Re: [NTG-context] Metapost labeling question. Please help

2009-04-03 Thread Peter Rolf
; % draw axes draw (rmin,0)*ux -- (rmax+0.1,0)*ux; draw (rmin,0)*ux -- (rmin*ux,(1.1)*uy); for x = 0.5 step 0.05 until 1.1: label.bot(textext(decimal(x)),(x*ux,x*uy)); you accumulate the rounding error with every step of the loop. try to avoid such 'low value' steps if possible. for x = 10 step 1

Re: [NTG-context] Metapost labeling question. Please help

2009-04-03 Thread Curiouslearn
; % draw axes draw (rmin,0)*ux -- (rmax+0.1,0)*ux; draw (rmin,0)*ux -- (rmin*ux,(1.1)*uy); for x = 0.5 step 0.05 until 1.1: label.bot(textext(decimal(x)),(x*ux,x*uy)); you accumulate the rounding error with every step of the loop. try to avoid such 'low value' steps if possible. for x = 10 step 1

Re: [NTG-context] \framed (and others) don't honor directional switches

2009-04-03 Thread Hans Hagen
should bodydir influence textdir and pardir (i.e. when i would expect the content to be rl independent of page/bodydir (we need some higher level interface and not these low level *dir commands) best is if you and idris sort this out (is part of idris onthology

Re: [NTG-context] \framed (and others) don't honor directional switches

2009-04-03 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد
the alignment is no 100% ok; for instance, why should bodydir influence textdir and pardir (i.e. when i would expect the content to be rl independent of page/bodydir (we need some higher level interface and not these low level *dir commands) Indeed. We may also need Taco's help; he's about the only one

Re: [NTG-context] \framed (and others) don't honor directional switches

2009-04-03 Thread Hans Hagen
sense (even when all are enabled the alignment is no 100% ok; for instance, why should bodydir influence textdir and pardir (i.e. when i would expect the content to be rl independent of page/bodydir (we need some higher level interface and not these low level *dir commands) Indeed. We may also

Re: [NTG-context] Colors

2009-03-31 Thread Lutz Haseloff
=start] \setuppagenumbering[state=stop] \starttext {\red red} {\green this is typeset in green} {\middlemagenta this is typeset in dark middlemagenta} \stoptext taco and i have it running here ... has to do with low level change in attributes so the upcoming beta also needs a new

Re: [NTG-context] Colors

2009-03-30 Thread Hans Hagen
this is typeset in dark middlemagenta} \stoptext taco and i have it running here ... has to do with low level change in attributes so the upcoming beta also needs a new binary - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA

Re: [NTG-context] font switching questions

2009-03-18 Thread Alan Stone
\definefont[BigFont][SerifBold sa 3.5] which gives you \BigFont Which low level command allows to fill in \definefont[SomeFont][SomeSynonym sa SomeScale] with SomeSynonym=Sans(X)/Serif(X) (X)=Bold/Italic, i.e. regardless of the synonym's name (defined in the typescript)? \setuphead[chapter

Re: [NTG-context] font switching questions

2009-03-18 Thread Hans Hagen
[BigFont][SerifBold sa 3.5] which gives you \BigFont Which low level command allows to fill in \definefont[SomeFont][SomeSynonym sa SomeScale] with SomeSynonym=Sans(X)/Serif(X) (X)=Bold/Italic, i.e. regardless of the synonym's name (defined in the typescript)? it just follows the bodyfont

Re: [NTG-context] font switching questions

2009-03-18 Thread Alan Stone
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl wrote: Alan Stone wrote: [...] Which low level command allows to fill in \definefont[SomeFont][SomeSynonym sa SomeScale] with SomeSynonym=Sans(X)/Serif(X) (X)=Bold/Italic, i.e. regardless of the synonym's name (defined

Re: [NTG-context] font switching questions

2009-03-18 Thread Hans Hagen
Alan Stone wrote: On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl wrote: Alan Stone wrote: [...] Which low level command allows to fill in \definefont[SomeFont][SomeSynonym sa SomeScale] with SomeSynonym=Sans(X)/Serif(X) (X)=Bold/Italic, i.e. regardless of the synonym's name

Re: [NTG-context] What does \c! means?

2009-03-15 Thread Wei-Wei Guo
what to search in wiki, manuals, etc.. Best wishes, Wei-Wei Taco Hoekwater 写道: Also generally helpful for a low-level understanding of context are these wiki pages: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/System_Macros

Re: [NTG-context] What does \c! means?

