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[Q]�(newbie) typesetting to grid in layer with widgets
by Rolf Marvin B e Lindgren 12 Mar '04

12 Mar '04

[firt message still waits for moderator approval, here's a new and improved version] I'm giving ConTeXt a first go in typesetting a diploma. I've figured out that I'd like to try to typeset to a five-column grid. Most of the stuff should be centered against the third column, while some stuff should be centered to the second and fourth column. This makes for a very boring diploma, but that's beside the point at this stage. I want 1-inch borders throughout, so before \starttext, I have \setuplayout[paperheight=29.97cm,paperwidth=21cm,leftmargin=1cm,rightmargin=1cm,header=1cm,footer=1cm,textwidth=19cm,textheight=27.97cm] (I pretend that marginpars don't exist. I'm sure they'll come back and haunt me). Furthermore, before \starttext, I set up the layers I think I need with \setuplayout[grid=yes,columndistance=12pt,columns=5]\showgrid \definelayer [text] \setupbackgrounds [text] [background=text] (The showgrid is there because I like to see what I'm doing). Then I have, say, \setlayer[text][column=3,line=7,x=0.5\layoutcolumnwidth,location=c]{% Diploma awarded to} now, _is_ this the smartest way to do this? furthermore, I'd like to allow for input into fields from Acrobat. I have this: \definefield[CertID][text][CertIDSetup][] \setupfield[CertIDSetup][% readonly=no,printable=yes,width=4em,% frame=on,height=8mm,offset=5ex] \myCenter{3}{11}{Sertifikat Nr. DNV-2004-OSL-PERS-\field[CertID]} trouble is, the _field_ is aligned to the baseline, whereas I'd like the text _of_ the field to be thus aligned. any suggestiosn? (as a matter of fact, the problem with this approach is that text cannot ever be centered becaue TeX need to know the dimensions at typesetting time - which isn't known until the user has interacted. is there, say, JavaScript magic that could be done in order to have text centered after it has been input? and on a sitenote, I'd like to have a frame around the entire page. Preferably, I'd like to be able to place it using numerical coordinates (absolute or relative, set to a layer or not). Is this, or something close to it, possible? thank you, -- Rolf Lindgren http://www.roffe.com/ roffe(a)tag.uio.no

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Re: [NTG-context] Installing 3rd-party metapost macros
by Hans Hagen 11 Mar '04

11 Mar '04

At 20:26 05/03/2004, you wrote: >Hello all, > >I'm still new to ConTeXt, so this might seem trivial to you... > >As I would like to create circuit diagrams without leaving TeXShop, I >downloaded and installed the mpcirc Metapost macro package. When trying >to compile, however (using \startMPinclusions input mpcirc; >\stopMPinclusions), ConTeXt fails with an error message saying >" TeXExec 4.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 maybe adding \forceMPTEXgraphictrue helps Hans

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color in hairlines
by pawcoo 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

Hello All, please, consider the following simple example of pdftex code: \pdfliteral{0 1 0 0 k} % Magenta (ugly) \hrule height 1pt \hrule height 1.1pt \end The upper hairline remains black. What should I do to colorize thin lines also? Thanks, Pawe/l

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linecorrection and paragraph spacing
by Nigel King 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

Some time ago Hans recommended the use of \startlinecorrection...\stoplinecorrection surrounding a figure. Typically I write a paragraph and then have a double carriagereturn and then a floating figure and then a double carriagereturn. The normal paragraph space does not always appear so I surround the figure by linecorrection and then find that the paragraph spacing is slightly larger than usual. Are there any rules for this. If necessary I will try to produce a minimal example although I tend to notice the problem once a document has become fairly long. TIA -- Nigel

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[Q] (newbie) typesetting layer to column
by Rolf Marvin B e Lindgren 09 Mar '04

