Re: [NTG-context] escaping filenames with externalfigure

2007-12-28 Thread Hans Hagen
Santy, Michael wrote: > The problem that I've found with that approach is that the braces have to be > balanced. > > \def\myimagefilename{flower{1.jpg} % doesn't work > \def\myimagefilename{flower{1}.jpg} % works no time for a detailed answer now, but in xml mode you can make { } letters which

Re: [NTG-context] strutted pars?

2007-12-28 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:34:00 -0700, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > \unexpanded\def\Idrisized#1#2% > {\begingroup#1% > \let\processword\struttedbox > \processwords{#2}% > \endgroup} Ok, thanks a lot! Best Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief Interna

[NTG-context] Luatex startup difficulties

2007-12-28 Thread Willi Egger
Hi, It has taken quite some time. ... now I would like to get started with Luatex. I have installed justtex, upgraded context to the latest version, upgraded the binaries to the latest version (Version snapshot-0.20.2-2007121720 (Web2C 7.5.6)). luatools --generate texexec --lua -

Re: [NTG-context] strutted pars?

2007-12-28 Thread Hans Hagen
Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: > On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:39:56 -0700, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> \unexpanded\def\Idrisized#1% >>{\begingroup >> \let\processword\struttedbox >> \processwords{#1}% >> \endgroup} >> blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq \Idrisized{\tfc blaq

Re: [NTG-context] Permission Policy

2007-12-28 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Fri, 28 Dec 2007, Hans van der Meer wrote: > I ran into trouble with "luatools --generate" > which does not seem to work with "sudo luatools --generate" > The seem applies to texmfstart and friends. What error message do you get? > Why this manco? I want to keep my system as safe as possible

Re: [NTG-context] Luatex installation

2007-12-28 Thread Hans Hagen
Hans van der Meer wrote: > I have read the instructions for installing luatex on MacOSX so > clearly spelt out by Thomas Schmitz, but they leave a question open. > Thomas advises to set TEXMFCACHE=/tmp with the argument that it then > is cleared each time the computer is restarted. > What is un

Re: [NTG-context] Permission Policy

2007-12-28 Thread Hans Hagen
Hans van der Meer wrote: > I ran into trouble with "luatools --generate" > which does not seem to work with "sudo luatools --generate" > The seem applies to texmfstart and friends. > > Why this manco? I want to keep my system as safe as possible > especially regarding applications and stuff that

[NTG-context] Permission Policy

2007-12-28 Thread Hans van der Meer
I ran into trouble with "luatools --generate" which does not seem to work with "sudo luatools --generate" The seem applies to texmfstart and friends. Why this manco? I want to keep my system as safe as possible especially regarding applications and stuff that takes a lot of time installing (li

[NTG-context] Luatex installation

2007-12-28 Thread Hans van der Meer
I have read the instructions for installing luatex on MacOSX so clearly spelt out by Thomas Schmitz, but they leave a question open. Thomas advises to set TEXMFCACHE=/tmp with the argument that it then is cleared each time the computer is restarted. What is unclear to me if this means that on e

Re: [NTG-context] strutted pars?

2007-12-28 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:39:56 -0700, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: \unexpanded\def\Idrisized#1% {\begingroup \let\processword\struttedbox \processwords{#1}% \endgroup} blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq \Idrisized{\tfc blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq} blaq blaq blaq blaq

[NTG-context] active strings in luatex?

2007-12-28 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
Dear Hans and Taco, This may be of general interest to the Europeans (and indirectly relates to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] email): I need the following: LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH TILDE;004C 0303 LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH TILDE;006C 0303 The proposal is still under consideration for lithuanian and

Re: [NTG-context] strutted pars?

2007-12-28 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:39:56 -0700, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > \unexpanded\def\Idrisized#1% >{\begingroup > \let\processword\struttedbox > \processwords{#1}% > \endgroup} > blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq blaq \Idrisized{\tfc blaq blaq blaq > blaq blaq blaq} blaq bl

Re: [NTG-context] strutted pars?

2007-12-28 Thread Hans Hagen
Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: > On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:07:39 -0700, Taco Hoekwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> There should be a \par or empty line before those \stop commands, >> otherwise none of the paragraph-based tricks work. > > Ok, yours works now, but not Wolfgang's or Hans'. Wolfgang

Re: [NTG-context] strutted pars?

2007-12-28 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:07:39 -0700, Taco Hoekwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There should be a \par or empty line before those \stop commands, > otherwise none of the paragraph-based tricks work. Ok, yours works now, but not Wolfgang's or Hans'. Wolfgang's is essentially the same idea as y

Re: [NTG-context] strutted pars?

2007-12-28 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: > On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:28:23 -0700, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> \dontleavehmode \begstrut bla bla \endstrut \par > > On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:40:50 -0700, Taco Hoekwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> That was a bad example, just try it :-) > > Ok, b

Re: [NTG-context] strutted pars?

2007-12-28 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:28:23 -0700, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: \dontleavehmode \begstrut bla bla \endstrut \par On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:40:50 -0700, Taco Hoekwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That was a bad example, just try it :-) Ok, better example attached :-) But if you h

Re: [NTG-context] First document — problems with bi b module and layout

2007-12-28 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Matija Šuklje wrote: > Dne četrtek 27. decembra 2007 je Taco Hoekwater napisal(a): >> The solution is probably along the lines of >> [...] >> More tomorrow, maybe. You have picked the worst possible time to ask >> me about computer stuff. ;-) > > Thanks, will try tomorrow. My day has been amazingl

Re: [NTG-context] quotation/blockquote bug

2007-12-28 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Wolfgang Schuster wrote: >>> >>> \def\delimitedtext[#1]% >>> {\bgroup >>>\pushdelimitedtext{#1}% >>>\doifelse{\delimitedtextparameter\c!method}\s!font >>> {\dofontdrivendelimited} >>> {\doifinsetelse{\delimitedtextparameter\c!location}{\v!paragraph, >>> \v!margin}% \dodelimitedt

Re: [NTG-context] strutted pars?

2007-12-28 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:20:22 -0700 "Idris Samawi Hamid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear gang, > > We can use \struttedbox to force an eg, large expression to obey the > surrounding interlinespace: > > === > {blah blah \struttedbox{\tfc blah blah}} blah blah blah blah blah

Re: [NTG-context] strutted pars?

2007-12-28 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: > Dear gang, > > We can use \struttedbox to force an eg, large expression to obey the > surrounding interlinespace: > > === > {blah blah \struttedbox{\tfc blah blah}} blah blah blah blah blah blah > blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah bla

Re: [NTG-context] strutted pars?

2007-12-28 Thread Hans Hagen
Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: > Dear gang, > > We can use \struttedbox to force an eg, large expression to obey the > surrounding interlinespace: > > === > {blah blah \struttedbox{\tfc blah blah}} blah blah blah blah blah blah > blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah bla

Re: [NTG-context] Opportunity to include ConTeXt code into a LaTeXe environment

2007-12-28 Thread luigi scarso
On Dec 27, 2007 11:55 AM, cyberplaque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi @ all, > > I'm glad about the opportunities ConTeXt gives me to create Coverpages. Now > that I have a working example of a coverpage my question is, if it is > possible to include that ConTeXt-code into Latex to create a book. I

[NTG-context] Opportunity to include ConTeXt code into a LaTeXe environment

2007-12-28 Thread cyberplaque
Hi @ all, I'm glad about the opportunities ConTeXt gives me to create Coverpages. Now that I have a working example of a coverpage my question is, if it is possible to include that ConTeXt-code into Latex to create a book. If yes, how is the procedure to do so. Kind regards Martin __