Re: [NTG-context] processing of setvariables/getvariables again

2005-10-21 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hi Thomas, It looks like you are looking for (inside the module): \def\initializegreek {\switchtobodyfont[My\getvariable{Greek}{font}]} \appendtoks \initialize \to \everystarttext There is no other way to get arguments to/from the module. For Hans: it would be really cool if there was

Re: [NTG-context] processing of setvariables/getvariables again

2005-10-21 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Taco Hoekwater wrote: Hi Thomas, It looks like you are looking for (inside the module): \def\initializegreek {\switchtobodyfont[My\getvariable{Greek}{font}]} \appendtoks \initialize \to \everystarttext Sorry, of course this should read: \appendtoks \initializegreek \to

Re: [NTG-context] processing of setvariables/getvariables again

2005-10-21 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
Hi Taco, thanks for your reply!! I have to catch a train now, but I'll try your suggestion tonight when I'm back. And yes, having the modulesomething variables would be great. What does \appendtoks do? Thanks, and all best Thomas On Oct 21, 2005, at 10:24 AM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: Hi

Re: [NTG-context] processing of setvariables/getvariables again

2005-10-21 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: Hi Taco, thanks for your reply!! I have to catch a train now, but I'll try your suggestion tonight when I'm back. And yes, having the modulesomething variables would be great. What does \appendtoks do? It appends stuff to token registers (like \everystarttext)

Re: Antwort: Re: [NTG-context] distance with \godown

2005-10-21 Thread Willi Egger
Hi Jessica, I think this has to do with interaction. In my opinion it is important that each line is starting with \gotopage and not sometimes with \framed. My be that your MPgraphic kasten should be working with \overlaywidth and \overlayheight in order to prevent problems discussed in the

[NTG-context] mails

2005-10-21 Thread Hans Hagen Test
Hi, I'm a bit slow in reading / answering mails this week because of a change of the internal mail server (imap etc) and related mail box conversions. Sorry. Hans ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl

Re: Antwort: Re: [NTG-context] distance with \godown

2005-10-21 Thread Hans Hagen Test
Jessica Holle wrote: Yes this works. Thx, But I've testet it with godown=0pt When I say this is to much distance between the kastens and comment \godown=0pt out there is the same strange thing. When I comment it on all my pages out there is a bigger distance between the first and second kasten.

[NTG-context] blank line

2005-10-21 Thread Boris Pedrofiets
Hi all, I like to get blank lines (or halve lines) between mij paragraphs. I seem to misuntherstand something compleetly, because I can't get it working. Can anyone point me out?? Boris _ Een audiogesprek? Pak Messenger, niet

Re: [NTG-context] blank line

2005-10-21 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Boris Pedrofiets wrote: Hi all, I like to get blank lines (or halve lines) between mij paragraphs. I seem to misuntherstand something compleetly, because I can't get it working. Can anyone point me out?? For single cases: \blank [line] % one line or \blank [halfline] % half of a line

[NTG-context] long quotation problem

2005-10-21 Thread Alan Bowen
I have been adapting some of my old Plain TeX macros to ConTeXt, using hints and suggestions from the ConTeXt wiki. What I have thus far works exactly as desired in the body text, but fails in the footnotes. I have appended some encoded text that shows the problem. Note the poor

[NTG-context] Re: updated service on garden

2005-10-21 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Some updates... due to a stupid bug, all views were redirected to a login page. This is now fixed. Sorry. There are now more then 120 articles, manuals and webpages in the database, all searchable and most with a download link. So if you cannot find your answer on the wiki, mailinglist etc, just

Re: [NTG-context] long quotation problem

2005-10-21 Thread Peter Rolf
Hi Alan, please, *no* more latin examples. Since school I have an allergy against it ;) Alan Bowen wrote: I have been adapting some of my old Plain TeX macros to ConTeXt, using hints and suggestions from the ConTeXt wiki. What I have thus far works exactly as desired in the body text, but

Re: [NTG-context] long quotation problem

2005-10-21 Thread Willi Egger
Hi Alan, I tried your code. I made the extract to be typeset in red.- Indeed a poor spacing. I withdrew the \godown[0.10pc]. The result looked fine to me. Then I replaced the \godown by \blank[halfline], the result was again o.k. Finally the \godown[0.10pc] was replaced with \godown[12pt] and

Re: [NTG-context] long quotation problem

2005-10-21 Thread Hans Hagen Test
Alan Bowen wrote: I have been adapting some of my old Plain TeX macros to ConTeXt, using hints and suggestions from the ConTeXt wiki. What I have thus far works exactly as desired in the body text, but fails in the footnotes. I have appended some encoded text that shows the problem. Note

Re: [NTG-context] long quotation problem

2005-10-21 Thread Hans Hagen Test
Willi Egger wrote: Hi Alan, I tried your code. I made the extract to be typeset in red.- Indeed a poor spacing. I withdrew the \godown[0.10pc]. The result looked fine to me. Then I replaced the \godown by \blank[halfline], the result was again o.k. Finally the \godown[0.10pc] was replaced

Re: [NTG-context] long quotation problem

2005-10-21 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
Hey, please don't take the famous lorem ipsum for Latin, or those knowing Latin will be offended... This is just random gibberish looking slightly Latin :-) Thomas On Oct 21, 2005, at 6:56 PM, Peter Rolf wrote: please, *no* more latin examples.

Re: [NTG-context] long quotation problem

2005-10-21 Thread Peter Rolf
Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: Hey, please don't take the famous lorem ipsum for Latin, or those knowing Latin will be offended... This is just random gibberish looking slightly Latin :-) Oeps. Now I know why I didn't get the Latinum :) Peter Thomas On Oct 21, 2005, at 6:56 PM, Peter Rolf

Re: [NTG-context] long quotation problem

2005-10-21 Thread Alan Bowen
Among printers this Latinate gibberish (which was “taken” from Cicero) was known as “greeked text” or as “printers’ Greek”—which is really nonsense and yet another reason not to pay attention to it! Alan On Oct 21, 2005, at 1:40 PM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: Hey, please don't take the

Re: [NTG-context] long quotation problem

2005-10-21 Thread Alan Bowen
Peter, Willi, and Hans— I have incorporated your suggestions for getting better looking long quotations, and all is now working very well indeed. Many thanks to you all. Alan PS For the record, here is what I have now—just in case someone down the line runs into the same problem. A.

[NTG-context] margin kerning problem

2005-10-21 Thread Alan Bowen
Sorry for the flurry of questions. But here’s one about margin kerning now. I see that by using \usetypescript[serif,sans,mono,mm][hanging][normal] \setupalign[hz,hanging] I can get margin kerning in the body text, but not in any footnotes/ endnotes. What else is needed to get margin

Re: [NTG-context] processing of setvariables/getvariables again

2005-10-21 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
Taco, I tried your suggestion, but I'm not sure I'm doing it the right way. I took the definition of \initialize... like so: \def\initializegreekfont% {\getvariable{Greek}{font}} \appendtoks \initializegreekfont \to \everystarttext % I guess I will need a similar procedure for