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\fontrange and \currentfontscale
by Adam Lindsay 04 Apr '04

04 Apr '04

Hi Hans, TeXnicians. I thought I'd take another look at the \fontrange macros (commented) at the beginning of font-ini. I think they might be one way of adapting different optical sizes for Unicode fonts. I'm trying to work in the current scaling, but I run into some pure dimension math and expansion problems that are way beyond my skills. I was hoping someone might be able to give me a push in the right direction: \def\dodofontrange#1 #2 % {\ifdim\dimexpr(\currentfontscale\bodyfontsize) #2% ... results in: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim. <to be read again> s <argument> s a \dodofontrange ...rentfontscale \bodyfontsize ) #2 #1\expandafter \gobbleunti... which I interpret as \currentfontscale only being expanded as "sa 1.200" instead of a number. At this point I can only make progress by blind experimentation. Can anyone else offer a clue? cheers, adam -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk Computing Dept, Lancaster University +44(0)1524/594.537 Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/593.608 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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ConTeXt's CD
by sebastian.rooks＠free.fr 04 Apr '04

04 Apr '04

Hello, I'm trying "ConTeXt on CD" using http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/tex.iso.bz2 First of all: it is really amazing ! Everything needed for ContTeXt on one CD and ready to use. I'll keep this CD in my pocket for now :-) Since I'm a nasty user, here are a suggestion and some problems: 1/ What about adding a shortcut to cscite.bat under the CD's root or an autorun.inf? It would be much more natural than usr/local/context/cscite.bat 2/ With the last version, 29-Mar-2004 21:35, when I try to "compile" readme.tex (copied on hard-disk and opened with scite) with Ctrl+F7 (concheck readme.tex) I've got a "file not found" error. 3/ When I try to build the same file I've got the following error: fonts : [palatino] [texnansi] [] ! I can't find file `.\type-syn'. <to be read again> \relax \dodoreadfile ...normalinput \readfilename \relax \the \everyafterreadfile \dododousetypescript ...ile \donothing \donothing \popmacro \currenttypefile... \next1 #1,->\dododousetypescript {#1} \doprocesscommaitem <argument> \relax type-syn, type-enc,type-siz,type-map,type-spe,type-exa,type... \doprocesscommalist ...aitem \gobbleoneargument #1 ,]\relax \global \advance ... ... l.5 \setupbodyfont [palatino,12pt] Please type another input file name: If I replace \usetypescript[palatino][\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont[palatino,12pt] with \setupbodyfont[12pt] A readme.pdf file is produced. 4/ I can open the readme.pdf file with acrobat but Crtl+2 (Tools/View PDF file) a message box pop up with the message: Error while launching "gsview32.exe" with Params: "readme.pdf" The specified file was not found. Thank you once again Mr Hagen, for ConTeXt and now for its CD :-)

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Typescript for Helvetica - what's wrong?
by Stefan Wachter 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

Hi all! I tried to write a typescript to use the Helvetica PDF base 14 fonts. Yet, the example below uses the (default) Computer Modern Roman fonts. I wrote the typescript along the lines of the excellent help document at (http://home.salamander.com/~wmcclain/context-help.html) Thanks for your attention, --Stefan \enableregime[il1] \setupoutput[pdftex] \setuppapersize[A4][A4] \setuplayout[leftmargindistance=0cm] \setupheadertexts[] \starttypescript [sans] [helvetica] [texnansi] \definefontsynonym [Helvetica] [hv] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [Helvetica-Bold] [hvb] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [Helvetica-BoldOblique] [hvbo] [encoding=texnansi] \definefontsynonym [Helvetica-Oblique] [hvo] [encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [sans] [helvetica] [name] \definefontsynonym [Sans] [Helvetica] \definefontsynonym [SansBold] [Helvetica-Bold] \definefontsynonym [SansItalic] [Helvetica-Oblique] \definefontsynonym [SansSlanted] [Helvetica-Oblique] \definefontsynonym [SansBoldItalic] [Helvetica-BoldOblique] \definefontsynonym [SansBoldSlanted] [Helvetica-BoldOblique] \definefontsynonym [SansCaps] [Helvetica] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [pdf] \definetypeface [MyHelvetica] [ss] [sans] [helvetica] [default] [encoding=texnansi] \stoptypescript \usetypescript[pdf] \setupbodyfont[MyHelvetica] \starttext This is Helvetica, {\bf bold}, {\it italic}, {\bi bold-italic}, {\tfa bigger} and {\tfx smaller}. \stoptext

