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How to use the minimal Context distribution?
by Stefan Wachter 12 Oct '04

12 Oct '04

Hi all, I tried to use the new minimal Context distribution under Windows. 1. I unpacked the file mswintex.zip.bz2. 2. I added the folder tex/texmf-mswin/bin to the path. 3. I tried to execute texexec. I got the the error message that the DLL tl80kpse.dll is not available. Does anyone know what I have to do? Thanks for your attention, --Stefan

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RE: [NTG-context] website
by Dirar BOUGATEF 11 Oct '04

11 Oct '04

Hi, Any one can tell me how to acess the new site. ----Original Message Follows---- From: Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> Subject: [NTG-context] website Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 17:02:34 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([131.211.172.88]) by mc5-f14.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6824); Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:03:11 -0700 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1164712789;Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:02:40 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 04589-01; Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:02:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3EFC1277B;Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:02:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id D20FD1277Afor <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl>; Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:02:35 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1])by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024)with LMTP id 04492-03-2 for <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl>;Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:02:35 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mailrelay01.solcon.nl (unknown [212.45.32.200])by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54B8F12777for <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl>; Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:02:35 +0200 (CEST) Received: from server-1.pragma-net.nl (dsl-212-84-128-085.solcon.nl[212.84.128.85])by mailrelay01.solcon.nl (8.12.11/SQL-8.12.11-5/8.12.11) with ESMTP idi96F2VXI018737for <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl>; Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:02:31 +0200 Received: by server-1.pragma-net.nl (Postfix, from userid 65534)id E68A330D87; Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:02:33 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [10.100.1.191] (unknown [10.100.1.191])by server-1.pragma-net.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id E15EA2EB3Bfor <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl>; Wed, 6 Oct 2004 15:02:32 +0000 (UTC) X-Message-Info: EoYTbT2lH2NG2UTl5wgY3TvaxcH8YffF X-Original-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Delivered-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl Message-ID: <4164090A.30907(a)wxs.nl> User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6 (Windows/20040502) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en References: <20041005133913.GA7944(a)mnw.art.pl> <4163DCA6.7050203@wxs.nl><20041006125943.GA14442@mnw.art.pl> In-Reply-To: <20041006125943.GA14442(a)mnw.art.pl> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.80rc3/509/Wed Sep 29 11:09:42 2004clamav-milter version 0.80c on mailrelay01 X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context.ntg.nl> List-Unsubscribe: <http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context>,<mailto:ntg-context-request@ntg.nl?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context> List-Post: <mailto:ntg-context@ntg.nl> List-Help: <mailto:ntg-context-request@ntg.nl?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context>,<mailto:ntg-context-request@ntg.nl?subject=subscribe> Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces(a)ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl Return-Path: ntg-context-bounces(a)ntg.nl X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Oct 2004 15:03:11.0604 (UTC) FILETIME=[98E8CB40:01C4ABB5] Hi, I uploaded the new pragma website. There are still some flaws but .. later thi smonth (when i've installed the new web servers) i will enable remot eprocessing options (the example framework now provides html forms as well as pdf forms). Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl ----------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context(a)ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context <html><DIV>Dirar</DIV></html> _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

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[OT] compiling pdfTeX 1.2 on MacOS X
by Henning Hraban Ramm 11 Oct '04

11 Oct '04

Hello together! I know, this is a bit OT, but... The latest beta of ConTeXt needs pdfTeX 1.20, and I'd like to use it but the latest pdfTeX doesn't compile completely on my Panther, I always get the following last words after some making and compiling: /bin/sh ../libtool --mode=compile "gcc -no-cpp-precomp" -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../../../src/texk/kpathsea -I.. -I../../../src/texk/kpathsea/.. -g -O2 -DMAKE_KPSE_DLL -c ../../../src/texk/kpathsea/tex-file.c "gcc -no-cpp-precomp" -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../../../src/texk/kpathsea -I.. -I../../../src/texk/kpathsea/.. -g -O2 -DMAKE_KPSE_DLL -c ../../../src/texk/kpathsea/tex-file.c -o tex-file.o ../libtool: line 1: gcc -no-cpp-precomp: command not found make[1]: *** [tex-file.lo] Error 1 make: *** [../kpathsea/libkpathsea.la] Error 2 I don't speak C, so I don't understand if it tells that "gcc -no-cpp-precomp" is wrong (can't be, it works anywhere) or that libtool is wrong or what? BTW: Is there any reason why sarovar.org is not reachable so often? Now I got 1.20a from http://freshmeat.net/projects/pdftex/ Grüßlis vom Hraban! --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/

