Re: [NTG-context] Struggling with Old Style numerals!
Hans Hagen wrote: >... > > >> >> >> >>Dear Mojca, >> >>Downloading the most recent ConTeXt is not really an option when one >>uses a slow analog telephone line (small bandwidth) when accessing the >>Internet. So I prefer to use the TeXLive CD's, but that's a bit old, yes. >> >> >> >the context zip is not that large (<3 meg) > >unfortunately the latest tex live has problems with context and lm > > >> >> >> >> >Hans > > >- > 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 >- > >... > > > Hans, What kind of problems are you referring at when it comes to ConTeXt and LM fonts on TeXLive 2005? Regards, Gerard -- G.C.H.M. Verhaag St. Jorisstraat 29 5954 AN Beesel NETHERLANDS Tel.: +31-(0)774742493, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Struggling with Old Style numerals!
G.C.H.M. Verhaag wrote: > Mojca Miklavec wrote: > > >> ... >> >> >> >> TeXLive 2004? Hans would probably call it ancient. If it is (was) OK >> >> >> >> >> >>> I've removed that one and installed TeXLive 2005! I was afraid of other >>> problems, and indeed that's exactly what happened. >>> >>> >>> >> ... >> >> >> >>> So what should be my next move? >>> >>> >>> >> I don't know much about TeX live (the only time I tried to install it >> it was broken). Under linux I often use this one (if nothing else, no >> special privileges are needed for "installing" it): >> http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/install/linuxtex.zip >> >> . >> >> An alternative is to follow the installation instructions on the wiki, >> but I have absolutely no experience with that on linux. >> >> Mojca >> ___ >> ntg-context mailing list >> ntg-context@ntg.nl >> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >> >> >> >> > Dear Mojca, > > Downloading the most recent ConTeXt is not really an option when one > uses a slow analog telephone line (small bandwidth) when accessing the > Internet. So I prefer to use the TeXLive CD's, but that's a bit old, yes. > the context zip is not that large (<3 meg) unfortunately the latest tex live has problems with context and lm > Installing TeXLive on my Linux based PC never really causes any real > problems. Formerly I used mainly SuSE or RedHat, but I turned to Debian. > i only test on suse (which we have run here for ages) so i cannot help there > This requires a bit more fine-tuning! > Hans - 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 - ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Struggling with Old Style numerals!
Mojca Miklavec wrote: >... > > > >TeXLive 2004? Hans would probably call it ancient. If it is (was) OK > > > > >>I've removed that one and installed TeXLive 2005! I was afraid of other >>problems, and indeed that's exactly what happened. >> >> >... > > >>So what should be my next move? >> >> > >I don't know much about TeX live (the only time I tried to install it >it was broken). Under linux I often use this one (if nothing else, no >special privileges are needed for "installing" it): >http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/install/linuxtex.zip > >. > >An alternative is to follow the installation instructions on the wiki, >but I have absolutely no experience with that on linux. > >Mojca >___ >ntg-context mailing list >ntg-context@ntg.nl >http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > > > Dear Mojca, Downloading the most recent ConTeXt is not really an option when one uses a slow analog telephone line (small bandwidth) when accessing the Internet. So I prefer to use the TeXLive CD's, but that's a bit old, yes. Installing TeXLive on my Linux based PC never really causes any real problems. Formerly I used mainly SuSE or RedHat, but I turned to Debian. This requires a bit more fine-tuning! Regards, -- Gerard C.H.M. Verhaag St. Jorisstraat 29 5954 AN Beesel NETHERLANDS Tel.: +31-(0)774742493, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Struggling with Old Style numerals!
On 3/15/06, G.C.H.M. Verhaag wrote: > Adam Lindsay wrote: > > >.. > > > >Do you have a recent ConTeXt? Do you have an up-to-date latin modern > >install? > >(Most advice/ConTeXt stuff depends on at least those two things, here.) > > > >adam > > > > > Hoi Adam, > > What do you call recent? I was using TeXLive 2004, and the ConTeXt > version available from this CD. Maybe that's already ancient, but good > enough for me! TeXLive 2004? Hans would probably call it ancient. If it is (was) OK for you, it's no problem, but in such cases (when you need an advice) you'll probably be left on your own if you want to keep using the old distribution. Latin Modern was last updated in November 2005 (I don't know if they're included in the last TeX live or not) and the latest ConTeXt is from February. > I've removed that one and installed TeXLive 2005! I was afraid of other > problems, and indeed that's exactly what happened. ... > So what should be my next move? I don't know much about TeX live (the only time I tried to install it it was broken). Under linux I often use this one (if nothing else, no special privileges are needed for "installing" it): http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/install/linuxtex.zip You just unpack it somewhere and then put something like /path-to-new-tex/ /path-to-new-tex/setuptex into the file which is executed each time the shell is started. See the instructions. If you're in the dir where setuptex resides, you have to say . setuptex then make the formats (only the first time) and start using it. An alternative is to follow the installation instructions on the wiki, but I have absolutely no experience with that on linux. Mojca ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Struggling with Old Style numerals!
