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= NOTE UPDATES =
-> changed structure a little, for more fluid reading and navigation -> minor updates to the main text -> some TeX and LaTeX trivia and/or comparisons will be added in the future = Preamble = Here is the place to get everything that is important to get started with ''ConTeXt'' (''mkiv'') and ''Textadept'' on ''MS Windows'' systems. Note that this page is a ''User talk'', which might differ from usual wiki-entries. This means that there is no absolute truth to find within this page. Experience might differ heavily from the expected results. Here I, ''Koenich'', will try to add as much info as I could gather on my way of learning, what I like to abbreviate ''CTX'', ConTeXt. (Thanks to especially *''Hans Hagen''* and too many other coders and users to mention right here!) I hope that readers (of which there seem to be a lot; from 0 to over 9000 views in 1.5 years [minus a dozen of my own previews :D]) will get a better understanding of what ConTeXt is, what its advantages and disadvantages are, also compared to other popular software, and how the text/coding editor ''Textadept'' can help you to get the most out of it. ("Because those who try, they should fall in love with ConTeXt as well as I did.") Note though, that in the end this page is meant to be of personal purpose. =Introduction= [http://wiki.contextgarden.net ConTeXt] is part of a macro-system for the so called TeX typesetting system.
[https://foicica.com/textadept/ Textadept] is a programmable text editor for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows. It is fully extensible using [https://www.lua.org/ Lua].
= Minimal quick installation of ConTeXt (MS Windows) 1. Setup =(updated 2017/03)
== Step 1: .CTX.1. Install / Update '''ConTeXt''' (MS Windows) ==
Installation and update of ConTeXt work the same way. If you only want to update ConTeXt you can start directly from point 1.3.
1.1. Download [http://standalone.contextgarden.net/setup/ DownloadConTeXt] ConTeXt.
* Windows x86 / 32 bit users: [http://standalone.contextgarden.net/setup/context-setup-mswin.zip context-setup-mswin.zip]
* Windows x64 / 64 bit users: [http://standalone.contextgarden.net/setup/context-setup-win64.zip context-setup-win64.zip]