Using ConTeXt through MikTeX

Using ConTeXt through MikTeX

[Shailesh Ashok Shirali]

Hello, friends,
I posted this message some days back to the MikTeX mailing list, 
but would like to repeat it here.

I use MikTeX with the text editor TechnicCenter. I generally work 
with PDFLaTeX.

I have been reading about ConTeXt, which among other things 
enables the use of Metapost from within the package. (I wish to 
use Metapost as I need to draw lots of diagrams for Euclidean 
geometry.) It seems that one can configure MikTeX for ConTeXt.

Could any user of ConTeXt suggest how to do the configuring? I am 
not able to act on the tips given. I have located in "MikTeX 
Options" the option "cont-uk" (in the Formats tab) and have 
selected it; but am not sure of the next step.

I would be grateful for some advice on this matter. Thanks.

Sincerely,
Shailesh Shirali

Re: Using ConTeXt through MikTeX

[Hans Hagen]

Shailesh Ashok Shirali wrote:

>
> Hello, friends,
> I posted this message some days back to the MikTeX mailing list, but 
> would like to repeat it here.
>
> I use MikTeX with the text editor TechnicCenter. I generally work with 
> PDFLaTeX.
>
> I have been reading about ConTeXt, which among other things enables 
> the use of Metapost from within the package. (I wish to use Metapost 
> as I need to draw lots of diagrams for Euclidean geometry.) It seems 
> that one can configure MikTeX for ConTeXt.
>
> Could any user of ConTeXt suggest how to do the configuring? I am not 
> able to act on the tips given. I have located in "MikTeX Options" the 
> option "cont-uk" (in the Formats tab) and have selected it; but am not 
> sure of the next step.
>
> I would be grateful for some advice on this matter. Thanks.

- there should be a texexec.ini (if not copy texexec.rme to texexec.ini) in which you have to uncomment: 

  set TeXShell  to  miktex

- next you need to generate formats

  texexec --make --alone --all (maybe without alone) 

now you should be able to process files with 

  texexec  --pdf somefile

(more info on how to set up metapost runtime support can be found in the wiki/archives) 

Hans 


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