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Re: [NTG-context] index page range bug
by Duncan Hothersall 07 Sep '06

07 Sep '06

Jason wrote: > When using startregister/stopregister commands, if the range is only one > one page, then while both a [f] and a [t] are written to the tui file, > only one \registerfrom command is put in the tuo file. If there is only > one range, it seems like the software deals with it nicely. However, if > there are two ranges (like in the example below), then the index > incorrectly assumes that the first \registerfrom command in the tuo file > corresponds to the \registerto command. Aha! Great work tracking this down Jason, I have been bitten by this bug many times in the past but not been able to isolate it. It would be really great if this could be fixed in the ruby script. Duncan

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resolved Font problem
by Dalyoung Jeong 07 Sep '06

07 Sep '06

Dear all, By installing TeX from the beginning and changing to new font family, "CFF: Invalid caracter" error was disappeared. I think that there are some problems in some korean fonts But the same file had a little problem in Powerbook G4(OS X 10.4.7). I think that it is not the problem in XeTeX, ConTeXt, but in the configuration in Terminal or in the system. Although I have little knowledge about Unix, I'll try to fix it. Thank you again for all the help. Best regards, Dalyoung

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multiple bibliographies
by Thomas A. Schmitz 07 Sep '06

07 Sep '06

Dear all (and esp. Taco), in March 2005, there was a discussion about having multiple bibliographies in one document, very much like with the LaTeX package chapterbib. I may be missing something obvious, but I'm wondering whether this is now possible with Taco's module. Maybe a bit of background, and please tell me if you think this is a stupid idea: every term, I have to prepare lists of references for my several classes, and there usually is a lot of repetition and overlap. So I'm dreaming of having one big bibtex database and producing the lists via assorted \nocite commands. But i usually split up these bibliographies into several sections, and I want all items numbered in sequence, so I have in my source: \section{One} \nocite[myfirst] \nocite[mysecond] \placepublications \section{Two} \nocite[mythird] \nocite[myfourth] \placepublications to get this output: A. One [1] myfirst publication [2] mysecond publication B. Two [3] mythird publication [4] myfourth publication Is this reasonable? feasible? Or should I just use the old approach and copy/paste the same references into \itemize lists? Help and opinions appreciated! Thomas

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MathPazo & Palatino
by Pepe Barbe 07 Sep '06

07 Sep '06

Hello, I am using Palatino to typeset my document and it involves a fair use of maths typesetting, and seems Palatino is incomplete for some of it. I've read about the MathPazo LaTeX package and about previous discussions about it in this list, but nothing conclusive. Anything anyone would recommend to typeset math with Palatino without any sort of Caveat? Thanks, Pepe

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mk ii & mkiv
by Hans Hagen 07 Sep '06

07 Sep '06

Hi, http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mk.pdf for those who wonder what the MK II note is doing in the banner of context 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] How to display JavaScript's values in ConTeXt
by Zhichu Chen 07 Sep '06

07 Sep '06

It's so kind of you. Your example really helps me 'cause I can learn javascript and ConTeXt by books but there are few materials about how to associate them. Still, I'm sorry I have to open a new thread. I don't know how to reply under you, it's sad. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Peter Rolf <indiego(a)gmx.net> To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:06:02 +0200 Subject: Re: [NTG-context] How to display JavaScript's values in ConTeXt Zhichu Chen wrote: > . . . First thing to say: I'm also a javascript beginner (used it only once!), so don't expect too much from me :) In the following code the missing vars and function are added (javascript debugger), but still the initialisation ('undefined' text) and the reset for the result field are missing (and who knows what else). But it's a 'working' starting point. \startJSpreamble functions used now function do_digit(d) {console.println("do_digit("+d+") at page "+[this.pageNum]); Stack[Level] += String(d); do_refresh(Level) } var Stack = new Array(); var Level = 1 ; function do_refresh (i) { vv = this.getField("Stack.".concat(i)) ; if (vv) { vv.value = Stack[i] ; vv.readonly = (i!=Level) ; this.dirty = false } } \stopJSpreamble > . . . > I have not used text fields before (so no example code) and this is all I have about JavaScript: http://devedge-temp.mozilla.org/library/manuals/2000/javascript/1.3/referen… from http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/pdf/topic_js.html: http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/sdk/pdf/javascript/Ac… http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/sdk/pdf/javascript/Ac… http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/sdk/pdf/javascript/Ac… BUT MOST IMPORTANT: http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/pdf/debugger.js Description: "Use this file to enable the JavaScript Debugger in Adobe Reader, as described in the Acrobat JavaScript Scripting Guide." Hope that helps, Peter > . . . > >

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TeX trigger in MP macro
by Peter Rolf 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

Hi all, Currently I am using \startuniqueMPgraphic{foo} ... if (\DbgFill=0) : fill whatever fi ... \stopuniqueMPgraphic in my MP graphics. \DbgFill (0|1) is just a trigger, which prevents filling in case of visual debugging. Instead of always writing this 'long' form, it should be possible to use a self written mp-macro instead. But my naive approach def dbg_fill (expr p) = if (\DbgFill=0) : fill p ; fi enddef ; doesn't work. I get >> DbgFill ! Unknown relation will be considered false. How do I realize this trigger inside pure MP code and set it outside in TeX? The trigger should be global and can change during runtime. Any help is welcome. Greetings, Peter

