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Extending into the margin
by Duncan Hothersall 04 Mar '05

04 Mar '05

I have a double-sided page layout with mirrored margins. For certain displays (tables, etc) I would like to place a box such that it will extend into the margin. At the moment, just by making a box the width of the textarea + margin, I can get what I want half the time :-) - it always extends to the right, and on half of the pages that is what I want! Of course the trick is the other half. If I explicitly move the boxes left, then the right-hand pages stop working properly. And I'm in a batch workflow so I can't know in advance what page a box is going to land on. So I guess I need a hook into the double-sided margin settings somehow? I haven't managed to find anything that looks relevant in the docs, so thanks for any help! Duncan dh(a)capdm.com

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ReRe: mismatch context version when updating via rsync
by olivier Turlier 04 Mar '05

04 Mar '05

> > >those precooked installations (the minimals) are not updated in sync with the >zips; [it takes quite a while on my not too fast laptop] > >Hans > Ok, I understand better now. Having an uptodate version will push me to a manual install. Thanks for the answer -- Olivier TURLIER Formation & Métiers CRP La Rouguière 101 Bd des libérateurs 13367 MARSEILLE cedex 11 tel : 04 91 18 56 00 fax : 04 91 45 14 48

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This way, No9 ...
by VnPenguin 04 Mar '05

04 Mar '05

Hi, In "This way" No9, I see "Februari 2005" :) Hans, do you forget to translate it into english ? (j/k, I understand some dutch words :) ) Cheers, Q.

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mismatch context version when updating via rsync on XP
by olivier Turlier 04 Mar '05

04 Mar '05

Hello contexers, I don't understand why, but if I update by rsync'ing, i still got an old version of Context. Below is what i do : doing (today) : cd C:\cwrsync rsync -r -v www.pragma-pod.com::mswin C:\mytex\usr\local\context\tex cd .. cd mytex\usr\local\context\tex setuptex texexec --make --alone --all adding shortcut path + scite thumbnail to : C:\mytex\cstart.bat when I launch Scite, when I check version, I got >texexec --verbose TeXExec 5.2.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 current path : C:/Documents and Settings/olivier/Local Settings/Temp locating ini file : kpsewhiching texexec.ini on scripts locating ini file : kpsewhiching texexec.ini elsewhere locating ini file : kpsewhiching texexec.rme on scripts locating ini file : not found by kpsewhich, using '.rme' file reading : c:\mytex\usr\local\context\tex\texmf-local/scripts/context/perl/texexec.rme setting : 'TeXShell' to 'tetex' for 'all' setting : 'UseEnginePath' to 'false' for 'all' setting : 'UsedInterfaces' to 'en nl metafun mptopdf' for 'all' setting : 'UserInterface' to 'en' for 'all' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'tex' for 'all' setting : 'MpExecutable' to 'mpost' for 'all' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'all' setting : 'DviToMpExecutable' to 'dvitomp' for 'all' setting : 'DviSpecialScript' to 'dvispec' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormat' to 'metafun' for 'all' setting : 'TeXFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'TeXHashExecutable' to 'mktexlsr' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'pdfetex' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXPassString' to '-progname=context' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXBatchFlag' to '-int=batchmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXNonStopFlag' to '-int=nonstopmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpPassString' to '-progname=mpost' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpBatchFlag' to '-int=batchmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpNonStopFlag' to '-int=nonstopmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXVirginFlag' to '-ini -translate-file=natural.tcx' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpVirginFlag' to '-ini -translate-file=natural.tcx' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXPassString' to '-progname=context -translate-file=natural.tcx' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpPassString' to '-progname=mpost -translate-file=natural.tcx' for 'tetex' used setting : TeXShell = tetex used setting : SetupPath = used setting : UserInterface = en used setting : UsedInterfaces = en nl metafun mptopdf used setting : TeXFontsPath = . used setting : MpExecutable = mpost used setting : MpToTeXExecutable = mpto used setting : DviToMpExecutable = dvitomp used setting : TeXProgramPath = used setting : TeXFormatPath = used setting : ConTeXtPath = used setting : TeXScriptsPath = used setting : TeXHashExecutable = mktexlsr used setting : TeXExecutable = pdfetex used setting : TeXVirginFlag = -ini -translate-file=natural.tcx used setting : TeXBatchFlag = -int=batchmode used setting : TeXNonStopFlag = -int=nonstopmode used setting : MpBatchFlag = -int=batchmode used setting : MpNonStopFlag = -int=nonstopmode used setting : TeXPassString = -progname=context -translate-file=natural.tcx used setting : TeXFormatFlag = & used setting : MpFormatFlag = & used setting : MpVirginFlag = -ini -translate-file=natural.tcx used setting : MpPassString = -progname=mpost -translate-file=natural.tcx used setting : MpFormat = metafun used setting : MpFormatPath = used setting : UseEnginePath = 0 used setting : FmtLanguage = used setting : FmtBodyFont = used setting : FmtResponse = used setting : TcXPath = used setting : SetFile = applications will use : c:\mytex\usr\local\context\tex\texmf-local/web2c/texmf.cnf generating format : not using fmtutil --help overview of all options and their values --help all all about all options --help short just the main options --help mode ... pdf all about a few options --help '*.pdf' all about options containing 'pdf' more info http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexexec.pdf http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context total run time : 0 seconds Kpathsea released! As the deepness of my knowledege in paths, scripts, hidden stuff is limited to the surface, i can't explain this difference. Thanks for any answer -- Olivier TURLIER Formation & Métiers CRP La Rouguière 101 Bd des libérateurs 13367 MARSEILLE cedex 11 tel : 04 91 18 56 00 fax : 04 91 45 14 48

