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MetaPost with Multiple Variable Sections
by Jeroen 18 Sep '19

18 Sep '19

I have been working with MetaPost as following, which worked fine with one startMPcode section with variables, but with 2 startMPcode Metapost sections, it keeps telling me the numbers dont add up: \definefloat [floatright][figure] \setupfloat [floatright][default={right,none}] \setuplayout [backspace=20mm,width=170mm,topspace=20mm,height=250mm] \starttext \placefloatright{}{ \startMPcode pair a, b; a := (0,0); b := (50,50); draw a -- b; \stopMPcode} \placefloatright{}{ \startMPcode pair a; a := 2cm; draw fullcircle scaled (2*a); \stopMPcode} \stoptext I also have tried with the startbuffer combination as below, but this gave the same error codes. Is there any other way of working with multiple MetaPost sections with variables in a single document? \definefloat [floatright][figure] \setupfloat [floatright][default={right,none}] \setuplayout [backspace=20mm,width=170mm,topspace=20mm,height=250mm] \starttext \startbuffer \startMPcode pair a, b; a := (0,0); b := (50,50); draw a -- b; \stopMPcode \stopbuffer \floatright{}{\getbuffer} \startbuffer \startMPcode pair a; a := 2cm; draw fullcircle scaled (2*a); \stopMPcode \stopbuffer \floatright{}{\getbuffer} \stoptext

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Re: [NTG-context] formatting index entries: alphabetical order in Unicode
by Wolfgang Schuster 16 Sep '19

16 Sep '19

Robert Zydenbos schrieb am 22.08.2019 um 17:52: > You're right. I just compared my earlier attempts with the results of the sample solutions you and Pablo had sent me and assumed that also everybody else knew what I was talking about. Your problem was easy to understand but without more information it's just guess work. > On 22. Aug 2019, at 16:53, Wolfgang Schuster <wolfgang.schuster.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Robert Zydenbos schrieb am 22.08.2019 um 01:42: >>> I seem to have a problem with Unicode in the indexing function for my book: a word like āyitu (beginning with an 'a' with a macron over it) is considered a word that starts with a 'y'; the word īga (beginning with an i with a macron) is placed as if it is 'ga'. >>> >>> Is there any way to tell the indexing function how to deal with such special characters? >> How should we know why you have problems with your index entries when you're unable to provide a working minimal example, all you have shown so far are snippets. > Attached I am sending a longer example, compiled from a few chapters. There you can see that the word 'āddariṃda' is listed as if it starts with a 'd'. This happens with every word that begins with a vowel with a macron. > > As I mentioned in my last posting, I already have a primitive workaround solution – but this could become an issue for some later user for whom the index is more important. A PDF with the wrong sorting order doesn't help when you can't show a working minimal example to reproduce the problem. When you need more control about the sorting order of the index you should switch to MkIV which has more options. Wolfgang

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Biblatex \crossref equivalent in bibliographies
by Damien Thiriet 15 Sep '19

15 Sep '19

Hi, With biblatex I was using crossref to shorten my .bib files, as can be seen in this MWE @periodical{DebatMem2002, title = {Le Débat}, number = {122}, langid = {french}, date = {2002} } @article{ChartiersurRicoeur2002, author = {Roger Chartier}, title = {Le passé au présent}, crossref = {DebatMem2002}, pages = {4--11} } Which keys should I use to achieve the same under ConTeXt? I found xcrossref and percentcrossref keys "Bibliographies. The ConTeXt way" but could'nt figure out how to use them. Here is my ConTeXt MWE as a starting point \language [fr] \startbuffer [bib] @periodical{DebatMem2002, title = {Le Débat}, number = {122}, langid = {french}, date = {2002} } @article{ChartiersurRicoeur2002, author = {Roger Chartier}, title = {Le passé au présent}, xcrossref = {DebatMem2002}, %does not work the way I would expect pages = {4--11} } \stopbuffer \usebtxdataset[bib.buffer] \usebtxdefinitions[apa] \definebtxrendering [example][apa] \starttext \nocite[ChartiersurRicoeur2002] \placelistofpublications \stoptext Thanks, Damien Thiriet

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Sidefloats inside framed
by Henri Menke 15 Sep '19

15 Sep '19

Dear list, Is there a way to get sidefloats working inside a frame? I'm currently designing a conference poster and I'm manually placing blocks using \setlayerframed where inside those blocks I'd like to have sidefloats. MWE is below. Cheers, Henri --- \starttext \startplacefigure[location={none,right}] \externalfigure[cow][width=.5\hsize] \stopplacefigure \samplefile{lorem} \startframed [height=20\lineheight, width=\hsize, offset=0pt, align=width] \startplacefigure[location={none,right}] \externalfigure[cow][width=.5\hsize] \stopplacefigure \samplefile{lorem} \stopframed \stoptext

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mathring circle above a letter
by Otared Kavian 14 Sep '19

