Re: [NTG-context] m-graph label

2022-07-30 Thread John Kitzmiller via ntg-context
On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 2:10 PM Alan wrote: > On Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:56:45 -0400 > John Kitzmiller wrote: > > > (Apologies for double-dipping, but usage direction for the > > least-squares fit extension in m-graph would be a gift.) > > The least-squares fit (to a pol

Re: [NTG-context] m-graph label

2022-07-30 Thread John Kitzmiller via ntg-context
On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 1:51 PM Alan wrote: > On Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:56:45 -0400 > John Kitzmiller wrote: > > > > On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 9:48 AM Alan > > > wrote: % Autoform is the format string used > > > by autogrid % Autoform_X, Aut

Re: [NTG-context] m-graph label

2022-07-21 Thread John Kitzmiller via ntg-context
> On Sat, 16 Jul 2022 13:21:06 -0400 > John Kitzmiller via ntg-context wrote: > > > The horizontal axis label of mwe below has 0.0 (showing tenths; pdf > > attached; filename is mwe.tex). > > > > I expected it to show -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, (integers only). Can this

[NTG-context] m-graph label

2022-07-16 Thread John Kitzmiller via ntg-context
autogrid(otick.bot,) shifted(0,-2mm); endgraph; \stopMPpage Thanks! John mwe.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-cont

Re: [NTG-context] \startcolumnset ... \stopcolumnset fatal error: return code 11

2021-12-17 Thread John Kitzmiller via ntg-context
It worked fine a month ago and also worked via TeXlive 2021. > But I got error using the recent version. > Thanks Nicola and John for testing. > > I have listed it before and tried to find out the cause. > I have test the following file in the editors, vscode, vim, atom and even > i

Re: [NTG-context] how to setup path of ConTeXtLMTX for MacVim?

2021-12-12 Thread John Kitzmiller via ntg-context
> > How to redirect the path for ConTeXt in MacVim? > I put this in .vimrc: map :w :!context % and $PATH directs "context" to the right place: /Users/kitz/lmtx/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Library/TeX/texbin To open the .pdf: :!open -a %r.pdf

Re: [NTG-context] Status of moderncv with ConTeXt ?

2021-12-05 Thread John Lord via ntg-context
kaddour kardio via ntg-context writes: it worked flawlesly dear John. Thank you. PS: how can we do to enrich the environnement and use it as a full-featured replacement of the older module? Le sam. 4 déc. 2021 à 19:45, John Lord via ntg-context a écrit : Laurent Steffan via ntg

Re: [NTG-context] Status of moderncv with ConTeXt ?

2021-12-04 Thread John Lord via ntg-context
The files included are resume-style, resume-template, and cover-context. This is my first post so hopefully the attachments come through OK. resume-template.tex Description: TeX document resume-style.tex Description: TeX document cover-context.tex Description: TeX document Regards

[NTG-context] file names lmtx

2019-04-30 Thread John Kitzmiller
I just started testing with lmtx and this minor detail with different file names presented: fourth2.tex compiles to produce fourth2.pdf but fourth.2.tex compiles to produce fourth.pdf With mkiv I get fourth2.pdf and fourth.2.pdf Not a problem, just an observation.

[NTG-context] Spacebefore and spaceafter a Float

2018-05-28 Thread John Grasty
? Sincerely, John Grasty \setupfloat[table][before={\blank[2*big]}] \setupxtable[frame=off] \setupxtable[head][topframe=on,bottomframe=on] \setupxtable[body][] \setupxtable[foot][bottomframe=on] \starttext \input douglas \startplacetable[title={Cost Overview}] \startxtable \startxtablehead[head

[NTG-context] Designsize

2018-05-26 Thread John Grasty
). To use this font though with the design sizes, do I need to write a goodies file that explains this to ConTeXt? Thanks, John ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki

Re: [NTG-context] goto reference

2018-04-19 Thread John Grasty
robat.html] Sorry to not be of more help, John Grasty > On 19 Apr 2018, at 09:37, Hans van der Meer <havdm...@ziggo.nl> wrote: > > The goto to the internet as given by Wolfgang works here too, but other > configurations do not. Please ascertain my observations from the test given

Re: [NTG-context] Questions about \starttext

2018-04-02 Thread John Culleton
From: "Wolfgang Schuster" Sent: Monday, April 2, 2018 2:41 PM To: "mailing list for ConTeXt users" Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Questions about \starttext Tomas Hala 20. März 2018 um 12:43 Hi

Re: [NTG-context] Questions about \starttext

2018-04-02 Thread John Culleton
A reasonable approach to a Context file includes preliminary information before the first printed page. My basic master file looks like this : \input variables.tex\relax \input layout.tex\relax \input macros.tex\relax \input fonts.tex\relax \starttext\relax %\showlayout \startfrontmatter

Re: [NTG-context] Fwd: Adding a parameter to a module

2018-03-23 Thread John Grasty
nce between these two \roottitleparameter{foo} and \titleparameter{foo}? I searched through the source, but I'm still getting acquainted with TeX and ConTeXt. :-D Sincerely, John Grasty ___ If your question is

[NTG-context] Adding a parameter to a module

2018-03-20 Thread John Grasty
for the help and the great software! John Grasty ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

[NTG-context] Title example from the Wiki is broken

2018-03-19 Thread John Grasty
e included third party one. So my questions are: 1. Is there a way to load my module with the name title ahead of the supplied one? I saved it to /texmf-project/tex/context/shared and /texmf-local 2. Any idea what the error is in the wiki (or my use of it)? Thanks, John Here was the error:

[NTG-context] Custom sorting of "pseudo-language" in a register

2018-03-16 Thread John Grasty
help, John Grasty [1]: https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/418575/custom-ordering-for-a-index-register-in-context/ - - - - \startluacode local utfchar, utfbyte = utf.char, utf.byte local sorters = sorters local definitions = sorters.definitions local replacementoffset

[NTG-context] steps module

2018-03-04 Thread John Kitzmiller
Adjust shading and outline of cells and text in steps module, or not available as written? Something like \startSTEPtable[frame=off], etc. I have grabbed the code to modify for local input, but I have made a terrible mess of it!

Re: [NTG-context] vertical alignment of images in Natural Table

2017-10-28 Thread John Kitzmiller
Martin Althoff wrote: Hello, I am trying to vertically align images within a bTABLE/Natural Table cell. The result should be 4 cards on an A4 page with a simple maths exercise and a small image that illustrates the exercise. The image should be horizontally and vertically centered

[NTG-context] flowwcharts etc.

2017-09-30 Thread John Culleton
A decade or so ago I read about a program callable from within Context that would create flowcharts etc. Was this Metapost? Or was it a different program? John Culleton ___ If your question

[NTG-context] PDF/X-1a(2001) ourput.

2017-08-25 Thread John Culleton
I need to have context generate the above format. Any hints? John Culleton ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http

[NTG-context] changing pdf type

2017-08-06 Thread John Culleton
I need to have pdf files for U.S. printers in " PDF/X-1a2001" format. Hans gave me the magic formula a few years back but I lost that reply. Can someone help me out? John Culleton ___ If you

Re: [NTG-context] Module for Markdown: any volunteer to make a ConTeXt interface?

2017-05-06 Thread John Culleton
d in Pardon my ignorance but what is markdown? John Culleton ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www

Re: [NTG-context] Comical error..

