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\loadfontfileoncetrue?
by David Arnold 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

Hmmm,... I haven't tried included graphics for a while, so I downloaded the new beta into my Miktex system, regenerated formats, and attempted to compile the code below. I got the following error: ! Undefined control sequence. l.1 \global \loadfontfileoncetrue % ! You can't use a prefix with `\shipout'. <to be read again> \shipout l.2 \shipout \hbox{\smash{\hbox{\hbox{% line 226 C:\temp\junk-mpgraph.mp [1] ) (see the transcript file for additional information) I have write18 enabled in miktex.ini, and adjusted cont-sys.tex: % Enabling run time \METAPOST\ (also enable \write18 in % texmf.cnf): \runMPgraphicstrue \runMPTEXgraphicstrue % This saves some runtime, but needs a format, which you can % make with 'texexec --make --alone metafun'. Make sure that % the mem files are moved to the used web2c path (locate with % 'kpsewhich plain.mem'). \useMETAFUNformattrue % Enabling nested pretty printing: \newprettytrue % This can be a way to get things working on system with % name clashes. (Some \TeX's tend do search system wide.) \protectbufferstrue Anyone have an idea what I am doing wrong? \setupoutput[pdftex] \starttext \section{Including the MPcode in the placefigure mechanism} \placefigure [here] [] {the label} {\startMPcode label.top(btex Some label 1 etex, (1cm,1cm)) ; \stopMPcode} \section{startMPgraphic -- placeMPgraphic} \startMPgraphic label.top(btex Some label 2 etex, (1cm,1cm)) ; \stopMPgraphic \loadcurrentMPgraphic{width=15cm} \placeMPgraphic \section{startuseMPgraphic -- useMPgraphic} \startuseMPgraphic{Label2} label.top(btex Some label 3 etex, (1cm,1cm)) ; \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{Label2} \section{startreusableMPgrpahic -- reuseMPgraphic} \startreusableMPgraphic{Label3} label.top(btex Some label 4 etex, (1cm,1cm)) ; \stopreusableMPgraphic \reuseMPgraphic{Label3} \stoptext

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Re: Active points on a ground plan (CD-ROM catalogue)
by Steffen Wolfrum 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

Very nice, thank you Hans! Steffen Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > At 16:33 11/12/2003, you wrote: > >Hi, > > > >I'd like to make the CD-ROM catalogue (PDF) of an architectural exhibition > >in ConTeXt. > > > > > >In short the general idea is: > > > >- First you have a page with a map showing the locations of the different > >buildings. > >- Then you should point on location you are interested in and jump to the > >page where this particular building is described in detail. > >- Then again you should be able to jump back to the point (centered?) on > >the map where you have started. > > > > > >My main question now is: > > > >Is it possible in ConTeXt to locate/define on the map (one image) certain > >points/areas that will contain the links to respective the detail page? > > Ha, when i tried to locate that old code, i ran into a bug (\dosingleempty > is less tolerant than 5 years ago), so first a patch: > > \unprotect > > \def\dodostartfigure[#1][#2][#3]#4\stopfigure > {\doifelse\v!test\@@exoptie > {\teststartfigure[#1][#2][#3]#4\teststopfigure > \let\@@exhokjes\v!aan} > {\let\@@exhokjes\v!uit}% > \setvalue{\??ef\??ef#1}% > {\def\next{\placestartfigure[#1][#2][#3]#4\placestopfigure}% > \dosingleempty\next}% > \doifundefined{#1}{\setvalue{#1}{\getexternalfigure{#1}}}} > > \protect > > > Now you can do things like: > > \setupinteraction > [state=start] > > % \setupexternalfigures > % [option=test] > > \startfigure[TheProces][work016a][factor=200] > \referring (10.7,9.4) (4.3,2.3) [r:psfile] > \referring (16.5,16.5) (4.3,2.3) [r:pdffile] > \marking (10.7,9.4) (4.3,2.3) [m:psfile] > \marking (16.5,16.5) (4.3,2.3) [m:pdffile] > \stopfigure > > \starttext > > \title{Files} > > \placefigure > {Whatever files we use.} > {\TheProces} > > \title[r:psfile]{PostScrip Files} > > We're talking about PostScript files, see \in[m:psfile]! > > \title[r:pdffile]{PDF Files} > > We're talking about PDF files, see \in[m:pdffile]! > > \stoptext > > Uncommenting the test will provide you a suitable test bed. > > (Sorry for the bit oldfashioned code; it originates from the pre pdf time) > > Hans > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context(a)ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

