beta 2010.11.01 12:14

21 files changed, 532 insertions, 483 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua
index 07a3563b0..2c50f7eee 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ table.serialize_inline    = true
 
 local noquotes, hexify, handle, reduce, compact, inline, functions
 
-local reserved = table.tohash { -- intercept a language flaw, no reserved words as key
+local reserved = table.tohash { -- intercept a language inconvenience: no reserved words as key
     'and', 'break', 'do', 'else', 'elseif', 'end', 'false', 'for', 'function', 'if',
     'in', 'local', 'nil', 'not', 'or', 'repeat', 'return', 'then', 'true', 'until', 'while',
 }
@@ -1518,6 +1518,7 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['l-io'] = {
 local io = io
 local byte, find, gsub, format = string.byte, string.find, string.gsub, string.format
 local concat = table.concat
+local type = type
 
 if string.find(os.getenv("PATH"),";") then
     io.fileseparator, io.pathseparator = "\\", ";"
@@ -1576,12 +1577,19 @@ function io.size(filename)
 end
 
 function io.noflines(f)
-    local n = 0
-    for _ in f:lines() do
-        n = n + 1
+    if type(f) == "string" then
+        local f = io.open(filename)
+        local n = f and io.noflines(f) or 0
+        assert(f:close())
+        return n
+    else
+        local n = 0
+        for _ in f:lines() do
+            n = n + 1
+        end
+        f:seek('set',0)
+        return n
     end
-    f:seek('set',0)
-    return n
 end
 
 local nextchar = {
@@ -1673,6 +1681,7 @@ function io.ask(question,default,options)
             io.write(format(" [%s]",default))
         end
         io.write(format(" "))
+        io.flush()
         local answer = io.read()
         answer = gsub(answer,"^%s*(.*)%s*$","%1")
         if answer == "" and default then
@@ -2282,7 +2291,7 @@ file       = file or { }
 local file = file
 
 local insert, concat = table.insert, table.concat
-local find, gmatch, match, gsub, sub, char = string.find, string.gmatch, string.match, string.gsub, string.sub, string.char
+local find, gmatch, match, gsub, sub, char, lower = string.find, string.gmatch, string.match, string.gsub, string.sub, string.char, string.lower
 local lpegmatch = lpeg.match
 local getcurrentdir, attributes = lfs.currentdir, lfs.attributes
 
@@ -2408,8 +2417,8 @@ function file.splitpath(str,separator) -- string
     return checkedsplit(str,separator or io.pathseparator)
 end
 
-function file.joinpath(tab) -- table
-    return concat(tab,io.pathseparator) -- can have trailing //
+function file.joinpath(tab,separator) -- table
+    return concat(tab,separator or io.pathseparator) -- can have trailing //
 end
 
 -- we can hash them weakly
@@ -2473,8 +2482,13 @@ end
 file.collapse_path = file.collapsepath
 
 
-function file.robustname(str)
-    return (gsub(str,"[^%a%d%/%-%.\\]+","-"))
+function file.robustname(str,strict)
+    str = gsub(str,"[^%a%d%/%-%.\\]+","-")
+    if strict then
+        return lower(gsub(str,"^%-*(.-)%-*$","%1"))
+    else
+        return str
+    end
 end
 
 file.readdata = io.loaddata
@@ -2887,7 +2901,7 @@ local function glob(str,t)
         elseif isfile(str) then
             t(str)
         else
-            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str)
+            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str) -- we could use the file splitter
             if split then
                 local root, path, base = split[1], split[2], split[3]
                 local recurse = find(base,"%*%*")
@@ -2911,7 +2925,7 @@ local function glob(str,t)
                 return { str }
             end
         else
-            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str)
+            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str) -- we could use the file splitter
             if split then
                 local t = t or { }
                 local action = action or function(name) t[#t+1] = name end
@@ -2933,7 +2947,7 @@ dir.glob = glob
 
 local function globfiles(path,recurse,func,files) -- func == pattern or function
     if type(func) == "string" then
-        local s = func -- alas, we need this indirect way
+        local s = func
         func = function(name) return find(name,s) end
     end
     files = files or { }
@@ -2974,7 +2988,9 @@ end
 
 local make_indeed = true -- false
 
-if find(os.getenv("PATH"),";") then -- os.type == "windows"
+local onwindows = os.type == "windows" or find(os.getenv("PATH"),";")
+
+if onwindows then
 
     function dir.mkdirs(...)
         local str, pth, t = "", "", { ... }
@@ -3030,39 +3046,7 @@ if find(os.getenv("PATH"),";") then -- os.type == "windows"
         return pth, (isdir(pth) == true)
     end
 
-
-    function dir.expandname(str) -- will be merged with cleanpath and collapsepath
-        local first, nothing, last = match(str,"^(//)(//*)(.*)$")
-        if first then
-            first = dir.current() .. "/"
-        end
-        if not first then
-            first, last = match(str,"^(//)/*(.*)$")
-        end
-        if not first then
-            first, last = match(str,"^([a-zA-Z]:)(.*)$")
-            if first and not find(last,"^/") then
-                local d = currentdir()
-                if chdir(first) then
-                    first = dir.current()
-                end
-                chdir(d)
-            end
-        end
-        if not first then
-            first, last = dir.current(), str
-        end
-        last = gsub(last,"//","/")
-        last = gsub(last,"/%./","/")
-        last = gsub(last,"^/*","")
-        first = gsub(first,"/*$","")
-        if last == "" then
-            return first
-        else
-            return first .. "/" .. last
-        end
-    end
-
+                                            
 else
 
     function dir.mkdirs(...)
@@ -3103,6 +3087,48 @@ else
         return pth, (isdir(pth) == true)
     end
 
+                            
+end
+
+dir.makedirs = dir.mkdirs
+
+-- we can only define it here as it uses dir.current
+
+if onwindows then
+
+    function dir.expandname(str) -- will be merged with cleanpath and collapsepath
+        local first, nothing, last = match(str,"^(//)(//*)(.*)$")
+        if first then
+            first = dir.current() .. "/"
+        end
+        if not first then
+            first, last = match(str,"^(//)/*(.*)$")
+        end
+        if not first then
+            first, last = match(str,"^([a-zA-Z]:)(.*)$")
+            if first and not find(last,"^/") then
+                local d = currentdir()
+                if chdir(first) then
+                    first = dir.current()
+                end
+                chdir(d)
+            end
+        end
+        if not first then
+            first, last = dir.current(), str
+        end
+        last = gsub(last,"//","/")
+        last = gsub(last,"/%./","/")
+        last = gsub(last,"^/*","")
+        first = gsub(first,"/*$","")
+        if last == "" or last == "." then
+            return first
+        else
+            return first .. "/" .. last
+        end
+    end
+
+else
 
     function dir.expandname(str) -- will be merged with cleanpath and collapsepath
         if not find(str,"^/") then
@@ -3110,12 +3136,13 @@ else
         end
         str = gsub(str,"//","/")
         str = gsub(str,"/%./","/")
+        str = gsub(str,"(.)/%.$","%1")
         return str
     end
 
 end
 
-dir.makedirs = dir.mkdirs
+file.expandname = dir.expandname -- for convenience
 
 
 end -- of closure
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua
index 07a3563b0..2c50f7eee 100644
--- a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ table.serialize_inline    = true
 
