[NTG-context] lmr (texnansi vs ec)

2005-03-26 Thread ishamid
Dear gang,

Why does lmr in ConTeXt use the ec instead of the texnansi encoding? I just 
noticed that all of my macros that use, e.g.,

\char'25

are now bringing up the wrong symbols. Shouldn't ConTeXt default to the 
encoding most consistent with cmr (surely I am not the only one who depended 
on the old TeX encoding-)

Idris


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[NTG-context] hyper interactions

2005-03-26 Thread ishamid
Dear syndicate,

Are hyper interactions now restricted to pdfetex's pdf engine? Hyperlinks do 
not work in pdf produced by dvipdfmx, for either aleph of pdfetex dvi output.

Idris

===
% output=dvi interface=en


\setupcolors[state=start]
\setupinteraction[state=start,color=darkgreen]

\starttext

\chapter[ch-test]{Test}

\in[sc-test]\input tufte
\page

\section[sc-test]{Test}

\in[ch-test]\input tufte

\stoptext
===


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[NTG-context] extra_mem_bot.context

2005-03-26 Thread ishamid
Dear musketeers,

This is a note for aleph users. In _both_ texmf.cnf files that come with the 
full ConTeXt distribution, you must comment the line

%extra_mem_bot.context=  400 
[\texmf\web2c, line 503]

%extra_mem_bot.context= 200
[\texmf-local\web2c, line140]

otherwise aleph will crash upon over/underfull 
boxes.

This has actually been noted before; I don't know/remember if a solution was 
ever found.

Idris


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[NTG-context] \= in tables

2005-03-26 Thread ishamid
Dear cartel,

\= does not work in tables (I think that the TABLE macros define \= 
differently; why on earth would someone do that?!?). Is there a workaround?

Idris

===
% output=pdf interface=en

\starttext

\setupinterlinespace
\setupfloats[location=center]
\placetable
[here][tab:test]{Test.}
\starttable{|c|c|}
\HL
\VL macron  ({\=a})  \VL accents ({\=a}) \VL\FR
\HL
\VL do  not ({\=a})  \VL work({\=a})\VL\NR
\HL
\VL in  ({\=a})  \VL tables  ({\=a})  \VL\LR
\HL
\stoptable

\stoptext
===

log:

===
systems : begin file test4 at line 3
! Misplaced \omit.
\!ttLongHrule -\omit
  \span \omit \span \!ttShortHrule 
l.11 \VL macron  ({\=
 a})  \VL accents ({\=i}) \VL\FR
===


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RE: [NTG-context] lmr (texnansi vs ec)

2005-03-26 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Vit Zyka [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
ishamid wrote:
 Dear gang,

 Why does lmr in ConTeXt use the ec instead of the texnansi encoding? I just
 noticed that all of my macros that use, e.g.,

 \char'25

lmr is defined for both ec and texnansi encodings (and even for qx). But
ec is default. Use
   \usetypescript[latin-modern][texnansi]
   \setupbodyfont[latin-modern]


Ok; it just seems strange that texnansi is not the default, since that's 
closer to Knuth's original. Maybe its because I (like Knuth) am in America 
where we don't have accents-)


Ishamid, \char is wrong approach since it is encoding-dependent
definition. Use glyph name instead, like \endash, \Aacute.

Are those names defined in Plain TeX? But that's a good idea anyway; I'll just 
depend on the ConTeXt framework.

But ... your glyph number 25 is not defined in the texnansi. So what it is?

TeXBook, page 427, character '025
(in ec, \char'10 or \textbreve)

Best and Thnx!
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RE: [NTG-context] extra_mem_bot.context

2005-03-26 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Adam Lindsay [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
This is a note for aleph users. In _both_ texmf.cnf files that come with the
full ConTeXt distribution, you must comment the line

%extra_mem_bot.context=  400
[\texmf\web2c, line 503]

%extra_mem_bot.context= 200
[\texmf-local\web2c, line140]

otherwise aleph will crash upon over/underfull
boxes.

This has actually been noted before; I don't know/remember if a solution was
ever found.

Now that's interesting.

That same bug was plaguing XeTeX versions through 0.88. Jonathan Kew
tracked it down and quashed it. It's a little surprising that the same
thing appeared in e-Omega, as well. Perhaps Jonathan can help you track
it down. (And perhaps kill the bug at a common source?)

This is wonderful news! Although, unless someone else can dive into the aleph 
code we will have to wait for Giuseppe to return from the purgatory of writing 
his doctoral dissertation (soon I hope-)...

Any ideas for a workaround in the meantime?

Best
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RE: [NTG-context] bug in latest ConTeXt (confirmed)

2005-03-24 Thread ishamid
Hi Hans,

= Original Message From Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
at the moment the best way of dealing with is is to use texexec's engine 
handler;

locate texexec.ini (or rme) and set

set UseEnginePath to true

after that pdfetex, aleph, xetex, mpost etc will end up on their own path.

I have done that previously and, yes, I do get the subdirectories. But that's 
not the problem. The problem is that aleph is searching for its format in 
pdfetex's subdirectory:

This is Aleph, Version 3.141592-1.15-2.1-0.0-rc4 (Web2c 7.5.3)
 \write18 enabled.
Copyright (c) 2002--2004 the Aleph task force
---! c:\CONTEXT\tex\texmf-mswin/web2c/pdfetex/cont-en.fmt was written by 
pdfetex

How do we make aleph search its own subdirectory?

Just to be sure, texexec --verbose gives

setting : 'UseEnginePath' to 'true' for 'all'

Best
Idris


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RE: [NTG-context] New List: SemiTeX (*Tex for the Semitic Languages)

2005-03-24 Thread ishamid
Hi Fred,

This is very interesting and, certainly, I'd like to join (though your email 
address in hidden in this particular posting-)

Also consider merging this with the aleph list, because the aleph list was 
also intended to discuss most of the same issues, even multilingual TeX issues 
that do not pertain to aleph directly. I hope that the XeTeX people (Hi Adam!) 
will post their bidi developments to the aleph list as well, so we can all be 
in better sync in the future:-) The aleph list is low volume and can certainly 
easily handle the issues you mention without boring anyone;-)

I'm also working on an advanced replacement to ArabTeX, scheduled for release 
later this year. I can send you some samples (just send me your email address)

Eventually I'd like to see the aleph capabilities merged into pdfetex, which 
will make my ConTeXt life much easier (Hi Hans;-)

We live pretty close to one another; I'd be happy to stay in touch, talk, or 
even meet sometime.

Take care
Idris

= Original Message From mailing list for ConTeXt users 
ntg-context@ntg.nl =
Hi,

(My apologies for cross-postings)

I would like to announce a new mailing list that I have created called
SemiTeX.

This is intended to be a forum for people concerned with typesetting
Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic/Syriac, Amharic, and any other Semitic and/or
right-to-left languages using the various flavors of *TeX (LaTeX,
XeTeX, ConTeXt, etc).


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RE: [NTG-context] bug in latest ConTeXt (confirmed)

2005-03-24 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
ishamid wrote:

 lines all over the place in my work that compiled fine with the old ConTeX,
 and I suspect that XeTeX may be responsible. Is there a way to completely
 isolate the new stuff because I'm going to lose a lot of time trying to 
track
 down every situation where my previously well-behaved stuff now gives 
errors
 because of this.

just put \endinput atthe topmost lin eof supp-dir.tex and remake the format

Those problems I told you about in a private email are still being caused by 
supp-dir, even after  \endinput. I played around with supp-dir and thise 
following works;-)

==
\unprotect

\chardef\inlinedirection\zerocount % 0==notset 1==LR 2==RL

\beginETEX \beginL

%  \def\pardir#1#2#3% messages end up in a higher level command
%{\global\TeXXeTstate\plusone
% \if#2L\chardef\inlinedirection\plusone\else
% \if#2R\chardef\inlinedirection\plustwo\fi\fi
% \checkinlinedirection} % needed / added

 %\appendtoks \checkinlinedirection \to \everypar % see core-ini.tex

  \def\checkinlinedirection
{\ifcase\inlinedirection\or\beginL\or\beginR\fi}

\endETEX

\protect \endinput
==

It seems that the \checkinlinedirection is still needed or I get other errors.

