Re: [NTG-context] paragraphs in columns query

2008-08-28 Thread Alan Bowen
, 2008, at 07;15,51 , Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Alan Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> It has been more than 15 hours since I last sent this , so I am >> trying >> again. Apologies for any duplication. A. > > Read my othe

Re: [NTG-context] paragraphs in columns query

2008-08-28 Thread Alan Bowen
On Aug 28, 2008, at 08;02,41 , Hans Hagen wrote: > Alan Bowen wrote: >> It has been more than 15 hours since I last sent this , so I am >> trying > > hm, we need some time for sleeping as well My concern here was that I had not yet received a copy of my original po

[NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-08-30 Thread Alan Bowen
What follows are some queries that I will be happy to write up for the wiki. The aim (hope?) is to develop a set of instructions for installing the minimals on a Mac that a Mac user without any real knowledge of unix (such as myself) can follow easily. (There are a number of people scattere

Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-08-31 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Michael; this is very helpful. I will prepare a .bash_profile file and try it out. Where did you put your .bash_profile file? Alan On Aug 31, 2008, at 13;09,32 , Michael Green wrote: > On Aug 30, 2008, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> What follows are some queries that I will be ha

Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-09-01 Thread Alan Bowen
texlive2007 distribution---no mention of the ConTeXtMinimals. Cheers, Alan On Sep 1, 2008, at 03;16,18 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hello Alan, I'm sorry for not replying earlier. On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: What follows are some queries that I will be happy to wri

Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-09-01 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Michael! I will let you know how all this turns out. Cheers, Alan On Aug 31, 2008, at 20;05,05 , Michael Green wrote: Alan Bowen wrote: Thanks, Michael; this is very helpful. I will prepare a .bash_profile file and try it out. Where did you put your .bash_profile file? Alan

Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-09-01 Thread Alan Bowen
Mocja— This is great. I now have access to the binaries in ConTeXtMinimals/tex: context --version gives the right answer. Alan On Sep 1, 2008, at 12;24,41 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: For setting HOMETEXMF you can help yourself, though it would be nice if we provided a solution that worked out of

Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-09-01 Thread Alan Bowen
On Sep 1, 2008, at 13;43,19 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Alan Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> Mocja— >> This is great. I now have access to the binaries in ConTeXtMinimals/ >> tex: >> context --version >> gives the

Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-09-01 Thread Alan Bowen
On Sep 1, 2008, at 13;43,19 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: >> On Sep 1, 2008, at 12;24,41 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: >> >> For setting HOMETEXMF you can help yourself, though it would be nice >> if we provided a solution that worked out of the box. But I would >> like >> to get a confirmation from Hans t

Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-09-01 Thread Alan Bowen
On Sep 1, 2008, at 17;19,53 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 10:18 PM, Alan Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> My ConTeXtMinimals.engine file currently has the the following lines: >> #!/bin/bash >> source /Applications/ConTeXtMi

Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-09-01 Thread Alan Bowen
Mocja---I will start with the second proposal and save the first for tomorrow. On Sep 1, 2008, at 17;38,50 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 10:43 PM, Alan Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sep 1, 2008, at 13;43,19 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Sep 1, 2008, at 12

Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-09-01 Thread Alan Bowen
On Sep 1, 2008, at 18;22,17 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:13 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: Mocja---I will start with the second proposal and save the first for tomorrow. ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXt-luaTeX.engine #!/bin/bash export PATH=/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex

Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-09-01 Thread Alan Bowen
Sep 1, 2008, at 18;50,19 , Alan Bowen wrote: On Sep 1, 2008, at 18;22,17 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:13 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: Mocja---I will start with the second proposal and save the first for tomorrow. ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXt-luaTeX.engine #!/bin/bash export

Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-09-02 Thread Alan Bowen
On Sep 2, 2008, at 04;04,31 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:50 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: With this change in all the engines---thanks to Aditya too---ConTeXt-pdftex.engine and ConTeXt-XeTeX.engine now work as they should (which is great!) But running ConTeXt-luatex.engine

Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-09-02 Thread Alan Bowen
On Sep 1, 2008, at 17;38,50 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 10:43 PM, Alan Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sep 1, 2008, at 13;43,19 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Sep 1, 2008, at 12;24,41 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: For setting HOMETEXMF you can help yourself, though it

