From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/33679 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Xan Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Some questions about context Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:12:42 +0100 Message-ID: <45EC79BA.2000509@telefonica.net> References: <45EC1087.7040109@telefonica.net> <20070305144429.a3878c60.schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1173125594 26085 80.91.229.12 (5 Mar 2007 20:13:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 20:13:14 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Mon Mar 05 21:13:06 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HOJYK-0003CR-B1 for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:13:00 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB275FF; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 21:08:48 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 14950-01-3; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 21:08:42 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE5EFE2; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 21:08:42 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB4DAE2 for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 21:08:40 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 14950-01-2 for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 21:08:37 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ctsmtpout2.frontal.correo (smtp.telefonica.net [213.4.149.66]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4A2C30 for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 21:08:36 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from [192.168.1.4] (83.52.206.192) by ctsmtpout2.frontal.correo (7.2.056.6) (authenticated as DXpublica) id 45EAC12F00050BD4 for ntg-context@ntg.nl; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 21:12:47 +0100 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070104) In-Reply-To: <20070305144429.a3878c60.schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:33679 Archived-At: Well, thank you very much to all of you: Wolfgang, Aditya and Mojca. First of all thank you for answering to what I want (in latex groups people use to answer "this can't be done" or "do you really want that?") And secondly, wow!! you provided very amount of information: examples and code. Good!!! More than ever I imagine I will study all of that Thanks, Xan. PS: Yes, I refer to xyfig. And my version is texexec --version TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texexec : TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004 tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4) context : ver: 2005.01.31 cont-en : ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2006.6.1 mes: english total run time : 1 seconds in ubuntu system En/na Wolfgang Schuster ha escrit: > On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:43:51 +0100 > Xan wrote: > >> Hi, >> > > Hi Xan, > >> I'm new user of context. I gone from latex, which I use in the last 5 >> years intensively >> >> I read your wiki but I don't find some answers to my wishes. Basically I >> want to know what are the equivalent of latex commands/packages in >> context. Can you help me in thay?. Thanks in advance.... so let's go: >> >> 1) The first question is about landscape mode and xdvi. In latex, if we >> want landscape, we put: >> >> \documentclass[a4paper,10ptt,landscape]{article} >> >> but when we see .dvi in xdvi, xdvi does not detects automatically that >> it's in landscape mode. >> >> For that, we have to put: >> >> \usepackage[dvips,...]{geometry} >> >> now the xdvi show .dvi in landscape mode >> >> >> The question is, how we get the same in context?. If we put: >> >> \setuppapersize[A4,landscape][A4,landscape] >> >> the xdvi program does not detect that .dvi is in landscape mode. Is >> there an equivalent command of geometry that allow that? > > ConTeXt use PDF as default output format. A short test with the dvips > way show a rotated content but the page is not roatated, this seems to > be not suported > >> 2) In latex there is the fancyhdr package that allows to put lines at >> bottom and at top of the page and put right and left headings and >> footers like: \rhead{Hello} .... >> >> What is the equivalent in context? >> > > The ConTeXt method for headers is: > > \setupheadertexts[centered on odd and even page] > \setupheadertexts[left on odd and even page][right on odd and even page] > \setupheadertexts[left on even page][right on even page] > [left on odd page][right on odd page] > > The same methos id used for footer with \setupfootertexts instead of > \setupheadertexts. > > I attached a file that provides another way to set the