Re: [NTG-context] Feedback wanted on a ConTeXt tutorial

2013-09-30 Thread Mari Voipio
On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Keith J. Schultz wrote: > 3) I could write up a tutorial for installing and TeXlive and Standalone >if you care for one. Maybe that should go on page http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Mac_Installation . While I'm used to the command line, I still picked T

Re: [NTG-context] question about linespace adjustment

2013-09-30 Thread Lars Huttar
On 9/26/2013 3:47 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > You can use \switchtobodyfont to change the size for certain parts of a text > but it’s best to keep this to a minimum because \tfa etc. are a lot faster. > > The reason why you don’t need \setupinterlinespace when you use > \switchtobodyfont is tha

Re: [NTG-context] outer floats on doublesided pages UNSOLVED

2013-09-30 Thread john Culleton
On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 17:28:45 +0200 Hans Hagen wrote: > On 9/14/2013 7:25 AM, R. Ermers wrote: > > Hi Contexters, > > > > Does anyone know whether it is possible in mkiv to position figures > > protruding in the outer margin? In mkii it used to work > > there is a check missing .. fixed in next b

[NTG-context] beta

2013-09-30 Thread Hans Hagen
Hi, I uploaded a new beta (still catching up from last week). The core now has the simplefonts-turned-fontselector code included but only those present last week have the edge of knowing how to use it unless WS decides to reveal its secrets and/or LS undiscloses it by posting source code. H

Re: [NTG-context] What do \start and \stop mean?

2013-09-30 Thread Lars Huttar
On 9/30/2013 11:44 AM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > On Mon, 30 Sep 2013, Lars Huttar wrote: > >> I found \start and \stop referenced in the context reference manual >> (e.g. section 5.5). >> While \startXYZ - \stopXYZ pairs are discussed earlier, I can't find any >> place that \start and \stop (with no

Re: [NTG-context] Feedback wanted on a ConTeXt tutorial

2013-09-30 Thread Mica Semrick
Any chance of getting that tutorial in some sort of version control? Github/SVN/bitbucket or whatever?! On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 7:06 AM, Lars Huttar wrote: > On 9/29/2013 1:05 PM, Marco Patzer wrote: > > Some thoughts: > > > > 1.1.1 > > Unfortunately there’s no really easy way to install Co

Re: [NTG-context] What do \start and \stop mean?

2013-09-30 Thread luigi scarso
On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 6:00 PM, luigi scarso wrote: > > > > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Lars Huttar wrote: > >> I found \start and \stop referenced in the context reference manual >> (e.g. section 5.5). >> While \startXYZ - \stopXYZ pairs are discussed earlier, I can't find any >> place tha

Re: [NTG-context] What do \start and \stop mean?

2013-09-30 Thread luigi scarso
On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Lars Huttar wrote: > I found \start and \stop referenced in the context reference manual > (e.g. section 5.5). > While \startXYZ - \stopXYZ pairs are discussed earlier, I can't find any > place that \start and \stop (with no suffix) are described. > They seem to b

Re: [NTG-context] What do \start and \stop mean?

2013-09-30 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Mon, 30 Sep 2013, Lars Huttar wrote: I found \start and \stop referenced in the context reference manual (e.g. section 5.5). While \startXYZ - \stopXYZ pairs are discussed earlier, I can't find any place that \start and \stop (with no suffix) are described. They seem to be used like \bgroup a

[NTG-context] What do \start and \stop mean?

2013-09-30 Thread Lars Huttar
I found \start and \stop referenced in the context reference manual (e.g. section 5.5). While \startXYZ - \stopXYZ pairs are discussed earlier, I can't find any place that \start and \stop (with no suffix) are described. They seem to be used like \bgroup and \egroup. Is that right? They are defined

Re: [NTG-context] Find all words set into the margin

2013-09-30 Thread john Culleton
On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:52:52 +0100 "H. Özoguz" wrote: > I use > > \definefontfeature[default][default][expansion=quality,protrusion=quality] > > \setupalign[hz,hanging] > > \usetypescript[times] > > \setupbodyfont[times,11pt] > > > \setuptolerance[verystrict] > > > Is there a command or a

Re: [NTG-context] Feedback wanted on a ConTeXt tutorial

2013-09-30 Thread Lars Huttar
On 9/29/2013 1:05 PM, Marco Patzer wrote: > Some thoughts: > > 1.1.1 > Unfortunately there’s no really easy way to install ConTEXt on Windows. > > I never installed ConTeXt on Windows, but if this is true this > should definitely be fixed. According to > > http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeX

[NTG-context] ConTeXt Meetings come and go

2013-09-30 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hi all, We just finished the ConTeXt meeting in Brejlov. Once again, it was a great pleasure to meet in person. A big "thank you!" to Jano Kula is in order for organizing yet another flawless meeting! Now looking forward; at the annual members meeting of the ConTeXt Group in Brejlov, the l

Re: [NTG-context] fake feature “extend” behaving weirdly

2013-09-30 Thread Philipp Gesang
· > On 9/29/2013 11:55 PM, Philipp Gesang wrote: > > Hi Hans, > > > > this got posted on the DANTE list today. > > > >\definefontfeature [quite_wide] [extend=1.5] > >\definefont [mainfont] [file:Iwona-Regular.otf] > >\definefont [widefont] [file:Iwona-Regular.otf*quite_wide] >

Re: [NTG-context] Wrong spacing using stretch effect

2013-09-30 Thread Hans Hagen
On 9/25/2013 12:32 PM, Marco Patzer wrote: Hi, the stretch effect does not take the final width of the string into account. Is this a bug or a limitation? Example: \starttext (\effect[stretch]{fftabc})\par %% “c” collides with “)” (\kerncharacters[.05]fftabc)%% no collision \stoptext

Re: [NTG-context] fake feature “extend” behaving weirdly

2013-09-30 Thread Hans Hagen
On 9/29/2013 11:55 PM, Philipp Gesang wrote: Hi Hans, this got posted on the DANTE list today. \definefontfeature [quite_wide] [extend=1.5] \definefont [mainfont] [file:Iwona-Regular.otf] \definefont [widefont] [file:Iwona-Regular.otf*quite_wide] \starttext \mainfont {\wi

Re: [NTG-context] Feedback wanted on a ConTeXt tutorial

2013-09-30 Thread Keith J. Schultz
Hi Mari, As some already mentioned "In" is not correct either use or "On"! In section 1.1.1 the last sentence is: TeXLive comes with a quite nice editor, TeXShop, that works well with ConTEXt 1) Missing period 2) TeXShop is Mac only. You probably meant to to say TeXWorks!