Some Basic information ---------------------- There are currently three interfaces available: 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 One should compile one of these (or all) into a fmt file. When one uses the main file, context the undefined version 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: texexec --make --alone en nl metafun In the TeXExec manual you can read how to generate a format with specific fonts and patterns. By default only the english hyphenation patterns are loaded, unless more are enabled in: cont-usr the typesetting language specifications Furthermore, users can preset commands etc in the file cont-sys a system file loaded at runtime For questions and remarks on ConTeXt, one can subscribe to the list: ntg-context@ntg.nl by sending the message subscribe ntg-context to the list server: majordomo@ntg.nl One can find more info at: www.pragma-ade.com or at the mirror sites mentioned there. 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 mreadme.pdf minstall.pdf mtexexec.pdf mtexutil.pdf The teTeX, fpTeX, and 4TeX distributions demonstrate how ConTeXt can be integrated in a TeX directory structure. ------------------------- functionality removed from mkiv: 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 functionality changed in mkii and mkiv: xtag-map : no longer preloaded xtag-stk : no longer preloaded xtag-prs : no longer preloaded ------------------------- Hans Hagen, pragma@wxs.nl