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Font sizes.
by Dirar Bougatef 11 Oct '04

11 Oct '04

Hi, I have 2 questions: 1. When you say something like : \definebodyfont[10pt][rm][tfe=lbr at 36pt] Do i have to provide the 36pts font files at first and install them or does context adapt a font file with another size to the 36pt size ? 2. I have installed a font which i got with a .pfb and a .afm file. When i make the following calls: \pdfmapfile{+texnansi-rubicon-karatmedium.map} \font\Myfont=texnansi-raw-KAMN \setupbodyfont[Myfont] \starttext This is roman, {\bf bold}, {\it italic}, {\bi bold-italic}, {\tfa bigger} and {\tfx smaller}. \stoptext Which size is going to be displayed ? Thanks. Dirar.

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Undefined control sequence. <argument> \c!gebied
by Thomas A.Schmitz 11 Oct '04

11 Oct '04

OK, I tried several things to fix the error "Undefined control sequence. <argument> \c!gebied," but it persists. I wiped out my entire texmf.local tree and started from scratch because I thought the c!gebied was residing in some older file that ha dnot been overwritten. But even starting from scratch wouldn't amend the situation; after regenerating the format, I get the same error. However, grepping for "c!gebied" in the newly created tree gives only this result: grep -r 'c!gebied' ./* ./tex/context/base/cont-sys.ori:% \setupexternalfigures [\c!gebied={e:/fig/eps,t:/mine/figs}] ./tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme:% \setupexternalfigures [\c!gebied={e:/fig/eps,t:/mine/figs}] So this shouldn't be the problem since these two lines in cont-sys.rme are commented out. Does anybody have an idea where the error is coming from? There must be some old config file re-introducing it into the format file, but I can't seem to find it. Baffled Thomas

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cygwin/tetex or miktex?
by rb 11 Oct '04

11 Oct '04

Is one of these two preferable when running ConTeXt on windows? Thank you --

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Re: [NTG-context] Re: cygwin/tetex or miktex?
by rb 11 Oct '04

11 Oct '04

"Patrick Gundlach" <patrick(a)gundla.ch> writes: > Hello rb, > >> Is one of these two preferable when running ConTeXt on windows? > > please don't use the subject alone, it is confusing. Hello Patrick, Good point, thanks for the reminder and thanks for the suggestions. > You can also use fptex (or texlive). I'd prefer fptex over miktex over > tetex/cygwin. But I am not the person to ask, since I haven't seen a > windows system in a while. Just my impression from reading some > mailing lists and news groups. You might think of posting your > experience to this list. If I have any experiences worth sharing, I shall certainly do so. Thank-you --

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Nightmare after upgrading
by Sun Minchao 08 Oct '04

