[NTG-context] itemize no indentation from the second line

2010-09-15 Thread Zhaopeng Xing
Dear All, I am trying to get an itemization like this (1) This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. (2) This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. i.e., for each item, there is no

[NTG-context] Impostion to make a scroll

2010-09-15 Thread Arild Syme
I am trying to string 10 pdfs together onto one very wide page so I can print it as a scroll. I've tried using texexec as follows: $texexec --combination=10*1 --pdfcombine infile.pdf but what I get is 10 pdfs at the top of an A4 sheet. How do I make a custom page size 1480mm x 210 mm? I've also

[NTG-context] xml/fo typesetting with ConTeXt/foXet?

2010-09-15 Thread Mica Semrick
Hi list! I am hoping that someone can point me towards some more information on typesetting FO (Formatting Objects) with foXet and ConTeXt. I've read the threads on the foxet mailing list (and I assume that's dead, last post in 2005), and the wiki provides pretty sparse information. There are

Re: [NTG-context] itemize no indentation from the second line

2010-09-15 Thread luigi scarso
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Zhaopeng Xing zpx...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All, I am trying to get an itemization like this (1) This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. (2) This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a

Re: [NTG-context] itemize no indentation from the second line

2010-09-15 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 13.09.2010 um 15:43 schrieb Zhaopeng Xing: Dear All, I am trying to get an itemization like this (1) This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. (2) This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a

[NTG-context] Forcing \about to give the full title

2010-09-15 Thread Duncan Hothersall
Hi folks. Just hit a strange feature using \about to give me the title of a referenced section. When the title is long, there seems to be an automatic cut-off, as if some form of \nomarking had been used on the last words of the title. So with a section somewhere in the text like

Re: [NTG-context] Impostion to make a scroll

2010-09-15 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 15.09.2010 um 02:26 schrieb Arild Syme: I am trying to string 10 pdfs together onto one very wide page so I can print it as a scroll. I've tried using texexec as follows: $texexec --combination=10*1 --pdfcombine infile.pdf but what I get is 10 pdfs at the top of an A4 sheet. How do

Re: [NTG-context] Forcing \about to give the full title

2010-09-15 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 15.09.2010 um 09:22 schrieb Duncan Hothersall: Hi folks. Just hit a strange feature using \about to give me the title of a referenced section. When the title is long, there seems to be an automatic cut-off, as if some form of \nomarking had been used on the last words of the title. So

[NTG-context] HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt

2010-09-15 Thread John Haltiwanger
I thought I'd give the mailing list a small change of pace---instead of asking how to do it, I will show you :) The short answer is: \starttext My Concrete Poem \startlines All the whitespace will print ! \stoplines \stoptext However,

[NTG-context] sunset showoff

2010-09-15 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
try this: \starttext \setupcolors[state=start] \definedfont[SansBold at 35mm] \baselineskip 0pt % switch off the space between the stripes \lineskip 0pt \def\MyLogo{\vbox{\hbox{\CONTEXT}\null}} % null is necessary for the whole bounding box \def\Number{30}

Re: [NTG-context] sunset showoff

2010-09-15 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Wed, 15 Sep 2010, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: \starttext \setupcolors[state=start] \definedfont[SansBold at 35mm] \baselineskip 0pt % switch off the space between the stripes \lineskip 0pt \def\MyLogo{\vbox{\hbox{\CONTEXT}\null}} % null is necessary for the whole bounding box

Re: [NTG-context] HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt

2010-09-15 Thread John Haltiwanger
Apologies, as a very significant aspect of this process was omitted in the previous email! Don't forget to do: \setuplines[space=on] first! On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 9:45 AM, John Haltiwanger john.haltiwan...@gmail.com wrote: I thought I'd give the mailing list a small change of

[NTG-context] A rose by any other name ....

