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[82.64.171.105]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id e5sm30009930wja.15.2014.02.09.14.31.17 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 09 Feb 2014 14:31:18 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <52F7D270.8040006@gyza.cz> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1827) X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: ntg-context@ntg.nl, base:default, @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=2a00:1450:400c:c03::22f; country=IE X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 07LomviLF - 62e962c7cc65 - 20140209 (trained as not-spam) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:86234 Archived-At: Hi, I do use ConTeXt for typesetting mathematics, and actually I began to use C= onTeXt several years ago for my work as a mathematician: up to now I haven= =92t encountered a single instance in which ConTeXt would not give the expe= cted result, and as a matter of fact the out-of-the-box capabilities and th= e quality of the typestting when using ConTeXt seems to me quite superior t= o plain TeX or LaTeX. I use ConTeXt for writing exercise sheets, lecture no= tes, and drafts of papers and all the presentations for my talks. It is true that when submitting my papers to journals, unfortunately I have= to switch back to LaTeX, but even so I prefer using ConTeXt in all the pre= paration steps because it is more convenient to use, and also I can use the= se notes directly for my lecture notes and presentations. = Now coming to answer your questions: > I have a few questions: > = > 0. Do you think that this is only a problem for beginners of ConText or i= t is a general problem of ConTeXt? All depends on how complex one's document is, and how deep one=92s knowledg= e of TeX and ConTeXt is. > 1. How many of ConTeXt users use this tool for typesetting of non-element= ary mathematics? I cannot say anything about the overall number of users, but as I said abov= e I use it for the kind of maths I am doing: some of it is really not eleme= ntary=85 > 2. Are you satisfied with the results, which produces ConTeXt (thinking i= n the field of mathematics rate)? I am absolutely satisfied with the results. > 3. What things do you need to have in ConTeXt study that one could bet ma= thematics at a reasonable level? My knowledge of TeX and ConTeXt is rather elementary, but this does not pre= vent me to use ConTeXt. Moreover in the rare situations in which I don=92t = know how to achieve a certain result, there a good group of gurus on the ma= iling list to help solve my problem. > 4. Is ConTeXt able to substitute LaTeX to typesetting of math (e.g. in th= e future)? For sure it is: the reason for which ConTeXt is seldom used among mathemati= cians (or other scientists) is the fact that journals have developped speci= fic macros for their layout and despite the fact that the quality and short= comings of LaTeX are well-known, publishers of these journals are more than= reluctant to switch to a more modern macro package of TeX, such as ConTeXt. > 5. Can you think of any more questions that should be here? Maybe one can imagine a script which would downgrade a file written in ConT= eXt to a LaTeX file, once one accepts to lose the quality of the typesettin= g=85 Best regards: OK On 9 f=E9vr. 2014, at 20:09, Jaroslav Hajtmar wrote: > Hello ConTeXist. > I am very sorry for this OFF TOPIC contribution. > = > For writing of this text led me several hours of searching on internet. I= was looking for ways to typing of non-elementary math in ConTeXt > = > Already a long time I use ConTeXt typesetting lot of different things and= I am very satisfied. In the many things, of which I typed, was maths repre= sented only marginally and minimally. Now I need to type some mathematics (= at secondary school level) and I found that I came across borders of my kno= wledge of ConTeXt, or on possibilities of ConTeXt for typesetting of mathem= atics. > I do not in any way call into question the ability of ConTeXt typesetting= mathematics, although I think that who wants to type mathematics then use = LaTeX. > I want find experience of users of ConTeXt for real using of ConTeXt for = typesetting of mathematics. I wonder how users use possible math modules (e= xist anything?) to be usable results. > = > I have a few questions: > = > 0. Do you think that this is only a problem for beginners of ConText or i= t is a general problem of ConTeXt? > 1. How many of ConTeXt users use this tool for typesetting of non-element= ary mathematics? > 2. Are you satisfied with the results, which produces ConTeXt (thinking i= n the field of mathematics rate)? > 3. What things do you need to have in ConTeXt study that one could bet ma= thematics at a reasonable level? > 4. Is ConTeXt able to substitute LaTeX to typesetting of math (e.g. in th= e future)? > 5. Can you think of any more questions that should be here? > = > = > I hope that my question will help other beginners who would like to typin= g of mathematics use ConText - this unique and useful tool. > = > Thanks for all the answers. > = > Jaroslav Hajtmar > = > = > _________________________________________________________________________= __________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to= the Wiki! > = > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-co= ntext > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > _________________________________________________________________________= __________ ___________________________________________________________________________= ________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to t= he Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-cont= ext webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________= ________