[NTG-context] Re: Fwd: Re: how to apply gradient color to a piece of text?

I've found my original file and the image is as Hraban says below. The code is the original in the post I quoted  and gives a green background with shaded colours in the text. Best Wishes Keith On 07/04/2024 18:42, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: Am 07.04.24 um 19:05 schrieb Hans Hagen:

[NTG-context] Re: how to apply gradient color to a piece of text?

Not for me either. I used it somewhere so I'll need to look back in my files. Keith On 07/04/2024 17:41, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: Am 07.04.24 um 15:51 schrieb Keith McKay: Have a look at the posts starting on the 2 March 2021 with the subject heading "Shaded Large Letters in LMTX&q

[NTG-context] Re: how to apply gradient color to a piece of text?

Have a look at the posts starting on the 2 March 2021 with the subject heading "Shaded Large Letters in LMTX". Hans gave a great solution. Best Wishes Keith On 07/04/2024 11:48, seyal.zav...@gmail.com wrote: hi all, when i look at luametafun manual there are some intresting examples that

[NTG-context] Re: OT: San Seriffe

Shurely Shome Mishtake. It should be grauniad_sans! https://wordhistories.net/2017/06/05/origin-of-grauniad/ Keith On 01/04/2024 15:45, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: Am 01.04.24 um 16:34 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context: On 4/1/2024 3:56 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: in honour of Knuth and

[NTG-context] Re: lmt_shade fails

Thanks Hans! Keith On 19/02/2024 19:35, Hans Hagen wrote: On 2/19/2024 7:10 PM, Keith McKay wrote: Thanks for the reply Fabrice. Looks like something changed in the recent update. I'm sure Hans will pick it up. next upload (when mid cycles were introduced we lost an end one in some cases

[NTG-context] Re: lmt_shade fails

Thanks for the reply Fabrice. Looks like something changed in the recent update. I'm sure Hans will pick it up. Best wishes Keith McKay On Mon, 19 Feb 2024, 13:21 Fabrice L, wrote: > Dear Keith, > > Le 18 févr. 2024 à 11:44, Keith McKay a écrit : > > Hi all > > I went

[NTG-context] lmt_shade fails

eviate(1) ] ; draw lmt_shade [ path = fullsquare scaled 5cm, direction = "up", alternative = "linear", colors = { "red", "green" }, ]; \stopMPpage \stoptext  I'm using: /system  > ConTeXt  ver: 2024.02.14 13:38 LMTX  fmt: 2024.2.15  int

[NTG-context] ConTeXt Group Subscriptions

Hi, I was wondering if the reminder for the ConTeXt Group Membership subscriptions had been sent out? It's been over a year since I took out membership and I thought I would have had a reminder by now. I hope I haven't missed the email. Best Wishes Keith McKay

[NTG-context] Re: Gray gradient with Metapost

un XL”) manual is also (meta)fun, I meant the general metafun(-s|-p) manual, the big one (>400 p. in the “print” version, >600 p. in the “screen” version). Recommended! Hraban Am 06.10.23 um 10:08 schrieb Keith McKay: > Also look at the LuaMetaFun manual chapter

[NTG-context] Re: Gray gradient with Metapost

Also look at the LuaMetaFun manual chapter 8. In fact the whole manual is worth a read. I'm sure you find much of use in it. Best Wishes Keith On Thu, 5 Oct 2023, 20:52 Henning Hraban Ramm, wrote: > Am 05.10.23 um 21:50 schrieb Fabrice Couvreur: > > Hi, > > I would like to obtain, if possible,

[NTG-context] Re: MAPS nr 53

Would it be possible to list the contents to whet our appetites? Best Wishes Keith McKay On Tue, 22 Aug 2023, 18:43 luigi scarso, wrote: > > An unmissable issue of MAPS, totally dedicated to MetaPost by Taco. > Once free I will put it in the mp repository. >

[NTG-context] Re: zint 2.12.0 barcode generator

Apologies. I realised late last night that I had forgotten to update the paths zint in my shell and after doing that this morning all now works. Apologies again. Thanks for the help. Keith On 20/08/2023 22:05, Bruce Horrocks wrote: On 20 Aug 2023, at 17:28, Keith McKay wrote: Hi all

