From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/16075 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Floris van Manen Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re[2]: getting context going Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:32:48 +0200 Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Message-ID: <112598324.20040813013248@klankschap.nl> References: <4.3.1.2.20040810101921.00b335b8@cits1.stanford.edu> <4.3.1.2.20040810101921.00b335b8@cits1.stanford.edu> <4.3.1.2.20040810113429.02b62a68@cits1.stanford.edu> <41191C52.1080802@wxs.nl> <1607743656.20040810223551@klankschap.nl> <411A174D.5040705@arcor.de> <169359806.20040811153844@klankschap.nl> <411A267C.2090908@seznam.cz> <93969690.20040811160929@klankschap.nl> <492513952.20040811164447@klankschap.nl> <814197070.20040811172447@klankschap.nl> <713195493.20040811175739@klankschap.nl> <1128638691.20040811200350@klankschap.nl> <1351864947.20040812001727@klankschap.nl> <789122337.20040812132917@klankschap.nl> <411BE8DE.3020509@wxs.nl> Reply-To: Floris van Manen , mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1092353594 2586 80.91.224.253 (12 Aug 2004 23:33:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 23:33:14 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Fri Aug 13 01:33:03 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BvP4B-0006ex-00 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:33:03 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B0DA127A6; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:33:03 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 20322-04; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:32:59 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41C3F1279E; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:32:59 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86BD61279E for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:32:57 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 20321-03 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:32:56 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl (unknown [194.109.24.26]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C86D1279B for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:32:56 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from vm.lan (213-84-11-60.adsl.xs4all.nl [213.84.11.60]) by smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i7CNWtbR016721 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:32:56 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from vm@klankschap.nl) X-Mailer: The Bat! (v2.10.01) Personal X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Original-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users In-Reply-To: <411BE8DE.3020509@wxs.nl> X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:16075 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:16075 hans. i re-started fresh (again :-) re-installing livetex using the texsetup.exe command. HH> if you install context, you can best do it into HH> HH> texmf-local HH> HH> (sometimes texmflocal) HH> HH> that way the files will be found there first; (it's also easier to prune HH> that tree) i did that too. HH> if you have textools.rb: HH> HH> textools --fixtexmftrees HH> HH> will fix the tree i did find textools.rb in the folder C:\texlive\texmf-local\scripts\context\ruby when i type the instruction windows does not (yet) understand it. C:\>textools --fixtexmftrees 'textools' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. in the windows environment there is: path c:\texlive\bin\win32;... texmfcnf c:\texlive\texmf-var\web2c texmftemp c:\texlive\temp texexec --verbose gives the following: C:\>texexec --verbose Kpathsea released! TeXExec 4.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003 current path : C:/Documents and Settings/vm/Desktop locating ini file : found by kpsewhich reading : c:/TeXLive/texmf/context/config/texexec.ini setting : 'TeXShell' to 'fptex' for 'all' setting : 'UsedInterfaces' to 'en nl metafun mptopdf' for 'all' setting : 'UserInterface' to 'en' for 'all' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'tex' for 'all' setting : 'MpExecutable' to 'mpost' for 'all' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'all' setting : 'DviToMpExecutable' to 'dvitomp' for 'all' setting : 'DviSpecialScript' to 'dvispec' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormat' to 'metafun' for 'all' setting : 'TeXFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'TeXFontsPath' to 'l:/tex/texmf;l:/tex/texmf-local;' fo r 'all' setting : 'TeXHashExecutable' to 'mktexlsr' for 'fptex' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'pdfetex' for 'fptex' setting : 'TeXVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'fptex' setting : 'TeXPassString' to '-progname=context --default-transla te-file=cp8bit' for 'fptex' setting : 'TeXBatchFlag' to '-int=batchmode' for 'fptex' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'fptex' setting : 'MpVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'fptex' setting : 'MpPassString' to '-progname=mpost' for 'fptex' setting : 'MpBatchFlag' to '-int=batchmode' for 'fptex' used setting : TeXShell = fptex used setting : SetupPath = used setting : UserInterface = en used setting : UsedInterfaces = en nl metafun mptopdf used setting : TeXFontsPath = l:/tex/texmf;l:/tex/texmf-local; used setting : MpExecutable = mpost used setting : MpToTeXExecutable = mpto used setting : DviToMpExecutable = dvitomp used setting : TeXProgramPath = used setting : TeXFormatPath = used setting : ConTeXtPath = used setting : TeXScriptsPath = used setting : TeXHashExecutable = mktexlsr used setting : TeXExecutable = pdfetex used setting : TeXVirginFlag = -ini used setting : TeXBatchFlag = -int=batchmode used setting : TeXNonStopFlag = -int=nonstopmode used setting : MpBatchFlag = -int=batchmode used setting : MpNonStopFlag = -int=nonstopmode used setting : TeXPassString = -progname=context --default-translate-f ile=cp8bit used setting : TeXFormatFlag = & used setting : MpFormatFlag = & used setting : MpVirginFlag = -ini used setting : MpPassString = -progname=mpost used setting : MpFormat = metafun used setting : MpFormatPath = used setting : FmtLanguage = used setting : FmtBodyFont = used setting : FmtResponse = used setting : TcXPath = used setting : SetFile = applications will use : c:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c/texmf.cnf locating fmtutil : C:/TeXLive/bin/win32/fmtutil.exe --help overview of all options and their values --help all all about all options --help short just the main options --help mode ... pdf all about a few options --help '*.pdf' all about options containing 'pdf' total run time : 0 seconds the problem to me is that it is difficult to know what to look for and where. then it turns out that the documentation is not in sync with reality. that makes it difficult for a novice user (which i try to remain :-). i'm really looking forward in using context, but getting the car out of the garage is cumbersome. which (automatic) setup is best to use for XP and OSX ? as i wrote before, i hope at least that there is also a positive aspect to my stumbling e.g. what do people wrong... % floris