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Again: "hanging" for a lot of paragraphs?
by Steffen Wolfrum 19 Feb '04

19 Feb '04

Hi friends, there are for sure more sophisticated and more urgent problems, but my question to me is really a big problem. Isn't there anybody that knows a command or a work-around that could help? Thank you very much, Steffen Steffen Wolfrum <st.wolfrum(a)estfiles.de> wrote: > Hi, > > I know there is \starthanging xxxx \stophanging and \hangafter=1 \hangindent=1em xxxx. > Both commands need to be added to each affected paragraph again and again, right? > > Is there a way to have this hanging first line for a series of paragraphs - with just a kind of > > > \starthangingarea > > aaaaaa > > bbbbbb > > cccccc > > \stophangingarea > > > > In cases like bibliographies and alike this would speed up work a lot!! > > Thank you very much, > > Steffen Wolfrum > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

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newbie question about xml
by Thomas A.Schmitz 19 Feb '04

19 Feb '04

It would be wonderful if I could find an easy way to translate my ConTeXt source-files to html. So I was wondering if going via xml would be a viable method. Unofrtunately, I know next to nothing about xml. I played a bit with Emacs nxml mode and tried to understand "xml in context," but a couple of stupid questions remain: 1) even with specialized tools like onyx or Emacs xml mode, will writing these source files ever be as easy as writing TeX-source? Is it worth the extra effort? 2) Can anybody point me to an example document written in xml that can be processed by ConTeXt? 3) If I understand "xml in context" correctly, one has to specify quite a few of the xml commands in a dtd so ConTeXt understands them. I had a look at x-contml.tex to see what such definitions should look like. So I wonder: if I have to tell ConTeXt about these commands anyway, wouldn't it be easier to simply write a perl script that does these conversions and translates TeX into xml? Sorry if these are dumb questions, but these are my very first attempt at xml. All best Thomas

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Re: Again: "hanging" for a lot of paragraphs?
by Steffen Wolfrum 18 Feb '04

18 Feb '04

Hi Patrick, this indeed was a VERY quick hack! But just was I was looking for. Once again thank you very much for you help, Steffen Patrick Gundlach <pg(a)levana.de> wrote: > Hi, > > Very quick hack: > > \starttext > \def\hangover{\hangafter=1\hangindent=1em }% sorry for the stupid macro name > > \definestartstop[hangingarea] > [before={\bgroup\appendtoks\hangover\to\everypar}, > after=\egroup] > > \starthangingarea > \input tufte > > \input tufte > > \stophangingarea > > \input tufte > \stoptext > > > > Patrick > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

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problems with / bugs in naturals tables?
by Stefan Wachter 18 Feb '04

18 Feb '04

Hi all! I try to use ConTeXt to set tables specified with the CALS table model. Everything that is needed for this task is provided by the natural tables. Yet, the results are rather unsatisfactory. In particular I encounter the following problems: 1. The table header that is to be repeated after every page break includes a lot of whitespace. This white space is not contained in the provided input. 2. The frames of cells are extended bellow the bottom margin if there is a nr-attribute greater than one and a page break is necessary. In order to illustrate these problems, I attach a ConTeXt file and the produced pdf. Does anyone know about these problems? Is there a workaround? Thanks for your attention, --Stefan

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t-nath difficulty
by Gary Pajer 18 Feb '04

18 Feb '04

I'm taking a look at nath (via t-nath). Here's the very first thing I tried: In the following code, the first formula typesets as I want, and the second doesn't. But the syntax in the second looks correct. Bug or feature? or setup problem? \usemodule[nath] \starttext $ y = (1 + \frac{}{a}{b}) $ $ y = (1 + \frac{a}{b}) $ \stoptext

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live ConTeXt
by kopszak＠mnw.art.pl 18 Feb '04

18 Feb '04

Good evening, As there are plenty of live linux distributions on CDs I was wondering if there is one that includes ConTeXt. It should be relatively easy to make one based on KNOPPIX (my computer is too weak though). Please, let me know if you find one. Piotr -- Piotr Kopszak, Ph.D. Polish Art Gallery, National Museum in Warsaw -----------------------------> http://kopszak.mnw.art.pl/

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RE: [NTG-context] Not seeing the wood because of so many trees
by "Höppner, Dierk" 17 Feb '04

17 Feb '04

I would second that. I can use it in computer program documentation for many different things. Greetings Dierk > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas A.Schmitz [mailto:thomas.schmitz@uni-bonn.de] > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 9:18 AM > To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Not seeing the wood because of so > many trees > > > Sorry for going back to an older thread, but I don't think > the question > was answered properly. Alexander Klink wanted to know how to typeset > "{" and "}". Suggestions were "\type|{| and \type|}|" or "$\{$ and > $\}$". Neither of which is satisfactory, because it will typeset them > either in typewriter or in math font. We had a discussion > about similar > questions a while ago. I still think we should have "\{" and > "\}" for > this kind of thing. As long as this isn't available, I see no better > solution than "\getglyph{Serif}{123}" and > "\getglyph{Serif}{125}" vel. > sim. For those of us working in the humanities, these curly > braces are > sometimes necessary (e.g., in critical editions), and having them in > typewriter or math fonts isn't acceptable. So may I continue my rally > for \{ etc.? > > All best > > Thomas > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >

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RE: [NTG-context] Not seeing the wood because of so many trees
by "Höppner, Dierk" 17 Feb '04

17 Feb '04

Hello Tobias and Alexander, both works. Thank you. I didnt know that I can use '|' instead of '{'}. But one thing does not work: {\bf $\{$} does not print the '{' bold faced :-( Is there a workaround for this problem? Greetings Dierk Höppner > -----Original Message----- > From: Tobias Burnus [mailto:tobias.burnus@physik.fu-berlin.de] > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 4:04 PM > To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Not seeing the wood because of so > many trees > > > Hello, > > On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 01:29:48PM +0100, Alexander Klink wrote: > > > How do I print '{' and '}'. You may answer with RTFM but > please name the M > > > and page! > > what about \type|{| and \type|}| (just like \verb in LaTeX)? > Or $\{$ and $\}$ which uses the math font instead of the typewriter > front. > > Regards, > > Tobias > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >

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Error with XML and JS
by Gilles Pérez-Lambert 17 Feb '04

17 Feb '04

Hello, Continuing the ConTeXt exploration with Hans's help: <http://www.mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg01784.html> I'm trying to combine Hans's JS programming with XML processing but an error pops up: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% javascript : loading script set fld (/Users/gpl/texmf/tex/context/base/java-fld.tex ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> \unhbox \leavevmode ->\unhbox \voidb@x \fakeunderscore ->\leavevmode \hbox {\setbox \scratchbox \hbox {(}\scratchdi... \_...fmmode \mathunderscore \else \textunderscore \fi \XML:ent:tex-underscore ...tterunderscore \else \_ \fi \ascii ->Sanitized\getXMLentity {tex-underscore} TeX\getXMLentity {tex-unders... ... l.115 \stopJSpreamble %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% with the attached TeX file. There's some kind of interaction between the two modes. Without \start(stop)XMLdata, it works. Thanks for your time, Gilles, preparing the next demo of ConTeXt in June (Paris). :-)

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proportional column widths in natural tables?
by Stefan Wachter 16 Feb '04

16 Feb '04

Hi all! Is there a possibility to specify proportional column widths when using natural tables? E.g. If i want to set column 1 and 2 to have 2/7 and column 3 3/7 of the available broadth. \setupTABLE[column][1][width=2*] \setupTABLE[column][2][width=2*] \setupTABLE[column][3][width=3*] Thanks for your attention, --Stefan

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