[NTG-context] Re: ConTeXt in TL26

2026-03-16 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm 

Am 15.03.26 um 13:35 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm:
On one participant’s Mac (clean TL26 installation, no previous TeX) we 
could generate the file database and make the format, but afterwards, 
“context” didn’t find the existing format. It worked if we called 
context with the full path.


With at least two other participants (Linux and Windows, AFAIR) it 
worked, but it’s possible that files from TL25 were used.


I just got the report of a new (not-yet-)user on Arch Linux that it 
wouldn’t work.


We should collect the details under which circumstances it fails:
- OS / processor architecture
- installed as user/admin
- previous installation present

Hraban
___
If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the 
Wiki!

maillist : [email protected] / 
https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl
webpage  : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror)
archive  : https://github.com/contextgarden/context
wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net
___

[NTG-context] Re: ConTeXt in TL26

2026-03-15 Thread Jim 
On Sun, Mar 15, 2026 at 13:35 (+0100), Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:

> Am 15.03.26 um 12:55 schrieb Max Chernoff via ntg-context:
>> Hi Hans,

>> On Sun, 2026-03-15 at 12:40 +0100, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote:
>>> (btw, last week at hrabans context workshop we found out that installing
>>> context from texlive is broken and unuseable;

>> Hmm, sorry, that's unfortunate. The ConTeXt in TL works for me and I
>> haven't heard any recent complaints, so I'm not entirely sure what's
>> wrong. If you or Hraban (or anybody else) is able to reproduce the
>> issue, please either report it on GitHub

>> https://github.com/gucci-on-fleek/context-packaging

>> or email me and I'll try and fix it.

> Hi Max, I wanted to report but found no time so far.

> On one participant’s Mac (clean TL26 installation, no previous TeX) we could
> generate the file database and make the format, but afterwards, “context”
> didn’t find the existing format. It worked if we called context with the
> full path.
> (I think it was Harald who tracked it so far.)

> AFAIR others had the same problem. I was a bit overwhelmed because I tried
> to overcome the deficiencies of the aging beamer (blurry, too dark,
> psychedelic colors) with really big font sizes in all used programs.
> Additionally, TeXworks crashed all the time (Debian/GNOME; reproducible
> crashes with ConTeXt’s arranging=imposition features).

> With at least two other participants (Linux and Windows, AFAIR) it worked,
> but it’s possible that files from TL25 were used.

FWIW...

I usually use the stand-alone distribution, but (when trying to compile a
math manual) I tried the TL26 context, and didn't run into any problems
with ConTeXt itself, as far as I can tell.  (My problems seem to be with
missing fonts and/or incorrect file font names.)

Having said that, I have installed both using my regular userid, not as
root.

(Also FWIW: I use Slackware64 15.0, so no Debian-specific issues here.)

Jim
___
If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the 
Wiki!

maillist : [email protected] / 
https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl
webpage  : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror)
archive  : https://github.com/contextgarden/context
wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net
___

[NTG-context] Re: ConTeXt in TL26

2026-03-15 Thread luigi scarso 
On Sun, 15 Mar 2026 at 14:32, Henning Hraban Ramm  wrote:

>
> That’s unrelated to TL26.
> I installed the Debian package of 0.6.10.
>
> > and it works with
> > \startdocument Hello \stopdocument
>
> Yes, but it crashes with
>
> """
> \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape]
> \setuparranging[2UP]
>
> \starttext
>
> \dorecurse{4}{
> \input knuth
> \page
>
> }
>
>
> \stoptext
> """
>
> It also doesn’t save the window position, and the menu items regarding
> windows don’t work. That kinda bad for a multi-window application.
> I don’t say that’s a problem of TeXworks (alone), it probably has to do
> with (this version of) GNOME on Debian 13.
>
>
no, it crashes also with the appimage.
I will check the windows exe of the TL2026 , but not soon.


--
luigi
___
If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the 
Wiki!

maillist : [email protected] / 
https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl
webpage  : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror)
archive  : https://github.com/contextgarden/context
wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net
___

[NTG-context] Re: ConTeXt in TL26

2026-03-15 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm 

Am 15.03.26 um 14:12 schrieb luigi scarso:

programs. Additionally, TeXworks crashed all the time (Debian/GNOME;
reproducible crashes with ConTeXt’s arranging=imposition features).

ok, but

$> tlmgr info texworks
package:     texworks
category:    TLCore
shortdesc:   friendly cross-platform front end
longdesc:    See https://tug.org/texworks  for 
information and downloads. TeX Live includes executables and support 
files only for Windows.

installed:   No
tlmgr: cannot find depending package texworks.x86_64-linux
tlmgr: action info returned an error; continuing.
tlmgr: An error has occurred. See above messages. Exiting.

