[NTG-context] options for \setuppapersize

2014-06-15 Thread Pablo Rodriguez
Dear list, I’m trying to explain the options of \setuppapersize in a book, but I’m not sure they work. With latest beta from 2014.06.15 15:54, this is the results I get with a minimal document such as: \setuppapersize[A5] \starttext \input zapf \stoptext I cannot make

Re: [NTG-context] options for \setuppapersize

2014-06-15 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 15.06.2014 um 20:19 schrieb Pablo Rodriguez oi...@gmx.es: Dear list, I’m trying to explain the options of \setuppapersize in a book, but I’m not sure they work. With latest beta from 2014.06.15 15:54, this is the results I get with a minimal document such as: \setuppapersize[A5

Re: [NTG-context] options for \setuppapersize

2014-06-15 Thread Pablo Rodriguez
On 06/15/2014 09:03 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: I’m trying to explain the options of \setuppapersize in a book, but I’m not sure they work. [...] Do they work as expected or am I doing something wrong? You have to set the right values for the paper with the second argument when you use

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppapersize \externalfigure

2012-01-14 Thread Peter Münster
On Fri, Jan 13 2012, Gerben Wierda wrote: The following snippet: \page\setuppapersize[A4,portrait][A4,portrait] \externalfigure[foo.pdf][factor=fit,orientation=90] behaves like this: the size is set to what fits *before* rotation. The order of orientation and factor does not matter

[NTG-context] \setuppapersize \externalfigure

2012-01-13 Thread Gerben Wierda
\externalfigure[foo.pdf][factor=fit] nicely fits the mage on the page. The following snippet: \page\setuppapersize[A4,portrait][A4,portrait] \externalfigure[foo.pdf][factor=fit,orientation=90] behaves like this: the size is set to what fits *before* rotation. The order of orientation

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-05-22 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Tue, 22 Mar 2011, Aditya Mahajan wrote: On Tue, 22 Mar 2011, Hans Hagen wrote: so i changed it a bit in the next beta .. i also made middle the default location Thank you. I will document all this in the next TUGBoat article on Context for users.

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-03-22 Thread Hans Hagen
implemenetation, or it never worked correctly). I doubt if it has ever worked because after i looked at the source for the defintion of \setuppapersize i see that Hans (i mean samesized) code can’t work. well, it works if one specifies [A5][samesize] but it looks like folks want even more

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-03-22 Thread Aditya Mahajan
if this is a regression over the original implemenetation, or it never worked correctly). I doubt if it has ever worked because after i looked at the source for the defintion of \setuppapersize i see that Hans (i mean samesized) code can’t work. well, it works if one specifies [A5][samesize

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-03-22 Thread Cecil Westerhof
2011/3/22 Aditya Mahajan adit...@umich.edu well, it works if one specifies [A5][samesize] Yes, but [A5][A5] is simpler than [A5][samesize] :) With the former if the size changes to A6, you only have to change one thing. So in light of maintenance it is better. -- Cecil Westerhof

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-03-21 Thread Otared Kavian
Hi Aditya,Testing your minimal example:\setuppapersize[A5]\showframe\starttext\dorecurse{10}{\input knuth \endgraf}\stoptextit seems that I do get an A5 papersize (ConTeXt version2011.02.25 22:03, andLuaTeX, Version beta-0.65.0-2010121316). I attach the PDF file for your information (since I don't

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-03-21 Thread C.
the desired size by using only one argument. +1 for change. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Aditya Mahajan [mailto:adit...@umich.edu] Gesendet: Montag, 21. März 2011 00:43 An: mailing list for ConTeXt users Betreff: Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize On Sun, 20 Mar 2011

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-03-21 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
correctly). I doubt if it has ever worked because after i looked at the source for the defintion of \setuppapersize i see that Hans (i mean samesized) code can’t work. Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to others

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-03-21 Thread Aditya Mahajan
the original implemenetation, or it never worked correctly). I doubt if it has ever worked because after i looked at the source for the defintion of \setuppapersize i see that Hans (i mean samesized) code can’t work. So, my testing was not thorough in the first place :( Hans, can you look

