Re: [NTG-context] emp.sty and metapost

2006-06-27 Thread David Arnold
Aditya, > I have faced this problem in the past, but was never sure why it > occured or how to rectify it. Try the command > > mpost --tex=latex useemp.mp > > on your shell. Do you get the same error message as before (you > should). Yes, same error message. qdf $ mpost --tex=latex useemp.mp Th

Re: [NTG-context] emp.sty and metapost

2006-06-27 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Tue, 27 Jun 2006, David Arnold wrote: > All, > > Not strictly a context question, but it has to do with Metapost, so > maybe someone can help. > > I have a file of macros called qdftools.mp: > > numeric s; s=0.2; > color gridlines; gridlines:=(s,s,s); > > def openbluedot(expr pos)= > fill fullc

[NTG-context] emp.sty and metapost

2006-06-27 Thread David Arnold
All, Not strictly a context question, but it has to do with Metapost, so maybe someone can help. I have a file of macros called qdftools.mp: numeric s; s=0.2; color gridlines; gridlines:=(s,s,s); def openbluedot(expr pos)= fill fullcircle scaled 4pt withcolor white; draw fullcircle scaed 4pt

[NTG-context] sectionnumber conversion redux

2006-06-27 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
I sent this a week ago, still awaiting help :-) Idris On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:20:58 -0600, Idris Samawi Hamid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear fellow gangsters, Consider the following test file; partnumber=on. I would like partnumber to be converted to capital roman numerals while the page nume

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread David Arnold
Hans et al, OK. I repaired this with: \setuplabeltext[question=] \setuplabeltext[answer=] \defineenumeration [questions] [location=serried, text=\blank] \setupenumerations [questions] [before={\page[yes]\unnumberedsubsection{Exercises}\startcolumns[n=2]}, after=\stopcolumns, number=no]

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread David Arnold
Should I just comment out all the "stopper' commands until this update circulates through G's context updater? On Jun 27, 2006, at 1:51 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > David Arnold wrote: >> Hans, >> >> Commenting the stopper did not help. >> > i'll upload a fix for the stopper (something went wrong wh

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread David Arnold
Hans, I think when we make your fixes, we'll be OK. We have one more failure that won't compile. chapter1 $ texexec section3exercises This crashes on: (./section3exercises-texutil0.tmp ! Missing } inserted. } \endgroup \special@@descriptionhandler ...t #2

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread Hans Hagen
Aditya Mahajan wrote: > On Tue, 27 Jun 2006, Hans Hagen wrote: > > >> David Arnold wrote: >> >>> Hans (please CC Jacob), here is the whole environment file. My >>> student did this for me, but if you'd like to make some changes, that >>> would be ok. >>> >>> He has in another environment fi

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Tue, 27 Jun 2006, Hans Hagen wrote: > David Arnold wrote: >> Hans (please CC Jacob), here is the whole environment file. My >> student did this for me, but if you'd like to make some changes, that >> would be ok. >> >> He has in another environment file: >> >> [code snipped] >> > less tricky,

Re: [NTG-context] i-Installer and ConTeXt updater

2006-06-27 Thread Otared KAVIAN
On 6/27/06, Gerben Wierda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jun 27, 2006, at 21:59, Gerben Wierda wrote: > > > If Hans or Taco changes something, the i-Package is rebuilt and seeded > > automatically every night (CET). Given that it is 8GB (with beta) and > > it is uploaded to at least 4 repositories

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread David Arnold
And I failed to make all the changes you posted previously. After I made all of them, one error went away, now I have to attack the other enumerations in the environment file. My young helper would appreciate any words of wisdom. On Jun 27, 2006, at 1:51 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > David Arnold

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread Hans Hagen
David Arnold wrote: > Hans (please CC Jacob), here is the whole environment file. My > student did this for me, but if you'd like to make some changes, that > would be ok. > > He has in another environment file: > > \def\indetvskiponeem{\vskip 1em plus 1em minus 1em} > > Then he has: > > \def\s

