On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:43:51 +0100
Xan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
Hi Xan,
> I'm new user of context. I gone from latex, which I use in the last 5
> years intensively
>
> I read your wiki but I don't find some answers to my wishes. Basically I
> want to know what are the equivalent of latex commands/packages in
> context. Can you help me in thay?. Thanks in advance.... so let's go:
>
> 1) The first question is about landscape mode and xdvi. In latex, if we
> want landscape, we put:
>
> \documentclass[a4paper,10ptt,landscape]{article}
>
> but when we see .dvi in xdvi, xdvi does not detects automatically that
> it's in landscape mode.
>
> For that, we have to put:
>
> \usepackage[dvips,...]{geometry}
>
> now the xdvi show .dvi in landscape mode
>
>
> The question is, how we get the same in context?. If we put:
>
> \setuppapersize[A4,landscape][A4,landscape]
>
> the xdvi program does not detect that .dvi is in landscape mode. Is
> there an equivalent command of geometry that allow that?
ConTeXt use PDF as default output format. A short test with the dvips
way show a rotated content but the page is not roatated, this seems to
be not suported
>
> 2) In latex there is the fancyhdr package that allows to put lines at
> bottom and at top of the page and put right and left headings and
> footers like: \rhead{Hello} ....
>
> What is the equivalent in context?
>
The ConTeXt method for headers is:
\setupheadertexts[centered on odd and even page]
\setupheadertexts[left on odd and even page][right on odd and even page]
\setupheadertexts[left on even page][right on even page]
[left on odd page][right on odd page]
The same methos id used for footer with \setupfootertexts instead of
\setupheadertexts.
I attached a file that provides another way to set the headers and
footers in your document. You can use it with the command
\usemodule[wolf-txt]. A few examples can be found in the source.
> 3) Is there an equivalent to the package lastpage in context? So can we
> put [number of page]/[total number of pages] at the bottom of the page?
\setupfootertexts[\pagenumber/\lastpage]
>
> 4) How can we create new counters in context? Like latex
> \newcounter{mycount}
You can use the plain TeX command \newcount\mycount or the ConTeXt
command \newcounter\mycount to create a counter. The ConTeXt methos
provides also the two commands \increment\mycount to increase your own
counter by one and the command \decrement\mycount to reduce your own
counter by one.
>
> 5) In mathematics, in context there are three modules: "nath", "amsl",
> "new math", according to http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Math
>
> What are these features and limitations? What is the "best"?
ConTeXt provides now many functions from these modules by default.
Aditya wrote a few articles about the new option for maths in his My
Ways and at the wiki.
Please take a look at the following articles
http://dl.contextgarden.net/myway/mathalign.pdf
http://dl.contextgarden.net/myway/matharrows.pdf
>
> 6) Is there an equivalent module of xyfig?
>
Do you mean xypic?
Take a look at Tikz/Pgf:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgf/
or MetaPost/MetaFun:
http://wiki.contextgarden.net/MetaPost
http://wiki.contextgarden.net/MetaFun
bot come with their own manuals.
> 7) Is there an equivalence of amssymbols?. How can I display for example
> $x \leadsto \int_a^b \arcsin (x+\cos \alhpa)$?
>
This should work by default. AFAIK the AMS symbols are enabled by
default in ConTeXT. A short test worked without problems.
> 8) How can we do a "minipage" in context?
>
You can use the more powerful frame environemnt.
\starttext
\framed[width=6cm,align=right]{\readfile{knuth}\donothing\donothing}
\stoptext
> 9) Can you tell me some link about babel and hipernation?
>
You set the language for your document with the \mainlanguage[xx] and
the \language[xx] commands where "xx" stands for your language id as
"en" for english.
>
> Thank you very much,
> Xan.
