Re: [NTG-context] \itemize[random] does not work

I was not aware of this cool feature in Context. This could be very useful in making multiple choice tests. I have one question. Is there a simple way in which one can switch between itemized lists that are random and non-random? For example, if I have 40 multiple choice questions, each of which

Re: [NTG-context] \itemize[random] does not work

Aditya Mahajan adityam at umich.edu writes: \defineitemgroup[choices] \startmode[random] \setupitemgroup[choices][1][random] \nextrandom % to get rid of the randomize bug \stopmode Compile this file with texexec --mode=random to get random choices, compile without --mode=... to

[NTG-context] problem with defineitemgroup command

I am trying to define an itemgroup to list the answers for multiple choice questions. When I try to change the stopper using the option stopper=), the list changes from an alphabetical one to a bulleted list. Please see the difference between choices and options below.

Re: [NTG-context] problem with defineitemgroup command

Aditya Mahajan adityam at umich.edu writes: Change this to \setupitemgroup[options][1][a,packed] \setupitemgroup[options][1][stopper=)] You cannot mix options (a, packed, etc) with assignments (key=value). Aditya Thanks Aditya. I appreciate it.

[NTG-context] Two questions - Cross Referencing (Automated label generation + Random items)

As I mentioned earlier, I am trying to use Context to make a multiple choice test. I have two questions. (1) Suppose I want to get a list of answers to the the multiple choice questions. One way I can think of doing this is by assigning a label to the CORRECT answer as done in the following code

[NTG-context] Switching off Header only on a particular page

Hi, Is there a way to switch off just the header on a particular page? The Context manual gives the command \noheaderandfooterlines to switch off both. However, I want the page number (which is in the footer) on the first page, but no headers on the first page. Thanks.

Re: [NTG-context] Switching off Header only on a particular page

Hans Hagen pragma at wxs.nl writes: just \setupheader[state=empty] or anything else that applies Thanks very much Hans. That works great. ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an

Re: [NTG-context] Two questions - Cross Referencing (Auto mated label generation + Random items)

Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfgang at googlemail.com writes: You don't need \nextrandom any longer, it's fixed with the last beta. \newcounter\choicecounter \define[1]\Rightitem {\doglobal\increment\choicecounter \startitem[\choicecounter]#1\stopitem} \define[1]\Wrongitem

Re: [NTG-context] Two questions - Cross Referencing (Au tomated label generation + Random items)

The low level way to do this is: \def\AnsT#1\eAns {\doglobal\increment\choicecounter \startitem[\choicecounter]#1\stopitem} Wolfgang Beautiful! Thanks again Wolfgang. I tried the low level command and it works great. I will try the Context way later. Hans, thanks very much for

Re: [NTG-context] Two questions - Cross Referencing (Auto mated label generation + Random items)

Mikael Persson mickep at gmail.com writes: Dear Curious Learn (strange name, it can be considered rude not to use the real one) You can find m-educat.tex at tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/m-educat.tex if you use the minimals It is also listed at http://wiki.contextgarden.net

[NTG-context] \dorecurse and \recurselevel in Natural Tables

Can someone please explain why the second example below works but the first does not work? Thanks very much. \starttext \bTABLE \dorecurse{5} {\bTR \bTD \recurselevel. \eTD \bTD \recurselevel \eTD\eTR} \eTABLE \dorecurse{2} {\recurselevel.

