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==Welcome to the ConTeXt wiki!== | ==Welcome to the ConTeXt wiki!== | ||
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This is an open community website for the wonderful TeX macro package ConTeXt, created by [http://www.pragma-ade.com Pragma ADE]. | This is an open community website for the wonderful TeX macro package ConTeXt, created by [http://www.pragma-ade.com Pragma ADE]. | ||
Here you may explore the abundance of information on ConTeXt and participate by creating your own ConTeXt related wiki pages. | Here you may explore the abundance of information on ConTeXt and participate by creating your own ConTeXt related wiki pages. | ||
− | Getting started: | + | [[Image:kochloewe_c.jpg|ConTeXt cooking lion (by Anna-Lena Ramm)]] |
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+ | == Getting started == | ||
+ | New to ConTeXt? Before installing you can [http://www.pragma-ade.com/overview.htm see] what you can do with it and [http://live.contextgarden.net try] the live version on the garden. | ||
+ | * [[What is ConTeXt?]] <!-- or perhaps: "About ConTeXt" --> | ||
+ | * [[First Document]] | ||
+ | * [[FAQ]] | ||
* [[Read Me]] | * [[Read Me]] | ||
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+ | == Installation == | ||
+ | ConTeXt comes from the ''Land of Flowers'' and resembles the flowers as well. It can make '''beautiful''' documents, but you have to use the '''[[Release Notes|fresh, latest]]''' version if possible. If you have [[TeXLive]], [[teTeX]], [[MikTeX]], [[fpTeX]] or a similar system installed, ConTeXt probably already resides on your computer (try running <code>texexec</code> and check how old it is), if not you can download it from [http://www.pragma-ade.com/download-1.htm here]. | ||
* [[Installation hints]] | * [[Installation hints]] | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[teTeX 3.0 installation]] |
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+ | == ConTeXt tips, tricks and hacks == | ||
+ | If existing documentation didn't solve your problem and if your question was answered on the mailing list, please thank to the community with a contribution on the wiki. | ||
* [[Sample documents]] | * [[Sample documents]] | ||
* [[The ConTeXt Way]] | * [[The ConTeXt Way]] | ||
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* [[Inside ConTeXt]] (Programming) | * [[Inside ConTeXt]] (Programming) | ||
* [[From LaTeX to ConTeXt]] | * [[From LaTeX to ConTeXt]] | ||
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+ | == Help & Guidelines == | ||
+ | * [[How to edit wiki pages]] | ||
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+ | == Links == | ||
+ | * http://www.pragma-ade.com | ||
+ | * [[Web resources|Resources]] on the web | ||
+ | * [[Related Programs]] and Tools | ||
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+ | == Bugs, Typos, Feature requests == | ||
+ | If you're waiting for an interesting functionality in ConTeXt, '''mailing list''' is probably the first place to turn to. However, minor bugs, typos in the documentation, Dutch leftovers in the source code, ... can be reported and collected here. | ||
* [[Bugs and workarounds]] | * [[Bugs and workarounds]] | ||
+ | * [[Contextgarden]] | ||
* [[Errata]] | * [[Errata]] |
Revision as of 00:11, 4 September 2005
Contents
Welcome to the ConTeXt wiki!
This is an open community website for the wonderful TeX macro package ConTeXt, created by Pragma ADE. Here you may explore the abundance of information on ConTeXt and participate by creating your own ConTeXt related wiki pages.
ConTeXt cooking lion (by Anna-Lena Ramm)
Getting started
New to ConTeXt? Before installing you can see what you can do with it and try the live version on the garden.
Installation
ConTeXt comes from the Land of Flowers and resembles the flowers as well. It can make beautiful documents, but you have to use the fresh, latest version if possible. If you have TeXLive, teTeX, MikTeX, fpTeX or a similar system installed, ConTeXt probably already resides on your computer (try running texexec
and check how old it is), if not you can download it from here.
ConTeXt tips, tricks and hacks
If existing documentation didn't solve your problem and if your question was answered on the mailing list, please thank to the community with a contribution on the wiki.
- Sample documents
- The ConTeXt Way
- Visuals (Layout, Graphics, Fonts, Presentations)
- Structurals (Titles, Tables, Enumerations)
- XML
- Math and Science
- Inside ConTeXt (Programming)
- From LaTeX to ConTeXt
Help & Guidelines
Links
- http://www.pragma-ade.com
- Resources on the web
- Related Programs and Tools
Bugs, Typos, Feature requests
If you're waiting for an interesting functionality in ConTeXt, mailing list is probably the first place to turn to. However, minor bugs, typos in the documentation, Dutch leftovers in the source code, ... can be reported and collected here.