beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Matthias Weber]

Hi,

I am new to context, migrating from latex for the purpose of writing an
online book. I would like to set up a few definitions in the 
environment file
that would replace latex's  \begin{definition} ... \end{definition}
environments. I realize that this can  be done conveniently with 
\defineenumeration,
but I want of course a few more features in it then in latex's setup. 
For example, I'd like to have the
definition typeset in some color against some background. I tried the 
following
in the environment file:

\setupcolors[state=start]

\definetextbackground
[defbackground]
[backgroundcolor=blue,
backgroundoffset=.25cm,
offset=.25cm,
frame=off,
location=paragraph,
color=green]

\defineenumeration
[definition]
[text=Definition,
location=left,
before={\starttextbackground[defbackground]},
after={\stoptextbackground},
letter=it]

Then, in the text, when I use

\startdefinition
This is my definition.
\stopdefinition

the text comes out green all right, but the blue background is  smeared 
all over two pages.
I have tried a few modifications to no avail, so I fear I am doing it 
all wrong.

Curiously, when I typeset the above th first time, I only get the green 
text (no blue), and the
mess shows only up when typesetting the second time.

Any help?

Thanks,

Matthias

Re: beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Hans Hagen]

At 20:07 26/07/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>the text comes out green all right, but the blue background is  smeared 
>all over two pages.
>I have tried a few modifications to no avail, so I fear I am doing it all 
>wrong.

What version do you use? (take the latest)

looks ok here, that is, when you add:

before=\blank,
after=\blank,

to the deifnition of the background

[of play with the offsets]

>Curiously, when I typeset the above th first time, I only get the green 
>text (no blue), and the
>mess shows only up when typesetting the second time.

normally texexec should handle that for you (multiple runs are needed to 
sort out the background)

Hans
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  tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com
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Re: beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Matthias Weber]

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Thanks for the answer. I am using  context version  2003.1.31, and I  
have changed the code a little
according to your suggestion. However, everything remains blue. The  
problem seems to
appear when the text to be highlighted gets a bit more inolved. Below  
is a complete
sample that shows the effect 'nicely' -- the second page has blue-gray  
background except the page numbers, but the text is
highligthed in red correctly.


I still fear that I am missing the crucial point.

Matthias

\setupcolors[state=start]
\setupcolors[rgb]

\definecolor[myc] [r=.8,g=.9,b=.9]

\definetextbackground
[defbackground]
[backgroundcolor=myc,
backgroundoffset=.05cm,
offset=.05cm,
frame=off,
location=paragraph,
before=\blank,
after=\blank,
color=darkred]



\defineenumeration
[theorem]
[before={\starttextbackground[defbackground]},
after={\stoptextbackground},
text=Theorem,
location=left,
corner=round,
letter=rm]

\def\emph#1{{\it #1}}

\def\R{\text{\bf R}}
\def\Q{\text{\bf Q}}
\def\Z{\text{\bf Z}}
\def\H{\text{\bf H}}

\starttext

\section{Introduction}

A blurp is a set together with an operation which allows to mirps
two blurp elements in a familiar fashion.


\starttheorem
A blurp $B$ is given by a set $B$, a distingished element $1 \in B$,  
called the fidelity element, and
a mirpication $\cdot:B \times B \to B$ which satisfy the following
axioms:
\startitemize[n]
\item For all $a\in B$, $a \cdot 1  1\cdot a = a$.
\item For all $a \in B$ there is an element $a^{-1}\in B$ (called the  
surverse of $a$) such that
$a \cdot a^{-1} = a^{-1}\cdot a =1$.
\item For all $a,b,c\in B$ one has $a\cdot(b\cdot c) = (a\cdot b)\cdot  
c$.
\stopitemize
\stoptheorem



We will now verify a few simple properties of blurps:

\starttheorem
The surverse element is unique.
\stoptheorem

Given $a\in B$, suppose there are $b,c\in B$ which satisfy  both
$a b = b a = 1$ and $a c = c a = 1$. Then
$b=b1=b(ac)=(ba)c=c$.


\starttheorem
Here are a few blurps:
\startitemize[n]
\item $(\R^+,1,\cdot)$ or $(\Q^+,1,\cdot)$ or $(\Q -\{0\},1,\cdot)$
\item $\R,0,+)$ or $(\Z,0,+)$
\item Let $B$ be the set of polynomials of degree $n$, and $1$ the
constant polynomial with value $0$, and the multiplication given by
polynomial addition.
\item Let $S$ be a set, and $B$ be the set of selfmaps of $S$ which are
one-to-one. If the set $S$ is finite, these are called permutations.
Let $1$ be the the identity map, and $\cdot$ be the composition of the
maps.
\stopitemize
\stoptheorem


And another little theorem:


\starttheorem
Let $B$ be a group and $C$ a subset of $B$ such that
\startitemize[n]
\item $1\in C$.
\item For all $a\in C$ also $a^{-1}\in C$.
\item For all $a,b\in C$ also $a b$ and $b a \in C$.
\stopitemize
Then $C$ is also a blurps, and it is called a subblurps of $B$.
\stoptheorem

We have to check that $C$ satisfies all the axioms of a blurp.
But this is clear, as the existence of the fidelity element and the
surverse elements are guaranteed by the theorem, and all identities
are already true in $B$.