Re: [NTG-context] \dorecurse and \recurselevel in Natural Tables

Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfgang at googlemail.com writes: \bTABLE \dorecurse{5}{\bTR\expanded{\bTD\recurselevel\eTD}\eTR} \eTABLE Wolfgang As your other solutions, this worked great. I suppose I have to use \expanded for every \bTD \eTD pair. Can you please explain why this is

Re: [NTG-context] \dorecurse and \recurselevel in Natural Tables

Not really. \bTABLE \dorecurse{5}{\bTR\bTD#1\eTD\eTR} \eTABLE Wolfgang Awesome How does one learn these things? Is this Tex programming or Context programming. Thanks very much. ___ If your

Re: [NTG-context] \dorecurse and \recurselevel in Natural Tables

Aditya Mahajan adityam at umich.edu writes: My summary of this thread: http://randomdeterminism.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/tex-programming-the-past-the-present-and-the-future/ Aditya I like the Luatex code of Luigi. Though it is longer than what Wolfgang suggested (and in this case, I am

Re: [NTG-context] \dorecurse and \recurselevel in Natural Tables

Arthur and Luigi, thanks for your responses. Arthur, your response makes it very clear, what I need to do. I will start with the book you recommend. ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please

[NTG-context] Command show in Metapost/Metafun

Hi, I am trying to learn Metapost using Context. I tried a few examples for drawing things and they worked well. But the show command does not seem to work. For example, the code \startuseMPgraphic{GridDots} u=1cm; pickup pencircle scaled 8pt for i = 0 upto 2:

[NTG-context] Thanks. Two new questions: rotate and scale

Aditya and Hans, Thanks very much for your replies. I suppose I should install minimals afterall. Still using the TexLive version. I have two new questions: (1) In the following code the triangle outline (obtained with the draw command) does not rotate, i.e., I get the same triangle as without

Re: [NTG-context] Thanks. Two new questions: rotate and scale

Albrecht Kauffmann alkauffm at rz.uni-potsdam.de writes: only to (1): try draw (((0,0) -- dir(0)*u -- dir(60)*u --cycle) rotated 60); Thanks Albrecht. That worked great. ___ If your question is of interest to

Re: [NTG-context] Thanks. Two new questions: rotate and scale

Taco Hoekwater taco at elvenkind.com writes: (2) Is there a command to scale the whole picture...not the components? Parse error. In my view, the whole picture *is* the components. Best wishes, Taco Hi Taco, Sorry for the typo and for not being clear. I meant the following. I know

Re: [NTG-context] Thanks. Two new questions: rotate and scale

Taco Hoekwater taco at elvenkind.com writes: You want this, I think: beginfig(1); ... do stuff ... currentpicture := currentpicture scaled X; endfig; Awesome!! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Taco and Mikael.

[NTG-context] \FlushStep in module s-pre-50 adds too much space

Hello, I tried using module s-pre-50 to get stepwise revelation of the content in my presentation today. I noticed that the command \FlushStep adds what seems to be too much space between successive items. Is there a way, I can prevent \FlushStep from adding this much space. Thank you.

Re: [NTG-context] \FlushStep in module s-pre-50 adds too much space

Hans Hagen pragma at wxs.nl writes: in mkii it's injecting nodes, so you need to keep the \FlushStep attached to the previous paragraph if possible like here\FlushStep in mkiv it should not matter Thank you Hans. I will try to install Context Minimals in a couple of days. In MKII it does

Re: [NTG-context] \FlushStep in module s-pre-50 adds too much space

Thanks very much for replying. From your replies, it seems easiest to do what Aditya suggested; use the commands luatools --generate context --make I looked at this message and also went to the link he had in his message. My question is, am I supposed to be in any specific folder when I run

Re: [NTG-context] \FlushStep in module s-pre-50 adds too much space

Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfgang at googlemail.com writes: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Minimals#Usage http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20090121.222035.3c27dbbc.en.html Wolfgang Perhaps I am not getting something which I should. Wolfgang, it seems to me that the links

Re: [NTG-context] \FlushStep in module s-pre-50 adds too much space

Okay, I have installed the minimals. It works with a file I tried without tikz. The examples on the wiki also work well. It does not work with a file that has tikz code in it. It stops compiling with ! Undefined control sequence. l.13 \starttikzpicture Does Tikz not work with mkiv? Thanks.