2009-03-14 Thread Taco Hoekwater
commands appear some times, but no explanation. http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20080629.104105.40e28a70.el.html Also generally helpful for a low-level understanding of context are these wiki pages: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/System_Macros Best wishes, Taco

Re: [NTG-context] What does \c! means?

2009-03-14 Thread Wei-Wei Guo
, TeXBook, ConTeXt manual, TeX impatient, and mail list. Those commands appear some times, but no explanation. http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20080629.104105.40e28a70.el.html Also generally helpful for a low-level understanding of context are these wiki pages: http

Re: [NTG-context] Installing custom fonts?

2009-03-13 Thread Mojca Miklavec
would suggest you to at least try the ConTeXt minimals. You can install and try them without breaking anything on your computer. See: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Minimals But the version that you use is almost hopeless unless you use low-level font switching commands (that's also

Re: [NTG-context] Installing custom fonts?

2009-03-13 Thread Pierre Huyghebaert
Compiled with fontconfig version 2.4.2; using 2.4.2 Compiled with libpng version 1.2.15beta5; using 1.2.15beta5 Compiled with libpoppler version 3.00 As you differenciate the low-level font switching commands and the high-level one (like Xetex), is the low-level the one that needs to write a map file

Re: [NTG-context] Installing custom fonts?

2009-03-13 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Italic InitiationRitualFont:style=Regular You tried \definetypeface[InitiationRitualFont][rm][Xserif] [InitiationRitualFont]? As you differenciate the low-level font switching commands and the high-level one (like Xetex), is the low-level the one that needs to write a map file (tree)? Sorry

Re: [NTG-context] Installing custom fonts?

2009-03-13 Thread Pierre Huyghebaert
Italic InitiationRitualFont:style=Regular You tried \definetypeface[InitiationRitualFont][rm][Xserif] [InitiationRitualFont]? As you differenciate the low-level font switching commands and the high-level one (like Xetex), is the low-level the one that needs to write a map file (tree)? Sorry

Re: [NTG-context] Installing custom fonts?

2009-03-13 Thread Mojca Miklavec
/context/base/context.tex But that information is not really important now. You tried \definetypeface[InitiationRitualFont][rm][Xserif][InitiationRitualFont]? ConTeXt+XeTeX font support was completely broken at some point. As you differenciate the low-level font switching commands and the high

Re: [NTG-context] beta: \vi (mkiv)

2009-03-09 Thread Hans Hagen
. indeed. \z@ and \p@ are gone as are \...@ne and \...@ne also, the \v \vi \vii and sich are gone as they were artefacts form the previous century feel free to make a compaibility module ... \le...@\onepoint and such plain tabs are still there but isolated in a core module also some low level

Re: [NTG-context] boldstyle for numbers in defineenumeration

2009-03-06 Thread Hans Hagen
%\setupdescriptions[description][headalign=flushright] \setupdescriptions[description][text=\hfill] \description{text} bla bla bla \description{longer text} bla bla bla \stoptext Thanks. I first guess was \defineframed [framehead] [location=low,width=\leftmarginwidth,align=flushright,frame=off

[NTG-context] the other blog (chemical stuff)

2009-03-06 Thread Hans Hagen
(tex.ctxcatcodes,one) end function commands.low(str) sprint(tex.ctxcatcodes,format(\\low{%s},str)) end function commands.high(str) sprint(tex.ctxcatcodes,format(\\high{%s},str)) end function commands.lowhigh(one,two) sprint(tex.ctxcatcodes,format(\\lohi{%s}{%s},one,two)) end function

Re: [NTG-context] Up the contents of table

2009-03-05 Thread Xan
*and* vertical alignment of the text. \starttext \bTABLE[height=2cm] \bTR \bTD[align=low] text \eTD \bTD[align=lohi]text \eTD \bTD[align=high]text \eTD \eTR \eTABLE \stoptext o 'low' positions the text at the bottom of the box, o 'high' positions the text at the top of the box and o 'lohi

Re: [NTG-context] boldstyle for numbers in defineenumeration

2009-03-05 Thread Aditya Mahajan
][headalign=flushright] \setupdescriptions[description][text=\hfill] \description{text} bla bla bla \description{longer text} bla bla bla \stoptext Thanks. I first guess was \defineframed [framehead] [location=low,width=\leftmarginwidth,align=flushright,frame=off] \setupdescriptions[description