[NTG-context] Re: zint 2.12.0 barcode generator

Thanks Michal! I'll give this a try over the next few days and report back. Best wishes Keith On Sun, 20 Aug 2023, 18:38 Michal Vlasák, wrote: > On Sun Aug 20, 2023 at 6:28 PM CEST, Keith McKay wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I've updated the zint barcode generator on my mac m

[NTG-context] zint 2.12.0 barcode generator

installed zint with Homebrew. There is a very complicated thread on stackoverflow on how to downgrade to previous versions of a formula in homebrew, but it is far too complicated for my wee brain. Thanks Keith McKay

[NTG-context] Re: your opinion about list structures

them to the wiki. Just my thoughts, and I look forward to read the English version of your book. (smiling) Best Wishes Keith McKay p.s. It's been so long since I worked with technical books that I would have to blow the dust off them. On 10/08/2023 14:21, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: Hi

[NTG-context] Re: Tracker for hyphens at the end of lines

Thanks Hans! I'm never disappointed, always amazed with ConTeXt! This is just what I was looking for. Best Wishes Keith McKay On 01/08/2023 18:10, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote: On 8/1/2023 4:54 PM, Keith McKay wrote: Hi colleagues, Is there a tracker for highlighting hyphens

[NTG-context] Tracker for hyphens at the end of lines

from 2009 which, I would think, won't be suitable  for present day ConTeXt. I have tried searching for hyphens using Skim and Adobe Acrobate viewers but although they find hyphenation in line they don't recognise hyphens at the edge of lines. Any help would be appreciated. K

[NTG-context] Re: Par Builder Tests

Hraban's suggestion works really well. I setup hyphenation rules for the underfull boxes of Russian names and reduced the \tolerance to 600.  I'm now down to about 20 underfull boxes which to my eyes look fine. Thanks again Hraban Best Wishes Keith On 28/07/2023 19:20, Keith McKay wrote

[NTG-context] Re: Par Builder Tests

Thanks Hraban, didn't think of that so will give it a try. Best Wishes Keith On Fri, 28 Jul 2023, 17:28 Henning Hraban Ramm, wrote: > Am 28.07.23 um 17:04 schrieb Keith McKay: > > I played around with the setups for the align:pass:test4 code below, as > > Hans suggested, and

[NTG-context] Re: Par Builder Tests

ni. I'm interested in seeing how \setupalignpass develops and learning more of how to use it. Best Wishes Keith McKay On 21/07/2023 17:33, Keith McKay wrote: Thanks Hans! I'll have a play and keep an eye on updates Best Wishes Keith On 21/07/2023 17:10, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wro

[NTG-context] Re: Par Builder Tests

Thanks Hans! I'll have a play and keep an eye on updates Best Wishes Keith On 21/07/2023 17:10, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote: Hi Keith, Here an example that Mikael made for such a book: \showframe % let's very strict \startsetups [*default]     \directsetup{*reset}    

[NTG-context] Par Builder Tests

for further reading particularly on the commands in \setupalignpass and their usage would be appreciated and on the best way to tackle overfull boxes. Best Wishes Keith McKay ___ If your question is of interest

[NTG-context] Re: Fatal error using \enabletrackers[paragraphs.passes=summary]

Thanks Hans, that works now. Best Wishes Keith On 11/07/2023 10:37, Hans Hagen wrote: On 7/11/2023 11:11 AM, Keith McKay wrote: Hi All Using\enabletrackers[paragraphs.passes=summary] whilst doing some testing causes a fatal error after first run but pdf is produced. Here is the error

[NTG-context] Fatal error using \enabletrackers[paragraphs.passes=summary]

Hi All Using\enabletrackers[paragraphs.passes=summary] whilst doing some testing causes a fatal error after first run but pdf is produced. Here is the error message from the MWE: lua error:     run callback [6]: bad argument #2 to 'format' (number expected, got nil) stack traceback:   

[NTG-context] Re: text width shadow background

Well this is fun.  Getting the right patterns could make some interesting with fonts. Thanks for the tip Hans! Best Wishes Keith McKay % \startMPpage vardef tst (expr x, y, i, n) = definecolor [ name = "MyColor1", r = uniformdeviate(1), g = uniformdeviate(1), b = unif

[NTG-context] Re: Fwd: Re: text width shadow background

quot;, drawcolor = "MyColor2", rulethickness = 1/2, ]ysized (30+5*i/n) shifted (10x,10y) rotatedaround(origin,uniformdeviate(360)); enddef ; draw lmt_poisson [ width = 20, height = 20, distance = 1, count = 20, macro = "tst" arguments = 4, ] xsized 6cm ; \stopMPcode On 08/07/2023

[NTG-context] Fwd: Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: text width shadow background

Reduced size as requested. Moderator please delete original message which was greater than 100k Thanks Keith McKay Forwarded Message Subject:Re: [NTG-context] Re: Fwd: Re: text width shadow background Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2023 14:14:38 +0100 From: Keith McKay

[NTG-context] Fwd: Can't get on to the Wiki

I sent this yesterday but it didn't appear on the list. Best Wishes Keith On Sat, 1 Jul 2023, 15:40 Keith McKay, wrote: > Hi All, > > I've been trying to get on to the wiki for the last few day without > success. Is it just me or have other users experienced the same issue. >

[NTG-context] Can't get on to the Wiki

*** *** *** No reply for 5 hops. Assuming we reached firewall. Best Wishes Keith McKay ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / https://www.ntg.nl

Re: [NTG-context] Wiki Down?

All good now Taco. Thanks for the advice. Keith McKay On 16/06/2023 12:33, Taco Hoekwater wrote: Hi Keith, On 16 Jun 2023, at 13:04, Keith McKay via ntg-context wrote: I am getting "safari can't find server" for the wiki so I checked on isitdownrightnow.com and it confirms

[NTG-context] Wiki Down?

I am getting "safari can't find server"  for the wiki so I checked on isitdownrightnow.com and it confirms it is down. Best Wishes Keith McKay ___ If your question is of interest to others as well,

Re: [NTG-context] Help with typesetting footnotes in an HTML document

tarttext \xmlprocessfile{initialise}{footnoteTest.html}{} \stoptext ===== -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Keith McKay Gesendet: Dienstag, 11. April 2023 17:53 An: Maier, Denis Christian (UB) ; ntg- cont...@ntg.nl Betreff: Re: AW: [NTG-conte

Re: [NTG-context] Help with typesetting footnotes in an HTML document

save some copy and pasting. Thanks Keith McKay On 11/04/2023 14:51, denis.ma...@unibe.ch wrote: Hard to tell, if you don't show us what you've tried so far. In one of my setups I use the lua based approach described on page 86/87. But again, we'll probably need more information to figure it out

[NTG-context] Help with typesetting footnotes in an HTML document

come anywhere near working. Any hints  to a solution would be greatly appreciated. Best Wishes Keith McKay %%% Here is a snippet of the HTML document with footnotes http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd;> http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml; xml:lang="en"&g

Re: [NTG-context] Absolute positioning of \startcombination... \stopcombination

to absolutely position these images on the page. Thanks again for your help! Best Wishes Keith McKay On 16/03/2023 17:58, Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context wrote: On 3/16/23 17:59, Keith McKay via ntg-context wrote: Hi, I would like to position a combination of images where the centre

Re: [NTG-context] Absolute positioning of \startcombination... \stopcombination

. The Joy of ConTeXt! Thanks again Wolfgang and Alan. Best Wishes Keith McKay Here is the code showing the three solutions which others may find useful. \setuppapersize[A4,portrait]%[A4,portrait] \setuplayout [backspace=2.5cm, topspace=1cm, height=28cm, width=17cm, header=0cm, footer=0.75cm

Re: [NTG-context] Absolute positioning of \startcombination... \stopcombination

Thanks Wolfgang and Alan! I will experiment with them tomorrow. Best Wishes Keith McKay On Thu, 16 Mar 2023, 18:07 Alan Braslau, wrote: > On Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:27:53 +0100 > Wolfgang Schuster via ntg-context wrote: > > > Keith McKay via ntg-context schrieb am 16.0

[NTG-context] Absolute positioning of \startcombination... \stopcombination

this or is their a better way? Wiki Page reference: https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Combinations#Image_Width Thanks Keith McKay %%% example %%% \setuppapersize[A4,portrait]%[A4,portrait] \setuplayout [backspace=2.5cm, topspace=1cm, height=28cm, width=17cm, header=0cm, footer=0.75cm

Re: [NTG-context] Printing problem

Sent from my phone to a HP Color LaserJet MFP M283 printer. Perfect print. Keith McKay On Thu, 16 Mar 2023, 11:51 Mikael Sundqvist via ntg-context, < ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have had some printing problems lately, and it is not perfectly > clear to me (o

Re: [NTG-context] Problem with \setuplayout parameters being ignored

Many thanks Wolfgang. Useful tips indeed. Best Wishes Keith McKay On Sun, 5 Mar 2023, 17:24 Wolfgang Schuster, < wolfgang.schuster.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Keith McKay schrieb am 05.03.2023 um 18:10: > > > > Thank you so much Wolfgang! I should have realised that. It's what

Re: [NTG-context] Problem with \setuplayout parameters being ignored

Thank you so much Wolfgang! I should have realised that. It's what I get for trying to write readable code. Best Wishes Keith McKay On 05/03/2023 16:58, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Keith McKay via ntg-context schrieb am 05.03.2023 um 17:54: Hi I'm having a strange problem

[NTG-context] Problem with \setuplayout parameters being ignored

missing something fairly obvious so hints would be helpful. The document I'm trying to setup will probably be a maximum of 50 pages and I would like to reduce the space at the top and bottom of the page. Best Wishes Keith McKay % Code so far %%% \setuppapersize[A4] \setuplayout

Re: [NTG-context] Lettrine module not working?!

Would state=start within \setupinitial[...] help? Best Wishes Keith McKay On 20/02/2023 09:39, G.C.H.M. Verhaag via ntg-context wrote: Hi, Thanks for your suggestion Alan! I've been using lettrine all the time, without knowing it was actually obsolete, sorry! I'm now trying

[NTG-context] How to buy a copy of NTG MAPS 52 (2022.1)

the article by Fabrice Larribe "MetaFun for generative art (English)" within that volume. The article was also mentioned in Chapter 7 of the manual "On Target". Best Wishes Keith McKay ___ If your que

Re: [NTG-context] Help test a LMTX bug fix: tweaks in PDF generation

Hi, I printed the file from my Apple mac mini M1 wirelessly to my HP Color LaserJet MFP M283fdw from Thunderbird, Adobe Acrobat DC, Skim and Texshop. The latter three were essentially identical and clear but that from Thunderbird was fuzzy and not as sharp as the others. Best Wishes Keith

Re: [NTG-context] setupexternalfigures and resoĺution

Thanks for this code Hraban. I tried this last night and it worked really well. I did have one stumbling block when I noticed that those image files with a space in their names were not found, however renaming without a space solved the problem. Is this a bug or a feature? Thanks Keith McKay

[NTG-context] Graded Transparency in MetaFun

. I'm guessing the way lmt_shade areas are drawn is the way to go. Is this likely to be easy to code for what I want to do? Best Wishes Keith McKay %%%MWE%% \setuppapersize[A4,portrait] \usecolors[crayola] \starttext \startMPpage %page 1 StartPage; numeric maxTransp;% Must be between 0 and 1

Re: [NTG-context] arm osx

LMTX fmt: 2022.5.11 int: english/english Best Wishes Keith McKay On 29/05/2022 19:35, Steffen Wolfrum via ntg-context wrote: Hi, the first, clean install of MacOS ARM64bits I downloaded fromhttps://wiki.contextgarden.net/Installation Next I followed the thread below (exchanging texmf-o

Re: [NTG-context] Mark IV or LuaMetaTeX?

Tomaso I think there is a problem with synctex in TeXworks, which is probably why I never use it. Best Wishes Keith McKay On Thu, 26 May 2022, 18:03 Tommaso Gordini via ntg-context, < ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote: > Thank you, Keith! > > Everything works fine, except Synctex. >

Re: [NTG-context] Mark IV or LuaMetaTeX?

more complicated since I have to use the console to run context. Hope this helps Best Wishes Keith McKay On 26/05/2022 13:53, Tommaso Gordini via ntg-context wrote: Hello list, forgive me if my question is too general and trivial and without a minimum code. In the current state of ConTeXt de

Re: [NTG-context] Problem with a defined colour in MetaFun

or your suggestion// Best Wishes Keith// On 28/04/2022 16:04, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Keith McKay via ntg-context schrieb am 28.04.2022 um 12:05: Hi, In the MWE below I define an rgb colour, myColor1, using random numbers for the r, g and b components. I then use it to fill a unitsquare the s

