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diff --git a/tex/context/base/context.rme b/tex/context/base/context.rme index 1b1e48902..1ce6b25c0 100644 --- a/tex/context/base/context.rme +++ b/tex/context/base/context.rme @@ -1,85 +1,79 @@ Some Basic information ---------------------- -There are currently three interfaces available: +The first public versions of ConTeXt date from around 1996. There +are currently two versions of ConTeXt: - cont-en the english version - cont-de the german version - cont-nl the dutch version - cont-cz the czech version - cont-ro the romanian version - cont-it the italian version + MkII: to be used with pdfTeX and XeTeX + MkIV: to be used with LuaTeX -One should compile one of these (or all) into a fmt file. -When one uses the main file, +In 2008 at the second ConTeXt conference the decision was made to +freeze MkII. This means that only bugs are fixed and apart from an +occasional addition no active development takes place. This is no +real problem as the engines don't change much either. - context the undefined version +Early 2011 the code base between MkII and MkIV got split completely +and there is no shared code any longer, apart from some styles and +modules. -TeX ask for an interface language as well as a message -language. Here one has to specify the full name (english, -german, dutch, etc.) or use the default (enter). The \ -savest way to update the TeX and MetaPost format files -is to use TeXExec: +The main files context.mkii and context.mkiv are normally not used +directly but instead we use the interface specific formats: -texexec --make --alone en nl metafun + cont-cs czech + cont-de german + cont-en english us + cont-fr french + cont-gb english uk + cont-it italian + cont-nl dutch + cont-pe persian + cont-ro romanian -In the TeXExec manual you can read how to generate a format -with specific fonts and patterns. +A MkII format is made with: -By default only the english hyphenation patterns are loaded, -unless more are enabled in: + texexec --make en nl metafun - cont-usr the typesetting language specifications +A MkIV format is made with: -Furthermore, users can preset commands etc in the file + context --make en nl - cont-sys a system file loaded at runtime +As MetaPost is part of LuaTeX there is no need for a special MetaFun +format. Also, when you update ConTeXt, a new format will be generated +automatically. -For questions and remarks on ConTeXt, one can subscribe to -the list: +You can preset commands etc in the file: - ntg-context@ntg.nl + cont-sys.mkii a system file loaded at runtime + cont-sys.mkiv a system file loaded at runtime -by sending the message - - subscribe ntg-context +In the case of MkII, there is a fallback on cont-sys.tex (backward +compatibility). If no file is found the file cont-sys.rme is loaded +(only for MkII). For MkIV this file is normally not needed. -to the list server: +For questions and remarks on ConTeXt, one can subscribe to the list: - majordomo@ntg.nl + ntg-context@ntg.nl -One can find more info at: - - www.pragma-ade.com +by sending the message -or at the mirror sites mentioned there. + subscribe ntg-context -Don't hesitate to ask questions. ConTeXt can do a lot, and -the manuals are always a bit behind and incomplete. Also take -a look at the files +to the list server: - mreadme.pdf - minstall.pdf - mtexexec.pdf - mtexutil.pdf + majordomo@ntg.nl -The teTeX, fpTeX, and 4TeX distributions demonstrate how -ConTeXt can be integrated in a TeX directory structure. +A good place to get information is the ConTeXt wiki: -------------------------- + contextgarden.net -functionality removed from mkiv: +One can also find more info at: -page-log : layers can do teh same and are more flexible -core-dat : just use lua for database purposes -core-swd : this was a temporary solution + www.pragma-ade.com -functionality changed in mkii and mkiv: +or at the mirror sites mentioned there. -xtag-map : no longer preloaded -xtag-stk : no longer preloaded -xtag-prs : no longer preloaded +Don't hesitate to ask questions. ConTeXt can do a lot, but the manuals +always lag behind and can be incomplete. ------------------------- - Hans Hagen, pragma@wxs.nl |