08 Oct '04

Hello Hans, run into trouble again... yesterday I've upgraded MikTeX to 2.4, by the way I've upgraded ConTeXt to the newest version too, but after that I can texexec nothing more. I first tried some chinese texts, but texexec always reported: TeXExec 5.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 current path readonly : E:/Temp changing to path : C:\Temp executable : pdfetex format : cont-en source path : E:/Temp dummy file : test.run inputfile : test output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-rc4-2.1 (MiKTeX 2.4) output format initialized to DVI entering extended mode (test.run ConTeXt ver: 2004.10.07 fmt: 2004.10.7 int: english mes: english systems : eTeX version 201 -> too old (bugs) language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (D:\CTeX\texmf\tex\context\base\cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex! color : palette rollover is available system (E-TEX) : [line 966] system (E-TEX) : [line 1021] ) system : cont-old loaded (D:\CTeX\texmf\tex\context\base\cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (D:\CTeX\texmf\tex\context\base\cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys loaded (D:\CTeX\texmf\tex\context\user\cont-sys.tex) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns en->default:default->1->2:2 de->default:default->3->2 :2 fr->default:default->4->2:2 es->default:default->5->2:2 it->default:default- >6->2:2 nl->default:default->7->2:2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded system : test.top loaded (./test.top specials : loading definition file tpd (D:\CTeX\texmf\tex\context\base\spec-tpd.tex specials : loading definition file fdf (D:\CTeX\texmf\tex\context\base\spec-fdf.tex <unprotect 3> <unprotect 4> system (E-TEX) : [line 2256] \ifcsname <protect 4> <protect 3>) specials : fdf loaded <unprotect 3> <protect 3>) specials : fdf,tpd loaded ) fonts : needs map file: ec-public-lm.map fonts : needs map file: original-base.map systems : begin file test at line 1 (E:/Temp/test.tex system : macros of module chinese loaded (D:\CTeX\texmf\tex\context\base\s-chi-00.tex (D:\CTeX\texmf\tex\context\base\./type-pre.tex) bodyfont : variant chi is loaded (D:\CTeX\texmf\tex\context\base\font-chi.tex loading : Context Font Macros / Chinese encoding : coding chi is loaded (D:\CTeX\texmf\tex\context\base\enco-chi.tex encoding : coding big5 encoding : coding gbk ) ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> \c!richting =\v!links \xprocesscommaitem #1,#2->\if ,#1 ,\@EA \xprocesscommaitem \else \if ]#1\@EAE... <argument> \c!richting =\v!links , \c!balanceren =\v!nee , \c!n =\v!passend ... \xdogetparameters #1]->\xprocesscommaitem #1 ,],\@relax@ l.418 \c!afstand=1.5\bodyfontsize] ? ! Emergency stop. <argument> \c!richting =\v!links \xprocesscommaitem #1,#2->\if ,#1 ,\@EA \xprocesscommaitem \else \if ]#1\@EAE... <argument> \c!richting =\v!links , \c!balanceren =\v!nee , \c!n =\v!passend ... \xdogetparameters #1]->\xprocesscommaitem #1 ,],\@relax@ l.418 \c!afstand=1.5\bodyfontsize] No pages of output. then I tried some english texts, they can be compiled, but in fact nothing has been written to the disk. before upgrading I've backup-ed the configurations ( texexec.ini, font-chi.tex, cont-system.tex, cont-usr.tex ) and just after extracting new files I've put them back, succeeded with "initexmf -u" and a new "texexec --make", but context just didn't work, though it worked fine before ( with same test files ). I've never thought it could be such a big problem. after several unsuccessful tries I decided to restored the old version, but I even couldn't go back! it seems that context has kept "memory" somewhere to trace the version changes. after 3 hours tired struggle I've lost all the patience and all the hope... I've also heared similar stories from other people, but I just wonder how it could be a trouble to upgrade a package like context? Best regards, Minchao

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Re: website
by Thomas A.Schmitz 08 Oct '04

08 Oct '04

Very tasteful new look, I like the colors (except for the "links" page, the mauve doesn't go very well with the rest). One has to get used to the idea that a website is presented like a pdf document in sequential order, but the clean look is quite beautiful. Of course, I was impatient and downloaded the latest version, and now I get a couple errors when processing, but I hope can straighten that out. Congratulations, Hans, wonderful work! Best Thomas

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supp-mps
by Vit Zyka 08 Oct '04

08 Oct '04

Hi, there is an additional space in the end of the line 653 in supp-mps.tex (latest alpha): \immediate\write\MPwrite{verbatimtex \MPinputtranslation etex ;} It causes e.g. wrong left bbox border in --------------------- \startuseMPgraphic{c} draw fullsquare scaled 2cm; \stopuseMPgraphic \startTEXpage \useMPgraphic{c} \stopTEXpage ---------------------- Vit Zyka (I sent it to the dev-context list in 19.9. but with no success.)

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