No MP graphics after installation under MikTeX
Dear ConTeXt users, I tried to (re)install ConTeXt under MikTeX in the following way, but a simple test file with a flowchart and a MP graphic gave me the texts of the flowchart only. Can anybody give me advice? Thank you in advance, Sytse Knypstra These are the steps I took: 0. Perl has already been installed; MS-DOS path contains a.o. d:\perl\bin;c:\localtexmf\context\perltk;c:\texmf\miktex\bin 1. Remove old MikTeX through the Control Panel. Delete old localtexmf and texmf directories 2. Install MikTeX 2.2 (large). The localtexmf and texmf trees are generated. 3. Remove ConTeXt files through the MikTeX Package Manager. 4. Unzip cont-tmf.zip in c:\localtexmf 5. Unzip runperl.zip in c:\localtexmf\context\perltk 6. Copy texexec.rme to texexec.ini Add a % before: set TeXShell to tetex Uncomment: % set TeXShell to miktex 7. Copy runperl.exe to texexec.exe, fdf2tan.exe, fdf2tex.exe, makempy.exe, mptopdf.exe, texfind.exe, texfont.exe, texshow.exe, texutil.exe 9. Open a MS-DOS window and go to directory c:\localtexmf\context\perltk. Run texexec --verbose. This gives an overview of the settings. 10. In the file pdftex.cfg in the directory c:\texmf\pdftex\config I add: map +context.map 11. In the directory c:\localtexmf\tex\context\user copy the file cont-sys.rme to cont-sys.tex and add: \setupoutput [pdftex] \recycleMPslotstrue Uncomment the following lines: \runMPgraphicstrue and \runMPTEXgraphicstrue Now the following lines are active: \unprotect \setupoutput [pdftex] \runMPgraphicstrue \runMPTEXgraphicstrue \recycleMPslotstrue \useMETAFUNformattrue \newprettytrue \protectbufferstrue \protect \endinput 12. In c:\texmf\miktex\config we find the file miktex.ini Under the heading [ConTeXt] add: pool_size=1000000 write18=enable Under [pdfeTeX] add: openout_any=a shell_escape=t allow_multiple_suffixes=f 13. Regenerate de filename database through MikTeX - Options. 14. In the MS-DOS window go to the directory c:\localtexmf\miktex\fmt and run: texexec --make en nl metafun mptopdf Copy the file metafun.mem to c:\localtexmf\miktex\mem 15. Maybe redundant: regenerate the MikTeX filename database. 16. A simple testfile with a short text, a flowchart and a metafun graphic does not generate the graphics, but the texts only.
Tuesday, June 3, 2003 Sytse Knypstra wrote: SK> 2. Install MikTeX 2.2 (large). The localtexmf and texmf trees are generated. BTW there's a more recent MiKTeX (2.3). SK> 12. In c:\texmf\miktex\config we find the file miktex.ini SK> Under the heading [ConTeXt] add: SK> pool_size=1000000 SK> write18=enable The problem is that the write18 setting is not seen by MiKTeX if put under a format-specific section :( Rather, in texexec.ini change the TeXPassString for MiKTeX to for miktex set TeXPassString to --alias=context --enable-write18 SK> Under [pdfeTeX] add: SK> openout_any=a SK> shell_escape=t SK> allow_multiple_suffixes=f (That's web2c syntax ... remove those lines.) -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta
Thank you, Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta and Helmut Schwertner, for your advice. In texexec.ini I added --enable-write18 to the line: for miktex set TeXPassString to --alias=context I ran texexec --make en nl metafun mptopdf, regenerated the filename database and tried my example again. The result was still the same: no graphics. But I noticed the warning (not in the log-file): Unknown command "mpost" Does this give a clue to what is wrong? Sytse Knypstra
Wednesday, June 4, 2003 Sytse Knypstra wrote: SK> Thank you, Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta and Helmut SK> Schwertner, for your advice. SK> In texexec.ini I added --enable-write18 to the line: SK> for miktex set TeXPassString to --alias=context SK> I ran texexec --make en nl metafun mptopdf, SK> regenerated the filename database and tried my example again. SK> The result was still the same: no graphics. SK> But I noticed the warning (not in the log-file): SK> Unknown command "mpost" SK> Does this give a clue to what is wrong? Yes, you either don't have metapost installed or it's not in the path. -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta
SK> But I noticed the warning (not in the log-file):
SK> Unknown command "mpost"
SK> Does this give a clue to what is wrong?
Yes, you either don't have metapost installed or it's not in the path.
-- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta
I found a file mpost.exe (only 4 kb) in c:\texmf\miktex\bin. Is this sufficient evidence that metapost was installed? Isn't metapost installed when installing MikTeX? If not, where do I get it? This directory c:\texmf\miktex\bin is in the MS-DOS path. I still get the warning: Unknown command "mpost" Sytse Knypstra
Friday, June 6, 2003 Sytse Knypstra wrote: SK>> But I noticed the warning (not in the log-file):
SK> Unknown command "mpost"
SK> Does this give a clue to what is wrong?
Yes, you either don't have metapost installed or it's not in the path.
