bug?: interaction between columns and background
Hello, When I place a graphic in the bacground and switch columns on, the background gets shifted for some reason. I hope that the problem will be evident from this example (since it behaves in a pretty random way - sometimes it's OK and sometimes it's pretty much shifted to the left). (Using ConTeXt version 2006.08.30 9:28) \startuseMPgraphic{TitleGraphic} draw unitsquare xyscaled (\overlaywidth-5mm,\overlayheight-5mm); \stopuseMPgraphic \defineoverlay [TitleGraphic] [\useMPgraphic{TitleGraphic}] \setupbackgrounds[page][background={TitleGraphic,page}] \starttext \startcolumns[n=3] \dorecurse{3}{\input tufte $$a^2+b^2=c^2$$} \stopcolumns \stoptext Thank you, Mojca
Hi Mojca, try the new beta (should work)... Mojca Miklavec wrote:
Hello,
When I place a graphic in the bacground and switch columns on, the background gets shifted for some reason.
I hope that the problem will be evident from this example (since it behaves in a pretty random way - sometimes it's OK and sometimes it's pretty much shifted to the left).
(Using ConTeXt version 2006.08.30 9:28)
\startuseMPgraphic{TitleGraphic} draw unitsquare xyscaled (\overlaywidth-5mm,\overlayheight-5mm); \stopuseMPgraphic
\defineoverlay [TitleGraphic] [\useMPgraphic{TitleGraphic}] \setupbackgrounds[page][background={TitleGraphic,page}]
\starttext
\startcolumns[n=3] \dorecurse{3}{\input tufte $$a^2+b^2=c^2$$} \stopcolumns
\stoptext
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On 9/1/06, Peter Rolf wrote:
Hi Mojca,
try the new beta (should work)...
I'm sorry, I downloaded the beta a few hours too early :( I tried it on ConTeXtgarden as well and the problem remained (the installed beta was too old there as well). So it's definitely Patrick's fault! ;)) Yes, the problem is solved by now. The behaviour was a bit random before that, so I hope that it won't pop up again ;) Thanks for letting me know about that, Mojca
Mojca Miklavec wrote:
Hello,
When I place a graphic in the bacground and switch columns on, the background gets shifted for some reason.
I hope that the problem will be evident from this example (since it behaves in a pretty random way - sometimes it's OK and sometimes it's pretty much shifted to the left).
(Using ConTeXt version 2006.08.30 9:28)
\startuseMPgraphic{TitleGraphic} draw unitsquare xyscaled (\overlaywidth-5mm,\overlayheight-5mm); \stopuseMPgraphic
\defineoverlay [TitleGraphic] [\useMPgraphic{TitleGraphic}] \setupbackgrounds[page][background={TitleGraphic,page}]
\starttext
\startcolumns[n=3] \dorecurse{3}{\input tufte $$a^2+b^2=c^2$$} \stopcolumns
\stoptext
Hi,
I tried it on ConTeXtgarden as well and the problem remained (the installed beta was too old there as well). So it's definitely Patrick's fault! ;))
If you want, I can run the 'installcontext' script more often (currently i check for a new ConTeXt version only once a day). Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net
Patrick Gundlach wrote:
Hi,
I tried it on ConTeXtgarden as well and the problem remained (the installed beta was too old there as well). So it's definitely Patrick's fault! ;))
If you want, I can run the 'installcontext' script more often (currently i check for a new ConTeXt version only once a day).
normally thats enough buth currently we have more betas due to a reimplementation of the figure analysis macros and mp to pdf converter Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
On 9/29/06, Hans Hagen wrote:
Patrick Gundlach wrote:
Hi,
I tried it on ConTeXtgarden as well and the problem remained (the installed beta was too old there as well). So it's definitely Patrick's fault! ;))
If you want, I can run the 'installcontext' script more often (currently i check for a new ConTeXt version only once a day).
normally thats enough buth currently we have more betas due to a reimplementation of the figure analysis macros and mp to pdf converter
Hans
Hey! Wait a minute! I was hoping that you would understand that it was only a joke (didn't it sound ironic enough?). It is definitely *NOT* Patrick's fault, but I needed some sort of excuse ;) I don't belive that running installation script more often that once per day is needed. Betas are something special anyway, it might mean that something is broken there anyway. So if it is slightly more or slightly less broken it doesn't make that much difference, really. (And in any case you loose some intermediate versions released on the same day, unless you restructure all the folders - I doubt that it is worth it.) Mojca PS for Patrick: I take my word back that you should have a filter for your name activated in the inbox. If I meant it seriously, I would send CC to you ;)
[ConTeXt on contextgarden.net]
Hey! Wait a minute! I was hoping that you would understand that it was only a joke (didn't it sound ironic enough?). It is definitely *NOT* Patrick's fault, but I needed some sort of excuse ;)
I did take it as a joke, but seriously: if any user of the live ConTeXt would like to see some changes, please tell me. I know that running the installer more often is nothing major, but just in case anybody misses a special feature... I can't promise that it would be done right away, but I'd write it down and implement it when I find some time. Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net
Patrick Gundlach wrote:
[ConTeXt on contextgarden.net]
Hey! Wait a minute! I was hoping that you would understand that it was only a joke (didn't it sound ironic enough?). It is definitely *NOT* Patrick's fault, but I needed some sort of excuse ;)
I did take it as a joke, but seriously: if any user of the live ConTeXt would like to see some changes, please tell me. I know that running the installer more often is nothing major, but just in case anybody misses a special feature... I can't promise that it would be done right away, but I'd write it down and implement it when I find some time.
