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MPenvironment \def gives "Parameters must be numbered consecutively"
by Sanjoy Mahajan 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

This test file (beta 2006.09.28): ============ 1.tex ============================ \starttext \startMPenvironment \def\2#1#2{\vbox{\halign{\hfil##\hfil\cr #1\cr #2\cr}}} \stopMPenvironment \startreusableMPgraphic{fig} label(btex sun etex, origin); \stopreusableMPgraphic \reuseMPgraphic{fig} \stoptext ======================================== fails with the error: ! Parameters must be numbered consecutively. <to be read again> ## l.44 \global \loadfontfileoncetrue \def \2## 1##2{\vbox {\halign {\hfil ####\... 1-mpgraph.mp gets this figure definition: beginfig(1); verbatimtex \global \loadfontfileoncetrue \def \2##1##2{\vbox {\halign {\hfil ####\hfil \cr ##1\cr ##2\cr }}} etex; label(btex sun etex , origin); ; endfig; So the parameters in the definition are being doubled up by one of the transformations that inserts the verbatimtex..etex block. By the way, should the verbatimtex..etex block go outside the beginfig..endfig, as it would in a standalone MP file? If only for efficiency rather than MP reparsing it with each beginfig. -Sanjoy `A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves.' -- Bertrand de Jouvenal

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wiki: debian installation
by plink 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

Hi, apropos a good manual: is the debian installation description still supposed to be correct and/or supported? I did an installation with last weeks unstable release and found the wiki infos not really helpful, if not outright misleading. with greets from the penguin side of things, Jak. PS.: Yes, I also prefer printed docs. And no, I do not know who has got enough time and insight to write them ... -------------------------------------------------------------------- 150MB of disk space, Webmail over SSL with address book, calendar, and organizer. Access thru Imap, Imap-SSL, Pop3, Pop3-SSL and Smtp. 5 different domains, antispam (spamassassin, bayes, razor, dcc) and mime filter, Up to 200mb per outgoing message. All free, is your current email having this functionalities ? Check http://www.nemail.it for registration and more info. This message is added automatically, for any information or support contact: support(a)nectarine.info; if it is spam dont hesitate to report it. --------------------------------------------------------------------

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programming: doifdefined & friends
by Henning Hraban Ramm 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

While I can't cope with counters, I'm trying other stuff that I don't understand: How must I use \doifdefined & friends? Consider this snippet: ----- \starttext \def\myvar{JAJAJA} \input tufte \doifdefined{\myvar}{\par bla \myvar blub\par} \input tufte \stoptext ----- I'd guess it would print "bla JAJAJAblub" between the two Tufte texts and don't if I comment \def\myvar. But I guess wrongly: It does nothing in this case, and complains about undefined \myvar in the latter. But if I really want to check if something is defined before I try to use it, how must I write it? (Expansion magic?) Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://contextgarden.net http://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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[HELP] colored text marked by a caption and across multipages
by Wei_Hu＠mtk.com.tw 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

Hi all, << 1 >> First, I want to put source codes into my document. I achieve this by using 'verbatim' \starttyping blah blah \stoptyping << 2 >> Then I decide to add colors for these source codes, so I use: \starttyping[option=color,option=commands] blah blah <</color[red]....>> blah blah \stoptyping << 3 >> Finally, I want to refer to this block of source codes in the rest document, so I use: \placefloat[here][listing:sample]{Hello world} \starttyping[option=color,option=commands] blah blah <</color[red]....>> blah blah \stoptyping and refer to it by \in{}[] and \at{}[]. << 1 >> & << 2 >> & << 3 >> work great, however, if the source codes are long enough, and doesn't fit into one page, then the bottom of it will not display. After searching this mailing list, I found some methods: \bTABLE, \starttextbackground ..etc... But none of them can achieve this facility. I can accomplish this facility though LaTeX as described in page 2 ~ page 3 in the attached file. (It uses listings package in LaTeX) All I want is a colored source codes marked by a caption, and I can refe to that source code using \in{}[] or \at{}[] primitives. Are there any ways in ConTeXt can achieve this? Thanks. ************* Email Confidentiality Notice ******************** The information contained in this e-mail message (including any attachments) may be confidential, proprietary, privileged, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable laws. It is intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). Any use, dissemination, distribution, printing, retaining or copying of this e-mail (including its attachments) by unintended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, or believe that you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately (by replying to this e-mail), delete any and all copies of this e-mail (including any attachments) from your system, and do not disclose the content of this e-mail to any other person. Thank you!

