How is it possible to include DraTex code in Context ?

How is it possible to include DraTex code in Context ?

[Fabrice Larribe]

Hi,

    I'm presently doing my first steps with Context, which seems 
absolutly wonderfull... so thanks to the developper(s).
    In the past, I was using plain tex with a macro package called 
DraTex to draw all sorts of things; so I have a "library" of figures 
which I would like to resuse in Context. I have seen no specific 
reference in the Context manual(s) about the compatibility of Context 
with others plain tex packages. When I do: "\input DraTex.sty \input 
AlDraTex.sty" I have the message "No room for a new \dimen"... If I load 
only the first package (DraTex), this works, but for advances things, I 
need AlDraTex. So the question: how is it possible to include DraTex 
code in Context ?

    Thanks for any help.
    Fabrice L.

    Ps: I know metafun exists !

Re: How is it possible to include DraTex code in Context ?

[Hans Hagen]

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Fabrice Larribe wrote:

> Hi,
>
>    I'm presently doing my first steps with Context, which seems 
> absolutly wonderfull... so thanks to the developper(s).
>    In the past, I was using plain tex with a macro package called 
> DraTex to draw all sorts of things; so I have a "library" of figures 
> which I would like to resuse in Context. I have seen no specific 
> reference in the Context manual(s) about the compatibility of Context 
> with others plain tex packages. When I do: "\input DraTex.sty \input 
> AlDraTex.sty" I have the message "No room for a new \dimen"... If I 
> load only the first package (DraTex), this works, but for advances 
> things, I need AlDraTex. So the question: how is it possible to 
> include DraTex code in Context ?
>

you may try the attachec module

- move the file to context/base
- run mktexlsr
- in the document say: \usemodule[dratex]

the two line hack in teh file is needed to bypass dratex's dimension 
allocation stuff

no guarantees

Hans

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Re: How is it possible to include DraTex code in Context?

[Hans Hagen]

Fabrice Larribe wrote

>>
> Thanks for your help. I have put the two files in context/base, and 
> use \usemodule. In the log,
> the system inform that the two modules are loaded. But I have the same 
> error, "No room for a new \dimen".
> So this is not working. Unless you have others ideas, I guess I have 
> to do my figures in plain tex to obtain
> pdf, and then use the pdf in Context. Of course, a better solution is 
> to learn metafun....!!
> Thanks for your help.


can you make a small test file that shows the problem?

(when we have it working i'll ask Eitan to fix this, i.e. adapt dratex 
to etex usage)

Hans

Re: How is it possible to include DraTex code in Context?

[Fabrice Larribe]

Hi,

> Fabrice Larribe wrote:
>
> When I do: "\input DraTex.sty \input
> > AlDraTex.sty" I have the message "No room for a new \dimen"... If I
> > load only the first package (DraTex), this works, but for advances
> > things, I need AlDraTex. So the question: how is it possible to
> > include DraTex code in Context ?
> >
>
Hans Hagen wrote:

> you may try the attachec module
>
> - move the file to context/base
> - run mktexlsr
> - in the document say: \usemodule[dratex]
>
> the two line hack in teh file is needed to bypass dratex's dimension
> allocation stuff
>
> no guarantees
>
> Hans
>
Thanks for your help. I have put the two files in context/base, and use 
\usemodule. In the log,
the system inform that the two modules are loaded. But I have the same 
error, "No room for a new \dimen".
So this is not working. Unless you have others ideas, I guess I have to 
do my figures in plain tex to obtain
pdf, and then use the pdf in Context. Of course, a better solution is to 
learn metafun....!!
Thanks for your help.
Fabrice L.