Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Ulrich Dirr
Hi Mojca, On Friday, July 18, 2008 3:40 PM Mojca Miklavec wrote: [...] > Apart from that - is luatex (& cache paths) working now? sorry for the delay but my new pc is at another location (with no mailing list access by now) ... The error messages about writing faults to cache dirs disappeared, an

Re: [NTG-context] Losing my patience with (understanding) ConTeXt/LuaTeX's font handling... [ re: Whacko font behaviour ? ( Or Am I ? :O) ]

2008-07-18 Thread Charles P. Schaum
With Ubuntu and fonts there are several things going on. Generally, the system-wide fonts are kept under /usr/share/fonts An alternate place could be /usr/local/fonts That, however, is usually empty because packages put fonts in named directories, e.g., in the ttf dir in /usr/share/fonts TeX-re

Re: [NTG-context] mkii and xetex with tl2008: invalid fontname errors

2008-07-18 Thread Jesse Alama
"Mojca Miklavec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 2:55 AM, Jesse Alama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "Mojca Miklavec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Jesse Alama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Using XeTeX and ConTeXt MkII with the TeX Live

Re: [NTG-context] Losing my patience with (understanding) ConTeXt/LuaTeX's font handling... [ re: Whacko font behaviour ? ( Or Am I ? :O) ]

2008-07-18 Thread Andrea Valle
Yes, please. I totally agree with Alan. Sorry if I insist. Best -a- On 18 Jul 2008, at 22:45, Alan Stone wrote: Thanks a lot for your helpful comments Wolfgang. I will add to my todo list "Write a few lines about font installation for XeTeX and LuaTeX and how to use them in style keys". Wi

Re: [NTG-context] Losing my patience with (understanding) ConTeXt/LuaTeX's font handling... [ re: Whacko font behaviour ? ( Or Am I ? :O) ]

2008-07-18 Thread Diego Depaoli
2008/7/18 Wolfgang Schuster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> but this issue still exists in Ubuntu with such fonts imported from Windows. >> Where mtxrun catches fonts filenames? > > Hi Diego, Hello Wolfgang, > > we are talking about two differents things, what you mean is the filename > of the fonts you co

Re: [NTG-context] Metapost beta 1.090 released

2008-07-18 Thread Hans Hagen
> Yue Wang wrote: >> Hi, Taco: >> >>> This MetaPost release is based on MPlib. >> Oh! My God!!! Such a big change~ So are you sure the code is stable enough? > > I have to push out the code sometime, otherwise it will never be ready. > But it will not be on this year's texlive, that has 'only' mp

Re: [NTG-context] Highlight changes

2008-07-18 Thread John Devereux
Peter Münster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Jul 15 2008, John Devereux wrote: >> >> Is there a way to automatically "highlight changes" to a document, >> such that the resulting PDF has markers showing changed areas? Bars in >> the margin or some such. Or more generally some other way to

Re: [NTG-context] Losing my patience with (understanding) ConTeXt/LuaTeX's font handling... [ re: Whacko font behaviour ? ( Or Am I ? :O) ]

2008-07-18 Thread Alan Stone
Thanks a lot for your helpful comments Wolfgang. I will add to my todo list "Write a few lines about font installation > for XeTeX and LuaTeX and how to use them in style keys". With the bits and pieces of information ( current and outdated ) about these matters presently being scattered all ove

Re: [NTG-context] inter-word spacing (initials)

2008-07-18 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Peter. I was wondering about MKIV. (Switching is on my summer “to do” list.) Best, Alan On Jul 18, 2008, at 15;22,31 , Peter Münster wrote: > On Fri, Jul 18 2008, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> In (English) typography the spacing after a period within a sentence >> is less that that after a pe

Re: [NTG-context] inter-word spacing (initials)

2008-07-18 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Peter. You are right about (Plain) TeX--I just got into the habit of inserting them. Defining my own macro to reproduce the control space is a possibility, and I will do that IF the current behavior of “.\ ’ and the tilde in MKII is not remedied. (I have not switched to MKIV yet, bu

Re: [NTG-context] inter-word spacing (initials)

2008-07-18 Thread Peter Münster
On Fri, Jul 18 2008, Alan Bowen wrote: > In (English) typography the spacing after a period within a sentence > is less that that after a period at the end of a sentence. Since the > days of Plain TeX, one achieved the proper spacing after an intra- > sentence period by entering “.\”. My prob

Re: [NTG-context] inter-word spacing (initials)

2008-07-18 Thread Peter Rolf
Alan Bowen schrieb: > My original query has generated some interesting sidelines but no > solution, at least none that I can see. So, with all due apologies, I > shall presume on your patience by restating my query. > > In (English) typography the spacing after a period within a sentence > i

Re: [NTG-context] Metapost beta 1.090 released

2008-07-18 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hi, Yue Wang wrote: > Hi, Taco: > >> This MetaPost release is based on MPlib. > > Oh! My God!!! Such a big change~ So are you sure the code is stable enough? I have to push out the code sometime, otherwise it will never be ready. But it will not be on this year's texlive, that has 'only' mpost