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Footnote Setup
by Pepe Barbe 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

Hi, I would like to setup the footnotes so that the footnote in the textbody shows slanted (or just different) to the rest of the text and in sans serif, to avoid some confusion with exponents. So far what I have tried, does not seem to work. In setupfoonotes, style and numbercommand seem to only affect the style for the footnote at the bottom of the page, but not the footnote inside the textbody. Any ideas on how to achieve this? Thanks, Pepe

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Re: [NTG-context] How to display JavaScript's values in ConTeXt
by Zhichu Chen 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

Thank you very much Peter. I've inserted these code and when I open my pdf file in Acrobat Reader, it crashed :(. But this is not a big deal, I modified it and it's working, but it only tells me that: do_digit(7) at page 0 and the field never changes. I guess I have to specify some link between the JavaScript variant and the ConTeXt. Can you give me just one simplest example that shows JavaScript code var tempstring = "Yes"; in pdf file? Or you could think I'm very boring so can you just suggest some materials that I can find these techniques? From: Peter Rolf <indiego(a)gmx.net> To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:42:44 +0200 Subject: Re: [NTG-context] How to display JavaScript's values in ConTeXt Zhichu Chen wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I want to add a clock which shows the system time to a pdf file. > And I have read the ``art-calc.pdf'' and ``mwidget-p.pdf'' to find > some approaches but failed shamely. I am indeed new at ConTeXt and > JavaScript. Before I'm shocked by ConTeXt, I used LaTeX for about 2 > years, so I'm confused with the conventions between ConTeXt and LaTeX. > My code is here: > I don't have the time right now for more than this short tip. If you work with JavaScript you should open the JaveScript Debugger (CTRL-J in Acrobat; in the Adobe Reader hit CTRL-K and check "Show console on errors and messages" in the JavaScript categorie) to see the warnings and error messages. You also should insert some log messages in your code. For example console.println("do_digit("+d+") at page "+[this.pageNum]); at the start of your function do_digit. This helps a lot to see what is going on. Greetings, Peter > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > \setupinteraction[state=start] > > \startJSpreamble functions used now > function do_digit(d) > { Stack[Level] += String(d); > do_refresh(Level) } > \stopJSpreamble > > \startJScode{digit} > do_digit(JS_S_1); > \stopJScode > > \definefield[Stack.1][line][Results][][ > > \setupfield > [Results] > [horizontal,frame] > [width=fit, > height=2cm, > frame=on] > [height=18pt,width=80pt,align=middle,frame=off] > [height=18pt,width=80pt,color=red,align=right,style=type,frame=off] > > \setupbuttons [background=infobutton] > > \starttext > > Click \button{7}[JS(digit{7})] will get > \field[Stack.1] > > \stoptext > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I only copied these codes from "art-calc.pdf" so there must be some > other critical concepts that I haven't realized. Please point them to > me. Thanks > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > >

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preliminary support for tex4ht is there (for ConTeXt to HTML conversion)
by Mojca Miklavec 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

Just to let you know: if you want to convert your ConTeXt documents into HTML, you can try to install tex4ht and replace the old files with new ones: http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~gurari/TeX4ht/bugfixes.html (newt4ht.zip) It works OK with the old perl texexec.pl, the ruby version causes some problems, but none of them are fatal. You need DVI as an intermediate format, so if you use texexec.rb, you have to add \setupoutput[dvi] at the top of the document, otherwise tex4ht won't be able to create HTML out of it. You can compile a document with "htcontext filename" or by manually running texexec --use=tex4ht filename tex4ht filename t4ht filename I cannot give you extensible information about how fonts are set up. In MikTeX it worked out-of-the-box, however I didn't play yet to make it work under the stand-alone distribution, but the following link might be of some importance: http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~gurari/TeX4ht/mn32.html Support is not that extensive yet, but sections, external images (as long as they reside in the same directory and if they are in PNG/JPG), natural tables, itemisations, "place[something]", buffers, footnotes, very basic frames, math, ... are somehow working. (The big difference with math is that in LaTeX it is changed into bitmap and in ConTeXt it's currently text-based, so you'll get weird results when using \sum or similar, but I think that that is configurable, so if you manage to play enough with it you might be able to get formulas translated into MATHML, which will be displayed nicely in firefox for example.) And I guess that conversion into an OpenOffice document is very similar. I only asked the author to rewrite the pieces of code that caused problems before and to add some additional basic support to context.4ht, so if you have other requests, you should contact the author of tex4ht, not me !!! He adds support based on user requests (his first response was: nobody asked for improving ConTeXt support so far), so if you want to have better support implemented, feel free to ask him. Adding full support for ConTeXt is a bit too optimistic, but stepwise improvements are possible. Comments wellcome. (I currently have some problems with my computer, so I might not be very responsive to additional questions, but I'll try to fix the computer ASAP. Once that I manage to make it work inside stand-alone distr., I'll report how I did it if nobody else does that before me.) Mojca

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