From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/24038 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: toto@tots-ns.net Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: lot of newbie questions Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 15:26:41 +0100 Message-ID: <20051202152641.7yw4nd97ms4cg8gk@admin.cryptyx.com> References: <20051202083032.p3orkdcrw408ok40@admin.cryptyx.com> <5AAAFEEA-E21B-49EB-8B56-12FD2A78430F@uni-bonn.de> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1133538424 26756 80.91.229.2 (2 Dec 2005 15:47:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 15:47:04 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Fri Dec 02 16:46:53 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EiD67-0006Fk-Bt for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:45:19 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BB5912854; Fri, 2 Dec 2005 16:45:04 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 15480-04-4; Fri, 2 Dec 2005 16:45:04 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A6881292B; Fri, 2 Dec 2005 15:26:46 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B3F41292B for ; Fri, 2 Dec 2005 15:26:44 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 13633-01-41 for ; Fri, 2 Dec 2005 15:26:43 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from tots-ns.net (admin.cryptyx.com [213.239.216.212]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 768411292A for ; Fri, 2 Dec 2005 15:26:43 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: (qmail 11919 invoked by uid 81); 2 Dec 2005 15:26:41 +0100 Original-Received: from icbc07pc66.epfl.ch (icbc07pc66.epfl.ch [128.178.158.86]) by admin.cryptyx.com (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Fri, 02 Dec 2005 15:26:41 +0100 Original-To: ntg-context@ntg.nl In-Reply-To: <5AAAFEEA-E21B-49EB-8B56-12FD2A78430F@uni-bonn.de> Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.0.4) X-Virus-Scanned: 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: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:24038 Archived-At: Quoting "Thomas A. Schmitz" : > > On Dec 2, 2005, at 8:30 AM, toto@tots-ns.net wrote: > >> Hello list, I've got a lot of newbie questions. I'm writing a >> technical document with context for the first time to try it. I >> come from a TeX/LaTeX world. >> >> -> How to print a tilda? I'm trying to write an URL with a tilda in >> it with the font \tt. \widetilda, \tilda do not output any >> character. Even \~{} do not print anything. And it does not seem to >> appear somewhere in the wiki or in the "special characters" section >> of the "ConTeXt an excursion" excellent document. > > Which encoding are you using? Try \texttilde I'm using utf-8 encoding. \texttilde works great, thanks :) It outputs a tilda that is a bit high but i don't know if a lower one exists. Thanks a lot! >> -> How could I do french guillemets (<< and >>)? Is it possible? > > Which inputregime are you using? With \enableregime[utf], you can > input them directly, or try \leftguillemot and \rightguillemot (yes, > the names are moronic, but that's Adobe's fault) I'm using \enableregime[utf]. I should find the french guillemets :) But \leftguillemot and \rightguillemot are working fine. Thanks a lot for all answers :) -AJ