French typesetting?

French typesetting?

[Oliv]

Hi,

I'm new with ConTeXt. However, during my University years, I frequently
used LaTeX.

As I'm mostly writing in French, I'd like to know how to configure
ConTeXt for the French typesetting.

I've already tried the \mainlanguage [fr] switch but this doesn't seem
to be enough. For example, it does not insert automatically a small
space before the !?: punctuation symbols.

So I'm looking for something more complete, like the Babel French or
French LE packages worked with LaTeX.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Oliv
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Re: French typesetting?

[Mikael Persson]

Hi,

maybe this is what you look for?

http://modules.contextgarden.net/t-french

Best regards, Micke P

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 6:40 PM, Oliv <on_line_form_2008@edpnet.be> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  I'm new with ConTeXt. However, during my University years, I frequently
>  used LaTeX.
>
>  As I'm mostly writing in French, I'd like to know how to configure
>  ConTeXt for the French typesetting.
>
>  I've already tried the \mainlanguage [fr] switch but this doesn't seem
>  to be enough. For example, it does not insert automatically a small
>  space before the !?: punctuation symbols.
>
>  So I'm looking for something more complete, like the Babel French or
>  French LE packages worked with LaTeX.
>
>  Thanks in advance for your help!
>
>  Oliv
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Re: French typesetting?

[Olivier Guéry]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 6:40 PM, Oliv <on_line_form_2008@edpnet.be> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  I'm new with ConTeXt. However, during my University years, I frequently
>  used LaTeX.
>
>  As I'm mostly writing in French, I'd like to know how to configure
>  ConTeXt for the French typesetting.
>
>  I've already tried the \mainlanguage [fr] switch but this doesn't seem
>  to be enough. For example, it does not insert automatically a small
>  space before the !?: punctuation symbols.
>
>  So I'm looking for something more complete, like the Babel French or
>  French LE packages worked with LaTeX.

Salut,

You can look at this thread :
http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20080404.085856.ac87c2ec.en.html

There's a solution but not perfect since you mustn't put space before
those spaces.

I hope Arthur Reutenauer had met Hans in order to find a solution.

Olivier.
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Re: French typesetting?

[Olivier Guéry]

>  There's a solution but not perfect since you mustn't put space before
>  those spaces.
>

I mean before those symbols (and the space are not so good).

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Re: French typesetting?

[Oliv]

Thanks Mikael. Merci Olivier.

So, if I understand well there no in-depth French module for ConTeXt. [1]

Isn't it possible to convert the LaTeX packages (Babel French and French
LE) to ConTeXt?
As I'm totally new to ConTeXt, I don't know if it's hardwork or automatic.


Thanks in advance your help,

Oliv


[1] By the way, how do I install modules in ConTeXt ?
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Re: French typesetting?

[Peter Münster]

On Wed, May 07 2008, Oliv wrote:

> So, if I understand well there no in-depth French module for ConTeXt. [1]
> 
> Isn't it possible to convert the LaTeX packages (Babel French and French
> LE) to ConTeXt?
> As I'm totally new to ConTeXt, I don't know if it's hardwork or automatic.

Hello Oliv,

If you want, I can add things to http://modules.contextgarden.net/t-french
What is needed?

Cheers, Peter

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Re: French typesetting?

[Hans Hagen]

Peter Münster wrote:
> On Wed, May 07 2008, Oliv wrote:
> 
>> So, if I understand well there no in-depth French module for ConTeXt. [1]
>>
>> Isn't it possible to convert the LaTeX packages (Babel French and French
>> LE) to ConTeXt?
>> As I'm totally new to ConTeXt, I don't know if it's hardwork or automatic.
> 
> Hello Oliv,
> 
> If you want, I can add things to http://modules.contextgarden.net/t-french
> What is needed?

we had some discussions about this and Arthur is collecting specs and 
will make a demo (test) document

btw, the only french thing is 'spacing' which is already supported but 
needs some extensions (special spacing chars and such)

Hans


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Re: French typesetting?

[Olivier Guéry]

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl> wrote:
> Peter Münster wrote:
>  > On Wed, May 07 2008, Oliv wrote:
>  >
>  >> So, if I understand well there no in-depth French module for ConTeXt. [1]
>  >>
>  >> Isn't it possible to convert the LaTeX packages (Babel French and French
>  >> LE) to ConTeXt?
>  >> As I'm totally new to ConTeXt, I don't know if it's hardwork or automatic.
>  >
>  > Hello Oliv,
>  >
>  > If you want, I can add things to http://modules.contextgarden.net/t-french
>  > What is needed?
>
>  we had some discussions about this and Arthur is collecting specs and
>  will make a demo (test) document

Geat !
Arthur, I'd like to see this specs.

OlivIER ;o)



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Re: French typesetting?

[Arthur Reutenauer]

> Arthur, I'd like to see this specs.

  I gave them to Manuel and I have no electronic version for the moment :-)

	Arthur
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