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

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.

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

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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