Re: Need Help on using ppchtex with latex2e !

Re: Need Help on using ppchtex with latex2e !

[Taco Hoekwater]

Forwarded from ctt.

Taco
>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Rieger <michael.rieger@post.rwth-aachen.de> writes:

    Michael> To plot chemical structures in Latex2e, I downloaded the
    Michael> ppchtex Styles from ctan. Because using no Contex, I got
    Michael> the files mentioned in the README.TXT File to get the
    Michael> used Contex Makros.

    Michael> I started my document with the usual term, also included
    Michael> \usepackage{m-ch-de} \usepackage{ppchtex.noc}

    Michael> Then copied an example out of the manual, to make no
    Michael> mistakes!

    Michael> When I run latex, all style files belonging to ppxhtex
    Michael> are listed in the listing of latex (see log File Print
    Michael> below), then an misterious message occurs:

    Michael> "loading : Context Support Macros / Missing"

    Michael> So, in the ppchtex FAQ I didn't find anything to that,
    Michael> The DANTE FAQ didn't answer that.

    Michael> It seemed to me that the files I downloaded for the
    Michael> Context Macro Support are incomplete, but I got all files
    Michael> mentioned in the FAQ and README File.  I have tried other
    Michael> combinations of the \usepackage command (e.g. load other
    Michael> files, load the files loaded by ppchtex.noc directly) but
    Michael> nothing fits.

    Michael> I hope here is somebody knowing the mistake I have done.

    Michael> Thanx for help Michael Rieger

    Michael> ---------------------------------------------------LOG
    Michael> File Print
    Michael> Begins---------------------------------------------------------------

    Michael> This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (C version 6.1)
    Michael> (format=latex 98.9.12) 6 JUN 1999 19:45 **formeltest.tex
    Michael> (formeltest.tex LaTeX2e <1996/12/01> patch level 1 Babel
    Michael> <v3.6h> and hyphenation patterns for american, german,
    Michael> loaded.  (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/article.cls
    Michael> Document Class: article 1996/10/31 v1.3u Standard LaTeX
    Michael> document class
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/size10.clo File:
    Michael> size10.clo 1996/10/31 v1.3u Standard LaTeX file (size
    Michael> option) ) \c@part=\count79 \c@section=\count80
    Michael> \c@subsection=\count81 \c@subsubsection=\count82
    Michael> \c@paragraph=\count83 \c@subparagraph=\count84
    Michael> \c@figure=\count85 \c@table=\count86
    Michael> \abovecaptionskip=\skip41 \belowcaptionskip=\skip42
    Michael> \bibindent=\dimen102 )
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/generic/misc/german.sty Package
    Michael> `german', Version 2.5c of 96/05/01.  Package: german
    Michael> 1996/05/01 v2.5c Package for writing german texts (br)
    Michael> \grmnU@D=\dimen103 german -- \language number for
    Michael> Austrian undefined, default 1 used.  german -- \language
    Michael> number for French undefined, default 255 used.  )
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/misc/isolatin1.sty
    Michael> ISO-latin-1 input coding, version 0.9 of 1-Jun-1992.)
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/ntgclass/a4.sty Package:
    Michael> a4 1995/09/25 v1.2e A4 based page layout )
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/latexsym.sty
    Michael> Package: latexsym 1996/11/20 v2.2d Standard LaTeX package
    Michael> (lasy symbols) \symlasy=\mathgroup4 LaTeX Font Info:
    Michael> Overwriting symbol font `lasy' in version `bold' (Font)
    Michael> U/lasy/m/n --> U/lasy/b/n on input line 85.  )
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/m-pictex.sty
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/m-pictex.tex
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/supp-mis.tex loading
    Michael> : Context Support Macros / Missing
    Michael> \protectiondepth=\count87 \scratchcounter=\count88
    Michael> \scratchdimen=\dimen104 \scratchskip=\skip43
    Michael> \scratchmuskip=\muskip10 \scratchbox=\box26
    Michael> \scratchread=\read1 \scratchwrite=\write3 \nextbox=\box27
    Michael> \nextdepth=\dimen105 \everyline=\toks14
    Michael> \!!counta=\count89 \!!countb=\count90
    Michael> \recursecounter=\count91 ) \!dimenA=\dimen106
    Michael> \!dimenB=\dimen107 \!dimenC=\dimen108 \!dimenD=\dimen109
    Michael> \!dimenE=\dimen110 \!dimenF=\dimen111 \!dimenG=\dimen112
    Michael> \!dimenH=\dimen113 \!dimenI=\dimen114 \!dxpos=\dimen115
    Michael> \!dypos=\dimen116 \!xloc=\dimen117 \!xpos=\dimen118
    Michael> \!yloc=\dimen119 \!ypos=\dimen120 \!zpt=\dimen121
    Michael> \linethickness=\dimen122 [before: d=122,s=43]
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/generic/pictex/prepictex.tex)
    Michael> [after: d=122,s=43] [before: d=122,s=43]
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/generic/pictex/pictex.tex)
    Michael> [after: d=129,s=129] [before: d=129,s=129]
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/generic/pictex/postpictex.tex)
    Michael> [after: d=129,s=129]))
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/m-ch-de.sty
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/m-ch-de.tex
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/ppchtex.noc
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/syst-gen.tex)
    Michael> (/usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/supp-mis.tex loading
    Michael> : Context Support Macros / Missing
    Michael> \protectiondepth=\count108 \recursecounter=\count109 ) !
    Michael> Undefined control sequence.  \definecommand
    Michael> ...}{\getvalue {#1}}} \or \doifnot {#1}{#3}{\setvalue
    Michael> {#3}{\g...  l.145 ...hemical definieerchemie
    Michael> definierechemie

