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columns and footnotes
by Henning Hraban Ramm 21 Oct '19

21 Oct '19

Hi again, I’m testing columns again, and before I publish an article on the subject, I’d like to check with you. Find attached my testing environment, env_test.tex, and columns.tex, a "product", as well as the result of compiling with —mode=oldcolumns,grid and —mode=grid The "oldcolumns" example shows the result of \usemodule[old-columns] and looks like it should. The new columns code still has errors: Previously it wasn’t possible to start (new) columns mid-page, i.e. after an image or chapter/intro like in the example. This works now (progress!), but the pre-columns stuff is still shifted to the right. (And I don’t know where the yellow box comes from.) Additionally, footnotes in old-columns use the whole width and don’t interfere with the text columns, while in new columns, footnotes start in their column but use the whole width anyway and thus interfere with the main text. I tried \setupnotes[footnote][location=columns] (and other options) but saw no change. Many more options to check… Best, Hraban

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PDF viewer poll
by Henning Hraban Ramm 21 Oct '19

21 Oct '19

Hi, I’d like to update my list of (usable!) PDF viewers. Which one do you use? (Current version?) What are its pros and cons? Is it free (open source, freeware)? Does it work on Win/Lin/Mac? Does it have a localized interface? (I don’t care, but I work with people who don’t understand a lot of English.) Can it handle comments, attachments? Can it handle forms with or without JavaScript? Does it support SyncTeX? (Who uses that anyway?) Does it update changed PDFs on its own (or does it even block overwriting)? Which other features are essential for your choice? E.g. I’m working with: - Preview.app (Mac) Default on MacOS, fast & easy. No JS, bad forms support, updates "sometimes". Usable as a previewer, not as a PDF toolbox. - Adobe Reader DC (Mac) I use it only to check forms or as reference. Unusable GUI. - Acrobat Pro 9 (Mac) Was my workhorse, but works on MacOS Mojave only partly; slow & crash-prone; no updates. Can check PDF/X<4 and convert colors. - PDF Studio Pro (on Mac & Linux) Bought to replace AcroPro9; JS support broken; slow startup; no updates. Can check PDF/X, A, UA and convert colors. Ok with forms, but doesn’t support LiveCycle forms (deprecated, but used by German boards). - Qpdfview (Linux) Fast and easy; reliably updates. - PDF.js (Browser or Atom) Is said to do SyncTeX (never tried). Easy, but slow. Updates. Curious: Hraban

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Re: [NTG-context] LTMX crashes on OpenBSD 6.5 amd64
by Damien Thiriet 20 Oct '19

20 Oct '19

Hi Luigi, Unfortunately I cannot check with an up-to-date mkiv, since I didn't succeed in installing standalone mkiv binaries. But those file compile fine under TexLive 2018 context binaries packaged for OpenBSD 6.5. I will check tomorrow, whether my /home/ has got mount options that may lead to crashing, for example regarding w^x settings. Regards, Damien Thiriet

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issue splitting tables and horizontal mode
by Pablo Rodriguez 20 Oct '19

20 Oct '19

Dear list, I have another issue related to extreme tables. \setupxtable[split=yes] \starttext \startmakeup[standard] \dontleavehmode \startxtable[align={middle,lohi},columndistance=0em] \startxrow \startxcell \dontleavehmode \externalfigure[cow.pdf] [scale=500] \stopxcell \startxcell \dontleavehmode \externalfigure[cow.pdf] [scale=500] \stopxcell \stopxrow \stopxtable \stopmakeup \stoptext When splitting extreme tables, I cannot use \dontleavehmode. Since this worked before, am I missing something or is this a bug? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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How to get attribute value from xml tag?
by Geert Verhaag 20 Oct '19

20 Oct '19

Hi, Struggling with XML in ConTeXt. I'have the following tag in my xml file: ... <invoice> <travel> <distance unit="km">20</distance> </travel> ... </invoice> \startxmlsetups xml:invoice:travel \xmlfirst{#1}{distance} \stopxmlsetups The \xmlfirst{#1}{distance} yields /20/, but how can the unit attribute value /km/ be accessed? Gerard --