>
Wolfgang
%D \module
%D [ file=wolf-txt,
%D version=2006.10.28,
%D title=\CONTEXT\ User Module,
%D subtitle=Texts,
%D author=Wolfgang Schuster,
%D date=\currentdate,
%D copyright=Wolfgang Schuster]
\writestatus{loading}{Context User Module / Texts}
\unprotect
\startnotmode[wolf]
\def\????tx{@@@@tx}
\def\useifdefined#1%
{\ifcsname#1\endcsname
\csname#1\endcsname
\fi}
\stopnotmode
%D \macros
%D {settoptexts, setheadertexts, settexttexts,
%D setfootertexts, setbottomtexts}
%D
%D \starttyping
%D \setheadertexts
%D [reset]
%D
%D \setheadertexts
%D [left=odd left,middle=odd middle,right=odd right]
%D
%D \setheadertexts
%D [text]
%D [left=odd left,middle=odd middle,right=odd right]
%D
%D \setheadertexts
%D [left=odd left,middle=odd middle,right=odd right]
%D [left=even left,middle=even middle,right=even right]
%D
%D \setheadertexts
%D [text]
%D [left=odd left,middle=odd middle,right=odd right]
%D [left=even left,middle=even middle,right=even right]
%D \stoptyping
\def\settoptexts {\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[\v!top]}
\def\setheadertexts {\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[\v!header]}
\def\settexttexts {\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[\v!text]}
\def\setfootertexts {\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[\v!footer ]}
\def\setbottomtexts {\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[\v!bottom]}
%\def\dosettextcontent[#1][#2][#3][#4][#5]% header text middle text/text
% {\iffifthargument
% \setvalue{\??tk#1#2\executeifdefined{:\c!text:#3:}\c!middletext}%
% {\dodoubletexts{\??tk#1}{#2}%
% {\c!leftstyle \c!leftcolor \c!leftwidth }{#4}%
% {\c!rightstyle\c!rightcolor\c!rightwidth}{#5}}%
% \else\iffourthargument
% \setvalue{\??tk#1#2\executeifdefined{:\c!text:#3:}\c!middletext}%
% {\dodoubletexts{\??tk#1}{#2}%
% {\c!leftstyle \c!leftcolor \c!leftwidth }{#4}%
% {\c!rightstyle\c!rightcolor\c!rightwidth}{#4}}%
% \else\ifthirdargument
% \setvalue{\??tk#1#2\c!middletext}%
% {\dodoubletexts{\??tk#1}{#2}%
% {\c!leftstyle \c!leftcolor \c!leftwidth }{#3}%
% {\c!rightstyle\c!rightcolor\c!rightwidth}{#3}}%
% \fi\fi\fi}
\def\dosetextendedtexts[#1][#2][#3][#4]%
{\iffourthargument
\getparameters[\????tx\v!left] [#3]
\getparameters[\????tx\v!right][#4]
\dodosetextendedtexts{#1}{#2}
\else\ifthirdargument
\doifinsetelse{#2}{\v!text,\v!margin,\v!edge}
{\getparameters[\????tx\v!left] [#3]
\getparameters[\????tx\v!right][#3]
\dodosetextendedtexts{#1}{#2}}
{\getparameters[\????tx\v!left] [#2]
\getparameters[\????tx\v!right][#3]
\dodosetextendedtexts{#1}\v!text}
\else\ifsecondargument
\doifelse{#2}\v!reset
{\doresetextendedtexts{#1}}
{\getparameters[\????tx\v!left] [#2]
\getparameters[\????tx\v!right][#2]
\dodosetextendedtexts{#1}\v!text}
\fi\fi\fi}
\def\dodosetextendedtexts#1#2%
{\setvalue{\??tk#1#2\c!lefttext}%
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{\c!leftstyle \c!leftcolor \c!leftwidth }{\useifdefined{\????tx\v!left \v!left }}%
{\c!rightstyle\c!rightcolor\c!rightwidth}{\useifdefined{\????tx\v!right\v!left }}}%
\setvalue{\??tk#1#2\c!middletext}%
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{\c!leftstyle \c!leftcolor \c!leftwidth }{\useifdefined{\????tx\v!left \v!middle}}%
{\c!rightstyle\c!rightcolor\c!rightwidth}{\useifdefined{\????tx\v!right\v!middle}}}%
\setvalue{\??tk#1#2\c!righttext}%
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{\c!leftstyle \c!leftcolor \c!leftwidth }{\useifdefined{\????tx\v!left \v!right }}%
{\c!rightstyle\c!rightcolor\c!rightwidth}{\useifdefined{\????tx\v!right\v!right }}}}
\def\doresetextendedtexts#1%
{\def\docommand##1%
{\letvalue{\??tk#1##1\c!lefttext }\empty
\letvalue{\??tk#1##1\c!middletext}\empty
\letvalue{\??tk#1##1\c!righttext }\empty}
\processcommalist[text,margin,edge]\docommand}
%\def\dosingletexts#1#2#3#4#5#6%
% {\bgroup
% \expandafter\convertargument#6\to\ascii
% \doifsomething\ascii
% {\doattributes{#1#2}#3#4%
% {\placetextlinestrut{#1}% here !
