[NTG-context] Re: Sorry for once more asking, i am at Work

2024-02-19 Thread Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context
and prompt” [or »Eingabeaufforderung«] in Windows-parlance) and paste (if you have ConTeXt for 32bit): set PATH=%PATH%;%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\context\tex\texmf-mswin\bin Or this (if you use ConTeXt for 64bit): set PATH=%PATH%;%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\context\tex\texmf-win64\bin Then, on the same

[NTG-context] Fwd: Re: Working with layer sets with Metapost

2024-02-19 Thread Emanuel Han via ntg-context
ew method and see if I run into new problems again 😅>> Emanuel>>> On Feb. 15 2024, at 8:19 am, Mikael Sundqvist wrote:>> Hi>> On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 1:03 AM Emanuel Han via ntg-context> wrote:> >> > Dear list,> >> > the attached .tex file is t

[NTG-context] Re: Sorry for once more asking, i am at Work

2024-02-19 Thread Gavin via ntg-context
Hi Uschi, The log file is certainly helpful. It tells me two things. First, you have TeX Live 2023 installed. TeX Live 2023 has a good version of ConTeXt. Unless you need specific, newer ConTeXt features, you can use the ConTeXt version in TeX Live that you already have. Second, when you

[NTG-context] using an end of line as parameter

2024-02-19 Thread Miguel Diaz
does no work!) \long\def\prueba #1\par#2\par#3\par#4ñ{\framed[frame=off,width=0.8\textwidth,corner=round,offset=1em,align=flushleft]% {{\bf Beispiel}: #1\\ \qquad a) #2\\ \qquad b) {\bf #3}\\ \qquad c) #4 } I get: tex error on line 493 in file ./prueba.tex: The file ended when scanning an

[NTG-context] Re: Sorry for once more asking, i am at Work

2024-02-19 Thread Ursula Hermann
Dear List, I have done the new download at Work. After compiling is always the same: Command Line: context.exe --synctex=-1 "context-test.tex" Startup Folder: C:\Users\Hermann\Downloads\context-mswin\tex\texmf-context\tex\context\test\mkiv startup error : no format file given, q

[NTG-context] Re: New upload doesn't work on macOS 10.13.6

2024-02-18 Thread Gavin via ntg-context
Hi Ralf I keep TeX Live on my Mac. It’s a great fall-back when I have new version surprises with ConTeXt. tug.org/mactex/ TeX Live has a friendly installer. Updates are easy with TeX Live Utility. TeX Live has a version of ConTeXt from last May, and it’s quite a good version, in my

[NTG-context] Re: manuals

2024-02-18 Thread Jean-Pierre Delange
e.fr/; new recommended version here: http://lesfichesabebert.fr/TeX/context/context-intro.html). As mentionned by Alain Delmotte. Bertrand Masson always keeps his site up to date, as he gives references to the documentation compiled by Garulfo (Joaquín Ataz López ), available in several language

[NTG-context] New upload doesn't work on macOS 10.13.6

2024-02-18 Thread Ralf Heinrich Arning
ailed: Symbol not found: chkstk_darwin Referenced from: /Applications/TeX/context-osx-64/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/context (which was built for Mac OS X 12.7) Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib dyld: Symbol not found: chkstk_darwin Referenced from: /Applications/TeX/context-osx-6

[NTG-context] Re: Best way to input UTF-8

2024-02-18 Thread Marco Patzer
tor. The characters end up in the tex file and that's what's processed by context. \starttext Ωµ±åö←§… \stoptext Methods: - custom keyboard layout (my preferred way) - compose key - symbol input tables (provided by your OS) - copy-pasting symbols from somewhere else - … &g

[NTG-context] Re: Memory consumption in new upload

2024-02-17 Thread Hans Hagen
cache) to 30 GB (less after fonts were cached) but normally we stay around 125 MB for a document. Anyway, tex mem consumption can often be neglected

[NTG-context] Re: Memory consumption in new upload

2024-02-17 Thread Shiv Shankar Dayal
) >> >> anyway, not that much changed since the previous upload, so maybe you >> just stay below a threshold >> >> I recently generated a 180MB document with 2500 fonts + metapost >> outlines of them and that could bump mem usage (with empty cache)

[NTG-context] Re: Memory consumption in new upload

2024-02-17 Thread Shiv Shankar Dayal
the previous upload, so maybe you > just stay below a threshold > > I recently generated a 180MB document with 2500 fonts + metapost > outlines of them and that could bump mem usage (with empty cache) to 30 > GB (less after fonts were cached) but normally we stay around 125 MB for >

