Re: [NTG-context] \setupsectionblock and \setupbackgrounds page-break problem

[Robin.Kirkham]

> From: Wolfgang Schuster 
> Subject: Re: [NTG-context] \setupsectionblock and \setupbackgrounds 
> page-break problem
> Date: 29 February 2016 8:11:01 AEDT
> 
>> robin.kirk...@csiro.au 28. Februar 2016 um 14:49
>> Folks,
>> 
>> I want \startfrontmatter to trigger a background image, but I can only get 
>> this to appear if I use page=yes (see example below).
>> 
>> However, I don’t want any page break between the front-matter and 
>> body-matter. If I use page=no (as in the line commented out) this page break 
>> disappears — but so does the background image!
>> 
>> How can I get the background behind the page where the front-matter text 
>> appears, but with no page break before the body-matter?
> 
> Set the page background outside of the sectionblock.

… and use \setlayer. Thanks Wolfgang, I think I’m piecing together how layers, 
backgrounds and the pagebreak mechanism fit together.

Regards, Robin
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[NTG-context] \setupsectionblock and \setupbackgrounds page-break problem

[Robin.Kirkham]

Folks,

I want \startfrontmatter to trigger a background image, but I can only get this 
to appear if I use page=yes (see example below).

However, I don’t want any page break between the front-matter and body-matter. 
If I use page=no (as in the line commented out) this page break disappears — 
but so does the background image!

How can I get the background behind the page where the front-matter text 
appears, but with no page break before the body-matter?

Robin

 
\setupexternalfigures[location=default]

\definelayer[frontbackground]
\setlayer[frontbackground]{%
\externalfigure[mill.png]
[width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight]
}

\unexpanded\def\frontpartbefore{
\setupbackgrounds[page]
[background=frontbackground]
}

\setupsectionblock[frontpart][page=yes,before=\frontpartbefore]
%\setupsectionblock[frontpart][page=no,before=\frontpartbefore]
\setupsectionblock[bodypart][page=no]

\starttext

\startfrontmatter
Should be on a first page
\stopfrontmatter

\startbodymatter
Should follow frontmatter with no page break
\stopbodymatter

\stoptext
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[NTG-context] \starttyping font changes when option=color

[Robin.Kirkham]

Folks,

Switching the option to “color” in \setuptyping has the effect of resetting the 
font from typewriter (constant width) to paragraph font (if you uncomment it in 
the following MWE).

I don’t see why that should be. Is it a bug or can someone explain?

My intent was to use syntax colourisation for code snippets.

Thanks, Robin


\setupcolors[state=start]

%\setuptyping[typing][option=color]

\starttext
Normal text
\starttyping
Typing text
\stoptyping
\stoptext
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Re: [NTG-context] Textbackgrounds interrupted by floats

[Robin.Kirkham]

On 7 April 2015 21:53:40 AEST, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

 Am 07.04.2015 um 13:31 schrieb robin.kirk...@csiro.au:
 Here is problem that must have been asked about before, but I can’t seem to 
 find a solution on the archive or anywhere else. I want a colour background 
 for verbatim text (for code), and floating figures. However if a figure 
 floats to the bottom (as in the example below), and the verbatim text is 
 broken over to the next page because it is long, I don’t want the colour 
 background under the figure as well — I want no background at all.
 What is the correct setup to do that?
 
 Add the following line to your document:
 
 \setconstant\kindofpagetextareas\plusone
 
 Wolfgang

Thanks Wolfgang, obscure but works perfectly — Robin
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[NTG-context] Textbackgrounds interrupted by floats

[Robin.Kirkham]

Folks,

Here is problem that must have been asked about before, but I can’t seem to 
find a solution on the archive or anywhere else. I want a colour background for 
verbatim text (for code), and floating figures. However if a figure floats to 
the bottom (as in the example below), and the verbatim text is broken over to 
the next page because it is long, I don’t want the colour background under the 
figure as well — I want no background at all.

What is the correct setup to do that?

Thanks, Robin

\setupexternalfigures[location=default]
\setupcolors[state=start]

\definetextbackground[code][
frame=off,
location=paragraph,
background=color,
backgroundcolor=yellow]
\setuptyping[typing][
%option=color,
before={\starttextbackground[code]},
after=\stoptextbackground]

\starttext

\startplacefigure[location=bottom]
\externalfigure[cow][width=0.5\textwidth]
\stopplacefigure

\input tufte

\starttyping
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
\stoptyping

\input tufte

\stoptext
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Re: [NTG-context] overlay or layer for chapter head.

