[NTG-context] Error using xtable
Hello all, I experimented with xtables and found the following effect: This code is ok: \starttext \startxtable \startxrow \startxcell \input ward \stopxcell \stopxrow \stopxtable \stoptext But this compiled with an error: \starttext \startxtable %\startxtablebody \startxrow \startxcell \input ward \stopxcell \stopxrow \stopxtable \stoptext Log file: system tex error on line 0 in file : Emergency stop ... empty file * cont-yes.mkiv *** (job aborted, no legal \end found) ! == Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced! Is this a bug or a feature? -- Dmitriy ___ 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://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] new beta
On 7/16/2013 11:12 AM, Steffen Kram wrote: Hi all, ligature seems to fail also with beta from 2013.06.10. But with the latest beta, pages start numbering from 2: \starttext \input knuth \stoptext Am I the only one hit by this? I can confirm this, too. Anyone already tracked that down and has a working fix? i uploaded a beta a few days ago ... so is it still an issue? - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ 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://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] new beta
Am 17.07.2013 um 12:23 schrieb Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl: On 7/16/2013 11:12 AM, Steffen Kram wrote: Hi all, ligature seems to fail also with beta from 2013.06.10. But with the latest beta, pages start numbering from 2: \starttext \input knuth \stoptext Am I the only one hit by this? I can confirm this, too. Anyone already tracked that down and has a working fix? i uploaded a beta a few days ago ... so is it still an issue? It's still the case with the version I downloaded yesterday. An extra-page is added after my title-page. Steffen ___ 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://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] new beta
Am 17.07.2013 um 12:23 schrieb Hans Hagen pra...@wxs.nl: On 7/16/2013 11:12 AM, Steffen Kram wrote: Hi all, ligature seems to fail also with beta from 2013.06.10. But with the latest beta, pages start numbering from 2: \starttext \input knuth \stoptext Am I the only one hit by this? I can confirm this, too. Anyone already tracked that down and has a working fix? i uploaded a beta a few days ago ... so is it still an issue? The beta in your server (2013.07.14 14:53) starts at page 1 but the context suite uses a older beta (2013.07.12 19:10) which starts at page 2. Wolfgang ___ 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://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] INstalling the context version of TeX distro.
Normally I just use TeXlive as my TeX distro for Context as well as everything else. However I thought I would play with the Context version for educational purposes. It is perhaps more up to date than TeXlive 2013. I downloaded the zip file and unzipped it. Now what? Also I copied the zip file to my Windows partition (currently XP but I can up it to Win 7 if desirable for Context. I have both XP and Win 7 install disks.) Again I need install directions. If there is an up-to-date guide to this process just give me its name. Thanks in advance. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: Create Book Covers with Scribus available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html ___ 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://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] INstalling the context version of TeX distro.
Am 17.07.2013 um 17:45 schrieb john Culleton j...@wexfordpress.com: Normally I just use TeXlive as my TeX distro for Context as well as everything else. However I thought I would play with the Context version for educational purposes. It is perhaps more up to date than TeXlive 2013. I downloaded the zip file and unzipped it. Now what? Also I copied the zip file to my Windows partition (currently XP but I can up it to Win 7 if desirable for Context. I have both XP and Win 7 install disks.) Which zip file and where did you get it from? Again I need install directions. If there is an up-to-date guide to this process just give me its name. http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Standalone#Windows Wolfgang ___ 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://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] INstalling the context version of TeX distro.
On 2013–07–17 john Culleton wrote: I downloaded the zip file and unzipped it. Now what? Unzip it and run first-setup.bat If you don't mind about a few MiB of space, run first-setup.bat --modules=all --fonts=all Again I need install directions. If there is an up-to-date guide to this process just give me its name. http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Standalone Marco signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ 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://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] INstalling the context version of TeX distro.
Hello John, Ah, I see everybody else has already linked you to http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Standalone#Windows I do apologize for the state of that page. Hans van der Meer sent me (well, he sent it to Hans Hagen and Hans H sent it to me) a much-improved draft of installation instructions, which I still haven't gotten around to putting on the wiki. I have to run out the door now, but I'll get round to it soon. Mentioning it here in order to remind myself. :-) Cheers, Sietse ___ 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://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] bug with beta 2013.07.12 19:10
Dear list,
here is a sample with latest beta for ConTeXt Suite:
\setupinteraction[state=start,color=,
style=,contrastcolor=,focus=standard]
\setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided]
\starttext
\startbodymatter
body text\footnote{footnote}
\stopbodymatter
\stoptext
I can’t compile it, since I get an error (log below).
I’m afraid it might be a bug. Just in case it helps,
Best,
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Re: [NTG-context] bug with beta 2013.07.12 19:10
Am 17.07.2013 um 18:09 schrieb Pablo Rodríguez oi...@web.de:
Dear list,
here is a sample with latest beta for ConTeXt Suite:
\setupinteraction[state=start,color=,
style=,contrastcolor=,focus=standard]
\setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided]
\starttext
\startbodymatter
body text\footnote{footnote}
\stopbodymatter
\stoptext
I can’t compile it, since I get an error (log below).
I’m afraid it might be a bug. Just in case it helps,
Works for me with the newer beta (not yet in the context suite):
mtx-context | current version: 2013.07.14 14:53
Wolfgang
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Re: [NTG-context] bug with beta 2013.07.12 19:10
Am 17.07.2013 um 18:18 schrieb Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com:
Am 17.07.2013 um 18:09 schrieb Pablo Rodríguez oi...@web.de:
Dear list,
here is a sample with latest beta for ConTeXt Suite:
\setupinteraction[state=start,color=,
style=,contrastcolor=,focus=standard]
\setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided]
\starttext
\startbodymatter
body text\footnote{footnote}
\stopbodymatter
\stoptext
I can’t compile it, since I get an error (log below).
I’m afraid it might be a bug. Just in case it helps,
Works for me with the newer beta (not yet in the context suite):
mtx-context | current version: 2013.07.14 14:53
Is it possible to get the newer beta up to the context suite soon. Or is there
a way to use the first_setup script with your server?
Thanks!
Steffen
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Re: [NTG-context] bug with beta 2013.07.12 19:10
On 2013–07–17 Steffen Kram wrote: Or is there a way to use the first_setup script with your server? Get the latest code from Hans http://pragma-ade.com/context/beta/cont-tmf.zip and replace the directory tex/texmf-context with its contents. Then regenerate the formats context --generate context --make Marco signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ 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://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] weird interaction in linenotes command (again)
Dear list,
sorry for posting this again, but I don’t know how to solve this issue
and I really need your help.
I have the following sample:
\setuppapersize[A6]
\newcounter\LineNote
\setupnote[linenote][paragraph=yes]
\setupnotation[linenote][alternative=serried]
\define[2]\Variant
{\increment\LineNote
\startlinenote[LineNote:\LineNote]{#2}#1%
\stoplinenote[LineNote:\LineNote]}
\starttext
\startlinenumbering
\dorecurse{10}{\Variant{\showhyphens{legislation}not
original}{variant} \Variant{\showhyphens{legibility}origin}
{variants} }
\stoplinenumbering
\stoptext
The problem here is that \Variant gets always #1 not hyphenated,
although \showhyphens works fine in that argument.
The cause of this is the \increment command within \Variant. I don’t
know why this happens, but the increment is required by \Variant to make
sense at all.
I guess this might be a bug. Is there no possible workaround for this?
Many thanks for your help,
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[NTG-context] Problems with bibtex in current beta
Hi all,
I've got still problems with the latest beta. I used first_setup.sh to setup my
basic environment, and then I replaced the slightly older beta, as Marco
suggested, with the current version from
http://pragma-ade.com/context/beta/cont-tmf.zip.
Now, if I try to build my doc, no bibtex is generated. I use the following
bibtex setup:
\setupheadtext [de][pubs=Literaturverzeichnis]
\setuppublications[numbering=no, alternative=apa-de, refcommand=authoryears,
autohang=no, criterium=cite, sorttype=bbl]
\setuppublicationlist[style={}, after={\blank}, criterium=text]
\setupbibtex[database={papers,books,articles,reports,urls}, sort=author]
To make sure, none of my libraries contains an error, I also replaced them with
sample.bib file from the wiki.
