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Problems with ConTeXt version 2006.05.11
by Otared KAVIAN 15 May '06

15 May '06

Dear all, I installed the latest version of ConTeXt (that is version 2006.05.11) and although some problems have disappeared, some other are still there. Indeed I thank Hans H. and all the wizards working with him for having fixed some of the issues reported previously. For your information, I am using Gerben Wierda's ConTeXt updater, and running MacOS X 10.4.6. I list below three problems I can observe with some of my test files: 1) PostScript fonts declarations are not anymore working. For instance this \starttext \usetypescript[palatino] \setupbodyfont[palatino,12pt] Here we are using the font \fontname\font. \blank \input knuth.tex \stoptext is typeset with lmr. The same is true with times. 2) Generating a format with XeTeX, that is creating XeConTeXt, is now possible but still MetaPost code is ignored in the resulting PDF file. For instance this \setupcolors[state=start] \starttext \startMPcode fill fullcircle scaled 3cm withcolor red; fill fullcircle scaled 3cm shifted (2cm,1cm) withcolor transparent(1,0.5,green); \stopMPcode \stoptext works fine in ConTeXt, but gives nothing with XeConTeXt. 3) Even though typesetting a file with ConTeXt from within TeXShop works fine, still there is the warning warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead which means that some day those (like me...) who have not well understood how to switch to texmfstart (and in particular how to make it work...) are going to have big problems with the next releases of ConTeXt... Best regards: OK

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mailing lists
by Hans Hagen 14 May '06

14 May '06

Hoi, We hebben het er niet meer over gehad .. de mailinglijst - afscherming (is nu ok denk ik) - archief (is er wel maar misschien niet wat we willen) - leden van de bestuurslijst Wat betreft het laatste, ik heb er geen bezwaar tegen als er op de bestuurslijst ook mensen staan waarvan we als bestuur vinden dat ze kunnen/mogen meedenken. (bv frans) 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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New release and XeTeX - XeConTeXt
by Otared KAVIAN 14 May '06

14 May '06

Dear all, After upgrading to the latest release (that is TeXExec 5.4.3, and ConTeXt ver: 2006.05.08 12:59 fmt: 2006.5.9 int: english mes: english), when I tried to generate the format with XeTeX (that is to generate XeConTeXt), with the command sudo texexec --make --xtx en I get the folllowing error message: language : patterns de for de loaded (n=3,e=texnansi,m=texnansi) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/patterns/lang-de.pat ! Bad \patterns. \unknownchar ->{ \hbox {\vrule \!!width .5em\!!height 1ex\!!depth \zeropoint }} l.114 .ge s6 ? Has anyone encountered this error? Is there a solution? Many thanks for your help: Otared K.

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\startbackmatter requires \chapter to get bibliography?
by Sanjoy Mahajan 14 May '06

14 May '06

I just noticed the following behavior of \startbackmatter: A \placepublications needs a \chapter{...} before it, otherwise no bibliography is generated (i.e. p.2 is empty). Consistent with that behavior, \completepublications works fine without needing a \chapter beforehand. Here's the minimal file: \usemodule[bib] \setupbibtex[database=book] \starttext See \cite[van-Dyke:82] \startbackmatter %\chapter{References} \placepublications \stopbackmatter \stoptext With this .bbl file: \setuppublicationlist[samplesize={vD82},totalnumber=1] \startpublication[k=van-Dyke:82,t=book, a={{van Dyke}},y=1982, n=1,s=vD82] \author[]{Milton}[M.]{van}{Dyke} \pubyear{1982} \title{An Album of Fluid Motion} \city{Stanford, Calif.} \pubname{Parabolic Press} \stoppublication

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bibdemo.tex example needs a few defs
by Sanjoy Mahajan 14 May '06

