February 2022 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

shapepar for ConTeXt
by Peter Münster 14 Feb '22

14 Feb '22

Hi, Is there something like shapepar (LaTeX-package) for ConTeXt? I would like to do the same as "\heartpar{text}" (see http://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/shapepar/shapepar.pdf page 9) with ConTeXt. TIA for any hints, -- Peter

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Harfbuzz plugin and colors
by Jairo A. del Rio 14 Feb '22

14 Feb '22

Hi, list! I've tested the Harfbuzz plugin in ConTeXt and it works nicely for most cases. However, color doesn't seem to work. Is this intended? I know this plugin won't be supported, but I'll be fine with pointers to solve this issue. Thanks in advance. \usemodule[fonts-plugins] \definefontfeature[harf] [mode=plug, features=harfbuzz, shaper=native] %Just to test Harfbuzz is actually working \definefontfeature[devaA][harf] [language=dflt, script=deva] \definefontfeature[devaB][default] [script=deva] \definefontfeature[colored][harf] [language=dflt,script=arab, colr=yes] %doesn't do anything \startbuffer[hindi] %From a Wikipedia page हिन्‍दी भाषा का इतिहास लगभग एक सहस्र वर्ष पुराना माना गया है। हिन्‍दी भाषा व साहित्‍य के जानकार अपभ्रंश की अन्तिम अवस्‍था 'अवहट्ठ से हिन्‍दी का उद्भव स्‍वीकार करते हैं। चन्द्रधर शर्मा 'गुलेरी' ने इसी अवहट्ठ को 'पुरानी हिन्दी' नाम दिया। अपभ्रंश की समाप्ति और आधुनिक भारतीय भाषाओं के जन्मकाल के समय को संक्रान्तिकाल कहा जा सकता है। हिन्दी का स्वरूप शौरसेनी और अर्धमागधी अपभ्रंशों से विकसित हुआ है। 1000 ई॰ के आसपास इसकी स्वतन्त्र सत्ता का परिचय मिलने लगा था, जब अपभ्रंश भाषाएँ साहित्यिक सन्दर्भों में प्रयोग में आ रही थीं। यही भाषाएँ बाद में विकसित होकर आधुनिक भारतीय आर्य भाषाओं के रूप में अभिहित हुईं। अपभ्रंश का जो भी कथ्य रूप था - वही आधुनिक बोलियों में विकसित हुआ। \stopbuffer \starttext {\righttoleft\definedfont[file:AmiriQuranColored.ttf*colored]\input{khatt-ar}} {\definedfont[file:Lohit-Devanagari.ttf*devaA]\getbuffer[hindi]} \blank[line] {\definedfont[file:Lohit-Devanagari.ttf*devaB]\getbuffer[hindi]} \stoptext

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LuaMetaLa(!)TeX
by Henning Hraban Ramm 13 Feb '22

13 Feb '22

WTF, someone wrote a LaTeX format for LuaMetaTeX already 3 years ago: https://github.com/zauguin/luametalatex (Herbert Voss just pointed me to it.) Hraban

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Re: [NTG-context] \installpagearrangement doublesided stickers
by Jigé 11 Feb '22

