Re: [NTG-context] node error in latest beta

2015-12-18 Thread Alan Bowen
I did do a clean installation and the problem remains. Alan On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 12/18/2015 2:01 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> Hans— >> >> Just did and the error is still reported. >> > > hm, it normally points to a for

Re: [NTG-context] node error in latest beta

2015-12-18 Thread Alan Bowen
Hans— Just did and the error is still reported. Alan On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 7:57 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 12/18/2015 1:51 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> In the latest beta, processing >> \starttext >> >> Hello world! >> >> \stoptext >> >

[NTG-context] node error in latest beta

2015-12-18 Thread Alan Bowen
In the latest beta, processing \starttext Hello world! \stoptext produces many lines of Synchronize ERROR: unknown node type 12 between the lines fonts > 'fallback modern-designsize rm 12pt' is loaded and backend > xmp > using file '/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context

[NTG-context] inter-word space in bibliographies

2015-12-17 Thread Alan Bowen
The appended code is supposed to allow reduction of the inter-word spacing in my bibliographies but it does not. Adjusting the \spaceskip in the setups for [tightspace] does not seem to make any difference. Any suggestions will be most welcome. I am using the latest beta (ConTeXt ver: 2015.11.19

Re: [NTG-context] meaning of error message?

2015-11-29 Thread Alan Bowen
wrote: > Alan Bowen > 25. November 2015 um 17:33 > Hi, Wolfgang— > > The lines from the file are: > > > \startextract <— LINE 43 > \startparagraph > \startlines > . > . > \footnote[particles]{A look at the part

Re: [NTG-context] meaning of error message?

2015-11-25 Thread Alan Bowen
l.com> wrote: > Alan Bowen > 24. November 2015 um 20:47 > I have been experimenting with tagging. But my attempts with two files now > have generated this sort of error message: > > lua error > lua error on line 62 in file c_Int-A002_Acerbi.tex: > > > .../Co

[NTG-context] meaning of error message?

2015-11-24 Thread Alan Bowen
I have been experimenting with tagging. But my attempts with two files now have generated this sort of error message: lua error > lua error on line 62 in file c_Int-A002_Acerbi.tex: .../ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc-tag.lua:407: bad argument #2 to 'lpegmatch' (string expe

[NTG-context] typesetters sought

2015-11-10 Thread Alan Bowen
We produce academic books and journals in the history of pre-modern science and are currently exploring alternatives to typesetting in house. If there are any on this list who would be interested in giving us estimates of their costs in typesetting our materials, please contact me off list at bo..

Re: [NTG-context] \placeinitial not working

2015-11-03 Thread Alan Bowen
Just updated my installation. Many thanks, Mojca. Alan On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 2:32 AM, Mojca Miklavec < mojca.miklavec.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 10:19 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > > Hi, Pablo— > > > > I reinstalled Context Suite/Standalone for Ma

Re: [NTG-context] \placeinitial not working

2015-11-02 Thread Alan Bowen
Hi, Pablo— I reinstalled Context Suite/Standalone for Mac OSX and see that it comes with luatex beta 0.80. So I will have to wait for the next ConTeXt beta, I guess. Alan On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote: > On 11/01/2015 05:14 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > > Tha

Re: [NTG-context] \placeinitial not working

2015-11-01 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Hans. Will the next beta standalone from the Pragma site come with luatex0.81 or is this a separate download? Alan On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 9:18 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 10/31/2015 2:26 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> \placeinitial used to work but now does not with the

[NTG-context] \placeinitial not working

2015-10-31 Thread Alan Bowen
\placeinitial used to work but now does not with the latest beta. Try the example from http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Initials. \setupinitial[color=red,font=Bold sa 4,distance=3pt,state=start,n=3] \starttext \placeinitial \input knuth \stoptext Alan

Re: [NTG-context] updating ConTeXt minimals to latest version

2015-05-04 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Hans. All is working as it should now. Alan On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 5/3/2015 5:09 PM, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > >> On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: >> >>> Though version 2015-05-01 is now available, running f

[NTG-context] updating ConTeXt minimals to latest version

2015-05-03 Thread Alan Bowen
Though version 2015-05-01 is now available, running first-setup.sh retrieves only version 2015-04-18. Are we waiting for the latest minimal files to migrate or is the problem at my end? Alan ___ If your question is o

