Re: [NTG-context] Can I use OpenType fonts with ConTeXt on Windows right now

2007-04-13 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello Mojca, Thanks a lot. In other words, XeTeX handles Unicode-coded fonts and the author creates UTF-coded documents. Then those encodings are merged somewhere inside. Do I think right? On 4/13/07, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky wrote: Hello Paul, Thanks a lot for help with Xetex+Context

[NTG-context] XeTeX is broken after ConTeXt update

2007-04-13 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, To get rid of dummy boxes instead of figures in XeTeX output, I've decided to update the stuff (I already has installed fresh latest TeXLive). I typed ctxtools --update then texexec --xtx --make en and even recreated format files from TeXLive GUI. After all, I get

[NTG-context] Updates with older dates

2007-04-13 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Sorry, just found a strange thing. A month old distribution of TeXLive contains bib-mod.doc file dated November 4, 2006. And current cont-tmf.zip contains the same file but dated... September 7, 2006. Strange, isn't it? Best, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky

[NTG-context] No way to use XeTeX

2007-04-13 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
. :((( -- Best, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky ___ ntg-context mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

[NTG-context] Fwd: Re[2]: No way to use XeTeX

2007-04-13 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
77322 words of font info for 68 fonts, out of 120 for 2000 192 hyphenation exceptions out of 8191 47i,22n,60p,526b,1090s stack positions out of 5000i,500n,6000p,20b,5000s -- Best regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky ___ ntg-context mailing list [EMAIL

[NTG-context] Can I use OpenType fonts with ConTeXt on Windows right now

2007-04-12 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
it? Thanks. -- Best regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky ___ ntg-context mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

[NTG-context] OpenType in Windows

2007-04-04 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, I heard that Mac users can typeset in ConTeXt with OpenType fonts. Is it possible on Windows platform? (either in MiKTeX or TeXLive?) Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo

[NTG-context] Microsoft Word - Context

2007-04-02 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
and then easily assemble them. Something, that resembles famous Word2Tex application. What can community say about the sensibility of my idea?And did anyone attempt to implement some conversion tool? Best regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky ___ ntg-context mailing

[NTG-context] SciTe setup

2007-04-02 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hi, A simple newbie 'abstract' question. How to setup fresh SciTe 1.73 installation to work with context scripts? And a more concrete one: how to load context.properties? Best, Vyatcheslav ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl

Re: [NTG-context] anaemic spacing around in-line typed text

2007-04-01 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello Taco, Thanks, I came up with the following \def\comm#1{{\tt#1}\,} \starttext The \comm{rand} function generates pseudo-random numbers. \stoptext I quite satisfied with it, but maybe there is better way to typeset programming keywords? Best regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky

Re: [NTG-context] anaemic spacing around in-line typed text

2007-04-01 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
, 1 Apr 2007 15:40:50 +0300 Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Taco, Thanks, I came up with the following \def\comm#1{{\tt#1}\,} \starttext The \comm{rand} function generates pseudo-random numbers. \stoptext I quite satisfied with it, but maybe there is better way

[NTG-context] Times as math font

2007-04-01 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, Could someone be so kind to tell me why I cannot set Times as math font? The line \definetypeface [myFont] [mm] [math,boldmath] [myfont] [default] [encoding=t2a] seems to do nothing; other code works well. \loadmapfile[t2a-monotype-timesttf.map] \usetypescriptfile[type-buy]

[NTG-context] \setupbodyfont vs. \switchtotypeface

2007-04-01 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, What is better to use given the code below? \setupbodyfont or \switchtotypeface? Both produce the same result but in the second case my pdf file is twice bigger.. \enableregime[cp1251] %\language[ru]\setuplanguage[ru] \loadmapfile[t2a-monotype-timesttf.map]

[NTG-context] anaemic spacing around in-line typed text

2007-03-26 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
The following look ugly because of anaemic spacing before and after typed text. \starttext The {\tt rand} function generates pseudo-random numbers. \stoptext How to fix it? Best, Vyatcheslav___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl

[NTG-context] strange text/math spacing

2007-02-22 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hi, I found a small but annoying thing about math. When I typeset in-line formula like '...a vector of $a_x$ is...', it creates too little space between 'of' and succeeding lowercase math symbol.Uppercase math symbol is treated right. I can leave it as it is, but it strange to me why TeX

