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Reorganization of the main page
by Aditya Mahajan 29 Aug '08

29 Aug '08

Hi, After the discussions at Bohinj, I have created a new first page of the wiki. I am tried to keep things short and to the point, rather than complete. As a result a lot of links that were present in the original main page are missing. This is the first step in the effort to clean up and reorganize the wiki so that it is easier to browse. Comments are welcome http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Main_Page_New If everyone agrees with the new design, I will replace the current main page. Aditya

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problem with \useURL
by Peter Münster 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

Hello, The colon is misplaced here: % engine=luatex \setupinteraction[state=start] \starttext \useURL[xxx][http://www/]\from[xxx] \stoptext If you cannot reproduce this problem, try to delete your luatex-cache first. Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Re: [NTG-context] mswintex.zip versus mswincontext.zip
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

Hello, Don't know whether it is already answered or not, but if you have to run scite.bat from mswincontext folder, not first-setup.bat. It should work out of the box. First of all, build format files (Oprtions or Tools menu, don't remember exactly), and then press F7 each time you compile a document. Regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky

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space code trickery needed
by Steffen Wolfrum 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

Hi, please have a look at this (probably ugly) code: \starttext \definestartstop[MyFootNote] [before={\footnote},after={}] \def\startFN[#1]{\startMyFootNote\ignorespaces} \def\stopFN{\stopMyFootNote} This is a \startFN[65] test \stopFN and this is another \startFN[B65] test \stopFN. \stoptext What is need in the definition for \stopFN in order to keep the space when needed (see before "and")? Thanks, Steffen

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Still confused about \setuplayout
by Alan Stone 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

Hi, Taking S6 = 600pt wide x 450pt heigh for example... \setuppapersize[S6][S6] \showframe \showsetups \setuplayout[topheight=15pt, headerheight=15pt, footerheight=15pt, bottomheight=15pt, leftedgewidth=0pt, leftmarginwidth=0pt, rightmarginwidth=0pt, rightedgewidth=180pt] \starttext testing \stoptext How come the showframe and showsetups printouts don't correspond to the \setuplayout settings ? Thanks, Alan

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context meeting
by Hans Hagen 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

Hi, I really enjoyed myself at last weeks's meeting. Mojca and friends have done a great job. In addition to a filled up program we had a wonderful day going around Slovenia (incredibly silent outside the facilities and a sky full of stars, something impossible in nl), terrific bonfires, texies walking on ropes between trees, the highest density of laptops per tex conference, one of the most relaxed tex conference wrapups/endings ever, and ... there are already suggestions floating around for up to three locations for context meetings after next year (2009 will most likely be in delft, nl). During the conference a few things came up that are worth noticing - the minimals are a hit, they work, are used and we have installers for each platform; there are ideas on how to improve things further. - it will be possible to update upcoming tex lives with the minimals (norbert implemented the infrastructure for this and the minimal maintainers will set up a package generator); this means that we have nicely isolated distributions (reference implementations) as well as perfect integration in the mainstream distribution - the wiki will get an upgrade;some ideas already get implemented but more will happen - there are interesting and ambitious ideas with regards to math (and related fonts), so you can expect something in that area the upcoming years - there is a set if tutorials by willi and aditya that was tried out during this conference and which will be perfected so that in the future we have a nice beginners package (although some topics went beyond the beginners level and are of use for more experienced users as well); other presentations given can be turned into tutorials as well (like those on making presentations) - those present were either already using mkiv or were willing to change from mkii to mkiv soon; as a consequence the group agreed on a functional freeze for mkii (apart from bug fixes and simple extensions); this will make development easier I probably forget a few things so others might correct me ... Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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paragraphs in columns query
by Alan Bowen 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

I have set two paragraphs side by side using \defineparagraphs[TwoColumns] [n=2,tolerance=verytolerant,before={\blank},after={\blank}] \setupparagraphs[TwoColumns][distance=1pc] One of the columns is the length of the page. How do I prevent the two columns from starting a new page? Right now there is a large whitespace on the preceding page. (This problem has been raised before, but I have not yet found the answer.) Any suggestions will be gratefully received. Alan

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Patching glyphtounicode.tex directly?
by Vasile Gaburici 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

There are a number of problems with the (global namespace) data in glyphtounicode.tex. Should submit a patch directly for this file, or is there a script somewhere that regenerates it?