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\its == item versus item == \its ?
by Helmut Schwertner 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Hello, for a questionnaire I use the \its command in the following way: \starttext \startitemize[left,5,packed][width=8em,distance=2em,items=5] \ran {no\hss yes} \its I can not do without \TeX. \its I will use \TeX\ forever. \its I expect an alternative to \TeX\ in the next few years. \stopitemize \stoptext The fields (to put a tick in) appear on the left side of the item. My question: Is it possible to achieve that the fields appear on the right side of the items? Thanks and best wishes, Helmut schwertner(a)t-online.de

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splitting a rotated tabulate...
by Marko Schuetz 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

I have a long table with many columns which I'd like to rotate and then have it split across as many pages as necessary. I have experimented with tabulates and tables, splitfloat and rotate but did not find a working combination. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you. Marko

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news / bold math
by Hans Hagen 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

News: http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/magazines/mag-0005.pdf bold math and mixed bold math; only defined for lucida (dunno other bold math fonts yet) I also uploaded new versions. Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma(a)wxs.nl Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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TaBle example fails
by Christopher G D Tipper 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

I am learning the TaBle package and I get the following from a verbatim example from the manual. \handleTABLEerror ...LE {columnspan too large}\SR \or \fillTABLEcolumns \ttt... l.54 " " \use2 control " " \\ ? ! Emergency stop. The \use#1 function always returns an error code. With following input (exercise 5, p.61) \BeginTable \BeginFormat | r | c | c | r | \EndFormat " " \use2 control " " \\ " " alive " dead " " \\+02 " & \use2 \= & " \\0 " low risk | 5 | ~3 | 8 " \\ " & \use3 \= & \\0 " high risk | 4 | 26 | 30 " \\ " & \use3 \= & \\0 " " 9 | 29 | 39 " \\ \EndTable Is there a way around this snafu? Christopher --------------------------------o00o-------------------------------- "Since light travels faster than sound, isn't that why some people appear bright until you hear them speak" - Steve Wright

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starting on an even page
by Alan Bowen 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

This is undoubtedly a simple-minded question. So, with apologies, let me say that I wish to produce a chapter in doublesided mode that begins on an even (left hand) page, say page 54. What I currently produce is a blank page 54 (with correct header) followed by the chapter itself starting on page 55 and looking exactly it should if page 55 were the first page. In effect, ConTeXt is inserting a blank page so that the first page of the chapter proper is odd. How do I stop it from doing this? (There is no blank page if the first page number is in fact odd.) Any suggestions or even pointers to some manual would be much appreciated. Alan

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ReReRe: something new
by Steffen Wolfrum 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

> in case of doubt: open the show-exa.pdf in an editor and search for > fifteen.pdf -) > > Hans Interesting tip, thank you. ... btw. talking about Mac/Win: Is there a command to switch of the Windows-Mouse-Weel for flipping the pages? And is this also possible "afterwards" (by opening an existing PDF in an editor and changing a line? Steffen

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Help a newbie with the Context/tex.iso setup
by Vivek Sharma 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

Hans wrote.... http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/tex.iso.bz2 ISO which runs context + everything from cd, for the mom... perl/ruby I tried the above download and extracted the iso files into a folder on a win xp machine. running cscite.bat opens the scite editor and running ctrl-F12 opens adobe acrobat but then stops. I append the output in exampler window and the buffer below. How can I get it running? Have anyof you guys got the ISO image working on a CD in winXP professional? Please help this newbie start on using context. regards Vivek Output of exampler %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% exampler + program exampler exampler + version 1.0 exampler + author PRAGMA POD exampler + commandline "--continue" exampler + using environment setuppath c:/cygwin/contextiso/usr/local/context/ tex/texmf-local/context/ruby exampler + loading c:/cygwin/contextiso/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-local/cont ext/ruby/../examplap/scripts/example.exa exampler - sub environment file machine.exa not found exampler + !! presetting texroot to the root of current texmf tree !! exampler + !! checking if texroot is set to a valid path !! exampler + !! setting texmf variables based on texroot !! exampler - sub environment file paths.exa not found exampler - sub environment file local.exa not found exampler + gone to jobpath C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\texmf-var/exampl ap/jobs exampler + jobpath C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\texmf-var/examplap/jobs exampler + resultpath C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\texmf-var/examplap/re sults exampler + server started on 127.0.0.1:8061 exampler + listening at 127.0.0.1:8061 in loop mode %%%%%%%%%%%%%% Output of the scite buffer %%%%%%%%%% texexec --autopdf --pdf readme.tex TeXExec 4.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : readme output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 pdfetex: unrecognized option `--alias=context' Try `pdfetex --help' for more information. return code : 256 run time : 0 seconds total run time : 3 seconds Exit code: 1 %%%%%%%%%%%

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