Error using \starttextbackground.

Error using \starttextbackground.

[John Culleton]

I want a gray background in a particular column.
Here is some pertinent code (copied from details.pdf)

\definetextbackground[bar]
[backgroundcolor=textgray,
backgroundoffset=.25cm,
offset=.5cm,
frame=off,
location=paragraph,
color=black]
...and here is where I want the background:
\column
\starttextbackground[bar]
This is column three text with background and all kinds of
other stuff.
\stoptextbackground
...and here is the compile error:
-----------------------------------------------
   generating graphics : metaposting mpgraph.mp

 TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003

              metapost : mpgraph
                format : metafun
This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.7x)
(mpgraph.mp
>> spotcolors
>> true
! Equation cannot be performed (numeric=boolean).
<to be read again>
                   ;
l.23 spotcolors := true ;
---------------------------------------------
If I use \startbackground(etc) in the same spot
I get no error but I don't like the quality.

Hints?

John Culleton

Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[Hans Hagen]

At 17:52 08/04/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.7x)
>(mpgraph.mp
> >> spotcolors
> >> true
>! Equation cannot be performed (numeric=boolean).
><to be read again>
>                    ;
>l.23 spotcolors := true ;
>---------------------------------------------
>If I use \startbackground(etc) in the same spot
>I get no error but I don't like the quality.

looks like soem mismatch between metafun and context; spot colors were 
added half a year ago

Hans


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Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[Patrick Gundlach]

John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:

Hello John,

> ...and here is the compile error:
> -----------------------------------------------
>    generating graphics : metaposting mpgraph.mp
>
>  TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003

this looks new enough to me. And the following file works fine for me:

%output=pdf
\setupcolors[state=start]
\definecolor[textgray][lightgray]
\definetextbackground[bar]
   [backgroundcolor=textgray,
    backgroundoffset=.25cm,
    offset=.5cm,
    frame=off,
    location=paragraph,
    color=black]

\starttext
\definecolumnset[two][n=2]
\startcolumnset[two]
\setuptolerance[tolerant]
\dorecurse{5}{\input tufte
\par}
\column
\starttextbackground[bar]
\input tufte
\stoptextbackground
\stopcolumnset
\input knuth
\stoptext


Please make sure that you use a current metafun format. If it does
not work, you might think about posting the complete output of the
texexec run, since it may reveal some errors. And please: post
complete (non) working examples, not some fragments. It helps to spot the
errors.

Patrick

Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[John Culleton]

On Wednesday 09 April 2003 03:29 am, Hans Hagen wrote:
> At 17:52 08/04/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.7x)
> >(mpgraph.mp
> >
> > >> spotcolors
> > >> true
> >
> >! Equation cannot be performed (numeric=boolean).
> ><to be read again>
> >                    ;
> >l.23 spotcolors := true ;
> >---------------------------------------------
> >If I use \startbackground(etc) in the same spot
> >I get no error but I don't like the quality.
>
> looks like soem mismatch between metafun and context; spot colors were
> added half a year ago
>
> Hans

OK downloaded  cont-tmf.zip on Apr 5 and cont-mpd.zip today.
Unzipped them. Ran texhash. Ran fmtutil --all. ran texhash again.
Same error.
Here is the test file:
------------------------------
\setupoutput [pdftex]
\setupurl [style=type]
\definepapersize[fullw][width=11in,height=8.5in]
%
\definetextbackground[bar]
[backgroundcolor=gray,
backgroundoffset=.25cm,
offset=.5cm,
frame=off,
location=paragraph,
color=black]
%
\definecolumnset[thre][n=3]
\setupcolumnset[thre][1][width=4.5in]
\setupcolumnset[thre][2][width=3in]
\setupcolumnset[thre][3][width=1.5in]
%
\setuppapersize[fullw][fullw]
%
\starttext
\startcolumnset[thre]
Column one (figure)
\column
Column 2 text.
\column
\starttextbackground[bar]
column three text with background
\stoptextbackground
\page[new]
\stoptext
------------------------------------
Do I need to upgrade Metapost also? Here's mine:
This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.7x)

Sorry to be such a bother.

John C. 

Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[Patrick Gundlach]

John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:

Hello John,

> Do I need to upgrade Metapost also? Here's mine:
> This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.7x)
No, that is fine.

Please post the output of your texexec run.

Patrick

Re: Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[John Culleton]

On Wednesday 09 April 2003 03:49 pm, Patrick Gundlach wrote:
> John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:
>
> Hello John,
>
> > Do I need to upgrade Metapost also? Here's mine:
> > This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.7x)
>
> No, that is fine.
>
> Please post the output of your texexec run.
>
> Patrick
>
Thanks!

