> Am 09.06.2020 um 20:41 schrieb Wolfgang Schuster
> :
>
> Use a textbackground to highlight parts of your text.
>
> \definetextbackground
> [Highlight]
> [frame=off,
> background=color,
> backgroundcolor=yellow]
>
> \starttext
>
> \m{1 + 2 = \unit{3 kilo newton}}
>
> \m{1 + 2 = \High
> Am 10.08.2020 um 12:03 schrieb Otared Kavian :
>
> Hi all,
>
> I suggested to a friend, who is using plain TeX and LaTeX, to switch to
> ConTeXt, and since he is using TeXShop on MacOSX with a version of
> TeXLive2020 (named MacTeX2020), I thought he would just typeset a simple test
> docu
> Am 10.08.2020 um 14:59 schrieb Otared Kavian :
>
> It is possible that the version of mtxrun or luatools scripts in TeXLive are
> not working.
Well, one more suggestion:
Use TeX Live Manager to update TeX-Live.
I didn’t see any comments about context not working, but maybe the update fixes
> The luatools script was there to offer some kpse like functionality but it
> has been obsolete for ages (the generate was in mtx-base at that time). Just
> use
>
> mtxrun --generate
Should the comment in the engine file change?
Context is called with:
mtxrun --script context --autogenerat
> Am 11.08.2020 um 16:57 schrieb Otared Kavian :
>
> I don't have these files at this place, but in
> /opt/local/etc/texmf/
> I do have
> /opt/local/etc/texmf/texmf.cnf
> /opt/local/etc/texmf/texmfcnf.lua
> the first one being created automatically when I tried to do mtxrun
>
Hello Otared,
> Thank you very much for your attention and your hints, which solved my
> problems with ConTeXt from TeXLive2020.
>
> Indeed following your suugestion, I removed the
> /opt/local/etc/texmf/
> directory, as well as all other tex related directories and files in
> /opt/local
> Am 01.12.2020 um 18:23 schrieb Wolfgang Schuster
> :
>
> The following example shows the output of all commands:
>
> \starttext
> \starttabulate [|T|T|]
> \NC \type{\jobname} \NC \jobname \NC\NR
> \NC \type{\jobfilename} \NC \jobfilename \NC\NR
> \NC \type{\job
> Am 04.12.2020 um 10:04 schrieb Hans Hagen :
>
> On 12/4/2020 8:02 AM, Axel Kielhorn wrote:
>>> Am 01.12.2020 um 18:23 schrieb Wolfgang Schuster
>>> :
>>>
>>> The following example shows the output of all commands:
>>>
>>&g
Hello,
I’m currently writing an article for „Die TeXnische Komödie“ and discovers that
my code is not working.
When the mode „change“ is set, the text should appear with a red line on the
side,
that part is working.
When the mode is not set, it should disappear,
that’s the part that is not work
> Am 04.02.2021 um 17:50 schrieb Hans Hagen :
>
> \defineblock
> [ChangePR]
>
> \defineblock
> [ChangeRP]
> % \hideblocks[ChangePR]
> \keepblocks[ChangePR]
> % \keepblocks[ChangePR,ChangeRP]
Ah, blocks.
Thanks Hans, this works great.
I’ve updated the page in the Wiki to show my (now worki
Hi,
I have a document that doesn’t work with LMTX right now.
While testing LMTX I would like to exclude certain passages and work on them
later.
When I run the following:
\doifmode{*mkiv}{mkiv}
\doifmode{*contextlmtxmode}{contextlmtx}
\doifmode{*lmtx}{lmtx}
I always get „mkiv“.
I’ve tried
-
Hi,
since the lettrine module does not work with LMTX, I’ve looked into
\setupinitial.
(There is a different thread about this.)
There is a „style“ parameter to change the style, but whenever I change the
style, the font size is reset.
This is not what I expected.
This was the case in context
> Am 25.07.2021 um 12:17 schrieb Hans Hagen :
>
> On 7/25/2021 9:46 AM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
>
>> There is no mode value for LMTX, only MkIV is set. To check for LMTX
>> you have to use \ifcase\contextlmtxmode but an additional for lmtx
>> would be useful.
> i'll add an lmtx mode
Thanks!
Am 18.05.24 um 11:17 schrieb Thomas Meyer:
Hi folks,
I have problems to produce the polish l.
\l gives ł, but \L gives nothing!
How can I write Łódź (on a Mac)?
It seems that you can´t write it with the normal keyboard.
There is an action "stroke" but it is not bound to any key.
There are t
> Am 29.06.2016 um 10:47 schrieb Robert Blackstone
> :
> I think I have solved my problem.