2017-02-12 Thread John Culleton
On Sun, 12 Feb 2017 18:44:30 +0100 Pablo Rodriguez <oi...@gmx.es> wrote: > On 02/12/2017 03:40 AM, John Culleton wrote: > > [...] > > Some questions: > > 1. Where is the basic size of the font family defined in points? > > Hi John, > > the default fon

Re: [NTG-context] Comical error..solved

2017-02-12 Thread John Culleton
On Sat, 11 Feb 2017 14:51:33 -0500 John Culleton <j...@wexfordpress.com> wrote: > I am just starting on a new project and haven't fussed with body > fonts yet. I specified specific fonts for the half and title pages. > For the copyright page thus far I just used the d

Re: [NTG-context] Comical error..

2017-02-11 Thread John Culleton
to be the starting point? Is it a ttf or a otf version? 3. Can any font family on the system be used or is there a specific context list? All answers appreciated of course :<) John Culleton Wexfordpress Book design and index

[NTG-context] specifying body fonts

2017-02-11 Thread John Culleton
didn't (at age 84 I forget to do things). No biggie but does this ring any bells? -- John Culleton Wexfordpress Book design and indexing. ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry

[NTG-context] Comical error..

2017-02-11 Thread John Culleton
etupalign[hz,hanging] - maybe there is somethng funky there. John Culleton Wexfordpress Book design and indexing. ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to

[NTG-context] module simplefonts

2017-01-31 Thread John Culleton
In a 2013 book this module is called somewhere but unsuccessfully. Does any one remember it? Is it still relevant? -- John Culleton Wexfordpress Book design and indexing. ___ If your question is of interest

[NTG-context] Basic question

2017-01-30 Thread John Culleton
I have a bunch of old files that were probably created for Mark II. What is the current command for running Mark II instead of Mark IV? -- John Culleton Wexfordpress Book design and indexing. ___ If your question

[NTG-context] font descriptions no longer work

2017-01-28 Thread John Culleton
texlive installed. I copied the fonts to /usr/share/OTF, ran ft-cache as root. ran context as root. Nothing helped. Slackware 14.2 I have two book projects stalled. -- John Culleton Wexfordpress Book design and indexing. ___

[NTG-context] Text wrap around a figure.

2017-01-21 Thread John Culleton
I need to have text wrap around figures. Is this automatic? The discussion of placing figures In chapter 16 does not cover this point. -- John Culleton Wexfordpress Book design and indexing. ___ If your question

[NTG-context] Additional documentation/

2017-01-19 Thread John Culleton
. My questions: 1.Do you recall what I am referring to? 2. If so, what is its name? 3. Is it current enough to be useful today? Blessings on all who respond. -- John Culleton Wexfordpress Book design and indexing

Re: [NTG-context] placed tabulations broken when ended with \HL in MkIV

2016-09-27 Thread John Devereux
Wolfgang Schuster <schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> writes: > > John Devereux > 26. September 2016 um 13:20 > > Hi, > > I updated my context (IV) installation recently and most of my > tabulations are not working when th

[NTG-context] placed tabulations broken when ended with \HL in MkIV

2016-09-26 Thread John Devereux
it to ending with a \HL. It can be made to work if I add an extra \AR after the final \HL Thanks, John -- John Devereux ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist

[NTG-context] xtable align

2016-07-18 Thread John Kitzmiller
In the first table, the lohi of align works, but the middle does not have any effect. Putting the content in a frame gives the desired result as in the second table. This is not a problem, I just wondered if it is supposed to work in the first table. Thanks, John \useMPlibrary[dum

Re: [NTG-context] \defineparagraphs

2016-07-09 Thread John Kitzmiller
>> the margin (see the third question.) The \ansblank command seems to the >> second part of Mypar is >> the margin? Pdf of the success and fail attached. >> >> Thanks! John >> >> \startMypar >> \item Third question refers to g

Re: [NTG-context] \inright

2016-06-25 Thread John Kitzmiller
> John Kitzmiller <mailto:kitz at inradius.net > <https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context>> > 25. Juni 2016 um 16:20 > The following is no longer putting the “answer blank” in the right margin. > > \define\ansblank{\inright{\getnumber[itemgroup:itemize].