I hope that you and Adam can up with something that won't kill me next time:-)

Best
Idris


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[NTG-context] dvipdfmx/dvips and a summary

2005-03-24 Thread ishamid
Dear folks,

The dvips/dvipdfmx problem is not limited to aleph in the latest ConTeXt:

===test-3==
\setupoutput[dvi]

\starttext

abc

\stoptext
===

gives

===
$dvipdfmx test3

test3.dvi - test3.pdf
[1** Fatal error: Could not locate a virtual or a physical font file for 
'ec-lmr
12'.
** ERROR **

$dvips test3
This is dvips(k) 5.94b Copyright 2004 Radical Eye Software 
(www.radicaleye.com)
dvips: ! Couldn't find header file tex.pro
===

I suppose that the transition to lmr is at the root of this. Anyway, I think 
my own problems have been reduced to the following 4:

1. supp-dir needs to be modified or made into an optional module (e.g. 
m-xetex) (so I don't have to modify it every time I update ConTeXt);

2. aleph needs to be taught;-) to look for its format in its own subdirectory 
(related: an aleph.ini should be included so that the plain aleph.fmt can be 
compiled. I also think the minimal context should support plain.fmt, which 
helps in testing etc. right now manfnt is missing);

3. dvips/dvipdfmx need to be taught how to find lmr (and perhaps other fonts? 
a complete font torture test before every release and for users to do their 
own testing is desperately needed I think. );

4. In order to use Gamma, either

i. the basic omega files (with aleph replacing omega.exe) should be included 
in mswincontext.zip; or

ii. I need to know how to get the \ConTeXt tree to properly search the 
\TeXLive tree for the omega files (and for other fonts like cmr, etc). 
Strangely, I was able to get \TeXLive\...\texmf.cnf configured to read the 
\ConTeXt tree, but I was not able to get \ConTeXt\...\texmf.cnf to be able to 
read the \TeXLive tree. Any idea why?

Many many thnx to Hans for all his hard work; I look forward to a reliable 
ConTeXt:-)))

Best
Idris


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[NTG-context] Path searches (good news!)

2005-03-24 Thread ishamid
Dear cartel,

I've been trying to control the search paths with 
C:\ConTeXt\tex\texmf-local\web2c\texmf.cnf, but I just realized that 
setuptex.bat overrides texmf.cnf. The way I found out is interesting:

Upon running mktexlsr I get the line

mktexlsr: c:/CONTEXT/tex/texmf-project is not a directory. Skipping...

But in \texmf-local\web2c texmf.cnf has, not `texmf-project', but rather 
`texmf-projects' (with plural).  And setuptex.bat is the only file that 
mentions `texmf-project';-)

So now I have configured setuptex.bat to search TeXLive. The only hassle is 
that I must remember to back up my copy the next time ConTeXt updates. In case 
anyone else needs to do this (until Hans provides a better way;-)

===
set TEXMFMAIN=%TEXPATH%texmf
set TEXMFLOCAL=%TEXPATH%texmf-local
set TEXMFFONTS=%TEXPATH%texmf-fonts
set TEXMFEXTRA=%TEXPATH%texmf-extra
REM set TEXMFPROJECT=%TEXPATH%texmf-project
set TEXMFOS=%TEXPATH%texmf-mswin
set VARTEXMF=%TMP%\texmf-var
set HOMETEXMF=c:/TEXLIVE/texmf
set HOMETEXMFVAR=c:/TEXLIVE/texmf-var

snip

REM set 
TEXMF={$TEXMFOS,$TEXMFPROJECT,$TEXMFFONTS,$TEXMFLOCAL,$TEXMFEXTRA,!!$TEXMFMAIN
,$HOMETEXMF}
set 
TEXMF={$TEXMFOS,$TEXMFFONTS,$TEXMFLOCAL,$TEXMFEXTRA,$TEXMFMAIN,$HOMETEXMFVAR,$
HOMETEXMF}
===

If I'm missing something or if there is a better/saner way please let me know.

Now on to those other 3 problems in my previous email;-

Idris


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[NTG-context] spilling endnotes

2005-03-24 Thread ishamid
Dear syndicate,

Just a reminder:

Even with the latest patch, the endnotes spill over the page (I double-checked 
that core-not was replaced and the format regenerated):

===
% output=pdftex interface=en

\starttext

\dorecurse{100}{test \footnote{test} \endnote{eee}\endgraf}

\page

\placenotes[endnote]

\stoptext
===

Best
Idris


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[NTG-context] 2 questions about texexec.ini

2005-03-24 Thread ishamid
Dear musketeers,

1. I just noted that texexec.ini for mswincontext.zip defaults to tetex, not 
fptex. Is that intentional?

2. Can I configure texexec.ini so that

texexec --make

generates the aleph format in addition to the pdfetex formats? (Of course this 
assume we can solve the search-paths-for-formats problem.)

Thought: Knowing absolutely nothing about texexec's internals, I was thinking 
that one possible solution to the aleph format subdirectory problem is make 
another executable, say

TeXExecutable2

and then

set  TeXExecutable2  to  aleph

A related possiblility is renaming the formats, say:

co-al-en.fmt for aleph
co-tx-en.fmt for tex

etc.

Just a stab in the dark from someone who know virtually nothing; never know 
when you might hit something...

Best
Idris


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RE: [NTG-context] bug in latest ConTeXt (confirmed)

2005-03-23 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
 Sounds like supp-dir needs a no-Omega check, as well. Hans?

attached for testing, i dunny what the pardir equivalents are for \beginL and
\beginR -)

Ok, the new supp-dir.tex helps. But there is another problem. Now my following 
macros are messed up (used in our private ar-cont.tex)

\let\beginRL=\leavevmode\startarabictext
\let\endRL=\stoparabictext

\catcode`\=\active
\catcode`\=\active

\defineactivecharacter  {\enclosedarabic}
\def\enclosedarabic#1{\struttedbox{\beginRL#1\endRL}}

Aleph complains that

(\end occurred inside a group at level 2)

### semi simple group (level 2) entered at line 102 (\begingroup)
### simple group (level 1) entered at line 102 ({)
### bottom level

Can you fix the XeTeX macros so that this is no longer affected? I also have 
some otp's that use the \beginRL\endRL syntax; I'm afraid that's all going to 
be negatively affected now...

Idris


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RE: [NTG-context] 5 major problems with mswincontext.zip

2005-03-23 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
ishamid wrote:

 2. aleph is still searching its format in the wrong directory; its format 
is
 properly installed in
 \texmf-mswin/web2c/aleph/

can you try what happens when you add the following lines to your texmf.cnf 
file

(you can edit the file with: texmfstart --direct scite kpse:texmf.cnf)

TEXFORMATS.xetex   = $TEXFORMATS/{xetex,}//
TEXFORMATS.aleph   = $TEXFORMATS/{aleph,}//
TEXFORMATS.pdftex  = $TEXFORMATS/{pdftex,}//
TEXFORMATS.pdfetex = $TEXFORMATS/{pdfetex,}//

Regenerated the formats after editing 
\texmf-local\web2c\texmf.cnf

Unfortunately it still gives the same error. Please advise;-

Idris


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RE: [NTG-context] 5 major problems with mswincontext.zip

2005-03-23 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
 1. Zapf Chancery has disappeared (the other free fonts in showfonts.pdf
still
 work):

strange indeed, it looks like the files are corrupted (very small tfm/vf
files);
  you can regenerate the metrics with:

texmfstart texfont.pl type-tmf.dat --en=texnansi --ven=urw -col=zapfchan

ok, it works now:-)

Thnx
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RE: [NTG-context] bug in latest ConTeXt (confirmed)

2005-03-23 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
 Sounds like supp-dir needs a no-Omega check, as well. Hans?

attached for testing, i dunny what the pardir equivalents are for \beginL and
\beginR -)

Not to belabor this, but I'm getting

### simple group (level 1) entered at line

lines all over the place in my work that compiled fine with the old ConTeX, 
and I suspect that XeTeX may be responsible. Is there a way to completely 
isolate the new stuff because I'm going to lose a lot of time trying to track 
down every situation where my previously well-behaved stuff now gives errors 
because of this.

