Re: [NTG-context] docs (was: Re: Microtype in ConTeXt)

2010-03-27 Thread Arthur Reutenauer
> That may be the problem! For what it's worth, I agree with you, Michael. ConTeXt developers seem to be unable to express their ideas clearly. It's sad to see such deficient communication skills, and it's to be expected that if they go on all their knowledge is going to be lost. You're

Re: [NTG-context] pk-directory

2010-03-27 Thread Arthur Reutenauer
> No, neither OpenType or TrueType support bitmap-only, they can embed > bitmaps besides the regular outlines Thanks for the precision, Khaled. I have to admit I never looked into the details, I only knew one could embed bitmaps, but it seems I extrapolated a bit. Arthur __

Re: [NTG-context] pk-directory

2010-03-27 Thread Khaled Hosny
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 11:36:22AM +0100, Arthur Reutenauer wrote: > > may we can be package them in an otf format > > Right, OpenType can embed bitmap fonts (even TrueType could, if I'm > not mistaken); if the font is only available as PK, it should be > possible to make it into an OpenType fon

[NTG-context] docs (was: Re: Microtype in ConTeXt)

2010-03-27 Thread Michael Saunders
Peter, that post of Hans's mainly argues that the old manual is good enough and then goes on to talk about development. For example: "Even an old manual can quite well describe functionality as much didn't change." It can if it ever did. I don't think cont-eni.pdf etc., describe the functionali

[NTG-context] color problem with columns

2010-03-27 Thread Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini
Hallo, on Vers 38 at page 2 (see example) text is green. \setupcolors[state=start] \newcounter\V \def\Vers#1{\increment\V {\color[darkgreen]\rm\bi \V} #1} \starttext \startcolumns \dorecurse{50}{\Vers{Dies ist ein Testsatz der gerad

Re: [NTG-context] pk-directory

2010-03-27 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini wrote: On 27 Mar 2010 at 12:00, ntg-context-requ...@ntg.nl wrote: That being said, I realize that it means Metafont fonts can't be used in Mark IV, am I right? Dumping a ready-made pk file in the local directory worked last time I tried it. No success! Neiter *.pk

[NTG-context] docs (was: Re: Microtype in ConTeXt)

2010-03-27 Thread Peter Münster
On Sat, Mar 27 2010, Michael Saunders wrote: > Notice that Yan Zhou isn't complaining that the docs are old. Our > problem is that they are sketchy and rambling, bits and pieces of this > and that without any systematic explanations. Often they are just > some unexplained code samples that comm

Re: [NTG-context] letter: backaddress

2010-03-27 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 27.03.10 17:56, schrieb Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini: I do not understand the the main principle. You're mixing different things. What is the difference between \setupletterstyle[option][backaddress=yes] In t-letter.tex you can fint this: \startsetups[\v!letter:\v!layer] \doif\@@@

Re: [NTG-context] U3D inclusion

2010-03-27 Thread Michail Vidiassov
Dear gummybears (and hopefully Hans), On Sat, 23 Jan 2010, gummybears wrote: After a couple of tests here are my findings *) The preview does not work at this moment. I only see a light blue square which can be activated. After which the 3d viewer shows the embedded 3d image The developers ar

Re: [NTG-context] Microtype in ConTeXt

2010-03-27 Thread Michael Saunders
> On 27-3-2010 1:15, Yan Zhou wrote: > >> As I can see now ConTeXt is indeed a far more advanced system than LaTeX. >> But I have one more query. Where can I find the documents. When following >> these replies and some other messages in the list, I find some commands not >> documented in the Man

Re: [NTG-context] pk-directory

2010-03-27 Thread luigi scarso
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 11:16 PM, Hartmut Henkel wrote: > On Fri, 26 Mar 2010, Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini wrote: >> On 26 Mar 2010 at 22:09, Hartmut Henkel wrote: >> > On Fri, 26 Mar 2010, Hans Hagen wrote: >> > > On 26-3-2010 21:30, Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini wrote: >> > > > >> > > > how should the

Re: [NTG-context] pk-directory

2010-03-27 Thread Arthur Reutenauer
> Is there a debug-switch which informs the user what and where luatex > is searching? If you're working in a shell, try setting the KPATHSEA_DEBUG environment variable to -1, you will get tons of information about path lookups and directory searches. Arthur ___

Re: [NTG-context] pk-directory

2010-03-27 Thread Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini
On 27 Mar 2010 at 12:00, ntg-context-requ...@ntg.nl wrote: > > That being said, I realize that it means Metafont fonts can't be > > used in Mark IV, am I right? > > Dumping a ready-made pk file in the local directory worked last > time I tried it. No success! Neiter *.pk nor *.600pk and not wi

Re: [NTG-context] letter: backaddress

2010-03-27 Thread Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini
Hallo, > \setupletterstyle[backaddress=yes] > > it's a disabled by default but i forgot to do this also in the > default style > (most styles reset the layout and use default values before they > modify it) > > \setupletterstyle > >[backaddress] > >[alternative=auto, > > > 'auto' is n

Re: [NTG-context] letter: backaddress

2010-03-27 Thread Andreas Schneider
Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > \setupletterstyle[backaddress=yes] Ah, that did it! Thank you. ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http

