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The best command for parallel texts
by Martin Hasoň 04 Jul '18

04 Jul '18

Hi all, I need to type parallel text on double columns. I've tried paragraphs, tabulate, table and column environments. The best result of these options gives the tabulate. Unfortunately, it does not respect alignment - many \hbox errors in all environments except columns :(. What should I use and set up? \setuppapersize[A6][A6] \defineparagraphs[TwoLang][n=2] \setuptabulate[split=yes] \setupalign[verytolerant,stretch] \starttext \startTwoLang \input lorem \nextTwoLang \input davis \stopTwoLang \starttabulate[|p|p|] \NC\input lorem \NC\input davis \NC\NR \stoptabulate \bTABLE[frame=off,align=yes,split=yes] \bTR \bTD[roffset=2mm]\input lorem\eTD \bTD[loffset=2mm]\input davis\eTD \eTR \eTABLE \startcolumns[n=2] \input lorem \column \input davis \stopcolumns \stoptext Best regards Martin Hasoň

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Parallel output of source data
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. 03 Jul '18

03 Jul '18

Hello, is there a way to let ConTeXt to flush the input stream in parallel into an output buffer, like: ---- \starttext A \startoutput{Test.mkiv} Hello! \startitemize \item Item \stopitemize \stopoutput B \stoptext ---- which would produce: ---- Test.mkiv Hello! \startitemize \item Item \stopitemize ---- Thank you in advance. Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka | mailto:LPr@pontex.cz Pontex s. r. o. | mailto:pontex@pontex.cz | http://www.pontex.cz | IDDS:nrpt3sn Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 241 096 751 (+420 720 951 172) Fax: +420 244 461 038

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about \useexternalsoundtrack
by Pablo Rodriguez 02 Jul '18

02 Jul '18

Dear list, I’m interesting in embedding media clip objects (sounds) in PDF documents and using them with JavaScript (something I’d have to learn later). I found the \useexternalsoundtrack command, but I don’t get it working (https://mailman.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2006/016503.html) I don’t mean that Adobe is crappy, but that no sound is embedded or referenced in the PDF document itself. Or at least, I don’t find either of them. lpdf-wid.lua seems to contain the functionality, but I don’t know how to use it in a ConTeXt document. Does anyone know how to use the functionality shown in lpdf-wid.lua? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Referencing footnotes by SECTION
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 02 Jul '18

02 Jul '18

Dear gang, When referencing footnotes that reset each chapter, is there a way to include the chapter information? See attached and below: ======= \setuphead[chapter] [alternative=normal,conversion=R] \setuphead[subsection][alternative=text] \setuphead[subsection][distance=0em, textdistance=0.7em, sectionstopper=., criterium=local] \setupnotation[footnote][way=bychapter] \setupreferencestructureprefix [section] [default] [prefixstopper=\zerowidthspace] \setupwhitespace[big] \starttext \startchapter[title={First},reference={}] \startsubsection[title={},reference={reference1}] \input ward \startfootnote[footnote1] \input ward \stopfootnote{} See \in{Footnote}[footnote2]. \stopsubsection \startsubsection[title={},reference={reference2}] \input ward \stopsubsection \stopchapter \startchapter[title={Second}] \startsubsection[title={},reference={reference3}] \input ward \stopsubsection \startsubsection[title={},reference={reference5}] \input ward \startfootnote[footnote2] \input ward \stopfootnote{} See \in{Footnote}[footnote1]. \stopsubsection \stopchapter \stoptext ======= If line 8 is commented - \setupnotation[footnote][way=bychapter] - we get what we expect. But if line 8 is activated, we get an ambiguity: Both references give back "Footnote 1" Whereas what we would like is something like this: Footnote I.1 i.e., Chapter I, Footnote 1 - for the first footnote; and Footnote II.1 i.e., Chapter II, Footnote 1 - for the second footnote. Is there a straightforward way to do this? [[Of course, for the roman chapter numbering we also run into the reference-numberconversionset issue of the other thread, where \definestructureconversionset[OLIE][n,R,n,n,n,n][n] \setupreferencestructureprefix [section] [default] [prefixstopper=\zerowidthspace, numberconversionset=OLIE] doesn't seem to work.]] Thank you in advance for any guidance or pointers you can provide! Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid, Professor Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80512

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\setupreferencestructureprefix and numberconversionset
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 02 Jul '18

02 Jul '18

Dear gang, Chapter numbers are indicated roman numerals (conversion=R), all subsectioning by decimal numerals. See attached and below: ======= \setuphead[chapter] [alternative=normal,conversion=R] \setuphead[subsection][alternative=text] \setuphead[subsection][distance=0em, textdistance=0.7em, sectionstopper=., criterium=local] \definestructureconversionset[OLIE][n,R,n,n,n,n][n] \setupreferencestructureprefix [section] [default] [prefixstopper=\zerowidthspace, numberconversionset=OLIE] % \setupreferencestructureprefix [chapter] [default] % [prefixstopper=\zerowidthspace, % numberconversionset=OLIE] \setupwhitespace[big] \starttext \startchapter[title={First},reference={}] \startsubsection[title={},reference={reference1}] \input ward See \in{Sections}[reference3] and \in{Section}[reference4]. \stopsubsection \startsubsection[title={},reference={reference2}] \input ward \stopsubsection \stopchapter \startchapter[title={Second}] \startsubsection[title={},reference={reference3}] \input ward \stopsubsection \startsubsubsection[title={},reference={reference4}] \input ward \stopsubsubsection \startsubsection[title={},reference={reference5}] \input ward See \in{Sections}[reference1] and \in{Section}[reference2]. \stopsubsection \stopchapter \stoptext ======= So, e.g., Chapter II, Subsection 1, Subsubsection 1 In the references we get 2.1.1 But what we want is II.1.1 Adding the following to the preamble doesn't appear to work: \definestructureconversionset[OLIE][n,R,n,n,n,n][n] \setupreferencestructureprefix [section] [default] [prefixstopper=\zerowidthspace, numberconversionset=OLIE] What am I missing? Thanks in advance for any guidance. Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid, Professor Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80512