2010-09-15 Thread Aditya Mahajan
Hi, Is it possible to change the name of the font as it appears in the pdf file? More specifically, I am using Termes font, but I want that the document properties to show the name of the font as Times. Is that possible? Is doing so a violation of the font license? Aditya

Re: [NTG-context] HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt

2010-09-15 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Wed, 15 Sep 2010, John Haltiwanger wrote: Apologies, as a very significant aspect of this process was omitted in the previous email! Don't forget to do: \setuplines[space=on] first! On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 9:45 AM, John Haltiwanger john.haltiwan...@gmail.com wrote: I thought I'd give

Re: [NTG-context] HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt

2010-09-15 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 16.09.2010 um 00:38 schrieb Aditya Mahajan: However, \startlines..\stoplines is not available when defining a macro. What do you mean by that these macros are not available? Doesn't the following work? (untested, but I will be really surprised if it doesn't work) \def\startpoety

Re: [NTG-context] HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt

2010-09-15 Thread John Haltiwanger
I don't usually define macros like that (isn't that more of a \definestartstop kind of deal?). On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Aditya Mahajan adit...@umich.edu wrote: On Wed, 15 Sep 2010, John Haltiwanger wrote: Apologies, as a very significant aspect of this process was omitted in the

Re: [NTG-context] HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt

2010-09-15 Thread John Haltiwanger
What Wolfgange said :) On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 10:42 PM, Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com wrote: Am 16.09.2010 um 00:38 schrieb Aditya Mahajan: However, \startlines..\stoplines is not available when defining a macro. What do you mean by that these macros are not

Re: [NTG-context] HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt

2010-09-15 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Thu, 16 Sep 2010, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Am 16.09.2010 um 00:38 schrieb Aditya Mahajan: However, \startlines..\stoplines is not available when defining a macro. What do you mean by that these macros are not available? Doesn't the following work? (untested, but I will be really

Re: [NTG-context] HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt

2010-09-15 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Wed, 15 Sep 2010, John Haltiwanger wrote: I don't usually define macros like that (isn't that more of a \definestartstop kind of deal?). \definestartstop just provides some syntax sugar around that. From core-sys.mkiv \def\dododefinestartstop[#1][#2]% { \setvalue{\e!start#1}%

[NTG-context] Greetings from ConTeXist from Brejlov - CTM 2010

2010-09-15 Thread Jaroslav Hajtmar
Hi Everybody... Everyone who can not be with us physically today in Brejlov, we send a few pictures to bring the atmosphere conferencing. Photos are continuously met through Sunday. http://www.kostverlorenvaart.nl/context2010/ Autor: Frans Goddijn. With greetings Jaroslav and all of Brejlov

Re: [NTG-context] HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt

2010-09-15 Thread John Haltiwanger
Yeah, that seems like a good way to go. Now I finally understand what Wolfgang was saying last night :) Since whitespace wasn't important to this particular poem, it did not matter (using \par worked fine). But I will update my blog with this for sure, as in the case of whitespace-sensitive

Re: [NTG-context] HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt

2010-09-15 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Wed, 15 Sep 2010, John Haltiwanger wrote: In general though, it is completely unnecessary, as poetry generally has no need to be defined in macros. But it's the edge cases, where I live :) On the contrary, typesetting poerty can be very tricky. This is what I did once to typeset the

Re: [NTG-context] HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt

2010-09-15 Thread John Haltiwanger
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Aditya Mahajan adit...@umich.edu wrote: On Wed, 15 Sep 2010, John Haltiwanger wrote: In general though, it is completely unnecessary, as poetry generally has no need to be defined in macros. But it's the edge cases, where I live :) On the contrary,

Re: [NTG-context] HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt

2010-09-15 Thread Aditya Mahajan
Hi John, On Wed, 15 Sep 2010, John Haltiwanger wrote: Interestingly, this conversation has cleared up a few lingering details in my mind re: ConTeXt. Maybe a poetry typesetting tutorial is a worthy way to explain some key concepts? Definite write such a tutorial. I think ConTeXt is lacking

Re: [NTG-context] HOWTO: Typesetting Poetry in ConTeXt

2010-09-15 Thread Andrea Valle
I totally agree. My experience with ConTeXt is that I can obtain incredible results. But I have to dig into docs, typically with no much hope, and at the end I ask the list. The solution is typically cut and past from a guru's email :-). Best -a- On Sep 16, 2010, at 1:51 AM, Aditya

[NTG-context] \big has no effect in Mkiv with opentype math fonts

2010-09-15 Thread Hongwen Qiu
\big \bigg \Big and \Bigg has no effect in Mkiv with opentype math fonts. ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl /