[NTG-context] vertically centred

2004-08-12 Thread Peter Münster
Hello, how could I centre vertically a table or a vbox? In other words, how to do the same as the following LaTeX code in ConTeXt? \documentclass{article} \begin{document} a box with a table: \fbox{\begin{tabular}[c]{l}1\\2\\3\end{tabular}}\par a mid-aligned parbox: \parbox[c]{1em}{1 2 3} \end{doc

[NTG-context] \startenvironment \currentfile

2004-08-12 Thread Peter Münster
Hello, isn't it redundant: \startenvironment filename \startproject filename \startproduct filename \startcomponent filename ?? Is this argument really needed? "\startenvironment xxx" seems to works too. Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/ _ FilmSearch engi

Re: [NTG-context] getting context going

2004-08-12 Thread Hans Hagen
Floris van Manen wrote: C:\>textools --fixtexmftrees 'textools' is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file. it's a ruby script so you need to install ruby (i'll upload a new minimal tree so that you can just download, and unzip that one; easier -)

Re[2]: [NTG-context] getting context going

2004-08-12 Thread Floris van Manen
hans. i re-started fresh (again :-) re-installing livetex using the texsetup.exe command. HH> if you install context, you can best do it into HH> HH> texmf-local HH> HH> (sometimes texmflocal) HH> HH> that way the files will be found there first; (it's also easier to prune HH> that tree)

Re: [NTG-context] Re: no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Hans Hagen
Floris van Manen wrote: what is going on here??? is this the babel of our time? :-) OK, i re-installed a fresh copy of fpTex with the Context option. It will *not* install texexec at first. only after removing and re-installing the context option it will. then i added/unzipped all the cont-*.zip fi

Re: [NTG-context] no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Hans Hagen
Patrick Gundlach wrote: that is explaining the situation. But for an end-user (i try to keep myself on that level) it is *not* very convenient left with this situation (not knowing it exists in the first place) Not all hope is lost. IIRC there were two important differences from your texlive u

Re: [NTG-context] Re: no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Floris van Manen
what is going on here??? is this the babel of our time? :-) OK, i re-installed a fresh copy of fpTex with the Context option. It will *not* install texexec at first. only after removing and re-installing the context option it will. then i added/unzipped all the cont-*.zip files into the texmf fol

Re: [NTG-context] no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hi Floris, > that is explaining the situation. But for an end-user (i try to keep > myself on that level) it is *not* very convenient left with this > situation (not knowing it exists in the first place) Not all hope is lost. IIRC there were two important differences from your texlive upto now:

[NTG-context] Re: no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hello Duncan, > As the author of that page I should respond! :-) > First of all, as the name suggests, it's about a Linux installation, > and this is a Windows installation. Which should not make any differences when talking about tds. > I have no experience at all of Windows installs, and no

[NTG-context] Installing new fonts ..

2004-08-12 Thread Dirar Bougatef
Hi,   I've just downoaded a new font from with afm and .pfb files. I have started installing it but have some problems.   This is the message i get:   Context>texfont --ve=Rubicon --co=OpulentDemo-Normal --ma --inKpathsea released!    TeXFont 1.8 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2003   mktexlsr:

Re[2]: [NTG-context] no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Floris van Manen
>> But unzipping it on top of the texlive was not the very best idea I'd >> guess. EA> EA> I agree... but be aware that in EA> http://contextgarden.net/Linux_Installation this is just what is suggested and precisely what i therefor did :-( % f ___ n

Re[2]: [NTG-context] no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Floris van Manen
Hi Patrick, PG> But unzipping it on top of the texlive was not the very best idea I'd PG> guess. The directory structure has changed a bit with respect to the PG> location of scripts and metapost files, so your old texlive metafun PG> macros will be used. that is explaining the situation. But for

Re[2]: [NTG-context] no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Floris van Manen
h. I just want to use context with the metafun and xml features. I don't know if that is minimal enough :-) HH> actually, if you run a minimal tree, you can do a sycn with the HH> tree on out server using texsync, but i have to test that -) via google i found: http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/

Re: [NTG-context] no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Vit Zyka
i got the update from pragma-ade.com, unzipped the files in c:\texlive\texmf i did run the texexec --make but i still have texexec 4.0 running... Any windows / texlive users should be able to tell you more. Win / TeX Live call Perl scripts via .exe files of the same name. But I do not know connec

Re: [NTG-context] no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Duncan Hothersall
Eros Albertazzi wrote: >Patrick Gundlach wrote: But unzipping it on top of the texlive was not the very best idea I'd guess. > >I agree... but be aware that in >http://contextgarden.net/Linux_Installation this is just what is >suggested As the author of that page I should respond! First of all,

[NTG-context] Re: automatic page sizes?

