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table numbering
by Peter Münster 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

Hello, in the following example, the first table gets the number 1 and the second table the number 0 ! Could someone help please? Cheers, Peter \setupoutput[dvi] \starttext \placetable[][tab1]{bla}{ \bTABLE \bTR\bTD bla\eTD\eTR \eTABLE} \placetable[][tab2]{bla}{ \bTABLE \bTR\bTD bla\eTD\eTR \eTABLE} \stoptext -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Can't get texmfstart to work
by The Wizard 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

All - I had not updated my install for quite some time, so I thought today might be a good time to try. I downloaded all the latest cont-*.zip files from the Pragma site, and did what I normally do to update: 1) Unzip all the new files in my texmf-local directory 2) texhash 3) texexec --make en nl mptopdf 4) texexec --make --all 5) updmap-sys 6) fmtutil-sys --refresh 7) texexec --version I see that I have installed the newest version: merlin:/home/.../TestDoc 128> 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 : pdfeTeXk, 3.141592-1.30.6-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) context : ver: 2006.07.14 12:08 cont-en : ver: 2006.07.14 12:08 fmt: 2006.7.19 mes: english total run time : 1 seconds warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead So, I decide to see if I can start using the texmfstart version as recommended. I find the "texmfstart.rb" file in the texmf-local/scripts/context/ruby/ directory, and see that the magic line doesn't work for me; on Solaris 10, the #!/usr/bin/env ruby just hangs. No problem, I can point it to my installed copy of ruby and it should work; I change the first line to #!//opt/sfw/bin/ruby and try "texmfstart texexec --version" and get an error: merlin:/home/.../TestDoc 130> texmfstart texexec --version /usr/local/teTeX/bin/i386-pc-solaris2.10/texmfstart:983: nested method definition def the_same(filter,filename) ^ /usr/local/teTeX/bin/i386-pc-solaris2.10/texmfstart:987: nested method definition def the_same(filter,filename) ^ Now, I don't know if it's a ruby error, or a problem with my system. The version of ruby installed is merlin:/home/.../TestDoc 131> ruby --version ruby 1.6.4 (2001-06-04) [i386-solaris2.10] and I am using teTex 3.0 built from source, and pdftex-1.30.6. I only normally generate PDF output in letter size, and this has worked fine for me in the old Perl version (in fact, it still works, but complains that I should use "texmfstart"). Any ideas about how I should go about fixing this? -- Mark Almeida mark.almeida(a)sun.com Solutions Architect (707)398-9524/x81132 Sun Client Solutions (707)429-0341 Home Office (707)480-5038 Cell

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Question starttables ... stoptables and pagebrake
by Brockmann-Krabbe, Ulrike 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

Ulrike Brockmann-Krabbe Bezirksregierung Münster Dez. 51 - Höhere Landschaftsbehörde - Domplatz 1-3 48128 Münster Tel: 0251/411-1702 Fax: 0251/411-81702 E-Mail:ulrike.brockmann-krabbe@brms.nrw.de <mailto:ulrike.brockmann-krabbe@brms.nrw.de>

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font errors
by Patrick Gundlach 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

Hi, I have updated my context and I run into errors. Don't ask me what the old version was that worked, but it was about two monthts ago: \usetypescript[palatino][\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont[palatino] \enableregime[il1] \mainlanguage[de] \starttext Once upon a time, in a distant galaxy called Ööçc, there lived a computer named R.~J. Drofnats. \stoptext Gives me no 'funny characters', but the following entries in the logfile: -------------------------------------------------- [1.1{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/fonts/map/dvipdfm/context/original-empt y.map}{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-texnansi.map}{/ usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/fonts/map/dvipdfm/context/original-base.map Warning: pdfetex (file /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/fonts/map/dvipdfm/con text/original-base.map): invalid entry for `fmvr8x': font file missing Warning: pdfetex (file /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/fonts/map/dvipdfm/con text/original-base.map): invalid entry for `xycmat11': font file missing Warning: pdfetex (file /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/fonts/map/dvipdfm/con text/original-base.map): invalid entry for `xycmbt11': font file missing ..... -------------------------------------------------- What has happened here? I use Gerben's iInstaller TeX. Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net

