FLOWchart: colored connections and other styles

FLOWchart: colored connections and other styles

[Henning Hraban Ramm]

Ahoi!

How can I change color or dashing for only one or a few connections?
(There's an example in "mchart", but without source.)

Is it possible to set up some "classes" of cells that use the usual shapes
but other colors or line styles?
I'd like to distinguish e.g. different types of files.

More chart questions will follow soon -- I'm on making some workflow
charts of our newspaper...

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Re: FLOWchart: colored connections and other styles

[W. Egger]

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Hallo Hraban

> How can I change color or dashing for only one or a few connections?

> Is it possible to set up some "classes" of cells that use the usual shapes
> but other colors or line styles?

Some time ago I had to make a presentation, wherein I had to solve the above
mentioned issues. At that time Hans gave me some tips. Though my example
file is in Dutch, I believe that this example can help you find your way.

Kind regards Willi

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% Context file
% Testchart

\setupoutput[pdftex]
\usemodule[chart]
\usemodule[units]
\setuppapersize[A4][A4]

\setupcolors[state=start]
\definecolor[grey][r=.85,g=.85,b=.85]
\definecolor[darkgreen][r=0,g=0.5,b=0]
\definecolor[Blau][r=0.0,g=0.0,b=0.9]

\setupFLOWcharts
   [x=1,
    y=1,
    nx= 5,
    ny= 8,
    dx=2\bodyfontsize,
    dy=2\bodyfontsize,
    maxheight=\textheight]

\setupFLOWshapes
	[framecolor=black]

\setupbodyfont[ss,10pt]

\startFLOWchart[Beslisboom1]

\bgroup
	\setupFLOWshapes%
		[framecolor=Blau]
	\setupFLOWlines%
		[dash=no,color=Blau]

   \startFLOWcell
	\name{Start}
	\location {3,1}
	\shape{12}
	\connection[b,t]{Test1}
	\text{metaal in eindproduct}
   \stopFLOWcell

   \startFLOWcell
	\name{Test1}
	\location {3,2}
	\shape{45}
	\text{beheersmaatregel uitgevoerd?}
	\connection[b,t]{Test2}
	\label [b]{j}
	\setupFLOWlines%
		[color=black,dash=yes]
	\connection[l,t]{Test4}
	\label[l]{n}
   \stopFLOWcell

   \startFLOWcell
	\name{Test2}
	\location {3,3}
	\shape{45}
	\text{gereduceerd?\\ge\"elimineerd?}
	\setupFLOWlines%
		[color=black,dash=yes]
	\connection[b,t]{Test3}
	\label[b]{n}
	\setupFLOWlines%
		[color=Blau,dash=no]
	\connection[r,r]{Test6}
	\label[r]{j}
   \stopFLOWcell

   \startFLOWcell
	\name{Test6}
	\location {3,6}
	\shape{45}
	\text{laater in proces\\nog beheers\\maatregelen?}
	\connection[b,t]{CCPja}
	\label[b]{n}
	\setupFLOWlines
		[dash=yes, color=black]
	\connection[l,r]{Node2}
	\label[l]{j}
   \stopFLOWcell

   \startFLOWcell
	\name{CCPja}
	\location {3,7}
	\shape{12}
	\text{\bf{CCP}}
   \stopFLOWcell

\egroup

\bgroup

\setupFLOWlines%
	[dash=yes,arrow=yes]

   \startFLOWcell
	\name{Test4}
	\location {2,3}
	\shape{45}
	\text{beheersmaatregel noodzakelijk?}
	\connection[b,t]{Test5}
	\label [b]{j}
	\connection[r,r]{Node1}
	\label[r]{n}
   \stopFLOWcell

   \startFLOWcell
	\name{Test5}
	\location {2,4}
	\shape{45}
	\text{beheerst door alg.\\procedure?}
	\connection[b,t]{Node1}
	\label [b]{j}
	\connection[l,r]{Aanpassen}
	\label[l]{n}
   \stopFLOWcell

   \startFLOWcell
	\name{Aanpassen}
	\location {1,4}
	\shape{action}
	\text{Aanpassen proces \\ of maatregel}
	\connection[t,l]{Start}
   \stopFLOWcell