2004-08-12 Thread Patrick Gundlach
[...] > Oh, by the way: The links inside the archive (e.g., the "previous" > and "next" buttons) for me sometimes(??) have the "@" sign > "spam-protected", so lurker says, "Bad request > (2004...%20%3Cat%3E%20page.html): The given parameter was not of the > correct format. ..." I guess my spam

Re: [NTG-context] Re: automatic page sizes?

2004-08-12 Thread Christopher Creutzig
"Patrick Gundlach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Just look for pervert idiot on the archive ;-) Perhaps this is what > you need. Thanks indeed. It seems I really need to practice finding the proper search keywords. :-)) > http://archive.contextgarden.net/search/[EMAIL PROTECTED],idiot.html O

[NTG-context] Re: automatic page sizes?

2004-08-12 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hello Christopher, > I do know that this question has been answered here before, but > I've Just look for pervert idiot on the archive ;-) Perhaps this is what you need. http://archive.contextgarden.net/search/[EMAIL PROTECTED],idiot.html Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki: http://contextgarden.net

Re: [NTG-context] automatic page sizes?

2004-08-12 Thread Hans Hagen
Christopher Creutzig wrote: Dear everyone, I do know that this question has been answered here before, but I've not been able to find it in the archive (and my personal copy got lost when the harddrive of my previous laptop went berserk). How do I make ConTeXt emit a pdf file where each page i

Re: [NTG-context] no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Eros Albertazzi
Patrick Gundlach wrote: But unzipping it on top of the texlive was not the very best idea I'd guess. I agree... but be aware that in http://contextgarden.net/Linux_Installation this is just what is suggested ___ ntg-context mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED

[NTG-context] automatic page sizes?

2004-08-12 Thread Christopher Creutzig
Dear everyone, I do know that this question has been answered here before, but I've not been able to find it in the archive (and my personal copy got lost when the harddrive of my previous laptop went berserk). How do I make ConTeXt emit a pdf file where each page is just as long as necessary

Re: [NTG-context] no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hello Floris, > i got the update from pragma-ade.com, unzipped the files in > c:\texlive\texmf i did run the texexec --make > but i still have texexec 4.0 running... Any windows / texlive users should be able to tell you more. But unzipping it on top of the texlive was not the very best idea I'

[NTG-context] Re: no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hello Hans and Floris, >>This is indeed strange. Any metapost experts? >> > how did the graphic definition look? Hans Well, a look at the source while being awake (although this is hardly possible without coffee yet) made it clear, that there is a simple drawoptions() missing to erase the forme

Re: [NTG-context] Custom Numbering Problem

2004-08-12 Thread Hans Hagen
Salman Khilji wrote: Two problems: 1) With the following: \setuphead[section][ownnumber=yes] \setupbodyfont[cmr,12pt] \starttext \completecontent \section{1a0101}{Objective} There is no objective at this moment. \stoptext There is no spacing between the text "1a0101" and "Objective" in the table o

Re: [NTG-context] no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Hans Hagen
Patrick Gundlach wrote: There is no way to update this automaticalliy. But take a look at the wiki and http://levana.de/context/ (still need to put this into the wiki). actually, if you run a minimal tree, you can do a sycn with the tree on out server using texsync, but i have to test that -)

Re: [NTG-context] no graph after compilation

2004-08-12 Thread Hans Hagen
Patrick Gundlach wrote: Hello, i did, but it has side-effects... it will scale, but the color disappears too. try. This is indeed strange. Any metapost experts? how did the graphic definition look? Hans -