Re: [NTG-context] Problem with a defined colour in MetaFun

is the code : Le 28 avr. 2022 à 08:41, Fabrice L a écrit : Hi Keith, Le 28 avr. 2022 à 06:05, Keith McKay via ntg-context a écrit : Hi, In the MWE below I define an rgb colour, myColor1, using random numbers for the r, g and b components. I then use it to fill a unitsquare the size of the page

[NTG-context] Problem with a defined colour in MetaFun

this to work as shown in the code but without success. I would be grateful for any suggestions. Best Wishes Keith McKay MWE% \setuppapersize[A4,portrait] \usecolors[crayola] \starttext \dorecurse{10}{ \startMPpage StartPage; \definecolor[name="myColor

Re: [NTG-context] Setting up zint on a mac with macOS Montery Version 12.3.1

rew was installed in a non-standard location so I checked on the Hombrew website and it is installed in opt/homebrew for Apple Silicon i.e the M1 chip. Maybe Bruce's homebrew was installed on an earlier version. Thanks to Luis and Bruce for their suggestions. Best Wishes Keith McKay On 10/04/2

[NTG-context] Setting up zint on a mac with macOS Montery Version 12.3.1

gives: /optional > unable to locate library 'libzint'/ // I have tried renaming libzint2.10.0.0.so to libzint.so, but still no barcode. Is their something I am missing? Tips or hints appreciated. Best Wishes Keith McKay %% MWE \usemodule[zint] \starttext \barcode[alterna

Re: [NTG-context] What’s wrong with installation?

/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv mtx-context | current version: 2022.01.21 20:13 mtx-context | main context file: /myPath/context-linux-64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/context.mkxl mtx-context | current version: 2022.01.21 20:13 Best Wishes Keith McKay

Re: [NTG-context] Radius attribute and scaling in lmt_shade[ ]

Thanks Hans. Something else I've learned. Best Wishes Keith On Sun, 9 Jan 2022, 22:26 Hans Hagen, wrote: > On 1/9/2022 4:53 PM, Keith McKay via ntg-context wrote: > > Since "a picture paints a thousand words", I attach a pdf showing the > > results of

Re: [NTG-context] Radius attribute and scaling in lmt_shade[ ]

Since "a picture paints a thousand words", I attach a pdf showing the results of the execution of the code. Are these bugs or... ? Best Wishes Keith On 06/01/2022 15:57, Keith McKay wrote: Hi In the code below you will see that I have created a closed path and perform

[NTG-context] Radius attribute and scaling in lmt_shade[ ]

edges, however the shading is not showing correctly with increasing radius. Am I missing something? Best Wishes Keith McKay ***MWE* \setuppapersize[A4, landscape] \starttext \dorecurse{10}{ \startMPpage StartPage; width := 27; height := 18; path r; r

[NTG-context] A Bug in lmt_shade

Hi all, I think a bug has appeared in lmt_shade in the latest upload. MWE below. Thanks Keith McKay %% \setuppapersize[A4,landscape][A4,landscape] \starttext \startMPpage StartPage; width := PaperWidth ; height := PaperHeight ; unit := cm ; definecolor [ name

Re: [NTG-context] arm osx

ce since I felt it was most likely my lack of knowledge of how to get > things going that was the problem (as usual). So thank you for your quick > response and offer to test. And thank you Keith for your example below it > did the trick. > > Very best wishes, > Charlie > > On 23

Re: [NTG-context] arm osx

--autopdf "$1" Best Wishes Keith On 23/04/2021 15:45, Keith McKay wrote: Hi Charles Firstly. I can take no credit for getting Context running on the new M1 Mac OS ARM. Hans and his team are the real heroes here. I just downloaded the zip file and off I went. I don't normally use

Re: [NTG-context] arm osx

U type in executable: /Users/charlesdoherty/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/mtxrun I have tried various options to no avail but I would really appreciate some help on this (longhand rather than cryptic would be really helpful). Thanks, Charlie On 11 Apr 2021, at 19:27, Keith McKay <mail

Re: [NTG-context] arm osx

An alternative way is to go to Preferences>>Security and Privacy>>General. And then click on Open anyway and that's it sorted. Best Wishes Keith On Sun, 11 Apr 2021, 18:47 Otared Kavian, wrote: > Hi, > > Thank you Mojca and Hans for the new binary for MacOS ARM: yesterday I > installed it on

Re: [NTG-context] arm osx

Great news on the Apple front! Thanks to Mojca and ConTeXt. Best Wishes Keith McKay On 10/04/2021 16:21, Hans Hagen wrote: Hi, Thanks to Mojca's persistent efforts we now generate arm osx binaries on the build infrastructure, so lmtx now ships native arm bins for apples. There are also

[NTG-context] Bug in lmt_shade[...=...,...=...]