\starttheorem
Let $B$ be a group and $C$ a subset of $B$ such that
\startitemize[n]
\item $1\in C$.
\item For all $a\in C$ also $a^{-1}\in C$.
\item For all $a,b\in C$ also $a b$ and $b a \in C$.
\stopitemize
Then $C$ is also a blurps, and it is called a subblurps of $B$.
\stoptheorem


\stoptext




On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 12:02 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:

> At 20:07 26/07/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> the text comes out green all right, but the blue background is   
>> smeared all over two pages.
>> I have tried a few modifications to no avail, so I fear I am doing it  
>> all wrong.
>
> What version do you use? (take the latest)
>
> looks ok here, that is, when you add:
>
> before=\blank,
> after=\blank,
>
> to the deifnition of the background
>
> [of play with the offsets]
>
>> Curiously, when I typeset the above th first time, I only get the  
>> green text (no blue), and the
>> mess shows only up when typesetting the second time.
>
> normally texexec should handle that for you (multiple runs are needed  
> to sort out the background)
>
> Hans
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> --
>                                   Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE |  
> pragma@wxs.nl
>                       Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The  
> Netherlands
>  tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 |  
> www.pragma-ade.com
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> --
>                        information:  
> http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf
>                     documentation:  
> http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> --
>
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> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
>
>

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Thanks for the answer. I am using  context version <fixed><bigger>
2003.1.31, and I have changed the code a little

according to your suggestion. However, everything remains blue. The
problem seems to

appear when the text to be highlighted gets a bit more inolved. Below
is a complete

sample that shows the effect 'nicely' -- the second page has blue-gray
background except the page numbers, but the text is

highligthed in red correctly.



I still fear that I am missing the crucial point.


Matthias 


\setupcolors[state=start]

\setupcolors[rgb]


\definecolor[myc] [r=.8,g=.9,b=.9]


\definetextbackground

[defbackground]

[backgroundcolor=myc,

backgroundoffset=.05cm,

offset=.05cm,

frame=off,

location=paragraph,

before=\blank,

after=\blank,

color=darkred]




\defineenumeration

[theorem]

[before={\starttextbackground[defbackground]},

after={\stoptextbackground},

text=Theorem,

location=left,

corner=round,

letter=rm]


\def\emph#1{{\it #1}}


\def\R{\text{\bf R}}

\def\Q{\text{\bf Q}}

\def\Z{\text{\bf Z}}

\def\H{\text{\bf H}}


\starttext


\section{Introduction}


A blurp is a set together with an operation which allows to mirps

two blurp elements in a familiar fashion. 



\starttheorem

A blurp $B$ is given by a set $B$, a distingished element $1 \in B$,
called the fidelity element, and

a mirpication $\cdot:B \times B \to B$ which satisfy the following

axioms:

\startitemize[n]

\item For all $a\in B$, $a \cdot 1  1\cdot a = a$.

\item For all $a \in B$ there is an element $a^{-1}\in B$ (called the
surverse of $a$) such that

$a \cdot a^{-1} = a^{-1}\cdot a =1$.

\item For all $a,b,c\in B$ one has $a\cdot(b\cdot c) = (a\cdot b)\cdot
c$.

\stopitemize

\stoptheorem




We will now verify a few simple properties of blurps:


\starttheorem

The surverse element is unique.

\stoptheorem


Given $a\in B$, suppose there are $b,c\in B$ which satisfy  both

$a b = b a = 1$ and $a c = c a = 1$. Then

$b=b1=b(ac)=(ba)c=c$.



\starttheorem

Here are a few blurps:

\startitemize[n]

\item $(\R^+,1,\cdot)$ or $(\Q^+,1,\cdot)$ or $(\Q -\{0\},1,\cdot)$

\item $\R,0,+)$ or $(\Z,0,+)$

\item Let $B$ be the set of polynomials of degree $n$, and $1$ the

constant polynomial with value $0$, and the multiplication given by 

polynomial addition.

\item Let $S$ be a set, and $B$ be the set of selfmaps of $S$ which
are 

one-to-one. If the set $S$ is finite, these are called permutations.

Let $1$ be the the identity map, and $\cdot$ be the composition of the

maps. 

\stopitemize

\stoptheorem



And another little theorem:



\starttheorem

Let $B$ be a group and $C$ a subset of $B$ such that

\startitemize[n]

\item $1\in C$.

\item For all $a\in C$ also $a^{-1}\in C$.