[NTG-context] breaking framed text across pages

2007-02-21 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hi, I'm struggling against framed text and is beaten again. If the text below doesn't fit the page, it goes below footer and stops pdf file without explanations. After many experiments I should note that frame text is not user-tolerant construction at all, unlike the whole Context is. :(

[NTG-context] Ugly matrix spacing

2007-02-19 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hi, I'm ConTeXting a text that follows: % \setupwhitespace[big] \setupinterlinespace[line=2.5ex] \starttext The Leslie Matrix is a matrix $L[1:X, 1:X]$ of the form $$\left( {\matrix{ {a_1 } {a_2 } {a_3 } \ldots {a_X } \cr {b_1 } 0 0 0 0 \cr 0 {b_2 } 0 0

[NTG-context] CSS-like coding style

2007-02-17 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, I'm puzzled with an odd thing. If I try to adopt CSS-like coding style, \setuptyping[ before={ \blank[2*big] \setupinterlinespace[line=1ex] }, after={} ] \setuppagenumbering[ location=bottom ] works perfectly. But \setuplayout[

[NTG-context] replacing symbols

2007-02-17 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hi, Let me restate my question. If I get some text from an XML file using \XMLflush, is there a command in PLAIN TeX to replace some symbols (say, ““ - \letterampersand), on-a-fly without invoking perl, ruby, or lisp or ...? Why is there need in external script to do such an easy thing? And

Re: [NTG-context] Newbie questions: integrating ruby/perl scripts into a document

2007-02-16 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
\executesystemcommand{some_external_program ...} When I try something like \starttext Hello \executesystemcommand{1.rb} \stoptext I get systems : system commands are disabled (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo) (D:\context\cd-mus.tuo)

Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 32, Issue 46

2007-02-16 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
@to mail-list editor: sorry, can my last reply about Write18 be excluded from the list? I made wrong and now did it correctly. Thanks ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

Re: [NTG-context] Newbie questions: integrating ruby/perl scripts into a document

2007-02-16 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Thanks, \executesystemcommand{myscript.rb} seems to work. But what is the best way to insert a result (say, formatted text) into the 'caller' document body? The only idea I have is to use \input later in the document, but I'm not sure that it would work. Best regards,

[NTG-context] CD cover tool -- handling unusual symbols in folder names

2007-02-16 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, I try to implement a script that will typeset covers for CD/DVD's that contain music compilations. Now I have script that follows. It scans the root directory of a CD for folders and outputs them a list. The major problem is that I haveand ' symbols in folder names on which

[NTG-context] Newbie questions: integrating ruby/perl scripts into a document; changing line spacing for typed text only

2007-02-15 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
space for the whole document but want minimal spacing inside \starttyping)? With beat regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

[NTG-context] No spacing for typed text in a spaced document

2007-02-13 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello everyone, I use \setupwhitespace[medium] globally but I want to have no spacing between \starttyping and \stoptyping. How do I have to set up this? Thanks in advance, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl

[NTG-context] How to create a standard text block

2007-01-25 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello everybody, Could someone tell me what is the best way to create a standard text block that would consist of a line frames around the text and include some lettering? Such a text block is a State standard in Russia and Ukraine and I want to design it good and possibly include in the Wiki,

Re: [NTG-context] Storing temporary files in a different location

2007-01-04 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello Aditya, Thanks for your reply, but I when I use the command like texexec --purge EssentialCOM.tex it purges only one minor file -- mpgraph.mp, as shown in the log below. I use ConTeXt ver. 2006.07.14 under MikTeX. (An old enough, but the latest available with an automatic update). ...

