Re: [NTG-context] ntg-context Digest, Vol 124, Issue 35

2014-10-17 Thread Stuart Hungerford
On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 10:35 PM, wrote: > \framed >[offset=overlay,width=4cm,height=4cm] >{\externalfigure[t:/sources/cow.pdf][factor=max]} > > \framed >[offset=overlay,width=4cm,height=6cm] >{\externalfigure[t:/sources/cow.pdf][factor=max]} > > \framed >[offset=overlay,widt

Re: [NTG-context] Trying to emulate CSS

2014-10-17 Thread Stuart Hungerford
Hans Hagen wxs.nl> writes: > \starttext > > \framed >[offset=overlay,width=4cm,height=4cm] >{\externalfigure[t:/sources/cow.pdf][factor=max]} > > \framed >[offset=overlay,width=4cm,height=6cm] >{\externalfigure[t:/sources/cow.pdf][factor=max]} > > \framed >[offset=overlay,w

Re: [NTG-context] Prevent page break in middle of paragraph

2014-10-17 Thread Ben Moon
Thanks Rik for looking into this. I'm trying to figure out how to update my context in the least painful way ;) Cheers and a nice weekend Ben > On 2014-10-17 12:18, Rik Kabel wrote: >> On 2014-10-16 16:03, Ben Moon wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I'm trying to get a thesis in a final shape and encounter a pa

Re: [NTG-context] Prevent page break in middle of paragraph

2014-10-17 Thread Rik
On 2014-10-17 12:18, Rik Kabel wrote: On 2014-10-16 16:03, Ben Moon wrote: Hi, I'm trying to get a thesis in a final shape and encounter a page break ("... Über 70 % der pagebreak") in the middle of a paragraph where there still seems to be plenty of space to finish that paragraph. If I add a fe

Re: [NTG-context] \startitem and \startparagraph

2014-10-17 Thread Hans Hagen
On 10/17/2014 5:11 PM, Rik Kabel wrote: Thank you, Hans, for that. Can you explain when \startparagraph..\stopparagraph should be preferred for tagging, and when \bpar..\epar? There is clearly a difference between them. Is there any setup associated with \bpar..\epar as there is \defineparagra

Re: [NTG-context] Prevent page break in middle of paragraph

2014-10-17 Thread Rik Kabel
On 2014-10-16 16:03, Ben Moon wrote: Hi, I'm trying to get a thesis in a final shape and encounter a page break ("... Über 70 % der pagebreak") in the middle of a paragraph where there still seems to be plenty of space to finish that paragraph. If I add a few lines to the text it works ok. Also "

Re: [NTG-context] \startitem and \startparagraph

2014-10-17 Thread Rik Kabel
On 2014-10-17 03:50, Hans Hagen wrote: On 10/17/2014 3:02 AM, Rik Kabel wrote: What is the proper way to delimit paragraphs within an itemized list using \start..\stop tagging (as for epub and such)? When I wrap paragraphs with \startparagraph..\stopparagraph within the \startitem..\stopitem, th

Re: [NTG-context] sidefloats

2014-10-17 Thread Procházka Lukáš Ing . - Pontex s . r . o .
Source & result attached. On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 10:35:04 +0200, Hans Hagen wrote: new in next beta: \starttext \placefigure [left] {} {\framed[height=1cm,width=2cm]{}} \input tufte \doifelsesidefloat {\dontleavehmode{\bf OKAY}: HERE} {\inmargin

Re: [NTG-context] backgrounds

2014-10-17 Thread Procházka Lukáš Ing . - Pontex s . r . o .
Source & result attached. On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 10:33:28 +0200, Hans Hagen wrote: Hi, new in next beta %D Sometimes you have a document wide (page) background but need to overload it %D locally. In such case (at least in my experience) the only values that get set %D are the background

Re: [NTG-context] Structure of titles in MkIV

2014-10-17 Thread Alan BRASLAU
No, I have not been using ConTeXt for ten years and I am still learning! I am just referring to the fact pointed out by Herbert Simon (The Architecture of Complexity) that it takes about 10 years for anyone to learn any new subject. I have come to understand that ConTeXt's speed in processing does

Re: [NTG-context] slightly-OT: Adobe records your every move!

2014-10-17 Thread Alan BRASLAU
Of course, Big Brother is watching us all. (and the NSA has long identified the present mailing list as carrying subversive information...) Yes, we (in Europe, perhaps elsewhere?) get to pay a tax for copying our own data on CDs/DVDs, just like most pay a tax to Bill when buying hardware, even if

Re: [NTG-context] slightly-OT: Adobe records your every move!

2014-10-17 Thread Hans Hagen
On 10/16/2014 8:04 PM, Alan BRASLAU wrote: E-book specialists, beware: http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/10/adobes-e-book-reader-sends-your-reading-logs-back-to-adobe-in-plain-text/ I think that in the end self-publishing will take over most of the market. Of course we will then have a dec

Re: [NTG-context] \startitem and \startparagraph

2014-10-17 Thread Hans Hagen
On 10/17/2014 3:02 AM, Rik Kabel wrote: What is the proper way to delimit paragraphs within an itemized list using \start..\stop tagging (as for epub and such)? When I wrap paragraphs with \startparagraph..\stopparagraph within the \startitem..\stopitem, there is an unwanted newline inserted betw

Re: [NTG-context] slightly-OT: Adobe records your every move!

2014-10-17 Thread Hans Hagen
On 10/16/2014 8:04 PM, Alan BRASLAU wrote: E-book specialists, beware: http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/10/adobes-e-book-reader-sends-your-reading-logs-back-to-adobe-in-plain-text/ afaik not only adobe but also other devices do this ... (which is why i will never buy an ebook from one of

[NTG-context] Prevent page break in middle of paragraph

2014-10-17 Thread Ben Moon
Hi, I'm trying to get a thesis in a final shape and encounter a page break ("... Über 70 % der pagebreak") in the middle of a paragraph where there still seems to be plenty of space to finish that paragraph. If I add a few lines to the text it works ok. Also "\page[no]" doesn't work or "\vbox" and