\setupbibtex[database={sample}, sort=author]
During the tests I always removed all generated bibtex artifacts. But I still
end up with a main.blg file saying:
This is BibTeX, Version 0.99d (TeX Live 2013)
Capacity: max_strings=15, hash_size=15, hash_prime=127507
The top-level auxiliary file: main.aux
I couldn't open style file cont-au.bst
---line 2 of file main.aux
: \bibstyle{cont-au
: }
I'm skipping whatever remains of this command
I found no style file---while reading file main.aux
You've used 0 entries,
0 wiz_defined-function locations,
85 strings with 495 characters,
and the built_in function-call counts, 0 in all, are:
…
The main.aux contains
\citation{*}
\bibstyle{cont-au}
\bibdata{sample}
and the main.bbl stays empty. I just don't get it, this did work and I even
tried to compile a known working version. Do I have to initialize bibtex
somehow?
Thanks for any suggestions!
Steffen
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Re: [NTG-context] Problems with bibtex in current beta
Just as a follow up. I copied the cont-au.bst file into my root-dir and now I
got my citations back. Since I did not have to do this before, my setup seems
somehow wrong. Any ideas?
Cheers, Steffen
Am 17.07.2013 um 20:21 schrieb Steffen Kram s...@kram.io:
Hi all,
I've got still problems with the latest beta. I used first_setup.sh to setup
my basic environment, and then I replaced the slightly older beta, as Marco
suggested, with the current version from
http://pragma-ade.com/context/beta/cont-tmf.zip.
Now, if I try to build my doc, no bibtex is generated. I use the following
bibtex setup:
\setupheadtext [de][pubs=Literaturverzeichnis]
\setuppublications[numbering=no, alternative=apa-de, refcommand=authoryears,
autohang=no, criterium=cite, sorttype=bbl]
\setuppublicationlist[style={}, after={\blank}, criterium=text]
\setupbibtex[database={papers,books,articles,reports,urls}, sort=author]
To make sure, none of my libraries contains an error, I also replaced them
with sample.bib file from the wiki.
\setupbibtex[database={sample}, sort=author]
During the tests I always removed all generated bibtex artifacts. But I still
end up with a main.blg file saying:
This is BibTeX, Version 0.99d (TeX Live 2013)
Capacity: max_strings=15, hash_size=15, hash_prime=127507
The top-level auxiliary file: main.aux
I couldn't open style file cont-au.bst
---line 2 of file main.aux
: \bibstyle{cont-au
: }
I'm skipping whatever remains of this command
I found no style file---while reading file main.aux
You've used 0 entries,
0 wiz_defined-function locations,
85 strings with 495 characters,
and the built_in function-call counts, 0 in all, are:
…
The main.aux contains
\citation{*}
\bibstyle{cont-au}
\bibdata{sample}
and the main.bbl stays empty. I just don't get it, this did work and I even
tried to compile a known working version. Do I have to initialize bibtex
somehow?
Thanks for any suggestions!
Steffen
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Re: [NTG-context] weird interaction in linenotes command (again)
Am 17.07.2013 um 19:46 schrieb Pablo Rodríguez oi...@web.de:
Dear list,
sorry for posting this again, but I don’t know how to solve this issue
and I really need your help.
I have the following sample:
\setuppapersize[A6]
\newcounter\LineNote
\setupnote[linenote][paragraph=yes]
\setupnotation[linenote][alternative=serried]
\define[2]\Variant
{\increment\LineNote
\startlinenote[LineNote:\LineNote]{#2}#1%
\stoplinenote[LineNote:\LineNote]}
\starttext
\startlinenumbering
\dorecurse{10}{\Variant{\showhyphens{legislation}not
original}{variant} \Variant{\showhyphens{legibility}origin}
{variants} }
\stoplinenumbering
\stoptext
The problem here is that \Variant gets always #1 not hyphenated,
although \showhyphens works fine in that argument.
The cause of this is the \increment command within \Variant. I don’t
know why this happens, but the increment is required by \Variant to make
sense at all.
I guess this might be a bug. Is there no possible workaround for this?
I have no solution but a better example because it’s a bug in the reference
mechanism
(also used by line notes) as shown below.