Re: [NTG-context] fatal error in latest beta

2015-03-27 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Hans. I will delete it anyway. Alan On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 3/27/2015 1:41 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> The following MWE >> >> \enableregime[utf-8] >> > > i'll fix it but you don't need that command no

[NTG-context] fatal error in latest beta

2015-03-27 Thread Alan Bowen
The following MWE \enableregime[utf-8] \mainlanguage[en] \starttext \input knuth \stoptext crashes with the report tex error > error on line 2 in file /Users/bowen1/Desktop/TestTeX/test.tex: ! LuaTeX fatal error error in error handling The culprit seems to be \enableregime[utf-8] Ala

[NTG-context] \seeindex bug?

2015-02-18 Thread Alan Bowen
The following: \starttext Fate\index{Fate} and Destiny\seeindex{Destiny}{Fate} \blank[3*big] \placeindex \stoptext produces an entry for “Destiny” that reads: *d* Destiny Fate*see Fate* If one comments out “Fate\index{Fate}”, the entry reads as it should: *d* Destiny *see Fate*

Re: [NTG-context] Start an itemized list with a given number

2014-12-30 Thread Alan Bowen
This seems to work: \startitemize[n] \item Insert the key \item Try to turn the key \stopitemize If key is working \startitemize[n,continue] \item Open the door \stopitemize If key is not working \setupitemize[start=3] %% < \startitemize[n] \item Change key \item Goto step 1 \stopit

[NTG-context] typesetting math—two queries

2014-12-23 Thread Alan Bowen
1. Is there a generally preferred math font to use with Antykwa Poltawskiego? 2. What are the best practices for setting inline math that causes variation in the interline spacing? E.g., in a paragraph such as: \starttext Mauris placerat eleifend leo. Mauris placerat eleifend leo. Mauris placera

Re: [NTG-context] numberconversion bug?

2014-12-22 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Wolfgang. I will re-schedule the items affected for publication. Season’s best, Alan On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 22.12.2014 um 13:49 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > Even with yesterday’s beta, this s

Re: [NTG-context] numberconversion bug?

2014-12-22 Thread Alan Bowen
} \stoptext Alan On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 4:46 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > The following used to work but fails in the latest beta (standalone): > > \definehead[BookTitle][title] > \setuphead[BookTitle][style=\tfc, > color=darkred] > > \starttext > \setupnotation[footnote][interactio

Re: [NTG-context] numberconversion bug?

2014-12-18 Thread Alan Bowen
]{a footnote} \setupnotation[footnote][numberconversion=numbers] \resetnumber[footnote] Loren ipsum\footnote{another footnote} \stoptext Now, whatever set I specify, the output is an arabic numeral. (numberconversion=romannumerals works.) All best, Alan On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 4:46 PM, Alan

[NTG-context] numberconversion bug?

2014-12-12 Thread Alan Bowen
The following used to work but fails in the latest beta (standalone): \definehead[BookTitle][title] \setuphead[BookTitle][style=\tfc, color=darkred] \starttext \setupnotation[footnote][interaction=start,numberconversion=set 3] %\setupnotation[footnote][interaction=start,numberconversion=romannum

Re: [NTG-context] unwanted page at end

2014-11-21 Thread Alan Bowen
, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 20.11.2014 um 22:13 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > Using the latest beta, the workaround from the wiki, > > \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] > > \setupsectionblock[frontpart][page=no] > \se

[NTG-context] unwanted page at end

2014-11-20 Thread Alan Bowen
Using the latest beta, the workaround from the wiki, \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided] \setupsectionblock[frontpart][page=no] \setupsectionblock[bodypart][page=no] \setupsectionblock[appendix][page=no] \setupsectionblock[backpart][page=no] \starttext \startbodymatter% or backmatter et

Re: [NTG-context] placing registers on the same page

2014-11-15 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Pablo. That effectively sets “balance=yes”, which actually makes better sense anyway. Alan On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote: > On 11/15/2014 05:40 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > > I currently have a problem setting the indices of a book. A minimal