14 May '06

The bibdemo.tex example on the Wiki <http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Bibliography> fails with complaints about \newcommand being undefined. The problem is that xampl.bib (which here is /usr/share/texmf-tetex/bibtex/bib/base/xampl.bib on this teTeX 3.0 distribution) has this: @preamble{ "\newcommand{\noopsort}[1]{} " # "\newcommand{\printfirst}[2]{#1} " # "\newcommand{\singleletter}[1]{#1} " # "\newcommand{\switchargs}[2]{#2#1} " } So bibtex puts those LaTeX commands at the top of the .bbl file, and ConTeXt doesn't know about \newcommand. A temporary workaround is to define those commands by hand (see below). A better workaround is to define \newcommand. latex.ltx has a long and involved one, but maybe there's a nicer ConTeXt way? Meanwhile, the following example works (context version 2006.04.17 23:14): \usemodule[bib] \def\newcommand#1[#2]#3{} \newcommand{\noopsort}[1]{} \def\noopsort#1{} \def\printfirst#1#2{#1} \def\singleletter#1{#1} \def\switchargs#1#2{#2#1} \setupbibtex[database=xampl] \starttext As \cite[article-full] already indicated, bibtex is a \LaTeX-centric program. \completepublications \stoptext I'll put this version on the wiki, if there's no clean solution (unless I've missed an easy fix to the \newcommand problem). -Sanjoy

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brace error after a \placefigure
by Sanjoy Mahajan 14 May '06

14 May '06

I can't figure out what causes the brace error with this test.tex example file: \starttext \placefigure[margin]{A caption}{\externalfigure[]} {test}. \stoptext $ texexec test [...] ! Too many }'s. l.4 {test} . ? H You've closed more groups than you opened. Such booboos are generally harmless, so keep going. If I change {test}. to The {test}. then it compiles fine. $ 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, 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4) context : ver: 2006.04.17 23:14 cont-en : ver: 2006.04.17 23:14 fmt: 2006.5.10 mes: english -Sanjoy

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Custom \unknownreference and \dummyreference; plus custom unknownreference in m-bib
by Tobias Burnus 14 May '06

14 May '06

Hi hans, hi Taco, hello all, I used the following in my thesis (2 years ago) to make sure I won't miss a unresolved reference: --------------------------------------------------- \def\unknownreference{~~~~~\clap{\blackrule[width=1.5ex,height=1.5ex,depth=0.3ex]% \kern-0.3ex$\blacktriangleright$~~~~}% \normalunknownreference} \def\dummyreference{$\blacksquare$} --------------------------------------------------- which produced for unresolvable references: "#>myRef#" or "#>#". This does not work anymore. I only get "#myRef". How should one do it nowadays? * * * In m-bib, actually not \unknownreference (or \dummyreference) but a simple '??' is used (not even bold. It would be great if this could be changed. (search for "{??}" and ' ??\else'.) Tobias

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Re: [NTG-context] about texmfstart
by Dalyoung 14 May '06

14 May '06

Dear Aditya, I did what you told me, set RUBYLIB=..../texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby export $RUBYLIB But there is no change in the output of "texmfstart --verbose texexec". I copied texexec.rb in the home directory, then I got ~ mac$ texmfstart --verbose texexec texmfstart version 1.8.6 expanding 'texexec' to 'texexec.rb' locating 'texexec.rb' in current path '.' registering 'texexec' as '/Users/mac/texexec.rb' 'texexec.rb' located in current path registering 'THREAD' as '/Users/mac' starting texexec using 'system' call: ruby /Users/mac/texexec.rb /Users/mac/texexec.rb:10:in `require': No such file to load -- base/ switch (LoadError) from /Users/mac/texexec.rb:10 According to this message, it locate texexec.rb. However, the commnad texmfstart texexec --make en did nothing but only a message like this. /Users/mac/texexec.rb:10:in `require': No such file to load -- base/ switch (LoadError) from /Users/mac/texexec.rb:10 Would you please tell me what I have to do more? Thank you for reading. Best regards, Dalyoung

