Re: [NTG-context] A (my) OTR problem

2005-03-14 Thread Hans Hagen
luigi.scarso wrote: When i feel insecure (will i use this dimensions as readonly or read/write variables ?) i prefer a safe copy (in this case i'm sure that i use \footerheight as a readonly var). ) read-only; then adapt themselves, so there is no need to store their values; can even be dangerou

Re: [NTG-context] Re: Learning ConTeXt, typical hurdle

2005-03-14 Thread Hans Hagen
Gerben Wierda wrote: Apart from adapting, the \startitemize \stopitemize does not require me to have a \par at the end. That is also confusing. That's because it's a different construct (less variants in visualization and such); Hans --

Re: [NTG-context] A (my) OTR problem

2005-03-14 Thread luigi.scarso
Hans Hagen wrote: luigi.scarso wrote: When i feel insecure (will i use this dimensions as readonly or read/write variables ?) i prefer a safe copy (in this case i'm sure that i use \footerheight as a readonly var). ) read-only; then adapt themselves, so there is no need to store their values; ca

Re: [NTG-context] alignment questions

2005-03-14 Thread Vit Zyka
h h extern wrote: Patrick Gundlach wrote: Hello *, inspired by Gerben's question, I did some experimenting with \framed. I'd like to get A[text]B, where text is some long thing in a framed box like \framed[width=5cm] {\input tufte \par}. There are three different ways of aligning the three objects:

[NTG-context] Re: alignment questions

2005-03-14 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hello Hans, [some nice location= in \framed trickery] Yeah, that rocks! Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki: http://contextgarden.net ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

[NTG-context] Re: Helvetica ?

2005-03-14 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hello, >> do you have psfnss (LaTeX) installed? > Yes, sure. As part of Gerbens "2004 stable". > But this doesn't seem to be enough. OK, it looks as if you have problems with mapfiles: > Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-times.map): cannot open font map file > {/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/

[NTG-context] Re: newbie question about fonts

2005-03-14 Thread Patrick Gundlach
[...] > I downloaded the CD iso image from a website > and installed Fedora Core 3. Then you should ask fedora about the local guide. They know where they've put it. [...] > Similarly, I downloaded texlive2004 CD from the > tug.org, and installed it according to the > instructions > in the CD

[NTG-context] Re: alignment questions

2005-03-14 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hi Taco, >>> from the chaff and seperate >>> A the sheeps from the goats. B >>> > > This one should have worked: >A bit of \framed[width=5cm, >align=justified, >location=depth] {\input tufte \par} glamour It did work,

[NTG-context] Re: Line break after unit or \cite command

2005-03-14 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hello Hans, [...] > your problem originates in tex not being able to break lines within > the constraints, one optiion is to increase the tolerance > > \showframe > > \setuptolerance[verytolerant] yuck! This leads to lrge space. There is a penalty after the unit, I doubt that it should be th

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2005-03-14 Thread wei jm
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Re: [NTG-context] Re: Learning ConTeXt, typical hurdle

2005-03-14 Thread Gerben Wierda
> Gerben Wierda wrote: > >> Apart from adapting, the \startitemize \stopitemize does not require me >> to have a \par at the end. That is also confusing. > > That's because it's a different construct (less variants in visualization > and > such); I understand that, but for someone new to ConTeXt,

Re: [NTG-context] Re: Helvetica ?

2005-03-14 Thread Steffen Wolfrum
Hi, Patrick Gundlach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, >> do you have psfnss (LaTeX) installed? > Yes, sure. As part of Gerbens "2004 stable". > But this doesn't seem to be enough. OK, it looks as if you have problems with mapfiles: > Warning: pdfetex (file ec-urw-times.map): cannot open fo

[NTG-context] Layout questions

2005-03-14 Thread Marcin Borkowski
Hello! OK, thank you for your answers to my questions. Now another bunch, this time I started reading the section on layout in the manual. When using \setuppapersize with one argument, does it imply that the default value of the second parameter is equal to the first one? If I use both, does i

Re: [NTG-context] Layout questions

2005-03-14 Thread Hans Hagen
Marcin Borkowski wrote: Hello! OK, thank you for your answers to my questions. Now another bunch, this time I started reading the section on layout in the manual. When using \setuppapersize with one argument, does it imply that the default value of the second parameter is equal to the first one?