[Robin.Kirkham]

 From: John Culleton j...@wexfordpress.com
 Subject: [NTG-context] overlay or layer for chapter head.
 Date: 2 April 2015 1:19:03 AEDT
 
 I am redoing a book for a client. Each chapter
 head has a fancy design. I want to reproduce that
 fancy page but still have the \chapter
 statement for running heads, TOC etc. 
 
 Is there a way that I can overlay the entire
 chapter first page with a graphic, ideally a one
 page pdf file. 
 
 I have tried workarounds with
 \startstandardmakeup,\writetolist,
 \definemarking etc. but the whole thing is
 getting too complicated. I just want to overlay a
 the entire page with a graphic yet have
 the real content of the page still available for
 TOC, running head, indexing terms etc.
 
 Any suggestions?
 
 -- 
 John Culleton
 Wexford Press

Hi John,

I did this recently by defining a layer and putting an image in it using 
\setlayer, in a macro called just before chapters are started:

\definelayer[chapterbackground]
\setupexternalfigures[location=default]

\unexpanded\def\chapterbefore{
\setlayer[chapterbackground]{%
\externalfigure[mill.png]
[width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight]
}
\setupbackgrounds[page]
[background=chapterbackground]
}

\setuphead[chapter][before=\chapterbefore]

\starttext
\chapter{Knuth}
\dorecurse{5}{
\input knuth
\par
}

\chapter{Dawkins}
\input dawkins
\stoptext

No doubt there is a neater/better way to do it than that. In fact I tried to 
set up the background only once, like this:

\definelayer[chapterbackground]
\setupexternalfigures[location=default]
\setlayer[chapterbackground]{%
\externalfigure[mill.png]
[width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight]
}

\setuphead[chapter]
[before={
\setupbackgrounds[page]
[background=chapterbackground]
}]

\starttext
\chapter{Knuth}
\dorecurse{5}{
\input knuth
\par
}

\chapter{Dawkins}
\input dawkins
\stoptext

But it looks like the layer “forgets” the image each time it is used, and the 
second chapter does not have the image. I’d be pleased to know the “right way” 
to do this too ...

Robin



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Re: [NTG-context] Figure references seem broken in latest beta

[Robin.Kirkham]

 Am 28.03.2015 um 11:09 schrieb robin.kirk...@csiro.au:
 
 Since the latest beta (2015.03.26 22:52 MKIV beta  fmt: 2015.3.28), no 
 figure numbers are being output by at least \in and also 
 \placelistoffigures, although page references seem ok.
 
 Works here.
 
 mtx-context | current version: 2015.03.28 10:30
 
 Wolfgang

Yes, once version 2015.03.28 16:30 arrived here, it came good — Thanks, Robin

Are the version timestamps local time or Dutch time?

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[NTG-context] Figure references seem broken in latest beta

[Robin.Kirkham]

Since the latest beta (2015.03.26 22:52 MKIV beta  fmt: 2015.3.28), no figure 
numbers are being output by at least \in and also \placelistoffigures, although 
page references seem ok.

Robin


\starttext

\startplacefigure[location=bottom,reference=cow]
\externalfigure[cow]
\stopplacefigure

\in{Figure}[cow] on \at{page}[cow] shows a fine cow.

\placelistoffigures[alternative=c]

\stoptext





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Re: [NTG-context] Customising referencing failures (\in, etc)

[Robin.Kirkham]

 Am 27.03.2015 um 14:22 schrieb robin.kirk...@csiro.au:
 
 Is there a way to customise the ?? that is substituted in the output when a 
 reference does not work out (nonexistent reference label, etc)?  I’d like to 
 make it more obvious for proofreading (like making it red, putting a marker 
 in the margin, or something).
 
 Cheers, Robin
 
 \def\dummyreference{\inmargin[style=\tttf,color=red]{??}}
 
 \starttext
 \input tufte
 Bad reference \in[missing].
 \input tufte
 \stoptext
 
 Wolfgang

Thank you once again Wolfgang — Robin
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[NTG-context] Synonyms - feature request?

