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lot of newbie questions
by toto＠tots-ns.net 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Hello list, I've got a lot of newbie questions. I'm writing a technical document with context for the first time to try it. I come from a TeX/LaTeX world. -> How to print a tilda? I'm trying to write an URL with a tilda in it with the font \tt. \widetilda, \tilda do not output any character. Even \~{} do not print anything. And it does not seem to appear somewhere in the wiki or in the "special characters" section of the "ConTeXt an excursion" excellent document. -> How could I do french guillemets (<< and >>)? Is it possible? -> I would like to make a glossary, ie an index with a definition for each entry. Many parts of the manual could help me but i don't really now in which direction to dig: is it a list of definition? Should I use registers? -> I'm trying to put a metapost graphic in the margin like te example in the manual reference (page 47) using the following command: \definestartstop[important][command={\inmarge{\useMPgraphic{bang}[width=\marginwidth]}}] But (of course :) it does not work at all and put some blank pages. Any idea? Thanks a lot for your help. And thanks a lot to all the developpers od ConTeXt: it is thought in a really smart way! -AJ

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context live @ contextgarden.net doesn't support Chinese
by Xiao Jianfeng 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Hello, When I tried to create PDF on the fly in the wiki, I found that context live @ contextgarden.net doesn't support Chinese -_- Is it possible that context live @ contextgarden.net is reconfigured with Chinese support ? Regards, xiaojf

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mfonts.tex from manuals
by David Arnold 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

All, I was able to texfont the demofont and texfont the palatino and compiled test files for each. But when I try to compile mfonts.tex, I get the stuff below. I obviously need help. I have no uplr8t anything on my system. 011-101:~/Desktop/SVNContextManuals/manuals/fonts davidarnold$ texexec mfonts.tex TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 fixing engine variable : pdfetex executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : mfonts output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx) entering extended mode (./mfonts.tex ConTeXt ver: 2005.11.16 fmt: 2005.11.20 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex color : palette rollover is available ) system : cont-old loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys.rme loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns en->ec:ec->1->2:2 uk->ec:ec->2->2:2 de- >texnansi:tex nansi->3->2:2 de->ec:ec->4->2:2 fr->texnansi:texnansi->5->2:2 fr- >ec:ec->6->2:2 es->ec:ec->7->2:2 pt->texnansi:texnansi->8->2:2 pt->ec:ec->9->2:2 it- >texnansi :texnansi->10->2:2 it->ec:ec->11->2:2 nl->texnansi:texnansi->12->2:2 nl->ec:ec- >13->2:2 cz->il2:il2->14->2:2 cz->ec:ec->15->2:2 sk->il2:il2->16- >2:2 sk->ec:ec ->17->2:2 pl->pl0:pl0->18->2:2 pl->ec:ec->19->2:2 pl->qx:qx->20->2:2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded system : mfonts.top loaded (./mfonts.top specials : loading definition file tpd (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex specials : loading definition file fdf (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex) specials : fdf loaded ) specials : fdf,tpd loaded ) systems : begin file ../allkind/mcommon.tex at line 5 (./../allkind/mcommon.tex system : module abr-02 loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/s-abr-02.tex system : module abr-01 loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/s-abr-01.tex check : logo AMSTEX replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo CONTEXT replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo ETEX replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo LAMSTEX replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo LATEX replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo MATHML replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo METAFONT replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo METAPOST replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo PDFETEX replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo PDFTEX replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo PICTEX replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo PPCHTEX replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo PRAGMA replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo TABLE replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo TEXADRES replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo TEXEDIT replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo TEXEXEC replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo TEXFORM replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo TEXSPELL replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo TEXUTIL replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo TEX replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo XML replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo XETEX replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! check : logo METAFUN replaces a macro, use CAPITALS! )) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)) kpathsea: Running mktextfm uplr8t mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input uplr8t This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.5) kpathsea: Running mktexmf uplr8t ! I can't find file `uplr8t'. <*> ...:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input uplr8t Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. <*> ...:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input uplr8t Transcript written on mfput.log. grep: uplr8t.log: No such file or directory mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input uplr8t' failed to make uplr8t.tfm. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. ! Font \*palatino12ptrmtf*:=uplr8t at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file no t found. <to be read again> \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \fontstrategy ...me \fontclass #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \iftryingfont \... <argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle } \edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle }\if... ... l.43 \stopMPenvironment ? David Arnold College of the Redwoods Mathematics Department Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 476-4222 http://online.redwoods.edu/instruct/darnold/

