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Photobook
by Fidel Viegas 01 Sep '06

01 Sep '06

Hello folks, I have been playing around with Context for over a month and I think it is a fantastic tool. Comparing it with LaTex it is a more general tool and gives you far more options. Now, I was wondering if any Context user has created photobooks with contexts and how they went about doing it. I would love to hear people's experiences. Thanks in advance, Fidel.

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xpos.sty
by Paul Jones 01 Sep '06

01 Sep '06

Hello, Thank you again for very timely and great answers to my question yesterday. I am finding that implementing things in Context is usually easier than I expect. This is very nice. Our company decided to switch to context from latex recently. It seems to have been a very good decision. Thanks for all the work you do to make context so fun to use. We have one last thing to get translated from latex to context. David Kastrup wrote a bit of latex for us (included below) that magically writes out the absolute xy position of each paragraph and image to a log file for us. We pass some extra information to the commands that get put in the log file for us, but in the end we mainly need a way to get the absolute xy coordinates of the bounding boxes for each paragraph, each section title, each image and each image caption. Is there a way to get this information with context already? Or do I need to get a new module written? Thanks in advance for any advise, paul \newwrite\posit@write \AtBeginDvi{\openout\posit@write \jobname.pos\relax} \long\def\posit@protected@write#1#2#3{% \begingroup \let\thepage\relax #2% \let\protect\@unexpandable@protect \edef\reserved@a{\write#1{#3}}% \reserved@a \endgroup \if@nobreak\ifvmode\nobreak\fi\fi } \def\positionwrite{\ifx\protect\@typeset@protect \pdfsavepos \else \expandafter\@gobblefour \fi \posit@protected@write\posit@write{}} \def\thexposition{\ifx\thepage\relax \noexpand\thexposition \else \strip@pt \dimexpr\pdflastxpos sp*\p@/\dimexpr 1bp\relax\relax \fi} \def\theyposition{\ifx\thepage\relax \noexpand\theyposition \else \strip@pt \dimexpr(\ifnum\pdfoutput>\z@ \pdfpageheight\fi-\pdflastypos sp)% *\p@/\dimexpr 1bp\relax\relax \fi} \def\thexyposition{\thexposition\space\theyposition} \newbox\posit@box \setbox\posit@box\box\voidb@x \def\positionhwrite#1{% \global\setbox\posit@box\hbox{\unhbox\posit@box#1}% \ifhmode \unhbox\posit@box \fi} \newtoks\posit@everypar \posit@everypar\expandafter{\the\everypar} \def\posit@level{\m@ne} \everypar{\unhbox\posit@box \ifnum\currentgrouplevel=\posit@level \fi\the\posit@everypar} \let\everypar\posit@everypar \def\positiontop#1{\positionhwrite{\vadjust pre{\positionwrite{#1}}}} \def\positionbottom#1{\positionhwrite{\vadjust{\positionwrite{#1}}}} \def\positionbaseline#1{\positionhwrite{\positionwrite{#1}}} \newcounter{positionpar}\relax \newenvironment{positionpar}[2]{% \par \c@positionpar=\z@ \toks@\expandafter{\number\currentgrouplevel\relax \advance\c@positionpar\@ne \ifhmode\expandafter\positiontop \else\expandafter\positionwrite\fi{#1}}% \edef\posit@level{\the\toks@}% \def\position@endhook{#2}}{\ifhmode\par\fi\positionwrite{\position@endhook }}

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footnote number in header
by Horacio Suarez 01 Sep '06

01 Sep '06

Hello I have footnotes in titles and titles appears in all right page headers. The problem is that in the header appears a superscript number, adding 1 each time it appears. How can I avoid it? Thankyou _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

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vertical kerning for TwoThird needed
by Steffen Wolfrum 01 Sep '06

01 Sep '06

Hi, comparable to the pre-defined \threequarter I want to write a \TwoThird. The following looks quite good (with my respective font settings) ... \def\TwoThird{{\tx\high{\txx 2}}\kern-0.1em/\kern-0.1em{\txx 3}} ... but still the "2" is a bit to high. How can I adjust "vertikal kerning"? Thanks, Steffen

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texmfstart newbie
by David Arnold 01 Sep '06

