[NTG-context] ConTeXt updater i-Package blocked

2006-01-09 Thread Gerben Wierda
I blocked the ConTeXt-updater i-Package until the problems discussed on the ConTeXt list are solved. Normally I would not do that because unstable stuff is mostly done via beta releases, but this release does not have a beta and if I read the list I understand there are font problems. So I

Re: [NTG-context] Context 2006.01.09 released

2006-01-09 Thread VnPenguin
On 1/9/06, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Just update to this release, and ... ConTeXt stops work with my files :( > > > > > ah ... sorry ... i hate this font name mess > > in type-akb.tex search for: > > \starttypescript [adobekb,berry] [t5] > > and comment this typescript (see attac

Re: [NTG-context] Right-to-left typesetting in Farsi for Context.

2006-01-09 Thread Hans Hagen
John R. Culleton wrote: First I ask the question: is Context the right tool for rtl typesetting of e.g, Farsi? Second I would like a reference to the pertinent Context manual or module for such typesetting. Finally I would like to know if there is a typescript extant for Farsi (Persian) wi

Re: [NTG-context] framed texts for boxing stuff

2006-01-09 Thread Hans Hagen
Maurice Diamantini (dom) wrote: Not sure what exactly is "vboxes" (something you can put in hbox? yes it is) but LaTeX raisebox, parbox, minipage can be put inside a text line. minipage can manage its ones footnote, but this is not the question here. As the "LaTeX++" concurrent package desig

Re: [NTG-context] Context 2006.01.09 released

2006-01-09 Thread Hans Hagen
VnPenguin wrote: On 1/9/06, Taco Hoekwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello all, I am pleased to announce that the new ConTeXt release from Hans Hagen can be downloaded as of now from the Pragma ADE website or one of its mirrors. http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/current/cont-tmf.zip h

[NTG-context] Right-to-left typesetting in Farsi for Context.

2006-01-09 Thread John R. Culleton
First I ask the question: is Context the right tool for rtl typesetting of e.g, Farsi? Second I would like a reference to the pertinent Context manual or module for such typesetting. Finally I would like to know if there is a typescript extant for Farsi (Persian) wich I believe uses the Arabic

Re: [NTG-context] framed texts for boxing stuff

2006-01-09 Thread Maurice Diamantini (dom)
Le 9 janv. 06 à 11:52, Hans Hagen a écrit : If it is impossible, is there any equivalent to de minipage or \parbox LaTeX equivalent? i dunno what those are, vboxes? Not sure what exactly is "vboxes" (something you can put in hbox? yes it is) but LaTeX raisebox, parbox, minipage can be

Re: [NTG-context] Context 2006.01.09 released

2006-01-09 Thread VnPenguin
On 1/9/06, Taco Hoekwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I am pleased to announce that the new ConTeXt release from Hans Hagen > can be downloaded as of now from the Pragma ADE website or one of its > mirrors. > >http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/current/cont-tmf.zip >http://co

[NTG-context] i-Installer / minimal TeX installation for ConTeXt?

2006-01-09 Thread David Wooten
Greetings all, By and by I've found that I am only using ConTeXt for my typesetting needs. I am curious as to whether someone can advise me how best to install a suitable yet minimal TeX installation: without LaTeX, etc. I am currently using Gerben's very helpful i-Installer. Perhaps it

Re: [NTG-context] Context 2006.01.09 released

2006-01-09 Thread Jilani Khaldi
I am pleased to announce that the new ConTeXt release from Hans Hagen can be downloaded as of now from the Pragma ADE website or one of its mirrors. Is there a particular procedure (read sinple) to update MikteX (for Windows) without breaking the already installed distribution? Or to wait fo

Re: [NTG-context] Spacing problem (mixing Chinese with Latin characters)

2006-01-09 Thread Hans Hagen
Tobias Burnus wrote: Hello, if I type "[]" the output is "[]". (Example attached.) I addition I observed that ";" will have a line break like ";" which looks quite ugly. (The ";" and "[]" are half-width Characters, i.e. the normal Latin characters and not those which are as wide as a Chinese

Re: [NTG-context] Spacing problem (mixing Chinese with Latin characters)

2006-01-09 Thread Hans Hagen
Tobias Burnus wrote: Hello, if I type "[]" the output is "[]". (Example attached.) no example here Hans ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

[NTG-context] Spacing problem (mixing Chinese with Latin characters)

2006-01-09 Thread Tobias Burnus
Hello, if I type "[]" the output is "[]". (Example attached.) I addition I observed that ";" will have a line break like ";" which looks quite ugly. (The ";" and "[]" are half-width Characters, i.e. the normal Latin characters and not those which are as wide as a Chinese character. Question:

Re: [NTG-context] How to break laws in physics?