   \startFLOWcell
	\name{Node1}
	\location {2,5}
	\shape{node}
	\text{}
	\connection[b,t]{Node2}
   \stopFLOWcell

   \startFLOWcell
	\name{Node2}
	\location {2,6}
	\shape{node}
	\text{}
	\connection[b,t]{CCPnee}
    \stopFLOWcell

   \startFLOWcell
	\name{CCPnee}
	\location {2,7}
	\shape{12}
	\text{\bf{geen CCP}}
   \stopFLOWcell

   \startFLOWcell
	\name{Test3}
	\location {3,4}
	\shape{45}
	\text{gevaar blijft?\\gevaar hoger?}
	\connection[b,t]{Test6}
	\label[b]{j}
	\connection[l,r]{Node1}
	\label[l]{n}
   \stopFLOWcell

\egroup
\stopFLOWchart

\starttext

\FLOWchart[Beslisboom1]

\stoptext

Re: FLOWchart: colored connections and other styles

[Henning Hraban Ramm]

Am Freitag, 12. April 2002 22:40 schrieb W. Egger:
> > How can I change color or dashing for only one or a few connections?
> Some time ago I had to make a presentation, wherein I had to solve the
> above mentioned issues. At that time Hans gave me some tips. Though my
> example file is in Dutch, I believe that this example can help you find
> your way.

Thank you very much!
(Indeed the hint "use \bgroup ... \egroup" would have been enough.)

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Re: FLOWchart: colored connections and other styles

[John Culleton]

On Friday 12 April 2002 16:40, W. Egger wrote:
> Hallo Hraban
>
> > How can I change color or dashing for only one or a few
> > connections?
> >
> > Is it possible to set up some "classes" of cells that use the
> > usual shapes but other colors or line styles?
>
> Some time ago I had to make a presentation, wherein I had to solve
> the above mentioned issues. At that time Hans gave me some tips.
> Though my example file is in Dutch, I believe that this example can
> help you find your way.
>

Very interesting! The flowchart package is one that I need and had
not heard of before. Unfortunately when I try to run your 
testchart.tex I have two problems:

1. I t cnnot find metafun.mem so it tries to use metapost.mem. I have
neither file. Is this something Windows-specific? 

2. It blows up on the following:

This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.1)
Sorry, I can't find the mem file `metafun.mem'; will try `mpost.mem'.
(mpgraph.mp
! Number is too large (8000).
l.1 mpgraph:=8000

I am not a metapost user but I thought the flowchart module would
be useful.

Any thoughts on any of  the above?

I can't find metafun.mem anywhere.

John Culleton

Re: FLOWchart: colored connections and other styles

[Henning Hraban Ramm]

Am Sonntag, 14. April 2002 22:12 schrieb John Culleton:
> Very interesting! The flowchart package is one that I need and had
> not heard of before. Unfortunately when I try to run your

You seem to go unusual ways to ConTeXt, most time...
Many users came to ConTeXt (nearly) only for the chart module.

> 1. I t cnnot find metafun.mem so it tries to use metapost.mem. I have
> neither file. Is this something Windows-specific?

Did you make your ConTeXt formats with texexec?
Try simply "texexec --make" or "texexec --make metafun"

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Re: FLOWchart: colored connections and other styles

[John Culleton]

On Sunday 14 April 2002 17:36, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 14. April 2002 22:12 schrieb John Culleton:
> 
>
> > 1. I t cnnot find metafun.mem so it tries to use metapost.mem. I
> > have neither file. Is this something Windows-specific?
>
> Did you make your ConTeXt formats with texexec?
> Try simply "texexec --make" or "texexec --make metafun"

I had to do both    but now it works! Thanks very much. 

Now all I need to do is find documentaiton on the module.   In the 
meantime I will take your testchart.tex and experiment with it. 

I came to Context for features like interaction and the inmargin 
capability.  Flowcharting is a welcome bonus. I believe Context
is the wave of the future for TeX.  Thanks go to  Hans H. and the 
development community.

