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==Included modules:== | ==Included modules:== | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:t-bib.tex|t-bib]]: [[bibliography]] (maintained by Taco) |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-arabtex.tex|m-arabtex]]: loading of Lagally's [[Arabian and Hebrew|ArabTeX]] |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-chart.tex|m-chart]]: [[Flow Charts]] |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-chemic.tex|m-chemic]]: [[Chemistry|PPCHTeX]] (chemical structure formulae) |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-cweb.tex|m-cweb]]: [[CWEB]] pretty printing |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-edtsnc.tex|m-edtsnc]]: support for editor synchronization, will replace m-pdfsync |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-educat.tex|m-educat]]: educational additions (for settings school tests or questionaires) |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-gamma.tex|m-gamma]]: [[Omega and Aleph|Omega]] support |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-graph.tex|m-graph]]: support for [[MetaPost]] graph module |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-layout.tex|m-layout]]: defines some [[Layout]] presets |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-level.tex|m-level]]: module for catching nesting errors |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-newmat.tex|m-newmat]]: support for some AMSmath features, is loaded by [[Math with amsl|amsl]], see [[Math with newmat]] |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-pdfsnc.tex|m-pdfsnc]]: editor/PDF synchronization support (used by iTeXMac and TeXShop) |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-pictex.tex|m-pictex]]: needed for [[PicTeX]] without eTeX |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-plus.tex|m-plus]]: loads some extra features (side bars?) |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-pstric.tex|m-pstric]]: connection macros for [[PSTtricks]] (PostScript tricks) |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-quest.tex|m-quest]]: dutch only module for questionaires(?) |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-steps.tex|m-steps]]: Step Charts, see [[XML]] step charts |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-subsub.tex|m-subsub]]: Defines 5 extra sectioning levels |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-tex4ht.tex|m-tex4ht]]: will become a tex4html interface for ConTeXt |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-atryout.tex|m-tryout]]: (changing, temporary functions for tryout) |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-units.tex|m-units]]: [[units]] |
| − | * [ | + | * [[source:m-visual.tex|m-visual]]: [[Visual Debugging]] (described in [[This Way]] no.7 [[manual:mag-0007.pdf|Faking Text and More]]) |
==Contributed modules:== | ==Contributed modules:== | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 6 January 2006
Modules are extensions to ConTeXt's core functions.
There are not as many modules for ConTeXt as packages for LaTeX, because a lot of LaTeX package features are in ConTeXt's core.
Included modules:
- t-bib: bibliography (maintained by Taco)
- m-arabtex: loading of Lagally's ArabTeX
- m-chart: Flow Charts
- m-chemic: PPCHTeX (chemical structure formulae)
- m-cweb: CWEB pretty printing
- m-edtsnc: support for editor synchronization, will replace m-pdfsync
- m-educat: educational additions (for settings school tests or questionaires)
- m-gamma: Omega support
- m-graph: support for MetaPost graph module
- m-layout: defines some Layout presets
- m-level: module for catching nesting errors
- m-newmat: support for some AMSmath features, is loaded by amsl, see Math with newmat
- m-pdfsnc: editor/PDF synchronization support (used by iTeXMac and TeXShop)
- m-pictex: needed for PicTeX without eTeX
- m-plus: loads some extra features (side bars?)
- m-pstric: connection macros for PSTtricks (PostScript tricks)
- m-quest: dutch only module for questionaires(?)
- m-steps: Step Charts, see XML step charts
- m-subsub: Defines 5 extra sectioning levels
- m-tex4ht: will become a tex4html interface for ConTeXt
- m-tryout: (changing, temporary functions for tryout)
- m-units: units
- m-visual: Visual Debugging (described in This Way no.7 Faking Text and More)
Contributed modules:
For a list of contributed modules see the modules section on contextgarden.net.
File names of included modules start with "m-", but third party (contributed) modules should start with "t-".
Modules writing guidelines
Prior to release 2005.05.25, ConTeXt silently truncated all file names in \usemodule commands to 8 characters long and lowercased them to "prevent cross platform problems with filenames". Thus, module files that are to be used with older versions of ConTeXt must have filenames that fit those restrictions, or they will (somewhat cryptically) not be found.
TODO
Each module should have an associated specification file (as in /tex/context/interface/cont-en.xml). Probably one day this will become a part of texshow and will also be easy-to-edit.
