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alignment questions
by Patrick Gundlach 14 Mar '05

14 Mar '05

Hello *, inspired by Gerben's question, I did some experimenting with \framed. I'd like to get A[text]B, where text is some long thing in a framed box like \framed[width=5cm] {\input tufte \par}. There are three different ways of aligning the three objects: (A and B on the same baseline as the first row) A We thrive in information- B ------------------------------- thick worlds because of our marvelous and everyday ca- (A and B in the middle of the box, not necessarily on the same baseline as a line in the box) criminate, distinguish, screen, A pigeonhole, pick over, sort, B integrate, blend, inspect, (A and B on the same baseline as the last row) from the chaff and seperate A the sheeps from the goats. B -------------------------------- I was unable to get any of these alignments. Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki: http://contextgarden.net

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Re: [NTG-context] Re: newbie question about fonts
by Ciro A. Soto 14 Mar '05

14 Mar '05

Thank you Patrick. I'm still looking for --- Patrick Gundlach <patrick(a)gundla.ch> wrote: > Hello Ciro, > > > I am my distributor maintainer. > > But you got your distribution from some source? I downloaded the CD iso image from a website and installed Fedora Core 3. > > > what is the "local guide" you refer to? > > This should come with your TeX system (Linux system, > downloaded TeX > system, whatever) that tells you about things that > you need to know > about your TeX system. Including the available > fonts. Since I don't > know what your TeX system is, I can't tell you if > you have such a > local guide. If it is not on your system, you should > complain to the > person that gave you the TeX. Similarly, I downloaded texlive2004 CD from the tug.org, and installed it according to the instructions in the CD. What is the name of the 'local guide' file?

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Re: [NTG-context] Re: Helvetica ?
by Steffen Wolfrum 14 Mar '05

14 Mar '05

Hi Patrick, Patrick Gundlach <patrick(a)gundla.ch> wrote: > Hello Steffen, > > do you have psfnss (LaTeX) installed? > > Patrick Yes, sure. As part of Gerbens "2004 stable". But this doesn't seem to be enough. Steffen

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Helvetica ?
by Steffen Wolfrum 14 Mar '05

14 Mar '05

Hi, I used to install the fonts that I need for contexing. But for the current project only Helvetica is needed, and so I remembered Patrick saying: > using Helvetica works for me: > -------------------------------------------------- > \usetypescript [adobekb][\defaultencoding] > \usetypescript [postscript][\defaultencoding] > \setupbodyfont[pos,ss,12pt] > > \starttext > foo > \stoptext But not for me. The same file as above results in: > Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-times.map): cannot open font map file > >{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-youngryu- > tx.map} > Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-helvetica.map): cannot open font map file > > Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-courier.map): cannot open font map file > ] > systems : end file helve at line 25 > ) > Warning: pdfetex (file phvr8r): Font phvr8r at 86 not found What is missing? I am working (under OSX) with Hans' recent Beta, with Gerbens latest tex i-package, and I also saw various helvetica pfb files being installed with Gerbens distro. So, shouldn't contexing with Helvetica work just out-of-the-box, as Patrick said? Steffen

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by wei jm 14 Mar '05

14 Mar '05

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Re: Current text width?
by Duncan Hothersall 13 Mar '05

13 Mar '05

I said: > So - is there a parameter which represents the current width of the > layout area, taking into account itemisations, textbackgrounds and > anything else? Thanks. I came up with a rather ugly kludge which solves my immediate problem but might not be best. I created a new dimen, \RealWidth, and before each table I set it to the value of \textwidth minus leftskip minus rightskip. In other words, I did this: -- \newdimen\RealWidth \definetextbackground[TestBackground] [leftoffset=1em,rightoffset=1em,topoffset=8pt, bottomoffset=8pt,frame=on,location=paragraph] \starttext \starttextbackground[TestBackground] Some text first, which behaves perfectly, and then a table: \leavevmode\RealWidth=\textwidth\advance\RealWidth by-\leftskip\advance\RealWidth by-\rightskip\bTABLE \setupTABLE[column][1][width=0.3\RealWidth] \setupTABLE[column][2][width=0.7\RealWidth] \bTR\bTD I was hoping\eTD \bTD that this table would make itself narrower according to the background offsets, like the text does. And now it does!\eTD\eTR \eTABLE} \stoptextbackground \stoptext -- This produces what I want as far as I have tested it. I'm not sure it's the best or most comprehensive solution though. Duncan dh(a)capdm.com

