Hi, On Tue, Jul 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM Ursula Hermann wrote:

Dear Bruce,

i have just tried your example , but it is not working.

\startformula \startmathmatrix [fences=parenthesis] \NC \GL[1][t]\GL[1][b] \NC a \NC b \NC c \NC d \NR \NC \GL[2][t] \NC a \NC b \NC c \NC d\NC \GL[2][t]\GL[2][b]\NR \stopmathmatrix \stopformula \stoptext

After compiling I got :

1 \startformula 2 \startmathmatrix 3 [fences=parenthesis] 4 >> \NC \GL[1][t]\GL[1][b] \NC a \NC b \NC c \NC d \NR 5 \NC \GL[2][t] \NC a \NC b \NC c \NC d\NC \GL[2][t]\GL[2][b]\NR 6 \stopmathmatrix 7 \stopformula 8 \stoptext 9 10 11 The control sequence at the end of the top line of your error message was never \def'ed. You can just continue as I'll forget about whatever was undefined. mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1

Many thanks

Uschi

The example Bruce gave works here. Do you have a (very) old version of ConTeXt? /Mikael

Dear List, Sorry, for not anwering, on your mails. And also sorry for the long text: ConTeXt version is: ConTeXt ver: 2025.06.12 14:21 LMTX fmt: 2025.7.2 int: english/english So yesterday I installed TeXlive 2025, and today I did a new installation of ConText. After compiling the context.test today , I got: Command Line: context.exe --synctex=-1 "context-test.tex" Startup Folder: C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\context-win64\tex\texmf-context\tex\context\test\mkiv resolvers | formats | executing runner 'run luametatex format': luametatex --jobname="./context-test.tex" --socket --shell-escape --fmt=C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/luametatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/formats/luametatex/cont-en.fmt --lua=C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/luametatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/formats/luametatex/cont-en.lui --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="./context-test.tex" --c:input="./context-test.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 --c:maxnofruns=9 --c:synctex="-1" --c:texmfbinpath="C:/texlive/2025/bin/windows" system > system > ConTeXt ver: 2025.06.12 14:21 LMTX fmt: 2025.7.2 int: english/english system > system > 'cont-new.mkxl' loaded open source > level 1, order 1, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' csname overload > warning, protection level 3, control sequence 'newcontextversion', properties 'permanent protected', file 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl', line 16 system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv close source > level 1, order 1, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' system > 'cont-sys.mkxl' loaded open source > level 1, order 2, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/texlive/cont-sys.mkxl' modules > 'texlive' is loaded open source > level 2, order 3, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/modules/mkxl/m-texlive.mkxl' resolvers > lua > loading file 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/data-tld.lua' succeeded close source > level 2, order 3, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/modules/mkxl/m-texlive.mkxl' close source > level 1, order 3, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/texlive/cont-sys.mkxl' system > files > jobname './context-test', input './context-test.tex', result './context-test' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active open source > level 1, order 4, name './context-test.tex' fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) fonts > 'fallback modern rm 12pt' is loaded metapost > initializing instance 'metafun:1' using format 'metafun' and method 'double' metapost > loading 'metafun' as 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/metapost/context/base/mpxl/metafun.mpxl' using method 'double' metapost > initializing number mode 'double' metapost > trace > This is MPLIB for LuaMetaTeX, version 3.15, running in double mode. metapost > trace > metapost > trace > loading metafun for lmtx, including the plain 1.004 base definitions metapost > trace > pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1 close source > level 1, order 4, name './context-test.tex' backend > xmp > using file 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/lpdf-pdx.xml' mkxl run stats > used config file: selfautoparent:/texmfcnf.lua;selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c/texmfcnf.lua mkxl run stats > used cache path: C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/luametatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9 