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texmfstart
by Hans Hagen 11 May '06

11 May '06

Hi, I added a feature to texmfstart to make itself independent of libraries, which means, no dependency on 'base', so who had problems with that ... i need a volunteer 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] new release (Modified by Gerben Wierda)
by Gerben Wierda 11 May '06

11 May '06

On May 10, 2006, at 19:13, Hans Hagen wrote: > Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: >> Hans, >> >> do I need to re-report that format generation with texmfstart >> newtexexec --make is still broken on OS X (I'll check on my linux box >> later)? I still get these monstrous paths like >> >> TeXExec | tex engine path: .:/Users/tas/texmf/web2c//:!!/usr/local/ >> teTeX/share//share/texmf-local/web2c//:!!/usr/local/teTeX/share// >> share/texmf/web2c//:!!/usr/local/teTeX/share//share/texmf-dist/web2c// >> pdfetex >> >> > btw, i cannot test the mac here since the machine is broken (does not > start up and i already wasted half a day on it) It seems like not the real paths are taken but only the main path and texmf-local, texmf-dist and such are hard coded subdirectories. This is one reason why I do not use the standard directories (like texmf-local and texmf-dist, but texmf.local, texmf.gwtex, texmf.tetex), to catch path `hard coding' errors as soon as possible. Another possibility (also a type of hard coding error) is parsing the wrong texmf.cnf file yourself instead of asking for the right paths by using kpsewhich. G

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How to preserve a TeX token list across passes (the ConTeXt way)?
by Jyrki Ruuskanen 11 May '06

11 May '06

Thanks for the cont-sys tip, good to know. Yes, I have used \definesynonyms, but I need abbreviations to have three levels: the abbreviation itself, the meaning of abbreviation and the description of the abbreviation (for example, "WWW" is short for "World Wide Web" and is described as a "Worldwide interconnected mess of multimedia, which took off in early 90's."). ConTeXt synonyms seem to have two. I'm sure there are a million ways of doing this. I decided to implement it from the ground up to learn some plain TeX. But now I need to integrate my macros with ConTeXt to make passing the lists graceful without extra auxiliary files and forced double runs. And as for the reply button, I guess I have to subscribe to get the mails in my mailbox. I'll do that now ;) Jyrki

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texexec --check
by Peter Münster 11 May '06

11 May '06

Hello, "texexec --check" takes about 2 minutes on my system and there are a lot of warnings like: /opt/teTeX/texmf-context/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpserunner.rb:68: warning: string pattern instead of regexp; metacharacters no longer effective /opt/teTeX/texmf-context/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpsefast.rb:322: warning: string pattern instead of regexp; metacharacters no longer effective /opt/teTeX/texmf-context/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpsefast.rb:457: warning: string pattern instead of regexp; metacharacters no longer effective and so on. Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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[Ann-context] ConTeXt 2006.05.11 released
by Taco Hoekwater 11 May '06

11 May '06

Hello all, I am pleased to announce that the new ConTeXt release from Hans Hagen can be downloaded as of now from the Pragma ADE website or one of its mirrors. http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/current/cont-tmf.zip http://context.aanhet.net/context/current/cont-tmf.zip http://mirror.contextgarden.net/context/current/cont-tmf.zip The current release has version 2006.05.11 A very short list of changes is given below. As usual, there is an html page with more detailed release notes available on the Wiki, see: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Release_Notes Most important new features (since April 24): * Integrated support for XeTeX on Linux * The Ruby scripts are now preferred over the perl ones * The included pattern files now use UTF-8 encoding * Automatic handling of UTF-8 Byte Order Marks Happy TeXing, Taco Hoekwater _______________________________________________ Ann-context mailing list Ann-context(a)ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ann-context

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mac troubles
by Hans Hagen 11 May '06

11 May '06

Hi, I uploaded a slightly patched distribution: = only fast kpse in minimals, unless forced = . path fallback for strange fmt paths 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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[Fwd: [dev-context] [Fwd: Supelec-Foundry Project Approved]]
by Hans Hagen 11 May '06

11 May '06

Hi Manual Translators, There is now a new project at Fabrice's server, see attachment. Those involved in (possible) transations can register. We need to cook up some rules for structuring the related svn repository. 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] \setuppapersize and \startMPpage
by Johan Sandblom 11 May '06

