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dvi support in latest version
by Peter Münster 28 May '05

28 May '05

Hello, thanks to Hans, I can use now the latest version to produce PDFs. This is what I do: texmfstart newtexexec --make --all mkdir /opt/teTeX/texmf-var/web2c/pdfetex mv cont-* mptopdf.* /opt/teTeX/texmf-var/web2c/pdfetex mktexlsr Now, "texmfstart newtexexec testfile" is producing a pdf and "texmfstart newtexexec --dvi testfile" is producing a dvi. But dvips has difficulties with this dvi-file: This is dvips(k) 5.95a Copyright 2005 Radical Eye Software (www.radicaleye.com) ' TeX output 2005.05.28:1404' -> testfile.ps kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode ljfzzz --bdpi 1200 --mag 1+0/1200 --dpi 1200 ec-lmr12 mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for ec-lmr12. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. dvips: Font ec-lmr12 not found, characters will be left blank. <tex.pro><special.pro>. [1 dvips: Unknown keyword (object) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (@FDF::docuextgstates) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (<<) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (>>) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file pdf:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (put) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (@catalog) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (<<>>) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file pdf:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (docinfo) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (<</Trapped) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (/False>>) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file pdf:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (docinfo) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (<</ConTeXt.Version) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword ((2005.05.25)>>) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file pdf:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (docinfo) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (<</Title) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword ((testfile)) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (/Subject) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (()) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (/Author) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (()) in \special will be ignored dvips: more errors in special, being ignored . . . dvips: (perhaps dvips doesn't support your macro package?) dvips: Could not find figure file pdf:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file pdf:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file pdf:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file pdf:; continuing ] There must be at least some problem with the Latin-Modern setup... testfile.tex ist just: \starttext hallo \stoptext Thanks in advance for any help! Greetings, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Re: ConTeXt tool for enabling comments in PDF ?
by Joachim Schlosser 28 May '05

28 May '05

> Vit Zyka wrote (long long ago in January): >> how is that one calculated, imagine that in the %! fields you fill in >> placeholders like hereshouldgosomemagiccode, then one can run a script >> over the pdf, calculate that magic, and replace the string; maybe this >> can be hooked into xpdflib > Yes, I agree, postprocessing is possible. But I did not find any digest > computing alg in the range of C/C++ or Perl. Also do not known links to > xpdflib. > > Vit Zyka One can sign PDFs with iText (http://itextpdf.sourceforge.net/) Perhaps this helps a little bit further. I experimented a little bit, but my knowledge on PDF internas is not yet in a state that allows me to be quite creative here :-) Joachim -- Joachim Schlosser (The e-mail address is fully repliable.) http://schlosser.info

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clip bug?
by Vit Zyka 28 May '05

28 May '05

Dear Hans, it seems to me that \clip was extended by the useful params left|right|top|bottomoffset. But they do not work: \starttext \clip [leftoffset=1cm,rightoffset=1cm,topoffset=2cm,bottomoffset=.5cm] {\externalfigure[cow]} \stoptext Thanks Vit

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Any PPCHTeX users out there?
by Rodolfo Medina 28 May '05

28 May '05

Hi. Since the PPCHTeX mailing list (ntg-ppchtex(a)ntg.nl) seems to be inactive, I'm posting to the present list my PPCHTeX question. Suppose I have the following PPCHTeX code: \startchemical \chemical[SIX,ROT2,B,R36,RZ6][CH_3] \chemical[PB:RZ3,ONE,Z05,SB5,EP37,PE][O,H] \stopchemical . Now, if I want `size' to be `big' but `scale' to be `small', I just type: \startchemical[size=big,scale=small] et cetera, but then I have a problem: the two couples of electrons that are above and under the oxygen atom come much too close the oxygen atom, they come onto it. Is there any PPCHTeX user that knows if it's possible to avoid that, and how? Thanks indeed, Rodolfo

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[Q] Combining
by olibou＠free.fr 28 May '05

28 May '05

Hello, I initially was looking for having several multilign text box in a metapost. But I do not know how to it. I finally take the technic of "register" as explain in the "complex text in graphic" paragraph of the metafun manual. But then, I was to animate it in a presentation. I learn to animate with the "growing graphic" chapter. But I do not know how to combine register and animate. Does somebody has an example of doing so ... I will try to reverse engineer his source ;-) so he or she will not lose his time with me ? In case you like to reverse my source, I give it as a small example. In this example, I wish I could exchange "Bonjour" for a better and more complex text ;-) -- Oli