Re: [NTG-context] Installing ConTeXt Minimals on a Mac

2008-09-02 Thread Alan Bowen
On Sep 2, 2008, at 14;54,40 , Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 8:42 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: >> >> I have also inserted the lines >> export HOMETEXMF=~/Library/texmf >> and >> export >> TEXMF='{$HOMETEXMF,$TEXMFLOCAL,!!$TEXMFOS,!!$TEXMFCONTE

[NTG-context] error message

2008-09-03 Thread Alan Bowen
I am trying to process a file using the ConTeXt minimals and MK II that now complains: . . . {/Users/alancbowen/Library/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/context/tasgreek.map} ! Argument of \next has an extra }. \par } ...{,\CCC:4:124 \CCC:4:126 \CCC:4:124 }

[NTG-context] error message query

2008-09-03 Thread Alan Bowen
It appears that the problem is my definition \def\ {|~|} Though this definition works in a simple test file, it apparently conflicts with something in my environment file and produces the error message reported previously. So, is there a “safer” way to define \ as {|~|}? Alan _

Re: [NTG-context] error message query

2008-09-03 Thread Alan Bowen
: > > On Sep 3, 2008, at 9:48 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> It appears that the problem is my definition >> >> \def\ {|~|} >> >> Though this definition works in a simple test file, it apparently >> conflicts with something in my environment file and produces

Re: [NTG-context] error message query

2008-09-04 Thread Alan Bowen
p 3, 2008 at 9:48 PM, Alan Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> It appears that the problem is my definition >> >> \def\ {|~|} >> >> Though this definition works in a simple test file, it apparently >> conflicts with something in my environment file

[NTG-context] long quotation problem

2005-10-21 Thread Alan Bowen
I have been adapting some of my old Plain TeX macros to ConTeXt, using hints and suggestions from the ConTeXt wiki. What I have thus far works exactly as desired in the body text, but fails in the footnotes. I have appended some encoded text that shows the problem. Note the poor line-spacin

Re: [NTG-context] long quotation problem

2005-10-21 Thread Alan Bowen
Among printers this Latinate gibberish (which was “taken” from Cicero) was known as “greeked text” or as “printers’ Greek”—which is really nonsense and yet another reason not to pay attention to it! Alan On Oct 21, 2005, at 1:40 PM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: Hey, please don't take the famous

Re: [NTG-context] long quotation problem

2005-10-21 Thread Alan Bowen
Peter, Willi, and Hans— I have incorporated your suggestions for getting better looking long quotations, and all is now working very well indeed. Many thanks to you all. Alan PS For the record, here is what I have now—just in case someone down the line runs into the same problem. A. %/

[NTG-context] margin kerning problem

2005-10-21 Thread Alan Bowen
Sorry for the flurry of questions. But here’s one about margin kerning now. I see that by using \usetypescript[serif,sans,mono,mm][hanging][normal] \setupalign[hz,hanging] I can get margin kerning in the body text, but not in any footnotes/ endnotes. What else is needed to get margin k

Re: [NTG-context] margin kerning problem

2005-10-25 Thread Alan Bowen
, at 4:29 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: Sorry for the flurry of questions. But here’s one about margin kerning now. I see that by using \usetypescript[serif,sans,mono,mm][hanging][normal] \setupalign[hz,hanging] I can get margin kerning in the body text, but not in any footnotes/ endnotes. What

[NTG-context] Insufficient symbol fonts error

2005-10-30 Thread Alan Bowen
I am getting some puzzling errors when I try to use the Greek fonts in math formulae (to represent Greek numerals as written in mss.) In a short file, both \overbar{\grk{kj}} and $\overline{\hbox{\grk{kj}}}$ work as expected, even when they occur in Greek text. But in a long, complicated file

Re: [NTG-context] Insufficient symbol fonts error

2005-10-30 Thread Alan Bowen
Bilotta wrote: Sunday, October 30, 2005 Alan Bowen wrote: I am getting some puzzling errors when I try to use the Greek fonts in math formulae (to represent Greek numerals as written in mss.) In a short file, both \overbar{\grk{kj}} and $\overline{\hbox{\grk{kj}}}$ work as expected, even when

Re: [NTG-context] Insufficient symbol fonts error

2005-10-30 Thread Alan Bowen
promising. Assuming that increasing the input stack is possible and desirable, how do I do it? Best, Alan On Oct 30, 2005, at 9:43 AM, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: Sunday, October 30, 2005 Alan Bowen wrote: I am getting some puzzling errors when I try to use the Greek fonts in math formulae (to

