Re: [NTG-context] Ugly hack for multiple MSWord docs.

On Thursday 15 June 2006 08:50, Hans Hagen wrote: > John R. Culleton wrote: > > Someday there will be an elegant solution to the MSWord to > > Context problem. For now there is my ugly hack as described here. > > maybe the word xml output, since that can be parsed > >

[NTG-context] Ugly hack for multiple MSWord docs.

Frequently I find myself in the position of needing to combine several MSWord and/or rtf documents into a single file for either pdftex or Context. I have settled on this strategy. 1. If necessary I convert the documents to rtf with Open Ofice Writer. 2. I convert the resulting rtf documents to

Re: [NTG-context] Open Type fonts and Context

On Sunday 11 June 2006 11:17, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: > "opentype installation context," google hit # 1: > > http://www.tug.org/pracjourn/2005-2/lindsay/lindsay.pdf > > Best > > Thomas > > On Jun 11, 2006, at 3:26 PM, John R. Culleton wrote: > > Is there

[NTG-context] Open Type fonts and Context

Is there a guide for installing Open Type fonts for use in Context? -- John Culleton Books with answers to marketing and publishing questions: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf Book coaches, consultants and packagers: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/packagers.pdf _

Re: [NTG-context] Doublesided, with header text centered.

On Friday 09 June 2006 15:33, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > >> ntg-context@ntg.nl > > > > Very impressive, but surely there is a simpler solution! I just > > want one header on the left hand page, a different one on the > > right, and both of them centered on their respective pages. > > \def\MyHeader{ >

Re: [NTG-context] Doublesided, with header text centered.

On Friday 09 June 2006 13:06, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > On Thu, 8 Jun 2006, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > > On Thu, 8 Jun 2006, John R. Culleton wrote: > >> Here is a common situation. I need a doublesided layout so I can > >> adjust the backspace. I want the header text on e

[NTG-context] Doublesided, with header text centered.

Here is a common situation. I need a doublesided layout so I can adjust the backspace. I want the header text on evens and odds centered over the text block. To simplify the issue let's say I want "left" on the evens and "right" on the odds. If I specify (per the manual) \setupheadertexts[text][l

Re: [NTG-context] Font size in FLOWchart module.

On Thursday 01 June 2006 13:45, Vit Zyka wrote: > John R. Culleton wrote: > > On Monday 08 August 2005 07:59, Hans Hagen wrote: > >> Vit Zyka wrote: > >>> John R. Culleton wrote: > >>>> I am using the flowchart module to create various goodies. What

Re: [NTG-context] Font size in FLOWchart module.

On Monday 08 August 2005 07:59, Hans Hagen wrote: > Vit Zyka wrote: > > John R. Culleton wrote: > >> I am using the flowchart module to create various goodies. What > >> I don't know how to do is regulate the size of the font for the > >> text that goes

Re: [NTG-context] Index sorting for other languages that English

On Tuesday 23 May 2006 06:22, Richard Gabriel wrote: > Hello Hans, > > after an upgrade I noticed thar the index sorting works even worse than > before (tested on Czech, Chinese and Japanese, but probably related to > non-ASCII characters in common). > > With TeXExec 5.4.3, all words beginning with

[NTG-context] Ruby and Context

Until a few minutes ago my Linux Slackware system dd not have a Ruby interpreter. Yet Context runs fine. I seem to remember something about some components of Context existing as Ruby scripts. Am I dreaming or are there such beasties? -- John Culleton Books with answers to marketing and publishin

Re: [NTG-context] Part head centering and empty header

On Thursday 27 April 2006 18:56, Johannes Graumann wrote: > Hello > > I have coded my 'Appendix' like so: > > \setuphead > [part] > [ > header=empty, > footer=empty, > alternative=middle, > placehead=yes, > resetnumber=no, > number=no, > style={ > \ss\switchtob

Re: [NTG-context] Cranky booklet layout.

