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Re: [NTG-context] problem with a new installation of LMTX
by Jeong Dal 08 Dec '19

08 Dec '19

Dear Otared, Thank you for the zip file. I downloaded it and copied it in a folder. (There is no context-cache folder in the zip file) In the terminal, I run “mtxrun —generate” and “context —make”. But system doesn’t allow the execution of “luametatex”. So I open the system preference:security part, and clear and allow the running “luametatex”. But the system hinders “luametatex” continuously. I have to ask about it to MAC service first to resolve this problem. If it is not working after the resolve security problem, I may go back to previous version of OSX. I’ll let you know the progress. Thank you again. Best regards, Dalyoung > 2019. 12. 9. 오전 6:34, Otared Kavian <otared(a)gmail.com> 작성: > > Dear Dalyoung, > > I made a zip file of the context-osx-64 tree on my machine, and put it on Dropbox > https://www.dropbox.com/s/6isogxi78fwp1se/context-osx-64.zip?dl=0 > for you: you can try to install it on your Mac running MacOS 10.15 Catalina. Could you please tell me if you succeed to implement the procedure I described in the other email? > > Best regards: OK > >> On 8 Dec 2019, at 13:31, Jeong Dal <haksan(a)me.com> wrote: >> >> For test, I installed again after removing ConTeXtLMTX folder. >> But it is same as before. >> >> I looked files in “/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin”. >> There are 5 files: context, context.lua, luametatex, mtxrun, mtxrun.lua. >> context and mtxrun are symbolic linked to luametatex. >> But luametatex is not executable, so I changed it using “chmod 755 luametatex”. >> I run “mtxrun —generate”, then it set variables as follows: >> >> % mtxrun --generate >> resolvers | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTOLOC' set to '/usr/local/texlive/2019/bin/x86_64-darwin' >> resolvers | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTODIR' set to '/usr/local/texlive/2019/bin' >> resolvers | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTOPARENT' set to '/usr/local/texlive/2019' >> resolvers | resolving | variable 'TEXMFCNF' set to '' >> resolvers | resolving | variable 'TEXMF' set to '' >> resolvers | resolving | variable 'TEXOS' set to 'bin' >> resolvers | resolving | >> ……. >> >> and do many things in the texlive/2019 folders. >> >> My question is that luametatex is distributed as an inexecutable form deliberately? >> >> Thank you for reading. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Dalyoung >> >> >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! >> >> maillist : ntg-context(a)ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net >> archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ >> wiki : http://contextgarden.net >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >

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problem with a new installation of LMTX
by Jeong Dal 08 Dec '19

