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Bug with module pgfplots ?
by Fabrice Couvreur 11 Feb '18

11 Feb '18

Hello, Following a standalone context update, all files that use the pgfplots module produce the following error message : tex error > tex error on line 85 in file /home/fab/ntg77.tex: ! You can't use `the character 7' after \the <inserted text> 7 \pdflastobj ->\pdffeedback lastobj <argument> /pgfpat4\space \the \pdflastobj \space 0 R \pgf@sys@pdf@pdfbackendset@one ...o \noexpand #1#2 \relax } <argument> ...pattern@instantiate@north west lines\endcsname \expandafter \global \expa... \pgfutil@secondoftwo #1#2->#2 ... l.85 \stopaxis Thanks fabrice

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To \getbuffer or to \input: which one is it better?
by Otared Kavian 10 Feb '18

10 Feb '18

Hi all, In a project using the \setvariables command of ConTeXt, a file containing more than 200 instances of a structure resembling (but with much more fields…) \setvariables[talk] [speaker={Dr Some Speaker}, title={Some title}, room={Some Room}, ] is input several times, in order to extract from these variables one or more informations to be typeset, for different types of documents. However I don’t know whether this is a wise solution, or is it better to define once and for all a buffer and then use the \getbuffer command for each of the different uses in my global document. For now, unfortunately, I cannot come up with a minimal example because the question I am asking is about a real situation where nothing is minimal. That is why I am asking a general abstract question to understand the general philosophy underlining the buffer commands versus the \input command. Thanks in advance for any hint: OK

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Unexpected emergency stop
by Tim Steenvoorden 10 Feb '18

10 Feb '18

Dear all, After some time I’m back to ConTeXt and I dug up some old macros. I used to define a \see macro to automatically insert labels like “chapter”, "figure" etc. in front of a reference based on the structure of the label. Below you'll find its definition. It worked in MKIV about two years ago, nevertheless, now ConTeXt hangs when placing punctuation after the command. I.e. TeX hangs with an emergency stop (“*" on the terminal) after all files have been processed (after cont-yes.mkiv is closed). What am I doing wrong that such a thing happens? I’m on macOS 10.13.3 with minimals beta 2018.02.09 00:04. Cheers, Tim –––––– \starttext \definemacro\see[#1:#2] {\dosee{#1}{#2}} \starttexdefinition dosee #1#2 \doifdefinedelse{in#1} {\getvalue{in#1}[#1:#2]} {\writestatus{references}{reference format in#1 not defined} \in[#1:#2]} \stoptexdefinition % #3 is optional and gobbled by \in \definereferenceformat[inchp] [text=\word{\labeltext{chapter}}] \setuplabeltext[en] [chapter=Chapter~] \chapter[chp:first]{First} Works: \see[chp:first] Hangs: \see[chp:first], \stoptext –––––– -- ---- T.J. Steenvoorden, MSc PhD Candidate | Radboud University Nijmegen Faculty of Science | Department of Software Science Mercator 1 Building | Room 01.08 Toernooiveld 212 | 6525 EC | Nijmegen | The Netherlands +31 24 365 22 91 | t.steenvoorden(a)cs.ru.nl

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Re: [NTG-context] Latest beta: reference to items broken in mkiv
by r.ermers＠hccnet.nl 09 Feb '18

09 Feb '18

Hi Otared, Thanks for your response. In mkii this worked flawlessly. I tried it in mkiv Texlive too (2017.05.15 21:48), but it does not work. Could this be because I have item [it:ref] rather than \startitem[it:ref] … \stopitem? Anyway, I will install a new standalone - on my Mac (no TeXShop). Robert > Op 7 feb. 2018, om 10:47 heeft Otared Kavian <otared(a)gmail.com> het volgende geschreven: > > Hi Robert, > > Indeed the bug has been fixed: the reference to items works fine in all recent Context betas, and also with the version from TeXLive 2017 (version 2017.05.15 21:48). > > I don’t have the current version 2017.07.17 00:20 in order to test the example your are mentionning, but if your current version of Context comes from TeXLive, maybe you can update it. Otherwise, the installation of a standalone version is not that complicated and it is really worth it. > If you are using MacOS X and TeXShop, in case you would need help to install a standalone version do not hesitate to ask me. > > Best regards: Otared K. > >> On 7 Feb 2018, at 09:38, r.ermers(a)hccnet.nl wrote: >> >> Hi Otared, >> >> I wonder if the problem with the referencing to items you signalled has been solved in a later version (see text below). I am running into the same issue. My context version: current version: 2017.07.17 00:20. >> >> If it is not, I will do with a makeshift solution for now; if the problem has been handled, I consider installing a new standalone. (Installing a standalone is usally a bit of a fuzz.) >> >> Thanks in advance for your reply, >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Robert >> >> Otared Kavian Wed, 01 Apr 2015 01:23:29 -0700 >> >> Hi Hans, >> >> It seems that referencing to items is broken in the latest beta mkiv: for >> example in the example below the command >> \in{Item}[ref:2] >> does not show item number 2. >> However it works fine in mkii and previous releases. >> Best regards: OK >> PS: a minimal example follows >> %%% begin ref-item-broken.tex >> \starttext >> >> \startitemize[n] >> >> \startitem[ref:1] >> Item 1, reference 1 >> \stopitem >> >> \startitem[ref:2] >> Item 2, reference 2 >> \stopitem >> >> \startitem[ref:3] >> Item 3, reference 3 >> \stopitem >> >> \stopitemize >> >> See \in{Item}[ref:2] above. >> >> \stoptext >> %%% end ref-item-broken.tex >> >> >