On Wednesday 26 April 2006 07:21, John R. Culleton wrote: > On Wednesday 26 April 2006 04:42, Willi Egger wrote: > > Hi John, > > > > Coud it be that you simply forgot the "=" after width? > > > > Willi > > Of course. It was staring at me an

Re: [NTG-context] Cranky booklet layout.

On Wednesday 26 April 2006 04:42, Willi Egger wrote: > Hi John, > > Coud it be that you simply forgot the "=" after width? > > Willi Of course. It was staring at me and I didn't see it. I missed two of them in fact. Thanks Willi. -- John Culleton __

[NTG-context] Cranky booklet layout.

First I built a letter-on-tabloid booklet like this: \definepapersize[tabloid][width=11in,height=17in] \setuppapersize[letter][tabloid] \setuparranging[2UP,rotated,doublesided] \setuplayout[width=7in,location=doublesided,backspace=0.73in, topspace=.0in,height=10.3in] This worked pretty well. For

Re: [NTG-context] multiple line comments

On Tuesday 28 March 2006 10:05, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > <--- On Mar 28, Taco Hoekwater wrote ---> > > > andrea valle wrote: > >> Dear all, > >> It's a bit tiring to start many lines always with %. > >> Is it possibile to have multiple line comments like in C > >> > >> \* > >> comments here > >> *\

Re: [NTG-context] TeXlive 2005 and ConText (was: Struggling with Old Style numerals!)

On Monday 27 March 2006 14:59, Maurice Diamantini wrote: > Le 27 mars 06 à 13:55, Hans Hagen a écrit : > I've removed that one and installed TeXLive 2005! I was afraid > of other > problems, and indeed that's exactly what happened > > > > unfortunately the latest tex live has problem

Re: [NTG-context] RFC: 'What would you like in an Text Editor?'

On Sunday 26 March 2006 19:24, Jeffrey Drake wrote: > If you were going to use an editor for context usage (potentially > integrated into a Context suite), what features would you like from > it? > > Especially interested in what features in regular editors are quite > useless to have around all th

Re: [NTG-context] List of builtin TeX commands

On Saturday 25 March 2006 07:35, Hans Hagen wrote: > Nikolai Weibull wrote: > > Hi! > > > > Is there a list of builtin TeX commands anywhere on the net? I need > > it for a syntax definition of the plain TeX format. > > > > With builtin TeX commands I mean stuff like \def, \global, and such. > >

[NTG-context] What is the third parameter in \useURL for?

For \useURL the first parameter identifies the statement, the second defines the url, the third is usually blank and the fourth gives the text to appear in the clickable area. What is that third parameter for? -- John Culleton Books with answers to marketing and publishing questions: http://we

Re: [NTG-context] footnotes in margin

On Monday 20 March 2006 15:28, Alex Lubberts wrote: > Hi, > > Does anybody know if it is possible to place footnotes in the margin? If > so, how? > > TIA, > Alex Lubberts > ___ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context@ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/li

Re: [NTG-context] sources of the manaul

On Friday 17 March 2006 08:47, Hans Hagen wrote: > Geert Stappers wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 05:17:46PM -0500, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > >> On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, frantisek holop wrote: > >>> i think i have read something about this issue, but i don't remember > >>> where or when :) > >> > >> Y

Re: [NTG-context] Manual

On Friday 10 March 2006 13:29, Jeffrey Drake wrote: > I have heard a bit of talk about 'if the manual is updated' or some > such like that. I was going to have the manual printed in a book so I > have a hardcopy. Is the manual still current and relevant that it > would be worth it? > > - Jeff > ___

Re: [NTG-context] Disappearing TOC.

On Tuesday 07 March 2006 12:15, Willi Egger wrote: > Hi John, > > I believe this has to do with the arranging! So run texexec without > arranging first. Check that the TOC is there. > Herafter run texexec again, this time with arranging and run it only once. > > I hope this helps! > > Willi > Bingo

[NTG-context] Disappearing TOC.

