Re: [NTG-context] TEXpage filename

2013-05-04 Thread Alan Bowen
Wolfgang— Can this be extended so as to allow the extraction of the individual component files (as PDFs with their component names) when processing a product file? Alan On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 2:44 AM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 01.05.2013 um 23:02 schrieb W

Re: [NTG-context] latest beta and ancient greek module

2013-04-30 Thread Alan Bowen
It does indeed, Thomas. Many thanks! Alan On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 2:06 AM, Thomas A. Schmitz < thomas.schm...@uni-bonn.de> wrote: > On 04/30/2013 03:24 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> The latest beta (ConTeXt ver: 2013.04.30 00:31 MKIV beta) seems to have >> a problem with

[NTG-context] latest beta and ancient greek module

2013-04-29 Thread Alan Bowen
The latest beta (ConTeXt ver: 2013.04.30 00:31 MKIV beta) seems to have a problem with the ancient greek module: resolvers > modules > 'ancientgreek' is loaded (/Users/alancbowen/texmf/tex/context/third/greek/t-ancientgreek.mkiv loading > module ancientgreek (/Users/alancbowen/te

Re: [NTG-context] Cumulating numbered lists

2013-04-26 Thread Alan Bowen
/23/2013 10:31 PM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > >> On Tue, 23 Apr 2013, Alan Bowen wrote: >> >> OK. Thanks for the explanation, Wolfgang. I will await the day when the >>> repeat key can be disabled. >>> >> > the day i do an upload > > > If you

Re: [NTG-context] Cumulating numbered lists

2013-04-23 Thread Alan Bowen
OK. Thanks for the explanation, Wolfgang. I will await the day when the repeat key can be disabled. Alan On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 6:20 AM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 22.04.2013 um 23:59 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > > Another try: > >

Re: [NTG-context] Cumulating numbered lists

2013-04-22 Thread Alan Bowen
: 1. level a 1.1 level b 1.1.A. level c rather than 1. level a 1.1 level b A. level c ? Alan On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > In the simplified example, > > \setupitemgroup[itemize][broad] > \setupitemize[itemalign=flushright] >

Re: [NTG-context] Cumulating numbered lists

2013-04-19 Thread Alan Bowen
“prefix=no” does not work. I am also puzzled that “repeat” must be entered at the higher levels if it effectively means “repeat higher-level number at lower levels, to produce e.g. 1.a.4” (quoting the wiki). Alan On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > Hi, Wolfgang— > > T

Re: [NTG-context] Cumulating numbered lists

2013-04-18 Thread Alan Bowen
Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 18.04.2013 um 19:57 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > > I need a list structure that can be numbered in different ways as the > occasion warrants. > > > > In this case, I need: > > 1. text > > 2. text > &g

[NTG-context] Cumulating numbered lists

2013-04-18 Thread Alan Bowen
I need a list structure that can be numbered in different ways as the occasion warrants. In this case, I need: 1. text 2. text 2.1. text 2.2. text Text Text A. text B. text The problem seem to be in turning off the cumulation of numbers in th

[NTG-context] Latest beta (minimals) failure to download/install

2013-03-18 Thread Alan Bowen
Hi! My efforts to download/install the latest minimals was stopped with this error message: ! LuaTeX error .../ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otn.lua:260: attempt to index field 'steppers' (a nil value) stack traceback: .../ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/font-otn.lua:

Re: [NTG-context] margin notes in MKIV (doublesided pages)

2013-02-09 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Devendra. That is very helpful. \*setupmargindata*[margintext][location=outer,align=inner] gives me exactly the placement that I need. Best, Alan On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 1:25 AM, Devendra Ghate wrote: > > On 02/09/2013 06:51 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > > I need margi

[NTG-context] margin notes in MKIV (doublesided pages)

2013-02-08 Thread Alan Bowen
I need margin notes in a doublesided page environment in MKIV. The following: \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setupinmargin[location=both] \starttext \inmargin{n1}\input knuth\inmargin{note 1} \page \inmargin{n2}\input knuth\inmargin{note 2} \page \inmargin{n3}\input knuth\inmargin{

