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SVG comments, transparency, and extended font styles
by Thangalin 03 Apr '21

03 Apr '21

Issues encountered with version 2021.03.31 18:04. 1. Comments in SVG % SOF \startbuffer[svg] <svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <g><circle cx="50" cy="50" r="20"/></g></svg> \stopbuffer \starttext \placefigure{}{\includesvgbuffer[svg][conversion=mp]} \stoptext % EOF Expected: Black circle, no border, comment lines ignored. Actual: Empty square. 2. Transparent stroke % SOF \startbuffer[svg] <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"> <polygon fill="#eeffff" stroke="transparent" points="500,10 500,0 0,0 0,10" /> </svg> \stopbuffer \starttext \placefigure{}{\includesvgbuffer[svg][conversion=mp]} \stoptext % EOF Expected: Light cyan rectangle, no border (it's transparent). Actual: Light cyan rectangle with visible border. 3. Inkscape font specification We discussed this previously: Inkscape extends the SVG specification with a custom style class ("-inkscape-font-specification") that allows its users to refine font styles. % SOF \startbuffer[svg] <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 154.6 19.3" width="155" height="19"><text x="-6.7" y="-2.3"><tspan x="-1.9" y="15" style="-inkscape-font-specification:'Roboto, Ultra-Light';font-family:Roboto;font-size:20px;font-weight:200">Roboto Ultra-Light</tspan></text></svg> \stopbuffer \starttext \placefigure{}{\includesvgbuffer[svg][conversion=mp]} \stoptext % EOF Expected: "Roboto Ultra-Light" appears in Roboto Ultra-Light font. Actual: Empty square. Supporting this via MetaPost would help maintain backwards compatibility (with ConTeXt invoking Inkscape). Thank you!

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Floating objects next to text mess up paragraph spacing
by Daniel Barker 01 Apr '21

01 Apr '21

Hi all, I have noticed that placing a floating object next to text with location "left", "right", etc. seems to move the current paragraph slightly up, resulting in too little space between the current and previous paragraph. This can be seen quite clearly in the output of the following example: \setupbodyfont[dejavu, serif, 12pt] \starttext \samplefile{lorem} \startplacefigure[location={right, none}] \framed[width=3cm, height=2cm]{graphic} \stopplacefigure \samplefile{lorem} \samplefile{lorem} \stoptext I am using the current (2021.03.31 18:04) version of ConTeXt LMTX. On ConTeXt live, which seems to be running an older version, this does not occur, i.e. the spacing is even, as I would expect it to be. I assume this is a bug, or am I doing something wrong? Thank you, Daniel

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Running a couple of context statements in a linux bash shell heredocument?
by Alexander Rosenstock 01 Apr '21

01 Apr '21

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README for pending new subscribers March 2021
by Taco Hoekwater 01 Apr '21

01 Apr '21

Hi all, Regretfully, we have had problems with a hacker messing with the html subscription page of this mailing list. In mitigation, we have disabled web - based subscription requests completely. From now on, subscription to this mailing list can only be requested by sending an email message to ntg-context-request(a)ntg.nl with “subscribe" as the Subject. Unfortunately, it was impossible for us to differentiate between "hacked" and “legit” subscription requests made during the month of March 2021 so to prevent our mail server from being blacklisted as email sender we have had to discard all pending subscription requests. This means that anyone that has tried to subscribe to ntg-context during the past month (that has not received a confirmation message from mailman welcoming them to the mailing list) will have to re-start the subscription process. Apologetically, Taco — Taco Hoekwater E: taco(a)bittext.nl genderfluid (all pronouns)

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KeenWrite + ConTeXt: a sneak peek
by Thangalin 01 Apr '21

01 Apr '21

Hi all! Here's a screenshot showing a PDF file created using ConTeXt, exported from my text editor, KeenWrite: https://ibb.co/SNg19Sn Notice the areas highlighted with rounded red rectangles: * Export PDF button (top-left) * Exported file name and ConTeXt processing time (lower-left) * Settings for the --path option (preferences dialog, top) * Settings for the --environment option (preferences dialog, bottom) * Document stats (lower-right) The app has a preview tab that is updated in real-time, which can be repositioned or closed and is shown to the left. Shown on the right is the PDF document generated using ConTeXt by clicking the export PDF button. App screenshots: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite#screenshots Thoughts? Ideas for ConTeXt integration features? P.S. Thank you for all the hard work that has gone into ConTeXt: it's truly a splendid piece of software to use.

