Re: [NTG-context] \setuparranging values for perfect bound A5 on A3?
Hi Bruce,
> I have a book to be perfect bound[1] and I'm trying to work out what
> imposition to use.
>
> The printer would like 4 A5 pages laid out on A3 e.g.
>
> +---+---+
> | | |
> | a | b |
> | | |
> +---+---+
> | | |
> | c | d |
> | | |
> +---+---+
>
> so that he can cut the paper and simply stack a, b, c, & d on top of
> each other and then put them in the binding machine[2].
>
> If the book is 40 pages long, say, then stack 'a' has page 1 on the
> top, page 2 on the reverse, then the next sheet has page 3 and 4, and
> so on down to the last sheet which has page 9 on the front and page 10
> on the back. Stack 'b' would have page 11 on the front, 12 on the back
> and so on, so that each stack has a quarter of the book.
>
> Is this something LMTX can do and if so what combination of
> \setuplayout and \setuppaper do I need to use? If they can be printed
> in reverse order then great but I assume the printer can do that
> fairly easily.
I don't think that there's any way to do this from within a document
run, so I think that you'll need to use an external program.
> If not, is there a recommended external program that can do it?
But, you can use ConTeXt as the external program here.
Save as "imposition.cld":
local filename = document.getargument("filename")
local pdf = lpdf.epdf.image.open(filename)
local pages = pdf.nofpages
local max = math.ceil(pages / 4)
context.setuppapersize({ "A5" }, { "A3" })
context.setuppaper { nx = 2, ny = 2 }
context.setuparranging { "XY" }
local function insert_page(n)
context.startpagemakeup()
context.filterpages({ filename }, { n })
context.stoppagemakeup()
end
context.starttext()
for i = 1, max do
if i % 2 == 1 then
insert_page(i + 0 * max)
insert_page(i + 1 * max)
insert_page(i + 2 * max)
insert_page(i + 3 * max)
else
insert_page(i + 1 * max)
insert_page(i + 0 * max)
insert_page(i + 3 * max)
insert_page(i + 2 * max)
end
end
context.stoptext()
Then run:
context imposition.cld --filename=document.pdf
where "document.pdf" is replaced by your document name.
I'm not sure if I got your desired output quite right here, but
hopefully you can easily modify the script if something isn't quite
right.
Thanks,
-- Max
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[NTG-context] \setuparranging values for perfect bound A5 on A3?
I have a book to be perfect bound[1] and I'm trying to work out what imposition to use. The printer would like 4 A5 pages laid out on A3 e.g. +---+---+ | | | | a | b | | | | +---+---+ | | | | c | d | | | | +---+---+ so that he can cut the paper and simply stack a, b, c, & d on top of each other and then put them in the binding machine[2]. If the book is 40 pages long, say, then stack 'a' has page 1 on the top, page 2 on the reverse, then the next sheet has page 3 and 4, and so on down to the last sheet which has page 9 on the front and page 10 on the back. Stack 'b' would have page 11 on the front, 12 on the back and so on, so that each stack has a quarter of the book. Is this something LMTX can do and if so what combination of \setuplayout and \setuppaper do I need to use? If they can be printed in reverse order then great but I assume the printer can do that fairly easily. If not, is there a recommended external program that can do it? I've tried \setuplayout[4*2] and XY with 2x2 but neither output is what I need. Thanks in advance. [1] glued spine (if that term isn't used outside the UK) [2] I'm sure it's actually harder than that. :-) — 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://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : https://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Apostrophe entity using \xmltexentity is ignored
Hi,
> Has the handling for the apostrophe character entity changed recently?
>
> In the following example, the \xmltexentity for apostrophe is ignored,
> resulting in a straight apostrophe instead of a curled one:
> Any ideas on how to fix it?
(see also https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/661002/270600)
There are two different problems here.
1. Typing "'" now gives a straight apostrophe instead of a curly one by
default.
The solution to this is to add
\definefontfeature[default][default][trep=yes]
somewhere near the start of your document. See this thread
https://mailman.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2021/104286.html
from last year.
2. ConTeXt ignores the redefinition of predefined entities.
If you run this code:
\enabletrackers[xml.entities]
\xmltexentity{apos}{XXX}
\xmltexentity{lsquo}{YYY}
\xmltexentity{rsquo}{ZZZ}
\xmltexentity{laquo}{«}
\xmltexentity{raquo}{»}
then you get this output:
xml > tex > registering tex entity 'apos' as 'XXX'
xml > tex > registering tex entity 'lsquo' as 'YYY'
xml > tex > registering tex entity 'rsquo' as 'ZZZ'
xml > tex > registering tex entity 'laquo' as '«'
xml > tex > registering tex entity 'raquo' as '»'
xml > core > resolving entity to internal ''
xml > core > resolving entity to internal ''
xml > core > resolving entity to predefined '''
xml > core > resolving entity to internal ''
xml > core > resolving entity to internal ''
xml > core > resolving entity to internal ''
xml > core > resolving entity to internal ''
xml > core > resolving entity to internal ''
xml > core > resolving entity to internal ''
xml > tex > passing entity 'lsquo' as 'YYY' using
'ctxcatcodes'
xml > tex > passing entity 'U+27' as ''' using 'ctxcatcodes'
xml > tex > passing entity 'laquo' as '«' using 'ctxcatcodes'
xml > tex > passing entity 'raquo' as '»' using 'ctxcatcodes'
xml > tex > passing entity 'rsquo' as 'ZZZ' using
'ctxcatcodes'
I know of a bad way to fix this (see the linked SE question), but
hopefully someone here knows of a proper solution.
