On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Alan Stone wrote:

Did so Wolfgang.

Unfortunately I'm getting other compile errors ( in layo-05.tex this time ). I suspect these sources not being the debugged ones, and/or not everything is provided in http://context.aanhet.net/svn/manuals/context/ to compile them.

The manuals are complete but Hans used many low level code which is now included in the base files with different content or now obsolete and no longer defined. You can see this especially in cont-enp.tex where the code for the x-set-11 module is included in the environment files and it's not possible to process the manual without changes in the files.

Speaking of compile errors, where is there a reference explaining the meaning of ConTeXt compile error messages ?

Take a book about TeX. - The TeXbook, - TeX by Topic, - TeX for the Impatient, - ... Regards Wolfgang

i have a better version here (will upload it at some point);

Wonderful Hans! Because learning a new language through updated source code examples is so much more pleasant and efficient. The presentation of the former mentioned screen manual is precisely what brought me to switch to ConTeXt and what I intended to study now how to implement. Would you please advise when uploaded ? Thanks on beforehand, Alan On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Hans Hagen wrote:

Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

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On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Alan Stone wrote:

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Hi,

re: http://context.aanhet.net/svn/manuals/context/

I've downloaded all files from the above directory to a separate folder on my PC and am trying to compile the screen version of the english context manual with

texmfstart texexec --pdf --mode=screen cont-en.tex

Is that the correct command ? I'm receiving compile errors (log file in attachement).

Comment the fourth line in layo-02.tex, as the error message says the command \interfacetranslationtrue is not defined.

that part of the style is kind of low level; the interfase stuff is now xml bases so there is no need for dirtuy hacks any more (overloads and such); i have a better version here (will upload it at some point);

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just look at s-pre-*.tex, one of them is derived from the manual one

It was the first I've been directed to and studied Hans. So did that already. It compiled, displayed flawlessly and was a good starting point. It lacks the features of the screen manual though, i.e. the dynamic TOC in the navigation panel. That's why I wanted to dig further into the related specific code. However, as it's outdated and doesn't compile any longer with the latest ConTeXt... it's "rather" tricky - especially when restricted by time constraints. Looking forward to the upload. Best, Alan On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Hans Hagen wrote:

Alan Stone wrote:

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The presentation of the former mentioned screen manual is precisely what brought me to switch to ConTeXt and what I intended to study now how to implement.

just look at s-pre-*.tex, one of them is derived from the manual one