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ConTeXt is a TeX macro package like LaTeX and eplain. It provides a consistent, key-value driven user interface, supports all TeX engines, is tightly integrated with LuaTeX & Metapost, and supports grid-typesetting, PDF/A, PDF/X, XML/XHTML & ePub export.
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ConTeXt won't find my fonts
I would like to use my own local fonts in my ConTeXt documents. They are stored in /usr/local/share/fonts/ like so:
├── cooper
│ ├── Cooper-BlackItalic.otf
│ ├── ...
├── Vollkorn
│ ├── Vollkorn-...
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Page Layout with Image in the bottom
This is a layout question similar to Position an image on a page
Obvious solution did not work
\useMPlibrary[dum]
\showframe
\starttext
\setuplayout[bottomthird]
[bottom=0pt,
bottomdistance=0pt,
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Position an image on a page
Currently I have a following page
\useMPlibrary[dum]
\showframe
\tracingall
\starttext
% layer for the whole page
\definelayer[picbg] % name of the layer
[x=0mm, y=0mm, % from upper ...
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Placing images and environment side by side
I am working on a document using ConTeXt that need to have page layout similar to the picture
The pictures illustrate steps that are provided in the itemized environment.
How could be approach it? I ...
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formatting numbers in ConTeXt
I don't know if this question is asked before. If so please show me the link.
With LaTeX, siunitx do the job.
I type \num{12545} the result is 12 545.
How to do the same thing with ConTeXt?
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How to properly input mp files in MetaFun?
In my ConTeXt project I have a long .mp file that I want to divide into several sub-files and make it library-like. For that purpose I load the initial file with
\startMPinclusions
input path/to/...
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Adding a blank space after the end of an item in ConTeXt
How do you define an equivalent of an item in ConTeXt and then add specific vertical space after typing it?
In general how to apply a commmand after \item ,\sym etc?
For example i have this MWE:
\def\...
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ConTeXt: Use Figure and initial in the same parapraph
I would like to get placing both an intial and a figure in a paragraph working. I am using the following MWE in this question:
\mainlanguage[de]
\useMPlibrary[dum]
\setupinitial[n=2]
\starttext
\...
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Redefining special commands in ConTeXt
i want to use itemgroup for typesetting side by side poems,
this MWE works well:
\defineitemgroup[myPoem]
\starttext
\startitemgroup[myPoem][horizontal,two]
\startitem first sentence \stopitem\...
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ConTeXT : unable to run it
I am new to ConTeXt (but user of LaTeX).
Whatever IDE I use, I get the error message :
..."formats/luametatex/cont-en.fmt' failed with bad 'version id' data".
My current version of ConTeXT ...
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ConTeXt equivalent for \textcommabelow (e.g. a t-comma)
In LaTeX, writing a t-comma (not to be confused with a t-cedilla) can be written using \textcommabelow{t}. What is the correct way for entering a t-comma using ConTeXt? Unfortunately, the official ...
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The Theatre Ticket [closed]
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.8]
\draw[->] (0,0) -- (10,0) node[right] {Quantity};
\draw[->] (0,0) -- (0,10) node[above] {Price};
\draw (2,8) -- (8,2) node[midway,below] {Demand Curve};
\draw (1,9)...
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How to make hyphen not be left aligned in ConTeXt in Vietnamese?
I have a weird issue regarding hyphen. When I write using hyphens in Vietnamese, the hyphen sometimes is left-aligned. Changing fonts replaces the hyphens that are error but not remove them completely....
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Lua socket errors when trying to compile basic ConTeXt documents
Note: I am not entirely sure whether this question is appropriate for the TeX Stack Exchange as this seems to be an issue with my TeX Live installation. But I suppose that the people here would ...
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How to add some vertical space in ConTeXt
In LaTeX, I used this:
Some text\\[1pt] Some more text.
In ConTeXt, I cannot find a way to do the same thing. Somebody suggested using a blank, but then the second line is indented for me, and starts ...