Re: Re[2]: [NTG-context] Insufficient symbol fonts error

2005-10-30 Thread Alan Bowen
The relevant line in type-tasgreek is \definebodyfont [30pt,25pt,20pt,18pt,17.3pt,14.4pt,14pt,12pt,11pt,10.5pt,10.1pt,10pt, 9pt,8pt,7pt,6pt,5pt,4pt] [rm] My environment file sets the body font size to 10.1 pt. Alan On Oct 30, 2005, at 10:26 AM, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: Sunday, October 30

Re: Re[4]: [NTG-context] Insufficient symbol fonts error

2005-10-31 Thread Alan Bowen
error. Alan On Oct 30, 2005, at 12:31 PM, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: Sunday, October 30, 2005 Alan Bowen wrote: Giuseppe— Actually, it can happen with a very short document too: \starttext \grk{\overbar{\grk{kj}} Kull'hnhc d$^{\hbox{\tfx\grk{ou}}}$ med'eonta ka`i >

Re: Re[6]: [NTG-context] Insufficient symbol fonts error

2005-10-31 Thread Alan Bowen
{\overbar{kj}}). Alan On Oct 31, 2005, at 6:05 AM, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: Monday, October 31, 2005 Alan Bowen wrote: Giuseppe— Thanks for the tip about \high. That works (and looks cleaner in the source file too). But \grk{\overbar{\grk{kj}} Kull'hnhc d\high{\tfx\grk{ou}} med

Re: Re[8]: [NTG-context] Insufficient symbol fonts error

2005-10-31 Thread Alan Bowen
h when the body font is Greek. But we both need some font wizards to help with this. All best, Alan On Oct 31, 2005, at 8:06 AM, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: Monday, October 31, 2005 Alan Bowen wrote: I removed some of the \grk. ( I had inserted them because I was uncertain of the effect e

Re: [NTG-context] Mini-survey: What do you do with ConTeXt?

2005-11-06 Thread Alan Bowen
Taco, Hans— One of the key features of ConTeXt for me is its ability to create platform independent output that combines the ancient languages and mathematics in ways typical of publications in the humanities. So, first, my heartiest thanks to you both and also to Thomas Schmitz for his G

Re: [NTG-context] long quotation problem

2005-11-09 Thread Alan Bowen
Hans— I have not wiki-ed anything before, so this was a first try and I think it worked. At least it shows up on my user page. Best, Alan On Nov 9, 2005, at 7:30 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: Alan Bowen wrote: Peter, Willi, and Hans� I have incorporated your suggestions for getting better

[NTG-context] first page puzzle

2005-11-11 Thread Alan Bowen
The following code \setuphead[chapter][page=yes] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setuppagenumbering[location={header, middle},state=nomarking] \installpagebreakhandler{last}{} \definehead[Item][title] \setupsectionblock[Ite

Re: [NTG-context] first page puzzle

2005-11-11 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Hans. That is very helpful. I will do some experimenting with \installpagebreakhandler. Best, Alan On Nov 11, 2005, at 10:47 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: Alan Bowen wrote: The following code \setuphead[chapter][page=yes] \setuppagenumbering [alternative=doublesided

[NTG-context] diacritics in Utopia/Fourier

2005-11-15 Thread Alan Bowen
I am running the latest version of ConTeXt and ran into a problem with some diacritical marks using %Fourier/Utopia Expert \usetypescript[type-syn] \usetypescript[fourier][\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont[fourier,10.5pt] While \={\i} and \=a, for example, work as expected when the font is “i

Re: [NTG-context] diacritics in Utopia/Fourier

2005-11-17 Thread Alan Bowen
I hope that we can resolve this—I need Fourier/Utopia for a book series. But right now not even \quote works properly in the roman typeface. Alan On Nov 15, 2005, at 10:54 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: Alan Bowen wrote: I am running the latest version of ConTeXt and ran into a problem with

Re: [NTG-context] diacritics in Utopia/Fourier

2005-11-17 Thread Alan Bowen
[default=ec] Anyway, thanks Hans. Alan On Nov 17, 2005, at 2:15 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: Alan Bowen wrote: I hope that we can resolve this—I need Fourier/Utopia for a book series. But right now not even \quote works properly in the roman typeface. Alan On Nov 15, 2005, at 10:54 AM, Hans

Re: [NTG-context] diacritics in Utopia/Fourier

2005-11-18 Thread Alan Bowen
\setupencoding[default=ec] \usetypescript[fourier][\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont[fourier,10.5pt] seemed to solve the problem and so far everything is running smoothly. Neat test, by the way. Alan On Nov 18, 2005, at 8:45 AM, Adam Lindsay wrote: Alan Bowen said this at Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:56:55 -0500

