Re: [NTG-context] Mini-survey: What do you do with ConTeXt?

2005-11-06 Thread Hans van der Meer
I use ConTeXt for the presentations in my lectures on Cryptography at the University of Amsterdam. I am considering changing my lecture notes (some 300 pages) from LaTeX into ConTeXt, especially because the ease of incorporating MetaFont pictures into the text. Also for small documents as

Re: [NTG-context] Problems with Natural Tables

2005-11-06 Thread Vit Zyka
Vit Zyka wrote: ... so please, is the file 'core-ntb-new.tex' somewhere available? Solution of my own question, for who is interesting. Description: The next patch enables to define intercolumn gaps in Natural Table (bTABLE...eTABLE) environment. Features: - one can distinguish the

Re: [NTG-context] Mini-survey: What do you do with ConTeXt?

2005-11-06 Thread Charles Doherty
Taco Hoekwater wrote:   What do you do with ConTeXT? Dear Taco,I use ConTeXt for a) my class guides (incorporating genealogical tables and other graphics) and book-lists in both paper and screen versionsb) for typesetting the Newsletter of the Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlementc) my

Re: [NTG-context] Mini-survey: What do you do with ConTeXt?

2005-11-06 Thread Peter Münster
My first experience with ConTeXt was typesetting my brother's PhD thesis in chemistry. Used features: modes (A5 and A4), project-structure, a lot of floats, bibliography. ConTeXt at work: - technical specifications for electronic devices (used features: modules, project-structure, tables

Re: [NTG-context] Mini-survey: What do you do with ConTeXt?

2005-11-06 Thread Alan Bowen
Taco, Hans— One of the key features of ConTeXt for me is its ability to create platform independent output that combines the ancient languages and mathematics in ways typical of publications in the humanities. So, first, my heartiest thanks to you both and also to Thomas Schmitz for his

Re: [NTG-context] Mini-survey: What do you do with ConTeXt?

2005-11-06 Thread Ciro Soto
I wrote my novel using ConTeXt. Inside figures with metapost, the cover layout with Scribus. See http://www.TheGuitarMakerExploration.com Ciro ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

RE: [NTG-context] Mini-survey: What do you do with ConTeXt?

2005-11-06 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
= Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED], mailing list for ConTeXt users ntg-context@ntg.nl = I wrote my novel using ConTeXt. Inside figures with metapost, the cover layout with Scribus. I downloaded the first chapter; it is beautiful-) Best Idris

Re: [NTG-context] Mini-survey: What do you do with ConTeXt?

2005-11-06 Thread olivier Turlier
What do you do with ConTeXT? I started informatic at 33 when coming back to studies : 2 years later i've done my thesis with latex (took me 2.5 years!). Now i try to teach buiding technics and design, with the help of paper and electronic courses made with Context. Hopefully, my boss

[NTG-context] maximum of \externalfigure in MP

2005-11-06 Thread andrea valle
Hi to all, I'm including many externalfigures in pdf in a MPgraphic (300 pdfs, more or less). The MPgraphic draws some arrows connecting the pdf fragments. (it is the musical project using lilypond we discussed some time ago). Till now, everything has always gone very well. Now I'm getting a