Re: [NTG-context] Fleurons

2005-05-30 Thread Hans Hagen
Adam Lindsay wrote: \loadmapfile[pdftex_dl14] % Make sure we embed the dingbats \definefontsynonym [ZapfDingbat] [pzdr] % maybe uzdr better use uzdr since pzdr is an aliassed file Hans -

[NTG-context] force columns smaller in Table

2005-05-30 Thread Paul Tremblay
Is there a way to force colums to be narrower than the default in the Table (basic) table environment? The first line of my column is: Amount spent on store modernization by the chains The columns underneath are all single numbers, meaning they have huges spaces to the right: year Amount spen

Re: [NTG-context] Suppreesin section header

2005-05-30 Thread John R. Culleton
On Monday 30 May 2005 05:20 pm, VnPenguin wrote: > On 5/30/05, John R. Culleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For a particular section I wish to substitute a graphic for the > > section header, but have the TOC entry named as usual. Is there > > a way to say e.g., > > \section{foo} > > and have fo

Re: [NTG-context] Fleurons

2005-05-30 Thread Adam Lindsay
Hans Hagen said this at Mon, 30 May 2005 23:52:42 +0200: >> easy to read. In Bringhurst's book he mentions fleurons - "A horticultural >> dingbat" which I would like to access. I have looked through the Context > >if you can track down the font, it's no problem to get it typeset I've been revis

[NTG-context] printing an envelope.

2005-05-30 Thread John R. Culleton
Using my my Ricoh AP2600 printer I want to feed envelopes with the narrow side first, which means the the print image must be rotated 90 degrees. It is not clear how this can be done in Context. Here is an example file: -- \setupoutput[pdftex] \definepapersize[e

[NTG-context] symb-run

2005-05-30 Thread Adam Lindsay
Hans Hagen said this at Mon, 30 May 2005 01:32:41 +0200: >i uploaded a new >texexec; I was working on getting some fleurons out of the Zapf Dingbat font, and noticed that the \showsymbolset command wasn't working on my machine. Am I alone on this? (tried live.contextgarden, but it wasn't very h

Re: [NTG-context] placing figures left with no wrap

2005-05-30 Thread Paul Tremblay
Thanks. I discovered that a bit ago and was just about to post what I found out. Now, I don't suppose there is any way to actually fine-tune the placement? I asked this question about two months ago and since I didn't get a response figured there was no way. For example, I would like to indent t

Re: [NTG-context] \stopbuffer in macro

2005-05-30 Thread Hans Hagen
Peter Münster wrote: Hello, how could I build some macros, that make usage of \startbuffer and \stopbuffer? Example: \def\startXXX[#1]{\doSomeMagicSetups{#1}% \startbuffer[...]} \def\stopXXX{\stopbuffer \doSomeSpecialWorkHere} And then: \startXXX[some options] some text \stopXXX \definebu

Re: [NTG-context] placing figures left with no wrap

2005-05-30 Thread Hans Hagen
Paul Tremblay wrote: How can I place a figure to the left of the page *without* having any text wrap around it? If I use: \placefigure[here]{{\bf figure 1.1: }Woolworth store in Lexington}{\externalfigure[WWORIG ref]} I get a graphic that is centered. I want to push the graphic to the left o

Re: [NTG-context] \stopbuffer in macro

2005-05-30 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Peter Münster wrote: Hello, how could I build some macros, that make usage of \startbuffer and \stopbuffer? Example: \def\startXXX[#1]{\doSomeMagicSetups{#1}% \startbuffer[...]} \def\stopXXX{\stopbuffer \doSomeSpecialWorkHere} And then: \startXXX[some options] some text \stopXXX I hope thi

Re: [NTG-context] Fleurons

2005-05-30 Thread Hans Hagen
Keith McKay wrote: easy to read. In Bringhurst's book he mentions fleurons - "A horticultural dingbat" which I would like to access. I have looked through the Context if you can track down the font, it's no problem to get it typeset Hans

[NTG-context] placing figures left with no wrap

2005-05-30 Thread Paul Tremblay
How can I place a figure to the left of the page *without* having any text wrap around it? If I use: \placefigure[here]{{\bf figure 1.1: }Woolworth store in Lexington}{\externalfigure[WWORIG ref]} I get a graphic that is centered. I want to push the graphic to the left of the page. The only w