    Michael> ? X Here is how much of TeX's memory you used: 1287
    Michael> strings out of 10906 13652 string characters out of 72187
    Michael> 60579 words of memory out of 262141 4195 multiletter
    Michael> control sequences out of 9500 3640 words of font info for
    Michael> 14 fonts, out of 150000 for 255 14 hyphenation exceptions
    Michael> out of 607 23i,0n,19p,303b,40s stack positions out of
    Michael> 300i,40n,60p,3000b,4000s No pages of output.
    Michael> ----------------------------------------------------------Log
    Michael> File Print
    Michael> ends---------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Need Help on using ppchtex with latex2e !

[Hans Hagen]

Taco Hoekwater Forwarded from ctt.

>     Michael> To plot chemical structures in Latex2e, I downloaded the
>     Michael> ppchtex Styles from ctan. Because using no Contex, I got
>     Michael> the files mentioned in the README.TXT File to get the
>     Michael> used Contex Makros.

Get the latest files from www.pragma-ade.nl. Ctan will be in sync soon
(ctan will mirror context and ppchtex). 

>     Michael> I started my document with the usual term, also included
>     Michael> \usepackage{m-ch-de} \usepackage{ppchtex.noc}

No need for ppchtex.noc! The first one will do and load ppchtex, that
when no context is found will load ppchtex.noc (no context). 

>     Michael> Then copied an example out of the manual, to make no
>     Michael> mistakes!
> 
>     Michael> When I run latex, all style files belonging to ppxhtex
>     Michael> are listed in the listing of latex (see log File Print
>     Michael> below), then an misterious message occurs:
> 
>     Michael> "loading : Context Support Macros / Missing"
> 
>     Michael> So, in the ppchtex FAQ I didn't find anything to that,
>     Michael> The DANTE FAQ didn't answer that.

That is because this is ok. The 'missing' concerns 'missing from
plain/latex'; that file contains some needed macros, actually
substitutes/dummies for some low level context stuff. 

>     Michael> It seemed to me that the files I downloaded for the
>     Michael> Context Macro Support are incomplete, but I got all files
>     Michael> mentioned in the FAQ and README File.  I have tried other
>     Michael> combinations of the \usepackage command (e.g. load other
>     Michael> files, load the files loaded by ppchtex.noc directly) but
>     Michael> nothing fits.

There is a ppchex mailing list with quite some german users on it who
use the 'de' style. 

Hans

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