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ConTeXt doesn't accept some environments anymore
by Giuseppe Bilotta 26 Jan '03

26 Jan '03

Hello, I just noticed that the 2003.1.10 version of context doesn't read environments anymore, when they are in the previous directory; I have to put them in the same directory as the processed file, it seems. I tried adding a \usepath[..], but it still doesn't work. Any ideas? -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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Buffers and grouping
by Willi Egger 26 Jan '03

26 Jan '03

Hi all, I thought that \startbuffer and stopbuffer would cause grouping within the buffer. e.g. \startbuffer[mybuffer] \switchtobodyfont[small] a bunch of text \stopbuffer \starttext \section{First} \getbuffer[mybuffer] \section{Second} \getbuffer[mybuffer] \section{Third} \getbuffer[mybuffer] \section{Fourth} \getbuffer[mybuffer] \stoptext Compiling the above example results in a fontsiye decreasing step by step. I am using: ConTeXt ver: 2003.1.10 fmt: 2003.1.18 int: english mes: english How should I reverse to the originally setup fontsize: \setupbodyfont[ss,12pt] \starttext \section{One} text text \section{Two} \switchtobodyfont[small] much more text with need to typset in [small] \switchtobodyfont[normal] <------ This does not result in what I need.. \section{Four} text text Thanks for hints! Willi

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presentation step
by Hans Hagen 26 Jan '03

26 Jan '03

Hi, There were quite some questions about this hackery mechanism. The problem is that it depends on pdf being reliable. I could reimplement it using some recent new trickery, but will look into that later (no time now). So, as a compromise, i made s-pre-50 to play with. I have no idea how well it works with the other styles, but at least it shows some trickery (as well as force GB into source-mode, i.e. reading core-box.tex -) I uploaded a new beta (this one also repairs a few bugs, as well as provides more extensive side float support (i hope things will not fail too much), on which i will upload an updates details.pdf somewhere next week. 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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presentationstep again
by Eckhart Guthöhrlein 25 Jan '03

25 Jan '03

Now that \presentationstep seems usable, I have another problem. I'm using a color gradient in the background: \startuniqueMPgraphic{Gradient} path p; p=unitsquare xscaled \overlaywidth yscaled \overlayheight; linear_shade(p,1, \MPcolor{BackgroundColor},\MPcolor{TextBackgroundColor}); \stopuniqueMPgraphic \defineoverlay[Gradient][\uniqueMPgraphic{Gradient}] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=Gradient,offset=3pt] The problem is, of course, that the presentationshield is coloured uniformly and covers the background. And since - text would have to be above the background but below the shield - the shield would have to be above the text but below the background I have no idea how to do it. Just sticking to plain backgrounds? Ok, that's not really bad. But those in the audience who are not interested in what you say anyway are often easy to impress by a fancy background - at least. Eckhart

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Conditional Text
by Lazycode 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

Greetings! Is it possible to have parts of the ConTeXt file processed conditionally? I'm hoping to be able to do something like: (in ConTeXt file) Question: What is the derivative of $e^{sqrt{x}}$\\ \some-command-start Answer: $\frac{d}{dx} e^{sqrt{x}} ... $ \some-command-end So that, in the command line, if I run "texexec --pdf quiz01.tex" then it will NOT include the answer section, but if I run "texexec --pdf quiz01.tex -some-other-command" it WILL also include the answer section. I'm confident this can be done through an if or if-defined construct. However, I could not find such commands/macros in the ConTeXt manuals (both the beginners and the detailed manual). Thanks in advance, --tk

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Justifying paragraphs.
by John Culleton 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

I receive many MSWord documents which I then convert to plain text or LaTeX etc. Typically all the characters in a paragraph are crowded onto one line. This makes editing a bore. I can use: gqap to change an individual paragraph to a series of lines of standard length. But I haven't found a global way to do it to all paragraphs. There is/are one or more blank lines between paragraphs. Is there a colon command string that will accomplish this task? -- John Culleton Subscribe now to "Self Publisher's Newsletter!" No hassle! Send email to mailto:selfpub@wexfordpress.com.

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\presentationstep: recent changes?
by Eckhart Guthöhrlein 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

A couple of months ago, Hans posted the attached example in response to a desperate request for a working \presentationstep. I remember having tried it, and it worked at that time. With my current context (2003.1.10), this is no longer the case. The whole text area is covered by the presentationshield, and clicking the Whatever-Button has no effect. I guess there have been changes to the \presentationstep mechanism. Since I would (maybe) like to use this for a publication soon, I'm wondering how to get it working with a recent context. Eckhart

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Justifying paragraphs
by John Culleton 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

PLease ignore previous post. Somehow it went all over the place. -- John Culleton Subscribe now to "Self Publisher's Newsletter!" Nose ignor hassle! Send email to mailto:selfpub@wexfordpress.com.

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Automatic selection of font shape depending on size
by Victor Figurnov 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

Dear All! Is there in ConTeXt an equivalent of LaTeX2e automatic selection of font shape depending on font size? For example, the following LaTeX statement (from type1ec.sty): \DeclareFontShape{OT1}{cmr}{m}{n}{ <-6> cmr5 <6-7> cmr6 <7-8> cmr7 <8-9> cmr8 <9-10> cmr9 <10-12> cmr10 <12-17> cmr12 <17-> cmr17 }{} means: for cmr family in OT1 encoding (series=medium, shape=normal) LaTeX will use: for font sizes < 6pt use (scaled) external font cmr5 for font sizes >= 6pt and < 7pt, use (scaled) external font cmr6 for font sizes >= 7pt and < 8pt, use (scaled) external font cmr7 . . . for font sizes >= 12pt and < 17pt, use (scaled) external font cmr12 for font sizes >= 17pt, use (scaled) external font cmr17). For example, if 5,5 pt font size of cmr font family in OT1 encoding (series=medium, shape=normal) is needed for typing text or math, LaTeX will automatically use external font cmr5 (cmr5.tfm), scaled to 5,5pt design size. For 24 pt font size -- external font cmr17 scaled to 24pt design size, etc. Is there in ConTeXt something like this? --------------------- Victor Figurnov

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Footonotes and footnote references not appearing on the same page
by Gilles Pérez-Lambert 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

Hello, I have a problem with footnotes: the references and the footnotes do not fall on the same page as soon as there is numerous footnotes on a page (something that happens frequently in my work). You'll find a source example and a PDF on: http://typo.free.fr/context/ Maybe is there something I'm doing that I should not. Environment: > TeXExec 3.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2002 > > executable : pdfetex > format : cont-en > inputfile : test > output : pdftex > interface : en > current mode : none > TeX run : 1 > > This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.00b-pretest-20020211-2.1 (Web2C 7.3.7x) > entering extended mode > (./test.tex{/usr/local/teTeX/texmf-var/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg} > > ConTeXt ver: 2003.1.10 fmt: 2003.1.21 int: english mes: english Thanks, Gilles.

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