From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/55255 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Hans Hagen Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Using ConTeXt for a thesis? Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:08:07 +0100 Message-ID: <4B2CDE47.7030709@wxs.nl> References: <4B2CDB53.8040305@gmail.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"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1261231720 11131 80.91.229.12 (19 Dec 2009 14:08:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:08:40 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Sat Dec 19 15:08:33 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NLzyy-000259-Q6 for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:08:32 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED246C9C85; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:08:29 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id u8WB8jpv9Kwf; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:08:23 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60E3EC9C35; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:08:23 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26963C9C0E for ; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:08:17 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id T4FJMvG8vOPF for ; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:08:10 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from mail.solcon.net (dsl-083-247-100-017.solcon.nl [83.247.100.17]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8A96C9C15 for ; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:08:08 +0100 (CET) X-Default-Received-SPF: pass (skip=loggedin (res=PASS)) x-ip-name=10.100.1.100; Original-Received: from [10.100.1.100] (unverified [10.100.1.100]) by controller-9 (SurgeMail 4.2a3) with ESMTP id 14262-1713362 for ; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:06:00 +0100 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) In-Reply-To: <4B2CDB53.8040305@gmail.com> X-Authenticated-User: hagen@controller-9 X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:55255 Archived-At: Manuel P. wrote: > Hi everyone! This is my first post here. > > I've a limited (but sufficient) experience with LaTeX (I've written > several work-related documents with it) and now I have to write my > undergraduate thesis (the deadline is mid-january 2010). I've been fairy > impressed by a book typesetted with ConTeXt, so I used it for some > documents and liked the idea and the configurability. The possibility of > having a unique and personalized look-and-feel for every document is > very appealing to me, and I have already began to assemble a style for > the thesis. > > However, I've a very limited experience with it and I wonder: is ConTeXt > the right choice in my circumstances? Can it be used without a degree in > typography? I can't write half thesis and then stumble on some obscure > (to me) typesetting problem, things have to be smooth and I need to > concentrate on content (but I still find desiderable a good unique > look). When I have a problem I try my best to resolve it by myself, but > given the limited time I can't learn and investigate everything, so if > I'll write my thesis in ConTeXt in some (desperate) cases I'll need your > help. > > What do you think? aditya wrote a quite impressive nice looking thesis so it is doable Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl ----------------------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________