Re: [NTG-context] em = slanted?

2007-08-11 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Sun, 12 Aug 2007, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky wrote: > Hello, > > Just a question for my curiousity: why \em switches to Slanted, not Italic? > (I found this while setting up my own typescript for luatex.) I don't know the reason for difference in defaults, but it can be changed: \setupbodyfonte

Re: [NTG-context] em = slanted?

2007-08-11 Thread luigi scarso
On 8/12/07, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Just a question for my curiousity: why \em switches to Slanted, not Italic? hmm, try \starttext aXX {\it aXX {\em aXX}} \em aXX \stoptext Do you see the difference between first \em and second \em ? \em stands for emphasize

[NTG-context] mimimal typescripting

2007-08-11 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, I'm wondering why before defining a typeface I must define a synonym for it. For example, my minimal working definition for Vladimir Script fontface is \starttypescript [serif] [vladimirscript] \definefontsynonym [Serif][name:vladimir][features=default] \stoptypescript \starttypescrip

[NTG-context] em = slanted?

2007-08-11 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hello, Just a question for my curiousity: why \em switches to Slanted, not Italic? (I found this while setting up my own typescript for luatex.) Best, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky ___ If your question is of interest to ot

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

2007-08-11 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hi Pascal, > I adjusted it to my own situation (AGaramondPro, not the Premier > version). And I ran it succesfully. However, I can't see where the files > have gone? They end up in a directory called texmf in the local directory, unless you have given the command line to change this directory (se

Re: [NTG-context] can't find file `context.tex'

2007-08-11 Thread zs
On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:58:43 +0200 "luigi scarso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/11/07, zs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all. > > > > I've updated context by way recommended in mag-0012. > > I've set env. variables (env | grep TEX): > > TEXMFCACHE=/tmp > > TEXMF={/usr/local/texlive/texmf-l

Re: [NTG-context] Booktabs equivalent in Context

2007-08-11 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hi, >> Is there something like \arraystretch(?) which is a factor that every >> vertical whitespace in a table is multiplied with? > If you are happy with an integer scaling, [...] cool, this is very nice! Thanks, Patrick ___

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

2007-08-11 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hello Wolfgang, > The otftotfm documentation is exemplary! It is, indeed. > I would like to volunteer to help writing such docs for texfont or > otfinstall. But it is very difficult to get the information. Not all > of us are able to read sourcecode in perl and ruby and lua. Well, as propably

Re: [NTG-context] Booktabs equivalent in Context

2007-08-11 Thread Patrick Gundlach
Hi, > Here is another attempt, which I feel is the cleanest way to go about > this whole thing. Right now the skip between the columns is not > configurable, but it should be possible to use the get the value of > the skip. I'd love to see a cmidrule from column n to column m where n + 1 > m and

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

2007-08-11 Thread Hans Hagen
John R. Culleton wrote: > On Wednesday 08 August 2007, Taco Hoekwater wrote: >> Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini wrote: >> well, i still use texfont for type 1 fonts, but for open type >> i use luatex anyway which can handle it directly (actually, >> mkiv also usese afm files instead of tfm wh

Re: [NTG-context] Use of standard font engines on Linux

2007-08-11 Thread Hans Hagen
John R. Culleton wrote: > Linux distros have been emphasizing the use of the fonts in fc-cache > across applications. TeX always did its own thing, with tfm files, > mapping files etc. I note that some of the newer TeX products are > using pfb + afm instead of pfb + tfm. Does this presage t

Re: [NTG-context] \relax

2007-08-11 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On 8/10/07, luigi scarso wrote: > Martina was born on thursday,August 09 2007 (09/08/07). > Mum and baby are allright, daddy a bit blurred, as the photo says . > luigi On 8/11/07, Steffen Wolfrum wrote: > [ ... and at the same time, on the other side of the Alps ... ] > > Pius was born on thursd

[NTG-context] Use of standard font engines on Linux

2007-08-11 Thread John R. Culleton
Linux distros have been emphasizing the use of the fonts in fc-cache across applications. TeX always did its own thing, with tfm files, mapping files etc. I note that some of the newer TeX products are using pfb + afm instead of pfb + tfm. Does this presage the availablity of all the fonts

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

2007-08-11 Thread John R. Culleton
On Wednesday 08 August 2007, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini wrote: > well, i still use texfont for type 1 fonts, but for open type > i use luatex anyway which can handle it directly (actually, > mkiv also usese afm files instead of tfm when available, so > tex

Re: [NTG-context] Again: [ot] \relax

2007-08-11 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Steffen Wolfrum wrote: > [ ... and at the same time, on the other side of the Alps ... ] > > > Pius was born on thursday, August 09 2007 (09/08/07) -- at 18:36h. Congratulations for you as well! Taco ___ If your que

[NTG-context] Again: [ot] \relax

2007-08-11 Thread Steffen Wolfrum
[ ... and at the same time, on the other side of the Alps ... ] Pius was born on thursday, August 09 2007 (09/08/07) -- at 18:36h. Oh, happy day! The same here, Mum and baby are alright, daddy busy with handling Rosa (5 years) and Floris (3 years) [thus no photo yet, sorry]. All the best t

Re: [NTG-context] can't find file `context.tex'

2007-08-11 Thread luigi scarso
On 8/11/07, zs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all. > > I've updated context by way recommended in mag-0012. > I've set env. variables (env | grep TEX): > TEXMFCACHE=/tmp > TEXMF={/usr/local/texlive/texmf-local,/usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf} hmm, it seems a mixed with an official texlive. I had ba

Re: [NTG-context] can't find file `context.tex'

2007-08-11 Thread Taco Hoekwater
zs wrote: > Hi all. > This is luaTeX, Version 3.141592-snapshot-2007080810 (Web2C 7.5.6) > (INITEX) (/usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-en.tex ! > I can't find file `context.tex'. l.16 \input context.tex > > Can anybody help me to sort this out. Like you said, this is a bit wei

Re: [NTG-context] can't find file `context.tex'

2007-08-11 Thread zs
On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:28:17 +0200 "luigi scarso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > try > mktexlsr > luatools --generate ... has no effect. Result of "luatools --ini --compile --verbose cont-en" is the same. It is strange that "luatools context.tex" can find it. ZS

Re: [NTG-context] can't find file `context.tex'

2007-08-11 Thread luigi scarso
try mktexlsr luatools --generate -- luigi 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.pragm

[NTG-context] can't find file `context.tex'

2007-08-11 Thread zs
Hi all. I've updated context by way recommended in mag-0012. I've set env. variables (env | grep TEX): TEXMFCACHE=/tmp TEXMF={/usr/local/texlive/texmf-local,/usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf} TEXMFCNF={/usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/web2c,/usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf/web2c} If I run: luatoo

Re: [NTG-context] installing MKIV

2007-08-11 Thread Giuseppe Bilotta
Friday, August 10, 2007 Taco Hoekwater wrote: > Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: >> >> Actually, /usr/bin/luatex --luaonly could be used as >> shebang. It doesn't work on all systems, but it should work >> on most modern installations. > Yes, but #!/usr/bin/env luatex --luaonly is much less portable, and