[Robin.Kirkham]

Folks,

I use the synonym feature heavily as technical documents can have hundreds of 
them. It’s great I can produce a list of synonyms I actually use in a document. 
Proper style however requires that each synonym be “explained” (shown in full) 
the first time it is used — usually in a document, but sometimes in a smaller 
scope, like a part or chapter. This is something I frequently get wrong, and is 
something document reviewers are quick to complain about.

So it would be great if Context could do this automatically. The attached MWE 
shows what I mean — with such a feature, the two paragraphs should come out the 
same.

I’ve placed some (commented) guesses as to how this might be configured in 
\setupsynonyms. Maybe better key names can be imagined.

Typically I would want synonym \XX\ to be expanded to XX (Xxx Xxx) the first 
time it is used (alternative a), but the reverse (alternative b), Xxx Xxx (XX) 
might be preferred. However a command could be used for a custom “explanation”.

Internally to Context, I guess this means each group of synonyms actually used 
has to be complemented with a list of the synonyms that have been “explained” 
(i.e., \infull{}) would add them to this second list). The second list would be 
cleared each new scope (chapter, section). The \XX\ macro would explain the 
synonym if it wasn’t on the second list (using \infull{}, which would then add 
it).

None of this would change the behaviour of \placelistof… where you would 
continue to select the criterium for the list you want output, independently of 

The only further tweak might be a scheme so that certain common synonyms (a 
third list) are never explained automatically (perhaps by example, UK in a 
document written in and for a UK audience). This list would silently added to 
the second list immediately after it was cleared, I guess. Synonyms for this 
this list would be added by a slightly different version of the
synonym definition macro (perhaps \commonabbreviation instead of \abbreviation, 
in the MWE).

Anyone think this would be a useful feature addition?

Robin


\definesynonyms[abbreviation][abbreviations][\infull]
\setupsynonyms[abbreviation][
state=start,
%explain=first,% first,always,never
%explainscope=text,% text,part,chapter,section...
%explainalternative=a, % a: XX (Xxx Xxx), b: Xxx Xxx (XX), command
%explaincommand=COMMAND#1#2,   % to format it yourself
textstyle=normal,
synonymstyle=\cap]

\abbreviation [UN]  {UN}  {United Nations}
\abbreviation [UK]  {UK}  {United Kingdom}
\abbreviation [USA] {USA} {United States of America}
\abbreviation [UAE] {UAE} {United Arab Emirates}

%\commonabbreviation [OK] {OK} {okay}
\abbreviation [OK] {OK} {okay}

\setupwhitespace[medium]

\starttext
The \UK\ and the \USA\ are both founding members of the \UN.
And I'm told the \UK\ and \USA\ are both English speaking countries.
But that’s \OK.

The \UK\ (\infull{UK}) and the \USA\ (\infull{USA}) are both founding
members of the \UN\ (\infull{UN}).
And I'm told the \UK\ and \USA\ are both English speaking countries.
But that’s \OK.

\placelistofabbreviations
\stoptext
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Re: [NTG-context] Help with \setuplist number width (for appendices)

[Robin.Kirkham]

Am 23.03.2015 um 10:29 schrieb 
robin.kirk...@csiro.aumailto:robin.kirk...@csiro.au 
robin.kirk...@csiro.aumailto:robin.kirk...@csiro.au:

Dear List,

I’m implementing a predefined document style. This requires chapters numbered 
1, 2, 3 … and appendices numbered Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, … both in 
the actual heads and also the table of contents.

The style also requires the chapter numbers in the table of contents to be set 
in a 12mm column. The MWE below does all this, but for the appendices the 
number overflows the 12mm width, which is ugly of course. So I need to specify 
either a width with some stretch so the list layout will adapt, or somehow be 
able to specify a different width for the appendix entries.

Any help appreciated,

Robin

\setuplist[chapter][
  width=12mm, % but want 30mm for appendices
  label=yes,
  alternative=c]

\define[1]\ChapterlistNumber
 {\dowithnextbox
{\ifdim\nextboxwd12mm
   \simplealignedbox{12mm}{flushleft}{\flushnextbox}%
 \else
   \simplealignedbox{30mm}{flushleft}{\flushnextbox}%
 \fi}
\hbox{#1}}

\setuplist
 [chapter]
 [width=0pt,
  label=yes,
  alternative=c,
  numbercommand=\ChapterlistNumber]

Wolfgang

Thanks Wolfgang!  I actually tried something a bit like this but couldn’t get 
it to work. The key is to set the width to 0pt in the \setuplist.