[NTG-context] placing registers on the same page

2014-11-15 Thread Alan Bowen
I currently have a problem setting the indices of a book. A minimal example \defineregister[mouse][mice] \setupregister[mouse][n=2,balance=no] \defineregister[house][houses] \setupregister[house][n=2,balance=no] \starttext rodents\mouse{rats+large} home\house{ranch+split-level} \page \placere

Re: [NTG-context] fallback font not displaying

2014-11-06 Thread Alan Bowen
Many thanks, Wolfgang: it now works as it should. This is a recent change, I take it. Still, good to know. Alan On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 06.11.2014 um 13:51 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > Sorry, Wolfga

Re: [NTG-context] fallback font not displaying

2014-11-06 Thread Alan Bowen
Actually, Wolfgang, I suspect that \definefallbackfamily is working at all. I get the same output even when I comment it out. On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 7:51 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > Sorry, Wolfgang. I cut too much— > > \definefontfamily[mainface][serif][Antykwa-Poltawskiego] > [protru

Re: [NTG-context] fallback font not displaying

2014-11-06 Thread Alan Bowen
sigmas in the second line are now incorrect too. Alan On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 7:14 AM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 05.11.2014 um 21:06 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > In the latest beta (ConTeXt ver: 2014.11.04 19:10 MKIV), when I run > > \defin

[NTG-context] fallback font not displaying

2014-11-05 Thread Alan Bowen
In the latest beta (ConTeXt ver: 2014.11.04 19:10 MKIV), when I run \definefallbackfamily[mainface][serif][IFAO Grec Unicode] [range={02BB-F8FF,10140-1D513}, protrusion=quality, expansion=quality, mode=node, kern=yes, force=yes, check=no, rscale=0.95] \setupbodyfont[mainface,10pt] \definefont

Re: [NTG-context] interaction (mailto) query

2014-07-16 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Werner. That works perfectly. On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Werner Hintze wrote: > Just put \%20 for for a space: »A\%20subject\%20with\%20spaces« > > On 16 Jul 2014, at 16:55, Alan Bowen wrote: > > Many thanks, Peter. This works well but only if I do not hav

Re: [NTG-context] interaction (mailto) query

2014-07-16 Thread Alan Bowen
16 2014, Peter Rolf wrote: > > > Am 16.07.2014 13:27, schrieb Alan Bowen: > >> To open a new email message in the user’s email client, I have > >> \useURL > >> [xxx] > >> [mailto:x...@yyy.org <mailto:x...@yyy.org>] > > > > [mail

[NTG-context] interaction (mailto) query

2014-07-16 Thread Alan Bowen
To open a new email message in the user’s email client, I have \useURL [xxx] [mailto:x...@yyy.org] [] [{xxx}] \setupinteraction[state=start,color=blue] \starttext send email to \from[xxx] \stoptext This sets the address to which the message is to be sent. Is there a way to set the subject of t

Re: [NTG-context] \placeinitial trickery?

2014-06-22 Thread Alan Bowen
Wonderful, Hans! That’s got it. Many thanks. Alan On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 6/21/2014 3:54 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> \definefontfamily[mainface][serif][IFAO Grec Unicode][] >> \setupbodyfont[mainface,10pt] >> \definefontsynonym[DropFont

[NTG-context] \placeinitial trickery?

2014-06-21 Thread Alan Bowen
I am setting some late Greek text which uses characters of a Coptic origin and am having a problem when the Coptic letters are to be set as drop characters. It works if they do not have diacritical marks but fails when the diacriticals must be entered as non-combining. The appended code shows the p

[NTG-context] stretching/expanding Greek characters

2014-05-21 Thread Alan Bowen
I am trying to typeset some compendia found in a medieval Greek manuscript and would like to stretch or expand several characters in my font. So far, I have mostly found information about stretching the inter-word spacing (tracking). There is, however, discussion in a few places of what I want in A

Re: [NTG-context] \placeinitial query

2014-05-07 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Hans. That works perfectly. Best, Alan On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 5/6/2014 1:51 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> In the following: >> >> \definefallbackfamily[mainface][serif][IFAO Grec Unicode] >> [range={02BB-1D513}] >> >&

