Re: [NTG-context] problem with texmf-local on Vista

2009-12-04 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
OK, that fixes it (except I prefer tex/context/user/mine). I have been using tex/sources for over a decade though. Many thanks for your patience. Christopher Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 18:53, Christopher G D Tipper wrote: So following your instructions I get: C:\Users

Re: [NTG-context] problem with texmf-local on Vista

2009-12-03 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
Miklavec wrote: On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 15:23, Christopher G D Tipper wrote: Hi Mojca, We are talking about a problem with texexec.bat, and I have a feeling that texexec.exe may behave differently, once I can execute it. Unlikely. I just wanted to say that texexec.exe itself is also working (if I

Re: [NTG-context] problem with texmf-local on Vista

2009-12-03 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
) Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. l.1 \input basic-template I don't have a clue what's happening, I'm afraid. Christopher Hans Hagen wrote: Christopher G D Tipper wrote: OK the problem becomes clearer. The map files are now fixed, and texexec now complains it cannot find

Re: [NTG-context] problem with texmf-local on Vista

2009-12-02 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
to jump to the conclusion that I was using XP). However, my setups have been transferred directly from my iMac, and the test document compiles using gwTeX and an 18-month old version of Context. Christopher Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 23:20, Christopher G D Tipper wrote: Hi, I

Re: [NTG-context] problem with texmf-local on Vista

2009-12-02 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
was broken) and have been unable to use Context since. Not a problem, as I have a working setup on my Mac, but there is very little reason to upgrade the Mac, as everything I need currently works. Christopher Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 15:23, Christopher G D Tipper wrote: Hi

[NTG-context] Windows executables not DOS in beta

2009-12-01 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
Hi, I just updated to the latest beta on Vista and I get the following executing texexec.exe: This program cannot be run in DOS mode. Isn't this just a compiler switch? Would be helpful as I am calling texexec from a Tcl script. Christopher

Re: [NTG-context] Windows executables not DOS in beta

2009-12-01 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
No still not working. I've discounted the 'cygwin1.dll' issue as there are only two copies on my hard-disk and the non-Context one is definitely not on my path. Christopher Hans Hagen wrote: Massimiliano Lambertini wrote: Christopher G D Tipper wrote: I just updated to the latest beta

Re: [NTG-context] Windows executables not DOS in beta

2009-12-01 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
OK, further investigations suggests that ctxtools has been fixed but texexec returns the same message, This program cannot be run in DOS mode. No problem, it's not urgent. Christopher Christopher G D Tipper wrote: No still not working. I've discounted the 'cygwin1.dll' issue

Re: [NTG-context] problem with texmf-local on Vista

2009-11-30 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
Christopher G D Tipper wrote: Hi, I am a user of Context from the old days, and usually don't need much help installing the software. However, I am needing to use Contextminimals for the first time, as Miktex 2.8 has dropped Context support. My problem is that I have a lot of my own setups

[NTG-context] problem with texmf-local on Vista

2009-11-29 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
Hi, I am a user of Context from the old days, and usually don't need much help installing the software. However, I am needing to use Contextminimals for the first time, as Miktex 2.8 has dropped Context support. My problem is that I have a lot of my own setups and personal fonts and

[NTG-context] dosetupidentity problem

2007-06-13 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
Hi friends, I've been using eXaMpLe for some years and I find that recently dosetupidentity stopped doing anything. (This is a setup for document headers in PDF). I was wondering if this was a bug, as I used to get Acrobat Document Properties and now I don't, simply from updating ConTeXt.

Re: [NTG-context] indenting in XML environment

2006-01-15 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
Hi Taco, I've found the miscreant. In my stylesheet I have \def\eDroppedCaps {\DroppedCaps {} {ptmr8r} {2.2\baselineskip} {2pt} {\baselineskip} {2}} and in my XML I have: \defineXMLcommand [dropped-caps] \eDroppedCaps and for some reason this screws up all paragraph

Re: [NTG-context] New Installation under miktex, not working

2006-01-15 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
Some defaults from my old MiKTeX .ini file (local-texmf/scripts/perl/ texexec.ini) I can't test this as I have defected to a saner platform :-) enable variable miktex at top of file and some variation of this below. for miktex set UsedInterfacesto en, uk for miktex set

[NTG-context] indenting in XML environment

2006-01-14 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
Ok, after taking deep breath I'll try this issue again. I got indenting to work after putting \noindenting inside its own environment. However, the following code block stopped working recently and I don't know why: \defineXMLenvironment[body] {\bgroup \rm\setupwhitespace[none]

[NTG-context] paragraph indenting

2006-01-06 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
Hi, I hope this is not a bug, and that the reference manual is just incorrect. In This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) (format=cont-en 2005.12.24) 6 JAN 2006 20:07 ConTeXt ver: 2005.12.19 fmt: 2005.12.24 int: english mes: english The following produces no

