Hi,
I uploaded a new beta. There are a few new things and some changes:
- The flow chart module has been rewritten for mkiv and cf Wili it does
a decent job so I've replaced the old one. This is the one that can be
extended (discussed at the context conference).
- I'm rewriting stepcharts (something I need myself) but that's work in
progress. Here the functionality will change a bit (no problem as I
never noticed any other usage). The manual will also be updated.
== There is an experimental new s-fnt-35.mkiv module that can be used as:
\usemodule[fnt-35,art-01]
\setupbodyfont
[cambria]
\starttext
\ctxlua{moduledata.fonts.show_a_lot("Cambria")}
\stoptext
It probably needs to be improved. Users are welcome to submit additional
(language related) sample alphabets etc. It might also become an option
for mtx-fonts.lua
== There has been a change in storing positional info in the tuc file.
No big deal, just another format.
== There has been a fix in otf contextual stuff ... for Idris (so that
he can finish the context book sooner).
== There are some new commands: \startdocument and \stopdocument. Copied
from mag-1101:
\starttyping
\startdocument[settings]
structured content
\stopdocument
\stoptyping
The settings are key|/|value pairs and the values can be retrieved
using:
\starttyping
\documentvariable{key}
\stoptyping
You can set \type {before} and \type {after} parameters and by default
these are set up as follows:
\starttyping
\setvariables
[document]
[before=\directsetup{document:start},
after=\directsetup{document:stop}]
\stoptyping
You can for instance define these setups to generate a title page
(using document variables) and a colophon page. In the future more
functionality might be added.
== Yet another new feature is automatic italic correction. There will be
an article about it (first version ready), maybe in the conference
proceedings as it's a follow up on the conference. Quick howto:
\definefontfeature[default][default][itlc=yes]
It is enabled with:
\setupitaliccorrection[always] % or 'text' or 'none'
Or (bit more efficient):
\setupitaliccorrection[always,global]
or even:
\definefontfeature[default][default][itlc=yes,notextitalics=yes]
to get rid of \/ too. (we might opt for \/ being just /). Thomas and I
will play with additional functonality (range support for fonts that
have somewhat italic properties like greek).
== Of course there are a couple of patches and for sure some new bugs
(or missing files).
Hans
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