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error in meta-txt.tex
by Vit Zyka 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

Hi Hans, there is an error in meta-txt.tex: instead of \includeMPgraphic{followtokens} should be something like \includeMPgraphic{followtokens}\relax otherwise we get icture pic[]; ... in .mp file Vit Test file: ------------------------------------- \starttext \useMPlibrary[txt] \startuseMPgraphic{followtokens} path P, RotPath, C; C:= fullcircle scaled 10cm; draw C withpen pencircle scaled 0pt; P:= fullcircle scaled 11.3cm; RotPath:= subpath (3.25,4.5) of P; \stopuseMPgraphic \hbox{\followtokens{Text along the arc.}} \stoptext -------------------------------------

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default pdf version in the current ConTeXt release
by Zhichu Chen 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

Hi, I don't know if it occurs to you ever, but once I update ConTeXt to the current release, my pdf file could be opened by Acrobat reader and shows several blank pages. But Foxit reader seems take it pretty well and everything is showed like I imaged. I'm using Windows by the way. Before I gave up Acrobat reader and turned to Foxit reader, I made my last try: I put \pdfoptionpdfminorversion=3 in my source file and the pdf file shows correctly in Acrobat reader now. When I changed the number to 4, it shows with some problems. When I changed it to 5 and higher, it shows only blank pages. So, just FYI, I suppose the default pdf minor version is 5, and if you have a display problem with your pdf files, try to make it lower. -- Sincerely yours, Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------- Zhi-chu Chen | Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility No. 2019 | Jialuo Rd. | Jiading | Shanghai | P.R. China tel: 086 21 5955 3405 | zhichu.chen.googlepages.com | www.sinap.ac.cn ----------------------------------------------------------------

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page-break after \section
by Peter Münster 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

Hello, in the following example, there is a page-break after the second section title. \page[no] does not help. Is this normal or a bug? \starttext \section{bla} \dorecurse{36}{bla\par} \section{bla} \page[no] \startitemize \dorecurse{5}{\item bla} \stopitemize \stoptext Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Re: [NTG-context] Numstring modul - numbers in words
by pete 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

I thought that I was supposed to put something on the wiki since I bothered everyone for it... ;-) So I did. But it was just a quick first draft, and I did it mainly as a way of saying 'thanks' for everyone's help... <http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Page_numbering_in_words>

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framed getbuffer
by Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

Hallo! The following simple example doesn't compile (ConTeXt ver. 2007.01.02 and Live ConTeXt). What am I doing wrong? \starttext \startbuffer \startformula x^2 = x\cdot x \stopformula \stopbuffer \framed{\getbuffer} \stoptext Wolfgang

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Math symbols in Gentium
by Kumar Appaiah 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

Dear ConTeXt users, I have found Gentium to be a nice free alternative font for my documents. I was wondering why the Greek symbols don't get used in documents which use Gentium. They sem to use the same cmr fonts for the math parts. Is it expected to work that way, or is there a way to get the Gentium symbols? My type-sil-gentium.tex has this line, if that's relevant. \definetypeface[sil-gentium][mm][math][default][default][encoding=\defaultencoding] Thanks. Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah, 462, Jamuna Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600 036

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\setupbodyfont vs. \switchtotypeface
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

Hello, What is better to use given the code below? \setupbodyfont or \switchtotypeface? Both produce the same result but in the second case my pdf file is twice bigger.. \enableregime[cp1251] %\language[ru]\setuplanguage[ru] \loadmapfile[t2a-monotype-timesttf.map] \usetypescriptfile[type-buy] \usetypescript[serif][fallback] \starttypescript [serif] [myfont] [t2a] \definefontsynonym [Serif] [t2a-TINRPSMT] [encoding=t2a] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [t2a-TINRPSBM] [encoding=t2a] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [t2a-TINRPSIM] [encoding=t2a] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [t2a-TINRPSBI] [encoding=t2a] \stoptypescript \definetypeface [myFont] [rm] [serif] [myfont] [default] [encoding=t2a] \definetypeface [myFont] [mm] [math,boldmath] [myfont] [default] [encoding=t2a] \definetypeface [myFont] [tt] [mono] [typewriter][default][encoding=t2a] \setupbodyfont[myFont,12pt] %\switchtotypeface[myFont][12pt] -- Best, Vyatcheslav

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Re: [NTG-context] spreading natural tables across the page
by MASON Peter J 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

