MAPS 42 (2011.1)
- Complete edition: maps.pdf (14MB, 110 pages)
- Taco Hoekwater
- Redactioneel (Dutch), MAPS 42, 2011, 1-1
01.pdf (29kB) - Anonymous
- Announcement: TUG 2011 (English), MAPS 42, 2011, 2-2
02.pdf (2532kB) - Koen Wybo
- Review of Typesetting tables with LaTeX by Herbert Voss (Dutch), MAPS 42, 2011, 3-4
03.pdf (3667kB) - Nicolaas J.I. Mars
- Review of Typesetting mathematics with LaTeX by Herbert Voss (English), MAPS 42, 2011, 5-6
04.pdf (472kB) - Willi Egger
- A Personal Organizer: PocketDiary (English), MAPS 42, 2011, 7-14
keywords: Maps, Context, module, lua
abstract: Sometimes, a cheap personal organizer on paper can come in handy. This solution prepared in ConTeXt MKIV provides a range of options to set up such a personal organizer. The point is, that the PocketDiary is printed on a single sided A4 landscape sheet of paper and then folded into a pocket size booklet hereby preventing that unprinted/empty pages are seen. The PocketDiary is easy to make and after 1 week it is simply replaced with a subsequent booklet. A detailed description is given of the system and how to set up a production file. At the end of the article instructions are included how to fold the booklet.
05.pdf (153kB) - Hans Hagen
- Tagged PDF (English), MAPS 42, 2011, 15-23
06.pdf (510kB) - Hans Hagen
- Inter-character spacing and ligatures (English), MAPS 42, 2011, 24-26
07.pdf (94kB) - Kees van der Laan
- 8th March (English), MAPS 42, 2011, 27-33
keywords: Adobe, afii, ASCII, CID, Cyrillic, EPSF, encoding vector, keyboard layout, lemniscate, minimal encapsulated PostScript, OTF, plain TeX, Photoshop, PSlib, qwerty, TeX works
abstract: An OTF with Cyrillic --- keyboard and glyphs --- is used in PostScript for an 8th March congratulation. The wired-in ASCII code table in TeX inhibits keyboarding Cyrillic.
08.pdf (581kB) - Luigi Scarso
- Extending CTX with PARI/GP (English), MAPS 42, 2011, 34-42
keywords: LuaTeX, ConTeXt MARKIV, binding, PARI/GP
abstract: This paper shows how to build a binding to PARI GP, the well known computer algebra system, for ConTeXt MKiV, showing also some examples on how to solve some common basic algebraic problems.
09.pdf (254kB) - Graham Douglas
- Customised LaTeX page layout with LuaTeX (English), MAPS 42, 2011, 43-54
abstract: The relationship between LaTeX's page layout parameters and the conventional desktop publishing (DTP) model of a page are explored and formulae to map between them are presented. A sample implementation of those formulae in Lua is provided, showing how to achieve customised page layouts in LuaTeX. The placement of crop marks is addressed, and a technique for preparing and adding them to typeset pages is discussed.
10.pdf (2968kB) - Taco Hoekwater
- LuaTeX Lua modules on Linux (English), MAPS 42, 2011, 55-56
abstract: How to use the dynamic Lua module loading abilities in LuaTeX under Linux or similar systems.
11.pdf (44kB) - Thomas A. Schmitz
- Using ConTeXt with Databases (English), MAPS 42, 2011, 57-68
12.pdf (103kB) - Kees van der Laan
- Gabo's Torsion (English), MAPS 42, 2011, 69-110
keywords: 2.5D, art, AFII, ASCII, astroid, Bernstein polynomials, BoundingBox, Bézier cubic, de Casteljau algorithm, ConTEXt, cropping on-the-fly, EPSF, Gabo, hyperboloid, METAFONT, MetaPost, minimal encapsulated PostScript, plain TeX, projection, PSlib, stringed surface, TEXworks
abstract: Gabo’s Torsion is emulated in EPSF, Encapsulated PostScript File format. Gabo’s constructive art, Math, Computer Graphics and the use of PostScript are touched upon. Whether PostScript is a suitable language for projection and drawing 3D objects on paper is experienced. An introduction to PostScript aimed at EPSF use, in a nutshell, is included. How to obtain cropped pictures along with the conversion to .pdf is mentioned. An interesting observation is made: Bézier cubics, specified by begin point, the control points and the end point, are invariant under (oblique parallel) projection, which allows to project B-cubics efficiently. The efficient projection of (approximated) circles and ellipses has been addressed. For the evaluation of B-cubics de Casteljau’s algorithm is used. Emulations in EPSF of Gabo’s Linear Construction in Space No 1 and 2, of one of his Spheric Themes, and his Linear Construction Suspended, are also included. For the MetaFont aficionados my interactive version of old is also included.
13.pdf (2243kB)