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-03-20 Thread C.
Did you try \setuppapersize[A5][A5] ? According to http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Reference/en/setuppapersize second argument (the print paper size) is A4 by default. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Aditya Mahajan [mailto:adit...@umich.edu] Gesendet: Samstag, 19. März 2011 18:59

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-03-20 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Sun, 20 Mar 2011, C. wrote: Did you try \setuppapersize[A5][A5] ? According to http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Reference/en/setuppapersize second argument (the print paper size) is A4 by default. About two months back I had requested that the second argument be made optional. Hans had

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-03-19 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Mon, 10 Jan 2011, Aditya Mahajan wrote: On Mon, 10 Jan 2011, Hans Hagen wrote: more elegant and downward compatible is this: \definepapersize [samesized] [ \c!width=\paperwidth, \c!height=\paperheight] \setuppapersize [A4][samesized] in page-lay.mkiv Indeed. This will also work

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-01-23 Thread Hans Hagen
On 22-1-2011 5:34, Aditya Mahajan wrote: On Mon, 10 Jan 2011, Hans Hagen wrote: more elegant and downward compatible is this: \definepapersize [samesized] [ \c!width=\paperwidth, \c!height=\paperheight] \setuppapersize [A4][samesized] in page-lay.mkiv Can this also be added to page

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-01-22 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Mon, 10 Jan 2011, Hans Hagen wrote: more elegant and downward compatible is this: \definepapersize [samesized] [ \c!width=\paperwidth, \c!height=\paperheight] \setuppapersize [A4][samesized] in page-lay.mkiv Can this also be added to page-lay.mkii. Will make it much easier

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-01-10 Thread Hans Hagen
On 9-1-2011 12:45, Aditya Mahajan wrote: Hans, Since we have some leverage with backward compatibility in MkIV, can we make \setuppapersize (slightly) more intuitive. Normally, one would expect \setuppapersize[A5] to be equivalent to \setuppapersize[A5][A5] but currently it is equivalent

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-01-10 Thread Peter Münster
Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl writes: What do you think? \setuppapersize [A4][samesized] Not really an improvement over \setuppapersize[A4][A4] ... -- Peter Münster Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-01-10 Thread Hans Hagen
On 10-1-2011 3:04, Peter Münster wrote: Hans Hagenpra...@wxs.nl writes: What do you think? \setuppapersize [A4][samesized] Not really an improvement over \setuppapersize[A4][A4] ... why

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-01-10 Thread Peter Münster
Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl writes: On 10-1-2011 3:04, Peter Münster wrote: Hans Hagenpra...@wxs.nl writes: What do you think? \setuppapersize [A4][samesized] Not really an improvement over \setuppapersize[A4][A4] ... why not? Just my personal opinion: more keystrokes to type

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-01-10 Thread Hans Hagen
On 10-1-2011 4:20, Peter Münster wrote: Hans Hagenpra...@wxs.nl writes: On 10-1-2011 3:04, Peter Münster wrote: Hans Hagenpra...@wxs.nl writes: What do you think? \setuppapersize [A4][samesized] Not really an improvement over \setuppapersize[A4][A4] ... why not? Just my

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-01-10 Thread Peter Münster
Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl writes: \setuppapersize [A4][samesized] Not really an improvement over \setuppapersize[A4][A4] ... i guess you didn't try it as suggested ... when set up this way the second argument defaults to samesize unless set otherwise Right! I thought

Re: [NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-01-10 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Mon, 10 Jan 2011, Hans Hagen wrote: more elegant and downward compatible is this: \definepapersize [samesized] [ \c!width=\paperwidth, \c!height=\paperheight] \setuppapersize [A4][samesized] in page-lay.mkiv Indeed. This will also work fine. Thanks, Aditya

[NTG-context] Feature request: setuppapersize

2011-01-08 Thread Aditya Mahajan
Hans, Since we have some leverage with backward compatibility in MkIV, can we make \setuppapersize (slightly) more intuitive. Normally, one would expect \setuppapersize[A5] to be equivalent to \setuppapersize[A5][A5] but currently it is equivalent to \setuppapersize[A5][A4

