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ConTeXt 2006.04.24 released
by Taco Hoekwater 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '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 2006.04.24 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 New features since 20006.03.25: * The latest version of the bib module is included * Cont-ext.zip updated, now also contains f-urwgothic * Support for ancient greek * A regime definition for windows codepage 1250 * Some extra unicode support (tables 32,33,251) * Improvements to register sorting together with newtexutil * Textools now helps create module packages * Colors can inherit from palette colors * Support for buffer nesting * Modules can now be loaded with arguments * New math environments: \startintertext and \startsubstack * Linenumbering improved/extended * Marginfloat placement improvements * Gravitation&levitation of top and bottom floats * Texexec now supports a separate beta tree (for ConTeXt testers) * Float combinations * \symbol{whatever} is now also allowed * The Context version is now given in the PDF Creator field * Pretty typing of C code * Some natural table extensions Bugs fixed since 20006.03.25: * Textext() now works together with newtexexec. * Overlong MetaPost lines are automatically split now * Formula referencing and formulanumber placement problems * Active french punctuation was inactive * Accents in MetaPost picture labels did not work * Spaces in urls were ignored sometimes * Better subsentence handling * Better roundtripping of 8bit characters * Two small bugs in itemizations * Local and non-spacing footnotes had display problems * Textbackground had problems next to pagebreaks * And more ... Happy TeXing, Taco Hoekwater

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ConTeXt + asymptote
by Renaud AUBIN 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

Hi all, I like metapost but, according to the following mail (on the metapost ML): [metapost] MP vs. Asymptote I don't want to start a flame, but since someone posted a message some time ago mentioning Asymptote I got curious and I have to say that I was very impressed, even if I still have some problems with it. However, it seems a net improvement over MP, or not? Is there anyone with an informed opinion over Asymptote? Might Asymptote be the killer of MP? Cheers, (and always thanks for the help I got here now and then...) Maurizio _______________________________________________ metapost mailing list http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/metapost I wonder if someone has already tried to use asymptote with ConTeXt... IMHO, this doesn't seem obvious at all but I'm maybe wrong... Cheers Renaud

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Arranging pages
by Renaud AUBIN 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

Hi all, I'm working on my wedding's "Menu" with ConTeXt (I have started ConTeXt and metafun when making my wedding invitations ;) and already succeed to produce nice booklets) Considering two pages A and B, I would obtain: AB on the same page with setuparranging I obtain 0A B0 with 0 an empty page I have "succeeded" (is it really a success !!!) to obtain 00 AB using \page[even] and \page[yes] (I have to precise here that we would not to print a "booklet" for practical reasons) It's ok if I use --pages=2 but I feel frustating because I feel that it could be really simple to do what I wanted, i.e.: AB !!!!!!! I know that it could be done with overlay but I assume that there is a much simplier solution to this simple problem... Cheers Renaud

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Split TABLE plea.
by Johannes Graumann 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

Hello, Please have a look at the attached monster of a table - not very pretty to begin with - but I'll have to deal. Despite the patch from Hans the file includes, I'm unable to break the thing onto multiple pages. Can somebody please have mercy and nudge me into the right direction with this? Joh

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General Float Placement Question
by Randall Skelton 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

Hi all, Is it possible to combine placement attributes when specifying a floating figure or table? \placefloat[.1.][ref,..]{.2.}{.3.} .1. left right here top bottom inleft inright inmargin margin page opposite always force tall .2. text .3. text In my case, I'd like to ensure that figures in a double-sided document appear together, with the first on the left page and the second on the right. What I have reads: \placefigure [90,opposite] [Fig:a] {Figure a caption goes here} \externalfigure[a][width=0.8\makeupheight]} \placefigure [90] [Fig:b] {Figure b caption goes here} \externalfigure[b][width=0.8\makeupheight]} For the first figure, will a location of [90,opposite] ensure a rotated left-page figure? Likewise, is it possible to ensure that the second figure is forced to the next right page? Cheers, Randall

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update
by Hans Hagen 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

Hi, i'll upload a version that - supports some more TABLE width situations (earlier patch) - fixes the background problem (please test) - hopefully fixes the n=0 footnote problems - fixes a seldom occuring secction head problem (years old) for practical purposes this is a current and not a beta (i need to generate minimals for a project tomorrow) 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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textbackground exceeds its scope
by Aditya Mahajan 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

Hi, I have encountered a really strange bug in textbackground. Occasionally, textbackground colors the whole page instead of just the text between \starttextbackground and \stoptextbackground. This happens only when I am using module mag-01 and have \setuptyping[style=\ttx\setupinterlinespace] set. Attached is the minimal example that I could make. Tested with beta ConTeXt ver: 2006.04.18 22:36 fmt: 2006.4.23 int: english mes: english For this test, ConTeXt ver: 2006.04.10 20:04 fmt: 2006.4.23 does not give any problem, but similar problem occurs at some other place. If it is important, I can try to make a minimal file to reproduce the problem with latest stable release. Thanks, Aditya -- Aditya Mahajan, EECS Systems, University of Michigan http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~adityam || Ph: 7342624008

