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=== item template ===
 
=== item template ===
 
: Template for the item in the glossary.
 
: Template for the item in the glossary.
: Definitions can link to commands in [http://texshow.contextgarden.net texshow] (eg. [[cmd:clonefield|\clonefield]]) and pages in [http://contextgarden.net contextgarden] (eg. [[Table]]).
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: Definitions can link to commands in [http://texshow.contextgarden.net texshow] (eg. {{cmd|clonefield}}) and pages in [http://contextgarden.net contextgarden] (eg. [[Table]]).
 
: ''See:'' [[#simple item template|simple item template]]
 
: ''See:'' [[#simple item template|simple item template]]
 
: ''See also:'' [[#simple item template|simple item template]]
 
: ''See also:'' [[#simple item template|simple item template]]
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:  
 
:  
 
: ''See:'' [[#engine|engine]]
 
: ''See:'' [[#engine|engine]]
: ''See also:'' [[#TeX|TeX]], [[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#ConTeX|ConTeX]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]
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: ''See also:'' [[#TeX|TeX]], [[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]
 
: ''See in wiki:''
 
: ''See in wiki:''
  
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==C==
 
==C==
  
=== ConTeX ===
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=== ConTeXt ===
:  
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: ConTeXt is a macro package. Its macros can work with several TeX [[#engine|engines]].
: ''See:'' [[#engine|engine]]
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: ''See:'' [[#macro package|macro package]]
: ''See also:'' [[#TeX|TeX]], [[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]
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: ''See also:'' [[#plainTeX|plainTeX]], [[#LaTeX|LaTeX]]
: ''See in wiki:'' [[What is ConTeXt]]
 
  
  
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=== engine ===
 
=== engine ===
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: Computer program.
: ''See also:'' [[#TeX|TeX]], [[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#ConTeX|ConTeX]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]
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: ''Also used:'' [[#processor|processor]]
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: ''See also:'' [[#TeX|TeX]], [[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]
  
 
=== eTeX ===
 
=== eTeX ===
:  
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: Extended TeX, an extension to original [[#TeX|TeX]] typesetting system.
 
: ''See:'' [[#engine|engine]]
 
: ''See:'' [[#engine|engine]]
: ''See also:'' [[#TeX|TeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#ConTeX|ConTeX]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]
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: ''See also:'' [[#TeX|TeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]
  
 
==F==
 
==F==
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==L==
 
==L==
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=== LaTeX ===
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: LaTeX is a [[#macro package|macro package]].
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: ''See also:'' [[#plainTeX|plainTeX]], [[#ConTeXt|ConTeXt]]
  
 
=== layer ===
 
=== layer ===
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:  
 
:  
 
: ''See:'' [[#engine|engine]]
 
: ''See:'' [[#engine|engine]]
: ''See also:'' [[#TeX|TeX]], [[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#ConTeX|ConTeX]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]]
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: ''See also:'' [[#TeX|TeX]], [[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]]
: ''See in wiki:''
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: ''See in wiki:'' [[LuaTeX]]
  
 
==M==
 
==M==
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=== macro package ===
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: A large set of macros bulit on top of primitive commands provided by a [[#TeX|TeX]] typesetting system or its successors. Do not confuse these macro packages with [[#TeX|TeX]] and its variants ([[#engine|engines]]), which are computer programs.
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: ''See:'' [[#plainTeX|plainTeX]], [[#LaTeX|LaTeX]], [[#ConTeX|ConTeX]]
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=== mark version ===
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: ConTeXt versioning system unvisible to the users (user interface is the same), distinguishing the developement of ConTeXt low level interface and the use of different TeX [[#engine|engines]]. Most of the source files are the same for all versions, but some of them (fonts, encodings, file handling) may be different and they come with different suffixes (<code>somefile.mkii</code>, <code>somefile.mkiv</code>). Read more on internal versioning in [[manual:mk.pdf| ConTeXt, mkii & mkiv]].
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: ''Also used:'' [[#mk version|mk version]]
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: ''See:'' [[#mki|mki]], [[#mkii|mkii]], [[#mkiii|mkiii]], [[#mkiv|mkiv]]
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=== mk version ===
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: ''See: [[#mark version| mark version]]''
  
 
=== mki ===
 
=== mki ===
 
: '''ConTeXt Mark I.''' Original ConTeXt with Dutch low level interface.
 
