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The smallest instalation for work with ConTeXt and MetaFun (TeXLive8) ?
by ^Nitram^ 06 Oct '03

06 Oct '03

Hi, Anybody has an experience with TeXLive (8 or 7) - what is the smallest installation type for working with ConTeXt and (absolutely necessary) MetaFun - I tried 'generic basic' and 'generic recommended' but I can't make MP graphics - I have a problem with it again ;( Of course 'full' installation works fine, but I have no idea what I need in smaller installation to working fine... Probably I forgot change something (again) in config files - in log I have: This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11a-2.1 (Web2c 7.5.2) (format=cont-en 2003.10.6) 6 OCT 2003 04:15 entering extended mode %&-line parsing enabled. ... \openout0 = `_back-mpgraph.mp'. \openout0 = `_back-mprun.mp'. \openout0 = `mpgraph.mp'. \openout0 = `mprun.mp'. ... [MP to PDF] (./_back-mpgraph.1) [2.2] \openout5 = `_back-mpgraph.mp'. mpost -progname=mpost -mem=metafun _back-mpgraph system()...disabled. ... and no graphic in pdf. But when I run mpost _back-mpgrapg.mp I have _back-mpgraph.1 file and another run of context includes graphic (this one) to pdf. What may be wrong ? -- Best regards, Martin

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Re: texshow (was: keywords)
by Steffen Wolfrum 05 Oct '03

05 Oct '03

Henning Hraban Ramm <hraban(a)fiee.net> wrote: > Am Freitag, 03.10.03, um 16:59 Uhr (Europe/Zurich) schrieb Hans Hagen: > > >> But where can I find "texshow"? Do you also have an URL? > > > > on your disk -) > > did you try >texshow ? > > BTW: On MacOS X one can use texshow only with X11 (there's no Perl/Tk > for Aqua). > Is there a way to increase font size? It's unreadable small (only on > X11/OSX, Win and Lin are ok). > I guess there's some standard X11 parameter? OK, use only with X11. So I started X11 and entered texshow in xterm: Can't locate Tk.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk/ /System/Library/Perl/darwin /System/Library/Perl /Library/Perl/darwin /Library/Perl /Network/Library/Perl/darwin /Network/Library/Perl .) at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk//cont_set.pm line 59. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk//cont_set.pm line 59. Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk/texshow.pl line 57. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk/texshow.pl line 57. Does anybody has an advice on how to use actually texshow? Steffen

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Figures enlargement
by free 05 Oct '03

05 Oct '03

Hi, Now I'm trapped in ConTeXt, I wish to reproduce a nice feature : when we mouse clic on a small (ex: 0.25\textwidth) picture, this one gets bigger (ex : 1\textwidth). It's for an A4 portrait double columns technical paper. Thanks for the tip. olivier Turlier

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Footnotes
by Steffen Wolfrum 05 Oct '03

05 Oct '03

Hi, Just in case some one is interested in detailed footnote problems: In the last time I was fiddling a lot on the problem of setting up footnotes - the task was to have different defined font and interlinespace sizes for text as well as for footnotes. The first solution that I constructed with commands and keywords from the manual (and etexshow) seemed to give the desired result: \setupbodyfont[10pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=15pt] \definefont [FNfont][Serif at 8pt] \def\FNstyle{\FNfont\setupinterlinespace[line=15pt]} \setupfootnotes[numbercommand=] \setupfootnotedefinition[style=\FNstyle] \starttext \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \stoptext But it just worked OK for *normal* sizes. When set to extreme values it begun to show strange phenomena (see the distances over and under each first line of a footnote): \setupbodyfont[4pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=45pt] \definefont [FNfont][Serif at 4.5pt] \def\FNstyle{\FNfont\setupinterlinespace[line=12pt]} \setupfootnotes[numbercommand=] \setupfootnotedefinition[style=\FNstyle] \starttext \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \stoptext After re-combining the different option and command for setupfootnotes and setupfootnotedefinition without improvement, I started to search through the source files and found the very interesting command \setfootnotebodyfont. With this command a setup can be written that works, finally: \setupbodyfont[4pt] \setupinterlinespace[line=45pt] \definefont [FNfont][Serif at 4.5pt] \def\setfootnotebodyfont{\FNfont\setupinterlinespace[line=12pt]} \setupfootnotes[numbercommand=] \setupfootnotedefinition[style=\FNfont] \starttext \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \input tufte \footnote{\input knuth } \stoptext Maybe this helps someone. Steffen P.S. If there is still need for improvement, please correct.

