Re: distro info

[Andrea Valle <valle@di.unito.it>]

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>
> If if you got it installed, you next will need a GUI for running
> ConTeXt, and if some problem arises, you are further away from the
> solution than ever.
> :-(
>
> Sorry, you can't use TeX in a decent way if you can't use a shell (AKA
> command line AKA Terminal AKA DOS box).

That's not true.
Installing mactex doesn't require you to use terminal.
It comes with TeXShop. Works out of the box. That was my first  
ConTeXt experience. Positive.
Then I went into some memory problems with MetaPost, then I had to  
modify some sources (thanks to Mojca) to work with XeTeX.
Really a boring experience. Please don't tell me that the tree  
structure of the TeX distro is easy to understand and traverse.

>
> Please everyone try to become computer literate!
> (see also works by Friedrich Kittler)

I agree with you. But it depends on what "computer literate" means.
For me computer science is the science of algorithms (see the  
definition of Schneider and Gersting).
So, I'm interested in a higher level perspective. Otherwise, I could  
start from assembler.
Note also that I'm always teaching computer programming to students  
in humanities. I'm asking them big steps into computer literacy.
But I cannot exaggerate.
I'm teaching them SuperCollider and Nodebox. I'd like to teach  
ConTeXt focusing in computational typography, not into unix file  
system (even if it can be very relevant).
Note also that from the previous posts I still have not exactly  
understood what I have to do to install Luatex (the famous minimals),  
and it seems that many people are confused like me on using system  
fonts.
I'm scared of tweaking my actual XeConTeXt distro because to install  
it has been a pain.

Of course, everyone on the mailing list here is very friendly and  
helpful, but I'd like not to bore you all with install troubles.

Best

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I did this interview where I just mentioned that I read Foucault. Who  
doesn't in university, right? I was in this strip club giving this  
guy a lap dance and all he wanted to do was to discuss Foucault with  
me. Well, I can stand naked and do my little dance, or I can discuss  
Foucault, but not at the same time; too much information.
(Annabel Chong)




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Andrea Valle
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CIRMA - DAMS
Università degli Studi di Torino
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--> http://www.myspace.com/andreavalle
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"
Think of it as seasoning
. noise [salt] is boring
. F(blah) [food without salt] can be boring
. F(noise, blah) can be really tasty
"
(Ken Perlin on noise)






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