Re: [NTG-context] Buffers and commands with optional arguments

2008-06-01 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wolfgang Schuster wrote: >> Hi Hans, >> >> I got yesterday a bug report for my letter module if the \startletter >> command takes no arguments. >> >> The following example show the problem without the module. >> >> \def\start

Re: [NTG-context] typesetting Arabic today

2008-06-01 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 6:31 PM, Burak Emir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > First of all, I'd wish to express my thanks to the makers of and > contributors to ConTeXt - it is quite a pleasure to use so far. > > Now for my concern: I want to typeset Arabic. > > What would I use? > > I am aware o

Re: [NTG-context] Specifying last page when using imposition

2008-06-01 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 8:25 PM, John Devereux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I am using imposition to arrange pages in a "booklet" format, a5 on > a4. So after all the pages are printed out (doublesided) I can fold > the stack in half to get my booklet. > > So I am using the command > >

[NTG-context] Specifying last page when using imposition

2008-06-01 Thread John Devereux
Hi, I am using imposition to arrange pages in a "booklet" format, a5 on a4. So after all the pages are printed out (doublesided) I can fold the stack in half to get my booklet. So I am using the command texexec --arrange --paperformat=a5a4 --printformat=up test.tex ...which works well.

Re: [NTG-context] How could a typesetting system be today?

2008-06-01 Thread luigi scarso
> - a GUI ;-) and thus layout by "let's try how it looks" Almost true. Here it seems that there is a way to embed latex in scribus http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Working_with_latex_frames Also http://lists.scribus.info/pipermail/scribus/2007-January/024109.html -- luigi __

[NTG-context] typesetting Arabic today

2008-06-01 Thread Burak Emir
Hi, First of all, I'd wish to express my thanks to the makers of and contributors to ConTeXt - it is quite a pleasure to use so far. Now for my concern: I want to typeset Arabic. What would I use? I am aware of ArabTex, I haven't yet tried Omega... however, I followed some presentations for Lua

Re: [NTG-context] InDesign/InCopy vs. TeX and friends

2008-06-01 Thread Matthias Weber
One thing that hasn't been emphasized enough in this thread is the beneficial effect of TeX for the scientific community, in particular the mathematical, physical, and chemical sciences. TeX has made it possible to easily&freely prepare and distribute manuscripts. There even is a preprint serve

Re: [NTG-context] InDesign/InCopy vs. TeX and friends

2008-06-01 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
Hi Charles, On Sat, 31 May 2008 11:26:50 -0600, Charles P. Schaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would say that TeX is a way in which a mathematician / theoretical > computer scientist that is well-steeped in music, languages, art, > literature, and other areas might approach the issue. InDesig