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[Fwd: [metapost] New version of Metapost]
by Taco Hoekwater 09 Apr '06

09 Apr '06

Hi guys, Just in case someone here knows ... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [metapost] New version of Metapost Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 18:27:57 +0300 From: Michael Maschler <michael.maschler(a)gmail.com> To: metapost(a)tug.org Hello, I asked this question some time ago and got no answer. I would like to know how to install the new metapost package on Windows WinEdt. Thanks, Michael Maschler -- Note my additional mailing address. _______________________________________________ metapost mailing list http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/metapost

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How to manipulate interlinespace in doubly spaced document?
by Johannes Graumann 09 Apr '06

09 Apr '06

Hi, My university requires doubly spaced Theses (brrrr ... but hey - it get's a lot thicker ;0), so the preamble has: \setupinterlinespace[line=2\bodyfontsize] I'd like to typeset tables, figure/table captions and footnotes with normal spacing and have experimented with things like \setupcaptions[style=small,width=\textwidth,setuplinespace[small]] and \defineXMLnested [table] { \bgroup \defineXMLsave[caption] \defineXMLsave[content] } { \placetable [\XMLpar{table}{location}{here}] [\XMLpar{table}{label}{unknown}] {\XMLflush{caption}} {\ix\setupinterlinespace[reset,small] \expanded{\bTABLE\XMLflush{content}}\eTABLE \x} \egroup } But can get neither to work. Any insight into the right syntax is highly appreciated. Thanks, Joh

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Column cell number in natural tables
by nico 09 Apr '06

09 Apr '06

Hello, Is it possible to explicitely set the column of the cell defined by a \bTD ... \eTD? I mean that, within a row, it is the number of previous defined cells that determine the current column cell position. What I would like is to be able to omit intermediate empty cells by explicitely setting the column of the defined cell. I thought that maybe the option "n" could do that, but it does not work as I expected. Here is an example of a table I'd like to be able to write (of course the "n" option can be replaced by anything else): \bTABLE \bTR\bTD[n=3] a3 \eTD\bTD[n=6] a6 \eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD b1 \eTD\bTD b2 \eTD\bTD b3 \eTD\bTD b4 \eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD c1 \eTD\bTD c2 \eTD\bTD c3 \eTD\bTD c4 \eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD d1 \eTD\bTD[n=5] d5 \eTD\bTD[n=7] d7 \eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD e1 \eTD\bTD[n=3] e3 \eTD\eTR \eTABLE On benefit of this feature is that it would make the CALS table model (http://www.oasis-open.org/specs/a502.htm) mapping to context quite easier, especially when the table contains row or column spanning. Regards, BG

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xml table reading problem
by Johannes Graumann 09 Apr '06

09 Apr '06

Hello, Derived from the 'figure' and 'table' examples in the XML example document, I came up with the following set of mapping rules for formating XML tables with ConTeXt. \defineXMLenvironment [table] { \bgroup \defineXMLpush[caption] \defineXMLpush[content] } { \placetable [\XMLpar{table}{location}{here}] [\XMLpar{table}{label}{unknown}] {\XMLpop{caption}} \ix \bTABLE \XMLpop{content} \eTABLE \x \egroup } \defineXMLnested [tr] \bTR \eTR \defineXMLnested [td] \bTD \eTD When compiling a file with this rule set, I get the following error: ! Missing { inserted. <to be read again> \edef \doifsomething #1->\edef \!!stringa {#1}\ifx \!!stringa \empty \expandafter ... \switchtobodyfont [#1]->\doifsomething {#1} {\doifdefinedelse {\??ft \normal... \XML:ele:/table ...nown}] {\XMLpop {caption}} \ix \bTABLE \XMLpop {content} ... l.437 </table> When switching to scroll mode, the tables come out ok, but I'm unable to use \defineXMLenvironmentsave [textref] [name=] {} {\in{\XMLflush{textref}}[\XMLop{name}]} to refer to them ... Any input would be highly appreciated. On a side note: how do I, in a document with general '\setupinterlinespace[line=2\bodyfontsize]' switch to 'small' interlinespace for floatcaptions (and footnotes)? Tried '\setupcaptions[style={small \setupinterlinespace[small]},width=\textwidth]', but that doesn't work ... Thanks, Joh