This has been a really frustrating week...

Idris


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[NTG-context] bug in latest ConTeX

2005-03-22 Thread ishamid
Dear gang,

There is a bug in the latest ConTeXt that affects aleph, particularly 
\pardir TRT. Needless to say this is an absolute showstopper...

Try this:

===
\pardir TLT

test

\bye
===

$aleph test

works fine, but

$texexec --tex=aleph test

gives an error:

===
This is Aleph, Version 3.141592-1.15-2.1-0.0-rc4 (Web2c 7.5.3)
 \write18 enabled.
Copyright (c) 2002--2004 the Aleph task force
entering extended mode
(test.tex

ConTeXt  ver: 2005.03.16  fmt: 2005.3.21  int: english  mes: english

systems : eTeX version 201 - too old (bugs)

language: language en is active
protectionstate 0
system  : cont-new loaded
(c:\CONTEXT\tex\texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex
color   : palette rollover is available
)
system  : cont-old loaded
(c:\CONTEXT\tex\texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex
loading : Context Old Macros
)
system  : cont-fil loaded
(c:\CONTEXT\tex\texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex
loading : Context File Synonyms
)
system  : cont-sys loaded
(c:\CONTEXT\tex\texmf-local/tex/context/user/cont-sys.tex)
bodyfont: 12pt rm is loaded
language: patterns en-ec:ec-1-2:2 uk-ec:ec-2-2:2 
de-texnansi:tex
nansi-3-2:2 de-ec:ec-4-2:2 fr-texnansi:texnansi-5-2:2 
fr-ec:ec-6-2:2
 es-ec:ec-7-2:2 pt-ec:ec-8-2:2 it-texnansi:texnansi-9-2:2 
it-ec:ec-1
0-2:2 nl-texnansi:texnansi-11-2:2 nl-ec:ec-12-2:2 cz-il2:il2-13-2:2 
c
z-ec:ec-14-2:2 sk-il2:il2-15-2:2 sk-ec:ec-16-2:2 pl-pl0:pl0-17-2:2
pl-ec:ec-18-2:2 loaded
specials: tex,postscript,rokicki loaded
system  : test.top loaded
(./test.top)
! Undefined control sequence.
\pardir #1#2#3-\global \TeXXeTstate
 \plusone \if #2L\chardef 
\inlinedirecti...
l.1 \pardir TLT
===

Two more notes:

1. There is a complaint that

 : eTeX version 201 - too old (bugs)

2. There is no aleph.ini file in mswincontext so I had to import it from 
\TeXLive to make the format. Also manfnt is missing in mswincontext; should 
not the minimal context installation also support the plain format?

Thnx as always
Idris


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Re: [NTG-context] 5 major problems with mswincontext.zip

2005-03-21 Thread ishamid
I just checked:

Not only aleph, but pdftex does not work with (o)dvips/dvipdfmx:

===
\starttext

Latin Modern

\input tufte.tex

\stoptext
===

If I run (o)dvips from TeXLive, I get

===
This is dvips(k) 5.94a Copyright 2003 Radical Eye Software 
(www.radicaleye.com)
' TeX output 2005.03.21:1943' - lm.ps
kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode ljfour --bdpi 8000 --mag 1+0/8000 --dpi 
8000
ec-lmr12
mktexmf: empty or non-existent rootfile!
mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for ec-lmr12.kpathsea: Appending 
f
ont creation commands to missfont.log.
dvips.exe: Font ec-lmr12 not found, characters will be left blank.
===

If I run it from  C:\ConTeXt I get

===
This is dvips(k) 5.94b Copyright 2004 Radical Eye Software 
(www.radicaleye.com)
dvips: ! Couldn't find header file tex.pro
===

Best
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RE: Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]

2005-03-20 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From h h extern [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
Idris Samawi Hamid wrote:
 On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:31:44 +0100, Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 i'll upload a new minimal (beware, tex live 2005 binaries), as well as
 the big windows zip (will take a few hours)


 Any word on that? I saw something dated 3-16-05; I'm assuming that's not
 it (since your email is dated a day later?)

i let my machine generate the tree while i was watching a movie the day 
before
  i uploaded the lot -)

So does that meant the 3-16 upload is the one or no? Also, how do I install it 
(could find no instructions...) it looks like a unix tree...

Idris


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RE: [NTG-context] how to use Times Roman font

2005-03-20 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Matthias Weber [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
The following should work with the stable ConTeXt from January:

\usetypescript [adobekb][\defaultencoding]
\setupbodyfont[pos]

\usetypescript[times][\defaultencoding]
\setupbodyfont[times,12pt]

\starttext
\input knuth
\bigskip

\stoptext

On my system, using the above, the following happens (why??):


This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.3) (format=cont-en 
2005.3.18)  20 MAR 2005 16:52
entering extended mode
\write18 enabled.
 (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/web2c/natural.tcx)
**pdfetex/cont-en times.tex
(./times.tex

snip

(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex))
! Font \*12ptrmtf*=ptmr8t at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found.
to be read again
   \relax
\xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier
  \let 
\localrelativefontsiz...

\fontstrategy ...ame #1\csname #2#3#4#5\endcsname
  \tryingfontfalse \fi
inserted text ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize
  \fi \iftryingfont 
\fontstr...

\synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies
  \relax \fi 
\ifskipfontchar...
argument \getvalue [EMAIL PROTECTED]@ \fontstyle }
   \edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle 
}\if...
...
l.4 \setupbodyfont[pos]

?


But if I comment the first two lines, it works:


%\usetypescript[adobekb][\defaultencoding]
%\setupbodyfont[pos]

\usetypescript[times][\defaultencoding]
\setupbodyfont[times,12pt]

\starttext

\input knuth

\stoptext


Another way:


\definetypeface [times] [rm] [serif] [times] 
[default] [encoding=ec]

\switchtotypeface [times] [12pt,rm]


\starttext
\input knuth
\stoptext
===

BTW, what are the lines

\usetypescript[adobekb][\defaultencoding]
\setupbodyfont[pos]

for?

Best
Idris


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RE: [NTG-context] how to use Times Roman font

2005-03-20 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From mailing list for ConTeXt users 
ntg-context@ntg.nl

Unfortunately, error again:

Yes, an error here as well. Did you try the two other ways I mentioned in my 
other reply:


%\usetypescript[adobekb][\defaultencoding]
%\setupbodyfont[pos] % note the comments

\usetypescript[times][\defaultencoding]
\setupbodyfont[times,12pt]

\starttext

\input knuth

\stoptext


Another way:


\definetypeface [times] [rm] [serif] [times] [default] [encoding=ec]

\switchtotypeface [times] [12pt,rm]


\starttext
\input knuth
\stoptext
===

If neither of these two work then something is really wrong...

Best
Idris


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RE: [NTG-context] how to use Times Roman font

2005-03-20 Thread ishamid
Don't know if this is related but

= Original Message From mailing list for ConTeXt users 
ntg-context@ntg.nl =
Hi Matthias!

Unfortunately, error again:
---

 TeXExec 3.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2002

Your TeXecec is very old; I'm using  TeXExec 5.2.4

ConTeXt  ver: 2003.1.31  fmt: 2005.3.19  int: english  mes: english

We are apparently using the same version of ConTeXt, minus TeXexec.

