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DocBookInConTeXt customization?
by Gour 19 Dec '02

19 Dec '02

Hi! I'm interested how one can customize output when using DocBookInConTeXt module? With XSL DocBook stylesheets, one can pass certain parameters or build his own customization layer on the stylesheets, and thereby customize output. In README file it is stated: "The mapping translates the XML file internally to a context ..", so I'm interested (pls. excuse me if it's a stupid question) is it possible to just convert DocBook input file into ConTeXt format or/and how isone supposed to tailor output according to his/her preferences? Sincerely, Gour -- Gour gour(a)mail.inet.hr Registered Linux User #278493

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Total sectioning number
by scarso luigi 19 Dec '02

19 Dec '02

Is there any mode to get the total number of chapters (or sections inside a chapter etc) as a counter, ie \newcount\TotalChapterCount \TotalChapterCount=..... ? (I need this to make some operations with \textwidth and other dimensions) thanks

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Bib bug
by Nigel King 18 Dec '02

18 Dec '02

The citations in my latest document show [56] for the number of the reference. This happens to be the number of documents in my bib file. The relevant commands in my various sources are:- \usemodule[bib] \setupbibtex[database=/Users/nigelk/Library/texmf/tex/context/Nigel] \setuppublications [alternative=apa] \def\refwithbrackets#1{[#1]\quad} \setuppublications [numbering=yes,% refcommand=num,% numbercommand=\refwithbrackets,% sorttype=cite,% criterium=used,% autohang=yes,% align=right] \setuppublicationlist [after={\blank[medium]},% strut=yes,% offset=0pt] And in the document \cite[abc:01] And \placepublications The bib file is a standard old style bib file generated by bibdesk Is there something that I have done wrong? TIA -- Nigel

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Reference + footnote = bug
by Giuseppe Bilotta 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

... and a rather odd bug, too! \setupinteraction[state=start] \starttext Some text \goto{text with footnote\footnote{here it is} showing the bug}[hook] \page[yes] Some text \reference[hook] referenced from before. \stoptext See how the word "footnote" is superscripted ... it's an odd bug indeed, and it almost seems the footnote can detect the previous word ... -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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\placecontent
by Willi Egger 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

Hi everybody, I am struggling.... Previously it was possible to place a toc with the command \placecontent within a block. Currently I am using: ConTeXt ver: 2002.12.2 fmt: 2002.12.9 int: english mes: english With the above mentioned version there is only a toc if placed outside the block. - Is there something changed or broken? Please see attachment. Kind regards Willi

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ConTeXt & poster
by Serge Stinckwich 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

Hi all, i would like to make a research poster (A1) with ConTeXt. Maybe someone here has already done it and got some examples ? Thanks! -- Serge Stinckwich -< ) multiagent.com Université de Caen>CNRS UMR 6072>GREYC>MAD /~\ squeak.org http://www.iutc3.unicaen.fr/serge/ (/ | zope.org Smalltalkers do: [:it | All with: Class, (And love: it)] _|_/ debian.org

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Re: shadowed frame in ConTeXt
by Hans Hagen 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

At 03:36 PM 12/17/2002 +0800, you wrote: >Is there any options to set shadowed frame (like the \usepackage{shadow} in > >(the \shadowbox in latex sets the shadow under the bottom and to right side >of the frame, sometimes we need to set the shadow in another place, >for example, right side and under the bottom, or over the top and right >side.) Take your choice \starttext \startbuffer \framed[background=shadow,frame=off]{Does it work} \vskip1cm \framed[background=shadow,frame=off,align=right]{Does\\it\\work} \vskip1cm \stopbuffer \defineoverlay[shadow][\uniqueMPgraphic{shadow}] \startuniqueMPgraphic{xshadow} linejoin := butt ; fill OverlayBox shifted (2pt,-2pt) withpen pencircle scaled 2pt withcolor .7white ; fill OverlayBox withcolor white ; draw OverlayBox withpen pencircle scaled 2pt withcolor .3white ; setbounds currentpicture to OverlayBox enlarged 4pt ; \stopuniqueMPgraphic \getbuffer \startuniqueMPgraphic{xshadow} linejoin := butt ; draw (urcorner OverlayBox -- lrcorner OverlayBox -- llcorner Overlaybox) shifted (2pt,-2pt) withpen pencircle scaled 2pt withcolor .9white ; draw OverlayBox withpen pencircle scaled 2pt withcolor .3white ; setbounds currentpicture to OverlayBox enlarged 4pt ; \stopuniqueMPgraphic \getbuffer \startuniqueMPgraphic{shadow} linejoin := butt ; linecap := squared ; draw (bottomboundary OverlayBox & rightboundary OverlayBox) shifted (2pt,-2pt) withpen pencircle scaled 2pt withcolor .9white ; draw OverlayBox withpen pencircle scaled 2pt withcolor .3white ; setbounds currentpicture to OverlayBox enlarged 4pt ; \stopuniqueMPgraphic \getbuffer \stoptext ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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chinese font setup
by Matthew Huggett 16 Dec '02

16 Dec '02

A few weeks back, there was a short exchange on this list regarding utilities for preparing chinese fonts for ConTeXt. One of the postings provided a link to some new utilities. I've since downloaded the file there (gbkfonts-linux-0.2.tar.gz) but am unsure as to how to proceed. If anyone with experience in this area could provide some advice, I'd appreciate it. Thanks, Matt -- ------------------------------------ Matthew Huggett Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken Japan mhuggett(a)zam.att.ne.jp

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context on solaris
by Tomasz Kosinski 16 Dec '02

16 Dec '02

Hope this is the right place to ask...I have used, very gratefully, ConTeXt for the past few years on my Debian GNU/Linux system, and sometimes, when possible, I have installed it on client's/employer's Windows computers, using MikTeX. Maybe I have to change my OS from Debian to Solaris, on an Intelx86 machine, and so I would like to know if anyone has been using ConTeXt in that environment, or, if there is any reason to expect that it might or might not work. I noticed in the teTeX download page: http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/search/tetex.html that pre-compiled binaries are available for Solaris running on Sparc computers, but it doesn't say anything about x86 machines. Any thoughts would be very much appreciated - non-programmer, end-user writing. By the way, my occupation is architect (buildings) and I use ConTeXt for all kinds of document preparation - office work, correspondence, presentations, etc. I recently received a reply to a proposal which I submitted, which included the following: > Thanks, I'll be back in touch. > Robin > PS most beautiful proposal ever! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Maybe the enthusiasm is a bit exaggerated, but, to the extent that there is truth in the sentiment, credit is largely due to ConTeXt, ConTeXt's author, and to the many on this list who have helped out over the years. Regards, rb

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Re: block the header and footer on the first page of a chapter
by Hans Hagen 16 Dec '02

16 Dec '02

At 04:22 PM 12/16/2002 +0800, you wrote: >How to block the header (and footer) setting in the first page of a chapter? >I designed my own >header, but the header texts and footer texts are still there, if they are >blocked, >then the layout will be nice. \setuphead [chapter] [header=empty, footer=empty] 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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