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Re: [NTG-context] Any PPCHTeX users out there? [solved]
by Rodolfo Medina 28 May '05

28 May '05

Rodolfo wrote: > Since the PPCHTeX mailing list (ntg-ppchtex(a)ntg.nl) > seems to be inactive, I'm posting to the > present list my PPCHTeX question. > > Suppose I have the following PPCHTeX code: > > \startchemical > \chemical[SIX,ROT2,B,R36,RZ6][CH_3] > \chemical[PB:RZ3,ONE,Z05,SB5,EP37,PE][O,H] > \stopchemical > > . Now, if I want `size' to be `big' but `scale' to be `small', >I just type: > \startchemical[size=big,scale=small] > > et cetera, but then I have a problem: the two couples of electrons that are > above and under the oxygen atom come much too close the oxygen atom, > they come onto it. Is there any PPCHTeX user that knows if it's > possible to avoid that, and how? The solution came from Hans Hagen, the author of PPCHTeX, who kindly provided himself some additional code. So, if anybody has the same problem, just write to me (or to Hans Hagen) and I will sent it to him/her. Thanks, Rodolfo

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finding cont-en.fmt
by Alan Bowen 27 May '05

27 May '05

I just updated to the latest versions of teTeX and ConTeXt via Gerben’s i-installer and now, when I run a file through ConTeXt, I get the following report: ________________________________ TeXExec 5.3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 fixing texformat path : .:{/Users/acbowen/Library/texmf,!!/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local,!! /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.gwtex,!!/usr/local/teTeX/share/ texmf.tetex,!!/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf}/web2c/{$ENGINE,}/{,}// 0 executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : grktest output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt cont-en.fmt fmtutil: format directory `/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c' is not writable. Sorry, I can't find the format `cont-en.fmt'; will try `context.fmt'. kpathsea: Running mktexfmt context.fmt fmtutil: format directory `/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c' is not writable. I can't find the format file `context.fmt'! return code : 256 run time : 3 seconds total run time : 4 seconds ___________________________________ According to the installer log, both cont-en.fmt and context.fmt were installed. I checked the list archive and see that two others had this problem about a month ago, but could not find any subsequent solutions. So, I would be most grateful for any pointers now. Cheers, Alan

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Re: [NTG-context] Supress chapter number in sections
by Duncan Hothersall 27 May '05

27 May '05

Randall wrote: > I'm bumping my last question here... As Duncan suggested, > > \setupsection[section-3][previousnumber=no] > > supresses the chapter section numbers in my section headings. Is > there an easy way to do likewise for the figure and equation numbers > such that the numbering does not include the chapter number? (Stirred into action by a namecheck :-)) This will change all numbering to just be sequential throughout a text, rather than run by chapter: \setupnumbering[way=bytext] Duncan

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PDF properties
by Mathias Bartsch 27 May '05

27 May '05

Hello to all of you! It would be nice to tune some properties of the generated PDF file, eg. the initial zoom factor, page view, ... Are there macros to get that done? Thanks in advance, best wishes Mathias Bartsch -- Universität Duisburg-Essen (Campus Duisburg) | Tel: 0203-379-3476 FB Physik - Laboratorium. f. Festkörperphysik | Fax: 0203-379-2709 Lotharstr. 1, 47048 Duisburg

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arrows and other symbols
by Jörg Hagmann 27 May '05

27 May '05

Dear list members, When I needed arrows (e.g. for pyruvate ----> lactate or pyruvate <----> lactate I first tried on my own (\arrow, $\arrow$ $\ar$ etc.) without success. I then found "The comprehensive Latex Symbol List" by Scott Parkin and tried various combinations of \usemodule[modulename] and the commands listed, with our without $$. Some worked, some didn't. I do have what I need at the moment, but would like to know: 1. Is this the way to do it in Context? 2. Is there a recommended or particularly comprehensive module that covers a maximum number of symbols (I successfully tried "ams" and "wasysym" so far? 3. How do I find out what modules are available on my system? Thank you, Jörg PD Dr.med. Jörg Hagmann-Zanolari Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics DKBW, University of Basel Mattenstrasse 28 CH-4058 Basel Switzerland Phone +41 (0)61 6953049

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