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\placefigure not centering
by Marcin Borkowski 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

Hey! Seems I'm going to ask lots of questions here - I'm starting to _really_ use ConTeXt;). Why this does not center the figure horizontally? What should I do to center it? \placefigure{none}{ \starttikzpicture[scale=0.3] \draw (0,0) -- (5,0) -- (4.5,6) -- (1.5,6) -- cycle; \stoptikzpicture } I discovered that using combinations with "1*1" helps, but this is a dirty trick;). (Also, "none" as a label does not work with combinations - is it a bug or a feature?) Thanks in advance -- Marcin Borkowski (http://mbork.faculty.fmcs.amu.edu.pl) _ _ _ / \ / \ / \ OSTRE SŁOWA \_/ \_/ \_/ OSTRA MUZYKA / \ / \ / \ OSTRA PŁYTA \_/ \_/ \_/ 2 Tm 2,3

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Some layout questions
by Ulrich Dirr 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

Hi, I'm trying to setup context for a book layout but I'm still failing with some basics (hopefully) ... \definepapersize[Lasker][width=21cm,height=28cm] \setuppapersize[Lasker][A4] \setuplayout[width=172.5mm,lines=53,leftmargin=0mm,rightmargin=0mm,header=12 pt,headerdistance=12pt,footer=12pt,footerdistance=12pt,topspace=20mm,backspa ce=15mm,grid=yes] \setupinterlinespace[line=12pt] \setuppagenumbering [alternative=doublesided,location=header] \setupindenting[12pt] Is this o.k. so far? \setupfootnotes[location=lastcolumn,rule=off,numbercommand=\myfootnotenumber ] \def\myfootnotenumber#1{#1. } \setupfootnotedefinition[location=normal] This does not work as expected. I want footnotes in the last column of a two column format at the *bottom*. Both standard twocolumn (via \startcolumns[n=2]) format fails and also column sets: if I use column sets (defined with \definecolumnset[example][n=2,balance=yes]) footnotes are in the left *and* right column or only in the left. If I use \startcolumns[n=2] footnotes are placed correctly in the right column but not at the bottom of the page and not aligned on grid. ??? After defining a typescript (see comlete example attached) I want to use protrusion and expansion (I've followed the description in co-typography.pdf): \definetypeface[kievit][rm][sans][kievit][default][features=hz] \definetypeface[kievit][ss][sans][kievit][default][features=hz] \definetypeface[kievit][tt][mono][modern][default][rscale=1.12] \definetypeface[kievit][mm][math][iwona] [default][rscale=1.02] \usetypescript[kievit] \setupbodyfont[kievit,ss,10pt] \definefontfeature[default][default] [protrusion=pure,expansion=quality,mode=node,script=latn] \setupalign[hanging] But it doesn't work at all. While with standard two column format line breaking is like without hz features at all; with columnsets line breaking is getting even worse. Any idea? Another question: How can define the amount of indentation and before and after space of quotations (\setupquotation but how)? Quotation should be set 9/10.5pt. And body text should align on grid before and after a quotation. How can I define \setupheader so that I got the following: On a chapter page no header but folio centered in footer, on the following pages folios on left side if even page and on right side if odd page inside header. Right part on even pages with "Part n\quad Chapter m" while text of \chapter in left side of odd pages. +-----------------------------------+ +---------------------------------+ |8 Part I Chapter 3| |Netherlands 9| ... Sometimes I have to change this to: +-----------------------------------+ +---------------------------------+ |11 Part I Chapter 3 Netherlands| |Subsection Euwe-Lasker 12| ... If a subsection is present. Best regards, Ulrich P.S. ConTeXt ver: 2008.08.18 14:00 MKIV

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