09 Mar '04

I'm giving ConTeXt a first go in typesetting a diploma. I've figured out that I'd like to try to typeset to a five-column grid. Most of the stuff should be centered against the third column, while some stuff should be centered to the second and fourth column. This makes for a very boring diploma, but that's beside the point at this stage. I want 1-inch borders throughout, so before \starttext, I have \setuplayout[paperheight=29.97cm,paperwidth=21cm,leftmargin=1cm,rightmargin=1cm,header=1cm,footer=1cm,textwidth=19cm,textheight=27.97cm] (I pretend that marginpars don't exist. I'm sure they'll come back and haunt me). Furthermore, before \starttext, I set up the layers I think I need with \setuplayout[grid=yes,columndistance=12pt,columns=5]\showgrid \definelayer [text] \setupbackgrounds [text] [background=text] (The showgrid is there because I like to see what I'm doing). Then I have, say, \setlayer[text][column=3,line=7]{Diploma awarded to} what do I say in order to have the text centered relative to the column? and on a sitenote, I'd like to have a frame around the entire page. Preferably, I'd like to be able to place it using numerical coordinates (absolute or relative, set to a layer or not). Is this, or something close to it, possible? thank you, -- Rolf Lindgren http://www.roffe.com/ roffe(a)tag.uio.no

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(no subject)
by Adam Tee 09 Mar '04

09 Mar '04

Hi all, Is it possible to place some text in two columns into either the table or figure environments without the columns getting ignored. I have some data which I do not want to put in table form but require it in two columns with either a figure ot table label at the bottom. For example a c b d Table x: foo Will this have to be done manually ?? Also, I'm having some problems with using columns, what is happening is that whenever the columns finish the text afterwards runs off the end of the page. I'm using \startcolumns[n=2, tolerance=verytolerant] Thanks Adam

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Re: multi media once more
by Hans Hagen 09 Mar '04

09 Mar '04

At 11:25 08/03/2004, you wrote: >Hi, > > > Sorry if this is getting to be too much, but the scripts could definitely > > use some testing. > >I have tried your itunes2rl script with saxon. I get a pretty decent >xml file! Great. > >But I can't make med-show to work: > >texexec --use=med-show itunes.xml > > >ConTeXt ver: 2004.2.23 fmt: 2004.2.25 int: english mes: english > >[...] > >[MP to PDF] (./itunes-mpgraph.1) >references : unknown object [PDLN datalayer=>PDLN/datalayer] >! Undefined control sequence. >\next ->\ignorespaces \rob > [StartRendering{mediaclip-\MediaClip }] Start > \\... > >\executeamboxcommands ...cationcommand }\fi \next > \unskip \getvalue > {\??am #... > > >so am I doing something wrong? A private Hans' macro? (I've got the >same error in an old file from Hans but was unable to look into it yet.) ah .. the roll over buttons stuff is in my local cont-loc file ... i'll move it to cont-new and upload a new version Hans

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Help Wanted: Apple Preview.app and Metafun Manual
by Wendy McKay 09 Mar '04

09 Mar '04

Hi all, We need your help in tracking down a possible bug with the Apple Preview.app when printing the Metafun manual (pdf) <http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/metafun-p.pdf> from page 37 onward. We (and Apple) would appreciate it very much if some of you would do tests on different printers and submit a report on the survey form posted at <http://latex.yauh.de/survey/survey.php?SURVEY_ID=14> Josh Carter made the original discovery and did tests on the following: ----------- HP Color LaserJet 4600dn - Printing page 1-100ish (my original print job), A4 paper scaled to letter: fuzzy pages from page 37 (physical 41) on. - Page 37 only (scaled): fuzzy. - Page 37 only (A4 cropped to letter): fuzzy. HP LaserJet 4050n: - Page 37 only (scaled): fuzzy. - Page 37 only (cropped): fuzzy. Epson Stylus Photo 2000P (note: NOT a PostScript printer): - Page 37 only (cropped): fuzzy. All were printed from my PowerBook G4/550; 512MB/30GB; MacOS X 10.3.2; latest available drivers for Color LaserJet 4600 and Epson 2000P, built-in system driver for LaserJet 4050. I also verified that Acrobat 6 prints correctly on the 4050, but I didn't try the other printers. ----------- Our thanks to Stephan Hochhaus for setting up the MacTeX survey page. -- wendy for the TUG MacTeX Technical Working Group <http://www.tug.org/twg/mactex/>

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Update problems: TOC
by Mari Voipio 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