[NTG-context] Bug with 'inmargin' head-setup in Beta

2006-06-27 Thread Johannes Graumann
Hello, Consider this code example - the section titles are preceded by inapropriate vertical whitespace. \setupheads[alternative=inmargin] \starttext \section{Hello} \subsection{Wie geht's?} \subsubsection{Gut'n Tach!} \stoptext Joh ___ nt

Re: [NTG-context] texmfstart newbie

2006-06-27 Thread gnwiii
On 6/27/06, David Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, > > I've updated to the latest context via Gerben's i-installer on my mac > osx 10.4.6. > > I have no idea what texmfstart is nor do I understand its purpose. > > I imagine the first thing I have to do is configure, because it is > certainly

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread David Arnold
Hans (please CC Jacob), here is the whole environment file. My student did this for me, but if you'd like to make some changes, that would be ok. He has in another environment file: \def\indetvskiponeem{\vskip 1em plus 1em minus 1em} Then he has: \def\startboxcode{\indetvskiponeem\hbox\bgro

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread Hans Hagen
David Arnold wrote: > Hans, > > Commenting the stopper did not help. > i'll upload a fix for the stopper (something went wrong when i changed some code due to better suffix handling in split floats) Hans -

Re: [NTG-context] i-Installer and ConTeXt updater

2006-06-27 Thread Gerben Wierda
On Jun 27, 2006, at 21:59, Gerben Wierda wrote: > On Jun 23, 2006, at 18:04, Otared Kavian wrote: > >> Hi Gerben, > > Sorry, I did not see this until now. > >> When trying to update ConTeXt with i-Installer, I see this: >> >> "Remote Package: Remote is being updated since 2006/06/23 04:02:30" >> >

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread David Arnold
Hans, Commenting the stopper did not help. If we can't figure this out piecemeal, then I can give you access to the repository and you can look at the overall construction. On Jun 27, 2006, at 1:09 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > David Arnold wrote: >> All, >> >> I updated to Gerben's latest context

Re: [NTG-context] Newbie questions

2006-06-27 Thread Hans Hagen
Gerben Wierda wrote: > On Jun 24, 2006, at 16:56, Thomas Moore wrote: > > >> 2. I would like the math environment to be as close to the LaTeX AMS >> environment as possible. I have figured out how to download the t- >> amsl module and can successfully invoke it as long as the t-amsl.tex >> file

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread David Arnold
Nah, Where would I get my cool Christmas and New Year's cards? On Jun 27, 2006, at 1:03 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote: > On Jun 27, 2006, at 21:59, David Arnold wrote: > >> I updated to Gerben's latest context and now files that formally >> compiled will not. > > Let's shoot him! > > G > > ___

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread Hans Hagen
David Arnold wrote: > All, > > I updated to Gerben's latest context and now files that formally > compiled will not. > > Here's one error: > > > \defineenumeration > [example] > [location=serried, > width=broad, > text={\color[heavygreen]\bgroup\bold{Example}}, > stopper={.\egroup}, > style=slant

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread Hans Hagen
Gerben Wierda wrote: > On Jun 27, 2006, at 21:59, David Arnold wrote: > > >> I updated to Gerben's latest context and now files that formally >> compiled will not. >> > > Let's shoot him! > before doing that, will make sure that David behaved well -) Hans

Re: [NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread Gerben Wierda
On Jun 27, 2006, at 21:59, David Arnold wrote: > I updated to Gerben's latest context and now files that formally > compiled will not. Let's shoot him! G ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

[NTG-context] Oh no! Never update in the middle of a project. I am in trouble.