mkxl run stats > resource resolver: loadtime 0.166 seconds, 1 scans with scantime 0.000 seconds, 0 shared scans, 39 found files, scanned paths: C:/Users/Administrator/.texlive2025/texmf-config mkxl run stats > stored bytecode data: 529 modules (0.382 sec), 106 tables (0.016 sec), 635 chunks (0.398 sec) mkxl run stats > traced context lua functions: maxstack: 1874, freed: 3, unreachable: 1871 mkxl run stats > cleaned up reserved nodes: 79 nodes, 8 lists of 444 mkxl run stats > node memory usage: 9 attribute, 4 fontspec, 1 glue, 135 gluespec, 1 kern, 661 mathspec, 2 penalty, 29 specification, 2 temp mkxl run stats > node list callback tasks: 17 unique task lists, 10 instances (re)created, 57 calls mkxl run stats > used backend: pdf mkxl run stats > randomizer: resumed with value 0.61482439625071328 mkxl run stats > jobdata time: 0.002 seconds saving, 0.001 seconds loading mkxl run stats > callbacks: file: 134, saved: 117, direct: 5, function: 640, value: 430, message: 0, bytecode: 635, late 0, total: 1961 (1961 per page) mkxl run stats > loaded tex modules: 1 requested, all found (*-texlive) mkxl run stats > loaded patterns: en::1, load time: 0.000 mkxl run stats > loaded fonts: 3 files: latinmodernmathcompanion-regular.otf, latinmodern-math.otf, lmroman10-regular.otf mkxl run stats > font engine: otf 3.144, afm 1.541, tfm 1.000, 5 instances, 2 shared in backend, 2 common vectors, 0 common hashes, load time 0.090 seconds mkxl run stats > metapost: 0.001 seconds, loading: 0.045, execution: 0.000, n: 3, average: 0.015, instances: 1, luacalls: 15016 (file: 14594, text: 0, script: 402, log: 20), memory: 0.000 M mkxl run stats > math tweaking time: 0.030 seconds, 6 math goodie tables mkxl run stats > font embedding time: 0.001 seconds, 1 fonts mkxl run stats > result saved in file: context-test.pdf, compresslevel 1, objectcompresslevel 3, 5 streams, 0 uncompressed, 4 compressed, 1 not compressed, threshold 40 mkxl run stats > positions: 4 collected, 0 deltas, 0 shared partials, 0 partial entries mkxl run stats > used platform: win64, type: windows, binary subtree: bin mkxl run stats > used engine: luametatex version: 2.11.07, functionality level: 20250609, format id: 720, compiler: gcc mkxl run stats > tex properties: 938216 hash slots used of 2097152, 52570 control sequences, approximate memory usage: 113 MB mkxl run stats > lua properties: engine: lua 5.5, format 7, used memory: 78 MB, ctx: 74 MB, max: 76 MB, symbol mask: utf (τεχ) mkxl run stats > runtime: 0.643 seconds, 1 processed pages, 1 shipped pages, 1.556 pages/second system | total runtime: 0.689 seconds of 0.876 seconds _____________________________________________________________________ ConTeXt Compilation Report (Pages: 0) Errors: 0 Warnings: 0 Bad Boxes: 0 The same I get after compiling, after compiling the example , that Bruce answered after my question yesterday. I have no idea, what is wrong. I have Windows 11, and Text Editor is WinEdt 11. Command Line: context.exe --synctex=-1 "GL.tex" Startup Folder: C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Neuer Ordner resolvers | formats | executing runner 'run luametatex format': luametatex --jobname="./GL.tex" --socket --shell-escape --fmt=C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/luametatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/formats/luametatex/cont-en.fmt --lua=C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/luametatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/formats/luametatex/cont-en.lui --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="./GL.tex" --c:input="./GL.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 --c:maxnofruns=9 --c:synctex="-1" --c:texmfbinpath="C:/texlive/2025/bin/windows" system > system > ConTeXt ver: 2025.06.12 14:21 LMTX fmt: 2025.7.2 int: english/english system > system > 'cont-new.mkxl' loaded open source > level 1, order 1, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' csname overload > warning, protection level 3, control sequence 'newcontextversion', properties 'permanent protected', file 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl', line 16 system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv close source > level 1, order 1, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' system > 'cont-sys.mkxl' loaded open source > level 1, order 2, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/texlive/cont-sys.mkxl' modules > 'texlive' is loaded open source > level 2, order 3, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/modules/mkxl/m-texlive.mkxl' resolvers > lua > loading file 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/data-tld.lua' succeeded close source > level 2, order 3, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/modules/mkxl/m-texlive.mkxl' close source > level 1, order 3, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/texlive/cont-sys.mkxl' system > files > jobname './GL', input './GL.tex', result './GL' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active open source > level 1, order 4, name './GL.tex' fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) fonts > 'fallback modern rm 12pt' is loaded csname overload > warning, protection level 3, control sequence 'w', properties 'permanent protected', file './GL.tex', line 3 pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1 close source > level 1, order 4, name './GL.tex' backend > xmp > using file 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/lpdf-pdx.xml' mkxl run stats > used config file: selfautoparent:/texmfcnf.lua;selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c/texmfcnf.lua mkxl run stats > used cache path: C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/luametatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9 mkxl run stats > resource resolver: loadtime 0.179 seconds, 1 scans with scantime 0.000 seconds, 0 shared scans, 17 found files, scanned paths: C:/Users/Administrator/.texlive2025/texmf-config mkxl run stats > stored bytecode data: 529 modules (0.398 sec), 106 tables (0.016 sec), 635 chunks (0.414 sec) mkxl run stats > traced context lua functions: maxstack: 1871, freed: 0, unreachable: 1871 mkxl run stats > cleaned up reserved nodes: 76 nodes, 7 lists of 444 mkxl run stats > node memory usage: 15 attribute, 4 fontspec, 1 glue, 135 gluespec, 1 kern, 661 mathspec, 2 penalty, 29 specification, 2 temp mkxl run stats > node list callback tasks: 17 unique task lists, 12 instances (re)created, 84 calls mkxl run stats > used backend: pdf mkxl run stats > randomizer: resumed with value 0.15798700923038222 mkxl run stats > jobdata time: 0.001 seconds saving, 0.001 seconds loading mkxl run stats > callbacks: file: 125, saved: 173, direct: 4, function: 663, value: 428, message: 0, bytecode: 635, late 0, total: 2028 (2028 per page) mkxl run stats > loaded tex modules: 1 requested, all found (*-texlive) mkxl run stats > loaded patterns: en::1, load time: 0.000 mkxl run stats > loaded fonts: 3 files: latinmodernmathcompanion-regular.otf, latinmodern-math.otf, lmroman10-regular.otf mkxl run stats > font engine: otf 3.144, afm 1.541, tfm 1.000, 5 instances, 2 shared in backend, 2 common vectors, 0 common hashes, load time 0.088 seconds mkxl run stats > math tweaking time: 0.030 seconds, 6 math goodie tables mkxl run stats > font embedding time: 0.014 seconds, 3 fonts mkxl run stats > result saved in file: GL.pdf, compresslevel 1, objectcompresslevel 3, 11 streams, 0 uncompressed, 9 compressed, 2 not compressed, threshold 40 mkxl run stats > positions: 4 collected, 0 deltas, 0 shared partials, 0 partial entries mkxl run stats > used platform: win64, type: windows, binary subtree: bin mkxl run stats > used engine: luametatex version: 2.11.07, functionality level: 20250609, format id: 720, compiler: gcc mkxl run stats > tex properties: 938216 hash slots used of 2097152, 52573 control sequences, approximate memory usage: 113 MB mkxl run stats > lua properties: engine: lua 5.5, format 7, used memory: 78 MB, ctx: 74 MB, max: 76 MB, symbol mask: utf (τεχ) mkxl run stats > runtime: 0.621 seconds, 1 processed pages, 1 shipped pages, 1.611 pages/second system | total runtime: 0.681 seconds of 0.875 seconds _____________________________________________________________________ ConTeXt Compilation Report (Pages: 0) Errors: 0 Warnings: 0 Bad Boxes: 0 Many thanks for your help. Uschi ________________________________ Von: Jeong Dal via ntg-context Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. Juli 2025 17:32:53 An: mailing list for ConTeXt users Cc: Jeong Dal Betreff: [NTG-context] Re: Problem with the second \HL in the matrix Dear Ursula 2025. 7. 1. 오후 5:31, Ursula Hermann mailto:ursula.hermann@univie.ac.at> 작성: Dear Bruce, i have just tried your example , but it is not working. \startformula \startmathmatrix [fences=parenthesis] \NC \GL[1][t]\GL[1][b] \NC a \NC b \NC c \NC d \NR \NC \GL[2][t] \NC a \NC b \NC c \NC d\NC \GL[2][t]\GL[2][b]\NR \stopmathmatrix \stopformula \stoptext It works here, too. Best regards, Dalyoung