Re: [NTG-context] \goto links to figures are inactive

2013-02-03 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Aditya. The hack works nicely. I will try my hand at defining a new float environment, given the uncertainty of the timing of any fix in ConTeXt itself. Alan On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 11:48 PM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > On Sat, 2 Feb 2013, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > > On Sat, 2 Feb 2013, Wolf

Re: [NTG-context] \goto links to figures are inactive

2013-02-03 Thread Alan Bowen
d' was not intended to be > used that way, which makes me wonder whether this will work for you or not. > I hope it does. > > Michael > > > On Feb 2, 2013, at 1:12 PM, Alan Bowen > wrote: > > Hi, Otared— > > I am using MKIV. Many thanks for the news abou

Re: [NTG-context] \goto links to figures are inactive

2013-02-02 Thread Alan Bowen
l | l |] > \NC 1000 > \NC 2000 > \NC\NR > \stoptabulate} > \stopplacetable > > \page > Some text\reference[Text]{} > \stoptext > > which gives appropriate working links. > There should be also a short version of \placefigure or \placetable, but I > don't

Re: [NTG-context] \goto links to figures are inactive

2013-02-02 Thread Alan Bowen
2000 \NC\NR \stoptabulate} \page Some text\reference[Text]{} \stoptext Only the last \goto works. Even the \at link fails, which is really discouraging. Alan On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 8:28 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > The problem persists with the latest beta. Am I not encoding this prope

Re: [NTG-context] \goto links to figures are inactive

2013-01-31 Thread Alan Bowen
The problem persists with the latest beta. Am I not encoding this properly? And in such cases, should one include a sample .pdf file as well? Alan On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > The following compiles in the latest beta standalone but with dead links > to the

[NTG-context] \goto links to figures are inactive

2013-01-30 Thread Alan Bowen
The following compiles in the latest beta standalone but with dead links to the Figure: \setupinteraction[state=start] \starttext \goto{Figure A}[fig:Figure.pdf] \goto{Text A}[TextA] \page \useexternalfigure[Graphic][Figure.pdf][] \placefigure [here,page,force,nonumber] [fig:Figure.pdf] {Figu

Re: [NTG-context] incomplete \iffalse in cont-yes.mkiv?

2012-09-11 Thread Alan Bowen
:42, Alan Bowen wrote:* > With the latest beta, I *sometimes* get the error message: > system > tex > error on line 4 in file > /Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-yes.mkiv: > ! Incomplete \iffalse; all text was ignored after line 95.* For that we really

[NTG-context] incomplete \iffalse in cont-yes.mkiv?

2012-09-07 Thread Alan Bowen
With the latest beta, I *sometimes* get the error message: ! Incomplete \iffalse; all text was ignored after line 95. system > tex > error on line 4 in file /Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-yes.mkiv: Incomplete \iffalse; all text was ignored after line 95 ..

Re: [NTG-context] Luatex error in latest beta (standalone)

2012-08-03 Thread Alan Bowen
And it does indeed, Sietse! I had misread your suggestion. My apologies and many thanks for your help and patience. All best, Alan On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 5:20 PM, Sietse Brouwer wrote: > I think you accidentally misread my fix. Happens to the best of us. > Original text: > function notes.de

Re: [NTG-context] Luatex error in latest beta (standalone)

2012-08-03 Thread Alan Bowen
> >> local function getdeltapage(tag,n) > > Alan Bowen wrote (at 17:42): > > local function getdeltapage(tag,n) > > seems to mess up \definenote > > (the error appears when running context --make). > > And if one plows ahead anyway, the original error remain

Re: [NTG-context] Luatex error in latest beta (standalone)

2012-08-03 Thread Alan Bowen
l > Illustrative Examples, really, or Minimal Complete Examples. But that > ship has long sailed.) > > Cheers, > Sietse > > On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > > Hi, Keith— > > > > the relevant lines in strc-not.lua are: > &g

Re: [NTG-context] Luatex error in latest beta (standalone)

2012-08-03 Thread Alan Bowen
a dummy function. > > regards > Keith. > > > Am 03.08.2012 um 15:04 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > Files that used to process are now getting this error message: > > ! LuaTeX error > ...TeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc-not.lua:351: attempt to > call glo

[NTG-context] Luatex error in latest beta (standalone)

2012-08-03 Thread Alan Bowen
Files that used to process are now getting this error message: ! LuaTeX error ...TeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc-not.lua:351: attempt to call global 'getdeltapage' (a nil value) stack traceback: ...TeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc-not.lua:351: in function 'notedeltapage'

Re: [NTG-context] \definetext problem?

2012-07-17 Thread Alan Bowen
My apologies. XCode slipped (or left in) some +'s and -'s that I failed to catch. Anyway, it is working now. Many thanks! Alan On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 17.07.2012 um 18:55 schrieb Alan Bowen: >

Re: [NTG-context] \definetext problem?

2012-07-17 Thread Alan Bowen
ut ward} 13 \stoptext 14 15 \strc_sectioning_handle ...ioning_after_yes \else \ifconditional \c_strc_sec... l.11 \BookTitle{Title} ? Alan On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > &

Re: [NTG-context] ancient greek module and footnote fontsize problem

2012-07-16 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Thomas. That’s got it nicely. Best, Alan On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Thomas A. Schmitz < thomas.schm...@uni-bonn.de> wrote: > On 07/16/2012 03:05 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> The following code fails to produce greek in the footnotes. >> >> \us

[NTG-context] ancient greek module and footnote fontsize problem

2012-07-16 Thread Alan Bowen
The following code fails to produce greek in the footnote. \usemodule[ancientgreek] [font=GreekOldStandard,scale=1.00,altfont=GreekLibertine,scale=0.95] \def\grk{\localgreek} \setupnote[footnote][way=bypage,conversion=numbers] \setupnote[footnote][location=page, rule=on, bodyfont=9.5pt, style=n

Re: [NTG-context] latest beta problem?

2012-07-01 Thread Alan Bowen
Wolfgang, Hans—many thanks. Alan On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 1-7-2012 09:47, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > >> >> Am 30.06.2012 um 22:34 schrieb Alan Bowen: >> >> A file that used to process without complaint now fails because >

Re: [NTG-context] \placeregister[index]—preventing page break before

2012-06-27 Thread Alan Bowen
t the Kidd index? I am using MKII. Alan On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > I have been experimenting for a while with \placeregister and > \setupregister and can find no way no prevent page breaks before a > register. Simply inserting \page[no] does not seem to work. >

[NTG-context] \placeregister[index]—preventing page break before

2012-06-26 Thread Alan Bowen
I have been experimenting for a while with \placeregister and \setupregister and can find no way no prevent page breaks before a register. Simply inserting \page[no] does not seem to work. So can anyone suggest a way to do this in MKII? Alan ___

Re: [NTG-context] preventing page breaks after headings

2012-06-12 Thread Alan Bowen
< schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Am 10.06.2012 um 20:52 schrieb Alan Bowen: > > > Is there a way in MKII to ensure that there is never a page break > between a heading and the following text? > > > > \setuphead[after={\page[no]}] does not seem to work without e

[NTG-context] preventing page breaks after headings

2012-06-10 Thread Alan Bowen
Is there a way in MKII to ensure that there is never a page break between a heading and the following text? \setuphead[after={\page[no]}] does not seem to work without entering vertical mode before \page. But, so far, I have not found a way to enter vertical mode in after={…} that does not add int

Re: [NTG-context] line break after “/” (no hyphen)

2012-06-06 Thread Alan Bowen
Many thanks, Aditya. So far so good—it really improves the appearance of my bibliography. All best, Alan On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > On Wed, 6 Jun 2012, Alan Bowen wrote: > > I dimly recall discussion of linebreaking after “/”, but have not been >

[NTG-context] line break after “/” (no hyphen)

2012-06-06 Thread Alan Bowen
I dimly recall discussion of linebreaking after “/”, but have not been able to retrieve it from the archives. Can any one point to an explanation of how to make “/” a character that will admit a following linebreak (without hyphenation) in MKII? The aim is to break “….Montreal/Ottawa”, say, into

Re: [NTG-context] space between footnotes

2012-06-03 Thread Alan Bowen
Perfect, Wolfgang. Many thanks again! Alan On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Am 03.06.2012 um 15:26 schrieb Alan Bowen: > > I have been following this with some interest, since I am having a similar > prob

Re: [NTG-context] space between footnotes

2012-06-03 Thread Alan Bowen
I have been following this with some interest, since I am having a similar problem with the vertical spacing between notes in MKII. In \setupfootnotes[conversion=numbers, way=bytext,location=page,rule=on,bodyfont=9.6pt, style=normal,after={\blank[3pt]}] \starttext This is \footnote{abcde.} a tes

Re: [NTG-context] indexing puzzle

2012-05-26 Thread Alan Bowen
t; > Cheers, Michael > > > > On May 26, 2012, at 8:41 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > > Michael— > > Thank you so much for your very helpful response. > > 1. \unskip works well. > > 2. What I currently have is admittedly an ad hoc system for encoding my > indices

Re: [NTG-context] indexing puzzle

2012-05-26 Thread Alan Bowen
t;,tonumber(s)) end)) > end > \stopluacode > \def\locuskey#1{\ctxlua{userdata.locuskey("#1")}} > > The Mark IV/Luatex one was much nicer, less frustrating to figure out. > > > On May 24, 2012, at 7:06 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > > For anyone interested

Re: [NTG-context] indexing puzzle

2012-05-24 Thread Alan Bowen
-\digitwidth} The hitch here is that the font size is not context dependent. Alan On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 6:39 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > I have been trying to index the passages cited in a book and would be > grateful for some tactical advice. > > There are several works by a single autho

[NTG-context] ConTeXt MKIV 2012.05.22 and \footnote

2012-05-22 Thread Alan Bowen
The latest ConTeXt MKIV (standalone) does not produce footnotes. \startcomponent Stuff\footnote{a note.} \stopcomponent This will show “Stuff” with a footnote call but no footnote appears at the bottom of the page. All is as it should be with MKII. Alan _

[NTG-context] indexing puzzle

2012-05-22 Thread Alan Bowen
I have been trying to index the passages cited in a book and would be grateful for some tactical advice. There are several works by a single author, and it is customary to cite each text by page and line number, as in 1253.12 (page 1253, line12), for example. I have a sort key for each work. But

[NTG-context] cross-references again

2012-05-20 Thread Alan Bowen
When \startcomponent \setupcolors[state=start] \setupinteraction[state=start] \reference[knuth]{} \input{knuth} \page \goto{see knuth}[knuth] see knuth quotation on page \at[knuth] \stopcomponent is compiled with the latest version of Context (2012.05.20, MKIV), the links show as expected but

Re: [NTG-context] indexing query

2012-05-11 Thread Alan Bowen
I should add, perhaps, that I am using MKII, since adapting this project to MKIV is not feasible. A. On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > I am trying to construct an index of passages and have run into a curious > problem: > > The test file is: > \definer

[NTG-context] \goto[]…\reference[]{} in component files query

2012-04-24 Thread Alan Bowen
I will try again adding more detail in the hope that this will help. The following is not a minimal example but a bare outline of what I have and where the problems with the cross-references arise. This structure works with MKII, so the query is whether something has changed in the command struct

[NTG-context] \goto[]…\reference[] in component files query

2012-04-22 Thread Alan Bowen
I understand that there was a problem with cross-references within components of a product structure that use \goto[…] and \reference[…]. Has this been fixed yet? I have not been able to get them to work with the latest ConTeXt standalone and thought I should check. My \at[] and \in[] cross-refere

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppagenumber

2012-04-02 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Wolfgang. \resetpageumber is the key. I will use the section blocks approach in my next project. Alan On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Am 02.04.2012 um 00:02 schrieb Alan Bowen: > > >

Re: [NTG-context] components with enumerations

2012-03-28 Thread Alan Bowen
Ugh. Thanks, Wolfgang. “Less haste, more speed’”. A. On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 3:36 AM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Am 27.03.2012 um 04:07 schrieb Alan Bowen: > > > The following does not seem to work with the latest MKIV version: &g

[NTG-context] components with enumerations

2012-03-26 Thread Alan Bowen
The following does not seem to work with the latest MKIV version: \startcomponent \startitemize \item A \item B \item C \stopitemize \stopcomponent The log file shows: ! Use of \strc_itemgroups_item_alone doesn't match its definition. system > tex > error on line 5 in file SimpleTest.