Hi All  I think a bug has appeared quite recently in the command, lmt_shade. A MWE below followed by the error output. Best Wishes Keith McKay \setuppapersize[A4,landscape][A4,landscape] \starttext \startMPpage StartPage; width := PaperWidth ; height := PaperHeight ; unit := cm

Re: [NTG-context] Shaded large letters in LMTX

Wow! Just what I envisaged. Thank you so much! Best Wishes Keith On 02/03/2021 17:47, Hans Hagen wrote: On 3/2/2021 5:51 PM, Keith McKay wrote: Hi All, Is it possible to get the fill colour in lmt_outline[] to be shaded between two colours like in the lmt_shade[] command? It would

[NTG-context] Shaded large letters in LMTX

Hi All, Is it possible to get the fill colour in lmt_outline[] to be shaded between two colours like in the lmt_shade[] command? It would be a nice effect for large letters or words. Best Wishes Keith McKay Hamilton, Scotland

Re: [NTG-context] Possible problem with context using the ARM 64bit download for Apple Silicon M1

that this is something I have never done so would need a lot of hand holding. Best Wishes Keith On 23/02/2021 17:21, Hans Hagen wrote: On 2/23/2021 5:51 PM, Keith McKay wrote: I have been using ConTeXt (X86 64bits) on my mac mini Apple Silicon M1 and it works well using Rosetta translation for the M1

[NTG-context] Possible problem with context using the ARM 64bit download for Apple Silicon M1

64bit tree but not in the manual in the X86 64bits tree. Best Wishes Keith McKay Hamilton, Scotland. % \setuppapersize [A4, portrait] \usecolors[crayola] \starttext \startMPpage StartPage; width := PaperWidth ; height := PaperHeight ; unit := cm ; definecolor

Re: [NTG-context] Problem with show command in MetaFun

Thanks Hans! I had forgotten about \enabletrackers[metapost.tracingall]. Best Wishes Keith On 07/01/2021 15:35, Hans Hagen wrote: On 1/7/2021 4:11 PM, Keith McKay wrote: In the MWE below I would expect the "show" command to print the value of p in the console output (I us

[NTG-context] Problem with show command in MetaFun

In the MWE below I would expect the "show" command to print the value of p in the console output (I use Texworks), however this does not seem to be happening. I haven't used "show" in MetaFun for a while, am I implementing it correctly? Best Wishes Keith

Re: [NTG-context] Context install for Apple Silicon M1 mac mini

. Thanks again and Best Wishes Keith McKay Scotland, UK On 01/12/2020 17:17, Otared Kavian wrote: Hi Keith, You may try to copy to your new machine the whole folder where you have installed LMTX on your old machine, and then run context --make there. Indeed if this works for your

[NTG-context] Context install for Apple Silicon M1 mac mini

ld be able to do that. If this is possible, I would be very happy to do some testing and report back my experiences to the list. Best Wishes Keith McKay Scotland, UK ___ If your question is of interest to othe

Re: [NTG-context] Units of xpart and ypart of a pair in MetaFun

Thanks Taco! I understand much better now. I think it's best to leave the units out until the drawing stage as you suggest. Thanks again Keith McKay On Fri, 27 Nov 2020, 08:30 Taco Hoekwater, wrote: > > > > On 26 Nov 2020, at 16:09, Keith McKay wrote: > > > > Hi, &

Re: [NTG-context] Units of xpart and ypart of a pair in MetaFun

-0.5 and +0.5, and I wasn't sure I would get that with randomized. Thanks again Keith McKay/ / On 26/11/2020 17:20, Fabrice L wrote: Keith, Le 26 nov. 2020 à 12:12, Keith McKay <mailto:mckaymeis...@gmail.com>> a écrit : Thanks Fabrice and Hans. I now see I can simplify some lines of