Re: [NTG-context] Metapost beta 1.090 released

2008-07-18 Thread Yue Wang
Hi, Taco: > This MetaPost release is based on MPlib. Oh! My God!!! Such a big change~ So are you sure the code is stable enough? btw, If we insist to use the mplib, why not make mpost a symbol link to LuaTeX in TeXLive 2008? (just revise a few code of LuaTeX, make it behave like metapost when mpo

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Hans Hagen
Peter Rolf wrote: > Mojca Miklavec schrieb: >> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Peter Rolf wrote: >>> i tested the latest luatex ('updated on 2007-07-17') some hours ago and >>> it still has this problem. >> Not some hours ago. One hour ago. >> > i can rerun the test if you want ;) > > new binarie

[NTG-context] \index versus makeindex.

2008-07-18 Thread John Culleton
Usually I use makeindex for indexing but for my current job I thought the Context \index command would be convenient. However I discovered that the \index command does not provide for page ranges. If I index the same item on pages 46, 47, 48, and 49 makeindex will collapse this into a range of

[NTG-context] inter-word spacing (initials)

2008-07-18 Thread Alan Bowen
My original query has generated some interesting sidelines but no solution, at least none that I can see. So, with all due apologies, I shall presume on your patience by restating my query. In (English) typography the spacing after a period within a sentence is less that that after a period

Re: [NTG-context] \startfrontmatter & Co.

2008-07-18 Thread John Devereux
"Alan Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On page 17, the ConTeXt manual mentions the commands > > \startfrontmatter - \stopfrontmatter > \startbodymatter - \stopbodymatter > \startbackmatter - \stopbackmatter > > What's the precise use and benefit of these commands, other > a cleaner project str

Re: [NTG-context] Losing my patience with (understanding) ConTeXt/LuaTeX's font handling... [ re: Whacko font behaviour ? ( Or Am I ? :O) ]

2008-07-18 Thread Olivier Guéry
> I will add to my todo list "Write a few lines about font installation > for XeTeX and LuaTeX and how to use them in style keys". Here ? http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts_in_LuaTex Olivier. -- [Message tapé sur un clavier Bépo : http://www.clavier-dvorak.org ] http://nemolivier.blogspot.com

Re: [NTG-context] \startfrontmatter & Co.

2008-07-18 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Alan Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On page 17, the ConTeXt manual mentions the commands > > \startfrontmatter - \stopfrontmatter > \startbodymatter - \stopbodymatter > \startbackmatter - \stopbackmatter > > What's the precise use and benefit of these commands,

Re: [NTG-context] inter-word spacing (initials)

2008-07-18 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 4:53 PM, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:01:17 +0200, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > >> 2008/7/17 David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:46:21 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote: >>> Thanks, David. I tried \starttext A. E. Samuel

Re: [NTG-context] Losing my patience with (understanding) ConTeXt/LuaTeX's font handling... [ re: Whacko font behaviour ? ( Or Am I ? :O) ]

2008-07-18 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Diego Depaoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/7/17 Wolfgang Schuster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 1:14 AM, Diego Depaoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> 2008/7/16 Alan Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> [snip] Many thanks in advance for your enl

Re: [NTG-context] Losing my patience with (understanding) ConTeXt/LuaTeX's font handling... [ re: Whacko font behaviour ? ( Or Am I ? :O) ]

2008-07-18 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Alan Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Wolfgang. > >> calm down. > > Done. > > I've let some steam off earlier on.OoOo<:O) > >>\setuphead[chapter][style=\ >> >> >myHeadingsFont\myChapterFont] >> > >> >You have to load 'myHeadingsfont' typescript before y

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Peter Rolf
Mojca Miklavec schrieb: > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Peter Rolf wrote: >> i tested the latest luatex ('updated on 2007-07-17') some hours ago and >> it still has this problem. > > Not some hours ago. One hour ago. > i can rerun the test if you want ;) new binaries will be available at Akira

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Peter Rolf wrote: > > i tested the latest luatex ('updated on 2007-07-17') some hours ago and > it still has this problem. Not some hours ago. One hour ago. Mojca ___ If your question

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Peter Rolf
Mojca Miklavec schrieb: > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Peter Rolf wrote: >> Ulrich Dirr schrieb: >>> Hi, >>> >>> On Friday, July 18, 2008 10:38 AM Hans Hagen wrote: this is a bug in the windows lfs code, akira posted a fix so i expect a new bin any time now >>> I've just installed Con

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Peter Rolf wrote: > Ulrich Dirr schrieb: >> Hi, >> >> On Friday, July 18, 2008 10:38 AM Hans Hagen wrote: >>> this is a bug in the windows lfs code, akira posted a fix so >>> i expect a new bin any time now >> >> I've just installed ConTexT minimals on a new pc with

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Peter Rolf
Ulrich Dirr schrieb: > Hi, > > On Friday, July 18, 2008 10:38 AM Hans Hagen wrote: >> this is a bug in the windows lfs code, akira posted a fix so >> i expect a new bin any time now > > I've just installed ConTexT minimals on a new pc with vista 64 and got > the 'cache file not writable' messages

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Ulrich Dirr wrote: >> >> Will Mojca give us a hint when we can reload/reinstall minimals from >> contextgarden? Or will it be enough to run the 'first-setup' batch file >> again? > > You don't need to reinstal

[NTG-context] Metapost beta 1.090 released

2008-07-18 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hi all, I have just released the archive files for MetaPost 1.090, the first official beta for the new stable version of MetaPost. -- What is new: -- This MetaP

[NTG-context] \startfrontmatter & Co.