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referencing and stoppers
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 30 Jun '18

30 Jun '18

Dear gang, For, e.g., \setuphead[...][alternative=text], one often wants the stopper to appear in the main text sectioning but not in the references to those sections. For example (attached and below): ======= \setuphead[chapter] [alternative=normal] \setuphead[subsection][alternative=text] \setuphead[subsection][distance=0em, textdistance=0.7em, sectionstopper=., criterium=local] \setupwhitespace[big] \starttext \startchapter[title={First},reference={}] \startsubsection[title={},reference={reference1}] \input ward See \in{Sections}[reference3] and \in{Section}[reference4]. \stopsubsection \startsubsection[title={},reference={reference2}] \input ward \stopsubsection \stopchapter \startchapter[title={Second}] \startsubsection[title={},reference={reference3}] \input ward \stopsubsection \startsubsection[title={},reference={reference4}] \input ward See \in{Sections}[reference1] and \in{Section}[reference2]. \stopsubsection \stopchapter \stoptext ======= See Sections 2.1. and Section 2.2.. See Sections 1.1. and Section 1.2.. SHOULD BE See Sections 2.1 and Section 2.2. See Sections 1.1 and Section 1.2. Is there a straightforward way to remove the stopper from the \in reference while maintaining it in the main sectioning but removing it in the referencing? If there is no straightforward way, what is the best workaround? As mentioned at the outset, this is not an uncommon scenario. If there is no straightforward way, would like to make it a feature request. Thank you in advance for your help. Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid, Professor Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80512

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Position of layer in foreground
by Marcus Vinicius Mesquita 28 Jun '18

28 Jun '18

Dear List, In the MWE below, I expected the numbers to appear above the cow figure. What am I missing? \definefont [Title] [SerifBold at 42pt] \starttext \placefigure[][]{Cow} {\externalfigure[cow][width=.5\textwidth]} \definelayer[myfigure][x=6cm,y=6cm,preset=middle] \setlayer[myfigure]{\framed[frame=off]{\Title \color[middlecyan]{123456789}}} \setupbackgrounds[page][background={myfigure}] \stoptext Marcus Vinicius

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OT: help from native speakers
by Henning Hraban Ramm 28 Jun '18

28 Jun '18

Hi there, I’m writing (and later typesetting, of course) a book for young people (in German) that contains a short scene in English. My young protagonists meet an American couple in Lübeck, and I’d like them to speak natural and not think like me. Are you a native speaker and would you like to create that scene with me? (No special requirements, just be yourself.) I’ve got a concept that you could comment/correct, or we can do this like a roleplay (I’ll tell you what you see and hear, you tell me how you’d react). I’d also enjoy hearing about typical (or just funny) mistakes of young Germans trying to talk in English. Otherwise have a nice summer! Greetlings, Hraban --- https://www.fiee.net http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.dreiviertelhaus.de GPG Key ID 1C9B22FD

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6-sided letter fold (TRYPTICHON) with unequal page size
by Marco Patzer 28 Jun '18

28 Jun '18

Hi, I try getting a 6-sided letterfold with unequal page size to work. This is how it's supposed to look like: https://www.saxoprint.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/roll-fold-leafl… This is easy with the arranging option TRYPTICHON. *But* the page sizes are not equal and manually adjusting them shifts them not the way they're supposed to. Page 4 and 5 need to be a bit less wide to be able to fold neatly. Page width 1,2,3,6: 10cm Page width 4,5: 9.7cm How to adapt for the changed page size without an overlapping page 4 and a page with clearance to the adjacent 6th page? Suggestions welcome! Here the example you've all been waiting for: %% 6-sided letter fold %% https://www.saxoprint.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/roll-fold-leafl… \definepapersize [flyer] [width=10cm, height=21cm] \definepapersize [flyer-small] [width=9.7cm, height=21cm] \setuppapersize [flyer] [A4, landscape] \setuplayout [page] \setuparranging [TRYPTICHON] \starttext \showframe 10cm:\blank \rightaligned{\blackrule[width=10cm]}\vfill{\tfd\currentpage} \page 10cm:\blank[5mm] \blackrule[width=10cm]\vfill{\tfd\currentpage} \page 10cm:\blank[8mm] \blackrule[width=10cm]\vfill{\tfd\currentpage} \page %% shifts page to the left, why? \setuppapersize [flyer-small] [A4, landscape] 9.7cm:\blank[11mm] \rightaligned{\blackrule[width=9.7cm]}\vfill{\tfd\currentpage} \page \setuppapersize [flyer-small] [A4, landscape] 9.7cm:\blank[14mm] \blackrule[width=9.7cm]\vfill{\tfd\currentpage} \page \setuppapersize [flyer] [A4, landscape] 10cm:\blank[10mm] \blackrule[width=10cm]\vfill{\tfd\currentpage} \stoptext Marco

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bidi in footnotes
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 27 Jun '18

27 Jun '18

Dear gang, In the attached/following example, bidi is not applied in the footnote: \setupdirections[bidi=global] \starttext \definedfont[file:almfixed.otf*arabic at 14pt] Test امتحان test \startfootnote \definedfont[file:almfixed.otf*arabic at 14pt] Test امتحان test \stopfootnote{} \stoptext Is there something else that I need to do? Thanks in advance! [Also: Is there a way to not have to declare \definedfont twice?] Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid, Professor Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80512

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