Best wishes from Melbourne,

Robin

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[NTG-context] Help with \setuplist number width (for appendices)

[Robin.Kirkham]

Dear List,

I’m implementing a predefined document style. This requires chapters numbered 
1, 2, 3 … and appendices numbered Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, … both in 
the actual heads and also the table of contents.

The style also requires the chapter numbers in the table of contents to be set 
in a 12mm column. The MWE below does all this, but for the appendices the 
number overflows the 12mm width, which is ugly of course. So I need to specify 
either a width with some stretch so the list layout will adapt, or somehow be 
able to specify a different width for the appendix entries.

Any help appreciated,

Robin

\setuplist[chapter][
width=12mm, % but want 30mm for appendices
label=yes,
alternative=c]

\setuplabeltext[appendix=Appendix\space]

\starttext
\completecontent

\chapter{One}
\chapter{Two}

\startappendices
\chapter{First}
\chapter{Second}
\stopappendices

\stoptext



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Re: [NTG-context] bibliography MKiV

[Robin.Kirkham]

Dear Flavien,

This version works — note “dataset=document” and the “document::” in the 
citation. The clue is in the log:

publications cite  non-existent entry 'batty' in ''
publications no field 'num' for tag 'batty' in dataset ‘'

The second big “1” is because \completebtxrendering has an implicit \chapter, 
but seemingly no default title.

Robin

\definebtxdataset[document]
\usebtxdataset[document][test.bib]
\definebtxrendering[document][dataset=document]
\setupbtxrendering[document][numbering=yes]
\starttext
As \cite[document::batty] already indicated, bibtex is a \LATEX||centric
program.
\completebtxrendering[document]
\stoptext


 From: Flavien Lambert petit.lep...@gmail.com
 Subject: [NTG-context] bibliography MKiV
 
 Dear all, I tried to reproduce the example of mkiv-publications.pdf, chapter 
 10 through:
 
 \definebtxdataset[document]
 \usebtxdataset[document][test.bib]
 \definebtxrendering[document]
 \setupbtxrendering[document][numbering=yes]
 \starttext
 \starttext
 As \cite[batty] already indicated, bibtex is a \LATEX||centric
 program.
 \completebtxrendering[document]
 \stoptext
 
 with test.bib as
 
 @article{batty, 
 author = 'M. Batty', 
 title = 'The size, scale, and shape of cities', 
 journal = 'Science', 
 volume = '319', 
 number = '5864', 
 pages = '769--771', 
 year = '2008' 
 }
 
 Unfortunately, the result is two pages, one with As [num:batty] already 
 indicated, bibtex is a L A TEX--centric program. and the other with a large 1.
 
 Could you tell me what I am doing wrong? My apologies if it is really 
 obvious...

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[NTG-context] \nocite not working (new publications system)

[Robin.Kirkham]

Hans,

I think \nocite stopped working one or two betas ago, see example: no Cleveland 
reference turns up in the list.

Robin

\definebtxdataset
 [document]

\usebtxdataset
 [document]
 [mkiv-publications-graph.bib]

\definebtxrendering
 [document]
 [dataset=document]

\setupbtxrendering
 [document]
 [numbering=num]

\starttext

As \cite[document::Tufte1983] probably never indicated, bibtex is a
\LATEX||centric program.

A Cleveland \nocite[document::Cleveland1985] reference should also appear below.

\blank
\placebtxrendering[document][criterium=text]

\stoptext
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[NTG-context] Publications output broken in latest beta

[Robin.Kirkham]

The following minimal example worked a few days ago, but appears broken now 
(2014.06.17 16:53 MKIV beta) — no publications list appears.

Robin

\definebtxdataset
  [document]

\usebtxdataset
  [document]
  [mkiv-publications-graph.bib]

\definebtxrendering
  [document]

\setupbtxrendering
  [document]
  [numbering=yes]

\starttext
As \cite[document::Tufte1983] already indicated, bibtex is a \LATEX||centric
program.

\completebtxrendering[document]
\stoptext
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[NTG-context] Improved publ-imp-test.bib

[Robin.Kirkham]

Hans,

I am using the attached .bib file while working on improving publ-imp-apa.mkvi. 
The test .bib file contains a short and long version of each publication 
category, and while it is not an exhaustive test of publications list 
formatting it is a good start. Perhaps you can consider this to replace the 
existing publ-imp-test.bib in the core.

