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New My Way for Math
by Aditya Mahajan 19 Jun '07

19 Jun '07

Hi, I have converted my article comparing latex and context math capabilities into a my way. It is available from http://dl.contextgarden.net/myway/context-latex-math.pdf This article was originally published in Maps, which is a publication for NTG. I will update article when some of the misfeatures of the current math implementation are sorted out. Aditya

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goto and open file
by Alan Bowen 19 Jun '07

19 Jun '07

Please excuse the Mac centric formulation of my question. If Folders B and C are in Folder A, is there a way to insert a link in a PDF file in Folder B that will go to a PDF file Folder C and open it? Thanks for any help or suggestions. Alan

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Struggling with XeTeX
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 19 Jun '07

19 Jun '07

Hello Hans, I've updated original TeXLive2007 distribution to the latest cont-tmf beta, by copying \web2c into TeXLive2007\texmf folder and every other stuff into TeXLive2007\texmf-dist folder. Then I rebuilded the format files for both context and xetex (texexec --make en, then texexec --xtx --make en). Now xetex doesn't see the font that it previously did. The setting \definetypeface[myface][rm][Xserif][Adobe Caslon Pro] now gives This is XeTeXk, Version 3.141592-2.2-0.996 (Web2C 7.5.6) (format=cont-en 2007.6.18) 18 JUN 2007 20:20 entering extended mode \write18 enabled. %&-line parsing enabled. (WARNING: translate-file "natural.tcx" ignored) **FMHelp.tex \emergencyend (./FMHelp.tex ConTeXt ver: 2007.06.06 09:53 MKII fmt: 2007.6.18 int: english/english ... ! Font \*myface212ptrmtfrm*:='"mapping=tex-text at 12.0pt"' not loadable: insta lled font not found. <to be read again> \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...me \fontclass #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \iftryingfont \... <argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle } \edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle }\if... ... Best, Vyatcheslav

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Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 36, Issue 34
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 18 Jun '07

18 Jun '07

Hello, A more advanced question. With default settings, ConTeXt is prone to start new page for the itemization that doesn't fit. That is, ... %previous text Compared to the manual drafting, computer-aided drafting has the following advantages: \startitemize[packed] \item Errors and changes can be erased very simply, and without leaving any trace on the drawing. \item Small details can be enlarged to the limit of computer's accuracy, and can thus be comfortably worked on. \item Items that appear many times on the drawing (e.g., electronic com-ponents) need only be drawn once, and then can be rapidly copied as many times as required. \item Drawing can be drawn at exact scale; when the drawing is ready to go onto paper, the computer scales it to fit the page. \item Related items on the drawing can be grouped on layers, which can be activated or deactivated at will for plotting or display. \item Corporate standards are easily imposed by using drawing templates. \stopitemize ... In this excerpt the first paragraph is left alone with much space below it and the list is placed on the next page. How to teach the ConTeXt to be more space-economical? Best, Vyatcheslav

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Re: [NTG-context] Struggling with XeTeX
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 18 Jun '07

18 Jun '07

Hello, Taco and Hans, thank you both very much. You are not less but genius. :) The patch from Taco runs smoothly. Now all system fonts I'm using are found without complaints. (BTW, I've never considered TeX seriously without XeTeX. System font support is Must Have for a Windows-minded user like me). The beta ceased creating those annoying .rli files, and now says 'dimensions of myfig.png loaded from figurefile itself'. Great! I even don't need ImageMagic anymore. Thank you and keep your good work! -- Best regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky

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Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 36, Issue 32
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 18 Jun '07

18 Jun '07

Hello Hans, I've updated original TeXLive2007 distribution to the latest cont-tmf beta, by copying \web2c into TeXLive2007\texmf folder and every other stuff into TeXLive2007\texmf-dist folder. Then I rebuilded the format files for both context and xetex (texexec --make en, then texexec --xtx --make en). Now xetex doesn't see the font that it previously did. The setting \definetypeface[myface][rm][Xserif][Adobe Caslon Pro] now gives This is XeTeXk, Version 3.141592-2.2-0.996 (Web2C 7.5.6) (format=cont-en 2007.6.18) 18 JUN 2007 20:20 entering extended mode \write18 enabled. %&-line parsing enabled. (WARNING: translate-file "natural.tcx" ignored) **FMHelp.tex \emergencyend (./FMHelp.tex ConTeXt ver: 2007.06.06 09:53 MKII fmt: 2007.6.18 int: english/english ... ! Font \*myface212ptrmtfrm*:='"mapping=tex-text at 12.0pt"' not loadable: insta lled font not found. <to be read again> \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...me \fontclass #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \iftryingfont \... <argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle } \edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle }\if... ... Best, Vyatcheslav

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Re: [NTG-context] Newbie question about \XeTeXpicfile
by Hans Hagen 18 Jun '07

18 Jun '07

Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky wrote: > Hello Hans, > >>> Sorry for a newbie question. I wonder how to insert figures so that they are equally spaced from both the previous and next paragraphs. Now the figure is glued to the previous paragraph. If it possible, please suggest a document-wide solution (maybe new user command?). > >>> Prev Text. Prev Text. Prev Text. Prev Text. > >>> \XeTeXpicfile "myfigure.png" > >>> Next Text. NextText. Next Text. > >>> And is it wise to use \XeTeXpicfile command at all ? Will \externalfigure take the place of it in the nearest release, won't it? > > >> the most recent xetex driver filesd hould be ok in this respect > > > Sorry, but in what respect? And I don't know where to look for the latest driver. :( > > I only know that when I used \externalfigure with XeTeX in TeXLive 2007, it launched external tool to calculate each image dimensions. The compilation process became veeery slow (first time), but then, when an image happened to be updated, the corresponding .rli file was not, and I had to manually delete it. It is ridiculous. I found that \XeTeXpicfile does its job well without ImageMagic, and that is encouraging. you need the version from the website; something was changed recently 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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Newbie question about \XeTeXpicfile
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 18 Jun '07

18 Jun '07

Hello, Sorry for a newbie question. I wonder how to insert figures so that they are equally spaced from both the previous and next paragraphs. Now the figure is glued to the previous paragraph. If it possible, please suggest a document-wide solution (maybe new user command?). Prev Text. Prev Text. Prev Text. Prev Text. \XeTeXpicfile "myfigure.png" Next Text. NextText. Next Text. And is it wise to use \XeTeXpicfile command at all ? Will \externalfigure take the place of it in the nearest release, won't it? -- Best, Vyatcheslav

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Why \setupinterlinespace needs [line]?
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 17 Jun '07

17 Jun '07

Hello, I wonder why one must provide the line argument for \setupinterlinespace? \setupinterlinespace[line=4ex] IMHO, it is a tautology. The texshow says that \setupinterlinespace[4ex] (or \setupinterlinespace[big] ) is enough, but I cannot make it work. Regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky

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Compiler plugin for vim
by Aditya Mahajan 17 Jun '07

17 Jun '07

Hi, I have uploaded a context compiler plugin for vim at <http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1925>. With this, you can do :make filename (which can often be shortened to :mak %) and, if there are errors in the file :cl will show the list of errors. You can jump to the next or previous error with :cn and :cp. If there is no error, :cl will display the number of pages of pdf output and the time taken by texexec. See :he quickfix for more details on using compiler plugins in vim. Aditya

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