Re: [NTG-context] new upload

Thanks for your interesting and very helpful reply Mojca. It's given me lots to think about. Best wishes Keith McKay On 26/11/2020 18:43, Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2020 at 16:26, Keith McKay wrote: I was planning on getting the new entry level MAC min M1 with 8GB unified memory

Re: [NTG-context] Units of xpart and ypart of a pair in MetaFun

and yparts of a[i] are returned as postscript points units and not as centimeters as in the pair. I maybe didn't make this clear in my original query. Thanks for your patience. Keith McKay On 26/11/2020 17:25, Hans Hagen wrote: On 11/26/2020 6:12 PM, Keith McKay wrote: Thanks Fabrice and Hans

Re: [NTG-context] Units of xpart and ypart of a pair in MetaFun

something? Thanks Keith McKay On 26/11/2020 15:19, Fabrice L wrote: Hi keith, Le 26 nov. 2020 à 10:09, Keith McKay <mailto:mckaymeis...@gmail.com>> a écrit : Hi, I have been using xpart and ypart to extract these values from pairs of points in a path but I wasn't getting the correct

Re: [NTG-context] new upload

for these new M1 chip Macs. Would it be possible for a ConTeXt user like myself to build the binaries on my proposed new Mac? I'm not a computer professional. Best Wishes Keith McKay On 24/11/2020 19:07, Hans Hagen wrote: Hi, A new upload. Mojca upgraded the build manager and we also updated

[NTG-context] Units of xpart and ypart of a pair in MetaFun

its? The MWE belows shows what I have been doing. Thanks Keith McKay %%% MWE %%% \setuppapersize [A5, landscape][A4, portrait] \usecolors[crayola] \starttext \startMPpage StartPage; width := PaperWidth ; height := PaperHeight ; unit := cm ; numeric squig; pair a[]; a0 = (2cm,11cm); a1 = (4cm,1

Re: [NTG-context] A dumb question about MetaFun

Jairo Try draw unitsquare scaled 1cm shifted (xcm, ycm); Page 11 of the manual metafun-p.pdf is your friend here. My recent conversation with Taco on this list will be usefull as well. Best Wishes Keith On 16/08/2020 18:06, Jairo A. del Rio wrote: Hi list! A simple question: is there an

Re: [NTG-context] Missing graphic in MPpage when viewing in Apple MAC Preview or GIMP 2.10 but not Adobe

; because the latter puts z2 at z0, resulting in a path that is a straight line. The fact that AR displays anything at all is probably some form of correction like "fill of empty path == single pixel line”. Best wishes, Taco On 15 Aug 2020, at 17:39, Keith McKay wrote: Dear List I have

[NTG-context] Missing graphic in MPpage when viewing in Apple MAC Preview or GIMP 2.10 but not Adobe

Dear List I have come across a problem which I don't think is due to ConTeXt but I'm hopping the great and the good of this list may be able to explain what is going on. The code below produces an MPpage with a shaded background and two graphics along with a line of outlined text. When I

Re: [NTG-context] Is there a bug in lmt_shade[...=...,...=...]

Thanks again Hans, lmt_shade now works as before. Keith On 29/07/2020 16:13, Keith McKay wrote: Thanks Hans! Much appreciated. Keith On 29/07/2020 16:04, Hans Hagen wrote: On 7/29/2020 3:43 PM, Keith McKay wrote: Has a bug appeared in the command lmt_shade[ ]? Looks that way. I'll fix

Re: [NTG-context] Is there a bug in lmt_shade[...=...,...=...]

Thanks Hans! Much appreciated. Keith On 29/07/2020 16:04, Hans Hagen wrote: On 7/29/2020 3:43 PM, Keith McKay wrote: Has a bug appeared in the command lmt_shade[ ]? Looks that way. I'll fix it (upload later today). We now have some better (potentially more efficient) ways to feed back

[NTG-context] Is there a bug in lmt_shade[...=...,...=...]