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"infinite" paper height
by Mojca Miklavec 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

Hello, Is there any way to create "infinite" paper size: such a paper that all the content fits exactly on a single page? ̣(As a workaroung I can still create a page of height 2m and then crop it if no other solution is available.) \setuplayout [width=8cm] \definepapersize [infinite] [width=12cm, height=100cm] \setuppapersize [infinite] [infinite] Thank you, Mojca

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Figure. 3
by David Arnold 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

All, Anyone know how to get a period after Figure in figure caption. I tried: \setupcaptions[separator=.] \starttext \placefigure [][fig:one] {Caption.} {\externalfigure[blank]} \stoptext And \let\floatcaptionsuffix=. \starttext \placefigure [][fig:one] {Caption.} {\externalfigure[blank]} \stoptext Neither worked.

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Problem with \typefile
by John R. Culleton 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

I use the lines: \typefile {samp.tex}{samp.tex} \page[yes] \stoptext % For debugging purposes The file samp.tex contains ascii tex from the sample files knuth, zapf and tufte, concluded by the single tag \bye. The document compiles fine and displays fine in xpdf or kpdf (Linux). But Acrobat Reader 7.0 (Linux) comes up with the message "there was a problem with this document" and displays two blank pages instead. It will however display the rest of the document if the \stoptext statement above is removed. -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com

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splitting a pdf into multiple volumes
by Ralf Schmitt 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

Hi all, I'm trying to split a large document for printing to multiple volumes/books. The first volume should contain a table of contents (but no index/list of figures), the second volume should have consecutive pagenumbers, and the last volume should contain an index and the list of figures of all books. Is this possible with context? TIA, - Ralf

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ConTeXt, Charts, and transparency
by Idris Samawi Hamid 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

Dear fellow gangsters, 2 questions: QUESTION 1) Does ConTeXt have a graphical charts module, a la flowcharts module? If not, are there some examples of graphical charts done in ConTeXt anywhere? Please see the attached png for what I have in mind. I did find a module m-steps, but the enclosed example crashes, so I'm not sure if this is what I'm looking for... ============================= % output=pdf interface=en \usemodule[m-steps] % A simple paragraph-flow test: \starttext \startbuffer \startSTEPchart \cells {A} {B} \cells {one} {five} \texts{$+2$}{$-2$} \cells {two} {four} \texts{$+3$}{$-3$} \cells {three} {three} \texts{$+4$}{$-4$} \cells {four} {two} \texts{$+5$}{$-5$} \cells {five} {one} \stopSTEPchart \stopbuffer \getbuffer \startnarrower \getbuffer \stopnarrower \placefigure[left]{}{} \getbuffer \stoptext ============================= log file: ============================= (chart-test-mpgraph.mp (c:\ConTeXt\tex\texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-step .mp) >> (0.5,0.5,0.5) >> 2.5 ! Not implemented: (color)scaled(known numeric). <to be read again> ; pen_size->...epath(top.origin--bot.origin)(TEXT2); (ypart.urcorner.p-ypart.lr... set_ahlength->...:=(ahfactor*pen_size(_op_(TEXT0)) ); arrowheadonpath->...;set_ahlength(scaled.ahfactor) ;arrowhead(EXPR2)if(EXPR3)... drawline->...R2)=1:draw.arrowheadonpath((EXPR3),1) ;elseif(EXPR2)=2:draw.arro... image->...ture;currentpicture:=nullpicture;(TEXT2) ;currentpicture.endgroup l.145 ...e(2,2), 1.79993pt, (scaledgray(.5,1)) ) ) ; lines[b][2][2] := image(... ? ============================= QUESTION 2) Not really a direct context question but is needed for a context document: how can I convert the attached pdf to a transparent background without loosing the image (bitmap in origin). ImageMagick does not work well at all. I need it in a document with a colored background. Thnx in advance 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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too much space because of margin notes
by Mojca Miklavec 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

Hello, I would like to write a note in the margin next to some framed formula, but I guess that the formula starts a new paragraph and there's too much space left on the top of the frame. How can I fix that? \starttext \startframedtext \inmargin{some text in margin} \placeformula \startformula a+b=c \stopformula How can I get rid of that space? \stopframedtext \stoptext Thank you very much, Mojca

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