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Moving to ConTeXt
by Gerben Wierda 13 Mar '05

13 Mar '05

I am (again) considering moving to ConTeXt. A few years ago I investigated the move because I have apositive impression of the quality of the ConTeXt project and because I find the standard LaTeX layouts ugly. At that time I decided against it because the first thing I tried (a list within a list) did not work and because I was under the impression that I would have to do alot of layout myself (and I have TeX for that, right?). I am thinking of using LaTeX and the memoir class. Anyway, I am still tempted. So I am investigating again. I would like to know if (and how) I can do the following in ConTeXt. I did read the manual before writing this: - Project structure for a book, chapters to be in separate files. Chapters to be processed individually when required, or better: chapter + index/toc/appendices, etc. How do you do that? I do not understand the manual here entirely and my test from a few years ago failed. - lettrine.sty (I have my own TeX code now, but lettrine is probably better) - Page layout as in a book (no whitespace between pars and indentation). Good readable. - mfpic or another way to program drawings (vectors/functions) - microtype.sty (protrusion,probably no stretching) - Optional paragraph (not line) numbering, suppressable (as in some philosophy books) - 2 output options: - Final: Large paperback size (somewhat larger than pocket) pages centered on A4 portrait paper - Draft: Two of those pages,slightly shrunk on A4 landscape paper. No fancy ordering, just page 0-1, 2-3, 4-5, etc. So, how do I do these things? I would like to try to recode a part ofmy book-project in ConTeXt to see if it works for me. Thanks, G

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ConTeXt equivalent for \ensuremath?
by Gerben Wierda 13 Mar '05

13 Mar '05

I modeled this after the LaTeX sources because I had to move on: \newcommand{\ensuremath}[1]{\ifmmode\expandafter\FirtsOfOne% \else\expandafter\EnsuredMath\fi} \long\def\FirstOfOne#1{#1} \long\def\EnsuredMath#1{$\relax#1$} but is there a ConTeXt way of doing this? G

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Small bug report
by Marcin Borkowski 13 Mar '05

13 Mar '05

Hello everyone! I noticed a small translation bug: when using products/components with \version[temporary], the info about the product and component name at the very bottom uses untranslated (Dutch, I presume) names: "Produkt" instead of "Product" and "Onderdeel" instead of "Component". I have nothing against Dutch, but I can't speak a word of it, so English would be preferable for me;-D... Bye -- Marcin Borkowski

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Re: [NTG-context] Re: newbie question about fonts
by Ciro A. Soto 13 Mar '05

13 Mar '05

Thank you Patrick... I am my distributor maintainer. I installed linux in my pc box less than a year ago, and I see font files everywhere (X directory fonts, TeX directory fonts, TrueType, OpenType, Type1, etc...) but don't know if they are accessible from Context. what is the "local guide" you refer to? Wouldn't it be nice to have a command in Context like: \listavailablefonts [type1 | truetype | ... | all] or \listavailablefamilyfonts [] ... and another to check whether a font is properly installed (that is, whether it has \bf, \it, \sc, math, etc), like: \checkfont [fontname] Luigi, thank you. I've read the outdated documents you suggested, but still ... Ciro --- Patrick Gundlach <patrick(a)gundla.ch> wrote: > Hello Ciro, > > > Okay, this business of > fonts/files/names/encoding/etc > > is really difficult to understand for me. > > welcome to the club ;-) > > > I have a simple question. How do I list all fonts > > I have available to use in ConTeXt in the > > machine/system I have? Is there a file > > where I can see the names of all these fonts? > > This should be stated in your local guide. If not, > complain to the > distribution maintainer. > > > And is there a template file or a command > > to display the entire set of characters once I > know > > the > > name of fonts? > > \showfont[Serif] > > and alike. > > Patrick > -- > ConTeXt wiki: http://contextgarden.net > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >

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