[NTG-context] Re: Helvetica ?

2005-03-14 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hi, [...] > $ grep phvr8r `kpsewhich pdftex.map` > phvr8r NimbusSanL-Regu "TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont" <8r.enc phvr8rn NimbusSanL-ReguCond "TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont" <8r.enc > http://contextgarden.net ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@nt

Re: [NTG-context] Re: Helvetica ?

2005-03-14 Thread Steffen Wolfrum
Hi Patrick, I was using the code that you have posted \usetypescript [adobekb][\defaultencoding] \usetypescript [postscript][\defaultencoding] \setupbodyfont[pos,ss,12pt] \starttext foo \stoptext But it doesn't work on live.contextgarden.net ?! Steffen Patrick Gundlach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: H

[NTG-context] Re: Helvetica ?

2005-03-14 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hello Steffen, > \usetypescript [adobekb][\defaultencoding] > \usetypescript [postscript][\defaultencoding] > \setupbodyfont[pos,ss,12pt] > > \starttext > foo > \stoptext > > > But it doesn't work on live.contextgarden.net ?! It does. The server is sometimes overloaded. So now your log file woul

[NTG-context] pdfopen/pdfclose under Linux

2005-03-14 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hi all, I've just uploaded a beta version of Fabrice Popineau's pdfclose/ pdfopen tools ported to X11 (Linux). I've tested this with Acrobat Reader 5.0.10 & Linux & X.org, but the code is reasonably generic, I believe. I hope that while waiting for the upcoming direct texexec support, somebody is w

Re: [NTG-context] Why I needed \parbox and why does \framed not work here?

2005-03-14 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hi Gerben and all, A slow reaction from me. As the author of the bib module, I urge everybody *not* to use the module for its side effect of defining some LaTeX commands, because LaTeX support will almost certainly be dropped in the near future. Greetings, Taco Gerben Wierda wrote: I am trying to c

Re: [NTG-context] Renaming spot colours

2005-03-14 Thread Duncan Hothersall
Hans wrote: The problem is in the space in the name; since this name is used all over the place, an internal cleanup will not help, so this is why we have (yes, undocumented, so ... add to the wiki) \setupcolors[rgb=no,cmyk=no,spot=yes,state=start] \definecolor[IFSbluebase] [c=1,m=.56,y=0,k

Re: [NTG-context] Re: Helvetica ?

2005-03-14 Thread Steffen Wolfrum
Hi Patrick, Patrick Gundlach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Steffen, > \usetypescript [adobekb][\defaultencoding] > \usetypescript [postscript][\defaultencoding] > \setupbodyfont[pos,ss,12pt] > > \starttext > foo > \stoptext > > > But it doesn't work on live.contextgarden.net ?! It do

[NTG-context] Re: Helvetica!

2005-03-14 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hi, somehow your 8r-base.map doesn't get read. I wonder why. If you use \setupencoding[default=ec] it should work ok. But: check your cont-sys.tex and update it according to cont-sys.ori. There is a statement like: \loadmapfile[8r-base.map] That should be in there for correct mapfile handlin

[NTG-context] Cannot open font map file

2005-03-14 Thread Albrecht Kauffmann
Hi all, after installing the latest alpha together with pdftex 1.21 under Linux I've got troubles with font mapping. My test file is: \setupoutput[pdftex] \setupalign[hanging] \setupfontsynonym [Serif] [handling=pure] \setupfontsynonym [Sans] [handling=pure] \setupfontsynonym [Mono] [handling=p

Re: [NTG-context] \def\sectionseparator{:}

2005-03-14 Thread Peter Münster
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005, h h extern wrote: > Peter Münster wrote: > > Hello, > > in core-sec.tex, I read: > > \def\sectionseparator{:} % was : but is now - > > > > I there any inconvenience, to change it to "-" ? > > I've tried it out, and all my problems to get French spaces before > > punctuation a

Re: AW: AW: [NTG-context] Re: Line break after unit or \cite command

2005-03-14 Thread Peter Münster
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005, h h extern wrote: > >>Possible workaround: XXX~\EVolt\hbox{} wurden... > > the \hbox{} will introduce a space Really? I've tried \starttext XXX\hbox{}XXX \stoptext But I can't see any space... Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/