08 Dec '19

I read some reports about the problems of a new installation of LMTX. Today, I did fresh install and also have a problem in compilation. I did the following: 0. Open the terminal 1. Remove all files in the folder “ConTeXtLMTX” 2. Download install files from PRAGMA ADE. 3. run “install.sh”(at first, it won’t run because of the MacOS Catalina. I have to allow the running in the preference.) 4. it installs the folder “tex” and some files but context-cache is empty. And, it couldn’t compile test.tex I copied the log during the installation for checking. Thank you. Best regards, Dalyoung %%%%%%%% ConTeXtLMTX % sh ./install.sh mtxrun | forcing cache reload resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/texmf/web2c' from specification 'home:texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/texmf-local/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-local/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/texmf-context/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-context/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/texmf-dist/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/texmf/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/texmf/web2c' from specification 'home:texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/texmf-local/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-local/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/texmf-context/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-context/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/texmf-dist/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/texmf/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | resolvers | resolving | warning: no lua configuration files found resolvers | resolving | no texmf paths are defined (using TEXMF) resolvers | resolving | mtxrun | the resolver databases are not present or outdated mtx-install | server : lmtx.pragma-ade.com mtx-install | instance : install-lmtx mtx-install | platform : osx-64 mtx-install | system : unix mtx-install | fetching 'http://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx//texmf.zip' mtx-install | unzipping 'texmf.zip' 159 files of 1598 done, 3290479 bytes, 0.043 seconds 318 files of 1598 done, 21710364 bytes, 0.158 seconds 477 files of 1598 done, 38859916 bytes, 0.251 seconds 636 files of 1598 done, 39457728 bytes, 0.275 seconds 795 files of 1598 done, 39931784 bytes, 0.298 seconds 954 files of 1598 done, 40812872 bytes, 0.323 seconds 1113 files of 1598 done, 48279500 bytes, 0.371 seconds 1272 files of 1598 done, 72162122 bytes, 0.515 seconds 1431 files of 1598 done, 82495084 bytes, 0.605 seconds 1590 files of 1598 done, 83618619 bytes, 0.629 seconds 1598 files of 1598 done, 83681430 bytes, 0.631 seconds mtx-install | fetching 'http://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx//texmf-context.zip' mtx-install | unzipping 'texmf-context.zip' 26 files of 265 done, 4130838 bytes, 0.020 seconds 52 files of 265 done, 4639798 bytes, 0.026 seconds 78 files of 265 done, 5091021 bytes, 0.032 seconds 104 files of 265 done, 5652061 bytes, 0.039 seconds 130 files of 265 done, 5930475 bytes, 0.045 seconds 156 files of 265 done, 5948715 bytes, 0.049 seconds 182 files of 265 done, 6166185 bytes, 0.054 seconds 208 files of 265 done, 6380942 bytes, 0.059 seconds 234 files of 265 done, 9347747 bytes, 0.074 seconds 260 files of 265 done, 32131852 bytes, 0.164 seconds 265 files of 265 done, 55758323 bytes, 0.281 seconds mtx-install | installing tex/texmf-osx-64, 5 files mtx-install | skipping tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/context mtx-install | new : 31 % : 1315 : tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/context.lua mtx-install | new : 62 % : 2805872 : tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/luametatex mtx-install | skipping tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/mtxrun mtx-install | new : 100 % : 696620 : tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/mtxrun.lua mtx-install | current : %S mtx-install | target : true mtx-install | removing : mtxrun mtx-install | removing : context mtx-install | linked : mtxrun mtx-install | linked : context mtx-install | xbit set : /Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/luametatex mtx-install | xbit set : /Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/mtxrun mtx-install | xbit set : /Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/context mtx-install | running: /Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/mtxrun --generate resolvers | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTOLOC' set to '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin' resolvers | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTODIR' set to '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-osx-64' resolvers | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTOPARENT' set to '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex' resolvers | resolving | variable 'TEXMFCNF' set to '' resolvers | resolving | variable 'TEXMF' set to '' resolvers | resolving | variable 'TEXOS' set to 'ConTeXtLMTX' resolvers | resolving | resolvers | resolving | using configuration specification 'home:texmf/web2c;selfautoparent:/texmf-local/web2c;selfautoparent:/texmf-context/web2c;selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c;selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/texmf/web2c' from specification 'home:texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-local/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-local/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-context/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-context/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-dist/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | found regular configuration file '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua' resolvers | resolving | resolvers | resolving | skipping configuration file 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua' (no valid format) resolvers | resolving | no texmf paths are defined (using TEXMF) resolvers | resolving | mtxrun | mtxrun | elapsed lua time: 0.018 seconds mtx-install | running: /Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/mtxrun --script cache --erase mtxrun | forcing cache reload resolvers | resolving | configuration files already identified resolvers | resolving | skipping configuration file 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua' (no valid format) resolvers | resolving | no texmf paths are defined (using TEXMF) resolvers | resolving | mtxrun | the resolver databases are not present or outdated resolvers | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'lua' resolvers | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-cache.