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= How to ConTeXt with = Step 1: Install '''Textadept (MS Windows) ''' ==(updated 2017/03)

== Step 1.1. [https://foicica.com/textadept/download/textadept_LATEST.win32.zip Download] and extract [https: Install //foicica.com/textadept/ '''ConTeXtTextadept''' ==] to a folder of your choice.

1. [http://standalone.contextgarden.net/setup/ Download] ConTeXt.* Windows x86 / 32 bit users: [http://standalone2.contextgardenUse <code>textadept.netexe</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]** Download code> from the x64 / 64 bit version only when you are really sure, that you '''need''' itextracted folder to start Textadept.

== Step 2. Extract the archive to a location of your choice.* You might want to change the name of the extracted directory to a shorter one as it will be the final location for ConTeXt.: Tweak '''Textadept''''s settings ==

3. Start your Windows command prompt.* Use can start it by using '''Note''' that almost all changes to Textadept are saved in the key shortcut file <code>Windows-Key + Rinit.lua</code>. There is two of them, entering <code>cmd</code> and pressing <code>ENTER</code>-key.* Alternatively of which you can use <code>Start</code> -> <code>Programs</code> -> <code>Accessories</code> -> <code>Command Pompt</code>should edit only one:

4* One of them is in the extracted Textadept main folder. Navigate It is '''not recommended''' to where edit this file as your changes will be lost when you extracted the ConTeXt archiveupdate Textadept.* The easiest way to do so is toInstead:** use Windows Explorer to navigate to your ConTeXt directoryWhen you start Textadept for the first time,** click in the upper white field with the location** enter a new folder <code>cmdSYSDRIVE:\users\USERNAME\.textadept</code> and press gets created. It also contains a file called <code>Enterinit.lua</code>-key.** Now Windows command prompt should pop up with This is the correct file and locationwhere you should save all your Textadept settings.* Otherwise do This way you can make a copy and use it the old fashioned wayon several computers. Some DOS commands When you might need:** <code>X:</code> change to drive X:** <code>dir</code> list open it for the content of the current directory** <code>cd DIRECTORY</code> change to directory with name DIRECTORY** <code>cdfirst time it should be empty..</code> change to superior directory** <code>cd\</code> change to root drive* Now your command prompt should look like this: X:\ConTeXt>_

5Usually you have to restart Textadept after changing its configuration files. Enter the following line:* If Robert Gieseke created a code though, which you only want ConTeXt mkiv (highly '''recommended''')can add to your <code>init.lua</code> to circumvent having to restart Textadept whenever a change is made: first-setup -engine=luatex -modules=all

6. Wait until the download is complete -- Save and reset Lua state: `F9` keys['f9'] = function() -- Mac OSX users might prefer: keys[OSX and 'mf9' or 'f9'] io.save_file() reset() end

== Step 2: Add ConTeXtSave <code>init.lua</code> and restart Textadept once. After doing so you can add changes to Textadept's executables folder configuration files and press <code>F9</code>-key afterwards to save and load the changes without having to Windows search PATH ==restart Textadept.

== Step 32.1.1. Use Textadept to open your <code>init.lua</code> stored in <code>SYSDRIVE: Install '''Textadept''' ==\users\USER\.textadept\</code>.

1. [https://foicica.com/textadept/download/textadept_LATEST.win32.zip Download] and extract [https://foicica.com/textadept/ '''Textadept'''] to a folder of your choice. 2. Use <code>textadept.exe</code> from the extracted folder to start '''Textadept'''. == Step 4: Tweak '''Textadept''''s settings == 1. Use your freshly installed Textadept to open Textadept's main configuration file called <code>init.lua</code>.* After extraction of the downloaded Textadept archive there is a file called <code>init.lua</code> in the main program folder. It is '''not recommended''' to edit this file as your changes will be lost when you update Textadept. Instead:* When you start Textadept for the first time a new folder <code>SYSDRIVE:\users\USERNAME\.textadept</code> gets created. It also contains the file called <code>init.lua</code>. It's the file and location where you should save all your Textadept settings. This way you can make a copy and use it on several computers. When you open it for the first time it should be empty. 2. Add an execute command for ConTeXt to Textadept's menu:* If your ConTeXt executables folder is already in the Windows search PATH:

* If for some reason you can't add the folder to PATH you have to add the full path to your ConTeXt executables. For example: textadept.run.compile_commands.tex = 'C:/ctx/tex/texmf-mswin/bin/mtxrun --autogenerate --script context --autopdf --purge --synctex=-1 "%f"'* '''Note''' that you have your ConTeXt executables folder has to use slash <code>/</code> instead of backslash <code>\</code> be in the file Windows search path, since Lua (same as ConTeXt) interprets a <code>\</code> as the beginning of a command, while for Windows it doesn't make any difference.!

2.1.3. Restart Textadept to reload the modified <code>init.lua</code>.

2.1.4. Open or create a ConTeXt test document:

2.1.5. Use Textadept's '''Tools''' -> '''Compile''' to build a PDF with the options added to <code>init.lua</code>. A message buffer with compilation status will open in a seperate tab.

2.1.6. When you have a popular PDF reader installed already, it should pop up at the end of the process and show the created PDF output. [https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader.html '''Sumatra PDF'''] is highly recommended for this.

