[NTG-context] meta-FLOWcharts or ... ?

2006-08-24 Thread Renaud AUBIN
Hi all, I would try to design a figure like http://www.nibua-r.org/ConTeXt/sample.png FLOWcharts seems to be a good tool to do that, but I have some troubles to get "Simulation" and "Colision Detection" frames... First, I thought of a meta-flowchart but I'm not sure that's possible. Any ide

Re: [NTG-context] XeTeX and \placefigure

2006-08-24 Thread Hans Hagen
Pepe Barbe wrote: > Hello, > > I've been trying to compile my document using XeTeX and it gives me > the following error: > you probably need a newer context % engine=xetex output=xtx \externalfigure[cow.pdf] \end works ok here (or one can give texexec --xetex filename) in the process you sh

Re: [NTG-context] meta-FLOWcharts or ... ?

2006-08-24 Thread Renaud AUBIN
Renaud AUBIN a écrit : I would try to design a figure like http://www.nibua-r.org/ConTeXt/sample.png FLOWcharts seems to be a good tool to do that, but I have some troubles to get "Simulation" and "Colision Detection" frames... I have done a first sample: http://www.nibua-r.org/C

Re: [NTG-context] XeTeX and \placefigure

2006-08-24 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On 8/24/06, Hans Hagen wrote: > Pepe Barbe wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I've been trying to compile my document using XeTeX and it gives me > > the following error: > > > you probably need a newer context > > % engine=xetex output=xtx > > \externalfigure[cow.pdf] \end > > works ok here (or one can giv

Re: [NTG-context] 2DOWN imposition gives blank pages

2006-08-24 Thread Sanjoy Mahajan
Taco wrote: > Don't you need: > >\setuppapersize[A5,landscape][A4,landscape] >\setuparranging[2DOWN,rotated] > The following produces a first page with p.1 on the right half, but a blank 2nd page: \setuppapersize[A5,landscape][A4,landscape] \setuparranging[2DOWN,rotated] \starttext \inp

Re: [NTG-context] XeTeX and \placefigure

2006-08-24 Thread Ricard Roca
It works with jpg, pdf and png, with ConTeXt 2006-08-16 (beta). Thanks, Ricard ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

Re: [NTG-context] Font's in Gerben Wierda's TeX distribution and ConTeXt

2006-08-24 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On 8/24/06, Pepe Barbe wrote: > Hello, > > I am using GW's TeX distribution with ConTeXt. I am interested in > using a different font other than Computer Modern. This distribution > seems to come with a ton of fonts (More than I need at least). Using > the basic ConTeXt provisions to access the fon

Re: [NTG-context] XeTeX and \placefigure

2006-08-24 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On 8/24/06, Hans Hagen wrote: > Pepe Barbe wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I've been trying to compile my document using XeTeX and it gives me > > the following error: > > > you probably need a newer context Hmmm ... most probably ImageMagic then. From rlxtools: result = `identify -units PixelsPerCenti

Re: [NTG-context] Empty last page, broken markings ??

2006-08-24 Thread WN
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, WN wrote: Hello, The last page in my documents is always empty. The document is setup as singlesided via Always, always (as in: it generates an empty page even if that results in an uneven number of pages)? Correct, always an empty pag

Re: [NTG-context] XeTeX and \placefigure

2006-08-24 Thread Pepe Barbe
On 8/24/06, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Pepe Barbe wrote: > > I've been trying to compile my document using XeTeX and it gives me > > the following error: > > > you probably need a newer context This is what I am running right now: Output written on texexec.pdf (1 page, 18244 bytes)

Re: [NTG-context] XeTeX and \placefigure

2006-08-24 Thread Pepe Barbe
On 8/24/06, Mojca Miklavec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (From time to time it helps to delete the whole ConTeXt and then > istall it again. I have no idea what went wrong before, but at least > the document compiles now, although I don't get the images yet.) I have reinstalled ConTeXt several ti

Re: [NTG-context] XeTeX and \placefigure

2006-08-24 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On 8/24/06, Pepe Barbe wrote: > On 8/24/06, Hans Hagen wrote: > > > > Pepe Barbe wrote: > > > I've been trying to compile my document using XeTeX and it gives me > > > the following error: > > > > > you probably need a newer context > > This is what I am running right now: > > TeXExec | TeXExec | v