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-cache.lua' resolvers | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'lua' resolvers | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-caches.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-caches.lua' resolvers | resolving | remembered file 'mtx-cache.lua' resolvers | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'lua' resolvers | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-t-cache.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-t-cache.lua' resolvers | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'lua' resolvers | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-t-caches.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-t-caches.lua' resolvers | resolving | remembered file 'mtx-t-cache.lua' resolvers | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'lua' resolvers | resolving | remembering file 'cache.lua' using hash 'lua::cache.lua' mtxrun | unknown script 'cache.lua' or 'mtx-cache.lua' mtx-install | running: /Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/mtxrun --generate resolvers | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTOLOC' set to '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin' resolvers | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTODIR' set to '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-osx-64' resolvers | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTOPARENT' set to '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex' resolvers | resolving | variable 'TEXMFCNF' set to '' resolvers | resolving | variable 'TEXMF' set to '' resolvers | resolving | variable 'TEXOS' set to 'ConTeXtLMTX' resolvers | resolving | resolvers | resolving | using configuration specification 'home:texmf/web2c;selfautoparent:/texmf-local/web2c;selfautoparent:/texmf-context/web2c;selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c;selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/texmf/web2c' from specification 'home:texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-local/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-local/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-context/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-context/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-dist/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c' resolvers | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c' resolvers | resolving | found regular configuration file '/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua' resolvers | resolving | resolvers | resolving | skipping configuration file 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua' (no valid format) resolvers | resolving | no texmf paths are defined (using TEXMF) resolvers | resolving | mtxrun | mtxrun | elapsed lua time: 0.018 seconds mtx-install | running: /Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/context --make en mtxrun | forcing cache reload resolvers | resolving | configuration files already identified resolvers | resolving | skipping configuration file 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua' (no valid format) resolvers | resolving | no texmf paths are defined (using TEXMF) resolvers | resolving | mtxrun | the resolver databases are not present or outdated resolvers | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'lua' resolvers | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-context.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-context.lua' resolvers | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'lua' resolvers | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-contexts.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-contexts.lua' resolvers | resolving | remembered file 'mtx-context.lua' resolvers | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'lua' resolvers | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-t-mtx-context.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-t-mtx-context.lua' resolvers | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'lua' resolvers | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-t-mtx-contexts.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-t-mtx-contexts.lua' resolvers | resolving | remembered file 'mtx-t-mtx-context.lua' resolvers | resolving | remembered file 'mtx-context.lua' mtxrun | unknown script 'mtx-context.lua' or 'mtx-mtx-context.lua' mtx-install | mtx-install | tex/texmf : 0 files with 0 bytes installed mtx-install | tex/texmf-context : 0 files with 0 bytes installed mtx-install | tex/texmf-osx-64 : 5 files with 9115551 bytes installed mtx-install | mtx-install | ConTeXt LMTX with LuaMetaTeX is still experimental and when you get a crash this mtx-install | can be due to a mismatch between Lua bytecode and the engine. In that case you can mtx-install | try the following: mtx-install | mtx-install | - wipe the texmf-cache directory mtx-install | - run: mtxrun --generate mtx-install | - run: context --make mtx-install | mtx-install | When that doesn't solve the problem, ask on the mailing list (ntg-context(a)ntg.nl) mtx-install | mtx-install | update, done cp: /Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-context/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua: No such file or directory cp: /Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-context/scripts/context/lua/mtx-install.lua: No such file or directory If you want to run ConTeXt everywhere, you need to adapt the path, like: /Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/bin:/Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Library/TeX/texbin:/opt/X11/bin If you run from an editor you can specify the full path to mtxrun: /Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/mtxrun --autogenerate --script context --autopdf ... The following settings were used: server : lmtx.contextgarden.net,lmtx.pragma-ade.com,lmtx.pragma-ade.nl instance : install-lmtx extras : ownpath : /Users/graph/ConTeXtLMTX platform : osx-64 %%%%%%