[NTG-context] Re: Memory consumption in new upload

2024-02-17 Thread Hans Hagen
d bump mem usage (with empty cache) to 30 GB (less after fonts were cached) but normally we stay around 125 MB for a document. Anyway, tex mem consumption can often be neglected compared to other applicatio

[NTG-context] Re: Working with layer sets with Metapost

2024-02-17 Thread Emanuel Han via ntg-context
looks beatiful enough to me 😄 > > I'll try to port all my layers to this new method and see if I run into new > > problems again 😅 > > > > Emanuel > > > > > > On Feb. 15 2024, at 8:19 am, Mikael Sundqvist wrote: > > > > Hi > > > >

[NTG-context] Re: manuals

2024-02-16 Thread Tommaso Gordini
also have a look at > > https://www.lesfichesabebert.fr/TeX/TeX.html > > It is website introducing Context in French. > The author was using LaTeX, but he switched to Context for his work > maintaining a regular publication. > > Note: the site is now under reworking, but it is

[NTG-context] Re: Working with layer sets with Metapost

2024-02-15 Thread Mikael Sundqvist
Feb. 15 2024, at 8:19 am, Mikael Sundqvist wrote: > > Hi > > On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 1:03 AM Emanuel Han via ntg-context > wrote: > > > > Dear list, > > > > the attached .tex file is the minimal working example we discussed today in > > the online mee

[NTG-context] Re: Working with layer sets with Metapost

2024-02-15 Thread Emanuel Han via ntg-context
ist wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 1:03 AM Emanuel Han via ntg-context > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Dear list, > > > > > > > > the attached .tex file is the minimal working example we discussed > > >

[NTG-context] Re: Working with layer sets with Metapost

2024-02-15 Thread Emanuel Han via ntg-context
And it looks beatiful enough to me 😄 > I'll try to port all my layers to this new method and see if I run into new > problems again 😅 > > Emanuel > > On Feb. 15 2024, at 8:19 am, Mikael Sundqvist wrote: > > Hi > > > > On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 1:03 AM Em

[NTG-context] Re: Working with layer sets with Metapost

2024-02-15 Thread Emanuel Han via ntg-context
024 at 1:03 AM Emanuel Han via ntg-context > wrote: > > > > Dear list, > > > > the attached .tex file is the minimal working example we discussed today in > > the online meeting. > > > > I realized that the approach of looping through k of p[k] is

[NTG-context] Re: manuals

2024-02-15 Thread Alain Delmotte
One could also have a look at https://www.lesfichesabebert.fr/TeX/TeX.html It is website introducing Context in French. The author was using LaTeX, but he switched to Context for his work maintaining a regular publication. Note: the site is now under reworking, but it is very interesting

[NTG-context] Installation of linux-32bits

2024-02-15 Thread Alain Delmotte
@alain:~/context/tex/texmf-linux/bin$ mtxrun --generate resolvers   | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTOLOC' set to '/home/alain/context/bin' resolvers   | resolving | variable 'SELFAUTODIR' set to '/home/alain/context' resolvers   | resolving |

[NTG-context] Re: Working with layer sets with Metapost

2024-02-14 Thread Mikael Sundqvist
Hi On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 1:03 AM Emanuel Han via ntg-context wrote: > > Dear list, > > the attached .tex file is the minimal working example we discussed today in > the online meeting. > > I realized that the approach of looping through k of p[k] is not fitting my >

[NTG-context] Working with layer sets with Metapost

2024-02-14 Thread Emanuel Han via ntg-context
Dear list, the attached .tex file is the minimal working example we discussed today in the online meeting. I realized that the approach of looping through k of p[k] is not fitting my needs, because it's not flexible enough. I need another approach, one which works with layer sets. I would

[NTG-context] Re: An announcement of my new book.

2024-02-14 Thread Hans Hagen
On 2/14/2024 8:37 PM, Joaquín Ataz López wrote: I join the thanks to the other members of the list. I think that good documentation is essential in any project, and, in particular, a low-level explanation of ConTeXt that is understandable without being an accomplished TeX programmer seems to

[NTG-context] Re: An announcement of my new book.

2024-02-14 Thread Joaquín Ataz López
I join the thanks to the other members of the list. I think that good documentation is essential in any project, and, in particular, a low-level explanation of ConTeXt that is understandable without being an accomplished TeX programmer seems to me a great idea. As for TeX documentation, I

[NTG-context] Fwd: Re: Context lmtx for 32bit under LUBUNTU 18.04

2024-02-14 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
: Henning Hraban Ramm Dear Henning, --- Your instructions: PWD=`pwd` cd tex/texmf-context/source/luametatex sh build.sh cp build/native/luametatex "$PWD/tex/texmf-linux/bin/" cd "$PWD" --- My actions: I created a 'context' folder in my h

[NTG-context] Re: Sorry for once more asking, i am at Work

2024-02-14 Thread Ursula Hermann
t Work So after a new update on my Computer at Work, I did once more download the installation. After compiling with context-mswin I got this file Command Line: context.exe --synctex=-1 "context-test.tex" Startup Folder: C:\Users\Hermann\Downloads\context-mswin\tex\texmf-context\t

[NTG-context] Sorry for once more asking, i am at Work

2024-02-14 Thread Ursula Hermann
So after a new update on my Computer at Work, I did once more download the installation. After compiling with context-mswin I got this file Command Line: context.exe --synctex=-1 "context-test.tex" Startup Folder: C:\Users\Hermann\Downloads\context-mswin\tex\texmf-context\tex\co

[NTG-context] Re: An announcement of my new book.

2024-02-13 Thread Peter Hopcroft via ntg-context
> documentation, which I find is a better medium for communication rather than > wikis. > > Now, as to my question, to understand the low level TeX programming language, > will the manuals "Low Level TeX" be enough? > > Thanks. > __

[NTG-context] Fwd: Re: Context lmtx for 32bit under LUBUNTU 18.04

2024-02-13 Thread Alain Delmotte
on an old but still used (when travelling) portable under lubuntu 18.04 32Bits. There is no more executable available on pragma and I am using Context from TeX Live, but it is the 2017 version. I can do with it, but it would be better to have Context lmtx latest. Is it possible to have it? B

[NTG-context] Re: An announcement of my new book.

2024-02-13 Thread Sir Coleman via ntg-context
communication rather than wikis. Now, as to my question, to understand the low level TeX programming language, will the manuals "Low Level TeX" be enough? Thanks. ___ If your question is of interest to othe

[NTG-context] Re: An announcement of my new book.

2024-02-13 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
SirColeman via ntg-context schrieb am 12.02.2024 um 08:49: Greetings all. I have a passion for typesetting. I found that currently the best typesetting systems are those that are based on TeX. Of them, there are LaTeX, and ConTeXt. LaTeX is very well documented and popular; ConTeXt, on the

[NTG-context] Re: Context lmtx for 32bit under LUBUNTU 18.04

2024-02-13 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
d but still used (when travelling) portable under lubuntu 18.04 32Bits. There is no more executable available on pragma and I am using Context from TeX Live, but it is the 2017 version. I can do with it, but it would be better to have Context lmtx latest. Is it possible to have it? But if t

[NTG-context] Context lmtx for 32bit under LUBUNTU 18.04

2024-02-13 Thread Alain Delmotte
under lubuntu 18.04 32Bits. There is no more executable available on pragma and I am using Context from TeX Live, but it is the 2017 version. I can do with it, but it would be better to have Context lmtx latest. Is it possible to have it? But if this a too complicate problem, I'll stan

[NTG-context] Re: Section numbering does not work

2024-02-13 Thread Oliver Marugg
gt;> found this? >> Greets Oliver >> Running freshly installed context ARM64 on m1 and updated it via sh >> install.sh on ARM64 macos 14.3.1: >> >> context --version >> mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.05 >> mtx-context | >> mtx-co

[NTG-context] Re: Section numbering does not work

2024-02-13 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
on ARM64 macos 14.3.1: context --version mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.05 mtx-context | mtx-context | main context file: /Applications/ConTeXtStandalone/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv mtx-context | current version: 2024.01.24 22:39 mtx

[NTG-context] Re: Section numbering does not work

2024-02-13 Thread Oliver Marugg
nd updated it via sh >> install.sh on ARM64 macos 14.3.1: >> >> context --version >> mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.05 >> mtx-context | >> mtx-context | main context file: >> /Applications/ConTeXtStandalone/tex/texmf-context/tex

[NTG-context] Re: Section numbering does not work

2024-02-13 Thread Taco Hoekwater
s] Best wishes, Taco > Greets Oliver > > > Running freshly installed context ARM64 on m1 and updated it via sh > install.sh on ARM64 macos 14.3.1: > > context --version > mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.05 > mtx-context | > mtx-context | main c

[NTG-context] Section numbering does not work

2024-02-12 Thread Oliver Marugg
mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.05 mtx-context | mtx-context | main context file: /Applications/ConTeXtStandalone/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv mtx-context | current version: 2024.01.24 22:39 mtx-context | main context file: /Applications

[NTG-context] An announcement of my new book.