Here is my run, with only some repetitive duplicate font errors
excluded:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


 TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003

            executable : pdfetex
                format : cont-en
             inputfile : testmaster
                output : standard
             interface : en
          current mode : none
               TeX run : 1

This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5)
 %&-line parsing enabled.
entering extended mode
(./testmaster.tex{/usr/TeX/texmf-var/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg}

ConTeXt  ver: 2003.3.11  fmt: 2003.4.9  int: english  mes: english

language       : language en is active
<protectionstate 0>
system         : cont-new loaded
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
systems        : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex!
)
system         : cont-old loaded
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex
loading        : Context Old Macros
)
system         : cont-fil loaded
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex
loading        : Context File Synonyms
)
bodyfont       : 12pt rm is loaded
language       : patterns 2:2-en-2 4:2-de-2 5:2-fr-2 6:2-es-2 7:2-it-2 
8:2-nl-2
 loaded
specials       : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded
system         : testmaster.top loaded
(./testmaster.top)
pdftex         : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map
pdftex         : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map
pdftex         : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map
specials       : loading definition file tpd
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex
specials       : loading definition file fdf
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex <unprotect 3>
system (E-TEX) : [line 1815] \ifcsname 
<unprotect 4> <protect 4> <protect 3>)
specials       : fdf loaded
)
specials       : fdf,tpd loaded
(./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo)
(./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo)
(./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo)
(./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo)
systems        : begin file testmaster at line 20

Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 22--24
[][][]/cmr12/Column one (fig-ure)

Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 24--26
[][][]/cmr12/Column 2 text.

Overfull \hbox (6.15631pt too wide) in paragraph at lines 27--28
[][][]/cmr12/column three text with
systems        : randomizer starts with 1145905430
[MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.4000)
layout         : calculating backgrounds
[1.1{/usr/TeX/texmf-var/dvips/config/pdftex.map
Warning: pdfetex (file /usr/TeX/texmf-var/dvips/config/pdftex.map): entry for 
`
cob' already exists, duplicates ignored
...
### simple group (level 1) entered at line 22 ({)
### bottom level
(see the transcript file for additional 
information)</usr/TeX/texmf/fonts/type1
/bluesky/cm/cmr12.pfb>
Output written on testmaster.pdf (1 page, 7938 bytes).
Transcript written on testmaster.log.

              run time : 1 seconds
   generating graphics : metaposting mpgraph.mp

 TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003

              metapost : mpgraph
                format : metafun
This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.7x)
(mpgraph.mp
>> spotcolors
>> true
! Equation cannot be performed (numeric=boolean).
<to be read again> 
                   ;
l.23 spotcolors := true ;
                         
? >> SaveTextAreas
! Isolated expression.
<to be read again> 
                   ;
l.94 SaveTextAreas ;
                    
? ! Missing `)' has been inserted.
<to be read again> 
                   :
RegisterTextArea->...extAreas]=round(urcorner.p)):
                                                  
p:=ulcorner.TextAreas[NOfT...
l.97 ...t,89.693pt,216.81pt,431.53403pt,4.05064pt)
                                                  ;
? ! Missing `)' has been inserted.
<to be read again> 
                   :
RegisterTextArea->...extAreas]=round(urcorner.p)):
                                                  
p:=ulcorner.TextAreas[NOfT...
l.97 ...t,89.693pt,216.81pt,431.53403pt,4.05064pt)
                                                  ;
? OK, entering batchmode error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:23
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:94
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:97
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:97
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:98
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:98
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:101
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:109
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:109
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:109
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:110
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:110
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:110
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:111
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:111
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:111
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:118
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:118
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:119
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:119
 error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:120

        total run time : 8 seconds
  sorting and checking : running texutil

 TeXUtil 7.5 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2003
 
                action : processing commands, lists and registers 
                option : sorting IJ under Y 
                option : converting high ASCII values 
            input file : testmaster.tui 
           output file : testmaster.tuo 
       passed commands : 20 
         remapped keys : 0 
      register entries : 0 -> 0 entries 0 references 
       synonym entries : 0 -> 0 entries 
        embedded files : 1 

        total run time : 9 seconds
	-------------------------------------------
I hope I just made a stupid mistake and someone can spot it. 


John C. 

Re: Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[John Culleton]