[NTG-context] \inright

2016-06-25 Thread John Kitzmiller
The following is no longer putting the “answer blank” in the right margin. \define\ansblank{\inright{\getnumber[itemgroup:itemize]. \thinrule}} \setupitemgroup [itemize] [n, style=bold,right=\ansblank] \starttext \startitemize[n] \item A question. \stopitemize \showframe \stoptext When I

[NTG-context] anglestriped shifts path

2016-02-03 Thread John Kitzmiller
I expect anglestriped to work more like fill, but it shifts the path. Is it intended behavior? \startMPpage[offset=2mm] path p; p = unitsquare scaled 4cm ; filldraw p withcolor blue; draw p; draw p anglestriped(0,0,0) withcolor blue; \stopMPpage Thanks, John

Re: [NTG-context] put titles in toc

2015-09-09 Thread John Culleton
On Tue, 8 Sep 2015 20:55:04 +0200 Pablo Rodriguez <oi...@gmx.es> wrote: > On 09/08/2015 08:25 PM, John Culleton wrote: > > In thew frontmatter there are several titles > > headings that i want to see in the TOC > > Here is a > > stripped down version of my

[NTG-context] put titles in toc

2015-09-08 Thread John Culleton
} \input knuth.tex \stoptext Any sugestions? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Book layout, typesetting and Indexing Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html ___ If your question

[NTG-context] 16th

2015-09-01 Thread John Culleton
How do I express this with the "th" in a smaller font and elevated? It is a character in the font. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Book layout, typesetting and Indexing Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shor

Re: [NTG-context] 16th

2015-09-01 Thread John Culleton
On Tue, 1 Sep 2015 15:24:20 -0400 John Culleton <j...@wexfordpress.com> wrote: > > How do I express this with the "th" in a smaller > font and elevated? It is a character in the > font. Already answered My apologies. I couldn't find the answer to my request of

[NTG-context] superscripts th nd rd st on dates etc..

2015-08-24 Thread John Culleton
Forgot how to do these. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Book layout, typesetting and Indexing Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html ___ If your question is of interest

Re: [NTG-context] m-graph read data and plot

2015-08-13 Thread John Kitzmiller
On Aug 9, 2015, at 8:38 AM, Alan BRASLAU alan.bras...@cea.fr wrote: One needs to think about closing the data file as ConTeXt opens a single MP instance that is run throughout the entire document AND over its multiple runs. If the file is left open, a second run will try to read on from the

Re: [NTG-context] m-graph read data and plot

2015-08-07 Thread John Kitzmiller
-manual http://ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/doc/metapost/source-manual Thanks again, John On Aug 7, 2015, at 6:23 AM, Alan BRASLAU alan.bras...@cea.fr wrote: You have two problems: 1) gdraw (4,1)--(7,1); has a unique ordinate, so graph will fail in this case if you do not explicitly set

Re: [NTG-context] m-graph read data and plot

2015-08-06 Thread John Kitzmiller
On Aug 6, 2015, at 12:59 PM, Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl mailto:pra...@wxs.nl wrote: On 8/6/2015 5:30 PM, John Kitzmiller wrote: Given a file, data.d, containing 1 4 7 I expected the following code to draw a line from (4,1) to (7,1)… \enabletrackers[metapost.showlog] \usemodule[m-graph

[NTG-context] m-graph read data and plot

2015-08-06 Thread John Kitzmiller
Given a file, data.d, containing 1 4 7 I expected the following code to draw a line from (4,1) to (7,1)… \enabletrackers[metapost.showlog] \usemodule[m-graph] \startMPpage[instance=graph,offset=3mm] draw begingraph(5cm,5cm); gdata(data.d, v, for n = 1 upto 3: a[n] =