Re: [NTG-context] Two questions - Cross Referencing (Automated label generation + Random items)

2009-03-04 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
yourself. The low level way to do this is: \def\AnsT#1\eAns {\doglobal\increment\choicecounter \startitem[\choicecounter]#1\stopitem} Another way to do this with a few ConTeXt commands is: \define[1]\Rightitem {\doglobal\increment\choicecounter \startitem[\choicecounter]#1\stopitem

Re: [NTG-context] Two questions - Cross Referencing (Au tomated label generation + Random items)

2009-03-04 Thread Curious Learn
The low level way to do this is: \def\AnsT#1\eAns {\doglobal\increment\choicecounter \startitem[\choicecounter]#1\stopitem} Wolfgang Beautiful! Thanks again Wolfgang. I tried the low level command and it works great. I will try the Context way later. Hans, thanks very much

Re: [NTG-context] Two questions - Cross Referencing (Automated label generation + Random items)

2009-03-04 Thread Mikael Persson
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Curious Learn curiousle...@gmail.com wrote: The low level way to do this is: \def\AnsT#1\eAns    {\doglobal\increment\choicecounter     \startitem[\choicecounter]#1\stopitem} Wolfgang Beautiful! Thanks again Wolfgang. I tried the low level command

Re: [NTG-context] Making necessary OpenType features on by default

2009-02-23 Thread Khaled Hosny
scaling (which is what the fallbacks do: thereone chooses one main font and overlays other fonts properly scaled) But I think fallbacks are very low level that users shouldn't worry about in general, may be such command can be a higher level interface for font fallbacks. For scaling, we can

[NTG-context] Taco's \molecule fails in mkiv

2009-02-23 Thread Mojca Miklavec
Hello, I did not try to analyze how the following macros work (they are too complex), but they somehow fail in mkiv. (I don't need the F kerning, so that portion of code may go away, but the macro itself is very very handy.) All I want is to have a macro that converts _{...} into \low

Re: [NTG-context] Taco's \molecule fails in mkiv

2009-02-23 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
is to have a macro that converts _{...} into \low{...} and ^{...} into \high{...} (or possibly enable using both at the same time). \startluacode thirddata = thirddata or { } function thirddata.molecule(text) text = string.gsub(text,_,\\low) text = string.gsub(text,%^,\\high) tex.sprint(text

Re: [NTG-context] Taco's \molecule fails in mkiv

2009-02-23 Thread luigi scarso
that portion of code may go away, but the macro itself is very very handy.) All I want is to have a macro that converts _{...} into \low{...} and ^{...} into \high{...} (or possibly enable using both at the same time). \startluacode thirddata = thirddata or { } function thirddata.molecule

Re: [NTG-context] Nested sections in interface=xp?

2009-02-22 Thread Hans Hagen
} \input tufte \startsection{Subsection} \input knuth \stopsection \stopsection \stoptext Am I missing a setup command somewhere in the new structure code that enables nested sections? nested sections are not supported but it's on my agenda to provide a relative scheme as well (the low level

Re: [NTG-context] chapter page question

2009-02-14 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
is often a problem because you don't know what happens in the internals and only only low level commands like \iftrue, \ifdim ... works without problems. The best you can do is to write: \startmode[a] \setuphead[chapter][header=chapter] \stopmode \startnotmode[a] \setuphead[chapter][header=high

Re: [NTG-context] setvalue/setvariable

2009-02-05 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
is on module level and no should use \setvalue to add his own option for the \MyFunction command, you could now use low level code and define your own command: \def\defineMyFunction{\dodoubleargument\dodefineMyFunction} \def\dodefineMyFunction[#1][#2]% {\setvalue{myfunction:#1}{#2

Re: [NTG-context] Serializing nodes

2009-02-03 Thread Hans Hagen
function ie nodes.FromTableToNodeButItnotExists(t) indeed, that has a low priority Hans - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel

Re: [NTG-context] Serializing nodes

2009-02-03 Thread luigi scarso
('vbox.hi');initt();tex.box[100] = nodes.FromTableToNodeButItnotExists(t)} %%actually an empty box, of course \box100 \stoptext I was not able to find a table2node function ie nodes.FromTableToNodeButItnotExists(t) indeed, that has a low priority BTW, Am I wrong if I say

