Hello all,
I'm afraid I've never spent the time to understand fonts properly, I just
make do with the defaults most of the time. Now, however, I am being forced
to use company default fonts for some documents. I have got as far as using
the following commands to setup my body font:
On 2 June 2011 15:26, Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl wrote:
On 2-6-2011 3:57, Richard Stephens wrote:
I've tried making sense of the type-win.mkiv file but it's beyond me! Any
suggestions how to get \tt to use Courier New, for instance?
\setupbodyfont[mcore]
Sorry Hans, I don't understand
Hello all,
I have just noticed that \SetTableToWidth does not work in MKIV.
Simple example below.
\starttext
\SetTableToWidth{8cm}
\starttable[|l|l|]
\NC One \NC Two \NC\SR
\NC Three \NC Four \NC\LR
\stoptable
\stoptext
I get the error:
!
As I cannot use rsynch to update ConTeXt, I was wondering if the
MikTeX distribution might provide an alternative route to getting
updates.
Is it a firewall problem or something else?
Firewall. I am protected by two company firewalls (so I'm told). There
is no prospect of opening ports that
Hello all,
As I cannot use rsynch to update ConTeXt, I was wondering if the
MikTeX distribution might provide an alternative route to getting
updates. There are questions:
1) The Wiki page on MikTeX (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/MikTeX)
still says it's broken. I presume this is out of date?
2)
Hello again,
I am using the latest beta (20.11.2010 12:15) and I've found that a
file with a [tab] inside \starttyping...\stoptyping results in an
error.
Example:
\starttext
\starttyping
Some typing.
\stoptyping
\stoptext
Note the [tab] before Some.
This results in error:
! LuaTeX error
Hello all,
What is the recommended method for creating multi-line labels in MetaPost in
MKIV, please?
I have the following code:
\definetextext[mplabel]{\framed[frame=off,align=middle]}
\starttext
\startMPpage
input mp-tool;
draw fullcircle scaled 5cm;
label(\sometxt[mplabel]{One\\Two}, (0,0));
Am 28.07.10 10:03, schrieb Richard Stephens:
Hello all,
What is the recommended method for creating multi-line labels in MetaPost
in MKIV, please?
I have the following code:
\definetextext[mplabel]{\framed[frame=off,align=middle]}
\starttext
\startMPpage
input mp-tool;
draw
Hi all,
On the wiki at http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Minimals/FAQ is says:
Blocked Firewall port
You are most probably behind a firewall. Make sure that port 873 is
open. If you cannot make any changes yourself and if your admin
objects, you probably won't be able to use rsync for the
Does http://www.pragma-ade.com/download-2.htm help?
--
Vedran Miletić
I used to update to the latest beta using download-2, but it doesn't
contain new binaries and dll's etc.
There is also
http://minimals.contextgarden.net/pragma/
Maybe it doesn't contain the latest ConTeXt, but at
What is the recommended method for creating multi-line labels in MetaPost
in MKIV, please?
I have the following code:
\definetextext[mplabel]{\framed[frame=off,align=middle]}
\starttext
\startMPpage
input mp-tool;
draw fullcircle scaled 5cm;
label(\sometxt[mplabel]{One\\Two}, (0,0));
On 26-7-2010 11:48, John Haltiwanger wrote:
It seems the most successful/widely adopted form is to vary from 'he'
to 'she' (so that in one sentence you use one, in the next another).
Some authors even change the gender within a sentence. This method was
adopted because 'one' (the real
Hello,
I am preparing a document with a publication list generated from BibTeX but
I get the following error:
! LuaTeX error .../context/texmf-context/tex/context/base/bibl-tra.lua:83:
attempt to compare nil with number
stack traceback:
.../context/texmf-context/tex/context/base/bibl-tra.lua:83:
I'm using columnsets for a paper with 2 columns and copied an examples from
the wiki and the columnsets documentation to give the following commands:
\definecolumnset[colset][n=2]
\setupcolumnset[colset][2][distance=5mm]
\definecolumnsethsize{colset}{1}{1}\One
Can anyone please tell me how to reduce the hanging indent in a
publication list?
I am using the APA style and there is a hanging indent of about 1
cm, I would like to reduce this to 0.5 cm but I cannot work out how to
do it.
I use the command \placepublications to generate the list.