Dear Bruce, Many thanks for your answer. I have just tried the test on TeXworks, there the test went well. So I use TeXworks. Best regards Uschi ________________________________ Von: Bruce Horrocks Gesendet: Donnerstag, 3. Juli 2025 03:03:01 An: ntg-context mailing list Betreff: [NTG-context] Re: Problem with the second \HL in the matrix Hi Ursula,

On 2 Jul 2025, at 11:41, Ursula Hermann wrote:

Dear List,

Sorry, for not anwering, on your mails. And also sorry for the long text:

ConTeXt version is:

ConTeXt ver: 2025.06.12 14:21 LMTX fmt: 2025.7.2 int: english/english

This is the version I used. I'm on a Mac so I installed Texlive into a Windows VM and compiled the test file. It worked for me: I got a new .pdf looking the way you wanted and also, somewhat unexpectedly, I got *exactly the same* log file output as you have included here.

So yesterday I installed TeXlive 2025, and today I did a new installation of ConText.

After compiling the context.test today , I got:

Command Line: context.exe --synctex=-1 "context-test.tex" Startup Folder: C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\context-win64\tex\texmf-context\tex\context\test\mkiv

resolvers | formats | executing runner 'run luametatex format': luametatex --jobname="./context-test.tex" --socket --shell-escape --fmt=C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/luametatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/formats/luametatex/cont-en.fmt --lua=C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/luametatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/formats/luametatex/cont-en.lui --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="./context-test.tex" --c:input="./context-test.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 --c:maxnofruns=9 --c:synctex="-1" --c:texmfbinpath="C:/texlive/2025/bin/windows" system > system > ConTeXt ver: 2025.06.12 14:21 LMTX fmt: 2025.7.2 int: english/english system > system > 'cont-new.mkxl' loaded open source > level 1, order 1, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' csname overload > warning, protection level 3, control sequence 'newcontextversion', properties 'permanent protected', file 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl', line 16 system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv close source > level 1, order 1, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' system > 'cont-sys.mkxl' loaded open source > level 1, order 2, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/texlive/cont-sys.mkxl' modules > 'texlive' is loaded open source > level 2, order 3, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/modules/mkxl/m-texlive.mkxl' resolvers > lua > loading file 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/data-tld.lua' succeeded close source > level 2, order 3, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/modules/mkxl/m-texlive.mkxl' close source > level 1, order 3, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/texlive/cont-sys.mkxl' system > files > jobname './context-test', input './context-test.tex', result './context-test' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active open source > level 1, order 4, name './context-test.tex' fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) fonts > 'fallback modern rm 12pt' is loaded metapost > initializing instance 'metafun:1' using format 'metafun' and method 'double' metapost > loading 'metafun' as 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/metapost/context/base/mpxl/metafun.mpxl' using method 'double' metapost > initializing number mode 'double' metapost > trace > This is MPLIB for LuaMetaTeX, version 3.15, running in double mode. metapost > trace > metapost > trace > loading metafun for lmtx, including the plain 1.004 base definitions