Idris


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[NTG-context] Available fonts

2005-03-20 Thread ishamid
Dear crew,

Is there a list of prepackaged fonts/typescripts that comes with 
(fp/MiK/gw/te)TeX/ConTeXt? I think it is important for that info to be made 
very public. showfonts.pdf has at least some of them (plus a couple of 
non-free ones) but I don't know if this is an exhaustive set. A new ConTeXt 
user (especially one from a non-TeX background) should be able to easily find 
a list of the fonts/typescripts available in a full 
(fp/MiK/gw/te)TeX/ConTeXt system.

If I am totally clueless and missed this info, then I apologize:-)

Best
Idris


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RE: [NTG-context] m-bib issues

2005-03-17 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Taco Hoekwater [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
 The \startpublication[a= ] option seems to cause m-bib to choke on some
 accents. Here is an example:

It might be a font thing, because my Context does not complain and
typesets the \~\i correctly.

Rather, its almost certainly a macro thing, because I've had to 
redefine/create some accents for transliteration, etc. See below. Anyway, 
these accents work fine outside of the \startpublication[a= ] option.

A log file and/or texexec --version
information is needed.

Silly me, I was half-sleep when I sent that. Try this:

===test-bib.tex===
\setupoutput[pdftex]

\usemodule[bib]

\def\SHIFT#1{\dimen0=.00#1ex \multiply\dimen0 by\fontdimen1\font
\kern-.0156\dimen0} % compensate for slant/italic in lower accents

\def\h#1{{\oalign{\relax#1\crcr\hidewidth\SHIFT{34}%
\vbox to.2ex{\hbox{\char'25}\vss}\hidewidth}}}

\def\~#1{{\struttedbox{\accent7E #1}}}

\def\AHSAI{A\d hs\=a'\~\i}
%\def\AHSAI{A\d hs\=a'\i}

\def\KHAWARIZMI{\h Haw\=arizm\=i}
%\def\KHAWARIZMI{Khaw\=arizm\=i}

\KHAWARIZMI{} (from whom we get `algorithm')

\input test-bib.bbl

\starttext

\cite[ahsaif]

\cite[ahsaijk]

\cite[khawarizmi]

\AHSAI

\KHAWARIZMI

\stoptext
===
==test-bib.bbl=
\startpublication[k=ahsaif,
  t=book,
  a=\AHSAI,
  y=1856,
  s=\AHSAI1856]
%\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah}
\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah}
\title{\v Sar\.hu \~al-Faw\={a}\'id}
\pubname{n.p.}
\city{Tabriz}
\pubyear{1856}
\stoppublication

\startpublication[k=ahsaijk,
  t=book,
  a=\AHSAI,
  y=1856--59,
  s=\AHSAI1856--59]
\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah}
\title{Jaw\={a}mi\`u \~al-Kalim}
\pubname{n.p.}
\note{Two volumes}
\city{Tabriz}
\pubyear{1856--59}
\stoppublication

\startpublication[k=khawarizmi,
  t=book,
  a=\KHAWARIZMI,
  y=1856,
  s=\KHAWARIZMI1856]
%\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah}
\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah}
\title{\v Sar\.hu \~al-Faw\={a}\'id}
\pubname{n.p.}
\city{Tabriz}
\pubyear{1856}
\stoppublication

===
==log==
This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.3) (format=cont-en 
2005.3.16)  17 MAR 2005 08:33
entering extended mode
\write18 enabled.
 (c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/web2c/natural.tcx)
**cont-en test-bib.tex
(./test-bib.tex

ConTeXt  ver: 2005.01.31  fmt: 2005.3.16  int: english  mes: english

language: language en is active
protectionstate 0
system  : cont-new loaded
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex!
color   : palette rollover is available
system (E-TEX) : [line 878] 
system (E-TEX) : [line 933] 
)
system  : cont-old loaded
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex
loading : Context Old Macros
)
system  : cont-fil loaded
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex
loading : Context File Synonyms
)
system  : cont-sys loaded
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/user/cont-sys.tex
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex)
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex)
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex)
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex)
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-map.tex)
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex)
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex)
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex))
bodyfont: 12pt rm is loaded
language: patterns en-default:default-1-2:2 
uk-default:default-2-
2:2 de-texnansi:texnansi-3-2:2 de-ec:ec-4-2:2 
fr-texnansi:texnansi-5-2
:2 fr-ec:ec-6-2:2 es-default:default-7-2:2 it-texnansi:texnansi-8-2:2 
it-ec:ec-9-2:2 nl-texnansi:texnansi-10-2:2 nl-ec:ec-11-2:2 loaded
specials: tex,postscript,rokicki loaded
\openout2 = `test-bib.tui'.

system  : test-bib.top loaded
(./test-bib.top)
\openout0 = `test-bib-mpgraph.mp'.

\openout0 = `mpgraph.mp'.


specials: loading definition file tpd
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex
specials: loading definition file fdf
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex unprotect 3
system (E-TEX) : [line 2280] \ifcsname 
protect 3)
specials: fdf loaded
)
specials: fdf,tpd loaded
system  : macros of module bib loaded
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/bib/t-bib.tex
system  : macros of module bibltx loaded
(c:\CONTEXT\texmf-local/tex/context/bib/t-bibltx.tex)
publications: 

sane accents [was RE: [NTG-context] m-bib issues]

2005-03-17 Thread ishamid
Dear fellow conspirators,
 
Is there a saner way to define the following accent using ConTeXt's framework:

\def\SHIFT#1{\dimen0=.00#1ex \multiply\dimen0 by\fontdimen1\font
\kern-.0156\dimen0} % compensate for slant/italic in lower accents

\def\h#1{{\oalign{\relax#1\crcr\hidewidth\SHIFT{34}%
\vbox to.2ex{\hbox{\char'25}\vss}\hidewidth}}}

\def\~#1{{\struttedbox{\accent7E #1}}}

In my own work, the tilda is used over (upper and lower case) `h', `t', and 
`i', and the lower crescent is only used under (upper and lower case) `h'. lmr 
does not have the latter case and I still have a couple of issues with lmr so 
I'd like to maintain control over a few accents for now.

Best
Idris

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Department of Philosophy
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RE: [NTG-context] automating initialization

2005-03-17 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
ishamid wrote:
 Dear gang,

 How do I automate initialization of the separate context tree (from
 mswintex.zip)? A simple batch file such as

 
 setuptex c:\context
 texexec foo
 

 does not work; the batch file always turns itself off before texexec can be
 invoked. Can I make the initialization global so that all batch files (such 
as
 those called by WinEDT) will work properly? I added c:\context to the path 
but
 that is not enough.

 BTW: Can initialization be turned off as well?

you can associate batch files to a cmd window, (open action);

can you give me an example?

in winedt you
shoul dadd the lines to their bat files (or ask the author to provide an
initialization option)

Well, the following seems to work for now:


call setuptex c:\context
texexec foo


I am pretty ignorant of DOS but call seems to solve the problem for now. Now 
my WinEDT batch files for pdfetex and aleph can work.

Best
Idris

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RE: Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]

2005-03-17 Thread ishamid
Hi, Hans
= Original Message From Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] =

i'll upload a new minimal (beware, tex live 2005 binaries), as well as the 
big
windows zip (will take a few hours)

1. Remember that I need both aleph and pdfetex formats; can you do that?

2. After you upload, please:-) tell me exactly what I need to get things 
working. I only have high-speed access at my office (rather far from here) and 
will head there as soon as you have uploaded things. I only downloaded the 
minimal mswintex.zip; should I get the big one? Should I upgrade to the latest 
fpTeX/TeXLive as well? If so, let me know which depository you use so that I 
don't get the wrong one (yes, I'm paranoid-)

I'll do whatever it takes...