Hello, all ConTeXters! I finally got around to trying TeXLive2003 and the ConTeXt there. The good news is that it installs into Windows2000 like a charm and all the old font woes are now past worries, the fonts worked the first try. After installing TeXLive I downloaded the newest ConTeXt from Pragma's pages and it seems to be a working installation, too. However, I have a problem to which I didn't find a solution in the mailing list archives: The Table of Contents doesn't work and that hangs the whole thing. If I get rid of the command \placecontent, everything works perfectly, but once I try to compile the file(s) with a TOC, this is what I get: myContents : - Table of contents (./pr-03.tuo ! Undefined control sequence. \exitloop ->\let \endofloop \nodoloop <argument> ...>\zeropoint \unskip \else \exitloop \fi \doloop ...@@arecurse \recursedepth \endcsname {#1 }\global \@EA \let \csname... \removeunwantedspaces ...kip \else \exitloop \fi } \fi \endstrut ...trut \fi \else \removeunwantedspaces \normalpenalty \@M \normal... <argument> ...tentry {\v!hoofdstuk }{Introduction} } ... l.7 ...1}{1}{Introduction}{2::0:1:0:0:0:0:0::1}{5} ? --- Below you'll find a simplified version of my setups etc, maybe that will help to pinpoint the problem. I hope somebody has a solution as I won't be able to upgrade to any newer ConTeXt's until this is fixed. Thanks for any help, Mari % ------ % File starts here % ------ %output=pdftex \definepapersize[a4short][width=210mm,height=11in] \setuppapersize[a4short][a4] \enableregime[il1] \usetypescript[berry][ec] \setupbodyfont[pos,10pt] % This sets the look of the first level headings \setuphead [chapter] [style=\sstfc, prefix=+] % This sets the look of the second level headings \setuphead [section] [style=\sstfb] % Third level headings \setuphead [subsection] [style=\ssbf] % Fourth level headings \setuphead [subsubsection] [style=\ssit] % ------------------------------------------------------------- % Settings concerning the Table of contents (TOC) % ------------------------------------------------------------- % The combination below sets the look of the title of the TOC \definehead [myContents] [title] \setuphead [myContents] [alternative=left, style=\sstfb] % These settings are for the first level (chapter) entries % in the TOC \setuplist [chapter] [criterium=chapter, alternative=c, aligntitle=yes, textstyle={\tfa\cap}] \setuplist [section] [criterium=section, alternative=c, margin=0.7cm, textstyle=bold] \setuplist [subsection] [criterium=subsection, alternative=c, margin=0.9cm] % This sets the fourth level (subsubsection) entries in the TOC \setuplist [subsubsection] [criterium=subsubsection, alternative=c, margin=1.2cm, textstyle=italic] %----------------------------------------------------------------- % TOC settings end here \starttext \startfrontmatter \myContents{Table of contents} \placecontent \stopfrontmatter % --------------------------------------------------------------- % Each chapter is a file of its own, the files are collected % into one document here \input pr-03_ch01/ch01.tex % first chapter (Introduction) \input pr-03_ch02/ch02.tex % second chapter (Sensor) \input pr-03_ch03/ch03.tex % third chapter (IT-R) \input pr-03_ch04/ch04.tex % fourth chapter (Accessory units) \input pr-03_ch05/ch05.tex % fifth chapter (Startup and configuration) \input pr-03_ch06/ch06.tex % sixth chapter (Regular maintenance) \input pr-03_ch07/ch07.tex % seventh chapter (Troubleshooting) \input pr-03_ch08/parts_tables.tex % tables for chapter 8 are loaded first \input pr-03_ch08/ch08.tex % eighth chapter (Sensor % specifications and parts lists) \input pr-03_ch09/ch09.tex % ninth chapter (IT-R specifications % and parts lists) %This part gets alphabets (A, B...) \startappendices \input glossary.tex \input dds.tex % Information on the Delivary Data Sheet \input calibration_data_report.tex % The Calibration data report sheet \input verification.tex % How to do ISO 9000 Verification \stopappendices \startbackmatter % ---------------------- % Index settings % ---------------------- \chapter[index]{Index} \placeindex % --- End of Index ----- \stopbackmatter % Here's where the document ends, nothing comes below this command \stoptext

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Drop capital
by Charles Doherty 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

Dear all, I am preparing a newsletter for our group on the history of settlement in Ireland. I would like to use a drop capital at the start of articles. I think I remember a file explaining how to do this in Context but I can't find it now. Can anyone tell me the code to use or give me the url of the file (if I am not just imagining this). Thanks, Charlie Doherty ************** Charles Doherty, Early Irish History, School of History, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 Ireland Telephone +353 1 7168381

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