Re: [NTG-context] indexing query

2012-03-18 Thread Alan Bowen
> > Am 18.03.2012 um 22:11 schrieb Alan Bowen: > > > Sorry for the bother, Wolfgang. I think I have the answer now (see my > message earlier by about 30 seconds). I had not realized that the textstyle > key in \setupregister could take a command for positioning the head as well >

Re: [NTG-context] indexing query

2012-03-18 Thread Alan Bowen
Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Am 18.03.2012 um 17:38 schrieb Alan Bowen: > > Sorry: My effort escaped without a subject line. > > In placing the heads and subheads of indices, \index defaults to > > Headlocator > Head > subheadl

Re: [NTG-context] indexing query

2012-03-18 Thread Alan Bowen
To answer my own question, after experimentation: \index[key]{form::entry} with \setupregister[index][form][textstyle=\hskip1em] A. On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > Sorry: My effort escaped without a subject line. > > > In placing the heads and subhead

[NTG-context] indexing query

2012-03-18 Thread Alan Bowen
Sorry: My effort escaped without a subject line. In placing the heads and subheads of indices, \index defaults to Headlocator Head subheadlocator I need to get the subhead without repeating the Head, as in Headlocator subheadlocator How can I do this? Is there some docu

[NTG-context] (no subject)

2012-03-18 Thread Alan Bowen
In placing the heads and subheads of indices, \index defaults to Headlocator Head subheadlocator I need to get the subhead without repeating the Head, as in Headlocator subheadlocator How can I do this? Is there some documentation on this that I can read? Alan __

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppagenumber problem

2012-03-08 Thread Alan Bowen
with fonts is easily worth the effort. So thanks too for your patience. All best, Alan On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Am 08.03.2012 um 20:34 schrieb Alan Bowen: > > > Thanks, Wolfgang. You are right. Poor co

Re: [NTG-context] \setuppagenumber problem

2012-03-08 Thread Alan Bowen
> > Am 08.03.2012 um 19:06 schrieb Alan Bowen: > > > The following code, > > > > \startcomponent > > > > \setuphead[title][page=yes] > > \setuppagenumber[numberconversion=romannumerals] > > \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] > >

[NTG-context] \setuppagenumber problem

2012-03-08 Thread Alan Bowen
The following code, \startcomponent \setuphead[title][page=yes] \setuppagenumber[numberconversion=romannumerals] \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setuppagenumbering[location=,] \setupheader[state=high] \definehead[FMTitle][title] \setuphead[FMTitle][header=high,alternative=middle,s

Re: [NTG-context] \setuphead problem

2012-03-03 Thread Alan Bowen
Many thanks, Wolfgang, I will send you the files off list. Alan On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Am 03.03.2012 um 14:43 schrieb Alan Bowen: > > Excellent, Wolfgang. You are right. Many thanks. But if I may impo

Re: [NTG-context] \setuphead problem

2012-03-03 Thread Alan Bowen
best, Alan On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 3:37 AM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Am 02.03.2012 um 17:35 schrieb Alan Bowen: > > Wolfgang— > > In both MKII and MKIV (using the latest standalone which I installed this > morning), with &g

Re: [NTG-context] \setuphead problem

2012-03-02 Thread Alan Bowen
. Does it work for you? Alan On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 10:30 AM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Am 02.03.2012 um 14:11 schrieb Alan Bowen: > > Wolfgang— > > I checked and the example fails in both MKII andf MKIV. My apologies for > care