[NTG-context] Problem updating Tikz in minimals

Mojca Miklavec mojca.miklavec.lists at gmail.com writes: When you install the minimals, add --extras=t-tikz either to first-setup.sh or run ./first-setup.sh --extras=t-tikz (Run luatools --generate afterwards.) Mojca Thanks Aditya and Mojca. Mojca, I tried running that; a lot of

[NTG-context] Step wise presentation.

Currently what is the best solution for presentation with steps in Context that works with the stable version of MKIV. The one that you can get with ./first-setup.sh --context=current If I need to install any addon module for your recommendation (i.e., if it does not come with minimals), kindly

[NTG-context] TeXshop instructions on Context Minimals (Mac installation)

Hello, I installed the stable version of Context Minimals and then followed the instructions given on the Context Minimals/Mac Installation page. When I choose ConTeXt-MKIV as my engine and try to typeset the document I get the following error.

Re: [NTG-context] Step wise presentation.

Hans Hagen pragma at wxs.nl writes: take a look at s-pre-60 upwards; i always use s-pre-60 as basis Hans Thank you Hans. Since you said that you start with s-pre-60 as the basis, could I please ask you for an example presentation, if you have one. I looked at the wiki but there is no

Re: [NTG-context] Tikz updated in minimals but file does not compile

Lutz Haseloff lutz.haseloff at googlemail.com writes: Hello Want, hello Mojca,i had the same problem some days before. I found this hint by Wolfgang:add to your file\unprotect\newtoks\toks at \let\z at \zeropoint\protectand tikz works like a charm.can this be added to the module

Re: [NTG-context] TeXshop instructions on Context Minimals (Mac installation)

Bowen Alan C. acbowen at Princeton.edu writes: In Terminal try: cd Users/Name/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ and then chmod +x ConTeXt-MKIV.engine which will allow you to execute the file. Thanks Alan. That worked great. I have added that to the instructions on the Wiki.

[NTG-context] Module taspresent

As mentioned on the wiki, I tried to install taspresent module by running ./first-setup.sh --extras=t-taspresent in the terminal. A lot of things happened and then I ran luatools --generate and then context --make. Then I tried to compile the file \usemodule[taspresent][style=blackblue]

Re: [NTG-context] Module taspresent

I figured out how and where to install the taspresent module. Now when I try to compile the file it loads the module. However, I do not get any of the colors or the frames. For example, the following code does not give me any color. It does though take out the page numbers and sets the correct

Re: [NTG-context] Module taspresent

Thanks Thomas and Lutz. Now that I have figured out how to manually install the third party modules, I can try the simpleslides module. Aditya and Thomas, thanks very much for providing us with these modules. Just for information, I wanted to inform you that some other styles, such as

Re: [NTG-context] Step wise presentation.

Fabrice fabrice.alpha at gmail.com writes: You can use the raw steps module. This works very well. You can find some informations here: http://modules.contextgarden.net/t-rsteps Fabrice. Thanks Fabrice. Yes, I was looking at the demo file yesterday once I figured out how to install

Re: [NTG-context] Is there anything like developer's manual for ConTeXt?

Aditya Mahajan adityam at umich.edu writes: Can someone post a link to the actual reference manual rewrite Taco was talking about? I don't see anything on http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Main_Page#Documentation that looks like a reference manual in progress. The links are after the big

Re: [NTG-context] Value of Metapost variable as a label

Aditya Mahajan adityam at umich.edu writes: For example, if I had to typeset (n_{1},n{2},...,n_{100}), how could I do that. label.bot (textext($n_{ decimal i }), ... ) ; Thanks Aditya. That works great.

[NTG-context] Is \index command broken?

Hi, I tried using the \index command in my document: \starttext \type{\textext()} \index[textext]{\textext} To typeset metapost variable values (not the verbatim text) using \TEX\ markup, use this command. \page \completeindex \stoptext However, no index is created. The log file

Re: [NTG-context] Is \index command broken?

Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfgang at googlemail.com writes: Hi curious who wants to learn but is still unable to use the list archive. http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2009/038198.html http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2009/037891.html