2024-02-11 Thread SirColeman via ntg-context
Greetings all. I have a passion for typesetting. I found that currently the best typesetting systems are those that are based on TeX. Of them, there are LaTeX, and ConTeXt. LaTeX is very well documented and popular; ConTeXt, on the other hand, is apparently very powerful and capable, but is not

[NTG-context] Re: \type ignores space between command and bracket

2024-02-02 Thread Hans Hagen via ntg-context
helps to read a bit about how tex handles spaces esp after control sequences and when passing stuff in arguments ... then sit down and ponder possible solutions for a while ... Hans - Hans

[NTG-context] Re: mtxrun.lua:10080: bad argument #9 to 'format'

2024-01-29 Thread Taco Hoekwater
(as in listing the available installed ibmplex fonts) > > > mtxrun --script font --list --spec --filter="fontname=*" > mtxrun --script font --list --spec --filter="fontname=p*" > mtxrun --script font --list --spec --filter="fontname=pl*" > > lua erro

[NTG-context] Re: Own command definition breaks with interaction: Use of \do_my_command doesn't match its definition

2024-01-29 Thread Taco Hoekwater
[==[#2]==])}% > }\else {% > \ctxlua{userdata.my_command('', [==[#2]==])}% > }\fi > } > \protect > > \starttext > > % all the following works > \mc{foo} \mc[bold]{foo} \mc[emph]{foo} > > \startenu[title=Some] > \stopenu > > % this b

[NTG-context] Re: mtxrun.lua:10080: bad argument #9 to 'format'

2024-01-28 Thread vm via ntg-context
="fontname=*" mtxrun --script font --list --spec --filter="fontname=p*" mtxrun --script font --list --spec --filter="fontname=pl*" lua error : function call: /home/vm/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin/mtxrun.lua:10080: bad argument #9 to 'format' (number expected,

[NTG-context] mtxrun.lua:10080: bad argument #9 to 'format'

2024-01-28 Thread Garulfo
Hi, return is OK with:     mtxrun --script font --list --spec --filter="fontname=ibm*" but removing the m from the pattern mtxrun --script font --list --spec --filter="fontname=ib*" I get : lua error : function call: ...0-app_context-linux-64/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin/m

[NTG-context] Re: \starttable questions

2024-01-25 Thread Jim
here could help me with these three things: >>> > For a long time I have been using Wichura's TaBle macros (i.e., what one >>> > gets with >>> > \input table >>> > in plain TeX) and would like to use what appears to be Con

[NTG-context] Re: \starttable questions

2024-01-25 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
what one gets with \input table in plain TeX) and would like to use what appears to be ConTeXt's version of those (i.e., what one gets with \starttable ... \stoptable). However, https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/starttable says The environment \starttable ... \stoptable is and

[NTG-context] Re: \starttable questions

2024-01-25 Thread Jim
hat one >> gets with >> \input table >> in plain TeX) and would like to use what appears to be ConTeXt's version of >> those (i.e., what one gets with \starttable ... \stoptable). >> However, https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/starttable says >> The environm

[NTG-context] Re: \starttable questions

2024-01-25 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
Am 25.01.24 um 16:12 schrieb Jim: Hi, I was wondering if anyone here could help me with these three things: For a long time I have been using Wichura's TaBle macros (i.e., what one gets with \input table in plain TeX) and would like to use what appears to be ConTeXt's versio

[NTG-context] \starttable questions

2024-01-25 Thread Jim
Hi, I was wondering if anyone here could help me with these three things: For a long time I have been using Wichura's TaBle macros (i.e., what one gets with \input table in plain TeX) and would like to use what appears to be ConTeXt's version of those (i.e., what one gets with \

[NTG-context] Own command definition breaks with interaction: Use of \do_my_command doesn't match its definition

2024-01-25 Thread Gerion Entrup
7;, [==[#2]==])}% }\else {% \ctxlua{userdata.my_command('', [==[#2]==])}% }\fi } \protect \starttext % all the following works \mc{foo} \mc[bold]{foo} \mc[emph]{foo} \startenu[title=Some] \stopenu % this breaks \startenu[title=Some \mc{foo}] \stopenu \sto

[NTG-context] Re: Using plain TeX commands in ConTeXt

2024-01-24 Thread Hamid,Idris
Hi Shiv, -- Original Message -- From "Shiv Shankar Dayal" mailto:shivshankar.da...@gmail.com>> To "mailing list for ConTeXt users" mailto:ntg-context@ntg.nl>> Date 1/24/2024 9:44:09 AM Subject [NTG-context] Re: Using plain TeX commands in ConTeXt **

