[NTG-context] mkiv update

2007-08-20 Thread Hans Hagen
Hi, I uploaded a new version (no minimals yet). There are also new binaries (or will be later today) that fix a couple of font issues. Later this week I will enable new color handling code. Hans -

Re: [NTG-context] mkiv update

2007-08-20 Thread Tobias Burnus
Hans Hagen wrote: I uploaded a new version (no minimals yet). There are also new binaries (or will be later today) that fix a couple of font issues. This version does not seem to fix the problem that \currentdate [y,-,mm,-,dd] gives an error (at least with pdfetex); Peter Münster could

[NTG-context] MetaFun and different body font size

2007-08-20 Thread Oliver Buerschaper
Dear folks, I'm wondering how to communicate a different default bodyfont size to MetaFun ... consider this: --- \setupbodyfont[32pt] \starttext \input ward \startuseMPgraphic{test} draw unitsquare scaled BodyFontSize; draw textext.rt(Test); draw btex \TeX etex

Re: [NTG-context] mkiv update

2007-08-20 Thread Peter Rolf
Hi Hans, Hans Hagen schrieb: Hi, I uploaded a new version (no minimals yet). There are also new binaries (or will be later today) that fix a couple of font issues. Later this week I will enable new color handling code. the definition of \faststartcolor in core-spa.tex is missing here.

[NTG-context] ConTeXt possibilities

2007-08-20 Thread Istvan Hollerbach
Dear Everybody, My name is Istvan Hollerbach. I am still looking at ConTeXt. Are usable with ConTeXt only modules found at http://modules.contextgarden.net/, or which usable are with plain TeX as well? I think of xypic for example. Can I write a document for example in Sanskrit? Being a

Re: [NTG-context] MetaFun and different body font size

2007-08-20 Thread Oliver Buerschaper
Somehow MetaFun doesn't recognize the larger body font size :-( By the way, font face changes aren't reflected either ... --- \usetypescript[palatino][\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont[palatino,32pt] \starttext \input ward \startuseMPgraphic{test} draw unitsquare scaled

[NTG-context] font size 12pt

2007-08-20 Thread zs
Hi, I would like to have font bigger than 12pt. When I try following, commented line causes error message Math formula deleted: Insufficient symbol fonts. while compiled with luatex. Could you tell me why and how to fix it? Thanks ZS \starttext \setupbodyfont[rm,13pt] Some reaction O\low{2}

Re: [NTG-context] font size 12pt

2007-08-20 Thread Hans Hagen
zs wrote: Hi, I would like to have font bigger than 12pt. When I try following, commented line causes error message Math formula deleted: Insufficient symbol fonts. while compiled with luatex. Could you tell me why and how to fix it? Thanks ZS \starttext \setupbodyfont[rm,13pt]

Re: [NTG-context] mkiv update

2007-08-20 Thread Hans Hagen
Peter Rolf wrote: Hi Hans, Hans Hagen schrieb: Hi, I uploaded a new version (no minimals yet). There are also new binaries (or will be later today) that fix a couple of font issues. Later this week I will enable new color handling code. the definition of \faststartcolor in

[NTG-context] Learning ConTeXt

2007-08-20 Thread Istvan Hollerbach
Hi Everybody, I want to learn ConTeXt, but 'cont-enp.pdf' and 'mp-cb-en.pdf' do not explain many things in detail, for example the parameters of command \setuplayout on the page 24 of cont-enp.pdf. Or am I careless? How shall I start to learn? And how shall I go on learning? Best regards,

Re: [NTG-context] MetaFun and different body font size

2007-08-20 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
2007/8/20, Oliver Buerschaper [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Somehow MetaFun doesn't recognize the larger body font size :-( By the way, font face changes aren't reflected either ... --- \usetypescript[palatino][\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont[palatino,32pt] \starttext \input ward

[NTG-context] start/stop and sections

2007-08-20 Thread Hans Hagen
Hi, There is now an experimental: % options : % dodo: listtext \setupsectionworld [chapter] [before after setups page text number label bookmark] \startsectionworld[chapter][text={Test}] \stopsectionworld Later I will adapt sectioning to working with variables (low level issue)

Re: [NTG-context] MetaFun and different body font size

2007-08-20 Thread Peter Rolf
Oliver Buerschaper schrieb: Dear folks, I'm wondering how to communicate a different default bodyfont size to MetaFun ... consider this: --- \setupbodyfont[32pt] \starttext \input ward \startuseMPgraphic{test} draw unitsquare scaled BodyFontSize; draw