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setupformulas: make indentnext=auto the default?
by Sanjoy Mahajan 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

The default for setupformulas is indentnext=no, at least from a couple experiments and this line in core-mat.tex (in version 2006.08.08): \c!indentnext=\v!no, What's the view on changing it to indentnext=auto, which seems intuitive at least if one is used to TeX or LaTeX? From the archives, it seems like 'auto' was the default a few years ago, but maybe there was reason to change it to 'no'. -Sanjoy `Never underestimate the evil of which men of power are capable.' --Bertrand Russell, _War Crimes in Vietnam_, chapter 1.

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table: code doesn't work any more with recent beta
by Mojca Miklavec 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

Hello Hans, The following code compiles fine with MikTeX (version 2006.08.22), but fails with a recent beta: \def\room#1{\starttable[ s0 |r|l|]#1\stoptable} \def\student#1#2{\NC#1\NC#2\NC\MR} \starttext \room{ \student{A}{B} \student{C}{D} } \stoptext I get the following error: ! Undefined control sequence. \dotextmodediscretionary ...up \let \nextnextnext \egroup \def \next ##1#1{\... <argument> s0 | r|l| \doifsomething #1->\edef \!!stringa {#1 }\ifx \!!stringa \empty \expandafter ... \thirdstagestartTABLE ...etall \doifsomething {#1} {\def \TABLEformat {#1}\g... \dorestartTABLE ...restartTABLE {#1}\restartTABLE \TABLEnoalign {\globalpush... \room #1->\starttable [ s0 |r|l|] #1\stoptable l.9 } ? ! Emergency stop. Mojca

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beta
by Hans Hagen 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

Hi, I uploaded a beta release. If no further problems with the upgraded figure inclusion and adapted metapost conversion are reported, we will go current (otherwise a changelog will be impossible, even if most changes are not reportable anyway) Hans -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------

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bug: MetaFun doesn't speak French
by Mojca Miklavec 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

Hello Hans, here's a little MetaFun snippet which fails to work because of special treatment of French characters: \useencoding[ffr] \mainlanguage[fr] \startMPcode fill fullcircle scaled 5cm; \stopMPcode \stoptext >> (0,0,5cm.directdiscretionary,0,0,5cm.directdiscretionary) ! Transform components aren't all known. <to be read again> { l.148 ...llcircle scaled 5cm\directdiscretionary { ;} ? I assume that it worked OK some time ago (I was trying to compile a document from 2002). Mojca

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LilyPond module for LilyPond 2.9.x
by Henning Hraban Ramm 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

Yeah, I finally got it working with recent versions of LilyPond! (The most important change was from "linewidth" to "line-width", and I overlooked that far too long...) The module still has lots of issues (e.g. paths for external command like lilypond are hardcoded), but it does what I want it to do. ;-) Could someone please exchange the module in the garden? Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://contextgarden.net http://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)

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framed-vtop
by Idris Samawi Hamid 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

Dear knights, How do I get \framed to behave like \vtop? For example \startext \framed{\framed[width=1in]{1992} \vtop{Instructor, Physics, Upward Bound Math/Science Regional Center \crlf University at Buffalo, State University of New York}} \framed{\framed[width=1in]{1992} \framed{Instructor, Physics, Upward Bound Math/Science Regional Center \crlf University at Buffalo, State University of New York}} \stoptext I can't seem to find the right options for \framed so that the year is flush with the top line of its argument. Best 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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