\item For all $a,b\in C$ also $a b$ and $b a \in C$.

\stopitemize

Then $C$ is also a blurps, and it is called a subblurps of $B$.

\stoptheorem


We have to check that $C$ satisfies all the axioms of a blurp.

But this is clear, as the existence of the fidelity element and the

surverse elements are guaranteed by the theorem, and all identities

are already true in $B$.


\starttheorem

Let $B$ be a group and $C$ a subset of $B$ such that

\startitemize[n]

\item $1\in C$.

\item For all $a\in C$ also $a^{-1}\in C$.

\item For all $a,b\in C$ also $a b$ and $b a \in C$.

\stopitemize

Then $C$ is also a blurps, and it is called a subblurps of $B$.

\stoptheorem



\stoptext




</bigger></fixed>

On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 12:02 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:


<excerpt>At 20:07 26/07/2003 -0500, you wrote:


<excerpt>the text comes out green all right, but the blue background
is  smeared all over two pages.

I have tried a few modifications to no avail, so I fear I am doing it
all wrong.

</excerpt>

What version do you use? (take the latest)


looks ok here, that is, when you add:


before=\blank,

after=\blank,


to the deifnition of the background


[of play with the offsets]


<excerpt>Curiously, when I typeset the above th first time, I only get
the green text (no blue), and the

mess shows only up when typesetting the second time.

</excerpt>

normally texexec should handle that for you (multiple runs are needed
to sort out the background)


Hans

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www.pragma-ade.com

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</excerpt>

Re: beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Patrick Gundlach]

Matthias Weber <matweber@indiana.edu> writes:

Hello Matthias,


> Thanks for the answer. I am using  context version  2003.1.31, and I  
> have changed the code a little
> according to your suggestion. However, everything remains blue. The  
> problem seems to
> appear when the text to be highlighted gets a bit more inolved. Below  
> is a complete
> sample that shows the effect 'nicely' -- the second page has blue-gray  
> background except the page numbers, but the text is
> highligthed in red correctly.

Your file looks fine here. I have put my result on
http://levana.de/tmp/test.pdf for a short time. Perhaps you could
comment on it?


Patrick
-- 
Silent is the goldfish in its bowl

Re: Re: beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Matthias Weber]

Thanks Patrick,

your version looks indeed as I intended. My second page is very 
different.
This most likely means that Hans' question about the version I am using 
was to the point.

I go and see that I get my TeX installation updated (does somebody know 
how to do that
most efficiently in Mac OS X? ).

Thanks again, this is most helpful.

Matthias



On Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 03:49 AM, Patrick Gundlach wrote:

> Matthias Weber <matweber@indiana.edu> writes:
>
> Hello Matthias,
>
>
>> Thanks for the answer. I am using  context version  2003.1.31, and I
>> have changed the code a little
>> according to your suggestion. However, everything remains blue. The
>> problem seems to
>> appear when the text to be highlighted gets a bit more inolved. Below
>> is a complete
>> sample that shows the effect 'nicely' -- the second page has blue-gray
>> background except the page numbers, but the text is
>> highligthed in red correctly.
>
> Your file looks fine here. I have put my result on
> http://levana.de/tmp/test.pdf for a short time. Perhaps you could
> comment on it?
>
>
> Patrick
> -- 
> Silent is the goldfish in its bowl
> _______________________________________________
> ntg-context mailing list
> ntg-context@ntg.nl
> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
>
>

Re: Re: beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Hans Hagen]

At 07:31 30/07/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Thanks Patrick,
>
>your version looks indeed as I intended. My second page is very different.
>This most likely means that Hans' question about the version I am using 
>was to the point.
>
>I go and see that I get my TeX installation updated (does somebody know 
>how to do that
>most efficiently in Mac OS X? ).

dunno, maybe we have to make a simple apple script: fetch cont-tmf and 
regenerate format

[btw, the next version of texshop will have context specific menus]

Hans
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma@wxs.nl
                       Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands
  tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf
                     documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Re: Re: beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Henning Hraban Ramm]

Am Mittwoch, 30.07.03, um 18:58 Uhr (Europe/Zurich) schrieb Hans Hagen:
>> I go and see that I get my TeX installation updated (does somebody 
>> know how to do that
>> most efficiently in Mac OS X? ).
> dunno, maybe we have to make a simple apple script: fetch cont-tmf and 
> regenerate format

Not needed. MacOS X can run Perl, shell and Ruby scripts, too.

> [btw, the next version of texshop will have context specific menus]

Nice; I'm looking forward to.


Grütze vom Südsee!
Hraban
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E--- N- K- po+- Y+ t(+) !5 !j R++ G' tv- !D B?
e++ u** h--- f+? r+++ n+ z+++
MacOS X -- das schönste Terminal der Welt ;-)

Re: Re: beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Matthias Weber]

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As a little update: I tried to install the context package from 
http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/cont-tmf.zip
into /sw/share/ of the fink distribution both by replacing the 
corresponding directories and by adding the files
into the corresponding directories. Both approaches break the context 
installation. For those interested, the log file
is below.