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LMTX distorts PDF aspect
by Pablo Rodriguez 20 Oct '19

20 Oct '19

Dear list, using the document attached to this message with the following sample gives different outputs: \setuppapersize[A3, landscape] \starttext \externalfigure[fc-first.pdf] \stoptext 1. LuaTeX inserts the document fine. 2. LMTX inserts the document distorting its aspect. I’m afraid this might be a bug in LMTX. Could anyone confirm the issue? BTW, the PDF document is uncompressed (so it’s easier to analyze it). Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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LTMX crashes on OpenBSD 6.5 amd64
by Damien Thiriet 20 Oct '19

20 Oct '19

Hi, As I wrote yesterday, I have crashes on LTMX, openbsd6.5-amd64. LTMX version: ConTeXt ver: 2019.10.10 18:15 MKIV beta fmt: 2019.10.19 int: english/english I was not yet able to trace why does it crashes. The crashes is connected with buses, but I can hardly say anything more. Here are the last lines of a crashed-compilation log. Looks likes the file was compiled and then something got wrong. Maybe something gets wrong after some time of compilation. Bigger files crash after 10–12 pages. mkiv lua stats > result saved in file: sprawdziany5C.pdf, compresslevel 3, objectcompresslevel 1 mkiv lua stats > loaded patterns: en::1 fr::55, load time: 0.000 mkiv lua stats > loaded fonts: 2 files: latinmodern-math.otf, lmsans10-regular.otf mkiv lua stats > font engine: otf 3.109, afm 1.513, tfm 1.000, 5 instances, 1 shared in backend, 0 common vectors, 1 common hashes, load time 0.321 seconds mkiv lua stats > metapost: 0.005 seconds, loading: 0.122, execution: 0.004, n: 3, average: 0.043, instances: 1, luacalls: 223, memory: 3.265 M mkiv lua stats > graphics processing time: 0.005 seconds including tex, 1 processed images, 1 unique asked, 1 bad names mkiv lua stats > font embedding time: 0.014 seconds, 1 fonts mkiv lua stats > used platform: linux, type: unix, binary subtree: texmf-openbsd6.5-amd64 mkiv lua stats > used engine: luametatex version 2.0, functionality level 20190729, format id 977 mkiv lua stats > control sequences: 46949 of 65536 + 100000 mkiv lua stats > lua properties: engine: lua 5.4, used memory: 44 MB, ctx: 43 MB, max: 47 MB), hash chars: min(64,40), symbol mask: utf (τεχ) mkiv lua stats > runtime: 1.781 seconds, 10 processed pages, 10 shipped pages, 5.614 pages/second Bus error (core dumped) mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 35328 Shall I send the dump core somewhere? Greetings, Damien Thiriet

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LTMX crashes on OpenBSD 6.5 amd64
by Damien Thiriet 20 Oct '19

20 Oct '19

Hello, I don't think this is relevant, but lua 5.4 is not installed as a separate package (and nor is available as a package on OpenBSD 6.5). Greetings, Damien Thiriet

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LTMX install on OpenBSD amd65 working
by Damien Thiriet 19 Oct '19

19 Oct '19

Hello, I am very pleased to inform that I was able to install luametatex on OpenBSD amd64 6.5. I fetched the install file on PRAGMA, followed the instructions and was able to compile a basic file with ltmx. I was also able to compile simple files for my pupils. Unfortunately, compilation fails with more complex files (presentations), I’ll describe this on another mail. Anyway, this is great, because OpenBSD 6.6 (released two days ago) ships texlive 2018, and having the \startxcolumn working will be really helpfull when designing key to symbols for my maps. I'm now looking forward for the OpenBSD 6.6 ltmx binaries. Thanks for all this great job, Damien Thiriet

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ConTeXt HTML
by Rudolf Bahr 19 Oct '19

19 Oct '19

Hi, thank you! Installing ConTeXt HTML from "pragma-ade.nl/install.htm" (64 bit Linux) works now! Rudolf

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