Re: New user's first successes and problems

[Robert Lopez <robert.lopez@abq.sc.philips.com>]

From: Henning Hraban Ramm <angerweit@gmx.net>

> Am Donnerstag, 29. August 2002 02:22 schrieb Robert Lopez:
> > There is supposed to be a command which is "context" which I should be
> > able to use on this file as "context 105". But I have no such
> > executable.
> 
> Who supposes that to be? There isn't. texexec is what you need.

Upon reading again pp 4,5 of "LaTeX in proper ConTeXt" by Berend de Boer
I see you are of course correct. I think that the line which says
"context test.tex" on page 5 is a typo which Berend de Boer ment to
say "texexec text.tex".

> 
> > This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-13d-2.1 (Web2C 7.3.1)
> 
> Far too old!
> ConTeXt needs a recent pdf(e)TeX; at least >14 (13 means 0.13); actual is 
> 1.0something.

Oh? I am a bit confused how 0.13 or 1.0something newer than 3.14159...

Ok. I shall attend to that soon. I try usually to upgrade teTeX and 
not do many upgrades to components in between them. Is a newer teTeX 
required or should I get just a newer pdfeTeX from CTAN? Perhaps I should
ask that in the tex news group?

> 
> > %% \setupcolor{state=start}
> 
> all \setup commands use [square brackets], not {curly}.

My poor vision. Thank you. Of course that fixed this.

> 
> > I am supposed to be able to process this and other files with a
> > command which is pdfetex.
> > Another syntax of that command is "pdfetex \&cont-en --progname=context
> > filename".
> 
> May be right, but why do you want to twist your fingers, if texexec does 
> everything for you?

Fine. I thought possibly different tools had different features.

> 
> > ! Font \*12ptrmtf*=utmr8t at 12.0pt not loadable: \
> > Metric (TFM) file not found.
> 
> Did you look after utmr8t.tfm? (URW "Times Roman")

I do not understand. I have no file on my system with utmr8t in the name.
I checked that. I do have these files:

/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/fonts/afm/urw/times/utmr8a.afm
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/fonts/afm/urw/times/utmri8a.afm
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/fonts/type1/urw/times/utmr8a.pfb
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/fonts/type1/urw/times/utmri8a.pfb

> Tip: Try fonts if other things run. Most beginners find that extremely 
> complicated.

I do not understand what you mean by "Try fonts".

> 
> > I put in place the emacs mode file, context.el.
> 
> I don't use emacs, can't tell anything.

Fine. You are already a very good help.

> 
> > To see how much I can learn about ConTeXt, especially the feature
> > which made me most interested, but perhaps least documented, the
> > ability to make flow charts.
> 
> There's a special doc about flowcharts (as with some other specials).

Is this the mchart.pdf from http://www.pragma-ade.nl/ or do you refer
to an other? This is the page which attracted my interest in ConTeXt.

> 
> Have a look at my or at Bill's ConTeXt help pages!
> You can find the link to Bill via the Pragma ("user links") or mine pages.

Thank you very much. I shall have a look.

> 
> Grüßlis vom Hraban!
> -- 
> http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ (german, some sources)
> http://www.ramm.ch/context/ (ConTeXt cookbook, a few tips)
> ---

Regards.