[NTG-context] Start of application within a context document

2005-09-08 Thread Stephen A. Tjemkes
Hi, If you excuse my ignorance, but I am looking for a simple example how to launch an executable (a tcl/tk script in my case) from within a pdf document prepared by context. During a presentation i would like to show some graphics which are generated through the execution of a tcl/tk

Re: [NTG-context] Problem following OpenType installation basics for ConTeXt article

2005-09-08 Thread Gavin Sinclair
On 9/8/05, Mojca Miklavec [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gavin Sinclair wrote: Adam Lindsay wrote: (This doesn't look like the problem here, but) Are you running the latest ConTeXt? There was a bug in the OpenType support in TeXFont that was fixed in the distribution as of a couple months

Re: [NTG-context] Problem following OpenType installation basics for ConTeXt article

2005-09-08 Thread Hans Hagen
Gavin Sinclair wrote: On 9/8/05, Mojca Miklavec [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gavin Sinclair wrote: Adam Lindsay wrote: (This doesn't look like the problem here, but) Are you running the latest ConTeXt? There was a bug in the OpenType support in TeXFont that was fixed in the

Re: [NTG-context] No more PDF output using mptopdf

2005-09-08 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hi, Jilani Khaldi wrote: Hi All, well, till five minutes ago the command mptopdf myfile.mp gives in output myfile.pdf, but after playing with metafun, now I can't get in output the myfile.pdf using the same command; however, mptopdf says that myfile.pdf has been created, but nothing

Re: [NTG-context] Start of application within a context document

2005-09-08 Thread Hans Hagen
Stephen A. Tjemkes wrote: Hi, If you excuse my ignorance, but I am looking for a simple example how to launch an executable (a tcl/tk script in my case) from within a pdf document prepared by context. During a presentation i would like to show some graphics which are generated through the

Re: [NTG-context] Start of application within a context document

2005-09-08 Thread Stephen A. Tjemkes
Will try this thanks stephen [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/09/05 10:22:06 Stephen A. Tjemkes wrote: Hi, If you excuse my ignorance, but I am looking for a simple example how to launch an executable (a tcl/tk script in my case) from within a pdf document prepared by context. During a

[NTG-context] Adobe reader 7.0.1 for linux

2005-09-08 Thread luigi.scarso
While downloading reader 7.0.1 for linux, I read this from adobe site: By downloading software from the Adobe web site, you agree to the terms of our license agreements, including that you agree not to use Adobe Reader software with any other software, plug-in or enhancement which uses or

Re: [NTG-context] Adobe reader 7.0.1 for linux

2005-09-08 Thread Hans Hagen
luigi.scarso wrote: While downloading reader 7.0.1 for linux, I read this from adobe site: By downloading software from the Adobe web site, you agree to the terms of our license agreements, including that you agree not to use Adobe Reader software with any other software, plug-in or

Re: [NTG-context] cropping with \limitatefirstline

2005-09-08 Thread Peter Rolf
Hi, Hans Hagen wrote: Peter Rolf wrote: Sorry to bother you Hans, but the macro is not working as expected... I can see the cropped text (\underbar + special symbols) and there is an hyphen symbol in the text only example. I've added the example code I used for tests with \limitatetext

Re: [dev-context] Re: [NTG-context] new beta

2005-09-08 Thread Mojca Miklavec
\definecharacter numbersign \companionsymbol{35} But please leave a possibility for something like \companionsymbol[1]{35} \companionsymbol[3]{49} ... (Not the exact syntax, only the principle, which should not set the limits to 256 again.) Otherwise we're at the beginning again

Re: [NTG-context] Problem following OpenType installation basics for ConTeXt article

2005-09-08 Thread Gavin Sinclair
On 9/8/05, Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] I guess I'll give the mswincontext.zip a try. I've hesitated because I don't see any clear instructions anywhere and the directory structure in that zip file is unusual for a Windows distro. Also don't want to ditch MiKTeX entirely