[NTG-context] Re: Using plain TeX commands in ConTeXt

2024-01-24 Thread Shiv Shankar Dayal
Yes. On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 10:08 PM luigi scarso wrote: > > > On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 16:55, Shiv Shankar Dayal < > shivshankar.da...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for correcting me, Wolfgang. I meant only TeX commands not plan >> TeX macros. >&g

[NTG-context] Re: Using plain TeX commands in ConTeXt

2024-01-24 Thread luigi scarso
On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 16:55, Shiv Shankar Dayal < shivshankar.da...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for correcting me, Wolfgang. I meant only TeX commands not plan TeX > macros. > > TeX primitives ? -- luigi _

[NTG-context] Re: Using plain TeX commands in ConTeXt

2024-01-24 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Shiv Shankar Dayal schrieb am 24.01.2024 um 16:52: Thanks for correcting me, Wolfgang. I meant only TeX commands not plan TeX macros. As I already wrote you can use \parindent etc. in your document but unless you know what you're doing you should keep it to a minimum to avoid conflicts

[NTG-context] Re: Using plain TeX commands in ConTeXt

2024-01-24 Thread Shiv Shankar Dayal
Thanks for correcting me, Wolfgang. I meant only TeX commands not plan TeX macros. On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 9:20 PM Wolfgang Schuster < wolfgang.schuster.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Shiv Shankar Dayal schrieb am 24.01.2024 um 16:37: > > For example: \kern, \parindent and so on.

[NTG-context] Re: Using plain TeX commands in ConTeXt

2024-01-24 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Shiv Shankar Dayal schrieb am 24.01.2024 um 16:37: For example: \kern, \parindent and so on. Rephrasing the question, can LuaMetaTeX/ConTeXt compile plain TeX files. If yes, how can I do that? You mix up two different things here. 1. Plain TeX is a collection of TeX macros like ConTeXt or

[NTG-context] Re: Using plain TeX commands in ConTeXt

2024-01-24 Thread Shiv Shankar Dayal
For example: \kern, \parindent and so on. Rephrasing the question, can LuaMetaTeX/ConTeXt compile plain TeX files. If yes, how can I do that? On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 9:02 PM Hans Hagen wrote: > On 1/24/2024 2:55 PM, Shiv Shankar Dayal wrote: > > Dear List, > > > > Can we u

[NTG-context] Re: Using plain TeX commands in ConTeXt

2024-01-24 Thread Hans Hagen
On 1/24/2024 2:55 PM, Shiv Shankar Dayal wrote: Dear List, Can we use plain TeX commands which are available in LuaMetaTeX in an arbitrary manner or are there any restrictions? what do you mean with arbitrary plain tex commands

[NTG-context] Using plain TeX commands in ConTeXt

2024-01-24 Thread Shiv Shankar Dayal
Dear List, Can we use plain TeX commands which are available in LuaMetaTeX in an arbitrary manner or are there any restrictions? -- Respect, Shiv Shankar Dayal ___ If your question is of interest to others as well

[NTG-context] Re: After Compiling the Context test, there was no PDF.

2024-01-24 Thread Shiv Shankar Dayal
") rotated -45 ; > > \stopMPcode > > > > \framed{hello} > > > > \stopnotmode > > > > \stoptext > > > > After compiling in the folder: > > Is this because I am the user?

[NTG-context] Re: After Compiling the Context test, there was no PDF.

2024-01-24 Thread Ursula Hermann
e I am the user? Command Line: context.exe --synctex=-1 "context-test.tex" Startup Folder: C:\Users\Hermann\Downloads\context-win64\tex\texmf-context\tex\context\test\mkiv startup error : no format file given, quitting Uschi

[NTG-context] Re: OpenBSD install failed

2024-01-23 Thread Damien Thiriet via ntg-context
tall the binaries and compile the basic test doc with \input tufte Thanks a lot! Dear Hraban, Did you try to compile your own binaries? You need CMake and a C compiler. PWD = your installation directory PLATFORM = openbsd7.4-amd64 (if that’s still right) cd $PWD/tex/texmf-context/source/luame

[NTG-context] Re: OpenBSD install failed

2024-01-22 Thread Hans Hagen
On 1/23/2024 12:34 AM, Damien Thiriet via ntg-context wrote: Hello, I tried to install OpenBSD 7.4 binaries but failed. What I did: download the zip from pragma unpack it in /usr/local/context chmod 744 install.sh ./install.sh After running it, there is no file in /usr/local/context/tex/texmf

