[NTG-context] Landscape typesetting on portrait page

ter Is there a way to do this? Thanks, -- John Devereux ___ 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/mail

Re: [NTG-context] Landscape typesetting on portrait page

Henning Hraban Ramm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Am 2008-03-06 um 12:04 schrieb John Devereux: > >> I have a document containing a wide table. I would like to have the >> table rotated 90 degrees, along with the text on that page (which >> would be in three column

Re: [NTG-context] Unable to generate luatex formats

} \fi \global \everyloadluac... l.168 \registerctxluafile{luat-env}{1.001} ? -- John Devereux ___ If your question is of interest to

Re: [NTG-context] Unable to generate luatex formats

Taco Hoekwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > John Devereux wrote: >> Michael Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> I'm getting the following error when running this command: luatools -- >>> ini --verbose --compile cont-en > >> Hi, I

Re: [NTG-context] Unable to generate luatex formats

Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > John Devereux wrote: >> Taco Hoekwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> John Devereux wrote: >>>> Michael Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>> >>>>> I'm getting the

Re: [NTG-context] Unable to generate luatex formats

"Mojca Miklavec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 12:37 PM, John Devereux wrote: >> Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > John Devereux wrote: >> >> Taco Hoekwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: &g

Re: [NTG-context] Unable to generate luatex formats

"Mojca Miklavec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 1:25 PM, John Devereux wrote: >> >> "Mojca Miklavec" writes: >> >> >> Setting TEXMF was missing from the instructions in debian... Or perhaps >> I >>

Re: [NTG-context] Architecture Sketch

I am impatient and want to "experiment" with the latest and greatest, bypassing the distributions packaging system. Then I get into trouble. -- John Devereux ___ If your question is of interest to others as w

Re: [NTG-context] Architecture Sketch

Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > John Devereux wrote: >> "Idris Samawi Hamid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:38:20 -0600, luigi scarso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>&

Re: [NTG-context] Unable to generate luatex formats

John Devereux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Michael Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I'm getting the following error when running this command: luatools -- >> ini --verbose --compile cont-en > > [...] > > Hi, I am getting a similar error on

Re: [NTG-context] Unable to generate luatex formats

script[sin] plot sin(x) \stopGNUPLOTscript \useGNUPLOTgraphic[sin] to make it work. -- John Devereux ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-conte

[NTG-context] gnuplot module

"Mojca Miklavec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 5:18 PM, John Devereux wrote: >> "Mojca Miklavec" writes: >> >> >> However I have been using context for years, and may well have messed >> >> somet

Re: [NTG-context] gnuplot module

"Mojca Miklavec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 9:24 PM, John Devereux wrote: >> "Mojca Miklavec" writes: >> >> I really like gnuplot and the gnuplot module. It is great to be able >> to include the data inline with the

Re: [NTG-context] gnuplot module

"Mojca Miklavec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:27 PM, John Devereux wrote: >> "Mojca Miklavec" writes: >> >> > Do you have any suggestions about how to reduce the number of files in >> > some sensible way? >

[NTG-context] Specifying last page when using imposition

hat I want. "Back Cover" appears on document page 9, but on page 4 (of 6) of the output pdf. It needs to be on page 1 of the output (i.e. opposite document page 1). Any suggestions? Thanks, -- John Devereux ___

Re: [NTG-context] Specifying last page when using imposition

"Wolfgang Schuster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 8:25 PM, John Devereux > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I am using imposition to arrange pages in a "booklet" format, a5 on >> a4. So after al

Re: [NTG-context] Specifying last page when using imposition

back cover? I now realise I may need to put content there too, and if not I can just do another \page to get to the outside back cover. > >>> Back Cover >>> >>> \stoptext >>> >>>texexec --arrange --paperformat=a

Re: [NTG-context] Geeze, I might try Linux after all... (not too off-tpic I hope)

pported, with recent packages (thanks to Norbert Preining I believe). Ubuntu should be fine too (it is a debian derivative) and perhaps more polished for a new user. [...] -- John Devereux ___ If your question

[NTG-context] Highlight changes

Hi, Is there a way to automatically "highlight changes" to a document, such that the resulting PDF has markers showing changed areas? Bars in the margin or some such. Or more generally some other way to easily communicate what has been changed (other than a diff on the source).

