December 2004 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Vertical justification of each slide
by Laurent Chéno 18 Dec '04

18 Dec '04

(* please excuse my poor english *) Hi, I use ConTeXt for presentations : I wish text on each slide to be vertically justified and vertically centered (between 2 occurrences of "\page"). There is surely a simple way to achieve that, but I don't found it. Do you can help me ? Thank you in advance. Laurent Chéno

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Problems with uniqueMPgraphic
by Adam Duck 18 Dec '04

18 Dec '04

I have this small test case: and it comes out with the wrong colors. So, I think I know that this is because of the same dimensions but I want to have different colors for the same overlay-dimensions. How do I do that? bye, Adam.

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Directions to use the new table format.
by Dirar BOUGATEF 17 Dec '04

17 Dec '04

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No bonds visibel with ppchtex
by Kai Straube 17 Dec '04

17 Dec '04

Hello all, I tried my sample with: texexec 5.2.3, pdfeTeX 3.14159-1.10b-2.1, context 2004.12.06, fmt 2004.12.17 and texexec 3.1, pdfeTeX 3.14159-1.10b, fmt 5.2.1 always the same result. Kai

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No bonds visibel with ppchtex
by Kai Straube 17 Dec '04

17 Dec '04

Hi there, I try to write some structures with ppchtex, but I found that the bonds will not beeing drawn. Simple examble: \usemodule[chemic, units, pictex] \mainlanguage[de] \language[de] \enableregime[il1] \setupencoding[default=texnansi] \setuppapersize[A4] \starttext \startchemical \chemical[ONE,SB1,SB4,SB2,SB7,Z01247][C,H,H,H,H] \stopchemical \stoptext This results in only the symbols. but no bonds. Any suggestions? Thank you, Kai

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m-letter.tex
by Wolfgang Zillig 17 Dec '04

17 Dec '04

Hello, is someone using the letter module as mentioned in xcorresp.pdf (the correspondence manual)? There is written that the layout is defined in a file "m-letter.tex". I can´t find this file and the examples from the manual are not working too. Is there an example file for the use of this module? regards Wolfgang

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Re: [XeTeX] XeTeX infinite loop [][][][][][] bug - possible fix
by Adam Lindsay 17 Dec '04

17 Dec '04

[CC'd to ConTeXt list.] Jonathan Kew said this at Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:30:25 +0000: >I think I may have a temporary fix for the [][][][][][] problem, until >such time as I correct the real bug in XeTeX and release a new version. >I've been able to reproduce the problem here, and identified a >texmf.cnf setting that appears to trigger it (and which was changed in >a recent i-Package update). > >Edit the file: > > /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf > >(you may need to "sudo pico ..." or whatever your favorite editor is), >look for the "Memory" section, and add the lines: > > extra_mem_bot.xetex = 0 > extra_mem_bot.xelatex = 0 > >It is not necessary to regenerate the format files after adding these >entries. > >(ConTeXt users may need an additional setting; I'm not sure what format >name they're using.) Well, at the moment, it's "context": extra_mem_bot.context = 0 (That's a pretty harsh workaround, considering "extra_mem_bot.context = 4000000" is the default in gwTeX. ConTeXters may prefer the \hfuzz suggestion from the XeTeX list. In any case, it explains why I was seeing the infinite loop so early!) >Please let me know, those who've run into the problem, whether this >does solve it for you. Meanwhile, I will of course aim to fix the bug >in XeTeX that makes non-zero "extra_mem_bot" settings fail in this way. A quick test on a file that normally sends XeTeX spinning away was fine after zeroing extra_mem_bot. Thanks! adam -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay, Computing Dept. atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk Lancaster University, InfoLab21 +44(0)1524/510.514 Lancaster, LA1 4WA, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/510.492 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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XML in ConTeXt & verbatim text
by Richard Gabriel 17 Dec '04

