Re: [NTG-context] latest beta

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 22-11-2011 22:38, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: Hi Hans, the files typo-itc.lua and typo-itc.mkvi are missing in today's beta; I assume that's just an oversight? this is probably one of those rare cases of unzipping the archive at the garden interfering with an update .. i'll re-uploade later

Re: [NTG-context] What is the prescribed way to add attachments to a list posting?

2011-11-23 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Thanks, Mojca. I was looking at the web-interface of the archives. It seems that the attachments *were* including in the mailing list message, but were converted/stripped in the archives.  They are not really removed, but it might be that they are not shown in lurker

Re: [NTG-context] Natural Tables---Including a bit of cell style in a \define

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 22-11-2011 13:08, Pavneet Arora wrote: I am creating documentation labeling the circuits of electrical and network panels for a project of mine. Enclosed is a minimal example. What I would like is to define two macros: \unused and \spare (\unused referring to a circuit with no breaker

Re: [NTG-context] Text in a box now broken

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 23-11-2011 02:41, Kip Warner wrote: Hey Wolfgang. I just retested your minimal and realized that while it does work, only for the first box. Try this and you'll see what I mean: fixed in next beta -

Re: [NTG-context] Text in a box now broken

2011-11-23 Thread Kip Warner
On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 09:57 +0100, Hans Hagen wrote: fixed in next beta Thanks Hans. I thought something was amiss and figured it was a bug, since it was working fine until a recent new version of ConTeXt. Hopefully the PPA I am drawing ConTeXt from pulls the fixed version some time soon. Was

[NTG-context] Use ConTeXt standalone (was: current version?)

2011-11-23 Thread Paul Menzel
Dear Jon, Am Dienstag, den 22.11.2011, 15:37 -0800 schrieb Jon Crump: Can someone help? By some incantation that I cannot now seem to reproduce, I was able to obtain and install: mtx-context | current version: 2011.11.14 16:17 In an attempt to update this version, I ran

Re: [NTG-context] Text in a box now broken

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 23-11-2011 10:01, Kip Warner wrote: On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 09:57 +0100, Hans Hagen wrote: fixed in next beta Thanks Hans. I thought something was amiss and figured it was a bug, since it was working fine until a recent new version of ConTeXt. Hopefully the PPA I am drawing ConTeXt from

Re: [NTG-context] latest beta

2011-11-23 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
On 11/23/2011 09:21 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: this is probably one of those rare cases of unzipping the archive at the garden interfering with an update .. i'll re-uploade later today Hans Great, thanks for the quick fix! Thomas

Re: [NTG-context] Text in a box now broken

2011-11-23 Thread Kip Warner
On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 10:16 +0100, Hans Hagen wrote: if you consider beta to be mainline, yes (but not yet uploaded) (it was a side effect of mkiv-ing the code .. keep in mind that these backgrounds are somewhat old .. textbackgrounds are an alternative) Understood. Do you have a more

Re: [NTG-context] Placing text in the margin of a header or the top right corner of a page

2011-11-23 Thread Andreas Harder
On 23.11.2011, at 06:11, Christian wrote: I think I see what you mean. It disappeared after I tossed the box 1mm to the right with adjusting the x position: change x=180mm to x=181mm Is that it? Hi, there are already presets and \setlayerframed. See my attached example.

Re: [NTG-context] Use ConTeXt standalone (was: current version?)

2011-11-23 Thread Florian Wobbe
Can someone help? By some incantation that I cannot now seem to reproduce, I was able to obtain and install: mtx-context | current version: 2011.11.14 16:17 In an attempt to update this version, I ran first-setup.sh found at http://minimals.contextgarden.net/setup/first-setup.sh and

Re: [NTG-context] Text in a box now broken

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 23-11-2011 10:25, Kip Warner wrote: On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 10:16 +0100, Hans Hagen wrote: if you consider beta to be mainline, yes (but not yet uploaded) (it was a side effect of mkiv-ing the code .. keep in mind that these backgrounds are somewhat old .. textbackgrounds are an alternative)

Re: [NTG-context] latest beta

2011-11-23 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 09:21, Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl wrote: On 22-11-2011 22:38, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: Hi Hans, the files typo-itc.lua and typo-itc.mkvi are missing in today's beta; I assume that's just an oversight? this is probably one of those rare cases of unzipping the archive

Re: [NTG-context] latest beta

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 23-11-2011 15:00, Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 09:21, Hans Hagenpra...@wxs.nl wrote: On 22-11-2011 22:38, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: Hi Hans, the files typo-itc.lua and typo-itc.mkvi are missing in today's beta; I assume that's just an oversight? this is probably one of

[NTG-context] Avoiding widows and orphans (again?)

