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Showing the page layout
by David Arnold 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

All, I am aware of \showlayout and Patrick's \ShowLayout. In the case of the former, I have this in my environment file: \showlayout \definelayout[myCustomLayout][ header=30mm, footer=20mm, headerdistance=10mm, footerdistance=10mm, topspace=30mm, bottomspace=25mm, height=middle, leftmargin=25mm, rightmargin=30mm, leftmargindistance=10mm, rightmargindistance=10mm, backspace=50mm, width=middle, ] \setuplayout[myCustomLayout] But when I compile, the first page reveals these measurements: header=1.99962 cm %way off footer 1.99962 cm %acceptable headerdistance=0.0 cm %huh? footer distance=0.0 cm %huh? And the list goes on. These don't seem correct at all. Am I misusing this tool? I've been following the discussion on the beginner's manual with interest, biding my time to make my suggestions, thinking about it. One thing that really comes to mind is the huge amount of time I spent as a beginner trying to figure out what settings in the layout, like those above, actually do. And I found the tools for analyzing changes to these layout settings did not help very much. Something that could help the beginniner's manual very much would be a macro that layed the page out accurately with borders around the various areas (as in \showframe) that include all parts of the layout, even if they wander from the printed page. This would accelerate the learning curve for layout dramatically, if it were available. David

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Re: [NTG-context] How is it possible to include DraTex codein Context?
by Fabrice Larribe 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Hans Hagen wrote: > Fabrice Larribe wrote: > > > Hans Hagen wrote: > > Re: [NTG-context] How is it possible to include DraTex codein Context? > > > > it looks like it is not loading the module i sent you but the dratex > files directly (which is fallback bahaviour) > > (did you run mktexlsr?) > > can you try it with m-dratex.tex in your current path > Hans > It's my fault. I not followed your instructions... This works great ! Thanks so much ! It's a real pleasure to work with Context. Fabrice. [thread finished: Hans had the right answer (again!)]

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Re: [NTG-context] How is it possible to include DraTex codein Context?
by Fabrice Larribe 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Hans Hagen wrote: Re: [NTG-context] How is it possible to include DraTex codein Context? > > \usemodule[dratex] > > \usemodule[Aldratex] > > remove the second line \usemodule > > anyhow, your example works ok here > > Hans > Thanks (again !). But this does not work, at least on my system. [I have updated my distribution]. If I remove the second line, as you suggest, then the system does not the command "CircleNode()" which is defined in the AlDraTex module. And if I keep the line, same problem as before... I wait if Eitan Gurari can do something... Fabrice.

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Re: [NTG-context] How is it possible to include DraTex codein Context?
by Fabrice Larribe 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Hans Hagen wrote: > Fabrice Larribe wrote > > >> > > Thanks for your help. I have put the two files in context/base, and > > use \usemodule. In the log, > > the system inform that the two modules are loaded. But I have the same > > error, "No room for a new \dimen". > > So this is not working. Unless you have others ideas, I guess I have > > to do my figures in plain tex to obtain > > pdf, and then use the pdf in Context. Of course, a better solution is > > to learn metafun....!! > > Thanks for your help. > > > can you make a small test file that shows the problem? > I'm not sure if I can atatch a file to mailing-list, so I paste here a piece of code, which works with Tex: (between \Draw and \EndDraw of course). \usemodule[dratex] \usemodule[Aldratex] \starttext \Draw \Ragged(1) \MoveTo(0,0)\CircleNode(e0)(--0--)\MarkLoc(e0) \MoveTo(120,0)\CircleNode(e1)(--1--)\MarkLoc(e1) \MoveTo(60,80)\CircleNode(e2)(--2--)\MarkLoc(e2) \ArrowHeads(1) \MoveToLoc(e1)\Rotate(20)\CycleEdgeSpec(40,30)\CycleEdge(e1)\EdgeLabel(--$1-p$--) \CurvedEdgeSpec(15,0.2,345,0.2) \CurvedEdge(e0,e2)\EdgeLabel(--$1$--) \CurvedEdge(e1,e2)\EdgeLabel(--$p$--) \CurvedEdge(e2,e0)\EdgeLabel(--$1-p$--) \CurvedEdge(e2,e1)\EdgeLabel(--$p$--) \EndDraw \stoptext > (when we have it working i'll ask Eitan to fix this, i.e. adapt dratex > to etex usage) > Hans > This would be wonderfull. Dratex is simple and powerfull, and portable between plain tex, latex and perhaps one day context ! Thanks for the help. This is much appreciated. Fabrice.