Re: [NTG-context] \setuphead problem

2012-03-02 Thread Alan Bowen
the preceding page in MKIV? Or is this expected behavior and my example, then, a poor one for my purposes? Alan On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Am 01.03.2012 um 18:37 schrieb Alan Bowen: > > > The following co

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt Standalone contents

2012-02-10 Thread Alan Bowen
A useful tip, Luigi. Thanks. A. On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 12:27 PM, luigi scarso wrote: > On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > > Thanks, Luigi. I did indeed see it. But I am now having second thoughts. > If > > that is the closet one can get to a list, and gi

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt Standalone contents

2012-02-10 Thread Alan Bowen
one that I currently have. A. On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:37 AM, luigi scarso wrote: > On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > > I am currently in the process of moving the production of our journal and > > book series from MKII to MKIV and suspect that I now h

[NTG-context] ConTeXt Standalone contents

2012-02-10 Thread Alan Bowen
I am currently in the process of moving the production of our journal and book series from MKII to MKIV and suspect that I now have items in my personal texmf folder that are no longer needed because they are included in the distribution installed using sh //first-setup.sh --modules=all. So I was

[NTG-context] Arabic transliteration—ayn and alif (MKII)

2011-12-11 Thread Alan Bowen
What is the best way to produce ayn and alif in transliterated Arabic using MKII (Latin Modern)? ACB ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.

Re: [NTG-context] PDF grayscale conversion (OT)

2009-03-10 Thread Alan Bowen
Luigi, Yue—many thanks. I will look into with both Ghostscript and ImageMagick to see what I can do. Best, Alan On Mar 10, 2009, at 02;14,12 , luigi scarso wrote: On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 3:38 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: I have used to ConTeXt to generate a hefty PDF file with b/w text and

[NTG-context] PDF grayscale conversion (OT)

2009-03-09 Thread Alan Bowen
I have used to ConTeXt to generate a hefty PDF file with b/w text and color images. Is there a way to convert this file to a PDF file with b/ w text and grayscale images (256 shades)? I know I could always convert the images first and then reset the book, but I was wondering if there was a

Re: [NTG-context] basic luatex/minimals problem

2009-02-25 Thread Alan Bowen
Thomas— On Feb 25, 2009, at 09;57,18 , Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: On Feb 25, 2009, at 3:19 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: Now that the debris on my computer from determining the right way to reset LM, let me restate what my luatex problems are: Note: I have moved the contents of my personal texmf

Re: [NTG-context] basic luatex/minimals problem

2009-02-25 Thread Alan Bowen
, Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 15:31, Taco Hoekwater wrote: Alan Bowen wrote: 4. When I process a file (see below), I get the error message: fontnames | identifying system font files with suffix ttf fontnames | globbing path /Users/alancbowen/Library/Fonts/**.ttf fontnames

Re: [NTG-context] basic luatex/minimals problem

2009-02-25 Thread Alan Bowen
with the original texmf-folder so that I can get the rest of my personal texmf working. But this real progress! Many thanks, Alan. On Feb 25, 2009, at 09;31,28 , Taco Hoekwater wrote: Alan Bowen wrote: 1. When I run first-setup.sh, the installation stops with the line (/Applications

Re: [NTG-context] basic luatex/minimals problem

2009-02-25 Thread Alan Bowen
tions. Alan My test file is \enableregime[utf-8] \mainlanguage[en] \setupencoding[default=utf] \setupbodyfontenvironment[default][em=italic] \usetypescript[fiee][sil-gentium] \setupbodyfont[sil-gentium,10.5pt] \usemodule[ancientgreek] [font=GreekGentiumAlt,altfont=GreekDioxipe,altscale=1

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-25 Thread Alan Bowen
wrote: On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 21:03, Alan Bowen wrote: I have run the ./first-setup.sh without the switch --context=beta and I still get what I had before ConTeXt ver: 2009.01.18 14:39 MKII fmt: 2009.2.23 int: english/ english a beta version (I gather) which in any case does not work. If