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columnset & layers
by Vit Zyka 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Hello, there is some collision between columnset and layer. See following example: ----------------------------------------------------- \newdimen\tgrX \newdimen\tgrY \tgrX=3cm \tgrY=2cm \starttext \startcolumnset \definelayer[tgr-cow][position=no,corner=top] \setlayer[tgr-cow][x=.0\tgrX,y=.0\tgrY,location=middle]{O}% \framed [width=fit,height=fit,offset=none, background={foreground,tgr-cow},frame=off] {\externalfigure[cow][width=\tgrX,height=\tgrY]}% \stopcolumnset \stoptext ------------------------------------------------------- I got the error: ! Bad character code (361). <recently read> \@@layerboxtgr-cow I am a bit puzzled by strange error message. If the columnset is commented, the code is proceeded as expected. Vit

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Weird godown, dorecurse, colors and page-fitting interaction
by Adam Lindsay 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Hi all, What's happening here? \setupcolors[state=start] \starttext \startTEXpage \dorecurse{2}{abc\godown[0pt]} \stopTEXpage \startTEXpage \startcolor[yellow] \dorecurse{2}{abc\godown[0pt]} \stopcolor \stopTEXpage \stoptext -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay, Computing Dept. atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk Lancaster University, InfoLab21 +44(0)1524/510.514 Lancaster, LA1 4WA, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/510.492 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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[Newbie] Fonts!
by Fabio Mancinelli 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Hello all. Maybe this is a trivial question but I cannot understand what's going on. I've read the mfonts.pdf and I tried to compile the following file: \usetypescript[palatino] \switchtobodyfont[palatino,11pt] \starttext Hello world \stoptext It works. Changing palatino to whatever other font name (even non-existant ones like hfdjfh!) produces the same output. I used also the \setupbodyfont but same result. texexec always says bodyfont: 12pt rm is loaded no matter what I specify. So the question is: how do I actually change the font my document is typeset in? Thank you. Fabio

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\godown
by Adam Lindsay 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Hi all, I've been TeX-doodling with the font shown on the page below: http://www.typography.com/catalog/hoeflertext/ornaments.html Some of the nicer patterns are predicated on having horizontal as well as vertical elements smashed up next to one another. I find myself having to adjust for little gaps with: \godown[-0.029\bodyfontsize] Does this ring a bell with anyone? I would have thought \godown[0pt] was the answer, but not so, here. The font metrics seem to be right, adding up to 1000 in both directions (or a little more, actually, considering overlapping dots). -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay, Computing Dept. atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk Lancaster University, InfoLab21 +44(0)1524/510.514 Lancaster, LA1 4WA, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/510.492 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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collector: sorting last change
by Peter Münster 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Hello, here a feature request for the collector: it would be fine, if one could sort by "last change". Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Filling framed boxes up to the max
by Alexander Klink 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Hi, I would like to do the timetable of the Chaos Communication Congress in ConTeXt again. Last year, I used a perl script to convert the iCal file to ConTeXt code. This year, I'd like to do it a bit better. One of the problems I have there is that I would like to fill a framed box with text up to the max. If it is full before everything is typeset, the text should end with »...«. The manual solution (cf. http://www.alech.de/tmp/day1.pdf) involved counting the numbers of letters and perl and estimating a cut-off value. But I guess there is a better method in ConTeXt itself. Maybe someone here has an idea. TIA, Greetings, Alex

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TeX i-Package updated, Easy Mac font support for PDFTeX
by Gerben Wierda 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

The TeX i-Package has been updated. It now contains support for several Mac fonts using the gtamacfonts package. Both LaTeX and ConTeXt are supported. Note: only PDFTeX (not TeX+dvips) is supported. PS trickery like font expansion and pstricks is not supported. This is all because of the formats of the fonts (truetype). Apple ships the fonts packed in socalled "font suit cases". PDFTeX can only use the fonts unpacked. To unpack them a tool called fondu can be used. There is an i-Package for fondu. If fondu is installed *before* TeX is installed, the TeX i-Package will automatically unpack the Mac fonts in the right TeX directory. Note that distributing the Apple fonts (packed or unpacked) is a breach of copyright, hence I do not distribute the fonts and nor should you. After installing fondu and TeX, you can us it like this: To use these fonts with LaTeX, put e.g. the following in your file: \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage{gtamachoefler} Such a style file will make Hoefler Text the serif (roman) text font and Gill Sans the sans serif font. The following basic styles are available: gtamacbaskerville.sty gtamacdidot.sty gtamacgeorgia.sty gtamachoefler.sty There are more. See the manual for details. For the same effect using ConTeXt, enter e.g.: \usetypescriptfile[type-gtamacfonts] \usetypescript[Hoefler][ec] \setupbodyfont[Hoefler,12pt] Support for ConTeXt is better than support for LaTeX for the simple reason that ConTeXt is more powerful. Example documents and a manual can be found in the texmf.gwtex/doc/ fonts/gtamacfonts subdirectory. To get the manual you can type "texdoc gtamacfonts" in a Terminal window. Also check out "texdoc GTAHoeflerSymbols" in a Terminal window. G PS. I expect to do one more update with this with some changes to the manual and such, but nothing fundamental.

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