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Problem with new cont-tmf
by François Fasoli 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

I have a problem with new cont-tmf : When I run old texexec --version I obtain the following and ConteXt runs very well TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texexec : TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004 tex : pdfeTeXk, 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.3) context : ver: 2005.01.31 cont-en : ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2005.3.29 mes: english cont-cz : ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2005.3.29 mes: english cont-de : ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2005.3.29 mes: english cont-it : ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2005.3.29 mes: english cont-nl : ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2005.3.29 mes: english cont-ro : ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2005.3.29 mes: english cont-uk : ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2005.3.29 mes: english total run time : 3 seconds After downloading new cont-tmf in texmf-dist I have the following result : Can't locate File/Temp.pm in @INC (@INC contains: C:\MesPGM\TeXLive\xemtex\perl\ lib C:\MesPGM\TeXLive\xemtex\perl\site\lib .) at c:/MesPGM/TeXLive/texmf-dist/sc ripts/context/perl/texexec.pl line 53. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at c:/MesPGM/TeXLive/texmf-dist/scripts/contex t/perl/texexec.pl line 53. I have the same result with texexec --make --language=en I have a Windows XP system and TexLive 7 What is the problem ? Thanks.

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\type{...} introduces space
by Peter Münster 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Hello, how could I get rid of the space before the \type-command please? Example: \starttext x\type{x}x \stoptext Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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\startitemize[beforehead=xxx]
by Peter Münster 06 Jun '05

06 Jun '05

Hello, does somebody know how to get some space between two \head entries in the ConTeXt-way? I tried the following, but without success: \starttext begin \startitemize[packed][beforehead=\blank,headstyle=bold] \head head\par line \head head\par line \head head\par line \stopitemize end \stoptext Only with the following hack, I get the desired result: \starttext begin \startitemize[packed][headstyle=bold] \let\headO\head \def\head{\blank\headO} \head head\par line \head head\par line \head head\par line \stopitemize end \stoptext Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Installing Truetype fonts in context.
by John R. Culleton 06 Jun '05

06 Jun '05

--Like a good little TeXer I have always avoided Truetype fonts. But now I have a situation where the customer is requesting it, and has provided the font. So I have tried to follow the instructinns in the pdftex manual as well as those in Texfont Explained manual. First I got apparently clean results but the font looks just like Computer Modern. The only error message I can see is one asking for a pfb file which of course I don't have. Then following an earlier post I tried something like this. The font is a Devangari font, or perhaps more properly a Western font that looks a bit like Devnagari script. Here is my run script: ----------------------------------------------------- ttf2afm -e 8r.enc -o ds_izmir.afm ds_izmir.ttf texfont --en=8r --ve=truetype --co=all --makepath --install cd /usr/share/texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/ cat *map >plus.map mv plus.map /usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap updmap texhash ----------------------------------------------------------- With this run stream texfont has two complaints: first that it is an unknown vendor and second that it cannot find either a pfa or pfb file. There is a trick to it I am sure, and I am sure I do not know the trick. John Culleton The answers to all your publishing questions are found in the excellent books listed in the word-famous shortlist! http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf

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\goto a file in the parent directory
by Denis Pinsard 06 Jun '05

06 Jun '05

Hello, Assume that 'target.pdf' is in the current directory, the parent directory and in the 'subdir' directory. \setupinteraction[state=start] \starttext \goto{GOTO}[target::] % Works \goto{GOTO}[subdir/target::] % Works \goto{GOTO}[../target::] % Doesn't work \stoptext Any help is welcome. -- Denis.