== Optional= Step 2.2: Additional '''Textadept''' tweaks Lexing (command highlighting & code folding) ===

A lexer is a file that defines command highlighting2. Since Textadept comes with an own ConTeXt lexer, it is a good idea to bind <code>*.tex</code> files to Textadept's ConTeXt lexer2. To do so: 1. Add add the following lines line to your <code>USER/.textadept/init.lua</code>and save it afterwards:

* If you plan to use LaTeX and ConTeXt, you should might want to use different file extensionsfor each format. For example <code>*.tex</code> for LaTeX and <code>*.cxd</code> for ConTeXt documents. In that case you only have to bind your new ConTeXt extension to Textadept's ConTeXt lexer, since <code>.tex</code> files are automatically recognized as LaTeX documents:

2.2.2. Restart Textadept to reload <code>init.lua</code>.

2.2.3. Open a ConTeXt document and check Textadept's status bar in the lower right corner. It should say '''context'''. If it says '''latex''' make sure it really is a ConTeXt file or repeat the procedure. == Optional: Additional '''Textadept''' tweaks ==

in which the expression '''dark''' is the filename of the theme located in either in <code>Textadept\themes</code> or you can download and add new themes to <code>USER\.textadept\themes</code>(after you created or downloaded and added them; create the folder if as itusually won's not t be there yet). * Many ''base16'' themes for Textadept can be found at [https://github.com/rgieseke/textadept-themes Robert Gieseke's GitHub]. You can preview them [https://termux.com/add-on-styling-color-preview.html here] (partially). * There are more settings which you can look up in Textadept's [https://foicica.com/textadept/manual.html#Themes online manual].

Snippets are predefined code or text blocks. Using snippets can save a lot of time as you won't have to retype often used commands and text passages. You add them snippets to your <code>USER/.textadept/init.lua</code>. Snippets in In Textadept snippets look like this: snippets.context['TRIGGERKEYWORD'] = 'PASTEDTEXT' To get an idea how writing snippets (for ConTeXt) works, you can copy and paste the following list to your <code>init.lua</code>:

snippets.context['emph'] = '{\\em %<selected_text>%0}'-- emphasized text/math snippets.context['ital'] = '{\\it %<selected_text>%0}' -- italic text/math snippets.context['bold'] = '{\\bf %<selected_text>%0}'-- bold text/math snippets.context['boldit'] = '{\\bi %<selected_text>%0}' -- bold italic text/math snippets.context['start'] = '\\start%1\n\t%0\n\\stop%1' snippets.context['itemize'] = '\\startitemize[packed]\n\t\\startitem\n\t\t%<selected_text>%0\n\t\\stopitem\n\\stopitemize'-- start itemization snippets.context['item'] = '\\startitem\n\t%<selected_text>%0\n\\stopitem'

snippets.context['chapter'] = '\\startchapter[title={%1},marking{%1}]\n\t%0\n\\stopchapter' snippets.context['section'] = '\\startsection[title={%1},marking{%1}]\n\t%0\n\\stopsection' snippets.context['ssection'] = '\\startsubsection[title={%1},marking{%1}]\n\t%0\n\\stopsubsection' snippets.context['title'] = '\\starttitle[title={%1},marking{%1}]\n\t%0\n\\stoptitle' snippets.context['subject'] = '\\startsubject[title={%1},marking{%1}]\n\t%0\n\\stopsubject' snippets.context['ssubject'] = '\\startsubsubject[title={%1},marking{%1}]\n\t%0\n\\stopsubsubject'

* '''Note''' that a backslash <code>\</code> is created set by typing a double backslash <code>\\</code>.

**<code>\n</code> set a line break (new line)**<code>\t</code> set a tabulated**<code>%0</code> creates a primary input set the ''closing'' caret (placeholder) (the cursor will jump here first'''last''')**<code>%1</code> creates set one or multiple secondary input carets(<code>%1</code>, <code>%2</code>, <code>%3</code> and so on; you can also use the same integer multiple times: e.g. <code>\\start%1 ... \\stop%1</code>)**<code>%n<selected_text></code> creates this is where highlighted text will be pasted when enclosing it with a new line**snippet (e.g. <code>{\\bi %t<selected_text>%0}</code> creates a tab)

* After adding snippets, you have to restart Textadept firstor reset Lua state as described in Step 2.

* Then You can paste snippets into ConTeXt documents** either by typing the keyword that you can use defined within <code>snippets.context['KEYWORD']</code> and pressing <code>Tab</code>-key afterwards** or by using <code>Alt Ctrl + K</code> (by default on Windows machines) to choose from the list of snippets. No matter in which order you add them to your <code>init.lua</code>, they will show up sorted alphabetically.* '''Note''' that since this way you bound snippets to Textadept's ConTeXt lexer, when Textadept's status bar in the lower right corner has to say '''context''', otherwise use a ConTeXt document is opened in the active tabor see Step 2.2.

A ConTeXt module for textadept Textadept is being developed at [https://github.com/stephengaito/ta-context-latex ta-context-latex].

Note though, that if you plan to use Textadept without LaTeX with ConTeXt mkiv only (recommended), then you might not need the package mentioned above as it comes with literally only a hand full of ConTeXt snippets. Italso needs additional software to be installed (Textredux, ctags), so that it's almost more comfortable to create own ConTeXt snippets with the ease of Textadept (see above).