The fact IMHO is that there's a potentially large base of ConTeXt users which are willing to learn the syntax but are scared about terminals, setting paths etc (well, me too: knowing substantially nothing of unix I'm never comfortable with unix aspects of my system) So, an installer is really welcome. Best -a- On 11 Jun 2008, at 22:43, Jesse Alama wrote: > I second Andrea's opinion -- I'm also looking forward to a > straightforward way of updating ConTeXt and kin. I'm comfortable with > > ctxtools --updatecontext, > > but much less comfortable updating binaries and fonts, based on my > experience screwing up my installation; a nice Mac OS X interface to > deal with all these would be great. How about allowing > installation of > modules from http://modules.contextgarden.net, too? > > (I admit that there's probably a good deal of FUD here on my part and > it's not as complicated as I think it is. My guess, though, is > that I'm > not alone.) > > Jesse > > Andrea Valle writes: > >> Wow, much needed. >> Looking forward to see it. >> >> Best >> >> -a- >> >> On 11 Jun 2008, at 18:05, Mojca Miklavec wrote: >> >> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Andrea Valle wrote: >> >> Hi Oliver, >> >> I've already assembled a working ConTeXt package based on >> the minimals >> that installs via the Apple installer. In other words, it >> will provide >> the same seamless installation experience to the user as >> known from >> the MacTeX package and, in fact, as known from any decent Mac >> software. >> >> Fantastic. Exactly what I need. But will you include TeXShop? >> >> You can use the existing TeXShop or any other editor. Besides >> that, in >> summer or autumn a new cross-platform editor by Jonathan Kew >> will be >> available. >> >> Will the tex >> file system be local (i.e. separated from the usual >> locations) ? >> >> You will be able to use PreferencePane to select whether you >> want to >> use MacTeX or ConTeXt minimals (and which version), and that >> will be >> done globally. /usr/texbin will be a symlink to binaries. >> >> Mojca >> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> ______________ >> 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 >> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> ______________ >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> Andrea Valle >> -------------------------------------------------- >> CIRMA - DAMS >> Università degli Studi di Torino >> --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ >> --> http://www.myspace.com/andreavalle >> --> andrea.valle@unito.it >> -------------------------------------------------- >> >> " >> Think of it as seasoning >> . noise [salt] is boring >> . F(blah) [food without salt] can be boring >> . F(noise, blah) can be really tasty >> " >> (Ken Perlin on noise) >> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> ______________ >> 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 >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> ______________ > > -- > Jesse Alama (alama@stanford.edu) > > ______________________________________________________________________ > _____________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________________ > _____________ -------------------------------------------------- Andrea Valle -------------------------------------------------- CIRMA - DAMS Università degli Studi di Torino --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ --> http://www.myspace.com/andreavalle --> andrea.valle@unito.it -------------------------------------------------- " Think of it as seasoning . noise [salt] is boring . F(blah) [food without salt] can be boring . F(noise, blah) can be really tasty " (Ken Perlin on noise)