[NTG-context] Re: OpenBSD install failed

2024-01-22 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
Am 23.01.24 um 00:34 schrieb Damien Thiriet via ntg-context: Hello, I tried to install OpenBSD 7.4 binaries but failed. What I did: download the zip from pragma unpack it in /usr/local/context chmod 744 install.sh ./install.sh After running it, there is no file in /usr/local/context/tex/texmf

[NTG-context] OpenBSD install failed

2024-01-22 Thread Damien Thiriet via ntg-context
Hello, I tried to install OpenBSD 7.4 binaries but failed. What I did: download the zip from pragma unpack it in /usr/local/context chmod 744 install.sh ./install.sh After running it, there is no file in /usr/local/context/tex/texmf-openbsd7.4-amd64/ I searched the mailing list archive and

[NTG-context] Re: After Compiling the Context test, there was no PDF.

2024-01-22 Thread Shiv Shankar Dayal
t; > Command Line: > C:\Users\Hermann\Downloads\context-win64\text\texmf-win64\bin\context.exe > --synctex=-1 "context-test.tex" > > Startup Folder: > C:\Users\Hermann\Downloads\context-win64\tex\texmf-context\tex\context\test\mkiv > > > > > > Error Lau

[NTG-context] Re: After Compiling the Context test, there was no PDF.

2024-01-22 Thread Ursula Hermann
System at work. After trying to compile the test at work, I got in the Folder: Command Line: C:\Users\Hermann\Downloads\context-win64\text\texmf-win64\bin\context.exe --synctex=-1 "context-test.tex" Startup Folder: C:\Users\Hermann\Downloads\context-win64\tex\texmf-context\tex\co

[NTG-context] Re: After Compiling the Context test, there was no PDF.

2024-01-22 Thread Ursula Hermann
, and have Windows 32 System at work. After trying to compile the test at work, I got in the Folder: Command Line: C:\Users\Hermann\Downloads\context-win64\text\texmf-win64\bin\context.exe --synctex=-1 "context-test.tex" Startup Folder: C:\Users\Hermann\Downloads\context-win64

[NTG-context] Re: cont-new.mkiv and \everymathematics

2024-01-21 Thread Hans Hagen via ntg-context
use very convenient. In cont-new.mkiv, one finds definitions of \t and \w (via \let) appended to \everymathematics, which overwrites my definition of \w every time TeX enters math mode. I can fix this by appending my definition to \everymathematics. The inefficiency seems minor, and I can live

[NTG-context] cont-new.mkiv and \everymathematics

2024-01-20 Thread Rogers, Michael K
definitions of \t and \w (via \let) appended to \everymathematics, which overwrites my definition of \w every time TeX enters math mode. I can fix this by appending my definition to \everymathematics. The inefficiency seems minor, and I can live with it. I have a question and a couple of points

[NTG-context] Re: Why LuaMetaTex is so slow?

2024-01-19 Thread Hans Hagen
lots of math, so perhaps that is the reason. Option 1: Buy or borrow a faster computer. You'll get your desired speed-up far faster than waiting for Hans to make changes, even assuming there is something that can be changed. I'd recommend a Mac M3 :-) As tex is a single core process (

[NTG-context] Re: Why LuaMetaTex is so slow?

2024-01-19 Thread Bruce Horrocks
;> too high. >>> My book has lots of math, so perhaps that is the reason. >> Option 1: Buy or borrow a faster computer. You'll get your desired speed-up >> far faster than waiting for Hans to make changes, even assuming there is >> something that can be changed. I

[NTG-context] Re: Why LuaMetaTex is so slow?

2024-01-19 Thread Hans Hagen
e gain is not linear. After all, tex has to compete with other applications running at the same time (browsers, remote clients, media apps, web polling apps, zoom, etc.) so it's kin dof amazing that it actually performs okay. What boosted performance is for instance ssd's. What might boos

[NTG-context] Re: Why LuaMetaTex is so slow?

2024-01-19 Thread Hans Hagen
. You'll get your desired speed-up far faster than waiting for Hans to make changes, even assuming there is something that can be changed. I'd recommend a Mac M3 :-) As tex is a single core process (ok, the os might delegate some file handling to other cores) it benefits from jump in cor

[NTG-context] Re: LuaMetaTeX code

2024-01-19 Thread Henri Menke via ntg-context
mmer, but I know very little of TeX. If you can point > me > towards where should I start for TeX(perhaps TeX Book or TeX for the > Impatient), I can help with refactoring of code to make is more > efficient/easier. > > _

