[NTG-context] Widows: penalty without efffect (ConTeXt iv)

2012-08-10 Thread Jan Dittrich
Dear List, I ran into trouble with the widow/orphan-control in context. I searched the mailinglist, and saw that there were some other threads on the topic bevore, but as far as I am concerned what was suggested there did not work for me when I tried it. I run context iv using the version

[NTG-context] Figured bass symbols in a text.

2012-08-10 Thread Robert Blackstone
Dear all, Is there a neat way to insert a stack of three figures in a line of text with the middle one sitting on the base line? I need it in a discussion of figured bass. (Figured bass is a system to indicate harmonies to be played above a bass-line. The figures can be single or stacked, two

Re: [NTG-context] beta

2012-08-10 Thread Romain Diss
Hi, Le vendredi 10 août 2012, Hans Hagen a écrit : On 10-8-2012 00:31, Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 11:01 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: As I wanted to acccess the help on the wiki, I've added a feature to mtxrun that can be used in an editor: mtxrun --gethelp

Re: [NTG-context] beta

2012-08-10 Thread Philipp Gesang
···date: 2012-08-10, Friday···from: Romain Diss··· Hi, Le vendredi 10 août 2012, Hans Hagen a écrit : On 10-8-2012 00:31, Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 11:01 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: As I wanted to acccess the help on the wiki, I've added a feature to mtxrun that can be

[NTG-context] Broken Nightly 2012.08.09 20:28 - \setupinteraction

2012-08-10 Thread Prashanth
Hi, I like clickable links in PDF files. However, the build from 2012.08.09 20:28 has a problem with it. Minimal example: \setupinteraction[status=start, state=start, % disabling this line makes it work title={Something}, subtitle={Something else}] \starttext \CONTEXT\

Re: [NTG-context] Broken Nightly 2012.08.09 20:28 - \setupinteraction

2012-08-10 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 10.08.2012 um 14:23 schrieb Prashanth prash.n@gmail.com: Hi, I like clickable links in PDF files. However, the build from 2012.08.09 20:28 has a problem with it. Minimal example: \setupinteraction[status=start, state=start, % disabling this line makes it work

Re: [NTG-context] Broken Nightly 2012.08.09 20:28 - \setupinteraction

2012-08-10 Thread Prashanth
On 10/08/12 14:37, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Am 10.08.2012 um 14:23 schrieb Prashanth prash.n@gmail.com: Hi, I like clickable links in PDF files. However, the build from 2012.08.09 20:28 has a problem with it. Minimal example: \setupinteraction[status=start, state=start, % disabling

Re: [NTG-context] Broken Nightly 2012.08.09 20:28 - \setupinteraction

2012-08-10 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 10.08.2012 um 15:02 schrieb Prashanth prash.n@gmail.com: As soon as I had sent out the example, I realized my example was confusing. Links within PDF files don't work, and hyperlinks don't work either. This minimal example makes the compiler crash too:

[NTG-context] [OT] The effect of typefaces on credibility

2012-08-10 Thread Khaled Hosny
This is stuff is usually bogus, but the choice of Computer Modern is interesting: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/hear-all-ye-people-hearken-o-earth/ (for once an OT that is not Luigi's) ___ If your

Re: [NTG-context] Figured bass symbols in a text.

2012-08-10 Thread Rogers, Michael K
Hi, Since no one has offered a quick ConTeXt solution, I offer my usual -- a dumb Plain TeX solution: \def\lomihi#1#2#3{${\scriptstyle{#2}}\limits_{#1}^{#3}$} With the Computer Modern font, the top is a little further away from the middle than the bottom. It can be adjusted with something

Re: [NTG-context] Figured bass symbols in a text.

2012-08-10 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 10.08.2012 um 18:00 schrieb Rogers, Michael K mrog...@emory.edu: Hi, Since no one has offered a quick ConTeXt solution, I offer my usual -- a dumb Plain TeX solution: \def\lomihi#1#2#3{${\scriptstyle{#2}}\limits_{#1}^{#3}$} With the Computer Modern font, the top is a little

Re: [NTG-context] Figured bass symbols in a text.

