Some Basic information
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There are currently three interfaces available:

  cont-en   the english version
  cont-de   the german version
  cont-nl   the dutch version
  cont-cz   the czech version
  cont-ro   the romanian version
  cont-it   the italian version

One should compile one of these (or all) into a fmt file.
When one uses the main file,

  context   the undefined version

TeX ask for an interface language as well as a message
language. Here one has to specify the full name (english,
german, dutch, etc.) or use the default (enter). The \
savest way to update the TeX and MetaPost format files
is to use TeXExec:

texexec --make --alone en nl metafun

In the TeXExec manual you can read how to generate a format
with specific fonts and patterns.

By default only the english hyphenation patterns are loaded,
unless more are enabled in:

  cont-usr  the typesetting language specifications

Furthermore, users can preset commands etc in the file

  cont-sys  a system file loaded at runtime

For questions and remarks on ConTeXt, one can subscribe to
the list:

  ntg-context@ntg.nl

by sending the message

  subscribe ntg-context

to the list server:

  majordomo@ntg.nl

One can find more info at:

  www.pragma-ade.com

or at the mirror sites mentioned there.

Don't hesitate to ask questions. ConTeXt can do a lot, and
the manuals are always a bit behind and incomplete. Also take
a look at the files

  mreadme.pdf
  minstall.pdf
  mtexexec.pdf
  mtexutil.pdf

The teTeX, fpTeX, and 4TeX distributions demonstrate how
ConTeXt can be integrated in a TeX directory structure.

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functionality removed from mkiv:

page-log : layers can do teh same and are more flexible
core-dat : just use lua for database purposes
core-swd : this was a temporary solution

functionality changed in mkii and mkiv:

xtag-map : no longer preloaded
xtag-stk : no longer preloaded
xtag-prs : no longer preloaded

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Hans Hagen, pragma@wxs.nl