Adam Lindsay wrote: >.. > >Do you have a recent ConTeXt? Do you have an up-to-date latin modern >install? >(Most advice/ConTeXt stuff depends on at least those two things, here.) > >adam > > Hoi Adam, What do you call recent? I was using TeXLive 2004, and the ConTeXt version available from this CD. Maybe that's already ancient, but good enough for me! I've removed that one and installed TeXLive 2005! I was afraid of other problems, and indeed that's exactly what happened. I assume that ConTeXt is setup properly after the TeXLive installation! After setting my PATH correctly I issued the command texexec from the command line. The Perl script texexec doesn't launch!! I get the following Perl error message: Can't locate Digest/MD5.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl/5.6.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.6.1 /usr/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/local/texlive/2005/texmf-dist/scripts/context/perl/texexec.pl line 54. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/texlive/2005/texmf-dist/scripts/context/perl/texexec.pl line 54. This missing MD5.pm is present in the directory: /usr/local/texlive/2005/xemtex/perl/lib So what should be my next move? Regards, Gerard -- Gerard C.H.M. Verhaag St. Jorisstraat 29 5954 AN Beesel NETHERLANDS Tel.: +31-(0)774742493, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Struggling with Old Style numerals!
G.C.H.M. Verhaag wrote: > Adam Lindsay wrote: >> For Latin Modern, look in the mail archive: >> http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20050616.125032.05b714af.en.html >> > Thanks for your suggestion! > > But sorry, I don't get any old-style numerals when I run the example as > shown in this link. Now the problem is that I don't know why it doesn't > work. Really? Try this minimal, complete example: \usetypescript [modern][\defaultencoding] \usetypescript [map] [latin-modern-os] [\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont[modern] \starttext hello world 123 \ss 456 world hello \rmit hello world 789 \stoptext Do you have a recent ConTeXt? Do you have an up-to-date latin modern install? (Most advice/ConTeXt stuff depends on at least those two things, here.) adam -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay, Computing Dept. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lancaster University, InfoLab21+44(0)1524/510.514 Lancaster, LA1 4WA, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/510.492 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Struggling with Old Style numerals!
Adam Lindsay wrote: >G.C.H.M. Verhaag wrote: > > > >>I'd like to know whether it is possible to change all the 'normal' >>numerals to old-style ones throughout the entire book. I need serif, >>sansserif and italic old-style numerals! >> >>... >> >> > >For Latin Modern, look in the mail archive: >http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20050616.125032.05b714af.en.html > > > > Thanks for your suggestion! But sorry, I don't get any old-style numerals when I run the example as shown in this link. Now the problem is that I don't know why it doesn't work. The log file of the texexec run doesn't give any hints either! I feel very uncomfortable now, because I'm completely dependent on advice given by font guru's! That's my main problem with TeX, LaTeX and ConTeXt, font handling is just terrible, when one doesn't understand the underlying principles! I've tried to read the ConTeXt manuals dealing with fonts. Unfortunately this didn't help at all, it has added even more to the confusion, sorry! It seems that this mail is also a desperate call for up-to-date documentation regarding this topic! Regards, Gerard -- Gerard C.H.M. Verhaag St. Jorisstraat 29 5954 AN Beesel NETHERLANDS Tel.: +31-(0)774742493, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Struggling with Old Style numerals!
G.C.H.M. Verhaag wrote: > I'd like to know whether it is possible to change all the 'normal' > numerals to old-style ones throughout the entire book. I need serif, > sansserif and italic old-style numerals! > > Frankly speaking, I don't even know whether anything like that is > possible with either the Computer or Latin Modern font? For Latin Modern, look in the mail archive: http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20050616.125032.05b714af.en.html -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay, Computing Dept. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lancaster University, InfoLab21+44(0)1524/510.514 Lancaster, LA1 4WA, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/510.492 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
[NTG-context] Struggling with Old Style numerals!
Dear ConTeXt users, Currently I'm busy typesetting a book using ConTeXt. I use the Computer Modern (Serif, SansSerif and Italic) free font. I don't know much about the details of typescripts and typefaces, it's fairly complex and not very clear to me. The documents "Fonts in ConTeXt" and "TeXFont Explained" add even more to my confusion concerning fonts, sorry! I'd like to know whether it is possible to change all the 'normal' numerals to old-style ones throughout the entire book. I need serif, sansserif and italic old-style numerals! Frankly speaking, I don't even know whether anything like that is possible with either the Computer or Latin Modern font? Thanks! -- Geert C.H.M. Verhaag St. Jorisstraat 29 5954 AN Beesel NETHERLANDS Tel.: +31-(0)774742493, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context