John Culleton  

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Re: FLOWchart: colored connections and other styles

[Hans Hagen]

At 09:57 AM 4/15/2002 -0400, John Culleton wrote:
>On Sunday 14 April 2002 17:36, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:
> > Am Sonntag, 14. April 2002 22:12 schrieb John Culleton:
> >
> >
> > > 1. I t cnnot find metafun.mem so it tries to use metapost.mem. I
> > > have neither file. Is this something Windows-specific?
> >
> > Did you make your ConTeXt formats with texexec?
> > Try simply "texexec --make" or "texexec --make metafun"
>
>I had to do both    but now it works! Thanks very much.
>
>Now all I need to do is find documentaiton on the module.   In the
>meantime I will take your testchart.tex and experiment with it.
>
>I came to Context for features like interaction and the inmargin
>capability.  Flowcharting is a welcome bonus. I believe Context
>is the wave of the future for TeX.  Thanks go to  Hans H. and the
>development community.

www.pragma-ade.com -> big picture -> showcase -> manuals -> charts manual

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Re: FLOWchart: colored connections and other styles

[W. Egger]

Hi John,

On the PRAGMA site there is a new manual on flowcharting. - Its very good!

Willi

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From: John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com>
To: Henning Hraban Ramm <angerweit@gmx.net>; ntg-context
<ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: FLOWchart: colored connections and other styles

> On Sunday 14 April 2002 17:36, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:
> > Am Sonntag, 14. April 2002 22:12 schrieb John Culleton:
> >
> >
> > > 1. I t cnnot find metafun.mem so it tries to use metapost.mem. I
> > > have neither file. Is this something Windows-specific?
> >
> > Did you make your ConTeXt formats with texexec?
> > Try simply "texexec --make" or "texexec --make metafun"
>
> I had to do both    but now it works! Thanks very much.
>
> Now all I need to do is find documentaiton on the module.   In the
> meantime I will take your testchart.tex and experiment with it.
>
> I came to Context for features like interaction and the inmargin
> capability.  Flowcharting is a welcome bonus. I believe Context
> is the wave of the future for TeX.  Thanks go to  Hans H. and the
> development community.
>
> John Culleton
>
>
>
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Re: FLOWchart: colored connections and other styles

[W. Egger]

Hi John,

You need to make the metafun.mem and put it into e.g. texmf-var\web2c. This
is not Windows specific. You obtain the file by running texexec --make
metafun. Be aware, that the file is created in the directory where you run
texexec.

I hope this helps. Willi

Re: FLOWchart: colored connections and other styles

[John Culleton]

On Monday 15 April 2002 16:13, W. Egger wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> You need to make the metafun.mem and put it into e.g.
> texmf-var\web2c. This is not Windows specific. You obtain the file
> by running texexec --make metafun. Be aware, that the file is
> created in the directory where you run texexec.
>
> I hope this helps. Willi

More or less by dumb luck I followed earlier advice and ran:

texexec --make metafun
texexec --make

... and the file appeared in the correct directory and I could 
execute the sample testchart.tex file.  Then I tried a few charts and 
ran into trouble. Then Hans H. pointed me to the manual. A few more 
experiments and I was in business. I still don't understand what all
the parameters to \setupFLOWcharts do, but I found a combination
that will work and I am sticking to it :-)

Thanks again.

John Culleton 

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lucida bright fonts

[walter a kehowski]

I have the Lucida Bright fonts installed and they work just fine with MiKTeX/yap/dvips/reader.
However, once I tried to use them with context I get the error message below.
What is the problem? How can I get context to recognize the fonts?

I've already checked the archive and there seemed to be no resolution posted
to a similar problem.

Walter Kehowski

%%% log file
This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-14f-released-20000525-2.1 (MiKTeX 2.1)
(preloaded format=cont-en 2002.4.14)  15 APR 2002 18:25
entering extended mode
**fonts-lbr
(fonts-lbr.tex{pdftex.cfg}