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Latest build of Context and the Polish-fonts
by Willi Egger 24 Apr '06

24 Apr '06

Hi, tonight I installed the todays built of Context in a minimal tree. - No problem so far! Bases on the recent discussions concerning a glyph I fetched the latest font-zips from the polish site. After installing everything it appeared, that a wrong set of mapfiles for iwona is loaded. I found that the correct version of the typescript is in the type-map.tex already. So what needs to be done is to switch from the set map-files like "iwona-rm.map" to "rm-iwona.map". Further I believe that there might still be a bug in the encoding (?) for the heavy variants: If I compile the attached file, I find that "sin^2" is regular instead of heavy. - (Heavy for the text is not setup, so it comes out as roman-regular fall back i.e. latin-modern.) Thanks Taco for this test utility! Willi % Test file for Iwona Math by Taco Hoekwater \setupoutput[pdftex] \loadmapfile[iwona-texnansi.map] \loadmapfile[sy-iwona.map] \loadmapfile[rm-iwona.map] \loadmapfile[mi-iwona.map] \loadmapfile[ex-iwona.map] \starttypescript [math] [iwona-light] [default] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-Light] [rm-iwonal] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-LightItalic] [mi-iwonali] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Symbols-Light] [sy-iwonali] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Extension-Light] [ex-iwonal] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [math] [iwona] [default] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-Regular] [rm-iwonar] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-RegularItalic] [mi-iwonari] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Symbols-Regular] [sy-iwonari] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Extension-Regular] [ex-iwonar] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [math] [iwona-medium] [default] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-Medium] [rm-iwonam] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-MediumItalic] [mi-iwonami] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Symbols-Medium] [sy-iwonami] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Extension-Medium] [ex-iwonam] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [math] [iwona-heavy] [default] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-Heavy] [rm-iwonah] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Letters-HeavyItalic] [mi-iwonahi] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Symbols-Heavy] [sy-iwonahi] \definefontsynonym [Iwona-Math-Extension-Heavy] [ex-iwonah] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [math] [iwona-heavy] [name] \definefontsynonym [MathRoman] [Iwona-Math-Letters-Heavy] \definefontsynonym [MathItalic] [Iwona-Math-Letters-HeavyItalic] \definefontsynonym [MathSymbol] [Iwona-Math-Symbols-Heavy] \definefontsynonym [MathExtension] [Iwona-Math-Extension-Heavy] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [iwona,iwona-light,iwona-heavy,iwona-medium] [texnansi,ec,8r,uc] \definetypeface[\typescriptone][rm][serif][modern] [default][encoding=\typescripttwo] \definetypeface[\typescriptone][ss][sans] [\typescriptone] [default][encoding=\typescripttwo] \definetypeface[\typescriptone][tt][mono] [modern] [default][encoding=\typescripttwo] \definetypeface[\typescriptone][mm][math] [\typescriptone] [default][encoding=\typescripttwo] \stoptypescript \usetypescript[iwona][texnansi] \usetypescript[iwona-light][texnansi] \usetypescript[iwona-medium][texnansi] \usetypescript[iwona-heavy][texnansi] \def\test#1% {\switchtobodyfont[#1,ss]\noindent \ss #1 $$\int_{0}^{\infty} \sin^2 x {\rm d}x = \sqrt{1/\alpha \cup\beta}$$\blank\input ward} \setupbodyfont[iwona,ss,12pt] \starttext This is iwona, \fontname\font \blank \test{iwona-light} \blank \test{iwona} \blank \test{iwona-medium} \blank \test{iwona-heavy} \stoptext

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Bijeenkomst 12/13 mei a.s: presentatie Mojca Miklavec
by Willi Egger 24 Apr '06

24 Apr '06

We hebben Mojca Miklavec bereid gevonden, mee te doen aan ons bijeenkomst in Den Helder / TeXel. Zij zal daar een presentatie geven over GNU-plot en de integratie hiervan met TeX. Dit is een project, dat door haar getrokken wordt. Ik heb haar gevraagd, wat de reiskosten zijn. Het vliegticket hiernaartoe en de terugreis met de trein naar Ljubliana is 100 + 80 Euro. Ik stel voor, dat we haar die kosten vergoeden. Willi

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eurotex
by Hans Hagen 24 Apr '06

24 Apr '06

Hi, For those who consider going to eurotex (hungary) ... early bird registration (cheaper) is possible till the end of this month 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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