The 16 Faces of a Dutch Math

Much of what ConTEXt originally provided originated from our daily needs, at that time dictated by educational consultancy and course development. However, the last couple of years most features find their origin in the demands of publishers, users as well as an occasional ”Let’s see (prove) if TEX can do it (better)”. One of those users is the Dutch Math Society (NAW). Quite a while ago the Dutch Math Society decided to restyle their journal and the decision was made to use ConTEXt as typesetting engine, one reason being its ability to typeset on a grid and place graphic in columns. Since it happened in the early days of ConTEXt, some of the demands resulted in rather complex and often weird macros. 1 Advanced mixed font support, magazine-like column features, tight integration with MetaPost, flexible placement of elements etc. are nowadays supported in the kernel in a more natural way, if only because the core of ConTEXt has become more flexible and mature. And so the moment has come to let the editors switch to the reimplemented journal style. In this talk I will illustrate how needs by demanding users like the Dutch Math Society’s Journal have brought ConTEXt to where it stands today and is heading tomorrow. These were written by Taco Hoekwater, who did a pretty good job, as proven by the fact that up to date these macros are still in use. TUT03 Proceedings EuroTEX2005 – Pont-à-Mousson, France 150 The 16 Faces of a Dutch Math Journal Hans Hagen Chris Heunen, Dick van Leijenhorst Tensegrities NAW 5/5 nr. 4 december 2004 279