Re: [NTG-context] Asterisk
> Am 09.06.2015 um 12:25 schrieb Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. > : > > Hello, > > thank you, that's great. > > One more question - how to use another symbol, "bigstar" (see > "symbols-a4.pdf" or the attached image)? The document you mention is only relevant for LaTeX. > I tried the following code, but with no success: > > > \starttext > Ttt \symbol[bigstar] > > Aaa \bigstar > > Bbb \symbol[mathabx][bigstar] > > \stoptext You have to use math mode to show the symbol but not every font contains it. \setupbodyfont[xits] \starttext $ \bigstar \quad ★ $ \stoptext The better solution is to use a symbol font like Font Awesome [1] which contains the symbol you want to use. [1] http://fontawesome.io/icon/star Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Asterisk
Hello, thank you, that's great. One more question - how to use another symbol, "bigstar" (see "symbols-a4.pdf" or the attached image)? I tried the following code, but with no success: \starttext Ttt \symbol[bigstar] Aaa \bigstar Bbb \symbol[mathabx][bigstar] \stoptext Best regards, Lukas On Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:02:05 +0200, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Am 09.06.2015 um 09:21 schrieb Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. : Hello, how to typeset "centerd asterisk" ("*") in Ctx? I mean the symbol which is used in the third level of itemization (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Enumerations) or which can be typeset by \textasteriskcentered in LaTeX. (I cannot find the symbol definition in Ctx itemize-command definition (source files) and simple writing "\textasteriskcentered" doesn't work.) The symbols in different itemise levels can be shown with \symbol[1], \symbol[2] etc. but since these numbered symbols can be redefined it is better to use the named symbol to access the star with \symbol[star]. The following example shows a few of the predefined symbols. \starttext \starttabulate[|l|c|] \NC \bf Command \NC \bf Symbol \NC\NR \TB \NC \type{\symbol[1]} \NC \symbol[1] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[2]} \NC \symbol[2] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[3]} \NC \symbol[3] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[4]} \NC \symbol[4] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[5]} \NC \symbol[5] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[6]} \NC \symbol[6] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[7]} \NC \symbol[7] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[8]} \NC \symbol[8] \NC\NR \TB \NC \type{\symbol[bullet]} \NC \symbol[bullet] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[dash]}\NC \symbol[dash]\NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[star]}\NC \symbol[star]\NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[triangle]}\NC \symbol[triangle]\NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[circle]} \NC \symbol[circle] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[square]} \NC \symbol[square] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[diamond]} \NC \symbol[diamond] \NC\NR \TB \NC \type{\symbol[smallcircle]} \NC \symbol[smallcircle] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[medcircle]} \NC \symbol[medcircle] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[bigcircle]} \NC \symbol[bigcircle] \NC\NR \stoptabulate \stoptext Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___ -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka | mailto:l...@pontex.cz Pontex s. r. o. | mailto:pon...@pontex.cz | http://www.pontex.cz Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 241 096 751 Fax: +420 244 461 038 t-Ast.mkiv Description: Binary data ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Asterisk
> Am 09.06.2015 um 09:21 schrieb Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. > : > > Hello, > > how to typeset "centerd asterisk" ("*") in Ctx? > > I mean the symbol which is used in the third level of itemization > (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Enumerations) or which can be typeset by > \textasteriskcentered in LaTeX. > > (I cannot find the symbol definition in Ctx itemize-command definition > (source files) and simple writing "\textasteriskcentered" doesn't work.) The symbols in different itemise levels can be shown with \symbol[1], \symbol[2] etc. but since these numbered symbols can be redefined it is better to use the named symbol to access the star with \symbol[star]. The following example shows a few of the predefined symbols. \starttext \starttabulate[|l|c|] \NC \bf Command \NC \bf Symbol \NC\NR \TB \NC \type{\symbol[1]} \NC \symbol[1] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[2]} \NC \symbol[2] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[3]} \NC \symbol[3] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[4]} \NC \symbol[4] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[5]} \NC \symbol[5] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[6]} \NC \symbol[6] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[7]} \NC \symbol[7] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[8]} \NC \symbol[8] \NC\NR \TB \NC \type{\symbol[bullet]} \NC \symbol[bullet] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[dash]}\NC \symbol[dash]\NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[star]}\NC \symbol[star]\NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[triangle]}\NC \symbol[triangle]\NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[circle]} \NC \symbol[circle] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[square]} \NC \symbol[square] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[diamond]} \NC \symbol[diamond] \NC\NR \TB \NC \type{\symbol[smallcircle]} \NC \symbol[smallcircle] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[medcircle]} \NC \symbol[medcircle] \NC\NR \NC \type{\symbol[bigcircle]} \NC \symbol[bigcircle] \NC\NR \stoptabulate \stoptext Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Asterisk
Hello, could you provide a MWE? A file in UTF-8 \starttext % Let's use the default Ctx font % What to come here? \stoptext Lukas On Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:46:55 +0200, Philipp A. wrote: just copy some symbol from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterisk#Encodings and be sure to use a font containing them. alternatively define a command which temporarily switches to such a font in, displays the symbol, and switches back. Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. schrieb am Di., 9. Juni 2015 um 09:25 Uhr: Hello, how to typeset "centerd asterisk" ("*") in Ctx? I mean the symbol which is used in the third level of itemization ( http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Enumerations) or which can be typeset by \textasteriskcentered in LaTeX. (I cannot find the symbol definition in Ctx itemize-command definition (source files) and simple writing "\textasteriskcentered" doesn't work.) Thank you in advance. Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka | mailto:l...@pontex.cz Pontex s. r. o. | mailto:pon...@pontex.cz | http://www.pontex.cz Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 241 096 751 Fax: +420 244 461 038 ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Asterisk
just copy some symbol from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterisk#Encodings and be sure to use a font containing them. alternatively define a command which temporarily switches to such a font in, displays the symbol, and switches back. Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. schrieb am Di., 9. Juni 2015 um 09:25 Uhr: > Hello, > > how to typeset "centerd asterisk" ("*") in Ctx? > > I mean the symbol which is used in the third level of itemization ( > http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Enumerations) or which can be typeset by > \textasteriskcentered in LaTeX. > > (I cannot find the symbol definition in Ctx itemize-command definition > (source files) and simple writing "\textasteriskcentered" doesn't work.) > > Thank you in advance. > > Best regards, > > Lukas > > > -- > Ing. Lukáš Procházka | mailto:l...@pontex.cz > Pontex s. r. o. | mailto:pon...@pontex.cz | http://www.pontex.cz > Bezová 1658 > 147 14 Praha 4 > > Tel: +420 241 096 751 > Fax: +420 244 461 038 > > > ___ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to > the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > > ___ ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] Asterisk
Hello, how to typeset "centerd asterisk" ("*") in Ctx? I mean the symbol which is used in the third level of itemization (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Enumerations) or which can be typeset by \textasteriskcentered in LaTeX. (I cannot find the symbol definition in Ctx itemize-command definition (source files) and simple writing "\textasteriskcentered" doesn't work.) Thank you in advance. Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka | mailto:l...@pontex.cz Pontex s. r. o. | mailto:pon...@pontex.cz | http://www.pontex.cz Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 241 096 751 Fax: +420 244 461 038 ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] \Asterisk
On Wed, 28 May 2008, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Aditya Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Wed, 28 May 2008, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: >> >>> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 12:11 AM, Aditya Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, 23 May 2008, Jesse Alama wrote: > I was working on a document in which I wanted use a symbol that, > acording to the Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List, goes by the name of > \Asterisk or \bigast (see p. 22). I saw, though, that this seems to be > missing in ConTeXt. Might it be tucked away in some module, or is it > just absent? If it's really not there, what would it take to add it? The latex symbol list says that these are from the mathabx font. AFAIK, this font is not currently supported by ConTeXt. Adding support should be doable, but I am not sure what is the best way to support it. I do not know if this family is a complete replacement for CM (and LM) fonts, or only some symbols are provided. I am travelling right now, and I can play around with these fonts sometime next week. The font claims to