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ConTeXt meeting: call for abstracts & papers
by Mojca Miklavec 11 May '08

11 May '08

Dear participants of the ConTeXt meeting (and those that are still hiding the desire to come), It's about the time to start preparing the program of the talks and workshops. So - the ones who would like to share your experience with others (either beginners or advanced topics), you may start submitting abstracts of the talks. It would be nice to have a rough program in the first half of June and complete papers for proceedings in the first week of July, so that we can process them without the last-week-hurry. One of the participants has expressed a desire to have a "beginners talk/workshop" - how to prepare a complete document and/or presentation: setting up headers & footers, appearance of sections, itemization lists, TOC, bibliography, ... Anyone ready to take that over? It would also be nice to have a workshop about Lua programming. I hope that we will have a video camera at the meeting with all the talks landing on http://www.river-valley.tv/ soon after the conference. Also, let's hope for a nice weather. At least 2-4 people are coming to Bohinj only to have some rest & fun while their husbands or wives will be discussing some TeXnical stuff. If anyone would like to stay a day or two longer, we can informally extend the meeting to go to mountains for example and stay in the hut in the mountains over night. Hopefully, the mountaineering guide (participant) will have time to join us :) Bohinj also offers many sport activities (paragliding, rafting, canyoning, hydrospeed, kayak, canoe, mountain biking, high ropes course, ...). Probably not for everyone (that's why it makes no sense to include it in the programme), but let me know if anyone would be interested, so that we can go somewhere together in the afternoon (rafting?), while the rest can still walk around or discuss topics in the meantime. Do not forget your health insurance :) :) :) Here are some preliminary plans talks, waiting for you to extend it: TBC = to be confirmed that participant is going to come Hans & Taco: lots of talks (to fill all the available space :) in particular: XML workshop, LuaTeX & MK IV, MPlib, Type3 fonts, future plans, ... Installers & editors: Mojca Miklavec: ConTeXt Minimals Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky: Windows Installer TBC: Oliver Buerschaper: Mac Installer TBC: Jean Magnan de Bornier, Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard: ConTeXt & emacs TBC: Norbert Preining: [something about packaging in TL or Debian] ConTeXt: TBC: Aditya Mahajan: Math in ConTeXt Patrick Gundlach, Mojca Miklavec: TeXShow Different talks: Karel Piška: [something about fonts] TBC: Andrea Valle: Algorithmic musical notation Patrick Gundlach: Rivers TBC: Idris: applying for funding Arthur Reutenauer: Unicode compliance of TeX The fee will be max. 200 EUR, hopefully less. The final deadline for registration and early payment will be 10th July. After that date I will cancel the reservation of empty slots in the hostel, which means that you can still register after that date, but if the beds will be taken by someone else in the meantime, you may need to stay in the hotel 300m away from us. The location is not going to be a 5-star hotel, but if anyone would like to be in one ... let me know :) Looking forward to meet you all in Bohinj, Mojca

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Greek Module
by cidadaum＠sapo.pt 11 May '08

11 May '08

On May 1, 2008, at 4:26 AM, cidadaum at sapo.pt wrote: > I have unzipped the folder to my texmf tree so it looks like this: > > adsm at adsm:~> cd /usr/share/texmf > adsm at adsm:/usr/share/texmf> ls > bibtex context dvips ls-R mft tex t- greek-2008.04.30 > bin doc fmtutil makeindex scripts texconfig web2c > chktex dvipdfm fonts metafont teTeX texmf xdvi > adsm at adsm:/usr/share/texmf> > > Then I ran texhash. > I am using Linux OpenSuse 10.3 KDE. > > armando martins OK, there's nothing inherently wrong with what you did. I would advise, however, to install additional packages either to the local texmf tree or to you personal tree. These are defined in the file /etc/ texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf as TEXMFLOCAL = /usr/local/share/texmf and TEXMFHOME = $HOME/TEXMF You have unzipped into the main tree, so it should work as well. I would ask you to make sure that the important files are in the right position, so run ls /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/third and that the files are seen by TeX, so run kpsewhere t-ancientgreek.tex Post the output of these commands. Thomas I think I have managed to do the installation: adsm@adsm:~> kpsewhere t-ancientgreek.tex /usr/local/share/texmf/tex/context/third/t-ancientgreek.tex Still I am missing something else because texexec doesn't go through. texexec greek_try.tex hangs on with this message: Transcript written on mfput.log. grep: GFSPorson.log: No such file or directory mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input GFSPorson' failed to make GFSPorson.tfm. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. ! Font \*greek12ptrmtfrm*:=GFSPorson at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. And: ? kpathsea: Running mktextfm GFSPorson /usr/share/texmf/web2c/mktexnam: Could not map source abbreviation G for GFSPorson. /usr/share/texmf/web2c/mktexnam: Need to update /usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/fontname/special.map? mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input GFSPorson This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.6) kpathsea: Running mktexmf GFSPorson ! I can't find file `GFSPorson'. <*> ...jfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input GFSPorson Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. <*> ...jfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input GFSPorson Thanks Armando

