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synctex support for ConTeXt fixed
by Mojca Miklavec 04 Sep '08

04 Sep '08

(from the thread "Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac") On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > >> (c) establishing synchronization between PDF output and its ConTeXt source. >> Currently, it does not seem to work (with TeXShop at least) >> Note, in the latest TeXShop there is >> Added support for SyncTeX. SyncTeX is new synchronization technology by >> Jerome Laurens which is included in TeX Live 2008 (but not earlier TeX >> distributions). The technology is built directly into pdfTeX and XeTeX. In >> modern TeX distributions, most typesetting actually calls pdfetex (even if >> using latex to output a dvi file), and thus the technology is available for >> such typesetting. To use the technology, add the flag --synctex=1 >> Any advice on how to do (a), (b), and (c) will be much appreciated. > > You can try > texexec --passon="-synctex=1" filename > but I didn't manage to make it work - it always pointed back to > \stoptext or \page, just as it pointed to the end of minipage in > LaTeX. Apart from the fact that I wasn't sure which tool to use to > make rsync work (when I was testing, TeXShop didn't support synctex > yet, TeXWorks behaved weird, and one would need to write support for > TextMate first, but when Patrick tried it, he have up after > discovering that it didn't work anyway). > > While answering you I just got a reply from Jérôme: > >> The problem comes from the synctex parser. >> I made different experiments and forgot to test the latest one with context. >> I will upload the new versions soon but I am afraid the various viewers must be updated. >> You will have to wait a little longer... Today a new package has been uploaded to CTAN: (http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/synctex-parser/README) History: -------- 1.2: Tue Sep 2 10:28:32 UTC 2008 - Correction for ConTeXt support in the edit query. The previous method was assuming that TeX boxes do not overlap, which is reasonable for LaTeX but not for ConTeXt. This assumption is no longer considered. Once Martin and Jonathan fix pdfTeX & XeTeX sources, you'll have a chance to experiment further :) :) :) Mojca

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interactionbuttons
by Alan Stone 04 Sep '08

04 Sep '08

What's missing for this to work ? \definereference[GoToToC][\goto{ToC}[myToC]] \def\myButtons {\interactionbuttons[width=1cm][ GoToToC,CloseDocument]} \setupinteraction[state=start] \setupfooter[state=start] \setupfootertexts [\hfill \myButtons \hfill] % [\hfill test \hfill] \showframe %\showsetups \starttext \reference[myToC]{} \placecontent \chapter{Chapter 1} \input knuth \stoptext Thx, Alan

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Bug in luatex?
by Diego Depaoli 04 Sep '08

04 Sep '08

Hi all, compiling this small file with luatex I get weird results. All works fine with xetex. \mainlanguage[it] \setupcolors[state=start] \setupinteraction[state=start, color=darkblue] \useURL[54/92][http://arianna.consiglioregionale.piemonte.it/base/leggi/l1992054.html][][Legge regionale 09 dicembre 1992, n. 54] \useURL[1/90][http://www.italgiure.giustizia.it/nir/lexs/1990/lexs308762.html][][Legge del 4 gennaio 1990 n. 1] \useURL[40/07][http://www.parlamento.it/leggi/07040l.htm][][Legge 2 aprile 2007, n. 40] \useURL[174/05][http://www.camera.it/parlam/leggi/05174l.htm][][Legge 17 agosto 2005, n. 174] \useURL[1142/70][http://impresa.comune.belluno.it/pdffiles/1142_70.pdf][][Legge 23 dicembre 1970, n. 1142] \useURL[161/63][http://www.regione.emilia-romagna.it/cra/pdf/161_63.pdf][][Legge 14 febbraio 1963, n. 161] \useURL[735/84][http://www.italgiure.giustizia.it/nir/1984/lexs_106505.html][][Legge 29 ottobre 1984, n. 735] \starttext \startitemize[a,packed] \item {\bf Attività di acconciatore:} riferimento normativo \from[161/63], \from[1142/70], \from[174/05], \from[735/84] nelle parti compatibili con la \from[174/05], \from[40/07], presente regolamento. \item {\bf Attività di estetista e affini:} riferimento normativo \from[1/90], \from[54/92], \from[40/07], presente regolamento \stopitemize \stoptext Many thanks -- Diego Depaoli

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system macros/doquadrupleemtpy
by Thomas A. Schmitz 04 Sep '08

04 Sep '08

Hi all, I'm trying to define a macro \Command which can either have four or five arguments. If it has five, I want to define them as \Command1[#1][#2][#3][#4]{#5} if it has four, as \Command2[#1][#2][#3]{4#} I thought this would be the way to go: \def\Command{% \doquadrupleempty\doCommand} \def\doCommand{% \iffifthargument% \doquadrupleargument\Command1% \else% \dotripleargument\Command2% \fi} but that gives me errors about "too many }s". So I'm wondering: am I on the wrong track? Can this be done at all? Thanks, and best Thomas