Re: [NTG-context] paragraph indenting

2006-01-06 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
On 6 Jan 2006, at 21:03, Hans Hagen wrote: In This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) (format=cont-en 2005.12.24) 6 JAN 2006 20:07 ConTeXt ver: 2005.12.19 fmt: 2005.12.24 int: english mes: english \setupindenting[small,yes] % small sets it, yes enables it btw in

Re: [NTG-context] TaBle example fails

2004-04-01 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
On 31 Mar 2004 at 8:44, George N. White III wrote: On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Christopher G D Tipper wrote: I am learning the TaBle package and I get the following from a verbatim example from the manual. ConTeXt uses heavily modified macros. There is \ObeyTableBarAndQuote, but you still

Re: [NTG-context] Typescript for Helvetica - what's wrong?

2004-03-30 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
On 30 Mar 2004 at 16:54, Stefan Wachter wrote: Hi all! I tried to write a typescript to use the Helvetica PDF base 14 fonts. What on earth is wrong with \setupencoding [default=8r] \usetypescript [berry][8r] \setupbodyfont [pos,12pt] Christopher

[NTG-context] TaBle example fails

2004-03-30 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
I am learning the TaBle package and I get the following from a verbatim example from the manual. \handleTABLEerror ...LE {columnspan too large}\SR \or \fillTABLEcolumns \ttt... l.54 \use2 control

Re: [NTG-context] floats in column sets [was: (no subject)]

2004-02-23 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
I find myself with a similar problem with floats not working. Could I have a link to 'columns.pdf'. I have searched the website, but no joy. what do you mean with 'not working', floats in column sets behave I found columns.pdf, about columnsets. This is useful stuff, but text does not

Re: [NTG-context] floats in column sets [was: (no subject)]

2004-02-20 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
At 07:15 05/02/2004, you wrote: Hallo, it seems to me that text surrounding is ignored for floats inside columns, see the code below. Am I right? yes; see columns.pdf for the many figure options in column sets Hans I find myself with a similar problem with floats not working. Could

Re: [NTG-context] floats in column sets [was: (no subject)]

2004-02-20 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
yes; see columns.pdf for the many figure options in column sets Hans I find myself with a similar problem with floats not working. Could I have a link to 'columns.pdf'. I have searched the website, but no joy. I reply to my own message because I have found columns.pdf in tex/sources/user,

Re: [NTG-context] floats in column sets [was: (no subject)]

2004-02-20 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
yes; see columns.pdf for the many figure options in column sets Hans I find myself with a similar problem with floats not working. Could I have a link to 'columns.pdf'. I have searched the website, but no joy. Thanks for your help, for others in this situation the url is

Re: [NTG-context] newbie question about xml

2004-02-19 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
It would be wonderful if I could find an easy way to translate my ConTeXt source-files to html. So I was wondering if going via xml would XML in Context is designed for those who plan to set up an XML workflow, and need PDF output. Certainly I use example, but as part of existing workflow

Re: [NTG-context] PDF - JPEG was:(no subject)

2004-01-27 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
I wonder how can I direct get a flowchart in some imgage formats (e.g. in png, jpg format) from the source tex file. Are there some tricks in the settings of the tex source file? Use Ghostscript and use the JPEG output converter http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.html

Re: [NTG-context] UnicodeRegular

2004-01-17 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
At 17:46 16/01/2004, you wrote: I am trying to find a euro symbol for my work. MikTeX has a comprehensive package manager, and I have tried installing packages uni [billed as The Universal Font] and universa but no joy. Does anyone know where to get this font? Please don't tell me from YY :-)

[NTG-context] UnicodeRegular

2004-01-16 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
I am trying to find a euro symbol for my work. I have \def\euro{\uchar{32}{172}} [character #x20AC; which I got from some XSL-FO literature I downloaded] and I use \defineXMLentity[euro] {\euro} as I am transforming from XML. What I then get is ! Font

[NTG-context] Re: ConTeXt Switcher?

2003-12-11 Thread Christopher G. D. Tipper
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:27:34 +0100 From: Giuseppe Bilotta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re[2]: [NTG-context] ConTeXt Switcher? Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not that I see the purpose of using Word in the frist place. Any decent editor has enough macro power to do the

[NTG-context] Re: ntg-context digest, Vol 1 #581 - 7 msgs

2003-12-10 Thread Christopher G. D. Tipper
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:27:34 +0100 From: Giuseppe Bilotta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re[2]: [NTG-context] ConTeXt Switcher? Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not that I see the purpose of using Word in the frist place. Any decent editor has enough macro power to do the

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt Switcher?

2003-12-09 Thread Christopher G D Tipper
On Dec 8, 2003, at 2:33 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: Am Montag, 08.12.03, um 18:20 Uhr (Europe/Zurich) schrieb Bob Kerstetter: ConTeXt is very attractive because of its detailed control, layers, colors, few or no packages(!), magical developers, and on and on. It can obvious