I have a TOC for a newsletter created in the usual way. But if I set it up for printing on my local printer then the TOC disappears. This works: \setupoutput[pdftex] \setuppapersize[letter][letter] But this kills the TOC: \setupoutput[pdftex] \definepapersize[tabloid][width=11in,height=17in] \set

Re: [NTG-context] Right-to-left typesetting in Farsi for Context.

On Tuesday 10 January 2006 10:25 am, Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: > On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:18:54 -0700, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John R. Culleton wrote: > >> First I ask the question: is Context the right tool for rtl > >> typesetting of e.g, Farsi? S

[NTG-context] Right-to-left typesetting in Farsi for Context.

First I ask the question: is Context the right tool for rtl typesetting of e.g, Farsi? Second I would like a reference to the pertinent Context manual or module for such typesetting. Finally I would like to know if there is a typescript extant for Farsi (Persian) wich I believe uses the Arabic

Re: [NTG-context] th nd and rd

On Friday 30 December 2005 04:35 pm, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > \def\enordinalnumber#1% >   {#1\ifnum\lasttwodigits{#1}=11 >      \highordinalstr{th}% >    \else\ifcase\lastdigit{#1}% >      \highordinalstr{th}% >    \or % 1 >      \highordinalstr{st}% >    \or % 2 >      \highordinalstr{nd}% >    \or

[NTG-context] th nd and rd

It is common to express certain numerals with the suffixes st, nd, rd, th, with the suffix in a smaller type and raised about .5em eg: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th. It is of course possible to cobble these expressions up in macros. But it would be handy if they were built in to Context. Any thoughts?

[NTG-context] A font question.

I use Context for highly formatted non-fiction, but I am a bit reluctant to use it for much of my work because of the strange (to me) font handling arrangements. I see no purpose for the multiple synonyms of the same font. That just adds layers of extra work. And I am used to tweaking both the fon

Re: [NTG-context] Offtopic: TeX in MetaPost?

On Monday 19 December 2005 10:28 am, Michal Kvasni?ka wrote: > Good evening. > > I apologize that I dare to post here such offtopic, but I feel this is > the right place to get an answer. > I try to write some general-purpose MetaPost macros for me with > ConTeXt-like interface. For instance, I'd l

Re: [NTG-context] Back to sidebars.

On Monday 05 December 2005 11:28 am, John R. Culleton wrote: > Some time back (maybe three years ago) Hans showed me a way to > create a sidebar, with optional background and hanging out half > way into the margin. Now I would like to encapsulate the commands > into a simple \start \s

[NTG-context] Back to sidebars.

Some time back (maybe three years ago) Hans showed me a way to create a sidebar, with optional background and hanging out half way into the margin. Now I would like to encapsulate the commands into a simple \start \stop sequence. But I don't know how to do it. Hans started off with some definitio

[NTG-context] FarsiTeX equivalent?

A person on the internet needs help using FarsiTeX, a bidirectional typesetting engine for Farsi and English. It only runs on LaTeX 2.09. If the same task were approached in Context, what would he need to do beyond the regular Context stuff? Are there documents he should read? This is not a cli

[NTG-context] Disappearing characters in \typefile

For my current e-book project I use \typefile to import some TeX files as examples. The syntax is color coded which is very useful. Unfortunately on my screen at least the % character is in yellow so faint as to be unreadable. So I dug into the source code and discovered that the name for this col

[NTG-context] suggestion for \startitemize.

It is possible to nest \startitemize sequences, But each level requires a different parameter in the \startitemize statement. OTOH the \orderedlist command in eplain.tex uses 1,2,3 for the outside list, then a,b,c for the first nest, roman numerals for the next nest and finally "*" for the inner

Re: [NTG-context] Curious instruction from Texfont

On Monday 03 October 2005 07:45 pm, Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: > >I should explain that I use Context for non-fiction but plain > >pdftex for novels etc. > > I must ask: Why is that? > -) > > Idris > > > Professor Idris Samawi Hamid > Department of Philosophy > Colorado

Re: [NTG-context] Texfont map file.

