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Yet another nath problem
by Nikolai Weibull 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

\mathoptions@on is bug-ridden. It \def's <, but doesn't restore it upon exit (with \mathoptions@off). One solution is to simply add a \bgroup...\egroup pair to the two. That works for now, nikolai P.S. It seems that the \longrightarrow problem still remains. Was there no fix applied for this yet? We had several possible solutions if I remember correctly, e.g., \let\unprotectedlongrightarrow\longrightarrow \unexpanded\def\longrightarrow{\unprotectedlongrightarrow} This is all with the %D last updated: 2004.11.18 release; the one included in tetex-2.99.9.20050111 D.S. -- ::: name: Nikolai Weibull :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka ::: ::: born: Chicago, IL USA :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden ::: ::: page: www.pcppopper.org :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 ::: main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

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Re: [NTG-context] Gerben's TeX+ConTeXt packages: can't find the format `cont-nl.fmt' ?
by Steffen Wolfrum 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

Adam Lindsay <atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk> wrote: > Hi Steffen. > > This is more of a MacOSX installer problem, but... > > Steffen Wolfrum said this at Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:14:20 +0100: > > >in the past I could use Gerben's TeX and ConTeXt distributions for Mac > >without manual changes. > > > >Last night I downloaded the "2004 stable" and Context-updater. > >If I now typeset a ConTeXt file as usual (texexec --pdf foo.tex) > >I get the following error: > > Okay, I don't have a great grasp of all the possible errors here (because > I update manually), but take a look back at your i-Installer logs. Were > there any errors? > > You didn't comment on whether or not your interface should or shouldn't > be in dutch (interface : nl). > > Were *any* formats made? Do this in the terminal: > ls -l /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-*.fmt > > I don't know enough about your setup to reach a verdict, so I'd say re- > run the config stage in the i-Installer for ConTeXt first, and watch the > diagnostic information there more carefully. > > adam I re-run it and have still the same result. What's strange to me is that in both texexec.ini (tetex and local) the default interface language is set to en. Is there another file containing this information? Anyway, as I couldn't solve the miracle I moved to avoiding it: by using texexec --pdf --interface=en This works. Steffen

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Re: [NTG-context] fundamental problem with headings
by Steffen Wolfrum 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

"full-blown bodyfont switch" - that sounds good. thank you Taco! st. Taco Hoekwater <taco(a)elvenkind.com> wrote: > Steffen Wolfrum wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Each kind of "emphasizing" - like \it \bf \cap \sc etc. - > > lets the respective phrase fall back to the documents > > bodyfont (see example below). > > > > How can I avoid this bug? > > not a bug, this is the expected behaviour of \definefont. > > > Do I use wrong code? > > Yes. \definefont defines a single font (hence it's name). > > What you actually need is a full-blown bodyfont switch: > > \def\SectionStyle{% > \switchtobodyfont[rm,20pt] > \setupinterlinespace[line=30pt] > } > > Greetings, Taco > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

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Gerben's TeX+ConTeXt packages: can't find the format `cont-nl.fmt' ?
by Steffen Wolfrum 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

Hi, in the past I could use Gerben's TeX and ConTeXt distributions for Mac without manual changes. Last night I downloaded the "2004 stable" and Context-updater. If I now typeset a ConTeXt file as usual (texexec --pdf foo.tex) I get the following error: TeXExec 5.2.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 executable : pdfetex format : cont-nl inputfile : untitled output : pdftex interface : nl current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx) Sorry, I can't find the format `cont-nl.fmt'; will try `context.fmt'. I can't find the format file `context.fmt'! return code : 256 run time : 6 seconds total run time : 7 seconds TeX returned non zero exit status What has changed? Is there something I've missed? Steffen

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processaction in keyval lists
by Thomas A.Schmitz 23 Jan '05

23 Jan '05

All, I couldn't resist spending some time today working on the Greek problem. I'm trying to write a proper module that would allow me to set up definitions for fonts and scaling. But I'm running into a problem that is beyond my meagre TeX abilities. I want to define the setup-command like so (using code that Taco send to the list a couple of months ago and that can be found on the wiki): \unprotect \def\setupgreek{\dodoubleempty\dosetupgreek} \def\dosetupgreek#1[#2]{% \getparameters[GG][Scale=,Font=,#2]%Font,Scale \edef\MyScale{\GGScale}% \expandafter\processaction\expandafter[\GGFont] [SomeFont1 =>\def\MyFont{somefont }, SomeFont2 =>\def\MyFont{someotherfont }] } \protect \definebodyfont[4pt,5pt,6pt,7pt,8pt,9pt,10pt,10.5pt,11pt,12pt,14pt,14.4p t,16pt,18pt,20pt,22pt][rm][Gf=\MyFont sa \MyScale] So I want this setup \setupgreek[Scale=1.5,Font=SomeFont1] to be expanded to somefont scaled at 1.5. However, when I process a file, I always get this error: ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> \MyFont sa \MyScale \parsefontspec #1->\xdef \somefontspec {#1 \space }\@EA \doparsefontspec \som... \xxdododefinefont ...tsize {#2}\parsefontspec {#4} \newfontidentifier \let \l... \fontstrategy ...ame #1\csname #2#3#4#5\endcsname \tryingfontfalse \fi <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr... \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies \relax \fi \ifskipfontchar... ... When I add this line \def\MyFont{somefont } to the module, files compile without problems. So I conclude: the mistake is not in the definiton of MyFont itself, but my values are not getting processed the proper way; something in the \processaction part must be wrong. But I'm "stymied" here. Any suggestions would be most welcome! Best Thomas