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Linux: ConTeXt in local texmf-tree and Ruby scripts - HOWTO?
by Johannes Graumann 14 May '06

14 May '06

Hello, I'm on Debian unstable and have the latest context sitting in my home directory's 'texmf'. The new ruby scripts confuse me to no end - I just don't understand how to make it works. Here is what works and what doesn't: 1) 'ruby ~/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb document.tex' works. 2) Made ~/texmf/scripts executable (recursively). 3) I have linked '~/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb' to '~/bin/texmfstart' (~/bin being in my path) and now calling 'texmfstart' gives me this: version : 1.8.6 - 2003/2006 - www.pragma-ade.com usage : texmfstart [switches] filename [optional arguments] switches : --verbose --report --browser --direct --execute --locate --iftouched --program --file --page --arguments --batch --edit --report --clear --make --lmake --wmake --path --stubpath --indirect --before --after --tree --autotree --environment --showenv example : texmfstart pstopdf.rb cow.eps texmfstart --locate examplex.rb texmfstart --execute examplex.rb texmfstart --browser examplap.pdf texmfstart showcase.pdf texmfstart --page=2 --file=showcase.pdf texmfstart --program=yourtex yourscript.rb arg-1 arg-2 texmfstart --direct xsltproc kpse:somefile.xsl somefile.xml texmfstart bin:xsltproc env:somepreset path:somefile.xsl somefile.xml texmfstart --iftouched=normal,lowres downsample.rb normal lowres texmfstart texmfstart bin:scite kpse:texmf.cnf texmfstart --exec bin:scite *.tex texmfstart --edit texmf.cnf texmfstart --serve texmfstart --stubpath=/usr/local/bin [--make --remove] --verbose all texmfstart --stubpath=auto [--make --remove] all Seems to work to a first approximation. 4) I have also added '~/texmf/scripts/context/stubs/unix' to my path to make the stubs residing therein accessible on the command line. 'which texexec' now returns ~/texmf/scripts/context/stubs/unix/texexec Which seems right. Also added to the path '~/texmf/scripts/context/ruby'. 'which texexec.rb' now returns ~/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb However, just calling 'texexec document.tex' does not work - NOTHING happens, new prompt, no errors. Same thing with 'texmfstart texexec.rb document.tex' - which is the command the 'texexec'-stub actually calls. I'm at the end of my knowledge and intuition. Can anybody help circumventing the need for the monster 'ruby ~/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb document.tex'? Thanks, Joh

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about texmfstart
by Dalyoung 12 May '06

12 May '06

Dear listers, Forgive me for my beginner's question again. As in the list(ntg-context Digest, Vol 23, Issue 28), I did the following: cp /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/ texmfstart.rb /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/ texmfstart chmod 755 /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/texmfstart After this, I issued texmfstart texexec --make --xetex en or texmfstart texexec file.tex, but there is no action at all. I also issued the following command and got the output like this. ************************************** input: texmfstart --verbose texexec output: texmfstart version 1.8.6 expanding 'texexec' to 'texexec.rb' locating 'texexec.rb' in current path '.' locating 'texexec.rb' in caller path '/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc- apple-darwin-current' using kpse binary unable to locate base/kpseremote|base/kpsedirect|base/kpsefast on library paths: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8 /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/powerpc-darwin8.0 /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby /usr/lib/ruby/1.8 /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/powerpc-darwin8.0 . /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current /usr/local/teTeX/bin/lib /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/texmfstart-lib /usr/local/teTeX/texmf-local/scripts/context/ruby /usr/local/teTeX/texmf/scripts/context/ruby an option is to point the RUBYLIB variable to <texmf-local or texmf>/scripts/context/ruby or to copy <texmf-local or texmf>/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpse* (including the kpse subpath) to e.g. /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/../lib/texmfstart/ or to use a stub instead fatal error unable to locate program *************************** Would you please tell me how to make texstart working? Thank you for reading. Best regards, Dalyoung

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