Robin



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Re: [NTG-context] Publications working in latest beta?

[Robin.Kirkham]

I’m still not having luck with the new publications system. The behaviour of 
the original minimal example has changed in the most recent beta (2014.06.01 
13:44); now the example renders (author:Eijkhout1991)” for the citation, and 
there is still no rendering of the publications list, which should presumably 
have just a single entry. Or is there some error in my example?

Robin

On 28 May 2014, at 0:08, Robin Kirkham robin.kirk...@csiro.au wrote:

 Dear List,
 
 After some time absent from Context-land, I thought I’d try the new 
 non-BibTeX publications system. However I can’t get the following minimal 
 example to work … \cite seems to expand to a () and there is no rendering of 
 the publications list. Is the problem my example, or is it a bug?
 
 Robin
 
 
 \definebtxdataset[test]
 \usebtxdataset[test][sample.bib]
 
 \definebtxrendering[test]
 \setupbtxrendering[test][numbering=yes]
 
 \starttext
 As \cite[author][test::Eijkhout1991] already indicated, bibtex is a
 \LATEX||centric program.
 
 \placebtxrendering[test]
 \stoptext
 
 ConTeXt  ver: 2014.05.23 23:24 MKIV beta  fmt: 2014.5.27  int: english/english

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[NTG-context] Publications working in latest beta?

[Robin.Kirkham]

Dear List,

After some time absent from Context-land, I thought I’d try the new non-BibTeX 
publications system. However I can’t get the following minimal example to work 
… \cite seems to expand to a () and there is no rendering of the publications 
list. Is the problem my example, or is it a bug?

Robin


\definebtxdataset[test]
\usebtxdataset[test][sample.bib]

\definebtxrendering[test]
\setupbtxrendering[test][numbering=yes]

\starttext
As \cite[author][test::Eijkhout1991] already indicated, bibtex is a
\LATEX||centric program.

\placebtxrendering[test]
\stoptext

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[NTG-context] Number formatting in \unit

[Robin.Kirkham]

All,

I have put together some suggestions to extend the number formatting
capability in \unit, particularly for scientific and engineering purposes,
including basic support for tolerances and uncertainties.

It is a bit long, so source is attached and a PDF is at

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36891398/units6.pdf

Of course, this is just my opinion, so I welcome any feedback from the list.

Best,

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Re: [NTG-context] [ntg-context] beta

[Robin.Kirkham]

On 3 December 2011 Hans Hagen wrote:

 - concerning unicode celsuis and fahrenheit symbols: lm has only one of
 them hence the inconsistent rendering. I now check for both being
 present and fallback in case one of them is missing.

I thought it might be a font thing

 - dB (A) : I've added that feature () sounds ok to me.

Great!

 - Are succesive per's always to be collapsed? 10 a/b/c or 10 a/bc?

Well, I was thinking about that last night. Technically, yes: one is only 
supposed
to have one per or / in a unit, and any subsequent ones have no effect.

But actually I now think that if an author wants that, there may be reasons, so 
let's leave it as it is. Then you can actually write

\starttext
It is correct that 
\unit{1 metre per second per second} is
\unit{1 metre per second second} and is also
\unit{1 metre per square second}.
\stoptext

 - I'll see what I can do with multiple units.

Thanks. Not an urgent one for me.

I'm thinking about the numeric formatting capability now ... I will write 
something
and send to the list for comment. 

Robin
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Re: [NTG-context] [ntg-context] beta

[Robin.Kirkham]

On Friday, 2 December 2011, Ian Lawrence wrote:

 New units are a great improvement. Thanks.
 Ian
 On 29 Nov 2011, at 17:57, Hans Hagen wrote:
 
 Hi,

 I uploaded a new beta. The usual fixes (as reported to/suggested on this 
 list) and an updated unit mechanism. I'll also upload the new (but yet 
 incomplete) units manual.

 http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/units-mkiv.pdf

 Hans

Thanks from me too. Yes, I think we are pretty close with this. A few problems 
(and possible enhancements) are detailed in the attached (source and pdf). 
(Hans: this supersedes the one I sent you privately).

Robin


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Re: [NTG-context] \unit and Hertz, lux, and degrees/minutes/seconds

[Robin.Kirkham]

On 25 November 2011, Hans Hagen [pra...@wxs.nl] wrote:

 I uploaded a new beta.
 ...

