Dear List,

First: Many thanks, for your Tips and for helping. Here is my example, that works great now.

\starttext

\setuppapersize

[A4]

\setupbodyfont[modern, 11.30pt]

%hex

\definecolor[almond][x=EED9C4] % produced 1958–present

\definecolor[mediumviolet][x=8F47B3]

\definesidebar[simple][rulethickness=1pt,distance=4pt]

\setupcolors[state=start, textcolor=mediumviolet, blackrulecolor=almond]

\defineframed

[Me]

[background=color,backgroundcolor=MediumViolet, x=8F47B3]

\blackrule[color=mediumviolet,x=8F47B3,height=.50 ex, width=13.50cm]\par\nointerlineskip

\blackrule[color=almond, x=EED9C4, height=.40ex, width=13.50cm] \par \nointerlineskip \Me[frame=on, corner=rectangular, topframe=off, bottomframe=off, align=right, framecolor=mediumviolet, x=8F47B3, background=color, backgroundcolor=almond, x=EED9C4, width=13.50cm]{\bf Hallo, das bin ich}

\definecolor[mediumviolet][x=8F47B3]

\startcolumns[rule=on,n=2,tolerance=verytolerant,

color=Mediumviolet]

\color[mediumviolet] {Thus, I came to the conclusion that the designer of a new system must

not only be the implementer and first ..

\bf D.E. Knuth}

\stopcolumns

Many regards

Uschi

Von: Ursula Hermann
Gesendet: Freitag, 07. März 2025 10:46
An: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Betreff: AW: [NTG-context] Re: Color in a Columntext, how does it work?

Dear Wolfgang,

So this the example now,

\setuppapersize

[A4]

\starttext

% hex

\definecolor[almond][x=EED9C4]

\definecolor[mysticmaroon][x=AD4379]

\blackrule[color=mysticmaroon,height=3.ex, width=13.50cm]\par

\defineframed

[Me]

[background=color,backgroundcolor=almond] \nointerlineskip

\Me[frame=on, corner=rectangular, topframe=off, bottomframe=off, framecolor=mysticmaroon,width=13.50cm]

%hex

\definecolor[mysticmaroon][x=AD4379]

Hey, \color[mysticmaroon]{Hello}

\startcolumns[rule=on,n=2,tolerance=verytolerant,color=mysticmaroon]

\color[mysticmaroon]{Thus, I came to the conclusion that the designer of a new

system must not only be the implementer and first ..\bf D.E. Knuth}

\stopcolumns

\stoptext

and after compiling it, I get:

Command Line: context.exe --synctex=-1 "column.tex"

Startup Folder: C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Neuer Ordner

resolvers | formats | executing runner 'run luametatex format': luametatex --jobname="./column.tex" --socket --shell-escape --fmt=C:/texlive/2024/texmf-var/luametatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/formats/luametatex/cont-en.fmt --lua=C:/texlive/2024/texmf-var/luametatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/formats/luametatex/cont-en.lui --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="./column.tex" --c:input="./column.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 --c:maxnofruns=9 --c:synctex="-1" --c:texmfbinpath="C:/texlive/2024/bin/windows"

system >

system > ConTeXt ver: 2024.02.27 09:18 LMTX fmt: 2025.1.23 int: english/english

system >

system > 'cont-new.mkxl' loaded

open source > level 1, order 1, name 'C:/texlive/2024/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl'

system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv

close source > level 1, order 1, name 'C:/texlive/2024/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl'

system > 'cont-sys.mkxl' loaded

open source > level 1, order 2, name 'C:/texlive/2024/texmf-dist/tex/context/texlive/cont-sys.mkxl'

close source > level 1, order 2, name 'C:/texlive/2024/texmf-dist/tex/context/texlive/cont-sys.mkxl'

system > files > jobname './column', input './column.tex', result './column'

fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded

languages > language 'en' is active

system > synctex functionality is enabled, expect 5-10 pct runtime overhead!

open source > level 1, order 3, name './column.tex'

fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage)

fonts > 'fallback modern rm 12pt' is loaded

pack quality > overfull hbox at line 16 - 18 in file './column.tex': be the implementer and ﬁrst ..D.E. Knuth (18.79561pt)

tex error > tex error on line 1 in file ./column.tex: Missing } inserted

\normalend

\stoptext

1 >> \setuppapersize

2 [A4]

3 \starttext

4 % hex

5 \definecolor[almond][x=EED9C4]

6 \definecolor[mysticmaroon][x=AD4379]

7 \blackrule[color=mysticmaroon,height=3.ex, width=13.50cm]\par

8 \defineframed

9 [Me]

10 [background=color,backgroundcolor=almond] \nointerlineskip

11 \Me[frame=on, corner=rectangular, topframe=off, bottomframe=off, framecolor=mysticmaroon,width=13.50cm]

I've inserted something that you may have forgotten. (See the <inserted text>

above.) With luck, this will get me unwedged.

mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1

What I can see is, that there is somethin wrong with the papersize. Don't know why?

Many thanks

Uschi

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ConTeXt Compilation Report (Pages: 0)

Errors: 0 Warnings: 0 Bad Boxes: 0

Von: Ursula Hermann <ursula.hermann@univie.ac.at>
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. März 2025 16:48:06
An: mailing list for ConTeXt users
Betreff: [NTG-context] Re: Color in a Columntext, how does it work?

Dear Wolfgang,

Uups, i was too quick, so I will do it better. Many thanks for your tipps.

Uschi

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Wolfgang Schuster <wolfgang.schuster.lists@gmail.com>
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 05. März 2025 16:26
An: ntg-context@ntg.nl
Betreff: [NTG-context] Re: Color in a Columntext, how does it work?

Am 05.03.2025 um 15:07 schrieb Ursula Hermann:
> Dear List,
>
> I have tried an example, where I would like to have sentences in color
> in a column, but there is something wrong.
>
> \setuppapersize
> [A5]
>
> \starttext
> % hex
> \definecolor=[MediumViolet][h=8F47B3]
>
> \startcolumns[rule=on,n=2,tolerance=verytolerant,
> foregroundcolor=Mediumviolet]
> Thus, I came to the conclusion that the designer of a new system must
> not only be the implementer and first ..
> \bf D.E. Knuth}
> \stopcolumns
>
> \stoptext

1. Use "x" as key to set the color with a hey value, while the "h" key works to set the color it is intended for hsv-values.

2. You have to replace "foregroundcolor=..." with "color=...".

3. You have to pass the correct name as argument to the color key but in your example you use an uppercase V in \definecolor but a lowercase v in \startcolumns.

4. Please test your example before you send them to the list because there is a } at the end of the text without a previous {.

Wolfgang

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