Hey Hans,
this was just announced on comp.text.tex:
Name of contribution: PerlTeX Name and email: Scott Pakin <...> Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/perltex Summary description: Define LaTeX macros in terms of Perl code License type: LaTeX Project
Announcement text:
PerlTeX is a combination Perl script (perltex) and LaTeX2e style file (perlmacros) that, together, give the user the ability to define LaTeX macros in terms of Perl code. Once defined, a Perl macro becomes indistinguishable from any other LaTeX macro. PerlTeX thereby combines LaTeX's typesetting power with Perl's programmability.
So ... when are we going to have the same feature in ConTeXt? After all, we already need a wrapper script (texexec) to run it, right?
Giuseppe,
Hans tells me you have developed the math mode into something special. Is their documentation or instructions anywhere on how to use it?
I'd like to experiment.
Thursday, July 31, 2003 David Arnold wrote:
DA> Giuseppe,
DA> Hans tells me you have developed the math mode into something special. Is DA> their documentation or instructions anywhere on how to use it?
DA> I'd like to experiment.
Attached to this email you'll find two ConTeXt module, amsl and nath; there is no documentation yet, but the nath module is the basically the same as the LaTeX one, so you can use the LaTeX's documentation for that. Basically, it allows you to split equations in a natural way, and relieves you of the pain of having to specify \left and \right for each delimiter; a brief example:
[ a \wall = b + c + (\frac x2 + \ + \frac 2x) \to^{s}_{u} b \return ]
Let me know how it works for you, and if you need more information.
There seems to be a little bug; compare
[\frac A{1-\frac BC}]
with
[\frac A{(1-\frac BC)}]
In the latter the fraction in the denominator is placed so high that the "B" alsmost touches the fraction rule.
Sunday, August 3, 2003 Emil Hedevang Lohse wrote:
EHL> There seems to be a little bug; compare
EHL> [\frac A{1-\frac BC}]
EHL> with
EHL> [\frac A{(1-\frac BC)}]
EHL> In the latter the fraction in the denominator is placed so high that EHL> the "B" alsmost touches the fraction rule.
Thank you for the report. It doesn't happen in the LaTeX version, so it seems to be ConTeXt/Nath specific. I'll look into it.
At 19:07 31/07/2003 +0200, you wrote:
Attached to this email you'll find two ConTeXt module, amsl and nath; there is no documentation yet, but the nath module is the
i'll look into it later in mode detail; a quick browse showed me a funny "\frenchspacing"
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Monday, August 4, 2003 Hans Hagen wrote:
HH> At 19:07 31/07/2003 +0200, you wrote:
Attached to this email you'll find two ConTeXt module, amsl and nath; there is no documentation yet, but the nath module is the
HH> i'll look into it later in mode detail; a quick browse showed me a funny HH> "\frenchspacing"
Oops, I forgot to comment the first one.
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