From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/34520 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: James Buchanan Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Which manual for basic drawing? Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 23:21:37 +1000 Message-ID: <46373EE1.6050700@internode.on.net> 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 1178025724 22082 80.91.229.12 (1 May 2007 13:22:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 13:22:04 +0000 (UTC) To: ntg-context@ntg.nl Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Tue May 01 15:22:02 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 1HisIp-0002mq-PI for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Tue, 01 May 2007 15:21:59 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2510F1FFB3; Tue, 1 May 2007 15:21:59 +0200 (CEST) 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 28836-01; Tue, 1 May 2007 15:21:52 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE4121FF03; Tue, 1 May 2007 15:21:51 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA6951FF03 for ; Tue, 1 May 2007 15:21:49 +0200 (CEST) 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 28050-06 for ; Tue, 1 May 2007 15:21:45 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from mail.internode.on.net (bld-mail07.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.71]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE48A1FEE5 for ; Tue, 1 May 2007 15:21:43 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from [10.1.1.2] (unverified [59.167.18.37]) by mail.internode.on.net (SurgeMail 3.8f2) with ESMTP id 28680660-1927428 for ; Tue, 01 May 2007 22:51:40 +0930 (CST) User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) 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:34520 Archived-At: Hello, I'm writing some simple workbooks for kids in grades 1 to 10 to help them with their math. I've worked with TeX and LaTeX for a while, until I was attracted to ConTeXt for is nice colors and things like that. I need to know how to: * Draw simple number lines, color if possible, label the cm dots or vertical lines, label the number line, fill in the numbers (or miss some out), place it where I want it, and perhaps have the label in a different color * Draw plane shapes like squares, rectangles, triangles and so on, just 2-D plane shapes. Outline in some color, inside with another color. Label them. Place them where I a want them. Sometimes I would like to extend the lines to show that all exterior angles add up to 360 degrees, things like that, and add in the arc and shade it in a different color. When doing basic material like: Solve: 6 + 7 + 4 = [box] Have the equals signs and boxes lined up (or not), two sets of simple add these numbers (or whatever) per column. The answer box could be filled with a light color. Is there a manual I should start with to learn how to do these things, and develop my own macros? First I would just like to learn how to do them, then gradually write my own macros. The material in my TeX Book and my Guide to LaTeX series gives instruction in drawing but it quickly progresses beyond my ability into 2-D shapes and so on. I understand basic things like \move{} and lineto{} and \lvec{} but that's where I get confused. I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good ConTeXt series of readings to come to grips to switching from TeX/LaTeX to ConTeXt and then onto drawing basics and fonts and colors. Thank you for your time, James Buchanan ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________