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppapersize[XY] not working properly with landscape orientation

2006-09-14 Thread Hans Hagen
Mojca Miklavec wrote: On 9/7/06, Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hello, \setuppapersize[XY] is not working properly when paper orientation is landscape. The following code results in pages of dimensions 29.5 x 29.5 cm: \setuppapersize [XY][A4,landscape] \setuppaper [nx=3,ny=1

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppapersize[XY] not working properly with landscape orientation

2006-09-13 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On 9/7/06, Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hello, \setuppapersize[XY] is not working properly when paper orientation is landscape. The following code results in pages of dimensions 29.5 x 29.5 cm: \setuppapersize [XY][A4,landscape] \setuppaper [nx=3,ny=1] \setuparranging

[NTG-context] \setuppapersize[XY] not working properly with landscape orientation

2006-09-07 Thread Mojca Miklavec
Hello, \setuppapersize[XY] is not working properly when paper orientation is landscape. The following code results in pages of dimensions 29.5 x 29.5 cm: \setuppapersize [XY][A4,landscape] \setuppaper [nx=3,ny=1] \setuparranging [XY] \showframe \starttext second page

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppapersize[XY] not working properly with landscape orientation

2006-09-07 Thread Peter Rolf
Hi Mojca, Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hello, \setuppapersize[XY] is not working properly when paper orientation is landscape. The following code results in pages of dimensions 29.5 x 29.5 cm: \setuppapersize [XY][A4,landscape] \setuppaper [nx=3,ny=1] \setuparranging [XY

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppapersize[XY] not working properly with landscape orientation

2006-09-07 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On 9/7/06, Peter Rolf wrote: I also have an additional question: I can use \setupbackgrounds [page] [background=...] for single pages which works perfectly. But how can I place a background figure on the whole page (i.e. spanning across the middle three

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppapersize[XY] not working properly with landscape orientation

2006-09-07 Thread Peter Rolf
Mojca Miklavec wrote: On 9/7/06, Peter Rolf wrote: I also have an additional question: I can use \setupbackgrounds [page] [background=...] for single pages which works perfectly. But how can I place a background figure on the whole page (i.e. spanning across the middle

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppapersize[XY] not working properly with landscape orientation

2006-09-07 Thread Mojca Miklavec
=\paperheight,width=\paperwidth]\egroup}] \setupbackgrounds[paper][background=test] % or: \setupbackgrounds[paper][background=color,backgroundcolor=red] \setuppapersize [XY][A4,landscape] \setuppaper [nx=3,ny=1] \setuparranging [XY] \starttext \null \stoptext Mojca

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppapersize[XY] not working properly with landscape orientation

2006-09-07 Thread Willi Egger
: Hello, \setuppapersize[XY] is not working properly when paper orientation is landscape. The following code results in pages of dimensions 29.5 x 29.5 cm: \setuppapersize [XY][A4,landscape] \setuppaper [nx=3,ny=1] \setuparranging [XY] \showframe \starttext second

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppapersize and \startMPpage

2006-05-11 Thread Johan Sandblom
][width=169mm, height=239mm] \setuppapersize[thesis][A4] \starttext \startMPgraphic % Some metafun \stopMPgraphic \loadcurrentMPgraphic{possibly something should go here?} \placeMPgraphic % Some text \stoptext Untested, but how about \loadcurrentMPgraphic %{width=\textwidth

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppapersize and \startMPpage

2006-05-11 Thread Hans Hagen
? \definepapersize[thesis][width=169mm, height=239mm] \setuppapersize[thesis][A4] \starttext \startMPgraphic % Some metafun \stopMPgraphic \loadcurrentMPgraphic{possibly something should go here?} \placeMPgraphic % Some text \stoptext Untested, but how about