Can anyone please tell me how to reduce
the hanging indent in a publication list?
I am using the APA style and there is
a hanging indent of about 1 cm, I would like to reduce this to 0.5 cm but
I cannot work out how to do it.
I use the command \placepublications
to generate the list.
Thanks,
Hi all,
The default figure caption looks like:
Figure 1 User caption. How do I change this to Fig.
1 User caption, i.e. change Figure to Fig.?
I've looked for an example but I cannot
work it out.
Thanks,
Richard
Converteam UK Ltd. Registration Number: 5571739 and Converteam Ltd.
The default figure caption looks like:
Figure 1 User caption. How do I
change this to Fig. 1 User caption, i.e. change Figure
to Fig.?
I've looked for an example but I cannot work it out.
\setuplabeltext[en][figure=Fig. ]
Wolfgang
Thanks Wolfgang, that's fantastic!
Richard
Explicit setting of :
\setupcaptions[way=bysection]
\setupformulas[way=bysection]
works.
Best wishes,
Taco
I'm afraid this suggestion ALMOST works---it restarts the numbering
in
each new section, but it
does not prefix the numbers with the section number, so
Hello,
Does anyone else have the following problems with numbering
for
figures, equations etc in MKIV
1. Using \setupnumbering[way=bysection] does not work
2. The colour of references to figures etc is wrong.
\setupinteraction[state=start,
Oops - I forgot to change the subject, sorry for the
noise!
Hello,
Does anyone else have the following problems with numbering
for
figures, equations etc in MKIV
1. Using \setupnumbering[way=bysection] does not work
2. The colour of references to figures etc is wrong.
Hello,
Does anyone else have the following
problems with numbering for figures, equations etc in MKIV
1. Using \setupnumbering[way=bysection]
does not work
2. The colour of references to figures
etc is wrong.
The example below illustrates the problems.
Try compiling in MKII and MKIV and note
Long ago (when I was still using JabRef) I was
thinking about creating
support for export into ConTeXt-specific format.
Mojca
What a teaser! So if you're not using JabRef now,
what are you using and why?
Richard
Converteam UK Ltd. Registration Number: 5571739 and Converteam Ltd.
Patrick wrote:
Hi all,
the garden maintainers have moved the command reference from texshow-web
(
http://texshow.contextgarde.net)
to the wiki, below the page
http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Category:Reference/en
This means, everybody can update the command reference now! Hooray!
No, not like those. I mean like a real
manual. I read the book
about Hasselt---a few examples without explanations.
I am absolutely gobsmacked (astounded, astonished)
at some of the comments on this and other threads!
ConTeXt - an Excursion and ConTeXt
the Manual together are wonderful. I
There's another feature that would be REALLY useful
in texshow-web: the ability to show the output from code, in the same way
that the Wiki shows the output from code between context and /context.
Is this a possibility?
Richard
P.S. There is an error in cont-en.xml for the command
lohi: the
Hello,
On the texshow-web Help page it says
that the page for a specific command can be invoked using a parameter for
the url, e.g. http://texshow.contextgarden.net/about.
I have tried this but all I get is a page saying Error
message: Cannot recognize URL.
I have tried with a space before the
of Shi`i Studies
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523[attachment context_xml_zip deleted
by
Richard STEPHENS/GBRUG03/APC] [attachment attachment130.txt
deleted by Richard STEPHENS/GBRUG03/APC]
Converteam UK Ltd. Registration Number
On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:58:26 -0700, richard.steph...@converteam.com
wrote:
Does anyone use Notepad++ with the function calltips
feature? Checking
the
context.xml definition file, there are calltips defined for
\startitemize, but
they never appear when I'm typing, even though the
On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:58:26 -0700, richard.steph...@converteam.com
wrote:
Does anyone use Notepad++ with the function calltips
feature? Checking
the
context.xml definition file, there are calltips defined for
\startitemize, but
they never appear when I'm typing, even though the
Dear All,
I have recently added two new pages
to the Wiki, one for Scite (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Scite
) and one for Notepad++ (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Notepad%2B%2B)
I have used words plagiarised from release notes and the
mailing list, plus some of my own experiences of trying to
Hello,
Is it possible to generate multi-line labels in MetaPost?
