SciTE under Windows and Metapost

SciTE under Windows and Metapost

[Michal Kvasnička]

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Good morning (or whatever you have in Europe now).

Two or three week ago I've installed the minimal ConTeXt distribution under
Windows. My first use of TeX under Windows, many thanks for the
distribution, it's great!

However, when I try to compile a metapost/metafun source from the SciTE
editor, it fails. It tries to run mpost directly, and it's not found. I can
run texmfstart texexec --mptex ... in the SciTE's command promt, and it
works, but it's annoying. Can I somehow reconfigure the SciTE to run the
metapost properly (I mean to run texexec --mptex)?

Many thanks.
Michal Kvasnicka

P.S. Hans, would it be possible to add the Metafont into the minimal
distribution? I like it so much I'd like to make it my major distribution
even in Linux, but I need the Metafont since from time to time I still use
some bitmapped font (like Concrete Math). Many thanks.

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Re: SciTE under Windows and Metapost

[Hans Hagen]

Michal Kvasnička wrote:

> However, when I try to compile a metapost/metafun source from the SciTE
> editor, it fails. It tries to run mpost directly, and it's not found. I can
> run texmfstart texexec --mptex ... in the SciTE's command promt, and it
> works, but it's annoying. Can I somehow reconfigure the SciTE to run the
> metapost properly (I mean to run texexec --mptex)?

you can set the commands in context.properties file (or overload t hen 
in your user.properties file)

> P.S. Hans, would it be possible to add the Metafont into the minimal
> distribution? I like it so much I'd like to make it my major distribution
> even in Linux, but I need the Metafont since from time to time I still use
> some bitmapped font (like Concrete Math). Many thanks.

only the binary i assume? you also have to convince mojca, the minimal 
gardener

Hans

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Re: SciTE under Windows and Metapost

[Mojca Miklavec]

On 9/29/07, Hans Hagen wrote:
> Michal Kvasnička wrote:
>
> > P.S. Hans, would it be possible to add the Metafont into the minimal
> > distribution? I like it so much I'd like to make it my major distribution
> > even in Linux, but I need the Metafont since from time to time I still use
> > some bitmapped font (like Concrete Math). Many thanks.
>
> only the binary i assume? you also have to convince mojca, the minimal
> gardener

I don't have time during the weekend and in the following days (I need
to go now), but that should not be a problem.
The goal of "ConTeXt minimals" is to be "as minimal as possible" but
if there will be a new system with a possibility to add binaries on
user's request (like modules/packages with rsync), adding metafont
should not be a problem.

What exactly is needed for metafont? "locate" returns me these:

% is that a format which needs to be generated automatically, like cont-en.fmt?
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.local/web2c/metafont/mf.base

% probably all are needed
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/base/expr.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/base/io.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/base/mf.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/base/null.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/base/plain.mf

% no idea about those, but the priority is *not* to add what is not needed
% rather than adding anything that could be useful in theory
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/config/cmmf.ini
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/config/mf.ini

/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/mfpic/grafbase.mf

/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/misc/3test.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/misc/6test.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/misc/mode2dpi.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/misc/mode2dpixy.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/misc/modename.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/misc/modes.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/misc/ps2mfbas.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/misc/rtest.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/misc/test.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/misc/waits.mf
/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/metafont/misc/ztest.mf

Also:
- platform-specific binary
- mf.pool

Which ones are (not) needed? Did I forget anything? Some binaries?

The manual lists some other programs. What are those? Which ones could
theoretically be needed?
    gftopk(1), gftodvi(1), gftype(1), mft(1), pltotf(1), tftopl(1)

However, my next question before you ask it: you're probably going to
request that some fonts need to be added, right?

Mojca

PS before anyone alse asks it: no, if you want to use LaTeX, use some
other distribution instead
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Re: SciTE under Windows and Metapost

[Michal Kvasnička]

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Many thanks for your answer.

you can set the commands in context.properties file (or overload t hen
> in your user.properties file)


But can you please be more specific? The only thing I want  is to press F7
and make the SciTE call
  texmfstart texexec --mptex <File.mp >
I tried to find the proper line in the context.properties file but I wasn't
able to fix it. I uncommented the line 137, and commented the line 138 (now
it is this:
  command.build.$(file.patterns.metafun)=$(name.context.texexec) --$(
name.context.backend) --mptex $(FileNameExt)
  #command.build.$(file.patterns.metafun)=$(name.metafun.mptopdf)
$(FileNameExt)
But it didn't help. What should I set, and where?

> P.S. Hans, would it be possible to add the Metafont into the minimal
> > distribution? I like it so much I'd like to make it my major
> distribution
>
> only the binary i assume? you also have to convince mojca, the minimal
> gardener


Yes, I need only two things: binary Metafont (mf) being there, and pdfTeX
(and later luaTeX) able to generate the bitmapped fonts on the demand. If
you could add these two, I would instantly switch to the ConTeXt minimal
distribution. It seems much better than both teTeX and TeXLive. Please,
please. :-)

Many thanks for the great ConTeXt, minimal distribution (which saved me here
in TeXas), and your help.
With best regards
Michal Kvasnicka

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Re: SciTE under Windows and Metapost

[Michal Kvasnička]

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Many thanks. I answered before I've got your answer.

Honestly, I don't know what must be there to be able to generate fonts. I
never tried to erase the stuff just to learn what is really needed. :-)

The manual lists some other programs. What are those? Which ones could
> theoretically be needed?
>     gftopk(1), gftodvi(1), gftype(1), mft(1), pltotf(1), tftopl(1)


However, I guess the gftopk is needed since  it generates .pk files.

However, my next question before you ask it: you're probably going to
> request that some fonts need to be added, right?
>

No, I would install my fonts myself. (The substitute, and preferred solution
is having these fonts in outlines; especially Concrete Math, but some more
as well.)

No, I don't use LaTeX since the time I switch to ConTeXt. I never regretted.

Many thanks,
Michal Kvasnicka

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