@JosephWright I found the error, \__pdf_backend_object_write_fstream:nn is not defined, but the code tries to use it in \__pdf_backend_object_write:nn.
Typesetting question: If one has letter spacing enabled for headers (set in small caps), and one also set theorems with small caps, how would you do with the theorems (that might have "titles")? Say THEOREM 5.1 (PYTHAGORAS). Would you add letter spacing in the word "THEOREM" and "PYTHAGORAS" as well? But no letter spacing in 5.1, I assume?
@JosephWright I'm trying to figure out what is the correct syntax for file stream. From the pdfmark reference I thought mark ~ #1 ~ ( #3 )~ (r)~ file ~ /PUT ~ pdfmark ~ but ps2pdf complains ;-(
@JosephWright I had the right syntax. But you have to call ps2pdf with -dNOSAFER (or setup some pathes stackoverflow.com/questions/40156190/…). And it seems not to be able to use kpathsea pathes.
@UlrikeFischer , @JosephWright Arbitrary, binary file content should be encoded and converted to a string. pdfbase uses \pdffiledump. Example with additional stream dictionary <</foo/bar>>:
mark {pbs@obj0}(48656C6C6F20576F726C64210A) /ASCIIHexDecode filter /PUT pdfmark
mark {pbs@obj0}<</foo/bar>> /PUT pdfmark mark {pbs@obj0}/CLOSE
Hi folks, a ConTeXt question: if my chapter headings start on a new page, and I have the grid turned on, and I want to insert one line of space before the chapter heading – why does putting before={\blank[big,force]} in setuphead move things off the grid? Leaving force out doesn't insert any space at all...
@solisoc I guess, it's because blank does nothing if at the top of the page. The forcing of a big blank space probably adds a big skip amount but does not call the grid code.
@TeXnician I suspect you are probably correct. I have asked a question here and hopefully someone can provide a robust solution tex.stackexchange.com/questions/540431/…
\setuplayout[grid=yes]
\setuphead
[chapter]
[before={\mbox{}\blank[line]}]
\showgrid
\starttext
\startchapter[title={One}]
This is Chapter One.
\stopchapter
\startchapter[title={One}]
This is Chapter One.
\stopchapter
\stoptext
@TeXnician In fact that inserts two lines of space before the chapter heading, I think. \mbox{} alone inserts one. But that's very helpful, even if not the most elegant solution. Why don't you answer with that, and I can accept a more elegant solution if one is offered?
@DavidCarlisle It will be much improved after another 1100 points. You just need to make sure that the number of upvotes on your questions remains even.
@HaraldHanche-Olsen the main thing is to manage downvotes (avoid them, or nullify them with rep cap) untill all the fives, but allow them until I get on a 6-1 cycle to ain for all the 6s
@lindaOiladali no harm done but anyone hanging around this chat will see all questions posted so adding a pointer never helps much:-)
@lindaOiladali as a general advice though there is no actual question there you should really say what you want to change. Also \large in math mode will give you a warning that size commands should not be used in math
@lindaOiladali yes but LaTeX doesn't print LaTeX Font Warning: Command \Large invalid in math mode on input line 10. by accident the warning is given because size commands don't work in math mode even though sometimes they might have some effects on the size of some symbols.
@lindaOiladali is this French? (From the layout of the division) (not that it matters, just asking:-)
@lindaOiladali the long vertical bar and the result and the divisor on the right (the second image at the link I gave) is typically French style, the English style is the first image with the divisor at the left and the result at the top, and the other styles were suggested from people from various countries.
@lindaOiladali or did you mean you didn't understand the comment about \Large ?
@lindaOiladali sure the comment about the style was just a side comment out of interest. But for your actual question just asking for the layout to be improved isn't enough you really need to say exactly what you want to improve as most people will not be familiar with that layout
@UlrikeFischer better than being a wrong=wrong person
@Rmano -- Oh, I sincerely hope not!!! Sesame Street tries very hard to broadcast only truthful and non-harmful information. Even the Swedish chef's nonsense wouldn't cause harm.
In 15 years from now, most household cleaning products will have added to their warnings
"Do not inject"
and when some new generation asks "Why is this stupid warning here? What moron would think it's ok to inject this?", previous generations can tell them why.
@PauloCereda -- This started in a much more innocent, but equally stupid way, with the warnings on coffee cups "Warning: Contents may be hot." That was apparently a response to a lawsuit from a careless person who spilled coffee in his lap while drinking while driving. (All hearsay, but I've seen the warning on take-out cups.)
@yo' -- Yes, I see it. (Will read later, after I finish answering a critique of an article I was asked to write on "the future of text". That's due almost instantaneously.)
@barbarabeeton just send them a thumbs up emoji it's so old fashioned to use actual words in a review
Anonymous
This is not related to TeX, but does anybody know of that website which protested against copyright restrictions by publishing a text in a technologically smart way?
Anonymous
I think they took every n-th word from a text, and made that into a document.
Anonymous
Then took every n+1-th word and put that into another part of the puzzle and so on.
Anonymous
Then the pieces were merged together in front of the website visitor.
Anonymous
@barbarabeeton Thank you Barbara. I will send them a mail tomorrow.
