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diff --git a/doc/context/sources/general/leaflets/leaflet-context.tex b/doc/context/sources/general/leaflets/leaflet-context.tex new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7bab43b12 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/context/sources/general/leaflets/leaflet-context.tex @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ +\environment leaflet-common + +\startdocument[graphic=1] + +\startbuffer[1] + There are several ways to deploy \CONTEXT. Most common is to let it render a + document, in which case you install it on a system and use an editor to input + your document and from a console or by clicking some key trigger a run. The + input can be structured using \TEX\ macros but it can also be \XML, or some + other format that gets converted to \CONTEXT\ commands before processing. +\stopbuffer + +\startbuffer[2] + Instead you can also use \CONTEXT\ as a more hidden application, for instance + in a web service or rendering component in a larger application. In that case + the end user is not really aware that \TEX\ is being used. +\stopbuffer + +\startbuffer[3] + No matter how you use \CONTEXT, you need to install it first. You can for + instance use \TEX live or another distribution to pick up \CONTEXT, but you + can also install it using the archive (snapshot), in which case you also need + to pick up the engine (for instance \LUATEX) and a basic set of fonts. In + order to make installation easy we provide a so called standalone + distribution that has all you need. +\stopbuffer + +\startbuffer[4] + + The standalone \CONTEXT\ distribution has the following characteristics: + + \startitemize + \startitem + The installation is self contained. Apart from resources like fonts, + the \TEX\ macros, \LUA\ code and \METAPOST\ helpers are provided in + one package. + \stopitem + \startitem + There is only one binary involved: \LUAMETATEX. The source code of + this program is integral part of the \CONTEXT\ distribution (per end + 2019). A user should be able to compile the program if needed. There + is no dependency on additional libraries other than those that make + up the operating system. + \stopitem + \startitem + The core system is able to typeset documents in an efficient way. The + memory footprint is decent and performance acceptable, also on on low + power devices and virtual machines. We try not to provide bloatware. + \stopitem + \startitem + The official user interface is stable and the implementation of core + components will not change fundamentally. When something can be + improved it will be. One can use a snapshot for long term stability. + \stopitem + \startitem + Support is provided by means of a mailing list, a wiki, + documentation, meetings, etc. If needed you can consult (or hire) + support. There are enough experienced users out there to get you + going. + \stopitem + \stopitemize +\stopbuffer + +\startbuffer[5] + The first version of \CONTEXT, now tagged \MKII, has been around since 1995 + and (still) runs on top of \PDFTEX. The development of its successor \MKIV\ + started in 2005 as part of the \LUATEX\ development and still carries on. The + most recent incarnation is \LMTX, which is \MKIV\ but tuned for \LUAMETATEX, + the lean and mean successor of \LUATEX. +\stopbuffer + +% we could use a collector + +\startpagemakeup + \offinterlineskip + \vskip24pt + \hbox to \hsize \bgroup + \hss + \startframed[align=normal,width=.7\textwidth,frame=off] + \getbuffer[1] + \stopframed + \hskip1cm + \egroup + \vfill + \hbox to \hsize \bgroup + \hskip1cm + \startframed[align=normal,width=.7\textwidth,frame=off] + \getbuffer[2] + \stopframed + \egroup + \vfill + \hbox to \hsize \bgroup + \hss + \startframed[align=normal,width=.7\textwidth,frame=off] + \getbuffer[3] + \stopframed + \hskip1cm + \egroup + \vfill + \hbox to \hsize \bgroup + \hss + \setupitemize[after=] + \startframed[align=normal,width=\dimexpr\textwidth-2cm\relax,frame=off] + \getbuffer[4] + \stopframed + \hskip1cm + \egroup + \vfill + \hbox to \hsize \bgroup + \hss + \startframed[align=normal,width=.7\textwidth,frame=off] + \getbuffer[5] + \stopframed + \hskip1cm + \egroup + \vfill + \vfill + \vfill + \hbox to \hsize \bgroup + \hskip1cm + \startframed[align=normal,width=.7\textwidth,frame=off] + \bfd \CONTEXT\ \LMTX \enspace \emdash \enspace factsheet + \stopframed + \hss + \egroup + \vskip12pt +\stoppagemakeup + +\stopdocument |