metapost > trace > pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1 close source > level 1, order 4, name './context-test.tex' backend > xmp > using file 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/lpdf-pdx.xml' mkxl run stats > used config file: selfautoparent:/texmfcnf.lua;selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c/texmfcnf.lua mkxl run stats > used cache path: C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/luametatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9 mkxl run stats > resource resolver: loadtime 0.166 seconds, 1 scans with scantime 0.000 seconds, 0 shared scans, 39 found files, scanned paths: C:/Users/Administrator/.texlive2025/texmf-config mkxl run stats > stored bytecode data: 529 modules (0.382 sec), 106 tables (0.016 sec), 635 chunks (0.398 sec) mkxl run stats > traced context lua functions: maxstack: 1874, freed: 3, unreachable: 1871 mkxl run stats > cleaned up reserved nodes: 79 nodes, 8 lists of 444 mkxl run stats > node memory usage: 9 attribute, 4 fontspec, 1 glue, 135 gluespec, 1 kern, 661 mathspec, 2 penalty, 29 specification, 2 temp mkxl run stats > node list callback tasks: 17 unique task lists, 10 instances (re)created, 57 calls mkxl run stats > used backend: pdf mkxl run stats > randomizer: resumed with value 0.61482439625071328 mkxl run stats > jobdata time: 0.002 seconds saving, 0.001 seconds loading mkxl run stats > callbacks: file: 134, saved: 117, direct: 5, function: 640, value: 430, message: 0, bytecode: 635, late 0, total: 1961 (1961 per page) mkxl run stats > loaded tex modules: 1 requested, all found (*-texlive) mkxl run stats > loaded patterns: en::1, load time: 0.000 mkxl run stats > loaded fonts: 3 files: latinmodernmathcompanion-regular.otf, latinmodern-math.otf, lmroman10-regular.otf mkxl run stats > font engine: otf 3.144, afm 1.541, tfm 1.000, 5 instances, 2 shared in backend, 2 common vectors, 0 common hashes, load time 0.090 seconds mkxl run stats > metapost: 0.001 seconds, loading: 0.045, execution: 0.000, n: 3, average: 0.015, instances: 1, luacalls: 15016 (file: 14594, text: 0, script: 402, log: 20), memory: 0.000 M mkxl run stats > math tweaking time: 0.030 seconds, 6 math goodie tables mkxl run stats > font embedding time: 0.001 seconds, 1 fonts mkxl run stats > result saved in file: context-test.pdf, compresslevel 1, objectcompresslevel 3, 5 streams, 0 uncompressed, 4 compressed, 1 not compressed, threshold 40 mkxl run stats > positions: 4 collected, 0 deltas, 0 shared partials, 0 partial entries mkxl run stats > used platform: win64, type: windows, binary subtree: bin mkxl run stats > used engine: luametatex version: 2.11.07, functionality level: 20250609, format id: 720, compiler: gcc mkxl run stats > tex properties: 938216 hash slots used of 2097152, 52570 control sequences, approximate memory usage: 113 MB mkxl run stats > lua properties: engine: lua 5.5, format 7, used memory: 78 MB, ctx: 74 MB, max: 76 MB, symbol mask: utf (τεχ) mkxl run stats > runtime: 0.643 seconds, 1 processed pages, 1 shipped pages, 1.556 pages/second system | total runtime: 0.689 seconds of 0.876 seconds

So I'm confused as to why you're getting the wrong output. The only thing I can suggest is to delete all Context compile files (i.e. .log, .tuc, etc) so you have just the .tex file in the directory and try again. Also, did you install the Texworks editor as well when you installed Texlive? If so then try opening the test file in Texworks, choose "ConTeXt (pdfTeX)" as the engine and run to see if that output is correct. [snip log output from second compile] — Bruce Horrocks Hampshire, UK ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror) archive : https://github.com/contextgarden/context wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________