On Wednesday 09 April 2003 04:30 pm, John Culleton wrote:
> On Wednesday 09 April 2003 03:49 pm, Patrick Gundlach wrote:
> > John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:
> >
> > Hello John,
> >
> > > Do I need to upgrade Metapost also? Here's mine:
> > > This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.7x)
> >
> > No, that is fine.
> >
> > Please post the output of your texexec run.
> >
> > Patrick
>
> Thanks!
>
> Here is my run, with only some repetitive duplicate font errors
> excluded:
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>  TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003
>
>             executable : pdfetex
>                 format : cont-en
>              inputfile : testmaster
>                 output : standard
>              interface : en
>           current mode : none
>                TeX run : 1
>
> This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5)
>  %&-line parsing enabled.
> entering extended mode
> (./testmaster.tex{/usr/TeX/texmf-var/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg}
>
> ConTeXt  ver: 2003.3.11  fmt: 2003.4.9  int: english  mes: english
>
> language       : language en is active
> <protectionstate 0>
> system         : cont-new loaded
> (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
> systems        : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex!
> )
> system         : cont-old loaded
> (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex
> loading        : Context Old Macros
> )
> system         : cont-fil loaded
> (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex
> loading        : Context File Synonyms
> )
> bodyfont       : 12pt rm is loaded
> language       : patterns 2:2-en-2 4:2-de-2 5:2-fr-2 6:2-es-2 7:2-it-2
> 8:2-nl-2
>  loaded
> specials       : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded
> system         : testmaster.top loaded
> (./testmaster.top)
> pdftex         : needs map file: original-context-symbol.map
> pdftex         : needs map file: pl0-ams-cmr.map
> pdftex         : needs map file: original-vogel-symbol.map
> specials       : loading definition file tpd
> (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex
> specials       : loading definition file fdf
> (/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex <unprotect 3>
> system (E-TEX) : [line 1815] \ifcsname
> <unprotect 4> <protect 4> <protect 3>)
> specials       : fdf loaded
> )
> specials       : fdf,tpd loaded
> (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo)
> (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo)
> (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo)
> (./testmaster.tuo) (./testmaster.tuo)
> systems        : begin file testmaster at line 20
>
> Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 22--24
> [][][]/cmr12/Column one (fig-ure)
>
> Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 24--26
> [][][]/cmr12/Column 2 text.
>
> Overfull \hbox (6.15631pt too wide) in paragraph at lines 27--28
> [][][]/cmr12/column three text with
> systems        : randomizer starts with 1145905430
> [MP to PDF] (./mpgraph.4000)
> layout         : calculating backgrounds
> [1.1{/usr/TeX/texmf-var/dvips/config/pdftex.map
> Warning: pdfetex (file /usr/TeX/texmf-var/dvips/config/pdftex.map): entry
> for `
> cob' already exists, duplicates ignored
> ...
> ### simple group (level 1) entered at line 22 ({)
> ### bottom level
> (see the transcript file for additional
> information)</usr/TeX/texmf/fonts/type1
> /bluesky/cm/cmr12.pfb>
> Output written on testmaster.pdf (1 page, 7938 bytes).
> Transcript written on testmaster.log.
>
>               run time : 1 seconds
>    generating graphics : metaposting mpgraph.mp
>
>  TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003
>
>               metapost : mpgraph
>                 format : metafun
> This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.7x)
> (mpgraph.mp
>
> >> spotcolors
> >> true
>
> ! Equation cannot be performed (numeric=boolean).
> <to be read again>
>                    ;
> l.23 spotcolors := true ;
>
> ? >> SaveTextAreas
> ! Isolated expression.
> <to be read again>
>                    ;
> l.94 SaveTextAreas ;
>
> ? ! Missing `)' has been inserted.
> <to be read again>
>
> RegisterTextArea->...extAreas]=round(urcorner.p)):
>
> p:=ulcorner.TextAreas[NOfT...
> l.97 ...t,89.693pt,216.81pt,431.53403pt,4.05064pt)
>                                                   ;
> ? ! Missing `)' has been inserted.
> <to be read again>
>
> RegisterTextArea->...extAreas]=round(urcorner.p)):
>
> p:=ulcorner.TextAreas[NOfT...
> l.97 ...t,89.693pt,216.81pt,431.53403pt,4.05064pt)
>                                                   ;
> ? OK, entering batchmode error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:23
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:94
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:97
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:97
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:98
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:98
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:101
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:109
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:109
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:109
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:110
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:110
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:110
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:111
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:111
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:111
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:118
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:118
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:119
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:119
>  error in metapost run : mpgraph.mp:120
>
>         total run time : 8 seconds
>   sorting and checking : running texutil
>
>  TeXUtil 7.5 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2003
>
>                 action : processing commands, lists and registers
>                 option : sorting IJ under Y
>                 option : converting high ASCII values
>             input file : testmaster.tui
>            output file : testmaster.tuo
>        passed commands : 20
>          remapped keys : 0
>       register entries : 0 -> 0 entries 0 references
>        synonym entries : 0 -> 0 entries
>         embedded files : 1
>
>         total run time : 9 seconds
> 	-------------------------------------------
> I hope I just made a stupid mistake and someone can spot it.
>
>
> John C.
>
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keep section head with following paragraphs

[Mark A. Lilly]

Hi Again,
Thanks for taking the time with my questions.
ConTeXt is letting me set up some very cool newsletter type documents. I 
have it rigged up with DocBook using XSL to transform XML to ConTeXt.
much fun!

my question:
how do i make sure that section heads will not be alone at the bottom of 
the page, with the following paragraphs at the start of the next page? i 
want the section head to stay with the first paragraph (or at least the 
first two lines) of the paragraph immediately following the section head.

thanks,
mark 

Re: Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[John Culleton]

Ocn Wednesday 09 April 2003 03:49 pm, Patrick Gundlach wrote:
> John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:
>
> Hello John,
>
> > Do I need to upgrade Metapost also? Here's mine:
> > This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.7x)
>
> No, that is fine.
>
> Please post the output of your texexec run.

