[NTG-context] Fonts in same directory.-
Hello! Today I was working perfectly but after an OS update, I started to have some problems with fonts. In particular, I use to put the font files (.ttf) in the same directory where .tex are placed, but now I'm getting this message: simplefonts > font ''avenirnext'' not found but I have not moved the font files. Could you please give some advices to solve this issue? In this link you guys can check a simple example of my compiling: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2k327a5a2uzgvg2/AAD84XyQZqbdzg_8atVjdRg5a?dl=0 Thanks in advance! -- «...my role is to be on the bottom of things.» Donald Knuth ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Strange behavior with context standalone (pgfplots)
Hi,
Thanks Herbert and Hans, your solutions work both
Fabrice
2016-08-16 20:35 GMT+02:00 Herbert Voss :
> Am 16.08.2016 um 16:52 schrieb Fabrice Couvreur:
>
> \usemodule[pgfplots]
>>
>> \pgfplotsset{compat=1.13}
>> \usetikzlibrary[intersections]
>> \usepgfplotslibrary[fillbetween]
>>
>> \starttext
>>
>> \starttikzpicture[/pgf/declare
>> function={f(\x)=(1/8)*(\x^3-2.5*\x^2-3*\x+4.5);},]
>> \switchtobodyfont[8pt]
>> \startaxis
>>
>
> [...]
> \starttext
>
> \starttikzpicture[
> /pgf/declare function={f(\x)=(1/8)*(\x^3-2.5*\x^2-3*\x+4.5);},
> font={\switchtobodyfont[8pt]}
> ]
> %
> \startaxis
> [...]
>
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Re: [NTG-context] Strange problem with Blockquote
Hi Robert, from what I get from your message, there is only one blockquote in the introduction. How about adding the following code before \starttext? \startsectionblockenvironment[frontpart] \setupinterlinespace[small] % or whichever value you want \stopsectionblockenvironment I think it might work. I hope it helps, Pablo On 08/16/2016 08:00 PM, Robert Blackstone wrote: > Dear all, > > I have a small but nasty problem with the book I’m (still) working > on. > > Its 10 chapters contain many Blockquotes, and they all come out as > intended except one, in the first, unnumbered, chapter “Introduction". > That particular blockquote v]comes out like the others only as far as > its width and its fontsize are concerned, but unlike the others it > insists on keeping the same interline distance as the main text. Even > that would not have been too much of a problem if it had not spoiled the > layout by pushing a rather large float off the page, leaving a large gap. > > This particular chapter is input by means of the Frontmatter file, > as is Ch1, which also contains several Blockquotes, that come out OK. > > When I process this chapter “Introduction" separately with the same > setups the blockquote also comes out allright. > When, as a test, I input that chapter again, the second time through > the Bodymatter, then again it comes out allright (while the blockquote > in the real Ch0 keeps its large interline distance). > > I have tried the following: > - add the setup for the blockquote to the Frontmatter file > - add the setup for the blockquote also to the Ch0 file itself > - add \setupinterlinespace[small] in the text just before the blockquote > and \setupinterlinespace[reset] after it. > None of this has changed the interline distance of the blockquote one bit. > > Is there anybody on this list for whom this problem is or sounds > familiar and who knows a remedy? > If not, which information would I have to give to make a diagnosis > possible? > (It may be evident that it is impossible to show the problem in an > MWE.) > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Best regards, > Robert Blackstone -- http://www.ousia.tk ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Using hyphen in math mode
On 8/16/2016 6:56 PM, Brian R. Landy wrote:
Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to access the hyphen symbol
(0x002D) while in math mode? I want to avoid the standard remapping to
Unicode minus 0x2212. It would also be workable if I could select the
math font without switching to math mode.
The problem with an approach like \math{\text{-}} is that it switches
the font back to the text font and does not use the math font. I.e, I'm
trying to get the true hyphen symbol set in whatever font is currently
defined for math mode.
$ {\mathchar"2D} $
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Re: [NTG-context] Strange behavior with context standalone (pgfplots)
Am 16.08.2016 um 16:52 schrieb Fabrice Couvreur:
\usemodule[pgfplots]
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.13}
\usetikzlibrary[intersections]
\usepgfplotslibrary[fillbetween]
\starttext
\starttikzpicture[/pgf/declare
function={f(\x)=(1/8)*(\x^3-2.5*\x^2-3*\x+4.5);},]
\switchtobodyfont[8pt]
\startaxis
[...]
