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Ubuntu pkgs: new edgy backports
by Sanjoy Mahajan 04 Jun '07

04 Jun '07

I just updated the Ubuntu edgy backports of the texlive packages (for i386) and have been running them on my feisty laptop for half an hour and they pass my usual 'compile textbook in ConTeXt' test. The 'context' package provides version 2007.04.17 12:51. They are recompilations of the latest Ubuntu gutsy (7.10) packages, which are Norbert's latest Debian packages with maybe a couple additions (on the other hand, Ubuntu and Debian look like they are in sync right now). Let me know if you have problems. To use the packages, add these lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list : deb http://web.mit.edu/download/sanjoy/texlive-backports/ edgy/ deb-src http://web.mit.edu/download/sanjoy/texlive-backports/ edgy/ To add my key (to use the security features of apt-get): wget http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/sanjoy/sanjoy.asc sudo apt-key add sanjoy.asc Then apt-get update apt-get install cm-super texlive-fonts-recommended \ context context-nonfree context-doc-nonfree ('cm-super comes from the universe repositories) If you've been using them before, you don't need the install line with explicit pkgs. Instead just update with apt-get upgrade -Sanjoy gpg DSA: 0x3FCDAAA3 gpg fp: 9722 56B0 F787 12A9 164E 34B7 09C9 E543 3FCD AAA3

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Bold Math (slightly improved solution)
by Aditya Mahajan 04 Jun '07

04 Jun '07

Hi, I needed to use \boldsymbol recently, and studied the different solutions that have been posted on the mailing list. Using a \hbox wrapper seems to be the easiest way, but none of the definitions using \hbox took care of spacing around the symbols. Since ConTeXt now has equivalents of amsmath's \binrel@ and \binrel@@ commands, here is an improved definition of \boldsymbol. \definetypeface [boldmath] [mm] [boldmath] [latin-modern] [modern] [encoding=texnansi] \unprotect \def\boldsymbol#1% {\preparebinrel{#1}% \currentbinrel {\mathchoice {\hbox{\switchtoformulabodyfont [boldmath]$\m@th#1$}} {\hbox{\switchtoformulabodyfont [boldmath]$\m@th#1$}} {\hbox{\switchtoformulabodyfont [boldmath,script]$\m@th#1$}} {\hbox{\switchtoformulabodyfont[boldmath,scriptscript]$\m@th#1$}}}} \protect \starttext $a \times b$ $a \boldsymbol{\times} b$ \stoptext This is equivalent to \boldsymbol of amsbsy.sty. I have added this to the wiki, Aditya

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Enabling write 18 via texmfstart and texexec
by David Arnold 04 Jun '07

04 Jun '07

All, Is there a way to enable write18 via command line when compiling with texmfstart texexec filename?

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Prepare exams with ConTeXT
by batela 03 Jun '07

03 Jun '07

Hello to all: I need to prepare an exam. The layout must be the following one: Questions ____page Scores ____page Answers For example: \startquestion In a body with mass=2 kg is applied a force of 2N. Which is the body acceleration? \startanswer write F = m a \score[5] solve a = F/m \score[4] find and write correctly a = 1 m/s2 \score[1] \stopanswer \stopquestion The result should be: Question 1: In a body with mass=2 kg is applied a force of 2N. Which is the body acceleration?. Question 2: Question 3: __________ Page___________ Scores Question 1 ..................... 10 points Question 2 ...................... 20 points Question 3 ...................... 20 points ___________Page____________ Criteria Question 1 write F = m a ........................................................ 5 points resolve a = F/m....................................................4 points find and write correctly a = 1 m/s2 ................... 1 points are there any way to make this a easy task? thanks a lot Have a nice day.

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Changing separator after chapter {or section) numbers
by Elliot Clifton 03 Jun '07

03 Jun '07

Hi, I need to change the separator after the number I tried: \setuphead[chapter][separator=.] \starttext \chapter{Chapter Title} \input knuth \stoptext But got: 1 Chapter Title Not the expected: 1. Chapter Title I also tried setting the separator using \setupheads[separator=.] Is the separator option broken, or am I doing something wrong? TIA, Elliot

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Plural Name on definefloat?
by David Arnold 03 Jun '07

03 Jun '07

All, Under what circumstances would you use the plural form of: \definefloat[figure][figures] ? Thanks.

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split rotated TABLE
by Henning Hraban Ramm 02 Jun '07

02 Jun '07

This was asked, but not answered before... I've a big TABLE that needs to be rotated to fit width, but must break over two or three pages. Caption should stay horizontally (but that's not important). I tried several attempts, some didn't display anything, none breaks the table, e.g.: \placetable[here,90][tab:religionen]{Götter}% {\framed[width=\textheight, height=\textwidth]{\getbuffer[tab- religionen]}} % rotation included in the placetable parameters; with "page" instead of "here" it didn't display anything. % another failed attempt: \rotate[width=\textheight, height=\textwidth, rotation=90]{% \placetable[here][tab:religionen]{Götter}{\getbuffer[tab-religionen]}% } As you can guess, the whole table is in a buffer: \startbuffer[tab-religionen] \bTABLE[split=repeat] \bTABLEhead \bTR[bottomframe=on]\bTH Land \eTH\bTH Aspekt \eTH\bTH Aspekt \eTH \bTH Aspekt \eTH\bTH Aspekt \eTH\bTH Aspekt \eTH\bTH Aspekt \eTH\bTH Aspekt \eTH\bTH Aspekt \eTH\eTR \eTABLEhead \bTABLEbody ... \bTABLE[width=\textheight] sets the width of the first column to \textheight - WHY? Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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footnotes not fit in page
by Hector Palacios 31 May '07

31 May '07

Hello I have the following problem with footnotes. I want the footnotes at the end of the document, and i have footnotes very long. But the footnotes placed with \placefootnotes not fit it in the page. I tested the next example in the live.contexgarden: %%%--------------------- \setuppapersize[S6][S6] \setupfootnotes[location=text] \starttext Hello world! \dorecurse{6}{ \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth\relax} } \placefootnotes \stoptext %%-------------------------- Thanks by your atention -- Héctor -- Psssst! Schon vom neuen GMX MultiMessenger gehört? Der kanns mit allen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/multimessenger

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updated Ubuntu edgy texlive+context backports
by Sanjoy Mahajan 31 May '07

31 May '07

I just updated the Ubuntu edgy backports of the texlive packages (for i386) and have been running them on my feisty laptop for half a day. The 'context' package provides version 2007.04.17 12:51. They are recompilations of the latest Ubuntu gutsy (7.10) packages, which are Norbert's latest Debian packages with a couple additions. Let me know if you have problems. To use the packages, add these lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list : deb http://web.mit.edu/download/sanjoy/texlive-backports/ edgy/ deb-src http://web.mit.edu/download/sanjoy/texlive-backports/ edgy/ Then apt-get update apt-get install cm-super texlive-fonts-recommended \ context context-nonfree context-doc-nonfree ('cm-super comes from the universe repositories) Sorry, no dapper (6.06) backports yet! A few tricky package-version obstacles remain. -Sanjoy

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brace in TABLE
by Henning Hraban Ramm 31 May '07

31 May '07

How do I get a combining brace over the first 5 table rows in this example before "je +8": \bTABLE[split=no] \bTR\bTD Sehen \eTD\bTD[nr=5, align=lohi] je +8 \eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD Hören \eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD Riechen \eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD Schmecken \eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD Tasten \eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD Sechster Sinn \eTD\bTD Zt/25 \eTD\eTR \eTABLE Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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