is it possible to install current as well as the beta and let users choose via a radio button? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
Hi,
I did take it as a joke, but seriously: if any user of the live ConTeXt would like to see some changes, please tell me. I know that running the installer more often is nothing major, but just in case anybody misses a special feature... I can't promise that it would be done right away, but I'd write it down and implement it when I find some time.
is it possible to install current as well as the beta and let users choose via a radio button?
I don't distinguish between stable and beta. I always install the latest, but I could implement a menu/button that chooses the installed version. Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Patrick Gundlach wrote:
Hi,
I did take it as a joke, but seriously: if any user of the live ConTeXt would like to see some changes, please tell me. I know that running the installer more often is nothing major, but just in case anybody misses a special feature... I can't promise that it would be done right away, but I'd write it down and implement it when I find some time.
is it possible to install current as well as the beta and let users choose via a radio button?
I don't distinguish between stable and beta. I always install the latest, but I could implement a menu/button that chooses the installed version.
Hans, can ctxtools be modified to give the option of downloading both the stable and latest branch? --updatecontext gives the beta which, being a beta, has occasional bugs. So this method of updating context can not be recommended to new users. How about adding ctxtools --updatecontext --stable to give the stable branch, or instead make fetching the stable branch default and give --beta to download the beta. Maybe even extract everything with --beta to TEXMFBETA folder so that maintaining beta and stable in parallel is seamless. Right now there is texexec --beta for running the beta, but then you have to maintain the beta tree manually. Aditya
On 10/5/06, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
Hans, can ctxtools be modified to give the option of downloading both the stable and latest branch? --updatecontext gives the beta which, being a beta, has occasional bugs. So this method of updating context can not be recommended to new users. How about adding
ctxtools --updatecontext --stable to give the stable branch, or instead make fetching the stable branch default and give --beta to download the beta. Maybe even extract everything with --beta to TEXMFBETA folder so that maintaining beta and stable in parallel is seamless. Right now there is texexec --beta for running the beta, but then you have to maintain the beta tree manually.
I would support all that you said (separate tree for beta, --update --beta, ...) Well, the very first bad experience that I had on other computers when trying to update ConTeXt with "--update": (un)zip as a command-line executable is usually missing on just any windows computer, so newbies have to overcome that one first :( Mojca
Mojca Miklavec wrote:
On 10/5/06, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
Hans, can ctxtools be modified to give the option of downloading both the stable and latest branch? --updatecontext gives the beta which, being a beta, has occasional bugs. So this method of updating context can not be recommended to new users. How about adding
ctxtools --updatecontext --stable to give the stable branch, or instead make fetching the stable branch default and give --beta to download the beta. Maybe even extract everything with --beta to TEXMFBETA folder so that maintaining beta and stable in parallel is seamless. Right now there is texexec --beta for running the beta, but then you have to maintain the beta tree manually.
I would support all that you said (separate tree for beta, --update --beta, ...)
Well, the very first bad experience that I had on other computers when trying to update ConTeXt with "--update": (un)zip as a command-line executable is usually missing on just any windows computer, so newbies have to overcome that one first :(
some day we will have: TEXMFLOCAL=zip::c:/mytex/cont-tmf.zip Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
Maybe even extract everything with --beta to TEXMFBETA folder so that maintaining beta and stable in parallel is seamless.
I like that. But how do you deal with the format files (made by texexec --make)? texexec puts them in ~/.texmf-config or ~/.texmf-var (first element of TEXFORMATS from texmf.cnf). So the beta and the stable formats will fight with each other. -Sanjoy `Never underestimate the evil of which men of power are capable.' --Bertrand Russell, _War Crimes in Vietnam_, chapter 1.
Sanjoy Mahajan wrote:
Maybe even extract everything with --beta to TEXMFBETA folder so that maintaining beta and stable in parallel is seamless.
I like that. But how do you deal with the format files (made by texexec --make)? texexec puts them in ~/.texmf-config or ~/.texmf-var (first element of TEXFORMATS from texmf.cnf). So the beta and the
hm, i can imagine some texmf-var-beta trickery ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
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