Re: [NTG-context] Learning ConTeXt

2007-08-20 Thread Liesbeth van der Plas
I included an example context file from Sanjoy Mahajan. Best regards, Liesbeth van der Plas 2007/8/20, Istvan Hollerbach [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Everybody, I want to learn ConTeXt, but 'cont-enp.pdf' and 'mp-cb-en.pdf' do not explain many things in detail, for example the parameters of

Re: [NTG-context] Learning ConTeXt

2007-08-20 Thread Saji Njarackalazhikam Hameed
Hi Istvan, For somebody used to LaTeX, it may be useful to check up http://www.berenddeboer.net/tex/ there is an article about doing similar things in LaTeX and ConTeXt. The options relevant to all ConTeXt commands are provided towards the end of cont-en?.pdf Perhaps mp-cb-en.pdf should be

[NTG-context] the stolen comma

2007-08-20 Thread Steffen Wolfrum
Hi, is this a known exception, or is it a nasty little bug? \starttext |ROTFL|, Rolling on the Floor, laughing. |ROTFL|; Rolling on the Floor, laughing. \stoptext (Or is only my machine refusing to show the first comma? As far as I have checked only commas are affected ... ) Steffen

Re: [NTG-context] font size 12pt

2007-08-20 Thread zs
On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:42:26 +0200 Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you need to define a bodyfotn environment (probably explained somewhere on the wiki) OK, I tried that using cont-eni.pdf, but got the same result or overlapping text and footnotes. Have you (anybody) working example using

Re: [NTG-context] mkiv update

2007-08-20 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hans Hagen wrote: Hi, I uploaded a new version (no minimals yet). There are also new binaries (or will be later today) that fix a couple of font issues. I have just created a wiki page for this upload (the first one today only, there were more, but I am no longer at the office so cannot

Re: [NTG-context] Learning ConTeXt

2007-08-20 Thread George N. White III
On 8/20/07, Saji Njarackalazhikam Hameed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] And then there is the wiki: http://wiki.contextgarden.net Highly recommended. I think the best way to learn is by trying to make the document you want in ConTeXt and asking questions to the mailing list when you

[NTG-context] ConTeXt possibilities

2007-08-20 Thread Istvan Hollerbach
Dear Everybody, My name is Istvan Hollerbach. I am still looking at ConTeXt. Are usable with ConTeXt only modules found at http://modules.contextgarden.net/, or which usable are with plain TeX as well? I think of xypic for example. Can I write a document for example in Sanskrit? Being a beginner,

Re: [NTG-context] the stolen comma

2007-08-20 Thread Hans Hagen
Steffen Wolfrum wrote: Hi, is this a known exception, or is it a nasty little bug? \starttext |ROTFL|, Rolling on the Floor, laughing. |ROTFL|; Rolling on the Floor, laughing. \stoptext hm, has to do with special comma treatment, hav eto look into it in the meantime use

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt possibilities

2007-08-20 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Istvan Hollerbach wrote: Dear Everybody, My name is Istvan Hollerbach. I am still looking at ConTeXt. Are usable with ConTeXt only modules found at http://modules.contextgarden.net/, or which usable are with plain TeX as well? Most of the modules avaialbe at

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt possibilities

2007-08-20 Thread Xan
En/na Istvan Hollerbach ha escrit: Dear Everybody, My name is Istvan Hollerbach. I am still looking at ConTeXt. Are usable with ConTeXt only modules found at http://modules.contextgarden.net/, or which usable are with plain TeX as well? I think of xypic for example. Can I write a document

Re: [NTG-context] the stolen comma

2007-08-20 Thread Peter Rolf
Hans Hagen schrieb: Steffen Wolfrum wrote: Hi, is this a known exception, or is it a nasty little bug? \starttext |ROTFL|, Rolling on the Floor, laughing. |ROTFL|; Rolling on the Floor, laughing. \stoptext hm, has to do with special comma treatment, hav eto look into it Hi

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt possibilities

2007-08-20 Thread Istvan Hollerbach
Dear Aditya Mahajan, Thank you for your detailed reply. Best regards, Istvan ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl /

Re: [NTG-context] Learning ConTeXt

2007-08-20 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Istvan Hollerbach wrote: Hi Everybody, I want to learn ConTeXt, but 'cont-enp.pdf' and 'mp-cb-en.pdf' do not explain many things in detail, for example the parameters of command \setuplayout on the page 24 of cont-enp.pdf. Or am I careless? How shall I start to learn?