2011-11-23 Thread Christian
Good day to you, I saw the related messages in the archive, but I don't really get it. I'm looking for a (global) setting, that prevents the last line of a paragraph to slip on the next page. If it really must, it shall also drag another one with it for company. Please enlighten me.

Re: [NTG-context] Avoiding widows and orphans (again?)

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 23-11-2011 15:45, Christian wrote: Good day to you, I saw the related messages in the archive, but I don't really get it. I'm looking for a (global) setting, that prevents the last line of a paragraph to slip on the next page. If it really must, it shall also drag another one with it for

Re: [NTG-context] inactive hyperlink?

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 21-11-2011 20:36, Hans van der Meer wrote: There is something with creating hyperlinks I do not understand. Did \setupinteraction[state=start] Situation-1: \placefigure[][reftofigure].. gives me with \in.. a clickable link. Situation-2: \pagereference[reftoplace] (or \textreference,

Re: [NTG-context] current version?

2011-11-23 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 00:37, Jon Crump jjcr...@uw.edu wrote: Dear all, Can someone help? By some incantation that I cannot now seem to reproduce, I was able to obtain and install:    mtx-context     | current version: 2011.11.14 16:17 In an attempt to update this version, I ran

Re: [NTG-context] Use ConTeXt standalone (was: current version?)

2011-11-23 Thread Jon Crump
All, Thanks for responding, and for the link to gitorious. Hans and Mojca appear to have fixed the rsync repo and I'm back to what appears to be the current beta: 2011.11.22 16:49 Jon On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Florian Wobbe florian.wo...@awi.de wrote: Can anyone tell me how to get back

Re: [NTG-context] Avoiding widows and orphans (again?)

2011-11-23 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 23.11.2011 um 16:29 schrieb Hans Hagen: On 23-11-2011 15:45, Christian wrote: Good day to you, I saw the related messages in the archive, but I don't really get it. I'm looking for a (global) setting, that prevents the last line of a paragraph to slip on the next page. If it really

Re: [NTG-context] current version?

2011-11-23 Thread Jon Crump
Mojca, Thanks very much. Tried again this morning with success. Jon On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Mojca Miklavec mojca.miklavec.li...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 00:37, Jon Crump jjcr...@uw.edu wrote: Can anyone tell me how to get back to 2011.11.14 or to the latest version?

Re: [NTG-context] Floating picture in margin with no interference with text/sections

2011-11-23 Thread Mikael P. Sundqvist
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Mikael P. Sundqvist mic...@gmail.com wrote: Dear list, I use mkiv which was installed today. Two questions. 1) Is it possible to put floating pictures in the margin without locking them in the current section? See the following example: %%% Start example

Re: [NTG-context] Integral limits on wrong place

2011-11-23 Thread Mikael P. Sundqvist
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Mikael P. Sundqvist mic...@gmail.com wrote: Dear list, in the latest minimals (downloaded today 15 nov 2011) I get the integral limits placed below and above the integral sign, per default. %%% Example %\setupmathematics[integral=nolimits] \starttext

[NTG-context] Bug report: --result switch fails in larger documents

2011-11-23 Thread Jon Crump
All, Now that I've recovered my latest beta: context.mkiv 2011.11.14 16:17 (thanks Mojca, Hans) I can confirm that the bug still exists as described: On a short test file: context --environment=arabtestI.tex --result=tmp arab-testII.xml success: mtx-context | result renamed to: tmp system

Re: [NTG-context] Bug report: --result switch fails in larger documents

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 23-11-2011 17:25, Jon Crump wrote: All, Now that I've recovered my latest beta: context.mkiv 2011.11.14 16:17 (thanks Mojca, Hans) I can confirm that the bug still exists as described: On a short test file: context --environment=arabtestI.tex --result=tmp arab-testII.xml success:

Re: [NTG-context] Integral limits on wrong place

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 23-11-2011 17:21, Mikael P. Sundqvist wrote: On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Mikael P. Sundqvistmic...@gmail.com wrote: Dear list, in the latest minimals (downloaded today 15 nov 2011) I get the integral limits placed below and above the integral sign, per default. %%% Example

Re: [NTG-context] Floating picture in margin with no interference with text/sections