 local noquotes, hexify, handle, reduce, compact, inline, functions
 
-local reserved = table.tohash { -- intercept a language flaw, no reserved words as key
+local reserved = table.tohash { -- intercept a language inconvenience: no reserved words as key
     'and', 'break', 'do', 'else', 'elseif', 'end', 'false', 'for', 'function', 'if',
     'in', 'local', 'nil', 'not', 'or', 'repeat', 'return', 'then', 'true', 'until', 'while',
 }
@@ -1518,6 +1518,7 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['l-io'] = {
 local io = io
 local byte, find, gsub, format = string.byte, string.find, string.gsub, string.format
 local concat = table.concat
+local type = type
 
 if string.find(os.getenv("PATH"),";") then
     io.fileseparator, io.pathseparator = "\\", ";"
@@ -1576,12 +1577,19 @@ function io.size(filename)
 end
 
 function io.noflines(f)
-    local n = 0
-    for _ in f:lines() do
-        n = n + 1
+    if type(f) == "string" then
+        local f = io.open(filename)
+        local n = f and io.noflines(f) or 0
+        assert(f:close())
+        return n
+    else
+        local n = 0
+        for _ in f:lines() do
+            n = n + 1
+        end
+        f:seek('set',0)
+        return n
     end
-    f:seek('set',0)
-    return n
 end
 
 local nextchar = {
@@ -1673,6 +1681,7 @@ function io.ask(question,default,options)
             io.write(format(" [%s]",default))
         end
         io.write(format(" "))
+        io.flush()
         local answer = io.read()
         answer = gsub(answer,"^%s*(.*)%s*$","%1")
         if answer == "" and default then
@@ -2282,7 +2291,7 @@ file       = file or { }
 local file = file
 
 local insert, concat = table.insert, table.concat
-local find, gmatch, match, gsub, sub, char = string.find, string.gmatch, string.match, string.gsub, string.sub, string.char
+local find, gmatch, match, gsub, sub, char, lower = string.find, string.gmatch, string.match, string.gsub, string.sub, string.char, string.lower
 local lpegmatch = lpeg.match
 local getcurrentdir, attributes = lfs.currentdir, lfs.attributes
 
@@ -2408,8 +2417,8 @@ function file.splitpath(str,separator) -- string
     return checkedsplit(str,separator or io.pathseparator)
 end
 
-function file.joinpath(tab) -- table
-    return concat(tab,io.pathseparator) -- can have trailing //
+function file.joinpath(tab,separator) -- table
+    return concat(tab,separator or io.pathseparator) -- can have trailing //
 end
 
 -- we can hash them weakly
@@ -2473,8 +2482,13 @@ end
 file.collapse_path = file.collapsepath
 
 
-function file.robustname(str)
-    return (gsub(str,"[^%a%d%/%-%.\\]+","-"))
+function file.robustname(str,strict)
+    str = gsub(str,"[^%a%d%/%-%.\\]+","-")
+    if strict then
+        return lower(gsub(str,"^%-*(.-)%-*$","%1"))
+    else
+        return str
+    end
 end
 
 file.readdata = io.loaddata
@@ -2887,7 +2901,7 @@ local function glob(str,t)
         elseif isfile(str) then
             t(str)
         else
-            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str)
+            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str) -- we could use the file splitter
             if split then
                 local root, path, base = split[1], split[2], split[3]
                 local recurse = find(base,"%*%*")
@@ -2911,7 +2925,7 @@ local function glob(str,t)
                 return { str }
             end
         else
-            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str)
+            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str) -- we could use the file splitter
             if split then
                 local t = t or { }
                 local action = action or function(name) t[#t+1] = name end
@@ -2933,7 +2947,7 @@ dir.glob = glob
 
 local function globfiles(path,recurse,func,files) -- func == pattern or function
     if type(func) == "string" then
-        local s = func -- alas, we need this indirect way
+        local s = func
         func = function(name) return find(name,s) end
     end
     files = files or { }
@@ -2974,7 +2988,9 @@ end
 
 local make_indeed = true -- false
 
-if find(os.getenv("PATH"),";") then -- os.type == "windows"
+local onwindows = os.type == "windows" or find(os.getenv("PATH"),";")
+
+if onwindows then
 
     function dir.mkdirs(...)
         local str, pth, t = "", "", { ... }
@@ -3030,39 +3046,7 @@ if find(os.getenv("PATH"),";") then -- os.type == "windows"
         return pth, (isdir(pth) == true)
     end
 
-
-    function dir.expandname(str) -- will be merged with cleanpath and collapsepath
-        local first, nothing, last = match(str,"^(//)(//*)(.*)$")
-        if first then
-            first = dir.current() .. "/"
-        end
-        if not first then
-            first, last = match(str,"^(//)/*(.*)$")
-        end
-        if not first then
-            first, last = match(str,"^([a-zA-Z]:)(.*)$")
-            if first and not find(last,"^/") then
-                local d = currentdir()
-                if chdir(first) then
-                    first = dir.current()
-                end
-                chdir(d)
-            end
-        end
-        if not first then
-            first, last = dir.current(), str
-        end
-        last = gsub(last,"//","/")
-        last = gsub(last,"/%./","/")
-        last = gsub(last,"^/*","")
-        first = gsub(first,"/*$","")
-        if last == "" then
-            return first
-        else
-            return first .. "/" .. last
-        end
-    end
-
+                                            
 else
 
     function dir.mkdirs(...)
@@ -3103,6 +3087,48 @@ else
         return pth, (isdir(pth) == true)
     end
 
+                            
+end
+
+dir.makedirs = dir.mkdirs
+
+-- we can only define it here as it uses dir.current
+
+if onwindows then
+
+    function dir.expandname(str) -- will be merged with cleanpath and collapsepath
+        local first, nothing, last = match(str,"^(//)(//*)(.*)$")
+        if first then
+            first = dir.current() .. "/"
+        end
+        if not first then
+            first, last = match(str,"^(//)/*(.*)$")
+        end
+        if not first then
+            first, last = match(str,"^([a-zA-Z]:)(.*)$")
+            if first and not find(last,"^/") then
+                local d = currentdir()
+                if chdir(first) then
+                    first = dir.current()
+                end
+                chdir(d)
+            end
+        end
+        if not first then
+            first, last = dir.current(), str
+        end
+        last = gsub(last,"//","/")
+        last = gsub(last,"/%./","/")
+        last = gsub(last,"^/*","")
+        first = gsub(first,"/*$","")
+        if last == "" or last == "." then
+            return first
+        else
+            return first .. "/" .. last
+        end
+    end
+
+else
 
     function dir.expandname(str) -- will be merged with cleanpath and collapsepath
         if not find(str,"^/") then
@@ -3110,12 +3136,13 @@ else
         end
         str = gsub(str,"//","/")
         str = gsub(str,"/%./","/")
+        str = gsub(str,"(.)/%.$","%1")
         return str
     end
 
 end
 
-dir.makedirs = dir.mkdirs
+file.expandname = dir.expandname -- for convenience
 
 
 end -- of closure
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun
index 07a3563b0..2c50f7eee 100755
--- a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ table.serialize_inline    = true
 