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How to learn ConTeXt?
by Marcin Borkowski 23 Jan '05

23 Jan '05

Hello everyone! My question is as in subject: how to learn ConTeXt? And another ones: How to install ConTeXt? Manually or from, e.g., TeXlive? I would like to typeset in Antykwa Torunska or Antykwa Poltawskiego. Setting \setupbodyfont[...] yields errors about missing ec-ant* fonts (I use the TeXlive 2004 installation, the same thing happened in TeXlive 2003). Greetings -- Marcin Borkowski

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Greek font in Footnote problem
by Alan Bowen 22 Jan '05

22 Jan '05

I am having trouble getting Greek in footnote environment. The Greek appears as it should in the text body, but in a footnote all I get is the input. In short, ConTeXt \footnote seems to ignore the \localgreek command. I attach a brief test file that should produce the problem as well as the input file defining the Greek font in the first place. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. By the way, there is no message in the log file to the effect that the Greek font is unavailable at a given font size. And I am using ConTeXt ver: 2004.10.26 fmt: 2005.1.3. Alan ___________________________ \enableregime[mac] \input Oxonia \usetypescript [all] [latin-modern] [texnansi] \setupbodyfont[reset] \setupbodyfont[cmr, 10.5pt] \starttext The cat is on the mat. The cat is on the mat. \localgreek{a>utopt'ew} is not a compound of \localgreek{a>ut'oc} and \localgreek{>opte'uw}. The cat is on the mat. % \footnote{The etymology proposed on p.\ 136 is mistaken: \localgreek{a>utopt'ew} is not a compound of \localgreek{a>ut'oc} and \localgreek{>opte'uw}.}\ % % The cat is on the mat. \stoptext __________________________________________ % Oxonia.tex \definebodyfont[10pt,10.5pt,11pt,12pt,14pt][rm][Gf=greeoxon sa 1.08] \def\enablegreek{\language[greek]\catcode`~=\other\catcode`|=\other\catc ode`'=\other} \def\startgreek{\par\begingroup\Gf\enablegreek} \let\stopgreek\endgroup \def\localgreek{\groupedcommand{\Gf\enablegreek}{}} \define\sampi{\getglyph{greeoxon}{\char34}} \define\digamma{\getglyph{greeoxon}{\char35}} \define\stigma{\getglyph{greeoxon}{\char36}} \define\koppa{\getglyph{greeoxon}{\char37}} \define\lunars{\getglyph{greeoxon}{\char1}} \define\lunarS{\getglyph{greeoxon}{\char13}} \define\brcl{\getglyph{greeoxon}{\char8}} \define\brcr{\getglyph{greeoxon}{\char9}} \define\hbrl{\getglyph{greeoxon}{\char123}} \define\hbrr{\getglyph{greeoxon}{\char125}} \define\crux{\getglyph{greeoxon}{\char43}}

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shading in meta[post/play] & PDF
by Mojca Miklavec 22 Jan '05

22 Jan '05

There's a wonderful tutorial on drawing 3D graphics in PostScript on http://www.math.ubc.ca/~cass/graphics/manual/, specifically http://www.math.ubc.ca/~cass/graphics/manual/code/doughnut.eps as an example. And there's a detailed description on shading in PostScript in http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/PLRM.pdf, page 259 (I attached an example and have some more on computer if anyone is interested; I downloaded them from Adobe, but don't know the URL any more) or on shading in PDF in http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/pdf/PDFReference16.pdf, page 272. (They're basically the same.) In metapost, "perfect" spheres can be drawn, like on http://www.gnu.org/software/3dldf/cdsmpls.html. But how can I add colour? Even if it would be too tricky to add colour and proper shading on the sphere - Is there any possibility to use advanced shading techiques described in PLRM inside metapost/metaplay for the most simple cases, say, like in the attached example? Metaplay allows circular and gradient shading and no others. I don't mind if I had to hard-code the shading. PSTricks allows some more advanced shading techniques and even direct PostScript code integration (with \special I think). Is anything similar possible in metapost/play? The spheres drawn directly in PostScript as in the examples above still have straight lines (well, I agree that with some mathematics it would be possible to draw them with proper splines as well). Thanks for all the suggestions, Mojca

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columnsetspan - alternative needed
by Steffen Wolfrum 21 Jan '05

21 Jan '05

Hi, as far as I've seen columnsets work in a magazine like style: \startcolumnset[twocolumns] aaa ... \startcolumnsetspan[heading] bbb \stopcolumnsetspan ccc ... \stopcolumnset gives results like this: aaa ccc aaa ccc bbbb ccc ccc ccc ccc But how can I structure columnsets so my result will look like this?: aaa aaa aaa aaa bbbb ccc ccc ccc ccc Thank you, Steffen

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where can i find Examples in ConTeXt?
by mlw01 21 Jan '05

21 Jan '05

I find that the pdf book @ http://www.pragma-ade.com is wonderful beautiful But I cant setup a style like that. How can I get some BIG examples to learn Context? I think example is wonderful when learning something new.

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