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From: h h extern <pragma@wxs.nl>
Subject: Re: \setupsystem[random]
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 21:13:55 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <41A8E003.4040905@wxs.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <41A72C9C.80504@creutzig.de>

Christopher Creutzig wrote:
> Salvete,
> 
>  the line
> 
>   \setupsystem[random=261113]
> 
> causes an error for me:
> 
> ./CDaufdruck.tex:10: Arithmetic overflow.
> \verynormalnextrandom ...al \multiply \randomi 31
>                                                   \global \advance 
> \randomi ...
> 
> \normalnextrandom ...alyear \verynormalnextrandom
>                                                   \egroup
> \nextrandom ->\bgroup \normalnextrandom
>                                         \gdef \nextrandom {\ifcase 
> \randomse...
> <argument> ...ormaltime =\@@svrandom ]\nextrandom
>                                                   \egroup
> \firstofoneargument #1->#1
> 
> \dosetupsystem ...1]\setuprandomize [\@@svrandom ]
>                                                   \beforesplitstring 
> \@@svre...
> ...
> 
> 
> ConTeXt  ver: 2004.10.07  fmt: 2004.10.29  int: english  mes: english
> 
> regards,
>     Christopher

we could consider changing 1440 by 2880 in the next code (in texexec)

my ($sec, $min) = gmtime;
my $RandomSeed = ($min * 60 + $sec) % 1440;

ideas welcome ...

Hans


PS. you can say:  setupsystem[random=100]


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  reply	other threads:[~2004-11-27 20:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-11-26 13:16 \setupsystem[random] Christopher Creutzig
2004-11-27 20:13 ` h h extern [this message]
2004-11-29 12:15   ` \setupsystem[random] Christopher Creutzig
2004-11-29 13:50     ` \setupsystem[random] Hans Hagen
2004-11-29 15:41       ` \setupsystem[random] Christopher Creutzig
2004-11-29 16:11         ` \setupsystem[random] Hans Hagen

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