Thanks,
-- Max
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[NTG-context] Apostrophe entity using \xmltexentity is ignored
Has the handling for the apostrophe character entity changed recently?
In the following example, the \xmltexentity for apostrophe is ignored,
resulting in a straight apostrophe instead of a curled one:
% SOT
\xmltexentity{apos}{’}
\xmltexentity{lsquo}{‘}
\xmltexentity{rsquo}{’}
\xmltexentity{laquo}{«}
\xmltexentity{raquo}{»}
\startbuffer[document]
Sylvias spilled wine.
\stopbuffer
\startxmlsetups xml:xhtml
\xmlsetsetup{\xmldocument}{body}{xml:*}
\stopxmlsetups
\startxmlsetups xml:body
\xmlflush{#1}
\stopxmlsetups
\xmlregistersetup{xml:xhtml}
\starttext
\xmlprocessbuffer{xhtml}{document}{}
\stoptext
% EOT
Any ideas on how to fix it?
Thank you.
mtx-context | current version: 2022.09.11 20:44
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[NTG-context] Spacing in \unit
Hi list,
I made a small example with all of the issues I am trying to fix for the \units
command. The first formula below uses the \unit command, but produces strange
spacing. The second formula produces the desired spacing, without using the
\unit command.
\showmakeup[mathglue] %\mathspacingmode=1
\starttext
\startformula
\unit{1.23e5 kg m^2/s^2} + \unit{8.64e5 W s} = \unit{9.87e5 newton m}
\stopformula
\startformula
1.23\mathord\times10^5\,{\rm kg\mathord\cdot m^2/s^2} +
8.64\mathord\times10^5\,{\rm W\mathord{\cdot}s} = 9.87\mathord\times10^5\,{\rm
N\mathord{\cdot}m}
\stopformula
\stoptext
I’m trying to fix four issues:
- No space between the number and the following units. Should be a thin space.
- No space between the units and the following symbol (+ and = above). Should
be appropriate “bin" or “rel" space.
- Too much space around the \cdot in the units. Should be treated like an
“ord" when used to separate units.
- Too much space around the \times in the scientific notation. Should be
treated like an "ord" when used in scientific notation. (I'm not sure there is
consensus on this.)
Some of these seemed like things I could fix myself, so I dug into
phys-dim.mkxl to see what I could do. The good news is that I didn’t break
anything. The bad news is that nothing I did seemed to have any effect –
including deleting phys-dim.mkxl entirely! I double checked that I was working
on the same installation used for typesetting. Is the code used for \unit now
somewhere else?
These issues only occur in math mode, and \unit handles comma separators
correctly, unlike \digit.
I’d like to get some sort of temporary patch for at least some of these issues,
even if I need to write it myself. I use \unit everywhere in physics problems
sets for students and in keys that I share other teachers.
Any guidance is appreciated!
Gavin
P.S. I’m working on a more comprehensive test file, but its not ready yet.
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Re: [NTG-context] Example from Practex Journal
Jeroen via ntg-context schrieb am 08.10.2022 um 13:17: Hello, Could anybody help me out with the setup and a MWE to get a document exactly as the one from Steve Peter in the Practex Journal in 2005 as in https://tug.org/pracjourn/2005-1/peter/peter.pdf The articles used a now out of date module [1] which is MkII only and no longer part of the ConTeXt distribution. The filename of the module is s-ptj-01.mkii when you're looking for the source. I find this one hard to replicate. What is the font type that was used for this document ? The document uses TeX Gyre Pagella as main font which can be loaded with \setupbodyfont[pagella]. What are your problems with the style of the document? [1] https://tug.org/pracjourn/stylefiles.html Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / https://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : https://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Example from Practex Journal
Am 08.10.22 um 13:17 schrieb Jeroen via ntg-context: Could anybody help me out with the setup and a MWE to get a document exactly as the one from Steve Peter in the Practex Journal in 2005 as in https://tug.org/pracjourn/2005-1/peter/peter.pdf I find this one hard to replicate. What is the font type that was used for this document ? His email is at the end of the article ... Herbert ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / https://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : https://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] Example from Practex Journal
Hello, Could anybody help me out with the setup and a MWE to get a document exactly as the one from Steve Peter in the Practex Journal in 2005 as in https://tug.org/pracjourn/2005-1/peter/peter.pdf I find this one hard to replicate. What is the font type that was used for this document ? Thanks Jeroen ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / https://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : https://contextgarden.net ___