\starttext
\starttikzpicture[
/pgf/declare function={f(\x)=(1/8)*(\x^3-2.5*\x^2-3*\x+4.5);},
font={\switchtobodyfont[8pt]}
]
%
\startaxis
[...]
Herbert
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[NTG-context] Strange problem with Blockquote
Dear all, I have a small but nasty problem with the book I’m (still) working on. Its 10 chapters contain many Blockquotes, and they all come out as intended except one, in the first, unnumbered, chapter “Introduction". That particular blockquote v]comes out like the others only as far as its width and its fontsize are concerned, but unlike the others it insists on keeping the same interline distance as the main text. Even that would not have been too much of a problem if it had not spoiled the layout by pushing a rather large float off the page, leaving a large gap. This particular chapter is input by means of the Frontmatter file, as is Ch1, which also contains several Blockquotes, that come out OK. When I process this chapter “Introduction" separately with the same setups the blockquote also comes out allright. When, as a test, I input that chapter again, the second time through the Bodymatter, then again it comes out allright (while the blockquote in the real Ch0 keeps its large interline distance). I have tried the following: - add the setup for the blockquote to the Frontmatter file - add the setup for the blockquote also to the Ch0 file itself - add \setupinterlinespace[small] in the text just before the blockquote and \setupinterlinespace[reset] after it. None of this has changed the interline distance of the blockquote one bit. Is there anybody on this list for whom this problem is or sounds familiar and who knows a remedy? If not, which information would I have to give to make a diagnosis possible? (It may be evident that it is impossible to show the problem in an MWE.) Thanks in advance for any help. Best regards, Robert Blackstone ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Strange behavior with context standalone (pgfplots)
On 16 August 2016 at 16:26, Fabrice Couvreur wrote:
>
> Hello,
> With context in distribution TeXLive 2016,no problem but with standalone
> context, I get the "0.01pt" text in the left corner of the graph.
I'm also getting
,0.100pt
at the beginning of one of the documents, even though I still didn't
figure out what exactly triggers that.
Plus an error at
close source> 5 > 65 >
/usr/local/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/pgf/libraries/pgflibraryplothandlers.code.tex
tex error > tex error on line 570 in file
/usr/local/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/pgf/frontendlayer/tikz/tikz.code.tex:
! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted)
,
0.000,
0.100
\pgfutil@emu@@unpack ...pt\pgf@xb =#2pt\pgf@xc =#3
pt
\pgfutil@emu@mix ... \string \color@ #1\endcsname
\pgf@ya =\pgf@xa \pgf@yb =...
\pgfutil@colorlet ...ix \pgf@marshal !white!\@nil
\xdef \pgf@marshal {\noexp...
l.570 ...l@colorlet{tikz@axis@middle}{gray!50!white}
560 \def\tikz@shade@angle{0}
561
562
\pgfdeclareverticalshading[tikz@axis@top,tikz@axis@middle,tikz@axis@bottom]{axis}{100bp}{%
563 color(0bp)=(tikz@axis@bottom);
564 color(25bp)=(tikz@axis@bottom);
565 color(50bp)=(tikz@axis@middle);
566 color(75bp)=(tikz@axis@top);
567 color(100bp)=(tikz@axis@top)}
568
569 \pgfutil@colorlet{tikz@axis@top}{gray}
570 >> \pgfutil@colorlet{tikz@axis@middle}{gray!50!white}
571 \pgfutil@colorlet{tikz@axis@bottom}{white}
572
573 \pgfdeclareradialshading[tikz@ball]{ball}{\pgfqpoint{-10bp}{10bp}}{%
574 color(0bp)=(tikz@ball!15!white);
575 color(9bp)=(tikz@ball!75!white);
576 color(18bp)=(tikz@ball!70!black);
577 color(25bp)=(tikz@ball!50!black);
578 color(50bp)=(black)}
579
580 \pgfutil@colorlet{tikz@ball}{blue}
?
open source > 5 > 66 >
/usr/local/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/pgf/modules/pgfmodulematrix.code.tex
But I didn't yet have time to fully investigate (I started noticing
this problem recently in an old document).