[NTG-context] \placeinitial query

2014-05-06 Thread Alan Bowen
In the following: \definefallbackfamily[mainface][serif][IFAO Grec Unicode] [range={02BB-1D513}] \definefontfamily[mainface][serif][Tex Gyre Termes][] \setupbodyfont[mainface,10pt] \defineinitial[Greek] [location=margin, font={Regular sa 3}, n=2, distance=-1em, hoffset=1.25em] \starttext \pla

[NTG-context] \placefigure and title bug in latest beta

2014-04-06 Thread Alan Bowen
Hans-- In today's beta, the following produces a figure entitled "Figure 1 title": \setupexternalfigures[location={local,default}] \starttext \useexternalfigure[cow.pdf] \startplacefigure[title={A cow}] {\externalfigure[Graphic][cow.pdf]} \stopplacefigure \stoptext Alan _

Re: [NTG-context] links to external documents

2014-04-05 Thread Alan Bowen
Hi, Hans-- The LinkTest file does not work with either ConTeXt ver: 2014.04.04 or my backup installation, ConTeXt ver: 2014.02.14. Do I things properly encoded? Alan On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > Hi, Hans-- > > The new beta now processes without interruption

Re: [NTG-context] links to external documents

2014-04-03 Thread Alan Bowen
note.} \stoptext %LinkTest.tex \setupinteraction[state=start] \useexternaldocument[testA.tex] \usereferences[testA.tex] \starttext \at{page}[testA::firstpage] \in{note}[testA::fnote] \stoptext Alan On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 6:25 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > Thanks, Hans--for the

Re: [NTG-context] links to external documents

2014-04-03 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Hans--for the new beta *and* the tip about the filename. Alan On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 4:47 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 4/2/2014 9:11 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> I am exploring the feasibility of presenting two interacting PDF files >> side by side. Thus far m

[NTG-context] links to external documents

2014-04-02 Thread Alan Bowen
I am exploring the feasibility of presenting two interacting PDF files side by side. Thus far my experiments with \usereferences have managed only to produce a lua error: .../ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc-ref.lua:1394: attempt to call field 'reference' (a nil value) stack trace

Re: [NTG-context] hyperlinks in latest beta?

2014-03-24 Thread Alan Bowen
The links between components now function as they should, Hans. Many thanks! Alan On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 4:50 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 3/22/2014 8:44 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> Hans--there are still some odd failures in hyperlinking between components. >> >> A

Re: [NTG-context] hyperlinks in latest beta?

2014-03-22 Thread Alan Bowen
] \section[new]{A title} text\footnote[test]{text.} \page reference to note: \at[test]n\in[test] reference to section: \at[new] \page[makeup] \stopcomponent Alan On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > Hans--the links function as they should in today's beta. > &g

Re: [NTG-context] hyperlinks in latest beta?

2014-03-20 Thread Alan Bowen
Hans--the links function as they should in today's beta. Many thanks! Alan On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 8:42 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 3/20/2014 12:41 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > >> >> Am 20.03.2014 um 10:09 schrieb Hans Hagen > <mailto:pra...@wxs.nl>>: &g

Re: [NTG-context] hyperlinks in latest beta?

2014-03-19 Thread Alan Bowen
;> On 3/17/2014 10:06 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote: >>> >>>> On 03/17/2014 06:12 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: >>>> >>>>> The following code produces the right cross-references but dead links, >>>>> at least at my end. >>>&g

Re: [NTG-context] hyperlinks in latest beta?

2014-03-18 Thread Alan Bowen
Great! Thanks, Hans. On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 3/17/2014 10:06 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote: > >> On 03/17/2014 06:12 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: >> >>> The following code produces the right cross-references but dead links, >>> at leas

Re: [NTG-context] hyperlinks in latest beta?

2014-03-17 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks for the confirmation, Pablo. That is good to know. I have an older version (ConTeXt ver: 2014.02.14 17:07 MKIV beta) installed as well and it works as jot should. Alan On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 5:06 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote: > On 03/17/2014 06:12 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > > The

[NTG-context] hyperlinks in latest beta?