provide plain tex support, so it should be usable out of the box. You can try \input mathabx $\Asterix$ >>> >>> What is with Obelix? >>> and see if this works with plain tex and ConTeXt. Only the metafont files are available, I do not know if someone has created a type1 version. >>> >>> Why so complicated, * did also work with Latin Modern and the other fonts. >>> >>> I prefer \definesymbol [asterisk] [\char"2A\relax] and \symbol{asterisk}, >>> you're way is also possible but >>> \startencoding[default] >>> \definecharacter Asterisk \char"2A >>> \stopencoding >>> is also possible. >> >> Asterix is like a big asterix (similar to \bigstar vs \star, and \bigtimes >> vs \times, maybe it shold be called \bigasterix) > > I found \asterisk and \Asterisk in the manual but no \Asterix. > >>> The unicode chart show a few more asterisk variatione in the dingbats >>> section: >>> http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2700.pdf >> >> I will check that. > > The chart contains only dingbats symbols but there is also a mathematical > asterisk in the next chart. > > http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2200.pdf --> 2217 That looks like a normal asterisk to me. See \Asterisk on page 22 of http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=comprehensive Aditya ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] \Asterisk
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Aditya Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 28 May 2008, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > >> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 12:11 AM, Aditya Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Fri, 23 May 2008, Jesse Alama wrote: >>> I was working on a document in which I wanted use a symbol that, acording to the Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List, goes by the name of \Asterisk or \bigast (see p. 22). I saw, though, that this seems to be missing in ConTeXt. Might it be tucked away in some module, or is it just absent? If it's really not there, what would it take to add it? >>> >>> The latex symbol list says that these are from the mathabx font. AFAIK, >>> this font is not currently supported by ConTeXt. Adding support should be >>> doable, but I am not sure what is the best way to support it. I do >>> not know if this family is a complete replacement for CM (and LM) fonts, >>> or only some symbols are provided. >>> >>> I am travelling right now, and I can play around with these fonts sometime >>> next week. The font claims to provide plain tex support, so it should be >>> usable out of the box. You can try >>> >>> \input mathabx >>> >>> $\Asterix$ >> >> What is with Obelix? >> >>> and see if this works with plain tex and ConTeXt. >>> >>> Only the metafont files are available, I do not know if someone >>> has created a type1 version. >> >> Why so complicated, * did also work with Latin Modern and the other fonts. >> >> I prefer \definesymbol [asterisk] [\char"2A\relax] and \symbol{asterisk}, >> you're way is also possible but >> \startencoding[default] >> \definecharacter Asterisk \char"2A >> \stopencoding >> is also possible. > > Asterix is like a big asterix (similar to \bigstar vs \star, and \bigtimes > vs \times, maybe it shold be called \bigasterix) I found \asterisk and \Asterisk in the manual but no \Asterix. >> The unicode chart show a few more asterisk variatione in the dingbats >> section: >> http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2700.pdf > > I will check that. The chart contains only dingbats symbols but there is also a mathematical asterisk in the next chart. http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2200.pdf --> 2217 Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] \Asterisk
On Wed, 28 May 2008, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 12:11 AM, Aditya Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Fri, 23 May 2008, Jesse Alama wrote: >> >>> I was working on a document in which I wanted use a symbol that, >>> acording to the Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List, goes by the name of >>> \Asterisk or \bigast (see p. 22). I saw, though, that this seems to be >>> missing in ConTeXt. Might it be tucked away in some module, or is it >>> just absent? If it's really not there, what would it take to add it? >> >> The latex symbol list says that these are from the mathabx font. AFAIK, >> this font is not currently supported by ConTeXt. Adding support should be >> doable, but I am not sure what is the best way to support it. I do >> not know if this family is a complete replacement for CM (and LM) fonts, >> or only some symbols are provided. >> >> I am travelling right now, and I can play around with these fonts sometime >> next week. The font claims to provide plain tex support, so it should be >> usable out of the box. You can try >> >> \input mathabx >> >> $\Asterix$ > > What is with Obelix? > >> and see if this works with plain tex and ConTeXt. >> >> Only the metafont files are available, I do not know if someone >> has created a type1 version. > > Why so complicated, * did also work with Latin Modern and the other fonts. > > I prefer \definesymbol [asterisk] [\char"2A\relax] and \symbol{asterisk}, > you're way is also possible but > \startencoding[default] > \definecharacter Asterisk \char"2A > \stopencoding > is also possible. Asterix is like a big asterix (similar to \bigstar vs \star, and \bigtimes vs \times, maybe it shold be called \bigasterix) > The unicode chart show a few more asterisk variatione in the dingbats section: > http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2700.pdf I will check that. Aditya ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] \Asterisk