2006-06-27 Thread David Arnold
All, I updated to Gerben's latest context and now files that formally compiled will not. Here's one error: The code: Let's look at another example. \startexample[exam:relT] Consider the relation $T$ defined by \placeformula[eq:rel2] \startformula T=\big\{(1,2), (3,2), (4,5)\big\}. \stopform

Re: [NTG-context] i-Installer and ConTeXt updater

2006-06-27 Thread Gerben Wierda
On Jun 23, 2006, at 18:04, Otared Kavian wrote: > Hi Gerben, Sorry, I did not see this until now. > When trying to update ConTeXt with i-Installer, I see this: > > "Remote Package: Remote is being updated since 2006/06/23 04:02:30" > > Is it a normal situation? If Hans or Taco changes something

[NTG-context] table splitting in columns

2006-06-27 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
this used to work but doesn't since the (my) last update: \starttext \setupTABLE[split=repeat, frame=off] \setupTABLE[c][1][align=right] \setupTABLE[c][2][align=left, style=bf, width=4em] \startcolumns[n=2, balance=no] \bTABLE \bTABLEhead \bTR\bTD\bf Verzeichnis \eTD\bTD\hbox{Dateien}\eTD\eTR \e

Re: [NTG-context] table splitting in columns

2006-06-27 Thread Hans Hagen
Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: > this used to work but doesn't since the (my) last update: > > \starttext > \setupTABLE[split=repeat, frame=off] > \setupTABLE[c][1][align=right] > \setupTABLE[c][2][align=left, style=bf, width=4em] > > \startcolumns[n=2, balance=no] > > \bTABLE > \bTABLEhead > \bTR\bTD\

Re: [NTG-context] Newbie questions

2006-06-27 Thread Gerben Wierda
On Jun 24, 2006, at 16:56, Thomas Moore wrote: > 2. I would like the math environment to be as close to the LaTeX AMS > environment as possible. I have figured out how to download the t- > amsl module and can successfully invoke it as long as the t-amsl.tex > file is in the same folder as my docu

[NTG-context] texmfstart newbie

2006-06-27 Thread David Arnold
OK, I've updated to the latest context via Gerben's i-installer on my mac osx 10.4.6. I have no idea what texmfstart is nor do I understand its purpose. I imagine the first thing I have to do is configure, because it is certainly not found on my system. tmp $ which texmfstart tmp $ texmfsta

Re: [NTG-context] inside halign

2006-06-27 Thread Hans van der Meer
Thanks. Spares me a lot of puzzling. In some places things with dodoubleargument etc seem to work, so here and there a workaround is possible. On Jun 26, 2006, at 10:37, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > > > Hans van der Meer wrote: >> I get the impression that none if these argument related stuff works

[NTG-context] table splitting in columns

2006-06-27 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
this used to work but doesn't since the (my) last update: \starttext \setupTABLE[split=repeat, frame=off] \setupTABLE[c][1][align=right] \setupTABLE[c][2][align=left, style=bf, width=4em] \startcolumns[n=2, balance=no] \bTABLE \bTABLEhead \bTR\bTD\bf Verzeichnis \eTD\bTD\hbox{Dateien}\eTD\eTR \e

[NTG-context] Index sorting again

2006-06-27 Thread Richard Gabriel
Hello Hans,I'd like to remind the 2 persisting problems with the index sorting.1. Numbers are sorted under A2. Symbols are sorted under the first letter which follows.See the attached test file.Both these issues are independent on language and on the expansion type.Proposed solution:1. Sort num

Re: [NTG-context] Clipping again

2006-06-27 Thread Hans Hagen
Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On 6/27/06, David Arnold wrote: > >> TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 >> This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) >> ConTeXt ver: 2006.03.20 10:19 fmt: 2006.3.21 >> >> I hope I get to see the final file. Nice work. >> > > You can see

Re: [NTG-context] Clipping again

2006-06-27 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On 6/27/06, David Arnold wrote: > > TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 > This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) > ConTeXt ver: 2006.03.20 10:19 fmt: 2006.3.21 > > I hope I get to see the final file. Nice work. You can see it here, but the only changes to your grap