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Re: [NTG-context] Problems mapping Xml into ConTeXt
by Michael Wigston 12 Oct '06

12 Oct '06

Hans Hagen wrote: > Michael Wigston wrote: > > 1. This def of <u> does nothing ... > > \defineXMLgrouped [u] \underbar > > > \defineXMLargument[u]{\underbar} > > underbar is not a font switch but a macro that takes an argument Hans, Thanks, that works fine with \underbar, as well as \underbars, \overstrike, \overstrikes, \low, \high and \lohi. You mentioned that \underbar (and presumably the others I mentioned above) are macros taking arguments e.g. \acommand{...}. However presumably something like \midaligned{...} is also a macro requiring an argument, but this works as a \defineXMLgrouped and as a \defineXMLargument - why does it work with both? The manual "XML in ConTeXt" very briefly sketched over these XML commands and I can see great potential to use them directly on XML to generate ConTeXt for PDF rather than the XSLT/XSL-FO route which seems to be gaining momentum in much of the industry. I don't suppose there is another more detailed document which elaborates on the XML commands, and how you may determine which of these is most appropriate for what kind of ConTeXt command mapping? Also at the moment a non-mapped element seems to automatically type out its contents as straight text - is there a way to override this behaviour and specify this as an error? (This is rather like the Ruby duck-typing approach - if an XML element is mapped, process it, else it is an error). Michael NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments are intended for the addressee(s) only and may be confidential. They may contain legally privileged or copyright material. You should not read, copy, use or disclose them without authorisation. If you are not the intended recipient please contact the sender as soon as possible by return e-mail and then please delete both messages. This notice should not be removed.

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Re: [NTG-context] Append to a commalist
by Fredrik Sjunnesson 12 Oct '06

12 Oct '06

Great! Thank you very much Hans. It would have taken me a lifetime to get there :) /Fredrik -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: ntg-context-bounces(a)ntg.nl [mailto:ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl] För Hans Hagen Skickat: den 12 oktober 2006 15:49 Till: mailing list for ConTeXt users Ämne: Re: [NTG-context] Append to a commalist Fredrik Sjunnesson wrote: > Hello, > > Is there a smart way to create a commalist? > > I want to get the equivalent of > > \setparameter[namespace][listname={item1,item2,item3}] > > but be able to append one item at the time, like > > \append{namepace}{listname}{item1} > \append{namepace}{listname}{item2} > \append{namepace}{listname}{item3} > > I have tired this: > > \def\append#1#2#3{ > \fullexpandoneargafter\doifemptyelse{\getvariable{#1}{#2}} > {\edef\tmp{#3}} > {\edef\tmp{\getvariable{#1}{#2},#3}} > \setvariables[#1][#2={\tmp}]} > > but it only works for one list. Apparently \tmp is not expanded so when > an item is appended to one list all other lists are affected. I have > tried \expanded but got the message stack full. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > \def\appendtovaluelist#1#2% {\ifcsname#1\endcsname \expandafter\ifx\csname#1\endcsname\empty \expandafter\def\csname#1\endcsname{#2}% \else \expandafter\def\csname#1\expandafter \expandafter\expandafter\endcsname \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter{\csname#1\endcsname,#2}% \fi \else \expandafter\def\csname#1\endcsname{#2}% \fi} % saves an argument: \def\appendtovaluelist#1% {\ifcsname#1\endcsname \expandafter\ifx\csname#1\endcsname\empty \expandafter\noappendtovaluelist \csname#1\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\endcsname \else \expandafter\doappendtovaluelist \csname#1\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\endcsname \fi \else \expandafter\noappendtovaluelist\csname#1\expandafter\endcsname \fi} \def\doappendtovaluelist#1#2{\expandafter\def\expandafter#1\expandafter{#1,#2}} \def\noappendtovaluelist#1#2{\def#1{#2}} \appendtovaluelist{mylist}{aap} \appendtovaluelist{mylist}{noot} \appendtovaluelist{mylist}{mies} \showvalue{mylist} ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl ----------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context(a)ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

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Append to a commalist
by Fredrik Sjunnesson 12 Oct '06