Mojca
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[NTG-context] Using hyphen in math mode
Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to access the hyphen symbol
(0x002D) while in math mode? I want to avoid the standard remapping to
Unicode minus 0x2212. It would also be workable if I could select the
math font without switching to math mode.
The problem with an approach like \math{\text{-}} is that it switches
the font back to the text font and does not use the math font. I.e, I'm
trying to get the true hyphen symbol set in whatever font is currently
defined for math mode.
Best regards,
Brian
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Re: [NTG-context] Strange behavior with context standalone (pgfplots)
On 8/16/2016 4:52 PM, Fabrice Couvreur wrote:
HI Hans,
Sorry, I forgot
\start
\switchtobodyfont[8pt]
\starttikzpicture[/pgf/declare
function={f(\x)=(1/8)*(\x^3-2.5*\x^2-3*\x+4.5);},]
\startaxis
...
\stop
seems to be ok ... tikz probably overloads something that the bodyfont
switch needs
\usemodule[pgfplots]
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.13}
\usetikzlibrary[intersections]
\usepgfplotslibrary[fillbetween]
\starttext
\starttikzpicture[/pgf/declare
function={f(\x)=(1/8)*(\x^3-2.5*\x^2-3*\x+4.5);},]
\switchtobodyfont[8pt]
\startaxis
[restrict x to domain=-3:5, xmax=5, xmin=-3,
restrict y to domain=-3:3, ymax=3, ymin=-3,
x=2cm,
y=2cm,
axis lines=center,
axis line style =ultra thick,
major tick style=black,
xtick={-2,-1,...,4},
ytick={-2,-1,...,2},
yticklabels={,,},
xticklabels={,,},
extra x ticks={-3,5},
extra x tick label={\null},
extra y ticks={-3,3},
extra y tick label={\null},
extra tick style={tick style={draw=none}},
xlabel=$x$,ylabel=$y$,
every axis x label/.style={
at={(ticklabel* cs:1.01)},
anchor=west,
},
every axis y label/.style={
at={(ticklabel* cs:1.01)},
anchor=south,
},
samples=1000,
>=stealth]
\addplot[smooth,
draw=none,
tension=0.6,
name path=plot]
coordinates{
(-2,-2.5) (-1.5,0)(-1,1.5) (-0.5,2)
(0,1.5) (1,0) (2,-0.5)
(3,0) (4,1.5)
};
\path[name path=cut line] (-2,1.5) -- (4,1.5);
\draw[thick,intersection segments={of=plot and cut line,sequence=L1}];
\draw[thick,intersection segments={of=plot and cut line,sequence=L2}];
\draw[thick, intersection segments={of=plot and cut line,sequence=L3}];
\node[fill=black,circle,scale=0.4] at (-2,-2.5){};
\node[fill=black,circle,scale=0.4] at (4,1.5){};
\node[below] at (-1.5,-1.5) {\math{{\cal C}_f}};
\node[below] at (1,0) {1};
\node[left] at (0,1) {1};
\node[below left] at (0,0) {0};
\stopaxis
\stoptikzpicture
\stoptext
2016-08-16 16:34 GMT+02:00 Hans Hagen mailto:pra...@wxs.nl>>:
On 8/16/2016 4:26 PM, Fabrice Couvreur wrote:
Hello,
With context in distribution TeXLive 2016,no problem but with
standalone
context, I get the "0.01pt" text in the left corner of the graph.
