[NTG-context] fontsite 500 CD

I've read about the fontsite CD (in the Bill Mcclain page) and I wonder if it is worth to buy it, and whether there are other similar alternative to get such large number of fonts. thank you Ciro ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://ww

RE: [NTG-context] proposed convention for variation switching [wasRE:inheriting ...

>= Original Message From Vit Zyka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >Adam Lindsay wrote: >> >> It's not that I'm trying to rain on your parade, it's just that I've lost >> a bit of enthusiasm for standardisation. ok, but this is my take: although I can find workarounds that work for me, next month ot

Re: [NTG-context] proposed convention for variation switching [wasRE:inheriting ...

Vit Zyka said this at Fri, 22 Apr 2005 00:43:06 +0200: >A) for extended glyph definitions and old style digits {Var[os]} (if >they are not default in the font - in that case there might be reverse >normal style digit variant \Var[ns?]). I'm used to them being called lf: lining figures. But othe

Re: [NTG-context] proposed convention for variation switching [wasRE:inheriting ...

Adam Lindsay wrote: It's not that I'm trying to rain on your parade, it's just that I've lost a bit of enthusiasm for standardisation. I generally agree with Adam, fonts are very varios. But the next Idris idea is nice. More intuitive then \sc, \bc, \ic, and \bic. I would vote for it, but ... at

Re: [NTG-context] proposed convention for variation switching [wasRE:inheriting ...

Idris Samawi Hamid said this at Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:36:55 -0600: >Hmm, I was a little worried at first about >2-char switches at first, till I >noticed that type-siz.tex uses some four-letter switches as well, e.g. > >line-575== > \definebodyfont [12pt] [mm] >[mrbf=xc

Re: [NTG-context] proposed convention for variation switching [wasRE:inheriting ...

Hi Idris, I've brought the subject up repeatedly on the list, and got not a lot of response. I have to think that 1) people are happy with the standard 7 font styles, 2) people have their own hand-rolled solution (like yourself, myself or Vit--see his Storm fonts support for some nice ideas), or 3

Re: [NTG-context] total with of TABLE ?

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, luigi.scarso wrote: > luigi.scarso wrote: > > > (x=0.25 in your example, because you have 4 columns: > > so you have > > \setupTABLE[x][width=0.25\textwidth] > > ) > > Of course this setup a TABLE with four columns of equal width and total > width =\textwidth; > For differe

Re:[NTG-context] proposed convention for variation switching [wasRE:inheriting ...

>On this basis, here is my suggestion for an official ConTeXt convention for >professional fonts: I forgot to mention one of the most important advantages of implementing an official ConTeXt standard (aside from inheritance): There will be no need to define \*a--\*d, \*x, and \*xx in user-define

[NTG-context] proposed convention for variation switching [wasRE:inheriting ...

>= Original Message From "Adam Lindsay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >I don't have time to really delve into the implementation details, but it >looks like the difference is that ConTeXt isn't so responsive with user- >defined alternatives with more than two characters. Compare the stripped >down

Re: [NTG-context] total with of TABLE ?

luigi.scarso wrote: (x=0.25 in your example, because you have 4 columns: so you have \setupTABLE[x][width=0.25\textwidth] ) Of course this setup a TABLE with four columns of equal width and total width =\textwidth; For different width : \setupTABLE[x][1][width=0.2\textwidth] \setupTABLE[x][2][widt

Re: [NTG-context] inheriting size characteristics

Idris Samawi Hamid said this at Tue, 19 Apr 2005 10:04:28 -0600: >Given predefined switches like \tf and \bf, one inherits the size >characteristics of the one already declared. But for user-defined switches >this does not work. The following minimal files (typescript and test) is >a bit >long,

Re: [NTG-context] Re: total with of TABLE ?

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, Steffen Wolfrum wrote: > I want to DEFINE the total with of a TABLE > > But what is the keyword for this purpose with \setupTABLE? This has already been asked here in the list, without any response, so I believe it's a missing feature. When you find a possibility, it would b

[NTG-context] Re: How to insert a full page pdf

John R. Culleton wrote : I need to insert some example pages from one document into another. Both are 8.5 x 11. As a low end user, I've tryed numerous solutions, those ones below are working in evey cases for me, hope same for you : inserting all the 25 pages of a 25 pages pdf : \getfigu

[NTG-context] New MyWay from Idris about installing Minion Pro Expert font

Hello ConTeXters, Idris Samawi Hamid has allowed me to store his interesting new MyWay titled 'Installing Expert Fonts: Minion Pro' on garden and post this announcement. You can find it at as well as the source file. Enjoy it and big thanks to Idris for this

[NTG-context] Re: total with of TABLE ?

... sorry, it should not read *determine*, but *define* !! I want to DEFINE the total with of a TABLE But what is the keyword for this purpose with \setupTABLE? Steffen Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:47:46 +0200 To: ntg-context@ntg.nl From: Steffen Wolfrum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: total with of TAB

Re: [NTG-context] total with of TABLE ?

Steffen Wolfrum wrote: Hi, a quite basic question, nevertheless I couldn'T find an answer: How do I determine the total with of a TABLE? I though it should be ... \setupTABLE[width=\textwidth] \bTABLE \bTR \bTD aa \eTD \bTD bb \eTD \bTD cc \eTD \bTD dd \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD aa \eTD \bTD bb \eTD \bTD

[NTG-context] total with of TABLE ?

Hi, a quite basic question, nevertheless I couldn'T find an answer: How do I determine the total with of a TABLE? I though it should be ... \setupTABLE[width=\textwidth] \bTABLE \bTR \bTD aa \eTD \bTD bb \eTD \bTD cc \eTD \bTD dd \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD aa \eTD \bTD bb \eTD \bTD cc \eTD \bTD dd \eTD \e

Re: [NTG-context] Turning off background(s)

John R. Culleton wrote: \setupbackgrounds[page][state=start,background=color,backgroundcolor=yellow] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=color,backgroundcolor=yellow] \starttext \startfrontmatter \startstandardmakeup ...(title page stuff) \stopstandardmakeup \setupbackgrounds[page][state=stop] \set