2012-08-10 Thread Hans Hagen
On 10-8-2012 18:08, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Am 10.08.2012 um 18:00 schrieb Rogers, Michael K mrog...@emory.edu: Hi, Since no one has offered a quick ConTeXt solution, I offer my usual -- a dumb Plain TeX solution: \def\lomihi#1#2#3{${\scriptstyle{#2}}\limits_{#1}^{#3}$} With the Computer

[NTG-context] Changing page number location for chapters

2012-08-10 Thread john Culleton
I have set up page numbering in the header thus: \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided,location={header,margin}] I have suppressed this page number for chapters thus: \setuphead[chapter][page=right,header=empty] But what I really want is the page number for chapters in the footer, and

Re: [NTG-context] Changing page number location for chapters

2012-08-10 Thread Willi Egger
Hi John, from the manual cont-enp.pdf p 81: \definetext[chapter][footer][pagenumber] with: \setuphead[chapter][header=high,footer=chapter,page=right] Hope this still works! Willi On Aug 10, 2012, at 8:34 PM, john Culleton wrote: I have set up page numbering in the header thus:

Re: [NTG-context] Figured bass symbols in a text.

2012-08-10 Thread Sietse Brouwer
Hans wrote: So, we have low/high definable and clonable etc. Best check if the defaults are compatible. Valid parameters are 'up', 'down' and 'distance' (dimensions) and of course 'style' and 'color'. Just downloaded and tested, looks nice. Small bug: It's called lomihi, but the arguments are

Re: [NTG-context] Changing page number location for chapters

2012-08-10 Thread john Culleton
On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:47:33 +0200 Willi Egger cont...@boede.nl wrote: Hi John, from the manual cont-enp.pdf p 81: \definetext[chapter][footer][pagenumber] with: \setuphead[chapter][header=high,footer=chapter,page=right] Hope this still works! Willi Yes!! Thanks! I used

[NTG-context] Clarification on methods of toggling maximum compression

2012-08-10 Thread Kip Warner
Hey list, I've noticed at least three methods of setting what I think is the generated PDF to maximum compression. \setupbackend[level=9] \pdfcompresslevel9 \maximumpdfcompression Are these all redundant? Do they do different things? Do I need but one to achieve the desired maximum compression

Re: [NTG-context] Clarification on methods of toggling maximum compression

2012-08-10 Thread Hans Hagen
On 11-8-2012 00:19, Kip Warner wrote: Hey list, I've noticed at least three methods of setting what I think is the generated PDF to maximum compression. the official way, plays nicely with pdf standards: \setupbackend[level=9] pretty low level, might even disappear (overloaded):

Re: [NTG-context] Clarification on methods of toggling maximum compression

2012-08-10 Thread Kip Warner
On Sat, 2012-08-11 at 00:57 +0200, Hans Hagen wrote: Are these all redundant? Do they do different things? Do I need but one to achieve the desired maximum compression of the resulting PDF? keep in mind that max compression slows down processing and often not much is gained Hey Hans. My

Re: [NTG-context] Figured bass symbols in a text.

2012-08-10 Thread Hans Hagen
On 10-8-2012 21:09, Sietse Brouwer wrote: Hans wrote: So, we have low/high definable and clonable etc. Best check if the defaults are compatible. Valid parameters are 'up', 'down' and 'distance' (dimensions) and of course 'style' and 'color'. Just downloaded and tested, looks nice. Small bug:

Re: [NTG-context] Clarification on methods of toggling maximum compression

2012-08-10 Thread Hans Hagen
On 11-8-2012 01:00, Kip Warner wrote: On Sat, 2012-08-11 at 00:57 +0200, Hans Hagen wrote: Are these all redundant? Do they do different things? Do I need but one to achieve the desired maximum compression of the resulting PDF? keep in mind that max compression slows down processing and often

Re: [NTG-context] Clarification on methods of toggling maximum compression

2012-08-10 Thread Kip Warner
On Sat, 2012-08-11 at 01:05 +0200, Hans Hagen wrote: hm, suspicious Really? It's over 300 pages in length and contains plenty of vector graphics (more text). But actually that 70 MB seems an overestimate and I must have been looking at something else. yes, that's best because as soon as that