Re: \showreferences

On 3/31/2026 3:04 PM, Jim wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 11:26 (+0200), Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote:
> 
>> On 3/30/2026 5:25 PM, Jim wrote:
>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 16:13 (+0200), Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
> 
>>>> Am 30.03.2026 um 15:57 schrieb Jim:
>>>>> Hi Hans,
> 
>>>>> I replaced the file with the one you sent, compiled the document, and saw
>>>>> nothing.
> 
>>>>> I hadn't updated ConTeXt since your last update, so I tried doing that, and
>>>>> then I compiled the document, and again, saw nothing.
> 
>>>>> Is there something else I need to put in my document to make
>>>>> \showreferences work?  I'd hate to have you poring over the code if this is
>>>>> merely a PEBKAC issue on my part.  :-)
> 
>>>> When you patch/change core filels you have to remake the format file with
>>>> "context --make".
> 
>>> Wolfgang,
> 
>>> thanks, I did run that command (but failed to mention it).
> 
>>> One of the reasons I updated the entire ConTeXt standalone distro was in
>>> case there was some command I needed to run other than
>>> context --make
> 
>>> But, as mentioned, updating the distribution didn't help either.
> 
>> because that then overwrites the patched file
> 
> If only that had been the problem.
> 
> [[
>     Did someone say PEBKAC?
>     I have added "fall on my sword" to my To-do list.
>     But, before I get around to that, I should mention the following...
> ]]
> 
> (1) Thanks, that new node-ref.lmt does indeed show the references in the
>      PDF file.
> 
> (2) Tragically, with the new file you sent me, even when \showreferences
>      is *not* used, most of the links no longer work.
>      A few do (\url{...} and \hyphenatedurl{...}), but the \goto,
>      \at, \in as well as the links in the TOC no longer work.
> 
> I see your changes added a few lines and commented some others out.  It is
> tempting to wonder whether another version part way between the old and the
> new would do the trick.  But perhaps with this report you know the answer
> immediately.

I can hide myself behind the lack of a mwe.

Hans


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