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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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New ConTeXt cz interface installation problem
by Michal Kvasnicka 21 Jan '05

21 Jan '05

Dear friends, I apologize that I have recently sent message to this list only when I've got some problems. Nontheless I need to keep this tradition. :-( I tried to install the newest ConTeXt over the TexLive 9/2003. All was perfect except the Czech interface. I've got a strange error. What should I do to improve it? My system is this: * SuSE Linux 9.1 * TeX Live + CTAN 9/2003 * pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11a-2.1 (Web2C 7.5.2) * ConTeXt ver: 2004.12.06 fmt: 2005.1.11 int: english mes: english * TeXExec 5.2.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 The excerpt from the log file is this: language : patterns for cz not loaded language : patterns for hr not loaded language : patterns for pl not loaded language : patterns for sk not loaded encoding : coding fde is loaded (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/enco-fde.tex <unprotect 3> language : language specific options [default-de] seamless appended language : language specific options [default-de] seamless appended language : language specific options [default-de] seamless appended encoding : coding pdfdoc language : language specific options [pdfdoc-de] seamless appended encoding : coding ec language : language specific options [ec-de] seamless appended encoding : coding texnansi language : language specific options [texnansi-de] seamless appended <protect 3>)) language : patterns en for en loaded (n=1) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/generic/hyphen/hyphen.tex) language : no hyphenations en for en (n=1) language : patterns de for de loaded (n=2) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/generic/hyphen/dehyphn.tex New German Hyphenation Patterns `dehyphn' Rev.31 <2001-05-07> (WaS)) language : no hyphenations de for de (n=2) encoding : coding il2 language : patterns sk for sk loaded (n=3) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/generic/hyphen/skhyph.tex (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/csplain/t1code.tex Font encoding set to Cork.) The \^, \`, \', \v, \" and \r expands to characters by Cork. (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/csplain/skhyphen.tex)) language : no hyphenations sk for sk (n=3) encoding : coding ec language : patterns sk for sk loaded (n=3) (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/generic/hyphen/skhyph.tex (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/csplain/t1code.tex Font encoding set to Cork.) The \^, \`, \', \v, \" and \r expands to characters by Cork. (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/csplain/skhyphen.tex ! Duplicate pattern. l.29 a1 I am quite desperate so I will be thankfull for any hint. Your sincerelly Michal Kvasnicka

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french hyphenation after l-apostrophe doesn't work
by Steffen Wolfrum 20 Jan '05

20 Jan '05

Hi, when, in a french project, the line ends with e.g. l'int\'{e}r^{e}t then context doesn't hyphenate "l'interet" and the line gets stretched. (If I wouldn't have the l-apostroph construction then the word is hyphenated "in-teret", so its hyphenation is know to TeX.) But for I have a lot of this "l-apostroph" constructions at line endings in my document it is impossible to type individually \- at the best breaking points (here after "in-"). I need to have a global option that re-activates the hyphenation even if the word starts with l-apostroph. When I typeset the apostrophe like a slash: l|'|int\'{e}r^{e}t then the line gets broken, but after "l'" and I was told this is wrong in french. So what else could be done to automatically break int\'{e}r^{e}t again but *not* after l' ? Thank you for any help, Steffen

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UTF-8 XML to IL2
by Vit Zyka 20 Jan '05

20 Jan '05

Dear ConTeXters, please, I have UTF-8 XML file and I want to typeset with IL2 (czech) font. What I have to do? Thank you Vit Zyka P.S. I tried: \useregime[utf] \defineXMLenvironment[doc] \starttext \stoptext \processXMLfile{manaana.xml} But I guess the Unicode -> IL2 mapping is missing.

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ConTeXt tool for enabling comments in PDF ?
by Steffen Wolfrum 20 Jan '05

20 Jan '05

Hi, in the MacOSX-TeX-list (mainly on LaTeX) I just read a discussion on "Comments in PDF" (by AcrobatReader7). Do we have a ConTeXt tool which can enable users of e.g. AdobeReader 7 to add comments to PDF files ? Or is it true that this "comments enabled flag" can only be set for PDFs generated by Acrobat -- and only by the original author? Steffen Henning Hraban Ramm <hraban(a)fiee.net> wrote: > There's a lot of new or enhanced features for us prepress people, e.g. > for Reader Extensions you don't need this expensive server product any > more, that means, if you own Acrobat 7 Professional you can enable the > correction tools in Reader for your document.

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