And as always,
Thnx!!!

Idris

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RE: Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]

2005-03-17 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
ishamid wrote:

 I really wish that updating/upgrading were not always such a pain...

normally it isn't but currently there are three issues that make it painfull:

- incompatible changes in the tds (enc/map paths)
- changes in pdftex (no config, better map support)
- the transition to latin modern
- (unnoticed) changes in pattern file names
- the usual changes in fonts

I played around for quite some time with the texmf.cnf environment variables 
in both \TeXLive and \ConTeXt trees. I noticed that even when I got \TeXLive 
to search \ConTeXt first, upon compiling it still could not find certain files 
(a tds issue?), while I could never get \ConTeXt to search \TeXLive properly.

This was not helped by the fact that my July04 fpTeX comes with a corrupt 
kpathsea.pdf documentation using type3 fonts!

Yesterday was not my day...

Best
Idris

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[NTG-context] Typescript for Times New Toman and Arial

2005-03-17 Thread ishamid
Dear consortium,

Below is a working typescript for times new roman and arial (I'm told that on 
mac the equivalent of arial is helvetica, so this may be os-specific;-)
This combination is required by Springer-Verlag in many of their books.

I have to typeset an article for a Springer volume (their editor could not 
handle my transliteration accents) that will fit in seamlessly with the 
editors' preparation of the rest of the volume. When I am done, I will gladly 
contribute the resulting style so that others who need to prepare something 
for Springer will have something to go on. Maybe this could even be developed 
into a full 
m-spring.tex module.

Anyway, here is the times new roman/arial typescript. Please make 
suggestions/improvements. Also, I'm not sure which math collection works best 
with tnr/arial.

Best
Idris

PS. Yes, I did finally get tnr/arial working, though I've hosed my entire 
TeX/ConTeXt system in the process: in other words, victorious but wounded;-)

=type-tnr
%Names

\starttypescript [serif] [timesnewroman] [name]

\setups[font:fallback:serif]

\definefontsynonym[Serif]  [TimesNewRoman]
\definefontsynonym[SerifBold]  [TimesNewRoman-Bold]
\definefontsynonym[SerifItalic][TimesNewRoman-Italic]
\definefontsynonym[SerifBoldItalic][TimesNewRoman-BoldItalic]

\stoptypescript

\starttypescript [sans] [arial] [name]

\setups[font:fallback:sans]

\definefontsynonym[Sans]  [Arial]
\definefontsynonym[SansBold]  [Arial-Bold]
\definefontsynonym[SansItalic][Arial-Italic]
\definefontsynonym[SansBoldItalic][Arial-BoldItalic]

\stoptypescript


%Synonyms

\starttypescript [serif] [timesnewroman] [texnansi]

\definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman]
[\typescriptthree-Times]
[encoding=\typescriptthree]

\definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-Bold]
[\typescriptthree-Timesbd]
[encoding=\typescriptthree]

\definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-Italic]
[\typescriptthree-Timesi]
[encoding=\typescriptthree]

\definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-BoldItalic]
[\typescriptthree-Timesbi]
[encoding=\typescriptthree]

\stoptypescript

\starttypescript [sans] [arial] [texnansi]

\definefontsynonym [Arial]
[\typescriptthree-Arial]
[encoding=\typescriptthree]

\definefontsynonym [Arial-Bold]
[\typescriptthree-Arialbd]
[encoding=\typescriptthree]

\definefontsynonym [Arial-Italic]
[\typescriptthree-Ariali]
[encoding=\typescriptthree]

\definefontsynonym [Arial-BoldItalic]
[\typescriptthree-Arialbi]
[encoding=\typescriptthree]

\stoptypescript


% maps

\starttypescript [map] [timesnewroman] [texnansi]

\loadmapfile[texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.map]

\stoptypescript

\starttypescript [map] [arial] [texnansi]

\loadmapfile[texnansi-microsoft-arial.map]

\stoptypescript


% typefaces

\starttypescript [TimesNR]

\definebodyfontenvironment
  [timesnr]
  [default]
  [interlinespace=2.8ex]

\definetypeface [timesnr]
[rm] [serif] [timesnewroman] [default]
[encoding=texnansi]

\definetypeface [timesnr]
[ss] [sans] [arial] [default]
[encoding=texnansi]

\definetypeface [timesnr]
[mm] [math] [palatino] [default]
[encoding=texnansi]

\definetypeface [timesnr]
[tt] [mono] [modern] [default]
[encoding=texnansi]

\stoptypescript

=

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RE: Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]

2005-03-17 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
 1. Remember that I need both aleph and pdfetex formats; can you do that?

--engine

could you give me an example of its use in building a format?

or in texexec.ini (rme):

set UseEnginePath to  true

Ok, now I have

\texmf-mswin\web2c\aleph
\texmf-mswin\web2c\pdfetex

but aleph is looking in the wrong directory:

This is Aleph, Version 3.141592-1.15-2.1-0.0-rc4 (Web2c 7.5.3)
 \write18 enabled.
Copyright (c) 2002--2004 the Aleph task force
---! c:\CONTEXT\texmf-mswin/web2c/pdfetex/cont-en.fmt was written by pdfetex
(Fatal format file error; I'm stymied)

Is there a configuration option I'm missing?

Best
Idris

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RE: Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]

2005-03-17 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
ishamid wrote:

 I'll do whatever it takes...

the big mswincontext.zip

Maybe it's too late, but is it possible to include the bulk of the omega 
distribution, the parts used by Gamma (basically everything except omega.exe).

Looking forward to it

Idris


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[NTG-context] m-bib bug?

2005-03-17 Thread ishamid
Dear posse,

Some settings of \setupindenting[] cause the first line created by 
\placepublications to be offset to the left; is this a bug? is there a 
workaround?

(And thank you Taco/Hans for helping me with my ``sneaky'' accent 
redefinitions!)

Best
Idris

===test-bib.tex=
\setupoutput[pdftex]

\def\SHIFT#1{\dimen0=.00#1ex \multiply\dimen0 by\fontdimen1\font
\kern-.0156\dimen0} % compensate for slant/italic in lower accents

\unexpanded\def\h#1{{\oalign{\relax#1\crcr\hidewidth\SHIFT{34}%
\vbox to.2ex{\hbox{\char'25}\vss}\hidewidth}}}

\unexpanded\def\~#1{{\struttedbox{\accent7E #1}}}

\def\AHSAI{A\d hs\=a'\~\i}

%\setupindenting[medium,next]
\setupindenting[medium]

\usemodule[bib]

\starttext

\cite[ahsaif]

\cite[ahsaijk]

\cite[ahsaism]

\section{references}

\blank[big]

{\tfx\setupinterlinespace \placepublications }

\stoptext

===test-bib.bbl=
\startpublication[k=ahsaif,
  t=book,
  a=\AHSAI,
  y=1856,
  s=\AHSAI1856]
%\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{Al-\AHSAI}
\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{Al-\AHSAI}
\title{\v Sar\.hu \~al-Faw\={a}\'id}
\pubname{n.p.}
\city{Tabriz}
\pubyear{1856}
\stoppublication

\startpublication[k=ahsaijk,
  t=book,
  a=\AHSAI,
  y=1856--59,
  s=\AHSAI1856--59]
\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{Al-\AHSAI}
\title{Jaw\={a}mi\`u \~al-Kalim}
\pubname{n.p.}
\note{Two volumes}
\city{Tabriz}
\pubyear{1856--59}
\stoppublication

\startpublication[k=ahsaism,
  t=book,
  a=\AHSAI,
  y=1861a,
  s=\AHSAI1861--1]
\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{Al-\AHSAI}
\title{\v Sar\.hu \~al-Ma\v s\={a}\`ir}
\pubname{n.p.}
\city{Tehran}
\pubyear{1861}
\stoppublication



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[NTG-context] footnote placement

2005-03-17 Thread ishamid
Dear syndicate,

1. When I place footnotes as endnotes, they overflow the page, like an 
oversize \vbox.

2. E.g.

\input tufte

does not work from inside \footnote{}

Here is a test file.

