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t-inifile, my first experience with lua
by Peter Münster 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

Hello, Hey, it's really fun to code in lua: pattern matching, easy table manipulation and so on, I should have learned it earlier! Since it's my first experience with lua, I would like to ask you for comments on the t-inifile.tex module, attached to this message. I tried to implement a demo-mode, but there are two small problems: - I don't know how to use \savebuffer, all line-endings disappear in the saved file - the utf-thinspace is ignored Cheers and thanks a lot to the luatex and MKIV developers! Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Re: [NTG-context] \start\stoplines and image
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

Hi Wolfgang, > You should use the right command for this purpose. > > \startfiguretext > {none} > {\blackrule[height=\textheight,width=.5\textwidth]} > \startlines > Sie sprach: > \quotation{Das ist > ein Test.} > \stoplines > \stopfiguretext Yes, that works. But why is my example wrong? It's more or less stolen from <It's in the details>. Wolfgang

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References title in Norwegian
by Trond Lossius 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

Hi, I'm writing a publication in Norwegian containing citations and references. I use \completepublications[criterium=all] at the end of the tex file to get the references. The only problem is that the title of it when typeset show up as "References" in English. Is it possible somehow to substitute that for the Norwgeian equivalent "Litteratur"? I'm using the MacTex distro from http://www.tug.org/mactex/ Thanks a lot, Trond

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\start\stoplines and image
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Hallo, I have a little problem with the following code: ----------------------------------------------- \setuppapersize[S6][S6] \setuplayout[bottomspace=.8cm,bottom=12pt,backspace=1.2cm,width=middle ] \starttext \placefigure[left,height]{none}{% \externalfigure[img.jpg][height=0.99\textheight]} \startlines Sie sprach: \quotation{Das ist ein Test.} \stoplines \stoptext ----------------------------------------------- The text between \start\stoplines is not completly placed in the right of the image. The quoted parts are moved to the left, on top of the image. What is wrong here? Gruß, Wolfgang

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ini -> C -> lua -> context -> pdf
by Peter Münster 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hello, I have to convert an "ini"-file to pdf. On the one hand, it's easy for me to do most things in C, on the other hand, I would like to enlarge my experience with lua and ConTeXt. So here my question to the experts: what languages would you use for the different tasks? In fact, I believe lua could do a good job for some tasks, but I'm not really sure. Here the details: Example "ini"-file with 2 entries (the real file has about 200 entries): [temp_room] comment = the room temperature in °C description = This value must be sent at least once per 15 minutes, \ but only if a local sensor is connected to the device. size = 16 channel = master fb = RTS dpt = 2.009 dir = o [power] comment = the actual power available in % description = This value is only used to calculate the energy \ consumption. size = 8 channel = slave fb = HVA dpt = 4.307 dir = i The tasks: - put theses entries into a structured table (easy to do in C and the iniparser library http://ndevilla.free.fr/iniparser/ but it could be nice to do it in lua) - sorting (several PDF-documents with different sorting: by name, size, channel or other values) - filtering, for example _ must be converted to \_ and % to \% (same question: C, lua or ConTeXt) - formatting with nice layout (certainly with ConTeXt) For example, the first entry could become: 1.) temp_room, the room temperature in °C ----------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ | Master | RTS | Output with datapoint type 2.009 (16 bits) | |___________|_________|______________________________________________| This value must be sent at least once per 15 minutes, but only if a local sensor is connected to the device. (Until now, I've coded just one line of lua-code in my life...) Perhaps, with your help, the subject line could become: ini -> MKIV -> pdf Thanks in advance for any hints and encouragements! Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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\chemical and MKIV
by Peter Münster 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hello, The following test-file produces an error: % engine=luatex \usemodule[chemic] \starttext \chemical{CO_2} \stoptext ERROR: Undefined control sequence. --- TeX said --- <argument> \s !chemical\c !x1 \setvalue #1->\expandafter \def \csname #1 \endcsname l.2067 \setvalue{\s!chemical\c!x1} {0} Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Heros (font)
by Michal Kvasnička 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hallo to you all. I'd like to use TeXGyre fonts termes and heros. I tried something like this: \usetypescriptfile[type-gyr] \definetypeface[termes][rm][serif][termes][default][encoding=ec] \definetypeface[termes][ss][sans][heros][default][encoding=ec] \definetypeface[termes][mm][math][times][default][] \setupbodyfont[termes,18pt] However, I found that fonts as TeXGyreHeros-Regular are not defined. So I added this: \loadmapfile[qhv-ec.map] \definefontsynonym [TeXGyreHeros-Regular][ec-qhvr][encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [TeXGyreHeros-Italic][ec-qhvri][encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [TeXGyreHeros-Bold] [ec-qhvb][encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [TeXGyreHeros-BoldItalic] [ec-qhvbi][encoding=ec] Now it works---I get not run-time error, and I can see some Helvetica-like fonts (though I'm not sure that the Czech accents are all right). However, the AdobeReader says I use some Quasi-Swiss fonts, not TeXGyreHeros as I would expect. What's wrong? I've got ConTeXt ver: 2008.01.28 21:28 MKII. I installed manually TeXGyre fonts from the TeXGyre page some days ago. Many thanks for your kind help. And greeting to all of you. Michal

