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serial letters
by Henning Hraban Ramm 11 Nov '24

11 Nov '24

How would you approach serial letters, e.g. to all members of a club? (Actually I need to send out donation receipts.) I’d like to use the letter module, since my usual letter design is using it. I can export the addresses to CSV, JSON, Lua tables or whatever or transfer them to a SQLite db. Would it make more sense to read them in Lua and combine this data with a buffer, or to write a single tex file for every letter? I know how to do the latter, but I’d like to learn a more ConTeXt-ish way. Would it make sense to use the bibliographies module? Greetlings, Hraban --- https://www.fiee.net http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.dreiviertelhaus.de GPG Key ID 1C9B22FD

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t-downsample.lua
by Peter Münster 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

Hi, Please find attached a new version of the module, with some ideas from Marco. Later, I'll upload it to modules.contextgarden.net. Here a usage example: \usemodule[downsample] \setupexternalfigures[ location=default, % find hacker.jpg and mill.png cache=/tmp, % where to put the low resolution images resolution=50, % resolution in DPI conversion=downsample.pdf] % use this module \starttext \externalfigure[hacker][width=0.4\textwidth] \setupexternalfigures[resolution=20] \externalfigure[mill][width=4in, height=3in] \setupexternalfigures[resolution=200] \externalfigure[mill][width=4in, height=3in] \stoptext Hans, it would be nice, to apply this patch, to trigger new conversion, when figure dimensions change: --- grph-inc.lua~ 2019-02-14 17:04:12.000000000 +0100 +++ grph-inc.lua 2019-02-17 08:45:38.129971581 +0100 @@ -864,6 +864,14 @@ newbase = prefix .. newbase end local hash = "" + local width = figures.current().request.width + local height = figures.current().request.height + if width then + hash = hash .. "[w:" .. width .. "]" + end + if height then + hash = hash .. "[h:" .. height .. "]" + end if resolution then hash = hash .. "[r:" .. resolution .. "]" end TIA, -- Peter

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How to improve appearance of bars in frac, sqrt, etc. on screens?
by Ralph 07 Oct '24

07 Oct '24

Hello, I’m relatively new to ConTeXt (version 2024.05.31, LMTX, standalone) and really enjoy learning it so far, but I have one little problem with the appearance of horizontal bars in math mode. It seems the way ConTeXt displayed horizontal extensible bars in math mode some time ago (as used in \frac, \sqrt, \overbar, ...) was similar to the way LaTeX (PDFLaTeX and LuaLaTeX) and Plain TeX handled this, but it has changed since then. Instead of one bar there are now multiple characters attached to each other. This makes it look more consistent with the font, but unfortunately it doesn’t display well in any PDF viewer I’ve tried (on Linux, so I’ve not tried Adobe Acrobat Reader). The bars look dotted, I guess it’s due to anti-aliasing (the dots disappear when anti-aliasing is disabled, but then of course everything looks pixelated). Two screenshots are attached (different zoom levels in PDF viewer) so that you know what I’m talking about. Source: \setuppapersize[S3] \starttext \startformula \sqrt{a^2 + b^2} = \frac{1000 \cdot c}{1000} \stopformula \stoptext Is there a way to switch to the old bars for documents viewed mainly on screens, or is there any other way to improve their appearance? I couldn’t find any documentation on this, so I would be very thankful if somebody here could help out. Best, Ralph

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Draw leftframe to a description
by Gerion Entrup 07 Oct '24

07 Oct '24

Hi, I want to typeset an "excurses" description that is marked with a leftframe. The problem is that it spans about multiple pages and has footnotes. Here is an MWE: ``` %% -> mwe-framedtext.pdf \defineframedtext[excursusbg][ frame=off, leftframe=on, rulethickness=1mm, framecolor=blue, toffset=0mm, % there is an offset anyways ] %% -> mwe-textbackground.pdf % \definetextbackground[excursusbg] [ % location=text, % background=color, % backgroundcolor=lightblue, % frame=on, % loffset=10cm, % seems to have no impact % ] \definedescription[excursus][ text={Excursus:\ }, alternative=top, headstyle=bold, margin=1cm, width=broad, before={\startexcursusbg}, after={\stopexcursusbg}, ] \starttext \input ward \startexcursus[title={A Knuth extract}] \input knuth \stopexcursus \input ward \startexcursus[title={A much longer Knuth extract}] \input knuth Sometimes, sentences have footnotes\footnote{Some footnote}. \input knuth \input knuth \stopexcursus \stoptext ``` See the attached PDFs for the different results. In principal, I would like the excurses typesetted like to solution with \defineframedtext. However, this does not work with pagebreaks. Additionally, the leftframe is too long (it begins above the "Excursus" text). I tried toffset to let the leftframe begin exactly at the "Excurses" text without success. The solution with \textbackground looks somewhat promising. It supports pagebreaks, but draws above footnotes and prints a small rectangle at the end of the excursus. I also didn't found a way to specify a leftframe only. Also, loffset seems to have no effect, here. Do I use the false environments? Do you know a better solution? Gerion

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PDF/UA-2, WTPDF
by Henning Hraban Ramm 20 Sep '24

