updating README

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Riviera Taylor 7 months ago
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---
subtitle: The Platform is the Problem
title: README
---
*The platform is the Problem* is an open source publication produced
*Platform is the Problem* is an open source publication produced
with free / open source software and fonts. Use has been made of the
ConTeXt typesetting system due to its precision.
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$ fish install-context.fish
$ fish install-fonts.sh
$ fish compile.fish
$ open src/platform-is-the-problem.pdf
```
The remainder of this document outlines how to contribute to the
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appropriate information. The following table outlines on which lines
placeholder text appears and what it should be replaced with.
Placeholder Line(s) Replace with
------------------ ------------ ---------------------------------------------
PAGENUMBER 41, 46, 52 The page number
TITLE 73 The name of the feature
FEATURECOPY 79 A description of the feature
IMPLICATIONSCOPY 86 A discussion of implications of the feature
ALTERNATIVESCOPY 93 Some alternatives to this feature
Placeholder Line(s) Replace with
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PAGENUMBER 41, 46, 52 The page number
TITLE 73 The name of the feature
FEATURECOPY 79 A description of the feature
IMPLICATIONSCOPY 86 A discussion of implications of the feature
ALTERNATIVESCOPY 93 Some alternatives to this feature
### Ensuring copy fits within the frame
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that your copy will fit in the available space. Here is an excerpt from
template.mkxl (lines 75 to 88).
``` lmtx
``` context
\definelayer[head]
[x=30mm,y=10mm,width=99mm,height=60mm]
\setlayer[head]
@ -116,7 +112,7 @@ To ensure that copy will fit on the page when it is cut, activate the
\"bottomframe\" for the head and torso layers. In other words, change
lines 78 and 85 so that they read as follows:
``` lmtx
``` context
{\switchtobodyfont[bitter,9pt] \framed[width=99mm,height=60mm,frame=off,bottomframe=on,align={tolerant,width,hz,hanging}]{\kerncharacters[0.03125]{
```
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the src directory. Here is some sample code from
platform-is-the-problem.mkxl.
``` lmtx
``` context
\externalfigure[{./21-blocking-content/21-blocking-content.pdf}]
\externalfigure[{./22-curating-content/22-curating-content.pdf}]
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feature to the publication. The following code snippet expands on the
above example to illustrates how that can be done.
``` lmtx
``` context
\externalfigure[{./23-customisation-of-profile/23-customisation-of-profile.pdf}]
\externalfigure[{../contrib/24-privacy-policy/24-privacy-policy.pdf}]

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