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This page describes the fundamentals of using ConTeXtis a ''[http://en.wikipedia. It includes hands-on examples, and the instructions assume that you have ConTeXt [[Installation hints|installedorg/wiki/Markup_language markup language]]. If you don't want ' used to install it yetprimarily create PDF files. To use ConTeXt, you can [http:create a text file (typically with a <code>.tex</code> extension) with ConTeXt markup and ''compile'' the file by running the command <code>context filename</livecode>.contextgardenThis creates a PDF file.net try it on the web]This page explains how to create your very first ConTeXt document.
Start by typing the following into a [[Text Editors|text editor]] and saving it as <code>hello.tex</code>:== First steps ==
<texcode>\starttextHello World\stoptext</texcode>Make sure that ConTeXt is installed on your system. To check that, go to the command line and type
Then go to the command<pre>context -line and type:-version</pre>
system > cont-new.mkiv loaded(/opt/context-minimals/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkivsystem > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv)system > files > jobname: hello, input: hello, result: hellofonts > latin modern fonts are not preloadedlanguages > language en is active(hello.tex{/opt/context-minimals/texmf-fonts/fonts/map/pdftex/context/mkiv-base.map}fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage)fonts > typescripts > unknown: library 'loc'{/opt/context-minimals/texmf-fonts/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map}{/opt/context-minimals/texmf-fonts/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-rm.map}fonts > fallback modern rm 12pt is loadedbackend > xmp > using file '/opt/context-minimals/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdf-pdx.xml'pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1 ) )</opt/context-minimals/texmf-fonts/fonts/opentype/public/lm/lmroman12-regular.otf>mkiv lua stats > used config file - selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.luamkiv lua stats > used cache path - /home/adityam/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32emkiv lua stats > resource resolver - loadtime 0.098 seconds, 1 scans with scantime 0.083 seconds, 21 shared scans, 13 found files, scanned paths: /home/adityam/texmfmkiv lua stats > stored bytecode data - 318 modules (0.150 sec), 68 tables (0.000 sec), 386 chunks (0.150 sec)mkiv lua stats > cleaned up reserved nodes - 41 nodes, 9 lists of 441mkiv lua stats > node memory usage - 2 glue, 2 penalty, 9 attribute, 28 glue_spec, 3 attribute_listmkiv lua stats > node list callback tasks - 6 unique task lists, 5 instances (re)created, 39 callsmkiv lua stats > used backend - pdf (backend for directly generating pdf output)mkiv lua stats > loaded patterns - en::2mkiv lua stats > jobdata time - 0.001 seconds saving, 0.000 seconds loadingmkiv lua stats > callbacks - 135 direct, 178 indirect, 313 totalmkiv lua stats > randomizer - resumed with value 0.13015339995276mkiv lua stats > lxml preparation time - 0.000 seconds, 0 nodes, 15 lpath calls, 0 cached callsmkiv lua stats > result saved in file - hello.pdf, compresslevel 3, objectcompreslevel 3mkiv lua stats > loaded fonts - 2 files: lmroman12-regular.otf latinmodernmath-regular.otfmkiv lua stats > fonts load time - 0.069 seconds mkiv lua stats > luatex banner - this is luatex, version beta-0.74.0-2012122511 (tex live 2013/dev)(rev 4541)mkiv lua stats > control sequences - 36422 of 65536 + 100000
Once <tt>context</tt> has finished, it will leave behind a == View the generated PDF file called == Open the generated <tt>hello.pdf</tt>PDF file using a [http://en. Open it and you will see a "Hello world" documentwikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software#Viewers PDF viewer].It should look as follows:
Hello World\startsection[title={Testing ConTeXt}] This is my {\em first} ConTeXt document.\stopsection
→ \starttext\startsection[[Second Step]title={Testing ConTeXt}] This is my {\em first} ConTeXt document.\stopsection\stoptext</context>
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< [[Main Page]] | [[Second Step]] | [[Next StepsDetailed Example]] >
You should get an output as follows:
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mtx-context hello | ConTeXt Process Management 0.61mtx-context |mtx-context | main context file: /opt/context-minimals/texmf-context/tex/context/base/context.mkivmtx-context | current version: 2014.12.29 10:01
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If ConTeXt will then process is not installed on your system, check the [[Installation|installation]] page for installation instructions. Follow the steps below to create a simple document using ConTeXt: == Create a ConTeXt file == Open a [[Text Editors|text editor]], type the following content, and save the file as <code>hello.tex</code>: <texcode>\starttext\startsection[title={Testing ConTeXt}] This is my {\em first} ConTeXt document. It will output some information, \stopsection\stoptext</texcode> Words starting with a backslash (such as follows—this output does <code>\starttext</code>) are called '''command sequence''' or '''macros'''. The macros <texcode>\starttext....\stoptext</texcode> mark the content to be typeset. The material before <code>\starttext</code> (called ''notpreamble'' indicate an error) is used to change the style of the output; any material after <code>\stoptext</code> is ignored. The macros <texcode>\startsection[title={...}]...\stopsection</texcode> mark the title and the content of a section. The macro <code>{\em ...}</code> is a [[Font Switching| font switch]] that emphasizes the content (by showing it in slanted font). == Compile the ConTeXt file == Go to the command-line and type: <pre>context hello</pre> ConTeXt will then process your document, display some logging information on the console, and generate a <tt>hello.pdf</tt> output file.
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ConTeXt ver: 2013.01.27 21:24 MKIV fmt: 2013.1.28 int: english/english
mkiv lua stats > current memory usage - 23 MB (ctx: 23 MB)
mkiv lua stats > runtime - 0.316 seconds, 1 processed pages, 1 shipped pages, 3.165 pages/second
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<context source="no" mode="mkiv">% Draw a white frame so that the page is not truncated. % But it does not seem to work :( \setupbackgrounds[text][frame=on]
\starttext
\stoptext
</context>
Note that the section has been numbered, the section number and the section title appear in a slightly larger fonts, and the emphasized word comes out in a slanted font.
== Modifying the output style ==
It is possible to change the style of the output by using appropriate ''setup'' commands in the preamble. For example, to make the section titles bold and to use italic (rather than slanted) font for emphasized words, use
<context mode="mkiv" source="yes" text="which gives">
\setuphead[section][style=\bfa]
\setupbodyfontenvironment[default][em=italic]
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