Re: [NTG-context] Interlinespace in headertexts

2010-03-27 Thread luigi scarso
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > > ??? TeX in \ConTeXt ? -- luigi ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / ht

Re: [NTG-context] Interlinespace in headertexts

2010-03-27 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 27.03.10 16:01, schrieb luigi scarso: \starttext 1·hello\par world 2·hello\par\nointerlineskip world \par %% reset 3·hello\par world %% like 1 \blank 4·hello\par\nointerlineskip\vskip-1.2\lineheight ···world\par\nointerlineskip\vskip-1.2\lineheight tonight \vskip 3\lineheight \vbox{\

Re: [NTG-context] Interlinespace in headertexts

2010-03-27 Thread luigi scarso
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > Am 26.03.10 23:33, schrieb Willi Egger: >> >> Hi, >> >> When setting up a headertext in a \vbox there is no interlinespacing. >> Placing the same text in a \vbox in the text area there is the default >> interlinespacing. >> Is there a sim

Re: [NTG-context] Interlinespace in headertexts

2010-03-27 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 26.03.10 23:33, schrieb Willi Egger: Hi, When setting up a headertext in a \vbox there is no interlinespacing. Placing the same text in a \vbox in the text area there is the default interlinespacing. Is there a simple explanation for this behaviour? When ConTeXt puts a page together (add

Re: [NTG-context] letter: backaddress

2010-03-27 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 27.03.10 14:51, schrieb Andreas Schneider: Hello, Speaking of the letter module ... I don't get any backaddress at all in the current minimals. Did something change? The example below used to work. \setupletterstyle[backaddress=yes] it's a disabled by default but i forgot to do this als

Re: [NTG-context] letter: backaddress

2010-03-27 Thread Andreas Schneider
Hello, Speaking of the letter module ... I don't get any backaddress at all in the current minimals. Did something change? The example below used to work. \usemodule[letter][style=dinb] \setuppapersize[A4][A4] \setupletterstyle [backaddress] [al

Re: [NTG-context] URL setup

2010-03-27 Thread Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
Hi Now I see. Thanks. \setupinteraction [state=start, color=red] % \goto and \from \setupurl [color=orange] % \url B.R. Vyatcheslav ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an e

Re: [NTG-context] Microtype in ConTeXt

2010-03-27 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 27.03.10 12:21, schrieb Hans Hagen: when i set different values for certain words the last setting in a paragraph is used for each word, is this intended? \starttext text \kerncharacters[.2]{text} text \kerncharacters[1]{text} text text \kerncharacters[1]{text} text \kerncharacters[.2]{text

Re: [NTG-context] Microtype in ConTeXt

2010-03-27 Thread Hans Hagen
On 27-3-2010 6:28, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Am 25.03.10 23:42, schrieb Hans Hagen: there is no reason to use a different model than we have now (also, these 1000 based values are old fashioned tex approaches that don't make much sense nowadays) ok, makes sense when i set different values for c

Re: [NTG-context] pk-directory

2010-03-27 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Arthur Reutenauer wrote: may we can be package them in an otf format Right, OpenType can embed bitmap fonts (even TrueType could, if I'm not mistaken); if the font is only available as PK, it should be possible to make it into an OpenType font, using FontForge, for example. The chance of th

Re: [NTG-context] pk-directory

2010-03-27 Thread luigi scarso
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Arthur Reutenauer wrote: >> may we can be package them in an otf format > >  Right, OpenType can embed bitmap fonts (even TrueType could, if I'm > not mistaken); true > if the font is only available as PK, it should be > possible to make it into an OpenType font,

Re: [NTG-context] pk-directory

2010-03-27 Thread Arthur Reutenauer
> may we can be package them in an otf format Right, OpenType can embed bitmap fonts (even TrueType could, if I'm not mistaken); if the font is only available as PK, it should be possible to make it into an OpenType font, using FontForge, for example. That being said, I realize that it means

Re: [NTG-context] pk-directory

2010-03-27 Thread luigi scarso
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 27-3-2010 0:45, Taco Hoekwater wrote: >> >> Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini wrote: >>> >>> Hallo, >>> >>> how should the directory be named where a 600 dpi pk-font is searched >>> for by luatex? >> >> Context mkiv does not support pk files (the lu

Re: [NTG-context] pk-directory

2010-03-27 Thread Hans Hagen
On 27-3-2010 0:45, Taco Hoekwater wrote: Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini wrote: Hallo, how should the directory be named where a 600 dpi pk-font is searched for by luatex? Context mkiv does not support pk files (the luatex executable itself does, but context mkiv overrules all search paths and does

Re: [NTG-context] Microtype in ConTeXt

2010-03-27 Thread Hans Hagen
On 27-3-2010 1:15, Yan Zhou wrote: As I can see now ConTeXt is indeed a far more advanced system than LaTeX. But I have one more query. Where can I find the documents. When following these replies and some other messages in the list, I find some commands not documented in the Manual or Refere

Re: [NTG-context] Importing program text.

2010-03-27 Thread Peter Münster
On Fri, Mar 26 2010, John Culleton wrote: > > I want to import the text of several programs in my latest book. > My requirements are: > 1. Monospaced font. \setuptyping[style=\tt] > 2. Courier or similar typeface I don't know. > 3. Smaller than normal typeface (to avoid wraparound.) \setu