> Somehow I managed to get Lilypond working from Terminal. Then I placed the
> ConTeXt-example with the LilyPond filter that I tried to compile in the same
> directory als the lilypond binary. Compiling
Hi!
I'm trying to learn ConTeXt working through some examples I found on Context
Garden and the internet.
Since I already have TeX Live 2014 installed I could run most of the examples.
When I ran into a problem, I installed the standalone version and compared the
supplied modules.
The followin
Am 26.01.2015 um 14:03 schrieb Mojca Miklavec :
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Keith Schultz wrote:
>> Hi Alex,
>>
>> The simple answer to your question would be to use this page:
>>
>> http://www.ctan.org/upload/
>
> No, in case of ConTeXt that's not correct. The idea would be to handle
>
Hi!
I'm trying to use Context to export a document to epub.
Following the instructions on Contextgarden everything works up to a point:
When I add manual hyphenation for the word "Trennalgorithmus" and
\setupbackend[export=yes,xhtml=yes]
I get:
lua error > error on line 1 in file /Volumes/
Am 12.02.2015 um 16:10 schrieb Hans Hagen :
> for the moment use
>
> \setuphyphenation[method=expanded]
This works in the current beta, but not with the stable version in TeXLive 2014.
It doesn't matter since I need the beta to create epub, just wanted to mention
it.
Thanks for the quick rep
Hi,
I'm trying to generate epub from ConTeXt and I couldn't get the itemize
environment to work.
I follow http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ePub and get the structure described but
when I look into the xhtml, there is no itemize environment. (At least no with
Safari, Firefox or Calibre.) When use
Am 16.02.2015 um 19:55 schrieb Hans Hagen :
> On 2/16/2015 5:17 PM, Axel Kielhorn wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to generate epub from ConTeXt and I couldn't get the itemize
>> environment to work.
>>
>> I follow http://wiki.contextgarden.net/
> Am 12.07.2015 um 16:38 schrieb Pablo Rodriguez :
>
> On 07/12/2015 04:12 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:
>> [...]
>> maybe some file is not loaded ... i uploaded a variant that might work
>> better
>
> Many thanks for the new beta.
>
> I’m afraid that this sample doesn’t work with latest beta either:
Hello,
this is my second try to start with context and I can’t even do the first step.
I’m planing to convert a large but simple document to context.
The document consists of 3 Parts.
Each part has several chapters.
Thus I started to build a project with three products, see enclosed archive.
Ac
> Am 04.10.2018 um 09:27 schrieb Taco Hoekwater :
>
>> According to my understanding I should be able to
>> context c_01 to get one chapter
>> context prd_A to get one product
>> context project_ecm to get the whole book.
>
> Any whole book should be a product, and the Parts should just be compo
> Am 04.10.2018 um 20:59 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm :
>
> Am 2018-10-04 um 10:08 schrieb Axel Kielhorn :
>
>> Thus having the whole file inside \start{project|product|component} \stop…
>> would be a good idea and consistent.
>
> That’s what I do.
> Since I
> Am 05.10.2018 um 17:33 schrieb Wolfgang Schuster
> :
>
> I took a look at your example files and there a few things which can be
> improved.
>
>
> Product file:
>
> 1. You don’t need the actual name of the current file and use * instead
>
> 2. You can use brackets as delimiters for the fi
Hello,
I decided to use TABLE because I may need some more complex layouts later and
want to use just one way to define a table.
One of the great things about TABLE is the possibility to align columns.
The table below works fine when I comment the first \bTR line.
With the first line the result
> Am 09.10.2018 um 11:54 schrieb Hans Hagen :
>
>\bTR[aligncharacter=no] \bTD\eTD \bTD \chemical{NH_3}
> \eTD \bTD R407C \eTD \bTD R134a \eTD \eTR
Great, such a simple and elegant solution.
Thanks Axel
__
Hello,
I’m looking for an introduction in german.
What I need is:
- Structure chapter/section …
- Emphasis bold/italic
- lists itemize
- floats
- TABLE
- index
- references
- math (with units)
- chemistry (only basic stuff)
Several years ago I started to prepare a talk for a DANTE meeting, trying
> Am 21.10.2018 um 16:33 schrieb Pablo Rodriguez :
>
> Hi Axel,
>
> how about creating a repository at GitLab with the contents you provide?
>
> This would make contributions easier.
I’m planing to do this, but I want to turn it into a project first (probably
overkill but a good example) and
Hello!
As promised I’ve uploaded my ConTeXt introduction to github.
You can find it at
https://github.com/AKielhorn/Context-Intro
I used MkIV syntax for \startsection \stopsection but gave up on
\startparagraph \stoparagraph.
Is there a way to auto convert that or do I have to add these comman
Hello!
Where is the best way to define URLs in a project?