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 12:11 AM, Aditya Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 23 May 2008, Jesse Alama wrote: > >> I was working on a document in which I wanted use a symbol that, >> acording to the Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List, goes by the name of >> \Asterisk or \bigast (see p. 22). I saw, though, that this seems to be >> missing in ConTeXt. Might it be tucked away in some module, or is it >> just absent? If it's really not there, what would it take to add it? > > The latex symbol list says that these are from the mathabx font. AFAIK, > this font is not currently supported by ConTeXt. Adding support should be > doable, but I am not sure what is the best way to support it. I do > not know if this family is a complete replacement for CM (and LM) fonts, > or only some symbols are provided. > > I am travelling right now, and I can play around with these fonts sometime > next week. The font claims to provide plain tex support, so it should be > usable out of the box. You can try > > \input mathabx > > $\Asterix$ What is with Obelix? > and see if this works with plain tex and ConTeXt. > > Only the metafont files are available, I do not know if someone > has created a type1 version. Why so complicated, * did also work with Latin Modern and the other fonts. I prefer \definesymbol [asterisk] [\char"2A\relax] and \symbol{asterisk}, you're way is also possible but \startencoding[default] \definecharacter Asterisk \char"2A \stopencoding is also possible. The unicode chart show a few more asterisk variatione in the dingbats section: http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2700.pdf >> PS Is there such a thing for ConTeXt as the Comprehensive Symbol List >> for LaTex? > > Not as organized as the Comprehensive Symbol List, but quite useful > nonetheless > > \showmathcharacters > > mkiv has another mechanism (s-???) whose name I do not remember at the > moment. It makes sense to take first a look at the unicode charts if the character has a representation in the list and choose a font (e.g. Unicode.otf) with the symbol. Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] \Asterisk
On Fri, 23 May 2008, Jesse Alama wrote: > I was working on a document in which I wanted use a symbol that, > acording to the Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List, goes by the name of > \Asterisk or \bigast (see p. 22). I saw, though, that this seems to be > missing in ConTeXt. Might it be tucked away in some module, or is it > just absent? If it's really not there, what would it take to add it? The latex symbol list says that these are from the mathabx font. AFAIK, this font is not currently supported by ConTeXt. Adding support should be doable, but I am not sure what is the best way to support it. I do not know if this family is a complete replacement for CM (and LM) fonts, or only some symbols are provided. I am travelling right now, and I can play around with these fonts sometime next week. The font claims to provide plain tex support, so it should be usable out of the box. You can try \input mathabx $\Asterix$ and see if this works with plain tex and ConTeXt. Only the metafont files are available, I do not know if someone has created a type1 version. > PS Is there such a thing for ConTeXt as the Comprehensive Symbol List > for LaTex? Not as organized as the Comprehensive Symbol List, but quite useful nonetheless \showmathcharacters mkiv has another mechanism (s-???) whose name I do not remember at the moment. Aditya ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] \Asterisk
Jesse Alama wrote: > I was working on a document in which I wanted use a symbol that, > acording to the Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List, goes by the name of > \Asterisk or \bigast (see p. 22). I saw, though, that this seems to be > missing in ConTeXt. Might it be tucked away in some module, or is it > just absent? If it's really not there, what would it take to add it? you can peek in the symb-* files; if it's math then maybe in the math-ams file - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] \Asterisk
I was working on a document in which I wanted use a symbol that, acording to the Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List, goes by the name of \Asterisk or \bigast (see p. 22). I saw, though, that this seems to be missing in ConTeXt. Might it be tucked away in some module, or is it just absent? If it's really not there, what would it take to add it? Thanks, Jesse PS Is there such a thing for ConTeXt as the Comprehensive Symbol List for LaTex? -- Jesse Alama ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___