Best
Idris

==test-notes===
\setupoutput[pdftex]

\setupfootnotes[location=text]

\starttext

\dorecurse{14}
{\input tufte\footnote{Here is a footnote.\par 
Here is a footnote.\par Here is a footnote.}
\par
\input knuth\footnote{Here is a footnote.\par 
Here is a footnote.\par Here is a footnote.}
\par}

%\dorecurse{14} % THIS DOES NOT WORK!!!
%{\input tufte\footnote{\input tufte}
%\par
%\input knuth\footnote{\input knuth}
%\par}

\section{notes}

\placefootnotes[location=text,split=tolerant]
% the split option does not help:-(

\stoptext
===


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RE: [NTG-context] Upgrading...

2005-03-16 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Hans Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
 ===
 C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\web2caleph --ini *plain \dump
 This is Alephk, Version 3.141592-1.15-2.1-0.0-rc4 (Web2c 7.5.3) (INIALEPH)
  %-line parsing enabled.

this is a plain tex issue ... looks likemanfnt is not on your system

1. ok, how do I get

C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin

to secondarily search C:\TeXLive, where manfnt is located?

2. Also, I need both pdfetex and aleph; how do I get both, since both

texexec --make en -tex=aleph

and

texexec --make en -tex=pdfetex

produce the same file, cont-en.fmt?

Idris

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[NTG-context] Times New Roman

2005-03-16 Thread ishamid
[I know that all of us and Hans in particular is quite busy but if anyone can 
give me some guidance on this, before I get into trouble with my editor...]

Dear consortium,

I'm having trouble preparing times new roman for ConTeXt. I'm trying to follow
the instructions in mag-0009.pdf, but TeXfont does not want to behave:-(

===
\system_fontstexfont --vendor=microsoft --collection=times
--encoding=texnansi --pattern=times*.afm

 TeXFont 1.5 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2001 (STILL BETA)

   processing aborted : unknown option --pattern=times*.afm
===

I tried things manually without the --pattern option and got a

texnansi-microsoft-times.tex

file, from which I manually constructed a

texnansi-microsoft-times.map

file with four lines:

===
texnansi-raw-times4  times.pfb   texnansi.enc
texnansi-raw-timesbd  4  timesbd.pfb texnansi.enc
texnansi-raw-timesbi  4  timesbi.pfb texnansi.enc
texnansi-raw-timesi   4  timesi.pfb  texnansi.enc
===

I then tried manually constructing the tfm files with afm2tfm but alas...

\system_fontsafm2tfm times[bd|bi|i]
! no Adobe characters
% LIGKERN ff l =: ffl ;
^
and empty tfm files

Not sure where to go from here...

I'm also going to need Arial from WINNT\Fonts as well...

Idris

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RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman

2005-03-16 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Adam Lindsay [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
A few comments/hints:

Thank you!

On 16 Mar 2005, at 14:40, ishamid wrote:

  TeXFont 1.5 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2001 (STILL BETA)

The TeXfont I'm running is 2.2.1! (I know I added a little bit of .ttf
processing code after 2.1)

Ok, I've got 2.2.1 running...

 I tried things manually without the --pattern option and got a

 texnansi-microsoft-times.tex

If this file was generated, that's a good sign that the files were
installed. What do you see in:
(texlocal)\fonts\tfm\microsoft\times  ?

ok, there are tfm files there, produced by the beta TeXFont, in 
TeXLive\texmf-local\...

But now I can't seem to repeat this with the latest version, and TeXFont does 
not find the afm files. As I told Taco:

===
C:[...]\system_fontsC:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin\texfont 
--vendor=microsoft --collection=timesnewroman --encoding=texnansi 
--pattern=times*.afm --rootlist=C:[...]\system_fonts

TeXFont 2.2.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2004

mktexlsr: Updating c:/TeXLive/texmf-local/ls-R...
mktexlsr: Done.
   encoding vector : texnansi
   vendor name : microsoft
   source path : .
   font collection : timesnewroman
   texmf font root : c:/texlive/texmf-local
   pdftex map file : texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.map
  processing files : all in pattern times*.afm
locating afm files : using otf files
processing aborted : no afm files found
===

But the afm files are right there in \system_fonts!?!

Any further suggestions will be appreciated!

Idris

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RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman

2005-03-16 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Taco Hoekwater [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
I do not know much about the font installation process, but I did
notice that your TeXFont banner indicates that you use a really old
version.

Ok, I've worked around this (still having upgrade troubles...) but there is
still a problem. I created all afm files in a local directory

system_fonts

but TeXFont does not seem to see them:


[...]\system_fontsC:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin\texfont
--vendor=microsoft --collection=timesnewroman --encoding=texnansi
--pattern=times*.afm --rootlist=C:\[...]\system_fonts

TeXFont 2.2.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2004

mktexlsr: Updating c:/TeXLive/texmf-local/ls-R...
mktexlsr: Done.
   encoding vector : texnansi
   vendor name : microsoft
   source path : .
   font collection : timesnewroman
   texmf font root : c:/texlive/texmf-local
   pdftex map file : texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.map
  processing files : all in pattern times*.afm
locating afm files : using otf files
processing aborted : no afm files found


Why are no afm files found? And why does my new C:\ConTeXt tree recognize

texmf font root : c:/texlive/texmf-local

when I have not configured it to recognize my TeXLive tree (since I do not
know how-)

Best
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RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman

2005-03-16 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Adam Lindsay [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
I hope you can translate from unix-like pseudo-commands into DOS:

make a new, clean temp directory.
copy times*.ttf into that directory.
from that directory, run:

  texfont --ma --in --ve=microsoft --co=timesnewroman --show

What happens?

Ok, much progress:-)

1. Your command worked as is, no need to translate:-))

2. TeXFont did its magic, with no *apparent* errors (but see below) : 
a. ttf|afm|tfm|vf's are copied to/generated within 
[truetype|afm|tfm|vf]\microsoft\timesnewroman;
b. texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.map generated in \map\pdftex\context
c. texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.tex created in temp dir.

3. Problem: upon compiling texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.tex. I get

===
 TeXExec 5.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004

executable : pdfetex
format : cont-en
 inputfile : texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman
output : pdftex
 interface : en
   options : once
  current mode : none

This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11b-2.1 (Web2c 7.5.2)
 %-line parsing enabled.
 (c:/TeXLive/texmf/web2c/cp8bit.tcx)
:
:
Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Timesi): Font texnansi-raw-Timesi at 
60
0 not found

Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Timesbi): Font texnansi-raw-Timesbi at
600 not found

Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Timesbd): Font texnansi-raw-Timesbd at
600 not found
c:/TeXLive/texmf/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmr6.pfb
Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Times): Font texnansi-raw-Times at 600
not found
c:/TeXLive/texmf/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmtt10.pfb
Output written on texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.pdf (28 pages, 379871 
bytes)
===

a. Note the warnings;
b. Adobe complains about an error in opening the page (I'm sending you the pdf 
directly)

4. Question: how can I make TeXFont default to C:\ConTeXt\texmf-local instead 
of C:\TeXLive\texmf-local?

I think I'm close to the finish line. Thnx 4 all your help!

Idris

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RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman

2005-03-16 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Thomas A.Schmitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] 


Moreover, are you sure that your system is finding texnansi.enc?
What does
kpsewhich texnansi.enc
produce?