On Thursday 06 October 2005 09:30 pm, Hans Hagen wrote: > John R. Culleton wrote: > >I always believed that when referring to a file in a \font > >statement one should use the first name found in the appropriate > >line in the map file. This is supposedly the name of the

[NTG-context] Texfont map file.

I always believed that when referring to a file in a \font statement one should use the first name found in the appropriate line in the map file. This is supposedly the name of the tfm file for that particular font. However texfont produces a map file like this: 8r-raw-AGaramond-Italic AGaramon

Re: [NTG-context] Curious instruction from Texfont

On Monday 03 October 2005 06:05 pm, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > John R. Culleton wrote: > > Ran texfont and things seemed to go well. The test program > > worked. But in the map file I find this curious instruction: > > - > > % Alternatively

[NTG-context] Curious instruction from Texfont

Ran texfont and things seemed to go well. The test program worked. But in the map file I find this curious instruction: - % Alternatively in your TeX source you can say: % % \pdf{+8r-nasa-nasal.map} % --- Using pdfte

Re: [NTG-context] Re: Toward an errata sheet.

On Thursday 01 September 2005 03:28 pm, Patrick Gundlach wrote: > Hi John, > > > uncovered. It would be a kind of group errata sheet. To start > > the ball rolling here are my two annotations: > > Please put them on the wiki. This would be an ideal place to collect > these things. > > Patrick In th

[NTG-context] Toward an errata sheet.

I mentioned on comp.text.tex that my copy of _Context The Mamual_ was a) tattered from use b) annotated here and there with corrections based on posts from this list. Another party wanted to borrow my manual! I sent him my two marginal annotations and redirected his attention to pragma-ade but h

Re: [NTG-context] Problem with \startcombination

On Monday 29 August 2005 09:37 pm, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > John R. Culleton wrote: > > Here is a code fragment: > > \section{Gallery} > > > > \useexternalfigure[B008][B008.jpg][scale=2000] > > \useexternalfigure[B009][B009.jpg][scale=2000] > > ... &g

[NTG-context] Problem with \startcombination

Here is a code fragment: \section{Gallery} \useexternalfigure[B008][B008.jpg][scale=2000] \useexternalfigure[B009][B009.jpg][scale=2000] \useexternalfigure[B010][B010.jpg][scale=2000] \useexternalfigure[B013][B013.jpg][scale=2000] \useexternalfigure[picnic.jpg] \placefigure{} \startcombination[2]

[NTG-context] Font size in FLOWchart module.

I am using the flowchart module to create various goodies. What I don't know how to do is regulate the size of the font for the text that goes inside the little boxes. Any suggestions? - John Culleton Books with answers to marketing and publishing questions: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.p

[NTG-context] Footnote Follies

Just finished a highly formatted job for a customer. Something occurred that isn't supposed to happen with Tex. The reference number for a footnote was on page "a" and the footnote itself was on page "a+1." As it happened the footnote was placed at the end of a paragraph and the paragraph ended in

Re: [NTG-context] Setting up chapter.

On Tuesday 12 July 2005 04:31 pm, John R. Culleton wrote: > > But when time permits I will play with the other approaches > mentioned. Necessity overtook schedule. So I used the Jensen approach (thanks) modified as recommended by Kavian (thanks) w

Re: [NTG-context] fleurons - reprise

n Tuesday 12 July 2005 08:22 am, Joachim Trinkwitz wrote: > Am 31.05.2005 um 23:48 schrieb Adam Lindsay: > > Yeah, I picked up the Fleurons of Hope recently, and have been > > thinking > > of interesting ways to use it in ConTeXt. > > Has someone looked at the free downloadable Web-O-Mints (both >

Re: [NTG-context] Setting up chapter.

