Re: [NTG-context] new user needs help with ConTeXt installation and configuration

2016-03-09 Thread Alan BRASLAU
On Wed, 9 Mar 2016 22:04:53 +0100 L.S.-Soc wrote: > i read on TeX exchange that it's best to subscribe to this mailing > list in order to get help with ConTeXt. but since i only see advanced > stuff related posts i would like to ask politely if this is the right > place to

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt installation and configuration on Win 10 x64

2016-03-09 Thread L.S.-Soc
hey Pablo, thanks a lot for pointing some things out. i finally managed to get mkiv working!!! Am 09.03.2016 um 23:49 schrieb Pablo Rodriguez: On 03/09/2016 10:57 PM, L.S.-Soc wrote: in TeXnicCenter i added a new profile. on (La)TeX register i have activated: Run LaTeX in this profile. in

Re: [NTG-context] Undefined control sequence: \pdfpxdimen

2016-03-09 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Thu, 10 Mar 2016, Peter Rolf wrote: Am 10.03.2016 um 00:03 schrieb Aditya Mahajan: The drops module uses the primitive \pdfpxdimen in a couple of places, but that is no longer defined in the current beta. What is the equivalent command now? Examples of usage:

Re: [NTG-context] Undefined control sequence: \pdfpxdimen

2016-03-09 Thread Peter Rolf
Am 10.03.2016 um 00:03 schrieb Aditya Mahajan: > The drops module uses the primitive \pdfpxdimen in a couple of places, > but that is no longer defined in the current beta. What is the > equivalent command now? > > Examples of usage: > >

Re: [NTG-context] Undefined control sequence: \pdfpxdimen

2016-03-09 Thread Hans Hagen
On 3/10/2016 12:03 AM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: The drops module uses the primitive \pdfpxdimen in a couple of places, but that is no longer defined in the current beta. What is the equivalent command now? Examples of usage: \pdfpxdimen1in\relax\divide\pdfpxdimen\numexpr\dropsparameter\c!

Re: [NTG-context] Undefined control sequence: \pdfpxdimen

2016-03-09 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Wed, 9 Mar 2016, Aditya Mahajan wrote: The drops module uses the primitive \pdfpxdimen in a couple of places, but that is no longer defined in the current beta. What is the equivalent command now? Examples of usage: \pdfpxdimen1in\relax\divide\pdfpxdimen\numexpr\dropsparameter\c!

[NTG-context] Undefined control sequence: \pdfpxdimen

2016-03-09 Thread Aditya Mahajan
The drops module uses the primitive \pdfpxdimen in a couple of places, but that is no longer defined in the current beta. What is the equivalent command now? Examples of usage: \pdfpxdimen1in\relax\divide\pdfpxdimen\numexpr\dropsparameter\c! resolution\relax % set actual pixel dimension

Re: [NTG-context] new user needs help with ConTeXt installation and configuration

2016-03-09 Thread Mica Semrick
wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Standalone is the install page. On March 9, 2016 1:20:04 PM PST, "L.S.-Soc" wrote: >i think it could be of interest to others since it would help to make >an >up-to-date installation instruction. many google results seem outdated >and even on

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt installation and configuration on Win 10 x64

2016-03-09 Thread Pablo Rodriguez
On 03/09/2016 10:57 PM, L.S.-Soc wrote: > i downloaded ConTeXt from contextgarden and so far i saw three options > to download > > first i found folders setup and setup2? which one should i use? in one > of them there are win32 and win64 zips. and in the other are win32, > win64 plus a mswin

Re: [NTG-context] new user needs help with ConTeXt installation and configuration

2016-03-09 Thread Pablo Rodriguez
On 03/09/2016 10:20 PM, L.S.-Soc wrote: > i think it could be of interest to others since it would help to make an > up-to-date installation instruction. many google results seem outdated > and even on contextgarden there are multiple installation instructions > that in the end don't help me with

[NTG-context] ConTeXt installation and configuration on Win 10 x64

2016-03-09 Thread L.S.-Soc
i downloaded ConTeXt from contextgarden and so far i saw three options to download first i found folders setup and setup2? which one should i use? in one of them there are win32 and win64 zips. and in the other are win32, win64 plus a mswin zip. which one is the correct one? since i am on

Re: [NTG-context] new user needs help with ConTeXt installation and configuration

2016-03-09 Thread L.S.-Soc
i think it could be of interest to others since it would help to make an up-to-date installation instruction. many google results seem outdated and even on contextgarden there are multiple installation instructions that in the end don't help me with my problems... ok, so i searched around on

Re: [NTG-context] new user needs help with ConTeXt installation and configuration

2016-03-09 Thread Mica Semrick
The wiki at contextgarden.net should be of help. On March 9, 2016 1:04:53 PM PST, "L.S.-Soc" wrote: >hey guys, this is my first mail here so please bear with me. > >i read on TeX exchange that it's best to subscribe to this mailing list > >in order to get help with ConTeXt.

[NTG-context] new user needs help with ConTeXt installation and configuration

2016-03-09 Thread L.S.-Soc
hey guys, this is my first mail here so please bear with me. i read on TeX exchange that it's best to subscribe to this mailing list in order to get help with ConTeXt. but since i only see advanced stuff related posts i would like to ask politely if this is the right place to ask noob

Re: [NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-09 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
Am 2016-03-09 um 22:04 schrieb Andreas Schneider : > Very good point(s). > > Just for more reference: > We use such forms heavily in-house, sometimes with a multi-stage approach. > Example: the employee fills out his details, etc., and signs that part. The > fields he had to fill

Re: [NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-09 Thread Andreas Schneider
Very good point(s). Just for more reference: We use such forms heavily in-house, sometimes with a multi-stage approach. Example: the employee fills out his details, etc., and signs that part. The fields he had to fill are now locked (but saved, ofcourse ;-)). That PDF is now sent to his or

Re: [NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-09 Thread Hans Hagen
On 3/9/2016 4:39 PM, Alan BRASLAU wrote: One has to be EXTREMELY careful with these "features". Currently, there are so-called PDF forms, but they are far from fully functional. I suspect that the specifications are not clear and are not respected in any case. which is usually the case with

Re: [NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-09 Thread Alan BRASLAU
One has to be EXTREMELY careful with these "features". Currently, there are so-called PDF forms, but they are far from fully functional. I suspect that the specifications are not clear and are not respected in any case. I will give a concrete example: The American Tax agency, IRS, provides a

Re: [NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-09 Thread Hans Hagen
On 3/9/2016 2:11 PM, Andreas Schneider wrote: Hello all, is there currently any mechanism in ConTeXt similar to the LaTeX digsig or eforms package? I want to add a form field that can be digitally signed (which is now already possible with Acrobat Reader, not just with Acrobat Pro).

[NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-09 Thread Andreas Schneider
Hello all, is there currently any mechanism in ConTeXt similar to the LaTeX digsig or eforms package? I want to add a form field that can be digitally signed (which is now already possible with Acrobat Reader, not just with Acrobat Pro). Additionally (like the mentioned eforms package) it