 local noquotes, hexify, handle, reduce, compact, inline, functions
 
-local reserved = table.tohash { -- intercept a language flaw, no reserved words as key
+local reserved = table.tohash { -- intercept a language inconvenience: no reserved words as key
     'and', 'break', 'do', 'else', 'elseif', 'end', 'false', 'for', 'function', 'if',
     'in', 'local', 'nil', 'not', 'or', 'repeat', 'return', 'then', 'true', 'until', 'while',
 }
@@ -1518,6 +1518,7 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['l-io'] = {
 local io = io
 local byte, find, gsub, format = string.byte, string.find, string.gsub, string.format
 local concat = table.concat
+local type = type
 
 if string.find(os.getenv("PATH"),";") then
     io.fileseparator, io.pathseparator = "\\", ";"
@@ -1576,12 +1577,19 @@ function io.size(filename)
 end
 
 function io.noflines(f)
-    local n = 0
-    for _ in f:lines() do
-        n = n + 1
+    if type(f) == "string" then
+        local f = io.open(filename)
+        local n = f and io.noflines(f) or 0
+        assert(f:close())
+        return n
+    else
+        local n = 0
+        for _ in f:lines() do
+            n = n + 1
+        end
+        f:seek('set',0)
+        return n
     end
-    f:seek('set',0)
-    return n
 end
 
 local nextchar = {
@@ -1673,6 +1681,7 @@ function io.ask(question,default,options)
             io.write(format(" [%s]",default))
         end
         io.write(format(" "))
+        io.flush()
         local answer = io.read()
         answer = gsub(answer,"^%s*(.*)%s*$","%1")
         if answer == "" and default then
@@ -2282,7 +2291,7 @@ file       = file or { }
 local file = file
 
 local insert, concat = table.insert, table.concat
-local find, gmatch, match, gsub, sub, char = string.find, string.gmatch, string.match, string.gsub, string.sub, string.char
+local find, gmatch, match, gsub, sub, char, lower = string.find, string.gmatch, string.match, string.gsub, string.sub, string.char, string.lower
 local lpegmatch = lpeg.match
 local getcurrentdir, attributes = lfs.currentdir, lfs.attributes
 
@@ -2408,8 +2417,8 @@ function file.splitpath(str,separator) -- string
     return checkedsplit(str,separator or io.pathseparator)
 end
 
-function file.joinpath(tab) -- table
-    return concat(tab,io.pathseparator) -- can have trailing //
+function file.joinpath(tab,separator) -- table
+    return concat(tab,separator or io.pathseparator) -- can have trailing //
 end
 
 -- we can hash them weakly
@@ -2473,8 +2482,13 @@ end
 file.collapse_path = file.collapsepath
 
 
-function file.robustname(str)
-    return (gsub(str,"[^%a%d%/%-%.\\]+","-"))
+function file.robustname(str,strict)
+    str = gsub(str,"[^%a%d%/%-%.\\]+","-")
+    if strict then
+        return lower(gsub(str,"^%-*(.-)%-*$","%1"))
+    else
+        return str
+    end
 end
 
 file.readdata = io.loaddata
@@ -2887,7 +2901,7 @@ local function glob(str,t)
         elseif isfile(str) then
             t(str)
         else
-            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str)
+            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str) -- we could use the file splitter
             if split then
                 local root, path, base = split[1], split[2], split[3]
                 local recurse = find(base,"%*%*")
@@ -2911,7 +2925,7 @@ local function glob(str,t)
                 return { str }
             end
         else
-            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str)
+            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str) -- we could use the file splitter
             if split then
                 local t = t or { }
                 local action = action or function(name) t[#t+1] = name end
@@ -2933,7 +2947,7 @@ dir.glob = glob
 
 local function globfiles(path,recurse,func,files) -- func == pattern or function
     if type(func) == "string" then
-        local s = func -- alas, we need this indirect way
+        local s = func
         func = function(name) return find(name,s) end
     end
     files = files or { }
@@ -2974,7 +2988,9 @@ end
 
 local make_indeed = true -- false
 
-if find(os.getenv("PATH"),";") then -- os.type == "windows"
+local onwindows = os.type == "windows" or find(os.getenv("PATH"),";")
+
+if onwindows then
 
     function dir.mkdirs(...)
         local str, pth, t = "", "", { ... }
@@ -3030,39 +3046,7 @@ if find(os.getenv("PATH"),";") then -- os.type == "windows"
         return pth, (isdir(pth) == true)
     end
 
-
-    function dir.expandname(str) -- will be merged with cleanpath and collapsepath
-        local first, nothing, last = match(str,"^(//)(//*)(.*)$")
-        if first then
-            first = dir.current() .. "/"
-        end
-        if not first then
-            first, last = match(str,"^(//)/*(.*)$")
-        end
-        if not first then
-            first, last = match(str,"^([a-zA-Z]:)(.*)$")
-            if first and not find(last,"^/") then
-                local d = currentdir()
-                if chdir(first) then
-                    first = dir.current()
-                end
-                chdir(d)
-            end
-        end
-        if not first then
-            first, last = dir.current(), str
-        end
-        last = gsub(last,"//","/")
-        last = gsub(last,"/%./","/")
-        last = gsub(last,"^/*","")
-        first = gsub(first,"/*$","")
-        if last == "" then
-            return first
-        else
-            return first .. "/" .. last
-        end
-    end
-
+                                            
 else
 
     function dir.mkdirs(...)
@@ -3103,6 +3087,48 @@ else
         return pth, (isdir(pth) == true)
     end
 
+                            
+end
+
+dir.makedirs = dir.mkdirs
+
+-- we can only define it here as it uses dir.current
+
+if onwindows then
+
+    function dir.expandname(str) -- will be merged with cleanpath and collapsepath
+        local first, nothing, last = match(str,"^(//)(//*)(.*)$")
+        if first then
+            first = dir.current() .. "/"
+        end
+        if not first then
+            first, last = match(str,"^(//)/*(.*)$")
+        end
+        if not first then
+            first, last = match(str,"^([a-zA-Z]:)(.*)$")
+            if first and not find(last,"^/") then
+                local d = currentdir()
+                if chdir(first) then
+                    first = dir.current()
+                end
+                chdir(d)
+            end
+        end
+        if not first then
+            first, last = dir.current(), str
+        end
+        last = gsub(last,"//","/")
+        last = gsub(last,"/%./","/")
+        last = gsub(last,"^/*","")
+        first = gsub(first,"/*$","")
+        if last == "" or last == "." then
+            return first
+        else
+            return first .. "/" .. last
+        end
+    end
+
+else
 
     function dir.expandname(str) -- will be merged with cleanpath and collapsepath
         if not find(str,"^/") then
@@ -3110,12 +3136,13 @@ else
         end
         str = gsub(str,"//","/")
         str = gsub(str,"/%./","/")
+        str = gsub(str,"(.)/%.$","%1")
         return str
     end
 
