Re: [NTG-context] Bug report, \frac as redefined in m-newmat.tex

2004-08-03 Thread Hans Hagen
Hi Brooks The following simple file works fine if I comment out the \usemodule[newmat] line, but crashes if I put it in. \usemodule[newmat] \starttext \placeformula \startformula \eqalign{\frac{1}{2} \cr} \stopformula \stoptext ah ... the alignment lookahead problem, i think we

Re: [NTG-context] Best source of ConTeXt documentation?

2004-08-03 Thread Hans Hagen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And of course, once we learn the tool, then making small changes here and there to make it look slightly different is no big deal. for that the s-* files (and sometimes x-* files) makr a good starting point Hans -

Re: [NTG-context] Understanding registers command

2004-08-03 Thread Hans Hagen
Taco Hoekwater wrote: This looked suspiciously familiar. And indeed, my bib module has the same problem: % Hans, Wat is er mis met [pub][pubs]??? % Werkt absoluut niet! \definieerlijst[pubs][pubs] dunno ... it's not like register definitions \definelist [whatever] [key=value,...] \define

Re: [NTG-context] PPCHTeX broken

2004-08-03 Thread Hans Hagen
Peter Münster wrote: On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, Tobias Burnus wrote: If I do a dvips -Ppdf test.dvi I get the following warning: dvips: Could not find figure file ./test-mpgraph.4000; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file ./test-mpgraph.3999; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file ./test-m

[NTG-context] bug fix for ppchtex

2004-08-03 Thread Hans Hagen
Hi, Concerning the problem with mp graphics in ppchtex, change: \def\pushMPdrawing {\globalpushmacro\MPdrawingdata \globallet\MPdrawingdata\empty} \def\popMPdrawing {\globalpopmacro\MPdrawingdata} in supp-mps.tex (recompilt ormat) or put those def's in cont-new.tex (no new format needed) Hans

Re: [NTG-context] bug fix for ppchtex

2004-08-03 Thread Peter Münster
On Tue, 3 Aug 2004, Hans Hagen wrote: > Concerning the problem with mp graphics in ppchtex, change: > > \def\pushMPdrawing > {\globalpushmacro\MPdrawingdata >\globallet\MPdrawingdata\empty} > > \def\popMPdrawing > {\globalpopmacro\MPdrawingdata} Thank you very much for your fast fix, it

[NTG-context] Re: Best source of ConTeXt documentation?

2004-08-03 Thread Nikolai Weibull
* Paulo Ney de Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Aug 03, 2004 11:21]: > Everyone learns a language by example... What you should really be doing is asking specific questions to problems you're having with ConTeXt on this list. I have gotten almost all my questions answered by now. nikolai -- ::

Re: [NTG-context] bug fix for ppchtex

2004-08-03 Thread Hans Hagen
Peter Münster wrote: On Tue, 3 Aug 2004, Hans Hagen wrote: Concerning the problem with mp graphics in ppchtex, change: \def\pushMPdrawing {\globalpushmacro\MPdrawingdata \globallet\MPdrawingdata\empty} \def\popMPdrawing {\globalpopmacro\MPdrawingdata} Thank you very much for your fast f

Re: [NTG-context] Re: Best source of ConTeXt documentation?

2004-08-03 Thread Hans Hagen
Nikolai Weibull wrote: * Paulo Ney de Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Aug 03, 2004 11:21]: Everyone learns a language by example... What you should really be doing is asking specific questions to problems you're having with ConTeXt on this list. I have gotten almost all my questions answered by

[NTG-context] Problem with TeXexec

2004-08-03 Thread Michal Kvasnicka
Good afternoon. I have just installed a new Linux system (SuSE 9.1 with teTeX) and the new ConTeXt (texexec version 4.3) -- in the same way as older one. But it doesn't work. It writes a following error message: ... sh: line1: cont-en: command not found ... This is pdfetex... ...

[NTG-context] Metapost variable problem

2004-08-03 Thread Michal Kvasnicka
Good afternoon. I am sorry that I bother you with this offtopic but I don't know where else I can ask. I want to prepare a better interface for my metapost macros. I want to use the record-like variables to store "object" information. But I don't know how to copy such records. More precisely, l

[NTG-context] Re: Problem with TeXexec

2004-08-03 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hello, > I have just installed a new Linux system (SuSE 9.1 with teTeX) and the > new ConTeXt (texexec version 4.3) -- in the same way as older one. But > it doesn't work. It writes a following error message: > > ... > sh: line1: cont-en: command not found > ... > This is pdfetex.

Re: [NTG-context] Problem with TeXexec

2004-08-03 Thread Eros Albertazzi
Michal Kvasnicka wrote: Good afternoon. I have just installed a new Linux system (SuSE 9.1 with teTeX) and the new ConTeXt (texexec version 4.3) -- in the same way as older one. But my suggestion is to remove suse tetex in favour of Texlive + (uptodate) context installation hints are in http://c

Re: [NTG-context] Re: Problem with TeXexec

2004-08-03 Thread Michal Kvasnicka
Many thanks. I will read it and try. Many thanks once more to both of you for your prompt answer. M.K. ___ ntg-context mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

Re: [NTG-context] Metapost variable problem

2004-08-03 Thread Taco Hoekwater
On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 12:37:18 + Michal Kvasnicka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good afternoon. > > I am sorry that I bother you with this offtopic but I don't know where > else I can ask. There is a mailing list for metafont (and metapost). To subscribe, e-mail: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sub

Re: [NTG-context] Re: Best source of ConTeXt documentation?

2004-08-03 Thread Paulo Ney de Souza
Patrick, Maybe we should move this discussion off the list to not bother others that may not be so interested in it. What I am trying to say (answering your question) is that learning by example is natural to human behaviour and extremely efficient. If you attend any of my classes here in Berkele

[NTG-context] Re: Best source of ConTeXt documentation?

2004-08-03 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Paulo, > Maybe we should move this discussion off the list to not bother others > that may not be so interested in it. They should use the killfile and fill it with my name (and erverything related) :-) Seriously: the question concerning ConTeXt documentation and examples is brought up on this l

Re: [NTG-context] Bug report, \frac as redefined in m-newmat.tex

2004-08-03 Thread Brooks Moses
At 01:40 PM 8/2/2004, you wrote: ah ... the alignment lookahead problem, i think we can safely patch \mathematics to catch lookahead as well as make frac more robust for unwanted expansion \usemodule[newmat] \unexpanded\def\frac#1#2{\mathematics{\genfrac{}{}{}\donothing{#1}{#2}}} \def\mathematic

Re: [NTG-context] Bug report, \frac as redefined in m-newmat.tex

2004-08-03 Thread Hans Hagen Outside
Brooks Moses wrote: At 01:40 PM 8/2/2004, you wrote: ah ... the alignment lookahead problem, i think we can safely patch \mathematics to catch lookahead as well as make frac more robust for unwanted expansion \usemodule[newmat] \unexpanded\def\frac#1#2{\mathematics{\genfrac{}{}{}\donothing{#1}{#

Re: [NTG-context] Bug report, \frac as redefined in m-newmat.tex

2004-08-03 Thread Brooks Moses
On Wed, Aug 04, 2004 at 12:14:29AM +0200, Hans Hagen Outside wrote: > Brooks Moses wrote: > > That fixes the problem on my end; thanks! > > > > Will you be updating the defintions of \tfrac, \dfrac, and so forth in > > m-newmat to match? I admit to not being too sure whether I think it's > > a g