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Ugly matrix spacing
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

Hi, I'm ConTeXting a text that follows: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \setupwhitespace[big] \setupinterlinespace[line=2.5ex] \starttext The Leslie Matrix is a matrix $L[1:X, 1:X]$ of the form $$\left( {\matrix{ {a_1 } & {a_2 } & {a_3 } & \ldots & {a_X } \cr {b_1 } & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & {b_2 } & 0 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & \ddots & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 0 & {b_{X - 1} } & 0 \cr } } \right), $$ to build which we need to know $a_x$, {\em ability to reproduce}, an average number of offsprings within a time step from an individual of age class $x$, and $b_x$, {\em probability of surviving}, a fraction of individuals that survives from age class $x$ to age class $x+1$. \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%% and a matrix has big spacing BEFORE and normal spacing AFTER. Interesting, but without two first setup lines, matrix glues to the subsequent text. Best, Vaytcheslav

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packing table of contents.
by JOHN CULLETON 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

I want the chapter citations to be single spaced. For an itemized list the parameter is packed, What is it for the chapter list within a TOC? Thanks, John Culleton _________________________________________________________________ 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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overlapping colors
by Idris Samawi Hamid 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

Dear knights: I need to overlap colors in text as follows: {\yellow Some text}{ some overlapped text}{ \blue some more text} So the middle bracketed text should be a mixture of yellow and blue (green->). THNX Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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grid vs. frame
by Steffen Wolfrum 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

Hi, please have a look at this really minimal example: \newdimen\XVertikal \XVertikal=12pt \setupbodyfont[postscript,10pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=\XVertikal] \setuplayout [width=113mm,height=48\XVertikal, backspace=20mm,topspace=15mm, header=\XVertikal,headerdistance=0.5\XVertikal, footer=3.5\XVertikal,footerdistance=0pt, location=middle,marking=on,grid=yes] \showframe \showgrid \starttext bla \stoptext Why is line 43 not exactly at the bottom-line of the frame? Where does this little gap come from? This little cap is really killing when fine-tuning the page breaks: where footnotes end -> they sit on line 43, where they have to break across pages -> they sit on the frame … Jumping up and down, all through the book! Isn't my setuplayout clear enough to avoid this? Steffen

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CSS-like coding style
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

Hello, I'm puzzled with an odd thing. If I try to adopt CSS-like coding style, \setuptyping[ before={ \blank[2*big] \setupinterlinespace[line=1ex] }, after={} ] \setuppagenumbering[ location=bottom ] works perfectly. But \setuplayout[ topspace=0cm, bottomspace=2cm, rightmargin=2cm, width=fit, height=fit ] fails and accepts only \setuplayout[ topspace=0cm, bottomspace=2cm, rightmargin=2cm, width=fit, height=fit] What is the rule behind this? :( Best, Vyatcheslav

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overset in ConTeXt
by Jean Magnan de Bornier 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

Hi all, I cannot find how to type a bar over a letter in math mode; in LaTeX the command is something like \overset{-}{q}; but ConTeXt doesn't like it: ! Undefined control sequence. l.1869 p(q_1 + \overset {-}{q_2})+q_1 \frac{dp}{dQ} - Cm_1(q_1) = 0 ? X I have this: \usemodule[amsl] \usemodule[newmat] \usemodule[nath] doesn't seem enough, and I'm sure the solution is right there :-( tia -- Jean Magnan de Bornier | Cours Victor Hugo e-mots: jean at bornier.net | 13980 Alleins France T 09 50 39 34 03 | P 06 09 17 35 87

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header on last missing when processing xml
by Ulf Martin 18 Feb '07

18 Feb '07

Hi Mighty ConTeXters! I have a problem: when I process the XML file 'headertest.xml' below, using 'headertest.tex' (below) with: texmfstart texexec --xtx headertest.tex I get four pages of output (as expected) but on the last page (page 4 in this case) the headline is missing (not expected). Why? And how can this be fixed (i.e. header on all pages)? I experienced this problem with other XML processing tasks, it is always the header on the last page that is missing (one can test this by changing the times parameter of the repeat tag in the XML file). Thank you & Cheers! Ulf Martin === XML === <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  <document> <header text="Header Test Document" /> <repeat times="10"> <sectiontitle>Header Test section</sectiontitle> <knuth /> </repeat> </document>  === TeX === %% FILE(headertest.tex) \defineXMLargument [repeat] {\dorecurse{\XMLpar{repeat}{times}{}}} \defineXMLargument [sectiontitle] {\section} \defineXMLsingular [knuth] {\input knuth\par\ } \defineXMLsingular [header] {\setupheadertexts[\XMLpar{header}{text}{}]} \setuppagenumbering[location={footer,middle}] \starttext \processXMLfilegrouped {headertest.xml} \stoptext %% ENDFILE(headertest.tex)

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Re: [NTG-context] Not able to use Bibtex module
by Zulkifli Hidayat 18 Feb '07

18 Feb '07

> On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Zulkifli Hidayat wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm trying to use bib module. So far, I still can't make it work. I >> can't >> have the pdf shows the list of reference. >> >> I have made a small test file to try the bib module (it is shown below >> this mail). For the test, I use only the default options. I also attach >> the output of the Context process. My Context version is 12.01.2007 on >> MS >> Windows XP SP2. >> >> So what I did are: >> 1. Make the .bbl file -> tes.bbl >> 2. Make the main file -> tes.tex >> 3. Include the tes.bbl in tes.tex as it is written below >> >> Any comment is appreciated. > > I did not actually try your file, but the reason it is not working may > be spaces in your key value assignments. > >> \setuppublicationlist[% >> criterium=all, >> totalnumber = 2] > ^^^^^^ > >> \startpublication[ >> k = katfti, % key > ^^^^^^^^^^^ > > etc. That is instead of > > key(space)=(space)value, > > use > > key=value, > > There can be spaces before the key, as is > > (space)key=value, > > but there should be no other spaces. > > Aditya > You're right, it works. So I have to be more careful with space. Thank you for clue. Zulkifli

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replacing symbols
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 17 Feb '07

17 Feb '07

Hi, Let me restate my question. If I get some text from an XML file using \XMLflush, is there a command in PLAIN TeX to replace some symbols (say, “&“ -> \letterampersand), on-a-fly without invoking perl, ruby, or lisp or ...? Why is there need in external script to do such an easy thing? And what I have to do to use Lua scripts, if possible? Cheers, Vyatcheslav

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Newbie questions: integrating ruby/perl scripts into a document; changing line spacing for typed text only
by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 17 Feb '07

17 Feb '07

Hello, I want to ask a few questions that I cannot resolve by myself so far. 1) How can I integrate ruby/perl scripts into a .tex document? (I want to create a CD cataloguing tool and gonna use script for reading CD file list). 2) How to change line spacing for typed text only? (I use medium space for the whole document but want minimal spacing inside \starttyping)? With beat regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky

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