I have
naively tried the following hoping to get a line feed
between the
two words, but it doesn't work!
label.rt( btex One \crlf Two etex, (0,0));
Hello again,
I have generated some ConTeXt documents
with figures using MetaPost. The figures
have labels which use \sometxt{}. Everything
works beautifully!
Now I have an unenlightened customer
(he does not use ConTeXt) who wants to import my figures into his documents.
He can accept eps or pdf
I have generated some ConTeXt documents
with figures using MetaPost. The figures
have labels which use \sometxt{}. Everything works beautifully!
Now I have an unenlightened customer (he does not use ConTeXt)
whowants to
import my figures into his documents.
He can accept eps or pdf
Hello,
Is it possible to generate multi-line labels in MetaPost? I
have
naively tried the following hoping to get a line feed between
the
two words, but it doesn't work!
label.rt( btex One \crlf Two etex, (0,0));
\defineframed[mplabel][frame=off,align=right,width=fit]
Hello,
Is it possible to generate multi-line
labels in MetaPost? I have naively tried the following hoping to
get a line feed between the two words, but it doesn't work!
label.rt( btex One \crlf Two etex, (0,0));
Thanks,
Richard
Converteam UK Ltd. Registration Number: 5571739 and
I am using mkiv beta (14-Jun-09) and the \digits command does not like
the
decimal point. Any suggestions?
a lpeg grammar ?
--
luigi
I'm sorry, I don't understand.
Does anybody else have this problem, or is it just me?
Richard
Converteam UK Ltd. Registration Number: 5571739 and
I've recently started using mkiv because of the fonts, but I have found
lots of things that don't work.
The trouble is, I don't know if it's just me, or whether I need to go back
to mkii until things settle down.
Can someone, PLEASE, tell me if they get any of the following problems with
mkiv
Hello,
I am using mkiv beta (14-Jun-09) and the \digits command does not like the
decimal point. Any suggestions?
Test code and log file follow:
Richard
Test code
\starttext
\digits{1.6}
\stoptext
Log file
This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.40.5-2009061023 (Web2C 2009)
\write18
richard.steph...@converteam.com wrote:
Using today's beta (2009-06-03), my abbreviations seem to be upset by
the
\usemodule[bib] command.
Here is a simple test case in which the first line is okay, but the
second
line, with ! after the abbreviation, fails.
\enableregime[il1]
Hello again,
I want to set up a header which stretches across the margins as well as the
text area, so I've defined a layer for use as a background, as follows:
\setuplayout[backspace=3.5cm,leftmargin=0.5cm,leftmargindistance=1.0cm]
\definelayer[pagenumber][width=3cm,height=3cm]
\startsetups
I need all section heads to be in full-size capitals, so I tried:
\setuphead[section][textcommand=\uppercase]
\starttext
\section{New section}
\input knuth
\stoptext
But I still get lowercase.
Using 'textcommand=\cap' gives me small capitals, but I want full-size
capitals.
Is there a way to
There seems to be a problem in the referencing to equations in the version
of MKIV I'm using:
ConTeXt ver: 2009.06.03 11:48 MKIV fmt: 2009.6.3 int: english/english
In the following code, the reference to the equation fails, resulting in
'??'. Using MKII everything is fine.
\starttext
Am 04.06.2009 um 14:56 schrieb richard.steph...@converteam.com:
I need all section heads to be in full-size capitals, so I tried:
\setuphead[section][textcommand=\uppercase]
\starttext
\section{New section}
\input knuth
\stoptext
But I still get lowercase.
Using
Using today's beta (2009-06-03), my abbreviations seem to be upset by the
\usemodule[bib] command.
Here is a simple test case in which the first line is okay, but the second
line, with ! after the abbreviation, fails.
\enableregime[il1]
\abbreviation {KF} {Kalman filter}
\usemodule[bib]
I wanted to get a clean, up-to-date installation of Context on Windows
(without using rsync), so started from scratch as follows:
1. Downloaded
http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/install/minimals-snapshot-mswin.zip
2. Unzipped to C:\Tools\context
3. Renamed C:\Tools\context\texmf-context
All I've got to do now is get Scite working again :-(
Why not Emacs :) It's also quite nice for ConTeXt.
P.
