ConTeXt resembles LaTeX in being a system of TeX macro packages and helper scripts. ConTeXt has a fairly centralised development model, when compared to LaTeX's bazaar model, with much popular functionality provided by user-contributed packages. ConTeXt targets small publishers, aiming to provide ...
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How to change quotation symbols and define them in language (in Context)? [closed]
To get guillemets (», angle quotes) at quotations in my Swedish text I have used the following code with Context mkII:
\setupdelimitedtext[quotation:1][left=»\nobreak,right=\nobreak»]
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How can I make text figures document wide standard for numerals in Context?
In a CV I would like all numbers to be text figures. I can do this manually by using the {\os 123} switch locally, but I would like text figures to be the default in the document. How?
If I make it ...
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What is the difference between \everypar and \EveryPar?
In a previous question I got recommended to use \EveryPar instead of \everypar.
What is the difference between the two?
Are there other commands that I should capitalize the same way in ConTeXt?
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Page numbers in Romannumeral in ConTeXt
I tried to change the page number into Romannumeral with
\setuppagenumbering[conversion=romannumerals]
but it did nothing. I had to use a macro to achieve that:
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Get confused about the `command` option in some ConTeX \setup*
Since I switched to ConTeXt from plain TeX, I always get confused about macros in it. Now it is the command option in \setup* of ConTeXt.
In ConTeXt, some macros, like \setuphead, \setuplist, have ...
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Why can't I use some TrueType fonts in ConTeXt while others can? [duplicate]
Today, After reading the chapters about typography and fonts in the reference manual, I tried to define my own typescript. After mtxrun --script fonts --reload, I wrote the codes like this:
% ...
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ConTeXt doesn't implement some Knuth TeX primitives?
I try to use new TeX format ConTeXt, but I find that some TeX primitives don't act any more. How sad I am when I find that.
An simple example is that in plain TeX, we can set the spaces between ...
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How to add an APA-style citation with no author in ConTeXt?
I need to cite some articles which were created by some professional organizations, so no authors or editors are listed:
@Article{noname2012,
author = {},
title = {This is the title},
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Beamer presentation similar to ConTeXt
I am wondering if it would be possible to write nice (different and funny) presentations with beamer like the ones that can be found in the next links, that are done with context. I also wonder if it ...
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Text and figure side by side in a list in ConTeXt
I want to include some figures on the right of some list items. Here is an example with one figure in the second item:
\starttext
\startitemize[n]
\item first item
\item ...
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Why is pdflatex automatically loading a ConTeXt package and crashing
If I process the following MWE with pdflatex (TeXLive 2012, Linux)
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{color}
\def\mymacro#1{#1}
\begin{document}
\pdfinfo{/Title (Some text \textbf{This macro causes ...
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Ampersand in math in ConTeXt
I'm afraid this is fairly obvious and has been asked many times, but I could not find the answer. I am having trouble getting an ampersand in a displayed formula in ConTeXt. I tried the obvious ...
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What is the correct way to end a hanging indent section in Context?
In an earlier question I got help to get hanging indents working in my text.
I now suspect that I've not been terminating the hanging indent in the right way. Have tried some different things, but ...
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Is ConTeXt using TeX or rewriting it?
Just out of curiosity, is ConTeXt using the TeX algorithm in it's entirety, or are some components rewritten?
If it's the latter:
Could all of TeX be rewritten in Lua, or are there good reasons ...
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What is the equivalent of Biblatex in Context?
How do I do bibliography in Context, that is more than just bibtex? In the manual there is no explanation of this. Source code doesn't tell me much either...
Are there any "packages" that provide ...
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Why does Context line-break my quotation and leave the quotation sign on it's own row?
Using Context to set a book I have the following problem: Context linebreaks some quotations in a way that makes the quotation sign (in my case a guillemet [sic!]) appear on its own row. How can i ...
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Type phase symbol in ConTeXt, like LaTeX steinmetz package
I am trying to create an electrical phase symbol in ConTeXt like that produced by the \phase{} command from LaTeX's steinmetz package.
Here is what the symbol looks like:
Is there something out ...
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Continuously compile/watch source files in ConTEXt?
Is there an equivalent to latexmk in Context?
I want the script to watch my source files for changes and continuously recompile them.
Here is how I would do it with latexmk:
latexmk -bibtex -pdf ...
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Why is a blank page inserted in the middle of the first signature when impositioning with Context?
Tonight I'm impositioning a book for doublesided printing on A4 sheets. The book is in A5 format and will be bound with octavo signatures (4 pieces of A4 sheet are folded in half to form 16 pages of ...
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ConTeXt: page large enough to contain a FLOWchart
How can I create a page which has the minimum size to contain the one FLOWchart defined in it?
I'm looking for something identical to \startMPpage but for FLOWchart
\startMPpage produces a page a ...
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Picture and Paragraph in Metapost
How to insert a paragraph in Metapost and a drawing below that? This has to be done within a single Metapost block, (i.e) within a single \startMPcode and \stopMPcode block
Sample image :
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Create a font table for all available characters for a particular font
Similar to the question:
Lualatex: Font table with examples
I have several ornamental fonts and I'd like to create key maps. That is, I want to know what symbol the letter a maps to by having a nice ...
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How to debug METAPOST inlined in ConTeXt? (Or “message” primitive and “loggingall;” in inlined METAPOST)
I have a METAPOST program that works fine with mpost, but fails when I try to run it inline in ConTeXt. In order to debug it, I would like to see the usual METAPOST logging and/or to use the METAPOST ...
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Metapost - Boundary box
I want to make a series of images with Metapost and Context. I want the height and width of the images to be fixed ( like a frame ) and center the picture drawn with Metapost inside that frame. So, is ...