Thankyou, but I'm seeking a little more. This example gives columns of equal width. I need to be able to control width for each col, viz some I want tight fitting, others not. Seems that I can do this if I'm explicit about setting width= per column, but with Latex using "tabular*" I didn't need to set width explicitly for each col. Does this make sense? If so then howto? -----Original Message----- From: ntg-context-bounces(a)ntg.nl [mailto:ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl]On Behalf Of Wolfgang Schuster Sent: Thursday, 5 April 2007 4:16 PM To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Subject: Re: [NTG-context] spreading natural tables across the page 2007/4/5, MASON Peter J < Peter_MASON(a)rta.nsw.gov.au>: I'm trying to have my tables extend across the full (\textwidth) of the page. In LaTeX I was using tabular*, specifying a \textwidth for width, and with approp use of @{\extracolsep\fill}} bu am not having any success. Basically, in ConteXT I want odd columns to act as labels and be tight fitting but even cols to be the values an NOT be tight-fitting, within a page-wide table, ie some tight, some not. As well, I' d like not to be explicitly specifying column width. I saw examples using option=stretch somewhere but am not able to get my use of same happening. As well, I' d like not to be explicitly specifying column width. Could a kind person please point me to an example of this usage. Thanks. Hi Peter, \starttext \bTABLE[option=stretch] \bTR \bTD Left \eTD \bTD Right \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \stoptext Wolfgang IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachment to it are intended only to be read or used by the named addressee. It is confidential and may contain legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistaken transmission to you. The RTA is not responsible for any unauthorised alterations to this e-mail or attachment to it. Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the RTA. If you receive this e-mail in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not disclose, copy or use any part of this e-mail if you are not the intended recipient.

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Re: [NTG-context] natural tables - first row not gray
by MASON Peter J 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

Thanks. Yes, that works better. Is there some general I can draw from this? -----Original Message----- From: ntg-context-bounces(a)ntg.nl [mailto:ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl]On Behalf Of Wolfgang Schuster Sent: Thursday, 5 April 2007 4:26 PM To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Subject: Re: [NTG-context] natural tables - first row not gray 2007/4/5, MASON Peter J < Peter_MASON(a)rta.nsw.gov.au>: G'day, firstly thanks for your contextgarden.net website and the "live-context" facility. I checked my results against it. Could I seek help on this please. I'm expecting rows 2-4 of the table resulting from the segment below to have odd columns in rows 2-4 with white-on-black but all columns are coming out as black-on-white. I also tried completely specifying it by supplying \setupTABLE[even][2-4] ... as well. Something obvious I expect, but I'm missing it. Thanks. \setupcolors[state=start] \starttext \bTABLE \setupTABLE[first][first][align=middle, background=color,backgroundcolor=gray,foregroundcolor=black] \setupTABLE[odd][2,3,4][align=left,background=color,backgroundcolor=black,foregroundcolor=white] Hi Peter, can you try the follwing setups: \setupTABLE[c][odd][align=left,background=color,backgroundcolor=black,foregroundcolor=white] \setupTABLE[r][first][align=middle,background=color,backgroundcolor=gray,foregroundcolor=black] Wolfgang \bTR \bTD [nc=6] Prime Unit \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD Plate: \eTD \bTD xxxxx \eTD \bTD State: \eTD \bTD sssss \eTD \bTD Type: \eTD \bTD ttttt \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD Make: \eTD \bTD mmmm \eTD \bTD GCM: \eTD \bTD [nc=3] gggg \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD Chassis: \eTD \bTD cccc \eTD \bTD GVM: \eTD \bTD [nc=3] vvv \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \stoptext IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachment to it are intended only to be read or used by the named addressee. It is confidential and may contain legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistaken transmission to you. The RTA is not responsible for any unauthorised alterations to this e-mail or attachment to it. Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the RTA. If you receive this e-mail in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not disclose, copy or use any part of this e-mail if you are not the intended recipient.

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Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 34, Issue 18
by Steve MC Han 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

I wish I could understand one single line of theses! C:\Han\slide>mpto -tex 2MS2.mp \documentclass[12pt]{amsart} \usepackage{mflogo} \begin{document} \newif\ifloadfontfileonce % \gdef\mpxshipout{\shipout\hbox\bgroup \setbox0=\hbox\bgroup} \gdef\stopmpxshipout{\egroup \dimen0=\ht0 \advance\dimen0\dp0 \dimen1=\ht0 \dimen2=\dp0 \setbox0=\hbox\bgroup \box0 \ifnum\dimen0>0 \vrule width1sp height\dimen1 depth\dimen2 \else \vrule width1sp height1sp depth0sp\relax \fi\egroup \ht0=0pt \dp0=0pt \box0 \egroup} \mpxshipout% line 151 2MS2.mp $A$\stopmpxshipout .... etc. Steve MC Han wrote: > Still it says "command failed" as you can see below. > > C:\Han\slide>mpost --tex=latex 2MS2 > This is MetaPost, Version 0.993 (Web2C 7.5.6) > (2MS2.mp [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]makempx: Command failed: mp > to -tex 2MS2.mp So, you should try this command: mpto -tex 2MS2.mp tex-based labels in metapost are not simply created by one program, but a number of programs called in turn. For simplicity's sake, the relevant commands are normally hidden. Taco --------------------------------- Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users.

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