Re: [NTG-context] Serializing nodes

2009-02-03 Thread Hans Hagen
('vbox.hi');initt();tex.box[100] = nodes.FromTableToNodeButItnotExists(t)} %%actually an empty box, of course \box100 \stoptext I was not able to find a table2node function ie nodes.FromTableToNodeButItnotExists(t) indeed, that has a low priority BTW, Am I wrong if I say that this serialization

Re: [NTG-context] Error with TrueType flavor OpenType fonts with .otf extension

2009-02-03 Thread Taco Hoekwater
set tfmtable.format=truetype in mkiv or to rename the font. I'll add a tracker item to do this type discovery based on the actual file magic, but it will have a low priority. Best wishes, Taco ___ If your question

Re: [NTG-context] Error with TrueType flavor OpenType fonts with .otf extension

2009-02-03 Thread Hans Hagen
Taco Hoekwater wrote: That means it really is somewhat of a backend issue, but the easy fix is to either set tfmtable.format=truetype in mkiv or to rename the font. I'll add a tracker item to do this type discovery based on the actual file magic, but it will have a low priority. maybe

Re: [NTG-context] Catcode tables

2009-01-13 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
low level catcodes changes with catcode tables, I hope this will help other users if they have the same problem. \unprotect \newcatcodetable \diacatcodes \startcatcodetable \diacatcodes \catcode`\^^M = 5 \catcode`\= 10 \catcode`\\ = 0 \catcode`\{ = 1 \catcode

Re: [NTG-context] math detail

2008-12-13 Thread Yue Wang
{\dohighlow\raise\mathsupnormal{.86}{0}} \unexpanded\def\low {\dohighlow\lower\mathsubnormal{.48}{0}} 1) This doesn't make sense, does it? 2) Why gets the line space increased even though the 0 is not that high?! 3) How can the behaviour of $V^0$ be adjusted in such way as \high{0} does

Re: [NTG-context] font dimen (mkiv)

2008-12-07 Thread Hans Hagen
Peter Rolf wrote: Hi, a space between the font dimension number and the unit breaks compilation. And before anyone asks... the space was inserted by chance. :) \definefont[FOO] [Sans at 30 pt] hm, you can make that a very low priority tracker item

Re: [NTG-context] xml parsing

2008-11-28 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
; the paragraph is skipped (hey, what about #3: are you leading me into temptation to use low-level code?!). #4: I have tried both the minimals and a fully updated TeXLive on OS X; I will tomorrow check if the same thing happens on my linux installation. Unfortunately, the file is pretty long

Re: [NTG-context] xml parsing

2008-11-28 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
installation with font problems) Wolfgang Hi Wolfgang, thanks for your suggestions! I tried solutions 1-3, but I still get the same result; the paragraph is skipped (hey, what about #3: are you leading me into temptation to use low-level code?!). There is nothing wrong with low level code if you

Re: [NTG-context] stretching smallcaps with a style command

2008-11-17 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Bob Reynolds wrote: \define [1] \StretchedSmallCaps {\smallcaps {\stretchedlowercase {#1}}} You need a more low-level definition of this command because of macro expansion issues inside the logo processing. It works fine with this: \unexpanded\def\StretchedSmallCaps#1

[NTG-context] \doifelse inside MP(code|graphic)

2008-11-17 Thread Aditya Mahajan
Hi, \doifelse does not work inside any MP environment. Something really strange happens if you try to use it. \loggingall tells me what exactly is happening, but I do not know enough low-level TeX to understand why this is happening. Conside this test file %-- \def\test

Re: [NTG-context] Simple questions on fonts and how to center vertically

2008-11-16 Thread Mildred Ki'Lya
don't want to use too many ConTeXt advanced features. The other reasons being that I want to learn low-level TeX, so perhaps one day, I'll be able to write documentation for all those like me who like to understand every single bit of the language they use. I don't like having recipes I just have

Re: [NTG-context] Simple questions on fonts and how to center vertically

2008-11-16 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
{\author} \StopFrontPage Why do you use a environmen but post low level code in your other mail, if you use such code use it in your questions, it's easier to help you. \Chapter \Title{Introduction} \Chapter[1] \Title{Chapter name} What is \Chapter supposed to do. All those control sequences

