Re: [NTG-context] Newbie questions

2006-06-29 Thread Thomas Moore
Dear Hans: it's a stepwise process - first set up a basic page style (next time in a big bookshop i'll take a look at the series) and set up a font; that way you get an idea how well things will fit - then develop the structure + associated style mapping while writing (or

Re: [NTG-context] Newbie questions

2006-06-29 Thread Thomas Moore
Dear Sanjoy:You want\setuppapersize[letter][letter]otherwise you get letter sized pages imposed on A4 paper (not widelyavailable in Pomona probably!) because the default value for thesecond argument is A4. Wow, you are right. I really appreciate your catching

Re: [NTG-context] Newbie questions

2006-06-29 Thread Thomas Moore
On Jun 28, 2006, at 6:12 PM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: Dear ConTeXt gurus: I am not a context guru, but will still give it a shot ;) Thanks for your help! OK, I have gotten some off-list help from Mojca, who has answered most of my questions and helped me polish the two page version of my

[NTG-context] I think that I need professional help... :-)

2006-06-29 Thread Thomas Moore
, please contact me off-list, and I will describe the layouts I need in more detail and ask for a bid. Thanks for any interest, Thomas Moore ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

Re: [NTG-context] Newbie questions

2006-06-28 Thread Thomas Moore
On Jun 25, 2006, at 9:54 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hoping that someone can fix at least one of the solutions above to work as intended, ok, here is a trick: now, the left right page problem is up to you ... keep in mind that we have \setupbackgrounds

Re: [NTG-context] Newbie questions

2006-06-28 Thread Thomas Moore
Dear ConTeXt gurus: OK, I have gotten some off-list help from Mojca, who has answered most of my questions and helped me polish the two page version of my code (thanks, Mojca!). I have included what he helped me work out below. There is one remaining problem. The first page is correct, but

[NTG-context] Newbie questions

2006-06-24 Thread Thomas Moore
I am new to ConTexT and TeX (thinking about migrating from InDesign). I am using TexShop and the teTeX distribution on Mac OS X 10.4. I have two questions that I cannot seem to answer after studying the manuals and the archives. 1. I have successfully set up a doublesided layout that has a

Re: [NTG-context] Newbie questions

2006-06-24 Thread Thomas Moore
On Jun 24, 2006, at 8:46 AM, Sanjoy Mahajan wrote: I have figured out how to download the t-amsl module and can successfully invoke it as long as the t-amsl.tex file is in the same folder as my document files. But how do I install it permanently so that I can invoke it in all my documents?

Re: [NTG-context] Newbie questions

2006-06-24 Thread Thomas Moore
Dear Mojca: ...it permanently so that I can invoke it in all my documents? I was unable to find instructions in the ConTexT garden for this, and what I could find on the archives was not helpful (something about running mktexlsr and/or texhash that I have don't know how to do in OS X, and