 end
 
-dir.makedirs = dir.mkdirs
+file.expandname = dir.expandname -- for convenience
 
 
 end -- of closure
diff --git a/tex/context/base/cldf-com.lua b/tex/context/base/cldf-com.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3bbeabb0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tex/context/base/cldf-com.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['cldf-com'] = {
+    version   = 1.001,
+    comment   = "companion to cldf-ini.mkiv",
+    author    = "Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL",
+    copyright = "PRAGMA ADE / ConTeXt Development Team",
+    license   = "see context related readme files"
+}
+
+local generics  = context.generics
+local variables = interfaces.variables
+
+generics.starttabulate = "start" .. variables.tabulate -- todo: e!start
+generics.stoptabulate  = "stop"  .. variables.tabulate -- todo: e!stop
diff --git a/tex/context/base/cldf-ini.lua b/tex/context/base/cldf-ini.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89c5bfe58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tex/context/base/cldf-ini.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['cldf-ini'] = {
+    version   = 1.001,
+    comment   = "companion to cldf-ini.mkiv",
+    author    = "Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL",
+    copyright = "PRAGMA ADE / ConTeXt Development Team",
+    license   = "see context related readme files"
+}
+
+-- This is a placeholder, maybe mult-cld moves here.
diff --git a/tex/context/base/cldf-ini.mkiv b/tex/context/base/cldf-ini.mkiv
index b8731fe29..44e9e7873 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/cldf-ini.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/cldf-ini.mkiv
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 
 \writestatus{loading}{ConTeXt Lua Documents / Functions}
 
-%registerctxluafile{cldf-ini}{1.001} % maybe mult-cld moves here
+\registerctxluafile{cldf-ini}{1.001}
+\registerctxluafile{cldf-com}{1.001}
 \registerctxluafile{cldf-ver}{1.001}
 
 \endinput
diff --git a/tex/context/base/cldf-ver.lua b/tex/context/base/cldf-ver.lua
index 0d7d55649..fbc7670e2 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/cldf-ver.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/cldf-ver.lua
@@ -6,17 +6,47 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['cldf-ver'] = {
     license   = "see context related readme files"
 }
 
-local concat = table.concat
+local concat, tohandle = table.concat, table.tohandle
+local tostring, type = tostring, type
 
 local context = context
 
-function table.tocontext(...)
-    local function flush(...)
-        context(concat{...,"\n"})
-    end
-    context.starttyping()
+local function flush(...)
+    context(concat{...,"\n"})
+end
+
+local function t_tocontext(...)
+    context.starttyping { "typing" } -- else [1] is intercepted
     context.pushcatcodes("verbatim")
-    table.tohandle(flush,...)
+    tohandle(flush,...)
     context.stoptyping()
     context.popcatcodes()
 end
+
+local function s_tocontext(...) -- we need to catch {\}
+    context.type()
+    context("{")
+    context.pushcatcodes("verbatim")
+    context(concat({...}," "))
+    context.popcatcodes()
+    context("}")
+end
+
+local function b_tocontext(b)
+    string_tocontext(tostring(b))
+end
+
+table  .tocontext = t_tocontext
+string .tocontext = s_tocontext
+boolean.tocontext = b_tocontext
+
+function tocontext(first,...)
+    local t = type(first)
+    if t == "string" then
+        s_tocontext(first,...)
+    elseif t == "table" then
+        t_tocontext(first,...)
+    elseif t == "boolean" then
+        b_tocontext(first,...)
+    end
+end
diff --git a/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex b/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
index c37fdc72a..1c44d3050 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
+++ b/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 %C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for
 %C details.
 
-\newcontextversion{2010.10.29 18:15}
+\newcontextversion{2010.11.01 12:14}
 
 %D This file is loaded at runtime, thereby providing an
 %D excellent place for hacks, patches, extensions and new
diff --git a/tex/context/base/context.tex b/tex/context/base/context.tex
index 394703624..be9700d73 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/context.tex
+++ b/tex/context/base/context.tex
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 %D your styles an modules.
 
 \edef\contextformat {\jobname}
-\edef\contextversion{2010.10.29 18:15}
+\edef\contextversion{2010.11.01 12:14}
 
 %D For those who want to use this:
 
diff --git a/tex/context/base/l-dir.lua b/tex/context/base/l-dir.lua
index be21fb985..b35973eef 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/l-dir.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/l-dir.lua
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ local function glob(str,t)
         elseif isfile(str) then
             t(str)
         else
-            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str)
+            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str) -- we could use the file splitter
             if split then
                 local root, path, base = split[1], split[2], split[3]
                 local recurse = find(base,"%*%*")
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ local function glob(str,t)
                 return { str }
             end
         else
-            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str)
+            local split = lpegmatch(pattern,str) -- we could use the file splitter
             if split then
                 local t = t or { }
                 local action = action or function(name) t[#t+1] = name end
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ dir.glob = glob
 
 local function globfiles(path,recurse,func,files) -- func == pattern or function
     if type(func) == "string" then
-        local s = func -- alas, we need this indirect way
+        local s = func
         func = function(name) return find(name,s) end
     end
     files = files or { }
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ end
 
 local make_indeed = true -- false
 
-if find(os.getenv("PATH"),";") then -- os.type == "windows"
+local onwindows = os.type == "windows" or find(os.getenv("PATH"),";")
+
+if onwindows then
 
     function dir.mkdirs(...)
         local str, pth, t = "", "", { ... }
@@ -266,49 +268,17 @@ if find(os.getenv("PATH"),";") then -- os.type == "windows"
         return pth, (isdir(pth) == true)
     end
 
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("","","a","c"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("a"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("a:"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("a:/b/c"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("a:b/c"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("a:/bbb/c"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("/a/b/c"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("/aaa/b/c"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("//a/b/c"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("///a/b/c"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("a/bbb//ccc/"))
-
-    function dir.expandname(str) -- will be merged with cleanpath and collapsepath
-        local first, nothing, last = match(str,"^(//)(//*)(.*)$")
-        if first then
-            first = dir.current() .. "/"
-        end
-        if not first then
-            first, last = match(str,"^(//)/*(.*)$")
-        end
-        if not first then
-            first, last = match(str,"^([a-zA-Z]:)(.*)$")
-            if first and not find(last,"^/") then
-                local d = currentdir()
-                if chdir(first) then
-                    first = dir.current()
-                end
-                chdir(d)
-            end
-        end
-        if not first then
-            first, last = dir.current(), str
-        end
-        last = gsub(last,"//","/")
-        last = gsub(last,"/%./","/")
-        last = gsub(last,"^/*","")
-        first = gsub(first,"/*$","")
-        if last == "" then
-            return first
-        else
-            return first .. "/" .. last
-        end
-    end
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("","","a","c"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("a"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("a:"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("a:/b/c"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("a:b/c"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("a:/bbb/c"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("/a/b/c"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("/aaa/b/c"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("//a/b/c"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("///a/b/c"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("a/bbb//ccc/"))
 