Re: [NTG-context] Simple questions on fonts and how to center vertically

2008-11-16 Thread Arthur Reutenauer
should describe it more precisely (and maybe not on this list). The other reasons being that I want to learn low-level TeX If you want that, you should start by reading the TeX book and the LuaTeX reference, which

Re: [NTG-context] Simple questions on fonts and how to center vertically

2008-11-16 Thread Mildred Ki'Lya
} \StopFrontPage Why do you use a environmen but post low level code in your other mail, if you use such code use it in your questions, it's easier to help you. Well, it was to simplify ... If I hadn't, I would have post this code plus the definitions before it, making it necessary for the readers

Re: [NTG-context] catcode change in macros

2008-11-15 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
to change the catodes. I think it will be cleaner to use catcode tables. See syst-cat.mkiv. and syst-cat.tex I keep now my low level solution but with fewer lines. To help other users with the same question I present here my solution: \def\ax{ax} \def\setupaxis {\catcode`\%\@@letter

Re: [NTG-context] catcode change in macros

2008-11-15 Thread Aditya Mahajan
and want to know if should use another (better) way to change the catodes. I think it will be cleaner to use catcode tables. See syst-cat.mkiv. and syst-cat.tex I keep now my low level solution but with fewer lines. Even though you are still using the mailling list, I will reply :-) To help other

Re: [NTG-context] catcode change in macros

2008-11-15 Thread Hans Hagen
to a lua function and want to know if should use another (better) way to change the catodes. I think it will be cleaner to use catcode tables. See syst-cat.mkiv. and syst-cat.tex I keep now my low level solution but with fewer lines. Even though you are still using the mailling list, I

Re: [NTG-context] catcode change in macros

2008-11-15 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
sign a simple letter to pass number formats to a lua function and want to know if should use another (better) way to change the catodes. I think it will be cleaner to use catcode tables. See syst- cat.mkiv. and syst-cat.tex I keep now my low level solution but with fewer lines. Even though

Re: [NTG-context] How to box \useMPgraphic?

2008-11-14 Thread Hans Hagen
Oliver Buerschaper wrote: So is this the preferred command for all (horizontal) boxing related tasks in ConTeXt (over hbox)? if you want to position yes .. howeler, take a look in supp-box for more low level stuff Hans

Re: [NTG-context] catcode change in macros

2008-11-14 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
to change the catodes. I think it will be cleaner to use catcode tables. See syst-cat.mkiv. and syst-cat.tex I already know them but you're right, it's better to use them and avoid low level code. P.S. Should I now send all my questions to you or still use the mailing list :) Thanks

Re: [NTG-context] \definefont problem with latest beta (mkiv)

2008-11-11 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 11.11.2008 um 17:40 schrieb Peter Rolf: You should write new typescripts/files for MkIV because you could use Truetype fonts without map and tfm files. Yes, this works and is also faster. But now I have a different positioning (text baseline is too low, plus bigger interline spacing

Re: [NTG-context] \definefont problem with latest beta (mkiv)

2008-11-11 Thread Peter Rolf
Wolfgang Schuster schrieb: Am 11.11.2008 um 17:40 schrieb Peter Rolf: You should write new typescripts/files for MkIV because you could use Truetype fonts without map and tfm files. Yes, this works and is also faster. But now I have a different positioning (text baseline is too low, plus

Re: [NTG-context] \definefont problem with latest beta (mkiv)

2008-11-11 Thread Peter Rolf
, it shows the way how I use the upper named fonts in my macros. You should write new typescripts/files for MkIV because you could use Truetype fonts without map and tfm files. Yes, this works and is also faster. But now I have a different positioning (text baseline is too low, plus bigger

Re: [NTG-context] Minimals - problems with format: metafun.mp

2008-11-05 Thread Taco Hoekwater
\leftofspan##1\rightofspan{\low {##1}}} \xmlmapvalue{style:text-position}{super 58%}{\def\leftofspan##1\rightofspan{\high{##1}}} \catcode`\%=14 \definetextbackground [underline] [location=text, alternative=1, background=, framecolor=black, frame=off

Re: [NTG-context] How to avoid a page break?

2008-11-04 Thread Marcin Borkowski
? \def\doPutTitle#1% {\page[bigpreference] \vbox\bgroup \raggedcenter #1% \egroup \nobreak\blank[big]} OK, though this looks rather low-level. I was thinking about something more user-friendly;). This raises a philosophical question: is it the ConTeXt way to use low

Re: [NTG-context] How to avoid a page break?