[NTG-context] Re: LuaMetaTeX code

2024-01-19 Thread Hans Hagen
hey should be like const int luametatex_version=210; const char* luametatex_version_string="2.10.10"; These ensure type-safety in the code and are good coding practice. Good coding practice discussions are wasted on me (you don't want me to look at your tex code -) The version

[NTG-context] Re: LuaMetaTeX code

2024-01-19 Thread Hans Hagen
On 1/19/2024 9:26 AM, Shiv Shankar Dayal wrote: Dear Hans, I saw the C code of LuaMetaTeX and I saw a lot of gotos which is not good coding practice. These potions of code which have goto should be refactored. I am a C programmer, but I know very little of TeX. If you can point me towards

[NTG-context] Re: LuaMetaTeX code

2024-01-19 Thread Shiv Shankar Dayal
uot;; > > > > These ensure type-safety in the code and are good coding practice. > > > > On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM Shiv Shankar Dayal < > shivshankar.da...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Hans, > > > > I saw the C code of LuaMetaTeX and I saw a lot of

[NTG-context] Re: LuaMetaTeX code

2024-01-19 Thread Taco Hoekwater
practice. These potions of code which have goto should be refactored. > > I am a C programmer, but I know very little of TeX. If you can point me > towards where should I start for TeX(perhaps TeX Book or TeX for the > Impatient), I can help with refactoring of code to make is m

[NTG-context] Re: LuaMetaTeX code

2024-01-19 Thread Shiv Shankar Dayal
of gotos which is not good > coding practice. These potions of code which have goto should be refactored. > > I am a C programmer, but I know very little of TeX. If you can point me > towards where should I start for TeX(perhaps TeX Book or TeX for the > Impatient), I can help wi

[NTG-context] LuaMetaTeX code

2024-01-19 Thread Shiv Shankar Dayal
Dear Hans, I saw the C code of LuaMetaTeX and I saw a lot of gotos which is not good coding practice. These potions of code which have goto should be refactored. I am a C programmer, but I know very little of TeX. If you can point me towards where should I start for TeX(perhaps TeX Book or TeX

[NTG-context] Re: Why LuaMetaTex is so slow?

2024-01-18 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Fri, 19 Jan 2024, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote: > On 1/19/2024 12:34 AM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > > On Thu, 18 Jan 2024, Hans Hagen wrote: > > > >> Of course we'll never be as fast as (pure) plain tex (no layers added) or > >> latex (which oft

[NTG-context] Re: Why LuaMetaTex is so slow?

2024-01-18 Thread Hans Hagen via ntg-context
On 1/19/2024 12:34 AM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: On Thu, 18 Jan 2024, Hans Hagen wrote: Of course we'll never be as fast as (pure) plain tex (no layers added) or latex (which often is advocated as faster than context). I was curious, so did a quick experiment: typeset \input knuth 500

[NTG-context] Re: Why LuaMetaTex is so slow?

2024-01-18 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Thu, 18 Jan 2024, Hans Hagen wrote: > Of course we'll never be as fast as (pure) plain tex (no layers added) or > latex (which often is advocated as faster than context). I was curious, so did a quick experiment: typeset \input knuth 500 times. Here are the results: pdflatex: 54

[NTG-context] Re: Why LuaMetaTex is so slow?

2024-01-18 Thread Hans Hagen
On 1/18/2024 7:56 PM, Shiv Shankar Dayal wrote: In comparison to LaTeX with LuaHBTeX, ConTeXt with LuaMetaTeX is lightning fast. pdfTeX is 8bit, and Knuth’s plain TeX is very low level – for a fairer comparison, try the TeXbook on LuaMetaTeX (I don’t know if “plain” works

[NTG-context] Re: Why LuaMetaTex is so slow?

2024-01-18 Thread Mikael Sundqvist
Hi, On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 7:58 PM Shiv Shankar Dayal wrote: > > > > >> In comparison to LaTeX with LuaHBTeX, ConTeXt with LuaMetaTeX is >> lightning fast. >> >> pdfTeX is 8bit, and Knuth’s plain TeX is very low level – for a fairer >> comparison, try

[NTG-context] Re: Why LuaMetaTex is so slow?

2024-01-18 Thread Shiv Shankar Dayal
In comparison to LaTeX with LuaHBTeX, ConTeXt with LuaMetaTeX is > lightning fast. > > pdfTeX is 8bit, and Knuth’s plain TeX is very low level – for a fairer > comparison, try the TeXbook on LuaMetaTeX (I don’t know if “plain” works > though). > I understand that why it is slo

[NTG-context] Re: Why LuaMetaTex is so slow?