headers and > footers in your document. You can use it with the command > \usemodule[wolf-txt]. A few examples can be found in the source. > >> 3) Is there an equivalent to the package lastpage in context? So can we >> put [number of page]/[total number of pages] at the bottom of the page? > > \setupfootertexts[\pagenumber/\lastpage] > >> 4) How can we create new counters in context? Like latex >> \newcounter{mycount} > > You can use the plain TeX command \newcount\mycount or the ConTeXt > command \newcounter\mycount to create a counter. The ConTeXt methos > provides also the two commands \increment\mycount to increase your own > counter by one and the command \decrement\mycount to reduce your own > counter by one. > >> 5) In mathematics, in context there are three modules: "nath", "amsl", >> "new math", according to http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Math >> >> What are these features and limitations? What is the "best"? > > ConTeXt provides now many functions from these modules by default. > Aditya wrote a few articles about the new option for maths in his My > Ways and at the wiki. > > Please take a look at the following articles > > http://dl.contextgarden.net/myway/mathalign.pdf > http://dl.contextgarden.net/myway/matharrows.pdf > >> 6) Is there an equivalent module of xyfig? >> > > Do you mean xypic? > > Take a look at Tikz/Pgf: > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgf/ > > or MetaPost/MetaFun: > > http://wiki.contextgarden.net/MetaPost > http://wiki.contextgarden.net/MetaFun > > bot come with their own manuals. > >> 7) Is there an equivalence of amssymbols?. How can I display for example >> $x \leadsto \int_a^b \arcsin (x+\cos \alhpa)$? >> > > This should work by default. AFAIK the AMS symbols are enabled by > default in ConTeXT. A short test worked without problems. > >> 8) How can we do a "minipage" in context? >> > > You can use the more powerful frame environemnt. > > \starttext > > \framed[width=6cm,align=right]{\readfile{knuth}\donothing\donothing} > > \stoptext > >> 9) Can you tell me some link about babel and hipernation? >> > > You set the language for your document with the \mainlanguage[xx] and > the \language[xx] commands where "xx" stands for your language id as > "en" for english. > >> Thank you very much, >> Xan. >> > > Wolfgang > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > %D \module > %D [ file=wolf-txt, > %D version=2006.10.28, > %D title=\CONTEXT\ User Module, > %D subtitle=Texts, > %D author=Wolfgang Schuster, > %D date=\currentdate, > %D copyright=Wolfgang Schuster] > > \writestatus{loading}{Context User Module / Texts} > > \unprotect > > \startnotmode[wolf] > > \def\????tx{@@@@tx} > > \def\useifdefined#1% > {\ifcsname#1\endcsname > \csname#1\endcsname > \fi} > > \stopnotmode > > %D \macros > %D {settoptexts, setheadertexts, settexttexts, > %D setfootertexts, setbottomtexts} > %D > %D \starttyping > %D \setheadertexts > %D [reset] > %D > %D \setheadertexts > %D [left=odd left,middle=odd middle,right=odd right] > %D > %D \setheadertexts > %D [text] > %D [left=odd left,middle=odd middle,right=odd right] > %D > %D \setheadertexts > %D [left=odd left,middle=odd middle,right=odd right] > %D [left=even left,middle=even middle,right=even right] > %D > %D \setheadertexts > %D [text] > %D [left=odd left,middle=odd middle,right=odd right] > %D [left=even left,middle=even middle,right=even right] > %D \stoptyping > > \def\settoptexts {\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[\v!top]} > \def\setheadertexts {\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[\v!header]} > \def\settexttexts {\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[\v!text]} > \def\setfootertexts {\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[\v!footer ]} > \def\setbottomtexts {\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[\v!bottom]} > > %\def\dosettextcontent[#1][#2][#3][#4][#5]% header text middle text/text > % {\iffifthargument > % \setvalue{\??tk#1#2\executeifdefined{:\c!text:#3:}\c!middletext}% > % {\dodoubletexts{\??tk#1}{#2}% > % {\c!leftstyle \c!leftcolor \c!leftwidth }{#4}% > % {\c!rightstyle\c!rightcolor\c!rightwidth}{#5}}% > % \else\iffourthargument > % \setvalue{\??tk#1#2\executeifdefined{:\c!text:#3:}\c!middletext}% > % {\dodoubletexts{\??tk#1}{#2}% > % {\c!leftstyle \c!leftcolor \c!leftwidth }{#4}% > % {\c!rightstyle\c!rightcolor\c!rightwidth}{#4}}% > % \else\ifthirdargument > % \setvalue{\??tk#1#2\c!middletext}% > % {\dodoubletexts{\??tk#1}{#2}% > % {\c!leftstyle \c!leftcolor \c!leftwidth }{#3}% > % {\c!rightstyle\c!rightcolor\c!rightwidth}{#3}}% > % \fi\fi\fi} > > \def\dosetextendedtexts[#1][#2][#3][#4]% > {\iffourthargument > \getparameters[\????tx\v!left] [#3] > \getparameters[\????tx\v!right][#4] > \dodosetextendedtexts{#1}{#2} > \else\ifthirdargument > \doifinsetelse{#2}{\v!text,\v!margin,\v!edge} > {\getparameters[\????tx\v!left] [#3] > \getparameters[\????tx\v!right][#3] > \dodosetextendedtexts{#1}{#2}} > {\getparameters[\????tx\v!left] [#2] > \getparameters[\????tx\v!right][#3] > \dodosetextendedtexts{#1}\v!text} > \else\ifsecondargument > \doifelse{#2}\v!reset > {\doresetextendedtexts{#1}} > {\getparameters[\????tx\v!left] [#2] > \getparameters[\????tx\v!right][#2] > \dodosetextendedtexts{#1}\v!text} > \fi\fi\fi} > > \def\dodosetextendedtexts#1#2% > {\setvalue{\??tk#1#2\c!lefttext}% > {\dodoubletexts@wolf{\??tk#1}{#2}% > {\c!leftstyle \c!leftcolor \c!leftwidth }{\useifdefined{\????tx\v!left \v!left }}% > {\c!rightstyle\c!rightcolor\c!rightwidth}{\useifdefined{\????tx\v!right\v!left }}}% > \setvalue{\??tk#1#2\c!middletext}% > {\dodoubletexts@wolf{\??tk#1}{#2}% > {\c!leftstyle \c!leftcolor \c!leftwidth }{\useifdefined{\????tx\v!left \v!middle}}% > {\c!rightstyle\c!rightcolor\c!rightwidth}{\useifdefined{\????tx\v!right\v!middle}}}% > \setvalue{\??tk#1#2\c!righttext}% > {\dodoubletexts@wolf{\??tk#1}{#2}% > {\c!leftstyle \c!leftcolor \c!leftwidth }{\useifdefined{\????tx\v!left \v!right }}% > {\c!rightstyle\c!rightcolor\c!rightwidth}{\useifdefined{\????tx\v!right\v!right }}}} > > \def\doresetextendedtexts#1% > {\def\docommand##1% > {\letvalue{\??tk#1##1\c!lefttext }\empty > \letvalue{\??tk#1##1\c!middletext}\empty > \letvalue{\??tk#1##1\c!righttext }\empty} > \processcommalist[text,margin,edge]\docommand} > > %\def\dosingletexts#1#2#3#4#5#6% > % {\bgroup > % \expandafter\convertargument#6\to\ascii > % \doifsomething\ascii > % {\doattributes{#1#2}#3#4% > % {\placetextlinestrut{#1}% here ! > % %\doifdefinedelse{\??mk\ascii\c!coupling} % brrr > % \doifelsemarking\ascii > % {\dolimitatetexts{#1#2#5}{\getmarking[\ascii][\v!first]}} > % {\ConvertConstantAfter\doifelse\v!pagenumber{#6} > % \@@plaatspaginanummer > % {\ConvertConstantAfter\doifelse\v!date{#6} > % {\currentdate} > % {% #6{}{}{} -> {} needed for macros that look > % % ahead, like \uniqueMPgraphic > % \opeenregel\dolimitatetexts{#1#2#5}{#6{}{}{}}}}}}}% > % \egroup} > > \def\dosingletexts@wolf#1#2#3#4#5#6% > {\bgroup > \edef\ascii@wolf{#6}% > \expandafter\convertargument\ascii@wolf\to\ascii > \doifsomething\ascii > {\doattributes{#1#2}#3#4% > {\placetextlinestrut{#1}% here ! > \doifelsemarking\ascii > {\dolimitatetexts{#1#2#5}{\getmarking[\ascii][\v!first]}} > {\doifelse\v!pagenumber{#6} > \@@plaatspaginanummer > {\doifelse\v!date{#6} > {\currentdate} > {\opeenregel\dolimitatetexts{#1#2#5}{#6{}{}{}}}}}}}% > \egroup} > > %\def\dodoubletexts#1#2#3#4#5#6% > % {\doifoddpageelse > % {\dosingletexts{#1}{#2}#3{#4}} % #3 => provides three arguments > % {\dosingletexts{#1}{#2}#5{#6}}} % #5 => provides three arguments > > \def\dodoubletexts@wolf#1#2#3#4#5#6% > {\doifoddpageelse > {\dosingletexts@wolf{#1}{#2}#3{#4}} % #3 => provides three arguments > {\dosingletexts@wolf{#1}{#2}#5{#6}}} % #5 => provides three arguments > > %D \macros{presettext} > %D > %D The next example demonstrates how we can use this > %D mechanism to provide page (event) dependent text lines. > %D > %D \starttyping > %D \presettext[chapter][footer][middle=pagenumber] > %D \setuphead[chapter][header=high,footer=chapter] > %D \setheadertexts[middle=pagenumber] > %D \setfootertexts[left=left,right=right] > %D \chapter{eerste} \dorecurse{20}{\input tufte \relax} > %D \chapter{tweede} \dorecurse{20}{\input tufte \relax} > %D \stoptyping > > %\def\definetext > % {\doseventupleempty\dodefinetext} > > \def\presettext > {\doquintupleempty\dopresettext} > > %\def\dodefinetext[#1][#2][#3][#4][#5][#6][#7]% > % {\ifseventhargument > % \setvalue{\??tk#2#3#1}{\dosixtupleempty\dosetuptexts[#2][#3][#4][#5][#6][#7]}% > % \else\ifsixthargument > % \setvalue{\??tk #2#1}{\dosixtupleempty\dosetuptexts[#2][#3][#4][#5][#6]}% > % \else\iffifthargument > % \setvalue{\??tk#2#3#1}{\dosixtupleempty\dosetuptexts[#2][#3][#4][#5]}% > % \else\iffourthargument > % \setvalue{\??tk #2#1}{\dosixtupleempty\dosetuptexts[#2][#3][#4]}% > % \else > % \setvalue{\??tk #2#1}{\dosixtupleempty\dosetuptexts[#2][#3]}% > % \fi\fi\fi\fi} > > \def\dopresettext[#1][#2][#3][#4][#5]% > {\iffifthargument > \setvalue{\??tk#2#3#1}{\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[#2][#3][#4][#5]}% > \else\iffourthargument > \setvalue{\??tk #2#1}{\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[#2][#3][#4]}% > \else > \setvalue{\??tk #2#1}{\doquadrupleempty\dosetextendedtexts[#2][#3]}% > \fi\fi} > > \protect \endinput > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context@ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context