June 2025 - ntg-context - Mailing Lists

upload
by Hans Hagen 13 Jun '25

13 Jun '25

Hi, I uploaded a new version, this time a bit of beta, because of: -- reworked control over callbacks: more restrictive, some protection against overload, better control; as a side effect context can run a bit faster but it depends on the job and features used; if something is not working as expected it might relate to this (easy to fix) -- some preparations for an upgrade of grid snapping, profiling and spacing (mostly related to math in the new columnsets); we're still working on … [View More]

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Color Profile ISO Coated v2 300% (ECI) not found anymore
by juh+ntg-context＠mailbox.org 13 Jun '25

13 Jun '25

Dear all, in ConTeXt ver: 2025.04.28 14:29 LMTX fmt: 2025.6.3 the color profile ISO Coated v2 300% (ECI) is not found anymore \setupbackend[ %format=PDF/X-1a:2001, %format=PDF/X-1a:2003, format=PDF/X-3:2002, %Empfehlung von Flyeralarm %format=PDF/X-3:2003, %format=PDF/X-4, %format=PDF/X-4p, intent={ISO Coated v2 300\letterpercent\space (ECI)}] It raises this error. 66 \setupbackend[ 67 %format=PDF/X-1a:2001, 68 %format=PDF/X-1a:2003, 69 … [View More]

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fake small caps
by Henning Hraban Ramm 12 Jun '25

12 Jun '25

For (OpenType) fonts that don’t have native smallcaps, like IBM Plex, I used to get fake smallcaps with \sc. This still worked in 2024-12. Now it doesn’t, and \setsmallcaps or any of the other options that activate the scaps feature also don’t work, which makes sense. https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Pseudo_Small_Caps looks very MkII. Is there a solution? Hraban

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Cron <context@cgl> /var/www/aanhet.net/context/bin/cron/context-mirror
by root＠ntg.nl 12 Jun '25

12 Jun '25

receiving incremental file list ./ ctan.lsr document-2.htm download-1.htm download-2.htm logo-ade.png logo-cts.png logo-pod.png rss.xml show-fil.pdf context/latest/ context/latest/cont-lmt.zip context/latest/cont-mpd.zip context/latest/cont-ppc.zip context/latest/cont-sci.zip context/latest/cont-tmf.zip context/latest/cont-tst.7z context/latest/cont-tst.tar.xz context/latest/cont-tst.zip sent 183,558 bytes received 41,057,448 bytes 4,341,158.53 bytes/sec total size is … [View More]

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Cron <context@cgl> /var/www/aanhet.net/context/bin/cron/context-mirror
by root＠ntg.nl 12 Jun '25

12 Jun '25

receiving incremental file list ./ ctan.lsr document-2.htm download-1.htm download-2.htm logo-ade.png logo-cts.png logo-pod.png rss.xml show-fil.pdf context/latest/ context/latest/cont-lmt.zip context/latest/cont-mpd.zip context/latest/cont-ppc.zip context/latest/cont-sci.zip context/latest/cont-tmf.zip context/latest/cont-tst.7z context/latest/cont-tst.tar.xz context/latest/cont-tst.zip general/manuals/ general/manuals/examples-mathmeanings.pdf general/manuals/luametatex.… [View More]

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Can ConTeXt output in grayscale?
by Joel 11 Jun '25

11 Jun '25

I have a document with lots of color text, Metapost art, and various images in PDF, JPG, and PNG format. I might have the printer just print in black and white, as it cuts printing costs in half. Is there a way to tell ConTeXt to compile everything so it appears grayscale, so I can better visualize how it would look printed? --Joel

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\time pendant to \currenttime
by Benjamin Buchmuller 11 Jun '25

11 Jun '25

Hi list, I was wondering if there is a "\time" equivalent similar to "\currentdate" -> "\date"? I know from the wiki (and source) that there is "\currenttime", but "\time[h=8, m=30]" will not typeset "8:30", so it doesn't seem to be implemented. I understand that such an implementation might become arbitrarily complicated … In fact, I'm trying to typeset durations like "3:30 min" which is not exactly a "time" either, but neither \unit{3:30 minute} nor a math formula achieve the expected … [View More]

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regular online meet-up
by Henning Hraban Ramm 11 Jun '25

11 Jun '25

You’re invited to our regular online meet-up, TOMORROW Wednesday, June 11th, _20:00_ CEST (UTC+2) (sorry, I forgot to invite before the weekend) at https://lecture.senfcall.de/hen-rbr-rku-oke (same, but shorter: https://u.mtxrun.eu/ctxmtg) ConTeXt users of all levels are welcome! Looking forward to seeing you, Hraban (Same blurb as always:) [Howto] * No special software installation required; most modern browsers should work (WebRTC required). * Open the URL above, accept the privacy … [View More]

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ConTeXt in TeX Live
by Max Chernoff 11 Jun '25

11 Jun '25

Hi all, Previously, ConTeXt was imported into TeX Live once per year, via a TDS archive from CTAN. There were a few problems with this: 1. To handle this import, the TeX Live maintainers had to create lots of custom scripts, and even then, the import still needed lots of manual effort. 2. ConTeXt received zero updates throughout the year, not even for bug fixes. So even if a bug were fixed upstream, TeX Live users would need to wait up to a full year. 3. ConTeXt contained … [View More]a number of support files for non-free fonts, which are against TeX Live's policies, so they were removed. However, this meant that there was no easy way for users to install these files. 4. The ConTeXt TDS archive does not contain all files present in the ConTeXt Standalone Distribution. Notably, this includes the ConTeXt companion fonts, which had to be manually imported into TeX Live (and were briefly mispackaged last year). Because of this, I've taken over packaging ConTeXt for CTAN and TeX Live. The very first release via this new process has already been imported into TeX Live, and should reach the CTAN mirrors shortly. I've set up some scripts that automatically repackage the contents of the ConTeXt Standalone Distribution every day, so the ConTeXt in TeX Live should never be more than a couple days older than the official upstream version. In addition, I've created a new "context-nonfree" package on TLContrib that contains any files excluded from TeX Live for policy reasons, so that users can easily install these optional support files. The primary goal of this project is to make an installation of TeX Live with "scheme-context" (plus "context-nonfree" from TLContrib) behave identically to the ConTeXt Standalone Distribution with all modules installed. Note that "scheme-full" (AKA the default "Full" TeX Live installation) is a superset of "scheme-context", which means that most TeX Live users will now have a complete ConTeXt installation by default. Repacking ConTeXt took quite a bit of work, so I'm sure that I've introduced some mistakes. If you do notice any bugs, the best place to report them would be at the project's GitHub page https://github.com/gucci-on-fleek/context-packaging/issues/ but if you prefer, you can also message the public mailing lists ntg-context(a)ntg.nl or tex-live(a)tug.org, or email me privately. If you're interested to read more about this repackaging process, all the scripts, some additional documentation, and the build logs are available on GitHub: https://github.com/gucci-on-fleek/context-packaging And a special thanks to Karl Berry, Manfred Lotz, Norbert Preining, and Hans Hagen for helping out with all of this! Thanks, -- Max [View Less]

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Modes & enumerations
by Matthias Weber 05 Jun '25

05 Jun '25

Hello all, I would like to typeset a certain enumeration when a corresponding mode is enabled, like so: \defineenumeration [Solution] [text={Solution:}, headstyle=bold, before={\startmode[solution]}, after={\stopmode}, style=normal, title=no ] \starttext \enablemode[solution] \startSolution Enabled \stopSolution \stoptext This works, but when I disable the mode, I get the error message tex error > runaway error: end of file encountered mtx-… [View More]

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