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bug with special hyphenation?
by Pablo Rodriguez 09 Feb '18

09 Feb '18

Dear list, I have been experiencing an issue with the new hyphenator for months (or maybe almost a year), but it took me a while to discover what was triggering it. First, the mandatory sample: \startluacode function document.addfunnyhyphen(tfmdata) local underscore = utf.byte("_") local char = tfmdata.characters[underscore] if not char then return end tfmdata.characters[0xFE000] = { width = 0, height = 0, depth = 0, commands = { { "right", -char.width }, { "down", char.depth }, { "slot", 1, underscore }, } } end utilities.sequencers.appendaction("aftercopyingcharacters", "after","document.addfunnyhyphen") local shared = { start = 1, length = 1, before = utf.char(0xFE000), after = nil, left = false, right = false, } local all = table.setmetatableindex({ }, function(t,k) return shared end) languages.hyphenators.traditional.installmethod("sha", function(dictionary,word,n) return all end ) \stopluacode \definehyphenationfeatures [sha] [characters=all, alternative=sha, righthyphenchar="FE000] \unexpanded\def\sha#1% {\begingroup\tt \sethyphenationfeatures[sha]% \setuphyphenation[method=traditional]% #1% \endgroup} \showframe \starttext some sha \sha{8b984688efec2}.\par \sha{8b984688efec2}\hskip0pt.\par {\sha{8b984688efe3a}\hskip0pt.}\par \stoptext Just in case you wonder, I need this to add SHA512 sums of attached files to PDF documents. (I have mixed the code from different samples that Hans gave me in replies to diverse questions.) If I use the \sha command right before a point, I get: - Only the first and the last character from the especially-hyphenated text are formatted with the monospaced font. The other ones are formatted with the Roman font. - The point outside the command is formatted with the monospaced font, instead of the Roman one. - It might be possible that hyphenation could behave wrong in this case. The simplest way to avoid the issue seems to be to use a zero-width space. Have I hit an issue with the new hyphenator, or am I simply missing somehting? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Sending data from lua to context and back to lua
by Rudolf Bahr 08 Feb '18

08 Feb '18

Hello Contexteers! Sometimes the necessity could arise to send data from lua to context and answers back to lua. I tried this by using "read" and "immediate\write" commands in context. These commands are described in chapter 21 and 22 of Donald E. Knuth's "The TeXbook". My question is: Do there exist better and more simple solutions? Here is my WE which is admittedly a little bit ugly, but it works. Appended the pdf-output: ======================================================================== \starttext \startluacode tex.print("Here is lua.") tex.print(" ") tex.print("I'm sending some picture names to Context in order to get back their sizes.") local imageA = "2007-01-01---Intro.png" local imageB = "2007-01-01---Neujahrsballade---1.png" local imageC = "2007-01-01---Neujahrsballade---2.png" local f = assert(io.open("contextin.txt", "w")) f:write(imageA .. "\n" .. imageB .. "\n" .. imageC) f:close() \stopluacode % ------------------------------------------------------------- \openin15=contextin.txt \read15 to \zeileA \read15 to \zeileB \read15 to \zeileC \closein15 \vskip\lineheight ===================================================== \vskip\lineheight Here is \CONTEXT\ and what I got from Lua: \vskip\lineheight \zeileA \\ \zeileB \\ \zeileC \vskip\lineheight Now I'm working ... and write my answers to a file for lua: \\ \zeileA\ width=3000pt height=2000pt \\ \zeileB\ width=1200pt height=900pt \\ \zeileC\ width=1600pt height=1200pt \\ \immediate\openout7=contextout.txt \immediate\write7{\zeileA\ width=3000pt height=2000pt \\} \immediate\write7{\zeileB\ width=1200pt height=900pt \\} \immediate\write7{\zeileC\ width=1600pt height=1200pt \\} \immediate\closeout7 \vskip\lineheight ===================================================== \vskip\lineheight % ------------------------------------------------------------- \startluacode tex.print("Here is lua again and what I got back from Context:") tex.print(" ") tex.print(" ") local f = assert(io.open("contextout.txt", "r")) local contexts_answer = f:read("*a") f:close() tex.print(contexts_answer) \stopluacode \stoptext ======================================================================== Best regards, Rudolf