I did that. I tried yet another approach and dug up yet another
(possibly related problem. consider this code:


\setupoutput [pdftex]
\setupurl [style=type]
\definepapersize[fullw][width=11in,height=8.5in]
%
\setupframedtexts[frame=off,background=screen,
backgroundscreen=.97]
\definecolumnset[thre][n=3]
\setupcolumnset[thre][1][width=4.5in]
\setupcolumnset[thre][2][width=3in]
\setupcolumnset[thre][3][width=1.5in]
%
\setuppapersize[fullw][fullw]
%
\starttext
\startcolumnset[thre]
Column one (figure)
\column
Column 2 text.
\column
\startframedtext
column three text with  background

And ended here with a flourish
\stopframedtext
\page[new]
\stoptext
---------------------------------------
This processes OK but the result is a black rectangle
where the screen should be. I have tried values from .25
to .97 (and no parameter at all ) with no change. 

Is a puzzlement.

John C. 

Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[Guy Worthington]

John C. wrote:

> [example snipped]

> This processes OK but the result is a black rectangle where the
> screen should be.

Put in the line 

   \setupcolors [state=start]

in your preamble.

Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[Guy Worthington]

John C. wrote:

> [log file snipped]

Purge the vestigial cruft in your working directory by running the
command 

   $ texutil --purge

narrowing text, but not heads?

[Mark A. Lilly]

Hi,

I have this here:

\startnarrower[2*left,2*right]
\input uc_text
\stopnarrower

this bit of code above narrows both the \par's and the \section heads.

the file uc_text has \section and \par and some text, that's all.
i want to narrow all the \par's but not the \section. i am trying to avoid 
having to put \startnarrower[2*left,2*right] and \stopnarrower around each 
individual paragraph.

i tried putting \noindenting in the setuphead for the section, i even tried 
before=startnarrower[0*left, 0*right] in the setuphead and 
after=\stopnarrower, but it didn't work.

any thoughts? it will turn out to be a bit of a hanging section head to the 
left of the text.

i can post the tex if anyone wants; it's rather a lot to show this point, 
so i leave it at home.

thanks!
mark 

Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[Patrick Gundlach]

John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:


 [...]

>  TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003
>
>               metapost : mpgraph
>                 format : metafun
> This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.7x)

It would be great if metapost could be verbose of format version and
date created. Hans?


Patrick


... your output looks OK so far.

Re: keep section head with following paragraphs

[Patrick Gundlach]

"Mark A. Lilly" <misc@tinorb.com> writes:

Hello Mark,

> ConTeXt is letting me set up some very cool newsletter type
> documents. I have it rigged up with DocBook using XSL to transform XML
> to ConTeXt.
> much fun!

Do you know of the two projects "DocBook in ConTeXt" and
"dbtocontext" (or was it db2context?)?

> my question:
> how do i make sure that section heads will not be alone at the bottom
> of the page, with the following paragraphs at the start of the next
> page? i want the section head to stay with the first paragraph (or at
> least the first two lines) of the paragraph immediately following the
> section head.

This is the default bahaviour. 

!!!!!! PLEASE: (is this emphasized enough?)

If you run across problems: post a minimal non-working, but complete
example. It is hard to guess what you have set up.


PAT

Re: narrowing text, but not heads?

[Patrick Gundlach]

"Mark A. Lilly" <misc@tinorb.com> writes:

Hi,

> the file uc_text has \section and \par and some text, that's all.
> i want to narrow all the \par's but not the \section. i am trying to

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\def\MyHead#1#2%
  {\vbox
     {\localheadsetup
      \begstrut % use one \strut here!
      \hbox {\hskip-\leftskip 
              \ifheadnumbercontent{#1}\kern\numberheaddistance\fi 
               #2\hskip\linkermargeafstand}}}


\showframe
\starttext
\setuphead[section][command=\MyHead]
\section{some quick fox jump over very lazy dogs}
\input tufte
\dorecurse{5}{%
\startnarrower
\section{some quick fox jump over very lazy dogs}
\input tufte
}
\dorecurse{5}{\stopnarrower}
\stoptext
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Patrick

Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[Patrick Gundlach]

John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:

Hi,

> OK downloaded  cont-tmf.zip on Apr 5 and cont-mpd.zip today.

What is this cont-mpd.zip?

PAT

Re: Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[John Culleton]

On Thursday 10 April 2003 08:20 am, Patrick Gundlach wrote:
> John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:
>
> Hi,
>
> > OK downloaded  cont-tmf.zip on Apr 5 and cont-mpd.zip today.
>
> What is this cont-mpd.zip?
>
> PAT
>

It contains the following:

 7633  11-29-01 13:52   tex/context/base/syst-tex.tex
    18407  09-27-02 04:59   tex/context/base/supp-mis.tex
    60262  01-20-03 17:02   tex/context/base/supp-pdf.tex
    39796  03-03-03 17:19   tex/context/base/supp-mpe.tex
     4509  08-14-02 04:48   tex/generic/context/mptopdf.tex
     3442  11-30-02 18:20   context/perltk/mptopdf.pl

OK?
John C.

Re[2]: Error using \starttextbackground.

[Giuseppe Bilotta]

Wednesday, April 9, 2003 John Culleton wrote:

JC> OK downloaded  cont-tmf.zip on Apr 5 and cont-mpd.zip today.
JC> Unzipped them. Ran texhash. Ran fmtutil --all. ran texhash again.
JC> Same error.