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Re: [NTG-context] Re: TeX run : 8
by Steffen Wolfrum 03 Mar '05

03 Mar '05

Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > Patrick Gundlach wrote: > > > do you still want me to try this? > > not if we assume that indeed perl hashes are organized differently per run > > so, for the moment let stick to the texutil sort patch > > thanks for testing; i'll post a new beta later > > Hans 2 runs not 8: That would mean that all Mac-ConTeXters won 75% TeX-time by your investigation (how many hours/days/years this might be ... ) Thank you Patrick, thank you Hans! Steffen

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\definelayout question
by Paul Tremblay 03 Mar '05

03 Mar '05

Thanks Adam for the suggestions on the wiki page. You point out that I can use \definelayout for odd and even pages. I assume I can use this command in place of \setuplayout? I had a problem using \definelayout. I found that I had to use a \setuplayout before my text, or the first page would not get formatted. Is the ConTeXt code right below? Also, is there any way to change the layout for the first page? \definelayout[first] [.... Thanks Paul \part{} \definelayout[odd][ topspace=.5in, % the space at the very top of the page backspace=3in, % the space in the gutter header=2in, % the space for headers footer=2in, % the space for footers leftmargin=1in, % the space for margin notes rightmargin=1.5in, % the space for right margin notes width=3in, % the width of the body text height=7in % the height of the body text ] \definelayout[even][ topspace=.5in, % the space at the very top of the page backspace=3in, % the space in the gutter header=2in, % the space for headers footer=2in, % the space for footers leftmargin=1in, % the space for margin notes rightmargin=1.5in, % the space for right margin notes width=3in, % the width of the body text height=4in % the height of the body text ] \setuplayout % the header for the first page of part 1 \definetext[partStart1][header][\vbox{Chapter 1 \vskip5pt Author}] \setuphead[part][header=partStart1] -- ************************ *Paul Tremblay * *phthenry(a)iglou.com * ************************

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Re: [NTG-context] Re: [OS X TeX] TeX run : 8
by Steffen Wolfrum 03 Mar '05

