[NTG-context] A few columnset questions

Hi there, I've been experimenting a bit with columnset (thats THE one feature which will make me convert from LaTeX), and a few questions I have I couldn't find explained in the manuals... 1) Is it possible to put a rule between two columns with columnsets? (I know

[NTG-context] xetex

Hi, this is what texexec (latest version that i will upload) does with xetex: --xetex --xtx : run xetex and process xdv file afterwards using xdvipdfmx --xdv : run xetex and process xdv file afterwards using xdv2pdf when using dvipdfmx, graphics are analyzed using rlxtools --identify

Re: [NTG-context] project files searched for using TEXINPUTS

Sanjoy Mahajan wrote: Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sanjoy Mahajan wrote: The last search, for 'abcd', runs through the entire TEXINPUTS path. The other searches have directories specified, so they will look only in those directories. the reason for the

Re: [NTG-context] Several publication lists

nico wrote: I don't know if it's doable or if it breaks the consistency of the current interface, but I would see something like the list mechanism: sounds ok, but it will take quite some time to do this Cheers, Taco ___ ntg-context mailing

[NTG-context] Columns again

Hi everyone, Is there a way to nest two \startcolumns environments, or to define a columnsetspan that wraps? What I'd like to do is produce a two column text which is unbalanced on the last page, and then place another two-column text in the last column. I haven't yet found a way to do it in

[NTG-context] pdfetex cannot find map files

The problem of cannot open font map file is still there. I deleted all existing context trees from my computer and downloaded the mswincontext.zip (dt. 2006-05-17) from Pragma's website. When I run a simple \starttext Hello World \stoptext file, I get -- [1.1 Warning:

Re: [NTG-context] vertically centered aligment of different sized texts

Hi, Vertical positioning requires a \strut as an anchor. Hereafter you might use \vfill \vfill \starttext \strut \vfill Your Text \vfill \stoptext Willi Aditya Mahajan wrote: On Wed, 17 May 2006, frantisek holop wrote: hi there, another question to which

Re: [NTG-context] pdfetex cannot find map files

Aditya Mahajan wrote: All these map files are located in texmf-local/fonts/map/pdftex/context/ Sounds good TEXFONTMAPS.pdftex = .;$TEXMF/fonts/map/{pdftex,dvips,}// TEXFONTMAPS.pdfetex = .;$TEXMF/fonts/map/{pdftex,dvips,}// TEXFONTMAPS =

Re: [NTG-context] pdfetex cannot find map files

Aditya Mahajan wrote: The problem of cannot open font map file is still there. I deleted all existing context trees from my computer and downloaded the mswincontext.zip (dt. 2006-05-17) from Pragma's website. When I run a simple \starttext Hello World \stoptext file, I get

Re: [NTG-context] vertically centered aligment of different sized texts

how can i make that line vertically centered, like --, the /th seal / :) Abusing math mode is easiest: \def\vcentered#1% {\dontleavehmode\mathematics{\vcenter{\hbox{#1 \starttext {\tfc The \vcentered{{\BigFont 7}\high{th}} Seal} \stoptext Cheers, Taco

Re: [NTG-context] pdfetex cannot find map files

On Wed, 17 May 2006, Hans Hagen wrote: Aditya Mahajan wrote: The problem of cannot open font map file is still there. I deleted all existing context trees from my computer and downloaded the mswincontext.zip (dt. 2006-05-17) from Pragma's website. When I run a simple \starttext Hello World

Re: [NTG-context] pdfetex cannot find map files

On Wed, 17 May 2006, Aditya Mahajan wrote: Aditya Mahajan wrote: The problem of cannot open font map file is still there. I deleted all existing context trees from my computer and downloaded the mswincontext.zip (dt. 2006-05-17) from Pragma's website. When I run a simple \starttext Hello

Re: [NTG-context] batch mode

On Tue, 9 May 2006, Aditya Mahajan wrote: --batch --interaction=batch does not always process file in batch mode, while internally running mp. \starttext \startMPpage draw path ; \stopMPpage \stoptext texmfstart texexec.rb --batch --interaction=batchmode --pdf test should not stop

Re: [NTG-context] Several publication lists

On Wed, 17 May 2006 11:08:50 +0200, Taco Hoekwater [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: nico wrote: I don't know if it's doable or if it breaks the consistency of the current interface, but I would see something like the list mechanism: sounds ok, but it will take quite some time to do this Ok, I

[NTG-context] right way to get type1 ccr fonts?

