Re: [NTG-context] Context-minimal installation problem.

2009-08-18 Thread luigi scarso
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 6:15 PM, John Culletonj...@wexfordpress.com wrote: Tried to install context minimals including the steps mktexlsr texexec --make --all No errors at this point.  But when I tried to run pdftex I get the error message I can't find the format file `pdftex.fmt!' Did you

Re: [NTG-context] Context-minimal installation problem.

2009-08-18 Thread Hans van der Meer
This is the install script I am using. It might be a starting point for you: #!/bin/bash CONTEXTVERSION=beta CONTEXTDIRECTORY=$HOME/TeX/context/$CONTEXTVERSION rm -R $CONTEXTDIRECTORY mkdir -p $CONTEXTDIRECTORY/tex cd $CONTEXTDIRECTORY ln -s $HOME/Library/texmf tex/texmf-local #cp -R

Re: [NTG-context] Context-minimal installation problem.

2009-08-18 Thread John Culleton
On Tuesday 18 August 2009 12:55:02 pm luigi scarso wrote: On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 6:15 PM, John Culletonj...@wexfordpress.com wrote: Tried to install context minimals including the steps mktexlsr texexec --make --all No errors at this point.  But when I tried to run pdftex I get the

Re: [NTG-context] Context-minimal installation problem.

2009-08-18 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
On Aug 18, 2009, at 6:15 PM, John Culleton wrote: Tried to install context minimals including the steps mktexlsr texexec --make --all No errors at this point. But when I tried to run pdftex I get the error message I can't find the format file `pdftex.fmt!' That file is not anywhere in my

Re: [NTG-context] Context-minimal installation problem.

2009-08-18 Thread John Culleton
On Tuesday 18 August 2009 01:48:09 pm Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: On Aug 18, 2009, at 6:15 PM, John Culleton wrote: Tried to install context minimals including the steps mktexlsr texexec --make --all No errors at this point. But when I tried to run pdftex I get the error message I can't

Re: [NTG-context] Context-minimal installation problem.

2009-08-18 Thread luigi scarso
You are using ConTeXt minimals. You are using texexec to generate the ConTeXt formats (cont-en.fmt etc.). Why would you expect a format file for pure pdftex to be produced? puff ... true . I was confused with plain.fmt I'm getting older, nothing to say. John, pdftex.fmt is a matter of

Re: [NTG-context] Context-minimal installation problem.

2009-08-18 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
On Aug 18, 2009, at 8:04 PM, John Culleton wrote: OK, so I can't use Context-minimals and still use pdftex. I discovered years ago that many plain pdftex files would work with texexec because Context is really an elaborate set of macros depending on pdftex. I'll try texexec on my pdftex

Re: [NTG-context] Context-minimal installation problem.

2009-08-18 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 20:04, John Culleton wrote: On Tuesday 18 August 2009 01:48:09 pm Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: You are using ConTeXt minimals. You are using texexec to generate the ConTeXt formats (cont-en.fmt etc.). Why would you expect a format file for pure pdftex to be produced? OK,

Re: [NTG-context] Context-minimal installation problem.

2009-08-18 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 20:11, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: 3. It should be easy to produce pdftex.fmt in the minimals; it just lacks a tool such as fmtutil. But you could try and copy over etex.ini for your texlive-installation and then run pdftex on it. Oh ... I forgot about etex. Whenever I

Re: [NTG-context] Context-minimal installation problem.

2009-08-18 Thread John Culleton
On Tuesday 18 August 2009 03:02:20 pm Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 20:04, John Culleton wrote: On Tuesday 18 August 2009 01:48:09 pm Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: You are using ConTeXt minimals. You are using texexec to generate the ConTeXt formats (cont-en.fmt etc.). Why would

Re: [NTG-context] Context-minimal installation problem.

2009-08-18 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 18.08.2009 um 21:29 schrieb John Culleton: Also I find font handling easier in pdftex. Just a single statement is needed. Can you a bit more specific what do you mean with this sentence. Wolfgang ___ If

Re: [NTG-context] Context-minimal installation problem.

2009-08-18 Thread John Culleton
On Tuesday 18 August 2009 03:30:36 pm Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Am 18.08.2009 um 21:29 schrieb John Culleton: Also I find font handling easier in pdftex. Just a single statement is needed. Can you a bit more specific what do you mean with this sentence. Wolfgang Well if I want bitstream

Re: [NTG-context] Context-minimal installation problem.

2009-08-18 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 18.08.2009 um 22:09 schrieb John Culleton: Also I find font handling easier in pdftex. Just a single statement is needed. Can you a bit more specific what do you mean with this sentence. Well if I want bitstream charter roman at 11.2pts I can say \font\rm bchr8r at 11.2pt and I am done.