Re: [NTG-context] Change location of local texmf

2015-07-27 Thread John Kitzmiller
The minimals use ~/texmf for the local tex folder. How to change it to ~/dropbox/texmf? My ConTeXt installation is ~/dropbox/context. One option is: ln -s ~/dropbox/texmf ~/texmf Aditya A fine option it is. Thank you

[NTG-context] Change location of local texmf

2015-07-25 Thread John Kitzmiller
The minimals use ~/texmf for the local tex folder. How to change it to ~/dropbox/texmf? My ConTeXt installation is ~/dropbox/context. I have tried directly modifying cnf files but I am missing some magic. ___ If

[NTG-context] Difference between \startmakeup and \startstandardmakeup

2015-06-06 Thread John Culleton
I have been using \startstandardmakeup etc. for some years now. I note on the wiki that there is a command \startmakeup also. It is not covered in my copy of the Manual. What are the principal diferences between the two? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Book layout, typesetting and Indexing Free

Re: [NTG-context] \math or $ doesn't work.

2015-06-02 Thread John Culleton
On Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:30:04 +0200 Pablo Rodriguez oi...@gmx.es wrote: On 06/02/2015 05:54 PM, John Culleton wrote: On Tue, 2 Jun 2015 11:45:35 -0400 John Culleton wrote: I want to insert the string 8 1/2 x 11 in my text. Here is my test file

Re: [NTG-context] \math or $ doesn't work.

2015-06-02 Thread John Culleton
On Tue, 2 Jun 2015 11:45:35 -0400 John Culleton j...@wexfordpress.com wrote: I want to insert the string 8 1/2 x 11 in my text. Here is my test file: \starttext \math{8^1_2} × 11 inch, \stoptext I am using texlive 2014 mkiv. I

[NTG-context] \math or $ doesn't work.

2015-06-02 Thread John Culleton
I want to insert the string 8 1/2 x 11 in my text. Here is my test file: \starttext \math{8^1_2} × 11 inch, \stoptext I am using texlive 2014 mkiv. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Book layout, typesetting and Indexing Free list of books

[NTG-context] creating multiline paragraph in \tabulate

2015-05-19 Thread John Culleton
-- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki

[NTG-context] Verbatim text.

2015-05-12 Thread John Culleton
The inline string quoted below produces a correct result but also generates an error message: \type{8 1/2 x 11} Is there a better way to handle this situation? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book

[NTG-context] Font problems.

2015-05-02 Thread John Culleton
in /usr/local/bin: . /home/safe/context/tex/setuptex context $1 - /home/safe is my home directory. Stand alone context is in /home/safe/context. It is dated Jan 27 2015. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self

Re: [NTG-context] Roman numerals in running heads in frontmatter.

2015-04-21 Thread John Culleton
On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 21:27:35 +0200 Pablo Rodriguez oi...@gmx.es wrote: On 04/20/2015 09:03 PM, John Culleton wrote: When I set up running heads in frontmattter like this: \definestructureconversionset[frontpart:pagenumber][][romannumerals] \setupheadertexts [{\getmarking[title

[NTG-context] Roman numerals in running heads in frontmatter.

2015-04-20 Thread John Culleton
) everything is fine except the page numbers in the running heads are in arabic and not roman format. On the footers on \title pages the numbers are roman as expected.. How do I fix this? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html

[NTG-context] Handling line numbers in frontmatter.

2015-04-16 Thread John Culleton
=\paperheight] \stopstandardmakeup %\setcounter[userpage][number=4] \startstandardmakeup[doublesided=no,page=yes] {\obeylines {\bf From Kitchen to Market-Sell Your Specialty Food} 6th Edition Stephen F. Hall (etc.) } \stopstandardmakeup \stoptext --- John

[NTG-context] \noheadersandfooterlines

2015-04-14 Thread John Culleton
The Manual lists this command in the index of commands but it seems not to exist on the page referenced (88). And it I just want to suppress the page number on the first page but still have this page count as page number 'i' (I am using roman numbers for the frontmatter.) -- John Culleton

Re: [NTG-context] Placing a page without a blank page after.