ConTeXt  ver: 2001.11.13  fmt: 2002.4.14  int: english  mes: english

language       : language en is active
system         : cont-new loaded
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\cont-new.tex
systems        : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex!
system (E-TEX) : [line 473] \ifcsname 
)
system         : cont-old loaded
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\cont-old.tex
loading        : Context Old Macros
)
system         : cont-fil loaded
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\cont-fil.tex
loading        : Context File Synonyms
)
bodyfont       : 12pt rm is loaded
language       : patterns 2-en-2 2-uk-2 2-de-2 2-fr-2 2-es-2 2-nl-2 loaded
specials       : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-pre.tex
typescript     : [serif,sans,mono,math,handwriting] [lucida] [name,special,defa
ult]
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-syn.tex)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-enc.tex)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-siz.tex)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-map.tex)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-spe.tex
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\math-lbr.tex))
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-exa.tex)
typescript     : [serif,sans,mono,math,handwriting] [default] [size]
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-syn.tex)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-enc.tex)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-siz.tex)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-map.tex)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-spe.tex)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-exa.tex)
typescript     : [map] [default] []
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-syn.tex)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-enc.tex)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-siz.tex)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-map.tex
pdftex         : needs map file: original-ams-cmr.map
pdftex         : needs map file: original-ams-euler.map
pdftex         : needs map file: original-ams-logo.map
pdftex         : needs map file: original-micropress-informal.map
) (C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-spe.tex)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-exa.tex))
! Font \*12ptrmtf*=LucidaBright at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file
not f
ound.
\lastfontname ...idaBright at \scaledfont 

\donoparsefontspec ...sname \lastfontname 
                                          \relax \the \everyfont \relax

\xxdododefinefont ...2}\newfontidentifier 
                                          \doresetrelativefontsize \f...
\fontstrategy ...ame #2#3#4#5#6\endcsname 
                                          \let \fontstrategy \gobbles...
<inserted text> ...talternative \fontsize 
                                          \fontstrategy \autofontsize...
\synchronizefont ... \the \fontstrategies 
                                          \ifskipfontcharacteristics ...
...
l.6 \setupbodyfont[lbr]

? X
No pages of output.

Re: lucida bright fonts

[Hans Hagen]

At 06:33 PM 4/15/2002 -0700, walter a kehowski wrote:

>(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\context\base\type-exa.tex))
>! Font \*12ptrmtf*=LucidaBright at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file
>not f
>ound.
>\lastfontname ...idaBright at \scaledfont
>
>\donoparsefontspec ...sname \lastfontname
>                                           \relax \the \everyfont \relax
>
>\xxdododefinefont ...2}\newfontidentifier
>                                           \doresetrelativefontsize \f...
>\fontstrategy ...ame #2#3#4#5#6\endcsname
>                                           \let \fontstrategy \gobbles...
><inserted text> ...talternative \fontsize
>                                           \fontstrategy \autofontsize...
>\synchronizefont ... \the \fontstrategies
>                                           \ifskipfontcharacteristics ...
>...
>l.6 \setupbodyfont[lbr]

does

   [ber,lbr]

work? [i.e. berry names]

it looks like the SymbolicName onto filename mapping is missing.

alternatively you can use texfont to generate the lbr-texnansi alike tfm 
files and specify \setupencoding[default=texnansi]

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Re: One last thing:-)

[Hans Hagen]

At 02:44 PM 4/16/2002 -0600, Idris Samawi Hamid wrote:
> >%--------------------hans-test.tex-----------------------
> >>\starttext
> >>
> >>\usetypescriptfile[type-xxx]
> >>\usetypescript[arabtest]
> >>\setupbodyfont[omarab,12pt]
> >>
> >>This is a test % This is a test
> >>
> >>\switchtobodyfont[big] This is a test
> >>
> >>\switchtobodyfont[global] This is a test
> >>
> >>\switchtobodyfont[small] This is a test
> >>
> >>\switchtobodyfont[8pt] This is a test
> >>
> >>\stoptext
> >
> >eh, do you mean that (in the example text) you don't get a sans font?
>
>Rather, the font-size-changing commands do not do anything. Each line 
>above is printed in the sans font at the same size.
>
>Any idea what's wrong?

sure, the spec should say:

tf=SomeName sa 1

which means scaled at 1 times th ecurrent bodyfontsize

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Re: Let's try again:-> [was Re: One last thing:-)]

[Hans Hagen]

At 08:32 AM 4/17/2002 -0600, Idris Samawi Hamid wrote:

>\starttypescript [naskh] [omega] [size]
>
>    \definebodyfont
>      [20.7pt,17.3pt,14.4pt,12pt,11pt,10pt,9pt,8pt,7pt,6pt]
>      [rm]
>      [tf=Naskh,
>       bf=NaskhBold]

        tf=Naskh sa 1,
        bf=NaskhBold sa 1,
        ....

