Re: [NTG-context] Dimensions

2009-01-27 Thread Alan Stone
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 9:32 PM, Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com wrote: Am 26.01.2009 um 20:12 schrieb Alan BRASLAU: The syntax of \dimexpr and \numexpr is subtle and mysterious. For example, \framed[width=.61\textwidth,height=\dimexpr.61\textwidth*1486/1200\relax]{}

Re: [NTG-context] backgrounds: help needed

2009-01-27 Thread Thomas Floeren
__ -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: ntg-context-boun...@ntg.nl [mailto:ntg-context-boun...@ntg.nl] Im Auftrag von Wolfgang Schuster Gesendet: Mittwoch, 21. Januar 2009 00:08 An: mailing list for ConTeXt users Betreff: Re: [NTG-context] backgrounds: help needed Am

Re: [NTG-context] backgrounds: help needed

2009-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Thomas Floeren thomas.floe...@boschung.com wrote: This works for me. \setupcolors[state=start] \definetextbackground [example] [location=paragraph, background=color, backgroundcolor=middlegray, frame=off] \starttext \input knuth

[NTG-context] Background on paragraphs

2009-01-27 Thread Antoine Cailliau
Hi all, I'm new to ConTeXt but not new to LaTeX and I really enjoy to learn again something new and that seems to be cleaner in syntax at least. By reading the excursion, I typed something that did not work on my computer. It is about the background on paragraphs. I've a big black background and

Re: [NTG-context] Background on paragraphs

2009-01-27 Thread Antoine Cailliau
Obviously, I forgot the attachment. Here it is. background.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl /

[NTG-context] Bibtex problems

2009-01-27 Thread Pau
Hello, I have followed the indications of the wiki. In my document, I have: \usemodule[bib] \usemodule[bibltx] \setupbibtex[database=cole] \setuppublications[numbering=yes, sort=author, criterium=all] where cole.bib contains entries such as --- @ARTICLE{Baker07, author =

Re: [NTG-context] Background on paragraphs

2009-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Hi Antoine, By reading the excursion, I typed something that did not work on my computer. It is about the background on paragraphs. I've a big black background and we cannot see the text. I attached the PDF file produced. \setupcolors[state=start]

Re: [NTG-context] backgrounds: help needed

2009-01-27 Thread Thomas Floeren
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Wolfgang Schuster [mailto:schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com] Gesendet: Dienstag, 27. Januar 2009 10:12 An: thomas.floe...@boschung.com; mailing list for ConTeXt users Betreff: Re: [NTG-context] backgrounds: help needed On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:50 AM,

Re: [NTG-context] Background on paragraphs

2009-01-27 Thread Antoine Cailliau
Hi, Thank you a lot for your quick answer. It perfectly worked \setupcolors[state=start] Why is it needed, what does that do exactly? Where can I find more information about? Cheers, Antoine C. ___ If your

[NTG-context] [Fwd: PPCHTEX and LaTeX]

2009-01-27 Thread Hans Hagen
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Re: [NTG-context] Background on paragraphs

2009-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Antoine Cailliau antoinecaill...@gmail.com wrote: \setupcolors[state=start] Why is it needed, what does that do exactly? The command enable color support. Where can I find more information about? wiki: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Colors Beginners manual

Re: [NTG-context] installing fonts pdftex

2009-01-27 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
On Jan 27, 2009, at 12:28 AM, Mohamed Bana wrote: Hi Thomas, Hi, please address questions to the mailing-list, not to me personally. 1. when is the last time you tried to install a font manually using texfont? i've been trying to get install warnockpro and cronospro - both of which

Re: [NTG-context] [Fwd: PPCHTEX and LaTeX]

2009-01-27 Thread Alan BRASLAU
On Tuesday 27 January 2009 12:01:20 Hans Hagen wrote: Encapsulated message PPCHTEX and LaTeX From: Helge Kruse helge.kruse-nos...@gmx.net To: pra...@wxs.nl Date: Today 11:08:17 Hello, I read about PPCHTEX and I would like to use it in my LaTeX environment. I got errors with

