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= The library =
 
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* ConTeXt and LuaTeX documentation is quite extensive. Start with '''Basics'''. The other manuals '''go into detail''' to understand the foundations, explore advanced features, modify or write features.
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* Old manuals are marked with an "deprecated" banner. They can help you find your way between the different versions.
* ConTeXt and LuaTeX documentation is quite extensive.
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* You can also have a look to the other ConTeXt Community '''[[Web_resources|Web resources]]''' like [[Web_resources#Magazines|magazines]].
* Start with '''Basics'''
 
* Others manuals give '''insight and details about specifics subjects''', about how the things work in ConTeXt and LuaTeX. They are not necessary to use ConTeXt out of the box. They are meant for those beginners who like to understand the foundations, want to explore advanced features, write macros or modify existing features. To save time of developers, '''please, read them before you start asking questions at the [https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context mailing list'''].  
 
* Old manuals are at the end of the list, with an "obsolete" banner. They can help you find your way between the different versions of the manuals, and their evolution.
 
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* Most of the manuals are available in the [http://www.pragma-ade.com/install.htm ConTeXt distribution], and on the mirrors like [https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/src/beta/doc/context/documents/general/ bitbucket.org], with their [https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/src/beta/doc/context/sources/general/manuals  sources],
 
* An other overview is also available at [http://www.pragma-ade.com/overview.htm Pragma-Ade website], with an interactive PDF as the [http://www.pragma-ade.com/show-man.pdf  Manuals Gallery],
 
* Some printed versions can be purchased from [http://www.h2o-boeken.nl/product-category/context H2O-Books]:
 
** [http://www.h2o-boeken.nl/product/metafun-manual/ MetaFun manual] - 2010
 
** [http://www.h2o-boeken.nl/product/mkii-mkiv-the-history-of-luatex/ MKII – MKIV, the history of LuaTeX] - 2010
 
** [http://www.h2o-boeken.nl/product/layouts-in-context/ Layouts in ConTeXt] - 2011
 
** [http://www.h2o-boeken.nl/product/fonts-in-context/ Fonts in ConTeXt] - 2011
 
* Henri Menke is also gathering this precious material at [https://github.com/hmenke/context-examples/blob/master/GUIDE.md The definitive guide to ConTeXt MkIV documentation].
 
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<li>Basics</li>
 
<li>Basics</li>
 
<li>Fonts</li>
 
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<li class="Basics">[[File:cont-enp.jpg|140px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-enp.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-enp.pdf ConTEXt reference manual 2001 – Complete, but never
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<li class="Basics">[[File:cont-enp.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-enp.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/
 