Can you tell us what your /(local)texmf/metapost directory
contains? Do you have a /context/ directory within the /metafun/
directory? Do you have files in both the /metafun/ directory and
its /context/ subdirectory?

-- 
Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[Patrick Gundlach]

John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:

Hello John,

> It contains the following:
>
>  7633  11-29-01 13:52   tex/context/base/syst-tex.tex
>     18407  09-27-02 04:59   tex/context/base/supp-mis.tex
>     60262  01-20-03 17:02   tex/context/base/supp-pdf.tex
>     39796  03-03-03 17:19   tex/context/base/supp-mpe.tex
>      4509  08-14-02 04:48   tex/generic/context/mptopdf.tex
>      3442  11-30-02 18:20   context/perltk/mptopdf.pl
>
> OK?

since you downloaded the complete cont-tmf.zip, there is no need to
unzip this one; all files are also included in the former
archive. But this should not result in the error messages you get.


But still I am a bit clueless. Your log files look ok to me. Let us
try the following: In the directory of your test document say "texexec
--alone --make metafun". This will generate a new metafun
format and leaves it in the current directory. Make sure that the
files are taken from the newly installed 
ConTeXt archive (this is very important; I think the error comes from
taking wrong or old mp-spec.mp and other files). This is what my output
looks like: 


==================================================
pg@levana:/tmp/bla$ texexec --alone --make metafun

 TeXExec 3.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003

This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.4.5) (INIMP)
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/metafun.mp
(/opt/tetex/2.0.2/texmf/metapost/base/plain.mp
Preloading the plain mem file, version 0.64)
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-tool.mp)
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-spec.mp)
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-core.mp)
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-page.mp)
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-text.mp)
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-shap.mp)
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-butt.mp)
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-char.mp)
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-step.mp)
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-grph.mp)
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-grid.mp
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-form.mp
(/opt/tetex/2.0.2/texmf/metapost/base/string.mp)
(/opt/tetex/2.0.2/texmf/metapost/base/marith.mp
(/opt/tetex/2.0.2/texmf/metapost/base/string.mp))))
(/opt/context/2003.3.17/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-func.mp) )
Beginning to dump on file metafun.mem
 (mem=metafun 2003.4.10)
at most 2785 strings of total length 36376
44620 memory locations dumped; current usage is 11669&32780
1646 symbolic tokens
Transcript written on metafun.log.
==================================================

Now you should have metafun.mem in the directory.  Rerun texexec on
your document. Same error? Your mpgraph.log will tell you if metapost
uses the newly created logfile.

This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.4.5) (mem=metafun 2003.4.10)10 APR 2003 16:50  
                                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^


Patrick

Re: Re[2]: Error using \starttextbackground. (LONG)

[John Culleton]

Oe Thursday 10 April 2003 10:35 am, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
> Wednesday, April 9, 2003 John Culleton wrote:
>
> JC> OK downloaded  cont-tmf.zip on Apr 5 and cont-mpd.zip today.
> JC> Unzipped them. Ran texhash. Ran fmtutil --all. ran texhash again.
> JC> Same error.
>
> Can you tell us what your /(local)texmf/metapost directory
> contains? Do you have a /context/ directory within the /metafun/
> directory? Do you have files in both the /metafun/ directory and
> its /context/ subdirectory?

Here are the contents (long)

.:
total 52
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Mar 22 13:17 base
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Mar 22 13:12 config
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root         4096 Apr  5 13:28 context
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Mar 22 13:17 expressg
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Mar 22 13:17 feynmf
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Mar 22 13:17 metaobj
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Mar 22 13:17 mfpic
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Mar 22 13:17 misc
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Mar 22 13:17 mp3d
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Mar 22 13:17 mpattern
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Mar 22 13:17 piechartmp
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Mar 22 13:17 slideshow
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root         4096 Mar 22 13:17 support

./base:
total 116
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          322 Apr  9  2002 TEX.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         6848 Apr  9  2002 boxes.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         6912 Apr  9  2002 format.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        26823 Apr  9  2002 graph.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         4124 Apr  9  2002 marith.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        19169 Apr  9  2002 mfplain.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           19 Apr  9  2002 mpost.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        15458 Apr  9  2002 plain.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1060 Apr  9  2002 rboxes.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1419 Apr  9  2002 sarith.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          763 Apr  9  2002 string.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          407 Apr  9  2002 texnum.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          230 Apr  9  2002 troffnum.mp

./config:
total 8
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           68 Apr  9  2002 mfmp.ini
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           66 Apr  9  2002 mpost.ini

./context:
total 224
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Apr  5 13:28 base
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1407 Apr  9  2002 metafun.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         7117 Apr  9  2002 mp-back.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         2274 Apr  9  2002 mp-butt.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        26030 Apr  9  2002 mp-char.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        14317 May 14  2002 mp-core.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        10184 Apr  9  2002 mp-form.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1752 Apr  9  2002 mp-func.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         4193 Apr  9  2002 mp-grid.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         8182 Apr  9  2002 mp-grph.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        11937 May 24  2002 mp-page.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        10949 Apr  9  2002 mp-shap.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        14589 Apr  9  2002 mp-spec.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        11480 Apr  9  2002 mp-step.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         6575 Apr  9  2002 mp-symb.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         7567 Apr  9  2002 mp-text.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        55958 May 24  2002 mp-tool.mp