Ok I realize that my texfont problems are almost certainly related to my 
upgrade problems:

a. From C:\TeXLive (old system)

\system_fonts\timesnewromankpsewhich texnansi.enc
c:/TeXLive/texmf/dvips/ly1/texnansi.enc

so far so good

b. From C\:ConTeXt (latest system)

\system_fonts\timesnewromanC:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin\kpsewhich texnansi.enc
\system_fonts\timesnewroman

nothing found

So I think my problems in part go back to something I asked before: how do I 
get my C\:ConTeXt tree to secondarily search the TeXLive tree?

Thnx for all your help!
Idris

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RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman

2005-03-16 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Thomas A.Schmitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
=
hmm, I have zero experience with Windows and wouldn't get near a
computer running Windows if you payed me for it,

I certainly agree with this sentiment, and will make yet another attempt to 
switch to Linux this year; kde3.4 is looking nice...

but I guess there must
be a central configuration file somewhere. On linux and unix systems,
it's called texmf.cnf.

It's the same here; I'll look into it. There may be some os-related syntax 
issues, though, since

kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFLOCAL

gives

kpsewhich: unrecognized option `-var-value'

But I'll keep working/learning.

Thnx!
Idris


That's where you define which tex-trees you have
and in what order they should be searched. So if you want to have your
new C/Context searched first, your C/Texlive second, one of them should
be set as TEXMFLOCAL, the other as TEXMFMAIN. What does


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[NTG-context] automating initialization

2005-03-16 Thread ishamid
Dear gang,

How do I automate initialization of the separate context tree (from 
mswintex.zip)? A simple batch file such as


setuptex c:\context
texexec foo


does not work; the batch file always turns itself off before texexec can be 
invoked. Can I make the initialization global so that all batch files (such as 
those called by WinEDT) will work properly? I added c:\context to the path but 
that is not enough.

BTW: Can initialization be turned off as well?

Best
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[NTG-context] m-bib issues

2005-03-16 Thread ishamid
Dear knights of the round table,

I've been using a very old bib module up to now, with lots of personal tweaks, 
workarounds etc. (mission-critical issues--no time 2 deal with painful 
upgrades); now I'm starting fresh with the latest. Here is one issue:

The \startpublication[a= ] option seems to cause m-bib to choke on some 
accents. Here is an example:

test-bib.bbl===
\startpublication[k=ahsaif,
  t=book,
  a=\AHSAI,
  y=1856,
  s=\AHSAI1856]
%\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah}
\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah}
\title{\v Sar\.hu \~al-Faw\={a}\'id}
\pubname{n.p.}
\city{Tabriz}
\pubyear{1856}
\stoppublication

\startpublication[k=ahsaijk,
  t=book,
  a=\AHSAI,
  y=1856--59,
  s=\AHSAI1856--59]
\author[\v Say\h h]{A\.hmad Ibn Zayni \Al-D\={i}n}[A.]{}{\Ah}
\title{Jaw\={a}mi\`u \~al-Kalim}
\pubname{n.p.}
\note{Two volumes}
\city{Tabriz}
\pubyear{1856--59}
\stoppublication
===

and here is the accompanying tex file

test-bib.tex===
\setupoutput[pdftex]

\usemodule[bib]

\def\AHSAI{A\d hs\=a'\~\i}
%\def\AHSAI{A\d hs\=a'i}

\input test-bib.bbl

\starttext

\cite[ahsaif]

\cite[ahsaijk]

\stoptext
===

In this example the \startpublication[a= ] option chokes on \~.

Any help/chivalry will be appreciated!

Best
Idris

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RE: [NTG-context] Upgrading...

2005-03-15 Thread ishamid
= Original Message From Idris Samawi Hamid [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 23:51:50 +0100, h h extern [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 when needed, unzip the latest cont-tfm (beta) and cont-lmr archives in
 texmf-local and remake formats

Where are the cont-lmr archives? I can't find them...

Ok, I see that lmr comes with the mswincontext distribution, so cont-lmr will 
be put up if/when improvements are made?

Idris

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RE: [NTG-context] Upgrading...

2005-03-15 Thread ishamid
 just download the windows zip file from our website and install that one
 in a separate tree, e.g. under

 c:\context

 then, you can initialize that tree with

 c:\context\setuptex c:\context

 and voila ...

Ok, I followed the above. Now I have two trees, c:\TeXLive and c:\ConTeXt

Issues:

1. I ``initialized'' the \ConTeXt tree and ran

texexec --make

but no aleph format, so a batch file is called:

cd C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\web2c
aleph --ini *plain \dump
texexec --make en -tex=aleph
aleph --ini *cont-en

but...

C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\web2caleph --ini *plain \dump
! aleph.pool doesn't match; otangle me again (or fix the path).

How do I get aleph working?

2. How do I get my OS to recognize/prioritize the C:\ConTeXt tree (when I call 
texexec from my editor it still calls from c:\TeXLive)? Do I have to uninstall 
ConTeXt from my c:\TeXLive path? What is the cleanest way to do that?

3. I presume that 
\ConTeXt\texmf-local\web2c\texmf.cnf 
is the one 
texexec --make
uses. Have you already optimized/tested 
\ConTeXt\texmf-local\web2c\texmf.cnf 
for aleph (there were a few issues as you may recall...)?

Best
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RE: [NTG-context] Upgrading...

2005-03-15 Thread ishamid
I must be making this way too complicated, anyway...

I placed C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin ahead of TeXLive in my NT PATH (Windows 
2000) so those binaries get called first. I tried to make the aleph format:

===
C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\web2caleph --ini *plain \dump
This is Alephk, Version 3.141592-1.15-2.1-0.0-rc4 (Web2c 7.5.3) (INIALEPH)
 %-line parsing enabled.
Copyright (c) 2002--2004 the Aleph task force
entering extended mode
(c:/ConTeXt/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex Preloading the plain format: codes,
registers, parameters, fonts, more fonts,
! Font \preloaded=manfnt not loadable: Metric (TFM/OFM) file not found.
to be read again
   \par
l.468

?
===

It works fine in TeXLive.

Another problem: how can I have both the aleph and the pdfetex formats?

texexec --make en -tex=aleph

overides the default cont-en.fmt made by

texexec --make

Question: how can I configure mktexlsr so that it updates both C:\ConTeXt as 
well as C:\TeXLive?

best
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[NTG-context] Times New Toman

2005-03-15 Thread ishamid
Dear consortium,

I'm having trouble preparing times new roman for ConTeXt. I'm trying to follow 
the instructions in mag-0009.pdf, but TeXfont does not want to behave:-(

===
\system_fontstexfont --vendor=microsoft --collection=times 
--encoding=texnansi --pattern=times*.afm

 TeXFont 1.5 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2001 (STILL BETA)

   processing aborted : unknown option --pattern=times*.afm
===

I tried things manually without the --pattern option and got a

texnansi-microsoft-times.tex

file, from which I manually constructed a

texnansi-microsoft-times.map

file with four lines:

===
texnansi-raw-times4  times.pfb   texnansi.enc
texnansi-raw-timesbd  4  timesbd.pfb texnansi.enc
texnansi-raw-timesbi  4  timesbi.pfb texnansi.enc
texnansi-raw-timesi   4  timesi.pfb  texnansi.enc
===

I then tried manually constructing the tfm files with afm2tfm but alas...

\system_fontsafm2tfm times[bd|bi|i]
! no Adobe characters
% LIGKERN ff l =: ffl ;
^
and empty tfm files

Not sure where to go from here...

I'm also going to need Arial from WINNT\Fonts as well...

Idris

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Re: [NTG-context] Times New Toman

2005-03-15 Thread ishamid
Dear fellow conspirators,

more about my attempts to get times new roman working:

I could find neither context.cnf nor type-mws.tex in the distribution. Anyway, 
here is my attempt at a typescript file: note that arial provides the 
companion sans serif: any comments will be appreciated.

Question: What is \typescriptthree?

I'm assuming there is also a [font:fallback:serif] option.

