From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/55878 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thomas Floeren Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Context and Windows7 Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:59:47 +0100 Message-ID: <4B6732B3.1050003@me.com> References: <4B66C046.9000106@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 1265097942 6711 80.91.229.12 (2 Feb 2010 08:05:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 08:05:42 +0000 (UTC) To: ntg-context@ntg.nl Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Tue Feb 02 09:05:40 2010 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 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NcDlT-0002HF-O7 for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:05:39 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB456C9CA2; Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:06:32 +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 3LQvYr-ncpOG; Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:06:32 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E3D9C9CA4; Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:06:26 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0545FC9C88 for ; Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:02:06 +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 8CUMkv1e7MxX for ; Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:01:48 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from asmtpout026.mac.com (asmtpout026.mac.com [17.148.16.101]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EE5FC9C7C for ; Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:01:46 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from [10.0.1.10] ([81.13.162.79]) by asmtp026.mac.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-8.01 (built Dec 16 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0KX6009X1I8YEE70@asmtp026.mac.com> for ntg-context@ntg.nl; Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:37 -0800 (PST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0908210000 definitions=main-1002010175 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.7) Gecko/20100111 Thunderbird/3.0.1 In-reply-to: <4B66C046.9000106@gmail.com> X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:06:23 +0100 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:55878 Archived-At: On 01.02.2010 12:51, Keith McKay wrote: > I want to install ConText on my Windows7 computer. I thought that it > would be a good idea if I checked the mailing list archive first, to > see if there had been any problems with Windows7. I didn't find any > messages related to Windows7, but I don't know if this is a good or > bad thing. There is 1 page on the wiki regarding a problem with the > complete configuration of Context in Windows7 and Scite which a user has. > No problems at all with Windows7 (64bit). > I was going to go ahead and download the mswin zip file from the > pragma web site, but, the zip file just seems to exist there now as > the minimals distribution, rather than the 'big' distribution I had on > my old computer (which has gone to that great scrap heap in the sky > due to a catastrophic failure). > > So, I'm looking for advice before I go any further. Should I download > the minimals and look into an editor other than Scite, which I never > felt totally comfortable with anyway. A good Windows editor is Notepad++. I started out with Scite, then used TeXworks for some time also. TeXworks is nice with the integrated pdf view and synctex, but is not really comfortable as editor. Notepad++ has the same editing comfort as Scite (both on Scintilla) plus a 'friendly' gui and some nice features like double editor windows, a very good "search in all open files", and some very handy plugins (compare, explorer, NPPexec ...). Do a search on the list and you will find a context-npp package made by one of the list members. It's a bit dated (you have to tweak some things) but it will help you greatly to get an idea how to set up the editor for context. > Should I just go straight to luatex and MKIV? Are there other options > available? > From my personal experience: For small quick projects - where you immediately see if the needed things work or not - I use mkiv, but for longer, format rich, meandering projects its safer (better for the nerves) to use mkii . I already started two longer projects with mkiv and always had to retreat to mkii because in the course of the work I stumbled upon some (for me) unsolvable problems that were crucial for my project, and not solved by the development of mkiv within my time frame. But anyway, also the next big project I will fearlessly begin giving mkiv a try, and with a bit of luck I will not fall into a mkiv pit hole ;) Best wishes Thomas ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________