After a bit of experimenting and reading the mfonts manual, I got the following to include the type1 font for ccr10 (otherwise pdfetex was including /var/cache/fonts/pk/ljfour/public/concrete/ccr10.720pk): \definetypeface[ceul][rm][serif][concrete][default][encoding=default]

Re: [NTG-context] vertically centered aligment of different sized texts

hmm, on Wed, May 17, 2006 at 06:53:47PM +0200, Taco Hoekwater said that Abusing math mode is easiest: \def\vcentered#1% {\dontleavehmode\mathematics{\vcenter{\hbox{#1 \starttext {\tfc The \vcentered{{\BigFont 7}\high{th}} Seal} \stoptext thanks a lot. but if this is

Re: [NTG-context] vertically centered aligment of different sized texts

hmm, on Wed, May 17, 2006 at 06:28:51PM +0200, Willi Egger said that Hi, Vertical positioning requires a \strut as an anchor. Hereafter you might use \vfill \vfill \starttext \strut \vfill Your Text \vfill \stoptext i think this is something else. this

Re: [NTG-context] pdfetex cannot find map files

Aditya Mahajan wrote: Yes, I did. I do not keep texmfstart in my path to prevent running context without sourcing setuptex. I also tried this by running, cscite.bat and compiling the file through scite. I get the same error message. Is it possible that the wrong texmf.cnf is loaded (as

Re: [NTG-context] pdfetex cannot find map files

On Wed, 17 May 2006, Hans Hagen wrote: Aditya Mahajan wrote: Yes, I did. I do not keep texmfstart in my path to prevent running context without sourcing setuptex. I also tried this by running, cscite.bat and compiling the file through scite. I get the same error message. Is it possible

[NTG-context] Missing space in gs.rb from recent con-tmf.zip

The line in scripts/context/ruby/graphics/gs.rb with -dSAFER needs a space before the closing quote. The corrected line is: arguments -q -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dNOPAUSE -dNOCACHE -dBATCH -dSAFER -- George N. White III [EMAIL PROTECTED] Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia

[NTG-context] First hack at new ruby-aware texexec script for linux/unix

There are two classes of users: 1) most error messages are ignored up to and including the ones that promise global thermonuclear war if you click on Yes, or 2) minor warnings bring all work to a halt until explained. In honor of the latter class, who ask about the suggestion to use texstart

Re: [NTG-context] pdfetex cannot find map files

Aditya Mahajan wrote: Usually I get along well with cygwin. This is the first time that cygwin has bitten me back. i cannot test that because i don't want cygwin on my windows machine (i use gnu bin tools compiled for windows when i need something unix) - whenevr i need something that

Re: [NTG-context] pdfetex cannot find map files

On Wed, 17 May 2006, Hans Hagen wrote: Aditya Mahajan wrote: Usually I get along well with cygwin. This is the first time that cygwin has bitten me back. i cannot test that because i don't want cygwin on my windows machine (i use gnu bin tools compiled for windows when i need something

[NTG-context] More Feature Requests for math

Hi Hans, Can you provide some more features to \definematrix and \definemathcases. 1. Allow \definematrix and \definemathcases to have a parameter displaystyle or textstyle. Right now, everything is in textstyle. Consider \startformula a = \startcases \NC E = mc^2 \NC nothing

Re: [NTG-context] customized itemize

On Wed, 10 May 2006, Na Li wrote: Another question, if I do \startitemize[n] \item \startmylist \item \stopmylist \stopitemize The numbers, '1', '2', etc, from the outer list does not line up with the first line of the inner list. How can that be fixed? Try