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Re: [NTG-context] imposition for a pdf file
by Ciro A. Soto 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Thank you Luigi, but where is the pdf file input in your instructions? remember, i don't have the tex file, only the pdf file. ciro --- "luigi.scarso" <luigi.scarso(a)logosrl.it> wrote: --------------------------------- Ciro A. Soto wrote: I have a pdf file with 660 letter-size pages.I would like to save toner in my printer byprinting 2 or 4 pages in one single sheet of paper.Is it possible to do this with context?or any other alternative?Remember, I don't have the source file, only the pdffile.thank youCiro_______________________________________________ntg-context mailing listntg-context@ntg.nlhttp://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context As usually, not a direct answer... Play with these script %% %% save it as test.tex %% \setupcolors[state=start] \starttext \dorecurse{660}% {\startTEXpage[width=3cm,height=2cm] \vbox to \vsize{\vss \hbox to\hsize{\hss\framed[width=2cm,align={middle,lohi},background=color,backgroundcolor=green]{p.\tfd\recurselevel}\hss}\vss} \stopTEXpage} \stoptext %% %% save as my-imp.tex %% %% \setuplayout here \starttext \centerline{% \externalfigure[test][page=1] \externalfigure[test][page=3] \externalfigure[test][page=5] \externalfigure[test][page=7] \externalfigure[test][page=9] \externalfigure[test][page=11] } \blank[1cm] \centerline{% \externalfigure[test][page=2] \externalfigure[test][page=4] \externalfigure[test][page=6] \externalfigure[test][page=8] \externalfigure[test][page=10] \externalfigure[test][page=12] } \stoptext (you can create my-imp.tex by a script and choosing theappropriate number for page=...., also use \setuplayoutetc..) Also look for \setuparranging. luigi > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >

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empty lines at the top of the columns
by sjoerd siebinga 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

I have a problem with empty lines at the top of my columns. My text is subdivided into dictionary articles (called lemmata) which are separated by an empty line. However, when dictionary article ends at the last line the following column begins with an empty line, which is very ugly. Does anyone know how I can solve this problem. My columndefinition is \startcolumns[n=2,rule=off,balance=yes,blank={fixed,small}] and I defined the dictionary article enviromnent as follows: \definestartstop[lemma][ before={}, % after={\crlf}]% thanks, Sjoerd

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m-bib issues
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Dear knights of the round table, I've been using a very old bib module up to now, with lots of personal tweaks, workarounds etc. (mission-critical issues--no time 2 deal with painful upgrades); now I'm starting fresh with the latest. Here is one issue: The \startpublication[a= ] option seems to cause m-bib to choke on some accents. Here is an example: ============test-bib.bbl=============== \startpublication[k=ahsaif, t=book, a=\AHSAI, y=1856, s=\AHSAI1856] %\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah} \author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah} \title{\v Sar\.hu \~al-Faw\={a}\'id} \pubname{n.p.} \city{Tabriz} \pubyear{1856} \stoppublication \startpublication[k=ahsaijk, t=book, a=\AHSAI, y=1856--59, s=\AHSAI1856--59] \author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah} \title{Jaw\={a}mi\`u \~al-Kalim} \pubname{n.p.} \note{Two volumes} \city{Tabriz} \pubyear{1856--59} \stoppublication ======================================= and here is the accompanying tex file ============test-bib.tex=============== \setupoutput[pdftex] \usemodule[bib] \def\AHSAI{A\d hs\=a'\~\i} %\def\AHSAI{A\d hs\=a'i} \input test-bib.bbl \starttext \cite[ahsaif] \cite[ahsaijk] \stoptext ======================================= In this example the \startpublication[a= ] option chokes on \~. Any help/chivalry will be appreciated! Best Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Euro-sign
by Johannes Werner 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Hello, what i have to do, to get the euro into my document? Is there any documentation ? (surely i'm not the first with this question, but i cannot find something) I tried "\euro", but nothing happened. mfg, Johannes Werner

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Upgrading...
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Dear syndicate, While I have not closely kept up with all developments it seems that installation/upgrade procedures have been improved. I also went through a lot of pain the last time I upgraded so I ask: Given that: 1. I have not updated my context since Aug. of last year; 2. my fpTeX is from last July. What is the wisest and most efficient way to upgrade my ConTeXt distribution today? Should I replace fpTeX (including Aleph) with the ConTeXt/TeX distribution from the website? Are there any Aleph-related issues? Any tips will be appreciated Thanks Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: [NTG-context] textbackground
by Duncan Hothersall 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Resurrecting a thread from June last year... (sorry!) On 26-jun-04 Hans van der Meer identified a bug/issue with text backgrounds: >>> When the textbackground falls at a page crossing -- i.e. starts at >>> the top of a page -- the coloring extends backwards on the page just >>> left. On 29-jun-04 Hans H tantalisingly said: >i think i found a way out and will send you a test file > >Hans As far as I can tell, I'm currently experiencing the same thing. I'm wondering what was in the test file ;-) Thanks! Duncan