SK> I found a file mpost.exe (only 4 kb) in SK> c:\texmf\miktex\bin. Is this SK> sufficient evidence that metapost was installed? Uhm. It should be. SK> Isn't metapost installed when installing MikTeX? I think it's only installed in some cases (e.g. not with the "Small" package) SK> This directory c:\texmf\miktex\bin is in the MS-DOS path. SK> I still get the warning: Unknown command "mpost" Can you please try the following? Open an MS-DOS prompt, and (making sure you're not in c:\texmf\miktex\bin but in any other directory) please try to run mpost --version and report what happens. -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta
Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
Friday, June 6, 2003 Sytse Knypstra wrote:
SK>> But I noticed the warning (not in the log-file):
SK> Unknown command "mpost"
SK> Does this give a clue to what is wrong?
Yes, you either don't have metapost installed or it's not in the path.
SK> I found a file mpost.exe (only 4 kb) in SK> c:\texmf\miktex\bin. Is this SK> sufficient evidence that metapost was installed?
Uhm. It should be.
SK> Isn't metapost installed when installing MikTeX?
I think it's only installed in some cases (e.g. not with the "Small" package)
SK> This directory c:\texmf\miktex\bin is in the MS-DOS path.
SK> I still get the warning: Unknown command "mpost"
Can you please try the following? Open an MS-DOS prompt, and (making sure you're not in c:\texmf\miktex\bin but in any other directory) please try to run
mpost --version
and report what happens.
Isn't metapost called with the command "mp" under MikTeX? Matt
Friday, June 6, 2003 Matthew Huggett wrote: MH> Isn't metapost called with the command "mp" under MikTeX? Both names are available: c:\texmf\miktex\bin>mp --version MiKTeX-MetaPost 2.3.1222 (0.641) (MiKTeX 2.3) Copyright 1990 - 1995 by AT&T Bell Laboratories TeX is a trademark of the American Mathematical Society. METAFONT is a trademark of Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. PostScript is a trademark of Adobe System s Incorporated. c:\texmf\miktex\bin>mpost --version MiKTeX-MetaPost 2.3.1222 (0.641) (MiKTeX 2.3) Copyright 1990 - 1995 by AT&T Bell Laboratories TeX is a trademark of the American Mathematical Society. METAFONT is a trademark of Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. PostScript is a trademark of Adobe System s Incorporated. -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta
I (re)installed MikTeX 2.3 and ConTeXt according to the following steps and then ran (outside c:\texmf\miktex\bin): mpost --version. This gave the following result: MiKTeX-MetaPost 2.3.1222 (0.641) (MiKTeX 2.3) Copyright 1990 - 1995 by AT&T Bell Laboratories TeX is a trademark of the American Mathematical Society. METAFONT is a trademark of Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Sytse "Zachar" Knypstra Installation of MikTeX and ConTeXt, June 6, 2003 0. Perl has already been installed; MS-DOS path contains a.o. D:\perl\bin;c:\localtexmf\context\perltk;c:\texmf\miktex\bin 1. Remove old MikTeX through the Control Panel. 2. Install MikTeX 2.3 (large). The localtexmf and texmf trees are generated. 3. Remove ConTeXt files through the MikTeX Package Manager. 4. Unzip cont-tmf.zip in c:\localtexmf 5. Unzip runperl.zip in c:\localtexmf\context\perltk 6. Copy texexec.rme to texexec.ini Add a % before set TeXShell to tetex Uncomment % set TeXShell to miktex change the line: for miktex set TeXPassString to --alias=context into: for miktex set TeXPassString to --alias=context --enable-write18 7. Copy runperl.exe to texexec.exe, fdf2tan.exe, fdf2tex.exe, makempy.exe, mptopdf.exe, texfind.exe, texfont.exe, texshow.exe, texutil.exe 9. Open a MS-DOS window and go to directory c:\localtexmf\context\perltk. Run texexec --verbose. This gives you an overview of the settings. 10. In the file pdftex.cfg in the directory c:\texmf\pdftex\config we add: map +context.map 11. In the directory c:\localtexmf\tex\context\user copy the file cont-sys.rme to cont-sys.tex and add: \setupoutput [pdftex] \recycleMPslotstrue Uncomment \runMPgraphicstrue \runMPTEXgraphicstrue 12. In c:\texmf\miktex\config we find the file miktex.ini Under the heading [ConTeXt] we add: pool_size=1000000 write18=enable Under [pdfeTeX]: Under [TeX] we change write18 = disable into write18 = enable 13. Regenerate de filename database through MikTeX - Options. 14. In our MS-DOS window we go to the directory c:\localtexmf\miktex\fmt and run: texexec --make en nl texexec --make metafun pdfetex -ini mptopdf The file metafun.mem is moved to c:\localtexmf\miktex\mem 15. Maybe redundant: regenerate the MikTeX filename database. 16. A simple testfile with a short text, a flowchart and a metafun graphic does not generate the graphics, but only the texts.
