[NTG-context] Setup font size by dimension variable

2013-08-04 Thread Dmitriy Tokarev
Hi all, I want to set the font size by using the dimension variable, but it doesn't work. What am I doing wrong? \definemeasure[AAA][20pt] \newdimen\BBB \BBB=20pt \starttext TEXT % don't work \switchtobodyfont[\measure{AAA}] AAA % don't work \switchtobodyfont[\the\BBB] BBB % ok

[NTG-context] [***SPAM***] Simple Context Application to Cards

2013-08-04 Thread d.henman
This is a trivial appliation for Context, but a useful one. I plan on designed some business cards, but am new to Context. My idea to to have a logo image in the upper left hand corner, with the company name to the right of it. This would be two block elements at the top of the card. In

Re: [NTG-context] Setup font size by dimension variable

2013-08-04 Thread Philipp Gesang
···date: 2013-08-04, Sunday···from: Dmitriy Tokarev··· Hi all, I want to set the font size by using the dimension variable, but it doesn't work. What am I doing wrong? \definemeasure[AAA][20pt] \newdimen\BBB \BBB=20pt \starttext TEXT % don't work \switchtobodyfont[\measure{AAA}]

Re: [NTG-context] Setup font size by dimension variable

2013-08-04 Thread Philipp Gesang
···date: 2013-08-04, Sunday···from: Philipp Gesang··· ···date: 2013-08-04, Sunday···from: Dmitriy Tokarev··· Hi all, I want to set the font size by using the dimension variable, but it doesn't work. What am I doing wrong? \definemeasure[AAA][20pt] \newdimen\BBB \BBB=20pt

[NTG-context] [***SPAM***] simple business card

2013-08-04 Thread hwitloc
I used the \startfiguretext macro to place a logo in the top left and company name to the right of it. This works well. The only problem is a Figure 1 and non show up on the result. The none was from the example in the book. But, space is at a premium on a small card and I don't want any

[NTG-context] [***SPAM***] Solved simply

2013-08-04 Thread hwitloc
I found the two commands needed to get rid of the numbering and captions. Thanks ___ 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] [***SPAM***] Simple Context Application to Cards

2013-08-04 Thread Mari Voipio
On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 1:36 PM, d.henman dhen...@gmail.com wrote: I plan on designed some business cards, but am new to Context. d.) some other Context mechanism. I would use layers. Unfortunately, there isn't a really good beginners manual for layers, but take a look at

[NTG-context] [***SPAM***] Re: Setup font size by dimension variable

2013-08-04 Thread Dmitriy Tokarev
04.08.2013, 16:49, Philipp Gesang philipp.ges...@alumni.uni-heidelberg.de:  the size-related arguments to \switchtobodyfont and  \setupbodyfont aren’t real TeX dimensions but identifiers for  predefined bodyfont sets. Example:    \def\mainfontsize{20pt}    \definebodyfontenvironment

[NTG-context] \externalfigure doesn't find mps file in subdirectory

2013-08-04 Thread Sanjoy Mahajan
\externalfigure won't find a metapost eps file in a subdirectory, if the mps has the numerical (.1) extension. Here's a minimal example (test.tex): \setupexternalfigures[directory={fig}] \starttext \externalfigure[simple.1] \stoptext where fig/simple.1 is from a simple .mp file that fills a

[NTG-context] kerning with buggy libertine

2013-08-04 Thread Philipp Gesang
Hi Hans, this is a bug report thanks to Khaled: http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/126650/14066 In short: the font loader applies the kerning of libertine version 5.3.0 even though this appears to be broken in the font. Context translation of the example: \definefontfeature [kerning]

[NTG-context] How to update context modules; thank you, write-up, and a couple of questions

2013-08-04 Thread Michael Ash
I asked how to update context modules. Thank you very much to Marco for guidance, and I would like to write up how I used his advice to update a module without first-setup.sh. (I use a ubuntu/PPA installation of context and hence don't use first-setup.sh, which would make updating easy). 1. I

Re: [NTG-context] Simple Context Application to Cards

2013-08-04 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
Am 2013-08-04 um 16:36 schrieb d.henman dhen...@gmail.com: This is a trivial appliation for Context, but a useful one. I plan on designed some business cards, but am new to Context. My idea to to have a logo image in the upper left hand corner, with the company name to the right of

