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Converting Latex style files for use in Context
by Adam Tee 15 Dec '03

15 Dec '03

Hi all, I have an ebnf grammar which I need to put in a context doc and have a specific style file (ebnf.sty). Is there an easy way to convert it for use in context. Thanks Adam

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MetaPost with etex/btex
by David Munger 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

Hello, The following code results in no label output: \starttext \startMPcode label.top(btex Some label etex, (1cm,1cm)) ; \stopMPcode \stoptext I'm using ConTeXt 2003.12.12. By the way, why don't \startMPgraphic and \stopMPgraphic do anything? David

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texexec page selection changes output?
by karl＠freefriends.org 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

(Sorry if this is the wrong list, I could not find a better one.) I recently used texexec to select a given page from a file (attached) of three pages: texexec --pdfselect --selection=2 --result=cover2-tx.pdf covers.pdf It worked fine, but bnb noticed that the resulting cover2-tx.pdf was different then the original: it is offset to the right by a pica or so, and the "TUGboat" is moved down a similar amount. When I extract the same page from the same file with gs: gs -q -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=cover2-gs.pdf \ -dFirstPage=2 -dLastPage=2 covers.pdf -c quit the result is correct, i.e., the extracted page is identical (as far as I can tell) to the original. This happens with texexec 4.0 (and also with 2.8 and 3.1). This is just FYI in case it's a bug you want to fix ... karl

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psfrag
by David Munger 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

Hello, I know this topic was treated in the past years, but I couldn't find the answer in mailing list archives. So, is there any ConTeXt equivalent to LaTeX's \psfrag command? It would be very useful to process PostScript output from vector graphics drawing programs. David

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Struggles with the bTABLE eTABLE environment
by Willi Egger 13 Dec '03

13 Dec '03

Hi Hans, Currently I am using the following version under Windows: ConTeXt ver: 2003.11.26 fmt: 2003.11.27 int: english mes: english and pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11a-2.1 The attached code-sample breaks with an error of "missing number". Because I am sure, that this kind of table compiled previously I tried the following Next to the current installation I run on a linuxbox ConTeXt ver: 2003.7.3 fmt: 2003.7.7 int: english mes: english without problem and pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.00b-pretest-20020211-2.1 The attached code compiles to expectation. Is there something changed in the bTABLE-eTABLE environment? Thanks for looking into it. Kind regards Willi

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quiz
by olivier Turlier 13 Dec '03

13 Dec '03

Hi ConteXers, Does somebody have done a quiz , like the ones found in "exerquiz " pdftex package (now bundled in "acrotex") from d.p. Story (info/exemples at http://melusine.eu.org/syracuse/acrotex/exemples/ (in french) or from the origin, in english at http://www.math.uakron.edu/~dpstory/acrotex.html) What interesting me a lot is the abilty for the reader to auto-evaluate himself. I wish to setup a whole course including theorical + exercises + auto evaluation, both (as possible) in screen and paper versions. Thanks for the tip. Olivier

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double lines in tables?
by William D. Neumann 12 Dec '03

12 Dec '03

Is there a way to create tables with double horizontal lines in ConTexXt? Using: \HL \HL Just causes ConTeXt to ignore one of them. William D. Neumann --- "Well I could be a genius, if I just put my mind to it. And I...I could do anything, if only I could get 'round to it. Oh we were brought up on the space-race, now they expect you to clean toilets. When you've seen how big the world is, how can you make do with this? If you want me, I'll be sleeping in - sleeping in throughout these glory days." -- Jarvis Cocker

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Can I compare with someone?
by David Arnold 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

