April 2026 - ntg-context

vectorization
by Henning Hraban Ramm 30 Apr '26

30 Apr '26

Hi, this was just announced as a vectorizer for font design: https://github.com/simoncozens/glyphtracy I don’t know if the algorithm has any advantages over potrace or whatever is now in the Metapost library. Hraban

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Incorrectly spaced feet and inches in \unit
by Marco Patzer 29 Apr '26

29 Apr '26

Hi! How can I configure \unit to correctly space feet and inches? \setupunittext [foot=', inch="] \starttext %% result: 1 ' 3 " \unit{1 foot} \unit{3 inch} %% desired: 1' 3" \stoptext LMTX 2026.04.27 Marco

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Spurious whitespace when exporting CJK text as epub
by gyuchen86＠icloud.com 29 Apr '26

29 Apr '26

Hello, I am trying to make use of the epub export functionality. I noticed that, unwanted whitespaces are inserted in the epub file in exact those locations where a linebreak occurs in the generated PDF file. Example, PDF: 让我(linebreak)们得以再次窥见 Example, epub export: 让我们得以再次窥见 How can I fix this problem? A minimal example can be found below. \setupbackend[export=yes] \mainlanguage[cn] \setuplabeltext[cn][chapter={{第 },{ 章}}] \definefontfamily[myfonts][rm][FandolSong][bf=FandolHei,it=FandolKai,bi=FandolFang] \setscript[hanzi] \setupbodyfont[myfonts] \setuplayout[width=middle] \setupinteraction[ title={游戏零工：没有游戏，不似零工}, ] \starttext \startchapter[title=车站夜] 越是传统工作瓦解的年代，靠打游戏赚钱越是个诱惑人的口号。过去两年，作为学术流水工，出于对主流职业路径的怀疑，也为了弥补青少年时期因为阶层性别地域等限制而被剥夺的游戏时间，我把中国通过玩游戏赚钱的各类零工：代练、打金、私服、直播、短视频、陪玩、租号、卖号、博彩等做成了自己的主要研究课题。 \stopchapter \stoptext

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Natural table setup spills into headertext table with split=yes
by Marco Patzer 29 Apr '26

29 Apr '26

Hi! Why is the headertext on the 1st page messed up when split=yes is being used? Somehow the height setup of the document table spills into the header table on the 1st page. How to fix this? \setupheadertexts [{\bTABLE[width=40mm] \bTR \bTD FOO \eTD \eTR \eTABLE}] [] \startdocument \bTABLE[width=1cm, split=yes] %% split=no works \bTR[height=150mm] \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \eTR \bTR[height=150mm] \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \eTR \eTABLE \stopdocument LMTX 2026.04.27 13:56 Marco

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when applying 'saveinlist=no', the numbering of the chapters is not correct
by autumnus 29 Apr '26

29 Apr '26

Hi ConTeXt users, when applying 'saveinlist=no', the numbering of the chapters is not correct.here is MWE. \starttext \completecontent \startchapter[title=Chapter in list]% 1 \stopchapter \startchapter[title=Chapter not in list, saveinlist=no]% why continue 1? \stopchapter \startchapter[title=Chapter in list]% 3 \stopchapter \stoptext

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Block command issue!
by Gerard Verhaag 28 Apr '26

28 Apr '26

Hi ConTeXt users, While using ConTeXt (MkIV, 2023.02.14) recently I stumbled across a disturbing issue when trying a user-defined block command. Probably a simple problem! Tried the following: \definestartstop[MyItemize] [ before={\startitemize[packed][distance=1.5em]}, after=\stopitemize ] \starttext \startitemize[packed][distance=1.5em] \sym{\it opt.:} Description one \sym{\it opt.:} Other description. \stopitemize \hairline \startMyItemize \sym{\it opt.:} Description one \sym{\it opt.:} Other description. \stopMyItemize \stoptext The result when using MyItemize yields a blank line between items, which I'd like to omit. How can I achieve that? Thanks for your attention! Regards, Gerard

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Cron <context@cgl> /var/www/aanhet.net/context/bin/cron/context-mirror
by root＠ntg.nl 27 Apr '26

27 Apr '26

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ANSS-CE V1.1 released
by Jim 21 Apr '26

21 Apr '26

Hi all, Version 1.1 (of the Community Edition) of "A Not So Short Introduction to ConTeXt LMTX" has been released for your reading pleasure at https://codeberg.org/anss-ce/ANSS-CE/releases/tag/2026-04-21 I have made a pass through the entire document and -> removed information of little interest to LMTX users (e.g., MkII info); -> updated information in cases where the LMTX behaviour is known to be different than MkIV; -> fixed any typos, misspelllings, difficult translations that I saw; -> added some new expository material; -> fixed some of the overfull hboxes and other typesetting glitches; and -> made other similar improvements. No doubt I missed some things, and some of the things I added could be better yet. However, with these updates I believe it is a more useful reference for (new) LMTX users than the original ANSS book. There is lots left to do. If anyone is interested in contributing in a small way, here are suggestions: (1) Look at the places where Joaquín put his "uncertain" or "doubt" icons. Definitive answers to those uncertainties would improve the document. (2) In the .tex files, there are many places I marked with "TODO", hoping someone with more expert knowledge than me could answer a question or provide insight. If anyone wants to attack any of these, you can either (1) fork (clone?) the repository, make changes, create a pull request (easiest (?) for people who are git-compliant); or (2) edit the .tex file using your favourite editor and email me the updated version. (3) If you are keen to be involved more directly, and you feel confident in your git abilities that you won't blow up the repository, I could give you write perms. And there are bigger things: -> someone who is very good at book design might have some ideas to change the layout of the examples, or the choice of fonts, font sizes, ... -> someone who feels their favourite important topic is missing or not well-covered could either write a new chapter or expand the current one (respectively). -> ... In any case, if you take a look at it and notice any outright errors, please let me know so I can update the on-line copy. Jim

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Cron <context@cgl> /var/www/aanhet.net/context/bin/cron/context-mirror
by root＠ntg.nl 21 Apr '26

21 Apr '26

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Yet Another buffer question
by Jim 18 Apr '26

18 Apr '26

Possibly the last buffer question for IBD 2026... Suppose someone wants to use a buffer in a solution to some typesetting problem which involves more than a simple \getbuffer or \typebuffer or \typesetbuffer. They could define something like \def\usebuf#1{...use buffer #1 as needed...} and later do \startbuffer[mybuf] <content> \stopbuffer \usebuf{mybuf} But this isn't in the spirit of the \startsomething <content> \stopsomething paradigm. How does one define a \start-\stop "environment" that -> collects some content into a buffer, and then -> does whatever one needs to do with that content ? Thanks. Jim

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