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pdf[e]tex formats
by Pawel Jackowski na Onet 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

Hi all! The question is not about ConTeXt, but... I need to generate non-standard pdf[e]tex format. To do so I prepared pro.ini file which contains: \pdfoutput=1 \input plain \input my-set-of-macros \dump \endinput Then I run pdftex with command: pdftex -ini -jobname=pro pro.ini The format has been successfully generated. However, when I use generated format, the following error message appears: Error: pdftex.exe (file pdftex.cfg): cannot open config file ==> Fatal error occurred, the output PDF file is not finished! I don't have such problem with any standard formats. Could somebody tell me what is wrong? Thanks, Pawe/l

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Re: [NTG-context] MP figures in the background
by Hans Hagen 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

>Hi Hans! >I'm in trouble with this method. (I supose the error is mine). >I can draw the MP graphic using \useMPgraphic, but when i use > >\defineoverlay[bihotzak][\useMPgraphic{bihotz}] >\setupbackgrounds[paper][background=bihotzak] > >I get the following error >systems : randomizer starts with 150693575 >[MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.1) >layout : calculating backgrounds >[MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.4000 >! Dimension too large. >\handleMPboundingbox ... 2 \advance \dimen 0 #4bp > \dimen 0=\MPxscale >\dimen ... >l.2 %%BoundingBox: -6 -141 --32768 --32768 strange, it works here; anyhow, you use very smalls numbers and (0.017mm) on the one end and big ones later on, and somehow you end up with a boundingbox of 32K bp which is pretty large, The solution is in changing some dimensions: roughly design at the size you want and use xysized(..,..) to scale thing sto proportions Hans

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Re: [NTG-context] MP figures in the background
by Hans Hagen 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 09:24 15/12/2003, you wrote: >Hi, > >I'm doing a christmars card in ConTeXt!. I've the following setup > >\setuppapersize[CD][A4] >\setuplayout[marking=on,location=middle] > >\starttext >\startuseMPgraphic{dummy} >... >... >\stopuseMPgraphic > >\defineoverlay[backfigure][\useMPgraphic{dummy}] >\setupbackground[paper][background=backfigure] >\hbox{} >\stoptext >\starttext >\startuseMPgraphic{dummy} >... >... >\stopuseMPgraphic > >\defineoverlay[backfigure][\useMPgraphic{dummy}] >\setupbackground[paper][background=backfigure] >\hbox{} >\stoptext \defineoverlay[page][\useMPgraphic{dummy}] \setupbackground[page][background=page] \startstandardmakeup some text \stopstandardmakeup \setupbackground[page][background=] rest of text on next page or: \definelayer[page] \setlayer[page]{\useMPgraphic{dummy}] \startstandardmakeup some text \stopstandardmakeup rest of text on next page Hans (who right now is going to print this years christmas card -)

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Re: ConTeXt question
by Hans Hagen 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 20:13 08/12/2003, you wrote: >Dear Mr. Hagen, > >I am looking for articles, books, dissertations, etc that were typeset >with ConTeXt. Is there an archive of such documents and their ConTeXt >source code? > >Thanks for any help you can provide. The best thing you can do is to post a message to the context list, i'm sure that there are users out there who can show you / point you to their work ... Hans