: '''ConTeXt Mark I.''' Original ConTeXt with Dutch low level interface.
: ''See:'' [[#version tag|version tag]]
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: ''See:'' [[#mark version|mark version]]
 
: ''See also:'' [[#mkii|mkii]], [[#mkiii|mkiii]], [[#mkiv|mkiv]]
 
: ''See also:'' [[#mkii|mkii]], [[#mkiii|mkiii]], [[#mkiv|mkiv]]
  
 
=== mkii ===
 
=== mkii ===
 
: '''ConTeXt Mark II.''' ConTeXt with English low level interface, suitable for good old [[#TeX|TeX]] ([[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]]).
 
: '''ConTeXt Mark II.''' ConTeXt with English low level interface, suitable for good old [[#TeX|TeX]] ([[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]]).
: ''See:'' [[#version tag|version tag]]
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: ''See:'' [[#mark version|mark version]]
 
: ''See also:'' [[#mki|mki]], [[#mkiii|mkiii]], [[#mkiv|mkiv]]
 
: ''See also:'' [[#mki|mki]], [[#mkiii|mkiii]], [[#mkiv|mkiv]]
  
 
=== mkiii ===
 
=== mkiii ===
 
: '''ConTeXt Mark III.''' Reserved for future use for files supporting [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]].
 
: '''ConTeXt Mark III.''' Reserved for future use for files supporting [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]].
: ''See:'' [[#version tag|version tag]]
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: ''See:'' [[#mark version|mark version]]
 
: ''See also:'' [[#mki|mki]], [[#mkii|mkii]], [[#mkiv|mkiv]]
 
: ''See also:'' [[#mki|mki]], [[#mkii|mkii]], [[#mkiv|mkiv]]
  
 
=== mkiv ===
 
=== mkiv ===
 
: '''ConTeXt Mark IV.''' Next generation of ConTeXt. Code optimized for use with [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]].
 
: '''ConTeXt Mark IV.''' Next generation of ConTeXt. Code optimized for use with [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]].
: ''See:'' [[#version tag|version tag]]
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: ''See:'' [[#mark version|mark version]]
 
: ''See also:'' [[#mki|mki]], [[#mkii|mkii]], [[#mkiii|mkiii]]
 
: ''See also:'' [[#mki|mki]], [[#mkii|mkii]], [[#mkiii|mkiii]]
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: ''See in wiki:'' [[Mark_IV]]
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=== module ===
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: Like ''packages'' in LaTeX modules are sets of macros which add extra funcionality to ConTeXt (letterines, musical notation with Lilypond, graphs with Gnuplot, support for commercial fonts, etc.). You can download them from the [http://modules.contextgarden.net module repostiory].
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: ''See in wiki:'' [[Modules]]
  
 
==N==
 
==N==
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:  
 
:  
 
: ''See:'' [[#engine|engine]]
 
: ''See:'' [[#engine|engine]]
: ''See also:'' [[#TeX|TeX]], [[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#ConTeX|ConTeX]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]
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: ''See also:'' [[#TeX|TeX]], [[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]
: ''See in wiki:''
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=== plainTeX ===
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: plainTeX is a [[#macro package|macro package]] written by Donald E. Knuth, build on primitive commands of [[#TeX|TeX]] typesetting system.
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: ''See also:'' [[#LaTeX|LaTeX]], [[#ConTeXt|ConTeXt]]
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=== processor ===
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: ''See:'' [[#engine|engine]]
  
 
==Q==
 
==Q==
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=== TeX ===
 
=== TeX ===
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: TeX is a typesetting system (computer program) written by Donald E. Knuth. Its developement is frozen, but it has many successors, which add new functionality to TeX and are distributed under different names ([[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]). These different systems are also called [[#engine|engines]]. Do not confuse them with [[#macro package|macro packages]], which also bring the name of TeX.
: ''See:'' [[#engine|engine]]
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: ''See also:'' [[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]
: ''See also:'' [[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#ConTeX|ConTeX]], [[#XeTeX|XeTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]
 