./context/base:
total 256
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1407 Oct 30 03:41 metafun.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         7117 Jun  2  2000 mp-back.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         2274 Jul 27  2000 mp-butt.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        28580 Dec 12 16:42 mp-char.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        36447 Feb 18 07:07 mp-core.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        10615 Oct 30 03:51 mp-form.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1752 Dec 30  2001 mp-func.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         4576 Dec 24 16:53 mp-grid.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         8344 Jan 14 17:59 mp-grph.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        14440 Feb  9 06:36 mp-page.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        10949 Sep 10  2001 mp-shap.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        16828 Jan 15 06:05 mp-spec.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        11480 Jun  7  2001 mp-step.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         6574 Aug  4  2002 mp-symb.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         7567 Jan  6  2002 mp-text.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        59196 Jan 14 18:10 mp-tool.mp

./expressg:
total 32
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        30630 Apr  9  2002 expressg.mp

./feynmf:
total 76
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        58685 Apr  9  2002 feynmp.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        11273 Apr  9  2002 manpics.mp

./metaobj:
total 316
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        10266 Apr  9  2002 connections.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       249616 Apr  9  2002 metaobj.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        19583 Apr  9  2002 mobjstandard.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         5377 Apr  9  2002 proofex.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         8982 Apr  9  2002 pstricksex1.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         3929 Apr  9  2002 pstricksex2.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         5020 Apr  9  2002 pstricksex3.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          772 Apr  9  2002 pstricksex4.mp

./mfpic:
total 80
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         3792 Apr  9  2002 dvipsnam.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        71507 Apr  9  2002 grafbase.mp

./misc:
total 4
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          221 Apr  9  2002 null.mp

./mp3d:
total 52
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        33657 May 13  2002 3d.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          741 May 13  2002 animpoly.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         9171 May 13  2002 poly.mp

./mpattern:
total 8
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         7191 Apr  9  2002 mpattern.mp

./piechartmp:
total 28
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        25985 May 14  2002 piechartmp.mp

./slideshow:
total 40
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1284 Apr  9  2002 pathalong.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        13544 Apr  9  2002 slideshow.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          822 Apr  9  2002 sshowex.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1865 Apr  9  2002 sshowex2.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1563 Apr  9  2002 sshowex3.mp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         6613 Apr  9  2002 sshowintro.mp

./support:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Mar 22 13:17 charlib
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          185 Apr  9  2002 trchars.adj
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1372 Apr  9  2002 trfonts.map

./support/charlib:
total 84
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          255 Apr  9  2002 12
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          255 Apr  9  2002 14
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          257 Apr  9  2002 34
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          167 Apr  9  2002 Ao
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          162 Apr  9  2002 Fi
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          162 Apr  9  2002 Fl
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         2097 Apr  9  2002 L1
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         8827 Apr  9  2002 LH
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         3142 Apr  9  2002 Lb
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1145 Apr  9  2002 Sl
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          168 Apr  9  2002 ao.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          147 Apr  9  2002 bx
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          179 Apr  9  2002 ci
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          138 Apr  9  2002 ff
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1837 Apr  9  2002 lh.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          180 Apr  9  2002 ob
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1724 Apr  9  2002 rh
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          234 Apr  9  2002 sq
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          124 Apr  9  2002 twiddle
------------------------------------------------------------------
John Culleton

Re[4]: Error using \starttextbackground. (LONG)

[Giuseppe Bilotta]

Thursday, April 10, 2003 John Culleton wrote:


JC> ./context:
JC> total 224
JC> drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Apr  5 13:28 base
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1407 Apr  9  2002 metafun.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         7117 Apr  9  2002 mp-back.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         2274 Apr  9  2002 mp-butt.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        26030 Apr  9  2002 mp-char.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        14317 May 14  2002 mp-core.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        10184 Apr  9  2002 mp-form.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1752 Apr  9  2002 mp-func.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         4193 Apr  9  2002 mp-grid.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         8182 Apr  9  2002 mp-grph.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        11937 May 24  2002 mp-page.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        10949 Apr  9  2002 mp-shap.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        14589 Apr  9  2002 mp-spec.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        11480 Apr  9  2002 mp-step.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         6575 Apr  9  2002 mp-symb.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         7567 Apr  9  2002 mp-text.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        55958 May 24  2002 mp-tool.mp

JC> ./context/base:
JC> total 256
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1407 Oct 30 03:41 metafun.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         7117 Jun  2  2000 mp-back.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         2274 Jul 27  2000 mp-butt.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        28580 Dec 12 16:42 mp-char.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        36447 Feb 18 07:07 mp-core.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        10615 Oct 30 03:51 mp-form.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1752 Dec 30  2001 mp-func.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         4576 Dec 24 16:53 mp-grid.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         8344 Jan 14 17:59 mp-grph.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        14440 Feb  9 06:36 mp-page.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        10949 Sep 10  2001 mp-shap.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        16828 Jan 15 06:05 mp-spec.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        11480 Jun  7  2001 mp-step.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         6574 Aug  4  2002 mp-symb.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         7567 Jan  6  2002 mp-text.mp
JC> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        59196 Jan 14 18:10 mp-tool.mp

This is the problem: you have to clean /context and leave
/context/base intact: recently, Hans moved the MetaPost stuff from
/context to /context/base; by upgrading, the old stuff remained in
place and this is what is read; try removing the old stuff in
/context, refreshing and redumping the metafun format.