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Re: Lucida Bright fonts

[Hans Hagen]

At 08:56 PM 4/17/2002 -0700, walter.kehowski@gcmail.maricopa.edu wrote:
>Hans,
>
>Is there a problem in general with Lucida Bright fonts in ConTeXt right now or
>is it just a problem with my MiKTeX 2.1/ConTeXt-2001.11.13/Win2K setup? I
>would like to start playing and having fun with ConTeXt but only if I can get
>my beloved Lucida Bright fonts working.

No problem with lucida, you only need to set them up,

given that you have yoru lucida fonts organized in .../bh/lucida/... paths:

   texfont type-buy.dat --en=texnansi --ve=bh --co=lucida

will generate metrics and a test file; this file should run (not sure if 
miktex needs another treatment)

if you now set your defaultencoding to texnansi 
(\setupencoding[default=texnansi]) it should work

Hans

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Re: Lucida Bright fonts

[Hans Hagen]

At 07:02 PM 4/19/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Hans,
>
>I already have afm, tfm files and such located in C:\localtexmf\fonts//. 
>Will this
>command over-write these files?

no, because i use more meaningful names, like texnansi-lbr and alike

Hans

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Re: Context equivalent to \kern-1pt

[siepo]

On 18 Nov, Maarten Wisse wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Still working on the birth announcement. I tried to do some manual
> kerning tweaking on some of the characters, and I used \kern to
> achieve this. However, this low level command seems (I quite sure
> about that) to influence the allignment of the paragraph, which is
> centered by
> \steluitlijnenin[midden] in the preamble.
> So, my question is easy: is there a high level command in ConTeXt
> which does manaual kerning and doesn't affect allignment? Thanks for
> your comments,
> 
> 
> Maarten Wisse
> 
> P.S. Just a note which might be interesting for ConTeXt users. Hans
> uses Lucida fonts quite frequently, but they are not free. Now, in
> XFree86 4.0, the new version of Windows which is used on Linux
> distributions, Y&Y has freely provided a font called Lucidux which is
> a clone of Lucida. Make tfm and vf out of that, and you have at least
> Lucida, Lucida Bright and Lucida Sans. Nice for presentations for
> instance. Just change the presentation style file to Lucidux and it's
> fixed.

The Type1 versions of the Lucida fonts come with StarOffice 5.2, which
is free.

Siep 

Lucida Bright fonts (was Re: Context equivalent to \kern-1pt)

[Christopher Tipper]

> > Maarten Wisse
> > 
> > P.S. Just a note which might be interesting for ConTeXt users. Hans
> > uses Lucida fonts quite frequently, but they are not free. Now, in
> > XFree86 4.0, the new version of Windows which is used on Linux
> > distributions, Y&Y has freely provided a font called Lucidux which is
> > a clone of Lucida. Make tfm and vf out of that, and you have at least
> > Lucida, Lucida Bright and Lucida Sans. Nice for presentations for
> > instance. Just change the presentation style file to Lucidux and it's
> > fixed.
> 
> The Type1 versions of the Lucida fonts come with StarOffice 5.2, which
> is free.
> 
> Siep 

I've taken about 8 minutes looking at this issue with StarOffice 5.2 on windows, and it's not quite true. Certainly when I distill documents, Lucida comes out in native Type 1 in the output pdf's, but further investigation suggests that they start life as TrueType .ttf files, which of course lack ligatures and proper font-hinting. From what I can gather, StarOffice relies heavily on the JRE, which seems to have a bunch of classes to convert TrueType to Type1 "on-the-fly". Maybe somebody could correct me on this? Maybe different on Unices?

Christopher

Re: Lucida Bright fonts

[Christopher Tipper]

A case of wishful thinking I think. Lucida Bright .pfb's are _not_ distributed with StarOffice 5.2 on windows. Another reason to decamp to Linux? :-)

Christopher