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New version of DocbookInContext uploaded
by Simon Pepping 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

Hi, I have uploaded a new version of DocbookInContext. It is now possible to reset attribute values to \undefined at the start of an element. part and chapter are now recognized as elements that may start a document. In addition this version has a number of smaller improvements. The release has been tested with the Context version of 4 March 2003. Known problem of this release: Sometimes Context inserts a spurious pagebreak; this seems to be connected with the use of backgrounds. I have noted a similar problem with the Index. You can find DocbookInContext at http://www.hobby.nl/~scaprea/context/ and at http://home.hccnet.nl/spepping/context/. Regards, Simon -- Simon Pepping new email: s.pepping(a)hccnet.nl new home page: http://home.hccnet.nl/spepping

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Problem running ConTeXt (cont-en.efmt not found..)
by Jules Colding 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

Hi, I just unzipped "cont-tmf.zip" in the /usr/share/texmf directory on a rh9. Now, the problem is that texexec can't find the cont-en.efmt or the context.efmt files. How are these generated? I have tried to issue a "texexec --make en de dl" command, but that one fails with: ################# CUT ##################### TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 fmtutil: no info for format `cont-en'. fmtutil: no info for format `cont-de'. fmtutil: no info for format `cont-nl'. TeX binary : pdfetex format(s) : en de nl total run time : 3 seconds ################# CUT ##################### Thanks in advance, jules -- Jules Colding <JuBColding(a)yorkref.com> York Refrigeration

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Newbie question on \completecontent
by Gerben Wierda 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

Suppose I create this document: > \starttext > \completecontent > \chapter{One} > \input tufte > \chapter{Two} > \input douglas > \stoptext I get a document with a content list and two chaqpters. Now I want to do the same in a project. I take the example from the manual and do this: > %% > %% This is the file book.tex > %% > \startproduct book > \project teoade > > \startfrontmatter > \completecontent > \stopfrontmatter > > \startbodymatter > \component chapters/chapter1 > \component chapters/chapter2 > \stopbodymatter > > \startbackmatter > \completeindex > \stopbackmatter > \stopproduct I get the chapters allright, but the list of contents and the index are empty. Why? Thanks, Gerben

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merging pdf files
by scarso luigi 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

Hello, I use this code to merge file1.pdf, file2.pdf, file3.pdf in file4.pdf % format=english \definepapersize[A3large][width=320mm,height=450mm,offset=0pt] \setuppapersize[A3,landscape][A3large,landscape] \setuplayout [backspace=0pt,marking=on, height=middle,width=middle,location=middle, topspace=0pt, header=0pt, footer=0pt] \starttext'; \insertpages[file1.pdf][width=0pt] \insertpages[file2.pdf][width=0pt] \insertpages[file3.pdf][width=0pt] \stoptext where file1 is 481 031 bytes file2 is 1 277 167 bytes and file3 is 43 574 bytes. I expected ~2 Mbytes for file4.pdf but file4 is 10 601 693 bytes, ie ~five times the size expected. Why ? Thanks in advance luigi PS. I have a context distribution that is 1 year old, but i can't actually upgrade it (well, if I must do it, I will do !)

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zoom in presentations
by kopszak＠mnw.art.pl 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

Hello, Is it possible to access Acrobat's zoom function from ConTeXt? What I need is a button, maybe somewhere close to navigation buttons which would give the possibility of zooming without going out of full-screen mode. Piotr

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Presentations
by Eduardo Cassiraga 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

Hi: I am not able to run presentation styles correctly yet. I am not sure what make which "kpsewhich texmf.cnf". Anyway I send you a zip file with the result of my compilation for you can reproduce the problem. Could you help me, please? Thanks. Eduardo F. Cassiraga Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Medio Ambiente Universidad Politécnica de Valencia C/. Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia - SPAIN Tel: +34 963 879 613 Fax: +34 963 877 618 E-mail: efc(a)dihma.upv.es

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Re: [NTG-context] Funny error
by Hans Hagen 05 Aug '03

05 Aug '03

At 11:49 05/08/2003 -0700, darnold(a)northcoast.com wrote: >All, > >This from the Metafun manual: > >\setupoutput[pdf] this runs ok here both in texexec testfile texexec testfile --automp maybe you have an old metafun format? (watch out, metafun code moved down to /metapost/context/base) 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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building formats under MikTeX
by Matthew Huggett 05 Aug '03

05 Aug '03

Hello All: When I run texexec --make to (re)build my formats (under MikTeX), texexec reports that it can't read TEX.POOL and MP.POOL . Then a window's dialog box reports that pdfetex has crapped out. Any any ideas? Thanks and best wishes, Matt

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Re: [NTG-context] Problem with math item in table of contents
by Hans Hagen 05 Aug '03

05 Aug '03

At 15:41 01/08/2003 +0200, you wrote: >Hi, > >I would like to use this: > >\completecontent >\chapter{$a|b$} >\bye > >the problem is that the bar "|" causes problems in the table of contents. >Any ideas how I can still have it in the table? either patch supp-lan: \def\fakecompoundhyphen {\def\|{\mathortext\vert\dofakecompoundhyphen}} \def\dofakecompoundhyphen {\def##1|% {\doifelsenothing{##1}{\compoundhyphen}{##1}% \kern\compoundbreakpoint\allowbreak}} or use $a\vert b$ instead interesting how long it takes for such a bug to show up 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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Funny error
by darnold＠northcoast.com 05 Aug '03

05 Aug '03

All, This from the Metafun manual: \setupoutput[pdf] \runMPgraphicstrue \setupcolors[state=start] \startuseMPgraphic{FunnyFrame} picture p; numeric w, h, o; p:=textext.rt(\MPstring{FunnyFrame}); w:=OverlayWidth; h:=OverlayHeight; o:=BodyFontSize; p:=p shifted (2o,h-ypart center p); draw p; drawoptions (withpen pencircle scaled 1pt withcolor .625red); draw (2o,h)--(0,h)--(0,0)--(w,0)--(w,h)--(xpart urcorner p, h) ; draw boundingbox p; setbounds currentpicture to unitsquare xyscaled (w,h); \stopuseMPgraphic \defineoverlay[FunnyFrame][\useMPgraphic{FunnyFrame}] \defineframedtext[FunnyText][frame=off,background=FunnyFrame] \def\StartFrame{\startFunnyText} \def\StopFrame{\stopFunnyText} \def\FrameTitle#1% {\setMPtext{FunnyFrame}{\hbox spread 1em {\hss\strut#1\hss}}} \setMPtext{FunnyFrame}{} \starttext \FrameTitle{Zapf (1)} \StartFrame Coming back to the use of typefaces in electronic publishing: many of the new typographers receive their knowledge and information about the rules of typography from books, from computer magazines or the instruction manuals which they get with the purchase of a PC or software. \StopFrame \stoptext Is producing this "funny" error: >> unknown picture p >> textext.rt ! Equation cannot be performed (unknown picture=numeric). <to be read again> ( l.211 p:=textext.rt( "\hbox spread 1em {\hss \strut Zapf (1)\hss }"); ? Any ideas?

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