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Re: cont-doc module
by Hans van der Meer 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On woensdag, okt 9, 2002, at 16:30 Europe/Amsterdam, Hans Hagen wrote: > At 03:54 PM 10/9/2002 +0200, Hans van der Meer wrote: >> Waar vind ik het bestand cont-doc.zip? >> Volgens MAPS 24 p.88 heb ik dat nodig om met texexec --module de >> documentatie te kunnen zitten. >> Ik kan deze module niet vinden in de context download en ook niet op >> de pragma site. > > these files are now in theregular distribution, so > > texexec --modu --pdf somedoc.tex > > should work > Well, I now type "texexec --modu --pdf font-ini.tex" (one of the files in the ConTeXt distribution) and this results in an execution that has to be finished with Control-D, the pdf produced puts Adobe Acrobate into an infinite loop. How can I produce the documentation if the recipe given does not seem to work (anymore). The above call gives the following output (the last series of lines only): > kleur : kleur wordt vertaald in grijs > interactie : actief > ) > systems : begin file texexec at line 4 > (./font-ini.ted > systems : randomizer starts with 1268411200 > This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.4.5) > (texexec-mpgraph.mp [1] > metafun 2003-12-13 21:38 > ) > 1 output file written: texexec-mpgraph.1 > Transcript written on texexec-mpgraph.log. > [MP to PDF] (./texexec-mpgraph.1) > interactie : pdftex code tussengevoegd > [1.1{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/dvips/config/pdftex.map}{/ > Users/hans/Li > brary/texmf/pdftex/config/texnansi-yandy-lucida.map}{/Users/hans/ > Library/texmf/ > pdftex/config/texnansi-yandy-mathtime.map}{/Users/hans/Library/texmf/ > pdftex/con > fig/texnansi-adobe-courier.map}{/Users/hans/Library/texmf/pdftex/ > config/texnans > i-adobe-helvetic.map}{/Users/hans/Library/texmf/pdftex/config/ > texnansi-adobe-pa > latino.map}{/Users/hans/Library/texmf/pdftex/config/texnansi-adobe- > times.map}{/ > Users/hans/Library/texmf/pdftex/config/texnansi-adobe-utopia.map}{/ > Users/hans/L > ibrary/texmf/pdftex/config/texnansi-urw-courier.map}{/Users/hans/ > Library/texmf/ > pdftex/config/texnansi-urw-helvetic.map}{/Users/hans/Library/texmf/ > pdftex/confi > g/texnansi-urw-palatino.map}{/Users/hans/Library/texmf/pdftex/config/ > texnansi-u > rw-times.map}] > ! Argument of \next1 has an extra }. > <inserted text> > \par > <to be read again> > } > \expanded ...long \xdef \@@expanded {\noexpand #1} > \@@expanded > \executepagebreakhandlers ...cesscommacommand [#1] > > \executepagebreakhandler > \dopagebreak ...tes \executepagebreakhandlers {#1} > \else \flushnotes > \execute... > > \processnextcommalist ...doprocesscommaitem #4#5,] > \relax \global > \advance \c... > ... > l.12 ...yright={PRAGMA / Hans Hagen \& Ton Otten}] Someone knows what is the problem here? Thanks in advance. Hans van der Meer

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problem with nested tables
by Hans Hagen 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hi Willi, \unprotected \def\@@tblprefix{\@@tbl:\ifnum\TBLlevel>1 :\TBLlevel:\fi} is the magic line; some time ago i added yet another auto span detection trick and one of the internal variables clashes when a nested table is used; so the solution is in a more discriminating nested prefix 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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\goto with references which don't exist, how to spot?
by Tobias Burnus 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hello, I use something like \goto{chapter}[some-reference] where this chapter is not yet written (and thus I have later to check whether it is indeed called 'some-reference' and not by chance 'some-other-reference'). Unfortunally, ConTeXt writes 'chapter' and not e.g. chapter~{\bf ??} or chapter~$\blacksquare$ or something else which is easily spotable. (I like the square, a '\bf ??' is too easily be overlooked.). How can I make ConTeXt show such a sign if it cannot resolve a reference? Tobias

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Re: [NTG-context] spanish
by Hans Hagen 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 11:20 05/12/2003, you wrote: >HI > >I have been reading lang-ita.tex to see how a language is >defined. There are some errors. I have compare the translation with those >done by Javier Bezos in >spanish for babel ( he has studied spanish typesetting to build the style) So, you suggest: \setupheadtext [\s!es] [\v!tabellen=Cuadros] \setupheadtext [\s!es] [\v!figuren=Figuras] \setupheadtext [\s!es] [\v!intermezzos=intermedios] \setupheadtext [\s!es] [\v!afkortingen=Abreviaci\'ones] \setupheadtext [\s!es] [\v!eenheden=Unidades] \setuplabeltext [\s!es] [\v!tabel=Cuadro ] \setuplabeltext [\s!es] [\v!figuur=Figura ] \setuplabeltext [\s!es] [\v!intermezzo=intermedio ] % for instance some intermdiate (often framed) textual intermezzo \setuplabeltext [\s!es] [\v!january=enero] \setuplabeltext [\s!es] [\v!september=septiembre] \setuplabeltext [\s!es] [\v!december=diciembre] Are there other spanish users out there who disagree? If not, i'll patch ... Hans

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