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= Deprecated manuals =
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<li class="Basics">[[File:mp-cb-en.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mp-cb-en.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mp-cb-en.pdf ConTeXt an excursion (1999)]</div></li>
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<li class="Fonts">[[File:mtexfont.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexfont.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexfont.pdf TexFont explained (2001)]</div></li>
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<li class="Fonts">[[File:co-fonts.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://context.aanhet.net/svn/contextman/context-reference/en/co-fonts.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://context.aanhet.net/svn/contextman/context-reference/en/co-fonts.pdf Fonts chapter (2005)]</div></li>
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<li class="Fonts">[[File:mfonts.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mfonts.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mfonts.pdf Fonts in Context (2005)]</div></li>
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<li class="Fonts">[[File:showfont.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/showfont.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/showfont.pdf Font Sampler (MkII)  (2005)]</div></li>
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<li class="Graphics">[[File:mmakempy.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mmakempy.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mmakempy.pdf Creating MetaPost outlines  (2001)]</div></li>
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<li class="Graphics">[[File:mlabels.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mlabels.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mlabels.pdf Labels : Adding Text to Graphics (2002)]</div></li>
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<li class="Layout">[[File:columns.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/columns.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/columns.pdf Columns (2003)]</div></li>
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<li class="Layout">[[File:xcorresp.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/xcorresp.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/xcorresp.pdf Correspondence (2003)]</div></li>
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<li class="Layout">[[File:correspondence.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://bitbucket.org/wolfs/correspondence/downloads/correspondence.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://bitbucket.org/wolfs/correspondence/downloads/correspondence.pdf Correspondence with ConTEXt (2010)]</div></li>
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<li class="Sciences">[[File:06.jpg|100px|frameless|link=https://www.ntg.nl/maps/34/06.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[https://www.ntg.nl/maps/34/06.pdf ConTeXt rehab for amsmath addicts  (2006)]</div></li>
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<li class="Languages">[[File:mchinese.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mchinese.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mchinese.pdf Chinese in Context (2001)]</div></li>
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<li class="ConTeXtTools">[[File:mtexexec.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexexec.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexexec.pdf TeXEXEC explained (2001)]</div></li>
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<li class="ConTeXtTools">[[File:minstall.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/minstall.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/minstall.pdf How to install Context (2001)]</div></li>
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<li class="ConTeXtTools">[[File:mtexutil.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexutil.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexutil.pdf TeXUTIL (2001)]</div></li>
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<li class="ConTeXtTools">[[File:mtexwork.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexwork.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexwork.pdf TeXwork (2001)]</div></li>
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<li class="ConTeXtTools">[[File:ex-gui.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/ex-gui.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/ex-gui.pdf PRAGMA POD example gui (2002)]</div></li>
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<li class="ConTeXtTools">[[File:mpstopdf.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mpstopdf.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mpstopdf.pdf Weaving PS into PDF (2003)]</div></li>
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<li class="ConTeXtTools">[[File:mtexsync-p.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexsync-p.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexsync-p.pdf texsync (2003)]</div></li>
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<li class="ConTeXtTools">[[File:mpattern.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mpattern.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mpattern.pdf Hyphenation patterns (2005)]</div></li>
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<li class="ConTeXtTools">[[File:xmanipulate.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/xmanipulate.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/xmanipulate.pdf Preprocessing Source Files & Manipulating Graphic Resources (2005)]</div></li>
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<li class="ConTeXtTools">[[File:mtexmfstart.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexmfstart.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexmfstart.pdf TEXMF Start (2006)]</div></li>
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<li class="XML">[[File:example.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/example.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/example.pdf XML in ConTeXt (MkII) (2001)]</div></li>
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<li class="XML">[[File:xmlfoe.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/xmlfoe.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/xmlfoe.pdf Just an XML FO engine (2004)]</div></li>
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<li class="TextEditors">[[File:mscite-s.jpg|100px|frameless|link=http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mscite-s.pdf]]<div style="padding-left:.5em; text-align:left;">[http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mscite-s.pdf Scite in Context : short manual (2006)]</div></li>
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= Remarks =
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* To save time of developers, '''please, read the manuals before you start asking questions at the [https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context mailing list'''].
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* Most of the manuals are available in the [http://www.pragma-ade.com/install.htm ConTeXt distribution], and on the mirrors like [https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/src/beta/doc/context/documents/general/ bitbucket.org], with their [https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/src/beta/doc/context/sources/general/manuals  sources],
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* An other overview is also available at [http://www.pragma-ade.com/overview.htm Pragma-Ade website], with an interactive PDF as the [http://www.pragma-ade.com/show-man.pdf  Manuals Gallery],
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* Some printed versions can be purchased from [http://www.h2o-boeken.nl/product-category/context H2O-Books]:
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** [http://www.h2o-boeken.nl/product/metafun-manual/ MetaFun manual] - 2010
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** [http://www.h2o-boeken.nl/product/mkii-mkiv-the-history-of-luatex/ MKII – MKIV, the history of LuaTeX] - 2010
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** [http://www.h2o-boeken.nl/product/layouts-in-context/ Layouts in ConTeXt] - 2011
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** [http://www.h2o-boeken.nl/product/fonts-in-context/ Fonts in ConTeXt] - 2011
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* Henri Menke also gathers and comments this precious material at [https://github.com/hmenke/context-examples/blob/master/GUIDE.md The definitive guide to ConTeXt MkIV documentation].
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[[Category:Documentation]]
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[[Category:Basics]]

Revision as of 18:16, 13 February 2021

The library

  • ConTeXt and LuaTeX documentation is quite extensive. Start with Basics. The other manuals go into detail to understand the foundations, explore advanced features, modify or write features.
  • Old manuals are marked with an "deprecated" banner. They can help you find your way between the different versions.
  • You can also have a look to the other ConTeXt Community Web resources like magazines.


Deprecated manuals



Remarks