no code / mwe
Thanks
Fabrice
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Re: [NTG-context] Strange behavior with context standalone (pgfplots)
HI Hans,
Sorry, I forgot
\usemodule[pgfplots]
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.13}
\usetikzlibrary[intersections]
\usepgfplotslibrary[fillbetween]
\starttext
\starttikzpicture[/pgf/declare
function={f(\x)=(1/8)*(\x^3-2.5*\x^2-3*\x+4.5);},]
\switchtobodyfont[8pt]
\startaxis
[restrict x to domain=-3:5, xmax=5, xmin=-3,
restrict y to domain=-3:3, ymax=3, ymin=-3,
x=2cm,
y=2cm,
axis lines=center,
axis line style =ultra thick,
major tick style=black,
xtick={-2,-1,...,4},
ytick={-2,-1,...,2},
yticklabels={,,},
xticklabels={,,},
extra x ticks={-3,5},
extra x tick label={\null},
extra y ticks={-3,3},
extra y tick label={\null},
extra tick style={tick style={draw=none}},
xlabel=$x$,ylabel=$y$,
every axis x label/.style={
at={(ticklabel* cs:1.01)},
anchor=west,
},
every axis y label/.style={
at={(ticklabel* cs:1.01)},
anchor=south,
},
samples=1000,
>=stealth]
\addplot[smooth,
draw=none,
tension=0.6,
name path=plot]
coordinates{
(-2,-2.5) (-1.5,0)(-1,1.5) (-0.5,2)
(0,1.5) (1,0) (2,-0.5)
(3,0) (4,1.5)
};
\path[name path=cut line] (-2,1.5) -- (4,1.5);
\draw[thick,intersection segments={of=plot and cut line,sequence=L1}];
\draw[thick,intersection segments={of=plot and cut line,sequence=L2}];
\draw[thick, intersection segments={of=plot and cut line,sequence=L3}];
\node[fill=black,circle,scale=0.4] at (-2,-2.5){};
\node[fill=black,circle,scale=0.4] at (4,1.5){};
\node[below] at (-1.5,-1.5) {\math{{\cal C}_f}};
\node[below] at (1,0) {1};
\node[left] at (0,1) {1};
\node[below left] at (0,0) {0};
\stopaxis
\stoptikzpicture
\stoptext
2016-08-16 16:34 GMT+02:00 Hans Hagen :
> On 8/16/2016 4:26 PM, Fabrice Couvreur wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> With context in distribution TeXLive 2016,no problem but with standalone
>> context, I get the "0.01pt" text in the left corner of the graph.
>>
>
> no code / mwe
>
> Thanks
>> Fabrice
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [NTG-context] Strange behavior with context standalone (pgfplots)
On 8/16/2016 4:26 PM, Fabrice Couvreur wrote: Hello, With context in distribution TeXLive 2016,no problem but with standalone context, I get the "0.01pt" text in the left corner of the graph. no code / mwe Thanks Fabrice ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___ -- - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] Strange behavior with context standalone (pgfplots)
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Re: [NTG-context] Dotted characters
Hello Hans,
On Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:54:26 +0200, Hans Hagen wrote:
the best one can expect without too much work is
\startMPpage
draw outlinetext.f
("A")
() ;
currentpicture := currentpicture shifted (-bbwidth currentpicture,0) ;
draw outlinetext.d
("A")
(withpen pencircle scaled 1/10
dashed withdots scaled 1/20) ;
\stopMPpage
see attached
thanks for the code; I'll try Taco's way first, maybe later the MP code.
Best regards,
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Re: [NTG-context] Dotted characters
Hello Taco, On Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:43:12 +0200, Taco Hoekwater wrote: Hi Lukáš, Most anything can be programmed, but in this case the task is very difficult. Modern fonts always use filled paths instead of stroke lines, so an “A” consists of two paths: the outer shape and the middle triange are separate: _ / \ / \ /\ / _ \/__\ /_/ \_\ yes, I was aware of that, that's why I mentioned a "single-drawings-character". there is no easy way to convert that into a dotted line that matches the ‘black parts’ of the glyph shape. Perhaps you could use two regular fonts: one sans-serif and one with dotted lines? There are some free fonts with dotted lines that can be found on the web, e.g. here: http://www.fontspace.com/category/dotted-line Great, it seems that "Trace Font for Kids" http://www.fontspace.com/p-j-cassel/trace-font-for-kids would be exactly what I need. Another option would be draw the ‘normal’ uppercase letter directly as a metapost path. Yes, I thought so. In that case it would be rather simple to create a generic dotted path from that using ‘setdash’. However, without manual work, it will not look as good as pre-drawn font, because for a ‘nice’ dotted path you need to make sure that the dots in the crossbar of an ‘A’ line up nicely with the dots in the diagonal outer strokes, which is quite hard to do. OK, thanks for you response - I'll try Trace Font for Kids first. Best regards, Lukas Best wishes, Taco Taco Hoekwater Elvenkind BV -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka | mailto:l...@pontex.cz Pontex s. r. o. | mailto:pon...@pontex.cz | http://www.pontex.cz | IDDS:nrpt3sn Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 241 096 751 (+420 720 951 172) Fax: +420 244 461 038 ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Dotted characters
On 8/16/2016 9:43 AM, Taco Hoekwater wrote:
Hi Lukáš,
On 16 Aug 2016, at 09:17, Procházka Lukáš Ing. mailto:l...@pontex.cz>> wrote:
Hello,
I'm preparing a child copybook.