 - Hz, dB (actually deci + bel so megabel also works), lx, permille, t,
 k, Da added

Actually decibel is an odd one, a logarithmic unit, so prefixes other than
deci are never used. However the implementation is no problem.

 - ad 2: no looking back (would demand an extra correction pass
 elsewhere, maybe some day)

Here I meant just space within the argument to \unit{}. It seems to be
handled correctly now ...

 - ad 8: manipulating the input this way is somewhat beyond the purpose
 of a typesetting system

(Normalisation of numbers and unit prefixes). OK, just seeing where the line
was to be drawn. However, in the code a comment notes the possibility of
automatic conversions to imperial units, which is a step even further, actually.
Personally I don't think it's a good idea. [Or the b-grade movies].

 - ad 9: much will be configureable; see mkiv file for an example of
 defining extra units (\registerunit [units] [point=pt, basepoint=bp]);

Works, although 

 - I myself am not going to look in all kind of other tex stuff that lays
 around as it's up to users/usage what is added, given that it fits into
 the model of context; we have the old units modules as starting point

That was a note to self, but any takers ...

I attach a (much shorter) bunch of test cases (source and pdf again).

Thanks,

Robin




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[NTG-context] space between number and units in \unit

[Robin.Kirkham]

Dear Context folks,

Could I request a parameter in \setupunits to control the space between the 
number and the units that is placed by \unit{}.
In phys-dim.mkiv it looks like there is an intention to do so (parameter 
space) but it's commented out.

I actually would like about half the space that I currently get, but others may 
want none, or more.

Thanks, Robin

\starttext 
\unit{35 kilogram cubic meter} 

\setupunits[unit][space=big] 
\unit{35 kilogram cubic meter} 

\setupunits[unit][space=small] 
\unit{35 kilogram cubic meter} 
\stoptext 
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[NTG-context] Error message wrong when \component is used

[Robin.Kirkham]

Dear all,

I find that when there is an error (at least, undefined control sequence) in 
a file included using \component, the supposedly erroneous lines printed are 
from the calling file, not the file where the error actually is (although the 
line number seems correct, and there are clues where the error really lies).

Minimal example ...

file1.tex:
\startproduct file1
\starttext
Bla bla bla.
Bla bla bla.
Bla bla bla.
\component file2
\stoptext
\stopproduct

file2.tex:
\startcomponent file2
Bleh bleh bleh.
Bleh bleh bleh.
Bleh bleh bleh.
\zorg
\stopcomponent

When I run context file1 I get an error:
... 
ConTeXt  ver: 2010.10.12 01:03 MKIV  fmt: 2010.10.12  int: english/english
...
systems : begin file file1 at line 1
systems : begin file file2 at line 6
(file2.tex
! Undefined control sequence.

system   error on line 5 in file file1.tex: Undefined control sequence 
...

1 \startproduct file1
2 \starttext
3 Bla bla bla.
4 Bla bla bla.
5   Bla bla bla.
6 \component file2
7 \stoptext
8 \stopproduct

l.5 \zorg

If I replace \component with \input in file1.tex, all works correctly and the 
error (\zorg) is correctly pointed out.

Best,

Robin
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[NTG-context] missing newline in when mtxrun exits with error

[Robin.Kirkham]

Dear all,

This is a very minor gripe, but when mtxrun reports an error it doesn't seem to 
print a final newline. At least with my bash setup, this confuses the 
command-line editing feature, which I use a lot. 

... some TeX error happened ...
? q
OK, entering \batchmode
MTXrun | fatal error: return code: 1%

Platform is Mac OS X 10.6, latest minimals.

Best,

Robin

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Re: [NTG-context] Error message wrong when \component is used

[Robin.Kirkham]

From: Steffen Wolfrum cont...@st.estfiles.de

 Date: 13 October 2010 12:03:37 AM AEDT
 To: mailing list for ConTeXt users ntg-context@ntg.nl
 Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Error message wrong when \component is used
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 Why do you use start-/stoptext inside start-/stopproduct?
 
 Steffen

Hi Steffen,

By mistake!  8-)

However, if I take out the start-/stoptext, it makes no difference, Context is 
still printing text from the wrong file in the error message:

file1.tex:
\startproduct file1
Bla bla bla.
Bla bla bla.
Bla bla bla.
\component file2
\stopproduct

file2.tex:
\startcomponent file2
Bleh bleh bleh.
Bleh bleh bleh.
Bleh bleh bleh.
\zorg
\stopcomponent

and I get:

...
systems : begin file file1 at line 1
systems : begin file file2 at line 5
(file2.tex
! Undefined control sequence.

system   error on line 5 in file file1.tex: Undefined control sequence 
...