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 23-11-2011 17:20, Mikael P. Sundqvist wrote: Anyone knows if 1) is possible? \placefigure[margin][none]{A caption.}{\externalfigure[cow][width=4cm,height=6cm]} but it has to be improved (pretty old mechanism) Hans -

[NTG-context] beta

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
Hi, Todays beta ... - some improvements/more options to xtables (see manual) -- experimental degrees in units: \starttext \startlines \unit{10° celsius} \unit{10 deg celsius} \unit{10 degree celsius} \unit{10 degrees celsius} \stoplines \stoptext -- speedup of alignment settings (nice for

[NTG-context] Metapost graphics in separate file, help needed

2011-11-23 Thread Christian
Dear List, I am experiencing a strange problem. I have a project, essentially with the following structure (desperate attempt to keep track of my stuff): mainfile.mkiv: % BOF ...lots of setups and settings... \starttext \input metapostgraphics.mkiv \input chapter1.mkiv \input chapter2.mkiv

Re: [NTG-context] Text in a box now broken

2011-11-23 Thread Kip Warner
On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 11:03 +0100, Hans Hagen wrote: it depends .. if you have small boxes, you as well use a regular framedtext (with background) or when you span pages you can use textbackgrounds ... the backgrounds you use is some compromise Hmm, I am using boxes that sometimes span

Re: [NTG-context] Metapost graphics in separate file, help needed

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 23-11-2011 19:23, Christian wrote: Dear List, I am experiencing a strange problem. I have a project, essentially with the following structure (desperate attempt to keep track of my stuff): mainfile.mkiv: % BOF lots of setups and settings... \starttext \input metapostgraphics.mkiv

Re: [NTG-context] Text in a box now broken

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 23-11-2011 20:02, Kip Warner wrote: On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 11:03 +0100, Hans Hagen wrote: it depends .. if you have small boxes, you as well use a regular framedtext (with background) or when you span pages you can use textbackgrounds ... the backgrounds you use is some compromise Hmm, I am

[NTG-context] Streams

2011-11-23 Thread Willi Egger
Hi, I was looking for a possibility to typeset an article left in the original language and right in the translation.I found then the mail of Thomas, when he announced the availability of streams (2006). - Great, that is what I am looking for! However when issuing \usemodule[streams] I get

Re: [NTG-context] Metapost graphics in separate file, help needed

2011-11-23 Thread Aditya Mahajan
It only works if I put the exact same MP-code between \startMPcode \stopMPcode directly in the chapter2.mkiv What is wrong here? Am I missing something? Did I get the input mechanism all wrong? What happens if you make a simple file with the 4 \useMPgraphics in it .. does that one process?

Re: [NTG-context] Streams

2011-11-23 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 23.11.2011 um 20:31 schrieb Willi Egger: Hi, I was looking for a possibility to typeset an article left in the original language and right in the translation.I found then the mail of Thomas, when he announced the availability of streams (2006). - Great, that is what I am looking

Re: [NTG-context] Metapost graphics in separate file, help needed

2011-11-23 Thread Christian
Thanks for the suggestions so far. I' currently testing Hans' idea and it seems to be a problem with caching. The simple file I made where I just use each graphic runs into an error, but the corresponding code (undefined control sequence '\sb') is definitely not in the current source file of

Re: [NTG-context] Metapost graphics in separate file, help needed

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 23-11-2011 20:32, Aditya Mahajan wrote: It only works if I put the exact same MP-code between \startMPcode \stopMPcode directly in the chapter2.mkiv What is wrong here? Am I missing something? Did I get the input mechanism all wrong? What happens if you make a simple file with the 4

Re: [NTG-context] equation numbering

2011-11-23 Thread Otared Kavian
Hi Hans, Could you please give an example in which you see the behaviour you are reporting? I tried with mkii and mkiv but could not reproduce what you describe. Best regards: OK On 21 nov. 2011, at 21:39, Meer, H. van der wrote: ConTeXt still has some mysteries for me ;-) This time it is

Re: [NTG-context] Metapost graphics in separate file, help needed

2011-11-23 Thread Christian
Oh boy. This is embarrassing! Turns out the file that was open in notepad++ was not the one in the path of my project, but had the exact same name. And I was editing this sucker instead of the real file. I guess I should reload my files during sessions. insert double face-palm here Problem

Re: [NTG-context] Streams

2011-11-23 Thread Willi Egger
Hi Wolfgang, thank you for your answer! Aha, mkiv does not need the module. So I tried first the example en then used my actual document. - It runs through indeed! Now there is still the question whether it is possible to place e.g. on the left page German text and in parallel on the right

