August 2011 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

typo in syst-aux.mkiv
by Peter Rolf 19 Aug '11

19 Aug '11

Hi, undefined '\e!!es' breaks compilation here (beta 18.08.2011). \def\getfirstcharacter #1{\ctxcommand{getfirstcharacter(\!!bs#1\e!!es)}} \def\doiffirstcharelse#1#2{\ctxcommand{doiffirstcharelse(\!!bs#1\e!!es,\!!bs#2\e!!es)}} % chr str Peter

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gnuplot
by Xenia 19 Aug '11

19 Aug '11

Hi list, I'm having some problems with gnuplot. I installed it as an extra module (means I guess, it is already installed via --modules="all"). Now, I want to use it directly in my ConTeXt-document, without compiling/preprocessing it first. In the gnuplot documentation I just found, how to create a pdf-document (nothing about implementation in context). I tried the minimal example from http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Gnuplot , but I recieve just a .plt-file. I hope some of you do also use gnuplot and can help me easily. Thanks.

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Some APA- and language related bibliography problems
by Stefan Müller 19 Aug '11

19 Aug '11

Hi list, I have some problems with a bibliography. Please consider the following example \mainlanguage[de] \setupbibtex[database={mysample}] \setuppublications[alternative=apa] \starttext Ein Zitat \cite[HagenHoekwater2011]. Noch ein Zitat \cite[SchrammKopiez2009]. \placepublications[criterium=text] \stoptext which results in "Ein Zitat (Hagen and Hoekwater, 2011). Noch ein Zitat (Schramm and Kopiez, 2009). Hagen, H. and Hoekwater, T. (2011). Fonts in ConTEXt. Boekplan, NL. Schramm, H. and Kopiez, R. (2009). Die alltägliche nutzung von musik. In Bruhn, H., Kopiez, R. and Lehmann, A. C., editors, Musikpsychologie. Das neue Handbuch, pages 253-265. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag." There are some language specific issues here. (1) There is written "and" in the two references between the author's and between the editor's names, despite the fact that I changed the mainlanguage to German. I learned that I can change this to e.g. "und" with \setuppublicationlist[lastnamesep={\ und \ }, firstnamesep={\ und \ }] but is the current mechanism for translation able to automate the translation here too? Please note that I'm fine with the above solution, I'm just curious. [Similar issue with "andtext" in \setupcite] (2) Similar to the above: How can I change the other inserted words/text, the APA manual [a] requires something different here: "(Eds.)" or "(Hrsg.)" (without the comma, latter German) instead of ", editors" "pp." or "S." (German) instead of "pages" Do I have to modify ConTeXt bib style files here? I would very much refrain from that... Those inserted words/texts are in general not used in German. IIRC these were hardcoded in English inside the style files, is this still the case? (3) There was already a thread about this [b]. The current mechanism messes with the capitalization of the titles "Die alltägliche Nutzung von Musik". In English, this is mostly an aesthetic concern, in German and other languages this is definitely a bug and makes the reference list unusable. Maybe I missed something here: Is it possible to change this without modifying the ConTeXt core files? If not I request that the function Thomas pointed out in [b] is removed. If I want uncapitalized titles I can just use them uncapitalized in th bib or bbl file. IIRC putting the complete title in extra {}'s in the bib would solve this but is considered very very bad. (4) In the APA-style, the entries in the reference list are supposed to be double-spaced [c]. How can I achieve this? The command \setupinterlinespace[big] inside \start...\stoptext does the job for the normal text, but not for the referencelist. [a] APA Publication manual, 6th edition, 2010. Page 202, section 7.02 "Books, Reference Books, and Book Chapters". [b] http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2011/059359.html [c] APA Publication manual, 6th edition, 2010. Page 37, section 2.11 "References". I strongly hope that I can get answers to all of my points above, and any hints and suggestions are appreciated. Unfortunately I'm very unfamiliar with ConTeXt's mechanisms concerning the reference list and I don't know where and how to fix these issues, otherwise I would try to post patches instead... Kind regards, Stefan Müller.