2008-11-04 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
are unnecessary here? \def\doPutTitle#1% {\page[bigpreference] \vbox\bgroup \raggedcenter #1% \egroup \nobreak\blank[big]} OK, though this looks rather low-level. I was thinking about something more user-friendly;). This raises a philosophical question

Re: [NTG-context] How to avoid a page break?

2008-11-04 Thread Marcin Borkowski
} (in MkII, in MkIV page breaks fall in different places). Which percentage signs and \page[no]'s are unnecessary here? \def\doPutTitle#1% {\page[bigpreference] \vbox\bgroup \raggedcenter #1% \egroup \nobreak\blank[big]} OK, though this looks rather low

Re: [NTG-context] How to avoid a page break?

2008-11-04 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
, \doPutTitle{some title} (in MkII, in MkIV page breaks fall in different places). Which percentage signs and \page[no]'s are unnecessary here? \def\doPutTitle#1% {\page[bigpreference] \vbox\bgroup \raggedcenter #1% \egroup \nobreak\blank[big]} OK, though this looks rather low

Re: [NTG-context] Question about columns and etc

2008-11-03 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
for any help in advance! Vyatchelsav You need something more low level. \definestartstop [verse] [commands=\directsetup{verse}, before=\endgraf, after=\allowbreak\endgraf] \startsetups verse \def\obeyedline {\futurelet\next\doobeyedline} \def\doobeyedline

Re: [NTG-context] Minimals - problems with format: metafun.mp

2008-11-03 Thread Johannes Graumann
{document.commands.somehexcolor(\letterhash\uppercase{#1})}}\temp} \catcode`\%=11 \xmlmapvalue{style:text-position}{sub 58%} {\def\leftofspan##1\rightofspan{\low {##1}}} \xmlmapvalue{style:text-position}{super 58%}{\def\leftofspan##1\rightofspan{\high{##1}}} \catcode`\%=14 \definetextbackground

Re: [NTG-context] Load context format at runtime (from luatex)

2008-10-28 Thread Hans Hagen
Mildred Ki'Lya wrote: I want to be able to tun a TeX document which uses macros that are specific to the document I create. And I would like to separate the macros from the actual document. you can define your own commands on top of context (as long as you don't overload essential low level

Re: [NTG-context] Load context format at runtime (from luatex)

2008-10-27 Thread Hans Hagen
will provide a system based on independent components, so that one can make a 'small context like thing' but it has a real low priority (unless someone pays for the effort) Hans - Hans Hagen

Re: [NTG-context] Load context format at runtime (from luatex)

2008-10-27 Thread Mildred Ki'Lya
no idea how to read utf-8 documents in plain TeX). at some time in the future i will provide a system based on independent components, so that one can make a 'small context like thing' but it has a real low priority (unless someone pays for the effort) That, I can understand :) So, I'll dig

Re: [NTG-context] emacs (was: Re: PhD Thesis in ConTeXt)

2008-10-22 Thread Marcin Borkowski
it. * By default, being in dvi or pdf mode doesn't matter: you always end up with a pdf file. This is fine when you have a fast computer, but on low-end, older ones (like mine;)) xdvi is *a lot* faster than xpdf. I use the emacs AUCTeX shipped with ubuntu 8.04. It seems that emacs comes preconfigured

Re: [NTG-context] metapost and luatex (or xetex)

2008-10-04 Thread Hans Hagen
, and as such there is nothing to color; if i construct a more comples model for extensions i can make that work, but i'd rather wait for mplib to be extended with multiple pre/postscripts (is on the agenda but with low priority) (no colorization of pictures with text in mkiv) (In the particular case

Re: [NTG-context] relative file locations when compiling from different folders (in projects)

2008-10-01 Thread Hans Hagen
welcome any hints or suggestions. But as I said: it's all solvable in one way or another, so this is just a low-priority request for sharing your ideas. I'm posting this because I would almost bet that there's some one-liner to solve it all :) :) :) Thanks, Mojca

[NTG-context] relative file locations when compiling from different folders (in projects)

2008-09-30 Thread Mojca Miklavec
in case that I decide to move images or articles to another location in project.) If some elegance exists to solve that, I would welcome any hints or suggestions. But as I said: it's all solvable in one way or another, so this is just a low-priority request for sharing your ideas. I'm posting

Re: [NTG-context] span ROWS in \starttables?