Friday, June 6, 2003 Sytse Knypstra wrote: SK> 16. A simple testfile with a short text, a flowchart and a metafun graphic SK> does not generate the graphics, but only the texts. Uhm. I really don't see why it wouldn't work. Do you still get the same warning message about not being able to run mpost? Also, have you added c:\localtexmf\context\perltk to your PATH? -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta
At 16:16 06.06.2003, you wrote:
Friday, June 6, 2003 Sytse Knypstra wrote:
SK> 16. A simple testfile with a short text, a flowchart and a metafun graphic SK> does not generate the graphics, but only the texts.
Uhm. I really don't see why it wouldn't work. Do you still get the same warning message about not being able to run mpost?
Also, have you added c:\localtexmf\context\perltk to your PATH?
-- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta
Yes, I still get the same warning message and yes, c:\localtexmf\context\perltk is in my MS-DOS path (step 0 in my list of steps). Sytse "Zachar" Knypstra
Friday, June 6, 2003 Sytse Knypstra wrote: SK> Yes, I still get the same warning message SK> and yes, c:\localtexmf\context\perltk is in my MS-DOS path (step 0 in my SK> list of steps). I'm lost. If your sample document is small, could you send it over to me? -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta
Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
Friday, June 6, 2003 Sytse Knypstra wrote:
SK> Yes, I still get the same warning message SK> and yes, c:\localtexmf\context\perltk is in my MS-DOS path (step 0 in my SK> list of steps).
I'm lost. If your sample document is small, could you send it over to me?
Maybe some tools from www.sysinternals.com can give a clue. Get a copy of Filemon and Regmon for your win-system and copy them to a dir of your choise (no installation needed). Start Filemon.exe and enable the "Advanced Output" under the Options menu. Press CTRL-L for the filter dialog and enter "mpost*;" in the Include: textfield. Be sure that capturing is enabled (CTRL-E). Now start texexec and see what happens... (Same for Regmon). Regards, Peter
Thank you, Peter Rolf, for your suggestion. The tool Filemon showed me that directories were searched from an old 4TeX installation which I thought I had completely removed. I searched my whole hard disk for files which contained these paths and -if possible- deleted them. Then I ran my test document again. Now the warning message disappeared and I got not only text, but also graphics!!! I'm very glad after the frustrations of the past weeks. I also want to thank especially Giuseppe Bilotta for his efforts to resolve my problem. With kind regards, Sytse Knypstra At 14:27 10.06.2003, you wrote:
Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
Friday, June 6, 2003 Sytse Knypstra wrote:
SK> Yes, I still get the same warning message SK> and yes, c:\localtexmf\context\perltk is in my MS-DOS path (step 0 in my SK> list of steps).
I'm lost. If your sample document is small, could you send it over to me?
Maybe some tools from www.sysinternals.com can give a clue. Get a copy of Filemon and Regmon for your win-system and copy them to a dir of your choise (no installation needed).
Start Filemon.exe and enable the "Advanced Output" under the Options menu. Press CTRL-L for the filter dialog and enter "mpost*;" in the Include: textfield. Be sure that capturing is enabled (CTRL-E).
Now start texexec and see what happens... (Same for Regmon).
Regards,
Peter
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Dear ConTeXt users, Can anybody tell me whether it is possible to start a program with a particular file? Let's say I want to start mediaplayer with the file MyMusic.wav. Thank you, Sytse Knypstra
Sytse Knypstra said this at Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:12:01 +0200:
Let's say I want to start mediaplayer with the file MyMusic.wav.
Well, for this specific example, why not \useexternalsoundtrack (core-fig)? Acrobat seems to support a fair number of media types in a cross-platform way, which could get around relying on mediaplayer being around on any particular machine... adam -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay atl@comp.lancs.ac.uk Computing Dept, Lancaster University +44(0)1524/594.537 Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/593.608 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
At 11:12 12/06/2003 +0200, you wrote:
Dear ConTeXt users,
Can anybody tell me whether it is possible to start a program with a particular file? Let's say I want to start mediaplayer with the file MyMusic.wav.
in addition to adam's answer, you can use \goto {something} [program(somefile)] to get anything launched that the fs supports, like excel sheets and so on windows; in the coming version file embedding is also an option (include file in doc, and open it as attachment); i have this running now also with user defined launch symbols Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma@wxs.nl Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------
I followed Adam Lindsay's suggestion and looked up \useexternalsoundtrack in core-fig. But unfortunately I am ignorant of low level TeXnicalities. I could only figure out that I needed two parameters and by trial and error I found that they have to be included in [ and ]. The line: \gebruikexterngeluidsfragment[muziek][C:/Downloads/MyMusic.mp3] gave no errors, but not a text `muziek' on which I could click for starting the music. In the past I used the construction \stelprogrammasin[gebied=G:/ConTeXt/Imagine/] \definieerprogramma[PQRS][PQRS.exe][PQRS] \programma[PQRS]. for launching my program PQRS (without opening a file). Unfortunately I could not get Hans' suggestion \naar{programma PQRS}[PQRS.exe] working for this case, maybe because the fs does not support it? Neither could I start my program Sila.exe with a particular file `Sila.spf': \naar{programma Sila}[Sila.exe(Sila.spf)] Maybe I should wait until the coming version. Sytse Knypstra
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