From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/61204 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: John Haltiwanger Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: ConTeXt meeting Lua tutorials Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:46:10 +0200 Message-ID: References: <4C6FBCFE.4030904@elvenkind.com> <90814E5C-517B-4D79-A332-3B306F9207B9@mpq.mpg.de> <4C74DF99.10604@wxs.nl> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1282733185 26852 80.91.229.12 (25 Aug 2010 10:46:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:46:25 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Wed Aug 25 12:46:24 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 1OoDUt-0004n5-EV for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:46:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB205CA62C; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:46:22 +0200 (CEST) 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 ZrAX-oRI2v1a; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:46:19 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C5E5CA606; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:46:19 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EDD5CA606 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:46:18 +0200 (CEST) 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 LpepWtUtqICR for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:46:15 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from filter2-til.mf.surf.net (filter2-til.mf.surf.net [194.171.167.218]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27149CA56D for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:46:15 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from mail-vw0-f41.google.com (mail-vw0-f41.google.com [209.85.212.41]) by filter2-til.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5+lenny1) with ESMTP id o7PAkDMk028303 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:46:14 +0200 Original-Received: by vws16 with SMTP id 16so594008vws.14 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:46:12 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=CYYkbzbVaIq6+csYooW9rAxgmuACVJWVaG2yTUoSXao=; b=tuKwSO4Um3cNpDz92sjSUMPhbrxERypZ775xwIQ3qUnaUzRNLHq5KCB9qpjy1t4B0U qZ2KlZh6azne+7KZBu9a4oC1qDUz48NaWkNVg1aZAjwaV2oh2nl8WGGFjh10N47A3fEY 2krlytSHUzQh59qL0KGay5mu0i18lOKzKO920= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=VtsoqcLBYdS0a1cClVheBzSa+2rZHlic11jKXFf/2yiGjLNPJgFFBO87Vnmi84b3Pe EwUfxaTClejpr6srJdU9G3NWUnjEhO7pBsn4YYq4MwlpDuXd4S2FOOENdMk7YiwZHxPT Fgzc0AjuOvhF4s4YOBzIowToO/sWpyqX6Tefs= Original-Received: by 10.220.62.196 with SMTP id y4mr5125351vch.97.1282733170350; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:46:10 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.220.49.222 with HTTP; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:46:10 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4C74DF99.10604@wxs.nl> X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=209.85.212.41; country=US; region=CA; city=Mountain View; postalcode=94043; latitude=37.4192; longitude=-122.0574; metrocode=807; areacode=650; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.4192,-122.0574&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 0bCWyKetE - 20a939a443a8 - 20100825 X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 194.171.167.218 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:61204 Archived-At: How about including Lua library loading in the tutorial? The discussion of converting from pre-formats like Markdown seems like a good starting point for demonstrating how to load Lua libraries and integrate procedural programming into a ConTeXt workflow. Hopefully I will be there, still rounding up the cash but it looks like I might make it. On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 25-8-2010 10:05, Steffen Wolfrum wrote: >> >> Am 24.08.2010 um 20:37 schrieb Oliver Buerschaper: >> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Today I started preparations for my activities at the ConTeXt meeting. >>>> >>>> There are two small lua tutorials in the program, and I am looking >>>> for input on both. There is one that is supposed to be a general >>>> beginner's introduction, and one specifically about fonts. >>>> >>>> For both, I am looking for input on what subjects I should cover? >>>> >>>> Since both tutorials will end up as articles/wiki pages, it makes >>>> sense to ask everybody on the list for input (but requests by actual >>>> attendees will be scored considerably higher). >>> >>> Perhaps some example to modify a font at runtime? I don't know whether >>> that's possible at all, but if yes, it would be great to see how one co= uld >>> modify kerning tables etc. Often a font needs to be groomed but its lic= ense >>> places some restrictions on modifying the file itself... >> >> >> +1 > > This is somewhat tricky. Actually I had a mechanism for that but I discar= ded > the code. However there will be a feature like that some day as it needs a > rather tight integration in the core of context's font handling. (btw, th= ere > is a feature for type 1 fonts that adds 'missing' kerns based on shape > codes). > > Hans > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 = =A0 =A0 =A0Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Nether= lands > =A0 =A0tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 = =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 | www.pragma-pod.nl > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > _________________________________________________________________________= __________ > 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 =A0: http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive =A0: http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki =A0 =A0 : http://contextgarden.net > _________________________________________________________________________= __________ > ___________________________________________________________________________= ________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to t= he Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-cont= ext webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________= ________