2008-07-18 Thread Alan Stone
On page 17, the ConTeXt manual mentions the commands \startfrontmatter - \stopfrontmatter \startbodymatter - \stopbodymatter \startbackmatter - \stopbackmatter What's the precise use and benefit of these commands, other a cleaner project structure ? Alan _

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Ulrich Dirr wrote: > Hi, > > On Friday, July 18, 2008 10:38 AM Hans Hagen wrote: >> this is a bug in the windows lfs code, akira posted a fix so >> i expect a new bin any time now > > I've just installed ConTexT minimals on a new pc with vista 64 and got > the 'cach

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Ulrich Dirr
Hi, On Friday, July 18, 2008 10:38 AM Hans Hagen wrote: > this is a bug in the windows lfs code, akira posted a fix so > i expect a new bin any time now I've just installed ConTexT minimals on a new pc with vista 64 and got the 'cache file not writable' messages. Will Mojca give us a hint when w

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Hans Hagen
Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: >> Peter Rolf wrote: >> >>> believe me, cache path exists ;) >> this is a bug in the windows lfs code, akira posted a fix so i expect a >> new bin any time now > > But I fetch luatex stable. If we need to switch to develop

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: >> Peter Rolf wrote: >> >>> believe me, cache path exists ;) >> this is a bug in the windows lfs code, akira posted a fix so i expect a >> new bin any time now > > But I fetch luatex stable. If we need to switch to devel

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 10:39 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Mojca Miklavec wrote: > >>> is 35771 already used by any program?) >> >> XeTeX. And I just figured out that I forgot to remove the old one >> ( kpathsea35671). > > maybe binaries should have an accompanying 'liblist.txt' file so that > it's

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Peter Rolf
Mojca Miklavec schrieb: > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Peter Rolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hans Hagen schrieb: >>> Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hello, I would like to ask some Windows user to test if windows minimals still work OK. >> just tried the current version (onl

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Peter Rolf
Mojca Miklavec schrieb: > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Peter Rolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hans Hagen schrieb: >>> Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hello, I would like to ask some Windows user to test if windows minimals still work OK. >> just tried the current version (onl

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Peter Rolf
Hans Hagen schrieb: > Peter Rolf wrote: > >> believe me, cache path exists ;) > > this is a bug in the windows lfs code, akira posted a fix so i expect a > new bin any time now > very good news. will test asap. > - >

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Peter Rolf wrote: > >> believe me, cache path exists ;) > > this is a bug in the windows lfs code, akira posted a fix so i expect a > new bin any time now But I fetch luatex stable. If we need to switch to development version, let me know. Moj

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Hans Hagen
Mojca Miklavec wrote: > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Peter Rolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hans Hagen schrieb: >>> Mojca Miklavec wrote: Hello, I would like to ask some Windows user to test if windows minimals still work OK. >> just tried the current version (only

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Hans Hagen
Peter Rolf wrote: > believe me, cache path exists ;) this is a bug in the windows lfs code, akira posted a fix so i expect a new bin any time now - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE R

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Peter Rolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hans Hagen schrieb: >> Mojca Miklavec wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I would like to ask some Windows user to test if windows minimals still >>> work OK. >>> > just tried the current version (only left out texmf-context). > > - k

Re: [NTG-context] minimals & TeX Live 2008

2008-07-18 Thread Peter Rolf
Hans Hagen schrieb: > Mojca Miklavec wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I would like to ask some Windows user to test if windows minimals still work >> OK. >> just tried the current version (only left out texmf-context). - kpathsea357.dll is missing ('texexec --make --pdftex' complains about it; luatex also

Re: [NTG-context] mkii and xetex with tl2008: invalid fontname errors

2008-07-18 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 2:55 AM, Jesse Alama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Mojca Miklavec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Jesse Alama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Using XeTeX and ConTeXt MkII with the TeX Live 2008 developer snapshot >>> (as of a few days ago),

Re: [NTG-context] PPCHTEX: Reaction troubles

2008-07-18 Thread Taco Hoekwater
per.maier wrote: > > Hi, > > I already sent this message to the ppchtex mailing list, but apparently > it's dead since a few years, so I hope you can help me with my problem. When I run this through context the output looks ok, but that may not mean much as context no longer uses pictex for