[NTG-context] Typesetting conversion tables, ref charts, scales, rulers in ConTeXt

[NTG-context] Typesetting conversion tables, ref charts, scales, rulers in ConTeXt

[John Magolske]

Hi,

I'm looking into typesetting conversion tables, reference charts, scales
and rulers in ConTeXt, and am wondering if anyone has done this or might
have suggestions / pointers.

For instance, a Tap-Drill chart. Some examples:

https://templatelab.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/tap-drill-chart-13.jpg
https://web.archive.org/web/20180219112507id_/https://www.starrett.com/docs/educational/decimal-equivalent-card---bulletin-1317.pdf
https://www.imperialsupplies.com/pdf/I_DrillSizeDecimalEquivalent&TapDrillChart.pdf
https://basstool.com/pdf/literature/customer/tapdrillchart.pdf

Somewhat related, typesetting a ruler, e.g. https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=ruler+scale+inch+mm&ia=web

I found some interesting tips here:
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/15157/how-to-make-a-ruler 

which pointed to:
https://ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/generic/misc

specifically this file typesets some nice rulers:
https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/generic/misc/ruler.tex

Aditya posted some ConTeXt on that stackexchange page:
https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/15185

Checking to see if anything else might be out there.

Basically, I'm looking to typeset conversion charts, scales, etc for use
in the machine shop and lab.

Cheers,

John








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[NTG-context] Re: Typesetting conversion tables, ref charts, scales, rulers in ConTeXt

[Henning Hraban Ramm]

Am 21.06.24 um 06:01 schrieb John Magolske:
> Checking to see if anything else might be out there.

https://codeberg.org/fiee/context-examples/src/branch/master/typometer

> Basically, I'm looking to typeset conversion charts, scales, etc for use
> in the machine shop and lab.

Programming in Lua and/or MetaPost makes sense.

Hraban

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[NTG-context] Re: Typesetting conversion tables, ref charts, scales, rulers in ConTeXt

[John Magolske]

* Henning Hraban Ramm <texml@fiee.net> [240621 08:14]:
> 
> https://codeberg.org/fiee/context-examples/src/branch/master/typometer
> 
> > Basically, I'm looking to typeset conversion charts, scales, etc ...
> 
> Programming in Lua and/or MetaPost makes sense.

Thanks for the suggestions. Your typometer looks really cool!

John

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[NTG-context] Re: Typesetting conversion tables, ref charts, scales, rulers in ConTeXt

[Henning Hraban Ramm]

Am 22.06.24 um 22:12 schrieb John Magolske:
> * Henning Hraban Ramm <texml@fiee.net> [240621 08:14]:
>>
>> https://codeberg.org/fiee/context-examples/src/branch/master/typometer
>>
>>> Basically, I'm looking to typeset conversion charts, scales, etc ...
>>
>> Programming in Lua and/or MetaPost makes sense.
> 
> Thanks for the suggestions. Your typometer looks really cool!

Thank you!
Feel free to use parts of the source code, if it fits your needs.

Hraban

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