2014-03-17 Thread Alan Bowen
The following code produces the right cross-references but dead links, at least at my end. \setupinteraction[state=start] \starttext Text A\reference[A]{}% Text B\footnote[B]{Text C.} \page once more \goto{Text A}[A] page \at[A] for Text A. Text C is on page \at[B] in note \in[B] \stoptext

Re: [NTG-context] Selectfont module and bodyfont size in footnotes

2014-03-16 Thread Alan Bowen
Uggh. But thanks, Wolfgang. On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 3:59 PM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 16.03.2014 um 19:39 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > > The following minimal example > > > > \definefontfamily[mainface][serif][TeX Gyre Ter

[NTG-context] Selectfont module and bodyfont size in footnotes

2014-03-16 Thread Alan Bowen
The following minimal example \definefontfamily[mainface][serif][TeX Gyre Termes Serif] \setupbodyfont[mainface,15pt] \setupnotes[footnote][bodyfont={mainface,12pt}] \starttext text\footnote{Still more} and more text\footnote{And then again} \stoptext gets the size of the first note at 12 pt

Re: [NTG-context] \placefigure[right or left] failing in footnotes

2014-03-03 Thread Alan Bowen
lfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 03.03.2014 um 16:04 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > The following does not work as it should: > > setupexternalfigures[location={local,default}] > > \starttext > text% > \footnote{\hangsidefloat[2] > \placefigure[right,none]{} >

Re: [NTG-context] \starthanging and hangafter

2014-03-03 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Wolfgang--it does help to know when one is asking too much of ConTeXt. Alan On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 02.03.2014 um 21:19 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > A follow up, if I may. > > Unlike \starthan

[NTG-context] \placefigure[right or left] failing in footnotes

2014-03-03 Thread Alan Bowen
The following does not work as it should: setupexternalfigures[location={local,default}] \starttext text% \footnote{\hangsidefloat[2] \placefigure[right,none]{} {\externalfigure[cow][width=.1\textwidth]} \dorecurse{3}{\input ward}} %for comparison \hangsidefloat[2] \placefigure[right,none]{} {\e

Re: [NTG-context] \starthanging and hangafter

2014-03-03 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Thangalin. I did not know of \hangsidefloat and \movesidefloat and can see that they will very useful in combination with \placefigure in the body text, when I need text to flow over and below images at the side. The problem is that \placefigure[right or left] does not work in footnotes. I

Re: [NTG-context] \starthanging and hangafter

2014-03-02 Thread Alan Bowen
two lines of the footnote would be ideal. Is there a way to get this outcome using either \starthanging..\stophanging or \placefigure? Alan On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 4:32 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > Hi, Thangalin-- > > Right now I am working with this minimal example : > > \setup

Re: [NTG-context] \starthanging and hangafter

2014-02-28 Thread Alan Bowen
28, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Thangalin wrote: > Hi Alan, > > Please post your code. > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 6:54 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > > I am using using \starthanging...\stophanging to embed a small image in a > > paragraph in a footnote. Curre

[NTG-context] \starthanging and hangafter

2014-02-28 Thread Alan Bowen
I am using using \starthanging...\stophanging to embed a small image in a paragraph in a footnote. Currently, I have a pattern like: xx xx xx xx xxx

[NTG-context] Mavericks and Standalone ConTeXt

2013-10-24 Thread Alan Bowen
After installing Mavericks and attempting to update to the latest Standalone— Problem 1: with sh ./first-setupsh I get Context current version: 2013.10.15 13:52. though it should. I think, be version 2013-10-20 07:11. Problem 2: (noted before?) compiling with this Standalone (ConTeXt ver: 2013.

Re: [NTG-context] \sqrt[a]{b} with a more than one digit

2013-09-23 Thread Alan Bowen
Xan—I misunderstood. You are right. The latest beta does not allow numerical roots higher than the 9th. Grouping the digits—as in $\sqrt[{12}]{…}$ does not help. Alan On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 8:13 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > Try braces about the “12” as in > \sqrt{12}{a^{11}} > > Alan

Re: [NTG-context] \sqrt[a]{b} with a more than one digit

2013-09-23 Thread Alan Bowen
Try braces about the “12” as in \sqrt{12}{a^{11}} Alan On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 3:55 AM, Xan wrote: > Hi, > > \sqrt[12]{a^{11}} > > produces me: > > \sqrt[1]{2} a^{11} > > What happens there? > > Xan. > > ___ > If y

