Re: [NTG-context] distro info

The fact IMHO is that there's a potentially large base of ConTeXt users which are willing to learn the syntax but are scared about terminals, setting paths etc (well, me too: knowing substantially nothing of unix I'm never comfortable with unix aspects of my system) So, an installer is really welcome. Best -a- On 11 Jun 2008, at 22:43, Jesse Alama wrote:

I second Andrea's opinion -- I'm also looking forward to a straightforward way of updating ConTeXt and kin. I'm comfortable with

ctxtools --updatecontext,

but much less comfortable updating binaries and fonts, based on my experience screwing up my installation; a nice Mac OS X interface to deal with all these would be great. How about allowing installation of modules from http://modules.contextgarden.net, too?

(I admit that there's probably a good deal of FUD here on my part and it's not as complicated as I think it is. My guess, though, is that I'm not alone.)

Jesse

Andrea Valle writes:

...

Wow, much needed. Looking forward to see it.

Best

-a-

On 11 Jun 2008, at 18:05, Mojca Miklavec wrote:

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Andrea Valle wrote:

Hi Oliver,

I've already assembled a working ConTeXt package based on the minimals that installs via the Apple installer. In other words, it will provide the same seamless installation experience to the user as known from the MacTeX package and, in fact, as known from any decent Mac software.

Fantastic. Exactly what I need. But will you include TeXShop?

You can use the existing TeXShop or any other editor. Besides that, in summer or autumn a new cross-platform editor by Jonathan Kew will be available.

Will the tex file system be local (i.e. separated from the usual locations) ?

You will be able to use PreferencePane to select whether you want to use MacTeX or ConTeXt minimals (and which version), and that will be done globally. /usr/texbin will be a symlink to binaries.

Mojca

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