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Re: [NTG-context] problem with a new installation of LMTX
by Jeong Dal 08 Dec '19

08 Dec '19

Dear Hans and Otared, Thank you again for your attempt to find a solution. Catalina(MacOS 10.15.1) prohibits an unauthorized program run. So I have to allow the execution of “mtxrun” manually in the preference. Since "mtxrun —generate” ends with the message “unknown script mtxrun-context.lua or mtx-mtxrun-context.lua”, I tried to locate it in the finder. There is one in a folder installed by MacTeX(TeXLive), but not in “ConTeXtLMTX”. As you said, many files are not copied during the installation. I’ll try to understand what is going on, but it would be very hard to find a solution by myself. I have to use old ConTeXt for a while. Thank you again. Best regards, Dalyoung

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Re: [NTG-context] problem with a new installation of LMTX
by Richard Mahoney | Indica et Buddhica 08 Dec '19

08 Dec '19

Hello Hans, Yes, the Linux install fails as well. I have just tried another. The output of context --make is attached. During the install the ascii *.lua files in the following directory -- initially from context-linux-64.zip-- are overwritten by what look like binaries: /path/to/lmtx/bin: total used in directory 3444 available 236814588 drwx------ 2 rbm49 rbm49 4096 Mar 2 2019 . drwx------ 4 rbm49 rbm49 4096 Dec 9 06:59 .. -rw------- 1 rbm49 rbm49 16432 Dec 9 06:59 mtx-install.lua -rwx------ 1 rbm49 rbm49 2786296 Dec 9 06:59 mtxrun -rw------- 1 rbm49 rbm49 696620 Dec 9 06:59 mtxrun.lua And at the end of the install the following two files also seem to be binaries (see "no valid format" message in attached log): /path/to/lmtx/tex/texmf/web2c: total used in directory 28 available 236977668 drwx------ 2 rbm49 rbm49 4096 Dec 9 06:58 . drwx------ 6 rbm49 rbm49 4096 Dec 9 06:58 .. -rw------- 1 rbm49 rbm49 7500 Dec 9 06:58 texmf.cnf -rw------- 1 rbm49 rbm49 8214 Dec 9 06:58 texmfcnf.lua Best, Richard -- Richard Mahoney | Indica et Buddhica Littledene Bay Road Oxford NZ T: +6433121699 M: +64210640216 r.mahoney(a)indica-et-buddhica.org https://indica-et-buddhica.org/ -----Original Message----- From: Hans Hagen <j.hagen(a)xs4all.nl> To: Richard Mahoney | Indica et Buddhica < r.mahoney(a)indica-et-buddhica.org> Subject: Re: [NTG-context] problem with a new installation of LMTX Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2019 12:30:32 +0100 Mailer: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.3.0 On 12/8/2019 8:36 AM, Richard Mahoney | Indica et Buddhica wrote: > Hello Otared, > > "... get overwritten and are modified for some unknown reasons: in > particular the two lua files become complete garbage…" > > I found the same today under Gentoo Linux, and the same for the lua > files under (can't check which as I've deleted the install): > > ~/lmtx/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin so linux install fails too? Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Re: [NTG-context] problem with a new installation of LMTX
by Jeong Dal 08 Dec '19

08 Dec '19

For test, I installed again after removing ConTeXtLMTX folder. But it is same as before. I looked files in “/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin”. There are 5 files: context, context.lua, luametatex, mtxrun, mtxrun.lua. context and mtxrun are symbolic linked to luametatex. But luametatex is not executable, so I changed it using “chmod 755 luametatex”. I run “mtxrun —generate”, then it set variables as follows: % mtxrun --generate resolvers | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTOLOC' set to '/usr/local/texlive/2019/bin/x86_64-darwin' resolvers | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTODIR' set to '/usr/local/texlive/2019/bin' resolvers | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTOPARENT' set to '/usr/local/texlive/2019' resolvers | resolving | variable 'TEXMFCNF' set to '' resolvers | resolving | variable 'TEXMF' set to '' resolvers | resolving | variable 'TEXOS' set to 'bin' resolvers | resolving | ……. and do many things in the texlive/2019 folders. My question is that luametatex is distributed as an inexecutable form deliberately? Thank you for reading. Best regards, Dalyoung

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Noto Emoji fonts
by Pablo Rodriguez 08 Dec '19

08 Dec '19

Hi Hans, which is the way I can get the glyphs from the second line in the following sample? \definefontfamily[emoj][rm][Noto Emoji] \setupbodyfont[emoj] \starttext 🔔💻🔨🔩 󾓧󾓨󾓩󾓪󾓫󾓬󾓭󾓮 \stoptext Would it be possible that Noto Color Emoji font works with ConTeXt? I think this is handy, since they are useful in presentations. In fact, I need one flag (in the second line form the sample) for one presentation. Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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issue with beta from 2019.11.29 21:47 in Windows
by Pablo Rodriguez 07 Dec '19

07 Dec '19

Dear list, I have the following sample: \def\ThisOption{ab} \def\ThatOption{ábc} \starttext \executesystemcommand{contextjit --purgeall --arguments="OptionThis={\ThisOption},OptionThat={\ThatOption}" second.tex} \contextversion \stoptext The contents of second.tex read: \starttext \enablemode[\env{OptionThis}] \enablemode[\env{OptionThat}] This: \doifmodeelse{ab}{enabled}{disabled}.\par That: \doifmodeelse{ábc}{enabled}{disabled}. \stoptext I use --arguments to pass modes to documents compiled via \executesystemcommand. Everything worked fine. This morning I updated ConTeXt at work (with Win7) and modes with non-ASCII chars aren’t recognized. Could anyone confirm the issue I’m describing in Windows? Is there any ConTeXt command (or Lua function) that translates non-ASCII chars to their ASCII values? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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hz / expansion
by Hans Hagen 07 Dec '19