01 Sep '06

OK, I've updated to the latest context via Gerben's i-installer on my mac osx 10.4.6. I have no idea what texmfstart is nor do I understand its purpose. I imagine the first thing I have to do is configure, because it is certainly not found on my system. tmp $ which texmfstart tmp $ texmfstart -bash: texmfstart: command not found Here is my path: tmp $ echo $PATH /sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/ local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/opt/local/bin:/usr/ local/mysql/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin For example: tmp $ texexec --version TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006 tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) context : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39 cont-en : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39 fmt: 2006.6.27 mes: english cont-nl : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39 fmt: 2006.6.27 mes: dutch total run time : 3 seconds warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead tmp $ which texexec /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/texexec Which appears to be some sort of shell script. tmp $ cat /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/texexec #!/bin/sh test -f /bin/sh5 && test -z "$RUNNING_SH5" \ && { UNAMES=`uname -s`; test "x$UNAMES" = xULTRIX; } 2>/dev/null \ && { RUNNING_SH5=true; export RUNNING_SH5; exec /bin/sh5 $0 ${1 +"$@"}; } unset RUNNING_SH5 test -f /bin/bsh && test -z "$RUNNING_BSH" \ && { UNAMES=`uname -s`; test "x$UNAMES" = xAIX; } 2>/dev/null \ && { RUNNING_BSH=true; export RUNNING_BSH; exec /bin/bsh $0 ${1 +"$@"}; } unset RUNNING_BSH export PATH # hack around a bug in zsh: test -n "${ZSH_VERSION+set}" && alias -g '${1+"$@"}'='"$@"' what=`echo $0 | sed 's@.*/@@'` p=`kpsewhich -format=texmfscripts $what.pl` { test -n "$p" && test -f "$p"; } \ || { echo "\`$what.pl' not found."; exit 1; } perl "$p" ${1+"$@"} Ruby is installed: tmp $ which ruby /usr/bin/ruby tmp $ ruby --version ruby 1.8.2 (2004-12-25) [powerpc-darwin8.0] And here is the location of texmfstart: /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/stubs/lib/texmfstart /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/stubs/lib/ texmfstart/base /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/stubs/lib/ texmfstart/base/kpse Now for questions: 1. How do I configure my system to use texmstart? 2. What are some of the usual uses I should be employing of texmfstart? How will it improve performance? How will it simplify my work? Etc? I.e what are the advantages?

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figurelibrary
by Jörg Hagmann 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Hi, I am organising my figures in a "figurelibrary" (see www.pragma- ade.com/general/manuals/xfigures-s.pdf) It is great! But: shouldn't the thumbnails in the section "Figure collection" link to the whole page views (first section of the pdf file)? I believe that the first time I tried it that was the case, but I am not sure. In any case, now they don't. Cheers, Jörg

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strange $\longrightarrow$
by Mojca Miklavec 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Hello, $\longrightarrow$ with the default font (cmr) is a bit strange under magnification (tail is not aligned with the arrow properly). Whose fault is that? The problem with font, modified macros or something else? Thanks, Mojca

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beta
by Hans Hagen 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

I uploaded a new beta (a few fixes to fig bases [better adapted to new core-fig] and overlays [more robust for dimen0]) 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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Re: [NTG-context] index (again)
by Steffen Wolfrum 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Does the current beta also provide a fix for the index bug (see below)? Steffen Anfang der weitergeleiteten E-Mail: > > If I change your testfile by one line \page test text > > the output becomes really strange: > > test index 2, 2, 2 > > > Is this a sign that I don't have the latest beta with the fixes you > mention? > > Steffen > > > > Test file: > > \starttext > > \placelist[section][criterium=all] \blank[5*big] > \placeregister[index][compress=no] \blank[5*big] > \placeregister[index][compress=no,sectionnumber=yes] \blank[5*big] > \placeregister[index][compress=yes] \blank[5*big] > > \page > test text \index{test index} > \section{heading} > more test text \index{test index} > \section{heading} > more test text \index{test index} > \page test text > \page > \section{heading text \index{test index}} > more test text \index{test index} > \page > test text \index{test index} > \section{heading text \index{test index}} > more test text \index{test index} > > \stoptext > > > >

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help for the font problem
by Dalyoung Jeong 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hi, all I have no problem to get an pdf output using XeTeX and XeLaTeX but, I got some errors using XeTeX+ XonTeXt. After many tests, I think that the error is related with the font (including Korean) which I installed privately. If I use the fonts installed by system, then everything is OK. The followings are the errors and error message I got. 1) There is a white space instead of figures. No error messages but no figures. However, if I changed the font, I got the pdf output directly containing figures. 2) font error message: xetext.xdv -> xetext.pdf [1 ** NOTICE: This document contains a `Preview & Print only' licensed font ** ] ** ERROR ** CFF: Invalid character. Output file removed. TeXExec | runtime: 5.386493 ~ However, I could get an pdf texts using "xdv2pdf" but still no figures. If I changed the font, then I got the pdf output without xdv2pdf. Hence, all the errors are originated from the font. I wonder whether it is the problem in my system only or not. Would someone try the following file using the given font(free to use)? And if you also get the same errors, then is there a You can download fonts freely from the following address: http://www.softmagic.com/HomePage/ko/03_down/download.jsp#04 In the middle of that page, you can see "Open type Fonts for Mac OS X", click "open type font 5" below the "download service". It contains 5 fonts, and try one of them. Thank you for help. Best Regards, Dalyoung %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \font\B="smJohabP\space Medium" at 12pt \starttext \B This is a test for \ConTeXt. \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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