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section prefix=+
by David Arnold 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hans et al, We'll have different teachers writing different sections of a multi- chapter, multi-section document. The following use of prefix=+, as far as I can see, will keep them from stumbling over each other's references while they are working independently. I wonder how this will work in the project-product-component structure? % output=pdf \environment bookenv \setuphead[section] [prefix=+] \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{david} draw unitsquare scaled 2cm withpen pencircle scaled 5mm withcolor red; \stopuseMPgraphic \startbuffer[table] \starttable[|c|c|] \HL \VL This \VL is \VL\FR \VL a \VL table \VL\LR \HL \stoptable \stopbuffer \startbuffer[figure] \startcombination[2*1] {\useMPgraphic{david}}{First caption} {\useMPgraphic{david}}{Second caption} \stopcombination \stopbuffer \completecontent \chapter[quadratic]{Quadratic Functions} \input tufte \section[parabola]{The Parabola} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:1] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:1] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:2] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte In \in{Figure}[fig:1] on \at{page}[fig:1], we see \ldots. \section[vertex]{Vertex Form} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:1] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:1] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:2] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte In \in{Figure}[fig:1] on \at{page}[fig:1], we see \ldots. \chapter[poly]{Polynomial Functions} \input tufte \section[end]{End Behavior} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:1] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:1] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:2] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte In \in{Figure}[fig:1] on \at{page}[fig:1], we see \ldots. \section[zeros]{Zeros} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:1] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte \placetable[][tab:1] {A very simple example of a table.} {\getbuffer[table]} \input tufte \placefigure[][fig:2] {This is the caption of the figure.} {\getbuffer[figure]} \input tufte In \in{Figure}[parabola:fig:1] on \at{page}[parabola:fig:1], we see \ldots. \stoptext

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MikTeX and font problems (again)
by Mojca Miklavec 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hello, The following code works both under MikTeX and stand-alone ConTeXt (however not under live.contextgarden.net) but I don't know how to enable ec encoding (\ccaron and \Ccaron - č and Č - don't work). \starttypescript [antykwa-poltawskiego] [ec] \definetypeface [antykwa-poltawskiego] [rm] [serif] [antykwa-poltawskiego] [default] [encoding=ec] \stoptypescript \usetypescript[antykwa-poltawskiego][ec] \setupbodyfont[antykwa-poltawskiego,rm] The following code \starttypescript [antykwa-torunska] [texnansi,ec] % already defined in type-exa \definetypeface[antykwa][rm][serif][antykwa-torunska] [default][encoding=\typescripttwo] \stoptypescript \usetypescript[antykwa-torunska][ec] \setupbodyfont[antykwa,rm] works under stand-alone ConTeXt, but not under MikTeX (and not under live.contextgarden.net) It complains about "ec-antt.map - cannot open map file" (and about some other files). It actually doesn't exist since the files are named "antt-ec.map". I'm completely lost regarding font problems and would appreciate any help. Thanks, Mojca

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How to use the module [bib] to get Bibliografia and not References?
by Jilani Khaldi 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hi All, I am using "\usemodule[bib]" for bibliography reference "in an italian environnement" : \mainlanguage[italian] \setupbodyfont[12pt] \setuppapersize[A4] \enableregime[il1] \usemodule[bib] ... but I get as a final result: References ... instead of: Bibliografia ... It seems I have missed some settings. Any hint? Thanks! jk -- Jilani KHALDI http://jkhaldi.oltrelinux.com

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resume template?
by leon 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Dear all, I need to finish up a CV in 2 weeks. I'd appreciate if you can point out some resources on writing resume using conTeXt. Many thanks. Cheers -- .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:. . * . . /.\ Merry Christmas . . /..'\ . . /'.'\ -- Leon . . /.''.'\ . . /.'.'.\ . . /'.''.'.\ . . ^^^[_]^^^ . .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:.

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backspace makeupwidth tradeoff
by M.guravage 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hi, I'd like to increase the backspace at the expense of the makeupwidth. I like to do this by adding either a scalar or a percentage of the backspace. In the following bit of code I'd expect both sets of \mybackspace and \mywidth macros to yield identical results, but the don't. The scalar approach seems to work correctly, and the percentage not. I'd appreciate it if somebody could show me where I've gone wrong. It must be embarrassingly simple, but I can't see it - yet. Thanks in advance. Cheers, Michael \showgrid \showframe %\showlayout \def\abcor{1.25cm} % absolute binding correction \def\pbcor{0.5} % percentage binding correction % default backspace is 2.5cm %\def\mybackspace{\dimexpr(\backspace + \abcor)} \def\mybackspace{\dimexpr(\backspace + \pbcor\backspace)} % default makeupwidth is 15cm %\def\mywidth{\dimexpr(\makeupwidth - \abcor)} \def\mywidth{\dimexpr(\makeupwidth - \pbcor\backspace)} \setuplayout [location=middle, backspace=\mybackspace, width=\mywidth] \starttext \dorecurse{10}{\input tufte \par} \stoptext