Re: [NTG-context] \startfrontmatter & Co.

these commands, other > a cleaner project structure ? I used them because it lets me use \setupsection and \setupsectionblock to customise the appearance of each part, in the setup area (rather than in the document). <http://texshow.contextgarden.net/command/detail/298> <http://tex

Re: [NTG-context] Highlight changes

Peter Münster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Jul 15 2008, John Devereux wrote: >> >> Is there a way to automatically "highlight changes" to a document, >> such that the resulting PDF has markers showing changed areas? Bars in >> the margin or som

Re: [NTG-context] Highlight changes

Peter Münster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Jul 18 2008, John Devereux wrote: > >> Thanks, but this (your shell script) did not work well for me - there >> seem to be too many cases where the diff produces invalid tex >> code. Did you ever make an extend

Re: [NTG-context] Highlight changes

Peter Münster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, Jul 19 2008, John Devereux wrote: > >> I am still finding errors in the result. Some of these are due to lines >> "commented out" with a leading "%" sign. In others parameter bracket >> nesting

Re: [NTG-context] startbodymatter question

n extra page at the end of a document which came and went for reasons that were unclear to me. And then there was the issue (bug?) about "getting to the back page of a booklet" which you helped me with before.(It's towards the end of <http://w

Re: [NTG-context] startbodymatter question

"Wolfgang Schuster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 5:19 PM, John Devereux > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] >> >> I have been struggling with some similar issues (in MkII). I was >> getting an extra page at the end of a do

Re: [NTG-context] Reference Manual Project

Debian - I gather this implies not having any "invariant sections": <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License#Invariant_sections> [...] > so if you want to help out in any way, please subscribe to the mailing > list via the link above (I don

Re: [NTG-context] Reference Manual Project

ssible corrections: - p32, I can't see the difference between the two "protruding" examples. (Or the hz ones for that matter!). - As a native English speaker the word "handlings" looks strange at first (as if it is a mistake). But after reading it a few times

[NTG-context] placed tabulations broken when ended with \HL in MkIV

ending with a \HL. It can be made to work if I add an extra \AR after the final \HL Thanks, John -- John Devereux ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist

Re: [NTG-context] placed tabulations broken when ended with \HL in MkIV

Wolfgang Schuster writes: > > John Devereux > 26. September 2016 um 13:20 > > Hi, > > I updated my context (IV) installation recently and most of my > tabulations are not working when they are placed with \placetable. > >

[NTG-context] Image compression/resizing in PDFs

-technical people to do) 2) In 5 years time we might want the images to be higher resolution and not be as concerned about PDF size. But the information will be lost (or be elsewhere). So a command line or document setting would be ideal, is there such a thing? \setpdfimageresolution[300dpi]. Thanks,

[NTG-context] Table of contents

\dostoptagged \listextrapa... l.11 {} ... l.4 \section {One} ! ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced! -- John Devereux ___ If your question i

Re: [NTG-context] Table of contents

John Devereux writes: > Hi all, > > Feeling stupid... > > I updated my context MKIV to the latest version, was working with one > ~1y old. > > I can't get a table of contents to work at all for some strange reason, > am I misunderstanding something basic? I ha

Re: [NTG-context] Table of contents

Willi Egger writes: > Hi, > > I was unsuccessful using \completecontent to my wishes in the recent past. > The correct result I achieved with \placelist[section]. But now indeed even > this fails with your example. > > Willi > On 5 Apr 2012, at 09:14, John Devereu

Re: [NTG-context] compilation broken in latest beta

range (for this list) silence about it. I want my money back! -- John Devereux ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.n

[NTG-context] gnuplot not working

OTfile [sin][\@@GNUPLOTresult ]} \doif {\@@GNUPLOTterminal ... \firstofoneargument #1->#1 ...}\writeandprocessGNUPLOTscript {sin} \doifelse {\@@GNUPLOTterm

