treats mtable alignments. I've just discovered it no longer seems to have any effect. What I need to set up is an alignment where the first column of an mtable is right-aligned (ragged left), the second is centred, and the third is left-aligned (ragged right). But I keep getting the first column left-aligned, which makes multi-line equations look awful. Is there a new mechanism for setting these alignments? It looked like it from reading newmml, but there don't seem to be any examples of usage. Can someone help? Secondary question: how can I increase the gap between rows in an mtable - at the moment they are very squashed. Sample code follows - produces ugly output on the garden: \usemodule[newmml] \setupMMLappearance[mtable][alternative=b] \starttext \startXMLdata <formula><math><mtable><mtr><mtd><mfrac><mrow><mtext>Average inventory</mtext></mrow><mrow><mtext>Cost of sales</mtext></mrow></mfrac><mo>×</mo><mspace width="0.35em"/><mtext>365</mtext></mtd><mtd><mo>=</mo></mtd><mtd><mtext>average number of days to turn inventory into sales</mtext></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mfrac><mrow><mtext>£305</mtext></mrow><mrow><mtext>£1,830</mtext></mrow></mfrac><mo>×</mo><mspace width="0.35em"/><mtext>365</mtext></mtd><mtd><mo>=</mo></mtd><mtd><mtext>60.83 days</mtext></mtd></mtr></mtable></math></formula> \stopXMLdata \stoptext I'm using mk II. Thanks very much, Duncan

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Indexing problem solved. Makeindex works with Context!
by John Culleton 19 Jul '08

19 Jul '08

I discovered an old file in the texsis distribution called index.tex. Unlike eplain.tex it doesn't cause problems when used with Context. It creates the book.idx file required by makeindex. Now the full range of features of makeindex are available to Context users. The only change needed is trivial, in every \index statement change the + sign to ! and of course run makeindex between Context runs. This solution is simple enough and adds enough power to Context that I suggest it be incorporated into the texexec program. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of eplain but it has enough to produce a professional index. And since that is part of my business I welcome it. For a book named book.tex here is all that is required today: \input index.tex %This overwrites the Context \index macro .... \index{main item!secondary item} %two level item ... \idx{resorted item@``resorted item''} %prints index item in quotes ... \input book.ind %prints index I haven't checked out all the other extra features, such as putting proof marks in the margin, but the above is sufficient for starters. -- John Culleton Precision Typesetting Able Indexers and Typesetters http://wexfordpress.com

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minimals & TeX Live 2008
by Mojca Miklavec 19 Jul '08

19 Jul '08

Hello, I would like to ask some Windows user to test if windows minimals still work OK. And another issue - TeX Live has switched to universal binaries for Mac. Oliver has asked me to do that some time ago, but I didn't want to mess up with having to (cross-)compile the basic binaries as well. What do others think? (I kind of prefer separate binaries since they are twice smaller and don't really bring many advantages except that one would only need a single package once Oliver's instller comes to existance.) The transition would need some modifications, I'm first asking for opinion. Mojca

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Metapost beta 1.090 released
by Taco Hoekwater 18 Jul '08

18 Jul '08

Hi all, I have just released the archive files for MetaPost 1.090, the first official beta for the new stable version of MetaPost. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- What is new: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This MetaPost release is based on MPlib. For those of you who are not aware of the MPlib project yet: MPlib is the name of the new, revamped version of the MetaPost interpreter. It is implemented in Cweb, and internally consists of a core library, an mpx generation library, and a frontend driver program (mpost). There are no changes to the MetaPost language, but nevertheless there are some minor differences with the last pascal-web based version of MetaPost (1.005): * The MPlib distribution is released under the GPL version 2 or, at your option, any later version. * The commandline is slightly different, run mpost --help for details. * The mem file format is changed, you have to regenerate any existing ones. * The new mpx generation library includes the label generation functionality that was previously provided by 'makempx', and this internal code will be used instead of an external program. That is, unless the MPXCOMMAND variable is set in the environment or texmf.cnf. The 'mpware' programs became obsolete and are no longer included in the distribution. * Most of the memory configuration variables from texmf.cnf have become obsolete due to dynamic reallocation. The four remaining ones are 'main_memory', 'hash_size', 'max_in_open', 'param_size'. These are only taken into account at mem generation time, the values are stored in and reloaded from the mem file. * The core MPlib library does not interpret an initial '&' as anything special and it does not support re-initialization using a different mem file either. The command line program mpost _does_ interpret '&' as an alias for the -mem switch to preserve (some) compatility. * The MPlib distribution includes lua script language bindings. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can get the sources and a cross-compiled mingw binary for Win32 from the usual place: http://foundry.supelec.fr/frs/?group_id=13&release_id=309 Have fun, Taco