[NTG-context] \stopbuffer in macro

2005-05-30 Thread Peter Münster
Hello, how could I build some macros, that make usage of \startbuffer and \stopbuffer? Example: \def\startXXX[#1]{\doSomeMagicSetups{#1}% \startbuffer[...]} \def\stopXXX{\stopbuffer \doSomeSpecialWorkHere} And then: \startXXX[some options] some text \stopXXX TIA for any help! Cheers, Peter -

Re: [NTG-context] place for feature requests / todo list

2005-05-30 Thread Peter Münster
On Sun, 29 May 2005, Hans Hagen wrote: > Peter Münster wrote: > > > I'm working with subversion and recommend it strongly. Especially for > > you, there would be a great advantage: the automatic generation of a > > ChangeLog (if the developers comment their commits). > > i will set up a subversi

[NTG-context] Fleurons

2005-05-30 Thread Keith McKay
Dear All I am in the process of learning the wonders of Context and enjoying the challenge.My Context is the stand alone version for Windows which I downloaded from the Pragma site. I'm getting used to using the Scite editor although it was a little difficult in the beginning. Just now I'm

Re: [NTG-context] Suppreesin section header

2005-05-30 Thread VnPenguin
On 5/30/05, John R. Culleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For a particular section I wish to substitute a graphic for the > section header, but have the TOC entry named as usual. Is there > a way to say e.g., > \section{foo} > and have foo show up in the TOC but not as a section header? Have a loo

[NTG-context] Suppreesin section header

2005-05-30 Thread John R. Culleton
For a particular section I wish to substitute a graphic for the section header, but have the TOC entry named as usual. Is there a way to say e.g., \section{foo} and have foo show up in the TOC but not as a section header? -- John Culleton The answers to all your publishing questions are found

Re: [NTG-context] List of figures with shorter captions

2005-05-30 Thread Nikolai Weibull
Tim 't Hart wrote: > … I was wondering if it's possible to let ConTeXt write a different > text to the List of Figures. See http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/magazines/mag-0001.pdf, nikolai -- Nikolai Weibull: now available free of charge at http://bitwi.se/! Born in Chicago, IL USA; cu

[NTG-context] Re: Lettrine in ConTeXt

2005-05-30 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hi, [...] > (I'll send a new zip with included documentation > to Patrick soon) It is updated and available at http://modules.contextgarden.net/t-lettri Thanks, Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net ___ ntg-context mailing lis

Re: [NTG-context] List of figures with shorter captions

2005-05-30 Thread Michael Fuchs
Hi! You can use the \nolist{} command within the caption for parts, that shouldn't go in the list of figures: f.ex: \placefigure [here][fig:Res_FlussSkalierungsfaktor] {This is a caption. \nolist{This part of the caption will not be listed in the list of figures.}} {\exte

[NTG-context] List of figures with shorter captions

2005-05-30 Thread Tim 't Hart
Hello all, I'm busy with writing a paper for university and the teachers "ordered" me to include a List of Figures. So now I'm using \completelistoffigures to get the list of figures. However, my captions with the figures are quite long so I was wondering if it's possible to let ConTeXt write a d

Re: [NTG-context] Lettrine in ConTeXt

2005-05-30 Thread Marcus Vinicius Mesquita de Sousa
Hi Taco! It works perfectly! Thank you. Marcus Vinicius --- Taco Hoekwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The problem is that FontHook has to redefine the > font synonym > 'LettrineFont'. You have to do it like this: > >\unexpanded\def\myfonthook > {\definefontsynonym[LettrineFont][

Re: [NTG-context] Lettrine in ConTeXt

2005-05-30 Thread Taco Hoekwater
The problem is that FontHook has to redefine the font synonym 'LettrineFont'. You have to do it like this: \unexpanded\def\myfonthook {\definefontsynonym[LettrineFont][SerifBold]} \setuplettrine[Lines=3,TextFont=\it, FontHook=\myfonthook, Findent=0pt,Nind

Re: [NTG-context] place for feature requests / todo list

2005-05-30 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hans Hagen wrote: Peter Münster wrote: Hello, is there already some place, where feature requests are collected and/or a todo list? Perhaps something like bugzilla but simpler? If not, what do you think about a page on the wiki? sounds ok to me, i leave it to patrick/taco to cook up a(n

Re: [NTG-context] new texexec

2005-05-30 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hans Hagen wrote: Hi, After some patching and testing (thanks adam and others) i uploaded a new texexec; let's hope that this one works beter; Also new in this release: - dvips papersize specials - \definefonthandling [highquality] - ppchtex bugfix - version 2005.05.30 Taco __