[NTG-context] fonts

2005-12-10 Thread Alan Bowen
Hraban—> I'm finally updating my typescripts and font packages for ConTeXt, see> http://www.fiee.net/texnique/?menu=0-1-4&lang=enShould the apostrophe-steinem and the bitstream-vera files include map files (apostrophe-steinem.map, bitstream-vera.map) too? I  get  Warning: pdfetex (file qx-bitstream

Re: [NTG-context] some small questions

2006-01-07 Thread Alan Bowen
Peter—On your second question, I use \usetypescript[serif,sans,mono,mm][hanging][normal] \setupalign[hz,hanging]and place this in the preamble before the particular fonts are introduced/defined,AlanOn Jan 7, 2006, at 8:05 AM, Peter Münster wrote:Hello,here comes a repost of some still unsolved (at

Re: [NTG-context] some small questions

2006-01-07 Thread Alan Bowen
Münster wrote:On Sat, 7 Jan 2006, Alan Bowen wrote: On your second question, I use \usetypescript[serif,sans,mono,mm][hanging][normal] \setupalign[hz,hanging]and place this in the preamble before the particular fonts are  introduced/defined, Could you please send a minimal example?I tried\starttext\input

Re: [NTG-context] Short greek quote in otherwise english text

2006-01-29 Thread Alan Bowen
Matthias— I would recommend using Thomas Schmitz’ Greek module (http:// modules.contextgarden.net/t-greek). It works very well for me. Alan On Jan 29, 2006, at 1:19 PM, Matthias Weber wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to include a short quote in classical greek with all > diacritics in a ConTeXt d

[NTG-context] extra space after \quote, \quotation

2006-02-05 Thread Alan Bowen
\quote and \quotation generate an unwanted space after the closing quote or quotation mark. To see the problem, try \starttext (\quote{Hello world!}) (\quotation{Hello world!}) \stoptext Is this old news or an artefact of recent changes? Best, Alan _

Re: [NTG-context] extra space after \quote, \quotation

2006-02-06 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Taco, Hans. Alan On Feb 6, 2006, at 5:26 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Taco Hoekwater wrote: >> It is definately recent because it did not happen in 20060202. >> There is a missing percent sign in the new core-mis.tex: >> >> --- core-mis.tex.orig 2006-02-06 10:20:00.514036364 +0100 >> +++ cor

[NTG-context] \setupfootnotes[split=?] query

2006-03-06 Thread Alan Bowen
Currently I have \setupfootnotes[split=verystrict] and I am still getting one footnote call that occurs on the last line of page n where the note itself appears on page n+1. Is there a way to prevent this by assigning split= a number? If so, what numerical value will work? Or is there anoth

[NTG-context] \setupfootnotes[split=?] query

2006-03-13 Thread Alan Bowen
No luck last time, so I will send this out once more: Currently I have \setupfootnotes[split=verystrict] and I am still getting one footnote call that occurs on the last line of page n where the note itself appears on page n+1. Is there a way to prevent this by assigning split= a number? If so, w

Re: [NTG-context] \setupfootnotes[split=?] query

2006-03-13 Thread Alan Bowen
t would help enormously if one of us (me) had access to a file that > demonstrates the problem. This stuff is hard to fix 'theoretically'. > > Cheers, Taco > > Alan Bowen wrote: >> No luck last time, so I will send this out once more: >> >> Currently I have \setupfo

Re: [NTG-context] \setupfootnotes[split=?] query

2006-03-14 Thread Alan Bowen
Taco— Many thanks for the fix and the explanation. Both are very much appreciated. All best, Alan On Mar 14, 2006, at 4:57 AM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > > > Hi Alan, > > Alan Bowen wrote: >>>> >>>> Is there a way to prevent this by assigning split= a n

[NTG-context] latest stable release

2006-04-07 Thread Alan Bowen
The latest stable (ConTeXt ver: 2006.04.06 23:00 fmt: 2006.4.7 int: english mes: english) release fails to compile a file that worked previously and returns the error message: ! Missing number, treated as zero.

