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TOC- removing Contents 0
by jbf 22 Apr '20

22 Apr '20

A simple question, but I have not found an answer to it as yet: \completecontent does everything it is supposed to, including providing the title 'Contents' on the ToC page, but it also gives me as the first line in the ToC: Contents 0 In fact the ToC appears on page 1, but regardless of the page it is appearing on, is there a way I can prevent that line from being produced as part of the ToC? I assume it would be something I need to do in the following setup: \setupcombinedlist [content] [list={chapter,section,title,subject,subsection}] \setuplist[chapter][style=normal,alternative=b, before=] Grateful for any help with this, Julian

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Re: [NTG-context] animation using \startuseMPgraphic
by Jeong Dal 21 Apr '20

21 Apr '20

Dear Hans, Of course, it runs so fast that it is meaningless to shorten the runtime. It is my old habit to check the algorithmic efficiency. It is just my interest. Thank you for your concern. Best regards, Dalyoung

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conditional not working in \setuphead
by Pablo Rodriguez 20 Apr '20

20 Apr '20

Dear list, I have the following sample: \startbuffer[demo] <doc> <section id="section-i1"> <text>first</text> </section> <section id="section-i2"> <text>second</text> </section> </doc> \stopbuffer \startxmlsetups xml:initialize \xmlsetsetup{#1}{doc|section}{xml:*} \stopxmlsetups \xmlregistersetup{xml:initialize} \startxmlsetups xml:doc \xmlflush{#1} \stopxmlsetups \startxmlsetups xml:section \startsection[title={\xmlatt{#1}{id}}, beforesection={\doif{\xmlatt{#1}{id}}{\selectedtopic} {conditional}}] \xmlflush{#1} \doif{\xmlatt{#1}{id}}{\selectedtopic}{conditional} \stopsection \stopxmlsetups \def\selectedtopic{section-i1} \starttext \xmlprocessbuffer{main}{demo}{} \stoptext How can I make the conditional in the beforesection option work? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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Passing the parameters of a frame in an environment \startMPcode ... \stopMPcode
by Fabrice Couvreur 20 Apr '20

20 Apr '20

Hi, I try to reproduce the figure as faithfully as possible. I tried for the rounded corners to put the key corner = round, but it does not work. Thanks for your help. Fabrice \usecolors[xwi] \definecolor [prune] [r=1.29,g=.20,b=.83] \starttext \setupframed[frameletter][corner=round,align=normal] \startMPcode draw outlinetext.f ("\framed[frameletter]{A}") (withcolor darkred withpen pencircle scaled 1/10) rotated 5 xsized 2cm ; draw outlinetext.f ("\framed[frameletter]{L}") (withcolor green withpen pencircle scaled 1/10) rotated -5 xsized 2cm shifted (2cm,0); draw outlinetext.f ("\framed[frameletter]{E}") (withcolor \MPcolor{blueviolet} withpen pencircle scaled 1/10) rotated 5 xsized 2cm shifted (4.5cm,0); draw outlinetext.f ("\framed[frameletter]{A}") (withcolor \MPcolor{prune} withpen pencircle scaled 1/10) rotated -5 xsized 2cm shifted (6.5cm,0); \stopMPcode \stoptext

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animation using \startuseMPgraphic
by Jeong Dal 20 Apr '20

20 Apr '20

Dear all, I am trying to make an animation using the animation module. But it draws 10 figures instead of creating animation. Is there anything I have to do more? Or, is there a better way to do this? Thank you for reading. Best regards, Dalyoung \startuseMPgraphic{inversionPoint}{n} vardef findPointD(expr C, Q, r) = numeric dist, ang; pair X, Y; dist := r**2/sqrt((xpart Q - xpart C)**2 + (ypart Q - ypart C)**2); ang := angle(Q - C); Y := C + dir(ang)*dist; Y enddef; numeric radius, now, move; pair A,B,C,P,Q; path p,q; radius := 2cm; C := origin; p := fullcircle scaled (2*radius); z[1] = point 6 of p; z[2] = point .8 of p; q := (1.5*z1 - .5*z2) -- (-.5z1 + 1.5*z2); %q := fullcircle scaled radius shifted (2cm, 1cm); draw p; draw q; %for i := 0 step 0.1 until 1: move := 0.1; now := move*\MPvar{n}; P := point now along q; Q := findPointD(C, P, radius); drawdot P; drawdot Q withcolor .625red; dotlabel.lft(textext("P"),P); dotlabel.rt(textext("Q"),Q) withcolor .625red; %endfor; \stopuseMPgraphic \usemodule[animation] \setupinteraction[state=start] \starttext %\startplacefigure[] \startanimation[menu=yes] \dorecurse{10}{ \useMPgraphic{inversionPoint}{n=\recurselevel} } \stopanimation %\stopplacefigure \stoptext

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Cannot build plain format
by Henri Menke 19 Apr '20

19 Apr '20

Dear list, I'm trying to build the plain format but it fails with $ mtxrun --script plain --make [...] ! I can't find file `luatex-plain.tex'. but mtxrun can find the file. $ mtxrun --find-file "luatex-plain.tex" /opt/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/generic/context/luatex/luatex-plain.tex What am I doing wrong? Also another question: Does LMTX come with a plain format? Cheers, Henri

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Use a counter in a reference?
by Kevin Kenan 19 Apr '20