11 Feb '22

Thanks a lot Willi, Sorry for the late reply. Actually, for a while I couldn't make it work. But It seems it was just my \dosetuparrangement that was wrong. Now it works. Here it is, cleaned-up: \installpagearrangement 2*5*double*2*5 {\dosetuparrangement{2}{5}{10}{3}{6} % number of pages on the x axis, % number of pages on the y axis, % total (?), % number of cutmarks on the x axis, % number of cutmarks on the y axis, \pusharrangedpageTWOFIVEDOUBLESIDED\poparrangedpagesAB\relax} \def\pusharrangedpageTWOFIVEDOUBLESIDED#1% {\advancearrangedpageN \reportarrangedpage\arrangedpageN \ifcase\arrangedpageN \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}000\arrangedpageA % 1 % Numbers starting from 0: % rotation state, % horizontal placement, % vertical placement. \\or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}010\arrangedpageB % 2 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}010\arrangedpageA % 3 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}000\arrangedpageB % 4 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}001\arrangedpageA % 5 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}011\arrangedpageB % 6 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}011\arrangedpageA % 7 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}001\arrangedpageB % 8 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}002\arrangedpageA % 9 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}012\arrangedpageB % 10 \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}012\arrangedpageA % ... \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}002\arrangedpageB % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}003\arrangedpageA % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}013\arrangedpageB % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}013\arrangedpageA % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}003\arrangedpageB % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}004\arrangedpageA % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}014\arrangedpageB % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}014\arrangedpageA % \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}004\arrangedpageB % \poparrangedpages \fi} \definepapersize[Vignette][width=80.0mm,height=50.0mm] \setuppapersize [Vignette][A4] \setuparranging [2*5*double*2*5] \setuplayout [margin=0pt, location=middle, marking=on] \showframe \starttext \dorecurse{20}{\vbox to \textheight{\vfill\midaligned{\tfd ABC}\vfill}\page} \stoptext My aim is to have something as plain as possible so I can modify it quickly to print double-sided cards, more likely from an image, instead of using some clumsy wysiwyg editor. Next thing is to find a sensible name for the layout. I'm not sure about the 2*5*double*2*5 name. Thanks again. > Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 22:20:36 +0100 > From: Willi Egger <context(a)boede.nl> > To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> > Subject: Re: [NTG-context] \installpagearrangement doublesided > stickers > Message-ID: <6A631259-75DC-4B7F-BE10-A0584908B5E9(a)boede.nl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Hello Jigé, > > Adapt your layout to the following and it works. > > \setuplayout > [%] > margin=0mm, > topspace=0mm, > backspace=1mm, > width=80mm, > height=50mm, > nx=2, > ny=5, > dx=0mm, > dy=0mm, > location=middle, > marking=on, > ] > > Kind regards > Willi > >> On 16 Jan 2022, at 15:18, Jigé via ntg-context <ntg-context(a)ntg.nl> wrote: >> >> Greetings everyone. >> >> Well, it's not exactly about double-sided stickers but sort of. Imagine printing a double-sided sheet and using a so-called plastifying device to make tokens. >> I began with the File Card and Labels examples from the wiki, then tried to change the \installpagearrangement example from the 'imposition' wiki page. >> >> My question is: >> how to position everything in the middle of the sheet, so that double-siding actually works? >> As is, it's all in the top left corner. Changing the location argument for "location=middle" in \setuplayout doesn't work here. What should it be? >> >> By the way, I'm not sure about the 3rd, 4th and 6th arguments in the dosetuparrangement command. >> >> Thanks a lot! >> >> Here it is: >> >> \installpagearrangement 2*5*double*2*5 >> {\dosetuparrangement{5}{2}{10}{3}{6}% X,Y,Total,hcutmarks,vcutmarks >> \pusharrangedpageTWOFIVEDOUBLESIDED\poparrangedpagesAB\relax} >> >> \def\pusharrangedpageTWOFIVEDOUBLESIDED#1% >> {\advancearrangedpageN >> \reportarrangedpage\arrangedpageN >> \ifcase\arrangedpageN >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}000\arrangedpageA % 1 rot,hskip,vskip >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}010\arrangedpageB % 2 >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}010\arrangedpageA % 3 >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}000\arrangedpageB % 4 >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}001\arrangedpageA % 5 >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}011\arrangedpageB % 6 >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}011\arrangedpageA % 7 >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}001\arrangedpageB % 8 >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}002\arrangedpageA % 9 >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}012\arrangedpageB % 10 >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}012\arrangedpageA % ... >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}002\arrangedpageB % >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}003\arrangedpageA % >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}013\arrangedpageB % >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}013\arrangedpageA % >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}003\arrangedpageB % >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}004\arrangedpageA % >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}014\arrangedpageB % >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}014\arrangedpageA % >> \or \handlearrangedpageXandY{#1}004\arrangedpageB % >> \poparrangedpages >> \fi} >> >> \definepapersize[Etiquette][width=80.0mm,height=50.0mm] >> \setuppapersize [Etiquette][A4] >> \setuparranging [2*5*double*2*5] >> %\setuplayout [margin=0pt, width=fit] >> \setuplayout[ >> %location=middle,%nx=2,ny=5, >> %location=middle, >> location=left, >> marking=on, >> margin=0mm, >> topspace=0mm, >> backspace=0mm, >> width=fit, >> %header=0mm, >> %footer=0mm, >> %align=middle, >> ] >> >> \showframe >> %\setuppagenumbering[state=stop] >> \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] >> >> \starttext >> \dorecurse{20}{\vbox to \textheight{\vfill\midaligned{\tfd ABC}\vfill}\page} >> \stoptext >> ___________________________________________________________________________________

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Indented Paragraph After Float?
by Michael Urban 08 Feb '22

08 Feb '22

As always, it is hard to tell whether this is my stupidity, the wrong version of ConText, or a bug. \setupfloat[figure][indentnext=yes] \starttext %\setupbodyfont[11pt] \setupindenting[yes, medium] \input ward \startplacefigure[title=A Figure,location=page] \startframedtext \input ward.tex \stopframedtext \stopplacefigure Why am I not indented? \input ward \stoptext produces output (for me) with the next paragraph after the figure placement unindented. I cannot think of a workaround hack in this case. mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.03 mtx-context | mtx-context | main context file: /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv mtx-context | current version: 2020.03.10 14:44 mtx-context | main context file: /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkxl mtx-context | current version: 2020.03.10 14:44

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next version
by Hans Hagen 08 Feb '22