I'd like to write a uppercased letter "as is" followed by its shape
drawn with dots - something like
/\ .
/ \ . .
/\ .
/ \ . .
I guess that some MP "trick(s)" might be used;
also, a "simple" font should be used to be drawn dotted, which uses
"single drawings" to draw each line of the character.
Most anything can be programmed, but in this case the task is very
difficult.
Modern fonts always use filled paths instead of stroke lines, so an “A”
consists of two paths: the outer shape and the middle triange are separate:
_
/ \
/ \ /\
/ _ \/__\
/_/ \_\
there is no easy way to convert that into a dotted line that matches the
‘black parts’ of the glyph shape. Perhaps you could use two regular
fonts: one sans-serif and one with dotted lines? There are some free
fonts with dotted lines that can be found on the web, e.g.
here: http://www.fontspace.com/category/dotted-line
Another option would be draw the ‘normal’ uppercase letter directly as a
metapost path. In that case it would be rather simple to create a
generic dotted path from that using ‘setdash’. However, without manual
work, it will not look as good as pre-drawn font, because for a ‘nice’
dotted path you need to make sure that the dots in the crossbar of an
‘A’ line up nicely with the dots in the diagonal outer strokes, which is
quite hard to do.
the best one can expect without too much work is
\startMPpage
draw outlinetext.f
("A")
() ;
currentpicture := currentpicture shifted (-bbwidth currentpicture,0) ;
draw outlinetext.d
("A")
(withpen pencircle scaled 1/10
dashed withdots scaled 1/20) ;
\stopMPpage
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Re: [NTG-context] Dotted characters
Hi Lukáš, > On 16 Aug 2016, at 09:17, Procházka Lukáš Ing. wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm preparing a child copybook. > I'd like to write a uppercased letter "as is" followed by its shape drawn > with dots - something like > > /\ . > / \ . . > /\ . > / \ . . > > I guess that some MP "trick(s)" might be used; > also, a "simple" font should be used to be drawn dotted, which uses "single > drawings" to draw each line of the character. Most anything can be programmed, but in this case the task is very difficult. Modern fonts always use filled paths instead of stroke lines, so an “A” consists of two paths: the outer shape and the middle triange are separate: _ / \ / \ /\ / _ \/__\ /_/ \_\ there is no easy way to convert that into a dotted line that matches the ‘black parts’ of the glyph shape. Perhaps you could use two regular fonts: one sans-serif and one with dotted lines? There are some free fonts with dotted lines that can be found on the web, e.g. here: http://www.fontspace.com/category/dotted-line Another option would be draw the ‘normal’ uppercase letter directly as a metapost path. In that case it would be rather simple to create a generic dotted path from that using ‘setdash’. However, without manual work, it will not look as good as pre-drawn font, because for a ‘nice’ dotted path you need to make sure that the dots in the crossbar of an ‘A’ line up nicely with the dots in the diagonal outer strokes, which is quite hard to do. Best wishes, Taco Taco Hoekwater Elvenkind BV ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] Dotted characters
Hello, I'm preparing a child copybook. I'd like to write a uppercased letter "as is" followed by its shape drawn with dots - something like /\ . / \ . . /\ . / \ . . I guess that some MP "trick(s)" might be used; also, a "simple" font should be used to be drawn dotted, which uses "single drawings" to draw each line of the character. Could anybody help with such (MP) code? Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka | mailto:l...@pontex.cz Pontex s. r. o. | mailto:pon...@pontex.cz | http://www.pontex.cz | IDDS:nrpt3sn Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 241 096 751 (+420 720 951 172) Fax: +420 244 461 038 ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