[NTG-context] BibTeX in ConTeXt natbib style

2009-01-27 Thread J.A.J. Pater
In LaTeX when using the natbib package I can use: \citet[p. 113]{Bell1992} to get: Bell (1992, p. 112) \cite[p. 113]{Bell1992} to get: (Bell, 1992, p. 112) Trying to do this in ConTeXt I came up with this: \setupcite [author][left=,right=] \setupcite [year][left=,right=] \def\CiteP#1#2%

Re: [NTG-context] BibTeX in ConTeXt natbib style

2009-01-27 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Tue, 27 Jan 2009, J.A.J. Pater wrote: In LaTeX when using the natbib package I can use: \citet[p. 113]{Bell1992} to get: Bell (1992, p.\ 112) \cite[alternative=authoryear, extras={, p. 112}][Bell1992] \cite[p. 113]{Bell1992} to get: (Bell, 1992, p. 112) \cite[alternative=authoryears,

Re: [NTG-context] backgrounds: help needed

2009-01-27 Thread Thomas Floeren
yes, 2009 of course; thanks. Thomas -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Aditya Mahajan [mailto:adit...@umich.edu] Gesendet: Dienstag, 27. Januar 2009 14:57 An: thomas.floe...@boschung.com; mailing list for ConTeXt users Betreff: Re: [NTG-context] backgrounds: help needed On Tue, 27 Jan

Re: [NTG-context] BibTeX in ConTeXt natbib style

2009-01-27 Thread J.A.J. Pater
Thanks a lot! How can I have missed that ... it's in the wiki... On Tue, 27 Jan 2009, J.A.J. Pater wrote: In LaTeX when using the natbib package I can use: \citet[p. 113]{Bell1992} to get: Bell (1992, p.\ 112) \cite[alternative=authoryear, extras={, p. 112}][Bell1992] \cite[p.

Re: [NTG-context] backgrounds: help needed

2009-01-27 Thread Alan BRASLAU
On Tuesday 27 January 2009 15:08:29 Thomas Floeren wrote: yes, 2009 of course; On Tue, 27 Jan 2009, Thomas Floeren wrote: For me this works only with context 2008-10-31. It doesn't work with the beta from 2008-01-18 (no background). Do you mean 2009-01-18? Aditya The example

[NTG-context] unwanted rgb--gray conversion (mkiv)

2009-01-27 Thread Peter Rolf
Hi Hans, The attached example works fine with mkii (text and gfx both use RGB colors). Using mkiv reduces the colorspace of the graphic to GRAY. Sadly PDFX/-4 doesn't allow to mix color profiles of colorspace RGB with GRAY ones. So I'm forced to always use the RGB colorspace... Best wishes,

[NTG-context] [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: PPCHTEX and LaTeX]]]

2009-01-27 Thread Hans Hagen
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Re: [NTG-context] PPCHTEX and LaTeX

2009-01-27 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Hi Helge, Thanks for your kind reply. I have a MikTeX system installed on Windows XP. The context is part of the installation. Although I think that all packages mentioned below are installed I get some error messages in the log. The dvi output is generated, but the errors are strange.

Re: [NTG-context] for the brave

2009-01-27 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, Hans Hagen wrote: Hi, I uploaded beta zip with a prelude to the new structure related code. I hope that I didn't forget files. context --make xp will generate the experimental format (you really need a luatools --generate because there are many new files). With

Re: [NTG-context] backgrounds: help needed

2009-01-27 Thread Thomas Floeren
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Alan BRASLAU [mailto:alan.bras...@cea.fr] Gesendet: Dienstag, 27. Januar 2009 17:04 An: ntg-context@ntg.nl Cc: thomas.floe...@boschung.com; 'Aditya Mahajan' Betreff: Re: [NTG-context] backgrounds: help needed On Tuesday 27 January 2009 15:08:29 Thomas