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From: Taco Hoekwater <taco@elvenkind.com>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: ctx usage
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:54:58 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <48099742.6020803@elvenkind.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <268010E0-1DFD-4B9A-9088-D865EA3C37F6@science.uva.nl>

Hans van der Meer wrote:
> I am an ignoramus I know, but running context starts with the message:
> 	TeXExec | no ctx file found
> It seems quite normal because the "first document" on the wiki also  
> shows this message.
> I searched the wiki in vain through "ctx" and ".ctx" for an  
> explanation of its purpose. Can someone point me to that info?

Ctx files are optional, and contain commands for preprocessing
sources (like running xsltproc). The relevant manual:

  http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/xmanipulate.pdf

I must say I have never (knowingly) used one.

Best wishes,
Taco
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  reply	other threads:[~2008-04-19  6:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-04-19  6:44 Hans van der Meer
2008-04-19  6:54 ` Taco Hoekwater [this message]
2008-04-19 13:02   ` Hans Hagen
2008-04-19 13:19 ` Hans Hagen

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