2024-01-18 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
/manuals/musings.pdf#page=96 might explain why Lua(Meta)TeX is slower. Other chapters in that document from Hans might give you some insight on the reasons why LMTX has to pay a price for being more feature-rich. I got such impression when I read it. Just in case it might help, In comparison to LaTeX

[NTG-context] Re: Why LuaMetaTex is so slow?

2024-01-18 Thread Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context
f) may be optimized for speed. Your math book may use features (I’m guessing again) that require more resources than the features used by “The TeXbook”. > Why LuaMetaTeX is so slow? How can I speed it up? https://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/musings.pdf#page=96 might explain why Lua

[NTG-context] Re: Fwd: Re: x mark symbol and general symbol guide

2024-01-18 Thread Gerion Entrup
gt; ConTeXt version 5 (FontAwesome.otf)? This one: > > > tex/texmf/fonts/data/fonticons/fontawesome/FontAwesome.otf: OpenType font > > > data > > > > > > I would assume that ConTeXt is using the bundled file by default. > > It's not our hobby to ke

[NTG-context] Re: How to obtain older versions of LMTX?

2024-01-17 Thread Otared Kavian
Hi Gavin, Thanks for the information: since I mostly use the stand alone ConTeXt, I have not looked into my TeX Live tree recently. Now I’ll do it, but Hans released a new version of LMTX which fixes the issue I was reporting. Thanks again for your help. Best regards: Otared > On 18 Jan 2

[NTG-context] Re: How to obtain older versions of LMTX?

2024-01-17 Thread Otared Kavian
Thanks for your reply. Does TeX Live contain LuaMetaTeX (LMTX)? >> That is because I need LMTX to typeset a presentation for which most of the >> content is ready, but using features from LMTX… > You can try to fetch > > https://github.com/contextgarden/context > > as

[NTG-context] Re: How to obtain older versions of LMTX?

2024-01-17 Thread Gavin via ntg-context
Hi Otared, Yes, it contains LMTX. I am using TeX Live 2023 right now for a project, and it reports "ConTeXt ver: 2023.05.05 18:36 LMTX”. Gavin > On Jan 17, 2024, at 3:13 PM, Otared Kavian wrote: > > Hi Gavin, > > Thanks for your reply. Does TeX Live contain LuaMetaT

[NTG-context] Re: How to obtain older versions of LMTX?

2024-01-17 Thread Hans Hagen
On 1/17/2024 11:13 PM, Otared Kavian wrote: Hi Gavin, Thanks for your reply. Does TeX Live contain LuaMetaTeX (LMTX)? That is because I need LMTX to typeset a presentation for which most of the content is ready, but using features from LMTX… You can try to fetch https://github.com

[NTG-context] Re: How to obtain older versions of LMTX?

2024-01-17 Thread Otared Kavian
Hi Gavin, Thanks for your reply. Does TeX Live contain LuaMetaTeX (LMTX)? That is because I need LMTX to typeset a presentation for which most of the content is ready, but using features from LMTX… Best regards: Otared > On 17 Jan 2024, at 23:01, Gavin via ntg-context wrote: > >

[NTG-context] Re: How to obtain older versions of LMTX?

2024-01-17 Thread Gavin via ntg-context
Hi Otared I use TeX Live as a convenient fall-back. I am also using MacOS ARM. Gavin > On Jan 17, 2024, at 2:52 PM, Otared Kavian wrote: > > Hi all, > > In order to circumvent a bug in the latest versions (2023-09-26 and > 2024-01-08) of LMTX regarding math alignments,

[NTG-context] Suggestions and problems of the manuals

2024-01-17 Thread Gerion Entrup
tem > ConTeXt ver: 2024.01.08 11:23 LMTX fmt: 2024.1.16 int: english/english system > system > 'cont-new.mkxl' loaded open source > level 1, order 1, name '/home/gerion/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl

[NTG-context] Re: After Compiling the Context test, there was no PDF.

2024-01-16 Thread Ursula Hermann
Please paste line no. 238 of your input file. On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM Ursula Hermann mailto:ursula.herm...@univie.ac.at>> wrote: Dear List, After Compiling in the Folder: This is LuaMetaTeX, Version 2.10.11 initex (C:/Users/Hermann/Downloads/context-mswin/tex/texmf-context/tex/cont

[NTG-context] Re: After Compiling the Context test, there was no PDF.

2024-01-16 Thread Shiv Shankar Dayal
Folder: >>> >>> >>> >>> This is LuaMetaTeX, Version 2.10.11 initex >>> >>> (C:/Users/Hermann/Downloads/context-mswin/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont- >>> en.mkxl(context.mkxl(syst-ini.mkxl >>> ! Undefined control sequ

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