Re: [NTG-context] XeTeX and \placefigure

2006-08-24 Thread Pepe Barbe
On 8/24/06, Mojca Miklavec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can you take a look at write18 (or shell-escape)? Try to google for it > since I don't know MacOS, but I'm sure you'll find it. You have to > enable it on your computer, usually it's residing in "texmf.cnf", but > that depends on the system

Re: [NTG-context] 2DOWN imposition gives blank pages

2006-08-24 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Sanjoy Mahajan wrote: > > Once I understand what's going on, I'll wikify! Unfortunately, I do not understand it either. I wrote my 'dont you need..' based on symptoms, not on understanding. Taco ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://w

Re: [NTG-context] XeTeX and \placefigure

2006-08-24 Thread Hans Hagen
Pepe Barbe wrote: > On 8/24/06, Mojca Miklavec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> (From time to time it helps to delete the whole ConTeXt and then >> istall it again. I have no idea what went wrong before, but at least >> the document compiles now, although I don't get the images yet.) >> > >

Re: [NTG-context] XeTeX and \placefigure

2006-08-24 Thread Hans Hagen
Pepe Barbe wrote:how does you rlog (of the tex run look), i.e. the real log texexec --xetex yourfile > some.log Hans - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hassel

[NTG-context] Layout and textwidth/textmargin

2006-08-24 Thread nico
Hello, I wonder if it is possible to setup a layout with these requirements: - it can be doublesided, that is, when doublesided the left margin (LM) and right margin (RM) are different and mirrored on right/left pages. - the headings (section, etc.) start just after the left margin. - the tex

Re: [NTG-context] XeTeX and \placefigure

2006-08-24 Thread Jeff Smith
On 8/24/06, Mojca Miklavec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - You need to install ImageMagic if you don't have it yet. > > - My files didn't want to compile either. I deleted everything and > installed ConTeXt from scratch (mswintex.zip, justtex.zip, XeTeX from > W32TeX + "ctxtools --update" + remake f

[NTG-context] Recapitulating

2006-08-24 Thread Pepe Barbe
After jumping through hoops, with some help I managed to get XeTeX running and using TTF fonts directly with pdfTeX. But before I go any further I would like to know what is your opinion in using one or the other. When researching a bit on XeTeX I read there were several caveates vs. using pdfTeX

Re: [NTG-context] XeTeX and \placefigure

2006-08-24 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On 8/24/06, Jeff Smith wrote: > On 8/24/06, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > > - You need to install ImageMagic if you don't have it yet. > > > > - My files didn't want to compile either. I deleted everything and > > installed ConTeXt from scratch (mswintex.zip, justtex.zip, XeTeX from > > W32TeX + "ctxtool

Re: [NTG-context] Recapitulating

2006-08-24 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On 8/24/06, Pepe Barbe wrote: > After jumping through hoops, with some help I managed to get XeTeX > running and using TTF fonts directly with pdfTeX. > > But before I go any further I would like to know what is your opinion > in using one or the other. When researching a bit on XeTeX I read > ther

Re: [NTG-context] New math feature requests

2006-08-24 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > 3. Formula tagging > > amsmath allows formulas to be tagged. I will explain amsmath's > behaviour and hope that Hans can come up with the context way of doing > such things. > > Occasionally, one wants to tag a formula, e.g. > > \placefomrula[a] \startfor

[NTG-context] Floating figure

2006-08-24 Thread Pepe Barbe
Hi, I want to use a floating figure in my text. I found an example on how to use hangsidefloat, but my results are less than desirable. Basically I have a long image I want to put on the side of the text. Given that the text does not start at the beginning of the page and I don't have extense pa

Re: [NTG-context] New math feature requests

2006-08-24 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Aditya Mahajan wrote: [ A long list of feature requests ] Here is something that was not in my original list: subformula numbering. Context allows one to number subformulas by specifying the subnumber. Thus, if I want (1a) (1b) and (1c), I need to do \placesubformula[+]{a}