I give up for today .
Matthias

btw: Somebody with first name Helmut sent me a direct reply, asking 
about rounded corners. Tried that too
without luck. I can't reply to Helmut directly, as his email has my own 
address as the only return address.
Scary.



/bin/tcsh...
if (-e /usr/share/init/tcsh/login) source /usr/share/init/tcsh/login
source "/Applications/Text/iTeXMac 
1.3-RC2/iTeXMac.app/Contents/MacOS/pathMaker"
# this line is commented out
texexec --pdf test

exit
#  Making Paths...
#  Paths OK

  TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003

             executable : pdfetex
                 format : cont-en
              inputfile : test
                 output : pdftex
              interface : en
           current mode : none
                TeX run : 1

This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5)
entering extended mode
(./test.tex{/sw/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg}

ConTeXt  ver: 2003.1.31  fmt: 2003.7.30  int: english  mes: english

language       : language en is active
<protectionstate 0>
system         : cont-new loaded
(/sw/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
systems        : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex!
)
system         : cont-old loaded
(/sw/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex
loading        : Context Old Macros
)
system         : cont-fil loaded
(/sw/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex
loading        : Context File Synonyms
)
bodyfont       : 12pt rm is loaded
language       : patterns 2:2-en-2 3:2-uk-2 4:2-de-2 5:2-fr-2 6:2-es-2 
7:2-it-2
  8:2-nl-2 loaded
specials       : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded
system         : test.top loaded
(./test.top
specials       : loading definition file tpd
(/sw/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex
specials       : loading definition file fdf
(/sw/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex <unprotect 3> <unprotect 
4>
system (E-TEX) : [line 1910] \ifcsname
<protect 4> <protect 3>)
specials       : fdf loaded
<unprotect 3> <protect 3>)
specials       : fdf,tpd loaded
)
pdftex         : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map
pdftex         : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map
pdftex         : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map
color          : system rgb is global activated
check          : missing or ungrouped '=' after 'rgb' in line 2 (@@cl)
(./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) 
(./test.tuo)
(./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) 
(./test.tuo)
(./test.tuo) (./test.tuo)
systems        : begin file test at line 35
section        : 1 Introduction
Randomizer initialized to 1108572558. [MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.4000) [MP 
to PDF]
(./mpgraph.3999) [MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.3998) [MP to PDF] 
(./mpgraph.3997)
layout         : calculating backgrounds
[1.1{/sw/share/texmf/dvips/config/pdftex.map}]
! Undefined control sequence.
\ejectinsert ...group \noftopfloats \plusthousand
                                                   \nofbotfloats 
\zerocount \...

\@@pe:last ->\ejectinsert
                           \gotonextpageX \relax \doifbothsidesoverruled 
\naa...

\next1 #1,->\executepagebreakhandler {#1}
                                          \doprocesscommaitem
\doprocesscommalist ...item \gobbleoneargument #1,
                                                   ]\relax \global 
\advance \...
<argument> ...ecutepagebreakhandlers {\v!laatste }
                                                   \egroup
\firstofoneargument #1->#1

...
l.113 \stoptext

? 

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As a little update: I tried to install the context package from
http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/cont-tmf.zip

into /sw/share/ of the fink distribution both by replacing the
corresponding directories and by adding the files

into the corresponding directories. Both approaches break the context
installation. For those interested, the log file 

is below.


I give up for today .

Matthias


btw: Somebody with first name Helmut sent me a direct reply, asking
about rounded corners. Tried that too

without luck. I can't reply to Helmut directly, as his email has my
own address as the only return address.

Scary.




<fixed><bigger>/bin/tcsh...

if (-e /usr/share/init/tcsh/login) source /usr/share/init/tcsh/login

source "/Applications/Text/iTeXMac
1.3-RC2/iTeXMac.app/Contents/MacOS/pathMaker"

# this line is commented out

texexec --pdf test


exit

#  Making Paths...

#  Paths OK


 TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003


            executable : pdfetex

                format : cont-en

             inputfile : test

                output : pdftex

             interface : en

          current mode : none

               TeX run : 1


This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5)

entering extended mode

(./test.tex{/sw/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg}


ConTeXt  ver: 2003.1.31  fmt: 2003.7.30  int: english  mes: english


language       : language en is active

<<protectionstate 0>

system         : cont-new loaded

(/sw/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex

systems        : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex!