2015-04-11 Thread John Culleton
On Thu, 09 Apr 2015 20:34:03 +0200 Pablo Rodriguez oi...@gmx.es wrote: On 04/08/2015 11:50 PM, John Culleton wrote: I have tried various things like \start/stop/standardmakeup, \start/stop/TEXpage and so on. I am trying to place a full sized page including bleeds without a blank page

[NTG-context] Placing a page without a blank page after.

2015-04-08 Thread John Culleton
I have tried various things like \start/stop/standardmakeup, \start/stop/TEXpage and so on. I am trying to place a full sized page including bleeds without a blank page following. Sometimes It works but mostly it gives me a blank page following. What is the recommended solution? -- John

[NTG-context] adjust text width mkiv

2015-04-07 Thread John Culleton
in a framedtext but with the frame suppressed. Any suggestions? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5 coming soon at http://www.booklocker.com

[NTG-context] text alignment in table

2015-04-07 Thread John Culleton
work in MKIV. My last resort is to introduce a one page pdf from the InDesign-created pdf. But the must be a Context solution. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5

Re: [NTG-context] overlay or layer for chapter head.

2015-04-02 Thread John Culleton
}% This works but I want a less fiddly-more reliable method. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5 coming soon at http://www.booklocker.com

[NTG-context] overlay or layer for chapter head.

2015-04-01 Thread John Culleton
? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5 coming soon at http://www.booklocker.com/! ___ If your

[NTG-context] string capacity exceeded

2015-03-30 Thread John Culleton
Slackware Linux 14.1 three 64k processors 4 gigs memory. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5 coming soon at http://www.booklocker.com

Re: [NTG-context] For the Mac users: AppleScript to launch ConTeXt in a flexile way

2015-03-29 Thread John Haltiwanger
Impressive work! On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 6:36 PM, Thomas Floeren t...@mac.com wrote: Updated (1.2.3). http://dflect.net/context-typeset-tool/ Changes: 1.2.3 (60) (2015-03-29) Added update switch --modules=all. Removed the update switch --keep. When updating ConTeXt first-setup.sh

[NTG-context] slanting an intermezzo.

2015-03-25 Thread John Culleton
} \noindent \input knuth.tex \stopframedtext \input knuth.tex \input knuth.tex \input knuth.tex \stoptext -- I know I am supposed to use \rotate but I can't figure out how to rotate an intermezzo. Please help! John Culleton Wexford Press Free

[NTG-context] setting columns in a text frame.

2015-03-22 Thread John Culleton
, data suggest that these markets have exceeded 60 percent in compound annual growth. This suggests a significant demand that specialty food entrepreneurs can meet. \stopcolumns \stopframedtext \stoptext Is this combination of features a bridge too far? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list

[NTG-context] Word wrap around framed text.

2015-03-19 Thread John Culleton
, but adequate funding is essential. \stoptext - -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5 coming soon at http://www.booklocker.com

[NTG-context] PLacing framed text.

2015-03-18 Thread John Culleton
of the frame. In other words I want to place the framed text but not call it an intermezzo. Any suggestions? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5 coming soon at http

Re: [NTG-context] crash with new beta (2015.03.09 19:27)

2015-03-09 Thread John Kitzmiller
On Mar 9, 2015, at 5:13 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: i uploaded a new beta ... works at luigi's end (actually we tested that previous time too but the issue is only triggered in docs that use positions and tuc files remember that) Hans Now with current version: 2015.03.09 22:02 and

Re: [NTG-context] crash with new beta (2015.03.09 19:27)

2015-03-09 Thread John Kitzmiller
? - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE I just loaded up (2015.03.09 19:27) and get the same error as Pablo. MacOSX? —John ___ If your question is of interest

Re: [NTG-context] crash with new beta (2015.03.09 19:27)

2015-03-09 Thread John Kitzmiller
On Mar 9, 2015, Aditya wrote: By any chance, is the name of your test file `knuth.tex`? Aditya Yes, 127 times yes! Sorry about that. John ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry

Re: [NTG-context] Get rid of caption on an intermezzo.