: ''See in wiki:''
 
  
 
==U==
 
==U==
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==V==
 
==V==
  
=== version tag ===
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=== version ===
: ConTeXt versioning system unvisible to the users (user interface is the same), distinguishing the developement of ConTeXt low level interface and the use of different TeX [[#engine|engines]]. Most of the files are same for all versions, but some of them (fonts, encodings, file handling) may be different and they come with different suffixes (<code>somefile.mkii</code>, <code>somefile.mkiv</code>). Read more on internal versioning in [[manual:mk.pdf| ConTeXt, mkii & mkiv]].
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: Due to rapid ConTeXt development its versions are marked with date & time stamp. You can print the actual version in the document with {{cmd|contextversion}}, or you can check version more thoroughly on commandline with <code>texmfstart texexec --check</code>.
: ''See:'' [[#mki|mki]], [[#mkii|mkii]], [[#mkiii|mkiii]], [[#mkiv|mkiv]]
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: Developers sometimes speak about [[#mark version|mark version]]. It is related to different TeX [[#engine|engines]] and regular user should be aware only of date & time stamp.
  
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<context source="no" text="The actual version of ConTeXt running on contextgarden is:">
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\contextversion
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</context>
  
 
==W==
 
==W==
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:  
 
:  
 
: ''See:'' [[#engine|engine]]
 
: ''See:'' [[#engine|engine]]
: ''See also:'' [[#TeX|TeX]], [[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#ConTeX|ConTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]
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: ''See also:'' [[#TeX|TeX]], [[#eTeX|eTeX]], [[#Aleph|Aleph]], [[#pdfTeX|pdfTeX]], [[#LuaTeX|LuaTeX]]
 
: ''See in wiki:'' [[XeTeX]]
 
: ''See in wiki:'' [[XeTeX]]
  
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'''{{MediaWiki:Toc}}:''' [[#content|Top]] [[#Symbols|Symbols]] [[#A|A]] [[#B|B]] [[#C|C]] [[#D|D]] [[#E|E]] [[#F|F]] [[#G|G]] [[#H|H]] [[#I|I]] [[#J|J]] [[#K|K]] [[#L|L]] [[#M|M]] [[#N|N]] [[#O|O]] [[#P|P]] [[#Q|Q]] [[#R|R]] [[#S|S]] [[#T|T]] [[#U|U]] [[#V|V]] [[#W|W]] [[#X|X]] [[#Y|Y]] [[#Z|Z]]
 
'''{{MediaWiki:Toc}}:''' [[#content|Top]] [[#Symbols|Symbols]] [[#A|A]] [[#B|B]] [[#C|C]] [[#D|D]] [[#E|E]] [[#F|F]] [[#G|G]] [[#H|H]] [[#I|I]] [[#J|J]] [[#K|K]] [[#L|L]] [[#M|M]] [[#N|N]] [[#O|O]] [[#P|P]] [[#Q|Q]] [[#R|R]] [[#S|S]] [[#T|T]] [[#U|U]] [[#V|V]] [[#W|W]] [[#X|X]] [[#Y|Y]] [[#Z|Z]]
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[[Category:Basics]]

Latest revision as of 14:25, 8 June 2020


Glossary provides the quick orientation in the ConTeXt language. Linked terms will take you around this glossary. External links are added to the most appropriate term. For command description use texshow. Users are welcome to add terms and its definitions.

item template

Template for the item in the glossary.
Definitions can link to commands in texshow (eg. \clonefield) and pages in contextgarden (eg. Table).
See: simple item template
See also: simple item template
See in wiki: Glossary

simple item template

 ?
See: item template
See also: item template
See in wiki: Glossary



Contents: Symbols A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Symbols

A

Aleph

See: engine
See also: TeX, eTeX, pdfTeX, XeTeX, LuaTeX
See in wiki:

B

C

ConTeXt

ConTeXt is a macro package. Its macros can work with several TeX engines.
See: macro package
See also: plainTeX, LaTeX


command

\command{the command works with its parameter(s)}
See also: switch
See in wiki: Command Syntax


D

distribution

 ?
See also: item template
See in wiki: Glossary

E

engine

Computer program.
Also used: processor
See also: TeX, eTeX, Aleph, pdfTeX, XeTeX, LuaTeX

eTeX

Extended TeX, an extension to original TeX typesetting system.
See: engine
See also: TeX, Aleph, pdfTeX, XeTeX, LuaTeX

F

field

 ?
See: item template
See also: item template
See in wiki: Glossary


G

H

I

J

K

L

LaTeX

LaTeX is a macro package.
See also: plainTeX, ConTeXt

layer

Layers are ConTeXt's mechanism for absolute positioning of elements and other advanced techniques like switching elements on and off.
See in wiki: Layers

LuaTeX

See: engine
See also: TeX, eTeX, Aleph, pdfTeX, XeTeX
See in wiki: LuaTeX

M

macro package

A large set of macros bulit on top of primitive commands provided by a TeX typesetting system or its successors. Do not confuse these macro packages with TeX and its variants (engines), which are computer programs.
See: plainTeX, LaTeX, ConTeX

mark version

ConTeXt versioning system unvisible to the users (user interface is the same), distinguishing the developement of ConTeXt low level interface and the use of different TeX engines. Most of the source files are the same for all versions, but some of them (fonts, encodings, file handling) may be different and they come with different suffixes (somefile.mkii, somefile.mkiv). Read more on internal versioning in ConTeXt, mkii & mkiv.
Also used: mk version
See: mki, mkii, mkiii, mkiv

mk version

See: mark version

mki

ConTeXt Mark I. Original ConTeXt with Dutch low level interface.
See: mark version
See also: mkii, mkiii, mkiv

mkii

ConTeXt Mark II. ConTeXt with English low level interface, suitable for good old TeX (eTeX, pdfTeX, Aleph).
See: mark version
See also: mki, mkiii, mkiv

mkiii

ConTeXt Mark III. Reserved for future use for files supporting XeTeX.
See: mark version
See also: mki, mkii, mkiv

mkiv

ConTeXt Mark IV. Next generation of ConTeXt. Code optimized for use with LuaTeX.
See: mark version
See also: mki, mkii, mkiii
See in wiki: Mark_IV

module

Like packages in LaTeX modules are sets of macros which add extra funcionality to ConTeXt (letterines, musical notation with Lilypond, graphs with Gnuplot, support for commercial fonts, etc.). You can download them from the module repostiory.
See in wiki: Modules

N

natural table

 ?
See in wiki: Tables Overview, TABLE

O

overlay

 ?
See: item template
See also: item template
See in wiki: Glossary


P

pdfTeX

See: engine
See also: TeX, eTeX, Aleph, XeTeX, LuaTeX

plainTeX

plainTeX is a macro package written by Donald E. Knuth, build on primitive commands of TeX typesetting system.
See also: LaTeX, ConTeXt

processor

See: engine

Q

R

S

switch

{\switch the switch influences everything in its group}
See also: command
See in wiki: Command Syntax

T

TeX

TeX is a typesetting system (computer program) written by Donald E. Knuth. Its developement is frozen, but it has many successors, which add new functionality to TeX and are distributed under different names (eTeX, Aleph, pdfTeX, XeTeX, LuaTeX). These different systems are also called engines. Do not confuse them with macro packages, which also bring the name of TeX.
See also: eTeX, Aleph, pdfTeX, XeTeX, LuaTeX

U

V

version

Due to rapid ConTeXt development its versions are marked with date & time stamp. You can print the actual version in the document with \contextversion, or you can check version more thoroughly on commandline with texmfstart texexec --check.
Developers sometimes speak about mark version. It is related to different TeX engines and regular user should be aware only of date & time stamp.


The actual version of ConTeXt running on contextgarden is:

W

X

XeTeX

See: engine
See also: TeX, eTeX, Aleph, pdfTeX, LuaTeX
See in wiki: XeTeX


Y

Z


Contents: Top Symbols A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z