Re: [NTG-context] How to update context modules; thank you, write-up, and a couple of questions

2013-08-04 Thread Marco Patzer
On 2013–08–04 Michael Ash wrote: (1) Is it possible to tell which version of a module is installed, i.e., that I am using the 2013.07.31 version of letter? (The version of context appears in the log file but not the version of the module.) Often modules contain a line like

[NTG-context] Placefigure inner/outer

2013-08-04 Thread Tim Steenvoorden
Hi all! This worked in MkII but doesn't in MkIV. Did something changed? Cheers, Tim \starttext \input knuth \placefigure[left]{}{\externalfigure[figurename]} \input knuth \placefigure[inner]{}{\externalfigure[figurename]} \input knuth \stoptext

Re: [NTG-context] Placefigure inner/outer

2013-08-04 Thread Marco Patzer
On 2013–08–04 Tim Steenvoorden wrote: \starttext \input knuth \placefigure[left]{}{\externalfigure[figurename]} \input knuth \placefigure[inner]{}{\externalfigure[figurename]} What do you want to do? Place it in the margin? \placefigure[inleft]{}{\externalfigure[figurename]} Marco

Re: [NTG-context] Placefigure inner/outer

2013-08-04 Thread Tim Steenvoorden
No. I want to place the figure to the left of the text if it is on a odd page and to the right of the text if it is on a even page. Thus the same effect left and right have as keywords, but depending on the page it is on. Cheers, Tim 2013/8/4 Marco Patzer home...@lavabit.com: On 2013–08–04 Tim

Re: [NTG-context] Placefigure inner/outer

2013-08-04 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 04.08.2013 um 22:40 schrieb Marco Patzer home...@lavabit.com: On 2013–08–04 Tim Steenvoorden wrote: \starttext \input knuth \placefigure[left]{}{\externalfigure[figurename]} \input knuth \placefigure[inner]{}{\externalfigure[figurename]} What do you want to do? Place it in the

Re: [NTG-context] Placefigure inner/outer

2013-08-04 Thread Tim Steenvoorden
Pitty. I used it a lot in a project I'm porting to MkIV. Will it be fixed someday? 2013/8/4 Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com: Am 04.08.2013 um 22:40 schrieb Marco Patzer home...@lavabit.com: On 2013–08–04 Tim Steenvoorden wrote: \starttext \input knuth

Re: [NTG-context] Placefigure inner/outer

2013-08-04 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 04.08.2013 um 22:53 schrieb Tim Steenvoorden tim.steenvoor...@gmail.com: Pitty. I used it a lot in a project I'm porting to MkIV. Will it be fixed someday? It depends on Hans, I’ll send him a mail about the problem. Wolfgang

Re: [NTG-context] Placefigure inner/outer

2013-08-04 Thread Tim Steenvoorden
Thanks Wolfgang! 2013/8/4 Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com: Am 04.08.2013 um 22:53 schrieb Tim Steenvoorden tim.steenvoor...@gmail.com: Pitty. I used it a lot in a project I'm porting to MkIV. Will it be fixed someday? It depends on Hans, I’ll send him a mail about the

[NTG-context] Broken nightly? (2013.08.03)

2013-08-04 Thread Kip Warner
Hey list, I've observed what I suspect is a broken nightly (2013.08.03) while attempting to typeset my book. ... (Leading_Characters/Arda_Baştürk.tex structuresectioning section @ level 3 : 0.6.1 - Arda Baştürk ! LuaTeX error

Re: [NTG-context] Simple Context Application to Cards

2013-08-04 Thread hwitloc
Thenks for letting me know of the process you used. I appreciate it. Henning Hraban Ramm hra...@fiee.net wrote: Am 2013-08-04 um 16:36 schrieb d.henman dhen...@gmail.com: This is a trivial appliation for Context, but a useful one. I plan on designed some business cards, but am

[NTG-context] Locating pdf files in the texmf directory structure

2013-08-04 Thread Michael Ash
I asked: (4) Where can I put personal files that I would like context to use regularly. which Marco kindly answered: In the directory TEXMFHOME points to or texmf-local. This works for my personal file env_letter.tex which is called with \environment env_letter.tex.This file