2015-03-04 Thread John Culleton
On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:42:56 -0500 John Culleton j...@wexfordpress.com wrote: I managed after many trips to the Wiki to get a text frame pretty much as I want it, with text wrapping around and so on. But the technique requires using an intermezzo as a wrapper. This feature always puts

[NTG-context] mkiv document saved as xml.

2015-03-03 Thread John Culleton
The WIKI is in transition and the other posts here deawl with advanced details. So I have a simple question: Given a mkiv document how do I export it to a generic xml docuument? I have another question later. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http

Re: [NTG-context] Problem with framed text.--addendum

2015-02-25 Thread John Culleton
On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:56:05 -0500 John Culleton j...@wexfordpress.com wrote: On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 15:57:48 +0100 Pablo Rodriguez oi...@gmx.es wrote: On 02/22/2015 01:55 PM, John Culleton wrote: On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 14:16:31 -0500 Aditya Mahajan wrote: [...] There should

[NTG-context] Page numbering, new style and running heads.

2015-02-25 Thread John Culleton
setup it is still pagenumber I spent the morning and a few extra minutes figuring those two things out. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5 coming soon at http

[NTG-context] Get rid of caption on an intermezzo.

2015-02-25 Thread John Culleton
\%) \item Education (8\%) \item Nonprofit Charity (8\%) \item Entertainment (3.6\%) \stopitemize ---{\bf\it Food Entrepeneur Magazine 2014 pool responses} \stopframedtext -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book

Re: [NTG-context] Problem with framed text.

2015-02-22 Thread John Culleton
On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 14:16:31 -0500 Aditya Mahajan adit...@umich.edu wrote: On Feb 21, 2015, at 12:35 PM, John Culleton j...@wexfordpress.com wrote: In several palces I want to set up framed text with a gray background and rounded corners. Here is my \setupframed description

Re: [NTG-context] Problem with framed text.

2015-02-22 Thread John Culleton
On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 15:57:48 +0100 Pablo Rodriguez oi...@gmx.es wrote: On 02/22/2015 01:55 PM, John Culleton wrote: On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 14:16:31 -0500 Aditya Mahajan wrote: [...] There should be a comma after 0.1. With respect, I don't think so. Commas separate parameters

[NTG-context] Context, index, Syriac.

2015-02-21 Thread John Culleton
Does Context (any flavor) create indexes for Syriac, a right to left language? Inquiry is from the indexing list. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5 coming soon

Re: [NTG-context] Hatch an area with Metapost (Metafun)

2015-02-17 Thread John Kitzmiller
:= q -- reverse bottomboundary p -- cycle ; draw p ; draw q ; draw r numberstriped (.25,10,5) withcolor blue ; labeloffset := 2mm ; label.llft(B, llcorner p) ; label.lrt (C, lrcorner p) ; label.ulft(A, ulcorner p) ; label.urt (D, urcorner p) ; label.lft (M, z) ; \stopMPpage John

Re: [NTG-context] Hatch an area with Metapost (Metafun)

2015-02-15 Thread John Kitzmiller
On Feb 15, 2015, at 6:00 AM, Fabrice couvreur.fabr...@wanadoo.fr mailto:couvreur.fabr...@wanadoo.fr wrote: Thank you for this new example. Try the mpost variable lableoffset := ? to adjust. This does not seem to workwith lableoffset := 2mm. Fabrice I spelled it wrong, sorry! It is

Re: [NTG-context] Hatch an area with Metapost (Metafun)