On Tuesday 12 July 2005 01:15 pm, luigi.scarso wrote: > John R. Culleton wrote: > >On Monday 11 July 2005 09:34 pm, Stuart Jansen wrote: > >>On Mon, 2005-07-11 at 17:12 +, John R. Culleton wrote: > >>>I am trying to set up chapter heads a certain way and my code &

Re: [NTG-context] Setting up chapter.

On Monday 11 July 2005 09:34 pm, Stuart Jansen wrote: > On Mon, 2005-07-11 at 17:12 +0000, John R. Culleton wrote: > > I am trying to set up chapter heads a certain way and my code > > keeps getting uglier. Here are the specs: > > > > 1. Chapter number centered, with

[NTG-context] Setting up chapter.

I am trying to set up chapter heads a certain way and my code keeps getting uglier. Here are the specs: 1. Chapter number centered, with decorations on either side. 2. Chapter title centered below chapter number. 3. Additional decoration centered below chapter title. 4. Both number and text show u

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt in use

On Saturday 09 July 2005 10:51 am, Arun Swarup wrote: > hi, > > I see many books typeset with LaTeX, but what about ConTeXt? > > I haven't seen any books typset using ConTeXt (excluding ConTeXt > manuals, of courz :P). Have you? > > -arun Only the ones I do. I lay out and typeset books for money.

Re: [NTG-context] Chart module problem.

On Saturday 02 July 2005 08:20 pm, Willi Egger wrote: > Hi John, > > Here your code compiles as soon as you change \stopflowchart into > \stopFLOWchart! > > Willi See, I knew it was something simple staring me in the face. Or perhaps I am the thing that is simple. Anyhow, back to the (virtual) dra

[NTG-context] Chart module problem.

I copied the first example in the "Charts" manual as follows: --- \setupoutput[pdftex] \usemodule[chart] \starttext \setupFLOWcharts [option=test, nx=4, ny=3, dx=2\bodyfontsize, dy=2\bodyfontsize, width=12\bodyfontsize, height=7\bodyfontsize, maxw

Re: [NTG-context] avoiding unfortunate line breaking

On Sunday 26 June 2005 09:52 pm, Stuart Jansen wrote: > Below is an exaggerated case I haven't been able to solve. Assuming the > frame can't be enlarged, the URL can't be manually broken, and extending > outside the frame a tiny bit is okay, how can I prevent the line break > inserted between the

[NTG-context] Settings for online pdf

I wish to display certain pages as pdf instead of html, like the pragma-ade.nl "Showcaase" series. The question of efficiency (i.e. fast load times) arises. What pdf settings should I use? -- John Culleton The answers to all your publishing questions are found in the excellent books listed in t

[NTG-context] Tolerance etc.

Now and then, particularly with narrow pages, a paragraph just doesn't come out right and a line sticks into the right margin. In plain I always fiddled with \tolerance, \pretolerance and occasionally used \looseness to fix things up. Should I continue to use these primitives or is there a more

Re: [NTG-context] \whitespace vs \parskip

On Tuesday 14 June 2005 05:24 pm, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > John R. Culleton wrote: > > Taco asked for a minimal example. I don't want to make it too > > You were missing: > >\setupcolumns[blank=3pt] > > please don't ask me why columns have their ow

Re: [NTG-context] \whitespace vs \parskip

On Tuesday 14 June 2005 12:11 pm, Nikolai Weibull wrote: > John R. Culleton wrote: > > I needed to decrease the spacing between paragraphs to fit > > everything in to a newsletter with limited page count. > > > > \parskip 3pt %works > > \setupwhitespace[3p

[NTG-context] \whitespace vs \parskip

I needed to decrease the spacing between paragraphs to fit everything in to a newsletter with limited page count. \parskip 3pt %works \setupwhitespace[3pt] %doesn't Comments? -- John Culleton The answers to all your publishing questions are found in the excellent books listed in the

Re: [NTG-context] How do Windows users call texexec etc.