)

system         : cont-old loaded

(/sw/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex

loading        : Context Old Macros

)

system         : cont-fil loaded

(/sw/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex

loading        : Context File Synonyms

)

bodyfont       : 12pt rm is loaded

language       : patterns 2:2-en-2 3:2-uk-2 4:2-de-2 5:2-fr-2 6:2-es-2
7:2-it-2

 8:2-nl-2 loaded

specials       : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded

system         : test.top loaded

(./test.top

specials       : loading definition file tpd

(/sw/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex

specials       : loading definition file fdf

(/sw/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex <<unprotect 3>
<<unprotect 4>

system (E-TEX) : [line 1910] \ifcsname 

<<protect 4> <<protect 3>)

specials       : fdf loaded

<<unprotect 3> <<protect 3>)

specials       : fdf,tpd loaded

)

pdftex         : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map

pdftex         : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map

pdftex         : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map

color          : system rgb is global activated

check          : missing or ungrouped '=' after 'rgb' in line 2 (@@cl)

(./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo)
(./test.tuo)

(./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo)
(./test.tuo)

(./test.tuo) (./test.tuo)

systems        : begin file test at line 35

section        : 1 Introduction

Randomizer initialized to 1108572558. [MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.4000) [MP
to PDF]

(./mpgraph.3999) [MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.3998) [MP to PDF]
(./mpgraph.3997)

layout         : calculating backgrounds

[<underline>1</underline>.1{/sw/share/texmf/dvips/config/pdftex.map}]

<color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>! Undefined control sequence.

</color>\ejectinsert ...group \noftopfloats \plusthousand 

                                                  \nofbotfloats
\zerocount \...


\@@pe:last ->\ejectinsert 

                          \gotonextpageX \relax
\doifbothsidesoverruled \naa...


\next1 #1,->\executepagebreakhandler {#1}

                                         \doprocesscommaitem 

\doprocesscommalist ...item \gobbleoneargument #1,

                                                  ]\relax \global
\advance \...

<<argument> ...ecutepagebreakhandlers {\v!laatste }

                                                  \egroup 

\firstofoneargument #1->#1

                          

...

l.113 \stoptext

               

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Re: Re: beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Hans Hagen]

At 15:47 30/07/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>As a little update: I tried to install the context package from 
><http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/cont-tmf.zip>http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/cont-tmf.zip 
>
>into /sw/share/ of the fink distribution both by replacing the 
>corresponding directories and by adding the files
>into the corresponding directories. Both approaches break the context 
>installation. For those interested, the log file
>is below.
>
>I give up for today .
>Matthias
>
>btw: Somebody with first name Helmut sent me a direct reply, asking about 
>rounded corners. Tried that too
>without luck. I can't reply to Helmut directly, as his email has my own 
>address as the only return address.
>Scary.

did you

(1) run mktexlsr
(2) run texexec --make --alone

(1) -> tells tex where to find files
(2) -> makes a new format file

currently you have a conflicting system i.e. format file does not match 
some run time files

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Re: Re: beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Gerben Wierda]

On Wednesday, Jul 30, 2003, at 18:58 Europe/Amsterdam, Hans Hagen wrote:

> At 07:31 30/07/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>> Thanks Patrick,
>>
>> your version looks indeed as I intended. My second page is very 
>> different.
>> This most likely means that Hans' question about the version I am 
>> using was to the point.
>>
>> I go and see that I get my TeX installation updated (does somebody 
>> know how to do that
>> most efficiently in Mac OS X? ).
>
> dunno, maybe we have to make a simple apple script: fetch cont-tmf and 
> regenerate format

I have been thinking about (and have had requests for) a ConTeXt-update 
i-Package, given that I am going to use ConTeXt and that ConTeXt 
changes rather frequently compared to teTeX's texmf tree.

Hans, can you mail me off list what actions are needed to install the 
current ConTeXt in th eteTeX texmf tree?

G
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Re: Re: beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Thomas A.Schmitz]

Gerben, that would be wonderful. I always shy away from upgrading 
because it might break things and takes time. If your i-installer does 
the job, that would be a major advance. So please, go for it!

Thomas


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How to run context under mac os x - was(is): beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Matthias Weber]

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Hello again, this is presumably only for the the Mac people on the list.

Below is what I tried to update Gerden's i-installed teTex with the most
recent  context:

(I remove all directories that occur in the context distribution, and
then copy them. There is most likely a one liner for all of this in some
shell, but my unix knowledge is from days when nobody new how to
spell copyright)

(everything w/ sudo)

rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/context
cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/context /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex
rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/doc/context
cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/doc/context 
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/doc
rm /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/dvips/config/context.map
cp /cont-tmf\ Folder/dvips/config/context.map 
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/dvips/config
rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/fonts/tfm/hoekwater/context
cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/fonts/tfm/hoekwater/context 
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/fonts/tfm/hoekwater
rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/fonts/type1/hoekwater/context
cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/fonts/type1/hoekwater/context 
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/fonts/type1/hoekwater
rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/metapost/context
cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/metapost/context 
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/metapost
rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/pdftex/config/context
cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/pdftex/config/context 
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/pdftex/config
rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context
cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/tex/context 
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex
rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/generic/context
cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/tex/generic/context 
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/generic
rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/context
cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/tex/latex/context 
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex
mktexlsr
  texexec --make --alone



(Thanks to Hans once more for pointing out politely that I had no clue
that the last two lines are important).