Re: [dev-context] Re: [NTG-context] new beta

2005-09-08 Thread Hans Hagen
Mojca Miklavec wrote: \definecharacter numbersign \companionsymbol{35} But please leave a possibility for something like \companionsymbol[1]{35} \companionsymbol[3]{49} ... (Not the exact syntax, only the principle, which should not set the limits to 256 again.) Otherwise

Re: [NTG-context] cropping with \limitatefirstline

2005-09-08 Thread Hans Hagen
Peter Rolf wrote: Hi, Hans Hagen wrote: Peter Rolf wrote: Sorry to bother you Hans, but the macro is not working as expected... I can see the cropped text (\underbar + special symbols) and there is an hyphen symbol in the text only example. I've added the example code I used for

Re: [NTG-context] Problem following OpenType installation basics for ConTeXt article

2005-09-08 Thread Hans Hagen
Gavin Sinclair wrote: By isolated tex environment I presume you mean an environment that only runs in that dos box. Is that right? Does that isolated environment clash with another TeX installation (i.e. MiKTeX in this case)? I'm led to believe TeX installations are very territorial: they

Re: [NTG-context] Start of application within a context document

2005-09-08 Thread Peter Münster
On Thu, 8 Sep 2005, Hans Hagen wrote: an alternative is to use http requests and a local http server, but then you end up with acrobat waiting for some response (url or submit methods) Or you tell acrobat to use your-script instead of mozilla as browser. Cheers, Peter --

Re: [NTG-context] cropping with \limitatefirstline

2005-09-08 Thread Peter Rolf
Hans Hagen wrote: Peter Rolf wrote: now you owe this list at least three wiki pages -) :)) I'll do my best. 'cropping text' is allready done, but \limitatefirstline doesn't work on the wiki yet. Hans -

Re: [NTG-context] cropping with \limitatefirstline

2005-09-08 Thread Peter Rolf
Hans, is this a trick to get even more wiki pages? \clip is still running wild... :) Greetings, Peter % interface=en output=pdftex % Time-stamp: Donnerstag, 08 September 2005 18:28:23; crop.tex % \setupcolors[state=start] \unprotect \def\limitatefirstline#1#2#3% {\hbox\bgroup\strut

[NTG-context] Re: cropping with \limitatefirstline

2005-09-08 Thread Patrick Gundlach
I'll do my best. 'cropping text' is allready done, but \limitatefirstline doesn't work on the wiki yet. Yes, it does ;-) Patrick (... now) -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl

Re: [NTG-context] cropping with \limitatefirstline

2005-09-08 Thread Hans Hagen
Peter Rolf wrote: Hans, is this a trick to get even more wiki pages? \clip is still running wild... :) hm, clipping looks ok here; is ok here; what version do you use? what sample text? Hans -- -

Re: [NTG-context] cropping with \limitatefirstline

2005-09-08 Thread Peter Rolf
Hans Hagen wrote: Peter Rolf wrote: Hans, is this a trick to get even more wiki pages? \clip is still running wild... :) hm, clipping looks ok here; is ok here; what version do you use? what sample text? seems to be my fault, but I have no time at the moment to find the cause. more

Re: [NTG-context] cropping with \limitatefirstline

2005-09-08 Thread Hans Hagen
Peter Rolf wrote: Hans, is this a trick to get even more wiki pages? \clip is still running wild... :) \unprotect \def\limitatefirstline#1#2#3% {\hbox\bgroup\strut \setbox\scratchbox\hbox{#1}% \ifdim\wd\scratchbox#2\relax \setbox\scratchbox\hbox{#3}% \hsize#2\relax

Re: [NTG-context] Start of application within a context document

2005-09-08 Thread Mojca Miklavec
Hans Hagen wrote: \goto{whatever}[program(somename.cmd)] Great! But how can I pass parameters? \goto{http://contextgarden.net}[program(C:\\windows\\system32\\shutdown.exe)] only prints a help message (pretty unuseful) and

Re: [NTG-context] Start of application within a context document

2005-09-08 Thread Hans Hagen
Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hans Hagen wrote: \goto{whatever}[program(somename.cmd)] Great! But how can I pass parameters? \goto{http://contextgarden.net}[program(C:\\windows\\system32\\shutdown.exe)] only prints a help message (pretty unuseful) and