On Thursday 09 June 2005 09:05 pm, Willi Egger wrote: > Dear John, > > I would suggest, that those beginners would adopt Scite as their editor. > I find it an excellent editor for my purposes. The advantage is, that > this editor is very well integrated with Context. There is normally no > command

[NTG-context] How do Windows users call texexec etc.

I have been using Linux since the days of Win 3.1. So I don't know what goes on in the MSWin world any more. Specifically I am writing a guide for typesetting beginners. What should I tell them is a good way to execute e.g., texexec from a Windows environment? Many of them are afraid of the comman

Re: [NTG-context] E-mails from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

On Thursday 09 June 2005 02:24 pm, Xiao Jianfeng wrote: > Hi, all > > I have received 10 identical E-mails from "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > to "undisclosed-recipients". All of these mails have no subject and have > the same content "aaazzzaaazzzaaazzzaaazzzaaazzz". > > Can someone tell me what's the matt

Re: [NTG-context] Necessary and optional comands for combinedcontent.

On Wednesday 08 June 2005 05:16 pm, Stuart Jansen wrote: > > ConTeXt already has the content combinedlist defined. So yes, you can > just use \completecontent[option=value]. \definecombinedlist is > available so that you can define your own type of combinedlist in case > the behavior of content doe

[NTG-context] Necessary and optional comands for combinedcontent.

There exist levels of commands: \definecombinedlist \setupcombinedlist They seem to have similar options. Are both required? If I define the list fully in \definecombinedlist what purpose does \setupcombined list serve in the ordinary case of a Table of Contents? A related question: can I place

Re: [NTG-context] Installing Truetype fonts in context.

Thanks to all who assisted earlier in the thread. Let me start with a clean sheet of paper. My environment is Slackware Linux, which puts TeX in /usr/share/. However I have updated the ttf2afm program by copying the newer version from TeXLive as previously discussed. Here are my two font install

Re: [NTG-context] Installing Truetype fonts in context.

On Saturday 04 June 2005 09:34 pm, Hans Hagen wrote: > John R. Culleton wrote: > > ttf2afm -e 8r.enc -o ds_izmir.afm ds_izmir.ttf > > ttf2afm -a -o ds_izmir.afm ds_izmir.ttf > > will produce an afm with *all* glyph names/metrics, the 8r will be made > from that one next t

[NTG-context] Installing Truetype fonts in context.

--Like a good little TeXer I have always avoided Truetype fonts. But now I have a situation where the customer is requesting it, and has provided the font. So I have tried to follow the instructinns in the pdftex manual as well as those in Texfont Explained manual. First I got apparently clean r

[NTG-context] rtf to Context convertor.

We have the program rtf2latex2e which works and is somewhat configurable. But it doesn't extend to a full Context convertor. Has anyone done any work in this direction? I am searching for something I could give to newcomers without involving them (or me) in compiling source code on a MSWin system

Re: [NTG-context] newest version on teTeX-3.0

On Saturday 04 June 2005 10:20 am, Hans Hagen wrote: > > i'm not familiar with updmap > > (dvipdfm works ok now, is there a mapfile loading special in dvips?) > > Hans Updmap is a new method of updating all the various font configuration files on a TeX distribution. It exists on my TeXLive distro a

Re: [NTG-context] Fleurons

On Wednesday 01 June 2005 11:53 pm, Hans Hagen wrote: > Staszek Wawrykiewicz wrote: > > Why? Anybody is free to make tfm files, as afm files are > > always available for _that_ set of urw fonts. > > the problem is that there is a bunch of context users out there > who think (are being told, whateve

Re: [NTG-context] printing an envelope--solution.