2008-09-12 Thread Aditya Mahajan
\VL b \VL\AR \DC \DL \DR \VL A \VL c \VL\AR \DC \DL \DR \VL \VL d \VL\LR \HL \stoptables does not quite do the job, since the aim is to put a tall object A spanning the three rows. You can use \LOW and \LOWER. See http://www.tug.org/TUGboat/Articles/tb29-1/tb91mahajan.pdf Section 6

Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 51, Issue 40

2008-09-11 Thread Taco Hoekwater
the source for syst-gen-doc, so the wiki page is leading now. But anyway, this low-level reference documentation stuff is on hold while we try to sort out a new infrastructure for texshow. Best wishes, Taco ___ If your

Re: [NTG-context] Protrude quotation marks

2008-09-10 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
right single guillemet [0x00AB] = { 0.50, 0.50 }, -- « left guillemet [0x00BB] = { 0.50, 0.50 }, -- » right guillemet [0x2018] = { 0.70, 0.70 }, -- ‘ left single quotation mark [0x2019] = { 0,0.70 }, -- ’ right single quotation mark [0x201A] = { 0.70, 0}, -- , single low-9 quotation mark

Re: [NTG-context] project too large??

2008-09-10 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
. There is (virtuallly) no limit to that. As to the question why the values are so low in texmf.cnf: keep in mind that TeX runs on some pretty old computers with maybe only 256 MB of RAM. When you prepare such a big system as TeXLive which has to run on all sorts of platforms and hardware, you prefer

Re: [NTG-context] Euler in mkiv

2008-09-07 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Sun, 7 Sep 2008, Mohamed Bana wrote: Hi, Ditto. Are there any instructions for setting this up The situation for math fonts currently is a bit of a mess. Slowly things will become more smooth and a lot of low level code will be converted to lua. For present, in order to use euler you

Re: [NTG-context] Non-printable Unicode control characters

2008-08-17 Thread Hans Hagen
extraction much more useful, etc. rather useless in pdf; at some point i might add proper structure to the pdf output but it has a rather low priority (never needed it) Hans - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA

Re: [NTG-context] Intraword spacing proof of concept

2008-08-15 Thread Hans Hagen
, since we have to letterspace titles and such, there is provision for it in the core (non advertised low level stuff) \stretched {The badness of this line is very bad.} \hbox spread 2cm{\stretched {The badness of this line is very bad.}} \def\stretchedspaceamount{.25em} \stretchednormalcase

Re: [NTG-context] greek

2008-08-10 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
defines font in a more low-level way. It's really only a workaround and should probably disappear altogether; I haven't seen any of these errors in the past. It is also fairly agnostic concerning the engine (mkii or XeTeX or mkiv, though not all fonts will work with all versions) while t

Re: [NTG-context] context manuals sources

2008-07-28 Thread Alan Stone
\interfacetranslationtrue is not defined. that part of the style is kind of low level; the interfase stuff is now xml bases so there is no need for dirtuy hacks any more (overloads and such); i have a better version here (will upload it at some point); Where can the updated version be downloaded please ? Thanks

Re: [NTG-context] modules for TeX Live 2008

2008-07-04 Thread Hans Hagen
into nath an dgiv ehis opinion; the problem is that nath is rather low level hooked into latex's font system; it's impressive stuff but i have no idea if it's still maintained; also, at some point we will redo that kind of things (breaking across lines and so) in lua

Re: [NTG-context] modules for TeX Live 2008

2008-07-04 Thread Aditya Mahajan
to look into nath an dgiv ehis opinion; the problem is that nath is rather low level hooked into latex's font system; it's impressive stuff but i have no idea if it's still maintained; I had tried nath a long time back, but found that it did not work in some cases (if I remember correctly

Re: [NTG-context] Paragraph on the bottom of a page

2008-07-03 Thread Horacio Suarez
other methods. The results are slightly different: \starttext \framed[offset=0pt, frame=off, align=low, height=\textheight, width=\textwidth]{\input tufte } \page % text is slightly higher that on first page, and last linebreak is % different, I don't know why... \hskip0pt\vfill \input tufte

Re: [NTG-context] Paragraph on the bottom of a page

2008-07-03 Thread Peter Münster
=low, height=\textheight, width=\textwidth]{\input tufte } \page % text is slightly higher that on first page, and last linebreak is % different, I don't know why... \hskip0pt\vfill \input tufte \stoptext Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact

Re: [NTG-context] Paragraph on the bottom of a page

2008-07-03 Thread Otared Kavian
it is not elegant but I use vfill with a ~ before. Strange, this doesn't work here: \starttext ~\vfill \input tufte \stoptext Buf I've found 2 other methods. The results are slightly different: \starttext \framed[offset=0pt, frame=off, align=low, height=\textheight, width=\textwidth

Re: [NTG-context] Paragraph on the bottom of a page

2008-07-03 Thread Aditya Mahajan
different: \starttext \framed[offset=0pt, frame=off, align=low, height=\textheight, width=\textwidth]{\input tufte } \page % text is slightly higher that on first page, and last linebreak is % different, I don't know why... \hskip0pt\vfill \input tufte \stoptext Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr

Re: [NTG-context] context manuals sources

2008-07-01 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
/context/ to compile them. The manuals are complete but Hans used many low level code which is now included in the base files with different content or now obsolete and no longer defined. You can see this especially in cont-enp.tex where the code for the x-set-11 module is included in the environment

Re: [NTG-context] context manuals sources

2008-07-01 Thread Hans Hagen
of the style is kind of low level; the interfase stuff is now xml bases so there is no need for dirtuy hacks any more (overloads and such); i have a better version here (will upload it at some point

Re: [NTG-context] context manuals sources

2008-07-01 Thread Alan Stone
command ? I'm receiving compile errors (log file in attachement). Comment the fourth line in layo-02.tex, as the error message says the command \interfacetranslationtrue is not defined. that part of the style is kind of low level; the interfase stuff is now xml bases so there is no need

[NTG-context] ConTeXt meeting - *Important*

2008-06-30 Thread Mojca Miklavec
as above) Additinal fee for decisions payments after 16th July = plus 20 EUR (if there is still free place in hostel) Should you consider the fee too low (or to difficult to calculate), feel free to sponsor the event :) :) :) We accept any amout up to 250 EUR :) :) :) And I try to keep up with my

Re: [NTG-context] fontscript for delicious?

2008-06-15 Thread Hans Hagen
eruby scripts, but it has a low priority) - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74

[NTG-context] distro info

2008-06-10 Thread Andrea Valle
, no computer science background at all. I cannot ask them to be aware of low level installation aspects. My ideal would be something like the standard ConTeXt I was working with an year ago. One installs MacTeX and can start working. Now, we need easy font switching. I'm actually using XeTeX

Re: [NTG-context] distro info

2008-06-10 Thread Andrea Valle
an introductory but real seminar. At my lab the students are all on macosx 10.4/5. Now the probem: All my students comes from humanities, no computer science background at all. I cannot ask them to be aware of low level installation aspects. My ideal would be something like the standard ConTeXt I

Re: [NTG-context] distro info

2008-06-10 Thread Mojca Miklavec
the probem: All my students comes from humanities, no computer science background at all. I cannot ask them to be aware of low level installation aspects. My ideal would be something like the standard ConTeXt I was working with an year ago. One installs MacTeX and can start working. Now, we

Re: [NTG-context] distro info

2008-06-10 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
the students are all on macosx 10.4/5. Now the probem: All my students comes from humanities, no computer science background at all. I cannot ask them to be aware of low level installation aspects. My ideal would be something like the standard ConTeXt I was working with an year ago. One installs

Re: [NTG-context] markup format --- ConTeXt

2008-06-04 Thread Maurice Diamantini
not to be maintained very much I don't think the code in the module is nowadays a good example for writing a module because many low level commands are redefined and it should work now out of the box with the current code or better witth MkIV. I thought so, but ... Le 3 juin 08 à 20:22, nico

Re: [NTG-context] markup format --- ConTeXt

2008-06-03 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
, and cutomize the output with .xsl parameters or LaTeX .sty files - dbcontext seams not to be maintained very much I don't think the code in the module is nowadays a good example for writing a module because many low level commands are redefined and it should work now out of the box with the current code

Re: [NTG-context] markup format --- ConTeXt

2008-06-03 Thread Maurice Diamantini
for **easely** provide pdf output from docbook input, and cutomize the output with .xsl parameters or LaTeX .sty files - dbcontext seams not to be maintained very much I don't think the code in the module is nowadays a good example for writing a module because many low level commands are redefined

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