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bibmod question
by Peter I. Hansen 10 May '08

10 May '08

Hi I'm using the bibmod module with the 'ams' style (bibl-ams.tex). If I have two (or more) references by the same author, from the same year, in my bibtex database. The years are printed in the reference list as eg. 2000a, 2000b, etc., even if I only quote one of the. Since the 'ams' style is citing by number, there is no use for these additional letters. Is there a way to turn those off? Thanks, Peter

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New context release
by Taco Hoekwater 10 May '08

10 May '08

Hi, FYI: Hans has uploaded a new current yesterday. I am sorry but there will not be any release notes until tuesday or wednesday at the earliest. Best wishes, Taco

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Re: [NTG-context] [Dev-luatex] State of OpenType support
by Khaled Hosny 09 May '08

09 May '08

(Moved from lautex mailing list, more bellow) On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 02:11:38PM +0300, Khaled Hosny wrote: > On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 12:53:56PM +0200, Hans Hagen wrote: > > Khaled Hosny wrote: > >> On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 12:22:16PM +0200, Hans Hagen wrote: > >>> Khaled Hosny wrote: > >>>> On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 10:10:23AM +0200, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > >>>>> Hans Hagen wrote: > >>>>>> Khaled Hosny wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> I also tried "Nafees Nastaliq" font > >>>>>>> http://www.crulp.org/software/localization/Fonts/nafeesNastaleeq.html > >>>>>>> with also broken result. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> See also the arabic chapter (XIII) in mk.pdf: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> http://pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mk.pdf > >>>>>>> I was actually testing the fonts under its guidance :) > >>>>>> Can you two team up on this issue? the problem is that esp the > >>>>>> scripting part of OT is not really defined, only has de facto > >>>>>> specs i.e. reversed engineered uniscribe. > >>>>> I had a quick look at the font with fontforge. It could that > >>>>> (part of the) problems are related to the fact that most of the > >>>>> glyph encodings > >>>>> in the font do not follow unicode, even though the font claims to be a > >>>>> UnicodeBMP encoded font. It is quite possible that that confuses the > >>>>> contextual analyser in MkIV. > >>>> I'm relaying solely on OpenType here, i.e. the actual glyphs aren't > >>>> encoded and using isol, init, etc features to map characters to the > >>>> appropriate glyphs. > >>>> > >>>> I tested it with two other OpenType implementations, and I got the > >>>> expected result. > >>> this mkmk feature ... > >>> > >>> (1) is it directionally sensitive? some features are marked as r2l, some not > >> > >> No its not, I think r2l is applicable for cursive anchors and should > >> mean nothing here (I was trying some thing but forget to remove it > >> after). > >> I removed r2l marl from all tables (except curs), but this changed > >> nothing. > >> > >>> (2) do you use proper mark -> basemark? or just mark to mark? > > > > keep in mind that when you update your font, you have to remove the > > cached version > > I removed the enteries in fonts/otf of the cache dir, is this enough? > Uploaded Pango output of the same string for comparison, http://khaled.djihed.com/context/ (Note: the dots are marks, not part of the base glyph; the dot is basemark and the haraka is mark). Thanks, Khaled > Khaled > > > > > 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 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > Khaled Hosny > Arabic localizer and member of Arabeyes.org team -- Khaled Hosny Arabic localizer and member of Arabeyes.org team

