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CtxTools problem
by Keith McKay 03 May '07

03 May '07

I'm having a bit of a problem when I run texmfstart ctxtools --update The output is given below. >texmfstart ctxtools --update CtxTools | updating F:/isoimage/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-local CtxTools | fetching cont-tmf.zip CtxTools | extracting cont-tmf.zip CtxTools | fatal error, make sure that you have 'unzip' in your path CtxTools | unable to extract cont-tmf.zip >Exit code: 0 I'm using the standalone version on WindowsXP. I use 7-Zip as my zip file tool and have that in my path. I set this through windows control panel>System>Advanced>Environment variables. I'm beginning to wonder if "make sure that you have 'unzip' in your path" means something else? Any tips? Thanks Keith McKay Hamilton, Scotland, UK. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/785 - Release Date: 02/05/2007 14:16

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Traditional Chinese Typesetting (almost complete)
by Zhichu Chen 03 May '07

03 May '07

Hi, everybody Based on the core codes of ConTeXt and all helps from you guys, I've almost finished a module that can typeset traditional Chinese books. I put an example on http://zhichu.chen.googlepages.com/chinesevertical I also made a first five chapters of a famous novel---Stone Legend---which locates at: http://zhichu.chen.googlepages.com/SL.pdf I hope somebody who is interested in Chinese could help me to release my module. -- Best Regards 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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Which manual for basic drawing?
by James Buchanan 03 May '07

03 May '07

Hello, I'm writing some simple workbooks for kids in grades 1 to 10 to help them with their math. I've worked with TeX and LaTeX for a while, until I was attracted to ConTeXt for is nice colors and things like that. I need to know how to: * Draw simple number lines, color if possible, label the cm dots or vertical lines, label the number line, fill in the numbers (or miss some out), place it where I want it, and perhaps have the label in a different color * Draw plane shapes like squares, rectangles, triangles and so on, just 2-D plane shapes. Outline in some color, inside with another color. Label them. Place them where I a want them. Sometimes I would like to extend the lines to show that all exterior angles add up to 360 degrees, things like that, and add in the arc and shade it in a different color. When doing basic material like: Solve: 6 + 7 + 4 = [box] Have the equals signs and boxes lined up (or not), two sets of simple add these numbers (or whatever) per column. The answer box could be filled with a light color. Is there a manual I should start with to learn how to do these things, and develop my own macros? First I would just like to learn how to do them, then gradually write my own macros. The material in my TeX Book and my Guide to LaTeX series gives instruction in drawing but it quickly progresses beyond my ability into 2-D shapes and so on. I understand basic things like \move{} and lineto{} and \lvec{} but that's where I get confused. I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good ConTeXt series of readings to come to grips to switching from TeX/LaTeX to ConTeXt and then onto drawing basics and fonts and colors. Thank you for your time, James Buchanan

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\title and \subject parameters.
by John R. Culleton 02 May '07

02 May '07

I want the above cited entities to be done in sans serif and bold. The manual shows \setuphead choices such as "textstyle=boldslanted" but not my particular selection. What is the preferred way to designate my choice? -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com _________________________________________________________________ Need personalized email and website? Look no further. It's easy with Doteasy $0 Web Hosting! Learn more at www.doteasy.com

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AMS extensions and Context.
by John R. Culleton 02 May '07

02 May '07

The folks over at Scribus (a Quarkish Open Source page layout program) are considering using some form of TeX for math typesetting. I mentioned plain pdftex and Context as forms of TeX to be considered as well as LaTeX. The question came up: how does Context comport with AMS extensions? What should I say in reply? -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com _________________________________________________________________ Need personalized email and website? Look no further. It's easy with Doteasy $0 Web Hosting! Learn more at www.doteasy.com

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Rotating multiple-page spanning tabulate
by Tobias Burnus 01 May '07

01 May '07

Hi, I have a tabulate which spans multiple pages and is broader than \textwidth, but slightly smaller than \textheight. I therefore want to print it 90 degrees rotated, but it still should span several pages and the headertexts should remain at the old place. Any idea how to do this? If this is not possible, what is the best way to temporarily switch to landscape? Tobias

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Re: [NTG-context] [metapost] MetaPost 1.000 announcement
by Taco Hoekwater 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

Stephan Hennig wrote: > Taco Hoekwater schrieb: > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> What is new in version 1.000: >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * The output file naming scheme is configurable. Right. I overlooked it (because it was already in 'CHANGES' for 0.920) > (If this hasn't been removed as a last minute change. :) No,no. Best wishes, Taco (and sorry about that typo in the supelec URL)

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Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 34, Issue 66
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

