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Register page ranges
by Duncan Hothersall 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Bug or feature? In a register (such as the index), a command like \index[key]{entry} creates an index entry sorted as 'key', and there exists also \startregister[key]{entry} ... \stopregister[key] which creates a page range. As far as I can tell, the [key] here plays two roles - the ID of the range, and the sort key. Problems arise if a publication contains more than one range with the same key - the system ends up thinking it is one long range and you get output like entry 1-2-8-9 instead of entry 1-2, 8-9. One solution here is to simply add a number to the end of the key, so that the first range becomes [key1] and the second [key2]. This corrects the output. So I guess my question is, is this a bug or a feature? It had me confused for a while... Thanks, Duncan

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ConTeXt and OSX / PDFsearch / sync
by Steffen Wolfrum 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Hi, this one is to all of us using ConTeXt on a Mac: At MacOSX-TeX mailing list I recently saw the following post: Bob Kerstetter <bkerstetter(a)mac.com> wrote: > On May 18, 2005, at 11:57 AM, Richard Koch wrote: > > > TeXShop 2.03 is available at > > > > http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop > > Wow! I installed Tiger for this: > > -- Improved the PDFsearch code (i.e., sync) for \include{file}, > \input{file}, and \import{file}. Users who had trouble using sync with large > projects may find that it works now. > > It appears to work very nicely here. Very cool. Thanks Dick. Does someone know if this also works with ConTeXt's project structure (\component etc.)? Thanks, Steffen

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MathML to PDF
by Elena Fraboschi 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Dear All: I write this with my tail between my legs, because I am positive that, if I looked around in the archives etcetera, the information would be there. So, with apologies (no laziness here, just inordinate haste), could anyone drop me a URL or two that might answer the needs explained below? No need for anyone to waste time writing: just toss me the URL! :-) What I need =========== The IUMJ abstracts are in MathML. Sometimes we luck out and the rendition is just fine. Sometimes (for example, when using something as simple as $\sqrt{2}$), the browsers ability to read perfect MathML is atrocious. Solution: use ConTeXt to convert MathML to perfect PDF's. And the best URL to learn and do just that is... Many thanks, hope to contribute something soon, best, elena

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Issues: framedtext and tables inside itemized list
by Eugene Toporov 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

I have some issues with different things but both inside itemized lists: 1. Framed text width is calculated not as I expect. The sample below makes framedtext box appear partially on right margin \setupcolors[state=start] \setuplayout[width=9cm] \showframe \starttext \startitemize[n,packed] \item A normal item paragraph, which normaly gets wrapped ok.\par \startframedtext[background=screen,frame=off,width=\textwidth] Some listing as framedtext whose width seems calculated incorrectly. \stopframedtext \stopitemize \stoptext In my docs I represent programlistings using these framedtexts and need them all to be the same width (\textwidth). Is there a way to make those framedtexts that appear inside itemization remain in boundaries? The same concerns tables (natural). 2. Another question with natural tables inside itemized list..If I set [split=repeat] or [split=yes] for table it is not correctly aligned inside itemized list. The below example shows this. \setuplayout[width=9cm] \showframe \starttext \startitemize[n,packed] \noindent \bTABLE \bTR \bTH Operation\eTH \bTH[align=middle] Result\eTH \eTR \bTR \bTD The "Librarian" application starts with the {\tt{}Index} page.\eTD \bTD[align=middle] OK \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD When clicking the links on the {\tt{}Index} page, the empty {\tt{}List\-All} and {\tt{}Add\-Book} pages open.\eTD \bTD[align=middle] OK \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \noindent \stopitemize \stoptext I'm currently obliged to have non-splittable tables in lists. tIs there a way to make it render better? Thank you in advance! -- Regards. Eugene Toporov

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cs translation in attachments (core-int)
by Vit Zyka 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Hi, in core-int.tex (section deals with attachements) we need next control sequence translations: status -> state kleur -> color symbool -> symbol tekstlaag -> textlayer vit