I used Emacs when I was young and idealistic, but over the years all those
keyboard commands have been beaten out of me and it's beyond me now ;-)
I did try it again recently in a
Hello everyone,
I wanted to get a clean, up-to-date installation of Context on Windows
(without using rsync), so started from scratch as follows:
1. Downloaded
http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/install/minimals-snapshot-mswin.zip
2. Unzipped to C:\Tools\context
3. Renamed
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 10:56, richard.steph...@converteam.com wrote:
Hello everyone,
I wanted to get a clean, up-to-date installation of Context on Windows
(without using rsync), so started from scratch as follows:
1. Downloaded
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 10:23, richard.steph...@converteam.com wrote:
I am using ConTeXt on a company Windows PC behind two firewalls with no
possibility of accessing or changing the firewalls. I've tried to
update
using the minimals installation and rsync, but nothing gets through.
What
Lutz Haseloff lutz.hasel...@googlemail.com wrote on 29/05/2009 11:04:55:
Hi Richard,
1. Install Ruby
right
2. Install Perl
I think, Perl is not needed anymore.
Download
http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/install/minimals-snapshot-mswin.zip
I unzip it in c:\, you get
Gentlemen and Ladies,
I am using ConTeXt on a company Windows PC behind two firewalls with no
possibility of accessing or changing the firewalls. I've tried to update
using the minimals installation and rsync, but nothing gets through. What
is the recommended method of updating to the latest
On Tue, 26 May 2009, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky wrote:
If you have Windows OS, then please
\usetypescriptfile[type-win]
\usetypescript[arial]\setupbodyfont[arial, 12pt]
I'm being asked to use Arial font (not my choice!)
I am using Windows, but the above did nothing - I ended up with
Hello all,
I would like to include a very small copyright notice, e.g.
{\tfxx \copyright 2009 Acme Co Ltd}
but the © does not shrink with the text. How do I change the size of
\copyright?
Thanks,
Richard
Converteam UK Ltd. Registration Number: 5571739 and Converteam Ltd.
Registration
I would like to include a very small copyright notice, e.g.
{\tfxx \copyright 2009 Acme Co Ltd}
but the © does not shrink with the text. How do I change the size of
\copyright?
EC encoding does not reserve a slot for the copyright symbol,
so in default mkii, it is being built up
Hello all,
I have read many of the documents from the Wiki on using fonts, but I am
still not sure of one or two, probably obvious, things:
1) I'm being asked to use Arial font (not my choice!) and I see from
searching the context tree that there are .afm files, .tfm files and .map
files with
Hello,
I've been happily using a fairly old version of Context for a while
(ConTeXt ver: 2008.08.05 18:47 MKII fmt: 2008.11.14 int:
english/english) but decided that I perhaps ought to try to update to
something more modern. I tried to get the minimals for Windows by
downloading
Aditya wrote:
If others are interested, I can also release it on ConTeXt garden and
provide some documentation.
Aditya
Please, please, please can you (or someone) post on the wiki? I was looking
for a two-column layout for and IFAC conference which is very similar to
IEEE and I ended-up
I am using the bib module and I want to redefine the display style for
the
references. I have therefore created a new file bibl-ris.tex which I
have put in the same folder as bibl-apa.tex and the other existing
ones.
In my environment file I have \setuppublications[alternative=ris].
Hello,
I am using the bib module and I want to redefine the display style for the
references. I have therefore created a new file bibl-ris.tex which I
have put in the same folder as bibl-apa.tex and the other existing ones.
In my environment file I have \setuppublications[alternative=ris].
Hello All,
I have a document in two columns and I need about 3mm vertical spacing
between paragraphs.
I've tried
\setupwhitespace[small]
and
\setupwhitespace[3mm]
but neither looks any different from \setupwhitespace[medium]or [big].
\setupwhitespace[none] gives no space.
There is a
Hello All,
I have a document in two columns and I need about 3mm vertical spacing
between paragraphs.
I've tried
\setupwhitespace[small]
and
\setupwhitespace[3mm]
but neither looks any different from \setupwhitespace[medium]or [big].
\setupwhitespace[none] gives no space.
Hello,
I want section headings to be in capitals, but when I use:
\setuphead[section][style=cap]
I get an error as follows:
! Argument of \getvalue has an extra }.
inserted text
\par
to be read again
}
\uppercased ...d \xdef \@@expanded {\uppercase {#1
What else changes when I switch over to columns? Do I need a whole new
environment within columns?
