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staticMPfigure problem with \runMP[TEX]graphicsfalse
by Sanjoy Mahajan 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Not sure if the following are new behaviors or are the correct ones but I'm just misunderstanding. The following jjj.tex file doesn't correctly generate and include the static metapost figure unless I set \runMPgraphicstrue and \runMPTEXgraphicstrue in cont-sys.rme and set shell_escape = t. If \runMPgraphicsfalse and \runMPTEXgraphicsfalse but shell_escape = t, then the generated pdf figure is only 1pt wide but is included. If all settings are false, then there's a grey square saying 'dummy' etc. It all works fine if all three settings are true. But I thought that one can leave all three settings false, and texexec will still produce the same pdf just with more runs? This is with context 2006.12.27 (from the Debian context package), pdftex 1.40.0, metapost 0.993, plus mostly texlive 2005. =================== begin: jjj.tex ================== \starttext \startstaticMPfigure{fig:ellipse} path p; p := fullcircle scaled 2in yscaled 0.5; label(btex hello etex, origin); draw p; \stopstaticMPfigure \placefigure[right,none]{}{\usestaticMPfigure[fig:ellipse]} \input tufte \stoptext =================== end: jjj.tex ================== -Sanjoy `A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the last extremes of injustice and oppression.' (Gibbon)

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Storing temporary files in a different location
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Hello, Context places a bunch of temporary files into the same folder where my source and output files are. Is there a way to tell texexec to store temporary files in a different location, say, in a \temp folder? With best regards, Vyatcheslav

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engine should be pdftex
by Peter Münster 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Hello, "texexec --make --all" puts the formats in the subdirectory "pdfetex" but I think it should be "pdftex" now. Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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support for \starttables ?
by Peter Münster 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Hello, is \starttables ... \stoptables still supported in recent ConTeXt? With \starttext \starttables[|l|] \NC test \NC\AR \stoptables \stoptext I get the following error: ! Misplaced \noalign. \TABLEnoalign ->\noalign \bgroup \let \noalign \relax \let \next = \insertTABLEtail ->\TABLEnoalign {\global \settrue \preventTABLEbreak \globa... \stoptables ...erepeattail \else \insertTABLEtail \fi \finishTABLE \egroup \... l.4 \stoptables Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Easy insertion of Unicode symbols?
by cormullion＠mac.com 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

I need to insert a few Unicode symbols...(Just the symbols for the solar system planets)... Is this going to be easy - doable inside ConTeXt with a few preparatory mystic runes, or will it require running scripts, moving files around, etc...? The wiki suggests: Use \enableregime[utf] in order to be able to typeset in unicode under ConTeXt. But is it as simple as it looks?

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how to get hanging and hz?
by Peter Münster 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Hello, once upon a time, I got hanging and hz with these commands: \starttext \input tufte \page \usetypescript[serif,sans,mono,mm][hanging][normal] \setupalign[hz,hanging] \definebodyfont[12pt][rm,ss,tt,mm][default] \setupbodyfont[12pt] \input tufte \stoptext But now, it does no more work. Is there a new way to achieve that? Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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semi-smart quotes in verbatim text?
by cormullion＠mac.com 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

This is puzzling me. If i type this in a text editor: \starttext These are 'quotes'. \starttyping let a = 'quoted string' \stoptyping \stoptext I'm using dumb quotes (hex 27). ConText renders this as this: These are ’quotes’. let a = ’quoted string’ ie the quotes have been educated - although only half-educated, since the opening one should be an opening one, if you see what I mean. But I really don't want characters in the verbatim (typing) section to change...because when you copy them from the PDF into an editor, the code listings don't work! There must be some kind of switch somewhere that stops ConteXt changing them? thanks for any help

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\partial?
by Oliver Buerschaper 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Hi all, how can I access the equivalent math symbol of LaTeX's \partial? Oliver

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Re: [NTG-context] Week number
by Taco Hoekwater 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Hi all, I just posted this (the result of a rainy morning in Dordrecht, NL) to comp.text.tex. Someone here might be interested as well. Best, Taco ------------- Mads Munch Hansen wrote: > Hi all, and merry Christmas :) > > Is there a way to have LaTeX print the current week number, like the > \date command? I was feeling a bit bored today, so I came up with this. It is a plain e-TeX input file instead of a LaTeX package, but it should run without problems. Watch out: Dec 29 can be week 1 of the next year; and Jan 3 can be week 53 of the previous year. Best wishes, Taco %% calendarweek.tex %% 2006 (C) Taco Hoekwater, public domain %% %% Usage: %% \calendarweek{30}{12}{2006} %% \def\Expr#1{\the\numexpr #1\relax} \def\Modulonumber#1#2{\Expr{#2-((((#2+(#1/2))/#1)-1)*#1)}} \def\Divisionnumber#1#2{\Expr{(2*#2-#1)/(2*#1)}} \def\Mod#1#2{\Modulonumber{\Expr{#2}}{\Expr{#1}}} \def\Div#1#2{\Divisionnumber{\Expr{#2}}{\Expr{#1}}} \def\Jday#1#2#3% {\Expr{#1+\Div{((153*(\Expr{#2+(12*(\Div{14-#2}{12}))-3}))+2)} {5}+365*(\Expr{#3+4800-(\Div{14-#2}{12})})+ (\Div{\Expr{#3+4800-(\Div{14-#2}{12})}}{4})- (\Div{\Expr{#3+4800-(\Div{14-#2}{12})}}{100})+ (\Div{\Expr{#3+4800-(\Div{14-#2}{12})}}{400})-32045 }} \def\cwhlp#1#2#3% {\Expr{\Mod {\Mod {\Mod {\Expr {\Jday{#1}{#2}{#3}+31741-\Mod{\Jday{#1}{#2}{#3}}{7}}}% {146097}}{36524}}{1461}}} \def\calendarweek#1#2#3% {\Expr{\Expr{\Div{\Expr{\Mod{\cwhlp{#1}{#2}{#3}- \Expr{\Div{\cwhlp{#1}{#2}{#3}}{1460}}}{365}+ \Expr{\Div{\cwhlp{#1}{#2}{#3}}{1460}}}}{7} +1}}} \endinput

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Re: [NTG-context] definedescription and XML
by Johannes Graumann 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Hans, Thanks so much for your help once again! Joh

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