03 Mar '05

Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > Steffen Wolfrum wrote: > > After playing a bit with minimal examples I think the "bug" has to do > > with the project structure. Here comes a very minimal example that > > *still* runs 8 times under Mac (2 times under Win)! Why? > > > > Given a main TEST.tex file and besides that a PARTS folder containing > > the files ONE.tex and TWO.tex : > > > > > > TEST.tex > > \startproject TEST > > \startfrontmatter > > \component PARTS/ONE.tex > > \component PARTS/TWO.tex > > \stopfrontmatter > > \stopproject > > > > > > ONE.tex > > \startcomponent ONE > > text > > \stopcomponent > > > > TWO.tex > > \startcomponent TWO > > text > > \stopcomponent > > this runs normal here; (but your big zip didn't as mentioned in a >previous mail) > > Hans How many runs do you have under Mac OS X? And what is your setup for Mac: Gerben's tex.ii2 plus your recent cont-tmf.zip? Steffen

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FO and ConTeXt: my new wiki page
by Paul Tremblay 03 Mar '05

03 Mar '05

I have a new page on the wiki http://contextgarden.net/Page_layout This page is my best effort at describing how someone who is used to FO would do the same thing in ConTeXt. The page is just one of many I hope to write on FO and ConTeXt. I'm sure I got some things wrong, so any help would be appreciated. One thing I was not able to do was customize headers and footers for blank pages that end a part (such as a chapter). I need to include a section in my page describing my inability to do this. Thanks Paul -- ************************ *Paul Tremblay * *phthenry(a)iglou.com * ************************

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Unexpected changes with pdfeTeX 1.20 (?)
by Steffen Wolfrum 03 Mar '05

03 Mar '05

Hi, while looking closer at the result of typesetting an older (Nov. 2004) document with todays pdfeTeX and context stuff I noticed that the layout of my TOC changed: Normally I write all setups in a SetupEnvironment file that is loaded at the beginning of a project structure. Like this: \startproject WLTHR_1 \environment SetupEnvironment_WLTHR \startfrontmatter \component Kapitel/Titelei \component Kapitel/Vorwort \completecontent \stopfrontmatter \startbodymatter \component Kapitel/Kap_1 \component Kapitel/Kap_2 \component Kapitel/Kap_3 \component Kapitel/Kap_4 \component Kapitel/Kap_5 \stopbodymatter \startbackmatter \component Kapitel/Katalog \component Kapitel/Literatur \stopbackmatter \stopproject But as in SetupEnvironment also \setupindenting is set, now the TOC gets this indenting too! Once (2004, before pdfeTeX 1.20 ?) this didn't affect the generated \completecontent - only the real \component files. Is this change known? Are there more differences like this, so one knows what to look for when typesetting older documents with new TeX (ConTeXt?) files? Steffen A minimal test looks like this: \starttext \showframe \showgrid \definecombinedlist[content] [chapter,section][level=section] \setupindenting[30pt]% <---------------- \completecontent% <--------------- %\setupindenting[30pt]% <---------------- \chapter{Kapitel} text \section{Unterkapitel} text \section{Unterkapitel} text \stoptext

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Re: [NTG-context] Re: [OS X TeX] TeX run : 8
by Steffen Wolfrum 03 Mar '05

03 Mar '05

Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > Steffen Wolfrum wrote: > > TEST.tex > > \startproject TEST > > \startfrontmatter > > \component PARTS/ONE.tex > > \component PARTS/TWO.tex > > \stopfrontmatter > > \stopproject > > > > > > ONE.tex > > \startcomponent ONE > > text > > \stopcomponent > > > > TWO.tex > > \startcomponent TWO > > text > > \stopcomponent > > > > > > > > The Mac output (plus the Win output) were unfortunately bounced back - > > Message body is too big: 59628 bytes with a limit of 40 KB. > > texexec test --pdf --runs=1 > copy test.tui 1.tui > texexec test --pdf --runs=2 > copy test.tui 2.tui > texexec test --pdf --runs=3 > copy test.tui 3.tui > texexec test --pdf > copy test.tui n.tui > > where do the tui's difer? > > Hans They don't. They are all the same. But nevertheless texexec test --pdf ran 8 runs ... Steffen

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