Hello, It seems like \setuparranging[2SIDE] prevents the contents to be created. In the example below, only 'Contents' word is displayed and the rest is lost. Removing this very command helps, but how can else I have two A5 pages imposed on A4 sheet? \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape] \setuparranging[2SIDE] \starttext \completecontent \section{First section} \subsection{First subsection} \subsubsection{First subsubsection} \subsubsubsection{First subsubsubsection} \section{Second section} \subsection{Second subsection} \subsubsection{Second subsubsection} \subsubsubsection{Second subsubsubsection} \stoptext -- Best regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky

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Syntax highlighted output
by Chris Rawnsley 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

Hello All, I am writing a project report for a PHP project I have completed and I need to include the code I have written. I would like to have code that is highlighted similar to the editor I use (it's Notepad2 but I'm sure most of you know what I mean), has line numbers and is in a monospaced font. Now I know that ConTeXt itself doesn't have support for PHP highlighting but I have found something in the third party modules that is able to use ViM to do what I want. Unfortuantely, I can't get it to work, hence why I am here! I'm on Windows XP and I am using the standalone ConTeXt distribution from the 22nd March 2007. When I came to install the module, I found that it was already included in the distribution. I have installed the distribution under C:\ConTeXt\ along with Perl (C:\perl\) and Ruby (C:\ruby\). What is non-standard in my setup is my own custom built batch file: set file=c_Implementation call C:\ConTeXt\usr\local\context\tex\setuptex.bat C:\ConTeXt\usr\local\context\tex call texmfstart texexec --pdf %file% rem Clears up the log files and puts them in separete directory. if exist %file%.log move %file%.log Log\%file%.log if exist %file%-mpgraph.mp move %file%-mpgraph.mp Log\%file%-mpgraph.mp if exist %file%.tmp move %file%.tmp Log\%file%.tmp if exist %file%.tui move %file%.tui Log\%file%.tui if exist %file%.tuo move %file%.tuo Log\%file%.tuo if exist mpgraph.mp move mpgraph.mp Log\mpgraph.mp if exist %file%-mpgraph-temp-mpgraph.mp move %file%-mpgraph-temp-mpgraph.mp Log\%file%-mpgraph-temp-mpgraph.mp if exist %file%-mpgraph-temp.dvi move %file%-mpgraph-temp.dvi Log\%file%-mpgraph-temp.dvi if exist %file%-mpgraph.log move %file%-mpgraph.log Log\%file%-mpgraph.log if exist %file%-mpgraph.mp.keep move %file%-mpgraph.mp.keep Log\%file%-mpgraph.mp.keep if exist %file%-mpgraph.1 move %file%-mpgraph.1 Log\%file%-mpgraph.1 if exist %file%-mpgraph.mpb move %file%-mpgraph.mpb Log\%file%-mpgraph.mpb if exist %file%-mpgraph.mpo move %file%-mpgraph.mpo Log\%file%-mpgraph.mpo if exist %file%-mpgraph.mpx move %file%-mpgraph.mpx Log\%file%-mpgraph.mpx rem Runs whatever is associated with PDF files if exist %file%.pdf start %file%.pdf I'll put that in the directory of the .tex file I want to run it on. In this case it is "c_Implementation.tex". My implementation file looks like this: \startcomponent c_Implementation \product ../prd_TennisClubBookingSystem \project ../../prj_School %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % Setup Figures % %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \setupexternalfigures[directory={Implementation/Figures,Figures}] %%%%%%%%%%% % Content % %%%%%%%%%%% \chapter[cha:Implementation]{Implementation} \setupcolors[state=start] \definevimtyping [RUBY] [syntax=ruby] \startRUBY #! /usr/bin/ruby # This is my first ruby program puts "Hello World" \stopRUBY And when I run my batch file on it, TeXexec returns the error: ! Undefined control sequence. l.36 \definevimtyping [RUBY] [syntax=ruby] I think where I am falling down is that ViM doesn't seem integrated to me. I have it placed under C:\Programs\ViM\ and I used the installer which has all the different types GUI and command line version as well. Do I need the set something up in the module to make it know where ViM is or do I need to somehow directly use ViM itself? Thank you for reading and thank you in advance for any help! Chris

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Re: [NTG-context] Vertical alignment of framed text
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 29 Apr '07

29 Apr '07

Hello, Please, don't take me as too much exacting man, but Mojca's (partial) solution \def\hotkey#1{\inframed[corner=00]{\ #1\ }} is more suitable for me than the Wolfgangs's (complete) one: \defineframed [dohotkey] [strut=yes,corner=00,frameoffset=-0.2em,location=low] \definehspace[hotkey][0.6em] \def\hotkey#1{\dohotkey{\hspace[hotkey]#1\hspace[hotkey]}} The latter add space between surrounding words proportionally to the in-frame space. The ideal solution would be \def\hotkey#1{\inframed[corner=00, location=low, height=\lineheight]{\ #1\ }} but it doesn't work. Maybe it is a bug, ideed? Best, Vyatcheslav

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