Re: [NTG-context] latest stable release

2006-04-08 Thread Alan Bowen
Apr 8, 2006, at 4:47 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: Alan Bowen wrote: The latest stable (ConTeXt ver: 2006.04.06 23:00 fmt: 2006.4.7 int: english mes: english) release fails to compile a file that worked previously and returns the error message

Re: [NTG-context] latest stable release

2006-04-10 Thread Alan Bowen
Hans— Many thanks for fixing this—and my apologies for being so slow to get back to you, a result of problems with my ISP and the usual end of term frenzy. Best, Alan On Apr 8, 2006, at 9:07 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Alan Bowen wrote: >> Hans� >> >> I attach a very sho

[NTG-context] wrapping a long URL without added spaces

2006-04-11 Thread Alan Bowen
I can wrap a long URL using \hyphenatedurl, but not without getting some unwanted spaces before the numerous “/”s in the URL. I expect that I have missed something elementary, again. Still, my efforts to avoid the spaces have thus far been unsuccessful, so any help would be gratefully receiv

Re: [NTG-context] wrapping a long URL without added spaces

2006-04-12 Thread Alan Bowen
: english hyphenatedurlTest.tex Description: Binary data On Apr 12, 2006, at 4:04 AM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: Hi Alan, Alan Bowen wrote: I can wrap a long URL using \hyphenatedurl, but not without getting some unwanted spaces before the numerous “/”s in the URL. You are not telling us something

Re: [NTG-context] wrapping a long URL without added spaces

2006-04-13 Thread Alan Bowen
Taco— Many thanks for the diagnosis. That is a good start, but I guess that for now I will have to find another way get long interactive links into my docs. Best, Alan On Apr 12, 2006, at 8:45 AM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > > > Alan Bowen wrote: >> Hi, Taco! >> >

Re: [NTG-context] wrapping a long URL without added spaces

2006-04-13 Thread Alan Bowen
Hagen wrote: > Alan Bowen wrote: >> I can wrap a long URL using \hyphenatedurl, but not without getting >> some unwanted spaces before the numerous �/�s in the URL. >> >> I expect that I have missed something elementary, again. Still, my >> efforts to avoid the space

Re: [NTG-context] wrapping a long URL without added spaces

2006-04-13 Thread Alan Bowen
Again, thanks, Hans. Your help is very much appreciated. All best, Alan On Apr 13, 2006, at 9:00 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Alan Bowen wrote: >> Hans— >> >> The problem arises if one has >> >> [Campbell] >> [{http://www.very.long.edu/very/very/long/url/2002d

Re: [NTG-context] wrapping a long URL without added spaces

2006-04-14 Thread Alan Bowen
then use \goto{\url[label]}[url(label)] at the desired point in the source file to get proper wrapping and hyphenation. Alan On Apr 14, 2006, at 2:21 PM, Johannes Graumann wrote: > Alan Bowen wrote: >>> \setupurl > > Alan, > > Have you gotten this to work? I'm tryin

Re: [NTG-context] Question about t-ancientgreek module

2006-05-25 Thread Alan Bowen
Thomas— I followed your instructions in step 2 and see that the Greek hyphenation patterns are not loaded in the format I currently use. How can I rectify this? Best, Alan PS lang-agr.hyp and lang-agr.pat currently reside in /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/patterns On May 25

[NTG-context] t-greek module and Latin Modern

2006-05-26 Thread Alan Bowen
Hans and all other font wizards—Thomas and I have been stumped by problem that arises when one re-installs Latin Modern (in order to get margin kerning) and uses the t-greek module. Thomas suspects that Latin Modern, being a "clone" of Computer Modern, comes in different design sizes and uses sligh

Re: [NTG-context] t-greek module and Latin Modern

2006-05-28 Thread Alan Bowen
, at 8:25 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Alan Bowen wrote: >> >> *B.* >> If I *do* reinstall the Latin Modern, I get �Arithmetic overflow >> errors� when there is Greek in the footnotes. My code for this is: > hwo does the error message look? > > (the metrics of cm and lm a

Re: [NTG-context] t-greek module and Latin Modern

2006-05-30 Thread Alan Bowen
Hans— Here is another error message that appeared in compiling a file that re-installs Latin Modern and uses Thomas’ module for ancient Greek. references : unknown reference [][fnt:t:1] references : unknown reference [][fnt:f:1] ! Font \nullfont has only 7 fontdimen parameters.

Re: [NTG-context] format generation -- again!

2006-06-01 Thread Alan Bowen
y moving it out of the way, > but > this is just a far shot. > > Good luck > > Thomas > > > On Wed, 2006-05-31 at 06:46 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote: >> It’s the file I was compiling in making the log from which the >> excerpt came. >> >> Alan >

Re: [NTG-context] format generation -- again!

