Re: Context overzetten naar TeTeX-tree

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Taco Hoekwater wrote:

> >   #!/bin/sh
> >   pdftex -fmt=`basename $0` -progname=context "$@"
> >
> > That would allow to do:
> >   cont-nl -ini cont-nl
> >   cont-nl somefile
> 
> The idea looks very smart to me, but a tiny C wrapper is probably
> better because the win32 web2c doesn't have /bin/sh. Also, I am
> wondering whether Hans can give us a calling convention for the
> various format files/executables:
> 
>         tex     cont-nl   ??
>         etex    econt-nl  ??
>         pdftex  pcont-nl  ??

I'm not sure, but doesn't etex generate .efmt? 

> I have all of those, and these happen to be the names I use, but if
> Hans has a different scheme at Pragma I'd prefer to use that.

I'm working on something: 

>texexec --help

TeXExec 1.01 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA 1997-1998

            --language   main hyphenation language
              --output   specials to use
               --print   page imposition scheme
               --paper   paper input and output format
           --interface   user interface

>texexec --help print

TeXExec 1.01 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA 1997-1998

               --print   page imposition scheme
                           =up : 2 pages per sheet doublesided
                           =down : 2 rotated pages per sheet doublesided

etc etc 

This perl script generates an appropriate cont-set.tex file that is read
at runtime (you can already try this). 

Because I use texedit, I can say: 

  set format=cont-en 

or 

  set format=plain 

or whatever, before starting. 

It seems that web2c supports something 

%& cont-en   % first line in file

but I didn't test it yet. 

I'm a bit busy (some deadlines already passed), buy I'll work on it. 

Hans 

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