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French punctuation : footnotes
by Steffen Wolfrum 19 Aug '11

19 Aug '11

Hi, isn't "\setcharacterspacing" a global setup? Please have a look at my minimal below: does "frenchpunctuation" need to be set for footnotes seperately? What'd be the recommended way to do so? Are there other text elements that need their own frenchpunctuation (tables, toc, etc.)? Thanks a lot, Steffen ------- \starttext \mainlanguage[fr]\setcharacterspacing[frenchpunctuation]% AUSNAHME «Teste»\footnote{«Teste»} «Teste»\footnote{\setcharacterspacing[frenchpunctuation] «Teste»} \stoptext

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pgf colors
by Mojca Miklavec 19 Aug '11

19 Aug '11

Hello, I'm asking just in case that there is any PGF guru on this mailing list, else I will ask on the PGF list. I have noticed that TikZ terminal for gnuplot is broken (it worked half a year ago) because of the following definitions: \def\gpcolor#1{\tikzset{global #1}} \tikzset{rgb color/.code={\pgfutil(a)definecolor{.}{rgb}{#1}\color{.}}} \tikzset{global rgb color/.code={\pgfutil(a)definecolor{.}{rgb}{#1}\color{.}}} \tikzset{global color/.code={\color{#1}}} Example of usage: \gpcolor{color=gp lt color 0} \gpcolor{rgb color={1.000,0.000,0.000}} Clearly the command \color{...} is something latex-specific. The question is - does anyone know how to rewrite the commands written above into generic code that will work in all of the three: plain TeX, LaTeX and ConTeXt? "Minimal" example: \usemodule[tikz] \edef\tikzatcode{\the\catcode`\@} \catcode`\@=11 \def\gpcolor#1{\tikzset{global #1}} \tikzset{rgb color/.code={\pgfutil(a)definecolor{.}{rgb}{#1}\color{.}}} \tikzset{global rgb color/.code={\pgfutil(a)definecolor{.}{rgb}{#1}\color{.}}} \tikzset{global color/.code={\color{#1}}} \catcode`\@=\tikzatcode \starttext \starttikzpicture \gpcolor{color=red} % or: \gpcolor{rgb color={1.000,0.000,0.000}} \draw (0,0)--(10,0)--(10,5)--(0,5)--cycle; % this one should be red \stoptikzpicture \stoptext Thanks, Mojca

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widgets broken
by Hans Hagen 19 Aug '11

19 Aug '11

Hi, Widgets are broken in the beta (due to inheritance change). I'll fix it. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Smileys
by Cecil Westerhof 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

Is it possible to work with smileys in ConTeXt? -- Cecil Westerhof

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Errors installing ConTeXt on Windows
by Alasdair McAndrew 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

My laptop running ubuntu died this evening, so as an interim measure I'm trying to install ConTeXt on a windows machine, using the GUI "ConTeXt minimals" installer. However, after only a few seconds of running, I get two popup errors: "Update Failed: error code: 1", "Make Failed: error code: 1", after which the installation exits. Does anybody know what's going on here, and how I can get it working? Thanks, Alasdair -- Blog: http://amca01.wordpress.com Web: http://bit.ly/Alasdair Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alasdair.mcandrew

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minimals
by Hans Hagen 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

Hi, I uploaded a new beta but please don't update the minimals as it looks like the texmf-context/tex tree gets lost on the server Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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ConTeXt Book: Request for help!
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

Dear gang, As some of you may know, I'm working on a professional introductory book for learning ConTeXt. Part of the philosophy of this book is to be as self-contained as possible, so we'll be using a preferred editor. Not one editor/ide out there is ideal for ConTeXt (including bidi editing and other user-friendly configurability). The best balance I could find is Notepad++ (Npp), and that's what I'm going with. I have done a lot of work to contextify it, and I have added some new features, such as a context-menu where one can right-click and get a list of ConTeXt typography and description options, experimental support for tooltips (giving options for commands etc), no more manual braces (so far less run errors) etc. To take this to the next level I need help: Is there anyone on the list who knows how to write and compile lexers for scintilla-based editors? Also, how to compile C++ for M$-Windows based applications such as Npp? Npp has a rich user-defined dialog, and I have been able to do a lot with it, but it has some serious limitations. So I'd like to port my user-definitions to a lexer. We can probably start with the code for the included TeX lexer, de-latexify it, and add the needed functions for ConTeXt, including a few other features. If anyone is interested, please contact me! Best wishes Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Shīʿī Studies Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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