17 Dec '04

Hi all, I'm back here with the following problem: I'm processing XML files (DocBook DTD) which also may contain the <programlisting> tag with some preformatted text. In a sample TeX file, I've tested the following: \starttyping <somecontext> <variable name="Var"> Value of Var </variable> </somecontext> \stoptyping This works and the result is great. So I defined a macro to process the <programlisting> tag from the XML file: \defineXMLenvironment[programlisting]{\starttyping}{\stoptyping} This causes an error while processing. Most probably the \starttyping command breaks things inside the \defineXMLenvironment macro... Any guess how to solve this issue? Many thanks! Richard

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floats pb in a list
by olivier Turlier 17 Dec '04

17 Dec '04

Hi contexers, I try writing step by step howtos for Autocad courses. I've borrowed (one more time) Hans example code written around p83 in cont-eni.pdf for combined items, and rename definitions. I'm unable to get correct float placement in a such list, even with small figures. On each new page, the float move towards topleft, above it's "anchor". Thanks for any answers. -- Olivier TURLIER %pb-howto.tex \setupoutput [pdftex] \useregime[il1] \enableregime[il1] \useencoding[ffr] \usetypescript[palatino][texnansi] \setupbodyfont[palatino,rm,10pt] \definepapersize [cours] [width=\dimexpr(\paperwidth-.05\paperwidth), height=\dimexpr(\paperheight-.05\paperheight)] \setuppapersize [cours] [A4] \setuplayout [top=6mm,topdistance=6mm, bottom=6mm,bottomdistance=18mm, topspace=18mm, height=263mm,%middle header=6mm,headerdistance=6mm, footer=6mm,footerdistance=18mm, bakspace=46mm,%cutspace=50mm, width=164mm,%middle leftmargin=22mm,leftmargindistance=4mm, leftedge=5mm,leftedgedistance=5mm, rightmargin=28mm,rightmargindistance=4mm, rightedge=6mm,rightedgedistance=5mm %,grid=yes ] % \setuptolerance [verytolerant,stretch] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] % \setupfloats[location=middle] \definefloat [etape] [figures] \defineparagraphs [Etape] [n=2,rule=off,align=lohi] \setupparagraphs [Etape] [2] [width=.5\textwidth] \defineenumeration [Explication] [location=left,text=,width=3em,before=,after=] \starttext \chapter[]{One} Some introduction text \section[]{two} Some longer introduction text \section[]{three} \startEtape \startExplication \dorecurse{2}{ First step of this cookbook look ok but is the rest equal ?} \stopExplication \nextEtape \placeetape [here,force,always,none] {} {\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=.45\textwidth,frame=on]} \stopEtape \startEtape \startExplication \dorecurse{3}{ First step of this cookbook look ok but is the rest equal ?} \stopExplication \nextEtape \placeetape [here,force,always,none] {} {\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=.45\textwidth,frame=on]} \stopEtape \startEtape \startExplication \dorecurse{4}{ First step of this cookbook look ok but is the rest equal ?} \stopExplication \nextEtape \placeetape [here,force,always,none] {} {\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=.45\textwidth,frame=on]} \stopEtape \startEtape \startExplication \dorecurse{5}{ First step of this cookbook look ok but is the rest equal ?} \stopExplication \nextEtape \placeetape [here,force,always,none] {} {\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=.45\textwidth,frame=on]} \stopEtape \startEtape \startExplication \dorecurse{6}{ First step of this cookbook look ok but is the rest equal ?} \stopExplication \nextEtape \placeetape [here,force,always,none] {} {\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=.45\textwidth,frame=on]} \stopEtape \startEtape \startExplication \dorecurse{7}{ First step of this cookbook look ok but is the rest equal ?} \stopExplication \nextEtape \placeetape [here,force,always,none] {} {\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=.45\textwidth,frame=on]} \stopEtape \stoptext

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How to get default Dutch language Context in TeXShop on Macos X
by Robert Kroon 16 Dec '04