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Still missing some farsi characters
by Mehdi Omidali 04 Sep '08

04 Sep '08

Hi Idris and others, In the latest font-otf.lua some farsi characters are not included in isol_final and isol_final_medi_init functions. Here they are isol_final: 0698 isol_final_medi_init: 06AF 06A9 06CC Thanks

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Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac
by Alan Bowen 03 Sep '08

03 Sep '08

What follows are some queries that I will be happy to write up for the wiki. The aim (hope?) is to develop a set of instructions for installing the minimals on a Mac that a Mac user without any real knowledge of unix (such as myself) can follow easily. (There are a number of people scattered around the world who help me in producing various publications; and since they too are not unix savvy, I need such instructions if we are to keep our installations functioning and up to date.) Once the ConTeXt minimals are installed in the Applications folder and the user can run \starttext Hello world! \stoptext which is where the wiki (Installation>section 1.2) currently leaves off, there still remain a few tasks. Specifically, (a) getting this ConTeXt installation to recognize a personal texmf directory (b) running the various binaries (e.g., texmfstart, ctxtools) in / Applications/ConTeXtMinimals from Terminal (c) establishing synchronization between PDF output and its ConTeXt source. Currently, it does not seem to work (with TeXShop at least) Note, in the latest TeXShop there is Added support for SyncTeX. SyncTeX is new synchronization technology by Jerome Laurens which is included in TeX Live 2008 (but not earlier TeX distributions). The technology is built directly into pdfTeX and XeTeX. In modern TeX distributions, most typesetting actually calls pdfetex (even if using latex to output a dvi file), and thus the technology is available for such typesetting. To use the technology, add the flag --synctex=1 Any advice on how to do (a), (b), and (c) will be much appreciated. Alan

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error message
by Alan Bowen 03 Sep '08

03 Sep '08

I am trying to process a file using the ConTeXt minimals and MK II that now complains: . . . {/Users/alancbowen/Library/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/context/tasgreek.map} ! Argument of \next has an extra }. <inserted text> \par <to be read again> } <argument> ...{,\CCC:4:124 \CCC:4:126 \CCC:4:124 } \hskip \datesignal \def \b... \p!compareprocessaction ...commalistelement {#3}#2 \fi \fi \next2 #1,->\p!doprocessaction {#1} \doprocesscommaitem \processnextcommalist ...odoprocesscommaitem #4#5, ]\relax \global \advance \... ... l.29 F inally, I have supplied extensive footnotes and comments explicating t... I have tried various things to locate the error but without success. Can anyone tell me what this error message means and where I should look to solve the problem? I do have \definetext[ArticleTitlePage][footer] [\tfx\AuthorName\hfill\currentdate\hfill{\tf 1}] in my environment file, but this seems to be OK. Many thanks in advance. Alan

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Re: [NTG-context] Typesetting chess boards
by Mojca Miklavec 03 Sep '08

03 Sep '08

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 8:16 PM, Maurício wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > What is the easiest way to >> > include chess boards in a >> > Context document? >> >> Chessboards or chessboards with figures? > > Chessboards with figures (actually, > chess studies sets). Nobody has written a package for that yet, but if you are patient, it's easy enough that people will be ready to help you. All you need is some basic metapost (or tables) or TikZ + a suitable font. And exact specification how you would like the package to work (the form of input, what options you need, ...). If you are ready to wait and if you are ready to provide enough feedback regularly, it's quite doable. When I think about it, it might make sense to ask on TikZ mailing list as well. Maybe it's easy enough to make a general TikZ module that would then work equally well on all engines and all flavours of TeX (but I don't know TikZ well enough). Mojca

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Formula number in right2left direction
by Mehdi Omidali 03 Sep '08

03 Sep '08

Hi, There is a problem in formula numbers in RL direction. I mean in a formula the direction of the number of formula is from left to right. I tried \mathdir TRT and this problem disappeared but two new problems appeared. First, the hole formula typesetted from right to left which shouldn't be. Second, the prantesis arround the formula number get reversed like )a.b(. It would be nice if \mathdir TRT only changes the direction of the formula number (with correct prantesis) not hole the formula. Thanks

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Helping Mac users with the Bourne-again shell
by Charles P. Schaum 03 Sep '08

03 Sep '08

Might it be helpful for the Garden or even Mac TeX to have links like the following for OS X Aqua users and the terminal app / UNIX world? http://www.osxfaq.com/tutorials/LearningCenter/ http://www.google.com/search?q=Unix+tutorials http://www.google.com/search?q=Unix+tutorials+%22os+x%22 Seems that this could be a time saver for all concerned. My problem is keeping straight what idiosyncratically does what on the given *nix I happen to be using. They all differ just enough... Charles

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