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rtf to Context convertor.
by John R. Culleton 04 Jun '05

04 Jun '05

We have the program rtf2latex2e which works and is somewhat configurable. But it doesn't extend to a full Context convertor. Has anyone done any work in this direction? I am searching for something I could give to newcomers without involving them (or me) in compiling source code on a MSWin system. so an existing package that is fully configurable would be neat. A possibility would be some sort of word to XML to Context gyration. But the complexities daunt me already. -- John Culleton

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dvipdfmx support
by Hans Hagen 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

Hi, For those using dvipdfmx (e.g. with aleph) ther eis a new windows version at: http://www.metz.supelec.fr/~popineau/downloads/bin-dvipdfm-2005-05-07-win32… I patched spec-dpx, texexec and ctxtools to make working with it more comfortable - texexec understands the --dpx switch and will run dvipdfmx automatically (it also sets some env variables that are needed to isolate dvipdfmx and pdftex; awaiting a better solution in tds/kpse) (newtexexec also understand this and a bit more) - context will pass map file names to dvipdfmx in the same way as it does with pdftex (use \loadmapfile to load additional ones) - ctxtools can be used to convert pdftex map files into dvipdfmx ones (i may switch to some common format coded in xml that can be converted to either map format although before it comes to that pdftex/dvipdfmx/dvips may understand a common simple text format, work is in progress on that); another option is to use \loadmapline and make typescripts (and thereby get rid of mapfiles but i need to discuss that with mr. Adam Typescript Lindsay first -) usage: ctxtools --dpx e:/tex/texmf-local (--force to make it really happen) i uploaded yet another zip (i hope that this compensates Idris' experience with fonts in recent distribuitions -) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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\stopbuffer in macro
by Peter Münster 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

Hello, how could I build some macros, that make usage of \startbuffer and \stopbuffer? Example: \def\startXXX[#1]{\doSomeMagicSetups{#1}% \startbuffer[...]} \def\stopXXX{\stopbuffer \doSomeSpecialWorkHere} And then: \startXXX[some options] some text \stopXXX TIA for any help! Cheers, Peter --------------------------------------------------- For those, who are interested, here in detail what I'm trying to do: I still like the LaTeX listings.sty package very much, but porting it to ConTeXt would be too much work for me. So why not using a wrapper? Somewhere in the PATH I put the file createListing.sh: #!/bin/bash echo '\documentclass{article}\usepackage{listings} \lstset{language=C++,tabsize=4}\pagestyle{empty} \begin{document}\begin{lstlisting}{}' >$1-lst-ltx.tex cat $1-lst.tmp >>$1-lst-ltx.tex echo '\end{lstlisting}\end{document}' >>$1-lst-ltx.tex latex $1-lst-ltx dvips -E -o $1-lst-ltx.eps $1-lst-ltx Then the ConTeXt-file: \starttext Here is a listing: \startbuffer[lst] #include <stdiostream.h> int main(){ return 0; } \stopbuffer \immediate\write18{./createListing.sh \jobname}% \externalfigure[\jobname-lst-ltx][] And here we go on... \stoptext But this would be much better: \def\startLST[#1]{\dosomesetups{#1}\startbuffer[...]} \def\stopLST{\stopbuffer\immediate\write18{./createListing ...}% \externalfigure[...][...]} And then: \startLST[some options for \lstset{}] some code \stopLST -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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changing natural table frame width
by Stuart Jansen 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

I'm trying to figure out how to increase the increase the size of the horizontal line after a row using natural tables. Is there any way to do the equivalent of: \HL % Table header \VL Column A \VL Column B\VL\SR \HL[4] -- Stuart Jansen <sjansen(a)gurulabs.com> Guru Labs, L.C.

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spurious text produced by TABLE
by Idris Samawi Hamid 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

Dear posse, TABLE produces a spurious dot in the following (look closely at the center of the big box on the right). How can I get rid of this? If this is a bug, Is there a workaround? Best Idris ============================= % output=pdf interface=en \setuppagenumbering[state=stop] \starttext \setupfloats[location=middle] \placetable [here][tab:sciences]{There is a spurious dot in the big box.} \starttable{|c|c|c|} \HL \VL {test} \VL \TWO{} \VL\FR \DL[1] \VL \VL\DR \VL {test} \VL \TWO{} \VL\FR \HL \stoptable \stoptext ============================= ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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