11 May '06

2006/5/11, Aditya Mahajan <adityam(a)umich.edu>: > On Wed, 10 May 2006, Johan Sandblom wrote: > > > Thank you, this almost works, but the title graphic (of thesis size) > > is not centered on the A4 paper, but in the lower right corner. How > > can I make it go to the right place? > > > > \definepapersize[thesis][width=169mm, height=239mm] > > \setuppapersize[thesis][A4] > > \starttext > > \startMPgraphic > > % Some metafun > > \stopMPgraphic > > \loadcurrentMPgraphic{possibly something should go here?} > > \placeMPgraphic > > % Some text > > \stoptext > > > Untested, but how about > > \loadcurrentMPgraphic %{width=\textwidth} > %Try with and without textwidth > \placefigure > [here] > {none} > {\placeMPgraphic} > Yes, I tried that; with no arguments to \loadcurrentMPgraphic the thesis page is placed on the bottom of the A4 and not quite in the middle (?). with width=\textwidth or \makeupwidth the result is the same. > > Aditya > > PS: In future, also copy to the list, others may have better idea on > how to do this. > Yes, I had intended to, and thought I did, but apparently I am more trigger happy than I allow for ... Thank you for your help, Johan > > > > > > > > > Regards, Johan > > > > 2006/5/9, Aditya Mahajan <adityam(a)umich.edu>: > >> On Tue, 9 May 2006, Johan Sandblom wrote: > >> > >> > Dear expertise, > >> > > >> > I have the following: > >> > > >> > \definepapersize[thesis][width=169mm, height=239mm] > >> > \setuppapersize[thesis][A4] > >> > \setuplayout > >> > [location=middle, marking=on] > >> > \setuppagenumbering > >> > [alternative=doublesided, location=marginedge, state=stop] > >> > > >> > \starttext > >> > > >> > % Title page > >> > \startMPpage > >> > % Some metafun > >> > \stopMPpage > >> > > >> > % Some text > >> > \stoptext > >> > > >> > The resulting pdf has a smaller first page (thesis size) while the > >> > rest are A4 with the thesis pages place centrally. I would like to see > >> > the title page placed on an A4 sheet as well. What am I doing wrong? > >> > >> MPpage creates a page with dimensions equal to the bounding box of the > >> graphic. If you want to center a MP figure on your title page, use > >> \startMPgraphic > >> > >> Aditya > >> > >> -- > >> Aditya Mahajan, EECS Systems, University of Michigan > >> http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~adityam || Ph: 7342624008 > >> > > > > > > -- > > Johan Sandblom N8, MRC, Karolinska sjh > > t +46851776108 17176 Stockholm > > m +46735521477 Sweden > > "What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the > > will to find out, which is the exact opposite" > > - Bertrand Russell > > > > > > > > -- > Aditya Mahajan, EECS Systems, University of Michigan > http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~adityam || Ph: 7342624008 > -- Johan Sandblom N8, MRC, Karolinska sjh t +46851776108 17176 Stockholm m +46735521477 Sweden "What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite" - Bertrand Russell

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How to preserve a TeX token list across passes (the ConTeXt way)?
by Jyrki Ruuskanen 11 May '06

11 May '06

I made a plain TeX module for simple abbreviation and bibliography handling. The problem is it currently uses a temporary file to keep track of used bibs / abbreviations. Essentially it writes \addToList [\usedAbbreviations]{<abbr>} and \addToList[\usedReferences]{<cite>} commands to it, and this file is input on the second pass. After finding out that ConTeXt *really is* well thought of and robust I changed the functionality to use TeXutil with \writeutilitycommand. Everything seems to work, the commands appear in .tui/.tuo files and are executed, but the token lists are empty when execution reaches the document. I couldn't figure out how to fix it as I don't yet know enough about the anatomy of a ConTeXt run and the system. Jyrki Ruuskanen

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components and figure search paths
by Sanjoy Mahajan 10 May '06

10 May '06

Using components (e.g. book chapters), with each component in its own directory, say I have \startproduct onebook \project manybooks \component 1/chap \component 2/chap \stopproduct with this 1/chap.tex: \startcomponent 1/chap \product onebook \project manybooks \title{One} An essential chapter. \useexternalfigure[ff][abc.1] \placefigure[here][ff]{Some caption}{\externalfigure[ff]} \stopcomponent I'd like to keep the figures and source for a chapter together, e.g. abc.mp and abc.1 in 1/chap/ since each chapter has many figures, and I edit and test one chapter at a time. That arrangement works fine if I build the component: cd 1 && texexec chap.tex but not if I build the product: texexec book.tex (it doesn't find abc.1 since it's not in the same dir as book.tex) The details.pdf manual says that figures are searched for in the local path (current directory) and the global one, with the global one set by the directory keyword: \setupexternalfigures[directory={c:/fig/eps,c:/fig/pdf}] Is there a way to specify "current directory relative to this component", or a way to add that setting to the default 'local' path (even before '.')? I could add it manually in the preamble of the 1/chap.tex but it would mean hardwiring the pathname into it, which seems hacky. E.g. it fails if I export the whole source tree to /tmp/tmp.2773ab/ to test rebuilding all the pdf's from scratch. -Sanjoy

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