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Re: [NTG-context] metapost background
by Johan Sandblom 09 Apr '06

09 Apr '06

How does one use the old texexec in the standalone windows version? I tried with texmfstart texexec.pl and that looks like the old texexec output but the resulting pdf is equally defective. Regards, Johan 2006/4/9, Taco Hoekwater <taco(a)elvenkind.com>: > Johan Sandblom wrote: > > Is there a workaround I can use? I need it for a presentation this > > week. I can't use live since I have my own fonts. > > Either start your document with \runMPgraphicsfalse, > or use old texexec. Both solutions work OK here. > > Taco > -- 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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Variable Caption Locations
by tbrowder 08 Apr '06

08 Apr '06

I need to have captions ABOVE tables but below all other float types. The default is below, and I know I can do something like { setupcaptions[location=top] \placetable... } for each table. But is there a more elegant way to do it globally? Could ConTeXt have a separate global setup for each type of float caption? Thanks. Tom Browder Niceville, Florida

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How to use Helvetica font only for the headings?
by R S Ananda Murthy 08 Apr '06

08 Apr '06

Hello, I want to use sans serif font like Helvetica only for the headings like chapter title, section headings etc. I want the body text in Times Roman font. How to do this in ConTeXt? Thanks for your help, Anand

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\bTABLE[split=repeat] and doubling of horizontal lines
by Johan Sandblom 08 Apr '06

08 Apr '06

The snippet below makes a table with horizontal gaps between cells that shows up as doubling of lines (and gaps in the vertical lines). It only happens if fontsize is 6pt or less and split=repeat. I realize the bodyfontsize is rather small but I have a document where I want it. Antykwa Poltawskiego is remarkably readable even at that size. Regards, Johan \setuppapersize[A6][A6] \setupbodyfont[6pt] \starttext \bTABLE[split=repeat] \bTR\bTD aa\eTD \bTD aa\eTD \bTD aa\eTD \bTD aa\eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD aa\eTD \bTD aa\eTD \bTD aa\eTD \bTD aa\eTD\eTR \eTABLE \stoptext -- 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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itemize
by Renaud AUBIN 08 Apr '06

08 Apr '06

Hi all, Up to now, I used: \startnarrower[left] \startitemize[2,packed,joinedup] \item 4 liaisons pivot (1 degré de liberté en rotation) soit 4 couples cinématiques de classe V, \item 1 liaison pivot glissant (2 degrés de liberté dont 1 en rotation et 1 en translation) soit 1 couple cinématique de classe IV, \item 1 liaison encastrement (pas de degré de liberté). \stopitemize \stopnarrower to obtain: Un petit paragraphe juste pour faire une rapide démonstration de ce que je veux obtenir : - 4 liaisons pivot (1 degré de liberté en rotation) soit 4 couples cinématiques de classe V, - 1 liaison pivot glissant (2 degrés de liberté dont 1 en rotation et 1 en translation) soit 1 couple cinématique de classe IV, - 1 liaison encastrement (pas de degré de liberté). and I would obtain: Un petit paragraphe juste pour faire une rapide démonstration de ce que je veux obtenir : - 4 liaisons pivot (1 degré de liberté en rotation) soit 4 couples cinématiques de classe V, - 1 liaison pivot glissant (2 degrés de liberté dont 1 en rotation et 1 en translation) soit 1 couple cinématique de classe IV, - 1 liaison encastrement (pas de degré de liberté). How to do that

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about the default bullets of itemized lists
by Dalyoung Jeong 08 Apr '06

08 Apr '06

Dear all, It is not a big problem, but I don't know why this curious thing happened. A few days ago, I updated ConTeXt and made a format file for XeConTeXt. I run a file which was compiled well before and got a strange results: at this time. all the bullets of the itemized lists are gone(no bullets). After I changed the first \startitemize to \startitemize[1] only, then all the itemized lists in the whole text had a bullet again. If I changed [1] to [2] and [3], it disappeared again(including bullets for \head). Is this normal? or are there something wrong in my setup or in my document? Thank you for reading. Dalyoung

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