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cite-specific question
by Trond Lossius 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hi, in LaTeX I've been able to do cites in a number of different ways, depending on what's needed. In ConTeXt I've figured out how to do \cite[key] Full author list and year (Watson and Crick 1953) as well as how to add reference to the page number using \cite[extras={, page 5}[key]. But I'm wondering if it is possible to get something similar to \citeN{key}, \citeNP{key}, etc. in LaTeX: \cite{key} Full author list and year (Watson and Crick 1953) \citeA{key} Full author list (Watson and Crick) \citeN{key} Full author list and year. Watson and Crick (1953) \citeyear{key} Cite year only (1953) All the above have an NP variant without parentheses; Ex. \citeNP. Thanks, Trond

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[OT] suggestion for books on (typo)graphic design
by Andrea Valle 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

Hi to all and sorry for the OT, but here on the list there are some of the most competent people I know on the topic. I will start a course on graphic communication. The students are ground-zero programmers, all on mac, so I would like to use Nodebox (http://nodebox.net/) (Unluckily no time/space to introduce ConTeXt). I will focus on data visualization, so I was considering to adopt Tufte's classic The Visual Display etc. I've still not read Envisioning Information and Visual Explanations. Any ideas? I will have also to introduce basic elements of graphic communication (e.g. fonts, page composition, color usage etc). Suggestions? Many thanks! Best -a- -------------------------------------------------- Andrea Valle -------------------------------------------------- CIRMA - DAMS Università degli Studi di Torino --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ --> http://www.myspace.com/andreavalle --> andrea.valle(a)unito.it -------------------------------------------------- I did this interview where I just mentioned that I read Foucault. Who doesn't in university, right? I was in this strip club giving this guy a lap dance and all he wanted to do was to discuss Foucault with me. Well, I can stand naked and do my little dance, or I can discuss Foucault, but not at the same time; too much information. (Annabel Chong) -------------------------------------------------- Andrea Valle -------------------------------------------------- CIRMA - DAMS Università degli Studi di Torino --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ --> http://www.myspace.com/andreavalle --> andrea.valle(a)unito.it -------------------------------------------------- " Think of it as seasoning . noise [salt] is boring . F(blah) [food without salt] can be boring . F(noise, blah) can be really tasty " (Ken Perlin on noise)

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Re: [NTG-context] problem using mptopdf
by Hans Hagen 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

A.J.PintoSoaresMadureira(a)tudelft.nl wrote: > Hello. > > I am trying to use mptopdf, but unsuccessfully. When I do this: > > in test.mp: > > "beginfig(1); > draw (0,0)--(10,10); > endfig; > end" > > - mptopdf test.mp > > It does not generate any .pdf file neither gives any output in the shell. I am using mptopdf installed with MikTex2.7. > > Can you give me a help here? is perl installed (mptopdf.pl is a perl script) is there an mptopdf.fmt file on your system (the tex related format) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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