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Empty page at the end of the document
by Giuseppe Bilotta 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

I'm having a totally blank page at the end of the document. The document has a page number, but nothing is on it. I remember this being a known bug when front/body/backmatter was used ... is there a known fix? -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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ShowLayout
by David Arnold 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Patrick, How can you get the \ShowLayout command with your t-layout module to reveal the measurements in mm instead of pt? David

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Structures
by David Arnold 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

All, I have book.tex. %output=pdftex \startproject book \environment bookenv \product chapter1 \stopproject %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: conTeXt-en %%% End: I have bookenv.tex. \startenvironment bookenv \setupwhitespace[medium] \setupindenting[medium] \stopenvironment %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: conTeXt-en %%% End: I have chapter1.tex: \startproduct chapter1 \project book \startbodymatter \chapter{Quadratic Functions} \component section1 \component section2 \component section3 \stopbodymatter \stopproduct %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: conTeXt-en %%% TeX-master: t %%% End: I have section1.tex: \startcomponent section1 \project book \product chapter1 \section{Trinomials} \input knuth \stopcomponent %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: conTeXt-en %%% End: I have section 2.tex: \startcomponent section2 \project book \product chapter1 \section{Special Forms} \input knuth \stopcomponent %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: conTeXt-en %%% End: I have section3.tex: \startcomponent section3 \project book \product chapter1 \section{Completing the Square} \input knuth \stopcomponent %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: conTeXt-en %%% End: A couple of questions: 1. When I compile: texexec book I do not get "medium" indenting. What am I doing wrong? 2. When I compile: texexec --pdf section2 I don't get indenting "medium" and the section is numbered 1. I was expecting 1.2. Am I missing something here? I was hoping that if you compiled a component like this that it would search the project structure and determine an appropriate adjustment in number labels and, hopefully, references. David

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Re: [NTG-context] How is it possible to include DraTex code in Context?
by Fabrice Larribe 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Hi, > Fabrice Larribe wrote: > > When I do: "\input DraTex.sty \input > > AlDraTex.sty" I have the message "No room for a new \dimen"... If I > > load only the first package (DraTex), this works, but for advances > > things, I need AlDraTex. So the question: how is it possible to > > include DraTex code in Context ? > > > Hans Hagen wrote: > you may try the attachec module > > - move the file to context/base > - run mktexlsr > - in the document say: \usemodule[dratex] > > the two line hack in teh file is needed to bypass dratex's dimension > allocation stuff > > no guarantees > > Hans > Thanks for your help. I have put the two files in context/base, and use \usemodule. In the log, the system inform that the two modules are loaded. But I have the same error, "No room for a new \dimen". So this is not working. Unless you have others ideas, I guess I have to do my figures in plain tex to obtain pdf, and then use the pdf in Context. Of course, a better solution is to learn metafun....!! Thanks for your help. Fabrice L.

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Two framed texts on the same line
by Giuseppe Bilotta 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Hello, I would like to achieve this kind of typographical effect: two text blocks, one of them aligned to the left margin, the other with left-aligned text but with the right margin at the right margin of the page. I can obtain each of them with for example the following: \defineframedtext[lepi][align=raggedright,width=fit,offset=0pt,frame=off,location=left] \defineframedtext[repi][align=raggedright,width=fit,offset=0pt,frame=off,location=right] Now, I want them to be "at the same height". However, using things like placesidebyside or even just \startlepi ... \stoplepi \startrepi ... \stoprepi doesn't work. Any suggestions? -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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*EXPERIMENTAL* TeX i-Package release
by Gerben Wierda 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

This release contains a small surprise, mainly created by Thomas A. Schmitz. When you install it, you can use (automatically unpacked) Apple fonts Hoefler Text, Didot, Optima, Baskerville en Gill Sans in PDFTeX. Setups for LaTeX and ConTeXt are provided. For this to work you need to have fondu installed. When fondu is installed, the fonts are automatically unpacked into the gwTeX tree during configuration (currently after install only). See the Readme of the TeX i-Package for some details. G

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