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A font question.
by John R. Culleton 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

I use Context for highly formatted non-fiction, but I am a bit reluctant to use it for much of my work because of the strange (to me) font handling arrangements. I see no purpose for the multiple synonyms of the same font. That just adds layers of extra work. And I am used to tweaking both the font size and the baselineskip by fractional amounts to help in getting the pagination just right and the spacing on the individual page correct. For example I have the main body font on a current project defined thus: \font\rm=8r-AGaramond-Regular at 10.5pt and this: \baselineskip 12.0pt plus .25pt If the page comes up a line short because of strict widow prevention then the extra space is distributed imperceptibly among the lines. \parskip is 0 pt for this novel. With a fixed baselineskip the extra space is distributed only at paragraph breaks, which gives an ugly result. This kind of fine tuning by users is perhaps foreign to Context as it now exists. Font sizes are in fixed steps for one thing. However abandoning the typescript etc. process deprives one of the useful feature of using tfa, tfb, tfx etc. to adjust font sizes semi-automatically. So here is my question. If I set up my own font definition system and as part of it I have statements like: \font\tfa bchr8r at 10.45pt \font\tfb bchr8r at 11.37pt ... ... will the rest of Context accept the above tfb font and size in places where a heading macro automatically defaults to tfb? John Culleton

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Chinese in current ConTeXt
by Tobias Burnus 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hello, some remarks/errors of the current UTF-8 Chinese support in ConTeXt 2005.12.19: (For (a) to (c) see also attached file.) a) unic-chi.tex: This contains the unicode vectors for which a Chinese font will be used; currently it only covers \dostepwiserecurse{40}{159}{1}{\defineunicodecommand #1 {\uchar}} but this it misses the U+FFxx characters (fullwidth latin characters, e.g. '?' which is as wide as a Chinese character) => solution: Add \defineunicodecommand 255 {\uchar} b) Labels: lang-chi.tex contains: \setuplabeltext [\s!cn] [\v!figure={\cnencoding\cnencodedfigure}] \startencoding[uni-c] \definecommand cnencodedfigure {\uchar{86}{254}} but if I use (with UTF-8) \placefigure{}{} the figure character is not shown; however if I setup this directly, i.e. \setuplabeltext[cn][figure={\uchar{86}{254}}] , the character is shown just fine. c) Doing font switching using \SimKaiTi seems to convert back to GBK, can we have Unicode by default (at least when UTF-8 encoding is used)? Examples for (a) to (c) see attachment (UTF-8 encoded). * * * Wish for the native speakers: Please translate - Graphics/Illustration and Intermezzo(s) Question to native speakers: - \c!date={\v!month,\ ,\v!day,{,\ },\v!year}, Is this really the default? Or should this be year年month月day日? * * * Another questions: a) How to typset from top-to-bottom right-to-left using column(sets)? b) How to change the numberformat used? Tobias

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Answer blocks potential
by David Arnold 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Hans, Taco, et al, I've looked at the question-answer block suggestion and it has good potential for what I want to do. What I need now is a way of typesetting the blocks as follows. 1. Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. Question Then, later in the document, I'll unhide the answer blocks. Is it worth my while to try to use question-answer blocks in an itemized environment? should I pursue that or try a different tack?

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followup metapost textext?
by Hans van der Meer 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Followup to my previous post (see below) I executed the code on the "live tex site" and, mirabile dictu, there it works. The difference I can see is a much older pdfetex (Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4)) on the live site, whereas I have a newer one (Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)). Could that be the problem or must I dig deeper? =============== Panic using metapost in context. This used to work. I did a file that previously (\thisisutilityversion {1998.12.20}) had good output but now has "unknown" everywhere for textext calls! \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{one} draw (0,0)--(100,0)--(100,50)--(50,50)--(50,100)--(0,100)--(0,0); label (textext("label"), (10,25)); \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{one} \stoptext But now I see "unknown" as the text typeset instead of "label"! What happened. This is disastrous. yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer

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How to setup this type of header?
by R S Ananda Murthy 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Hello, I need to setup header as shown below: pagenumber booktitle chaptertitle pagenumber ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- left page | right page | How to setup this type of header? I do not want dashed line below the header. Header should not be printed on a page where a chapter is starting. My body text should be in postscript Times Roman font. Thanks for your help. Anand

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