Hi Has a bug appeared in the command lmt_shade[ ]? This used to work before I upgraded. \setuppapersize [A5, portrait][A4, landscape] \setuparranging[2UP] \starttext \startMPpage StartPage; width := PaperWidth ; height := PaperHeight ; unit := cm ; definecolor [ name = "MyColor1", r =

Re: [NTG-context] CMYK workflow. How to set and should I worry about

Thanks for your reply, Hraban Best Wishes Keith On Tue, 23 Jun 2020, 22:06 Henning Hraban Ramm, wrote: > > > > Am 23.06.2020 um 22:28 schrieb Keith McKay : > > > > Colleagues > > > > I'm getting ready to send a book to the printers and in their blurb >

[NTG-context] CMYK workflow. How to set and should I worry about

no colour pages so I'm not sure if I really need to worry about CMYK workflow. Could someone advise? Thanks and Best Wishes Keith McKay // ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to

Re: [NTG-context] 'debug' version of METAPOST draw?

% A better coder than me may be able to incorporate it into what you require. Best Wishes Keith McKay On 28/05/2020 12:33, Gerben Wierda wrote: I would like to be able (during development) to draw paths where the points of the path (and maybe thing slike directions) are visualised. E.g. a path

Re: [NTG-context] Arithmetic Overflow error in MetaFun

Thanks for your help Hans and the pointer to the extended math library. Lots more to explore now. Best Wishes Keith On Sat, 16 May 2020, 20:46 Hans Hagen, wrote: > On 5/16/2020 4:48 PM, Keith McKay wrote: > > Answering my own problem here. > > > > I've just searched thr

Re: [NTG-context] Arithmetic Overflow error in MetaFun

Answering my own problem here. I've just searched through the mailing list archives and it seems that if I add [instance=doublefun] I do not get the Arithmetic Overflow error. Joy! Thanks Best Wishes Keith McKay On 16/05/2020 15:36, Keith McKay wrote: Colleagues I'm having problems

[NTG-context] Arithmetic Overflow error in MetaFun

that should be set or a better way of getting round this Arithmetic Overflow error? Thanks Best Wishes Keith McKay %MWE%%% \setuppapersize [A4,landscape] \starttext \startMPpage StartPage; width := PaperWidth ; height := PaperHeight ; unit := cm ; path p; p := unitsquare

Re: [NTG-context] Unexpected result when using PaperHeight and MetaFUun

Thank you Wolfgang! I thought it must be simple! And if I had stayed the course and got to the end of the MetaFun manual I would have found it. Thanks for your help. Keith On 19/04/2020 13:04, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Keith McKay schrieb am 19.04.2020 um 13:15: Dear All I have problem

[NTG-context] Unexpected result when using PaperHeight and MetaFUun

? I'm using LuaMetaTex Version 2.05.01 ConTeXt ver: 2020.04.03 10:31 MKIV beta fmt: 2020.4.6 int: english/english Thanks and stay safe. Best Wishes Keith McKay %%% MWE %%% \setuppapersize[A4,landscape] \definelayer[mybg] [x=0mm, y=0mm, width=\paperwidth, height

Re: [NTG-context] What was that 'rounding paths' metafun(?) function again?

Would sections 1.3, 1.18, 2.5 and 2.6 in the Metafun manual help? Keith On 05/04/2020 11:31, Gerben Wierda wrote: I think I saw a function in MetaFun somehwre that you could give a ‘hard’ path, i.e. (0,0) -- (0,1) — (1,1) and it would become a path with nicely rounded (part of a circle)

Re: [NTG-context] developer not verified error

This is the standard way to install "apps" on a mac, which have an unknown developer, to Apple anyway. It is a bit annoying when it happens especially when one has forgotten that you have to go through the Preferences dialog to get it to run. In my case it's an age thing. Best Wis

[NTG-context] Text on curves

other options be used with followtext e.g. \input file? I'm a complete novice with MetaFun so any advice appreciated. Best Wishes Keith McKay Minimum Working Example \starttext Two different lengths of text on the same curve showing font size being reduced. \blank \startMPcode path

Re: [NTG-context] First example in xml-mkiv.pdf

Aah yes, how silly of me to forget to add \starttext... \stoptext! Thanks for your help. Best Wishes Keith On 06/06/2018 14:32, Hans Hagen wrote: On 6/5/2018 10:03 PM, Keith McKay wrote: Dear List, In my continuing effort to improve my ConTeXt skills I thought I would have a look at XML

[NTG-context] First example in xml-mkiv.pdf

t did not work. Can somebody explain why no paragraphs are showing up? I'm using: ConTeXt ver: 2018.04.04 00:51 MKIV beta fmt: 2018.6.2 int: english/english LuaTeX, Version 1.07.0 (TeX Live 2018) Thanks and Best

  1   2   >