[NTG-context] Uppercase Greek in large fontsize

2007-08-20 Thread Shen Chen
Hi all, I had a problem with typesetting uppercase Greek in large fontsize. I am doing a screen presentation so I want to work with 18pt body font size. But uppercase greek letters all disappear whenever I use anything bigger than 12pt. All small case greek letter are fine, though. Wondering if

Re: [NTG-context] Uppercase Greek in large fontsize

2007-08-20 Thread Hans Hagen
Shen Chen wrote: Hi all, I had a problem with typesetting uppercase Greek in large fontsize. I am doing a screen presentation so I want to work with 18pt body font size. But uppercase greek letters all disappear whenever I use anything bigger than 12pt. All small case greek letter are fine,

Re: [NTG-context] Uppercase Greek in large fontsize

2007-08-20 Thread Shen Chen
Thanks for the suggestion. But \definebodyfontenvironment doesn't seem to have any effect. I tried it on live.contextgarden.net, \Delta appear like a \prime. shenchen On 8/21/07 12:24 AM, Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shen Chen wrote: Hi all, I had a problem with typesetting

Re: [NTG-context] Uppercase Greek in large fontsize

2007-08-20 Thread Hans Hagen
Shen Chen wrote: Thanks for the suggestion. But \definebodyfontenvironment doesn't seem to have any effect. I tried it on live.contextgarden.net, \Delta appear like a \prime. hm, smells like a font problem then -

[NTG-context] TEXapplication

2007-08-20 Thread Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini
Hallo, while playing with m-pstric I realized that there is an other problem. m-pstric uses the TEXapplication start/stop mechanism, but the resulting box has no extend. The commented version which does not make use of TEXapplication works ok. Wolfgang

[NTG-context] Mysterious clipping for shaded MetaFun page background

2007-08-20 Thread Oliver Buerschaper
Dear folks, can anyone reproduce this? (Live ConTeXt on the garden seems to run into this \faststartcolor thing ... with pdfTeX.) Uncomment the page background overlay and the top bit of the frames' titles will be chipped off ... doesn't happen for the plain vanilla color background on my

Re: [NTG-context] Learning ConTeXt

2007-08-20 Thread Istvan Hollerbach
Dear Aditya, I found that page yesterday and saved all the document. Istvan ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl /

Re: [NTG-context] Mysterious clipping for shaded MetaFun page background

2007-08-20 Thread Peter Rolf
Oliver Buerschaper schrieb: Dear folks, can anyone reproduce this? (Live ConTeXt on the garden seems to run into this \faststartcolor thing ... with pdfTeX.) Uncomment the page background overlay and the top bit of the frames' titles will be chipped off ... doesn't happen for the plain

Re: [NTG-context] Mysterious clipping for shaded MetaFun page background

2007-08-20 Thread Hans Hagen
Peter Rolf wrote: Oliver Buerschaper schrieb: Dear folks, can anyone reproduce this? (Live ConTeXt on the garden seems to run into this \faststartcolor thing ... with pdfTeX.) it may help to increase \def\objectoffset{1cm} (by default reused objects clip and this creates a virtual bbox)

[NTG-context] mkiv update - section problem

2007-08-20 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, After updating I have the following problem. The first section sticks to contents. This effect was not present until update. %engine=luatex \starttext \placecontent \section{Background} Bla-bla-bla Bla-bla-bla \section{Features Overview} Bla-bla-bla \stoptext Best, Vatcheslav

[NTG-context] MK IV Lilypond

2007-08-20 Thread David Wooten
Greetings all, Has anyone had any luck getting the lilypond module to work with mkiv/ luatex engine? It fails for me (works fine with mkii/pdftex). I can send along some log info if others have found it to work. Regards, David

Re: [NTG-context] MetaFun and different body font size

2007-08-20 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On 8/20/07, Oliver Buerschaper wrote: Dear folks, I'm wondering how to communicate a different default bodyfont size to MetaFun ... consider this: --- \setupbodyfont[32pt] \starttext \input ward \startuseMPgraphic{test} draw unitsquare scaled BodyFontSize; draw