Re: [NTG-context] registers, how to ignore quote marks

2022-01-29 Thread jbf via ntg-context
The several responses to my floundering with the register have been very helpful, though I would have to confess that I have ended up 'messing with' things (suggested by Hans re the [key]) and getting a satisfactory result in almost every case without always understanding why. But I can say

Re: [NTG-context] How to stop columns from splitting up items in a list?

2022-01-29 Thread Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context
> On 29 Jan 2022, at 14:45, Joel via ntg-context wrote: > > I am writing a workbook that contains a materials list in front of some craft > activities. > > I found that simply displaying a bulleted list can take up lots of space on > the page, so instead put the list in three columns. The

Re: [NTG-context] How to stop \placefigure from floating off to some other page?

2022-01-29 Thread Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context
On 29 Jan 2022, at 21:30, Joel via ntg-context wrote: > > When I used `\placefigure`, ConTeXt often puts the figure on a completely > different page, my readership of young students is getting confused where the > image is. How can I have all of my `\placefigure` in the entire document >

Re: [NTG-context] Why isn't bold + italics working together?

2022-01-29 Thread Otared Kavian via ntg-context
> On 29 Jan 2022, at 18:03, Denis Maier via ntg-context > wrote: > > IDK, but then it's probably a font issue? > […] > This thread is outdated, you can now stack styles. > > \starttext > > text {\italicface text {\boldface text} text} text > > \stoptext > > Wolfgang However there seems

[NTG-context] How to stop \placefigure from floating off to some other page?

2022-01-29 Thread Joel via ntg-context
When I used `\placefigure`, ConTeXt often puts the figure on a completely different page, my readership of young students is getting confused where the image is. How can I have all of my `\placefigure` in the entire document appear exactly where called, even if that means having to place it on

Re: [NTG-context] How to create multiple PDFs from one TeX file?

2022-01-29 Thread Hans Hagen via ntg-context
On 1/29/2022 3:47 PM, Joel via ntg-context wrote: I have several books in a set that have many things I'd like to have linked together, such as page references, shared indexes, shared glossaries, etc. One solution I see is putting all the files together, then using a tool like pdfjam to

Re: [NTG-context] Why isn't bold + italics working together?

2022-01-29 Thread Denis Maier via ntg-context
IDK, but then it's probably a font issue? Denis Von: ntg-context im Auftrag von Wolfgang Schuster via ntg-context Gesendet: Samstag, 29. Januar 2022 17:57:17 An: mailing list for ConTeXt users; Adam Reviczky via ntg-context Cc: Wolfgang Schuster; Adam

Re: [NTG-context] Why isn't bold + italics working together?

2022-01-29 Thread Wolfgang Schuster via ntg-context
Joel via ntg-context schrieb am 29.01.2022 um 15:46: I am finishing the final touches on a manuscript, which I hope to send to a publisher later today and noticed this problem where bold and italic text isn't rendered at the same time. I am using the EB Garamond font in my document. I set it

Re: [NTG-context] Why isn't bold + italics working together?

2022-01-29 Thread Wolfgang Schuster via ntg-context
Adam Reviczky via ntg-context schrieb am 29.01.2022 um 17:19: Hi Joel, I don't think you can stack those, just use \bi (see: https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Font_Switching) \starttext \startitemize \item This text has {\bf bold} in it. \item This text has {\it italics} in it. \item Why

Re: [NTG-context] Why isn't bold + italics working together?

2022-01-29 Thread Adam Reviczky via ntg-context
Hi Joel, I don't think you can stack those, just use \bi (see: https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Font_Switching) \starttext \startitemize \item This text has {\bf bold} in it. \item This text has {\it italics} in it. \item Why doesn't this have {\bi bold and italics} in it? \stopitemize See also:

[NTG-context] How to create multiple PDFs from one TeX file?

2022-01-29 Thread Joel via ntg-context
I have several books in a set that have many things I'd like to have linked together, such as page references, shared indexes, shared glossaries, etc. One solution I see is putting all the files together, then using a tool like pdfjam to seperate the pages later, but I'm wondering if ConTeXt

[NTG-context] How can I get a section title to change depending on the section content?

2022-01-29 Thread Joel via ntg-context
I have a section somewhat like this...I'm replacing the code with something much simpler, but its basically doing a similar thing, running conditionals to check which content to place: \section{Brave Rabbits} \ifnum\somenumber>3 Print this content about rabbits. \else

[NTG-context] Why isn't bold + italics working together?

2022-01-29 Thread Joel via ntg-context
I am finishing the final touches on a manuscript, which I hope to send to a publisher later today and noticed this problem where bold and italic text isn't rendered at the same time. I am using the EB Garamond font in my document. I set it up exactly as shown below. Strangely, bold works,

[NTG-context] How to stop columns from splitting up items in a list?

2022-01-29 Thread Joel via ntg-context
I am writing a workbook that contains a materials list in front of some craft activities. I found that simply displaying a bulleted list can take up lots of space on the page, so instead put the list in three columns. The problem is, if there is an item with a somewhat long description, it can

Re: [NTG-context] registers, how to ignore quote marks

2022-01-29 Thread Hans Hagen via ntg-context
On 1/29/2022 11:02 AM, jbf via ntg-context wrote: Thanks for this response. I'll have to work on this (but tomorrow... it's late at night for me at the moment). I can see part of what you mean: I can use, for example \index[myindex]{\it Book title} (Book Author) and get the correct result, but

Re: [NTG-context] registers, how to ignore quote marks

2022-01-29 Thread jbf via ntg-context
Thanks for this response. I'll have to work on this (but tomorrow... it's late at night for me at the moment). I can see part of what you mean: I can use, for example \index[myindex]{\it Book title} (Book Author) and get the correct result, but not sorted properly, so I have to understand how,

Re: [NTG-context] registers, how to ignore quote marks

2022-01-29 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context
Am 29.01.22 um 06:23 schrieb jbf via ntg-context: Any thoughts (but I'm pretty sure this isn't fully explained in the wiki) how I can get part of the index entry in italics and part normal? That might be a bit more difficult I think. If you want to format the page number or the whole entry,