Re: [NTG-context] Re: Typesetting music in ConTeXt
At 23:05 10/12/2003, you wrote: Even if I know that Hans is a capable wizard, I don't think that some Metapost music typesetting could provide more than some single note lines. If we talk about music typesetting (or try to port or adapt something for ConTeXt) we must think in orchestra concert book dimensions; I guess musical typography more difficult than usual. one reason to consider metapost is that it is better suited for calculations besides being fun; the main problem is in the input language since all examples i've seen so far are kind of awful; but don't worry .. i currently don't have time for it -) Are there gui based apps that generate musicxml, whatever that is (maybe just another dtd being application data turned into 's)? Hans ___ ntg-context mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Struggles with the bTABLE eTABLE environment
At 09:16 12/12/2003, you wrote: Hi Hans, Currently I am using the following version under Windows: ConTeXt ver: 2003.11.26 fmt: 2003.11.27 int: english mes: english and pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11a-2.1 The attached code-sample breaks with an error of missing number. Because I am sure, that this kind of table compiled previously I tried the following Next to the current installation I run on a linuxbox ConTeXt ver: 2003.7.3 fmt: 2003.7.7 int: english mes: english without problem and pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.00b-pretest-20020211-2.1 The attached code compiles to expectation. Is there something changed in the bTABLE-eTABLE environment? only multiple split strategies were added (with repeated headlines and alternate headlines) ... i'll look into it, has to do with nested tables Hans ___ ntg-context mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Update failure: I'm losing my mind
On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, Gary Pajer wrote: C:\Documents and Settings\Gary Pajer\My Documentstexexec --verbose TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 current path : C:/Documents and Settings/Gary Pajer/My Documents locating ini file : not found by kpsewhich locating ini file : not found by searching locating ini file : no environment variable set locating ini file : not found in own path warning : texexec.ini not found, did you read 'texexec.rme'? It's really not finding it. The thing that surprises me is that no-one else has mentioned this. That's why I keep thinking that I've done something wrong. Maybe trying to run ConTeXt with MikTeX instead of using TeX Live 2003, or trying to run ConTeXt in a Win32 configuration that puts spaces in the paths? We are running ConTeXt under TL2003 (with a newer cont-tmf.zip and pdftex 1.11b) on SGI Irix because the Win32 PC's I tried did not survive the experience. At home I find TL2003 (same updates) works well on linux. The unix systems don't let spaces into paths (and did fail in pre-release testing if I tried to run in a directory like a b). I reported the above problem with the TL2003 pre-release tests. Using the current cont-tmf.zip gets you a TeXExec 4.0 that seems more robust, but that could be because I also abandoned a configuration that puts spaces in the paths (e.g., install to C:\TeXLive and set HOME=C:\Home). One system (Win98) had problems with forward slashes in the argument to perl's backtick, but then the hard disk failed and I've been waiting since Sept. for the warranty replacement to arrive. TeX Live 2003 texexec seems to be hard on PC's -- maybe because when kpathsea fails texexec.pl recursively searches the drive for the ini file. In any case, after the 1st PC died I tried to install TL2003 on another machine which also failed (terminal overheating) while creating formats after installing the fpTeX updates. Maybe cheap PC clones can't tolerate ls-R too many times in a short time period. btw -- before the machine died I did notice that the new version of fpTeX has a 1.11b pdftex. I've been asked to put TL2003 on a ThinkPad running XP -- hope it survives the experience! -- George N. White III [EMAIL PROTECTED] Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada ___ ntg-context mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Update failure: I'm losing my mind
Hello Gray, get a copy of filemon for your M$ Windows version from www.sysinterals.com. This free tool shows you all kind of file operations on your system. Just unpack and start filemon.exe and enter texexec* in the Include: part of the appearing filter dialog. Enable Advanced Output in the options menu. After that start texexec --verbose in your shell. The rest is on you... ;) Hope this helps, Peter Gary Pajer wrote: warning : texexec.ini not found, did you read 'texexec.rme'? It's really not finding it. The thing that surprises me is that no-one else has mentioned this. That's why I keep thinking that I've done something wrong. Maybe trying to run ConTeXt with MikTeX instead of using TeX Live 2003, or trying to run ConTeXt in a Win32 configuration that puts spaces in the paths? [longish comments deleted] Thanks for your comments, George. FWIW, I don't have any spaces in my MiKTeX directory tree, but I do use the default XP system for organizing document files, and that system does have a lot of spaces (e.g., Documents and Settings) I'm not married to MiKTeX, so I can switch to fpTeX. Any comments? From what I can tell, fpTeX has better ConTeXt integration, while MiKTeX has a better system for keeping up to date. Anything else? -gary ___ ntg-context mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context ___ ntg-context mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
[NTG-context] Re: Converting Latex style files for use in Context
Hi,
Like all TeX related things you can find it in CTAN, exactly in
well, not *all* TeX relatet stuff is on CTAN...
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex209/contrib/misc/ebnf.sty
The file is old (1991)
and incorrect (the last Cat is missing its backslash). And even with
this backslash, the formatting is strange. I'd suggest something like
this (warning: ugly(!!) LaTeX code ahead):
\begingroup
\catcode`\|=13
\catcode`\=13
\gdef\EBNF
{\list{???}%
{%
\def|{$\mid$}%
\def\makelabel##1{##1 ::=}%
\def\Cat##1{$\langle${\it ##1\/}$\rangle$}
\def##1{\Cat{##1}}
\parsep=0pt \itemsep=\smallskipamount
\leftmargin=\parindent \advance\leftmargin+2em
\labelsep=0.5em \labelwidth=1.5em
\raggedright
\catcode`\|=13
\catcode`\=13
}%
}
\endgroup
\let\endEBNF\endlist
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{calc}
\begin{document}
\begin{EBNF}
\item[glue] dimen [~`plus' stretch~] [~`minus' stretch~].
\item[stretch]dimen | fil dimen.
\item[fil dimen] factor (~`fil' | `fill' | `filll'~).
\end{EBNF}
\end{document}
which looks like this:
glue::= dimen [ plus stretch ] [ minus stretch ].
stretch::= dimen| fil dimen.
fil dimen::= factor ( fil | fill | filll ).
Patrick
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[NTG-context] double lines in tables?
Is there a way to create tables with double horizontal lines in ConTexXt? Using: \HL \HL Just causes ConTeXt to ignore one of them. William D. Neumann --- Well I could be a genius, if I just put my mind to it. And I...I could do anything, if only I could get 'round to it. Oh we were brought up on the space-race, now they expect you to clean toilets. When you've seen how big the world is, how can you make do with this? If you want me, I'll be sleeping in - sleeping in throughout these glory days. -- Jarvis Cocker ___ ntg-context mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