>
> There is an AppImage at
> https://www.tug.org/texworks/ 

That’s unrelated to TL26.
I installed the Debian package of 0.6.10.


and it works with
\startdocument
Hello
\stopdocument


Yes, but it crashes with

"""
\setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape]
\setuparranging[2UP]

\starttext

\dorecurse{4}{
\input knuth
\page

}


\stoptext
"""

It also doesn’t save the window position, and the menu items regarding 
windows don’t work. That kinda bad for a multi-window application.
I don’t say that’s a problem of TeXworks (alone), it probably has to do 
with (this version of) GNOME on Debian 13.


Hraban

___
If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the 
Wiki!

maillist : [email protected] / 
https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl
webpage  : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror)
archive  : https://github.com/contextgarden/context
wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net
___

[NTG-context] Re: ConTeXt in TL26

2026-03-15 Thread luigi scarso 
On Sun, 15 Mar 2026 at 13:36, Henning Hraban Ramm  wrote:

> Am 15.03.26 um 12:55 schrieb Max Chernoff via ntg-context:
> > Hi Hans,
> >
> > On Sun, 2026-03-15 at 12:40 +0100, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote:
> >> (btw, last week at hrabans context workshop we found out that installing
> >> context from texlive is broken and unuseable;
> >
> > Hmm, sorry, that's unfortunate. The ConTeXt in TL works for me and I
> > haven't heard any recent complaints, so I'm not entirely sure what's
> > wrong. If you or Hraban (or anybody else) is able to reproduce the
> > issue, please either report it on GitHub
> >
> >  https://github.com/gucci-on-fleek/context-packaging
> >
> > or email me and I'll try and fix it.
>
> Hi Max, I wanted to report but found no time so far.
>
> On one participant’s Mac (clean TL26 installation, no previous TeX) we
> could generate the file database and make the format, but afterwards,
> “context” didn’t find the existing format. It worked if we called
> context with the full path.
> (I think it was Harald who tracked it so far.)
>
>
hm  here it seems all ok (Ubuntu)
Do you have an example ?



> AFAIR others had the same problem. I was a bit overwhelmed because I
> tried to overcome the deficiencies of the aging beamer (blurry, too
> dark, psychedelic colors) with really big font sizes in all used
> programs. Additionally, TeXworks crashed all the time (Debian/GNOME;
> reproducible crashes with ConTeXt’s arranging=imposition features).
>
>
ok, but

$> tlmgr info texworks
package: texworks
category:TLCore
shortdesc:   friendly cross-platform front end
longdesc:See https://tug.org/texworks for information and downloads.
TeX Live includes executables and support files only for Windows.
installed:   No
tlmgr: cannot find depending package texworks.x86_64-linux
tlmgr: action info returned an error; continuing.
tlmgr: An error has occurred. See above messages. Exiting.

There is an AppImage at
https://www.tug.org/texworks/

and it works with
\startdocument Hello \stopdocument

--
luigi
___
If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the 
Wiki!

maillist : [email protected] / 
https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl
webpage  : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror)
archive  : https://github.com/contextgarden/context
wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net
___

[NTG-context] Re: ConTeXt in TL26

2026-03-15 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm 

Am 15.03.26 um 12:55 schrieb Max Chernoff via ntg-context:

Hi Hans,

On Sun, 2026-03-15 at 12:40 +0100, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote:

(btw, last week at hrabans context workshop we found out that installing
context from texlive is broken and unuseable;


Hmm, sorry, that's unfortunate. The ConTeXt in TL works for me and I
haven't heard any recent complaints, so I'm not entirely sure what's
wrong. If you or Hraban (or anybody else) is able to reproduce the
issue, please either report it on GitHub

 https://github.com/gucci-on-fleek/context-packaging

or email me and I'll try and fix it.


Hi Max, I wanted to report but found no time so far.

On one participant’s Mac (clean TL26 installation, no previous TeX) we 
could generate the file database and make the format, but afterwards, 
“context” didn’t find the existing format. It worked if we called 
context with the full path.

(I think it was Harald who tracked it so far.)

AFAIR others had the same problem. I was a bit overwhelmed because I 
tried to overcome the deficiencies of the aging beamer (blurry, too 
dark, psychedelic colors) with really big font sizes in all used 
programs. Additionally, TeXworks crashed all the time (Debian/GNOME; 
reproducible crashes with ConTeXt’s arranging=imposition features).


With at least two other participants (Linux and Windows, AFAIR) it 
worked, but it’s possible that files from TL25 were used.


A common problem of previous TLs (didn’t check 26) was that 
lua(meta)tex’s cache was built with administrator rights on 
installation. Running as a normal user, this was not writable, so 
lua(meta)tex created a new one, that resulted in conflicts about files 
not found or found in wrong places.

Please avoid creating anything for ConTeXt with admin rights.

Hraban
___
If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the 
Wiki!

maillist : [email protected] / 
https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl
webpage  : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror)
archive  : https://github.com/contextgarden/context
wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net
___