2006-06-01 Thread Alan Bowen
On Jun 1, 2006, at 5:12 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Alan Bowen wrote: >> Using the latest version of Gerben’s i-Installer (expert mode), I >> completely erased teTeX, >> re-installed the 2005 x86pc version, and then re-installed the latest >> ConTeXt. >> >>

Re: [NTG-context] format generation -- again!

2006-06-02 Thread Alan Bowen
On Jun 1, 2006, at 6:11 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Alan Bowen wrote: >> On Jun 1, 2006, at 5:12 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: >> >> >>> Alan Bowen wrote: >>> >>>> Using the latest version of Gerben’s i-Installer (expert mode), I >>>> complet

Re: [NTG-context] format generation -- again!

2006-06-02 Thread Alan Bowen
On Jun 2, 2006, at 7:27 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > > On Jun 1, 2006, at 6:11 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > >> Alan Bowen wrote: >>> On Jun 1, 2006, at 5:12 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Alan Bowen wrote: >>>> >>>&

Re: [NTG-context] format generation -- again!

2006-06-02 Thread Alan Bowen
On Jun 2, 2006, at 4:45 PM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > On Fri, 2 Jun 2006, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> >> On Jun 2, 2006, at 7:27 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: >> >>> >>> On Jun 1, 2006, at 6:11 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: >>> >>>> Alan

Re: [NTG-context] format generation -- again!

2006-06-02 Thread Alan Bowen
On Jun 1, 2006, at 6:11 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Alan Bowen wrote: >> On Jun 1, 2006, at 5:12 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: >> >> >>> Alan Bowen wrote: >>> >>>> Using the latest version of Gerben’s i-Installer (expert mode), I >>>> complet

[NTG-context] \setuppagenumber?

2006-06-24 Thread Alan Bowen
I have updated to ConTeXt ver: 2006.06.09 13:05 and now I am having a problem getting the page numbers to increase. From a source file that has \setuppagenumber[number=142] in the preamble, I now get output in which every page is numbered 142 though before only the first was page 142. (The file

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppagenumber?

2006-06-26 Thread Alan Bowen
] [{\it Aestimatio}] \def\AuthorName{Reviewer's Name} \def\AuthorInstitution{Institution} \setuppagenumber[number=263] \starttext \dorecurse{10}{\input knuth} \stoptext Many thanks for your help. Alan On Jun 24, 2006, at 12:08 PM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > Alan Bowen wrote: &

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppagenumber? bug in nomarking

2006-06-26 Thread Alan Bowen
Taco— Thanks again. That works well and I am now back in business! Best, Alan On Jun 26, 2006, at 9:35 AM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > > > Alan Bowen wrote: >> Taco— >> >> Here is the minimal file you requested. All I can say is that this >> used to work: >

[NTG-context] minor console file queries

2006-07-01 Thread Alan Bowen
I processed a file using texmfstart texexec. In the console file, I see the lines (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex) (/Users/acbowen/Library/texmf/tex/context/type-alanmodern.tex) (/Users/acbowen/Library/texmf/tex/context/third/greek/type-agr.tex)) check

Re: [NTG-context] minor console file queries

2006-07-12 Thread Alan Bowen
On Jul 2, 2006, at 7:12 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Alan Bowen wrote: >> I processed a file using texmfstart texexec. In the console file, I >> see the lines >> >> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex) >> (/Users/acbowen/Library/texm

[NTG-context] regenerating formats

2006-07-14 Thread Alan Bowen
I downloaded the latest ConTeXt and tried regenerating the hyphenation patterns and formats (to get hyphenation with Thomas’ Greek module). The first step texmfstart ctxtools --patwas successful. But sudo texmfstart texexec --make --all(which worked with the last ConTeXt installation)and sudo -H te

Re: [NTG-context] regenerating formats

2006-07-15 Thread Alan Bowen
On Jul 14, 2006, at 2:58 PM, Peter Münster wrote: > On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> sudo texmfstart texexec --make --all >> (which worked with the last ConTeXt installation) >> and >> sudo -H texmfstart texexec --make --all >> failed

Re: [NTG-context] regenerating formats

2006-07-15 Thread Alan Bowen
On Jul 14, 2006, at 3:35 PM, Paul Hoffman wrote: > On Jul 14, 2006, at 2:23 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> I downloaded the latest ConTeXt and tried regenerating the >> hyphenation >> patterns >> and formats (to get hyphenation with Thomas’ Greek module). The fi