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Context - Error creating boxes in loop
The following code creates an array of boxes to represent an array.
\startMPinclusions
input boxes ;
\stopMPinclusions
\starttext
\startluacode
function createGraphic(k,c,indH)
local i=1
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How do I get ConTeXt to produce pdf files in one directory, the aux files in a second, and take the .tex files from a third?
I want to be able to cleanly use my letterhead template with many different input files.
I have created a shell scrip that invokes:
context --silent --purgeall --path=./img content/$1
But have ...
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Custom list labels in ConTeXt
I have just started learning ConTeXt and I have to say that I am pretty amazed by how intuitive it is to use. But I can't find a way yet to achieve automatically a list with the following labels.
C.1
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What is the ConTeXt equivalent of LaTeX “\@.”
In English text, TeX follows the convention of putting extra space after a period by default, which I like. However, in the case of abbreviations it causes a problem. To suppress the extra space, ...
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How do I do hanging indents in Context?
How do I do hanging indents in Context? I've been looking at the few examples that I've found, for example at http://wiki.contextgarden.net/MLA_style, but couldn't get anything to work as I want it. ...
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Line numbering in ConTeXt outside of verbatim
Basically, I would like a way to number the lines in a block of text, without resorting to verbatim mode.
I have tried
\definetyping[code][numbering=line,style=\tf]
\startcode[step=5]
Thus, I came ...
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How do I install ConTeXt alongside MikTeX
I would like to give ConTeXt a shot. It is likely just me, but I am finding the installation guide on the wiki a little confusing, e.g.
Do I need Ruby or not? Does that depend on the installer, ...
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Why does ConTeXt sometimes ignore surrounding font properties?
I am working on a document which contains a wide range of font styles and sizes. I am using commands such as \ss to change to sans serif, \tfa to set the font size to size "a", and \bf to make text ...
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How to independently set the font properties of each component in section titles in ConTeXt?
I want to make two-line chapter titles such as this:
Chapter 1
Animals
I found instructions in this article about titles at the ConTeXt wiki.
I want to adjust the font properties of each line ...
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Availability of LaTeX packages' functionality in ConTeXt, XeTeX, and LuaTeX
I am considering trying out ConTeXt, XeTeX, and LuaTeX, but one concern of mine is the fact that I am using a large number of LaTeX packages.
There are a number of questions comparing these TeX ...
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How to set font size “e” in ConTeXt?
According to the ConTeXt manuals, there is a font size "e", the largest available font size. Whenever I try to use this, however, the command fails. What is the proper way to enable this font size?
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Multiple Documents with shared TOC and Indexes
I've recently started a personal project for creating and managing a knowledge base, but with the individual pages written in ConTeXt instead of markup, markdown, or any of the other currently-popular ...
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Why are unplaced part titles creating empty pages in ConTeXt?
I made a book which is divided into parts, with \part{}. I want these parts to appear in the table of contents, but do not need them to appear within the document itself. I added \placehead=no to the ...
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ConTeXt: How to set up interaction mode to emulate hyperref?
I have prepared a self explanatory MWE to check interaction mode for various objects in ConTeXt ver: 2013.01.10 01:04 MKIV. Evince document viewer is used for testing.
Questions:
How to set up ...
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How to span the content across two pages in ConTeXt?
Most of the pages in my document look like this, a layout common in books:
___________________________
| | |
| Title | ........... |
| | ........... |
| ...
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(ConTeXt MkIV) Text in PiechartMP
So I need to include some pie charts in my document. As I'm using Metapost for all graphics I tried using the PiechartMP Metapost package. But for some strange reason no text shows up, just a very ...
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How to place all chapter titles on verso pages in ConTeXt?
I need to set all of the chapters within a document to begin on the verso, or left-hand pages. How can I get ConTeXt to add a blank page before each chapter title if the chapter title does not appear ...
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ConTeXt: Too much hyphenation
I am trying to control the amount of automatic hyphenation in my document. But all the options I specify don't seem to have any effect. The following MWE shows two paragraphs with six hyphenated ...
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Bibliography in ConTeXt
I have two problems with bibliography using ConTeXt ver: 2013.01.10 01:04 MKIV.
I would like to get \citet like behaviour Author name [1]. However, presently the MWE produces only the numbers.
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Caption label formatting in Context
I am trying to introduce a linebreak after the caption label so that the caption starts below the caption label in context. However, the suffix key for the \captionsetup only accepts text like : or ...
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Bold math in Context
I am not able to get bold math symbols using context.
Details: I am using Tex-live 2012 distribution. Compiled using context main.tex which means I am using context mkiv. Log file shows the version ...
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Custom table of contents style in ConTeXt
I want to change the style of the table of contents:
Chapter entries shouldn't have a dotted line. (see below)
Chapters without a number should have no left spacing. (see below)
The dotted line ...
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ConTeXt + XeTeX (TeXLive 2012) does not work for Indic scripts like Malayalam
This is a follow up question to What is the state of support for (Unicode) Indic scripts in Context?
I have been trying to get texexec/mkii to work with XeTeX engine, but the resulting rendering is ...
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Why do fonts no longer work after upgrading ConTeXt? [closed]
After a recent upgrade of ConTeXt, ConTeXt can not longer find the OTF and TTF fonts in my ~/.fonts directory.
Prior to this upgrade, when I ran these three script, it was sufficient to get the fonts ...
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standardmakeup layer in ConTeXt
Need to place a PDF file as a watermark behind the title page and part break pages. These have been laid out using \standardmakeup. Have created the layer and can place it on a normal text page but ...
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What is the state of support for (Unicode) Indic scripts in Context?
I have used XeTeX for typesetting a book using Unicode Malayalam. It is working perfectly and the production is fine.
Reading about ConteXt, I learn it is more suitable and flexible for book ...