Re: [NTG-context] gnuplot not working

Mojca Miklavec writes: > On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:00, John Devereux wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Is there a problem with gnuplot? I get an error with the minimal example >> on the wiki. I think the generated .plt file has an error; it works if I >> manual

Re: [NTG-context] gnuplot not working

again? > > Wolfgang suggested to replace \setcounter with \newcounter. Hi Mojca, That seems to work for me - thanks! -- John Devereux ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entr

[NTG-context] Chinese hyphenation / line splitting

嘗試全球首次環球飛行時，在飛越太平洋期間神秘失蹤。至今为止她的生活、生涯和消失一直使人神往。阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特在她生前就已经是一名国际名人了。她腼腆感人的外貌、独立性、持久性、在压力下保持安静、勇气、有目标的生涯以及年轻时就失踪使得她在流行文化中成为一个持久的名人。关于她的生平出版过数百文章和许多书，这些书往往作为尤其是对女孩子的勉励的读物。 \stoptext == Thanks, John --

Re: [NTG-context] Chinese hyphenation / line splitting

Wolfgang Schuster writes: > Am 16.04.2012 um 10:52 schrieb John Devereux: > >> >> Hi All, >> >> We are having a go at typesetting one of our manuals in Chinese >> (gulp). Is there some trick to getting hyphenation working? (Or perhaps >> "line-sp

Re: [NTG-context] Notepad++ configuration

ides that I think the > interface and its "tools" are terrible. > > Also, is there anyother noteworthy editor that works nicely with > standalone context? Preferably with spell-check and auto-completion. Ther

Re: [NTG-context] Including font with document source

res that are >> used by multiple users (fonts defined with file: are less problematic, but >> name: lookups get messy) > > For me it doesn't sound like a problem or a serious limitation if some > project simply declares in which directory ConTeXt h

[NTG-context] setuphead broken?

e problem. But if your `}' was spurious, just type `2' and it will go away. == -- John Devereux ___ If your question is of

Re: [NTG-context] setuphead broken?

Wolfgang Schuster writes: > Am 13.09.2012 um 12:14 schrieb John Devereux : > >> >> Hi, >> >> \setuphead seems to be broken for me in recent context (following >> upgrade of a ~year-old system). >> >> Problem happens when use the command= key. &

[NTG-context] Chinese setuplabeltext

gure". context --version mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 0.60 mtx-context | mtx-context | main context file: /opt/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/context.mkiv mtx-context | current version: 2012.09.16 23:18 Thanks, John

[NTG-context] Chinese footnotes too wide

Wolfgang Schuster writes: > Am 29.10.2012 um 20:20 schrieb John Devereux : > >> Hi, >> >> There do not seem to be translations for the labels for Chinese, is that >> correct? Is "zh" the correct language code? > > No, you need “cn” for chinese

Re: [NTG-context] Chinese footnotes too wide

Wolfgang Schuster writes: > Am 30.10.2012 um 10:12 schrieb John Devereux : > >> Wolfgang Schuster writes: >> >>> Am 29.10.2012 um 20:20 schrieb John Devereux : >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> There do not seem to be translatio

Re: [NTG-context] Chinese footnotes too wide

Wolfgang Schuster writes: > Am 30.10.2012 um 13:25 schrieb John Devereux : > >> Wolfgang Schuster writes: >> >>> Am 30.10.2012 um 10:12 schrieb John Devereux : >>> >>>> Wolfgang Schuster writes: >>>> >>>>> Am 29.10.2

[NTG-context] Search path for .tex files (mkiv)

nks, John -- John Devereux ___ 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://

Re: [NTG-context] Search path for .tex files (mkiv)

Wolfgang Schuster writes: > Am 30.10.2012 um 15:31 schrieb John Devereux : > >> >> Hi, >> >> What is the correct way to set or modify the search path for tex files? >> >> I want to make it mode-dependent. For example, for figures I have >&g

Re: [NTG-context] Search path for .tex files (mkiv)

Marco Patzer writes: > 2012-10-30 John Devereux: > >> What is the correct way to set or modify the search path for tex files? >> >> I want to make it mode-dependent. For example, for figures I have >> something like >> >> \doifmode{en} >> {\de