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pdfopen/pdfclose under Linux
by Taco Hoekwater 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Hi all, I've just uploaded a beta version of Fabrice Popineau's pdfclose/ pdfopen tools ported to X11 (Linux). I've tested this with Acrobat Reader 5.0.10 & Linux & X.org, but the code is reasonably generic, I believe. I hope that while waiting for the upcoming direct texexec support, somebody is willing to do testing under other AR/Os/X configurations. You can fetch it from: http://tex.aanhet.net/utils/pdfopen-0.2.tar.gz (Mandrake 10.1/i386 binaries are included) From the README: --------------------------------------------------------------- Both commands have only one meaningful argument: pdfclose --file <pdfname> Closes an existing window with the name <pdfname> pdfopen --file <pdfname> Opens a window with the name <pdfname> (starting a reader if necesary), or it reloads <pdfname> if it was already open. Note: <pdfname> is the name of the X window, not a filename. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Greetings, Taco

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Re: [NTG-context] Header background won't go away
by Duncan Hothersall 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

Hans wrote: > you can do a stepwise page change: > > \setuphead[part][page={yes,blank,right}] > \setuphead[chapter][header=high,page={yes,blank,right}] > > also, in order to let backgrounds adapt to each page, say: > > \setupbackgrounds[state=repeat] > > otherwise only text|page backgrounds will be calculated each page and the other > ones when backgrounds are set/changed (otherwise too slow) > > Hans > > (some day i'll make this nicer) Thanks Hans, fixes problem 2, but 1 remains. So this is maybe a bug? This is my test file now: -- \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setuplayout[location=doublesided, backspace=8.5pc,topspace=5.5pc,top=0pt,topdistance=0pt, header=12pt,headerdistance=12pt,height=61pc,footer=16pt, bottom=6pc,leftedge=9pc,leftedgedistance=0pt,leftmargin=0pt, leftmargindistance=0pt,width=29pc,rightmargindistance=0pt, rightmargin=6.5pc,rightedgedistance=0pt,rightedge=6.5pc] \setuphead[part] [placehead=yes,resetnumber=no,page={yes,blank,right}, header=high,before=,after=] \def\XPart#1#2{#1 #2} %simplified \setuphead[chapter] [header=high,page={yes,blank,right}, before=\vbox to 14pc\bgroup,after=\vss\egroup] \def\XChapter#1#2{#1 #2} %simplified %... \setupcolors[rgb=no,cmyk=no,spot=yes,state=start] \definecolor[PantoneTwoNineFour][c=1,m=.56,y=0,k=.18] \definecolor[IFSblueheadertint][PantoneTwoNineFour][p=.12] %... \setupbackgrounds[header] [leftedge,leftmargin,text,rightmargin,rightedge] [background=color,backgroundcolor=IFSblueheadertint,state=start] \setupheader[state=start] \setupheadertexts[margin] [] [\hfill\llap{\tfx\getmarking[chapter][current]}] [\hbox to \leftmarginwidth{\rlap{\tfx\getmarking[section][last]\hfil}}] [] %... \starttext \startbodymatter \part{First part} Looks good, and no band on next page either! \chapter{First chapter} Looks good, no band on first page of chapter. \page[yes] \section{First section} Looks good, the band is there. \page[yes] \section{Second section} Looks good, the band is still there. \chapter{Second chapter} Ugh, the band has impinged on my title again. \stopbodymatter \stoptext -- Thanks, Duncan

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RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman
by ishamid 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

>===== Original Message From Adam Lindsay <atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk> ===== >I hope you can translate from unix-like pseudo-commands into DOS: > >make a new, clean temp directory. >copy times*.ttf into that directory. >from that directory, run: > > texfont --ma --in --ve=microsoft --co=timesnewroman --show > >What happens? Ok, much progress:-) 1. Your command worked as is, no need to translate:-)) 2. TeXFont did its magic, with no *apparent* errors (but see below) : a. ttf|afm|tfm|vf's are copied to/generated within [truetype|afm|tfm|vf]\microsoft\timesnewroman; b. texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.map generated in \map\pdftex\context c. texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.tex created in temp dir. 3. Problem: upon compiling texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.tex. I get =================================================== TeXExec 5.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman output : pdftex interface : en options : once current mode : none This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11b-2.1 (Web2c 7.5.2) %&-line parsing enabled. (c:/TeXLive/texmf/web2c/cp8bit.tcx) : : Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Timesi): Font texnansi-raw-Timesi at 60 0 not found Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Timesbi): Font texnansi-raw-Timesbi at 600 not found Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Timesbd): Font texnansi-raw-Timesbd at 600 not found <c:/TeXLive/texmf/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmr6.pfb> Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Times): Font texnansi-raw-Times at 600 not found <c:/TeXLive/texmf/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmtt10.pfb> Output written on texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.pdf (28 pages, 379871 bytes) =================================================== a. Note the warnings; b. Adobe complains about an error in opening the page (I'm sending you the pdf directly) 4. Question: how can I make TeXFont default to C:\ConTeXt\texmf-local instead of C:\TeXLive\texmf-local? I think I'm close to the finish line. Thnx 4 all your help! Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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imposition for a pdf file
by Ciro A. Soto 17 Mar '05

17 Mar '05

I have a pdf file with 660 letter-size pages. I would like to save toner in my printer by printing 2 or 4 pages in one single sheet of paper. Is it possible to do this with context? or any other alternative? Remember, I don't have the source file, only the pdf file. thank you Ciro

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