Re: List of special characters

From: Cecil Westerhof <cldwesterhof@gmail.com>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: List of special characters
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:05:42 +0200	[thread overview]
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2011/8/15 Cecil Westerhof <cldwesterhof@gmail.com>

>  > Do I understand correctly that '%% this is a comment' should not be in
>>>> the PDF? Because it is when I compile the document.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, with \asciimode “%” is a normal character but to put comments in
>>>> your document you can use “%%”.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Does not work on my side. Both percentage signs and the text after it are
>>> displayed in my document.
>>>
>>>
>>> Does this work?
>>>
>>> \asciimode
>>> \starttext
>>> % this is visible %% and this is not
>>> \stoptext
>>>
>>> When you can read the text after “%%” you need a newer context.
>>>
>>
>> I can read it, but I doubt it that I need a newer ConTeXt. I just this
>> morning executed:
>>     first-setup.bat --context=current --extras=al
>>
>> It can not be much newer I would think.
>>
>> ConTeXt ver: 2011.05.18 18:04 MKIV fmt: 2011.8.15 int: english/english
>>
>>                ^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>> You use a ConTeXt from May and comments for asciimode where added in Juli.
>>
>
> I overlooked the first date. :-{
>
>
> I guess you have TeXLive 2011 installed which interferes with ConTeXt
>> Standalone.
>>
>
> I thought I only installed ConTeXt Standalone. (The one from
> http://minimals.contextgarden.net/setup/context-setup-mswin.zip.) How can
> I find the problem?
>
> I just checked with my version on Linux, there it works like it should. Now
> I have to make sure it works also under Windows.
>

I found the problem. On Windows I installed the current version (for a
client looks like the better option), while on Linux (where I work) I always
use the latest version.

-- 
Cecil Westerhof

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