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inter-word spacing (initials)
by Alan Bowen 18 Jul '08

18 Jul '08

My original query has generated some interesting sidelines but no solution, at least none that I can see. So, with all due apologies, I shall presume on your patience by restating my query. In (English) typography the spacing after a period within a sentence is less that that after a period at the end of a sentence. Since the days of Plain TeX, one achieved the proper spacing after an intra- sentence period by entering “.\<space>”. My problem is that this no longer seems to work with recent versions of ConTeXt/MKII: “.\<space>” does not seem to have any effect at all. So, how are we now to get the proper spacing after an intra-sentence period? Are there some language/spacing commands that need to be invoked in the prelims now? Sample text: \starttext A. E. Samuels and other scholars. The community of time{-}keepers. A.\ E.\ Samuels and other scholars. The community of time{-}keepers. \stoptext Alan

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inter-word spacing (initials)
by Alan Bowen 18 Jul '08

18 Jul '08

I have the latest ConTeXt and am using mkii. One used to be able to reduce the spacing after an initial by by typing “.\<space>”, but this no longer seems to work. Compare the inter-word spacing in \starttext A. E. Samuel\crlf A.\ E.\ Samuel \stoptext If the is a difference here, I am having trouble seeing it; and on a typeset page, the gaps after the initials just seem too big. In general, I find that the spacing after certain characters ---e.g., “)”---has been increased of late. Is this in fact the case? Or should I go back to my old glasses? Cheers, Alan

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PPCHTEX: Reaction troubles
by per.maier 18 Jul '08

18 Jul '08

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installing fonts
by Jörg Hagmann 17 Jul '08

17 Jul '08

Hi, after watching the list for some time, I decided to try luatex. On ubuntu, I installed the minimals as indicated in http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Minimals (in my home folder) A simple testfile works with "texmfstart texexec file" (Mk II) and "context file" (Mk IV). I then tried to install fonts I use frequently (LinLibertine and Gentium). I created a "texmf-local" folder and mirrored my previous installation, i.e.: texmf-local/fonts/truetype/sil/gentium texmf-local/fonts/tfm/sil/gentium texmf-local/fonts/vf/sil/gentium texmf-local/map/pdftex/context/texnansi-sil-... texm-local/tex/context/base/type-... Then: mktexlsr Result: font not used (with texmfstart texexec file) I then tried other commands (without expecting much), namely: mtxrun --selfupdate luatools --selfupdate luatools --generate mtxrun --script font --reload again, without effect. I then copied everything into texmf-context and executed the above commands. Without effect. Before I provide more details, these questions: 1. I created texmf-local in the hope that it will survive updates. Is this so? 2. Shouldn't mktexlsr be enough, if you use Mk II? I used this method of copying fonts from one installation to another before. 3. Is there something I'm missing? Thanks for answers, Jörg

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\setuphheadertexts for titles.
by John Culleton 17 Jul '08

17 Jul '08

Here is my current \setupheadertexts \setupheadertexts[text] [chapter][pagenumber][pagenumber][Don't Leave Your Company's Money on the Table] It works fine for chapters. I have a few titles that I want to have running heads for also, such as Preface, Introduction and so on. I tried using a special \setupheadertexts locally with the entire text enclosed in brackets thus: {\setupheadertexts[text] [Introduction][pagenumber][pagenumber][Don't Leave Your Company's Money on the Table] (text) ... } but that didn't work. Changing the second field to {chapter,title] just gave me the words "chapter,title". Somehow there must be a way to change the current chapter marking but I can't figure it out. -- John Culleton Resources for every author and publisher: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf http://wexfordpress.com/tex/packagers.pdf http://www.creativemindspress.com/newbiefaq.htm http://www.gropenassoc.com/TopLevelPages/reference%20desk.htm

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