1 \startproduct file1
2 Bla bla bla.
3 Bla bla bla.
4 Bla bla bla.
5   \component file2
6 \stopproduct

l.5 \zorg
 
? q
OK, entering \batchmode
MTXrun | fatal error: return code: 1%

Robin

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Re: [NTG-context] calling ConTeXt as a background process

[Robin.Kirkham]

Posted by Henning Hraban Ramm [hra...@fiee.net]

 Am 2010-10-07 um 10:42 schrieb Taco Hoekwater:
 
  On 10/07/10 09:34, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:
  mtxrun --script context prd_paket --batchmode --once
 
  When I run that last thing on the command line, I get:
 
   ! I can't find file `./prd_paket --batchmode --once'.
   * ./prd_paket --batchmode --once
 
   Please type another input file name:
 
 Of course, prd_paket.tex is my input file. But that's there.
 
  But it is hard to say whether that is the problem. If it was
  me, I would attach a gdb to the process to see where it is at
  from the backtrace (but you need a non-stripped build of
  the binary for that).
 
 I'd like to avoid compiling a debugging version of luatex...

Hraban,

Have you tried attaching to the stalled processes using strace (Linux)
or dtruss (Mac)?  This will tell you what system call is blocking, might
give a clue. The defunct uname process in your original post suggests
to me the parent did not calling wait() on the child (uname) and it exited.

Best,

Robin
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Re: [NTG-context] bib module -- \completepublications inside \start|\stopbackmatter (FWD)

[Robin.Kirkham]

Taco wrote: 
  I've noticed that when using numerical citations, if the
  \completepublications is inside the back matter (which is where I
  would think it would normally be), then the citations themslves (in
  the body matter) disappear from the text (they turn into empty
  brackets, []). The reference list itself is correct.
  
  If you comment out the \start|\stopbackmatter, then everything works.
  There seems to be no problem if you use author-date style citations,
  either globally or for individual citations.
  ...
 
 Just something you missed in the manual. You need
 
 \completepublications[criterium=all]
 
 (because the module also supports per-sectionblock lists)

Many thanks again, this fixed it.

But, if \completepublications (with no arguments) prints only a local list, 
then it should print the list just for the backmatter block, which should be an 
empty list, as there were no citations in that block. Instead, I get the list 
that applies to the bodymatter block. I am missing something here ...

I also don't follow why just numeric citations are affected.

Cheers,

Robin



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Re: [NTG-context] bib module -- \maybeyear

[Robin.Kirkham]

Taco wrote:
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  \setuppublicationlist[
  authoretallimit=100,
  artauthoretallimit=100,
  maybeyear=off
  ]
 
 The solution is really simple. Move the closing
 bracket to the previous line, like so:
 
\setuppublicationlist[
  authoretallimit=100,
  artauthoretallimit=100,
  maybeyear=off]
 
 otherwise you assign the value offnl to maybeyear.
 This is true throughout context: you have to be careful
 about whitespace in arguments.

OK ... or terminate the argument with a % or a , ... of course I should have 
guessed this!

Many thanks,

Robin


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[NTG-context] bib module -- \maybeyear

[Robin.Kirkham]

Hi all,

I'm using numerical citations and reference lists, and I have the bib module 
doing almost everything I want, except that the years in the reference list 
have a, b, c ... appended.

On this mailing list, it was suggested that maybeyear=off as an argument to 
\setuppublicationslist should do it, but it does not seem to. The discussion on 
that topic seems unresolved.

I've also tried \def\maybeyear#1{} in a few places, which does not help either.

I'm using ConTeXt  ver: 2007.01.02 13:44 MK II  fmt: 2007.1.8  int: 
english/english. It's my first ConTeXt project. Am I doing something wrong? 
Program below.

Robin


\enableregime[utf]
\setupoutput[pdf]

\usemodule[bib]

\setuppublications[
refcommand=num,
sorttype=bbl,
criterium=all,
numbering=short
]
\setupbibtex[database={../references},sort=author]
\setuppublicationlist[
authoretallimit=100,
artauthoretallimit=100,
maybeyear=off
]

\starttext

\placepublications

\stoptext
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