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Again: (can be better done global) ???
by Steffen Wolfrum 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

Sorry, maybe the last mail was a bit confusing. So I make another try - hopefully clearer: The problem was when defining an unusual size for my footnotes > \setupfootnotes[bodyfont=8.5pt, ... ] I get an amazing amount of messages > bodyfont: bodyfont XXpt is defined (can be better done global) with XX being various sizes. Which makes processing real slow... So the original question is: What is meant by "global defining"? Where should I write a "global" definition and how does it look like? On this, Hans gave me the advice: > \setupbodyfont [...] : global settings, document level, main text as well as headers footers etc > \switchtobodyfont[...] : local, inside a box or in page stream, but no headers etc I was not sure how to use this for footnotes, so I asked: > Well, yes - I use setupbodyfont for defining the main text > \setupbodyfont[AGaramondOldStyle,10.5pt] > But what would be the syntax when I want to define the main text's *and* the footnote's font with setupbodyfont?? > It's not \setupbodyfont[AGaramondOldStyle,10.5pt,8.8pt] ? And then Hans wrote: > \setupfootnotes[bodyfont=8.8pt] % or [bodyfont={whatever,you,want,10pt}] But this is the initial problem (see top here). The circle is closed... Does this mean there is actually no answer to my problem? Thank you for assistance, Steffen

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Re: [NTG-context] texshow (was: keywords)
by George N. White III 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003, Steffen Wolfrum wrote: > OK, use only with X11. > > So I started X11 and entered texshow in xterm: > Can't locate Tk.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk/ /System/Library/Perl/darwin /System/Library/Perl /Library/Perl/darwin /Library/Perl /Network/Library/Perl/darwin /Network/Library/Perl .) at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk//cont_set.pm line 59. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk//cont_set.pm line 59. > Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk/texshow.pl line 57. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/context/perltk/texshow.pl line 57. > > Does anybody has an advice on how to use actually texshow? Tk.pm is a perl module. It was missing on SGI Irix too. Perl has a tools to automate the installation of modules, but you may need some libraries as well (Tk/Tcl, compression, etc.) which can either be installed under Perl or for use with other applications. You will need the developer tools if you build the module from sources. -- George N. White III <aa056(a)chebucto.ns.ca>

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Re: keywords
by Steffen Wolfrum 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > At 13:12 03/10/2003, you wrote: > > >But where can I find "texshow"? Do you also have an URL? > > on you disk -) > > did you try >texshow ? I tried to try - but failed. I tried commandline, tex file ... Sorry, but do you also have an explanation or example how to use "texshow" Should I spray the word "texshow" on the wall? Steffen

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Re: keywords
by Steffen Wolfrum 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

Hi, Patrick Gundlach <pg(a)levana.de> wrote: > Steffen Wolfrum <st.wolfrum(a)estfiles.de> writes: > > > [...] > > > - always surprised by the amount of unexpected keywords... > > you know about the reference (setup-en.pdf..) and (e)texshow? > > > Patrick Sure, the reference I konw, as many other manuals in http://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/ . But where can I find "texshow"? Do you also have an URL? etexshow doesn't make sense for me as I am used to work with Alpha and jEdit. Steffen

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Context Ruby scripts
by Matthew Huggett 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

Hi : Where can we get the ruby scripts that are mentioned in the new SciTE stuff? Matt

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lines in tabulate tables
by Ed L Cashin 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

Hi. I have two questions, really. I know that I can get a horizontal line with \ML in a tabulate table. \HL doesn't seem to work for me, though. ecashin@marblerye tmp$ cat test.tex \starttext \starttabulate \NC hi \NC there \NC \NR \HL \NC yo \NC there \NC \NR \ML \NC whassup \NC there \NC \NR \stoptabulate \stoptext ecashin@marblerye tmp$ texexec --pdf test < /dev/null TeXExec 3.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : test output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-13d-2.1 (Web2C 7.3.1) entering extended mode (test.tex[/opt/teTeX-1.0.7/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg] ConTeXt ver: 2003.8.21 fmt: 2003.9.12 int: english mes: english ... The resulting test.pdf has only one horizontal line. It's above "whassup there". My second question is how do I make vertical lines in tabulate tables? -- --Ed L Cashin | PGP public key: ecashin(a)uga.edu | http://noserose.net/e/pgp/

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