I currently define them when I need them, but wouldn’t it be better to keep
them in a project file and have only one location to edit when they change?
Greetings Axel
_
> Am 02.11.2018 um 12:28 schrieb Hans Hagen :
>
> On 11/2/2018 10:07 AM, Axel Kielhorn wrote:
>> Hello!
>> As promised I’ve uploaded my ConTeXt introduction to github.
>> You can find it at
>> https://github.com/AKielhorn/Context-Intro
>> I used MkIV sy
> Am 02.11.2018 um 13:08 schrieb Wolfgang Schuster
> :
>
> Axel Kielhorn schrieb am 02.11.18 um 10:10:
>> Hello!
>>
>> Where is the best way to define URLs in a project?
>>
>> I currently define them when I need them, but wouldn’t it be better to kee
> Am 14.11.2018 um 17:57 schrieb Pablo Rodriguez :
>
> On 11/14/18 1:55 PM, Manuel Blanco wrote:
>>
>>
>> ConTeXt, but I don't think there's an _updated_ structured
>> introduction. For instance regarding fonts I read here
>> https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/448812/the-definitive-guide-t
Hello,
I have some problems with footnotes and endnotes.
I have two kinds of footnotes:
Those by the original author and those by the translator.
I want to show the translator notes in a different way.
Right now I have the footnote in green, but the footnote marker in the text
does change neith
> Am 17.11.2018 um 15:43 schrieb Pablo Rodriguez :
>
> On 11/17/18 1:51 PM, Axel Kielhorn wrote:
>> Hello,
>
> Hi Axel,
>
>> I want to show the translator notes in a different way. Right now I
>> have the footnote in green, but the footnote marker in the
A happy new year to everyone!
I’m trying to generate PDF/A compliant files and have a Problem with chemical
formulas in text.
The following does not work:
\setupinteraction
[title=TITLE,
subtitle=SUBTITLE,
author=AUTHOR,
keyword={{KEYWORD1, KEYWORD2}, KEYWORD3}]
%% For PDF/A
\setupbackend[
f
Hi,
I often have documents that are not finished but need to change over time.
A client changes their mind, laws are changed, …
While working with the document, I want to see the changes.
When the document is finally finished, I only want to see the change history.
I came up with the following.
> Am 31.01.2019 um 15:00 schrieb Clyde Johnston :
>
> Maybe this should be a language specific parameter. How would you achieve a
> similar result with the Indian numbering system, for instance?
>
> Also, decimal and thousands separators vary from country to country. In
> France, for exampl
Hello,
Pablo Rodríguez wrote in „From pandoc to ConTeXt“:
„So, if I was able to do this, probably anybody can do it.“
Well, I tried and indeed it isn’t as difficult as i thought.
(Once I learned that an entity must not contain non-ASCII characters.)
Some questions remain:
I want to set page he
> Am 22.04.2019 um 11:40 schrieb Pablo Rodriguez :
>
> I have some questions about your source file:
>
> \startxmlsetups xml:prozess
> \mainlanguage[de]
>
> If this is hardcoded (I mean, you don’t read it from any XML code), I
> would avoid setting the \mainlanguage here.
>
> And you alre
Hi,
according to xml-mliv.pdf there is a command
\xmlloadfile
But I get:
tex error > tex error on line 168 in file
/Users/axel/Documents/Text/Dokumente_ConTeXt/Prozessbeschreibung/prozess-style-buffer.tex:
! Undefined control sequence
l.168 \xmlloadfile
{doclist.xml}{do
Hi,
I’ m finally at a point where I can read an XML file look at it and write it
back.
Right now I have two problems:
1. There are many empty entries in the table.
This makes processing the file a little tedious since I have to filter the real
entries.
2. Some entries contain leading and trai
> Am 05.05.2019 um 14:58 schrieb Pablo Rodriguez :
>
> Dear list,
>
> I have the following sample:
>
>\startbuffer[demo]
>
>
>Title
>
>\stopbuffer
>
>\startxmlsetups xml:sample
>\xmlsetsetup{#1}{doc|título}{xml:*}
>\stopxmlsetups
>
>\xmlregister
> Am 19.01.2019 um 09:06 schrieb Axel Kielhorn :
Earlier this year I wrote a first attempt to document evolving documents.
In the meantime this document has evolved and I included the current version
here.
There is only one thing I don’t like:
Currently I write:
\ChangeA{V. 2.0}{Mit
> Am 29.09.2019 um 10:50 schrieb Wolfgang Schuster
> :
>
> Henning Hraban Ramm schrieb am 29.09.2019 um 10:36:
>>> Am 2019-09-29 um 08:59 schrieb Axel Kielhorn :
>>>
>>> But I would prefer to write
>>>
>>> \startChangeA{V. 2.0}
>&g
Hello!