All, I've recently installed tetex 2.0.2. I am having difficulty with Metapost and I am wondering if I have a good installation. If someone else out there is running tetex 2.0.2, could you try the following on your system and tell me if you get similar results. Also, if I'm making some sort of silly mistake, please let me know. I have a little file named junk.mp. beginfig(1); path p; p:=fullcircle scaled 100pt; draw p; endfig; end. It compiles much as I expect. [darnold@ps-114a-2k darnold]$ mpost junk This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.4.5) (junk.mp [1] ) 1 output file written: junk.1 Transcript written on junk.log. No problems. Now I add a line to junk.mp. beginfig(1); path p; p:=fullcircle scaled 100pt; draw p; label(btex $x$ etex, center p); endfig; end. Now, when I compile, texexec seems to be invoked. Is this what happens on your systems? Is this correct behavior? [darnold@ps-114a-2k darnold]$ mpost junk This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.4.5) (junk.mp TeXExec 4.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 metapost to tex : junk executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : tmpgraph output : dvips interface : en options : once nomp current mode : none This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5) \write18 enabled. entering extended mode (./tmpgraph.tex{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg} ConTeXt ver: 2003.9.25 fmt: 2003.12.10 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex! ) system : cont-old loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns 2:2-en-2 3:2-uk-2 4:2-de-2 5:2-fr-2 6:2-es-2 7:2-it-2 8:2-nl-2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded system : tmpgraph.top loaded (./tmpgraph.top specials : loading definition file dvi (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-dvi.tex <unprotect 3> <protect 3>) specials : tex loaded specials : loading definition file ps (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-ps.tex) specials : tex,postscript loaded specials : loading definition file tr (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tr.tex) specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded ) pdftex : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map pdftex : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map pdftex : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map [1.1] systems : end file tmpgraph at line 3 ) Output written on tmpgraph.dvi (1 page, 192 bytes). Transcript written on tmpgraph.log. return code : 0 run time : 0 seconds dvi to metapost : junk metapost : junk format : metafun This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.4.5) (junk.mp [1] metafun 2003-12-10 14:21 ) 1 output file written: junk.1 Transcript written on junk.log. total run time : 0 seconds [1] ) 1 output file written: junk.1 Transcript written on junk.log. I now add another line to junk.mp. This is an attempt to get 10pt font size. beginfig(1); defaultscale:=10pt/fontsize defaultfont; path p; p:=fullcircle scaled 100pt; draw p; label(btex $x$ etex, center p); endfig; end. But when I compile, I still get 12pt. And the culprit seems to be: bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded I tried the following workaround by editing junk.mp. But, mpost junk produces this error message: ! Undefined control sequence. l.1 \documentclass [10pt]{article} So, I try: mpost --tex=latex junk But now my system tries to build cont-en.fmt. Toward the end, one message I get is: Sorry, I can't find the format `cont-en.fmt'; will try `context.fmt'. But this doesn't make sense, as cont-en.efmt is already built. [darnold@ps-114a-2k darnold]$ ll /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/*.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4713749 Dec 10 14:22 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/cont-en.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4760442 Dec 9 07:38 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/cont-nl.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 756368 Dec 10 14:21 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/elatex.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 278813 Dec 10 14:21 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/etex.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 226652 Dec 10 14:22 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/mptopdf.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 765252 Dec 10 14:21 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/pdfelatex.efmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 288178 Dec 10 14:21 /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/pdfetex.efmt I am at a loss at how to proceed. Is this a bug?

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Re: ConTeXt Switcher?
by Christopher G. D. Tipper 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:27:34 +0100 > From: Giuseppe Bilotta <gip.bilotta(a)iol.it> > To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > Subject: Re[2]: [NTG-context] ConTeXt Switcher? > Reply-To: ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > > Not that I see the purpose of using Word in the frist place. > Any decent editor has enough macro power to do the same. > > -- > Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta You missed the point. You markup and style your document using Word styles, and then XML is a matter of search and replace. I am not interested in Word per se, but I find using emacs to insert markup during document creation gets in the way of my thought processes. This way I can push markup worries to the editorial stage. People are fond of pointing out Words vices, and I wouldn't quibble with arguments about its stability, but it is about time OpenOffice and its ilk stopped resting on their laurels and started implementing some macro capability. I notice that AbiWord has a DocBook output format, but how well integrated this is I don't know. On Micro$oft's part if they had some real competition a real market in third-party templates might arrive. As it stands I have a 50% solution that handles footnotes and lists, but re-distribution is hampered by the way Word handles its templates and virus worries. Theoretically I could do tables and limited image markup using the same techniques. Leveraging the visual layout tools of a word-processor makes so much sense I wonder at the mentality of people still struggling with text-editors. I have emacs set up on my machine, but it really looks like back to the future from my point of view. I use WinEdt when I'm booted into Windows. btw you can use the same technique to generate native Context markup. It needs hand-editting, but as a rough draft, this works fine for me, and I don't have to re-invent the wheel every time I have a new document. Christopher

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placefigure for Christmas
by Steffen Wolfrum 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

Hi Hans, as it comes close to Christmas I'd like to tell you my biggest wish: "placefigure[top,left], placefigure[bottom,right]" (see below) Isn't there something that you could cook up for this special occasion? Steffen Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > At 14:25 17/09/2003 +0200, you wrote: > > > What is needed is a kind of extension to placefigure[top] where figures > are *still* placed top/bottom but *also* are surrounded by text (right or > left). > > this is kind of impossible in tex since it works per paragraph and during > that it has no concept of crossing a page boundary; i presume that i can > cook up something for a controlled situation but it's far from trivial > > Hans

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