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typebuffer different from typefile
by dr. Hans van der Meer 24 Apr '16

24 Apr '16

Why is there a difference in syntax between typing buffers and typing files? For files enclosure in {} for buffers in [], for files optional parameters, for buffers not. Is it possible to make the syntax of these two the same, because their usage parallels each other? Example code: \startbuffer[test] content of buffer \stopbuffer \starttext \typebuffer[test] \typefile[style=\ttx]{test.txt} \stoptext Hans van der Meer

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updating ConTeXt standalone
by Alan Bowen 23 Apr '16

23 Apr '16

Are there still problems with servers at the Garden? Running first-setup.sh seems stuck on current version 2016.04.17 11:56, though there have been two updates since then. Alan

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Overlapping terms in description lists
by Tom Harrop 23 Apr '16

23 Apr '16

Hello again, The document I'm typsetting uses description lists. To keep the list entries close together I'm using before=\nowhitespace and after=\nowhitespace in \definedescription. This is fine so long as the term is short, but when the term wraps to two lines it can overlap with the term below. Here's an example: > \setuppapersize[A5] > \setupalign[flushleft, nothyphenated] > > \definedescription[description] > [before=\nowhitespace, after=\nowhitespace] > > \starttext > > \startdescription{Short term:} > Items with short terms are fine. > \stopdescription > > \startdescription{This is a really long term:} > Long term + short definition > \stopdescription > > \startdescription{This is a really long term:} > ... the long term of the item above the mashes into the term below. > \stopdescription > > \stoptext And here is an attempt at a plain text representation of what I'm trying to achieve: > Short term: Items with short terms are fine. > This is a really > long term: Long term + short definition > This is a really > long term: ... the long term of the item above the mashes > into the > term below. Is this possible using \definedescription? I tried some combinations of \vfill and \framed but I couldn't get it to work. Sorry to repeatedly post newbie questions. Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks, Tom

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xml input
by Meer, Hans van der 23 Apr '16

23 Apr '16

I would like to process several input sources as one xml tree. Like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <takenotes> <include buffer="notes-example"/> <include file="notes-example.xml"/> </takenotes> with the sources having the structure <notes> <note>...</note> ... </notes> and the code for <takenotes> containing: read from all sources given on <include>-notes afterwards process all content at once Thus the content of the various source should be read into one tree to be processed, but I cannot get this done. How to amalgam this separate sources into one? Hans van der Meer

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Fwd: [dante-ev] Kooperation mit der PDF Association
by Henning Hraban Ramm 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

Hello ConTeXt group activists! DANTE just became a partner organization of PDF association, see message below. Wouldn’t it make sense for our group (and NTG and TUG etc.) to do the same? Best regards, Hraban > Liebe Mitglieder, > > wie auf der Mitgliederversammlung in Wuppertal angekündigt besteht ab > sofort ein Kooperation zwischen DANTE e.V. und der PDF association > (http://www.pdfa.org/pdf-assocation/?lang=de) > > Neben dem grundsätzlichen Vorteil, auch institutionell näher dran am > PDF-Standard zu sein, bedeutet die Kooperation für Mitglieder von DANTE > e.V. konkret, dass sie z.B. die PDF Days, die in diesem Jahr vom 13. bis > 15.6. in Berlin stattfinden werden > (http://www.pdfa.org/event/die-pdf-days-europe-2016-am-14-und-15-juni-in-ber…) > zum günstigen Mitgliederpreis von 249 Euro besuchen können > (Standardpreis 450 Euro). > > Weitere Vergünstigungen finden Sie unter > http://www.pdfa.org/pdf-association/member-benefits/ > > Bei Fragen zur konkreten Abwicklung helfe ich gerne weiter. > > Viele Grüße > Martin Sievers > > -- > > Vorsitzender der Deutschsprachigen Anwendervereinigung TeX e.V. (DANTE) > > DANTE ist ein eingetragener, als gemeinnützig anerkannter Verein > Registergericht: AG Mannheim VR 331659 > > Anschrift: > Postfach 10 18 40 > 69008 Heidelberg > > Telefon: +49 6221 29766 > Fax: +49 6221 167906

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issue with bookmark for sections
by Pablo Rodriguez 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

Dear list, I have the following sample: \setuppapersize[A5] \setupinteraction[state=start, focus=standard] \startsetups[placelist:section] \start \setupinterlinespace [line=2.8ex] \placelist [section] [alternative=d, pagenumber=no, style=\itxx] \par \stop \stopsetups \setuplist [chapter] [after=\directsetup{placelist:section}] \starttext \completecontent \dorecurse{5}{\chapter{Chapter \Romannumerals{\recurselevel}} \dorecurse{10}{\section{Section}\input zapf\par\input knuth} } \stoptext The setups are required to allow a different interline space in the list of section items from the content lists. But the issue I’m experiencing is that the bookmarks from the first sections in each chapter have their destinations in the chapter and not in its section titles. Am I missing something or this is a bug in ConTeXt? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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language setting scope
by massifr＠fastwebnet.it 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

Hello list, I'm typesetting XHTML italian text with Context (version 4/4/16). I've put a \language[it] just after \starttext, but I get words with a wrong hyphenation. As a patch, I just put \language[it] at the beginning of the xmlsetup that processes the <p> tag, and now words are hyphenated right, following the italian rules. It looks like \language[it] get reset at some point. Have you an explanation? Thank you in advance, Massi

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Problem with Cambria (in Windows)
by Mari Voipio 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

Hi, after I updated my ConTeXt from a pretty old version (+1 year), my font system went bad. This used to work: \usemodule simplefonts % Do I need this? \starttypescript[Manuals] \definetypeface[Manuals] [rm] [serif] [cambria] [default] [rscale=0.95] \definetypeface[Manuals] [ss] [sans] [calibri] [default] [rscale=0.9] \definetypeface[Manuals] [tt] [mono] [courier] [default] [rscale=0.85] \stoptypescript \usetypescript[Manuals] \setupbodyfont[Manuals,10pt] \starttext \input tufte \stoptext However, now Cambria turns up as italic, not regular. As far as I know, my laptop hasn't changed during this period (still running Windows 7), so I suspect the problem arrived with my recent ConTeXt update (last updated this morning). Is there an easy solution or a workaround for this problem? Thank you, Mari

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convert old dvi files
by Meer, Hans van der 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

I need to convert some old dvi files into pdf. One of the routes seems dvi --(dvips) ->- ps --> pdf But dvips (taken from the ConTeXt-beta distribution) complains "Couldn't find header file: tex.pro" Where can I find it? It doesn't seem present in the above mentioned distribution. Or is there a ConTeXt mtxrun-call or such, that can do it directly? Hans van der Meer

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parallel texts, setuptabulate and widows-orphans control
by massifr＠fastwebnet.it 19 Apr '16

19 Apr '16

Hello list, I've found that \start ... \stoptabulate can be used to format parallel texts, with paragraphs that are synchronized and split well on different pages. I also found that they don't play well with widow-orphan penalties. Try this: \setuptabulate[split=yes] \starttext \setpenalties\widowpenalties{1}{10000} \setpenalties\clubpenalties{1}{10000} \starttabulate[|p|p|] \NC \dorecurse{3}{\input knuth} \NC \dorecurse{2}{\input knuth} \NC\NR \stoptabulate \stoptext The penalties' settings make some lines overlap. Comment out those two lines and everything works well. Not a great problem, since I don't think you need widow-orphan control in parallel texts. It took me some time to understand what was making lines overlap. So I leave it here for future reference, if someone else stumbles on the same problem.

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