On Wednesday 01 June 2005 02:15 pm, Vit Zyka wrote: > \definepapersize[env][width=4.25in,height=9.5in] > \papersize[env][env] > > \setuplayout >    [topspace=1in,bottomspace=1in,backspace=1.5in,cutspace=.5in, >     header=0pt,footer=0pt,margin=0pt, >     width=middle,height=middle] > > \starttext >

Re: [NTG-context] printing an envelope--solution.

On Monday 30 May 2005 06:58 pm, John R. Culleton wrote: > Using my my Ricoh AP2600 printer I want to feed envelopes with > the narrow side first, which means the the print image must be > rotated 90 degrees. It is not clear how this can be done in > Context. Here is an example file:

Re: [NTG-context] Suppreesin section header

On Monday 30 May 2005 05:20 pm, VnPenguin wrote: > On 5/30/05, John R. Culleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For a particular section I wish to substitute a graphic for the > > section header, but have the TOC entry named as usual. Is there > > a way to say e.g., >

[NTG-context] printing an envelope.

Using my my Ricoh AP2600 printer I want to feed envelopes with the narrow side first, which means the the print image must be rotated 90 degrees. It is not clear how this can be done in Context. Here is an example file: -- \setupoutput[pdftex] \definepapersize[e

[NTG-context] Suppreesin section header

For a particular section I wish to substitute a graphic for the section header, but have the TOC entry named as usual. Is there a way to say e.g., \section{foo} and have foo show up in the TOC but not as a section header? -- John Culleton The answers to all your publishing questions are found

[NTG-context] Handy font install script.

The good news is that texfonts works as advertised, and the fonts can be used for any flavor of TeX except LaTeX which usually wants an .fd file. Even LaTeX users can use it if they are willing to use the old fashioned \font statement. I downloaded the sharefont and freefont collections for use wi

[NTG-context] Why are all the typescripts accessed?

When I texexec a file the names of all the typescripts on the system scroll by. Is something set up wrong? This slows down each run significantly. I run Slackware Linux and the TeX package from Slack-Current. Texexec alleges that it is version 5.2.4. -- John Culleton The answers to all your pub

Re: [NTG-context] Context, LaTeX, or an XML for academic writing?

On Saturday 14 May 2005 12:45 pm, Tobias Wolf wrote: > Dear NTG-context denizens, > > today I went to work to make up my mind about whether it would be a > good idea to go ahead and produce my BSc. Thesis with ConTeXt. > It's clear, I'm very much attracted to it's approach, I do like the > syntax a

[NTG-context] Hanging punctuation again.

Is the the following kosher? \usetypescript [serif,sans,mono] [hanging] [thanh] \usetypescriptfile[type-enc] \usetypescript [adobekb] [8r] \usetypescript [palatino][8r] \setupalign[hanging][thanh] \setupbodyfont [palatino,12pt] I want optical alignment for all body text. -- John Cull

Re: [NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

On Sunday 08 May 2005 08:44 pm, Hans Hagen wrote: > > wget www.pragma-ade.com/context/install/linuxtex.zip > unzip linuxtex.zip > cd tex > . setuptex > texexec --make --all > > after that, for each shell: > > . ~/tex/setuptex ~/tex > > (given tat you're in your home path) Following the above as a

Re: [NTG-context] recent ConTeXt reference manual

On Sunday 08 May 2005 09:26 pm, Gentile wrote: > Hello, > > I'm looking for an up-to-date version on the ConTeXt reference manual > (cont-emp.pdf). The one I fond at Pragma's site is dated November 12, > 2001. Is it the latest ? > In general HH writes new manuals on specific topics rather than upd

Re: [NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

On Saturday 07 May 2005 06:01 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello ! > > I tried to install a new version of context, since somebody suggest to > do it (BTW I do not know how know what version of context I have > ... running texexec --version gives me the version of texexec, I > presume, not the ve

[NTG-context] Bookmarking a \title

Let me try again. How do I bookmark a \title? -- John Culleton The answers to all your publishing questions are found in the excellent books listed in the word-famous shortlist! http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf ___ ntg-context mailing list nt

Re: [NTG-context] pdf bookmarks

On Sunday 13 March 2005 09:31 pm, h h extern wrote: > VnPenguin wrote: > > On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 20:56:06 +, David Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Hello, > >> > >>I am trying to produce bookmarks in the PDF file produced with context. > >> > >> I can produce bookmarks but I am unable to get

[NTG-context] Will the real palatino please stand up?

