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Wrong spacing using stretch effect
by Marco Patzer 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Hi, the stretch effect does not take the final width of the string into account. Is this a bug or a limitation? Example: \starttext (\effect[stretch]{fftabc})\par %% “c” collides with “)” (\kerncharacters[.05]fftabc) %% no collision \stoptext Marco

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Using Nibus Roman with MkIV
by Aditya Mahajan 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Hi, Is it possible to use Nibus Roman with MkIV. I have to send a document where the font used **must** be Times New Roman or Nimbus Roman. I tried using a clone (Termes), but I was told that I must use Times New Roman or Nimbus Roman. (It is a matter of regulations, so it is not possible for me to explain that Termes and Nibmus Roman are essentially the same). So, is it possible to use Nimbus Roman (type1 font) in MkIV? Thanks, Aditya

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re-\place figure using the original figure number
by Stephens, Kenny 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

I would like to have the same figure in multiple places in my document, but each instance should use the same figure number. \starttext \placefigure[right][fig-3-36]{}{\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=2cm]} Here is the first instance of a figure, \in{Figure}[fig-3-36]. \placefigure[right][fig-4-200]{}{\externalfigure[mill.png][width=2cm]} Here is \in{Figure}[fig-4-200], just to spread things out. \placefigure[right][fig-3-36]{}{\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=2cm]} Here is the original \in{Figure}[fig-3-36], but I would like for it to show the same figure number as the first instance \stoptext But I want the figure to be associated with certain text so that the user doesn't have to flip back to the original instance (it's a workbook of physics problems so certain setups get re-used). Any thoughts or suggestions would be great.

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once from the inside?
by H. van der Meer 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

I know how to force ConTeXt doing not more then one run with the --once parameter on the call. Is it, however, possible to do the same from within the ConTeXt document? Some of my documents do not need a second but still get one. Hans van der Meer

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Feedback wanted on a ConTeXt tutorial
by Mari Voipio 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

Hello! Inspired by some informal discussions at the recent ConTeXt meeting I started to write a *really* basic ConTeXt tutorial. However, before I get further than the first six chapters, I'd like to get feedback on it, especially on the content, but also on the layout. The file is (at least temporarily) available at <http://www.lucet.fi/pdfs/ctxbasics.pdf>. I know already that there are a few things missing in the existing chapters, but I'd like to know if the document is any good and if the style is suitable for such a document. I've planned and written it out of my own experiences with ConTeXt, so maybe this document could become a My Way doc when it is finished (something public domain anyway). Thank you, Mari

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Re: [NTG-context] Empty page without header, footer, pagenumber
by "H. Özoguz" 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

> \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] > > \starttext > > \input knuth > > \page[empty] % empty page > > \input knuth > > \page[yes,right] %move to right page but keep header and footer > > \input knuth > > \page[yes,header,footer,right] % move to right page and remove header and footer > > \input knuth > > \stoptext > > Wolfgang Thanks Wolfgang, but its not so easy. I knew this commands, but that is, what I meant with this problems I had. In a large document often empty pages (but with numbers) appear infront of a new part, or chapter, because this new part has to be set on a odd page, for example. And so I have always to deactivate all things, and activate them after this empty page again, exactly with these commands above. That is, why I had the pseudo-algorithm idea, that context should just look after, which pages are empty, and to clear everything on them (or: to not set anything on them, if there is no text). That would give perfect result with only one single command, without switching all the way. Huseyin

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Empty page without header, footer, pagenumber
by "H. Özoguz" 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

Hi there, since long time I always use hacks and complicate uses of \setuppagenumbering[location=] and \startfrontmatter \stopfrontmatter in different places of my documents, which habe often sideeffects and make problems. All this just for realizing a very simple rule: If the page is empty (no text), then it should be "totally empty", that is: No header, no footer, no pagenumber. But apart from this, do nothing – do not change effects of partnumerings (like \frontmatter does), or anything else. That is all I need. Is that easy to realize without on/off-commands, which makes confusing in a large document? Thanks. Huseyin

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Re: [NTG-context] No page break between chapter-title and section-title in TOC
by "H. Özoguz" 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

This one is still open, is there maybe a workaround to prevent page-breaks in the TOC between chapter- and sections-titles (or part- and chaptertitles). And in general: Where can I find documentation about designing and aligning the titles for the TOC (not in the text). I am only interested in line-breaks (at the moment). Huseyin

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Fwd: Re: outer floats on doublesided pages UNSOLVED
by Hans Hagen 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

btw ... uppercasing in the subject triggers a delay in response -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [NTG-context] outer floats on doublesided pages UNSOLVED Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 22:34:02 +0200 From: Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> To: Tim Steenvoorden <tim.steenvoorden(a)gmail.com> On 10/1/2013 11:46 AM, Tim Steenvoorden wrote: > Hi Hans, > > Is it possible to fix the "inouter" and "ininner" directives too? > "inright" and "inleft" work as expected. afaik \setuppagenumbering [alternative=doublesided] \setuplayout [backspace=5cm, width=middle] \starttext \dorecurse{4}{ \placefigure[left] {left} {\framed[height=1cm,width=4cm]{}} test \placefigure[right] {right}{\framed[height=1cm,width=4cm]{}} test \placefigure[inner] {inner}{\framed[height=1cm,width=4cm]{}} test \placefigure[outer] {outer}{\framed[height=1cm,width=4cm]{}} test \placefigure[leftmargin] {left} {\framed[height=1cm,width=4cm]{}} test \placefigure[rightmargin]{right}{\framed[height=1cm,width=4cm]{}} test \placefigure[innermargin]{inner}{\framed[height=1cm,width=4cm]{}} test \placefigure[outermargin]{outer}{\framed[height=1cm,width=4cm]{}} test \page } \stoptext works ok ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Automatically loading the page state, LoadPageState
by Marco Patzer 01 Oct '13

01 Oct '13

Hi, I wonder if it's necessary to manually load the MetaPost variables using LoadPageState. Some of them are static and do not require an update on each page, e.g. NOfPages, but many of them might change on each page, e.g. OnOddPage, PageNumber, TextWidth. Forgetting to use LoadPageState easily results in perfectly valid code producing wrong results, which might not be hard to spot. Example: \setuplayout [width=10cm] \showframe \starttext \startMPcode fill unitsquare xyscaled (\the\textwidth, 2cm); \stopMPcode \startMPcode fill unitsquare xyscaled (TextWidth, 2cm); \stopMPcode \startMPcode LoadPageState; fill unitsquare xyscaled (TextWidth, 2cm); \stopMPcode \stoptext I assume it's too inefficient to load the page state automatically for each graphic. However, loading the page state automatically is simple: \startMPinitializations LoadPageState; \stopMPinitializations Marco

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