List of bugs and quirks

From: Marco Patzer <homerow@lavabit.com>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: List of bugs and quirks
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:55:22 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130327185522.GP9268@homerow> (raw)

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Hi Hans,

> maybe after the current is made (which happens sometime within the
> next two weeks)
> 
> best make sure that we have no serious bugs (experimental features apart)

I think it's better to start a new thread for this issue.

I maintain a small list of bugs and quirks which I would like to
share. I don't know if the issues are considered bugs or not. I
posted most of them to the mailing list at some point, but AFAIK
they have not been fixed for whatever reason. Usually there are
simple workarounds or I have some code which fixes the issue. Others
are still unresolved. Act upon as you see fit.

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%% Wrong spacing in \unit when no number is given
\starttext
\starttabulate
\NC wrong spacing \EQ (\unit{micro mol})   \NC\NR
\NC spacing OK    \EQ (µmol)               \NC\NR
\NC spacing OK    \EQ (3\,µmol)            \NC\NR
\NC spacing OK    \EQ (3 \unit{micro mol}) \NC\NR
\NC spacing OK    \EQ (\unit{3 micro mol}) \NC\NR
\stoptabulate
\stoptext

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%% Newline after \placelegend fails
\starttext
\startplacelegend

	\startcontent
		Foo
	\stopcontent
	\startcaption
		Bar
	\stopcaption
\stopplacelegend
\stoptext

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%% way setting does not work in \setupcaptions
%% The way setting cannot be applied globally to all floats using
%% \setupcaptions. For the prefix value it works.

\setupblackrules
  [width=4cm, height=1cm]

%% prefix is applied, way is not
\setupcaptions
 [prefix=no,
  way=bytext]

%% prefix and way are applied
%% \setupcaption
%%   [figure, table]
%%   [prefix=no,
%%    way=bytext]

\starttext
\dorecurse{2}{%
  \startchapter [title=Chapter]
    \dorecurse{2}{%
      \startplacefigure
        \blackrule
      \stopplacefigure
      \startplacetable
        \blackrule
      \stopplacetable}
  \stopchapter}
\stoptext

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%% Wide descriptions protruding into the margin

\definedescription
  [description]
  [alternative=hanging,
   width=broad]

\starttext
\startdescription{conclusion that}
  \input knuth
\stopdescription

\startdescription{conclusion that the designer of a new system must not only be literally}
  \input knuth
\stopdescription
\stoptext

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%% interaction mode focus=current does not work for footnotes and floats
\setupinteraction
  [state=start,focus=standard]

\starttext
\in{figure}[foo]
\startplacefigure [reference=foo]
\stopplacefigure
\stoptext

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%% the \stop… line of database module environment must not be indented,
%% spurious line otherwise
\usemodule [database]

\defineseparatedlist
  [CSV]
  [before=\bTABLE, after=\eTABLE,
   first=\bTR, last=\eTR,
   left=\bTD, right=\eTD]

\starttext

%% indentation with spaces works
  \startCSV
    alpha, 10
    beta,  20
    gamma, 30
  \stopCSV

%% indentation with tabs produces spurious extra line
	\startCSV
		alpha, 10
		beta,  20
		gamma, 30
	\stopCSV

%% some weird indentation works, but looks awkward
\startplacetable
	\startCSV
		alpha, 10
		beta,  20
		gamma, 30
\stopCSV
\stopplacetable

\stoptext

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%% MetaPost Location throws error
\startuseMPgraphic{foo}
  %% works
  %% fill Field[Header][Text];

  %% error
  fill Area[Header][Text] shifted Location[Header][Text];
\stopuseMPgraphic

\starttext
  \useMPgraphic{foo}
\stoptext

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Marco

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