\setuppapersize[A6]
\starttext
\dorecurse{10}{not original }
\dorecurse{10}{not \pagereference[test:#1]original }
\stoptext
The problem is the following code in the reference macros (str-ref.mkvi),
when the box code is commented the hyphenation works.
\unexpanded\def\strc_references_set_named_reference_indeed#kind#labels#userdata#text%
labels userdata text - todo: userdata
{...
% will become an option:
\ifnum\lastdestinationattribute\zerocount
\dontleavehmode\hbox attr
\destinationattribute\lastdestinationattribute\bgroup
\strc_references_flush_destination_nodes
\egroup
\fi}
Wolfgang
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Re: [NTG-context] Some questions about the letter module
Am 15.07.2013 um 18:34 schrieb Michael Ash m...@econs.umass.edu:
Dear all,
(This is a repeat post. I apologize if that's rude, but I would appreciate
some assistance with the letter module or a pointer to documentation. Thanks.)
I am using the letter module that came with context. A sample of a basic
letter is below; I have put in dummy for the logo and the signature, but
these are working fine when I include the files.
I have several questions:
to center the footer.
You can use the align key but you have to use a valid value, e.g. middle.
\setupletterlayer[foot][align=middle]
to lower the footer (closer to the bottom of the page)
You can control the distance between the margins and the footer block with the
x and y keys for \setupletterlayer.
\setupletterlayer[foot][y=10pt]
to delete the word Date above the date.
There is no key for \setupletterstyle etc. to disable/enable the label but you
can clear the label text.
\setuplettertext[en][date=]
to put the date above the recipient address (and how in general do I adjust
the vertical space here).
Move the layer up with the \setupletterlayer command.
\setupletterlayer[reference][y=4cm]
to left-justify the date.
When you want only the date in the reference line without the label use
alternative “e” (you don’t even have to clear the label because it isn’t used).
\setupletterlayer[reference][alternative=e]
\setupletter[reference=\currentdate]
to control the foldmarks (for US-letter-size paper, omit, etc.)
You can disable the marks with \setupletteroptions[marking=no], the position
can be changed with \setupletterlayer[topmark][y=7cm] and
\setupletterlayer[topmark][y=14cm].
I have consulted http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Letter but there are many
things I don't understand. What is the meaning of alternative=example;
With the alternative key you select one of the predefined or used defined
styles for the reference, footer etc. blocks.
what is the option preset= in \setuplayer[foot] ?
When you want to change the origin for a layer from the top left margin to the
bottom left you have to change the value of the location and corner keys. As
there are few often used combination for the four corners Hans predefined the
with the \definelayerpreset command. These predefined setups can be loaded with
the preset key which saves some typing. Below is a short example where I set
first the arguments myself and later use the predefined setups.
\definelayer[test][width=\textwidth,height=\textheight]
\starttext
\setlayer[test][corner={left,top},location={right,bottom}]{LT 1}
\setlayer[test][corner={right,top},location={left,bottom}]{RT 1}
\setlayer[test][corner={left,bottom},location={right,top}]{LB 1}
\setlayer[test][corner={right,bottom},location={left,top}]{RB 1}
\flushlayer[test]
\setlayer[test][preset=lefttop]{LT 2}
\setlayer[test][preset=righttop]{RT 2}
\setlayer[test][preset=leftbottom]{LB 2}
\setlayer[test][preset=rightbottom]{RB 2}
\flushlayer[test]
\stoptext
Also is there a better way to manage color? I \definecolor, \startcolor,
\stopcolor, but maybe there is a better way to indicate that certain sections
of the letter should be in a color. Thanks.
All block elements provide color and style keys which can be used to set the
font and color for them, e.g. \setupletterlayer[foot][color=blue,style=sans].
Wolfgang
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[NTG-context] A very simple macro that does not work...
Hello, list. Also posted this to:
http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/124494/simple-macro-does-not-work-with-context-why
ConTeXt version: 2013.06.10 22:51
MWE:
%%%
\define[1]\anios{{\tfx \inmagin{#1}}}
\starttext
{\tfx \inmargin{2008-2012}}This is what has been done so far in
this years. % this works...
\anios{2008-2012}This is what has been done so far in this years.