Re: [NTG-context] undeliverable mail messages

2009-02-25 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Hans. The 4 messages that I received within the last half hour— there have been about 20 in all—must have already been in the pipeline. Alan On Feb 25, 2009, at 08;46,22 , Hans Hagen wrote: Alan Bowen wrote: When I send messages to NTG-ConTeXt, I get bombed with “Undelivered Mail

[NTG-context] undeliverable mail messages

2009-02-25 Thread Alan Bowen
: too many hops Resent-From: stry...@sci.ujep.cz From: Alan Bowen Date: 02 24, 2009 15:26:59 EST Resent-To: zstry...@physics.ujep.cz To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Subject: Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem Reply-To: mailing list for Con

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
24, 2009, at 15;32,29 , luigi scarso wrote: On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:12 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: That is what he means, Aditya! *–) Many thanks. A. ah ok. this one \usetypescript[serif,sans,mono][hanging][pure] \setupalign[hanging] \usetypescript[modern-base][texnansi] % a simplified latin

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
So, does MKIV do away with this requirement, Hans? Alan On Feb 24, 2009, at 15;21,02 , Hans Hagen wrote: Alan Bowen wrote: Luigi--- I did this because I thought it was necessary (in MKII at least) to install/define fonts after setting up margin kerning and hanging punctuation---which

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
That is what he means, Aditya! *–) Many thanks. A. On Feb 24, 2009, at 14;57,06 , Aditya Mahajan wrote: On Tue, 24 Feb 2009, luigi scarso wrote: On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: Luigi--- I did this because I thought it was necessary (in MKII at least) to install/define

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
wrote: On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: Luigi--- I did this because I thought it was necessary (in MKII at least) to install/define fonts after setting up margin kerning and hanging punctuation---which means that Latin Modern has be re-installed/re- defined if margin kerning etc

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
? (Perhaps I am not using the right terminology.) Alan On Feb 24, 2009, at 13;41,26 , luigi scarso wrote: On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: Thanks, Thomas, it now works as it should! Repairing the way I had installed LM was the solution. I am not sure how you got the desired output

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
. All best, Alan On Feb 24, 2009, at 12;47,55 , Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: On Feb 24, 2009, at 6:36 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: Thomas— I updated my original ConTeXtMinimals with --context=alpha (ConTeXt ver: 2009.02.24 16:36 MKII) and tried the test file. By the way, I got the same errors as

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
wrong size using \usemodule[ancientgreek]. Alan On Feb 24, 2009, at 11;52,52 , Alan Bowen wrote: OK. I now have alphaminimal up and running (ConTeXt ver: 2009.02.17 18:50 MKII fmt: 2009.2.24 int: english/english). (The only change is that I have it in my Applications folder). The test

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
a} This is more sample text.% \footnote{This is a sample footnote} \stoptext processes but the Greek is still the wrong size. Alan On Feb 24, 2009, at 11;00,00 , Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: On Feb 24, 2009, at 4:42 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: Well, that is what it should be. So the problem is defin

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
, 2009, at 10;22,01 , Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: On Feb 24, 2009, at 4:13 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: The Greek is not scaled at 2.15 See the attachment. Alan Here's my output: ___ If your question is of interest to o

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
Thomas— Did you test this on a Mac? Alan On Feb 24, 2009, at 10;22,01 , Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: On Feb 24, 2009, at 4:13 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: The Greek is not scaled at 2.15 See the attachment. Alan Here's my o

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
Well, that is what it should be. So the problem is definitely on my box. But where? I have no idea right now about how to test this further. Alan On Feb 24, 2009, at 10;22,01 , Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: On Feb 24, 2009, at 4:13 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: The Greek is not scaled at 2.15 See

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
The Greek is not scaled at 2.15 See the attachment. Alan LMGreekTest.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document On Feb 24, 2009, at 10;01,44 , Thomas A. Schmitz wrote: On Feb 24, 2009, at 3:46 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: Thanks, Thomas! Its does indeed compile. But the font size for the Greek is

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
] \definebodyfont [10.5pt] [rm] [default] \stoptypescript \definebodyfontenvironment[9.5pt] \starttypescript [serif] [default] [size] \definebodyfont [9.5pt] [rm] [default] \stoptypescript the file compiles normally. Thomas On Feb 24, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: This file will produce the