-- 
Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

Re: Error using \starttextbackground. (LONG)

[Patrick Gundlach]

John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:

Hello John,


> Here are the contents (long)

OK, I think the problem is clear:


old:

> ./context:
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        14589 Apr  9  2002 mp-spec.mp

new:

> ./context/base:
> total 256
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        16828 Jan 15 06:05 mp-spec.mp


(lots of files omitted)


I bet that when creating the metafun format the stuff from the first
directory is taken.

So, I have no good advice on how to clean up things. But you need to
remove the old stuff and unzip the cont-tmf.zip again. 

Patrick

Re: Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[John Culleton]

On Thursday 10 April 2003 01:23 am, Guy Worthington wrote:
> John C. wrote:
> > [example snipped]
> >
> > This processes OK but the result is a black rectangle where the
> > screen should be.
>
> Put in the line
>
>    \setupcolors [state=start]
>
> in your preamble.

That fixes the framedtext example. Thanks! I hadn't thought
of grayscreen as a color :-(

(I also ran the textutil --purge as suggested.)

John C. 

Re: keep section head with following paragraphs

[Hans Hagen]

At 15:17 09/04/2003 -0700, you wrote:

>my question:
>how do i make sure that section heads will not be alone at the bottom of 
>the page, with the following paragraphs at the start of the next page? i 
>want the section head to stay with the first paragraph (or at least the 
>first two lines) of the paragraph immediately following the section head.

(1) use the sectioning commands, so

   \definehead[myhead][subsubsection]
   \setuphead[myhead][style=bold]

instead of

   \def\myhead#1{{\bf#1}}

since the sectioning commands will keep successive heads together as well 
discourage a pagebreak after a head; only lower level heads are kept 
together, while sam elevel heads may break (makes sense)

(2) this game is spoiled when the head is followed by a command like 
\blank; a way out can be:

   \setuphead[myhead][after={\blank[big]\blank[inhibit]}]

another option is:

   \setuphead[myhead][before={\testpage[4]}]

which will break if there are less than 4 lines left

Hans



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Re: Error using \starttextbackground. (LONG)

[John Culleton]

On Thursday 10 April 2003 12:02 pm, Patrick Gundlach wrote:
> John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:
>
> Hello John,
>
> > Here are the contents (long)
>
> OK, I think the problem is clear:
>
> old:
> > ./context:
> > -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        14589 Apr  9  2002 mp-spec.mp
>
> new:
> > ./context/base:
> > total 256
> > -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        16828 Jan 15 06:05 mp-spec.mp
>
> (lots of files omitted)
>
>
> I bet that when creating the metafun format the stuff from the first
> directory is taken.
>
> So, I have no good advice on how to clean up things. But you need to
> remove the old stuff and unzip the cont-tmf.zip again.
>
> Patrick

I feel we have rounded the bend and are galloping for finish line :-) I did as
Giuseppe suggested, deleted the files from .../context, left the
.../context/base directory intact. Now the error message goes away but the
background does not appear. I also added the \setupcolors[state=start] as
suggested for my \framedtext example. 

Here is some interesting stuff from the log file:
---------------------------------
systems        : end file testmaster at line 31
[flush and process mpgraph.mp afterwards] )
(\end occurred inside a group at level 1)

### simple group (level 1) entered at line 23 ({)
### bottom level
----------------------------------------------
...and here is the source again:
------------------------------------------
\setupcolors[state=start]
\setupoutput [pdftex]
\setupurl [style=type]
\definepapersize[fullw][width=11in,height=8.5in]
%
\definetextbackground[bar]
[backgroundcolor=gray,
backgroundoffset=.25cm,
offset=.5cm,
frame=off,
location=paragraph,
color=black]
%
\definecolumnset[thre][n=3]
\setupcolumnset[thre][1][width=4.5in]
\setupcolumnset[thre][2][width=3in]
\setupcolumnset[thre][3][width=1.5in]
%
\setuppapersize[fullw][fullw]
%
\starttext
\startcolumnset[thre]
Column one (figure)
\column
Column 2 text.
\column
\starttextbackground[bar]
column three text with background
\stoptextbackground
\page[new]
\stoptext
------------------


Line 23 just contains the text 
Column one (figure)
if i am counting correctly. 

All help appreciated! I will be away from my computer
for three hours (family thing.)

John Culleton

Re: Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[Hans Hagen]

At 14:20 10/04/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:
>
>Hi,
>
> > OK downloaded  cont-tmf.zip on Apr 5 and cont-mpd.zip today.
>
>What is this cont-mpd.zip?

it contains only the mp to pdf converter things; you don't need it since 
its content is in cont-tmf.zip; context users only need the tmf and exa file

Hans
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Re: Re: Error using \starttextbackground.

