From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/46017 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Yue Wang" Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: [Fwd: PV126: typographic programming course info (fwd)] Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 11:15:15 +0800 Message-ID: <68bfdc900811301915q14b92690ybcf2365d68cbc280@mail.gmail.com> References: <4932AB4D.9090807@wxs.nl> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1228101431 31965 80.91.229.12 (1 Dec 2008 03:17:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 03:17:11 +0000 (UTC) To: "mailing list for ConTeXt users" Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Mon Dec 01 04:18:14 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1L6zIc-0004Bp-1Z for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:18:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 914581FB8C; Mon, 1 Dec 2008 04:16:57 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 32614-06-4; Mon, 1 Dec 2008 04:15:55 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 662861FB60; Mon, 1 Dec 2008 04:15:55 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3C481FB60 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2008 04:15:53 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 32614-06-3 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2008 04:15:15 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.152]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4A4A1FB5B for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2008 04:15:15 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so1664049fgb.8 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:15:15 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.86.59.2 with SMTP id h2mr6048080fga.73.1228101315474; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:15:15 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.86.1.11 with HTTP; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:15:15 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4932AB4D.9090807@wxs.nl> Content-Disposition: inline X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:46017 Archived-At: Great. will the courses be recorded and posted on web? On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 11:03 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Hi, > > in two weeks i'll be in brno to give a course; attached is some info; anyone > is welcome to attend > > 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 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Hans, > > this was send to the interested parties > about the course. Feel free to announce it > on context lists. > > Yours > Petr > > ----- Forwarded message from Petr Sojka ----- > >> From: Petr Sojka >> Subject: PV126: typographic programming course info >> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:30:12 +0100 >> To: Petr Sojka >> >> Dear all, >> >> below is current version of detailed information about the course >> by Hans Hagen Typographic programming (code PV126) >> that will take place at the Faculty of Informatics, >> Masaryk University, Brno, Botanicka 68a, 60200 Brno >> during the week Dec 8-12, 2008. >> The course will take place mostly in the Natural Language Processing >> Lab. If you can, bring your laptop with TeXlive 2008 >> installed, you will be given Wi-Fi access. You could use >> (limited number) of computers in the lab. >> >> _Please, confirm that you will attend the course by replying >> to this message._ >> >> >> Course title: Typographic programming >> >> Syllabus: >> * There will be a series of meetings where the following topics >> will be covered. >> * TeX as language, the road from input to output, >> tokens and nodes. >> * Lua as language, what can it do and what not, why and how do >> we use it as embedded language. >> * LuaTeX as system, how does the two languages work together in >> opening up the typesetting engine. >> * CONTEXT MKIV as application, what kind of code is needed to >> permit the use of advanced font technologies, how to get away >> with some of TeX's limitations, what kind of technologies are >> needed to fulfil today's typesetting demands. >> * Typographic programming, what is it and how can it be applied >> in automated typesetting workflows. >> * In addition one of the computer rooms will be reserved so that >> we can practice the above and work on the products needed for >> the exam. >> >> Day 1 (Monday, Dec 8) >> >> 12:00--13:30 room D2: independent motivating lecture >> Typographic programming with LuaTeX >> Abstract: >> - what is involved in typographic programming >> - why and when do we need it >> - an introduction in luatex (successor of pdftex) >> - commented examples of luatex applications >> >> 14:30--17:00 in the NLP lab (room B205): >> - running tex >> - some basic manuals >> - setting up a simple document style >> >> >> Day 2 (Tuesday, Dec 9) >> >> 9:00-11:00 [&16-18 if needed] B517 lecture >> - introduction to mplib >> - introduction to the lua scripting language >> - how does it fit together >> - examples of documents and coding >> >> in lab (11:30-13:00, 14-17): >> - embedding an mp graphic >> - using lua to handle data >> - individual project consultations >> >> >> Day 3 (Wednesday, Dec 10) >> >> 9:00-11:00 B517 lecture >> - setting up a style >> - questions and answers session >> >> in lab (11:30-13:00, 14:00-17:00): >> - working on personal project >> >> >> Day 4 (Thursday, Dec 11) >> in lab (9:00-12:30 13:30-17:00): >> >> - working on personal project, consultations >> >> >> Day 5 (Friday, Dec 12) >> >> 9:00-12:30 13:30-16:00 either in C517 or in the lab >> - students present and discuss results/proposals >> - suggestions for improvements/implementation >> >> >> In the course we will use luatex, a successor to pdftex developped at >> this university. The macropackage we use is ConTeXt. Here are a few >> url's that can help you prepare for this course: >> >> > http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/magazines/mag-0012.pdf >> > http://www.luatex.org binaries and reference manual >> > http://contextgarden.net information about CONTEXT >> > http://www.lua.org/ information about the Lua language >> >> In depth TeX macro language knowledge is not needed since we will use >> mostly wrapper macros as probided by ConTeXt. However, it makes sense to >> play a while with the Lua interpreter beforehand. Documentation can be >> found at >> >> http://www.tecgraf.puc-rio.br/~lhf/ftp/doc/hopl.pdf >> http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/lpeg.html >> >> You also need to think about a possible application for instance a small >> pretty printing subsystem (in that case you can use lua for parsing and >> preparation and tex for the typesetting). > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > 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 > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________