20 Sep '24

Quoting a post by Philipp Kiff, https://mastodon.social/@pkiff/112219488889350928: In amongst the release of PDF/UA-2 (PDF for Universal Accessibility) and the new Well-Tagged PDF (WTPDF) standard last month, some PDF professionals may have missed two other new resources that may help explain and view them: 1. Questions and Answers about Tagged PDF from PDF association 2. Acrobat Custom File Info Panels by Peter Wyatt Last month saw the release of PDF/UA-2 and the new Well-Tagged PDF (WTPDF) standard - neither of which revokes PDF/UA-1. And none of those are the same as PDF 1.7 vs 2.0. To many, the landscape of PDF specs may now seem littered with confusing acronyms and versions! For some help disentangling it all, the PDF association has a Questions and Answers about Tagged PDF: https://pdfa.org/resource/tagged-pdf-q-a/ In related news, Peter Wyatt released Acrobat Custom File Info Panels. This is a free extension for Acrobat that adds new panels to the XMP metadata shown when you view File > Properties in Acrobat Pro. The new panels allow you to view the additional conformance claims and dated revisions of ISO standards that can now be included in PDFs, but that aren't currently visible in the standard Acrobat panels. https://pdfa.org/discovering-pdf-metadata/ One thing I realized in reading through the new standards and looking at various sample files this week is that I should probably spend some time learning LaTeX! Both LaTeX and LibreOffice are already capable of producing PDF/UA-2 files, and with some tweaking, LaTeX can produce what appear to be really good WTPDF files. Kudos to both those development teams! https://github.com/latex3/tagging-project/discussions/72 Finally, in case you missed earlier posts from last month, here are links to the official sources for the two new PDF standards that these other resources relate to: 1. PDF/UA-2 https://pdfa.org/iso-14289-2-pdfua-2/ 2. Well-Tagged PDF (WTPDF) https://pdfa.org/wtpdf/

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upload
by Hans Hagen 01 Aug '24

01 Aug '24

Hi, end of the month update: - we are still working on the math manual so updates there (we want the manual to stable for the upcoming meeting) - we also work on the export (some changes and additions there but we will conver that plus some new tools later when we're done, read: are satisfied with what browsers can handle sort of well) - wolfgang updated the setups (command definitions) so plenty of improvements and completion in there (he also did some quality assurance) - all kind of small thingies (some to be introduced at the upcoming meeting were as usual we also discuss development and priorities) - there are some new \setupalign options, like 'notwins', 'notoddlers' and 'noorphans' in case someone wants to be surprised as usual when we run into unforseen issues we'll fix it, 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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combining float counters
by Henning Hraban Ramm 31 Jul '24

31 Jul '24

Hi, I defined new float types for special figure/caption placement, but would like to use the general figure counter. I didn’t find a setup for that. How can I do this? pseudocode: \setupfloat[myfigure][ counter=figure, ] Hraban

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Cron <context@cgl> /var/www/aanhet.net/context/bin/cron/context-mirror
by root＠ntg.nl 31 Jul '24

31 Jul '24

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lua error in `back-exp.lmt`
by Sylvain Hubert 31 Jul '24

31 Jul '24

ConTeXt LMTX version: 2024.05.27 18:16 Sample tex file: \setupbackend[export=yes] \starttext x \startsectionlevel \startitemize \item \startitemize \item \startitemize \item \stopitemize \stopitemize \stopitemize \stopsectionlevel \stoptext Error log: tex error > tex error on line 1 in file ./input.tex: lua error: registered function call [252]: ...mtx/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/back-exp.lmt:1426: attempt to get length of a nil value (local 'td') stack traceback: ...mtx/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/back-exp.lmt:1426: in upvalue 'pushcontent' ...mtx/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/back-exp.lmt:1597: in upvalue 'collectresults' ...mtx/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/back-exp.lmt:1867: in upvalue 'collectresults' ...mtx/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/back-exp.lmt:1867: in upvalue 'collectresults' ..... ...mtx/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/back-exp.lmt:1867: in upvalue 'collectresults' ...mtx/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/back-exp.lmt:1969: in upvalue 'nodes_handlers_export' [string "local tonut = nodes.tonut..."]:27: in function <[string "local tonut = nodes.tonut..."]:12> (...tail calls...) ...mtx/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/node-shp.lmt:38: in function <...mtx/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/node-shp.lmt:37> (...tail calls...) 1 >> \setupbackend[export=yes] 2 3 \starttext 4 x 5 \startsectionlevel 6 \startitemize 7 \item 8 \startitemize 9 \item 10 \startitemize 11 \item mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1

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Reminder: 18th ConTeXt Meeting , August 17-23.
by Taco Hoekwater 30 Jul '24

30 Jul '24

Dear list members, We would like to remind you that registration for the 18th ConTeXt Meeting https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2024/ will only remain open for a few more days. There are a few open onsite spots remaining, so there is still an opportunity to meet us all in person this year. You can also register to attend the online meeting, where there is no limit on the number of attendees. Meeting in person is a lot more fun, though! This year we are hosted in Lutten, The Netherlands, in a converted water tower: https://watertorenlutten-nl.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr… We will be present online in Hraban's BBB chatroom, per usual: https://lecture.senfcall.de/hen-rbr-rku-oke The theme for this meeting is keeping up but as you know we have never been that strict about a particular theme, so feel free to suggest other topics to talk about. We are busy creating the actual schedule, but a lot of the planned talks are already mentioned on the abstracts page of the website (in random order): https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2024/abstracts.shtml Dates and deadlines • August 1st 2024, registration closes, ask for options after this deadline • August 17th–23th, 2024, 18th ConTeXt Meeting Never been to the ConTeXt Meeting? Don't worry, the group of regular participants is open and friendly, and you don't know what you are missing, unless you come at least once. Different discount options https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2024/fee.shtml are available. We hope to see you in August! Ton, Hans, and Taco — Taco Hoekwater E: taco(a)bittext.nl genderfluid (all pronouns)

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