12 Oct '06

Hello, Is there a smart way to create a commalist? I want to get the equivalent of \setparameter[namespace][listname={item1,item2,item3}] but be able to append one item at the time, like \append{namepace}{listname}{item1} \append{namepace}{listname}{item2} \append{namepace}{listname}{item3} I have tired this: \def\append#1#2#3{ \fullexpandoneargafter\doifemptyelse{\getvariable{#1}{#2}} {\edef\tmp{#3}} {\edef\tmp{\getvariable{#1}{#2},#3}} \setvariables[#1][#2={\tmp}]} but it only works for one list. Apparently \tmp is not expanded so when an item is appended to one list all other lists are affected. I have tried \expanded but got the message stack full. Any help would be greatly appreciated. /Fredrik -------------------------------- Teknisk projektledare Ph.D. Complex Systems AcobiaFLUX AB fredrik.sjunnesson(a)acobiaflux.se Tel: +46 (0) 31 722 48 11 Fax: +46 (0) 31 722 48 01 Mob: +46 (0) 733 27 92 41 www.acobiaflux.se

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color question
by Alan Bowen 12 Oct '06

12 Oct '06

If this is OT, my apologies to all. I am currently using ConTEXt to produce PDFs with a colored background which I specify using R G B settings. Unfortunately, this background does not look the same when others open the files on their computers. Is there anything I can do at my end to correct this? Alan

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Bibtex and "et al"
by Pepe Barbe 12 Oct '06

12 Oct '06

Hi, I am using the bib module using the AMS format. I've noticed that all the publications that get appended "et al" to the authors, do not include any space between the authors name and "et al". Example: John Doeetal, Publication Title Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks, Pepe

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beta (processaction & "|")
by Peter Rolf 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

Hi, the vertical line symbol "|" (pipe) breaks \processaction (no problem with the latest stable version). The minimal example at the end of this message results in: [..] systems : begin file processaction at line 3 ! Undefined control sequence. \dotextmodediscretionary ...up \let \nextnextnext \egroup \def \next ##1#1{\... \p!compareprocessaction ...]->\edef \!!stringb {#1 }\ifx \!!stringb \s!defaul... \next1 #1,->\p!doprocessaction {#1} \doprocesscommaitem <argument> =>, unknown=> \processnextcommalist ...dodoprocesscommaitem #4#5 ,]\relax \global \advance ... l.9 unknown=>] ? Greetings, Peter ----- \setupoutput[pdftex] \starttext \def\FOO{} \processaction[\FOO][ |=>, unknown=>] \stoptext

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U3D support in progress
by Renaud AUBIN 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

Hi all, The 3dartwork module can be found here: http://www.nibua-r.org/ConTeXt/devel/3dartwork.tgz Someone could maybe process test-3dartwork on a windows machine and report if there is trouble... Warning: The use of the "piping" syntax is only possible with the last pdfTeX (thanks to Taco). I use pdfTeX 3.141592-1.40.0-beta-20060928-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) to process test-3dartwork. What I need now is: 1. How to call \input "| ls" (for example) from t-3dartwork instead of test-3dartwork ? 2. To ConTeXt gurus: Could you check if my use of ConTeXt is "clean"... (I will rewrite my rough view.rb... ;) ) 3. To ConTeXt's community: feature requests ? I've seen that octaga has released a x3d plugin for acrobat (included with the last octaga player for windows). I'll work on it as soon as the linux version will be released ! ;) Cheers, Renaud

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Natural table + interlinespacing
by Mari Voipio 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

I'd love natural tables except for one aspect that drives me crazy: How do I diminish the interlinespacing in my table? That is, I want the lines in the multiline cells to be closer together. The overall interlinespacing is default, i.e. I haven't used \setupinterlinespace in the setup of my document. Mari (with a "#¤#"¤ table that doesn't want to fit on its page)

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context rendering disabled on contextgarden
by Patrick Gundlach 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

Hi there, just to prevent confusion: the context rendering (live.contextgarden.net, examples in the wiki) are currently broken. The sysops are working to get it working again. I'll report back if things are working correctly. Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net

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Can ConTeXt make dynamic barcoded forms?
by Zhichu Chen 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

Hi everyone, I've seen some marvelous samples on Adobe' official site about dynamic barcoded forms using XML: http://www.adobe.com/products/server/barcodedpaperforms/pdfs/sample_barcode… can someone tell me that is it possible to build such pdfs using ConTeXt? Yours, Chen

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