I have added my document about evolving documents to the Wiki at:
https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Changes_Evolution
and included it into the list of sample documents.
Share and enjoy
Axel
___
If your question
Hi,
after one year I’m back at a project processing XML with ConTeXt.
Here is what I want to do:
I have an XML file that I want to format with ConTeXt.
I got this working last year.
Now I want to take some information from a second file.
My idea is to read the second file, store the data into a
Hello Massi,
thanks for you help.
> Am 10.03.2020 um 20:53 schrieb mf :
>
> In your tex file, try this:
>
> \startluacode
> settings = {}
> docstruktur = {}
> doclistfile = "doclist.xml"
>
> local striplines = utilities.strings.striplines
>
> cropstring = function(s)
> -- return striplines(
> Am 15.08.2018 um 14:04 schrieb Hans Hagen :
>
> On 8/15/2018 12:27 PM, Mike O'Connor wrote:
>> G’Day,
>> Having a first go at converting TEI XML to ConTeXt.
>> Steep learning curve, but easier (for me) than XSLT, and first results were
>> amazing. Using http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manu
> Am 11.03.2020 um 15:19 schrieb Hans Hagen :
>
> On 3/11/2020 3:12 PM, Axel Kielhorn wrote:
>>> Am 11.03.2020 um 15:01 schrieb Hans Hagen :
>>>
>>> On 3/11/2020 2:14 PM, Axel Kielhorn wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Had to change it to:
>>
Hello Hans and mailing list!
Thank you so much.
With this example and the help I received earlier from Massi,
I’ve been able to write my first finalizer today.
It is amazing how powerful luatex is.
My project needs some cleanup and documentation but I hope to put it on GitHub
soon.
After that
> Am 11.03.2020 um 20:59 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm :
>
> Hi Axel,
> will I meet you by chance at the DANTE in Lübeck?
>
> In that case it would be nice if you could assist me with my "ConTeXt for
> beginners workshop" to tell something about Lua & XML.
>
> Greetlings, Hraban
Actually your
> Am 12.03.2020 um 08:09 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm :
>
>> Am 2020-03-11 um 22:42 schrieb Axel Kielhorn :
>>
>> Actually your workshop is the reason I plan to attend the meeting.
>
> Nice to hear, you’re welcome!
As a preparation I have updated my german
> Am 03.04.2020 um 11:07 schrieb Hans Hagen :
>
> For that reason the latest lmtx installer now (for the time being) also
> includes the luatex binary (plus mkiv files needed) so that one can install
> lmtx and run both engines. Instead of the --luatex switch one can also force
> the engine i
> Am 07.09.2021 um 21:03 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context
> :
>
> Since I got zint running (thanks, Hans!), there’s now a wiki page:
>
> https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Barcodes
I followed you instructions and got zint running with MacPorts:
Zint version 2.10.0
And it looks like L
> Am 18.10.2021 um 23:17 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context
> :
>
> Hi,
>
> I uploaded a new lmtx. This one is a little experimental because I removed so
> redundant / intermediate code still present from teh transition from mkiv to
> lmtx (mostly backend related). I might have missed someth
> Am 09.07.2022 um 19:27 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context
> :
>
> Tell them there will be a German book next year (I hope...); I’ll send you a
> link off-list.
I’m looking forward to your book.
In the meantime there is a short guide at:
https://github.com/AKielhorn/Context-Intro
> Am 10.07.2022 um 10:22 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context
> :
>
> Am 10.07.22 um 08:36 schrieb Axel Kielhorn via ntg-context:
>>> Am 09.07.2022 um 19:27 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context
>>> :
>>>
>>> Tell them there will b
> Am 10.07.2022 um 16:56 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context
> :
>
> Am 10.07.22 um 16:43 schrieb Axel Kielhorn via ntg-context:
>>> Thank you – I can’t remember you ever announced that?
>> I did in 2018 and in return you send me an early version of your
Hello,
Some years ago I wrote an introduction to ConTeXt in German:
https://github.com/AKielhorn/Context-Intro
But that was long ago.
Today LMTX is state of the art and I tried to build it with a recent LMTX.
This lead to problems because LMTX does not include modules.
Therefore my question i
Hello,
last week I learned something about MetaPost at the context meeting.
Thanks Taco!
First a little background:
I write a lot of documentation and sometimes I need to include a picture with
annotations.
Until now I used a drawing program to add text and arrows.
This has one disadvantage, th
Am 07.05.2023 um 16:38 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context :
>
> Hi,
>
> The mtx-install-tikz is now mtx-install-modules, so
>
> mtxrun --script install-modules
>
> will show what to do. By looking at
>
> mtxrun --script install-modules --list
The installer does not work for me.
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