\setupwhitespace should be enough but you could define a new environment
and hide the setup in the environment file.
\definestartstop
[mycolumns]
[before=\startcolumns,
I am using \filename to type-set filenames. Some of these are very
long
(greater than 30 characters) and overhang
the right hand margin, sometimes even disappearing off the edge of the
page. The first line break is just before the
full stop. There are usually plenty of spaces in the
\def\myfilename#1{{\spaceskip.25em plus
1em\relax\tttf\normallanguage\zerocount#1}}
\myfilename{Transfer functions for PID and KF controllers.xmcd}
\myfilename{Transfer functions for PID and KF controllers.xmcd}
\myfilename{Transfer functions for PID and KF controllers.xmcd}
I want to put an index in its own section using
\section{Index}
\placeindex
I cannot use \completeindex because that starts a new chapter, not section.
Unfortunately, the header often gets separated from the index, being left
as the last line on the page.
I searched the mail archive and found a
I am using \filename to type-set filenames. Some of these are very long
(greater than 30 characters) and overhang
the right hand margin, sometimes even disappearing off the edge of the
page. The first line break is just before the
full stop. There are usually plenty of spaces in the names.
adding notes to a command, is it possible to add a URL link to a
particular page in one of the manuals? This would great for looking up a
command and going straight to the relevant entry in the relevant manual.
Regards,
Richard Stephens
Hello,
Can anyone suggest a good way of type-setting filenames in ConTeXt? They
are usually long with few spaces and so often overhang the right-hand
margin and even fall off the edge of the page. They also often include
backslashes and underscores which I have to manually change - very
Aditya,
Many thanks, that works beautifully.
Thanks again.
Richard
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello All,
I just tried the following on Context Live:
\starttext
\startitemize[n]
\item one
\item two
\startitemize
\item a
\item b
\stopitemize
Hello All,
I just tried the following on Context Live:
\starttext
\startitemize[n]
\item one
\item two
\startitemize
\item a
\item b
\stopitemize
\item three
\stopitemize
\stoptext
and the first itemize starts at 0. Remove the inner itemize and it starts
at 1.
Is
I have consulted the manuals and even the source (core-con.tex) but I
cannot find a way of getting a three-letter month using the \date
command.
For example, I would like to display today's date as 23-Apr-08. This
gives a short display suitable for use in a margin, but avoids the
I have consulted the manuals and even the source (core-con.tex) but I
cannot find a way of getting a three-letter month using the \date
command.
For example, I would like to display today's date as 23-Apr-08. This
gives a short display suitable for use in a margin, but avoids the
Aditya Mahajan wrote:
See if this works (untested)
\unprotect
\setuplabeltext [\s!en] [\v!january :\s!mnem=Jan.]
\setuplabeltext [\s!en] [\v!february :\s!mnem=Feb.]
\setuplabeltext [\s!en] [\v!march:\s!mnem=Mar.]
\setuplabeltext [\s!en] [\v!april:\s!mnem=Apr.]
\setuplabeltext [\s!en]
Hello All,
I have consulted the manuals and even the source (core-con.tex) but I
cannot find a way of getting a three-letter month using the \date command.
For example, I would like to display today's date as 23-Apr-08. This
gives a short display suitable for use in a margin, but avoids the
which just closes the document you are building
and leaves others open?
Thanks,
Richard Stephens
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Wolfgang and Mojca,
Thank-you for your replies. They have enabled me to set up a little batch
file to make life easier when I want to generate a module document.
Thanks,
Richard Stephens
___
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.
Can anyone suggest what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks.
Richard Stephens
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I have downloaded the latest Notepad++ and ConTeXt settings as
suggested
by Professor Hamid and I'm enjoying the experience of using them!
However, I do not really like the colour scheme and tried to alter the
background colours by editing Application
Data/Notepad++/UserDefineLang.xml,
I have downloaded the latest Notepad++ and ConTeXt settings as suggested
by Professor Hamid and I'm enjoying the experience of using them!
However, I do not really like the colour scheme and tried to alter the
background colours by editing Application
Data/Notepad++/UserDefineLang.xml,
!)
My supplementary question is: why doesn't the layout for a book type
print out the edition which I have defined in the publication
definition? I really want to change the layout of the book type to
include the edition immdiately after the title in the same font.
Thanks,
Richard Stephens
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