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Overwritten text with newcolumnsets
by Charles Vejnar 08 Feb '18

08 Feb '18

Hi, I am trying to get a two-column document with figures. After failing with \startcolumns, I tried with newcolumnsets. But the most basic example (see below) is not working properly. The text at the bottom of the first page gets overwritten by the first two line of the column. I think this problem was also reported on Sept 22, 2016 by Jose Luis Arellano on this mailing-list. Do you confirm the problem? Any way/plan to fix it? Thanks so much for your help. Best, Charles % start of example \usemodule[newcolumnsets] \definecolumnset[example][n=2] \starttext \startcolumnset[example] \dorecurse{12}{\input knuth \par} \stopcolumnset \stoptext % end of example

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Testing value of a \def
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. 08 Feb '18

08 Feb '18

Hello, I'm trying to test whether value of \jobname is "Test"; I suppose it should be as the file name is "Test.mkiv". But the code: ---- \starttext \jobname \doifelse{\jobname}{Test}{Yes}{No} \def\T{Test} \ifx\jobname\T True\else False\fi \ctxcommand{doifelse("\jobname" == "Test")}{1}{0} \stoptext ---- yields "No", "False" and "1", so only the printed "1" is what I expect. Why \doifelse and \ifx are evaluated as false? 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 Mob.: +420 702 033 396

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Change of font size affects header text size, too
by Procházka Lukáš Ing. 08 Feb '18

08 Feb '18

Hello, in the following example: ---- \setupheadertexts[Left][Right] \starttext Aaa \page \startsection[title={Sec}] \start \setupbodyfont[6pt] \dorecurse{12}{\input knuth} \stop \stopsection \stoptext ---- header text size on page #2 is small (6 pt) although body font change was intended only to text inside section "Sec" - thus the text "\input knuth" is surrounded by \start ... \stop. How to change the bodyfont size of the running text only (ad-hoc in the middle of the document), without changing header text size? 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 Mob.: +420 702 033 396

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Wrong Lua package loaded by 'require'
by Przemek Wesolek 08 Feb '18

08 Feb '18

Hi, I have problems using PGF graph drawing with ConTeXt. The problem is described on https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/414102/ It all boils down to Lua trying to load wrong file. When require 'pgf.gd.control' is called, ConTeXt resolvers come into play and 'lua variable format' locates Control.lua -- note the uppercase letter here -- which cannot be loaded (on Linux) and 'require' fails: > sandbox > requiring: pgf.gd.control > resolvers > libraries > locating, level '1', method 'already loaded', name 'pgf.gd.control' > resolvers > libraries > locating, level '1', method 'preload table', name 'pgf.gd.control' > resolvers > libraries > locating, level '1', method 'lua variable format', name 'pgf.gd.control' > resolvers > libraries > lua format, checking 33 paths > resolvers > libraries > lua format, identifying 'pgf/gd/control.lua' using format 'tex' > resolvers > libraries > lua format, 'pgf/gd/control.lua' found on '/opt/texlive/2017/texmf-dist/tex/generic/pgf/graphdrawing/lua/pgf/gd/Control.lua' > resolvers > libraries > locating, level '1', method 'lib variable format', name 'pgf.gd.control' I suspect some part of the system (ConTeXt? kpsewhich? TeXLive?) messes up and the resolver instead of pgf/gd/control.lua hits pgf/gd/force/Control.lua. But I have plainly no experience in where to look... One more place, where I found some traces: in texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/trees/929f6dbc83f6d3b65 dab91f1efa4aacb.lua file I have (in ["content"]["files"]) > ["control.lua"]={ "tex/generic/pgf/graphdrawing/lua/pgf/gd", "tex/generic/pgf/graphdrawing/lua/pgf/gd/force" } as well as (in ["content"]["remap"]) > ["control.lua"]="Control.lua" Clearly not OK. My system is current TeXLive 2017. LuaTeX 1.0.4. ConTeXt 1.01. Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04. Regards, Przemek

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