14 Sep '19

Hi all, The \mathring command puts a small circle above a letter, but in some fonts (namely Lucida OT) that circle is too small. So thanks to a hint by Hans and Wolfgang some years ago I use the following definition which works fine when used alone. But in maths, one needs sometimes to use it with the command \overline (or \overbar) and the result is not nice. Can someone tell me please whether it is possible to modify the \mathring command so that th ecircle is a little bit larger, or the one I define below as \interior in order to have a correct result (more clearly said: I would like the small circle to be put above the bar which is itself above the A in $\interior{\overline{A}}$). Thanks for any help: OK %%% begin mathring-interior.tex \setuppapersize[A5][A5] \definemathstackers[MySymbol] [voffset=-1.2\mathexheight, hoffset=\zeropoint, mathclass=ord, topoffset=.3\mathemwidth, % poor man's italic correction middlecommand=\mathematics] %\define[1]\interior{\mathover[MySymbol]{"2218}{#1}} %2218 U+00B0 \define[1]\interior{\mathover[MySymbol]{176}{#1}} %2218 U+00B0 \starttext The interior of a set $A$ is denoted by $\interior{A}$. The interior of a set $A$ is denoted by $\mathring{A}$. The closure of the interior is $\overline{\interior{A}}$. Beware $\overline{\interior{A}} \neq \interior{\overline{A}}$. (This is not nice\dots). Beware $\overline{\mathring{A}} \neq \mathring{\overline{A}}$ \stoptext %%% end mathring-interior.tex

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expansion problem: random location
by Henning Hraban Ramm 14 Sep '19

14 Sep '19

Hi, in an example document I’m trying to get pictures of random size and placement. Unfortunately the expansion is over my head: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \useMPlibrary[dum] \usemodule[visual] \startluacode local locations = { 'top', 'bottom', 'left', 'right', } function RandomLocation() context(locations[math.random(1,#locations)]) end \stopluacode \newdimen\PicWidth \PicWidth=\textwidth \define[1]\Blindbild{ \getrandomnumber\imgH{1}{9} \PicWidth=\textwidth \doif{#1}{left}{\PicWidth=.4\textwidth} \doif{#1}{right}{\PicWidth=.4\textwidth} \startplacefigure[location={#1},title={#1 \fakewords{3}{20}}] \externalfigure[place #1][width=\PicWidth,height=\dimexpr\textheight * \imgH / 10 \relax] \stopplacefigure } \starttext \dorecurse{3} {\chapter{\fakewords{5}{10}} \dorecurse{3} {\dorecurse{3}{\fakewords{50}{100}\endgraf} \Blindbild{\ctxlua{RandomLocation()}} % expansion!? \dorecurse{2}{\fakewords{50}{100}\endgraf}}} \stoptext %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% So the parameter of \Blindbild should get generated at the time of calling the macro, so that #1 stays the same within the macro. In this state the Lua function gets called at every use of #1. Greetlings, Hraban --- https://www.fiee.net http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.dreiviertelhaus.de GPG Key ID 1C9B22FD

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variable fonts
by Ulrike Fischer 13 Sep '19

13 Sep '19

In https://mailman.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2017/088343.html is some code to use variable fonts. I don't have the fonts but tried it (in a current context mkiv) with "bahnschrift" instead which as far as I could find out should be a variable font too, but can't see any effect. Is the code still meant to work? -- Ulrike Fischer https://www.troubleshooting-tex.de/

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Math \not
by Rogers, Michael K 12 Sep '19

12 Sep '19

In plain TeX you can get a slash through $\equiv$ with $\not\equiv$. When I do the same in ConTeXt, the slash next to the $\equiv$. Is there a way to get a not-equivalent sign in ConTeXt? Thanks, - Michael \starttext $\not\equiv$ \stoptext ________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments).

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doifsomething vs iffirstargument in TABLE?
by Jon Wong 12 Sep '19

12 Sep '19

Hi all, If I use iffirstargument, the optional (first argument) is always seen as false. If I use doifsomething, it works, but the “else” part is never executed when it should. MWE: \starttext % \def\MyRow{\dosingleempty\doMyRow} % \def\doMyRow[#1]#2#3#4#5{% % \bTR \bTD #2 \eTD % % \iffirstargument % \bTD Replaced! \eTD % % \else % \bTD #3 \eTD % % \fi % \bTD #4 \eTD \bTD #5 \eTD \eTR % } \def\MyRow{\dosingleempty\doMyRow} \def\doMyRow[#1]#2#3#4#5{% \bTR \bTD #2 \eTD % \doifsomething{#1} {\bTD Replaced! \eTD }% {\bTD #3 \eTD }% \bTD #4 \eTD \bTD #5 \eTD \eTR } \bTABLE \bTABLEbody \MyRow{A}{B}{C}{D} \MyRow[optional]{A}{B}{C}{D} \eTABLEbody \eTABLE \stoptext Regards Jon

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Loading OTF fonts?
by Jon Wong 12 Sep '19

12 Sep '19

Hi all, I tried following this tex.sx answer: https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/453143/noto-cjk-font-not-usable-wit… <https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/453143/noto-cjk-font-not-usable-wit…> Can someone give me an explanation of what I did wrong? Hit me with all the technical concepts. I’m competent with fontspec on XeTeX. Step 1: Copy NotoSerifCJKsc-Regular.otf to ~/context/tex/texmf-local/fonts Step 2: Run `mtxrun --script font --convert NotoSerifCJKsc-Regular.otf' Step 3: Run `mtxrun —script fonts --reload’ Step 4: Run `context test.tex’ The error: fonts > defining > unknown font 'NotoSerifCJKsc-Regular', loading aborted Regards Jon

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