% this doesn't work...
\stoptext
Error message:system tex error on line 5 in file
[...]/MWE.tex: Undefined control sequence ...
Any ideas? Maybe is something stupid, but it doesn't work. I have
other `\define` commands in the same file and they work very well.
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Re: [NTG-context] Some questions about the letter module
Dear Wolfgang,
Thank you very much. This is very helpful.
One note is that to center the footer required
\setupletterframe[foot][align=middle]
(NOT \setupletterlayer. Per http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Letter#Setup)
A couple more questions.
(1) is there a more efficient way to indent only the content of the letter:
\setupindenting[yes,small]
\setuplettersection[opening][indenting=no]
\setuplettersection[subject][indenting=no]
\setuplettersection[closing][indenting=no]
\setuplettersection[signature][indenting=no]
(2) The following did not properly left-justify the date (the date was
towards the left but was not perfectly aligned with the other
left-justified text):
\setupletterlayer[reference][alternative=e]
Thank you again.
Best,
Michael
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Wolfgang Schuster
schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com wrote:
Am 15.07.2013 um 18:34 schrieb Michael Ash m...@econs.umass.edu:
Dear all,
(This is a repeat post. I apologize if that's rude, but I would appreciate
some assistance with the letter module or a pointer to documentation.
Thanks.)
I am using the letter module that came with context. A sample of a basic
letter is below; I have put in dummy for the logo and the signature, but
these are working fine when I include the files.
I have several questions:
1. to center the footer.
You can use the align key but you have to use a valid value, e.g. middle.
\setupletterlayer[foot][align=middle]
1. to lower the footer (closer to the bottom of the page)
You can control the distance between the margins and the footer block with
the x and y keys for \setupletterlayer.
\setupletterlayer[foot][y=10pt]
1. to delete the word Date above the date.
There is no key for \setupletterstyle etc. to disable/enable the label but
you can clear the label text.
\setuplettertext[en][date=]
1. to put the date *above *the recipient address (and how in general
do I adjust the vertical space here).
Move the layer up with the \setupletterlayer command.
\setupletterlayer[reference][y=4cm]
1. to left-justify the date.
When you want only the date in the reference line without the label use
alternative “e” (you don’t even have to clear the label because it isn’t
used).
\setupletterlayer[reference][alternative=e]
\setupletter[reference=\currentdate]
1. to control the foldmarks (for US-letter-size paper, omit, etc.)
You can disable the marks with \setupletteroptions[marking=no], the
position can be changed with \setupletterlayer[topmark][y=7cm]
and \setupletterlayer[topmark][y=14cm].
I have consulted http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Letter but there are many
things I don't understand. What is the meaning of alternative=example;
With the alternative key you select one of the predefined or used defined
styles for the reference, footer etc. blocks.
what is the option preset= in \setuplayer[foot] ?
When you want to change the origin for a layer from the top left margin to
the bottom left you have to change the value of the location and corner
keys. As there are few often used combination for the four corners Hans
predefined the with the \definelayerpreset command. These predefined setups
can be loaded with the preset key which saves some typing. Below is a short
example where I set first the arguments myself and later use the predefined
setups.
\definelayer[test][width=\textwidth,height=\textheight]
\starttext
\setlayer[test][corner={left,top},location={right,bottom}]{LT 1}
\setlayer[test][corner={right,top},location={left,bottom}]{RT 1}
\setlayer[test][corner={left,bottom},location={right,top}]{LB 1}
\setlayer[test][corner={right,bottom},location={left,top}]{RB 1}
\flushlayer[test]
\setlayer[test][preset=lefttop]{LT 2}
\setlayer[test][preset=righttop]{RT 2}
\setlayer[test][preset=leftbottom]{LB 2}
\setlayer[test][preset=rightbottom]{RB 2}
\flushlayer[test]
\stoptext
Also is there a better way to manage color? I \definecolor, \startcolor,
\stopcolor, but maybe there is a better way to indicate that certain
sections of the letter should be in a color. Thanks.
All block elements provide color and style keys which can be used to set
the font and color for them, e.g.
\setupletterlayer[foot][color=blue,style=sans].
Wolfgang
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
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