Re: [NTG-context] Margin Kerning Problem

2006-07-23 Thread Alan Bowen
Colin— I think \setupalign has to come before \setupbodyfont is defined. Try \setupalign[hz,hanging] \usetypescript[cmr] \setupfontsynonym[cmr10][handling=hz] \setupfontsynonym[Serif][handling=hz] \setupbodyfont[cmr,10pt] Alan On Jul 23, 2006, at 9:54 AM, Helin Gai wrote: > Hi, > > I used

Re: [NTG-context] Margin Kerning Problem

2006-07-23 Thread Alan Bowen
] \definebodyfont[9.5pt,10.5pt][mm][default] \stoptypescript On Jul 23, 2006, at 10:43 AM, Helin Gai wrote: > Hi Alan, > > Thanks for the reply. But it doesn't seem to work either. > > Colin > > On Jul 23, 2006, at 10:40 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> Colin— >>

Re: [NTG-context] Indentation bug ?

2006-08-01 Thread Alan Bowen
On Aug 1, 2006, at 4:03 AM, Renaud AUBIN wrote: Hi all, Same problem when \placefigure[auto] is used... Is there a chance that this bug will be corrected before the beginning of september ? ;) (if this is a bug...) Renaud AUBIN a écrit : Hi all, Considering the following example: %%%

Re: [NTG-context] Indentation bug ? Sample

2006-08-02 Thread Alan Bowen
On Aug 2, 2006, at 5:07 AM, Renaud AUBIN wrote: > Hi all, > > Here is a test document with "french" indentation (placefigure and > placetable are tested with bottom, here, top and auto options): > > \setupindenting[medium,yes] > \setupformulas[indentnext=yes] > \setupheads[indentnext=yes] > \setup

Re: [NTG-context] Rebuild formats in Gerben's context distro

2006-08-02 Thread Alan Bowen
On Aug 2, 2006, at 5:27 PM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: > > On Aug 2, 2006, at 11:05 PM, David Arnold wrote: > >> All, >> >> Has anyone ever rebuilt the formats in Gerben's context distro for >> the Mac? Usually, I just wait for and update and use the Context >> updater, but I have need to know how

[NTG-context] updating ConTeXt with ctxtools

2006-08-06 Thread Alan Bowen
Gerben’s iInstaller does not seem to be picking up new versions any more, so I tried texmfstart ctxtools --update What I got in response was kpsewhich: option `--expand-var' requires an argument CtxTools | updating CtxTools | unable to change to and a return to the prompt. I che

Re: [NTG-context] updating ConTeXt with ctxtools

2006-08-08 Thread Alan Bowen
Sanjoy—thanks for pointing me to the thread. I must have missed it the first time around.I inserted Hans’f.write("#{program} #{callname} \"[EMAIL PROTECTED]"\012")in my texmfstart, changing the original  012 to 015 as Taco suggested for the Mac. But now I get syntax error near unexpected token `"#{

Re: [NTG-context] updating ConTeXt with ctxtools

2006-08-09 Thread Alan Bowen
On Aug 8, 2006, at 4:52 PM, Sanjoy Mahajan wrote: >> In any case, I have probably misunderstood the thread. Has a summary >> been posted somewhere that I might consult? > > I need to summarize all the Linux installation methods on the Wiki, > once I get it all straight in my head. Right now in re

[NTG-context] latest ConTeXt and \quote

2006-08-29 Thread Alan Bowen
I updated to 2006.08.29 11:11 and find now that \quote{} produces double quotes (“ ”) rather than single quotes (“ ”). \quotation{} still has its expected effect. Is this a bug or has something gone awry with my installation? Cheers, Alan ___ ntg-co

Re: [NTG-context] latest ConTeXt and \quote

2006-08-29 Thread Alan Bowen
On Aug 29, 2006, at 4:25 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > I updated to 2006.08.29 11:11 and find now that \quote{} produces > double quotes (“ ”) rather than single quotes (“ ”). \quotation{} > still has its expected effect. > > Is this a bug or has something gone awry with my installat

Re: [NTG-context] latest ConTeXt and \quote

2006-08-30 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Hans! I got today’s version and all is now well again. Very best, Alan On Aug 29, 2006, at 6:43 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Alan Bowen wrote: >> I updated to 2006.08.29 11:11 and find now that \quote{} produces >> double quotes (� �) rather than single quotes (� �).