08 Feb '22

Hi, In case I forget (and someone is in wikify mode) ... the next upload will have a new command: test \diagnostic {here 1} test test \diagnostic[2] {here 2} test test \diagnostic[.05]{here 3} test which will show up as [[diagnostic]] > here 1 [[diagnostic]] > here 2 (sleep: 2) [[diagnostic]] > here 3 (sleep: 0.05) and which can be used for debugging styles. It might evolve. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Regular Online meeting
by Gerhard Schramm 08 Feb '22

08 Feb '22

Dear Hraban, Dear Hans I'm looking for a way to automatically rotate a graphic (DIN_A4_PDF_Pages). I try to manage technical manuals with Context. (Which is really great!) To do this, I have to import always new PDF-pages (technical sketches) , which can be in landscape or portrait format. The pages should always be displayed as large as possible on the pages of my manuals. (I have no influence on the PDF's, as they come from other departments.) Do you see a possibility here? kind regards Gerd

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Double-sided documents with MetaFun's Field[Text][Text]
by śrīrāma 07 Feb '22

07 Feb '22

Dear list, I have a double-sided document in which I want to draw certain page backgrounds on the right (odd) and left (even) pages. Here is an example %%% SOF \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setuplayout [backspace=4cm, leftmargin=4cm, cutspace=2cm, rightmargin=2cm, leftmargindistance=0cm, rightmargindistance=0cm, header=2cm, footer=2cm, topspace=1cm, bottomspace=1cm, top=1cm, bottom=1cm, width=middle, height=fit] \startuseMPgraphic{page} StartPage; draw Area[Text][Text] shifted (InnerMarginWidth,BottomHeight+FooterHeight); draw Field[Text][Text] withcolor blue; StopPage; \stopuseMPgraphic \defineoverlay[page][\useMPgraphic{page}] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=page] \starttext \dorecurse{10}{\input knuth \page} \stoptext %%% EOF In the resulting PDF the Field[Text][Text] path is not positioned (/computed?) correctly, while the manually positioned Area[Text][Text] path is as expected. So, it seems that the margin widths and other distance are updated for each odd, even page but Field[Text][Text] is still wrong? The Field[Text][Text] path appears on every page as though it is on an odd (right) page. Have I missed something? Thanks, śrīrāma (Sreeram)

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Odd Font Behavior in startstop Group
by Michael Urban 06 Feb '22

06 Feb '22

I am experiencing an odd behavior switching text styles in a defined startstop group ("blockquote"). I get different behavior depending on whether the switchtobodyfont in the startstop definition includes the dummy {\it } and {\bf } text. If they are not there, the italic and boldface switches in the second blockquote revert to the gyreschola body font of the main text; but this only happens if there is an earlier blockquote with no style changes. This is with: $ context --version mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.03 mtx-context | mtx-context | main context file: /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv mtx-context | current version: 2020.03.10 14:44 mtx-context | main context file: /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkxl mtx-context | current version: 2020.03.10 14:44 Do I need a newer version of ConTeXt, or am I doing something wrong? Fonts in ConTeXt are always perilous, alas. For me, anyway. \definefallbackfamily[story][serif][notoserif][range={greekandcoptic,greekextended},force=yes] \definefontfamily[story][serif][TeX Gyre Schola] \definefontfamily[story][sans][modern] \definefontfamily[story][mono][modern] \definefontfamily[story][mm][TeX Gyre Pagella Math] \setupbodyfont[story,11pt] \definestartstop[blockquote] [ before={ \blank \startnarrower \setupwhitespace[2pt] \setupindenting[none] \switchtobodyfont[termes]{\it }{\bf }% This is so weird. Put a comment marker after [termes] for a different result }, after={ \stopnarrower \blank \indenting[next]}, ]% \starttext \chapter{Testing} \input ward \startblockquote \input knuth \stopblockquote \input zapf {\it This is what Italic letters look like.} {\bf And these are bold.} \startblockquote This is what it said, in {\it Italic} and {\bf bold} letters: \bgroup \it\noindent This is what Italic letters look like here. \egroup \bgroup \bf\noindent This is what Bold letters look like here. \egroup \stopblockquote \stoptext

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XMP metadata schema yields invalid PDF/A
by Karl Pettersson 05 Feb '22

05 Feb '22

Hi PDF/A files generated using ConTeXt fail validation with veraPDF, and the reason seems to be that the dc:description metadata is defined with the wrong type in the embedded XMP extension schema. https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/632380/generate-pdf-a-with-context https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/issues/1224 I can reproduce the problem using TeX Live 2021 (MkIV 2021.03.05). The definition seems to be controlled by this code. https://source.contextgarden.net/tex/context/base/mkiv/lpdf-pua.xml?search=… Regards -- Karl Pettersson Uppsala, Sweden https://static-dust.klpn.se/

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