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Palatino truetype: help!
by VnPenguin 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Hi all, I'm trying to use the font Palatino truetype with ConTeXt under teTeX 3.0 (FC4) by following the guide at http://home.salamander.com/~wmcclain/context-help.html : 1. I have already all 4 files: palabi.ttf, palab.ttf, palai.ttf, pala.ttf (under /usr/share/texmf/fonts/truetype/mscore folder) 2. I have already also all necessary tfm, vf (provided by vnTeX 3.0-rc1 of Han The Thanh) 3. I created a file named "type-pala.tex" with the following content: --------------------- begin type-pala.tex ---------------------------------- \usetypescriptfile[type-buy] \starttypescript [serif] [mspalatino] [t5] \usetypescript[serif][fallback] \definefontsynonym [PalatinoLinotype-Roman] [lprr8v] [encoding=t5] \definefontsynonym [PalatinoLinotype-Bold] [lprb8v] [encoding=t5] \definefontsynonym [PalatinoLinotype-Italic] [lprri8v] [encoding=t5] \definefontsynonym [PalatinoLinotype-BoldItalic] [lprbi8v] [encoding=t5] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [serif] [mspalatino] [name] \definefontsynonym [Serif] [PalatinoLinotype-Roman] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [PalatinoLinotype-Bold] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [PalatinoLinotype-Italic] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [PalatinoLinotype-BoldItalic] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [MSPalatino] [t5] \definetypeface [MyPalatino] [rm] [serif] [mspalatino] [default] [encoding=t5] \stoptypescript ----------------------- end of type-pala.tex ---------------------------------------------------- and a test file : --------------------------- begin of test.tex ------------------------------------------------ \loadmapfile[mscorevn.map] \language[vn] \mainlanguage[vn] \enableregime[utf] \setupencoding[default=t5] \setupbodyfont[reset] \usetypescriptfile[type-pala] \usetypescript[MSPalatino] \setupbodyfont[MyPalatino,12pt] \starttext Vietnamese UTF-8 text here \stoptext ------------------------- end of test.tex -------------------------------------------------- In the map file mscorevn.map ($HOME/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/vnextra/mscorevn.map) I see : ------------------------------ mscorevn.map ------------------------------------------------------ lprr8v PalatinoLinotype-Roman " T5UniEncoding ReEncodeFont " <t5uni.enc <pala.ttf lprb8v PalatinoLinotype-Bold " T5UniEncoding ReEncodeFont " <t5uni.enc <palab.ttf lprri8v PalatinoLinotype-Italic " T5UniEncoding ReEncodeFont " <t5uni.enc <palai.ttf lprbi8v PalatinoLinotype-BoldItalic " T5UniEncoding ReEncodeFont " <t5uni.enc <palabi.ttf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ But unfortunatly my PDF has always CMR12 font, no Palatino at all :( I'm completly newbie with typescript & font in ConTeXt. With pdflatex, I could use this Palatino font without any problem. Could you help me please , Thank you, Regards

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headers in PDF document
by Mojca Miklavec 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Hello, How can I add Author/Title/Creator/Keywords/... to PDF documents, possibly with non-ascii characters? In LaTeX the hyperref package does the job (with help of \pdfstringdef, which redefines a whole bunch of things). Most ConTeXt documentation contains these headers, but I haven't seen any examples in ConTeXt sources yet. Thank you, Mojca

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Upgrading ConTeXt and testing
by Idris Samawi Hamid 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Dear gang, I understand that ConTeXt is a HUGE system, and it is impossible for Hans to micro-test everything. However, it is not infrequent that upgrades by users lead to sometimes days of lost productivity. For example, a recent change in the indentation code ruined a 425-page manuscript and it took me hours to identify the source of the problem. And that was only one problem. Given the problems some of us have faced when upgrading, I think that we really need a test suite of documents that provide some benchmarks for each part of the system, from building supported format files to features to supported output formats. Maybe this would take a long time; but perhaps the task could be delegated among is. I would be willing to be part of that team (including but not exclusively the aleph-dvipdfmx cycle). When a new ConTeXt is released, Taco or someone else could then document which bugs are fixed, features added, and, most importantly, what features are changed or broken. That way, upgrading does not always have to be a leap in the dark with fingers crossed. The above is just an idea. I hope it can be developed into something actually workable and useful. A related point (disussed before) is that ConTeXt needs to become completely independent of the TeX distributions. mswincontext.zip is a good start (I no longer use fpTeX), but things like dvipdfmx and the plain format (for testing purposes) need to be thoroughly supported and tested. Again, a support team for Hans is needed (especially for Mac OSX and Unix), and I'm willing to help as far as my skills will allow. Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Suitable mechanism for Theorems and Definitions
by David Antos 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Hello, I've used enumeration features for typesetting Theorems, Lemmas, and Definitions. Two extra requirements appeared. Is this possible to create lists of those entities (something like \placelistofTheorems :-)? And is there a way to add names to them, resulting in something like Definition 4.3: Interval Decision Diagram Node blahblah Or is there a more suitable way to do this (taking into account that I prefer numbering Theorems, Lemmas, and Definitions in a single number line)? "You have to program it yourself on top of enumeration" is of course a valid answer, I just don't want to do something that is built in :-)))) Thanks, D.A. -- DCT itself provides a lossless compression and actually doesn't compress anything. -- Miloš Liška

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footnote twiks
by Ciro Soto 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Hello, I need two more twiks for my footnotes: I am using asterisk instead of numbers or letter for the footnotes. Twik 1: My font is too slanted and the asterisk (*) is printed too close to the last word in the sentence. Example: Charles IV \footnote[]{asdfasdf} will print an asterisk touching the V letter. How do I instruct context to give me some room between the V and the asterisk? Second twik: How to control the distance between the page text and the rule line that separates the footnote and the page text? I tried the "distance=", th e "height=" arguments in the setupfootnotes, but they don't do what I want. thank you -- ======================================= "All problems are at the interface. Each one of them has a solution." from: "The Guitar Maker: An Exploration of Wisdom, Design and Love." A novel by C. A. Soto Aguirre. Pub. Date: October 2005.

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