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new upload
by Hans Hagen 31 Mar '21

31 Mar '21

Hi, I uploaded a new version. However, because of some new feature there can be (unwanted) side effects wrt hyphenation (should not be but who knows). As a follow up on Denis mails about ligature prevention, we now have a mechanism called language 'goodies' analogue to 'font goodies'. For practical reasons this permits (high performance) plugs into the mechanism that also deals with hyphenation. Basically we can have some feedback loop but more about that later (Denis, Wolfgang and I need to play with all this and settle on the interface). Although all can be done in pure lua (and i might add that at some point) this particular mechanism plugs into the hyphenator so that we get no real performance hit (I can proabbly improve it if really needed but let's first see if users complain.) Here is an exmaple (to be default or not?) \setuplanguage [de] [goodies={lang-de.llg}] that has to come before a lkanguage gets activated (for now). In addition to exceptions one can do \startlanguageoptions[de] Zapf|innovation \stoplanguageoptions to prevent a ligature between f and i and \startlanguageoptions[de] Zapf=innovation \stoplanguageoptions to make it into a compound word (use both to prevent ligatures too). There's more to come once we get the full picture. I leave it to Denis to organize the collection of words and definitions that go into a goodie file. Hans ps. Sometimes I wonder if for every new feature added we should drop an old maybe useless one, like some of the obsolete pdf stuff or features that seem to be persistently broken or weird or unpredictable in viewers. After all evolution also takes care of removal. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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ConTeXt Meeting 2021 announcement; Call for submissions
by Taco Hoekwater 31 Mar '21

31 Mar '21

Hi all! 15th International ConTeXt Meeting ================================== The fifteenth ConTeXt meeting will take place in Bassenge, Belgium on September 20–25, 2021 This will be our fourth meeting at ’t Sjetootje / Château Boirs (!) Registration ============ Registration will start on May 1. Call for submissions ==================== The theme for this meeting is: expanding orbits But, as in previous years, anything at all related to ConTeXt that you would like to share is an acceptable subject for a presentation, tutorial, discussion, Q&A session, demonstration, workshop, recital, sketch, or sermon. The programme committee is Hans Hagen and Taco Hoekwater, feel free to email them with hints and ideas. Hoping to see many of you in person in September, your organiser, Taco — Taco Hoekwater E: taco(a)bittext.nl genderfluid (all pronouns)

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Combine purgeall and result options
by Thangalin 31 Mar '21

31 Mar '21

Given test.tex: % SOF \starttext Guten abend \stoptext % EOF Run: context --puregeall --result=out.pdf test.tex Expected: All .tuc and .log files are deleted. Actual: out.log and out.tuc are not deleted. Context version: 2021.03.27 19:09 Cheers!

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Output result to specified file path
by Thangalin 30 Mar '21

30 Mar '21

How do you set the target output path and file name? Consider: % SOF \starttext Hello \stoptext % EOF Save as $HOME/test.tex and then: mkdir /tmp/subdir context --result=/tmp/subdir/test.pdf $HOME/test.tex Expected: PDF file is created in /tmp/subdir directory. Actual: PDF file is created in $HOME directory. Version: 2021.03.27 19:09 Thank you!

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Nested structure of files loaded by input
by denis.maier＠ub.unibe.ch 30 Mar '21

30 Mar '21

Hi, I have file main.tex that loads various subfiles that are placed in a subdir : \starttext \input subdir/chapter1 \stoptext Chapter1.tex itself loads some other files that are also placed in the subdir directory : \starttext \input subfile1 \stoptext Subfile1 : \starttext Asdf \stopttext Now, when in the subdir `context chapter1` and `context subfile1` both work. But in the main directory this here fails : context main -> < input file 'subfile1' is not found, quitting' What am I missing ? Does \input resolve filenames according to the CWD, not to the location itself is located ? How can I make that work? Best, Denis

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