% %\doifdefinedelse{\??mk\ascii\c!coupling} % brrr
% \doifelsemarking\ascii
% {\dolimitatetexts{#1#2#5}{\getmarking[\ascii][\v!first]}}
% {\ConvertConstantAfter\doifelse\v!pagenumber{#6}
% \@@plaatspaginanummer
% {\ConvertConstantAfter\doifelse\v!date{#6}
% {\currentdate}
% {% #6{}{}{} -> {} needed for macros that look
% % ahead, like \uniqueMPgraphic
% \opeenregel\dolimitatetexts{#1#2#5}{#6{}{}{}}}}}}}%
% \egroup}
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{\bgroup
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\doifsomething\ascii
{\doattributes{#1#2}#3#4%
{\placetextlinestrut{#1}% here !
\doifelsemarking\ascii
{\dolimitatetexts{#1#2#5}{\getmarking[\ascii][\v!first]}}
{\doifelse\v!pagenumber{#6}
\@@plaatspaginanummer
{\doifelse\v!date{#6}
{\currentdate}
{\opeenregel\dolimitatetexts{#1#2#5}{#6{}{}{}}}}}}}%
\egroup}
%\def\dodoubletexts#1#2#3#4#5#6%
% {\doifoddpageelse
% {\dosingletexts{#1}{#2}#3{#4}} % #3 => provides three arguments
% {\dosingletexts{#1}{#2}#5{#6}}} % #5 => provides three arguments
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{\doifoddpageelse
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] % #5 => provides three arguments
%D \macros{presettext}
%D
%D The next example demonstrates how we can use this
%D mechanism to provide page (event) dependent text lines.
%D
%D \starttyping
%D \presettext[chapter][footer][middle=pagenumber]
%D \setuphead[chapter][header=high,footer=chapter]
%D \setheadertexts[middle=pagenumber]
%D \setfootertexts[left=left,right=right]
%D \chapter{eerste} \dorecurse{20}{\input tufte \relax}
%D \chapter{tweede} \dorecurse{20}{\input tufte \relax}
%D \stoptyping
%\def\definetext
% {\doseventupleempty\dodefinetext}
\def\presettext
{\doquintupleempty\dopresettext}
%\def\dodefinetext[#1][#2][#3][#4][#5][#6][#7]%
% {\ifseventhargument
% \setvalue{\??tk#2#3#1}{\dosixtupleempty\dosetuptexts[#2][#3][#4][#5][#6][#7]}%
% \else\ifsixthargument
% \setvalue{\??tk #2#1}{\dosixtupleempty\dosetuptexts[#2][#3][#4][#5][#6]}%
% \else\iffifthargument
% \setvalue{\??tk#2#3#1}{\dosixtupleempty\dosetuptexts[#2][#3][#4][#5]}%
% \else\iffourthargument
% \setvalue{\??tk #2#1}{\dosixtupleempty\dosetuptexts[#2][#3][#4]}%
% \else
% \setvalue{\??tk #2#1}{\dosixtupleempty\dosetuptexts[#2][#3]}%
% \fi\fi\fi\fi}
\def\dopresettext[#1][#2][#3][#4][#5]%
{\iffifthargument
\setvalue{\??tk#2#3#1}{\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[#2][#3][#4][#5]}%
\else\iffourthargument
\setvalue{\??tk #2#1}{\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[#2][#3][#4]}%
\else
\setvalue{\??tk #2#1}{\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[#2][#3]}%
\fi\fi}
\protect \endinput
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