07 Dec '19

Hi, The latest lmtx has a new feature: expansion control independent of font specific settings. When used the font specific step stretch and shrink will be overloaded. This permits mixed setups that are normally nor possible because these three properties need to be consistent within a paragraph. It also permits local deviations from the defaults, for instance in more extreme cases. \startluacode local classes = fonts.expansions.classes classes.qualityb = { vector = "default", factor = 1, stretch = 8, shrink = 4, step = .5, } classes.qualitya = { vector = "default", factor = 1, stretch = 4, shrink = 2, step = .5, } \stopluacode \showframe % \enabletrackers[*expansion] \setupbodyfont[dejavu,8pt] \defineexpansion [myexpansion] [step=1, stretch=50, shrink=20] \definefontfeature [basea] [default] [expansion=qualitya] \definefontfeature [baseb] [default] [expansion=qualityb] \definefont[FontA][Serif*basea] \definefont[FontB][Serif*baseb] \setupalign[verytolerant,stretch,hz] \starttext \startbuffer \dorecurse {30} {% {\FontB \red test me #1,} \FontA \dorecurse{#1}{test ##1, }% }\par \stopbuffer {\getbuffer \page} \setexpansion[myexpansion] {\getbuffer \page} \stoptext Maybe it's useful (I hardly use expansion myself). Hopefully there are no side effects. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Filling a page with \thinrules
by Otared Kavian 07 Dec '19

07 Dec '19

Hi all, I am preparing a test for my students where I would like to have the statement of the problem on the top of a page and the remainder to the bottom of that page filled with \thinrules, for them to write the solution. And sometimes there might be an empty page filled with thinrules when the solution to the exercise is longer. The following minimal example gives the idea of what I want to achieve, but since the statement of each exercise may be longer or shorter, I would like ConTeXt to compute how many \thinrules can be put in the remainder of the page. That is, can one imagine a macro named (say) \fillpagewiththinrules which puts the exact number of thinrules before ejecting the page? Is this possible or have I to do it by hand for each page? \showframe \starttext \dorecurse{2}{\input knuth.tex\par} \thinrules[n=20] % On the first page I can put 20 thinrules \page \thinrules[n=40] % On an empty page I can put 40 thinrules \page \input ward.tex \thinrules[n=37] % On the third page there can be 37 thinrules \stoptext Thanks for any hint and help, Best regards: Otared K.

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PDF/A-3a attachment support query
by Rik Kabel 07 Dec '19

07 Dec '19

Hello list, The following document fails PDF/A-3a validation. It passes without the attachment. \setuplanguage [en] \setuptagging [state=start] \setupinteraction [state=start] \setupbackend [format={pdf/a-3a},profile={default_gray.icc}, intent={ISO coated v2 300\letterpercent\space (ECI)}] \setupstructure [state=start,method=auto] \setupcolors [pagecolormodel=auto,start=yes,rgb=no,cmyk=no] \setupbodyfont [Palatino,10pt] \starttext Attaching a plain text file. % \attachment [file=test.tex, % type={text/plain;charset=UTF-8}] % The \ConTeXt\ source code for this document is attached here. \attachment [file=testa.pdf, type={application/pdf}] A successfully validated pdf/a-3a file is attached here. \stoptext pdf-online <https://www.pdf-online.com/osa/validate.aspx>reports: Validating file "test.pdf" for conformance level pdfa-3a The key F is required but missing. The appearance dictionary doesn't contain an entry. File specification 'testa.pdf' not associated with an object. The document does not conform to the requested standard. The document doesn't conform to the PDF reference (missing required entries, wrong value types, etc.). The document contains hidden, invisible, non-viewable or non-printable annotations. The document contains annotations or form fields with ambigous or without appropriate appearances. The document does not conform to the PDF/A-3a standard. Done. My understanding is that 3-a should support both pdf and non-pdf attachments. This fails in a similar manner with both pdf/a-3a-validated files and with plain text files. I also tested with verapdf, and it also rejected the document with an attachment. Is this my error, or is it not yet supported? -- Rik Kabel

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