 else
 
@@ -350,13 +320,55 @@ else
         return pth, (isdir(pth) == true)
     end
 
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("","","a","c"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("a"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("/a/b/c"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("/aaa/b/c"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("//a/b/c"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("///a/b/c"))
---~         print(dir.mkdirs("a/bbb//ccc/"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("","","a","c"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("a"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("/a/b/c"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("/aaa/b/c"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("//a/b/c"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("///a/b/c"))
+    --~ print(dir.mkdirs("a/bbb//ccc/"))
+
+end
+
+dir.makedirs = dir.mkdirs
+
+-- we can only define it here as it uses dir.current
+
+if onwindows then
+
+    function dir.expandname(str) -- will be merged with cleanpath and collapsepath
+        local first, nothing, last = match(str,"^(//)(//*)(.*)$")
+        if first then
+            first = dir.current() .. "/"
+        end
+        if not first then
+            first, last = match(str,"^(//)/*(.*)$")
+        end
+        if not first then
+            first, last = match(str,"^([a-zA-Z]:)(.*)$")
+            if first and not find(last,"^/") then
+                local d = currentdir()
+                if chdir(first) then
+                    first = dir.current()
+                end
+                chdir(d)
+            end
+        end
+        if not first then
+            first, last = dir.current(), str
+        end
+        last = gsub(last,"//","/")
+        last = gsub(last,"/%./","/")
+        last = gsub(last,"^/*","")
+        first = gsub(first,"/*$","")
+        if last == "" or last == "." then
+            return first
+        else
+            return first .. "/" .. last
+        end
+    end
+
+else
 
     function dir.expandname(str) -- will be merged with cleanpath and collapsepath
         if not find(str,"^/") then
@@ -364,9 +376,10 @@ else
         end
         str = gsub(str,"//","/")
         str = gsub(str,"/%./","/")
+        str = gsub(str,"(.)/%.$","%1")
         return str
     end
 
 end
 
-dir.makedirs = dir.mkdirs
+file.expandname = dir.expandname -- for convenience
diff --git a/tex/context/base/l-file.lua b/tex/context/base/l-file.lua
index 7c5b9c67f..264b6a286 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/l-file.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/l-file.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ file       = file or { }
 local file = file
 
 local insert, concat = table.insert, table.concat
-local find, gmatch, match, gsub, sub, char = string.find, string.gmatch, string.match, string.gsub, string.sub, string.char
+local find, gmatch, match, gsub, sub, char, lower = string.find, string.gmatch, string.match, string.gsub, string.sub, string.char, string.lower
 local lpegmatch = lpeg.match
 local getcurrentdir, attributes = lfs.currentdir, lfs.attributes
 
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ function file.splitpath(str,separator) -- string
     return checkedsplit(str,separator or io.pathseparator)
 end
 
-function file.joinpath(tab) -- table
-    return concat(tab,io.pathseparator) -- can have trailing //
+function file.joinpath(tab,separator) -- table
+    return concat(tab,separator or io.pathseparator) -- can have trailing //
 end
 
 -- we can hash them weakly
@@ -265,8 +265,13 @@ file.collapse_path = file.collapsepath
 --~ test("a/./b/..") test("a/aa/../b/bb") test("a/.././././b/..") test("a/./././b/..")
 --~ test("a/b/c/../..") test("./a/b/c/../..") test("a/b/c/../..")
 
-function file.robustname(str)
-    return (gsub(str,"[^%a%d%/%-%.\\]+","-"))
+function file.robustname(str,strict)
+    str = gsub(str,"[^%a%d%/%-%.\\]+","-")
+    if strict then
+        return lower(gsub(str,"^%-*(.-)%-*$","%1"))
+    else
+        return str
+    end
 end
 
 file.readdata = io.loaddata
diff --git a/tex/context/base/l-io.lua b/tex/context/base/l-io.lua
index f9a663519..88816648d 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/l-io.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/l-io.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['l-io'] = {
 local io = io
 local byte, find, gsub, format = string.byte, string.find, string.gsub, string.format
 local concat = table.concat
+local type = type
 
 if string.find(os.getenv("PATH"),";") then
     io.fileseparator, io.pathseparator = "\\", ";"
@@ -67,12 +68,19 @@ function io.size(filename)
 end
 
 function io.noflines(f)
-    local n = 0
-    for _ in f:lines() do
-        n = n + 1
+    if type(f) == "string" then
+        local f = io.open(filename)
+        local n = f and io.noflines(f) or 0
+        assert(f:close())
+        return n
+    else
+        local n = 0
+        for _ in f:lines() do
+            n = n + 1
+        end
+        f:seek('set',0)
+        return n
     end
-    f:seek('set',0)
-    return n
 end
 
 local nextchar = {
@@ -164,6 +172,7 @@ function io.ask(question,default,options)
             io.write(format(" [%s]",default))
         end
         io.write(format(" "))
+        io.flush()
         local answer = io.read()
         answer = gsub(answer,"^%s*(.*)%s*$","%1")
         if answer == "" and default then
diff --git a/tex/context/base/l-table.lua b/tex/context/base/l-table.lua
index abaaa62ba..e335944cd 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/l-table.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/l-table.lua
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ table.serialize_inline    = true
 
 local noquotes, hexify, handle, reduce, compact, inline, functions
 
-local reserved = table.tohash { -- intercept a language flaw, no reserved words as key
+local reserved = table.tohash { -- intercept a language inconvenience: no reserved words as key
     'and', 'break', 'do', 'else', 'elseif', 'end', 'false', 'for', 'function', 'if',
     'in', 'local', 'nil', 'not', 'or', 'repeat', 'return', 'then', 'true', 'until', 'while',
 }
diff --git a/tex/context/base/math-ini.mkiv b/tex/context/base/math-ini.mkiv
index 26fb94033..e057e1cc6 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/math-ini.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/math-ini.mkiv
@@ -411,7 +411,18 @@
 
 %D Even more drastic:
 
-\def\asciimode{\catcodetable\txtcatcodes\nonknuthmode}
+\unexpanded\def\asciimode
+  {\catcodetable\txtcatcodes
+   \nonknuthmode}
+
+\unexpanded\def\startasciimode
+  {\pushcatcodetable
+   \catcodetable\txtcatcodes
+   \nonknuthmode}
+
+\unexpanded\def\stopasciimode
+  {\popcatcodetable
+   \donknuthmode}
 
 %D Needed for unicode:
 
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mult-cld.lua b/tex/context/base/mult-cld.lua
index a200625bb..70c190865 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mult-cld.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/mult-cld.lua
@@ -198,8 +198,10 @@ local function writer(command,first,...)
 --~     end
 end
 
+local generics = { }  context.generics = generics
+
 local function indexer(t,k)
-    local c = "\\" .. k
+    local c = "\\" .. (generics[k] or k)
     local f = function(first,...)
         if first == nil then
             flush(currentcatcodes,c)
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mult-def.mkiv b/tex/context/base/mult-def.mkiv
index a6840b0e0..156cdfff5 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mult-def.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/mult-def.mkiv
@@ -28,4 +28,6 @@
 \input mult-\userinterfacetag  \relax
 \input mult-m\userresponsestag \relax
 
+\ctxlua{interfaces.setuserinterface("\userinterfacetag","\userresponsestag")}
+
 \protect \endinput
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mult-ini.lua b/tex/context/base/mult-ini.lua
index 2b31bcfc0..be4a7cb69 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mult-ini.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/mult-ini.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ interfaces.interfaces = {
     "cs", "de", "en", "fr", "it", "nl", "ro", "pe",
 }
 
+storage.shared.currentinterface = storage.shared.currentinterface or "en"
+storage.shared.currentresponse  = storage.shared.currentresponse  or "en"
+
+function interfaces.setuserinterface(interface,response)
+    storage.shared.currentinterface = interface
+    storage.shared.currentresponse  = response
+end
+
 local messages, constants, variables = interfaces.messages, interfaces.constants, interfaces.variables
 
 function interfaces.setmessages(category,str)
@@ -105,5 +113,20 @@ function interfaces.cachesetup(t)
 end
 
 function interfaces.is_command(str)
-    return (str and str ~= "" and token.csname_name(token.create(str)) ~= "") or false
+    return (str and str ~= "" and token.csname_name(token.create(str)) ~= "") or false -- there will be a proper function for this
+end
+
+-- -- --
+
+local complete = { } interfaces.complete = complete
+
+setmetatable(complete, { __index = function(t,k)
+    complete = require("mult-def.lua")
+    interfaces.complete = complete
+    return complete[k]
+end } )
+
+function interfaces.interfacedcommand(name)
+    local command = complete.commands[name]
+    return command and command[storage.shared.currentinterface] or name
 end
diff --git a/tex/context/base/page-lay.mkiv b/tex/context/base/page-lay.mkiv
index aad3a7bb8..9b3079d2a 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/page-lay.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/page-lay.mkiv
@@ -1171,11 +1171,11 @@
 %D \showsetup{showsetups}
 %D %showsetup{showmargins}
 
-\fetchruntimecommand \showprint   {page-run.mkii}
-\fetchruntimecommand \showframe   {page-run.mkii}
-\fetchruntimecommand \showlayout  {page-run.mkii}
-\fetchruntimecommand \showsetups  {page-run.mkii}
-\fetchruntimecommand \showmargins {page-run.mkii}
+\fetchruntimecommand \showprint   {page-run.mkiv}
+\fetchruntimecommand \showframe   {page-run.mkiv}
+\fetchruntimecommand \showlayout  {page-run.mkiv}
+\fetchruntimecommand \showsetups  {page-run.mkiv}
+\fetchruntimecommand \showmargins {page-run.mkiv}
 
 %D The default dimensions are quite old and will not change.
 %D The funny fractions were introduced when we went from fixed
diff --git a/tex/context/base/page-run.mkiv b/tex/context/base/page-run.mkiv
index ae5af81e9..cde0a2231 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/page-run.mkiv
+++ b/tex/context/base/page-run.mkiv
@@ -88,7 +88,78 @@
 %   {\toonprint[][gespiegeld][plaats=midden]}           {\strut\break\type{gespiegeld}}
 %   {\toonprint[gespiegeld][gespiegeld][plaats=midden]} {\type{gespiegeld}\break\type{gespiegeld}}
 % \stopcombinatie
-
+
+% maybe we will have page-run.lua
+
+\startluacode
+local function showdimension(name)
+    context.NC()
+    context.tex(interfaces.interfacedcommand(name))
+    context.NC()
+    context(number.todimen(tex.dimen[name],"pt","%0.4fpt"))
+    context.NC()
+    context(number.todimen(tex.dimen[name],"cm","%0.4fcm"))
+    context.NC()
+    context(number.todimen(tex.dimen[name],"bp","%0.4fbp"))
+    context.NC()
+    context(number.todimen(tex.dimen[name],"dd","%0.4fdd"))
+    context.NC()
+    context.NR()
+end
+
+local function showmacro(name)
+    context.NC()
+    context.tex(interfaces.interfacedcommand(name))
+    context.NC()
+    context.getvalue(name)
+    context.NC()
+    context.NR()
+end
+
+function commands.showlayoutvariables()
+
+    context.starttabulate { "|l|Tr|Tr|Tr|Tr|" }
+
+        showdimension("paperheight")
+        showdimension("paperwidth")
+        showdimension("printpaperheight")
+        showdimension("printpaperwidth")
+        showdimension("topspace")
+        showdimension("backspace")
+        showdimension("makeupheight")
+        showdimension("makeupwidth")
+        showdimension("topheight")
+        showdimension("topdistance")
+        showdimension("headerheight")
+        showdimension("headerdistance")
+        showdimension("textheight")
+        showdimension("footerdistance")
+        showdimension("footerheight")
+        showdimension("bottomdistance")
+        showdimension("bottomheight")
+        showdimension("leftedgewidth")
+        showdimension("leftedgedistance")
+        showdimension("leftmarginwidth")
+        showdimension("leftmargindistance")
+        showdimension("textwidth")
+        showdimension("rightmargindistance")
+        showdimension("rightmarginwidth")
+        showdimension("rightedgedistance")
+        showdimension("rightedgewidth")
+        context.NR()
+        showdimension("bodyfontsize")
+        showdimension("lineheight")
+        context.NR()
+        showmacro("strutheightfactor")
+        showmacro("strutdepthfactor")
+        showmacro("topskipfactor")
+        showmacro("maxdepthfactor")
+
+    context.stoptabulate()
+
+end
+\stopluacode
+
 \gdef\doshowframe[#1][#2]%
   {\ifsecondargument
      \setupbackgrounds
@@ -120,246 +191,11 @@
    \setupbackgrounds
      [\c!state=\v!repeat]}
 
-\gdef\showframe{\dodoubleempty\doshowframe}
-
-\gdef\showsetupA#1#2%
-  {#1&\PtToCm{\the#2}&\the#2&\tttf\string#2\cr}
-
-\gdef\showsetupB#1#2#3%
-  {#1&&#2#3&\tttf\string#3\cr}
-
-% \startinterface english % english is fallback
-
-\gdef\showsetups
-  {\noindent
-   \vbox
-     {\forgetall
-      \dontcomplain
-      \switchtobodyfont[\v!small]
-      \tabskip\zeropoint
-      \halign
-        {\strut##\quad\hss&##\quad\hss&##\quad\hss&##\hss\cr
-         \showsetupA{paperheight}        \paperheight
-         \showsetupA{paperwidth}         \paperwidth
-         \showsetupA{printpaperheight}   \printpaperheight
-         \showsetupA{printpaperwidth}    \printpaperwidth
-         \showsetupA{topspace}           \topspace
-         \showsetupA{backspace}          \backspace
-         \showsetupA{height}             \makeupheight
-         \showsetupA{width}              \makeupwidth
-         \showsetupA{top}                \topheight
-         \showsetupA{topdistance}        \topdistance
-         \showsetupA{header}             \headerheight
-         \showsetupA{headerdistance}     \headerdistance
-         \showsetupA{textheight}         \textheight
-         \showsetupA{footerdistance}     \footerdistance
-         \showsetupA{footer}             \footerheight
-         \showsetupA{bottomdistance}     \bottomdistance
-         \showsetupA{bottom}             \bottomheight
-         \showsetupA{leftedge}           \leftedgewidth
-         \showsetupA{leftedgedistance}   \leftedgedistance
-         \showsetupA{leftmargin}         \leftmarginwidth
-         \showsetupA{leftmargindistance} \leftmargindistance
-         \showsetupA{textwidth}          \textwidth
-         \showsetupA{rightmargindistance}\rightmargindistance
-         \showsetupA{rightmargin}        \rightmarginwidth
-         \showsetupA{rightedgedistance}  \rightedgedistance
-         \showsetupA{rightedge}          \rightedgewidth
-         \showsetupB{bodyfontsize}       \the   \globalbodyfontsize
-         \showsetupB{line}               \relax \normallineheight
-         \showsetupB{height}             \relax \strutheightfactor
-         \showsetupB{depth}              \relax \strutdepthfactor
-         \showsetupB{topskip}            \relax \topskipfactor
-         \showsetupB{maxdepth}           \relax \maxdepthfactor}}}
-
-% \stopinterface
-
-\startinterface dutch
+\gdef\showframe
+  {\dodoubleempty\doshowframe}
 
 \gdef\showsetups
-  {\noindent
-   \vbox
-     {\forgetall
-      \dontcomplain
-      \switchtobodyfont[\v!small]
-      \tabskip\zeropoint
-      \halign
-        {\strut##\quad\hss&##\quad\hss&##\quad\hss&##\hss\cr
-         \showsetupA{papierhoogte}       \papierhoogte
-         \showsetupA{papierbreedte}      \papierbreedte
-         \showsetupA{printpapierhoogte}  \printpapierhoogte
-         \showsetupA{printpapierbreedte} \printpapierbreedte
-         \showsetupA{kopwit}             \kopwit
-         \showsetupA{rugwit}             \rugwit
-         \showsetupA{snijwit}            \snijwit
-         \showsetupA{hoogte}             \zethoogte
-         \showsetupA{breedte}            \zetbreedte
-         \showsetupA{boven}              \bovenhoogte
-         \showsetupA{bovenafstand}       \bovenafstand
-         \showsetupA{hoofd}              \hoofdhoogte
-         \showsetupA{hoofdafstand}       \hoofdafstand
-         \showsetupA{teksthoogte}        \teksthoogte
-         \showsetupA{voetafstand}        \voetafstand
-         \showsetupA{voet}               \voethoogte
-         \showsetupA{onderafstand}       \onderafstand
-         \showsetupA{onder}              \onderhoogte
-         \showsetupA{linkerrand}         \linkerrandbreedte
-         \showsetupA{linkerrandafstand}  \linkerrandafstand
-         \showsetupA{linkermarge}        \linkermargebreedte
-         \showsetupA{linkermargeafstand} \linkermargeafstand
-         \showsetupA{tekstbreedte}       \tekstbreedte
-         \showsetupA{rechtermargeafstand}\rechtermargeafstand
-         \showsetupA{rechtermarge}       \rechtermargebreedte
-         \showsetupA{rechterrandafstand} \rechterrandafstand
-         \showsetupA{rechterrand}        \rechterrandbreedte
-         \showsetupB{korps}              \the   \globalbodyfontsize
-         \showsetupB{regel}              \relax \normallineheight
-         \showsetupB{hoogte}             \relax \strutheightfactor
-         \showsetupB{diepte}             \relax \strutdepthfactor
-         \showsetupB{boven}              \relax \topskipfactor
-         \showsetupB{onder}              \relax \maxdepthfactor}}}
-
-\stopinterface
-
-% todo: \showsetupA{rugwit} \rugwit
-
-\startinterface german
-
-\gdef\showsetups%
-  {\noindent
-   \vbox
-     {\forgetall
-      \dontcomplain
-      \switchtobodyfont[\v!small]
-      \tabskip\zeropoint
-      \halign
-        {\strut##\quad\hss&##\quad\hss&##\quad\hss&##\hss\cr
-         \showsetupA{papierhoehe}          \papierhoehe
-         \showsetupA{papierbreite}         \papierbreite
-         \showsetupA{printpapierhoehe}     \printpapierhoehe
-         \showsetupA{printpapierbreite}    \printpapierbreite
-         \showsetupA{kopfweite}            \kopfweite
-         \showsetupA{rumpfweite}           \rumpfweite
-         \showsetupA{hoehe}                \satzhoehe
-         \showsetupA{breite}               \satzbreite
-         \showsetupA{oben}                 \hoeheoben
-         \showsetupA{abstandoben}          \abstandoben
-         \showsetupA{kopfzeile}            \kopfzeilenhoehe
-         \showsetupA{kopfzeilenabstand}    \kopfzeilenabstand
-         \showsetupA{texthoehe}            \texthoehe
-         \showsetupA{fusszeileabstand}     \fusszeileabstand
-         \showsetupA{fusszeilen}           \fusszeilenhoehe
-         \showsetupA{abstandunten}         \abstandunten
-         \showsetupA{hoeheunten}           \hoeheunten
-         \showsetupA{linkerrand}           \breitelinkerrand
-         \showsetupA{abstandlinkerrand}    \abstandlinkerrand
-         \showsetupA{linkemarginal}        \linkemarginalbreite
-         \showsetupA{linkemarginalafstand} \linkemarginalafstand
-         \showsetupA{textbreite}           \textbreite
-         \showsetupA{rechtemarginalafstand}\rechtemarginalafstand
-         \showsetupA{rechtemarginal}       \rechtemarginalbreite
-         \showsetupA{abstandrechterrand}   \abstandrechterrand
-         \showsetupA{rechterrand}          \breiterechterrand
-         \showsetupB{fliesstext}           \the   \globalbodyfontsize
-         \showsetupB{linie}                \relax \normallineheight
-         \showsetupB{hoehe}                \relax \strutheightfactor
-         \showsetupB{tiefe}                \relax \strutdepthfactor
-         \showsetupB{topskip}              \relax \topskipfactor
-         \showsetupB{maxdepth}             \relax \maxdepthfactor}}}
-
-\stopinterface
-
-\startinterface czech
-
-\gdef\showsetups%
-  {\noindent
-   \vbox
-     {\forgetall
-      \dontcomplain
-      \switchtobodyfont[\v!small]
-      \tabskip\zeropoint
-      \halign
-        {\strut##\quad\hss&##\quad\hss&##\quad\hss&##\hss\cr
-         \showsetupA{vyskapapiru}              \vyskapapiru
-         \showsetupA{sirkapapiru}              \sirkapapiru
-         \showsetupA{vyskatiskpapiru}          \vyskatiskpapiru
-         \showsetupA{sirkatiskpapiru}          \sirkatiskpapiru
-         \showsetupA{hornimezera}              \hornimezera
-         \showsetupA{spodnimezera}             \spodnimezera
-         \showsetupA{vyska}                    \vyskasazby
-         \showsetupA{breite}                   \sirkasazby
-         \showsetupA{vyskatextu}               \vyskatextu
-         \showsetupA{sirkatextu}               \sirkatextu
-         \showsetupA{horejsek}                 \vyskahorejsku
-         \showsetupA{vzdalenosthorejsku}       \vzdalenosthorejsku
-         \showsetupA{zahlavi}                  \vyskazahlavi
-         \showsetupA{vzdalenostzahlavi}        \vzdalenostzahlavi
-         \showsetupA{fusszeileabstand}         \vzdalenostupati
-         \showsetupA{upati}                    \vyskaupati
-         \showsetupA{vzdalenostspodku}         \vzdalenostspodku
-         \showsetupA{spodek}                   \vyakaspodku
-         \showsetupA{levyokraj}                \sirkalevehookraje
-         \showsetupA{vzdalenostlevehookraje}   \vzdalenostlevehookraje
-         \showsetupA{levamarginalie}           \sirkalevemarginalie
-         \showsetupA{vzdalenostlevemarginalie} \vzdalenostlevemarginalie
-         \showsetupA{vzdalenostpravemarginalie}\vzdalenostpravemarginalie
-         \showsetupA{pravamarginalie}          \sirkapravemarginalie
-         \showsetupA{vzdalenostpravehookraje}  \vzdalenostpravehookraje
-         \showsetupA{pravyokraj}               \sirkapravehookraje
-         \showsetupB{zakladnivelikost}         \the   \globalbodyfontsize
-         \showsetupB{linka}                    \relax \normallineheight
-         \showsetupB{vyska}                    \relax \strutheightfactor
-         \showsetupB{hloubka}                  \relax \strutdepthfactor
-         \showsetupB{topskip}                  \relax \topskipfactor
-         \showsetupB{maxdepth}                 \relax \maxdepthfactor}}}
-
-\stopinterface
-
-\startinterface romanian
-
-\gdef\showsetups%
-  {\noindent
-   \vbox
-     {\forgetall
-      \dontcomplain
-      \switchtobodyfont[\v!small]
-      \tabskip\zeropoint
-      \halign
-        {\strut##\quad\hss&##\quad\hss&##\quad\hss&##\hss\cr
-         \showsetupA{paperheight}        \paperheight
-         \showsetupA{paperwidth}         \paperwidth
-         \showsetupA{printpaperheight}   \printpaperheight
-         \showsetupA{printpaperwidth}    \printpaperwidth
-         \showsetupA{topspace}           \topspace
-         \showsetupA{backspace}          \backspace
-         \showsetupA{height}             \makeupheight
-         \showsetupA{width}              \makeupwidth
-         \showsetupA{top}                \topheight
-         \showsetupA{topdistance}        \topdistance
-         \showsetupA{header}             \headerheight
-         \showsetupA{headerdistance}     \headerdistance
-         \showsetupA{textheight}         \textheight
-         \showsetupA{footerdistance}     \footerdistance
-         \showsetupA{footer}             \footerheight
-         \showsetupA{bottomdistance}     \bottomdistance
-         \showsetupA{bottom}             \bottomheight
-         \showsetupA{leftedge}           \leftedgewidth
-         \showsetupA{leftedgedistance}   \leftedgedistance
-         \showsetupA{leftmargin}         \leftmarginwidth
-         \showsetupA{leftmargindistance} \leftmargindistance
-         \showsetupA{textwidth}          \textwidth
-         \showsetupA{rightmargindistance}\rightmargindistance
-         \showsetupA{rightmargin}        \rightmarginwidth
-         \showsetupA{rightedgedistance}  \rightedgedistance
-         \showsetupA{rightedge}          \rightedgewidth
-         \showsetupB{bodyfontsize}       \the   \globalbodyfontsize
-         \showsetupB{line}               \relax \normallineheight
-         \showsetupB{height}             \relax \strutheightfactor
-         \showsetupB{depth}              \relax \strutdepthfactor
-         \showsetupB{topskip}            \relax \topskipfactor
-         \showsetupB{maxdepth}           \relax \maxdepthfactor}}}
-
-\stopinterface
+  {\ctxlua{commands.showlayoutvariables()}}
 
 \gdef\showlayout % interfereert lelijk met een \typefile er na
   {\bgroup
diff --git a/tex/context/base/sort-ini.lua b/tex/context/base/sort-ini.lua
index fb40c81a5..5b8575219 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/sort-ini.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/sort-ini.lua
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ local function setlanguage(l,m,d)
     z_mappings   = data.z_mappings
     p_mappings   = data.p_mappings
     --
-    method = predefinedmethods[method] or method
+    method = predefinedmethods[variables[method]] or method
     data.method  = method
     --
     data.digits  = digite
diff --git a/tex/generic/context/luatex-fonts-merged.lua b/tex/generic/context/luatex-fonts-merged.lua
index 6075ae6a1..b366fb801 100644
--- a/tex/generic/context/luatex-fonts-merged.lua
+++ b/tex/generic/context/luatex-fonts-merged.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- merged file : luatex-fonts-merged.lua
 -- parent file : luatex-fonts.lua
--- merge date  : 10/29/10 18:15:03
+-- merge date  : 11/01/10 12:14:26
 
 do -- begin closure to overcome local limits and interference
 
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ table.serialize_inline    = true
 
 local noquotes, hexify, handle, reduce, compact, inline, functions
 
-local reserved = table.tohash { -- intercept a language flaw, no reserved words as key
+local reserved = table.tohash { -- intercept a language inconvenience: no reserved words as key
     'and', 'break', 'do', 'else', 'elseif', 'end', 'false', 'for', 'function', 'if',
     'in', 'local', 'nil', 'not', 'or', 'repeat', 'return', 'then', 'true', 'until', 'while',
 }
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ file       = file or { }
 local file = file
 
 local insert, concat = table.insert, table.concat
-local find, gmatch, match, gsub, sub, char = string.find, string.gmatch, string.match, string.gsub, string.sub, string.char
+local find, gmatch, match, gsub, sub, char, lower = string.find, string.gmatch, string.match, string.gsub, string.sub, string.char, string.lower
 local lpegmatch = lpeg.match
 local getcurrentdir, attributes = lfs.currentdir, lfs.attributes
 
@@ -1838,8 +1838,8 @@ function file.splitpath(str,separator) -- string
     return checkedsplit(str,separator or io.pathseparator)
 end
 
-function file.joinpath(tab) -- table
-    return concat(tab,io.pathseparator) -- can have trailing //
+function file.joinpath(tab,separator) -- table
+    return concat(tab,separator or io.pathseparator) -- can have trailing //
 end
 
 -- we can hash them weakly
@@ -1935,8 +1935,13 @@ file.collapse_path = file.collapsepath
 --~ test("a/./b/..") test("a/aa/../b/bb") test("a/.././././b/..") test("a/./././b/..")
 --~ test("a/b/c/../..") test("./a/b/c/../..") test("a/b/c/../..")
 
-function file.robustname(str)
-    return (gsub(str,"[^%a%d%/%-%.\\]+","-"))
+function file.robustname(str,strict)
+    str = gsub(str,"[^%a%d%/%-%.\\]+","-")
+    if strict then
+        return lower(gsub(str,"^%-*(.-)%-*$","%1"))
+    else
+        return str
+    end
 end
 
 file.readdata = io.loaddata
@@ -2099,6 +2104,7 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['l-io'] = {
 local io = io
 local byte, find, gsub, format = string.byte, string.find, string.gsub, string.format
 local concat = table.concat
+local type = type
 
 if string.find(os.getenv("PATH"),";") then
     io.fileseparator, io.pathseparator = "\\", ";"
@@ -2157,12 +2163,19 @@ function io.size(filename)
 end
 
 function io.noflines(f)
-    local n = 0
-    for _ in f:lines() do
-        n = n + 1
+    if type(f) == "string" then
+        local f = io.open(filename)
+        local n = f and io.noflines(f) or 0
+        assert(f:close())
+        return n
+    else
+        local n = 0
+        for _ in f:lines() do
+            n = n + 1
+        end
+        f:seek('set',0)
+        return n
     end
-    f:seek('set',0)
-    return n
 end
 
 local nextchar = {
@@ -2254,6 +2267,7 @@ function io.ask(question,default,options)
             io.write(format(" [%s]",default))
         end
         io.write(format(" "))
+        io.flush()
         local answer = io.read()
         answer = gsub(answer,"^%s*(.*)%s*$","%1")
         if answer == "" and default then