They produce reasonable output that makes me believe that they are 
working with the
TeX installation I updated and not the other one (fink). It would be 
nice to know how to
modify that one, too, but before I will try that: It still doesn't 
work. I get the same
error message as before (see below), indicating that I have messed up 
the TeX installation.
Is it maybe necessary to tell either of the last two commands where the 
files
are it should update?


Matthias


/bin/tcsh...
if (-e /usr/share/init/tcsh/login) source /usr/share/init/tcsh/login
source "/Applications/Text/iTeXMac 
1.3-RC2/iTeXMac.app/Contents/MacOS/pathMaker"
# this line is commented out
texexec --pdf test

exit
#  Making Paths...
#  Paths OK

  TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003

             executable : pdfetex
                 format : cont-en
              inputfile : test
                 output : pdftex
              interface : en
           current mode : none
                TeX run : 1

This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5)
entering extended mode
(./test.tex{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg}

ConTeXt  ver: 2003.1.31  fmt: 2003.7.30  int: english  mes: english

language       : language en is active
<protectionstate 0>
system         : cont-new loaded
(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
systems        : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex!
)
system         : cont-old loaded
(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex
loading        : Context Old Macros
)
system         : cont-fil loaded
(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex
loading        : Context File Synonyms
)
bodyfont       : 12pt rm is loaded
language       : patterns 2:2-en-2 3:2-uk-2 4:2-de-2 5:2-fr-2 6:2-es-2 
7:2-it-2
  8:2-nl-2 loaded
specials       : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded
system         : test.top loaded
(./test.top
specials       : loading definition file tpd
(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex
specials       : loading definition file fdf
(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex
<unprotect 3> <unprotect 4>
system (E-TEX) : [line 1910] \ifcsname
<protect 4> <protect 3>)
specials       : fdf loaded
<unprotect 3> <protect 3>)
specials       : fdf,tpd loaded
)
pdftex         : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map
pdftex         : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map
pdftex         : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map
color          : system rgb is global activated
check          : missing or ungrouped '=' after 'rgb' in line 2 (@@cl)
(./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) 
(./test.tuo)
(./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) 
(./test.tuo)
(./test.tuo) (./test.tuo)
systems        : begin file test at line 35
section        : 1 Introduction
Randomizer initialized to 1565925327. [MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.4000) [MP 
to PDF]
(./mpgraph.3999) [MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.3998) [MP to PDF] 
(./mpgraph.3997)
layout         : calculating backgrounds
[1.1{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/dvips/config/pdftex.map}]
! Undefined control sequence.
\ejectinsert ...group \noftopfloats \plusthousand
                                                   \nofbotfloats 
\zerocount \...

\@@pe:last ->\ejectinsert
                           \gotonextpageX \relax \doifbothsidesoverruled 
\naa...

\next1 #1,->\executepagebreakhandler {#1}
                                          \doprocesscommaitem
\doprocesscommalist ...item \gobbleoneargument #1,
                                                   ]\relax \global 
\advance \...
<argument> ...ecutepagebreakhandlers {\v!laatste }
                                                   \egroup
\firstofoneargument #1->#1

...
l.113 \stoptext

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Hello again, this is presumably only for the the Mac people on the
list.


Below is what I tried to update Gerden's i-installed teTex with the
most

recent  context:


(I remove all directories that occur in the context distribution, and

then copy them. There is most likely a one liner for all of this in
some

shell, but my unix knowledge is from days when nobody new how to

spell copyright)


(everything w/ sudo)


rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/context

cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/context /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex

rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/doc/context

cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/doc/context
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/doc

rm /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/dvips/config/context.map

cp /cont-tmf\ Folder/dvips/config/context.map
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/dvips/config

rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/fonts/tfm/hoekwater/context 

cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/fonts/tfm/hoekwater/context
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/fonts/tfm/hoekwater

rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/fonts/type1/hoekwater/context

cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/fonts/type1/hoekwater/context
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/fonts/type1/hoekwater

rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/metapost/context

cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/metapost/context
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/metapost

rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/pdftex/config/context

cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/pdftex/config/context
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/pdftex/config

rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context

cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/tex/context
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex

rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/generic/context

cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/tex/generic/context
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/generic

rm -R /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/context

cp -R /cont-tmf\ Folder/tex/latex/context
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex

mktexlsr

 texexec --make --alone


 


(Thanks to Hans once more for pointing out politely that I had no clue

that the last two lines are important).