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppapersize and \startMPpage

2006-05-11 Thread Johan Sandblom
2006/5/11, Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: \definepapersize[thesis][width=169mm, height=239mm] \setuppapersize[thesis][A4] \definelayer[page][width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight] \starttext \startTEXpage \setlayer [page] [preset=lefttop,x=3cm,y=4cm

[NTG-context] \setuppapersize and \startMPpage

2006-05-09 Thread Johan Sandblom
Dear expertise, I have the following: \definepapersize[thesis][width=169mm, height=239mm] \setuppapersize[thesis][A4] \setuplayout [location=middle, marking=on] \setuppagenumbering [alternative=doublesided, location=marginedge, state=stop] \starttext % Title page \startMPpage % Some metafun

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppapersize and \startMPpage

2006-05-09 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Tue, 9 May 2006, Johan Sandblom wrote: Dear expertise, I have the following: \definepapersize[thesis][width=169mm, height=239mm] \setuppapersize[thesis][A4] \setuplayout [location=middle, marking=on] \setuppagenumbering [alternative=doublesided, location=marginedge, state=stop

Re: [NTG-context] simplify \setuppapersize call

2006-04-12 Thread Hans Hagen
Sanjoy Mahajan wrote: maybe, but i'm hesitant to change this because it has been so from the beginning Reasonable enough. Though the mixed A4/letter dimensions with \setuppapersize[letter] is probably not what a user intends and not useful for backward compatibility. They should

[NTG-context] simplify \setuppapersize call

2006-04-11 Thread Sanjoy Mahajan
Should \setuppapersize automatically assume the same typesetting and printing papersizes, if no optional argument is given? Then you could do \setuppapersize[letter] instead of \setuppapersize[letter][letter] Right now \setuppapersize[letter] \starttext hello \stoptext produces a mixture

Re: [NTG-context] simplify \setuppapersize call

2006-04-11 Thread Hans Hagen
Sanjoy Mahajan wrote: Should \setuppapersize automatically assume the same typesetting and printing papersizes, if no optional argument is given? Then you could do \setuppapersize[letter] instead of \setuppapersize[letter][letter] maybe, but i'm hesitant to change this because it has been

Re: [NTG-context] simplify \setuppapersize call

2006-04-11 Thread Sanjoy Mahajan
maybe, but i'm hesitant to change this because it has been so from the beginning Reasonable enough. Though the mixed A4/letter dimensions with \setuppapersize[letter] is probably not what a user intends and not useful for backward compatibility. They should probably get a PDF with an a4

[NTG-context] French, ? : ; !, and spacing, \setuppapersize problem

2004-05-14 Thread Tobias Burnus
the latest (?) ConTeXt - 2004.4.9 -, installed it in my $HOMETEXMF tree, added two symlinks to make it work with an old TDS tree texmf.cnf configuration, run texhash and fmtutil. TeX works rather nicely, except \setuppagersize. Using \setuppapersize[a5][a4] or a5 a5 I get always one A4 page

Re: [NTG-context] French, ? : ; !, and spacing, \setuppapersize problem

2004-05-14 Thread Hans Hagen
At 10:22 14/05/2004, you wrote: Hello, (Passing on a question.) Is there a simple methode to automatically add a thinspace before ?, !, : and ; as it is done commonly in French? This would make typing easier and would allow to change a thinspace into a normal space etc. \useencoding[ffr]

Re: [NTG-context] French, ? : ; !, and spacing, \setuppapersize problem

2004-05-14 Thread Peter Mnster
On Fri, 14 May 2004, Hans Hagen wrote: (Passing on a question.) Is there a simple methode to automatically add a thinspace before ?, !, : and ; as it is done commonly in French? This would make typing easier and would allow to change a thinspace into a normal space etc. \useencoding[ffr]

Re: [NTG-context] French, ? : ; !, and spacing, \setuppapersize problem

2004-05-14 Thread Hans Hagen
At 19:25 14/05/2004, Peter Münster wrote: On Fri, 14 May 2004, Hans Hagen wrote: (Passing on a question.) Is there a simple methode to automatically add a thinspace before ?, !, : and ; as it is done commonly in French? This would make typing easier and would allow to change a thinspace into