2006-01-09 Thread Hans Hagen
Mojca Miklavec wrote: \definetypeface [iwona] [mm] [math] [iwona] [default] \setupbodyfont[iwona] ${\partial\rho\over\partial t}+\vec{\nabla}\vec{\jmath}=0$ (If I fail on the exam, I'll try to explain to professor that I found a few mistakes in the Maxwell equations and lost the whole time try

Re: [NTG-context] How to break laws in physics?

2006-01-09 Thread Hans Hagen
Mojca Miklavec wrote: But apparently it was something else, see math-eul.tex and please fix this: \definemathcharacter [D] [nothing] [mr] ["44] this was reported recently and fixed; you were probably busy studying at that time -) Hans ___ ntg-c

[NTG-context] Context 2006.01.09 released

2006-01-09 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hello all, I am pleased to announce that the new ConTeXt release from Hans Hagen can be downloaded as of now from the Pragma ADE website or one of its mirrors. http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/current/cont-tmf.zip http://context.aanhet.net/context/current/cont-tmf.zip http://mirror.contex

Re: [NTG-context] columnsets and footnotes (minimal example)

2006-01-09 Thread Steffen Wolfrum
But what can I do in order to have the main text in two columns (columnset) and the smaller footnotes in three columns (as it would be perfect for bigger document sizes)? Steffen Am 09.01.2006 um 12:29 schrieb Hans Hagen: Taco Hoekwater wrote: Steffen Wolfrum wrote: ... and here i

[NTG-context] How to break laws in physics?

2006-01-09 Thread Mojca Miklavec
Hello, I thought it was because it was too late for learning that Maxwell equations failed to work: \definetypeface [maxwell] [mm] [math] [euler] [default] \setupbodyfont[maxwell] \starttext $$\vec{\nabla}\vec{D}=\rho$$ \stoptext But apparently it was something else, see math-eul.tex and pleas

Re: [NTG-context] Generating smallest possible format file

2006-01-09 Thread Willi Egger
Beste Taco, thanks indeed for all this information. I believe, that herewith I can gain one or the other second! Willi Taco Hoekwater wrote: Hi Willi, Willi Egger wrote: Hello gurus! I want to use context as a backend-typesetting engine in a server-ennvironment. In order to minimize

Re: [NTG-context] columnsets and footnotes (minimal example)

2006-01-09 Thread Steffen Wolfrum
Am 09.01.2006 um 11:06 schrieb Taco Hoekwater: Steffen Wolfrum wrote: ... and here is an example that shows the problem: Oops, that doesn't look right at all. Do you really need column sets, or is "normal" columns mode ok as well? 1) Yes, column sets would be better. \startcolumns[

Re: [NTG-context] columnsets and footnotes (minimal example)

2006-01-09 Thread Hans Hagen
Taco Hoekwater wrote: Steffen Wolfrum wrote: ... and here is an example that shows the problem: Oops, that doesn't look right at all. you need to set widths \setupfootnotes[n=1,width=\hsize] Hans ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.

Re: [NTG-context] Generating smallest possible format file

2006-01-09 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hi Willi, Willi Egger wrote: Hello gurus! I want to use context as a backend-typesetting engine in a server-ennvironment. In order to minimize compilation time I want to make the format files as small as possible. E.g. I would like to remove all pattern files which are unnecessary for the

Re: [NTG-context] some small questions

2006-01-09 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On 1/8/06, Peter Münster wrote: > On Sun, 8 Jan 2006, Peter Münster wrote: > > > \usemodule[symb-eur] > > \def\SomeEuros{\blank[small] normal \texteuro, {\sl slanted \texteuro}, > > {\bf bold \texteuro}, {\bs bold slanted \texteuro} > > {\tt tt \texteuro}, {\bf\tt bold tt \texteuro}} > > \start

Re: [NTG-context] framed texts and other "minipage"

2006-01-09 Thread Hans Hagen
Maurice Diamantini (dom) wrote: Le 7 janv. 06 � 13:50, Hans Hagen a �crit : No, that will not work. After much probing I found the culprit. The framedtext takes the full linewidth and apparently does not reduces it to the given size. Therefore enclosing in a vbox seems necessary: \vbox

Re: [NTG-context] columnsets and footnotes (minimal example)

2006-01-09 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Steffen Wolfrum wrote: ... and here is an example that shows the problem: Oops, that doesn't look right at all. Do you really need column sets, or is "normal" columns mode ok as well? \startcolumns[n=2] \dorecurse{10}{\input tufte\footnote{\input ward \relax}} \stopcolumns Looks abou

[NTG-context] columnsets and footnotes (minimal example)

2006-01-09 Thread Steffen Wolfrum
... and here is an example that shows the problem: \definecolumnset[example][n=2] \setupfootnotes[n=3] \starttext \startcolumnset[example] \dorecurse{10}{\input tufte\footnote{\input ward \relax}} \stopcolumnset \stoptext >Hi, > >is there a way to have both: > >a main text set in \definecolum