16 Dec '04

Hi, Recently I've installed Gerben Wierda's teTeX distributon incl. ConTeXt on my iMac (Macos X, 10.3.6). Now I'm trying to learn ConTeXt. I'm marking up my documents in TeXShop, version 1.34. I can typeset small ConTeXt documents and generate PDF-files as long as the type setting commands are in English. However, I would like to use Dutch type setting commands like: \starttekst Dit is een test \stoptekst When I typeset this file from within TexShop I get following output and errors <Begin screen message> TeXExec 5.2.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 executable : pdfetex format : cont-nl inputfile : Context-les1 output : pdftex interface : nl current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt cont-nl.fmt fmtutil: no info for format `cont-nl'. Sorry, I can't find the format `cont-nl.fmt'; will try `context.fmt'. kpathsea: Running mktexfmt context.fmt fmtutil: no info for format `context'. I can't find the format file `context.fmt'! return code : 256 run time : 6 seconds total run time : 6 seconds <End screen message> First my interface was en (english). As can been seen in the listing my interface language is now nl . I changed this under my root account with the command texexec --make nl en My Texexec --verbose output under my user account is: <Begin terminal output> TeXExec 5.2.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 current path : /Users/robert locating ini file : kpsewhiching texexec.ini on scripts locating ini file : kpsewhiching texexec.ini elsewhere locating ini file : found by kpsewhich reading : /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/context/config/texexec.ini setting : 'TeXShell' to 'tetex' for 'all' setting : 'UseEnginePath' to 'false' for 'all' setting : 'UsedInterfaces' to 'nl en metafun mptopdf' for 'all' setting : 'UserInterface' to 'nl' for 'all' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'tex' for 'all' setting : 'MpExecutable' to 'mpost' for 'all' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'all' setting : 'DviToMpExecutable' to 'dvitomp' for 'all' setting : 'DviSpecialScript' to 'dvispec' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormat' to 'metafun' for 'all' setting : 'TeXFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'TeXHashExecutable' to 'mktexlsr' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'pdfetex' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXPassString' to '-progname=context' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXBatchFlag' to '-int=batchmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXNonStopFlag' to '-int=nonstopmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpPassString' to '-progname=mpost' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpBatchFlag' to '-int=batchmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpNonStopFlag' to '-int=nonstopmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXVirginFlag' to '-ini -translate-file=natural.tcx' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpVirginFlag' to '-ini -translate-file=natural.tcx' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXPassString' to '-progname=context -translate-file=natural.tcx' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpPassString' to '-progname=mpost -translate-file=natural.tcx' for 'tetex' used setting : TeXShell = tetex used setting : SetupPath = used setting : UserInterface = nl used setting : UsedInterfaces = nl en metafun mptopdf used setting : TeXFontsPath = . used setting : MpExecutable = mpost used setting : MpToTeXExecutable = mpto used setting : DviToMpExecutable = dvitomp used setting : TeXProgramPath = used setting : TeXFormatPath = used setting : ConTeXtPath = used setting : TeXScriptsPath = used setting : TeXHashExecutable = mktexlsr used setting : TeXExecutable = pdfetex used setting : TeXVirginFlag = -ini -translate-file=natural.tcx used setting : TeXBatchFlag = -int=batchmode used setting : TeXNonStopFlag = -int=nonstopmode used setting : MpBatchFlag = -int=batchmode used setting : MpNonStopFlag = -int=nonstopmode used setting : TeXPassString = -progname=context -translate-file=natural.tcx used setting : TeXFormatFlag = & used setting : MpFormatFlag = & used setting : MpVirginFlag = -ini -translate-file=natural.tcx used setting : MpPassString = -progname=mpost -translate-file=natural.tcx used setting : MpFormat = metafun used setting : MpFormatPath = used setting : UseEnginePath = 0 used setting : FmtLanguage = used setting : FmtBodyFont = used setting : FmtResponse = used setting : TcXPath = used setting : SetFile = applications will use : /usr/local/teTeX/texmf.cnf generating format : not using fmtutil --help overview of all options and their values --help all all about all options --help short just the main options --help mode ... pdf all about a few options --help '*.pdf' all about options containing 'pdf' <end terminal output> I believe that I'm doing things terrible wrong and I'm not that much used to use the terminal (as root, administrator or user) in Macos X. Any tips how I can get my Dutch typesetting command from within TeXShop? Many thanks in advance. Robert -- Robert Kroon E-mail: robert(a)kroontevelde.demon.nl **** RISC OS computers - designed to serve ****

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