[NTG-context] \startitemize and \startinteraction problem in footnotes

2013-09-17 Thread Alan Bowen
The following fails with an “Unknown control sequence” error. It works if one removes \setupinteraction… or if one removes the \startitemize... from the footnote >> \startcomponent test \setupinteraction[state=start,color=blue,% contrastcolor=darkred, style=rm, clic

Re: [NTG-context] \underbar problem

2013-09-06 Thread Alan Bowen
-Poltawskiego—unless one turns off microtypography. So, if I must use \inframed—can I get it to allow for proper linebreaking/paragraphing? Alan On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 9/5/2013 5:43 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> In a lengthy document, \underbar occasio

[NTG-context] \underbar problem

2013-09-05 Thread Alan Bowen
In a lengthy document, \underbar occasionally has no effect. From the wiki, I have learned that this can be rectified using \inframed[frame=off]{\underbar{….}}. The problem is that this only works for short text: lengthy text, say a paragraph, gets printed as a single line. Is there a way (a key?)

Re: [NTG-context] installing two ConTeXt trees

2013-09-02 Thread Alan Bowen
" > and create an engine file named « mkii.engine » > That's it. > I hope this would be useful to you. > Best regards: OK > > On 31 août 2013, at 14:12, Alan Bowen wrote: > > > I would like to install two ConTeXt trees on my laptop, one for work in > progr

Re: [NTG-context] installing two ConTeXt trees

2013-08-31 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Aditya. This is very helpful. Alan On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > On Sat, 31 Aug 2013, Alan Bowen wrote: > > I would like to install two ConTeXt trees on my laptop, one for work in >> progress and another for testing, and to run them using T

Re: [NTG-context] installing two ConTeXt trees

2013-08-31 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Hans. That works from the command line as it should and will be a great help. Now to see if these trees can be accessed easily from TeXShop. All best, Alan On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 8/31/2013 2:12 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> I would like to

[NTG-context] installing two ConTeXt trees

2013-08-31 Thread Alan Bowen
I would like to install two ConTeXt trees on my laptop, one for work in progress and another for testing, and to run them using TeXShop (if that is feasible). Are there any instructions for this? I have searched the wiki and TeXShop help files but have not seen anything that indicates how to do th

[NTG-context] \looseness query

2013-08-20 Thread Alan Bowen
I am currently noticing an occasional difference in the effect of \looseness=-1 between the betas up to May 5 and the three more recent betas. Before I try to make adjustments, I thought it best to ask: Is there a specifically ConTeXt alternative to the \looseness command that allows one to adjust

Re: [NTG-context] footnotes on wrong page

2013-07-24 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks to all for drawing my attention to the wiki page on \setupnotation vs \setupnote and thanks to Hans for introducing the scope key. In the original example, only scope=page gets the footnote calls and the footnotes on the same page. So what is the difference between the split and scope keys

[NTG-context] footnotes on wrong page

2013-07-23 Thread Alan Bowen
What is the setting that forces ConTeXt to keep footnotes on the page where they are called? In the following example, \setupinteraction[state=start] \setupnotation[footnote][interaction=yes,way=bytext] \setupnotation[footnote][split=verystrict] \starttext \dorecurse{50}{some text\footnote{a fo

Re: [NTG-context] vertical bar spacing in Antykwa-Poltawskiego

2013-07-23 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Wolfgang. I will start experimenting. Alan On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 23.07.2013 um 15:42 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > > Wolfgang, Hans—many thanks to you both! > > > > Part of the proble

Re: [NTG-context] vertical bar spacing in Antykwa-Poltawskiego

2013-07-23 Thread Alan Bowen
\test middle \test right \stoptext which looks good on the page—\quad\textbar\quad puts too much space around the bar. Again, thanks! Alan On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 7:46 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 7/23/2013 1:32 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > >> >> Am 23.07.2013 um 13:20

[NTG-context] vertical bar spacing in Antykwa-Poltawskiego

2013-07-23 Thread Alan Bowen
I am using Antykwa-Poltawskiego to set a French text that includes ancient Greek. In the Greek text, there is a vertical bar (to mark the end of a column). The custom is to set the spacing about the bar so that (a) when the bar is inside a word, the bar appears as a normal character (b) when the b

Re: [NTG-context] A very simple macro that does not work...