Re: [NTG-context] Search path for .tex files (mkiv)

Marco Patzer writes: > 2012-10-30 John Devereux: > >> It looks like \usepath is the key to what I want, thank you. > > Yes, combine \usepath with the \startmodeset syntax that Wolfgang > suggested and you should have a clean solution. > >> I don't quit

Re: [NTG-context] PhD Thesis in ConTeXt

only a couple are explained. I often still have no idea what the others do. The meaning may be obvious to typography or tex professionals, but not to me unfortunately. If they have standard meanings perhaps they could be hyperlinked to an explanation page? -- John Devereux __

Re: [NTG-context] PhD Thesis in ConTeXt

ut I am not sure I can contribute much. I am much more of a "consumer" than a "producer", of accurate information. Partly due to lack of time, but also lack of knowledge :) -- John Devereux ___ I

Re: [NTG-context] specific document layout with ConTeXt

nd I did not know that! Does anyone know if there is a way to get context to stop when it sees an unknown option, instead of silently ignoring it? [...] -- John Devereux ___ If your question is of interest to

[NTG-context] Litter in the Garden

There appears to be a spam/hacking attack in progress on the context garden, e.g.: <http://texshow.contextgarden.net/command/special> <http://wiki.contextgarden.net/MetaPost> :( -- John Devereux ___

[NTG-context] Using texexec to prepare single-sided PDF for double-sided printing

I am on debian and there are plenty of other pdf tools, but none of these seem quite right either. It would seem a common enough requirement but nothing quite works! Thanks, -- John Devereux ___ If your question is

Re: [NTG-context] Using texexec to prepare single-sided PDF for double-sided printing

Wolfgang Schuster writes: > Am 22.02.2009 um 16:00 schrieb John Devereux: > >> I would like to use texexec to post-process a large pdf file, so as to >> prepare it for double sided printing. The existing file has a large >> left hand "margin" on each page, so

Re: [NTG-context] Using texexec to prepare single-sided PDF for double-sided printing

Wolfgang Schuster writes: > Am 23.02.2009 um 18:04 schrieb John Devereux: > >> Wolfgang Schuster writes: >> >>> Am 22.02.2009 um 16:00 schrieb John Devereux: >>> >>>> I would like to use texexec to post-process a large pdf file, so >>&

Re: [NTG-context] Simplified input for natural tables

rs, within a region of text. -- John Devereux ___ 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-conte

Re: [NTG-context] Simplified input for natural tables

Hans Hagen writes: > John Devereux wrote: >> Hans Hagen writes: >> >> >> [...] >> >> Hi Hans, >> >> Is there any possible way to use the wiki-style tables like: >> >> ^ Heading 1 ^ Heading 2 ^ >> | Item 1| Item 2 | >&

[NTG-context] Design for Translation

\beginDE[installation-1] (german text here) \endDE \beginDE[installation-2] (german text here) \endDE IT.tex: \beginIT[installation-1] (italian text here) \endIT \beginIT[installation-2] (italian text here) \endIT -- Joh

Re: [NTG-context] Design for Translation

Mari Voipio writes: > John Devereux wrote: >> But I would really appreciate any insights anyone may have. > > I've got some experience on this. I'm sure my way is not optimal, but > at least it is an experience. Hi Mari, thank you very much for such a long and deta

Re: [NTG-context] die if a module is missing

t command? Is there any way at all of knowing if the option did anything (even by examining the log?) -- John Devereux ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! mai

Re: [NTG-context] die if a module is missing

Wolfgang Schuster writes: > Am 12.03.2009 um 15:06 schrieb John Devereux: > >> Michael Bynum writes: >> >>> This has burned me too. It would be nice if the errors were more >>> prominent, perhaps repeated at the end of the output? >>> Mike >>

Re: [NTG-context] die if a module is missing

Hans Hagen writes: > John Devereux wrote: >> Wolfgang Schuster writes: >> >>> Am 12.03.2009 um 15:06 schrieb John Devereux: >>> >>>> Michael Bynum writes: >>>> >>>>> This has burned me too. It would be nice if the err