19 Apr '20

I have a need to tag elements in a text in a way that they are sequentially numbered and can have references to refer to them. Something like: Here is some \tag[tagref]{\bf text} that is tagged. . . . Refer to tag \tagnumber[tagref] on page \at[tagref]. What is the best way to do this in ConTeXt? I’ve got a counter for tag number, but I’m not sure how to use \reference so that it uses my tag number. For instance: \definecounter[myTagCounter] . . . \reference[tagref]{\rawcountervalue[myTagCounter]} Doesn’t work. But perhaps I’m going about this incorrectly? Thanks in advance! -kk

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Unexpected result when using PaperHeight and MetaFUun
by Keith McKay 19 Apr '20

19 Apr '20

Dear All I have problem understanding what is happening in the MWE below which is different from what I expected. I have created a shaded background using MetaFun with dimensions PaperWidth by PaperHeight which mimics \setuppapersize[A4,landscape} as expected. I then within \starttext \startMPpage... \stopMPpage \stoptext created a stripe of the shaded background, xscaled 2cm y scaled PaperHeight, but reversed, expecting it to cover the background top to bottom. However the top of the stripe seems to start at 10.5cm which is suspiciously half the height of A4, Landscape i.e. 21cm. I confirmed this by changing the shifted command to, shifted (19cm,10.5cm), and the stripe is positioned as expected. Am I missing something obvious in how MetaFun handles coordinates? I have asumed that in MetaFun, (0,0) is the bottom left corner. Or is it how I applied the shifted command? I'm using LuaMetaTex Version 2.05.01 ConTeXt ver: 2020.04.03 10:31 MKIV beta fmt: 2020.4.6 int: english/english Thanks and stay safe. Best Wishes Keith McKay %%%%%%%%%%% MWE %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \setuppapersize[A4,landscape] \definelayer[mybg] [x=0mm, y=0mm, width=\paperwidth, height=\paperheight] % let the layer cover the full paper \startuniqueMPgraphic{blueShade} draw lmt_shade [ path = fullsquare xyscaled(PaperWidth,PaperHeight), direction = "up", alternative = "linear", colors = { "red", "blue" }, ]; \stopuniqueMPgraphic \setlayer[mybg]{\uniqueMPgraphic{blueShade}} \setupbackgrounds[page][background={mybg}] \starttext \startMPpage StartPage ; %Result Left draw lmt_shade [ path = fullsquare xscaled 2cm yscaled PaperHeight, direction = "down", alternative = "linear", colors = { "red", "blue" }, ]shifted (12cm,0cm); %Result Right draw lmt_shade [ path = fullsquare xscaled 2cm yscaled PaperHeight, direction = "down", alternative = "linear", colors = { "red", "blue" }, ] shifted (19cm,10.5cm); StopPage ; \stopMPpage \stoptext

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Question: Are there any ConTeXt aware scientific pulishers yet
by Christoph Hintermüller 19 Apr '20

19 Apr '20

Hi Jet a completely different question just out of curiosity? 1) Does anybody know of any scientific publisher or single journals which accept papers/book chapters typeset in ConTeXt yet 2) If there are any is any of them convinced enought about ConTeXt to recommend use of ConTeXt or even provide template? 3) What would be needed and what could help to make them aware? (difficult to properly formulate, if unclear dont bother) Best Xristoph -- Christoph Hintermueller Eisenhandstraße 33/23 4020 Linz Austria Tel.: +43 650 8827347 mail: christoph(a)out-world.com www: http://www.out-world.com

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Introducing myself
by David van Diepen 19 Apr '20

19 Apr '20

Dear everybody, I don't have a particular question for the moment but I thought it would be nice to introduce myself as I have just joined the email list. My name is David van Diepen, 49 years old. I am a process engineer. I have two children. A few months ago my son had to prepare his thesis and that's when I thought latex would be applicable. Very many years ago I learned to work with latex during my education, so I thought that it wouldn't be too hard to help him out with that. At the end of the day it actually was hard work to get to grisps again but after 10 days we had prepared a very good-looking thesis and that's what counts. In the line of my work I regularly have to prepare technical documents. So I thought it's perhaps a good idea to start using latex for that too. My teamleader has given me some space to do that even though latex is completely unsupported at work, so I'm doing all that from home. The first document was recieved quite wel actually. As you'll probably understand my collegues have difficulty appreciating the value of a properly designed document. Everybody seems to agree to a similar and often poor appearance. I am the son of a graphic designer, so maybe that's why I do care what the documents I produce look like. For instance, I have a couple of nice books with examples of typefaces (letterproeven) lying about that I inherited, these are an inspiration too. Also I think a well designed document conveys the content better. So I'm glad that I am allowed start with this development even though the benefits are very abstract still. That's when I thought whether it would be a good idea to continue investing time in latex, or whether it would be better to go with the new developments, that being the luatex/context combination. So I thought I should at least give it a try. That try was actually harder than I expected. On hindsight I think it could have been easier if I had found the right channels to documentation sooner. There is a lot of information on context to be found but that includes a lot of information that's already superseded. So a couple of times it took me quite some time before I realized there was a newer and easier method. Anyway I'm well on my way now with my first technical ducument in context. The thing I like most about context is that the structure makes good sense. In latex there have been so many additions troughout the years that it has become quite messy really. In the longer run I think the greater array of possibilities is going to pay off for my purposes too. So I would like to thank you all for allowing me to use this great software. I expect that I may post questions in the future because I am planning to try more things. For now it's maybe a good idea if I put some contributions in the wiki. As a newby I have struggled at some points and maybe some howto's with that perspective can be helpful for other newcomers. For now, thanks again, yours faithfully, David

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