In the typescript file type-syn.tex the palatino font is defined four times, twice for math and twice for serif. The headers in each pair are identical, e.g.: \starttypescript [serif] [palatino] [name] Assume I want to use the second serif typescript, the one that uses the Palladio fonts. Using

Re: [NTG-context] Turning off background(s), additional.

On Thursday 21 April 2005 08:27 am, Hans Hagen wrote: > John R. Culleton wrote: > > \setupbackgrounds[page][state=start,background=color,backgroundcolor=yell > >ow] > > \setupbackgrounds[page][background=color,backgroundcolor=yellow] > > > \starttext > > \start

[NTG-context] Turning off background(s)

I wanted the title page to have a yellow background so I used: \setupbackgrounds[page][state=start,background=color,backgroundcolor=yellow] before \starttext. After that one page I wanted to go back to no background, but I am having trouble turning it off. Here is some of my code:

[NTG-context] How to insert a full page pdf.

I need to insert some example pages from one document into another. Both are 8.5 x 11. I have read the old posts about \startTEXpage etc. and looked at the source code. But I still have a few questions: 1. Can I select e.g., just page 2 from the external document to insert in my document? How? 2

[NTG-context] Why do margins bleed?

I have been playing with the very interesting t-layout module written by Patrick Gundalach. When looking at the visualization thus presented I have these questions: 1. Why do the left and right margin areas bleed off the page? 2. Why are the margins offset a little from the main text block? These o

[NTG-context] Suppress routine messages.

When I run texexec against a file with lots (101) chapters plus sections the messages to the console documenting each such subdivision seem to be slowing down the compilation. Is there a switch to suppress all the printout? run -- John Culleton Able Indexers and Typesetters http://wexfordpress.c

Re: [NTG-context] Split table across pages.

On Tuesday 05 April 2005 06:18 am, luigi.scarso wrote: > John R. Culleton wrote: > >If one has a long table that splits across several pages, and > >the first line of the table is really the headers for the > >columns, is there a convenient way to have the headers > >aut

[NTG-context] Split table across pages.

-- If one has a long table that splits across several pages, and the first line of the table is really the headers for the columns, is there a convenient way to have the headers automatically inserted on each successive page that contains part of the table? I can do it manually of course. But

[NTG-context] \showlayout curiosity.

The following code should, by my calculations, generate two pages. However it generates five, one for \ShowLayout and four for \showlayout. Remove the t-layout module and the \ShowLayout statement and it still generates four. This is an inconvenience and not a deal breaker but I am curious about

Re: [NTG-context] Re: indenting list items.

On Wednesday 09 March 2005 07:42, Patrick Gundlach wrote: > Hello John, > > [lots of itemize questions] > > did you take a look ? > > Just use 'item' as a filter and look at the command descriptions > there. > > (And yes, it could use some updating) > > Patrick Th

[NTG-context] indenting list items.

I have a multilevel set of itemized lists but I want to reduce the indentation because it takes up too much room. In other words instead of 1. foo a. fubar * bar I want spacing like 1. foo a. fubar * bar So I put this at the head of my document: \setupitemize[packed,serried,

[NTG-context] Make a border around every page.

Some time back Hans provided a rather elabaorate macro that put a bevel type frame around a page. Now I am looking for something much less elaborate for an entire document. I wish to surround each page with a simple rectangle. perhaps 1 point thickness. The frame would be inset from the paper edge

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