Best
Idris

===

\starttypescript [serif] [timesnewroman] [name]

\setups[font:fallback:serif]

\definefontsynonym[Serif]  [TimesNewRoman]

\definefontsynonym[SerifBold]  [TimesNewRoman-Bold]

\definefontsynonym[SerifItalic][TimesNewRoman-Italic]

\definefontsynonym[SerifBoldItalic][TimesNewRoman-BoldItalic]

\stoptypescript


\starttypescript [serif] [timesnewroman] [texnansi]

\definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman]
[\typescriptthree-timesnewroman]
[encoding=\typescriptthree]

\definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-Bold]
[\typescriptthree-timesnewromanb]
[encoding=\typescriptthree]

\definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-Italic]
[\typescriptthree-timesnewromani]
[encoding=\typescriptthree]

\definefontsynonym [TimesNewRoman-BoldItalic]
[\typescriptthree-timesnewromanz]
[encoding=\typescriptthree]

\stoptypescript


\starttypescript [map] [timesnewroman] [texnansi]

\loadmapfile[texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.map]

\stoptypescript

\usetypescriptfile[type-tnr]

\definetypeface [timesnewroman]
[ss] [sans] [arial] [default]
[encoding=texnansi]

\definetypeface [timesnewroman]
[rm] [serif] [timesnewroman] [default]
[encoding=texnansi,rscale=1.1]

\definetypeface [timesnewroman]
[mm] [math] [palatino] [default]
[encoding=texnansi,rscale=1.1]

\definetypeface [timesnewroman]
[tt] [mono] [modern] [default]
[encoding=texnansi,rscale=1.25]
===

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[NTG-context] Upgrading...

2005-03-05 Thread ishamid
Dear syndicate,

While I have not closely kept up with all developments it seems that 
installation/upgrade procedures have been improved. I also went through a lot 
of pain the last time I upgraded so I ask:

Given that:

1. I have not updated my context since Aug. of last year;

2. my fpTeX is from last July.

What is the wisest and most efficient way to upgrade my ConTeXt distribution 
today?

Should I replace fpTeX (including Aleph) with the ConTeXt/TeX distribution 
from the website?

Are there any Aleph-related issues?

Any tips will be appreciated

Thanks
Idris

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[NTG-context] Times New Roman and endnotes

2005-03-03 Thread ishamid
Dear fellow conspirators,

I have a book chapter that is to be published in an edited volume of a
philosophy series by Springer/Kluwer, but the typesetter could not recreate
the transliteration symbols needed. So the editor has just asked me to typeset
the article for them. My chapter is the only thing holding up the publication
of the book. I need two things very urgently:

1. Setups for Times New Roman (is there a Type1 version that comes with TeX?);

2. I need to replace my footnotes with (aargh!) endnotes. Is there a simple
way to do this?

Best
Idris

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[NTG-context] html to context

2005-01-15 Thread ishamid
Hi gang,

Have any of you guys a script or something to convert simple html to ConTeXt? 
There are apparently a couple of html2latex converters out there but is there 
anything for ConTeXt?

Best
Idris

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RE: [NTG-context] dictionary for TeX,/ConTeXt

2005-01-15 Thread ishamid
Hi Mojca,

You can use \enableregime[utf] and write your documents in unicode with
all the accents instead. I sometimes used the spellchecker inside
WinEDT, but I'm no expert in that field. Open office is somehow
inappropriate for writing plain text documents, although I use it
sometimes as spellchecker too.

I use WinEdt too, but how do you directly type unicode? Or is it a keyboard 
thing?

Best
Idris

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RE: [NTG-context] Recommended Books on Typesetting

2004-11-28 Thread ishamid
Here is a start:

http://members.aol.com/willadams/books-typography.html

http://members.aol.com/willadams/books-free-type.html

If you only get one get

The Elements of Typographic Style. 
Bringhurst, Robert.

Best
Idris

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Hi!

I was wondering if anyone has any books to recommend, mainly in the area
of typesetting, i.e., on TeX, typography, and so on.

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RE: [NTG-context] Re: ConTeXt and Aleph

2004-09-16 Thread ishamid
There should be no need to add aleph.exe to your path if you just refresh the
fndb,

Assuming of course that u put aleph.exe in TeXLive/bin or somewhere similar

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RE: [NTG-context] Re: ConTeXt and Aleph

2004-09-16 Thread ishamid
Hi
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Then I tried the steps Idris recommend once:

 eomega --ini *plain \dump
 eomega --ini *cont-en
 texexec --make en -tex=eomega

 are the relevant commands. eomega _is_ aleph.

I'm sure of course that you replaced `eomega' with `aleph';-)

There should be no need to add aleph.exe to your path if you just refresh the 
fndb, which I'm sure u did also;-)) (I don't know about MacOSX but TeXLive 
contains a shortcut to that command in Programs=TeXLive=Maintanence).

I (or Hans) will send you the stuff Hans sent me if all else fails: that will 
work for sure.

Best
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RE: [NTG-context] Re: new stuff for brave users

2004-08-04 Thread ishamid
Hi Patrick,

One suggestion for TeXshow-web:-)

The commands are all listed in alphabetical order, which is great. But one 
good help would be an option ordering them by topic. For example, a while back 
I needed a rotation command, and the manual does not discuss many of the 
graphics capabilities of ConTeXt. I finally found \rotate combing through the 
base files (it's not in cont-eni.pdf). It would be very useful to know all 
such graphics commands in ConTeXt. The organization of the Reference Manual of 
Lamport's book on LaTeX, or even the end-of-chapter command summaries of 
cont-eni.pdf, is a good model for this. So if I am looking for a graphics 
command I can look purely alphabetically as it is now, as well as topically, 
which is sometimes more useful.

A related point; in ConTeXt the bar | is an active character, which is not 
Plain behavior. A list of these little special characters would be useful as 
well, especially for macro writers, etc.

In any case, this list of commands is a great contribution, and a topical 
organization would make it greater:=)

All the best
Idris


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RE: [NTG-context] more footnotes:-)

2004-07-29 Thread ishamid
% program=aleph output=dvipdfmx

% the next texexec will automatically generate pdf which is handy for
scit eusers -)

Does the latest fpTeX carry dvipdfmx (r u still using fpTeX)? I must confess 
I'm still using odvips-ps2pdf for all of my output...

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RE: [NTG-context] unicode editor?

2004-07-27 Thread ishamid
What about Mined http://towo.net/mined/ ?
It's utf-8 and right to left.
Untested ;).

Drat! it runs from a terminal:-((

Oh well, I'll try it anyway...

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[NTG-context] fighting with footnotes

2004-07-16 Thread ishamid
Dear posse,

I am having trouble with footnotes. For an article, I want some footnotes to
be symbolized by \ast, \dag, etc, but without affecting the numbering of
regular footnotes. For example, the title of article may have a footnote
symbolized by \ast, but the first footnote in the main text should still be
symbolized by `1' (then `2', etc). I tried localfootnotes but I could not get
them placed in the footer at the bottom of the page. [location=page] did not
help.

Related question: can't I just specify a footnote outside the counting
mechanism with any symbol I want at any point in the text, without disturbing
the regular counted footnotes?

I'm also confused by the conversion key. page 93 of the documentation reads:

With the variable conversion you set up the type of numbering. You may even
use your own character, for example an emdash (keyed in as ---­).

But if I do, e.g., conversion={---}, TeX complains of course. What am I
missing?

Related questions:

Where are the conversion keys set 2, set 3, etc. documented?

How can I reset the numbering if I make local changes? For example, I am using
regular default footnotes, then I switch to conversion=set 2, then I want to
reset to the default footnotes without losing my numbering. I thought that
[n=0] etc. might help but that key seems to affect the paragraph formatting of
the footnotes, not the numbering. I tried using \start-\stop but that does not
isolate the counting mechanism apparently.

Fighting TeX is really frustrating sometimes, and I'm sure the answers are
really simple...

Best
Idris


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