Re: [NTG-context] die if a module is missing

Hans Hagen writes: > John Devereux wrote: > >> I really don't want to create work if you think it is not >> worthwhile. But - as a non-texpert - I do think it is a problem. >> >> It is compounded by: >> >> - Many command options are not documented,

Re: [NTG-context] off topic: page numbering question

o to print an extract of the document (or "go to" a page number when viewing), the page numbers match those in the software dialog. Having said that it may well be that PDF viewers are clever enough to know the "logical" page number rather than the physical

Re: [NTG-context] off topic: page numbering question

Wolfgang Schuster writes: > Am 14.03.2009 um 12:43 schrieb John Devereux: > >> Having said that it may well be that PDF viewers are clever enough to >> know the "logical" page number rather than the physical one, does >> anyone know about this? > >

Re: [NTG-context] Which revision control system do you use?

I seem to recall problems with svn when directories were moved around within a project. - Git has a some nice graphical history visualisation and diff tools. -- John Devereux ___ If your question i

Re: [NTG-context] [OT] adobe_reader_91_for_linux

bian package is reasonably well behaved, with respect to stomping all over my system? I have been burned so many times by such things on windows, I am reluctant to go anywhere near it... -- John Devereux ___ If your question is

Re: [NTG-context] Page background color. Does not cover the entire page.

e edges > -- make your layout a bit smaller and cut off the edges Or -- get them to print it on light green paper? :) -- John Devereux ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an ent

[NTG-context] Windows PDF viewer with refresh?

ystem (for someone else). Any suggestions in general for setting up a decent workflow would also be very welcome. Thanks, -- John Devereux ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry t

[NTG-context] nomarking function in MKIV

apter{Short Title \nomarking{Rest Of Title}} so that "Short Title Rest Of Title" appears as the chapter title, but just "Short Title" appears in the TOC, PDF bookmarks and footers. Thanks, -- John Devereux __

Re: [NTG-context] nomarking function in MKIV

Peter Münster writes: > On Tue, Jun 29 2010, John Devereux wrote: > >> so that "Short Title Rest Of Title" appears as the chapter title, but >> just "Short Title" appears in the TOC, PDF bookmarks and footers. > > \setupinteraction[state=start

[NTG-context] Installing Context Minimals on Windows

1". Using the command line method I get a message about a vtable error when I try to run context. (It looked like the one mentioned in earlier postings, sorry I don't have the exact message now). I want just MKIV + extras (and intend to try TexWorks). Any hints appreciated. Tha

Re: [NTG-context] Installing Context Minimals on Windows

Mojca Miklavec writes: > On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 12:52, John Devereux wrote: >> >> Using the command line method I get a message about a vtable error when >> I try to run context. (It looked like the one mentioned in earlier >> postings, sorry I don't have the exac

[NTG-context] Define tex macro on the context command line

Hi, Is it possible to define a tex macro on the context command line (MkII)? For example: texexec manual.tex --define Title "X99 Operators Manual" so that \Title would expand to the appropriate text? (I know about modes I think) -- Joh

Re: [NTG-context] What do you miss in ConTeXt?

> changes in all the products in a project, just one product, or even just one >> component. > > it's not that hard to build something like that I would think that would be an extremely useful feature in technical environment, where all document changes need to be re

Re: [NTG-context] What do you miss in ConTeXt?

t parameters, I seem to recall the answer was that it would slow things down too much. But a command line switch to do this would be very useful. And as always, better (more complete) documentation on the commands available and what they and their parameters actually *do*. --

Re: [NTG-context] tracking changes (was: Re: What do you miss in ConTeXt?)

Peter Münster writes: > On Sat, Feb 13 2010, John Devereux wrote: > >> I would think that would be an extremely useful feature in technical >> environment, where all document changes need to be reviewed > > Hello John, > > Perhaps this can help: > http://

Re: [NTG-context] What do you miss in ConTeXt?

Wolfgang Schuster writes: > Am 13.02.10 13:24, schrieb John Devereux: >> I asked before why ConTeXt does not flag incorrect parameters, I seem to >> recall the answer was that it would slow things down too much. But a >> command line switch to do this would be very useful