They produce reasonable output that makes me believe that they are
working with the

TeX installation I updated and not the other one (fink). It would be
nice to know how to

modify that one, too, but before I will try that: It still doesn't
work. I get the same 

error message as before (see below), indicating that I have messed up
the TeX installation.

Is it maybe necessary to tell either of the last two commands where
the files

are it should update? 



Matthias



<fixed><bigger>/bin/tcsh...

if (-e /usr/share/init/tcsh/login) source /usr/share/init/tcsh/login

source "/Applications/Text/iTeXMac
1.3-RC2/iTeXMac.app/Contents/MacOS/pathMaker"

# this line is commented out

texexec --pdf test


exit

#  Making Paths...

#  Paths OK


 TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003


            executable : pdfetex

                format : cont-en

             inputfile : test

                output : pdftex

             interface : en

          current mode : none

               TeX run : 1


This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5)

entering extended mode

(./test.tex{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg}


ConTeXt  ver: 2003.1.31  fmt: 2003.7.30  int: english  mes: english


language       : language en is active

<<protectionstate 0>

system         : cont-new loaded

(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex

systems        : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex!

)

system         : cont-old loaded

(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex

loading        : Context Old Macros

)

system         : cont-fil loaded

(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex

loading        : Context File Synonyms

)

bodyfont       : 12pt rm is loaded

language       : patterns 2:2-en-2 3:2-uk-2 4:2-de-2 5:2-fr-2 6:2-es-2
7:2-it-2

 8:2-nl-2 loaded

specials       : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded

system         : test.top loaded

(./test.top

specials       : loading definition file tpd

(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex

specials       : loading definition file fdf

(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex

<<unprotect 3> <<unprotect 4>

system (E-TEX) : [line 1910] \ifcsname 

<<protect 4> <<protect 3>)

specials       : fdf loaded

<<unprotect 3> <<protect 3>)

specials       : fdf,tpd loaded

)

pdftex         : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map

pdftex         : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map

pdftex         : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map

color          : system rgb is global activated

check          : missing or ungrouped '=' after 'rgb' in line 2 (@@cl)

(./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo)
(./test.tuo)

(./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo) (./test.tuo)
(./test.tuo)

(./test.tuo) (./test.tuo)

systems        : begin file test at line 35

section        : 1 Introduction

Randomizer initialized to 1565925327. [MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.4000) [MP
to PDF]

(./mpgraph.3999) [MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.3998) [MP to PDF]
(./mpgraph.3997)

layout         : calculating backgrounds

[<underline>1</underline>.1{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/dvips/config/pdftex.map}]

<color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>! Undefined control sequence.

</color>\ejectinsert ...group \noftopfloats \plusthousand 

                                                  \nofbotfloats
\zerocount \...


\@@pe:last ->\ejectinsert 

                          \gotonextpageX \relax
\doifbothsidesoverruled \naa...


\next1 #1,->\executepagebreakhandler {#1}

                                         \doprocesscommaitem 

\doprocesscommalist ...item \gobbleoneargument #1,

                                                  ]\relax \global
\advance \...

<<argument> ...ecutepagebreakhandlers {\v!laatste }

                                                  \egroup 

\firstofoneargument #1->#1

                          

...

l.113 \stoptext

               

? </bigger></fixed>

Re: Re: beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Matthias Weber]

On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 04:44 PM, Thomas A.Schmitz wrote:

> Gerben, that would be wonderful. I always shy away from upgrading 
> because it might break things and takes time. If your i-installer does 
> the job, that would be a major advance. So please, go for it!
>
> Thomas


I can only agree - please!

Matthias

installation of ConTeXt

[Patrick Gundlach]

Hello out there,


> did you
>
> (1) run mktexlsr
> (2) run texexec --make --alone
>
> (1) -> tells tex where to find files
> (2) -> makes a new format file

After doing (2), you (well, not exactly you...) need to copy the
resulting format file into tex's searchpath and perhaps you need to
run mktexlsr again, so the format file will be found.

Patrick

Re: Re: beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Gerben Wierda]

On Wednesday, Jul 30, 2003, at 14:31 Europe/Amsterdam, Matthias Weber 
wrote:

> Thanks Patrick,
>
> your version looks indeed as I intended. My second page is very 
> different.
> This most likely means that Hans' question about the version I am 
> using was to the point.
>
> I go and see that I get my TeX installation updated (does somebody 
> know how to do that
> most efficiently in Mac OS X? ).

Start i-Installer, open the ConTeXt updater i-Package from Known 
Packages. Hit configure.

G
--
"To be or not to be, that is the question" -- Parmenides

Re: Re: beginner's hazzles with backgrounds and definitions.

[Matthias Weber]

On Sunday, August 3, 2003, at 08:09 AM, Gerben Wierda wrote:
>>
>
> Start i-Installer, open the ConTeXt updater i-Package from Known 
> Packages. Hit configure.
>
>

Thanks!!!
You made my day - all problems have disappeared.
Now off to rounded corners ...