Re: [NTG-context] Metapost graphics in separate file, help needed

2011-11-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 23-11-2011 20:50, Christian wrote: How do I clear the cache to force recalculation of the MP-graphics? fyi: There is no cache in mkiv as mp is run internally, which is why it is so fast (and in mkii caching is clever enough to determine a change). Hans

[NTG-context] Combinations without any vertical space

2011-11-23 Thread Aditya Mahajan
How do I create combinations without any vertical space? The following test file \definecombination [overviewpage] [distance=\zeropoint, inbetween=, ] \starttext \startcombination[overviewpage][2*2] {\framed{Hello}}{}% {\framed{Hello}}{}% {\framed{Hello}}{}%

Re: [NTG-context] Bug with location=nonumber

2011-11-23 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Mon, 21 Nov 2011, Hans Hagen wrote: On 21-11-2011 09:38, Aditya Mahajan wrote: Hi, Consider the following test file \starttext \startplacefigure[location={here,nonumber}, title=none] test \stopplacefigure \startplacefigure[location={here,nonumber}, title={test}] test

Re: [NTG-context] Text in a box now broken

2011-11-23 Thread Kip Warner
On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 20:08 +0100, Hans Hagen wrote: google: context wiki textbackground Thanks, but I still don't know what was wrong with the old method. In any case, I am experimenting now with textbackground. Thanks again for your help. -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP

Re: [NTG-context] Natural Tables---Including a bit of cell

2011-11-23 Thread Pavneet Arora
Hans, This didn't quite achieve what I was looking for. I was hoping for the formatting of circuit 4 in the output file test.pdf, rather than what was produced for circuit 8. I modified the definition of \spare so that by default a 15A breaker is assumed unless otherwise specified.

[NTG-context] TextBackground text area

2011-11-23 Thread Kip Warner
Hey folks, I've been pulling my hair out for hours, as I can't seem to figure out how to set the margin with and height for a textbackground area so the text doesn't start immediately at the left frame line and go to the right frame line. I am using this: \definetextbackground[FramedText][

Re: [NTG-context] TextBackground text area

2011-11-23 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Wed, 23 Nov 2011, Kip Warner wrote: I've been pulling my hair out for hours, as I can't seem to figure out how to set the margin with and height for a textbackground area so the text doesn't start immediately at the left frame line and go to the right frame line. I am using this:

Re: [NTG-context] Natural Tables---Including a bit of cell

2011-11-23 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Wed, 23 Nov 2011, Pavneet Arora wrote: Hans, This didn't quite achieve what I was looking for. I was hoping for the formatting of circuit 4 in the output file test.pdf, rather than what was produced for circuit 8. I modified the definition of \spare so that by default a 15A breaker is

[NTG-context] Layout: partial width blocks

2011-11-23 Thread Peter Park Nelson
Hello again, I'm working on a 2-column layout for a journal, and I want to keep the title and abstract of each article from running across the full width of the page (a small graphic will appear in the upper right corner of the first article page). For the article title, this works:

Re: [NTG-context] Combinations without any vertical space

2011-11-23 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 24.11.2011 um 00:29 schrieb Aditya Mahajan: How do I create combinations without any vertical space? The following test file \definecombination [overviewpage] [distance=\zeropoint, inbetween=, ] \starttext \startcombination[overviewpage][2*2] {\framed{Hello}}{}%

Re: [NTG-context] Combinations without any vertical space

2011-11-23 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Thu, 24 Nov 2011, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Am 24.11.2011 um 00:29 schrieb Aditya Mahajan: How do I create combinations without any vertical space? The following test file \definecombination [overviewpage] [distance=\zeropoint, inbetween=, ] \starttext

Re: [NTG-context] Combinations without any vertical space

2011-11-23 Thread Jaroslav Hajtmar
Hello ConTeXist. The thing I'm interested. It is possible to achieve that arose at the bottom of an emptyspace and was fully utilized the entire page? Here is an minimal example: \definecombination [overviewpage] [distance=\zeropoint, inbetween=, ] \setuplayout[page]

Re: [NTG-context] TextBackground text area

2011-11-23 Thread Kip Warner
On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 21:52 -0500, Aditya Mahajan wrote: Why not just increase the value of leftoffset and rightoffset? Because then the text is fine on the left side, but then goes past the right frame border. -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred