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== Modifying the output style ==
  
First, make sure that ConTeXt is installed on your system. To check that, go to the command line and type
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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
  
<pre>context --version</pre>
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<context mode="mkiv" source="yes" text="which gives">
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\setuphead[section][style=\bfa]
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\setupbodyfontenvironment[default][em=italic]
  
You should get an output as follows:
 
<pre>
 
mtx-context    | ConTeXt Process Management 0.60
 
mtx-context    |
 
mtx-context    | main context file: /opt/context-minimals/texmf-context/tex/context/base/context.mkiv
 
mtx-context    | current version: 2013.01.27 21:24
 
</pre>
 
 
If ConTeXt 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 first ConTeXt document.
 
\stopsection
 
\stoptext</texcode>
 
 
== Compile the ConTeXt file ==
 
 
Go to the command-line and type:
 
 
<pre>context hello.tex</pre>
 
 
ConTeXt will then process your document, display some logging information on the console, and generate a <tt>hello.pdf</tt> output file.
 
 
<pre><nowiki>
 
mtx-context    | run 1: luatex --fmt="/opt/context-minimals/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en" --jobname="hello" --lua="/opt/context-minimals/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en.lui" --no-parse-first-line --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="./hello.tex" --c:input="./hello.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 "cont-yes.mkiv"
 
This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.74.0-2012122511 (rev 4541)
 
\write18 enabled.
 
(/opt/context-minimals/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-yes.mkiv
 
 
ConTeXt  ver: 2013.01.27 21:24 MKIV  fmt: 2013.1.28  int: english/english
 
...
 
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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
 
 
system          | total runtime: 0.468
 
</nowiki></pre>
 
 
== View the generated PDF file ==
 
 
Open the generated <tt>hello.pdf</tt> PDF file using a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software#Viewers PDF viewer]. It should look as follows:
 
 
<context mode=mkiv>
 
% Draw a white frame so that the page is not truncated.
 
% But it does not seem to work :(
 
\setupbackgrounds[page][frame=on,framecolor=white]
 
 
\starttext
 
\starttext
 
\startsection[title={Testing ConTeXt}]
 
\startsection[title={Testing ConTeXt}]
This is my first ConTeXt document.
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  This is my {\em first} ConTeXt document.
 
\stopsection
 
\stopsection
 
\stoptext
 
\stoptext
 
</context>
 
</context>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 14 April 2024

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

\setuphead[section][style=\bfa]
\setupbodyfontenvironment[default][em=italic]

\starttext
\startsection[title={Testing ConTeXt}]
  This is my {\em first} ConTeXt document.
\stopsection
\stoptext

which gives