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
a ka`i b~hta} This is more sample text.% \footnote{This is a sample footnote} \stoptext Alan On Feb 24, 2009, at 08;28,26 , Hans Hagen wrote: Alan Bowen wrote: Thomas, Luigi— Thanks for tips: they are much appreciated. As it turns out, I had already reinstalled ConTeXt 2008.11.10 21:40

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: The minimals (both the stable and the beta versions) in contextgarden.net/minimals/setup/$platform/bin seem to be frozen at 2009.01.18 14;39. for me minimals-beta/tex# context --version MtxRun | main context file: /opt/luatex/minimals-beta/tex/texmf

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
] \stoptypescript and in the second \definebodyfont[9.5pt,10.5pt][rm][default] \definebodyfont[9.5pt,10.5pt][mm][default] There is no problem with other text fonts, by the way. Very frustrating to say the least. Alan On Feb 24, 2009, at 08;04,41 , luigi scarso wrote: On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Alan

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-24 Thread Alan Bowen
fixed, well, sort of. In any case, my journal is being derailed by the fact that ConTeXt 2009.01.18 has a bug affecting the use of Latin Modern with Thomas’ Greek module. Alan On Feb 23, 2009, at 17;37,22 , Aditya Mahajan wrote: On Mon, 23 Feb 2009, Alan Bowen wrote: Aditya and Luigi

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-23 Thread Alan Bowen
, Aditya Mahajan wrote: On Mon, 23 Feb 2009, luigi scarso wrote: On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: I have run the ./first-setup.sh without the switch --context=beta and I still get what I had before ConTeXt ver: 2009.01.18 14:39 MKII fmt: 2009.2.23 int: english/ english

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-23 Thread Alan Bowen
. But there is only one lang-agr.pat file in ConTeXtMinimals, so what does this mean? (There is no error message if I remove texmf-project before running the script.) Alan On Feb 23, 2009, at 14;20,47 , Alan Bowen wrote: Thanks, Luigi. A. On Feb 23, 2009, at 13;26,48 , luigi scarso

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-23 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Luigi. A. On Feb 23, 2009, at 13;26,48 , luigi scarso wrote: But one question before I do this: if I remove the --context=beta switch will running first-setup.sh install the last stable minimal version? yes, (it's written near the end of first-setup.sh) -- luigi

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-23 Thread Alan Bowen
version of ConTeXt from 2008-10-31. Thomas On Feb 23, 2009, at 6:22 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: Please forgive my resending this. The problem is acute since it concerns a journal that I publish. As I understand it right now, the problem is that Thomas's latest Greek module and my installati

Re: [NTG-context] basic luatex/minimals problem

2009-02-23 Thread Alan Bowen
On Feb 23, 2009, at 09;34,18 , Aditya Mahajan wrote: On Mon, 23 Feb 2009, Alan Bowen wrote: Thanks, Aditya, You said that there was no problem in compiling your test file with MKII. So, MKII is finding t-ancientgreek. But kpsewhich does not find it. When you compile the file in MKII, which

Re: [NTG-context] LM typsescript problem

2009-02-23 Thread Alan Bowen
I use other fonts). Is there a better diagnosis of the problem or even a fix for it? I would really hate to have to change the bodyfont for the journal at this point in the current volume. Alan On Feb 22, 2009, at 10;56,17 , Alan Bowen wrote: acute I am currently faced with an unaccep

Re: [NTG-context] basic luatex/minimals problem

2009-02-23 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Aditya, You said that there was no problem in compiling your test file with MKII. So, MKII is finding t-ancientgreek. But kpsewhich does not find it. When you compile the file in MKII, which t-ancientgreek is being used (the whole path should be in the log file. /Users/alancbo

Re: [NTG-context] basic luatex/minimals problem

2009-02-22 Thread Alan Bowen
. Schmitz wrote: On Feb 21, 2009, at 12:07 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: Aditya— luatools --expand-var TEXMF gets {/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-project,/Applications/ ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-fonts,/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/ texmf-local,/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/texmf-osx

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