2013-07-18 Thread Alan Bowen
Should the definition not be \define[1]\anios{{\tfx \inmagin{#1}}} ……\inmargin….? Alan On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 6:59 PM, Andres Conrado wrote: > Hello, list. Also posted this to: > > http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/124494/simple-macro-does-not-work-with-context-why > > ConTeXt v

Re: [NTG-context] \widowpenalty=10000 and still a widow line

2013-07-08 Thread Alan Bowen
< schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 08.07.2013 um 14:57 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > > In my environment file, I have > > > > \clubpenalty=1 > > \widowpenalty=1 > > > > \setuptolerance[vertical,verystrict] > > \setuptolerance[horizonta

[NTG-context] \widowpenalty=10000 and still a widow line

2013-07-08 Thread Alan Bowen
In my environment file, I have \clubpenalty=1 \widowpenalty=1 \setuptolerance[vertical,verystrict] \setuptolerance[horizontal,tolerant] and yet on occasion I still get widow lines.Does any one have suggestions about strategies to remedy this either in general or on a case by case basis?

Re: [NTG-context] french character spacing in footnotes

2013-06-28 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Peter. I like your last idea of tying the french punctuation and character spacing to \fr or \mainlanguage[fr]. Alan On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 1:33 AM, Peter Münster wrote: > On Fri, Jun 28 2013, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > > > ConTeXt resets a few features for the notes and you have to e

Re: [NTG-context] french character spacing in footnotes

2013-06-28 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Wolfgang—that code works perfectly and is a great help. Alan On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:56 PM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 28.06.2013 um 00:27 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > > The following code has the right character spacing spacing i

[NTG-context] french character spacing in footnotes

2013-06-27 Thread Alan Bowen
The following code has the right character spacing spacing in the body text but not in the footnote. \startcomponent Test \mainlanguage[fr] \setcharacterspacing[frenchpunctuation] Le début est lacunaire; le début est lacunaire: le début est lacunaire. Est-ce que le début est lacunaire? \quote{Il n

Re: [NTG-context] \at and \in woes with \startcomponent….\stopcomponent

2013-06-07 Thread Alan Bowen
\footnote[myref1]{a footnote} more text\footnote[myref2]{another footnote} \stopcomponent %\stoptext Alan On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 6/7/2013 2:37 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> Hi, Hans— >> >> I reinstalled the ConTeXt standalone and still get links t

Re: [NTG-context] \at and \in woes with \startcomponent….\stopcomponent

2013-06-07 Thread Alan Bowen
3–06–04 Hans Hagen wrote: >> >> On 6/4/2013 2:06 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: >>> >>>> In my component files, the tools for cross-references work except for >>>> \at and \in. These commands produce links that display properly but go >>>> to a null pa

[NTG-context] \at and \in woes with \startcomponent….\stopcomponent

2013-06-04 Thread Alan Bowen
In my component files, the tools for cross-references work except for \at and \in. These commands produce links that display properly but go to a null page, i.e., nowhere. Sample file: Test.tex \setupinteraction[state=start,color=blue,% contrastcolor=darkred, style=rm, click=yes, display=new, ] \

Re: [NTG-context] character spacing for guillemets in English

2013-06-02 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Wolfgang. That is a great help: it works perfectly and saves my day. All best, Alan On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 02.06.2013 um 14:32 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > > Is there a global way to inser

[NTG-context] character spacing for guillemets in English

2013-06-02 Thread Alan Bowen
Is there a global way to insert a very thin (ca 1pt) unbreakable space before a right guillemet and after a left guillemet when the main language and character spacing are English, so that “«” and “»” in my source file are processed properly? The font that I am using puts them too close to the en

Re: [NTG-context] \definehighlight with style=command problem

2013-05-28 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Wolfgang. I missed this module first time around, sorry to say. ConTeXt now has some very nice tools for editorial markup. Alan On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 27.05.2013 um 15:36 schrieb Alan Bowen : > &