Matthias

Re: installation of ConTeXt

[Goebel, Juergen]

Mojca Miklavec wrote:

> There are two alternatives for installing ruby. Take this one:
>     http://rubyinstaller.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl?RubyInstaller

Thanks, I'll give it a try (installation is already running).

Juergen
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Re: installation of ConTeXt

[Goebel, Juergen]

Hans Hagen wrote:

> no, try to avoid cygwin

\absoluterelief

Thanks,

Juergen
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Re: installation of ConTeXt

[Mojca Miklavec]

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 4:08 PM, Goebel, Juergen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Do I really have to install ruby?  I downloaded it, but can't find
> anything like install, setup or something like this.

There are two alternatives for installing ruby. Take this one:
    http://rubyinstaller.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl?RubyInstaller

> Even the
> readme is not very helpful at all.  And another question: for
> using Ruby - and therefore ConTeXt - do I need cygwin?

No. It does more harm than good.

Mojca
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Re: installation of ConTeXt

[Hans Hagen]

Goebel, Juergen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Do I really have to install ruby?  I downloaded it, but can't find
> anything like install, setup or something like this.  Even the
> readme is not very helpful at all.  And another question: for
> using Ruby - and therefore ConTeXt - do I need cygwin?

no, try to avoid cygwin

just download ruby (mswin version), unzip/install it in say c:\ruby and 
then add c:\ruby\bin to your windows path

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[Goebel, Juergen]

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Hi,

Do I really have to install ruby?  I downloaded it, but can't find
anything like install, setup or something like this.  Even the
readme is not very helpful at all.  And another question: for
using Ruby - and therefore ConTeXt - do I need cygwin?

Regards,

Juergen



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Re: Installation of Context

[Hans Hagen]

At 03:59 PM 10/31/00 +0100, michou@cnrs-orleans.fr wrote:

>However, when I try to compile a simple test file,  cont-en is not found. I
>think I'm not alone in this case from what I can see from other messages. 

this has to do with the fact that miktex does not use the web2c path
searching tools, so you have to set things up explicitly

>Also I would like to make a french format file if possible. So I modified
>the file cont-user.tex and uncommented the corresponding lines, but no
>format file was created for french.

You can see at the end of teh log or at the beginning of a run which
languages are loaded. 

  texexec --make --language=fr,en en 

will make you an english interface with french patterns 

  \mainlanguage[fr] 

will give you french. 

  texexec --make --language=fr en  

will default to french. 

>          used setting : TeXFormatPath = 

you need to set this path in texexec.ini

hans
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Installation of Context

[michou]

Hi all,
I'm new to Context but I'm using succesfully  LaTeX with the MikTeX
distribution on WinNT.
I have just installed  Context and made the format files (en, uk,nl,de) as
described in the installation manual (minstall.pdf). I copied the fmt files
in the directories where MikTeX searches.
However, when I try to compile a simple test file,  cont-en is not found. I
think I'm not alone in this case from what I can see from other messages. 
Also I would like to make a french format file if possible. So I modified
the file cont-user.tex and uncommented the corresponding lines, but no
format file was created for french.
I  join below the output of the compilation of the file "text.tex".

Thanks for any  clue.

Yanick Michou
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> texexec --verbose test.tex

TeXExec 2.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2000

     locating ini file : kpsewhich not found in path
     locating ini file : found by searching
               reading : d:\LOCALT~2\context\perltk\texexec.ini
               setting : 'TeXShell' to 'miktex' for 'all'
               setting : 'UsedInterfaces' to 'en,nl,de,uk' 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;' for 'all'
               setting : 'UsedInterfaces' to 'en,nl,de,uk' for 'miktex'
               setting : 'UserInterface' to 'en' for 'miktex'
               setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'pdftex' for 'miktex'
               setting : 'TeXVirginFlag' to '--initialize' for 'miktex'
               setting : 'TeXBatchString' to '' for 'miktex'
               setting : 'MpVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'miktex'
               setting : 'MpPassString' to '' for 'miktex'
               setting : 'MpBatchString' to '' for 'miktex'

          used setting : TeXShell = miktex
          used setting : SetupPath = 
          used setting : UserInterface = en
          used setting : UsedInterfaces = en,nl,de,uk
          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 : TeXExecutable = pdftex
          used setting : TeXVirginFlag = --initialize
          used setting : TeXPassString = 
          used setting : TeXFormatFlag = &
          used setting : FmtLanguage = 
          used setting : FmtBodyFont = 
          used setting : TcXPath = 

            executable : pdftex
                format : cont-en
             inputfile : test
                output : standard
             interface : en
               options : verbose
          current mode : all
               TeX run : 1

pdftex    &cont-en test

cont-en: not found
cont-en: not found

              run time : 0 seconds
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159-14e-released-20000217 (MiKTeX 1.20e
(Snapshot build 187))
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