From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/41168 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Wolfgang Schuster Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: mac install & page layout & numbered margin notes Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 18:39:09 +0200 Message-ID: <20080522183909.812c2673.schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> References: Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1211475150 25423 80.91.229.12 (22 May 2008 16:52:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 16:52:30 +0000 (UTC) To: ntg-context@ntg.nl Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Thu May 22 18:53:06 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JzE0c-0001Lr-Jh for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Thu, 22 May 2008 18:51:18 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id D87901FC6F; Thu, 22 May 2008 18:50:27 +0200 (CEST) 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 32690-02; Thu, 22 May 2008 18:49:33 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CFF51FC57; Thu, 22 May 2008 18:49:33 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id B43641FC57 for ; Thu, 22 May 2008 18:49:30 +0200 (CEST) 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 30054-02-5 for ; Thu, 22 May 2008 18:48:49 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from gv-out-0910.google.com (gv-out-0910.google.com [216.239.58.184]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id B06481FB7F for ; Thu, 22 May 2008 18:48:49 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: by gv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id l14so106550gvf.1 for ; Thu, 22 May 2008 09:48:49 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.125.111.15 with SMTP id o15mr146505mkm.127.1211474928875; Thu, 22 May 2008 09:48:48 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from rover ( [91.41.116.149]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id o11sm7291549fkf.16.2008.05.22.09.48.46 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 22 May 2008 09:48:47 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.5.0beta2 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i686-pc-mingw32) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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:41168 Archived-At: Hello Joachim, > Hello context-helpers for newbie: > = > in the documents planned (in and over the Westphalian language) I = > wish to use many margin notes (word translations, exlanations etc.). = > The margin notes should be numbered with reference number (or other = > indication) in the text body. And I should be able to input utf-8 = > (because of umlaute and phonetical notations, IPA etc.). > = > Therefore I installed some week ago > =3D> MacTeX on my MacBook Pro with OSX 10.4 (Tiger) > and would like to use =3D> ConTeXt, > possibly within =3D> TexShop (or elsewise, if better). > = > But I need a lot of start-up help. Therefore I put the main questions = > of the moment here hoping, that some take pity with me and answer the = > one or the other of the following questions: > = > 1. Installation of ConTeXt complete and actual? > = > Has MacTeX braught me with it the main components of the ConTeXt = > system or should I update/complete it and how? > = > texexec --version > TeXExec | version 6.2.0 - 1997-2006 - PRAGMA ADE/POD What is the result from "ctxtools --contextversion" > 2. How to switch to the German commands in ConTeXt? > = > (Perheps that might help me a little to learn and remember commands. = > Therefore I want to switch if possible now at the beginning.) Don't do this, the german interface is not complete, new commands have english names and a few entries need better names and it would be hard for us to help you. > 3. How to setup page/layout dimensions? > = > Because of the work with margin notes as a form of ever present = > accompanying, helping side text for the reader and learner, I need = > say =3D=3D> the third width of the right page for the margin notes. I = > read the applying chapters and passages in Hans Hagen's "ConTEXt > the manual" (November 12, 2001) several times, but I couldn't get it = > yet. \setuplayout [backspace=3D2cm, = width=3D10cm, rightmargin=3D8cm, ...] Give us more information about your layout. > 4. How to set up =3D> numbered margin notes and, thereover, > =3D> prevent, that they are printed one over the other, when there is = > not enough space between the referenced words/phrases in the text body? Try the following code from Hans: \definenote [glossary] [way=3Dbypage, location=3D{page,high}, factor=3D0, width=3D\leftmarginwidth, scope=3Dpage, %conversion=3Downnote, %numbercommand=3D, %textcommand=3D, textstyle=3D, rule=3D, before=3D, after=3D] \setupnotedefinition [glossary] [location=3Dleft, width=3Dfit, distance=3D.5em, align=3D{right,tolerant,stretch}, headstyle=3Dbold, hang=3D1] \setuplayout [width=3Dmiddle, height=3Dmiddle, backspace=3D5cm, margin=3D4cm, margindistance=3D.25cm, cutspace=3D2cm] \setuptexttexts [margin] [\setups{glossary}] [\setups{glossary}] \startsetups glossary \vbox to \textheight {\placenotes[glossary]\vfill} \stopsetups \starttext dog\glossary{Hund} \input knuth cat\glossary{Katze} \stoptext > 5. How to find and learn the possible options to the commands? > = > The few commands and options I found yet were token from the manuals, = > but this was rather trial and error. - texshow-web: http://texshow.contextgarden.net/ - Quick References: http://pragma-ade.nl/show-man-10.htm - The source files > I attach the (abbreviated) Example of my first Text with ConTeXt, so = > that you can better see, what my most needed help could be (fo to = > come to an output with bride (right) margin and automatically = > numbered margin notes). Replace "..." with \unknown Use \quotation{my quoted text} instead of "my quoted text" > The attached TeX file gave the pdf output, but nevertheless texexec = > (or what ever) gives me a FAILED message in the TexShop Console: > = > ### /usr/texbin/dvips -R -Poutline -o /tmp/altpdflatex. = > 1646-1211465898/LyraV-TShop-source-u.ps LyraV-TShop-source-u.dvi > This is dvips(k) 5.96 Copyright 2005 Radical Eye Software = > (www.radicaleye.com) > /usr/texbin/dvips: ! DVI file can't be opened. > ### FAILED to generate /tmp/altpdflatex.1646-1211465898/LyraV-TShop- = > source-u.ps () Looks like a old ConTeXt version. > Any help suggestions also for that? > = > Thank you for reading my cry fore help, best wishes, > "Met echt-westf=E4lsken Gr=F6iten" > joachim Pfiat di Wolfgang ___________________________________________________________________________= ________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to t= he Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-cont= ext webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________= ________