Re: [NTG-context] \definehighlight with style=command problem

2013-05-27 Thread Alan Bowen
Wonderful, Hans! Many thanks. Alan On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 1:14 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 5/27/2013 3:36 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> I an trying to use \definehighlight to define a macro that will color >> and overstrike selected text. >> Thus far, >> >>

[NTG-context] \definehighlight with style=command problem

2013-05-27 Thread Alan Bowen
I an trying to use \definehighlight to define a macro that will color and overstrike selected text. Thus far, \definehighlight[Delete][color=red,style={\overstrike}] \starttext test \Delete{test} test \stoptext reports ! Too many }'s. system > tex > error on line 4 in file ...TEST.tex

Re: [NTG-context] footnote rollover message in PDFs (with interaction)

2013-05-19 Thread Alan Bowen
Thanks, Hans. Sounds good. I will experiment with this! A. On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 5/15/2013 4:13 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> Yes, two-way coupling for footnotes works (though as you say, it goes >> unnoticed if everything is no the same page.

Re: [NTG-context] footnote rollover message in PDFs (with interaction)

2013-05-15 Thread Alan Bowen
Yes, two-way coupling for footnotes works (though as you say, it goes unnoticed if everything is no the same page. But what of other hyperlink links, say, a reference to a chapter or a section? On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 5/15/2013 2:20 PM, Alan Bowen wr

Re: [NTG-context] footnote rollover message in PDFs (with interaction)

2013-05-15 Thread Alan Bowen
., returning to the original location after taking an internal link to another location/page). Alan On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 5/14/2013 1:46 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> The PDFs that I produce are now being read on a number different >> platforms, so

[NTG-context] footnote rollover message in PDFs (with interaction)

2013-05-14 Thread Alan Bowen
The PDFs that I produce are now being read on a number different platforms, some with very small screens. So, in the case of footnotes at least, I was wondering if there was a way to produce PDFs such that when the cursor passes over the footnote call, the popup message includes the entire footnot

Re: [NTG-context] TEXpage filename

2013-05-08 Thread Alan Bowen
, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Thomas A. Schmitz < thomas.schm...@uni-bonn.de> wrote: > On 05/05/2013 02:27 PM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> Wolfgang: OK—but a clarification. Yes, that will give me the individual >> component files, but not with the page numbers etc that they would have >>

Re: [NTG-context] TEXpage filename

2013-05-05 Thread Alan Bowen
> > Am 04.05.2013 um 13:50 schrieb Alan Bowen : > > > Wolfgang— > > > > Can this be extended so as to allow the extraction of the individual > component files (as PDFs with their component names) when processing a > product file? > > There is no need for such

Re: [NTG-context] TEXpage filename

2013-05-04 Thread Alan Bowen
Wolfgang— Can this be extended so as to allow the extraction of the individual component files (as PDFs with their component names) when processing a product file? Alan On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 2:44 AM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am 01.05.2013 um 23:02 schrieb W

Re: [NTG-context] latest beta and ancient greek module

2013-04-30 Thread Alan Bowen
It does indeed, Thomas. Many thanks! Alan On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 2:06 AM, Thomas A. Schmitz < thomas.schm...@uni-bonn.de> wrote: > On 04/30/2013 03:24 AM, Alan Bowen wrote: > >> The latest beta (ConTeXt ver: 2013.04.30 00:31 MKIV beta) seems to have >> a problem with

[NTG-context] latest beta and ancient greek module

2013-04-29 Thread Alan Bowen
The latest beta (ConTeXt ver: 2013.04.30 00:31 MKIV beta) seems to have a problem with the ancient greek module: resolvers > modules > 'ancientgreek' is loaded (/Users/alancbowen/texmf/tex/context/third/greek/t-ancientgreek.mkiv loading > module ancientgreek (/Users/alancbowen/te

Re: [NTG-context] Cumulating numbered lists

2013-04-26 Thread Alan Bowen
/23/2013 10:31 PM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > >> On Tue, 23 Apr 2013, Alan Bowen wrote: >> >> OK. Thanks for the explanation, Wolfgang. I will await the day when the >>> repeat key can be disabled. >>> >> > the day i do an upload > > > If you

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