[Hans Hagen]

[-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 203 bytes --]


>
>It would be great if metapost could be verbose of format version and
>date created. Hans?

the metapost pool files has an 'everyjob" entry but i dunno how to use that 
so i hooked it into end

Hans  

[-- Attachment #2: metafun.mp --]
[-- Type: text/plain, Size: 1878 bytes --]

%D \module
%D   [       file=metafun.mp,
%D        version=2000.07.15,
%D          title=\CONTEXT\ \METAPOST\ graphics, 
%D       subtitle=format generation file, 
%D         author=Hans Hagen,
%D           date=\currentdate,
%D      copyright={PRAGMA / Hans Hagen \& Ton Otten}]
%C
%C This module is part of the \CONTEXT\ macro||package and is
%C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for 
%C details. 

%D When generating many graphics at runtime, it can save run
%D time to use a format file. We could have named this file
%D \type {context}, but this is error prone, because it forces
%D to use the progname \type {mpost} or \type {context}
%D explicitly, depending on the needs. When using the format,
%D a mismatch in the memory specification of \type {mpost} or
%D \type {context} (the \TEX\ one) could lead to lost strings
%D (and as a result in buggy boundingbox and special
%D handling). By using the name \type {metatex} we make sure
%D that we use (unless overloaded) the settings of \type
%D {mpost}. 

if unknown ahangle : 
  input plain.mp ; % John Hobby's file 
else : 
  let dump = relax ; 
fi ; 

input mp-tool.mp ; 
input mp-spec.mp ; 
input mp-core.mp ; 
input mp-page.mp ; 
input mp-text.mp ; 
input mp-shap.mp ; 
input mp-butt.mp ; 
input mp-char.mp ; 
input mp-step.mp ; 
input mp-grph.mp ; 

%     mp-form.mp ; 
input mp-grid.mp ; 
input mp-func.mp ; 

string metafunversion ;

metafunversion = "metafun"                       & " " &
                 decimal year                    & "-" &
                 decimal month                   & "-" &
                 decimal day                     & " " &
                 decimal (time div 60)           & ":" &
                 decimal (time-(time div 60)*60) ;

let normalend = end ;

def end =
  message "" ; message metafunversion ; message "" ; normalend ;
enddef ;

dump ; endinput .
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Re: Error using \starttextbackground. (LONG)

[Patrick Gundlach]

John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:

> I feel we have rounded the bend and are galloping for finish line :-) 

:)

> I did as Giuseppe suggested, deleted the files from .../context,
> left the .../context/base directory intact. Now the error message
> goes away but the background does not appear. I also added the
> \setupcolors[state=start] as suggested for my \framedtext example.


Let us first try a simple background, then we go to columnsets:


% output=pdf
\mainlanguage[de]
\setupcolors[state=start]

\definetextbackground[wichtig]
        [backgroundcolor=lightgray,
         location=paragraph,
         frame=off,
         backgroundoffset=5pt,
         ]
\starttext
         
\starttextbackground[wichtig]
\input tufte         
\stoptextbackground
\stoptext


Or a somewhat more complicated one:

% output=pdf
\mainlanguage[de]
\setupcolors[state=start]
\definetextbackground[wichtig][]
\startuseMPgraphic{mpos:par:columnset}
   for i := 1 upto nofmultipars :
    linear_shade(multipars[i] enlarged 5pt cornered 20pt,1,
                  \MPcolor{middlegreen},\MPcolor{lightgreen}); 
   endfor ;
\stopuseMPgraphic
\starttext
\starttextbackground[wichtig]
\input tufte         
\stoptextbackground
\stoptext


Do they come out right?

> ### simple group (level 1) entered at line 23 ({)
> ### bottom level

[...]
> \stoptextbackground
\stopcolumnset

> \page[new]
> \stoptext


Patrick

Re: Re: Error using \starttextbackground. (LONG)

[John Culleton]

On Thursday 10 April 2003 05:19 pm, Patrick Gundlach wrote:
.
>
> Let us first try a simple background, then we go to columnsets:
>
(snip)
>

Yes they do. So now I just have to compare line by line and see what I 
am missing in my version.

Thanks, you guys are the greatest!

John Culleton

Re: metafun id

[Hans Hagen]

At 10:37 11/04/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl> writes:
>
>Hello Hans,
>
> >>It would be great if metapost could be verbose of format version and
> >>date created. Hans?
> >
> > the metapost pool files has an 'everyjob" entry but i dunno how to use
> > that so i hooked it into end
>
>Your new metafun.mp just writes out the date where the format is
>created (or the job is run?); it would be much more helpful to
>identify the metafun version as in context:
>
>ConTeXt  ver: 2003.3.17  fmt: 2003.3.18  int: english  mes: english
>
>metafun ver: ..... fmt: ....
>
>So it would be much easier to solve problems like John had: up to
>date format but generated with old metafun-files.

that's for later, since i first need to patch some script for that

also, mp needs to be fixed for the date/time (not current today)

Hans


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