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customizing footnote numbers
by Paul Tremblay 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

Is there a way to manually set the number of a footnote rather than letting ConTeXt determining it? Something that works in the same way as \page[25]? For example, I might want to start footnote numbering at 1 at each chapter, *but I won't be using traditional ConTeXt divisions.* I've been searching the web and it seems that LaTeX has a way to reset counters, but I can't get this to work in ConTeXt. Thanks Paul -- ************************ *Paul Tremblay * *phthenry(a)iglou.com * ************************

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off topic: acrobat and dde
by Severin Obertuefer 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

hi sorry for the off topic question, but perhaps there is someone here who can help me. i need a html page to bee converted into pdf and then to bee printed out (on a windows machine) without even open the acrobat reader (in the foreground). I think with dde this should be possible (right?). i searched some acrobat dde specifications on the net, but I didn't found anything useful, so is there a location to download them? if possible i plan to implement oll that stuff with python ... thanks for help severin

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Charts
by David Waller 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

Hello, I am using the charts module as part of context to produce flowcharts and I am having problems when the flowchart goes above a page in that I can't get the system to automatically split the chart. I have the following setup commands in my context file \usemodule[chart] \setupFLOWcharts[maxwidth=\textwidth, nx=4] \setupFLOWsplit[ny=9, before=, after=\page] based upon the manual. I then use the command \FLOWcharts [bigchart] later in the document and the flowchart does not split, instead it runs off the bottom of the page. I have also tried using \splitfloat with no success either. I am running TeXExec 5.2.5 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 Kpathsea released! texexec : TeXExec 5.2.5 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004 tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.3) context : ver: 2005.03.16 cont-en : ver: 2005.03.16 fmt: 2005.3.20 mes: english cont-cz : ver: 2005.03.16 fmt: 2005.3.20 mes: english cont-de : ver: 2005.03.16 fmt: 2005.3.20 mes: english cont-it : ver: 2005.03.16 fmt: 2005.3.20 mes: english cont-nl : ver: 2005.03.16 fmt: 2005.3.20 mes: dutch cont-ro : ver: 2005.03.16 fmt: 2005.3.20 mes: dutch cont-uk : ver: 2005.03.16 fmt: 2005.3.20 mes: dutch Any help please Thanks Dave Waller

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spacing of values and units & ^{-2}
by Eckhart Guthöhrlein 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

Hi, concerning m-units, it would be nice to configure whether to use a full space or a thinspace between a number and its unit. Furthermore, some space is needed between adjectant units like in 1\Meter\Inverse\Second. I know there are some old threads concerning this topic, initiated by me. But have there been any recent changes to the module, or are such changes planned? Btw: How to get a power to the minus 2? Neither 1\Meter\Square\Inverse\Second nor 1\Meter\Inverse\Square\Second work. Greetings, -- Eckhart

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run external programs from tex
by Eckhart Guthöhrlein 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

Hi, I wonder what would be the best way to use programs inline like it is possible for metapost. Are there already macros to set this up easily? I would like to use gnuplot, so something like [start|stop]GNUPLOTgraphic would be fine. Has anybody tried this or something similar? -- Eckhart

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Is startcombination ... stopcombination broken?
by Thomas A.Schmitz 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

I'm trying to bring two pictures next to each other by using \startcombination, but I always get this error (on my box + on contextgarden): ! Missing { inserted. <to be read again> \egroup l.5 \stopcombination ? ! Emergency stop. <to be read again> \egroup l.5 \stopcombination Minimal example: \starttext \startcombination[2] \framed{here} \framed{there} \stopcombination \stoptext I have tried with all kinds of braces in all possible places, to no avail. Or am I missing anything terribly obvious? Best Thomas

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Line numbering and drop caps
by Marcus Vinicius Mesquita de Sousa 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

It seems that the two don't go well together. If I use: %************************************ % interface=en tex=pdfetex output=pdf language=pt \enableregime [win] \def\MyDroppedCaps% {\DroppedCaps{}{Serif}{2\baselineskip}{0pt}{1\baselineskip}{2}} \setuplinenumbering[start=1,step=5] \starttext \startlinenumbering \MyDroppedCaps Text test prestou�se �s expans�es do parasita. L�via contemplava o noivo com adora��o. Para ambos eles o mundo inteiro havia desaparecido. Inteiro n�o; Viana fez casualmente alus�o a Raquel, e essa intempestiva recorda��o entristeceu a mo�a. Ela via que a sua felicidade era causa da desventura da amiga, e agora que a tinha quase realizado, sentia morder�lhe um piedoso remorso. \stoplinenumbering \stoptext then the dropped cap doesn't stay where it should. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance Marcus Vinicius __________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun. http://www.advision.webevents.yahoo.com/emoticontest

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hyphenation within columnsets with background
by GEERT＠telefonica.net 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

Hi, I am preparing a rather large text, completely set in 3 columns, which has lots of text with grey backgrounds. During the preparation of this text, some questions came up : 1 - At first I put a grey background to my texts defining the following macros (they are used within columnsets): ===================================================================== %start setting the text with a light grey background \def\startlightgreybox{\setupframedtexts[frame=off, background=color, backgroundcolor=lightgrey, width=broad] \startframedtext {\bf Some frame title}} %stop setting the text with a light grey background \def\stoplightgreybox{\stopframedtext} ===================================================================== After a while, and to see what difference there was between both, I redefined both macros as : ======================================================================= = %start setting the text with a light grey background \def\startlightgreybox{\setupbackground[background=color, backgroundcolor=lightgrey] \startbackground {\bf Some frame title}} %stop setting the text with a light grey background \def\stoplightgreybox{\stopbackground} ======================================================================= == And to my surprise, I saw, that hyphenation works clearly better when my backgrounds are defined with the second set of macros, which is of course good news, especially when using 3 columns, but : is there an explanation for this behaviour ? 2 - Another problem I have with those backgrounds is the following : they seem to work well when the text spreads over several columns/pages, as long as I don't force a 'next column' in the text. The following piece of context causes a 'TeX capacity exceeded' error: \setupcolors[state=start] \definecolumnset[driekol][n=3] \setupbackground[background=color, backgroundcolor=gray] \starttext \startcolumnset[driekol] \startbackground this is the text I would like to have with a grey background \column and with a possibility to split columns ``manually'' when necessary \stopbackground \stopcolumnset \stoptext In the rare cases where I want to force a jump to the next column, I replace the \column command with: \stopbackground \column \startbackground Is this the only way to force column jumps when using backgrounds ? Thanks, Geert

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page on context and XML has moved
by Paul Tremblay 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

I had originally put up a web article on page layout, ConTeXt, and XML. As I said in my original email, the location of that webpage was only temporary. The new address of the webpage is: http://getfo.sourceforge.net/context_xml/index.html The webpage is far from finished. I plan to add many more sections and edit some of the existing ones. Just glancing over the pages, I see many typos. In a similar matter, I had originally started this documentation on the wikki. Can I now remove those pages? (I realize I probably don't need permisssion, but I don't want to remove a page and then have the wikki administrator put it back up.) The page on the wikki is out of date and incorrect in many instances. Also, someone on this email list was nice enough to include a link to the yahoo page. Could that person update the link, when he gets a chance? Thanks Paul -- ************************ *Paul Tremblay * *phthenry(a)iglou.com * ************************

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Suppress routine messages.
by John R. Culleton 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

When I run texexec against a file with lots (101) chapters plus sections the messages to the console documenting each such subdivision seem to be slowing down the compilation. Is there a switch to suppress all the printout? run -- John Culleton Able Indexers and Typesetters http://wexfordpress.com

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