[NTG-context] ConTeXt ver: 2006.08.31 19:37 MK II

2006-09-04 Thread Alan Bowen
The latest ConTeXt fails at the very end of its run, when I try to process a source file that has some Greek using Thomas' ancientgreek module. The concluding lines of the console file, show Here is how much of TeX's memory you used: 4881 strings out of 57802 104260 string characters out of 54

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt ver: 2006.08.31 19:37 MK II

2006-09-05 Thread Alan Bowen
nTeXt, but like a  general TeX error: it cannot find the truetype file. Have you  accidentally deleted/moved it? Does TeX see it:kpsewhich Oxoniensis.ttfreturns/home/thomas/texmf/fonts/truetype/greek/Oxoniensis.ttfon my linux box.ThomasOn Sep 4, 2006, at 6:03 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: Here is how mu

Re: [NTG-context] gwTeX: FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

2006-09-14 Thread Alan Bowen
On Sep 14, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Matthias Weber wrote: > Dear all, > > I have tried updating ConTeXt with the result that any ConTeXt > document results in the above > error message :( > > I have re-installed everything (I hope - deleted teTeX from /usr/ > local/, and the ipackages folder > from the

Re: [NTG-context] gwTeX: FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

2006-09-15 Thread Alan Bowen
On Sep 15, 2006, at 11:21 AM, Matthias Weber wrote:On Sep 14, 2006, at 12:08 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: On Sep 14, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Matthias Weber wrote: Dear all,I have tried updating ConTeXt with the result that any ConTeXtdocument results in the aboveerror message :(I have re-installed everything

Re: [NTG-context] gwTeX: FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

2006-09-15 Thread Alan Bowen
Unless you have a good reason for keeping it, try removing the web2c directory from your /Users/matthias/Library/texmf/ and then rebuilding the format files. There has been much on the list about what people want in their ~/ texmf. Still, I find it much simpler to use it only for stuff that i

[NTG-context] Greek hyphenation problem

2006-09-15 Thread Alan Bowen
I have not been able to get Greek hyphenation to work. To make sure that my set up was right (?), I ran texfmstart ctxtools --pat and put the pattern files in /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/ context/patterns The log file shows CtxTools | processing language agr CtxTools |

Re: [NTG-context] Greek hyphenation problem

2006-09-18 Thread Alan Bowen
texhash • rebuilt the formats. And I now have hyphenation with the fonts in Thomas’ ancient Greek module. Alan On Sep 18, 2006, at 6:41 AM, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On 9/16/06, Alan Bowen wrote: >> I have not been able to get Greek hyphenation to work. To make sure >> that my s

[NTG-context] latest beta and \doifnotallmodes

2006-09-27 Thread Alan Bowen
\doifnotallmodes{mode1,mode2,mode3}{ defaultmode instructions}gets the following error message: system          : mark BibTitle defined [subject] ! Missing number, treated as zero.                    \scct:0 \catcodetable ...\fi \the \csname @@cct:\number #1                                 

Re: [NTG-context] latest beta and \doifnotallmodes

2006-09-27 Thread Alan Bowen
On Sep 27, 2006, at 12:32 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:Alan Bowen wrote: \doifnotallmodes{mode1,mode2,mode3}{defaultmode instructions}gets�the following error message:system� � � � � : mark BibTitle defined [subject]! Missing number, treated as zero.� � � � � � � � �� \scct:0\catcodetable ...\fi \the \csna

Re: [NTG-context] latest beta and \doifnotallmodes

2006-09-27 Thread Alan Bowen
On Sep 27, 2006, at 3:04 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: Alan Bowen wrote: On Sep 27, 2006, at 12:32 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: Alan Bowen wrote: \doifnotallmodes{mode1,mode2,mode3}{ defaultmode instructions } gets�the following error message: system� � � � � : mark BibTitle defined [subject] ! Missing

Re: [NTG-context] latest beta and \doifnotallmodes

2006-09-28 Thread Alan Bowen
On Sep 28, 2006, at 3:39 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Alan Bowen wrote: >> >> On Sep 27, 2006, at 3:04 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: >> >>> Alan Bowen wrote: >>>> >>>> On Sep 27, 2006, at 12:32 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: >>>> >>>>>

[NTG-context] color question

2006-10-10 Thread Alan Bowen
If this is OT, my apologies to all. I am currently using ConTEXt to produce PDFs with a colored background which I specify using R G B settings. Unfortunately, this background does not look the same when others open the files on their computers. Is there anything I can do at my end to correc

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