[NTG-context] Storing temporary files in a different location

2007-01-03 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, Context places a bunch of temporary files into the same folder where my source and output files are. Is there a way to tell texexec to store temporary files in a different location, say, in a \temp folder? With best regards, Vyatcheslav

[NTG-context] texfont doesn't refresh MiKTeX database

2006-12-30 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, I use MikTeX. When I run texfont script, it always fails to do FNDB refresh at the end, saying generating : ls-r databases initexmf: This utility does not accept non-option arguments. It seems like a bug in the script. -- Best regards Vyatcheslav

Re: [NTG-context] Newbie: font sizes (Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky)

2006-12-29 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello Elliot, I'm a newbie too but I change font sizes as follows. {\tfa Big text} {\tfa\bf Big and bold} ... Font size selectors from the smallest to the biggest are \tfxx \tfx \tfa \tfb \tfc \tfd You told about a manual, but there are a lot of manuals around. -- With best regards

Re: [NTG-context] Installing Cyrillic font

2006-12-28 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello all, I've made some progress with your help. (and esp. Mojca's) Following the guidelines from http://home.salamander.com/~wmcclain/context-help.html, I 've defined the Regular font as \enableregime[cp1251] \loadmapfile [t2a-urw-timescyr.map]

Re: [NTG-context] Installing Cyrillic font

2006-12-28 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello all, Thanks to everybody, but I've already written the asked typescript for my installed Cyrillic font (NimbusRomanNo9L). Look at my script, if you interested in. --- \enableregime[cp1251] \loadmapfile [t2a-urw-timescyr.map] \usetypescriptfile[type-buy] \starttypescript [serif]

Re: [NTG-context] Installing Cyrillic font

2006-12-26 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
I am sorry to say that this really looks like the INF of the standard Times-Roman font that does not have cyrillic glyphs (and the same was true of your log file). Yes, Taco, you are right. I was muddled by Extensis Suitcase which displayed Cyrillic text in a font preview mode (probably,

[NTG-context] Fwd: Re[2]: Installing Cyrillic font

2006-12-26 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
I might have missed the point completely, but do you set the file encoding anywhere, such as \enableregime[cp1251] (= windows-1251) anywhere? I didn't try your examples, but unless you set this somewhere cyrilic glyphs unlikely to work properly. Thank you, Mojca. No, I didn't set the

Re: [NTG-context] Installing Cyrillic font

2006-12-26 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
I might have missed the point completely, but do you set the file encoding anywhere, such as \enableregime[cp1251] (= windows-1251) anywhere? I didn't try your examples, but unless you set this somewhere cyrilic glyphs unlikely to work properly. Thank you, Mojca. No, I didn't set the

[NTG-context] Installing Cyrillic font

2006-12-24 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
. (Latin goes well) I'm ready to send any additional relevant info. Best regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

Re: [NTG-context] typesetting in Cyrillic with Times

2006-12-19 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, Ok, now I've started playing with Cyrillic fonts seriously. 1. Antiqua-torunska is really Cyrillic but its typeface far from Times Roman. \usetypescript[antykwa-torunska][t2a] \definetypeface[antw][rm][serif][antykwa-torunska][default][rscale=1,encoding=t2a] \setupbodyfont[antw,12pt]

Re: [NTG-context] typesetting in Cyrillic with Times

2006-12-19 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, Ok, I've started playing with Cyrillic fonts seriously :) -- С наилучшими пожеланиями, Vyatcheslav mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl

[NTG-context] cannot install Times (Cyr) ptb font using TexFont script under MiKTeX 2.5

2006-12-19 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello there, I cannot install Times (Cyr) ptb font using TexFont script under MiKTeX 2.5. I run the following command (from the folder where font collection sits) texfont --sourcepath=. --vendor=adobe --collection=timescyr --makepath --install It does copy the font source into E:\Documents

[NTG-context] typesetting in Cyrillic with Times

2006-12-17 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, How can I typeset in Cyrillic while using the Adobe Times or Utopia fonts? I don't believe that they contain no cyrillic glyphs. It is very disappointing to be limited to weird-looking computer modern. (I work with MikTeX). Thanks Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky

[NTG-context] Creating two-column enumeration inside a frame

2006-12-16 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, I have a problem with creating two-column enumeration inside a frame. If I don't use framed text command (commented here), everything goes well - in two columns. But once I uncomment those lines, the list appears pretty framed but not in columns. Since I have a lot of math formulas

[NTG-context] indenting of first paragraph in (sub)section

2006-12-11 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, I' trying to figure out why \setupindenting[first,medium,yes] does not indents the FIRST paragraph of a section or subsection. An example follows. Thanks in advance. \setupbodyfont[lbr,11pt] \setuppapersize[A4]

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