2015-02-11 Thread John Kitzmiller
On Feb 10, 2015, at 3:42 PM, couvreur.fabr...@wanadoo.fr mailto:couvreur.fabr...@wanadoo.fr wrote: Is it possible to have some explanation of the parameters of the macro numberstriped(#1,#2,#3) ? How to have horizontal hatching ? (How to change the slope hatching ?) There is

Re: [NTG-context] Hatch an area with Metapost (Metafun)

2015-02-09 Thread John Kitzmiller
On Feb 9, 2015, at 1:46 PM, Fabrice couvreur.fabr...@wanadoo.fr mailto:couvreur.fabr...@wanadoo.fr wrote: Great, but I did not know the macro numberstriped. Is it a Metapost or Metafun macro? It is a MetaFun macro in mp-tool, afaik. The idea of filling a path is sometimes clipping to a

[NTG-context] intermezzo/sidebarswith rounded corners.

2015-02-05 Thread John Culleton
Client has an existing book that I am redoing with many inserted square boxes of text slightly protruding in the margin. Main text wraps around each box. The line around each such box has rounded corners. Is there an example somewhere in the manuals or elsewhere? -- John Culleton Wexford Press

Re: [NTG-context] intermezzo/sidebarswith rounded corners.

2015-02-05 Thread John Culleton
On Thu, 05 Feb 2015 22:54:11 +0100 Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl wrote: On 2/5/2015 9:38 PM, John Culleton wrote: Client has an existing book that I am redoing with many inserted square boxes of text slightly protruding in the margin. Main text wraps around each box. The line around each

[NTG-context] 2UP Arranging

2015-02-02 Thread John Kitzmiller
, rightmargin=0mm, ] \showframe \starttext \input ward \page \setuplayout[evenside] \input ward \page \setuplayout[reset] \input ward \page \setuplayout[evenside] \input ward \stoptext I would like to avoid the manual switching if possible. Thanks! John

Re: [NTG-context] letter booklet

2015-01-31 Thread John Kitzmiller
On Jan 26, 2015, at 4:04 AM, schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com wrote: Am 25.01.2015 um 23:15 schrieb John Kitzmiller k...@inradius.net mailto:k...@inradius.net: Desired outcome: a multipage booklet on letter size paper with margins lined up when duplex printed and folded. Using

[NTG-context] letter booklet

2015-01-25 Thread John Kitzmiller
, John ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http

[NTG-context] Simple tocs

2015-01-25 Thread John Culleton
with this: \startmakeup \setupcombinedlist[content][list={chapter}] \placelist[content] \stopmakeup \startmakeup \setupcombinedlist[content][list={chapter,section}] \completecontent[content] \stopmakeup \startmakeup \null \stopmakeup I get no results at all, just blank pages. Any suggestions? -- John Culleton

[NTG-context] special features in simplefonts.

2015-01-24 Thread John Culleton
, like: :+liga;expansion=default;protrusion=quality -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5 coming soon at http://www.booklocker.com

[NTG-context] linking to html etc. documents from pdf.

2015-01-22 Thread John Culleton
DTP programs like Inkscape and Scribus have facilities for linking to urls. Pdftex does also. If this facility exists in Context can some kind soul point me to the documentation? Thanks in advance. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net

Re: [NTG-context] plot data from file: cld

2015-01-05 Thread John Kitzmiller
On Jan 5, 2015, at 5:51 AM, Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl mailto:pra...@wxs.nl wrote: On 1/4/2015 6:04 AM, Akira Kakuto wrote: Dear John, How to make this a polygon? An example: \starttext \startluacode local metafun = context.metafun metafun.start() io.input(DATA) local i, j local x

Re: [NTG-context] plot data from file: cld

2015-01-04 Thread John Kitzmiller
On Jan 4, 2015, at 6:00 AM, ntg-context-requ...@ntg.nl wrote: Dear John, How to make this a polygon? An example: Many thanks to you Akira. Reading the file into lua tables is good sense, and thank you for the string manipulations to pass to metafun(). From your teaching I changed

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