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Problem with presentation module(s)
by Jean Magnan de Bornier 09 May '08

09 May '08

Hi all, I wanted to use a presentation module today, but it failed with my up-to-date minimals install (mkiv). I ended up on live-context trying: \usemodule[pre-14] \starttext Salut Nivers! \stoptext Also tried pre-01. Both fail with pdftex, xetex and luatex on the web + at home. Anything I miss? -- Jean

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French typesetting?
by Oliv 08 May '08

08 May '08

Hi, I'm new with ConTeXt. However, during my University years, I frequently used LaTeX. As I'm mostly writing in French, I'd like to know how to configure ConTeXt for the French typesetting. I've already tried the \mainlanguage [fr] switch but this doesn't seem to be enough. For example, it does not insert automatically a small space before the !?: punctuation symbols. So I'm looking for something more complete, like the Babel French or French LE packages worked with LaTeX. Thanks in advance for your help! Oliv

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[OT] discover
by luigi scarso 08 May '08

08 May '08

http://www.megite.com/discover/ Try metapost... -- luigi it's new . it's powerful . it's luatex . http://www.luatex.org

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some bugs in tracker can be closed
by Peter Münster 08 May '08

08 May '08

Hello, Perhaps these bugs can be closed now: 53, 56, 60, 61, 65, 82 and 84 Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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withshade (mlib)
by Peter Rolf 08 May '08

08 May '08

Hi, there are some problems in combination with the 'withshade' operator in mlib. this must be patched in mp-mlib.mp (':=' instead of '='; too much lua ;) vardef define_circular_shade (expr a, b, ra, rb, ca, cb) = _defined_cs_ := _defined_cs_ + 1 ; _defined_cs_pre_ [_defined_cs_] := "cs" ; _defined_cs_post_[_defined_cs_] := "0 1 " & decimal shadefactor & " " & colordecimals ca & " " & ddecimal (a shifted shadeoffset) & " " & decimal ra & " " & colordecimals cb & " " & ddecimal (b shifted shadeoffset) & " " & decimal rb ; _defined_cs_ enddef ; vardef define_linear_shade (expr a, b, ca, cb) = _defined_cs_ := _defined_cs_ + 1 ; _defined_cs_pre_ [_defined_cs_] := "ls" ; _defined_cs_post_[_defined_cs_] := "0 1 " & decimal shadefactor & " " & colordecimals ca & " " & ddecimal (a shifted shadeoffset) & " " colordecimals cb & " " & ddecimal (b shifted shadeoffset) ; _defined_cs_ enddef ; i still get an error after this patch, because '_defined_cs_' is not increased somehow (donno why, not my day; cleared mem, remade formats). _defined_cs_pre_0 is of course undefined. [..] report >> mp terminal: ! Missing argument to withshade. <to be read again> define_linear_shade <*> ...,1cm); fill p withshade define_linear_shade (p,1,red,blue); ; >> unknown string _defined_cs_pre_0 ! Improper type. <to be read again> withpostscript withshade->...fined_cs_pre_[(EXPR0)]withpostscript ._defined_cs_post_[(EXPR0)] <to be read again> define_linear_shade <*> ...,1cm); fill p withshade define_linear_shade (p,1,red,blue); ; >> _defined_cs_post_0define_linear_shade ! Improper type. <to be read again> ( <*> ...1cm); fill p withshade define_linear_shade( p,1,red,blue); ; ! Extra tokens will be flushed. <to be read again> ( <*> ...1cm); fill p withshade define_linear_shade( p,1,red,blue); ; report >> mp error: unknown, no error, terminal or log messages [..] here the test code: \setupcolors[state=start] \starttext \null \startMPcode path p; p:= unitsquare xyscaled(10cm,1cm); fill p withshade define_linear_shade(p,1,red,blue); \stopMPcode \stoptext

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